"We elect a guy to serve a term and there had better be a pretty good reason for him not to serve out that term.(Just a warning: This sounds like it's going to be a purely political entry. Well, it isn't really, but it starts from there, and I agreed with those quotes I found.)Getting a blowjob and asking the giver not to tell anyone about it isn't really what I'd call a reason to remove someone from office.
5 years, $40+ million, and the words "Whitewater," "FBI files," and "White House Travel Office" do not appear in Starr's report. And no one seems to be mentioning that.
What really makes me nuts is that those on offense have managed to conflate in the public mind Clinton's shenanigans--lying about a private matter in a deposition for a civil case that had to do with matters ruled immaterial to that civil case, which was, of course, later thrown out--and Nixon's attempt to destroy the Constitution. (Of course, absolutely no one brings up Reagan's baldfaced lying to the nation about Nicaragua, the Contras, Irangate, etc., not to matter his attempts to subvert the Constitution.) ." -Diane Patterson
"The Constitution was written by some smart men, but not every word is gospel. We can say, what were they thinking when they said "impeachment"? They were thinking treason, they were thinking endangering the republic's rule of law. This isn't that." -David Baggins
Anyone seen Mad TV's "Lowered Expectations" ads? It's a dating service for the truly pathetic (the ads show some sad sacks holding hands on the beach), for those who have no hope of anybody good, like those people in The Weddding Singer. And the videos you see are of these scary psycho people. You know you're sad when you've gotta stoop THIS low.
I find that a very appropriate term for today.
Been reading the Starr Report (well, the kinky section) lately. I'm amazed that it's being posted most anywhere- even Spotfans has posted it! It wasn't as kinky as I thought it would be (except for that cigar stuff. Eeeeeewwww.) Also found a Salon article (link below) I think y'all should read- it's very interesting on this topic.
General overall impressions:
* Monica's a bit ditzy and obsessive. She sounds a bit like me. Yuck.
* Everybody here was lying and breaking laws. MANY people covered for the two, and there's a lot of people saying so.
* Starr overresearched (400+ pages? Jesus H. Christ!)
* Monica's practically Santa- the woman gives waaaaay too many gifts.
* She also thought he'd call her more and give her a job when she asked for it. Naturally, he did not.
As I'm reading the thing I'm going "I can't believe she thought he'd (marry her/get her a job/call on Valentine's/etc.)." I mean, get real, he's a married president, like he can really do that stuff without people finding out?
At dinner I'm telling the details to Mom and Dad and Mom the Republican starts going off on how politicians should have morals and not lie, etc, etc. And I, being little Ms. Cynical, say that I think all politicians lie and screw, etc., and I don't expect anything different.
And then I said this sentence: "I have pretty low expectations of people, but I have no expectations of politicians."
And then I started to think about that sentence.
"Broken promises don't upset me. I just think, why did they believe me?" -Jack HandeyI have pretty low expectations of people. After growing up with everyone I know, parents, family, friends, etc. making and breaking promises constantly, I don't trust them a bit to do what they say they will. And sure enough, they don't. I have to constantly ride herd on Mom for days to get her to do the slightest task, and half the time it still doesn't get done. And I've learned not to believe her at all when she tells me when she's going to pick me up or something like that.
I, on the other hand, used to keep all my promises. But I got sick of being the only one to work at it and nobody else even attempting to bother. Which is when I said "Fuck it, if no one else will keep their promises, why should I?" And I turned jerky too.
I've kept only a few standards in my life, one of them being that I call people back when they call me. This is/was (I am no longer sure which) one of my few standards I held others to. Unless you haven't been home for days at a time, there ain't really an excuse for not calling back within a few days of the original call. Just my opinion.
But does anyone call me back anymore? Hell no! At first, people (and I don't just mean guys here) would just be late in calling back. Stuff comes up, I'm fine with that. But lately, almost no one calls me back, and it's damned annoying. SEVERAL people I know have been going around saying "I'll call you (tonight/in a few days/sometime soon)" and then don't bother. Not only is this rude, it's damned annoying. I do not care for waiting for a phone call for days, especially when said call has something to do with future plans. And I really don't care for being forced to call the offender again to see what's wrong. Leaving messages doesn't seem to work either.
Why do I put up with this crap at al, you might ask? Well, I have learned from experience that no matter how much you object to a person's behavior, it will not improve. My parents just scream at me for a half hour more than usual to just shut up and take whatever they dish out (basically that's the message, although they wouldn't agree with me on this). And as for non-relatives, they just think you're a psycho and stop talking to you. So basically, my options are to object to what people do and get yelled at or wind up not talking to anyone, or take their BS and get yelled at less or keep a semblance of a relationship going.
