Holaaaaaaaaaaaa! So, today has been a pretty shocking day.
Too many more of these and I might look for a cave to go live in far away from
society. It all started this morning
when I got up and began reading some stunning news.
It turns out that some old cracker who lives way back in the
woods in Louisiana thinks gays are an abomination and recalls the good old days
of Jack Crow laws before that pesky Civil Rights Act fondly. I AM STUPIFIED! Who woulda thunk it? (BTW, if
you haven’t read the article by Drew Magary, do so. It’s excellent.)
Well, don’t worry folks, I’m sure Sarah Palin fresh off her
demands that MSNBC fire Martin Bashir for saying gross things about her will
explain to us all that freedom of speech doesn’t mean that media companies have
to just let their on air talent be assholes, right? RIGHT?
Uh, whatever. No biggie. The Ivy League educated governor of
Louisiana Bobby Jindal will probably put out an intelligent statement that will
help stop this from becoming an all-day outragathon. Here it is …
“Phil Robertson and his family are great citizens of the
State of Louisiana. The politically correct crowd is tolerant of all
viewpoints, except those they disagree with. I don’t agree with quite a bit of
stuff I read in magazine interviews or see on TV," Jindal said. "In
fact, come to think of it, I find a good bit of it offensive. But I also
acknowledge that this is a free country and everyone is entitled to express
their views. In fact, I remember when TV networks believed in the First
Amendment. It is a messed up situation when Miley Cyrus gets a laugh, and Phil
Robertson gets suspended."
Wut? It’s wrong that Phil Robertson was suspended from Duck
Dynasty because Miley Cyrus? That’s pretty much the stupidest fucking thing I’ve
heard all year. God! I’m so glad we live in a country where nobody, no matter
their political leanings, will pick up that idiotic analogy and run with it, right?
RIGHT? *does quick search on Twitter for Phil Robertson Miley Cyrus*
Welp. Okay, whatever guys. I’m sure that the folks on the
left will deal with this issue in a serious, mature and eloquent manner, right?
RIGHT?
What the hell is wrong with everyone? Why do we as a nation
have to lose our shit every single time something like this happens? A&E
didn’t violate Phil Robertson’s 1st Amendment rights! He has no
right to a TV show. A&E suspended him because they were afraid that
advertisers would get nervous and it would cost them money. You know, the “free
market?” The same “free market” that
forced MSNBC to fire Martin Bashir and Alec Baldwin.
Did A&E overreact? Probably. It’s pretty doubtful that
there are very many people watching Duck Dynasty who don’t agree with Phil on
these things. The people who don’t agree with him will probably keep watching
because they like the show. Hell, the publicity from this will probably cause
ratings and advertising rates to INCREASE. (It’s almost as if that is what they
were aiming for!)
Anyway, I hope people have calmed down by tomorrow cause I’m
getting tired of seeing all this crap about Duck Dynasty on my timelines on
Facebook and Twitter. I swear if someone could make an outrage pill I could
sell it on a street corner and be as rich as Phil Robertson in no time. That
shit makes people go longer and harder than any HGH, crack, meth or Viagra ever
could.
Besides, I have much more important things to lose my shit
over. I found out today that our local KFC has closed! OH THE HUMANITY!!!!
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