So I've come to the conclusion that my life is just a series of awkward moments strung together with just enough humor and politics to keep me interested. Is that too long for a book title?
Turns out the political parties and elections class is only marginally better than Women's Studies. The professor (she wants to be called that, but I hesitate. You'll see why) didn't know who Charlie Crist was, nor could she remember Blago's name. While I can see the average American being able to get away with something like that, the woman is a Political Science teacher at a major university. Know the Alabama border states' governors at least.
When she asked what happened to the Soviet Union (in reference to more countries moving toward democracy) and I answered, "It got Reagan-Thatchered," she stared at me blankly and I laughed uncomfortably (See? Just another in the series of awkward moments) Looks like I picked another winner :)
But I will say that even though the teacher is a complete moron, at least she's not a moron with an agenda and a doctorate like the Women's Studies chick. I can handle common household morons, even if they don't get my political humor.
Looking forward to the Cairo speech tomorrow. It's not so much the speech itself (I think I'm one of the few people who hate Obama's speech cadence. Is it necessary to use the same rhythm EVERY time? But I digress) but the tizzy that everyone works themselves into either because they loved it or hated it. Twitter will be on fire, and those are the most enjoyable nights. #tcot is a thing of beauty.
I am a little bit ashamed but this song has been stuck in my head pretty consistently since I first watched the video:
I may possibly be in love with Stilts. It's the "Jesus Christ, Ronald Reagan, plus Atlas Shrugged" part that got me. I think he's my political soul mate. He's at least been added to the political crush list that now consists of Rick Perry, Aaron Shock, Eric Cantor, and Stilts.
Looking forward to an uneventful weekend. Hopefully I will have time to catch up polisci reading that I have neglected due to work and the CW. Such an interesting subject, but such a terrible teacher.
Follow me on Twitter to watch the Cairo speech circus unfold. At the very least, it should be amazingly entertaining. At the most, vampire robot nazis could take over the world. But the South should be fine. We're good at the 2nd Amendment down here.
over and out.
