For those of you who don't know yet, recently in Tuscon, Arizona, a shooting occurred killing 6 people. Gebrielle Giffords (member of the House of Representatives) was one of these people. In light of this event, many people have cried out for increased gun control. Peter King, a Representative from New York, is working on legislation that he believes will ensure that such an event would never happen again. This bill will make it illegal to carry a gun within 1000 feet of a government official. Take a moment to let that sink in. There are a few obvious flaws with this plan, which is why I name Peter King the biggest asshole of this still very young year.
4) What's the point? Laws exist (or at least they're supposed to) for the sole purpose of protecting our greatest rights (i.e. life, liberty, and property, see the Fifth Amendment of the US Constitution). At the point where someone sees no problem in violating another's right to life, I seriously doubt he's going to care about a law saying he can't carry a gun near you. He obviously has no qualms with breaking one law, why would he care about breaking two?
3) Who's going to protect your ass? If the bill passes, this means those protecting the officials can't carry guns either. Sure, they could use tasers or knives or something, but as I said before, these people have no problem breaking laws. So when your guard pulls out his taser, the shooter is just going to laugh and put a bullet in his head before turning his attention to you. Congratulations, you managed to keep yourself alive for two more seconds, if that.
2) It doesn't solve the problem. Normally, laws are put in place because they either put an end to, or significantly reduce a negative occurrence in society (or promote a positive one). Let's say that this actually works, and people stop carrying firearms around government officials. What about knives? Or swords? Axes? Clubs? Flails? Bows? Cars? Bombs? Fire? The list goes on. Even if you manage to stop the shooting, it won't stop the killing. If a person is determined to kill you, he will find a way.
1) The reason Peter King is an asshole. So far, I've only given reasons why he's a dumbass, but what really takes the asshole cake is the most obvious flaw: the fact that this bill will only protect government officials, or as I like to call them, some of the most useless people in the country, but I won't get into that now. So Mr. King is trying to protect lives, right? At least he's trying, that's something, isn't it? No, that's nothing. All he's doing is trying to protect his own useless ass. Seriously, how many people get killed a year? And how many of those are government officials? Not as many as those who aren't, exactly. How about instead of being a little pussy trying to save your own hide, you do something that will actually help prevent these people from getting weapons in the first place? Jackass.
12.14.2010
No One Cares, You Overpaid Clown.
I know it's a late to the punch, but I just want to say that Lebron James is an egotistical piece of shit. His commercial asks us the question, "What should I [James] do?" Here's an idea, how about shutting the hell up, you conceited jackass. Just to put things into perspective, I, a guy who constantly refers to himself as the greatest person who ever lived, am saying he has a huge ego. Anyway, here's the problem I have with him: he puts out this commercial, as if anyone gives a rat's ass. He's a professional athlete, which is probably the most useless kind of person in world. Seriously, even homeless bums at least make everyone else feel a little bit better about themselves as they travel home from working in a cubicle for eight hours a day for some jackass who got his position by stepping on backs of everyone around him and kissing his boss's ass when he's not screwing around on the job, which he can get away with because he's related to one of the executives and is well connected enough that he can take a dump in the water cooler and not get fired, but if anyone else shows up two seconds late more than once a year, heads will roll, but I digress. Seriously, he makes millions of dollars playing a game I mastered at the age of five. Ok, I didn't master it, but I did play it back then. Why should he make that much money for acting like a child, when so many others with jobs that actually matter get paid significantly less than they deserve. What an asshole.
12.09.2010
Guide to Politics
If you're thinking about a career in politics, you should know that it's not as easy as it looks. Lucky for you, I know all there is to politics, and I'm feeling generous enough to pass on a few pieces of advice. By following my advice, I guarantee success.
First, choose your party. You have two choices, Democrats or Republicans. That's it. Don't even consider a third party. They're nothing but fascists/communists, and you're not a communist, are you?
You may be thinking, "How do I choose my party?" Well here are some key phrases that each party adheres to, just pick the one that you like best.
Republican: "Tax breaks," "No," "Communist"
Democrat: "WAHHHHHHHHH"
Or perhaps you'd prefer a short description? Republicans are jerks, and Democrats are six-year-old girls. Hope this helps.
Now that you've chosen your party, you have to get elected, which means you need to raise millions of dollars. Before, you'd have to do fundraisers to come up with that kind of cash, but thanks to recent legislation, you have another option: become a corporate whore. Yes, just promise business friendly bills, and you'll be rolling in campaign dollars. Some people may accuse you of selling out, but they're just jealous of your success. The only thing you sold is your love of corporate enterprising. After all, it worked so well for Leo.
