I'm sitting here on the couch watching the VH1 countdown, and just saw Pink's new video for "Dear Mr. President." I got so angry, I just had to share it with you.
I realize it's very popular right now to hate the President, ridicule his intelligence or choices, and act like he's a heartless imbucile with no connection to "real" people.
*Ironically, the same people who call Bush stupid, also claim he fooled all of us shortly after 9/11 - so which is it? Is he stupid, or is he a liar? I mean, someone that retarded couldn't POSSIBLY fool the whole country... right? Or maybe - just maybe - he isn't such a douchenozzle...*
Unfortunately, the facts don't support this ridiculous stance.
Let's go down the song by verse, shall we?
____________________
Dear Mr. President,
Come take a walk with me.
Let's pretend we're just two people and
You're not better than me.
I'd like to ask you some questions if we can speak honestly.
Alright, you requested honesty but you're already lying. You don't want to "ask some questions." You want to appear heartfelt while you slam him. But let's pretend it's just a simple request for a conversation.
Honestly? He is better than you. He graduated from Yale. Pink, you didn't even graduate high school. He holds the highest office in the country. You sing rebellious songs to teenagers.
What do you feel when you see all the homeless on the street?
Who do you pray for at night before you go to sleep?
What do you feel when you look in the mirror?
Are you proud?
I'm sure he feels fine when he looks in the mirror. Like most of us, he probably prays for his family, for direction, and for the lives of our soldiers. Who do you pray for?
It sounds like you're insinuating that the 43rd President of the United States is responsible for the fact that there are homeless on the streets. Which would be ridiculous, seeing as he's only been in office for 7 years. But those factual disclaimers kind of take the power out of your punch, don't they?
And while we're on the subject: why, exactly, are they homeless? Oh, that's right. They've made a thousand bad choices that lead them to sleep on that cardboard box. Does he feel bad for the children? Certainly. We all do. But able-bodied adults in that position don't deserve any pity or guilt on our part. They need to stop seeking compassion, and start pulling themselves up by the bootstraps.
Sorry, Pink. Try again.
How do you sleep while the rest of us cry?
How do you dream when a mother has no chance to say goodbye?
How do you walk with your head held high?
Can you even look me in the eye
And tell me why?
I don't know who you're speaking for, but I'm not crying. No one I know is. Though, it is a particularly effective liberal tool to reach out to the over-emotional when making passive-aggressive jabs like this.
The sons of these mothers you mention were volunteers. We have no draft. They could have defected. They chose to go to war. 72% of them supported Bush in the last election. So if the mothers are mad at anyone, they should be mad at their sons - not our Commander in Chief.
Dear Mr. President,
Were you a lonely boy?
Are you a lonely boy?
Are you a lonely boy?
How can you say
No child is left behind?
We're not dumb and we're not blind.
They're all sitting in your cells
While you pave the road to hell.
Okay. Things are getting more dramatic by the second.
Well, Pink, he wasn't a lonely boy. He had five siblings, four of which are still alive. He had loving parents, and a normal childhood.
No child is left behind by our school system. Plenty are left behind by their parents, who rely too heavily on the government or educational systems to, uh, parent. You may not be blind, Pink, but I'm not convinced you're smart.
Who's sitting in cells? Criminals? Well, hot damn, call CNN. And if anyone's paving the road to hell, it's enablers like you who try to absolve people of responsibility.
What kind of father would take his own daughter's rights away?
And what kind of father might hate his own daughter if she were gay?
I can only imagine what the first lady has to say
You've come a long way from whiskey and cocaine.
Here's a question: What kind of mother would take her own child's life away?
And don't get me started on the subject of being gay. Is it genetic? No. If so, the gene would have died off long ago, because homosexuals aren't procreating. Not in enough numbers for it to be so rampant.
So it's therefore a life choice, right? After all, we can only be proud of that which we've achieved or chosen (hence, the gay pride parades and movements).
The fact of the matter is, we can all expect judgments for our life choices. That's part of being a member of society. If I choose to smoke, I'll hear about it. If I choose to tattoo my face, work as a stripper, or drop out of school, I'll hear about it. We all have the right to make these life choices, but we can't expect to avoid people's reactions.
Being gay is a choice; sometimes as an act of rebellion, sometimes as a reaction to trauma, but a choice nonetheless. Our parents can't be expected to support all of our life choices; especially if they think those choices could be harmful to us - physically, emotionally, or spiritually.
