Crabby Blogging Lady

…well, er.. maybe they are a little TOO MUCH in touch, when I think about this topic….

So you’ve heard about the New York State Representative Anthony Weiner. What a disgrace of a representative. Doesn’t ANYBODY stop to think about that that word MEANS?? The guy REPRESENTS the people of New York! Have we no honor, no self-respect? We let a guy like this represent us???

It looks like Mr. Weiner is getting a slap on the wrist for what he’s done. All that’s at stake is his job and career. Oh yeah, and his marriage. That’s KINDA important, too (although, just not to Mr. Weiner).

In light of this scandal, politicians are taking action to fix this heinous behavior– by making it less of a crime. Oh, yes!

It’s called “sexting.” The word makes me shudder because it’s so flippant. Apparently, it’s an “epidemic” amongst teenagers. According to MyWay News, 1 in 5 young people have “electronically transmitted explicit photos of themselves, and one third say they have received such photos.” OK, that is DISGUSTING. That’s not “normal” societal behavior. A kid caught doing it has committed a felony crime, because transmitting indecent photos of a child falls under child pornography laws.

So what do the politicians want to do? Reduce the penalties! Golly gee! Child porn isn’t truly child porn if it’s the child doing it, they say!! Yes, seriously, they actually mean that. Unbelievable.

These politicians are IDIOTS. Instead of watering down these laws because teens are doing it, these teens should be clobbered with the hard hand of the law so that they’ll learn their lesson that doing such stuff is disgustingly sick and a reproach in society.

I don’t know where this philosophy comes from, that “kids will be kids” and the judicial system needs to go easy on them. I am of the exact opposite belief– you don’t “go easy” on a kid that rapes and murders a toddler because “kids will be kids” and “kids make mistakes.” That actually happened in my area: a 13-year old raped a 2-year old and murdered her, then put her in her little crib overnight. When mom came home, she found her daughter dead. The punishment for the boy? A couple of months in a juvenile detention unit. I cried my eyeballs out when I heard that. What does that say to that kid, to society in general? That it’s not really all that bad to abuse little girls and kill them. Good Lord….

No, KIDS will NOT be kids. Sending lewd photos of yourself is not “kid” behavior. This kind of crap should not be tolerated, not even once. The consequences are so devastating to other people. I’m a firm believer in hard laws being an excellent deterrent. Even if it’s not a deterrent to the child, it would be for the parent who’d have to pay $5,000 and see their precious little baby go to jail for a while.

Not that I was ever a big fan of the Kennedys, I am filled with sadness for poor Maria Shriver Schwartzaneggar. It’s bad enough having to marry a guy with such a weird last name, but now she has to endure the shame and embarrassment of yet another celebrity/politician who can’t control himself. In case you haven’t heard (but I’ll bet you have), Arnold has a 10-year old son with his housekeeper. Disgusting.

And I cannot believe Arnold confessed his sins a mere TWELVE HOURS before Maria had to appear on stage at that Oprah show! Is this some kind of joke?!

And the media is treating the whole thing with such a non-chalant attitude, calling the whole affair a “love child.” Love?! That’s love?!?! Committing adultery?! Destroying your wife’s heart?! Your legitimate children’s hearts? Irresponsibly fathering a child?!

Well, I give a little credit to Arnold. Rather than blaming his sin on “poor judgment” like so many others do, he stated:

“I understand and deserve the feelings of anger and disappointment among my friends and family. There are no excuses and I take full responsibility for the hurt I have caused. I have apologized to Maria, my children and my family. I am truly sorry.”

It’s just the same old story and it’s so, so, SO sad. It’s just a fact that no matter how gorgeous or not a woman is, no matter what kind of marvelous meals she makes or sexy costumes she buys or how supportive she is of her husband, some jerks are just going to be jerks. So sad, especially for the kids involved.

I wait for the city where righteousness dwells….

Know what I hate? Yeah, besides slobbery dogs, lazy public employees, stupid lawsuits, etc etc etc… besides all those, I hate pop culture. IT SUCKS.

Tonight, the Internet and TV are ablaze with the Grammys. All I can say is BIG WHOOP. What a bunch of malarky! What a waste of life! Why is our society a bunch of drooling celebrity idolators?? We are the greatest country in the WORLD! We should be filling the halls of science and seminaries with the best of the best– Why don’t we exalt REAL successful, honorable vocations, like ddc scientists making incredible progress in health?! Or authors stunning the world with their uplifting literature? Why do we have to tolerate junk like this:

OK, you CAN'T fool me. That's NO "lady."