Raising money isn't the only part of campaigning, though. Remember, the most important part of campaigning is having the right image. This means wearing a $300 suit (minimum) and relating yourself to the average American. Seriously, who doesn't have $300 to spend on a suit. Illegal immigrants, that's who.
While having the right image is important, it's not enough. You also have to make your opponent look bad. It's easy, really. If you're a Democrat, accuse Republicans of only caring about the interests of the wealthiest citizens. If you're a Republican, accuse Democrats of being communists. Remember, it's not slander if it has even the slightest connection to the actual truth. That's why Obama is a foreign born Muslim terrorist, after all. That's a FACT.
Congratulations on your victory Mr./Madam Senator/Congressperson/President/etc. You may think it's over, but you're forgetting the most important part of politics: the re-election. The first thing to remember is that it's never too early to start your campaign. In fact, stop celebrating your election right now. You have campaigning to do. Don't worry about the legislation and decision making, that's not your job. Your job is to hold office for as long as possible. This means you have to keep the people happy, and nothing makes them happier than doing nothing about important issues and bickering over even the smallest of issues. You also shouldn't take a stance on controversial issues, like abortion or gun control, but you have to be vocal and unwilling to compromise of things that don't matter, like the color of prison jumpsuits (they should be as emasculating as possible, by the way. That's why anyone who doesn't vote for bright pink is a liberal fascist). Remember this though, it's a lot easier to get re-elected than it is to get elected.
That pretty much covers it. I know this may sound like a cynical view of government, but that's only because the liberal media has filled your heads with the wrong idea of what the government does. The role of government is to do as little as possible for as long as possible, pushing all important decision making onto future generations, even if it'll be too late by then. What? Did you honestly believe that governments were supposed to protect the rights and freedom of its people by making tough, but not necessarily popular decisions for the betterment of the country? You're so naive, and wrong. Mostly wrong.
First, choose your party. You have two choices, Democrats or Republicans. That's it. Don't even consider a third party. They're nothing but fascists/communists, and you're not a communist, are you?
You may be thinking, "How do I choose my party?" Well here are some key phrases that each party adheres to, just pick the one that you like best.
Republican: "Tax breaks," "No," "Communist"
Democrat: "WAHHHHHHHHH"
Or perhaps you'd prefer a short description? Republicans are jerks, and Democrats are six-year-old girls. Hope this helps.
Now that you've chosen your party, you have to get elected, which means you need to raise millions of dollars. Before, you'd have to do fundraisers to come up with that kind of cash, but thanks to recent legislation, you have another option: become a corporate whore. Yes, just promise business friendly bills, and you'll be rolling in campaign dollars. Some people may accuse you of selling out, but they're just jealous of your success. The only thing you sold is your love of corporate enterprising. After all, it worked so well for Leo.
Raising money isn't the only part of campaigning, though. Remember, the most important part of campaigning is having the right image. This means wearing a $300 suit (minimum) and relating yourself to the average American. Seriously, who doesn't have $300 to spend on a suit. Illegal immigrants, that's who.
While having the right image is important, it's not enough. You also have to make your opponent look bad. It's easy, really. If you're a Democrat, accuse Republicans of only caring about the interests of the wealthiest citizens. If you're a Republican, accuse Democrats of being communists. Remember, it's not slander if it has even the slightest connection to the actual truth. That's why Obama is a foreign born Muslim terrorist, after all. That's a FACT.
Congratulations on your victory Mr./Madam Senator/Congressperson/President/etc. You may think it's over, but you're forgetting the most important part of politics: the re-election. The first thing to remember is that it's never too early to start your campaign. In fact, stop celebrating your election right now. You have campaigning to do. Don't worry about the legislation and decision making, that's not your job. Your job is to hold office for as long as possible. This means you have to keep the people happy, and nothing makes them happier than doing nothing about important issues and bickering over even the smallest of issues. You also shouldn't take a stance on controversial issues, like abortion or gun control, but you have to be vocal and unwilling to compromise of things that don't matter, like the color of prison jumpsuits (they should be as emasculating as possible, by the way. That's why anyone who doesn't vote for bright pink is a liberal fascist). Remember this though, it's a lot easier to get re-elected than it is to get elected.
That pretty much covers it. I know this may sound like a cynical view of government, but that's only because the liberal media has filled your heads with the wrong idea of what the government does. The role of government is to do as little as possible for as long as possible, pushing all important decision making onto future generations, even if it'll be too late by then. What? Did you honestly believe that governments were supposed to protect the rights and freedom of its people by making tough, but not necessarily popular decisions for the betterment of the country? You're so naive, and wrong. Mostly wrong.
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