1)Detroit- Demonstrating a lawlessness that makes Mad Max look tame in comparison, this city is truly an every man for himself scenario. It has gotten so bad there that this week, two veteran police officers were caught on tape beating the crap out of a guy while mugging him. At first, people thought that these were fake cops impersonating real ones, but no, that was sadly not the case. A 20 year and 17 year veteran were arrested for the attack. I know I don't trust cops but this is ridiculous. Chicago and Philadelphia are dangerously close to becoming the next Detroit and all of this is because politicians at all levels can no longer function as intended due to greed, bribery, incompetence and partisanship. We may be so screwed.
2)The Media- Our corporate controlled media is getting so bad that I half expect Joseph Goebbels to rise from the dead and take over Fox News. Right now, that's exactly what it seems like has already happened. Not that any other news source is that good missing dozens of stories every day that the public has a right to know. The explosion of cop violence on a civilian public is MIA. Stories about Halliburton paying a measly $200,000 fine got barely a peep. And this latest story NO ONE saw. In Eastern Oregon this week, someone torched 40 tons of GMO crops. And while I am not totally against genetic modifications of some crops as this has been in the works for decades now and proven safe, some work being done does require closer scrutiny. A lot of this seems like the idiotic anti-vaccination campaign that people like Jenny McCarthy have rallied against, even though there is no proof of said issues with vaccines. Trust me, I've looked. But in the GMO arson case, no media outlet anywhere reported this story outside of local news. Here's the weird part: evidence collected at the scene suggest dozens of people involved, maybe hundreds as each plant was individually burned. Here's where it gets weirder: Environmental groups that do this kind of sabotage ALWAYS take credit for it as that's how they get their message across. The best theory is that local formers may have laid waste to the crops after being sued by Monsanto after their crops became pollinated by rouge GMO crops, which Monsanto claimed sole rights to. That's devious. Japan became the latest country to ban all GMO wheat from the US. As the farmers are trying to counter sue, a process that may take decades, some may be taking actions into their own hands. This is yet another step over how our own government is pitting corporation against individuals and taking the side of Big Business. Shocker. And the media is helping bury stories we all should know about.
3)Juan Tavera, OC police officer- How many idiots do we have to put on the police force before someone gets killed? This latest story is how a six year veteran of the Orange County Police Force in Southern California pulled this atrocity. After a routine traffic stop, Tavera thought it would be funny to pepper spray the occupants pizza without their knowledge. Five people were rushed to the hospital, Tavera was put on paid administrative leave and is now facing jail time. I hope they fire his ass for God's sake. Try doing that to your co-workers tomorrow and see how fast you get axed. Bad cops need to go away, not put on desk duty.
4)Liberals- Proving that I am not a "libtard" for all the right wing morons out there who knee jerk that term for anyone that dares to disagree with them, here comes this gem from Seattle officials who have decided that most of the English language is racist and we should just stop speaking it. Terms like "citizen" and "brown bag" should not be used at public meetings it was suggested because they have racist undertones. WTF? How is citizen a dirty word? And brown bagging it means taking your lunch to work with you, not hitting black people or whatever imaginary racist thing they think it means. New York City went a step further when the Department of Education suggested not using words like "dinosaur," "birthday," or "Halloween." Apparently the word dinosaur would anger creationists, while birthday and Halloween would alienate Jehovah's Witnesses who don't practice such things. I am sick and tired of bending over backwards to make everyone happy. This is also why I hate censorship as once it starts, it never stops. It's also why I will NEVER stop using the word "retarded" or "gay" which have different meanings than hateful speech, as most English does. The language police needs to go away.
5)Mitch McConnel- One of the least popular people in Congress is facing an uphill battle for his re-election next year. The far right sees him as "too liberal," which is just hysterical, while the moderate base sees him as too extreme. This is very good news for the democrats because a bruising primary may tip the scales blue and let them keep control of the Senate. Mitch is trailing in some polls versus his democratic rival and that means trouble. Good.
6)Republicans- This week, the House voted for the 40th time to repeal Obamacare, killed a transportation bill and even managed to scuttle a bill they themselves had proposed due to infighting among themselves. That's good governing (roll eyes here). John Boehner is becoming increasingly unpopular even among the right as he is doing NOTHING but protecting his own job at the expense of the American people. They have no jobs plan, no plan with what to replace Obamacare that they keep fighting for and no plan to save this country short of killing the poor and feeding them to the rich. Anyone voting for these idiots is voting to kill this country. Way to go traitors.
7)The US Government- I can't decide whether this latest boogeyman is real or imagined. Supposedly, Al Qaeda is planning a massive attack at some point due to "chatter" they heard on spy sites. Here's the thing, if the terrorists know we are listening, why speak about it over an open line you know is bugged? There are all sorts of clandestine communications that the government cannot monitor, so why use one you know they can. Simple: it's bull. If I was a terrorist leader I would make all sorts of grand claims over an open line and wait for the US government to overreact, which they have. I will eat my hat if anything happens and right now we look weak and foolish, especially if nothing happens. We should never have said anything, gone on with our lives, but thanks in part to the idiotic Benghazi non-scandal, every hint at a problem is going to hit Defcon 1 now. Thanks GOP. You are literally killing this country.
8)The American Legislative Exchange Council- If you've never heard of this group it's probably because our shitty media has spent zero time exposing these right wing douchebags for the assholes they are. This right wing think tank is pushing through anti-employee rules such as eliminating sick days, "right to work" rules that benefit the company only, and other anti-labor laws that we fought so hard for, not being taken away. These douchebags have gutted unions, wages, pensions and anything else they could get their grubby little hands on. Not surprisingly, a lot of this funded by the Koch Brothers, two of the most evil men on the planet. Other idiots, like Art Pope, are singlehandedly changing policy in North Carolina due to Citizen's United, where this billionaire now controls the state Senate. We are losing this country and continuing to vote for the Republican party is a vote toward dystopia. In places like Wisconsin, Walker overrode the will of the people by eliminating sick time, which 70% of the public wanted. The sole purpose of ALEC is to destroy the middle class and the Republicans are all for it. Is this really what you want, America? So congratulations ALEC and their supporters you are indeed douchebag of the week.
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