That’s “Lady” GaGa. There’s something very wrong with a society that exalts sleaziness and despises wholesomeness like… like… well, like Justin Bieber! Why is it OK to adore “Lady” Gag-Gag but it’s OK to treat sweet little Justin with contempt? Something is very wrong here. Look at his cute face!!

Why do people hate him so much? He’s so wholesome, such a good example of goodness.

Bah. It’s an unfair world we live in. A world that exalts people like Paris Hilton.. and for what? Because she’s so beautiful or talented or has accomplished something great! No, because she make a porno vid. All very sad.

I say: GO, JUSTIN, GO!!! Keep the faith, man!!!

Since I had plenty of free time over the holidays to do nothing, slack off, and watch my home succumb to the house cleaning law of entropy, I did a lot of thinking…. and lo and behold, have thunk just enough to concoct another Things That Get My Goat post! Yee haw! This may just become a habit!

Why does the Drudge Report link to skanky British “news” tabloid websites? And why does he especially link basic U.S. news stories to these skanky tabloid UK sites? I have decided to block them all from the network, so that the family’s corneas are not burned by the sordid “other news stories” images of Bambi, Buffy, and Toni baring their bulbous bosoms from the website’s sidebars. I mean, does Drudge REALLY need to link to The Sun for a story about prices on light bulbs in the U.S.? Something screwy going on…

Why do politicians and ministers make extremely bold and sometimes harsh statements on television, and then retract the statements when the liberals go bananas? What the heck do you have to apologize about?! Why can’t folks be like Ann Coulter, who spouts off the most offensive stuff (well, not offensive to me, I guess it is to others)– and when she is excoriated, she spouts off even nastier stuff in response! That’s how to do it, yeah!

Why don’t I get cool, free address labels from charity in the mail anymore? It seems that every charity under the sun was sending me reams of free ones, in the hopes that I would send them money. Did it become too expensive? Did they ever really get people to donate by flooding them with hokey address labels? Well, I don’t need those goofy stickers with the American eagle or pandas on them. I can now afford to get classy address labels on my own. Still, those free stickers were great ways for keeping the kids entertained for hours at a time…

How is that Congress can WHHOOOOSHHHHHHH pass a heinous, bloated, over-bearing, liberty-crushing “health” “care” bill in a very short period of time, but when it comes to lower taxes, it’s an agonizing, gut-wrenching process that almost never happens?

Sarah Palin was excoriated by the press and politicians for her claim that Obamacare legislation contained language for “death panels.” She was called a liar, and mocked by everyone. Now it seems that she was right. How come the media and politicians aren’t apologizing? And worse still– how come they are keeping that legislation in the bill? Hmm.

Why doesn’t the media report deaths in Iraq and Afghanistan anymore? Soldiers aren’t dying? They were being bombed by the billions during the Bush presidency! Gee… not a peep about the wars anymore…

Have a happy Monday, everyone! :D

You know that old adage “Don’t believe everything you read”? Well, you’d better not believe images, either! If you think all those eye-popping celebrities are really and truly eye-popping, I have a real nice bridge to sell you…. no, it’s not just those super anti wrinkle eye cream applications making those celebrities look like a billion bucks…

Watch this enlightening movie.

I have long lamented our society’s digression into an image-based culture. Images can be manipulated, and are. I think it’s atrocious that our entire culture glamorizes celebrities and the “perfect” appearance, and exerts so much pressure (especially on young American girls) to look perfect. Those things are fading, so temporal. Moreover, there is no “perfect” appearance. Girls and boys– be yourselves! Be the beautiful person that God made you to be! Our sex-obsessed culture is crap, and obviously very deceptive.

Traveling the airlines for Christmas holidays? Think again. According to this story, you will be forced to undergo the naked-body-scanner, a groping, or be forced to be inspected and pay a fine if you refuse.

WoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooW! Unbelievable!

So, if you decide to even STEP IN the airport to fly, you will be forced to undergo a screening. And if you decide you’d rather not and try to leave, you will undergo a questioning and/or screening. Or pay a fine of $11,000.

WooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooW!

How can Americans just swallow this?

I’d rather stay at home. No way am I going to ruin my holidays by receiving gropings by government thugs. People are actually submitting to this??