Politics, from the national to international to the local to the theoretical

Sarah Palin has never spoken on a formal level. Sure, it’s nice to see an official who has a human side, some would say “folksy” – I could do without all the winking, though. But what is she going to do when speaking to congress about something of grave importance? “C’mon, Warshington! Gimme th’ war powers act. Doncha wanna go shoot some Iranians? You betcha! *wink*” Damn, I hate that woman.

Nancy Pelosi makes me cringe every time she shows up on the news, too.
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The few times that I’ve listened to idiots like Rush and Sean, they take an almost innocuous statement and twist some evil meaning to it. Let’s try this at home:

Obama: The United States needs to actively engage in the peace process between Netanyahu and Mahmud Abbas.

Hannity: See, using the word “engage” in connection with the two men is obviously liberal code for “promote gay marriage internationally”. It’s a Trojan Horse.

Limbaugh: Folks, he’s connecting the United States’ great name to this abomination.

Hannity: Disgusting!

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Democracy is overrated. At least in other countries. Singapore and Saudi Arabia are dictatorships, but they are friendly dictatorships to us and to their people. China, isn’t free, but they’re better to their people than some democracies. Iran went from a dictatorship that like the US to a democracy that hates the US. Palestine elected terrorists to government. They’re not thanking the US for the chance to vote. South and Central America have produced a new generation of democratically elected leaders who are not friendly to the interests of the United States.

I know I’m supposed to care if people around the world are truly free, but I can’t get that worked up about it. I hate what is happening in North Korea or Myanmar, but the quasi-free states are so numerous and vast that you could never get around to fixing them all.
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Kentucky has the longest river named after a state to be completely contained within that state. Yes, the longest south-to-north flowing river to be named after a state and contained within that state while flowing through the capitol of that state is right here in Kentucky. Get your camera ready.

Our tourism industry revolves around horses. The state motto is “Unbridled Spirit”, and horse logos abound. I thought “Unbridled Spirit” was too subtle. I would have nominated “Hey, Everybody, We’ve Got HORSES Over Here!” If that doesn’t immediately attract a dozen or two biotech firms to locate in-state, nothing will.

We have the largest floral clock right here in Frankfort, KY (by weight and volume). Verifiable, accurate, objective evidence. We don’t just go making up stuff like you big city egocentric big shots. “Come to see the Secretariat’s Grave! Stay for the favorable corporate tax rates!”

Maybe what turns off high tech is our enthusiastic corn holing. Every BBQ that I go to, there’s a couple of corn holers going at it. They have corn hole groups and teams and leagues here in KY. When the summer comes around, everyone loves to get out the corn hole equipment. If you don’t think that’s the reason, Google “cornholing” with your safe search turned off.

If I wanted to push it, I’d also mention that KY is the kind of lubricant used in the dirtier interpretation of “corn hole”. And, did you know that you can’t spell “Kentucky” without c, u, n and t. But, what do you expect from a state that has a park named “Big Bone Lick”? Or is that a stretch for a punchline?

Republicans argue against gambling at racetracks are religious zealots backed by Indian reservations. Their argument is that Kentucky families will gamble away their life savings one quarter at a time. I find that really difficult to swallow, since just a few feet away, you can gamble it away on the horses thousands of dollars at a time. It’s like legalizing heroin, but then banning tobacco, citing health concerns. Personally, I don’t give a rat’s ass if it is a sin. Tax the holy hell out of them and reduce the burden for us pious folk.