Note: Most of this doesn’t really apply to Wu. ‘Cause he seems like a special breed of shitbag; hitting on his fund-raiser’s young daughter and apparently having a violent side.
I know this is nothing new or original and pretty much everyone remotely interested in politics asks the same thing. But still…
WHAT in god’s name is wrong with men?!?!?!??!
But something probably more worth contemplating… why is it everyone rags on politicians specifically? “Oh, big surprise, another scum bag politician has an affair”. I would actually make the argument that these affairs are not about working in politics, per se. Yes, politicians are more in the public eye so their blunders are more noticed…but I really think this type of behavior is fairly pervasive throughout the male gender in general (stick with me here; I’m not a bra burner).
I work in a doctor’s office and, without getting into specifics, let’s just say there have been a few dr’s in the community that have completely ruined their lives (and their family’s)…to the point they actually ended up in the local papers (and in one case, jail). And we all know actors cheat! Difference is, while they share the public eye, people don’t tend to have any sort of moral expectations for entertainers (we seem to keep forgiving Charlie Sheen & Lindsay Lohan?)… And we all know that business men can be as sleazy as they come- a mistress and some hookers AND a wife. And then there is the worst of the worst- athletes. Bret Favre? Tiger Woods?
Actually, from where I’m sitting, in my most humble of opinions, it really seems like whenever a man has a little bit of power or money, he’s gonna run with it and get him some ass. I’m really not saying that to condem men. I just get a little tired of hearing people whine about how corrupt politicians are, when I really don’t think they’re deviating too much from the norm of powerful men (speaking to adultery, in particular- they suck balls in so many other ways) <—I realized the irony of that using that particular phraseology only after the fact hahah.
Has anyone stopped to consider that maybe monogamy just isn’t the right fit for a large portion of the male population? If SO many of them are cheating- even ones with amazing wives at home- isn’t it possible that we’ve forced a social construct down their throats for no particularly good reason? But why stop there? I would thinkknow there are women that are no more inclined to be monogamous than their male counterparts.
I’m not saying this to rain on the marriage parade (gay or straight). I know marriage/monogamy makes some people extremely happy. I guess my point is, why does EVERYONE have to adhere to that same standard?? Shouldn’t we- in 2011- have the right to express ourselves sexually? Think about it; really. How many single men/women make it to positions of high power in politics? Very few. We want our politicians to be married family people. So people with political aspirations make the leap, whether it’s the right personal decision or not. Inevitably, they are going to cheat. Or at least do something really stupid on Craigslist late on night.
I think as a society we’re a little too caught up in making sure our leaders fit into a predefined box- married with children, Christian, straight, etc, etc (having hair and being tall also help). Bill Clinton was a terrible husband but, (again, IMHO) he was a very good president. From what I’ve heard, Anthony Weiner was very well liked by his constituents, because he did right by them. He just wasn’t really digging the whole marriage gig. I’m not defending Anthony Weiner at all. I think he’s a scumbag- he lied way too much to be forgiven. But I guess I wonder- would he ever have gotten married if he didn’t feel like he had to? If not, it would have saved his poor wife a whole lot of heartache.
Haha to be completely honest, I’m not 100% sure where I’m going with all this. Guess we should just spend more time focusing on someone’s policy-making abilities rather than his/her sex life (again, not so much in Wu’s case-he sound like a legitimate bad guy). And we also need to stop pretending that people are all moral and lovely and monogamous except in Washington. Good & bad exists everywhere.
![Really, really scary.
And also should serve as a reminder to people that are so ardently anti-Islamic: someone don’t have to believe in Allah to be a terrorist. Quite the opposite, actually. It’s ironic in the saddest sort of way that this guy’s biggest beef was probably stopping the immigration of Muslims to his country.
Anyway…I don’t want to make too much of a rant out of something so tragic. Just thought re-posting the below info was worthwhile.
