Obama's Shut Down (As Voted by Republicans)

So we all know about the government shut down, right? The whole thing with the government cutting its funding to anything nonessential. Yea?

Well it's a load of horse shit.

"Buy Kyle, you can't curse until five paragraphs in," you will whine, unhappy about this change. You know who else doesn't like change? Conservatives. More on them in a second. But this image sums everything up nicely:

This makes me giggle.
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Anyway, where was I? Not a clue. Let this be a note to not Facebook while ranting about politics.

...Dammit, I did it again. Okay, let's try this one more time.

So, this shut down. It's been causing a load of pain-in-the-ass-itude. Government workers haven't been getting paid, yet are still told to go to work, assuming they're going to work at all. On top of all that, we have asshats running around and saying that furloughed workers (keep in mind, these workers didn't willingly leave and they were' laid off) shouldn't get back pay. Not including the whole hypocrisy in that last link, it's pretty bad for the people who work for the government. Now that I think about it, that's a really weird statement; "people who work for the government." Sounds rather contradictory to the whole principle of the government being for the people. But that has no relevance, right? I mean, the Government is what keeps us together and strong. Big Brother protects me. Big Brother loves me...

But in the wrong ways...

Sure, this hurts the people a lot. But how much does it hurt the politicians? They're the ones fighting for us in the capitol and making sure we have a fair and balanced government, right? No, not really. Really, they can just sit in their ez-chairs and lean back all day. What do they care? They're still getting paid more than what most people do for sitting on their asses and complaining. I know; I've made a whole $2 the past couple months.

But the funniest - no, that's too bland of a word - the most hysterical part of this whole idiotic circle jerk is how the Republicans are blaming Obama (and all other Democrats while they're at it). Their rationale behind it? Just watch this video. Stephen Colbert explains it all nicely.

The Colbert Report
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If that's the clip I think it is, then you'll notice the half-dozen or so representatives blaming it on Obama and his game. If you watched the full clip (and you really should) then you'll also see Mr. Colbert play an all-too-accurate board game. It's hard to explain, so just watch the video.

"But, Kyle," you'll start complaining as you always do, "it is Obama's fault!" Just... How? I get that you might not support the whole health care reform/Obamacare thing -- that's your own opinion -- but c'mon! Can you see the way the Republicans are acting? They're pouting like fucking children! The reform got passed years ago. Three years ago, to be precise. Isn't it a little late to offer a "compromise".

"But, Kyle," you again whine from your Republican face hole, "compromise is good. Otherwise, one group gets too much power and some other stuff like that." And you have a point. However, when it's a little (i.e. three years) too late to come up with a compromise, the point of doing so is rather moot. Not only that, but the Republican version of compromise involves defunding the one law while changing absolutely nothing. Do you know why the government shut down? I mean, do you really know why?

Not really, no.

It's because Republicans out-right refused to talk about a budget until Obamacare was defunded. No if, ands, or buts. Their way or the highway. And then they go on to complain about the president's administration not wanting to negotiate under those terms. The fucking balls on these guys; I'm not sure if I should respect them for being this adamant about their beliefs, or call them asinine fucktwats. Probably the latter. Almost assuredly the latter.

But about this budget thing. Yea, it only has to do with hitting the debt ceiling and what not. Now, I'm not going to go all economist (because this is the one time I'm not going to pretend to be something I'm not), so I'm not sure if that'd be a good or bad thing. Of course, it was a bad thing if my parents missed the bills, so it's pretty safe to assume that doing it on a far larger scale can be pretty bad too. Of course, that's not what Republicans say, but what the hell do I know? I'm just a public (*cough cough* government funded *cough cough*) schooled teenager who has no sense of self-thought and just follows the  liberal masses. Man, I hate being one of the sheeple.

The most ludicrous point in all of this (and it's pretty hard to beat the stupidity so far) is that the Republicans are blaming Obama for this. The Republicans. The ones who won't negotiate. Until they get their way.

Did I mention all that stuff already? Just wanted to get it through.

In the end, it's not about "dirty liberals won't do this" or "conservative scum did that", it's about not being an idiot and doing what would actually be beneficial. But who am I kidding? Let's see how high we can get this clock to go!

Angry Letter

Recently, at my traditional school, they've been trying to make us Early College kids go inside the cafeteria. Of course, I argued back, got myself into some trouble, and wrote this angry letter to tell them off. Also, the man that I was arguing with was was a hat that rests upon the behinds of smelly beasts.

To whom it may concern,

This letter is about the recent, unjustified treatment of the Robeson Early College High School students at Fairmont High School. It is being written because of recent events involving the hostility of a faculty member and for the privilege of standing where we always have.

As stated, the prime complaint is the treatment I received from a faculty member - a man whose name I never learned - the morning of September 24th while standing outside of the cafeteria and waiting for my bus. The man came up to us (I was with other students) and told us that Early College students had to go in the cafeteria. When I asked him why, he just said "Because the assistant principal said so." I told him that that reason didn't make sense, and after some back-and-forth, he accused me of "giving him lip." In my opinion, he was the one growing angry, while I was being as respectful as the situation permitted. After accusing me, he took me to find the assistant principal even though I told him that I had to get on the bus and go to school.

Talking to the assistant principal - who was more respectful and calm - he explained his reason for why Early college students couldn't   stand where we have been for several years: because other, Fairmont, students would think they could also stand outside. While this is a better reason, it is still not a satisfactory one.

For one thing, we had always stood in that spot. Never once, to my knowledge, has an Early College student caused trouble at Fairmont High, yet we are the ones getting punished. Why is that? When one student misbehaves, the whole class shouldn't be punished. That is not only an unjustified action, but an unethical one as well. If we can be told to go outside, why can't other students; those of Fairmont High? And how would sending Early College students inside keep other students from sitting outside?

Another, glaring reason why Early College students shouldn't be forced to go inside of the cafeteria is the fact that we have to wait and watch for out bus that brings us to RCC (which we were late for because of this incident). As is a consequence of being human, the bus drivers can't be ready at the same time every morning of every day. With time being largely important (since we may have college classes that morning) we can't afford to loose precious minutes not knowing if the bus is waiting or not. A minor side effect of this is inconveniencing the bus driver, who'd have to sit and wait for us

While I agree that certain rules can be reasonably imposed upon Early College students - such as things that could reasonably disturb the peace - I do not think that this is one of those situations. As Early College students, we are distinct from Fairmont students, and should be acknowledged as such.

I sincerely hope that this problem does not happen again. If there are any further issues, I request that it be discussed with the student(s) or a representative of the student and, if need be, a representative of the faculty or administration at Robeson Early College High School.

Sincerely,

Kyle Sozanski
ECHS Student

And that's pretty much it. I'm sure we've all had our problems with authority, but there should be no reason why a figure can't acknowledge and accept a teenager as a sentient and intelligent being.