Not a Fucking big deal
As I was eating my morning bowl of oatmeal I was watching the Today show on NBC. A segment on the show came on that discussed Joe Biden's whisper of the word FUCKING while standing next to a microphone and Obama during the signing of the Health care bill.
http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/26184891/vp/36014554#36014554
I suggest you watch and if you're at work just mute it.
This was clearly a gaffe on the part of smiley Joe. One would expect a vice president to be a bit more in control but I can see if he was really excited he might not be able to hold in his f bombs, I know I fucking can't! Woops, there I go again. I guess I can only hope to be VP, woe is me, if I want to make it to the Presidency I'll only be able talk about how my bowling is "like something out of the special Olympics."
People are just people and we all make mistakes. This story is only water cooler talk or something you mock on Facebook. But the video tries to create a certain air of controversial legitimacy. As I watched I imagined a junior Senator ready to come on the air claiming "the end of decency in Washington" or some other right wing rhetoric, what I got was different. After the showing of the video and advertising for the website that started selling T-shirts with the slogan "this is a big fucking deal." the video cuts to a 17 year old kid who is the head of his High School's No Cussing club. You didn't misread that, btw. He says something like "Vice presidents swearing might make kids think its ok to swear, but it's not!" At the point I heard and processed it I almost choked on my oatmeal. So NBC, this is who you have to talk ill of the vice president -a 17 year old who is the head of his No Cussing Club of his high school? Really? What's next, Jan Brady with political analysis based on whoever is the steamiest?
I do feel bad for the kid, he was probably watching the TV, eating some oatmeal and choked on his food when he saw Joe drop the F- bomb. "But this is what I stand for, NOOOOOO!" How did he pick up the pieces? How did that kid get the connection to get on NBC in the first place, maybe he works at a BBQ that Al Roquer frequents and Mr. Roquer thought of him as the perfect expert. Or maybe, just maybe his dad or mom hooked it up.
The tyranny of The No Cussing Club will end, today I'm starting the Fucking Freedom of Expression Club, who's joining?
http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/26184891/vp/36014554#36014554
I suggest you watch and if you're at work just mute it.
This was clearly a gaffe on the part of smiley Joe. One would expect a vice president to be a bit more in control but I can see if he was really excited he might not be able to hold in his f bombs, I know I fucking can't! Woops, there I go again. I guess I can only hope to be VP, woe is me, if I want to make it to the Presidency I'll only be able talk about how my bowling is "like something out of the special Olympics."
People are just people and we all make mistakes. This story is only water cooler talk or something you mock on Facebook. But the video tries to create a certain air of controversial legitimacy. As I watched I imagined a junior Senator ready to come on the air claiming "the end of decency in Washington" or some other right wing rhetoric, what I got was different. After the showing of the video and advertising for the website that started selling T-shirts with the slogan "this is a big fucking deal." the video cuts to a 17 year old kid who is the head of his High School's No Cussing club. You didn't misread that, btw. He says something like "Vice presidents swearing might make kids think its ok to swear, but it's not!" At the point I heard and processed it I almost choked on my oatmeal. So NBC, this is who you have to talk ill of the vice president -a 17 year old who is the head of his No Cussing Club of his high school? Really? What's next, Jan Brady with political analysis based on whoever is the steamiest?
I do feel bad for the kid, he was probably watching the TV, eating some oatmeal and choked on his food when he saw Joe drop the F- bomb. "But this is what I stand for, NOOOOOO!" How did he pick up the pieces? How did that kid get the connection to get on NBC in the first place, maybe he works at a BBQ that Al Roquer frequents and Mr. Roquer thought of him as the perfect expert. Or maybe, just maybe his dad or mom hooked it up.
The tyranny of The No Cussing Club will end, today I'm starting the Fucking Freedom of Expression Club, who's joining?