So it has been a while since I have blogged. Say, the middle of October. As a friend of mine said, maybe having a baby mellowed me. Probably true. So I am going with a post tonight about a few people - or groups of people - who bug me. Annoy me. Make me want to pull out my hair - assuming I had some. And no, I am not bald. I am clean shaven. I choose to walk around with no hair. There is a difference! So without further ado, or further ramblings from me, my list of people who big, big time!
1. Smokers - okay, what the BLEEP? (This bleep is brought to you by the FCC. Those fine folks who tell us what is appropriate for television and radio. Of course, Family Guy did the best FCC spoof ever. You can watch it here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2NDPT0Ph5rA ) Seriously, what is the deal with smokers. These folks smoke everywhere. When the baby was born, we were at the hospital. There you go. I bet you didn't know that. I should get some award for stating the obvious! Anyway, there were folks in their hospital gowns who were smoking outside of the hospital. Yes, you are at the hospital and sick, yet that is not motivation enough for you to stop smoking. I mean, how much of a degenerate do you have to be to smoke while you are admitted to the hospital? You rank right up there with crazy folks who post comments on people's Facebook pages and then go back and delete them. Yes, I am talking about you, you crazy lady. Michael Jackson is still dead and Chiller is still funny! Here is an idea: stop smoking. Use the patch, gum, hypnosis, or just plain cold turkey. But stop smoking. It is disgusting. Its more disgusting than the dude who called be after his glass eyeball fell out!
2. Christmas decorations - Hey, Target, Wal Mart, dude who lives near King Park: I have a memo for you: it is not even freaking Thanksgiving yet. Take down your decorations. What happened to one holiday at a time? No Target, I am not going to buy your overpriced Christmas clothes. Wal Mart, I am not going to buy your crappy Christmas decorations that cost you 25 cents to make and you are selling for $5. Put it away. Ask me about it after Thanksgiving. I want to celebrate one holiday at a time. So, the order in the fall is Halloween, Thanksgiving and then Christmas. It is not Christmas season from October 15 until December 25. Oh, and I didn't forget about you ABC Family. They have this ridiculous 25 days of Christmas. Its like an advent calendar full of movies. Fine. I can get it. Kind of. But, now they are doing the "Countdown to the 25 days of Christmas." It started on like November 5. It wasn't even Veterans Day yet. You have to countdown to a countdown to Christmas. Really? How about a countdown to a countdown to a countdown to you folks getting a brain? You do realize that not everyone celebrates the holiday, right? And some folks don't run out and buy presents for Christmas. Some people actually get that there is something to the time of year from the end of November (AFTER THANKSGIVING) to the end of the year. And it has nothing to do with your movies, some of which are old and some of which just plain suck. Hey, anything with Mario Lopez should be burned. Now. Please? Lets celebrate one holiday at a time. For now, I want to focus on my Thanksgiving turkey, stuffing and baking pies for the local fire department. And I will not watch ABC SUCKY, er, Family.
Oh, and dude who lives near King Park, take down your lights. Lights go up the day after Thanksgiving. They come down a week after the New Year. That is the rule. Live with it or your neighbors can pull down your lights. And never, ever let you put them up again.
3. Dude from India - So, I get this call today while I am working. Caller ID pulls up 64053. Um, at least in this country, we have seven digit phone numbers. So, this worries me. I know when the fine folks at the Federal Bureau of Investigation call me, and they do call me once in a while, it comes up with three numbers. But five numbers are weird. So, I answer the phone "This is Jonathan." You would think this would tell someone who I am. Apparently not. Dude explains he is from a mortgage lender. He wants to talk to me about a client, call her Stephanie. But, instead he calls her Steve. After I correct her name, he asks me for her social security number. Now, I don't know about the rest of the country, but I don't run around giving out a client's social security number. So, I ask dude where he is calling from. His answer, not surprisingly, Mumbai, India. So, I ask him to verify his identity. He won't. So I ask him why he thinks I should give out my client's social security number to some guy half way around the world. He keeps repeating his script "I need you to verify your identity by giving me her social security number." Dude, you called me. You dialed my number. I answered "This is Jonathan." Who do you think it is, Jack the Ripper? And you want me to give out information to some dude just because he called me and said he was from a bank? You are right, I trust banks. I trust them about as much as I trust insurance companies. No wait, I trust insurance companies more. I trust the California legislature more than I trust banks, and the legislature, well, at least Pedro Nava and Calderon, whatever the heck his first name is, oh wait, it is Ron, are in the back pockets of the banks. So ultimately he hung up on me. Go figure.
