What do Columbus, the Swine Flu, Jesse Jackson, Rush Limbaugh, and Al Sharpton, have in common?

I hope everyone had a wonderful Columbus day, or as I like to think of it, Systematic annihilation of entire cultures, through enslavement, murder, chopping off of hands, raping the women and children, all for greed, gold, and the vanity of a megalomaniac, who was as lost as Bo Peep's sheep , day . I'll concede that Columbus day is easier to say, but not nearly as catchy. Much like Columbus, I have no idea where I'm headed with this, but I've had that line in my head for two days and I had to use it. I've probably just alienated many readers of Italian ancestry, many of whom like to think Columbus of the elementary school history books bears a resemblance to the actual Columbus, he doesn't. I try to be an equal opportunity offender of sensibilities around these parts, so anyone offended by my humorous, yet accurate description of Columbus, should have a Cannoli and fu-get-aboutit. While I'm on a roll, here are some other thoughts that are sure to piss someone off.

The Swine Flu Fever has now spread to include the latest irrational, and quite frankly, retarded fear ,that we may see a shortage of surgical masks. Seriously, who comes up with this shit, and more importantly, why do so many people buy into it? Surgical masks by themselves may not do much to prevent transmission within the community in part because they are loose fitting, offering a weak barrier between infected and uninfected people — hence, the government's better advice to wash hands and cover up sneezes and coughs — and masks must be changed frequently to avoid contamination. But that small snippet of truth hasn't stopped the media from inciting the Chicken Littles with panic and causing a run on surgical masks, most of which are made in either Mexico or China. Two countries who have less than strict controls over the shit they make and send over here for the American consumer.

Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson have a new cause, actually it's not a new cause, it's the same old cause, just a new target of the tired old race baiting tactics. Rush Limpballs wants to buy the St. Louis Rams, but Al and Jesse say not so fast. Here's the money quote from Jackson, who said in a telephone interview that Limbaugh had made his wealth "appealing to the fears of whites" with an unending line of insults against blacks and other minorities. While I find Rush to be a major douche bag, it's more than a little ludicrous to hear Jesse Jackson or Al Sharpton criticise anyone for playing on the fears of an entire race. They point to a comment Rush made about Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb being overrated because the media wanted to see a black quarterback succeed. While that may sound offensive, it's a hell of a lot less offensive than most of the shit that comes from the cake holes of Sharpton and Jackson. Sharpton and Jackson were both all over the Tawanna Brawley , fictional rape, which caused small scale riots, the death of a Jewish man in the diamond district, and the beatings of a few innocent white folks. An apology was never uttered from either of these clowns. And don't get me started on the Duke Lacrosse fake rape debacle. I'd say something about the pot calling the kettle black, but then I'd probably have Al on my front steps accusing me of comparing African Americans to cookware, or something.

So, what do Columbus, the Swine Flu, Jesse Jackson, Rush Limbaugh, and Al Sharpton, have in common? Not much on the surface but there is a common thread, and it stinks to high heaven. It's BULLSHIT. Bullshit is what connects these seemingly unrelated topics. There is always someone pissing down our collective necks and telling us it's raining. Common sense tells us that surgical masks are pointless when battling an epidemic that really isn't any more troubling than the regular flu. Common sense tells us that Rush, Jesse, and Al are just playing on the fears and prejudice of their audience. History tells us that Columbus was a pretty horrible guy, who didn't really discover much of anything. Unfortunately most of society will buy whatever bullshit is being slung, so long as it is what they want to hear. In this post, I have managed to connect totally unrelated subjects to one another, bullshit and gullibility being the common thread.


And that dear reader is why I only do one show daily.