Nevermind the balls … here’s the point

I had always thought it to be common knowledge that when one is writing an article, they should at some point draw a conclusion or pose a thought provoking question. Apparently when typing his Inauguration Day gay-la article, the author was too busy trying to think of his next witty liberal slam, he forgot to make a point. Not only did he not make a point, he had the opportunity to make two points, yet he made neither. I’ll go ahead and respond to the points I can only imagine he was trying to make.

In response to his problem with having a coronation, uh (giggle giggle, I made a funny) inauguration ball, it can promote a sense of well-being to Americans. Sure, it sounds reminiscent of “let them eat cake,” but let’s be honest, that money was never going to be used for body armor. Whether or not the money was to be used on a party or a swimming pool of mashed potatoes for Bush to roll around in, the money had been allotted to the White House. When the national budget is “balanced,” the army gets its share, if you want the army to get a bigger share, then what you’re really saying is that you want to raise taxes in favor of expanding the armed forces, write an article on that. If the administration runs around with ashes on their heads, tearing their clothes, it’ll scare the jeepers out of the American people. At least having some balls (parties) can create a feeling that everything will be alright because things are still carrying on as normal.

Now off to his next hot button … it’s so hot, it’s flaming (look there’s another, I’m really working hard). First off, if you’re going to write something that is supposed to bash the implied close-mindedness of Republicans, you probably shouldn’t make stereotypes a part of your argument. Just because Mary Cheney is a lesbian, it does not mean that she prefers to wear a pant-suit. If the lady wears a dress, why do you have to assume that she was “forced to don” it? That makes about as much sense as saying “do you think that kid down the hall whose grandparents are from Iraq is going to kill every infidel at SMU – or be forced to just get an education” (which I whole-heartedly realize is a stupid comment). Anyways, the gay thing is a completely separate issue, write an article on that.

Just a side comment I wanted to address, I guarantee you that nobody cares about offending Jerry Falwell, I mean, come one, we’ve got pictures of him porking his mom in an outhouse.

The bottom line is, it ticks me off when someone writes an article for the sole purpose of spouting off some clever quips at the other side without actually having something to say. I’ve got nothing against a sharp-worded article that actively tries to persuade the differing mindset, I encourage it. But make sure you’ve got something worth writing about. Everyone in America is sympathetic to the fact that people are dying in Iraq, but you don’t see all of them churning out articles using that sympathy as a guise for spite.