WOT: RANT RANT RANT

[scirocco16vr32 at gmail.com (Chris Bennett)]

No offense intended for the Karls of the list, I was referencing Billy
Bob Thornton's Character in Slingblade.



On 9/19/07, Karl Krupke <kkrup62@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Heya Chris and List,
>    Haven't posted much lately; in Antartica freezing, sleeping, and working
> my ass off.
>    But had to reply to this one.
>
> a) Well said, Chris. Of all the issues and crises in the world... this ain't
> one.
> b) Yes it is a manupulative survey... hell, let me design the questions and
> I can 'prove' support for anything you can imagine (just drooling in
> anticipation of Election season  heating up; all those push polls and
> malevolent half-truths and downright lies...). Gotta love the American
> Political system, the American media, and the American public. Equal blame
> to all.
> c) Don't care about the Chicks one way or the other myself. In general I
> find country music to be composed by the tone deaf for the listening
> pleasure of the inbred... mood music for incest.
> d) It's "hypocritical". Sorry, had to throw that in.
> e) Calvin and Hobbes; the comic strip God reads (if you believe in God, and
> no, I don't wanna go there. It's just an expression, OK?).
> f) Yes, "there's a lot of "Karl's" in the world". It's a plot, we're taking
> over. Bwah-ha-ha-ha-ha!! However, of the Karls who responded to thos
> particular poll... I ain't one o' them, either.
>
> Karl (one of at least two on the list; I'm the 1x 85', 2x '81 guy).
>
> >From: "Chris Bennett" <scirocco16vr32@xxxxxxxxx>
> >To: "Scirocco List" <scirocco-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >Subject: WOT: RANT RANT RANT
> >Date: Wed, 19 Sep 2007 09:16:28 -0400
> >
> >Well I haven't bitched about anything lately (oh yea BK and Airport
> >Security doing an impression of giving me a warm fuzzy)
> >
> >Scirocco content... I intend to put about 800 miles on the 87 in the
> >next 36 hours.  Nothing like quality time at 80mph... I may actually
> >stop in George, Washington (really that's the name) where the THE
> >GORGE is (they have alot of bands play there) and take a few pics.
> >
> >So back to my rant.  Let me give you a little background... I am in
> >Spokane pulling 18+ hour days, with a fairly nasty head cold, so I am
> >really not in a warm fuzzy kinda mood to start with.  Sleep was like
> >like being with someone warm and familiar and waking up yanked that
> >away.  I guess I am saying I didn't wake up happy.
> >
> >That being said I turn on the computer to check email, and I see a
> >poll on MSN's page about the Dixie Chicks.
> >
> >How do you feel about the Chicks' CMA Awards nomination for vocal
> >group of the year (their first nomination since Natalie Maines
> >criticized President Bush in 2003, angering many fans)?
> >
> >Before I show the answers let me first state that I never really cared
> >about the Dixie Chicks before (or After) what's her name stuck her
> >foot in her mouth.  I don't really care.  Ultimately she stated she
> >was ashamed that Bush was from Texas, and she entitled to an opinion.
> >What's the drama about?
> >
> >What pisses me off is the answers... It's one of those skewed group of
> >answers that implies that you are to pick the MOST correct one like
> >some sort of goddamn psych test.  It's fairly obvious the poll was
> >geared to get a specific response.  Much like most of the public
> >opinion polls about the government.  Again I am not bitching about the
> >war and the issues, but rather how the media is manipulating us.
> >Small scale here, but I think on a grand scale as well.
> >
> >The answers were:
> >
> >1.  The Chicks are great,  and the nomination is overdue and well deserved.
> >
> >Well with that one I am stating that I like them.  I do not.  While it
> >may very well be true that their nomination is overdue and well
> >deserved--I do not like them Sam I am.
> >
> >2.  They should be nominated based on their talents.  (I will come
> >back to this one)
> >
> >3.  The Chicks shouldn't have been nominated because there are more
> >talented vocal groups out there.
> >
> >That one isn't horrible but I don't know if there are actually better
> >groups.
> >
> >4.  I don't like the Chicks or what they stand for.  They shouldn't be
> >nominated for anything good.
> >
> >Damn these people.  The only relatively negative one subtlety applies
