Pfunny...

Let's begin with two warnings:


1. TURN YOUR VOLUME DOWN!! I am including a clip from a television show, and I don't know if it is going to play on its own or if you need to press play. I want you to be able to decide if you want to hear the clip or not. You can turn it back up later if you so choose.


2. Uncensored political talk ahead! Proceed at your own risk.


Still with me? Then let's get started.


I just talked recently about how I don't like it when people push their political views on me. Well, this blog post is rife with politics...call me a hypocrite if you must, but consider yourself duly warned!


Have you ever seen The Daily Show with Jon Stewart? I've heard of him, but I normally avoid his show because he covers a lot of politics. I know his show is on Comedy Central, but still...it's politics and I'm not really interested, okay?


Until now. Oh. My. Goodness. My sides and my face hurt from laughing so much! Living in this ultra conservative area is sometimes (or often) frustrating for me. Especially at school. Kids don't think for themselves about politics...they just regurgitate what their parents or other people have told them. They say things without having facts to back them up.


For example, were you aware that Barack Obama is a terrorist? That he's Muslim? Anti-American? Gay?


Were you aware that John McCain is a war hero who is going to save the world? He's going to fix the economy and he's going to make the education system better by continuing No Child Left Behind. Oh, and in case you didn't know, he's a war hero. He's not going to take away our guns, either. And did I mention that he's a war hero?


I'll bet that you weren't aware before now. I know I wasn't. It's a good thing those kids let me know. I can't even imagine what it would be like to be a government teacher during an election year. While it has the potential to be extremely cool, and a lot of fun, it would be aggravating to listen to the kids spouting off at the mouth with nothing to back it up. I mean, seriously. Barack Obama is anti-American? You've got to be stupid if you believe this. Who in their right mind would hate a country so much that he would run for president? Maybe it's just me, but I honestly don't give a damn what anybody else's religion is. For the record, Barack Obama is NOT Muslim (his father was Muslim, but not a radical Muslim by any means), but even if Barack were, so what? Most Muslims in this world are kind, gentle people. Sure there are some extremists, but aren't there extremist Christians, too? And whatever happened to the separation of church and state? Does it really matter where he goes to worship?


John McCain is in fact a war hero. He spent a long time in Hanoi, and endured a lot of terrible treatment. However, his past is not entirely without scandal. Just ask his first wife. You know, the one admits he cheated on repeatedly. And NCLB?? You've got to be kidding me. Kids moan and groan and complain about school and tests all the time. Well guess what, geniuses, you wanna know why you have to pass the WASL?? If you guessed NCLB, you'd be right. You can't have it both ways: if you're going to support McCain, quit complaining about testing.


I want a t-shirt about NCLB. Here's the front:





On the back, I want it to say this:




But I digress. I intended this post to be about The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. He's hysterical. His political views are similar to mine, but even looking beyond that, he's just funny. If you watch the clip, be warned there is some strong language in it...and put down your beverage...you may just spit it out! I love his sarcasm. I love his line delivery. I love that he laughs at himself. I think I may just love him.