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Stupid is a Pre-Existing Condition: Whatever Happened to Suffering Real Consequences?

trust me, my dear. you are far from middle age.

» Posted By boomer1949 On December 13, 2009 @ 7:37 pm

Fine by me…anything to up the comments and boost the old (and I mean old, very old) Ego. 🙂

boomer

» Posted By boomer1949 On December 13, 2009 @ 7:35 pm

choicelady,

The absolute best party I was EVER invited to, attended. or felt the most accepted at was given by a custodian for my company. My fiance and I were the only, let me repeat, the only white couple in attendance. This was in the early 70’s. No one looked at us weird, the food was phenomenal, I put salt in my coffee, everyone laughed and no one called me out.

I will never forget Mr. & Mrs. Griffith. They, their family, and friends were way ahead of the curve. I feel sorry for those who have been snookered.

» Posted By boomer1949 On December 13, 2009 @ 4:59 pm

Re: teachers Probably lose his/her license as well.

» Posted By boomer1949 On December 13, 2009 @ 2:37 pm

javaz,

Agreed. Moreover, it reflects our society’s values. Not only did these “women” (gold-diggers) make a mint in “oh, I promise to keep quiet money,” they’re now double dipping by selling their stories to the tabloids.

» Posted By boomer1949 On December 13, 2009 @ 2:32 pm

Poor Mr. Woods Sr. — I’m sure he is spinning, spinning in his grave.

» Posted By boomer1949 On December 13, 2009 @ 2:22 pm

A friend told me this morning that his handlers “were aware” and kept it covered up — sort of.

My friend also said the pro-golfer (from Norway I think) who actually introduced TW to his wife had no clue. He said if he had known, the introduction never would have happened.

Maybe the foreign press is going for the jugular, but not as pointedly as Rush Limbaugh. Of course, it only shows Mr. Limbaugh’s true colors; he is, has been, and always will be a bigoted, RW Neo-Con…laughing all the way to the bank.

And…far from making excuses…these women new exactly what they were doing…and it wasn’t for the sex.

As I said before, Stupid is a Pre-Existing Condition.

» Posted By boomer1949 On December 13, 2009 @ 2:19 pm

I was much younger and very very naive.

Much wiser now.

» Posted By boomer1949 On December 13, 2009 @ 1:42 pm

E’cat,

Ahhh…and I didn’t even attempt to toss character into the fray.

And yes, “squeaky clean” and then some. What bothers me even more is many of those residing on top of a pedestal shirk the responsibility of their influence — especially when it comes to kids.

» Posted By boomer1949 On December 13, 2009 @ 12:18 pm

E’cat…

you’ve got mail 🙂

» Posted By boomer1949 On December 13, 2009 @ 11:04 am

I think so my dear, I think so.

» Posted By boomer1949 On December 13, 2009 @ 10:54 am

OMG — me too! Man, they screwed up an entire generation.

Of course I suppose my kids will be telling me the same thing in 20 years — probably while I’m on my deathbed 🙂

» Posted By boomer1949 On December 13, 2009 @ 10:53 am

Well of course not…didn’t you get the memo?

They’ve all been nominated for Sainthood! 🙂

» Posted By boomer1949 On December 13, 2009 @ 10:49 am

I know — me either.

» Posted By boomer1949 On December 13, 2009 @ 10:48 am

Let me preface my comment first: I was a Convert for over 20 years.

Yet after as many years of church friendships, guess who dropped me like a hot potato following my divorce? All those super peace-be-with-you Catholics. Sometimes I wish they’d run over me in the parking lot after Mass. It would’ve been far less painful than their moral judgment.

» Posted By boomer1949 On December 13, 2009 @ 10:33 am

What is it with that? Not with the specific incident, but with the preconceived notion?

