2004.07.19 idiots, we thank thee:
for some reason i'm always suprised when news from Louisville finds its way out of the local scene. now, obviously, we (and the rest of the area) just made headlines because of the craziness of the past week, and there are certainly enough idiots and looneys wandering about that someone surely should be able to hit the national news circuit at least once a week. nevertheless, i'm still surprised.
as it turns out, i just read about this particular idiot (or collection of idiots) in the CJ the other day, but to see it on a liberal progressive rallying center like the Talking Points Memo makes me grieve the tarnished reputation of my beloved city. it's not like the rest of the world didn't think we were a bunch of barefoot imbeciles already…
don't get the wrong idea, world, Louisville's is a very diverse population, the majority of which are thoughtful, involved, caring, and mostly intelligent. even some of the conservatives. we're mostly bad drivers though, it seems (myself most decidedly not included), so if you decide to come for a visit be very very watchful. and be assured that idiots like the ones mentioned in the above articles are thankfully few & far between.
Sara said:
How generous!! "…even some of the conservatives…"
brian. said:
1 day down…
ben said:
Ahhh, ridiculous. Northrup was on WFPL yesterday evening talking about it. Ridiculous squabbling.
Here, however, is a bumper sticker we need:
"John Kerry — HE COULD DUNK OVER HITLER."
It's true. He could.
SARA said:
You were nice not to mention that the article was also poorly written. Don't know the Courier Journal well, but almost sounds a bit biased to that Rep.'s side. Certainly gave him a lot of unnecessary quotes in a short article.
BTW, miss and love you.
sis
m@ said:
i don't bother pointing out the problems most modern "journalists" have with the english language, because, quite frankly, it'd be too easy, and there're too many examples to keep up. also, in the event that my own capabilities slack off on a post or two, i don't want to end up being the black pot.
and i've been trying to think of an anti-bush bumper sticker slogan for a while now, and i think i've finally hit on the perfect one…
Support our Troops / Trim that Bush
brian. said:
Shit. You couldn't even make it 2 days?
m@ said:
the day ain't over yet, beeatch.
plus, if your damn company could keep my internet connection up for more than 2 hours, perhaps i'd have more opportunities…
heheh.
brian. said:
File a complaint with your local office. And don't expect me to give a shit when it goes down.