The Weiner “incident” has caused quite the raucous since that fateful tweet so many moons ago. Alas, the media and politicians are still jumping Weiner’s bones about the misconduct. My parents along with so much of the country were all over it, talking about Weiner since the dawn of the tweet. Finally in an attempt to gain some household peace I constructed an infallible argument (is it possible for me to construct any other kind?) for why I refuse to be distracted by a narcissist’s fantasies and drunken missteps.
Lately I’ve been looking at all things pertaining to national politics and goings-on through the lens of political strategy. While being so skeptical was saddening at first, I’ve found it means I’m right much more often and usually ahead of the curve, which more than makes up for the sadness of not being able to extend the benefit of the doubt. Whenever anything crazy is said or done, or any action at all is taken I think about what it could/will do for Obama’s ratings. Basically, take any single event and think ‘how can Obama turn this to try to make himself look fabulous and make republicans look like the rich, evil, war mongering killers they really are?’ I don’t put all of this blame on Obama and his czar-squad, I share the blame equally with the media which is merely infiltrated by his czar-squad (does anyone else remember him attempting to ban Fox News from the press room on capitol hill?). Since liberal policies don’t work they need help by media and liberal supporters to try to make them look like they work. These essentially provide the make-up for the ideas, except in this case it’s Tammy Faye Baker amounts of make-up, not the Maybelline suggested “maybe she’s born with it” amount of make-up. So finally, my point:
The liberal (and unfortunately the other media) media and Obama’s posse can use Weiner’s wiener to DISTRACT the nation, much like I did with the previous two paragraphs. You see, while the economy is failing, while unemployment rates are pushing 10%, while Obama is campaigning in foreign countries and territories with no voting privileges and ignoring oil companies’ desperate pleas for drilling permits, while wild fires are ravaging millions of acres of west Texas and Arizona and no aid is being sent, while the US Government is suing states for passing bills pertaining to people here illegally (something the state should NEVER even have to touch), while half the country is suing the US Government over the constitutionality of the health care bill, while the congress has YET to decide on whether or not to raise the debt ceiling and when they do by how much, and finally, while the Republicans have YET to find a worthy candidate for next election, what better than to distract us with a pee-pee? While all of these events are devastating our great nation, leading us into destructive peril, why not plaster news papers, web-sites, and television with something so small?
Obama says that in Weiner’s position he would resign because Weiner has been rendered inefficient. Is this a joke? Was he able to say this with a straight face? On the other side of the spectrum, Boehner is also stating he should resign. I love Boehner and would probably drop everything to marry him if he asked (he has pretty eyes), but I just can’t ride this bandwagon. I don’t know Weiner, but given the current circumstance any time a republican says he should resign it looks like a desperate attempt to gain another conservative seat (or just lose a liberal seat, it doesn’t really matter). Any time a democrat says he should resign it just looks like pompous douche-baggery. An attempt to further weave the blanket of drama that they’re using to disguise the rest of the turmoil we as a nation are facing.
One should note that refusing to be distracted is in no way condoning Weiner’s idiocy. He made a huge error in judgment and such juvenile actions from an elected official (elected official does not imply “grown-up”) are an alarming cause for concern, but we should not let one man’s personal destruction distract us from the current administration’s national destruction. I refuse to be distracted by so small a matter, and so should you.
elizabethnokleby
Very true words in this E. I agree, that the media and politicians will always use any sort of un related distractions to sway people to their sides. Let’s face it, that’s just human nature. We are always looking for an edge. However, we as thpublic are immediately drawn to stupid stories because he can’t help ourselves. In all honesty, who cares that some married politician put pictures of his junk on the internet. He isn’t the first and he won’t be the last. It rally just goes back to the “nipple-gate” incident of the Super Bowl, when a as collective group of people, America stopped and yelled: “Look at that tit!”. Except now, we are yelling: “Look at that shlong!” It’s stupid, it’s useless, and it’s meaningless. People who will look to skew this to their advantage instead of facing real issues is, quite frankly, just a dick. (see what I did there…)
Those poor oil companies
Right Winged America spent eight years silently allowing a Republican white house to spend billions of dollars, and thousands of lives on a war based on bullshit. And only now they start to complain, and derail any kind of progress, shouting “socialism” at every opportunity. Democracy in America = heartless neoliberalism or expect an organised right winged machine backed by a news network dedicated to spewing laughable bile to derail everything you wish to achieve.
I think I speak for most of the World, when I say, please don’t elect another Republican.
Well then, I think I speak for most of the world when I say, you’re a complete moron. Did you even read this post? It isn’t about democrats vs. republicans. It’s about both sides using a non-political issue to sway the public towards their views. That’s the point she is trying to make. If anything, the post screams apathy.
Also, you can’t just boil down centuries of the Republican party to the last eight years. Did Bush make some mistakes: Yes. Did he do some things right: Yes. Guess what buddy, that is sort of the trend of history. All politicians, from either party make some good decisions and make some bad decisions. I am a right winged American, but I also have the balls to admit when my political party messed some things up. I would hope that you could do the same. Quit making these blanket statements about the party you don’t agree with, just because it pisses you off. When you do this, it doesn’t make you sound intelligent, it makes it you sound uninformed. Do your homework, then come to class. Don’t skip step one.
Much love though. I really enjoy a good argument!