Top ten things that I found maddeningly stupid in 2005:
10. The re-election of George W. Bush.
I know- this happened in 2004. But the inauguration was in 2005, and anyways, this was such a stupid thing to do, it deserves to be on the list two years in a row.
9. Martha Stewart is sent to jail.
The woman pushes potpourri and potroast for a living...what ever happened to the Enron dudes? Oh I remember- Bush invaded Iraq and we forgot all about it.
8. Backlash against the "holidays".
It was quite common this past holiday season to hear Christians kvetching about having to wish people "happy holidays". Tough shit- I'm Jewish.
7. The selection of the Nazi-Pope.
Ya, ya- all the kids were doing it...but with all the highly qualified potential candidates, you'd think they'd be able to find a Pope that didn't have Hitler Youth on his CV.
6. The ever-embattled Canadian health care system.
Despite the release of the Romanow report 4 years ago, in 2005, Canadians are still dying while waiting for cancer treatment, and shortages of doctors and nurses are increasing at roughly the same rate as the number of highly trained medical professionals who immigrate here only to find work as taxi drivers.
5. The bewildering and unstoppable chain of Liberal gaffes and misjudgements.
Someone needs to remind these bozos that in a post-Gomery world, stupid things like opting out of democratic nomination processes to accommodate a star candidate (Ignatieff) and comparing an opposition candidate to a dog (Olivia Chow), just ain't the best way to win friends and influence people.
4. The same-sex marriage debate.
Even if you think they'll rot in hell for ever, what do you care if they want to get married? I don't get it. If Dave and Todd say, "I do", what does that have to do with the state of your hetero union?
3. The Creationism in schools debate.
Why is this even an issue?
Separation of church and state = teach religion in religious school.
2. Unilateral pull-out from Gaza.
Way to go. Make Abbas look like such a pussy that even the pacifists are voting for Hamas.
1. The Hurricane Katrina relief effort.
George W Bush to former Fema Director Michael Brown: "Brownie, you're doing one heck of a job!" That pretty much says it all.
These 10 moronic misdoings can in no way represent all the stupid shit that happened last year. If I forgot something, by all means- lemme know!
posted by Emma Jo Aiken-Klar, PhD at 10:07 AM
4 Comments:
I really enjoyed reading your blog, I have no idea why. I will come back in a few days and check it out again.
Yah, pretty stupid year. Wonder if 2006 will be any dimmer.
i'm trying to figure out your ranking here. is the re-election of george bush (ranked #10) more or less stupid than the #2 historic effort of dismantling settlements, uprooting 8000 people from their homes (many of whom are still living in refugee camps inside of israel) and taking the thorn out of gaza's side? priorities emmajo!
"Teach religion in a religious school"? So any kind of subject that smacks of religion should not be taught at all? Let's not teach students about Gutenberg, then (for instance); too "religious". Let's just discuss the first time something "secular" was printed. It's a question of whether God really created anything. If he didn't, then don't teach that he did. If he did, it would be extremely prejudiced not to teach it just because the person involved happens to be a figure of religious worship. It's akin to saying that only atheists can go into politics. (The real question, of course, is how to find out if God had anything to do with creation in the first place.)
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