> >that you are some sort of redneck.  While 1/3 of it is true, I do not
> >particularly care for them, it doesn't make them a bad group and
> >certainly has nothing to do with what they stand for.  And the last
> >statement, sounds like it should have been a line in Deliverance or
> >fucking Slingblade.  I don't recken they orten ta be nominated for
> >anything good uh huh.  While I kinda agree with part of it (the first
> >half of the statement) I shy away because it goes 180 degrees really
> >quick.  Labeling them as traitors for voicing an opinion, that's not
> >me and it's against what we stand for but this one is SO far removed
> >it just pisses me off.  I see racists, bigots, and generally ignorant
> >and uninformed people knocking themselves out to press that hypertext
> >button.
> >
> >So lets talk about #2.  If it stated that they should be nominated OR
> >NOT, based on talents ALONE.  I would have picked that one.  But it
> >was still worded skewed towards liking them.  CMA's and even
> >Presidential Elections in general should be towards talent and in the
> >case of the president on the ability to do the job, not a popularity
> >contest.  This is why Eddie Murphy and Don Johnson didn't release
> >follow up albums.  They couldn't sing... Popular as hell but they
> >couldn't sing worth a damn.
> >
> >I think at the time, the American people were painfully aware of what
> >happened to the the troops in Vietnam.  It was unpopular war, the
> >soldiers faced unspeakable horrors, and came home to an America that
> >blamed them for being there when in reality most of them were drafted
> >against their will.
> >
> >So when this war started popular or not the American people, still
> >mostly riding the surge of patriotism after 9/11, made their mind up
> >to support the troops or else.  There are huge problems with that.
> >HUGE.  You should be patriotic whether or not a madman slams a 747
> >into a building or not.  If you didn't like the country before or care
> >enough for it to show some patriotism don't put up a flag now.  That's
> >hipocritical.  Well meaning hipocracy but bullshit nonetheless.
> >
> >Yes without a doubt we should support the troops... don't put ribbon
> >on your car and feel good, that's another hollow gesture.  If you want
> >to support the troops.  Go up to one in the airport and thank them.
> >Send a card, or a newspaper, a fucking box of cookies to the USO, it
> >will get there.  Little magnetic ribbons don't mean shit to the
> >troops. Besides don't believe the hype someone made a lot of money off
> >of the ribbon thing.  Not a dime went to the families.  I see a ribbon
> >and I think sheep.  The only ribbon I ever had on my car was "support
> >your local strippers" because that my friend IS a good cause.  If
> >boobies are involved it has my vote.
> >
> >And finally more or less throwing stones at someone for critizing the
> >president--not the troops mind ya... when we wave our flags and talk
> >about we are the bastion of freedom-- free speech isn't allowed to
> >have opposing opinions.  How dare you?!?  Yes let's boycott the Dixie
> >Chicks for free speech while we have boots on the ground under the
> >premise of giving another people that right.  OMFG Get a grip people.
> >
> >Blood pressure...
> >
> >So because curiosity killed the cat, I selected # 5 None of these to
> >see the results.
> >
> >46% said #1
> >6%   said #2
> >24% said #3
> >24% said #4 (Jesus Christ there's alot of "Karl's" in the world)
> >0%   said #5
> >
> >So I am a 0 Percentile type.  Personally I hear country music and I
> >want to bash my head into the wall until I slip into a coma.  (ICP)
> >But that is my opinion and is removed from the issue of whether the
> >artists are talented or not.  I am just appalled that None of the
> >above is almost nil.
> >
> >The question was...  How do you feel about the Chicks' CMA Awards
> >nomination for vocal group of the year (their first nomination since
> >Natalie Maines criticized President Bush in 2003, angering many fans)?
> >
> >I didn't see an option for "I don't give a flying rats ass either way."
> >
> >In the immortal words of Calvin and Hobbes:
> >
> >Calvin: "People think it must be fun to be a super genius, but they
> >don't realize how hard it is to put up with all the idiots in the
> >world,"
> >Hobbes: "Isn't your pants' zipper supposed to be in the front?"
> >
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