I’m not one to get my panties in a bunch about much. Unless it’s a grey haired blue eyed man in a uniform and …….. well anyway, I don’t offend easily. What, you’re surprised? Sure, I get a little ornery at typos, misinformation and just plain dumbassery, but I’m not gonna end a friendship over some stupid argument on the Internet.

Lately it seems a lot of people get their little feelings hurt when ANYONE says anything about ANYBODY. Last night I got a series of three interesting messages on the Twitters after making a few comments about The State Of The Union address: (typos included)  - ”I’m unfollowing you because of you’re political views and comments about Prez Obamas speech tonight , I just wish more people would let him say what he thinks and not judge him on actions alone. I think you’re funny but I love the President and free speech. People are too closed-minded and judgmental, especially Republicans” THE END.

Uhm, ok. I think someone needs to use the Googles.

Anyway, where was I? Oh yea, people getting all in a tizzy. Especially on the Facebook. If I post a status update about someone pissing me off, about 125% of the time I’m gonna direct it at the pissee. Or would that be pisserree? Shit, anyway, unless I TYPE YOUR NAME HERE , I am not talking about you. When you’ve been a cop and was around that world for over 20 years, you learn that cryptic shit doesn’t fly. You say what you mean and you mean what you say, and you win two fabulous prizes called respect and credibility. You might not like what I say and want to hug it and squeeze it and call it George, but by golly you can let me say it and then give it back to me. I’m a big girl, tell me how you feel. I may tear up a little or I may give you a glance of the the stink-eye, but I’ll get over it and we can be BFF’s again. And yes, me getting my feelings hurt because you’re getting you’re feelings hurt and posting about it is kind of redundant but bear with me, because a point? I have one.

If you aren’t my friend or relative, paying my bills, buying my groceries or keeping my vagina happy, someone can say what a cheap, lying, no-good, rotten, four-flushing, low-life, snake-licking, dirt-eating, inbred, overstuffed, ignorant, blood-sucking, dog-kissing, brainless, dickless, hopeless, heartless, fat-ass, bug-eyed, stiff-legged, spotty-lipped, worm-headed sack of monkey shit  you are and it won’t hurt my feelings. That honor is covered under the free speech amendment to our constitution, and you might not like it, but you have the right to say you don’t. Works out ok, doesn’t it?

And good lawd let’s talk about the politicos. Politicians, as a general rule, are crooks and con men. That’s what they do and they’ve been good at it for centuries. Nothing will change very quickly, it’s always gonna be the good ‘ol boys from the GOP vs. the good ‘ol boys from the Democratic party, and an independent will sneak in every so often and shake things up, and then we’ll go ‘round again. Have you noticed no one has had the moniker “Honest” in front of their name since old Abe, and you know what happened to him. Politicians are public figures, they are subject to scrutiny, comments and ridicule, and OMG if the internet wasn’t designed for being snarky and judgmental, what the hell is it for?

It’s no secret that I don’t care for Obama. And it’s not anything to do with his party, it’s his policies and never ending rhetoric about how it’s everyone’s fault but his about our country going down the terlet. And yes, he inherited some problems, but holy shit Barry, could ya stay off the golf course long enough to maybe solve at least ONE of them? And like I said, it’s not his party affiliation. Hell I love democrats , I have lots of friends who are such, and so far most of them haven’t unfollowed or blocked me on the internets because I oh so very often have a different opinion from theirs. So far. For monica’s sake I adored Bill Clinton, and really, what person with a vagina didn’t?  Except maybe his wife.

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1st Amendment at work. 

Sidebar:  I would vote for Hilary. She’s smart and apparently mean as hell, and I bet she wouldn’t take any shit from Iran nor bow to any foreign dictators. 

But I digress…so you like Obama, you love to hear him sing Motown tunes and fist bump with the janitor and review his wife’s latest fashions while he gives the State of the Union, that’s great ! Roll on neutron. You like to talk about how evil Newt Gingrich is for not being a pillar of morality and how Mitt Romney is the devil in Mormon underwear for releasing tax returns that show he donated millions to charity, good for you!  See, that freedom of speech just kind of rolls right off the old keyboard, doesn’t it?

So if I want to say I think Joe Biden is a cheap ass bastard for only donating an average of  $369 of his millions to charity, I CAN. You don’t have to like it, and you can rebuke it and tell me your opinion, but don’t call names, don’t hit the block/unfriend button, and don’t take it personally. Unless your name is Mrs. Biden, and then I can understand. Stingy bitch. My political views are no secret, and I’ve written my opinions here on everything from big oil to OWS to being called a racist homophobe on Twitter. I’m sure (POSITIVE) I’ve been offensive and hurt some feelings too. I’ve never been accused of having a filter, nor good judgement in the times when I should probably be seen and not heard. If you want to know something, just ask me, I’ll tell ya. But that’s me, and to know know know me is to love love love me. Long time. My good and beautiful friend Angel posted this on Facebook last night during a heated political discussion: “Kim and I feel differently about a lot of things. But I respect her right to be different from me, and she does the same. I adore her. Truly, truly adore her. And I don’t mind having conversations with her about those issues, even if they become debates, because she never, ever talks to me like she thinks I am stupid or that she is better than me because of her position. That fact leaves the lines of communication open, and allows there to be times when we may enlighten each other with our perspectives.” OMG IS SHE NOT THE SMARTEST PERSON EVER? YES. She totally is. Because SHE GETS IT. And she’s smart and funny and eloquent and open-minded and not prone to frenzied attacks of  the “Woe is me, the internet is all abuzz with my problems” fever that seems to overtake so many who have a stick up their ass. Basically what I’m trying to say is that we all have the right to our opinions, and we all DO have the right to get our feelings hurt. But folks need to lighten up a little, it’s too marvelous a world and too fun a ride to sit around pissing in your cornflakes because you are SO VERY OFFENDED by everything. Tell the bug up your butt to take a hike, and let’s all be friendlies and eat sparkly unicorn cookies, mmmk?

Kimbaya y’all.

 

“I never consider a difference of opinion in politics, in religion, in philosophy, as cause for withdrawing from a friend.” – Thomas Jefferson