Perry’s “brain freeze” last night

I didn’t watch this debate last night because these candidates are complete embarassments I had other more important things to do I figured there were another 200 or so other GOP debates taking place during the next couple of months… I’m certainly glad I missed it.

Why? I hate when people mess up on live TV or during speeches & presentations; it makes me nervous ,I feel embarassed for them, and I just get way too uncomfortable for my own good. But of course every news station was playing this gem over and over this morning:

I feel so uncomfortable watching this, it’s not even funny.

Of course it was Perry. And of course he messed up in a debate.

And on a separate note, the audience booed when Herman Cain was asked a question regarding the recent sexual harassment claims against him. Um, what? I’m sorry but if four different people come forward with allegations, I’m pretty sure there is some sort of problem in your past. I want to think that Herman Cain didn’t do anything wrong, but I’m finding that really hard to do. Companies don’t just pay out settlement money for no reason. And the way Herman Cain is responding to these allegation is really disappointing as well.

Be sure to check back for updates… I’ll keep you up to date on this circus and provide you with my oh-so-important opinions, don’t you worry.

This past week in a nutshell…

I’ve been pretty busy and haven’t had much of a chance to blog recently, so I figured I would sum up this past week’s most interesting stories:

1. For those of you who care, Kim Kardashian just filed for divorce… after being married for 72 days. And just a refresher: the wedding cost $10 million. And Kim made about $18 million off of it.

So there are several things I just don’t understand. First, why is Kim Kardashian still relevant? I wish the media would just stop following her and her attention-seeking family so we didn’t have to hear about them anymore. Please go away, “Kardashian Klan.”

Second, for everyone that things that homosexuality ruins the sanctity of marriage… please turn to exhibit A, Kim Kardashian. Are you joking? So it’s completely okay for a fame-seeking, attention-obsessed socialite to get millions of dollars thrown at her for her obscenely extravagant wedding, only to seek a divorce 72 days later, but a truly loving same-sex couple cannot be together? Interesting. Kim Kardashian sure as hell didn’t get married for “true love.”

And of course, I just have to share some of the tweets that have been floating around since the divorce news came out…

Aaaaand cut. No more talk of the Kardashians. On to the next one.

2. For those of you who care who live under a rock, Jessica Simpson is pregnant. Yeah, everyone knew that already. But she decided to make it “official” on Halloween. Next story…

3. As referenced above (in tweet #3), Jet Blue apparently left airline passengers stranded on the tarmac for more than seven hours because of poor weather and overcorwding at the airport.

Have we not been through this before? How many other stories like this have there been and still the airlines don’t get it?? Albert Einstein said that the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results? I guess this means that airlines are run by insane people?

4. Apparently Herman Cain faced sexual harassment allegations in the 90′s. This little  fun fact just came out in the last couple of days. He first denied knowing anything about it, then tried to explain how the allegations were “baseless” and settled out of court.

I don’t know what to think about this. Part of me is just so immune to political messes like this that it doesn’t even faze me. Part of me wants to shake him (and Kim K, and Jet Blue employees…) and ask him why the hell did you think you could lie about the existence of these allegations?? The truth always comes out, my friend. Even if the allegations were false, they still existed.

So it looks like Obama will be around for another 4 years since no on in the Republican party seems to be sane/intelligent/normal. Except for Huntsman. But no one seems to care about him for some reason.

5. And of course, this little tidbit: the world population just surpassed 7 billion. This is great news. Now we can wait longer at the Post Office lines and my commute to work will now take an hour and 45 minutes as opposed to an hour and a half.

 

And there is your important news for the past week. You’re welcome.

This is apparently what the Huffington Post took from last night’s GOP debate:

Cain actually said that Occupy Wall Street protestors should be in front of the White House, not businesses in New York, since it is truly the government that has failed them. He also said that personal responsibility was important, so yes, some unemployed Americans should be held accountable for their problems. Sensationalize much, HuffPo?

Huh. These are the same journalists that claim that Republicans are racist, sexist, etc. I don’t think that the Huffington Post would feature an article about the fingernails of a male candidate, though… do you? The only news-worthy story about Bachmann last night were her long fingernails? (I don’t think very highly of her as a political figure, mind you, but I still find the coverage of her sexist and pretty ridiculous.) You guys must really be grasping for things to criticize. First SimCity, then this?

GOP Debate in a nutshell

Didn’t see the debate last night? Watch the clip below. But you missed out on an hour and a half of pure entertainment.