4. Fiances - no, not fiancees. The former are the men who are engaged. The latter are the women who are engaged. What is up with us guys? Some of us are just lame. Not me, of course. I am an angel, right? But I have watched an episode or two of "Say Yes to the Dress." It is a show on TLC that follows crazy women buying wedding dresses from some fancy shop in NYC. Got the premise? It is not earth shattering tv. Very simple. But then some of these women show up with the guy. What is up with that? The guy? He is not supposed to have ANY say in the wedding dress. Heck, he isn't even supposed to see her in the dress before the wedding. Never. Ever. You aren't cool or phresh (not fresh, mind you, but phresh so I can feel hip) or hip or happening or tight or anything else. You are a loser. A big fat loser. A big fat patethic useless loser. It is her dress. She picks it out. You have no say in it. Ever. Remember that. Now go watch 24 and Counting or however many kids the Duggars have now. You know, it would be easier to keep track if they went from A to Z with the names instead of starting them all with J. You do know that they now have to make up names since they have run out of real names that begin with the letter J.
So there you have it. 4 groups of people who annoy me. A lot. Too much! The world would be a better place if these folks who stop being dweebs and douches and start being real, the real world. No wait, that show was, and is, full of douches too. Sorry. f
Showing posts with label Michael Jackson. Show all posts
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Thursday, November 12, 2009
Saturday, August 22, 2009
Responsibility and Weenies
Okay, I do not mean like Liberty Mutual. "When people do it, its called responsibility. When an insurance company does it, its Liberty Mutual." No, its not. Its called marketing. You are marketing your company. You want people to see you as compassionate and great. You want them to pay you money. And, Liberty Mutual is not compassionate. They do not go to great lengths to help anyone.
Their claims are handled by people who generally cannot put out a full paragraph of thought. Seriously, I received a letter from one of their adjusters that was two sentences. Incomplete sentences. No verb. How do you consider that responsible? Responsible would be hiring people who understand proper usage of the English language. I am pretty sure my high school English teacher (who probably is smart enough not to read this) taught me how to write a complete sentence. It is not that hard.
If you want responsible, try paying claims in a timely manner. How about this: when someone is rear ended, do not deny liability for the accident? If you refuse to settle the claim, when you receive a request for admission that says "Admit the front of Defendant's car struck the rear of Plaintiff's car" respond by saying "Admit" instead of "Defendant cannot admit nor deny." You can - you choose not to. That is not responsible. It is a decision. And I am fine with it, but then don't tell people how responsible you are. That is called hypocritical.
Sorry. That was a long tangent. I really didn't mean to go there. It just happens sometimes.
Responsibility means that you are open and honest. You take a position and you stand by it. You don't run and hide. At least, that is what it means in the context of this post. Look, if you run an organization, be it a non-profit, a corporation, or your local homeowners crazy group, er, association, you are sometimes forced to make a decision. It happens. That is why you are the leader. You make the decision and you stand by it. Some people won't like it. But when they don't, you defend your position.
It really isn't that hard. Lets say you decide not to publicly oppose bad legislation. When someone says "Why didn't you oppose it?" you say "We didn't oppose it because................" I don't really care what comes after the because. It could be "because we are lame arses who couldn't understand the impact of the legislation." It could be "because we aren't smart enough to figure out the legislation." It could be "because we wussed out." It could be "because we don't want to upset someone else."
