You Have the Right to Remain Stupid
I know I promised some baseball, but two news items have recently caught my attention.
Apparently, some religious nutcase -- a Christian American version of a terrorist -- named Reverand Fred Phelps believes American deaths in Iraq are a form of divine punishment. You see, we Americans are so tolerant of homosexuality that we are being punished by God.
This sick jerk is going to military funerals to stage protests. Fortunately, a group of bikers called the Patriot Guard Riders are doing what they can to counter the Phelpsian morons.
Now, I am no fan of this war -- I think I have made that abundantly clear. I'm also a strong advocate for free speech. Phelps and his cronies can do this -- they have that right. Just like I have the right to question their intelligence.
These demented homophobics believe that jeering at a funeral is a form of praising their God. Not sure which God they pray to, but if it's the God I'm thinking of, did they ever wonder why Jesus didn't get married? Hey, how do they know he was straight?
I read this stuff and realize more and more that we may be a first world economy, but we are a third world intelligence.
The second bit of news concerns my home state of Connecticut. One of the largest employers in our state is Sikorsky, the helicopter manufacturer. Some 3,600 union workers have decided to strike over their medical benefits.
Never mind the fact that some of the union workers do very, very well for themselves and pay less in benefits than the vast majority of Americans, the unionites are taking a terrible gamble here.
You see, if I'm running Sikorsky (I'm not), I turn this into a huge positive. I move to Louisiana. I relocate. There are thousands upon thousands of able-bodied Americans down there looking to recover from Katrina. In addition, the costs for just about everything (especially employment and benefits) is less there. If I were running Sikorsky, I'd give the unionites "an offer they couldn't refuse" or I'd skip town.
Now, if the heads of the helicopter company are like me, then the 3,600 union workers will have succeeded in not only making temselves unemployed, but they'll also have seriously damaged the economy of Connecticut's central shoreline. Businesses, housing, taxes, etc... all will be affected.
Is it really worth it?
Apparently, some religious nutcase -- a Christian American version of a terrorist -- named Reverand Fred Phelps believes American deaths in Iraq are a form of divine punishment. You see, we Americans are so tolerant of homosexuality that we are being punished by God.
This sick jerk is going to military funerals to stage protests. Fortunately, a group of bikers called the Patriot Guard Riders are doing what they can to counter the Phelpsian morons.
Now, I am no fan of this war -- I think I have made that abundantly clear. I'm also a strong advocate for free speech. Phelps and his cronies can do this -- they have that right. Just like I have the right to question their intelligence.
These demented homophobics believe that jeering at a funeral is a form of praising their God. Not sure which God they pray to, but if it's the God I'm thinking of, did they ever wonder why Jesus didn't get married? Hey, how do they know he was straight?
I read this stuff and realize more and more that we may be a first world economy, but we are a third world intelligence.
The second bit of news concerns my home state of Connecticut. One of the largest employers in our state is Sikorsky, the helicopter manufacturer. Some 3,600 union workers have decided to strike over their medical benefits.
Never mind the fact that some of the union workers do very, very well for themselves and pay less in benefits than the vast majority of Americans, the unionites are taking a terrible gamble here.
You see, if I'm running Sikorsky (I'm not), I turn this into a huge positive. I move to Louisiana. I relocate. There are thousands upon thousands of able-bodied Americans down there looking to recover from Katrina. In addition, the costs for just about everything (especially employment and benefits) is less there. If I were running Sikorsky, I'd give the unionites "an offer they couldn't refuse" or I'd skip town.
Now, if the heads of the helicopter company are like me, then the 3,600 union workers will have succeeded in not only making temselves unemployed, but they'll also have seriously damaged the economy of Connecticut's central shoreline. Businesses, housing, taxes, etc... all will be affected.
Is it really worth it?
posted by E-Luv at 1:58 PM
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