It's been a very long time. I'm now back at work, back at school, and already there are a few things that are concerning me in the world at large.
First of all, what's this nonsense about the potential for H1N1 swine flu vaccinations to become mandatory? Not on my watch! Or at least given that I'm utterly powerless in the matter, not IN me! I don't care whether it's mandatory or not, give me at least three generations of decently healthy kids who've had it before I start taking any kind of "mandatory" vaccination. I'm happier with Obama, but don't think I've forgotten the fearmongering, surveillance, and out right manipulative lying that the previous administration put forth. I've no intention of taking anything on face value that they put forth.
The fact that the conversations I've had with my sister point to the fact that Obama may be the antichrist are irrelevant to my decision. Absolutely irrelevant. (Take above statement with a grain of salt)
Second, the bloody chicanery over the speech that was given today to school kids. I really hope that any of the right wing, nigh-on fascist individuals who were getting themselves in knots over the speech read it, and had one of those "Oh S***" moments, and realized they were acting like morons. You want to get mad over a speech? Fine. You want to hate the president (something you told me...what, four years ago that I should be imprisoned for? Yeah.), Fine. But before you open your mouths to complain, read the damned speech. Was it talking about how kids should grow up to become Democrats? Was it telling the young that they should go out and get involved in a homosexual marriage, get an abortion, and turn all the guns of the world into a giant ball of garbage, all in the same day? No. It was telling kids to do your best and stay in school. If you want to ban that free speech (oh wait...wasn't that what you did want to do when your guy was in office anyway?) then come after me next. I say that stuff all the time.
There's a saying in the computer tech jargon that I love so much. Substitute the word speech for manual, and you'll get the gist. My advice to all of the [fill in whatever term you use to try to call yourselves now that really means right wing]-ers is this:
RTFM
Before you start whinging on.