» Posted By boomer1949 On December 13, 2009 @ 10:19 am

Oh my goodness…I feel your pain 😉

» Posted By boomer1949 On December 13, 2009 @ 10:18 am

AdLib,

That’s just it. Personally, I don’t rationalize any of it away. Right, wrong, indifferent or otherwise, it’s stupid.

Our society has been trained to be stupid or at least intimidated into being stupid.

I’ll never forget the day my mother told me she believed I thought I was better than the rest of the family. Why? Because I went to college; big deal. So what?

Somewhere in her pea brain, she saw an emerging nonconformist; someone who asked questions; someone who didn’t show up for fried chicken every Sunday because that’s what the rest of the family had done for 100 years.

To all of them, I was a traitor and the black sheep. To this day I don’t get it. Okay, yes I do. My change made them uneasy, made them wonder about themselves. It was too much to handle so they opted out…opted me out.

» Posted By boomer1949 On December 13, 2009 @ 9:13 am

From posters to pouters

nellie,

You changed your upload. I get it.

» Posted By boomer1949 On December 13, 2009 @ 3:02 pm

Hi nellie,

I remember adding my two cents to that call. I couldn’t wait to see the final results plastered on billboards, on the sides of buildings, converted to picket signs for protests, showing up on tee shirts @ CafePress. Could have happened too, or at least some of it could have.

How quickly she turned or just wanted to stir the pot, don’t you think? Another pretend progressive, flapping her jaws in the breeze, and for what? Short answer: money. Longer answer: it was all about the money to begin with.

» Posted By boomer1949 On December 13, 2009 @ 8:48 am

Vox Populi – AfterChat – 12-11-09

I was pondering staying up and nap all day today. After all, it’s now Saturday morning, still dark out, 22 degrees, and my furry critters are staring at me. I have them really confused.

» Posted By boomer1949 On December 11, 2009 @ 11:25 pm

“the stockings were hung by the chimney with care…”

and boomer is ~ 2 hours from Stupid O’Clock. Between the music, Vox Populi, and plain old family drama (seems to only show up around the holidays), I’m wound up tighter than Santa’s alarm clock.

» Posted By boomer1949 On December 11, 2009 @ 11:10 pm

Skull and Bones?

» Posted By boomer1949 On December 11, 2009 @ 9:04 pm

Best analogy I could come up with.

» Posted By boomer1949 On December 11, 2009 @ 9:00 pm

Me too! Thanks AdLib.

» Posted By boomer1949 On December 11, 2009 @ 8:57 pm

E’Cat,
Yep, just imagine it went on until I got married and had kids. One day, and after much therapy, I told all of them they could do whatever they wanted in their own homes, EXCEPT when my kids were around OR in my home.

I’ve been the outsider ever since.

» Posted By boomer1949 On December 11, 2009 @ 8:56 pm

PS — Stewart, Colbert, KO, Rachel, PBS, and NPR — credible and all I listen to these days. Everyone else has been bought out.

» Posted By boomer1949 On December 11, 2009 @ 8:51 pm

AdLib…

I started calling people out “across the street” during the campaign and long before the election. If one has never seen the reality and true definition of racism, they only believe what they’ve been taught.

I said earlier…my family tossed the “n” word around at Sunday supper (in front of all the little kids) as if it were a football.

» Posted By boomer1949 On December 11, 2009 @ 8:50 pm

lol…:-)

» Posted By boomer1949 On December 11, 2009 @ 8:45 pm

Khirad,

I had the sense long before golf. During the campaign for example…folks (and I’m being generous here) stood in line to see the McPalin KLAN. tHEY WERE HOLDING EVIL SIGNS, CARRYING SOCK MONKEYS, AND OVERWHELMINGly reminded me of my family (both sides)…a bunch of old, bigoted men and wome, with their adult children (who knew no better) in tow. It’s inbred. Period. If one is never exposed to anything different, one becomes a product of one’s environment.

It’s all that nature vs. nurture thing.

» Posted By boomer1949 On December 11, 2009 @ 8:43 pm