And the Tweet Goes On
Ah, Cher, we thought we knew you. I never thought of her as a gypsy, tramp, or thief, but rather as a gifted artist. But something happens to some folks when they become successful, I guess. The wires cross, and they imagine all sorts of nefarious designs and intentions where none exist, while remaining cheerfully impervious to the truly dangerous mischief right under their reconstructed nose. On Twitter, Cher launched into a first class rant, to wit:
"Don't believe in the Right wing's effort to Subjugate women! WHO R THESE MEN WHO THINK THEY HAVE THE RIGHT TO TAKE WOMEN BACK TO THE STONE" (end of 140 character limit)
(resumed) "AGE ! We talk about how radical Muslims take away the Rights of their woman, but HOW CAN WE LET These RW Misogynistic Cretins take away" (there goes the limit again)
(picking up where we left off) "Our BASIC HUMAN RIGHTS ! IF THIS Was Happening in another Country Woman Across The USA Would B outraged ! Well Girls wake up & Smell the" (stunted development due to character limit)
(continuing) "Coffee,you're in another Country! U young women don't realize what NO FREEDOM FEELS LIKE! WITHOUT FREEDOM YOU HAVE NOTHING !"
She goes on to explain that she's furious, hurt, and outraged, just in case we didn't quite catch on. Oh yes, and she tells us that North Koreans are evidently better off, or so she fancies.
Normally, this would be something to laugh at. Normally, the semi-coherent rantings of a celebrity would induce little more than a yawn. These are not normal times, however, and statements that religious institutions ought not (as a matter of conscience and Constitutional law) to be required to violate their own faith do not qualify as a war against women in any rational vocabulary.
If Cher is in the least bit curious what would take women back to the stone age, perhaps she could look to the FDA, which in 2010 disapproved the medication Avastin for treatment of advanced breast cancer. Maybe she could consult with the Obama Administration's task force that recommended that most women should begin receiving mammograms at age 50 instead of age 40, prompting cancer survivor Nancy Gual to observe, “I am shocked by these guidelines because if I had not had a mammogram at age 40, I would not be here today.” If I'm not mistaken, being stone cold dead because of treatments or tests withheld is about as "stone age" as it gets. The award winning star might consider whether Jane Sturm's mother felt particularly liberated or free when she heard President Obama suggest that maybe she should not have that life saving pace maker after all, and should instead settle for pain killers.
Instead of railing against people she calls, "RW Misogynistic Cretins," who are actually the good people fighting these ghastly initiatives that fly under the Orwellian banner of "health care," perhaps Cher could spend a little time looking at the real misogynists who would leave no woman under taxed, under managed, or under molested by Democrat politicians. Or perhaps she could survey the carnage of millions of little girls dismembered in the womb. Contrast the culture of life with the culture of death, Cher, and tell me which takes you closer to the stone age. If you insist that enlightenment demands a body count, that's your call. But stop insisting that you have a constitutional right to force someone else to pay for it.
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Dec '11
Re: And the Tweet Goes On
Just think, if Mz. Fluke wins her libel suit, you can now get yourself a peice of Mz. Cher's fortune.
Aug '10
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Chaz Bono is now on the college agenda talk circuit, reaching out to all the confused tg kids that had moms who married heroin addicts .This is success in the present zeitgeist. Troubled , sexually confused , and getting paid to complain -sweet !
Oct '10
Re: And the Tweet Goes On
Dave Carter
Or perhaps she could survey the carnage of millions of little girls dismembered in the womb. Contrast the culture of life with the culture of death, Cher, and tell me which takes you closer to the stone age. If you insist that enlightenment demands a body count, that's your call. But stop insisting that you have a constitutional right to force someone else to pay for it.
That perfectly frames the issue, Dave. It should be on t-shirts, coffee mugs & bumper stickers across the land. If we had a few politicians that could get to the point as eloquently as you, the Democrat Media Complex (Breitbart lives!) would find it harder to keep eating our proverbial lunch with its ludicrous but effective misdirection.
Mar '12
Re: And the Tweet Goes On
Dave Carter
Not necessarily. My parents' kid became a trucker. You just never know, I suppose. · 8 hours ago
You think that's bad? My parents' kid up and became a conservative. Childrearing is such a c***shoot these days.
Oct '10
Re: And the Tweet Goes On
Madcap
Dave Carter
Not necessarily. My parents' kid became a trucker. You just never know, I suppose.
You think that's bad? My parents' kid up and became a conservative. Childrearing is such a c***shoot these days.
Please consider joining my virtual support group: “People Raised by Crazy @$$ Liberals.”
Mar '12
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HVTs
Madcap
You think that's bad? My parents' kid up and became a conservative. Childrearing is such a c***shoot these days.
Please consider joining my virtual support group: “People Raised by Crazy @$$ Liberals.” · 12 minutes ago
Oh, it gets better. My mother was really, really liberal, circa about 1965. Unfortunately, the left has long since left her behind, and she's probably more in line with the Republican party, but, bless her heart, she'll never admit that and will go to her grave a Democrat. She's a business owner and probably really a libertarian, but you know, the Republicans are mean, scary and hate women and poor people.
