It Getting Cold, But There's A Lot Of Hot Air Blowing

This past Tuesday, a number of Republicans and Republican sponsored initiatives fell victim to the re-emergence of core democratic values like common sense, compassion, true morality and fair play. But what does the losing side's most vocal nutjobs do? They resort to name calling and threatening and damning.

First up to the plate was old favorite Pat Robertson. CNN.com has a report about Robertson's remarks concerning the Dover, Pennsylvania voters' decision to elect eight new school board members, replacing those who were trying to force "intelligent" design into the school curriculum. This is what he said:

"I'd like to say to the good citizens of Dover: if there is a disaster in your area, don't turn to God, you just rejected Him from your city. And don't wonder why He hasn't helped you when problems begin, if they begin. I'm not saying they will, but if they do, just remember, you just voted God out of your city. And if that's the case, don't ask for His help because he might not be there."

Now, I am not a religious man. In fact, I don't believe in God at all, but I understand that most people do, and for someone of Robertson's notoriety, [dwindling] influence, and so called understanding of religion to spew such bile is beyond immoral. It is against the tenets of his religion to judge people as he has. But we all knew he was losing his mind from his earlier rantings about the end of the world.

Next up was Bill O'Reilly - idiot savant, hold the savant, extra idiot, with mayo on Wonder What He Was Thinking Bread. MSNBC.com has this story about O'Reilly's comments regarding San Francisco voters' decision to pass a referendum urging local high schools and colleges to ban military recruiters from their campuses. Here is what he said:

"Listen, citizens of San Francisco, if you vote against military recruiting, you're not going to get another nickel in federal funds. Fine. You want to be your own country? Go right ahead. And if al-Qaida comes in here and blows you up, we're not going to do anything about it. We're going to say, look, every other place in America is off limits to you, except San Francisco. You want to blow up the Coit Tower? Go ahead."

Let me get this straight. Bill O'Reilly has the authority to withhold federal funds from San Francisco? He has the authority to hold back rescue workers and military support in the event of a terrorist attack? Wow! With all this voting going on, I must have missed the headline about O'Reilly getting voted in as President of the United States. I know that Bush is having a hard time, and that impeachment has been bandied about quite a bit by the blogs lately, but I was unaware a replacement had already been installed.

I think Bob Dylan said it best:

Idiot wind blowing every time you move your mouth
Blowing down the backroads heading south
Idiot wind blowing every time you move your teeth
You're an idiot babe
It's a wonder that you still know how to breathe