I don’t know precisely where this post will end, what note it will finally rest on, but here it is (me being tired and all). I awoke early this morning to my computer. I logged in, signed on to Comcast, and there was a headline about Roseanne being cancelled. I had to look further. When I poked around Google for a bit, I found what I was looking for, which was not what I was looking for at 7:10AM on a Wednesday. I had not planned on watching the redone “Roseanne”, just wasn’t my cup of tea in the first place; however, to see that the TV station and Disney had dropped the show so early made me read on. I am not going to repost Rosanne’s tweets. I don’t feel that is necessary. I suppose I have to agree with Disney and all as if I made such a statement at work about someone in my company, I would find myself in the boss’s office facing the demise of my job or, at least, severe disciplinary actions.
I am not in any way saying her tweets were proper, correct, or anything positive at all. They pissed me off. I didn’t care for the cooking lady who made the racist remark either back a couple years ago. However, something has my attention here. Now, I voted for Barack in the first election. Thought, perhaps, he could help things along. I, personally, was disappointed in the first 4 years. Now, that may have been news prejudice, I won’t say it wasn’t, however, even today I am not really happy with those 4 years. So, I didn’t vote for him the second term. I am allowed; it’s my right. And, I shook my head when he won, but then, I did acknowledge him as our President.
Now, I have gone on written record here as saying that I voted for Trump. Well, actually, I voted against Hillary. I was surprised and pleased when he won. However, I need to ask: why have Rosanne and so many others get into so much trouble for making comments like they did and our President, whom I am not pleased with, has made some comments on Twitter that have surprised the heck out of me. I won’t say he has come right out with any racist remarks, but he picks on everyone who doesn’t care for him and there seems to be no repercussions. Now, I am not saying to impeach him or anything like that. It simply seems to me, in my own humble opinion, that the leader of our country should have better things to do than get angry on Twitter. Again, some of this may be the other side’s bias news, but not all of it is.
What I see is a glaring split between what a movie or TV star can get away with and what people with real power can get away with. I know that much of our Senate and Congress are not a whole lot better. There are many laws trying to be passed that are simply ridiculous. There is much being done and said that should outrage everyone. I am not saying to get rid of all of them (though limiting terms would be nice up there). I am just saying keep a level playing ground.
Rant done and I feel better,
Namaste,
Scott
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