It’s only a few days into the New Year and already my
resolutions have gone by the wayside.
So, rather than examine my own shortcomings, I’d like to take this
opportunity to delve into shortcomings of others.
Looking back at the last year we found that people of all
ages could be goaded into acting like fools in the name “charity.” Folks around the nation found that
challenging anyone from friends and family to total strangers could be bullied
into getting buckets of ice water dumped on them. These acts of nonsense resulted in many, many
dollars being donated to some charity.
Most of these acts of terror occurred while being videotaped
and then were laughed at by equally simple-minded fools who decided to try
their own hands at replicating what they just saw. These morons were applauded by the masses.
On an unrelated note, the CIA was publicly chastised for
pouring water on the heads of terrorists.
Outrage circulated around the country because these poor, unsuspecting
murderers and terror plotters were being subject to “torture,” which, among the
anointed, was verboten unless done to the likes of Katie Couric.
We also witnessed the disappearance of an airplane from the
skies. Apparently this
Malaysian-originated flight simply vanished over Asian and Pacific waters and
assumed at the bottom of the oceans.
Problem is, there has been no debris in the form of those
“floatation cushions” we’re all told about using during over-water emergencies,
structural Styrofoam, luggage, fuel/oil slicks, or those “pinging” black boxes.
Nonetheless, the world was guaranteed the search would
continue until the wreckage was located.
Nothing has been found because the search for this plane has
been suspended for several months now.
Even Nancy Grace and Greta VanSustern have conceded that perhaps David
Copperfield used this as part of a giant magic trick.
General Motors – the vehicle manufacturer, not that military
guy – have set a record by recalling every car they ever made, and some
manufactured by Ford.
It seems that some cars simply shut off while driving,
others have missing seat bolts, and others that have been manufactured in Mexico
Bill Cosby has found himself in some hot water because of a
sudden deluge of women claiming the comedian/actor sexually harassed them at
one time or another over the past thirty years.
Mr. Cosby has denied these allegations by accusers, some of
whom are now in their 60’s. It seems odd
these wrongs need correcting now, for some reason that may involve cash
settlements to make these women feel better.
These crimes need to be aired to show what a cad Mr. Cosby is, and has
been, for some years.
Odder yet, is the fact that former President William
Jefferson Clinton was accused of the very same thing as Mr. Cosby yet, his
dalliances were summarily dismissed by his rabidly blind supporters who claimed
these were “private matters,” and should not be anyone’s business but that of
Mr. Clinton.
And finally, Ebola has been cured. Not really, but all the hoopla has been
cured. We’re no closer to finding a
vaccine for the Ebola virus today than we were ten years ago. CNN has simply given up on continually
harping about people dying from this disease.
After all, we, as a nation, are more interested in who is going to be
competing on Dancing With the Stars.
