A Comment That Appeared in the ‘Moderation’ Queue

For the most part, I try to keep this blog PG or PG13-ish, and because of that I have my comment filter to set aside any questionable comments in a moderation queue.  Recently I found this comment awaiting moderation:

I have a few issues with this comment . . .

1. This person has the unfortunate initials of “F.U.”?  Really, seriously?  I would think that any parent with any common sense would take into consideration the initials their child is going to have for life.  But maybe this person was just trying to say “Fuck You” but was too cowardly to do so and also forget to leave an email address.  I’m not sure why a person would use the word “shit” in the first sentence but be sensitive enough to censure “Fuck You”.  I mean, if you are going to cuss, cuss . . . let it all out.  Perhaps this person is a bit passive aggressive or a bit bipolar.

2. I agree, politicians annoy me too and I don’t much respect them, but I will respect the office that they hold.

3. Come on, this is kind of weak and reaching for low hanging fruit.  Really, does anyone think a comment about my wife having one eye is going to hurt me?  Not a chance, besides I’ve poked enough fun about her having only one eye on this blog that all my readers would know that wouldn’t hurt me.  If this person had any bit of creativeness, I would have expected to see something like, “Your one-eyed wife lacks the perception to clearly see reality.”  See what I did there? I’m connecting how people with only one functioning eye lack depth perception, and connecting that with ability to perceive reality.  That’s a lot better than just saying my wife has one eye.

4. This person only brought my wife into this?  Come one, there was a great opportunity to bring my deceased parents into this, that’s a much better low blow.  He or she could have mentioned how my father, who served first in the Navy and in the Army for a total of 28 years through WWII, Korea, and Vietnam, did nothing for his country because he failed to raise me to become a Republican.  Better yet, there was an opportunity to say that my mother, who was born in Vietnam but later became a U.S. citizen, brain-washed me into becoming a communist loving sympathizer splinter cell or Manchurian Candidate.

5.  I totally agree, I don’t deserve respect, I need to earn it, but some folks I don’t care who I earn it from.

6.  This is totally, totally wrong.  I didn’t vote for Obama because he was a black man, I voted for him because he’s a fellow half-breed.

7.  How on Earth could this person forget that he’s also Muslim?

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The Conservative Media Should Show Some Respect

In a surprising breach of normal etiquette, President Barack Obama’s Rose Garden remarks on Friday were interrupted by heckling from reporter Neil Munro of the website Daily Caller, where conservative commentator Tucker Carlson is the editor-in-chief.

Obama, announcing a change of policy that would allow the children of illegal immigrants to avoid deportation if they meet certain criteria, was interrupted mid-speech by Munro.

“Why’d you favor foreigners over Americans?” Munro shouted.

“Excuse me, sir, but it’s not time for questions,” Obama responded.

“Are you going to take questions?” Munro asked.

“Not while I’m speaking.” Obama said.

While it’s not unusual for Obama to be interrupted by occasional hecklers at big public events, the fact that a reporter brought Obama’s speech to complete halt startled members of the White House press corp.

Obama, who generally ignores shouted questions from reporters at the end of press events, later addressed Munro’s question after finishing his remarks uninterrupted.

“In answer to your question, sir — and the next time I’d prefer you’d let me finish my statement before you ask that question — is this is the right thing to do for the American people,” Obama told Munro.

Mobbed by reporters after the event, Munro was asked if he would give his name.

“Yeah, but you’ll misspell it,“ he said.

Politico

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Bag of Randomness

  • I caught a little bit of the HBO documentary 41 that’s about George H.W. Bush.  The beginning starts off with the former president speaking about his family compound at Kennebunkport, Maine.  In a few of the shots, I can see several flags flying on their property, one of which being the Texas state flag.  There was also a large longhorn statue on property.
  • He also shared an odd story about when he was in Yale and he and a bunch of guys ran to an area to watch a 75 year old woman shower totally naked.
  • These 6 Corporations Control 90% Of The Media In America
  • Larry Hagman’s brief appeareance in Superman: The Movie.
  • The Twitter logo is named Larry after Larry Bird.
  • Six Flags of Texas is really selling some ad space.
  • The most interesting picture of a bee stinging a person that I’ve ever seen.
  • Interesting t-shirt from Salt Lake, Utah.
  • The former Russian spy is on the catwalk.
  • The average urine flow rate for males is 21 mL/sec.
  • Here’s an interesting article about how Mad Men might actually end.  In short, the series begins with us seeing Don at the top of his game, and as the intro shows, how he begins to descend, and will one day end up working for Peggy who has done nothing have her career ascend and the scene of Don kissing her hand is an act of future symbolism, Don bowing down to Peggy.
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