"I put up with everything." Cameron, Ferris Bueller's Day Off"You see, when it comes to phone calls I have what I call the 24 Hour Rule. If someone doesn't call you on the day when they're supposed to, I give it 24 hours before I flip out about it. If you were expecting the call Wednesday night, wait until late Thursday night to flip out. Things come up, emergencies/work stuff/whatever may interfere. I'm a reasonable person, I can accept that.
But if you don't hear from them after the 24 hours are up . . . then you've got a problem.
I should be stiffer about this. I accepted "I forgot" a lot from The Moron, mainly because it was quite plausible (he had the memory of your average stapler). But if that isn't it, then you're stuck with "The person's a jerk", and then I never know what to do. Call them and complain about it? Swallow it and forget the person?
I hate being put in that position.
And if that happens to me again . . . I wish I could say that I'll suck it up and complain about it, but who am I kidding? I'll ignore it unless/until I hear from the person, in which case I will swallow whatever BS they've got for me and continue to put up with it.
I know, I know, I have no self-respect or whatever. Then again, I've gotten more dates from having no self-respect than I have from throwing fits. -Me, September 2
"Anyway: he apologized for not calling earlier, was busy- wow, an apology, that's already an improvement from the last jerkoff! Sad, how you can get used to a lack of common courtesy." -Me (August 28)I was shocked when Kiwini called me back the next day a while ago- I wasn't used to a guy acting decently. A.k.a. he was meeting my standards and I wasn't used to it."As I left the house that night to get Justin's b-day present, I was all, "I don't care if he calls back, no biggie." Flashbacking to The Moron, I guess, waiting for him to call back- sure he'd call, but not going to count on it or anything. Mostly of course, I never did get called back, and I still got all pissed off and worried about if he got it or forgot or whether or not to try again or was I being dissed . . . ick, let's not go back there." -Me, August 31
But since that's gone out the window, I am vaguely pissed, but not losing it this time. I no longer care, I think. Hey, he was the one who said he wanted to talk to me- he doesn't want to now, his loss. I'm not gonna flip out and get all attached again. No way. But I figured out that I got so upset because at first he seemed non-jerkish. If he'd acted more like a jerk (not calling back, period) right off the bat, I woulda been used to it and not very surprised. That is what I'm used to from people nowadays. I have to function by my favorite line on pessimism:
The nice part about being a pessimist is that you are constantly being either proven right or pleasantly surprised." -George F. WillI'm actually happy if I hear from someone, because I'm fully expecting NOT to.
But for a person I know to go from non-jerk to jerk- this is when I lose it. And so many people I know or knew have done this. And I'm developing tendencies. Why must almost everyone I know lose their good qualities and become assholes?
With all this crappy behavior going on, I'm thinking of lowering my expectations even more. I know this is really funny coming from me, but maybe even I'm being too optimistic and moralish for the real world, kinda like the Republicans. I shouldn't expect anyone to not act like a dickhead. I should expect people to NEVER call back, or to do ANYTHING.
How lovely: Everyone now acts like The Moron.
And speaking of . . . like I said, it's been about a year since I last kissed The Moron. The last time things went well between us was last September, right before I went to school.
We go to this ampitheater every summer, and it's a really gorgeous place. I thought The Moron would like it like I did, so I asked him out there last September. Took him to all the most beautiful places I liked, etc, etc.
I'm sorry I did that now, because I can't go to those places anymore without having flashbacks that I don't need to remember. We went to the ampitheater again and saw Ain't Misbehavin. Which has now led me to a question to ponder: Which is worse, a play with a stupid plot and so-so songs or a play with NO plot and so-so songs? Anyway, Mom kept bugging me:
"Don't you want to go down to the fountain? Go out to the balcony?"
"Uh, no."
"Come on."
"No."
"Why not?"
"You know . . . "
I really didn't need to have her bringing up the contrasts between a year ago (romantic action even though the play sucked) and now (no compensation for sucky "play"). Gee, thanks, Mom.
Notes to self:
1. Don't let the next one (whoever it is- this may be different if I don't see Kiwini again) into my life like that (i.e. take them to somewhere I go regularly).
2. Don't get attached to him, do not go insane.
3. And DON'T expect him to act decent, EVER. Especially not on a regular basis.
Ain't life grand?
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