HACKTHIS SMASH! The "people, u iz doin' it wrong" edition

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You know. I'm not feeling fannish at the moment unless it answers to the name of Raylan Givens. It's my blood pressure you see. I like it where it is. And yet, my poor blood pressure is under attack from all sides.

First, there was the Congressman who claimed he served in Vietnam... except he never left the US. Ladies and gentleman, you "misspoke" when you say you left in April when you meant August. Saying, "I went to Vietnam and am a proud veteran," when I was in the reserves and never left my home state is not a misstatement. It is a LIE. Lie, motherfucker!

He made me upset. You don't do shit like that. Just like the blogger from Newsweek who feels that gay actors can not play straight roles. It's just not "believable." What planet are you FROM, dude? Have you ever seen a movie or TV show? Do you have any idea how many gay people are on your TV and big screen? How many men and woman refuse to come out in the industry because of stupid opinions like yours? You are fired, asshole.

The guy from Harvard was just annoying. Did you not hear about this one?

This young man lied his way into Harvard -- for all four years. And only got caught when he tried to apply for a Rhodes Scholarship. He falsified all his records and got into Harvard. Nobody ever fucking checked. He just boggles my mind. BOGGLES. This is Harvard. If he'd been a woman or a minority, there's no way he would've made it this far. And this is annoying. Okay, it's something besides annoying, but we'll just go with that.

So, we've got Blumenthal and Harvard Liar. And then there's Rand Paul (Yes, he's related to Ron Paul). Whoooo. If you voted for Rand Paul in the fine state of Kentucky please leave this LJ at once, because anybody who thinks civil rights shouldn't be mandatory. NOT OKAY.

My god, just typing this is getting me upset. And then today we hit The Tipping Point. Yes, in all capitals.

Let me tell you about Jesse Bernard Johnston III. Who's that you say? That's the young man who lied his way into the Army. Well, people lie to the Army all the time. Trufax. But how many have only been to the USMC's OCS (Officer Candidate School) in college, dropped out and then managed to convince the Army he was a NCO in their reserves. For, like, a long time. This was not a one night thing. This started back in February. Homeboy just swanned up and the Army said, sure, you can be an NCO with no training, at the Fort Worth Air Force Base. And I quote

The matter, currently under investigation by the Army, means a soldier received a security clearance and was in position to lead troops in combat even though he hadn't gone through basic training or spent any time in the service.

In the meantime, come talk to me about happy things. DW is tomorrow. Eleven is love and hotassery in bowties. Southland in 7 months. I would really like some music to work out to if anybody's got mixes they put up or blogs they are loving. sincerely_jane made an animated RDJ mood theme. And I -- I will be over there, talking to sparky77 and maurheti about Brad Colbert/Raylan Givens porn. (I need Raylan icons).

Comments

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Okay, I'm not totally defending Blumenthal, but this article made me think a little better of him. It actually seems like he said he served "in Vietnam" as in "in the time period of Vietnam", though there's one funky quote where he supposedly remembers the handshakes etc. from when "we" returned...except it's been attributed to multiple people over the past ten years. It seems like he fucked up, and then McMahon's people took serious advantage. Obviously, I don't know what happened, but he's been a really good attorney general, who's looked out for his state, and I'm inclined to give him the benefit of the doubt.

Richard Blumenthal Vietnam Service Controversy (http://www.courant.com/news/politics/hc-blumenthal-wounded-0519-20100518,0,5323327.story)


So...if you decided to skip all the political for now and just focus on the pretty, here's a Raylan.

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Okay, give me a minute to be distracted by the hotass. *is distracted*

Okay, the thing with Blumenthal is that if this was a one time verbal slip up or misunderstanding, then I would understand. But he's been saying this sort of deliberate misstatement for YEARS. You don't get to do that for years and then say "my bad." I know nothing about his politics, so if you tell me he's good at his job, I will take you at your word, but that doesn't make this okay.

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He is pretty darn distracting. No lie.

No, no it doesn't. I'm just wondering if the distinction was clear in his head, and he really, truly just thought he wasn't confusing anyone. I don't know; I'd like to believe the best of people, and Blumenthal has seemed incredibly sincere in his apologies. He has a good record with the armed forces, and he's always personally greeted every serviceman and servicewoman who's returned to CT from a tour of duty. The most telling thing to me is that the only people who've had something bad to say about him, are newscasters, politicians, and people looking for a soundbite. None of the people in the service who've worked with him or simply met him have come forward and shamed him, while a number have come forward defending him.

On the other hand, if Blumentahl knew what he sounded like and kept on at it? Not even remotely okay with me. If that's the case, I hope he gets skewered for all he's worth. I'm just even less impressed with Linda McMahon now, since she's the one who apparently paid for this to be bannered across the tops of our screens and papers.

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Yes, what you said. *claps*

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::chuckles:: Clapping is a-okay with me.

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What do we think (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100524/ap_on_el_se/us_blumenthal_vietnam;_ylt=AjUnrxel5XWlCUThTvGByJ6s0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTNwNG50ajF0BGFzc2V0A2FwLzIwMTAwNTI0L3VzX2JsdW1lbnRoYWxfdmlldG5hbQRjY29kZQNtb3N0cG9wdWxhcgRjcG9zAzcEcG9zAzQEcHQDaG9tZV9jb2tlBHNlYwN5bl9oZWFkbGluZV9saXN0BHNsawNibHVtZW50aGFsYXA-)? To me it's about as clear as mud.

[forsweatervests.livejournal.com]

Okay, now I'm well and truly confused. I had seen on the news that he'd made a statement/apology already. Well, I should have known; it was NBC. So we're to understand that he hasn't apologized, but that he's claimed his "explanation" was sufficient? And we still don't know if his gaffe was sneaky or a mistake. Clear as mud is right. His campaign must be floundering like nobody's business right now.

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See, it's just getting worse as time goes on.

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::sigh:: I feel like that's usually true in politics. Or in general, really. Maybe someday we'll get the real scoop, but by then we'll be too senile to care.