You see, the reason is less important than the fact that you stand by your position. Let me give you a real life situation. In the 80s, there was the Tylenol scare. Those of you too young to remember should google it. Johnson and Johnson pulled all Tylenol off the store shelves. People thought it was a dumb move and questioned it. And the response was simple: "We did this because we thought it was the right thing to do." Voila - problem solved. Tylenol sales shot up after it was back on the market.
You see, they explained it. It may not have been the world's most eloquent defending of a decision. It may not have even been the right decision. But they made a decision, stood by it and defended it. Now that example is used in business schools around the country as a case study.
However, other people, sit by and refuse to explain their decisions. I guess that's fine if you are a weenie. Seriously. Its like the little kid who is losing in the neighborhood football game so says "I am taking my ball and going home." That kid is a weenie. Admit it - that is what you called him growing up. Those weenies grow up to be today's weenies. And today's weenies do the same thing.
"I decided not to do x." So, why did you decide not to do x? "I am not saying." Really? That is your best comeback. Its like saying "I am rubber. You are glue. Whatever you say bounces off of me and sticks on you." Seriously, it is like playing a game of Snaps and using "Yo mama so ugly she don't wear a Halloween costume." Seriously. Its lame. (By the way, try this: Yo mama so ugly she makes Michael Jackson look like George Clooney or try this: Yo mama so white she makes Michael Jackson look like he did in the 80s or try this: Yo mama so hairy she makes a poodle look bald.)
If you want to play with the big boys, you explain yourself. Plain and simple. You don't want to explain yourself? Then go teach law school. By yourself. At some place like Lorenzo Patino School of Law (bar passage rate: -15%. Yes, they actually have more students fail than graduate). Until you are ready to do that, you aren't ready to lead a troupe of Brownies.
Their claims are handled by people who generally cannot put out a full paragraph of thought. Seriously, I received a letter from one of their adjusters that was two sentences. Incomplete sentences. No verb. How do you consider that responsible? Responsible would be hiring people who understand proper usage of the English language. I am pretty sure my high school English teacher (who probably is smart enough not to read this) taught me how to write a complete sentence. It is not that hard.
If you want responsible, try paying claims in a timely manner. How about this: when someone is rear ended, do not deny liability for the accident? If you refuse to settle the claim, when you receive a request for admission that says "Admit the front of Defendant's car struck the rear of Plaintiff's car" respond by saying "Admit" instead of "Defendant cannot admit nor deny." You can - you choose not to. That is not responsible. It is a decision. And I am fine with it, but then don't tell people how responsible you are. That is called hypocritical.
Sorry. That was a long tangent. I really didn't mean to go there. It just happens sometimes.
Responsibility means that you are open and honest. You take a position and you stand by it. You don't run and hide. At least, that is what it means in the context of this post. Look, if you run an organization, be it a non-profit, a corporation, or your local homeowners crazy group, er, association, you are sometimes forced to make a decision. It happens. That is why you are the leader. You make the decision and you stand by it. Some people won't like it. But when they don't, you defend your position.
It really isn't that hard. Lets say you decide not to publicly oppose bad legislation. When someone says "Why didn't you oppose it?" you say "We didn't oppose it because................" I don't really care what comes after the because. It could be "because we are lame arses who couldn't understand the impact of the legislation." It could be "because we aren't smart enough to figure out the legislation." It could be "because we wussed out." It could be "because we don't want to upset someone else."
You see, the reason is less important than the fact that you stand by your position. Let me give you a real life situation. In the 80s, there was the Tylenol scare. Those of you too young to remember should google it. Johnson and Johnson pulled all Tylenol off the store shelves. People thought it was a dumb move and questioned it. And the response was simple: "We did this because we thought it was the right thing to do." Voila - problem solved. Tylenol sales shot up after it was back on the market.
