SNARK!!! Saturday morning was off to promising start out here in Northern New Jersey. The birds sang a weekend song for me as my coffee seeped into the caraffe--Gosh, I love that aroma! So American. Then off I went to catch a little MSM--you know, I have to stay informed as best I can (snark). Tuned to MSNBC--you know the folks that bring us the likes of Keith Olbermann, Rachel Maddow, Naomi Wolf, Jeremy Scahill, Ed Shultz, and all the compelling commentary not seen anywhere else by the heroes of VoteVets.org.
Only 3 minutes into Alex Witt's responsible "reporting" was it all it took before the television was turned off with utter disgust. The coffee spilled on my lap. Shit! Even the damn birds' singing is annoying me.
Let me preface by saying I'm not a Barack Obama "supporter", however, I believe I've just become one. At this point, I'm equally giving mula to the campaigns of Sen. Chris Dodd and John "Golden Boy" Edwards.
Support in the sense that I can, without getting whipped into a pathological pseudo-patriotic frenzy, understand and respect Sen. Obama's decision to not wear the USA Pin on his lapel forthwith. Afterall, it's just a pin.
Senator Obama doesn't need to wear a pin to make a mockery of American Patriotism, like so many do. He's built an esteemed record of steadfast and excellent service to the people of this country in his 45 years, unlike the entire slew of his relentless and venal critics, who now foam at the mouth because, how dare he!--He's not wearing that inch-long metal piece on his lapel painted red and blue.
Like Sean Hannity. All us Kossacks know Mr. Hannity as the rightwing baffoon from FoxNews. You know, the guy with the same amount of charisma as...toenail fungus. It was toenail fungus--I mean Sean Hannity--who first introduced Sen. Obama's unforgiveable faux paus to the world with all the idiological glee of "see I told he was no good!" And my, it hasn't taken long for the rest of the lazy, irresponsible, corrupted body of the MSM to follow suit.
Senator Obama doesn't seem to be catching a break these days. He doesn't even need to open his mouth to attract detracters. Is this what being a loyal, uncorrupted, and diligent member of our elected body of officials gets you? Steeped in controversy because you decided to not wear a meaningless little piece of metal on your lapel, that's no more representative of an individual's allegiance to their country than Sean Hannity's smug grin as he introduces yet, another stupid, vacuous, worthless Right Wing talking point.