So I said to myself, "I wonder what will happen if I try to write a blog post early in the morning after a really lousy night with not much sleep?" This is pretty much an effort doomed to failure, and what you'll read is the result, although it might improve over the course of the post as I start to drink the coffee that's setting in front of me untouched. Speaking of that, my Nicaraguan Matagalpa should be arriving today, but first I have to finish this bag of not-nearly-as-good Tim Horton's fine blend. Being a coffee snob really stinks.
So the elections are over and my guy lost. I'm really ticked off about it because I'm convinced he deserved to win; all the evidence--voter motivation, rally attendance, polls, pointed to it. Only God knows what happened, and He's not telling. Yet. But I thought I'd clear something up in case there were questions lingering from a previous post where I said Romney was equipped to do something about the economy.
In that post, I didn't mention that fact that I am indeed a ONE-ISSUE VOTER. (This is where I get to show that this is indeed a Catholic blog, like it says in the title. *takes first sip of coffee*) Although my candidates "allowance" for abortion in some cases really irked me, it was better than the socialist bastard Obama's position, which consists of total disrespect for humanity, beginning in the womb and never ending. We all know that he voted against the Born Alive Protection Act (one of the few times he actually voted as a member of congress.) This is a position even more radical than held by NARAL.
I've seen repeatedly that people who have no problem with abortion are disrespectful and inconsiderate to others, and why not, if you don't believe that humans have a right to life? So any person who considers him/herself "pro-choice"will never get my vote. Ever.
Speaking of Obama, I've decided to adopt a verbal tic, as used above: "socialist bastard Obama". I'm going to try it out at the Farmer's Market this weekend. This isn't as funny as I intend it unless you know that I live in Berkeley-in-the-Midwest, where the farmer's market is filled with Birkenstocks and patchouli oil, and there has been for months a voter registration booth staffed by a very "natural-looking" woman who has a huge hand-embroidered brightly-colored hippie banner that says "OBAMA". Oh yeah? Well, Obama sucks, Hippie Woman with Floppy Hat.
Oh yeah -- the USCCB is meeting now, and Twitter is all abuzz with the happy news about results of meetings and speeches. Everyone is so excited that mandatory Friday abstinence may again be imposed. Although I abstain on Friday's already, I scoff at this. Why? Because catechesis is already so awful that 50% of Catholics (or a little more) voted for the socialist bastard Obama, who believes that chopping up babies or sucking out their brains is just hunky-dory. People have no idea that they're REALLY receiving Jesus in Holy Communion. They think it's a piece of bread. Fun times! Let's get our bread! So maybe the bishops could start with something BASIC and ESSENTIAL to our Faith, instead of impressing us all with their pious and holy proclamations. Oh yeah, like Cardinal Dolan's much-extolled speech (well, extolled for at least the past 12 hours) where he tells us we must be on our knees, and I'm wondering how much time the bishops have spent on their knees as they issue milquetoast proclamations (although I can't recall any) and worthless voter guides (wait--did they even do that this year?)
Second cup of coffee poured.
So I guess I'm a little skeptical of anything issued forth from that venerable institution known as the USCCB, but I'm so happy that they have cheerleaders. Go team!
What.....else......
Nothing else. Be happy that I deleted the stuff that came after this. :) Now I need to finish this second cup.
I very much like that "verbal tic" characterization. Sums things up perfectly.
ReplyDeleteI was unaware that your area is "Berkeley-in-the-Midwest". I feel your pain, but maybe not as much. I lived in a hippie town in the state of CO (as I may have mentioned in the past), but only for about 2 years.
Why did you delete that other stuff? Would have been interesting reading? Yes?
TH2,
ReplyDeleteMy first blog was started with a specific purpose: to serve as an outlet for my music studies and to discuss music at my job and to link to music recordings made of both the choir and the organ. That blog served its purpose and now lies in the blog graveyard.
This blog really had no specific purpose. I thought perhaps it'd have basically the same content, but alas, I am done with organ studies for now, and I do not direct the choir at the non-Catholic church where I play. Frankly, I'd be embarrassed to put any of their recordings on here.
So this site appears to serve as a pathetic attempt at self-therapy, and tends to border on self-parody. I don't like it, but there ya go; the rest of this post was going in that direction, so I mercifully deleted it. The truth hurts, but there it is. You are very kind for asking, though.