You see, they explained it. It may not have been the world's most eloquent defending of a decision. It may not have even been the right decision. But they made a decision, stood by it and defended it. Now that example is used in business schools around the country as a case study.
However, other people, sit by and refuse to explain their decisions. I guess that's fine if you are a weenie. Seriously. Its like the little kid who is losing in the neighborhood football game so says "I am taking my ball and going home." That kid is a weenie. Admit it - that is what you called him growing up. Those weenies grow up to be today's weenies. And today's weenies do the same thing.
"I decided not to do x." So, why did you decide not to do x? "I am not saying." Really? That is your best comeback. Its like saying "I am rubber. You are glue. Whatever you say bounces off of me and sticks on you." Seriously, it is like playing a game of Snaps and using "Yo mama so ugly she don't wear a Halloween costume." Seriously. Its lame. (By the way, try this: Yo mama so ugly she makes Michael Jackson look like George Clooney or try this: Yo mama so white she makes Michael Jackson look like he did in the 80s or try this: Yo mama so hairy she makes a poodle look bald.)
If you want to play with the big boys, you explain yourself. Plain and simple. You don't want to explain yourself? Then go teach law school. By yourself. At some place like Lorenzo Patino School of Law (bar passage rate: -15%. Yes, they actually have more students fail than graduate). Until you are ready to do that, you aren't ready to lead a troupe of Brownies.
Saturday, July 11, 2009
More MJ
No, not Mitch Jackson or Micha Jarmel and not Michael Jordan. This is Michael Jackson. Since my last post has generated so much interest on my Facebook page and a few comments that were unpublishable, I thought I would share with you my top 5 Michael Jackson moments. And before you go off on me for taking shots at a dead guy, I would make these comments if dude was alive and his doctor hadn't doped him up - allegedly.
5. The Hair - remember the filming of the Pepsi commercial when his hair caught fire? His hair actually caught fire. Apparently there was so much product, ie junk, in his hair that it burned like a bonfire. Very nice.
4. The ghost - I remember in the 80s videos Michael had a darker complexion than me. Last picture I saw I thought I was looking at Casper. I know, some bizarre skin condition that could never be confirmed by a medical doctor. Or bleaching. Either way, good fodder for the blogger.
3. Macaluey Culkin - Culkin was a cute kid in Home Alone. Then Jacko spent a night in bed with Culkin. Culkin has been Clunkin along ever since. Oh, and he did wonders for Corey Feldman's career as well. Him and the wife who better stay cute since she aint the sharpest tool in the shed!
2. Eat it - Need I say more? Well, for those of you who do not follow the greatest parody singer of all time, I present for you the chorus:
Just eat it, eat it , eat it
Get yourself an egg and beat it
Have some more chicken, have some more pie
It doesn't matter , it's broiled or fried
Just eat it, eat it, eat it, eat it
eat it, eat it, eat it, eat it, ooh
If you don't think this is funny, try the video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=HyfcOriVKBM If you still don't think this is funny, stop reading my blog. Now. Seriously. Give it up. Click the little "x" to close the box. Please.
1. Chiller - This is a little known parody of Thriller. You all remember the Thriller video? I stayed up past my bedtime to watch the world premiere with my family. We all gathered around the tv and put on MTV, which back then stood for music, something they don't have anymore on that station, and were awed by it. Well, here are the lyrics for Chiller:
It's close to midnight and something evil's lurking in the suit
At the Blue Oyster, you see a sight that almost stops your heart
You leave the bar with the skinny dude who bought you drinks,
You strip to your skivvies as horror strikes you right between the guys,
You're paralyzed
'Cause this is chiller, chiller night
And you are going to end up in the freezer,
You know it's chiller, chiller night
Jeffrey Dahmer's going to turn you into frozen yogurt.
If you look, you can find it on the internet.
