Monday, October 27, 2008
More nitwittery
Last week, I talked about the utter contempt I have for nitwit celebrities who foist their political views upon the general public. Earlier tonight I spied a commercial in which pop music squealer Christina Aguilera implored her fellow citizens to vote. Wrapped in a flag and cradling a baby, Ms. Aguilera said, and I quote:
"If I were president, I would make sure that all children lived in a violence-free home."
So, in addition to serving as Commander in Chief and making treaties and appointing judges and giving Congress information on the State of the Union, Ms. Aguilera thinks the President of the U.S. is also a glorified social worker and a beat police officer. Sounds like someone needs to read her Constitution, n'est-ce pas?
I don't think there's a single soul who wouldn't enjoy living in a world in which young'uns spend their entire childhood never seeing their mother get smacked around or never witnessing a shooting on the nearest street corner. If such a world is ever going to exist, however, it ain't gonna be because of something that took place in the Oval Office (and that includes an Oval Office occupied by a dark-skinned deity). Local police, mayors and city council members, state legislators and officials in state agencies ... those are the people who can truly do something about making homes safe and free from violence.
The idea that it's the President's, or the federal government's, job to cure every ill and and solve every problem, real or imagined, is nothing new. Watch Oprah Winfrey for a week and you'll hear her talk to dozens of people who state for the record that the gov'ment has to "do something" to fix everything from bumpy roads to the ingrown toenail epidemic (and, of course, her overwhelmingly female audience nods in unison and cries on cue).
You may also recall that during the 2000 campaign, Al "Big Daddy" Gore tried to appeal to frazzled soccer moms by promising to institute a national 1-800 number that would've given up-to-the-minute traffic reports for each and every city in America. If B. Hussein Obama's elected (God help us), we can expect him and his nanny state cheerleaders in Congress to propose similar claptrap -- which will be paid for by taxing the bejesus out of everything that moves, or makes a profit.
"If I were president, I would make sure that all children lived in a violence-free home."
So, in addition to serving as Commander in Chief and making treaties and appointing judges and giving Congress information on the State of the Union, Ms. Aguilera thinks the President of the U.S. is also a glorified social worker and a beat police officer. Sounds like someone needs to read her Constitution, n'est-ce pas?
I don't think there's a single soul who wouldn't enjoy living in a world in which young'uns spend their entire childhood never seeing their mother get smacked around or never witnessing a shooting on the nearest street corner. If such a world is ever going to exist, however, it ain't gonna be because of something that took place in the Oval Office (and that includes an Oval Office occupied by a dark-skinned deity). Local police, mayors and city council members, state legislators and officials in state agencies ... those are the people who can truly do something about making homes safe and free from violence.
The idea that it's the President's, or the federal government's, job to cure every ill and and solve every problem, real or imagined, is nothing new. Watch Oprah Winfrey for a week and you'll hear her talk to dozens of people who state for the record that the gov'ment has to "do something" to fix everything from bumpy roads to the ingrown toenail epidemic (and, of course, her overwhelmingly female audience nods in unison and cries on cue).
You may also recall that during the 2000 campaign, Al "Big Daddy" Gore tried to appeal to frazzled soccer moms by promising to institute a national 1-800 number that would've given up-to-the-minute traffic reports for each and every city in America. If B. Hussein Obama's elected (God help us), we can expect him and his nanny state cheerleaders in Congress to propose similar claptrap -- which will be paid for by taxing the bejesus out of everything that moves, or makes a profit.
# posted by Joltin' Django @ Monday, October 27, 2008 
