June 25, 2008
Unclear on the Concept Department
What Do Rush Limbaugh, Rosanne Barr, and I Have In Common?
Morons insult us because of our weight.
There are plenty of reasons to dislike Rush Limbaugh and the things he stands for, but a surprising number of his detractors feel compelled to point out that he's fat.
It was the same with Rosanne Barr when she started her sitcom. Lots of people commented on and complained about her weight, without noticing that her show was brilliantly written and very funny.
(For that matter, why do so many people mention Monica Lewinsky's weight without noticing that she was easily the most honorable person involved in that whole scandal, on either side.)
I knew that posting video of myself would lead to similar comments, but I didn't expect them quite this quick. Somebody apparently named Tony Picerella posted a comment on my piece about the California school that faked student's drunk driving deaths to scare their classmates into not driving drunk:
You obviously don't get the problem we have here in California with teen drivers but instead jumped on the bandwagon to bash the program and the CHP officer. You are also a fat stubby ugly man, stop video taping your self, stick to firing off shots from the safety of the soapbox you have been given.
Hey Tony, nobody gave me this soapbox. I built it, thank you very much.
And you know what? At least I don't tell disturbing lies to high school kids. That's not a very nice thing to do, which was the whole point of picking on the cop: He wouldn't like it if somebody used terrible lies to teach him a lesson.
(To be fair to Officer Newbury, he may well think this is as stupid of an idea as I do, but it's what his bosses are making him do.)
As for the drunk driving problem with California teens, I'll take your word that there's a problem, but what I don't get is how a stunt like this could be the solution. Is there any evidence that telling traumatic lies like this has ever improved any public health problem?
Teen pregnancy? Drag racing? Huffing solvents? Smoking? Obesity? Anything?
Update: I keep thinking about that comment. "Fat" is a medical observation, and "ugly" is in the eye of the beholder, but "stubby"? What the hell?
Update 2: Hmmm. Fat, ugly, and mumbling...it's like I'm Marlon Brando!
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I apologize for the insults on your looks, that was wrong as I am not handsome. You still have no idea what the Every 15-minutes program is, what it is about and that is my chief complaint with you. Look into something before you piggy-back your view points on another ill informed person. Make your own observation after actually sitting through the program is all that I am asking. I feel it is irresponsible for anyone with a Soapbox, real or imagined to comment without knowledge of or the experience of how Impaired drivers can destroy lives.
TP