Could that one anchor be any more judgmental? Sex can be a physical expression of love however people have sex for thousands of other reasons and $3.7 million is not even close to the worst.
I, however, have more important questions that CNN fails to address. Will she be examined by a medical professional to confirm her virginity? I’m sure it wouldn’t be the first time a guy fell for that line. Will the guy be tested for STD’s? What kind of birth control will they use? Does the girl have a boyfriend? What does he think of all this?
And what does this say about the cost of higher education in the US?
Really though, I’m just bitter that as a guy these kinds of life options are cut of to me. Well, I suppose not and I suppose in that sense I am a virgin. Hmm, I wonder what I would fetch on the open market? $3.7 million sure is alot of money…
At what amount of money does it become stupid not to whore yourself out? If Bill Gates drops $1 billion on your floor in exchange for 1 hour of anything goes sex are you really saying no?
Just got back from voting which was a surreal experience on many levels.
The local elementary school served as my polling place except there was nobody there. A few cars, a few people walking around giving me weird looks which would be understandable if I was at the wrong place. A 25-year old dude wandering unsupervised around an elementary school should raise some red flags. But it turned out I needed to find the gym which was located through a maze of buildings and seemed of no consequence.
Early voting lines have been insane around here so I was expecting a short wait at the very least. Aside from the volunteers there was not a single other person there. This was very weird but also made my vote seem disproportionately important. Like eight people took time out of their busy lives to help me cast my vote! In my mind as soon as I walked out the door the precinct shut down and CNN started breaking the news of who I voted for. Anyway, if you live in Martinez, GA go vote now, it won’t get any easier.
I hadn’t realized how weird it would be to see the name Barack Obama on the ballot under President. I mean that’s the guy who’s been e-mailing me every few days for the past couple months! Oh, yeah, I guess he’s black or something. That coupled with Sarah Palin’s name made me pause for a second and think how badly George Bush fucked up. White men had a good run, but we got greedy. We thought we could send anyone out there to be President, run any candidate and keep the most powerful office in the world. At the next meeting we really need to talk about this.
But my favorite part was voting for all the tax hikes. I’ll be moving in a couple months so raising sales tax 1% for the next six years? Sure! $18 million for a swimming and tennis center? Why the hell not! I made sure to savor each of those votes for an especially long time.
Also, I got a sticker with a peach on it. So now I have that going for me.
I’m reading a CNN article about Camden, Alabama whose residents spend the highest income percentage on gas in the country. The people are factory workers spending $60 on gas a week with roughly minimum wage earnings. My empathy unit was running full circuit until I read the end of the article:
For people like Carrie Frye, 33, a mother who commutes 70 miles each day, the choice is about much more than simply cutting back on entertainment. Frye works at a factory in Selma, Ala., making lawn chair cushions. If she makes her production quota, she might bring in $329 a week. If not, it’s $220. Either way, she says the $60 a week she now spends in gas comes out of money for food, the doctor, and buying clothes for her kids. “I just hope they don’t grow that fast,” she says, filling her tank of her Jeep Cherokee at the Camden BP.
Are you fucking serious, CNN? In a human suffering fluff piece that is less about the gas prices and more about the state of the American worker you drop these bombshells? I’m all about full disclosure but this woman drives 70 miles a day in an SUV to make god damn lawn chairs!
I’m sure she loves her SUV and according to this article she loves it more then “food, the doctor and buying clothes for her kids.” What a great, Mom! Alright, clearly she’s stupid so she could not have anticipated her SUV would suddenly impact the family in such a way but your telling me she can’t find a job making between $5.50/hr and $8.25/hr closer to home? I know her intellectual stimulating job making lawn chair cushions would be hard to leave but sometimes you make sacrifices for your kids.
I want to feel bad for this woman’s family, I really do but I have no tolerance (or sympathy) for blatant stupidity. Trade in the SUV, get a job closer to home and save $40 a week. Some choices in life are that easy.
