Politically Correct, But Stupid!

 

I hope you all sent your special someone a Valentine today, and I hope you used your best penmanship.

 

What is wrong with that sentence? Well, I have been terribly insensitive and politically incorrect. You see, according to the Washington State legislature, "penmanship" is an offensive word. So are "dairymen" and "freshmen."

 

With all the problems in the world, this legislature has spent six years ridding state documents of these odious words. Washingtonians now must say, "handwriting," "dairy farmers," and "first year students." Just think of all the other words that are floating around out there offending people. What about ladybugs? Ladyfingers? Amen? Boycott? Boysenberry? Indian summer? Mentor? Menagerie? Permanent? Mansion? Manhattan? I say that their work has barely begun!

To the citizens of Washington, I know you'll rest much easier tonight knowing that your elected officials are dealing with this critical threat to your peace, safety, and economy. However, I'm curious as to how they will refer to the Washington counties of Skamania and Whitman in state documents. And what will they do with the towns of Alderwood Manor, Dishman, Manchester, Normandy Park, and Pullman? Ah - legislating -- it's a neverending battle for those poor congressmen. Oops! Congresspeople.

 

 

"Washington state tries to banish most 'men.'" The Dallas Morning News; February 4, 2013; p. 5A.



You have it backward, Chris!

 

I don't know what expertise or experience Chris Rock has to be appearing on Capitol Hill on the subject of gun control, but evidently somebody thinks he should be up there. At any rate, here's what he said:

 

"President of the United States is our boss, but he is also . . . you know, the president and the first lady are kinda like the mom and the dad of the country. And when your dad says something you listen. . ."

 

No, Chris, the President is NOT our boss. We are his bosses. No, Chris, the President is NOT our dad. He doesn't have to be concerned with our day to day lives -- in fact, he should be butting out of our day to day lives. No, Chris, the first lady is NOT our mom. She doesn't have to tell us what we can eat and what we can't. And, Chris, what does it matter whether or not we listen to him? He's only going to tell us that all the good things are because of him and all the bad things are because of George Bush. I have more sense than to believe that.

 

"Talking Points." The Dallas Morning News; February 10, 2013; p. 1P.

Dumb Quote of the Day

 

"I hope no one uses the term 'illegal immigrants' here today. Our citizens are not -- our -- the people in this country are not illegal. They are out of status. They are new Americans that are immigrants, and I think that we can forge a path to citizenship that will be able to pass muster." -- U.S. Representative John Conyers, D-Mich, during a House Judiciary Committee hearing on immigration policy.

 

So the next time I get stopped for speeding, I'm just going to say, "Oh, I'm not a speeder. I'm just out of status, and I think that we can forge a path out of this ticket that will be able to pass muster."

 

And can't you just hear the bank robber: "I'm not a robber. I'm just out of status, and I think that we can forge a path to my possession of this money that will be able to pass muster."

 

RIDICULOUS!

 

"Talking Points." The Dallas Morning News; February 10, 2013; p. 1P.

 

 



Which scourges will we tolerate?

 

There are no gun shops in Chicago, because they are outlawed there. Chicago also completely banned handguns for many years until the Supreme Court said that was unconstitutional. When that happened, they instituted restrictions so tough that they have been described as the closest they could come to outlawing guns without actually doing so. Illinois has no provision that allows citizens to carry guns in public despite the Constitutional protection for such.

 

Despite these gun laws, Chicago had more police officers murdered in 2010 than any other U.S. city. It boasts one of the highest violent crime rates in the country -- higher than that of either Los Angeles or New York.

 

Just recently, a 15-year-old girl who performed at Obama's inauguration was gunned down in what was probably a gang shooting. She was sitting in a park with friends. She was one of 42 homicides recorded already in the Windy City since January 1. There were more than 500 homicides in 2012. Doesn't look like banning guns worked for Chicago. In fact, it looks like it may have made crime more prevalent.

 

Obama's mouthpiece, Jay Carney, says that the President and First Lady feel they have an obligation to try when it comes to "the scourge of gun violence." I guess they think the scourges of knife violence or poison violence or strangulation violence aren't a problem.

 

"Inauguration performer killed." The Dallas Morning News; January 31, 2013; p. 6A.

 

 

 

 

 



Media Bias?

 

Two men who lost children in Newtown, Connecticut, testified at the State Capitol last month. Neil Heslin held up a picture of himself with his son Jesse Lewis who died at Sandy Hook. Heslin told lawmakers that he had grown up around guns, but he saw no reason that civilians should have weapons like the one used to kill his son.

 

Mark Mattioli lost his son James at Sandy Hook. He said, "I believe in a few simple gun laws. I think we have more than enough on the books  . . . The problem is not gun laws. The problem is a lack of civility." He also said that he thought people were using Newtown to spread fear on gun issues.

 

Guess which father's photograph accompanied the article?

 

"Newtown families join the debate." The Dallas Morning News; January 29, 2013; p. 6A.



Are you mean and backward?

 

Jacquielynn Floyd is patting herself on the back as if she has something to do with the Boy Scouts considering lifting their ban on queer members and leaders. But, she says, " . . .if the organization chooses at long last to drop its ban and join modern civilization, it won't be my victory." She says the ban is "pointlessly cruel." No, it's not -- it's morally sound!

 

Jacquielynn says that if you oppose homosexuals taking your little boys out to hike or canoe or toast a marshmallow on a stick, you must be one of those "mean and backward" people who can't grasp that homosexuality and pedophilia share the same similarities as heterosexuality and pedophilia. I guess Jacquielynn is just too close-minded to grasp that I wouldn't want a heterosexual man taking my little girls camping any more than I would want a homosexual man to take my little boys camping. Jacquielynn completely misses the whole crux of the matter. There is nothing with being a heterosexual. There is something wrong with being a queer.

 

Jacquielynn says that if the Boy Scouts follow through with this "about-face," the kids win. Sorry, Jacquielynn, but that's not what God says, and He's even more knowledgeable about what modern civilization is than you are.

 

And just for the record, I have decided that I will no longer refer to queers as gay. They are not gay -- they are perverted. Gay was a perfectly good word until they stole it from us. I'm taking it back to be used in its proper definition. But queer has always meant . . . queer, so the queers can keep it!

 

"Scouts' about-face is about time." The Dallas Morning News; January 29, 2013; p. 1B.

Pitiful . . . Just Pitiful!