Timing Is Everything

   So here we are, just about a week after the election, and it's been sort of a rough week for Obama and his gang.  This whole mess with Patreus, new information suggesting the Benghazi attacks were part of a cover up, and now bombs are falling in the middle east.  Whew!  While I don't think the Israel stuff has anything to do with this, I do find the timing quite interesting on the other two topics.

   Does it strike you as odd that all of these crazy, damaging things are coming out now, AFTER the election is over?  I think it should.  The timing is just too convenient.  Had these scandals surfaced two weeks BEFORE the election, is there a chance that it could have turned the tide?  Maybe not, but possibly.  So how is it that two things as big and important as this are only just now surfacing?

   Media.  That's who I blame.  It's no secret that many mainstream media outlets preferred a second term for Obama.  And while you could argue that media is simply a mouthpiece for the people (after all, it's those people who watch the ads that keep those media outlets up and running), is it really media's job to pick favorites and slant things?  I find it a little ironic that the media can do some digging and find things like that Mother Jones video of Romney, or all kinds of other damaging facts and "didya knows" about Romney's background, but then something this big and important just blindsides them.  Still, I guess it's possible... I mean even Fox News, who you would think would be all over this stuff, apparently didn't know anything about it.

   I'm not going to continue harping on this, it's just something I want you to think about.  Consider for a moment that we are actually not as "free" as we may think.  Consider that while you might be proud to say "at least we're not living in an Orwellian society," in fact we are... it's just a different type of society.  We are controlled, but the control comes from us.  We breach our own privacy by posting intimate life details on facebook (or on blogs like this one).  We lazily spout out political or other statements that are spoken by media folks without bothering to do any of our own research or anything to make up our own minds.  We complain about things that we ourselves vote for...

Wait, what?

Freedom of UNintelligence

   I'll admit, I was getting a little "conspiracy theory" at the end of that last bit.  But there's no arguing that young people are depressing.  Oh young people... they think they know everything about everything.  I'm not saying that I was a genius by any means when I was in college, but I certainly wasn't as lost, controlled, or pathetically weak-minded as the youth that are supposed to carry the torch for the next round.

   The latest example: ASU students protesting the fact that the college campus is going "non-smoking," meaning that there will be nowhere for students or faculty to smoke on campus.  They will actually have to leave school to smoke cigarettes.  Now I wholeheartedly disagree with this, and I think it violates the rights of those students... but what's even more depressing than the fact that it's happening is how the students are protesting it.

   I saw a sign that one of these kids was carrying.  It said something like "my lungs, my choice, my right."  Oh you silly, silly child.  Don't you realize that isn't the case anymore?  Now that we have this wonderful universal healthcare, they might be your lungs, but it isn't your choice or your right.  I have a say in those rules, because I am partially paying for your cancer treatments down the road.  I'm the one who gets to help foot the bill for your medical bills.  I get to suffer the consequences of your bad decisions.  And so, as a non-smoker, I say no sir, you cannot smoke on campus.  Not on my dime.

   You know what would be interesting?  I would like to know how many of these protestors voted for President Obama.  I would like to hear their impassioned speeches over vegan lunches, most likely while one of them played the mandolin or some other stupid instrument.  I would love to see how up in arms they got about things like "the man" and "those rich bastards in the GOP who don't care about us struggling students." I'm sure it was extremely emotional and heartfelt.  And wrong.

   You see, silly college students, your votes actually led to your own demise.  It is because of your unwavering support for Obama and Obamacare that you are now having to leave campus to exercise your right to smoke.  How smart do you feel now?

   This is just the beginning folks.  It's just a matter of time before they are telling you how many calories you're allowed to eat, whether or not you can order a soda or a beer, or how many cups of coffee you can enjoy in the morning.  It's all for our own good... and it's all completely un-American.  Awesome.

Short and sweet this week!  Have a great Thanksgiving everyone!