Least surprising news of the day: Obama seeking to turn his calling white cops stupid racists blunder into a transcendent, post racial, nobody's at fault here we're all just victims of a collective failure to rise above the prison of unpleasant facts in order to embrace a purer existence moment by inviting the aggrieved parties to the White House for a chat - this guy is so full of shit I almost admire his brazenness. I would like to hope that the cop is smart enough to know he's being played for a fool and bold enough to turn down the invitation, but of course that's not going to happen - can already see in my mind the news reports extolling Obama's brilliance at turning a PR disaster into a shining success. A spectacle to weary the soul.
Most surprising [although possibly on reflection not that surprising] news of the day: Ireland makes blasphemy against the law. What the fuck?! Now, as one law blogger points out, Ireland's constitution already essentially criminalizes blasphemy so not having a law forbidding it was unconstitutional - still, this is almost beyond belief, right? I haven't checked today, but I'm pretty sure we're still in the 21st century here. My buddy Joyce will be spinning in his grave for days on end when he hears about this - whether from laughing or crying, dunno...
