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jebbypalIf this is what Kieth Olbermann had to say last night, I wonder what tonight's will be like.
And, the longer this presidency goes on, the more facts I learn about Watergate (which my US history classes "conveniently" never got to in high school).
ETA: Ummm, can the media please stop with the "what women wear" crap. While, look, I have no problem with you disagreeing with Hillary's ideas, policies, or what have you. Heck, if you want to dislike her for her demeanor, FINE. But can we focus on substance instead of looks? And I'm not just talking about women either. Let's cut the crap about Edwards and Romney and the rest. Running for president shouldn't be a BEAUTY PAGEANT. And that means, let's ask substantive questions instead of crap like "would abortion be the deciding factor in your supreme court justice nomination" and the like. How about "what's your foreign policy", "how would you address poverty and help those in poverty get higher paying jobs", "is there a better way to address drug addiction rather than criminalizing every single small marijuana possession", "what would you do to aid the states in improving foster care", or even "what would progress in Iraq be defined as".
And if we are going to do the beauty pageant questions, please make it "How would you achieve world peace DURING YOUR PRESIDENCY?" (appended by "prefferarably without going to war to achieve it).
ETA2: and here's the scandalous apparel that brought about this rant. Really, America, it's time to outgrow the Puritanism.
And, the longer this presidency goes on, the more facts I learn about Watergate (which my US history classes "conveniently" never got to in high school).
ETA: Ummm, can the media please stop with the "what women wear" crap. While, look, I have no problem with you disagreeing with Hillary's ideas, policies, or what have you. Heck, if you want to dislike her for her demeanor, FINE. But can we focus on substance instead of looks? And I'm not just talking about women either. Let's cut the crap about Edwards and Romney and the rest. Running for president shouldn't be a BEAUTY PAGEANT. And that means, let's ask substantive questions instead of crap like "would abortion be the deciding factor in your supreme court justice nomination" and the like. How about "what's your foreign policy", "how would you address poverty and help those in poverty get higher paying jobs", "is there a better way to address drug addiction rather than criminalizing every single small marijuana possession", "what would you do to aid the states in improving foster care", or even "what would progress in Iraq be defined as".
And if we are going to do the beauty pageant questions, please make it "How would you achieve world peace DURING YOUR PRESIDENCY?" (appended by "prefferarably without going to war to achieve it).
ETA2: and here's the scandalous apparel that brought about this rant. Really, America, it's time to outgrow the Puritanism.