It's A Freak Show...
At least that's what Rush Limbaugh called yesterday's goings on at the United nations. And I pretty much have to agree.
Of course, that DOES do a disservice to those who once used to be called "freaks"...
You know...the dog-faced boy, the Siamese twins joined at the head, the fire eater, the sword swallower, the alligator lady, the bearded lady, and sundry other people that nature had been unkind to.
I'd like to think such people like THAT do have a legitimate CLAIM to the realm of "freakdom".
But after hearing some of the speech-giving at the U.N., I have to wonder now.
Obama's speech wasn't bad, but I really had to take exception to having him call America "no better than any other nation"...!?!
I mean, WHICH NATION gives more to OTHER NATIONS than any other?
WHICH NATION promotes FREEDOM more than any other?
WHICH NATION comes to the aid of other nations in times of need?
For God's sake, doesn't this man realize the level of philanthropy AMERICA doles out on a daily basis?
I honestly didn't appreciate MY (nation's) leader diminishing America's place in the global community. We're NOT just another one of "the guys"...we're the best damn nation on the planet, in spite of ourselves.
I don't see people HERE waiting in line to move to NIGERIA...or VENEZUELA...or CUBA...or CHINA...or RUSSIA...or LIBYA...or IRAN...or even MEXICO...do YOU?
Hell, no...they're all coming HERE FROM those nations (and many, many more) because THEY know we're the best damn country on Earth.
Sure, we may our problems HERE, but we have a little something many other nations do not have...called FREEDOM.
Okay, I know England is free, as are many nations, but even THEIR freedoms are not as "unique" as ours.
We obviously must be doing something RIGHT when it DOES come to freedom, or else so many people wouldn't want to get here so damn bad, right?
But, back to this freak show...
The leader of Libya, Moammar Gadhafi, took the podium, and like his dictatorship, didn't want to give it the hell up!
He rambled on for over NINETY FRIGGING MINUTES on damn near anything and everything.
Now, I'm sure there were people watching that wanted to know WHAT DRUG he was on, and how they could get some.
Gadhafi talked about "fish flu", jet lag, catching a disease that was supposed to have been a weapon from a damn restroom, Israelis being behind the killing of JFK, and a lot more crap.
Who writes this guy's stuff anyway?
And WHY does he look like he just spent the LAST TEN HOURS riding in a damn CENTRIFUGE, hmm?
I guess when you're a despot over a bunch of camel-drivers...you get BORED (and ugly)...I don't know.
Now, I didn't see Mahmoud Ahmadinijad's speech all that much, but I heard he played to "less than a packed house", as delegates from nations began walking the hell out...!
Gee, haven't we seen this BEFORE?
I know Canada beat the USA out the door...(damn it)...LOL.
Here's a link to one story about it:
http://news.aol.com/article/us-delegates-walk-out-on-speech-by-irans/684664
And doesn't this guy KNOW what the hell a NECKTIE is, or did he just have a bad experience with one as a child?
I mean dress the hell UP, Mahmoud...you're in frigging PUBLIC...among CIVILIZED PEOPLE (for the most part)!
Ditto for his "posse"...
Personally, I don't know WHY the U.N. even bothers to invite this shrub...no one wants to listen to his rhetoric anyway.
This guy isn't even a good LIAR, and NOWHERE near as funny as Gadhafi.
** A lot closer to home (in Fort Wayne), we're dickering about securing a new trash hauler, and my take on it is it's WRONG...period.
Serv-All, the carrier we've had for a LONG time, does right by me.
They even have a 2 bin pickup for recycling (one for paper, one for glass and plastics).
But, apparently that's not GOOD enough for most people here.
I know for a fact that the brown and yellow bins were distributed to EVERY house in the city, but what I find fascinating, is that OUR house is one a a mere handful, of houses that USES them for recycling. So, where the hell are everyone else's?
You can always tell the (rental) houses that DON'T recycle by the clinking of booze bottles into the trash truck...pitiful.
Amazing how I get more items on my LAWN than in other people's recycle bins as well.
But let's FORGET about that...get ANOTHER hauler...one who will ALLOW both regular trash AND recycle to be placed in the SAME large brown rolling bin...FANTASTIC!
Well THAT just screams "rewarding wrong behavior".
I mean, the locals around me can''t even figure out WHERE to place their trash bin, let alone figure out what the hell the recycle bins are for. They're probably using them for "auxiliary seating" (around that recently rented 60" big screen TV) in their HUD hovels!
So let's see if THEY can figure out to dump everything in ONE bin...(you mean like the idiots have BEEN doing for all these years?)...sure, works for me just fine.
But if I wind up with "overflow" because all MY trash and recycle goes into ONE bin now, I'm sure the (new) hauler will notice that I have the YELLOW and BROWN bins alongside with the recycle in them and pick THEM up as well.
Sometimes, I wonder WTF the city is doing and why.
Wow...just had Deja Vu all over again...like with the FEDERAL government.
Amazing.
Maybe Limbaugh isn't so far off when it comes to "freak shows" after all.
I admit to days where having a house right smack dab in the middle of a live RIPLEY'S BELIEVE IT OR NOT EXHIBIT gets a little old.
I mean, you can only take SO MUCH when it comes to freaks, even if the "admission price" borders on your sanity.
Yeah, we've got OUR share of freaks down here...and they come in ALL flavors.
At least there is something GOOD that could come from that...
** Our local GM plant will be taking on about 700 employees and their families, so that means that while we WON'T see ANY of those families move near US, they WILL get to "drive through" whenever they need a giggle or a release from reality and all that nasty normalcy it brings...! Yeah, we already figure the REALTORS will steer ALL those WORKING PEOPLE from anywhere near OUR area...(urban renewal...anyone?), but we're used to being ignored here.
Still, it was nice to watch the U.N. speeches and know that the REST of the world has IT'S share of freaks as well...
In that, we're certainly NOT alone...and we can all breathe a sigh of relief there, can't we?
(note to self - idea for Hallow e'en costume...carnival barker and sideshow ticket taker)
What the hell, maybe I can make a few bucks out of it...'ya never know.
At least they'll be some of the all too few HONEST BUCKS that are made down here.
Now, if you'll excuse me, I've got to go and staple some JOB APPLICATIONS around the outside of the house to keep the LOCALS off the property (better than garlic & crucifixes to vampires)...LOL.
Yeah, it's a real freak show...that sadly never ends.
But it has one saving grace; it makes the REST of us look SO damn good!
And THAT...never gets old.
Stay safe out there, America.