Tricky Ricky Lazio

Well it seems that Tricky Ricky Lazio is up to something. Here’s a guy, who hasn’t even announced a run to become New York’s next governor, yet he announces that he has a one in three chance of being New York’s next governor. What is up with that? Seriously, how arrogant, conceited, elitist to you have to be, to not even deign to say you want a job, but you’re one of only three people eligible for it?

He names the current governor, the former mayor of NYC, and of course himself, as the only contenders. What makes him think that New Yorkers will even consider a banker for New York’s top spot? Bankers created this economic mess. Bankers made money so cheap, housing prices went through the roof. Bankers made us all used to using credit cards for everything. Everything. Everything even down to a purchase of a single cookie. Now they’re capriciously raising our rates, and lowering our limits, without a word of explanation. This is breaking the nation’s back. How can he expect us to elevate him, when we’re worried about our own brothers and sisters, who never asked for, nor deserved this burden?

I think that New York can do better than this pug-faced over-entitled frat boy for governor. Vote NO, on Tricky Ricky Lazio.

Ugly Girlfriends

Bacardi wants us women to look better by standing near a less appealing woman, an ugly girlfriend. They have given us four choices of ugly girlfriends, from which to choose, they even put their pictures up on Facebook.

Honestly, I’m not all that mad at Bacardi. Of course it’s mean, and rude, and insulting to all of us. It defines all women as either having ugly looks, or ugly personalities. Dismissing all of the personal elements of style that make each of us more interesting. That said, they’re just trying to get their name out, and if they can get us women fighting amongst ourselves, well they probably consider that a turn on.

I’m upset with the old white women, who rail against commentators and comedians under the guise of protecting the pampered, privileged and already over protected. They come out in force when a politician’s daughter is slighted, why wouldn’t they come out in force for everyone’s daughters? This was a perfect opportunity. I don’t know if they kept silent because they are not tech savvy, or because it was in fact all women who were insulted. But I do know that it obligates me to make snide remarks over their constant clamp of The Feminine Mystique, and their hyper underscoring of The Scum Manifesto.

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Ensign Resigns

So John Ensign resigned a leadership position and publicly admitted an affair.  An affair he had while separated from his wife, with an adult woman whose husband was away, and for this he’s being publicly admonished.  He’s said to be a hypocrite.  I’m still surprised at the sheer number of hypocrites who condemn hypocrisy.

Bill Clinton pressed his advantage with vulnerable women.  When he was finished, he threw those women to the wolves, aided of course by his wife and their many "feminist" friends.  No hypocrisy there? 

I don’t agree that somebody who tries to live his life morally (even though failure happens) is somehow less moral than somebody who never gave it a thought.  Life is long, everybody blows it, most of us more often then we’d like, but that shouldn’t mean that we don’t try.  If we give ourselves the chance, we just might surprise even ourselves.

Palin v Letterman

Was David Letteman’s joke out of line? I don’t think so. It certainly wasn’t nice, or classy, of course it was tacky, but is that his fault? It was Sarah Palin who paraded her children, and their imperfections into the spotlight when it suited her. All of the elements of the joke were brought to the table, courtesy of Sarah Palin.

Does that mean she forfeits her right to object? I don’t think so. I do think that Sarah Palin, anybody in such a situation, needs to be aware of her own responsibilities in such matters.

I was also struck by the absence of Alex Rodriguez in all of this. Why didn’t Sarah Palin pick up the phone, and call the slugger? Imagine, how much more effective it would have been if A-Rod had simply mentioned that he was the father of daughters himself, and that the girl, was just a girl?

Is David Letterman a dirty old dinosaur whose best is behind him? Sure. But he wasn’t trying to do anything other than be funny. Being funny is hard for anyone; it’s especially hard when you’re David Letterman.

Every woman, no matter her age or imperfections, is on the list of women that men would like to have every one of us is on that list. Men will always want to have sex with women, it’s neither a compliment, nor an insult, it’s just a given. It’s not going to change.

We do live in this world, as imperfect as it is, it’s home.