As for the first lady, I get the impression that Laura fully supports her husband. She doesn't need you to speak for her.
And yeah, he's come a long way. Good for him. It's time you caught up.
How do you sleep while the rest of us cry?
How do you dream when a mother has no chance to say goodbye?
How do you walk with your head held high?
Can you even look me in the eye?
He could look you right in the eye. I have a feeling you'd be the one avoiding him. It's much easier to attack someone behind a microphone, behind a recording booth.
Let me tell you 'bout hard work
Minimum wage with a baby on the way
Let me tell you 'bout hard work
Rebuilding your house after the bombs took them away
Let me tell you 'bout hard work
Building a bed out of a cardboard box
Let me tell you 'bout hard work
Hard work
Hard work
You don't know nothing 'bout hard work
Hard work
Hard work
Oh
Hard work; like singing?
Hard work is finishing school before you get knocked up. It's being educated or experienced enough to not have to accept a minimum wage job. If the homeless had worked hard at all, they wouldn't be homeless.
Yeah, I guess you're right Pink. Running the NATION isn't hard work at all. Putting up with idiotic, emotionally-driven rants like this one can't be exhausting. HA!
How do you sleep at night?
How do you walk with your head held high?
Dear Mr. President,
You'd never take a walk with me.
Would you?
Maybe when he leaves office, he'll have time for this bullshit. Until then, no. No he wouldn't.
and there, my friends, is one of the many reasons i adore my cousin casey. she doesn't put up with bullshit. she'll tell you when you're being a fucktard. hmmm who does that remind me of??
I realize it's very popular right now to hate the President, ridicule his intelligence or choices, and act like he's a heartless imbucile with no connection to "real" people.
*Ironically, the same people who call Bush stupid, also claim he fooled all of us shortly after 9/11 - so which is it? Is he stupid, or is he a liar? I mean, someone that retarded couldn't POSSIBLY fool the whole country... right? Or maybe - just maybe - he isn't such a douchenozzle...*
Unfortunately, the facts don't support this ridiculous stance.
Let's go down the song by verse, shall we?
____________________
Dear Mr. President,
Come take a walk with me.
Let's pretend we're just two people and
You're not better than me.
I'd like to ask you some questions if we can speak honestly.
Alright, you requested honesty but you're already lying. You don't want to "ask some questions." You want to appear heartfelt while you slam him. But let's pretend it's just a simple request for a conversation.
Honestly? He is better than you. He graduated from Yale. Pink, you didn't even graduate high school. He holds the highest office in the country. You sing rebellious songs to teenagers.
What do you feel when you see all the homeless on the street?
Who do you pray for at night before you go to sleep?
What do you feel when you look in the mirror?
Are you proud?
I'm sure he feels fine when he looks in the mirror. Like most of us, he probably prays for his family, for direction, and for the lives of our soldiers. Who do you pray for?
It sounds like you're insinuating that the 43rd President of the United States is responsible for the fact that there are homeless on the streets. Which would be ridiculous, seeing as he's only been in office for 7 years. But those factual disclaimers kind of take the power out of your punch, don't they?
And while we're on the subject: why, exactly, are they homeless? Oh, that's right. They've made a thousand bad choices that lead them to sleep on that cardboard box. Does he feel bad for the children? Certainly. We all do. But able-bodied adults in that position don't deserve any pity or guilt on our part. They need to stop seeking compassion, and start pulling themselves up by the bootstraps.
Sorry, Pink. Try again.
How do you sleep while the rest of us cry?
How do you dream when a mother has no chance to say goodbye?
How do you walk with your head held high?
Can you even look me in the eye
And tell me why?
I don't know who you're speaking for, but I'm not crying. No one I know is. Though, it is a particularly effective liberal tool to reach out to the over-emotional when making passive-aggressive jabs like this.
The sons of these mothers you mention were volunteers. We have no draft. They could have defected. They chose to go to war. 72% of them supported Bush in the last election. So if the mothers are mad at anyone, they should be mad at their sons - not our Commander in Chief.
Dear Mr. President,
Were you a lonely boy?
Are you a lonely boy?
Are you a lonely boy?
How can you say
No child is left behind?
We're not dumb and we're not blind.
They're all sitting in your cells
While you pave the road to hell.