How out of step is my mother? Someone was once chastising her for "allowing" me to marry young, and she said, very indignantly, "She met someone she wanted to spend the rest of her life with. What was she supposed to do (imagine a very scandalized voice here) live with him without being married?"
I had to explain to her that yes, that was what people expected today and that cohabitation was possibly more common than marriage. She's still trying to recover from that revelation.
Oct '10
Re: And the Tweet Goes On
Madcap
Oh, it gets better. My mother was really, really liberal, circa about 1965. Unfortunately, the left has long since left her behind, and she's probably more in line with the Republican party, but, bless her heart, she'll never admit that and will go to her grave a Democrat. She's a business owner and probably really a libertarian, but you know, the Republicans are mean, scary and hate women and poor people.
How out of step is my mother? Someone was once chastising her for "allowing" me to marry young, and she said, very indignantly, "She met someone she wanted to spend the rest of her life with. What was she supposed to do (imagine a very scandalized voice here) live with himwithout being married?"
I had to explain to her that yes, that was what people expected today and that cohabitation was possibly more common than marriage. She's still trying to recover from that revelation.
Ahh ... you need the support group “People Raised by Not Quite Clinically Crazy @$$ Liberals, But Working On It.” [:-)
Mar '12
Re: And the Tweet Goes On
HVTs
Ahh ... you need the support group “People Raised by Not Quite Clinically Crazy @$$ Liberals, But Working On It.” [:-) · 7 minutes ago
I'm afraid my commitments to the support group "People Who Went to Super Lefty Colleges and Have Lost All Their Friends Due to Coming Out As a Republican" are so onerous that I do not have time for more memberships at present. I thank you for your kind offer. Best wishes.
=D
May '11
Re: And the Tweet Goes On
I don't know who invented twitter but it has provided a great service. Before twitter I never knew there were so many idiots everywhere.
Feb '11
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Southern Pessimist:
I don't know who invented twitter but it has provided a great service. Before twitter I never knew there were so many idiots everywhere.
We always knew the idiots were there. Now, thanks to twitter and facebook, those so inclined can find out exactly who they are.
Feb '11
Re: And the Tweet Goes On
The worst thing about twitter is the weird dialect it's users adopt. Everyone comes across as illiterate and incoherent. Trying to read a bunch of tweets is like trying to decipher cat typing.
May '11
Re: And the Tweet Goes On
tabula rasa:
11 hours ago
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Crazy enough for ya!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Apr '11
Re: And the Tweet Goes On
Good Gosh Dave where did you get that photo of Cher? She hasn't looked that good in 20 years.
Jun '10
Re: And the Tweet Goes On
thelonious
tabula rasa:
11 hours ago
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Crazy enough for ya!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! · 7 minutes ago
Yup. The nice men in the white coats will be coming for you in a little while. They want to take you for a ride to get an ice cream cone.
Edited on March 10, 2012 at 4:36pmFeb '12
Re: And the Tweet Goes On
Cher is right, you women need us men to provide you with contraceptives because, let's face it, most if you can't do it yourself. And if you need help pumping gas or with that flat tire , take a clue from Sandra Fluke and just ask.
Aug '10
Re: And the Tweet Goes On
Re comment#25
Edited on March 10, 2012 at 6:51pmMy kids (both 30 +, both-unlike either of their parents- at least college educated , one female) would join that virtual support group. (Their parents grew up with them.) But while they find Fluke's message deeply disturbing , they didn't get themselves out of what Charles Murray calls "Fishtown" by speaking their minds. (It's easy for me to say they should have more courage.) They do vote though.
Jun '10
Re: And the Tweet Goes On
Modern plastic surgery turns out an appearance not unlike the sock puppets we made in school from nylon stockings and foam rubber. Yeesh!
May '11
Re: And the Tweet Goes On
tabula rasa
thelonious
tabula rasa:
11 hours ago
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Crazy enough for ya!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! · 7 minutes ago
Yup. The nice men in the white coats will be coming for you in a little while. They want to take you for a ride to get an ice cream cone. · 1 hour ago
Edited 1 hour ago
Yum!!! Do they have dill pickle flavored ice cream with anchovy sprinkles?
Jun '10
Re: And the Tweet Goes On
thelonious
tabula rasa
thelonious
tabula rasa:
11 hours ago
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Crazy enough for ya!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! · 7 minutes ago
Yup. The nice men in the white coats will be coming for you in a little while. They want to take you for a ride to get an ice cream cone. · 1 hour ago
Edited 1 hour ago
Yum!!! Do they have dill pickle flavored ice cream with anchovy sprinkles? · 8 minutes ago
Whatever you like. And they'll have some little white pills--take those too, and they'll take of the nice sports coat with the long arms.
Oct '10
Re: And the Tweet Goes On
Dave Carter
Not necessarily. My parents' kid became a trucker. You just never know, I suppose. · 13 hours ago
Brothers and sisters I have none, but that man's father is my father's son. Who is that man?