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The Vice President, during the event that was being hailed as the landmark victory for the President, drops the F-Bomb on live national television, and.... nothing. There's a little blip about it on the news, and the anchors just laugh it off. The White House twitter guy says, "Yes, Mr Vice President, it is a big deal." Then everyone has a good chuckle and goes on with life. Obama himself just clapped Biden on the back and said, "I know."
Where are the legions of crybabies getting offended that maybe someone, somewhere might have been slightly offended? Where are the talking heads who live to smear the leaders of the US (oh, that's right, they've been on vacation since Obama stepped in the office)? Where are the legions of soccer moms bitching on all the morning shows about how outraged they are by this "national disgrace?" Where is the FCC, which is usually there instantly to toss fines out left and right? Where are the members of the opposing political party rubbing their faces in it? Where is the public apology?
Don't get me wrong. I wasn't offended by this. It was kind of funny, really. But what disturbs me is that we live in the most self-absorbed, pretentious, whiny, touchy-feeling, pandering, spoiled rotten society in the history of the universe, and there was not one single solitary jackass getting all huffy over this. Since when does this ever happen? Everyone throws a hissy fit about EVERYTHING in this country. Are they just so damn enamored with Obama, the man who can do no wrong, that they can't even fault him (or his cabinet) for this? For fuck's sake, if it had been Cheney, he'd have been lynched on the spot.
And yes, if you are wondering, it really does upset me that no one is upset. Yes, I am so used to all this pissing and moaning all the time that its sudden absence shakes me to the core.
Where are the legions of crybabies getting offended that maybe someone, somewhere might have been slightly offended? Where are the talking heads who live to smear the leaders of the US (oh, that's right, they've been on vacation since Obama stepped in the office)? Where are the legions of soccer moms bitching on all the morning shows about how outraged they are by this "national disgrace?" Where is the FCC, which is usually there instantly to toss fines out left and right? Where are the members of the opposing political party rubbing their faces in it? Where is the public apology?
Don't get me wrong. I wasn't offended by this. It was kind of funny, really. But what disturbs me is that we live in the most self-absorbed, pretentious, whiny, touchy-feeling, pandering, spoiled rotten society in the history of the universe, and there was not one single solitary jackass getting all huffy over this. Since when does this ever happen? Everyone throws a hissy fit about EVERYTHING in this country. Are they just so damn enamored with Obama, the man who can do no wrong, that they can't even fault him (or his cabinet) for this? For fuck's sake, if it had been Cheney, he'd have been lynched on the spot.
And yes, if you are wondering, it really does upset me that no one is upset. Yes, I am so used to all this pissing and moaning all the time that its sudden absence shakes me to the core.
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