Extremists and Schizophrenics and Big Bird...Oh My!

Tomorrow, I promise to have an actual position piece, concerning the research which has show having more green spaces in urban environments closes the health gap between those of upper and lower socioeconomic statuses...today, however I would like to give a big shout out to the many loons that seem to be coming out of the wood work at rapid speed.

Those who know me, will know I'm not a fan of extremists, on either side of the political spectrum, and I will be the first to call them out. Extremists in my mind do a grave disservice to our democracy and just waste time. They play on the fears of ignorant people, bombarded with so many mixed messages, it is easier for them to cling to the words of passionate zealots. It is frightening, cult-like, but American. As irritating as they are, the fact that Americans have the freedom of speech to let these crazies show their stripes is better than any other option.

So first I would like to start with Fox News's zealot du jour....Glenn Beck and Senator Lindsey Graham's wonderfully refreshing commentary on him. The best article on this was posted in the (gasp) Huffington Post (and you know it has to be good when I reference the Huffington Post...I'm actually rather ashamed I logged onto their website). Senator Graham nicely discusses the problems with extremists, like Mr. Beck, and echos my thoughts on them exactly.

Next is this nice little explosion from Rep. Grayson of Florida....

And finally....we can end the day with a little clip from Sesame Street....as we see, Big Bird must be spending his downtime watching Glenn Beck and Sean Hannity.....I long for the days of Kermit, a true Reagan Republican!

Cha-Cha-Cha Chia Obama

Yes, there are alot of very scary, very serious things going on in our world right now:

-The situation in Afghanistan.

-Our President's complete lack of concern for the safety of our troops or the fact that 'Victory' is important

-A healthcare bill that has been read by virtually no one and seems to only serve to increase our national debt, up our tax burden, lower the quality of our care and.......

..........but I digress.....although there are many important things going on in the world right now...I feel I must let you all know about an important development in the history of Chia pets...Yes, my dear friends, The Chia Obama!

Watch the commercial here

Some of you might have fond memories of the brief showing of the Chia Obama a few months ago in Walgreens. Sadly, the store yanked this piece of Americana, out of fear that customers would think it was racist.

Luckily for the American people, CVS has saved the day and is re-introducing the Chia Obama in selected markets this week. You can also order the President here