(Yes, it's Saturday, and yes, Sotaar is suppoes to post today. But, in all defense, I was busy yesterday and couldn't post. I can now, and Sotaar's ok with it. Now back to the irregularly scheduled post.)
I consider myself Democrat. I'm enough of a Democrat to support Obama and some of the normal Democratic ideas (Less war, raise taxes on the wealthy, allow gay marriage, etc.), but not so much that I have my head up my ass. So, looking at all the recent scandals- Benghazi and the IRS (though I could've sworn there was a third one...)- I have to weigh in. So, first up...
BENGHAZI
At first, I thought this was an overly-beaten dead horse FOX News kept coming back to. For those of you who don't know what's going on, first, good for you, keeping out of politics. Second, what's going on was that on September 11th, 2012, the U.N. embassy in Benghazi, Libya, was attacked, leading to the death of Ambassador Stevens and less martyr-ish people. So, Ambassador Susan Rice went on all the Sunday morning shows saying it spontaneously erupted from protests regarding a video on YouTube that insulted Muhammed (since Muslims around there haven't heard of Rotten Tomatoes). As it turned out, that was wrong. It was a terrorist attack. Then e-mails were revealed that said that the White House knew it was a terrorist attack, but edited the talking points for political purposes or some shit like that.
I consider myself Democrat. I'm enough of a Democrat to support Obama and some of the normal Democratic ideas (Less war, raise taxes on the wealthy, allow gay marriage, etc.), but not so much that I have my head up my ass. So, looking at all the recent scandals- Benghazi and the IRS (though I could've sworn there was a third one...)- I have to weigh in. So, first up...
BENGHAZI
At first, I thought this was an overly-beaten dead horse FOX News kept coming back to. For those of you who don't know what's going on, first, good for you, keeping out of politics. Second, what's going on was that on September 11th, 2012, the U.N. embassy in Benghazi, Libya, was attacked, leading to the death of Ambassador Stevens and less martyr-ish people. So, Ambassador Susan Rice went on all the Sunday morning shows saying it spontaneously erupted from protests regarding a video on YouTube that insulted Muhammed (since Muslims around there haven't heard of Rotten Tomatoes). As it turned out, that was wrong. It was a terrorist attack. Then e-mails were revealed that said that the White House knew it was a terrorist attack, but edited the talking points for political purposes or some shit like that.
Better than protesting, guys!
I have one thing to say on this whole thing: Ugh. Just...ugh. I said I thought this was some overly beaten dead horse FOX News was using to be mean to the president, since, of course, FOX News is biased towards the right. Don't believe me? Then get your head out of your ass.
Now, let's look at the other scandal:
THE IRS
Now, from what I've heard, the scandal went something like this:
The IRS was flagging groups applying for tax-emept status that had Tea Party sounding names for extra review which delayed the groups.
Now, some might say, "Well, the IRS was completely justified, considering that the 'Tea' in 'Tea Party' stands for 'Taxed Enough Already'." Other might be too angry to say anything. Yet others might say, in all infinite wisdom, "Pie." This is an interesting and well-founded view, which is completely ignored by everyone. And I'll have to ignore it too, since I want to make a John Boehner joke.
So, Congress is calling hearings, and no one knows anything, or is pleading the 5th. And John Boehner says he doesn't want to know who will resign because of this scandal, but who will be arrested.
THE IRS
Now, from what I've heard, the scandal went something like this:
The IRS was flagging groups applying for tax-emept status that had Tea Party sounding names for extra review which delayed the groups.
Now, some might say, "Well, the IRS was completely justified, considering that the 'Tea' in 'Tea Party' stands for 'Taxed Enough Already'." Other might be too angry to say anything. Yet others might say, in all infinite wisdom, "Pie." This is an interesting and well-founded view, which is completely ignored by everyone. And I'll have to ignore it too, since I want to make a John Boehner joke.
So, Congress is calling hearings, and no one knows anything, or is pleading the 5th. And John Boehner says he doesn't want to know who will resign because of this scandal, but who will be arrested.
Visual Approximation of John Boehner.
Whoa? Arrested? That's a bit extreme. I mean, sure, they profiled, and that's not right, and sure, they're the IRS, and that's not entirely good either, but arrested? That's a bit over the top. And I know over the top. That's a bit like saying Bill Clinton should've been arrested for cheating on his wife. I mean, sure, getting a bj from an intern in the oval office isn't something I'd support, and neither is having the IRS. Also, the IRS flagging groups for extra review because of its name and political views isn't right either. Nor having no one know about it, except for one person, who pleads the 5th. Why? Because of her lawyer. Which supports something I've been saying for years: Lawyers have no souls.
Soulless monsters
Ok, I'd like to say more, but I can't because my soulless monster-er, attorney- is saying I should shut up. Then again, who hasn't.
-Dorkpool
-Dorkpool