Look, folks, some of you are taking this way too seriously. It is a blog. It is fun. It is where I can write pretty much anything I want that isn't defamatory. And I will and I do. Do not confuse this with journalism, news, reporting or anything other than the thoughts of some guy usually at the end of a long day.
Pretend I am a poor man's John Stewart. Just not as funny. Nor as rich. Nor as popular. Hell, I don't have anything he has, except we are both named after the toilet. Dang it, Stewart, you are killing me again. Just once can't I be the cool John?
If you are going to take it much more seriously than that, you should go read War & Peace or anything by J. Maarten Troost, a funny travel writer. Really. I promise. Getting Stoned with the Savages is a good read.
PS By the way, I don't care how much tax revenue LA gets when the STATE SPENT THE MONEY. The state isn't collecting that money. And the loons who traveled to LA to go to a funeral of some dude they never met would have traveled even if the King of Nut, er, Pop, would have paid the $4,000,000 bill. So stop arguing about it.
PPS Just because dude wasn't convicted in a court of law does not mean he didn't do something wrong. Exhibit A: Bonds, Barry Bonds. He may never be convicted of anything but dude roided up - big time. Exhibit B: Capone, Al Capone. Dude wasn't convicted of being a mobster, but he was! Exhibit C: Simpson, Orenthal. Sure, dude didn't kill anyone. And I played in the NFL. The Juice should have stuck to the Naked Gun movies.
PPPS I think I just came up with my 6th favorite moment - he married the King's daughter. The King of Pop married the Princess. If they had kids, would they have been the Duke and Duchess? And they both acted like it was real. Sheesh.
5. The Hair - remember the filming of the Pepsi commercial when his hair caught fire? His hair actually caught fire. Apparently there was so much product, ie junk, in his hair that it burned like a bonfire. Very nice.
4. The ghost - I remember in the 80s videos Michael had a darker complexion than me. Last picture I saw I thought I was looking at Casper. I know, some bizarre skin condition that could never be confirmed by a medical doctor. Or bleaching. Either way, good fodder for the blogger.
3. Macaluey Culkin - Culkin was a cute kid in Home Alone. Then Jacko spent a night in bed with Culkin. Culkin has been Clunkin along ever since. Oh, and he did wonders for Corey Feldman's career as well. Him and the wife who better stay cute since she aint the sharpest tool in the shed!
2. Eat it - Need I say more? Well, for those of you who do not follow the greatest parody singer of all time, I present for you the chorus:
Just eat it, eat it , eat it
Get yourself an egg and beat it
Have some more chicken, have some more pie
It doesn't matter , it's broiled or fried
Just eat it, eat it, eat it, eat it
eat it, eat it, eat it, eat it, ooh
If you don't think this is funny, try the video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=HyfcOriVKBM If you still don't think this is funny, stop reading my blog. Now. Seriously. Give it up. Click the little "x" to close the box. Please.
1. Chiller - This is a little known parody of Thriller. You all remember the Thriller video? I stayed up past my bedtime to watch the world premiere with my family. We all gathered around the tv and put on MTV, which back then stood for music, something they don't have anymore on that station, and were awed by it. Well, here are the lyrics for Chiller:
It's close to midnight and something evil's lurking in the suit
At the Blue Oyster, you see a sight that almost stops your heart
You leave the bar with the skinny dude who bought you drinks,
You strip to your skivvies as horror strikes you right between the guys,
You're paralyzed
'Cause this is chiller, chiller night
And you are going to end up in the freezer,
You know it's chiller, chiller night
Jeffrey Dahmer's going to turn you into frozen yogurt.
If you look, you can find it on the internet.
Look, folks, some of you are taking this way too seriously. It is a blog. It is fun. It is where I can write pretty much anything I want that isn't defamatory. And I will and I do. Do not confuse this with journalism, news, reporting or anything other than the thoughts of some guy usually at the end of a long day.
