are you one of those people that... (#1)

watches the news, and then participates immediately in their "online polls"???

Well, there is nothing wrong with that, unless you are one of those people that are easily influenced by the propaganda the news is handing you. For example, our Multnomah County Sheriff, Bernie Guisto, has recently come under some allegations that some feel should put him out of office. If you had never heard this story before, and you watched the 2 minute segment they did on the news, and THEN you went and did their online poll (and voted that you wanted him to resign), you are a dumb ass. Only because the 2 minute segment briefly described the allegations, and did it in a very slanderous way. It was like this... KGW says here is your information (in 2 minutes) -

"The state threatened to strip Multnomah County Sheriff Bernie Giusto of his law enforcement credentials based on allegations that he knew of former Oregon Governor Neil Goldschmidt's rape of a 14-year-old girl years ago and misled the public about the fact. Giusto has been given the option of agreeing to have his ... certification revoked or appeal the decision. "DPSST has received information that you may have violated the established moral fitness standards for Oregon public safety officers by ... misrepresenting to the public your knowledge, or the extent of your knowledge, of Neil Goldschmidt's relationship with an underage female," reads part of a letter to Giusto from the DPSST. Through his spokesman, Giusto on Thursday denied lying and said he will appeal the allegations. In fact, he insisted he'll remain on the job even if his license is revoked. His terms lasts through 2010. Giusto's case is expected to go before a committee on November 13th. Goldschmidt's rape of the girl became public in 2004. He admitted sexually abusing the girl, who was his children's babysitter at the time -- in the 1970's."

Then, KGW asked its viewers to go online and participate in an online poll, saying whether or not they think Guisto should resign from his position as sheriff. The poll results showed up like this:

-77% think he should resign
-22% think he shouldn't
-6% said they were undecided

Ok, ok... Let me get this straight. You don't know the full details of the allegations - all you know is that this one guy, who holds public office, may have known that the governor was having sex with his babysitter IN THE 1970's. First of all, when did we start telling sheriffs to resign because of gossip? That's like saying we should ask our SHERIFF, the person in charge of protecting our county, to resign because he said "Hey, did you hear that our governor was having sex with his babysitter like 30 years ago?" That's craziness. And second of all, it's crazy that the people residing in his county would TURN THEIR BACKS ON HIM and ask him to resign after hearing a 2 MINUTE NEWS SEGMENT. What is this world coming to? That's like VOTING FOR A PRESIDENT because of one thing he stands on. That's like voting the wrong person into office because he stands against abortion. Oh wait, I know people who did that. And they are a dumb ass for it.

FIND OUT THE FACTS. RESEARCH. LIKE I DID. And you will see that it is NOT like the news portrays it. IT NEVER IS. But our society is hooked on what those news anchors tell us. THEY MAKE THEIR DECISIONS on what Joe Donlon has to say. That's retarded. And if you are one of those people that does the online polls and MAKES YOUR DECISION on what the news tells you in 2 minutes - you are retarded.

are you one of those people that...

Hello everyone and anyone who reads my lowly blog on this thing called the internet -

I am starting a new segment for the blog...

It's called "Are you one of those people that..." and it will deal mostly with idiotic things that people do, and me calling them out for it. Legitimate claims, as you would expect. I don't just talk shit and don't have anything to back it up. So, if you happen to be reading along, and you come across a piece from this segment, and you know that you are so busted - just read my point of view and try to understand it. Maybe it will help you realize what a dumb ass move you pulled. Or, if you are completely helpless and are a more-than-usual-stubborn individual, you may be reading the wrong blog. And if you happen to read a blog from this segment, and you know exactly what I'm talking about, and couldn't agree more - let me know!!!! I love hearing from like-minded people. They are so much better to converse with. :) I don't like to waste my time on those other people. Just kidding. :) (or am I?)

Happy reading!

on the human level... (evolution)

Evolution
So, I was watching a National Geographic special about Yellowstone Park last night, and it made some very interesting points. Besides being beautiful and crystal clear on my new HD, (which is why we originally watched it) it made a very good point for evolution. There are over 4,000 bison in Yellowstone Park, and about 32 different packs of 10 wolves or more. Naturally, the wolves hunt mainly bison. There is one pack in particular that are "bison specialists" according to the local park rangers. One day, the rangers received a call from some tourists who had seen that certain pack of wolves take down a bison in a relatively short period of time. In fact, when this pack normally kills a bison, they do it in about an hour, and that is fast. But the guests of the park said they saw the wolves kill a normal sized bison in only 15 minutes. Wow. So the rangers went looking for the carcass to see why it was so easy to make the kill. When they found it, they cracked open the bone and found that the bone marrow was red and clumpy. Usually it should be brown and have the consistency of peanut butter. Weak bone marrow means a sickly, dying bison. So, it is gathered that evolution is why this bison died. The pack noticed that the sick and dying bison was being selected for hunting, and they left her alone with the wolves. They decided that they would rather have a member of their herd who was sick die, than any member of the herd that was healthy. They choose to keep the healthy bison in the herd, so that the healthy bison could pass down the trait of strong bone marrow. They did what us humans should do. Our sick, dying and useless members of our "herd" are not phased out, though. We let our sick, dying and useless reproduce - and reproduce more of their kind into society. The bison herd wins. The humans haven't quite figured evolution out yet - on the human level.