Okay. Things are getting more dramatic by the second.
Well, Pink, he wasn't a lonely boy. He had five siblings, four of which are still alive. He had loving parents, and a normal childhood.
No child is left behind by our school system. Plenty are left behind by their parents, who rely too heavily on the government or educational systems to, uh, parent. You may not be blind, Pink, but I'm not convinced you're smart.
Who's sitting in cells? Criminals? Well, hot damn, call CNN. And if anyone's paving the road to hell, it's enablers like you who try to absolve people of responsibility.
What kind of father would take his own daughter's rights away?
And what kind of father might hate his own daughter if she were gay?
I can only imagine what the first lady has to say
You've come a long way from whiskey and cocaine.
Here's a question: What kind of mother would take her own child's life away?
And don't get me started on the subject of being gay. Is it genetic? No. If so, the gene would have died off long ago, because homosexuals aren't procreating. Not in enough numbers for it to be so rampant.
So it's therefore a life choice, right? After all, we can only be proud of that which we've achieved or chosen (hence, the gay pride parades and movements).
The fact of the matter is, we can all expect judgments for our life choices. That's part of being a member of society. If I choose to smoke, I'll hear about it. If I choose to tattoo my face, work as a stripper, or drop out of school, I'll hear about it. We all have the right to make these life choices, but we can't expect to avoid people's reactions.
Being gay is a choice; sometimes as an act of rebellion, sometimes as a reaction to trauma, but a choice nonetheless. Our parents can't be expected to support all of our life choices; especially if they think those choices could be harmful to us - physically, emotionally, or spiritually.
As for the first lady, I get the impression that Laura fully supports her husband. She doesn't need you to speak for her.
And yeah, he's come a long way. Good for him. It's time you caught up.
How do you sleep while the rest of us cry?
How do you dream when a mother has no chance to say goodbye?
How do you walk with your head held high?
Can you even look me in the eye?
He could look you right in the eye. I have a feeling you'd be the one avoiding him. It's much easier to attack someone behind a microphone, behind a recording booth.
Let me tell you 'bout hard work
Minimum wage with a baby on the way
Let me tell you 'bout hard work
Rebuilding your house after the bombs took them away
Let me tell you 'bout hard work
Building a bed out of a cardboard box
Let me tell you 'bout hard work
Hard work
Hard work
You don't know nothing 'bout hard work
Hard work
Hard work
Oh
Hard work; like singing?
Hard work is finishing school before you get knocked up. It's being educated or experienced enough to not have to accept a minimum wage job. If the homeless had worked hard at all, they wouldn't be homeless.
Yeah, I guess you're right Pink. Running the NATION isn't hard work at all. Putting up with idiotic, emotionally-driven rants like this one can't be exhausting. HA!
How do you sleep at night?
How do you walk with your head held high?
Dear Mr. President,
You'd never take a walk with me.
Would you?
Maybe when he leaves office, he'll have time for this bullshit. Until then, no. No he wouldn't.
and there, my friends, is one of the many reasons i adore my cousin casey. she doesn't put up with bullshit. she'll tell you when you're being a fucktard. hmmm who does that remind me of??
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8 comments:
First off, My very very bestest friend in the whole entire elementary junior AND senior hi was named Biddy, and you my dear are the only other to be called the same, THAT I KNOW OF..So, I automatically feel the so called connection.
Second off, I absolutely adore this break down "Biddy style" I too, am so sick of the degenerate Hollywood malfunction-iatos trying to "spread the word" So, Thanks for that post! Hallellula (did I spell that right)
Im sure miss Pink in person couldnt tell you much about W except for what she hears from other punk like individuals.
Anyhoo, now you got me all wound up..
Thanks B!
Lisa
coastal nest
OMG..it's like that post was written by YOU...
I'm w/ her..except I don't believe that being gay is a choice...
Your cousin expresses her opinions very well. And, the great thing about this country is we can freely express our opinions, no matter how wrong some of them may be. *smooches*
[sorry had to delete the above comment to correct a typo]
That was a great post. I salute you for your insight, and I salute W for his. God bless you both and our troops who are all volunteers.
Loved the post. All I can say is.... exactly. I concur.
She is DEFINITELY related to you. :) Love the sassiness! And she is freakin' on top of stuff, isn't she??
Amen, sistah!!!
I'm forwarding this on to my hubby...he'll love it!!
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