I'm kind of pissed right now. The press is at this moment breathlessly awaiting Anthony Weiner's press conference for his resignation and they're talking solmenly about what a tragedy this is, the fall and failure of a bright, promising political figure, and they're the ones who caused the fall. Not the old "it's the media" meme, but if they didn't contribute to the end of his career and his representation of his neighbors duly elected by them, then they fed and watered the beast of rampant puritanicalism (new word?) that is so prevalent in our country.
And feed us pablum and we buy it and eat it up.
I have never seen a better congressional speech than several of Rep. Weiner's rantings except for Ted Kennedy's, of which there are many, but yet and still, we have to get rid of Rep. Weiner because of sex, and John Edwards because of sex, and nearly Clinton because of sex.
And I mean, it's NOT like we haven't suffered from a dearth of wise and honest leaders and representatives of our country for the past ten years or anything like that!!! It's perfectly fine to cast aside the smart, brilliant, commited ones because they engage in personal sexual shenanigans.
Sometimes I hate this country... Sometimes I despair for it. Sometimes I love it, but mostly it's discouraging how our politics run. I do find encouragement in knowing the brilliant and vivacious Rachel Maddow agrees with me. Quite a point of pride.
And feed us pablum and we buy it and eat it up.
I have never seen a better congressional speech than several of Rep. Weiner's rantings except for Ted Kennedy's, of which there are many, but yet and still, we have to get rid of Rep. Weiner because of sex, and John Edwards because of sex, and nearly Clinton because of sex.
And I mean, it's NOT like we haven't suffered from a dearth of wise and honest leaders and representatives of our country for the past ten years or anything like that!!! It's perfectly fine to cast aside the smart, brilliant, commited ones because they engage in personal sexual shenanigans.
Sometimes I hate this country... Sometimes I despair for it. Sometimes I love it, but mostly it's discouraging how our politics run. I do find encouragement in knowing the brilliant and vivacious Rachel Maddow agrees with me. Quite a point of pride.
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