Pretend I am a poor man's John Stewart. Just not as funny. Nor as rich. Nor as popular. Hell, I don't have anything he has, except we are both named after the toilet. Dang it, Stewart, you are killing me again. Just once can't I be the cool John?
If you are going to take it much more seriously than that, you should go read War & Peace or anything by J. Maarten Troost, a funny travel writer. Really. I promise. Getting Stoned with the Savages is a good read.
PS By the way, I don't care how much tax revenue LA gets when the STATE SPENT THE MONEY. The state isn't collecting that money. And the loons who traveled to LA to go to a funeral of some dude they never met would have traveled even if the King of Nut, er, Pop, would have paid the $4,000,000 bill. So stop arguing about it.
PPS Just because dude wasn't convicted in a court of law does not mean he didn't do something wrong. Exhibit A: Bonds, Barry Bonds. He may never be convicted of anything but dude roided up - big time. Exhibit B: Capone, Al Capone. Dude wasn't convicted of being a mobster, but he was! Exhibit C: Simpson, Orenthal. Sure, dude didn't kill anyone. And I played in the NFL. The Juice should have stuck to the Naked Gun movies.
PPPS I think I just came up with my 6th favorite moment - he married the King's daughter. The King of Pop married the Princess. If they had kids, would they have been the Duke and Duchess? And they both acted like it was real. Sheesh.
Our State Leaders at Work Again
I don't know about the rest of you, but I am tired of our state leaders. The "Big 5" as they are called should really be called the "We can't get our heads out of our arses 5." This would be the Governor, the Speaker of the Assembly, the Senate Leader and the two minority party leaders from the Senate and the Assembly. For those of you keeping track, that would be Arnold, Darrell "I think I am a lot smarter than I really am" Steinberg, Karen "I couldn't get out of my own way if you paid me $1,000,000 but I am sure I would say something dumb" Bass, and two Republicans who change regularly.
So, Arnold is proposing another furlough day for state workers. Karen Bass says "More furloughs mean more foreclosures." Really? Are you sure? Did you come up with that pearl of wisdom yourself? Of course, you are also supporting legislation that will mean more foreclosures (see AB 764). (Memo to Dave Jones: I know you read this stuff so if you want to avoid my wrath, you shouldn't do dumb things.)
But now these folks have somehow come up with $4,000,000 to pay for Jacko's funeral. That is $4 million. That would be enough money to pay for a whole lot of stuff! For Michael Jackson. Dude has Neverland and the Beatles collection of songs, but we need to pay for his funeral. Really? We have that money laying around.
Hey Karen Bass: $4,000,000 means less foreclosures. Less. That means fewer. That means more people keep their homes. That means less homeless people. That is a good thing. But you blew that money you freaking useless quote machine. $4,000,000 would also pay for a new speechwriter for you so you can at least sound intelligent. I don't want you to actually spend that money on a speechwriter, since the $130,000 or so you get paid already is wasted money. Of course, you could also use that money to go back to college. Wait, I am sorry, your incompetent leadership is one reason many people can no longer afford college, you crazy lady.
Hey Darrell: I know they don't teach business classes in law school (and that is a whole different rant) but I am sure you learned this in like 5th grade. You cannot have negative money. Yet, somehow, you managed to keep us in the same ridiculous cycle. And you allow our state to spend $4,000,000 we don't have. How exactly does that work? I mean, you must be smart - you went to law school. It was a UC school, so maybe you aren't as smart as we thought since you are slowly limiting the number of people who can afford to go to your alma mater. Do you not understand that your expenses must be equal to or less than your income? Is that concept too difficult for you? If so, maybe you should resign and we should get someone, anyone, who can figure out how to do math.
Darrell and Karen are a disgrace and we let them continue to lead. And where do we get the money to pay for a funeral? Should we pay for a funeral for everyone else who dies this year? What makes Michael more special than kid who drowned in his pool this week? Because he could sing? Sure, but he also spent money disfiguring himself. Should we spend money on the funeral of a cutter who dies? What about the anorexic who dies? That person disfigured herself too. Is Wacko Jacko more special?