Plus, you got to tweet your questions to my BFF Wolf Blitzer. I wanted to do it and get on TV, but couldn’t come up with anything good. I asked my dad what I should ask and he said, “Ask: ‘Why do you hate poor people?’” I contemplated, but I don’t think that Wolf would put that one on the top of his list. So I just continued watching and talking to the TV screen by myself.

To summarize:

• Mitt Romney and Rick Perry are really good at fighting like little catty girls & making everyone feel awkward
• Jon Huntsman is really smart… but good Lord his jokes are terrible and he comes across like he’s in his own little world. He made me uncomfortable the whole time. Hearing his jokes and then crickets afterwards? Awkward.
• Michele Bachmann… not bad. Good at debating — I have to give her credit.
• Newt Gingrich… still hangin’ on somehow. Good at trying to insult Obama.
• Rick Santorum wasn’t bad… I just don’t think he ever comes off very smart. And I feel like he’s just an outsider that nobody really likes. He reminds me of the little neglected child that always wants to be included… but no one cares.
• Herman Cain. He basically just keeps demonstrating that people in business are generally a lot smarter than politicians. Good debater.
• Ron Paul looked just like the cute old man from the movie “UP”

 

Obama’s looking really good right now…

I’m talking about the election next year, people. I kept thinking that maybe there was some hope in the Republican party, but what a let down! I really can’t see any of these presidential hopefuls winning big in 2012. Why? Let’s take a look, shall we?

Sarah Palin: I’m praying to God that she doesn’t enter the race. But if she does, I’m pretty sure that she will somehow mess it up for herself by either continuing to make up American history or by accidentally revealing to the world that she doesn’t read the news and cannot name one news publication on camera.

Michele Bachmann: What terrifies me most is the fact that Bachmann has a lot of Republican support right now. What? How? Why? But not to worry. It’s just a matter of time before she starts to become the next Sarah Palin. Just like with Palin, a sizeable portion of really odd Americans will somehow still support her and not be completely embarassed by her, while the majority of people will look back to when they considered her Presidential material and say, “What the hell was I thinking?” Like Palin, she has the strange habit of rewriting history, and she also is coming under a lot of fire because her family-owned clinic apparently thinks that they can “cure” gay people. Yeah, okay.

Mitt Romney: Who? This guy seems to have disappeared off the face of the earth. He is probably the most sane of all the GOP hopefuls, but despite having millions of dollars, he seems to be a PR failure. Unfortunately, people seem to be a little biased towards him because of his Mormon faith as well, though I’m not sure how much that has to do with his depressing poll numbers.

Tim Pawlenty: I like you sometimes, Tim. Refusing to sign the pledge against gay marriage was cool, as was publically stating that Michele Bachmann hasn’t achieved much in Congress. (To be fair, he isn’t the only GOP candidate who refused to sign the pledge, but still…) And the fact that he’s a Lady Gaga fan? Wow. But with all seriousness, though I don’t agree with a lot of his political views, he seems to be right where the majority of Republicans are in terms of opinions on what needs to be done in the White House. He just isn’t that exciting or something. His poll numbers and fundraising efforts have not been great, so apparently people are bored with him and would rather watch trainwrecks like Sarah Palin on the nightly news.

Jon Huntsman: This guy is pretty legit. As Obama’s Ambassador to China, he obviouslysurpasses most other candidates in terms of intelligence and experience. He is socially conservative, but breaks the mold by supporting civil unions and encouraging government to become more active in environmental problems. I don’t like his stance on several issues — he is a bit too right-wing for my taste — he seems to have it together. To be honest, I don’t quite understand why his poll numbers aren’t better.  His biggest issue seems to be the fact that he is friends with Glenn Beck.   

Rick Santorum: Anytime this guy opens his mouth, he offends someone. Somehow he has managed to make  every racist, sexist, and homophobic statement possible. Sorry to break it to you, but if you offend every American out there, there is going to be no one left to vote for you. Someone obviously never learned how to play nice on the playground with others.

Herman Cain: Oh, Herman. You were so promising. You even caught my interest way back when, so I wrote a blog post or two about you. You are a very intriguing and intelligent person, but some of your views and comments? Good God, man. Seriously? Between stating that you wouldn’t appoint a Muslim to your cabinet to saying that communities should have the right to ban mosques, your discriminatory views are too much to handle. Maybe pissing off and alienating a couple million Americans with your comments wasn’t the smartest thing to do…

Newt Gingrich: Hahahaha. You’re joking, right?