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Follow Up of the Day: The 32-year-old man arrested in connection with today’s twin terror attacks in Norway has been identified by local media as Anders Behring Breivik — a 6ft tall Norwegian with alleged ties to “right-wing extremist groups in eastern Norway.”
Breivik was arrested after opening fire on attendees of the annual Workers’ Youth League summer camp on the island of Utøya, killing dozens in the single deadliest shooting spree in modern history. Breivik has also been linked to the bombing of the Prime Minister’s office building that killed at least 7, having been reportedly spotted near the area two hours prior to the explosion. Police say he is not affiliated with Islamist organizations and likely acted alone.
Breivik has a Facebook page [UPDATE: Page has been deleted, PDF copy here (via)] on which he lists his religious views as “Christian” and his political views as “Conservative.” He also mentions his finance degrees, and the fact that he owns a company called Breivik Geofarm, which, according to government business records, specializes in the “growing of vegetables, melons, roots and tubers.”
Several days prior to the attack, a tweet was posted to a Twitter account associated with Breivik which states “One person with a belief is equal to the force of 100 000 who have only interests.” It’s worth noting that both Breivik’s Facebook and Twitter accounts did not exist until a few days ago.
Though his exact motives remain unverified at this time, it appears Breivik left a comment on “a Norwegian web site noted for criticism against the current immigration policies” recommending a post by well-known anti-Islam activist Pamela Geller.
He is currently being interrogated by police, and charges are expected to be formulated shortly.
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Things Are Not “Normal” In Benghazi
That’s my uncle in the photo above (on the right) at the Libyan people’s answer to Gaddafi’s Million Man March (which reports say didn’t exceed more than 10,000). Demonstrations broke out in Benghazi (where my uncle is), Misrata, Tobruk, Darna and other liberated cities. Mustafa Abdul Jalil, NTC leader, also took the time to address crowds and reminded them not to allow our revolution devolve into a violent cycle of revenge and vigilantism.
The mood in Benghazi, which has been liberated from regime rule since February 19th, is mercurial. DSL internet was finally reinstated a few days ago since it had been cut off by Gaddafi back in February, so we’ve been seeing increased internet activity, particularly on Facebook and Twitter, from the Libyans there and in other rebel-held cities. I got to talk to my uncle for the first time since my cousin Hamadi passed away in March at the hands of Gaddafi forces.
“You can’t describe the fearless feeling,” he wrote me, “after people started dying. Everyone felt like has (sic) to do something and felt fearless. [We] just wanted to stop them.”
My uncle was engaged to be married before the revolution, but the celebrations for his impending wedding have been postponed. They’re going to have a small modest ceremony in the Fall - nothing big, he says, because they’re still mourning the death of Hamadi.
I don’t know if I ever talked about the details of Hamadi’s death on this blog. He was shot in the head, unarmed, by Gaddafi forces. Him and some other young guys in their early 20s from the neighborhood had learned that a group of pro-Gaddafi soldiers were occupying the school across the street from my grandfather’s house. They heard that the soldiers were preparing for an attack on the neighborhood, and my cousin, among others, headed to the school to confront them. My cousin was instructed to kick down the door. The soldiers stormed out and shot him in the head.
This is the school where he was shot. A dedication to him has been painted on its walls - “The hero Ahmed Ali Herwees: you have left us in this physical world, but you are still in our hearts.”
Things are still not “normal” in Benghazi. I get irritated sometimes with some of the cutesy articles that emerge from there because they rarely reflect the gloomy malaise to which many of my family members in Benghazi have felt themselves prey. The stench of death and grief permeates the walls of every household. Not one family, says my cousin, hasn’t felt the cold sting of loss. A young man who’d come asked for her hand in marriage a few months ago had died in battle. One cousin’s entire group of friends were killed. They bitterly await the end of this war, this war that was never meant to be a war, this war that had its birth in revolution.
They won’t give up, though. They’re willing to fight until the end. Back in March, my aunt told me they were willing to fight for years if that’s what it took. She still stands by that.
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