I admit it. He could sing. He could dance. He could sleep in bed with little children - allegedly. He could hang his kid, Prince, upside down from a hotel balcony. He could go from black to white. He was like anti-black face, or white face. So what makes him special? I know lots of people who can sing and dance and don't try to change their skin color. Should we pay for their funerals too?
I just don't get it. We have no money. Our state workers now have a 15% pay cut. They are going to be looking at a fourth furlough day or another 5% pay cut. And somehow we have money to spend on this freak's funeral. Really? Where, exactly, is that money coming from? Are Steinberg and Bass paying for it with their complete inability to strike a budget deal? Is the Governor going to pay for it with his personal fortune from his roid days? I sure as heck am not going to pay for this. It is a complete embarrassment for our state and another example of the complete lack of leadership of our alleged leaders.
So, Arnold is proposing another furlough day for state workers. Karen Bass says "More furloughs mean more foreclosures." Really? Are you sure? Did you come up with that pearl of wisdom yourself? Of course, you are also supporting legislation that will mean more foreclosures (see AB 764). (Memo to Dave Jones: I know you read this stuff so if you want to avoid my wrath, you shouldn't do dumb things.)
But now these folks have somehow come up with $4,000,000 to pay for Jacko's funeral. That is $4 million. That would be enough money to pay for a whole lot of stuff! For Michael Jackson. Dude has Neverland and the Beatles collection of songs, but we need to pay for his funeral. Really? We have that money laying around.
Hey Karen Bass: $4,000,000 means less foreclosures. Less. That means fewer. That means more people keep their homes. That means less homeless people. That is a good thing. But you blew that money you freaking useless quote machine. $4,000,000 would also pay for a new speechwriter for you so you can at least sound intelligent. I don't want you to actually spend that money on a speechwriter, since the $130,000 or so you get paid already is wasted money. Of course, you could also use that money to go back to college. Wait, I am sorry, your incompetent leadership is one reason many people can no longer afford college, you crazy lady.
Hey Darrell: I know they don't teach business classes in law school (and that is a whole different rant) but I am sure you learned this in like 5th grade. You cannot have negative money. Yet, somehow, you managed to keep us in the same ridiculous cycle. And you allow our state to spend $4,000,000 we don't have. How exactly does that work? I mean, you must be smart - you went to law school. It was a UC school, so maybe you aren't as smart as we thought since you are slowly limiting the number of people who can afford to go to your alma mater. Do you not understand that your expenses must be equal to or less than your income? Is that concept too difficult for you? If so, maybe you should resign and we should get someone, anyone, who can figure out how to do math.
Darrell and Karen are a disgrace and we let them continue to lead. And where do we get the money to pay for a funeral? Should we pay for a funeral for everyone else who dies this year? What makes Michael more special than kid who drowned in his pool this week? Because he could sing? Sure, but he also spent money disfiguring himself. Should we spend money on the funeral of a cutter who dies? What about the anorexic who dies? That person disfigured herself too. Is Wacko Jacko more special?
I admit it. He could sing. He could dance. He could sleep in bed with little children - allegedly. He could hang his kid, Prince, upside down from a hotel balcony. He could go from black to white. He was like anti-black face, or white face. So what makes him special? I know lots of people who can sing and dance and don't try to change their skin color. Should we pay for their funerals too?
I just don't get it. We have no money. Our state workers now have a 15% pay cut. They are going to be looking at a fourth furlough day or another 5% pay cut. And somehow we have money to spend on this freak's funeral. Really? Where, exactly, is that money coming from? Are Steinberg and Bass paying for it with their complete inability to strike a budget deal? Is the Governor going to pay for it with his personal fortune from his roid days? I sure as heck am not going to pay for this. It is a complete embarrassment for our state and another example of the complete lack of leadership of our alleged leaders.
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