I love Facebook. If your attitude is one of condescension toward Facebook in general, move on there is nothing to see here. I love seeing pictures, quotes, odd stories, it is like being at a state fair.
But there are times when people get on my nerves. You can guess which ones. The flag waving, Bible toting, apple pie eating, sanctimonious conservatives who assume that their view of the world is universal.
I have only unfriended two people- angry, hateful, racist screeds. But on occasion I hide a post- even some from good friends. I am going to start posting those here, just so Kossacks can shake their fists at the sky.
Well, you know, of course, Obama just gave himself a gigantic raise by executive order.
Here is the link my friend shared.
Friday a White House press release was inadvertently distributed early to news organizations announcing that President Barack Hussein Obama had signed an executive order giving himself a pay raise to $500,000 annually.
Good Kossacks that you are, you are like me. You immediately thought, how did I miss this? Surely if it were true Hannity would be dancing jigs, Issa would be firing up the House Grill, and Rand Paul would be making speeches.
But, no, the Conservative Mind immediately jumped on it.
Hey Mr President, what about our troops? Do they get a pay raise this year too?
And what has he accomplished to give himself a pay raise like that? That's maddening
Wish I could give myself a pay raise! The difference is that I earned one!!!!!!!!!!!
I did the obligatory
Snopes search and although I usually leave them to writhe in their own inanity, I posted it. It was a story from the Palookaville Post, a new site to me, but apparently a poor man's Onion.
I expected my friend to sneer at the source, or insist it was true. What she did was infinitely better. I will let her speak for herself.
Even if it's apparently false, I'm sure eventually it will be true.
And ladies and gentleman, I can't top that logic