There are some people who need to take a good, long, difficult look at themselves and their own lives, before they open their mouths to speak.
The catalyst behind this particular post is a certain Republican spout-off, whom I shall not name (except for in the tags). Let's start with a fact that I've stated before, we live in a country where everyone is absolutely entitled to their own opinion and may vocalize it without fear of repercussion. That applies to you, to me, to this particular person of whom I speak. However, to throw out opinions as facts, into the media, when no research into the issue other than one's own side has obviously been explored, is ... overstepping at best. In this particular case, someone who has spent his career accusing and ostracizing others, while, in many cases, doing the exact same thing that he speaks out against himself .... Seriously, those who live in glass houses...
The following are my thoughts on the subject. Again, they're My Thoughts, which I'm allowed to voice and am afforded that right under the same Constitution that allows the human I speak of to voice his!
If you're going to declare hard-line right wing family values and call someone a "slut" for using birth control, don't have 3 divorces, cheat on your wives, & live in seperate houses while you're married.
If you're going to talk about the "poverty line" as something you understand, you probably shouldn't have grown up in a well-off politically-endowed midwestern family, and make $45M per year.
If you're going to spout un-ending hardline support for the military through a voice that's emphatically against anything non-military, you shouldn't have used a loophole to stay out of the draft when your number came up during the Vietnam War.
If you're going to damn anyone who suffers with an addiction, you shouldn't have been addicted to prescription drugs and busted for illegally purchasing them yourself.
Basically it boils down to this, everyone is absolutely, unequivocably entitled to voice their own opinion, but if you're going to voice it, then it's better to be able to back it up with your own life, or at least be sensitive to the other side (that you may have been on).
Actions Speak Louder Than Words.
~ The Girl In The Little Black Dress
The catalyst behind this particular post is a certain Republican spout-off, whom I shall not name (except for in the tags). Let's start with a fact that I've stated before, we live in a country where everyone is absolutely entitled to their own opinion and may vocalize it without fear of repercussion. That applies to you, to me, to this particular person of whom I speak. However, to throw out opinions as facts, into the media, when no research into the issue other than one's own side has obviously been explored, is ... overstepping at best. In this particular case, someone who has spent his career accusing and ostracizing others, while, in many cases, doing the exact same thing that he speaks out against himself .... Seriously, those who live in glass houses...
The following are my thoughts on the subject. Again, they're My Thoughts, which I'm allowed to voice and am afforded that right under the same Constitution that allows the human I speak of to voice his!
If you're going to declare hard-line right wing family values and call someone a "slut" for using birth control, don't have 3 divorces, cheat on your wives, & live in seperate houses while you're married.
If you're going to talk about the "poverty line" as something you understand, you probably shouldn't have grown up in a well-off politically-endowed midwestern family, and make $45M per year.
If you're going to spout un-ending hardline support for the military through a voice that's emphatically against anything non-military, you shouldn't have used a loophole to stay out of the draft when your number came up during the Vietnam War.
If you're going to damn anyone who suffers with an addiction, you shouldn't have been addicted to prescription drugs and busted for illegally purchasing them yourself.
Basically it boils down to this, everyone is absolutely, unequivocably entitled to voice their own opinion, but if you're going to voice it, then it's better to be able to back it up with your own life, or at least be sensitive to the other side (that you may have been on).
Actions Speak Louder Than Words.
~ The Girl In The Little Black Dress
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