You say that you want to restore America's honor? Wonderful! Let me help you! When exactly did Americans lose their honor? Did they lose it when a black man was elected President? Or did they lose it when the Republicans first voted for their own self-interest rather than for the American people? Did we lose it ten years ago, we elected a man of Bush's exemplary paragon of intellectual caliber? Did we lose it when Obama tried to save the country from total economic collapse with a stimulus, or did we lose it when Bush the Younger destroyed an economic surplus, and gave us a deficit, compounded with two unnecessary and unaffordable wars, a housing bubble, Guantanamo, and the worst economic disaster since The Great Depression? Did we lose our honor because we finally have a healthcare system that is a good beginning for the many poor who will be needing it in the years to come? Or did we lose it when businesses began to downsize, and outsourced jobs abroad for cheaper labor? Did we lose our honor because some people did not like the way President Obama handled the Gulf oil spill, which incidentally started through the criminal negligence of BP and Transocean? Or did we lose it during the Bush administration's inexcusable and atrocious response given to Katrina? Or was it when FEMA became gutted and privatized by Bush? Did we lose our honor when the Democrats saved the auto industry, or did we lose it when we stopped building things in this country, and now depend on cheap slave labor from abroad? Mr. Beck, we need to restore our honor, it's true. But you are far wide of the mark on the cause for restoring our honor. You speak of fluffy generalities like "faith, hope and charity," But your rally was funded by men who lied, cheated, stole and killed for money. I thought we turned the corner on January 20, 2009. We are trying to restore our nation's honor. You just don't want to see it!
Dear Mr. Beck:
The usual.
Hi there. It's been a weird few weeks around here. I've been looking for a job, and I finally found an agency with a really nice person who is helping me improve my resume and learn lots of good pointers for interviews. Not that I was exactly smacking people on the head with staplers before, but it's always good to refresh things once in a while. I am already very grateful to this person and her company.
What is with this Beck craziness? Could it get worse? It probably could... the Black Robed Regiment, what the heck was that? Oh my goodness... I did not exactly detect a vast wave of love and mercy flowing from the events I saw on the news. I admit I didn't get to catch a lot of it on C-Span, which is a pity, because I love C-Span's all-day coverage of big events. I didn't record it, either. Sorry. I do like to watch crummy things, sometimes, just so I appreciate good things by comparison. Beck says his rally was apolitical (my *ss), and that it was religious (no, just no, we don't have an official religion and he is far away from any of the good religious people that I know). I miss the day he got appointed to anything, so he stinks on both counts. All I know is, the mood of the country seems to be even worse, so Beck couldn't be further from Dr. King's message if he tried. Did you miss that 'bringing people together' thing the day they taught it in school, Glenn? Driving a wedge between people, as Beck does, is completely the opposite of what Dr. King said. Beck brought together *his kind of people* to tell you that *only his kind of people* can save you. That is not like Dr. King. Wake up.
I've been thinking about moving away, but would that be good? Is it better, at this point in my life, to throw in the towel and say that I just want to get a small place somewhere and be quiet and spend my life relaxing and ignoring everything else? Get a bicycle and a cat... um, the cat can stay home... Well, after I get a job, that is. I'm not making any plans *yet.* Once everything else is squared up, though, maybe it's time to just get the good soccer channels and talk to the plants. I don't know. I'm pretty tired of *ssholes like Beck telling me that I'm useless. You know what it is? I do not like his narrow-minded idea of what a society should be. I have this wacky idea that America belongs to everyone, and that if it hasn't yet been what you want it to be, you can make it that, because you are here. You have that right. Here's a crazy idea: what if we loved everyone?
We don't really have the same radio stations that we used to, with few exceptions, so maybe I'll make up my own podcast and call it "Rocktember!" or something, and give away a hat. I don't know. 
Well, see you later.
Let's see how complicated Republican conspiracies can be!
Whaddya call a blowhard who talks a whole lot about things he knows nothing about! - Rush Limbaugh!
Well Limbaugh get a clue? No he doesn't one! he just opens his snout!
Steph and Aisha Tag-Team!
Steph and Aisha Tag-Team!
Steph and Aisha Tag-Team!
Steph and Aisha Tag-Team!
I have recently been getting less and less patient with the Mooks, and with the general tone of the show. It seems to be less funny than usual. I'm not that fascinated with the Rude Pundit or Charlie Pierce, either. I spent money on the podcast in a moment of weakness, and if I didn't want to feel like I'd gotten soaked twice, I'd ask for my money back. I can get the show on satellite radio anyway, if I feel the need to hear it. I'll give it a chance for a while longer, for the sake of getting the podcast, but after that, I don't know what.
I think Keith Olbermann's little tantrum about the President on Tuesday was a bit much, too. No, Keith, just because a person supports the President does not mean that they are weak and non-thinking. Keith seemed to promote a way of thinking in which unless you are bleating and complaining all the time, and have a stick up your butt, you are not smart enough. I don't buy that. I don't like the holier-than-thou attitude that some of us on the left seem to have. They don't think they've 'done their job' until they've snotted off on someone. Anyone who used to take part in chat rooms or political discussion boards knows what I mean... a few stinkers can ruin a community pretty darn quickly, and if there were a party other than the Democrats that remotely represented my interests, I might go join it. Oh, I'm not on drugs, I don't own 370 rifles and I don't live in a compound.
Maybe I'm up to the part of my life where I just get a bicycle and cat and talk to the cat a lot.
Maggie laying on the nice comfortable floor in her own unusual style.
Keith entertains Sharron with a romp through Loopyland!
Entertain yourselves as once more that rollicking canine Chris treats himself to some Leg of Republican as Wendy Wright foolishly steps onto the Mathews's lawn!
The furry huntress Maggie observes a squirrel running around in the front yard and fantasizes about having said squirrel as her next meal.
He needs more mouth, less head!
This'll help you climb the stairs Momma!
Fear not Tee Pee-ers! Colonel-General Blimp is in control!
That's right Steve! Fight that "War Inside The Tea Party Mind!" Just take your anti-hallucinogenics in the morning!