Emperor Overlord on Health Care, Iran, Celebrity, and Stuff

I really don’t have time for this, but y’all have been letting the fan get hit by this [stuff] so constantly lately that I simply have to say something.

Health Care

I keep telling you guys: your health care system is completely frakked. You have to do it up again. That new kid, who started work in January? I like his zeal, but he’s just screwing things up more with the same standard playbook. Steal someone else’s idea that gives better overall care for less money (which is just about all of them, as I figure). Personally, I’m all for a single provider system paid solely through taxes. It’s the easiest way.

And don’t some of you all go screaming “socialist”. We tried your way. Your way was awful. Let the other guys screw it up for a while. Then it’ll be your turn again.

Iran

It’s just so funny that y’all are surprised. You don’t get to be one of the Emperor Overlords by letting the people have a voice. Didn’t you get the memo?

Honestly, though. I’m tired of these sociopaths running that country. Let’s get some old-fashioned despotic rule without any of that theological hypocrisy.

And don’t some of you all go screaming “socialist”. We tried your way. Your way was awful. Let the other guys screw it up for a while. Then it’ll be your turn again.

Celebrity

The Emperor Overlord of South America (south) brought to my attention this bit of craziness from the web: 10 Stars Who Are Cool and Above It All. Frankly, I was slack-jawed. Y’all can’t seriously be saying that any actor not willing to subject themselves to media terrorism is somehow maladjusted and should learn proper respect. Bravo, my military leadership could learn something from you. You should be ashamed. These people are just doing a job. That’s it.

And don’t some of you all go screaming “socialist”. We tried your way. Your way was awful. Let the other guys screw it up for… yadda yadda yadda.

Food

Add a surcharge to the bad stuff (high calorie, little nutritive value), and apply the entire amount to lowering the cost of vegetables and other healthy fare. If you are going to subsidize meat, then you really need to subsidize veggies. When you are low income, your main option isn’t from the produce aisle but from the snack/cereal aisle. Do I really have to point this out? If you want a certain behavior, rig the game so you get that behavior. It’s not complicated. Ask Iran.

Blowhards

You whiners and complainers on TV and the radio. Please. Stop. Yappin’.

Come back when you have something substantive to talk about. People actually think you are saying stuff.

Give the Ladies Their Due

Yet another NBA owner is crying poverty to justify the threat to let loose of their WNBA franchise. Seriously? When the salary for 3 games of a Kevin Garnett would pay for any team’s WNBA roster for a season…you can’t cry poverty. Suck it up. They are a better advertisement for the sport than you deserve. Thank your lucky stars they are around to give you at least a drop of respectibility.

Celebutants

Oh…just go do some work.

Economy

Here’s the deal. The new kid has spent too much. The guy you fired who went before let the foxes take all the eggs they wanted from the henhouse. It’s time to stop and take a breath. Breathe in. Breathe out. Breathe in.

I said before that lumps were going to have to be taken. Pain was going to be had. (Speaking of which…Bob, I didn’t say you could breathe out.) I’m happy a lot of the panic is over with, but there is still a lot of mess yet to come. You not only screwed the pooch but the cat next door as well. Just be happy you have A LOT of nukes. Takes the edge off.

Men and Women

Here’s the deal: men, you are so terrified of women that you’ve unfairly subjugated them (and women…you let them get away with it). “I’m not afraid.” Yeah, you are. Women can do everything you can that’s useful. YOU can’t make new human life and know with complete certainty that it’s yours. That will never change. Men will always be stepfathers.

So…schmucks…get over it. Be useful. Be a partner and not a problem. (Oh, and that reminds me…someone get Dr. Phil and his sound-bite platitudes off the air. If you have real problems go see a real doctor in private and stop putting your shortcoming out in front of the world for us all to see. How can we gossip behind your back if we know the facts? We don’t need to know that much about you. And neither do your kids.)

Going Now

And that’s it. I just got a direct tweet from the Emperor Overlord of South America (north). I don’t want to give anything away, but it involves twine, three models, two truck loads of fresh-water fish skins, and just enough C4 to be funny. You’ll know it when you see it. So, obviously I can’t stick around here. Get your house in order. It’s annoying to have to tell you obvious things all the time.