When punishments don't fit the crime:
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June 23rd, 2004
- SMOKING IS INCENDIARY TO MY RACISM -
THIS JUST IN: I went outside to buy more Drum tobacco, and there were three Hispanic youths in their early twenties standing outside my bodega of choice. I go to approach the door and one of them says, "That ain't open, gotta use the window." He then goes on to inform me that it will cost me $2.00 in order to talk to the man inside (that's $2.00/thug).
So, my heart starts to race. I said something like, "You've got to be kidding," to which he replied "no." As adrenalin was starting to pump up my spine, I began to wonder exactly how this was going to play out. Usually in a situation like this I get pretty surly, but as it's late and I'm not exactly in peak physical form, I didn't think that I'd be able to take on 3 Puerto Ricans who were rippling muscle like a trio of gay porno stars. At this point in my internal monologue, the main orator is telling me that I am going to either have to pay the money or punch him directly in the face as he's turning his other cheek toward me. I didn't really get a look at goon number three, but goon number two was a hard looking fellow, and he was starting to roll-up into my personal space.
So, I did what any other nervous, wimpy Caucasian male in that situation would do, and cracked my wallet. I proceeded to pull out a fin, at which point they were apparently willing to deal. "Just give us the five," he said. Not being one to squelch on a deal, I pulled out the other dollar anyhow, quite convinced that this wasn't going to end here no matter what.
As it turns out, I was wrong; $6.00 was enough for me to buy my access to the storefront window to buy my ridiculous, addictive weed.
As soon as they recieved the money, they scampered off, cackling, to their pimped SUV and drove off to do whatever it is that Y2k compliant soccer-gangstas do at 3:30 in the morning.
So, this is my pathetic vengeance, bitching about it here where it doesn't even fucking matter.
I hope they feel good about themselves, because I sure don't.
I can't even qualify this as a mugging, it was more like paying an entrance fee to freelance bouncers.
So, my heart starts to race. I said something like, "You've got to be kidding," to which he replied "no." As adrenalin was starting to pump up my spine, I began to wonder exactly how this was going to play out. Usually in a situation like this I get pretty surly, but as it's late and I'm not exactly in peak physical form, I didn't think that I'd be able to take on 3 Puerto Ricans who were rippling muscle like a trio of gay porno stars. At this point in my internal monologue, the main orator is telling me that I am going to either have to pay the money or punch him directly in the face as he's turning his other cheek toward me. I didn't really get a look at goon number three, but goon number two was a hard looking fellow, and he was starting to roll-up into my personal space.
So, I did what any other nervous, wimpy Caucasian male in that situation would do, and cracked my wallet. I proceeded to pull out a fin, at which point they were apparently willing to deal. "Just give us the five," he said. Not being one to squelch on a deal, I pulled out the other dollar anyhow, quite convinced that this wasn't going to end here no matter what.
As it turns out, I was wrong; $6.00 was enough for me to buy my access to the storefront window to buy my ridiculous, addictive weed.
As soon as they recieved the money, they scampered off, cackling, to their pimped SUV and drove off to do whatever it is that Y2k compliant soccer-gangstas do at 3:30 in the morning.
So, this is my pathetic vengeance, bitching about it here where it doesn't even fucking matter.
I hope they feel good about themselves, because I sure don't.
I can't even qualify this as a mugging, it was more like paying an entrance fee to freelance bouncers.
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embarrassed
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- YAY, THE ATTACK ADS HAVE BEEN LAUNCHED -
Just witnessed a Dubya ad that said:
I guess the Republicans just want to take responsibility for everything that goes America's way, and absolutely no responsibility for any of the negative shit.
Economically speaking there is, in my opinion, only one fact: when Clinton left office not only was America out of debt and cast in a positive light in regard to foreign relations, but we had a surplus of something like 40 Billion dollars ($40,000,000,000). Less than two years after Dubya was back in office not only were we at war, abandoning deserts after we bombed the shit out of them, but we are ass-deep in debt again, and part of that has to do with this stupid "here's your $300.00 check back from your tax refund" "relief plan."
You know who creates bipartisanship in this country? Republicans. You motherfuckers are missing some kind of common sense chromosone. We liberal types have our faults too, but unless a liberal is actively hugging a tree, I don't see the same kind of righteous insanity that I get from the other side. My father votes Republican because he's "a loyal Republican." What?!?!?! Can you fucking explain that to me? What is a "Loyal Republican?" Is that someone who's going to vote on party lines no matter what the cost? Well, if you ask me, then if you're a loyal "whatever" then you're not a fucking patriot.
I'm not thrilled about John Kerry, but George W. Bush is either a mad genius or a semi-retarded puppet-head.
I lean toward the latter.
ps: I once knew a girl who was going to vote for Bob Dole because he was "for smoking," so if this is the way that you think about politics, then do the rest of us a favor and either start seriously reading up on the issues, or do not fucking vote. Politics is complicated and, imo, interesting, and you cannot just look at the surface of a candidate's platform or have a semi-informed understanding of the issues in order to form a valid opinion. I want everybody to vote this year, but I want you to do it from an informed conviction that you know what you want (or, as the case may be, don't want) for this country, and that you're not just trying to wave a flag without understanding what it stands for.
DUBYA: "I'm George W. Bush, and I approved this message. I'm optimistic about America because I believe in the people of America."Well, first of all I find it amusing that the only real sentences there are spoken by Dubya, and I also find it really annoying that when everything was looking up during the Clinton years that somehow Bill wasn't responsible for that, yet all this bullshit that the Republicans would lay claim to having achieved this term is all done by their own blessed hands.
NARRATOR: After recession, 9.11, and war now our economy has been growing for ten straight months. The largest tax relief in history. 1.4 million jobs added since August. Inflation, interest, and mortgage rates low. Record home ownership. John Kerry's response? He's talking about the Great Depression. One thing's sure ... pessimism never created a job.
I guess the Republicans just want to take responsibility for everything that goes America's way, and absolutely no responsibility for any of the negative shit.
Economically speaking there is, in my opinion, only one fact: when Clinton left office not only was America out of debt and cast in a positive light in regard to foreign relations, but we had a surplus of something like 40 Billion dollars ($40,000,000,000). Less than two years after Dubya was back in office not only were we at war, abandoning deserts after we bombed the shit out of them, but we are ass-deep in debt again, and part of that has to do with this stupid "here's your $300.00 check back from your tax refund" "relief plan."
You know who creates bipartisanship in this country? Republicans. You motherfuckers are missing some kind of common sense chromosone. We liberal types have our faults too, but unless a liberal is actively hugging a tree, I don't see the same kind of righteous insanity that I get from the other side. My father votes Republican because he's "a loyal Republican." What?!?!?! Can you fucking explain that to me? What is a "Loyal Republican?" Is that someone who's going to vote on party lines no matter what the cost? Well, if you ask me, then if you're a loyal "whatever" then you're not a fucking patriot.
I'm not thrilled about John Kerry, but George W. Bush is either a mad genius or a semi-retarded puppet-head.
I lean toward the latter.
ps: I once knew a girl who was going to vote for Bob Dole because he was "for smoking," so if this is the way that you think about politics, then do the rest of us a favor and either start seriously reading up on the issues, or do not fucking vote. Politics is complicated and, imo, interesting, and you cannot just look at the surface of a candidate's platform or have a semi-informed understanding of the issues in order to form a valid opinion. I want everybody to vote this year, but I want you to do it from an informed conviction that you know what you want (or, as the case may be, don't want) for this country, and that you're not just trying to wave a flag without understanding what it stands for.
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