If you're on Twitter and you like humor at all, I'm sure you're already following comedian Rob Delaney. If you're not, you've made a terrible mistake and we'll sit here patiently and make fun of you while you go fix that now. Rob has about a godzillion followers on Twitter but he's one of the ones that truly deserves it -- he's incredibly funny, super nice, and a major Democrat. Rob Delaney's kind of like if Mr. Rogers had a warped sex drive and said horrifically wrong (yet hilarious) things every once in a while.
Every now and then he'll put up something serious. Usually it's something to talk people into getting help for depression or something, as he's had problems with that before, or other good stuff, like taking a stand against homophobia. He put up something yesterday that I was glad to re-tweet, but I was thinking, this should be re-tweeted to people who aren't on Twitter, too. It makes a great case for just one of the many, many, many reasons voters should stick with Obama.
So, that's why I'm asking you to leap over the weird orange dog-whoopsie on the Kos carpet and read on...
It's not long, but I don't want to quote the whole thing 'cuz that might be a faux pas and far be it from me to do anything French. You canread the whole thing here (and that's the link you should pass along to your relatives, lest I alienate them with my sailor-talk of dog-whoopsies, etc.)
As I looked at these pictures of the babies being evacuated, I had a depressing thought. What are the financial situations of these babies’ parents? Are they poor? Do they have insurance? Are they on Medicaid? Medicaid is a health program that pays for medical services for those who cannot afford them. It is jointly funded by the federal and state governments. In some ways, I’d be happy if you were learning this information for the first time right now; the reason being that you don’t have to rely on Medicaid. Regardless, I suspect that if you had some “Medicaid” in your pocket last night, you’d have gladly given it to these precious babies to ensure their health and safety. It’s a good thing. If one of those babies were poor, I don’t suspect you’d want to punish her because her dad got laid off from his manufacturing job or because leukemia killed her older brother and bankrupted her parents just in time for her birth. If you don’t like these examples, tough shit; they’re how people get poor in the United States of America in 2012. I don’t want you to like them.
I’d also ask that you think about those babies when you vote next week. Or think about your own baby, or maybe a baby you know or perhaps work with. (Wouldn’t it be cool to work with a baby?)
He goes on to explain the damage Romney/Ryan would do to healthcare and babies, and the good that Obamacare will do for the deficit. It's good stuff, and you should read it and pass it around.
So, go there for that. But stay for tweets like:
.@realDonaldTrump Your tweets carry the karmic price tag of taking a shit on a nurse or seeing-eye dog.
Odd that Romney runs on homophobia when his religion was invented decades AFTER Ronald Reagan & John Wayne shared the 1st onscreen gay kiss.
To get staff fired up for the home stretch, Mitt Romney is allowing campaign offices to play Steely Dan songs after 8 pm.
Obama clarifies "bullshitter" remark about Romney: "I meant to say he's a 'fucking' bullshitter."
Disappointed Obama didn't halt global warming? Then you should definitely punish him by giving Paul Ryan the keys to your daughter's uterus.
"I've watched year after year as companies are shut down. In fact, I've had a front row seat!" - Mitt Romney
Rough few months; as soon as the election's over we'll having to start shoring up our defenses for the War on Christmas. #tcot
.@MittRomney You should record a "rap" song to attract more black voters. ("Rap" is the "rhythm talking" they do over hard jazz drumming.)
"This Halloween, I'm going as voter I.D. laws!" - Racism
I would rather be a goat or a bag of teeth than a “low information voter.”
Sold yet? :)