Posted on 05/15/2011 7:59:40 PM PDT by Charles Henrickson
It's the Daze of Whine and Poses at DUmmieland. But then, I repeat myself. For DUmmies are nothing if not a bunch of whiney liberals. Case in point: DUmmie ChoppinBroccoli, who is upset because he might have to do something on his own to take care of his parental responsibiliities, rather than have the goverment do it for him. You see, the taxpayers in his district chose not to pass an additional levy, so now ChoppinBroccoli, poor baby, might actually have to transport his own kid to all-day kindergarten, rather than having a school bus do it for him. WAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHH!!!!!
ChoppinBroccoli blames the EEEE-vil rich for this, of course, those greedy misers who won't pay an extra $15 so his kid can take a bus. ChoppinBroccoli is so mad, he posted this THREAD, "I Want To Smack Every Teabagger I See."
Now the kicker is, ChoppinBroccoli is a LAWYER, and he lives in a nice SUBURB, so it's not like he's some poor shlub like bobbolink, living in the back of a Buick. If he doesn't have any friends or family willing to help, he could well afford to take care of some other arrangement for his child's transportation. But he's a Democrat, so he expects other people to pay his bills and do everything for him.
So let us hop on the short bus and get dropped off at DUmmieland, where the comments are in Read-Whine Red, while the commentary of your humble guest correspondent, Charles Henrickson, who somehow manages to get his daughter to school without a bus, is in the [brackets]:
I Want To Smack Every Teabagger I See
[That's some violent rhetoric there, ChoppinBroccoli. Are you a Broccoli stalker?]
Just a little background information first. My oldest son turned 5 this month and is going to be starting Kindergarten in the fall. In the school district where we live, there are several elementary schools, but only one of them has all day, every day Kindergarten. . . .
[Choppin looked, but he couldn't find a 24/7 kindergarten.]
Well, last week, we found out that our son got into the all day Kindergarten program, so we were pretty excited about that.
[WHEEEEEE!!!]
Between my wife and I, our work schedules would have taken a serious hit trying to accommodate pick-ups and drop-offs for just a half-day Kindergarten program, and we were stressing out over how we would get that to work. . . .
[WAAAAAAH!!!]
because the recent school levy (voted on last week) was defeated, the school district was cutting out all transportation services (aka busing). Translation: I'm going to have to drive my child to school every day in the Fall.
[NO! SHOCKING!! UNHEARD OF!!! How could they be so CRUEL????]
but the doors to the elementary school don't open until 9:05 a.m.
[UN-BE-LIEEEEEEEEEEV-ABLE!!]
Guess what time I normally need to be in Court on the days I have Court.
[Mm, 9:05 a.m.?]
And since EVERY PARENT with a child in that school will ALSO be driving his/her child to school that day, what do you think the chances are that I'll be able to drive up to the door, drop him off, give him a quick good-bye, and then get immediately back on the road, given the line of cars trying to do the same thing?
[WOW! The prisoners on the Gulag Archipelago didn't have it this hard!]
Here's what irks me about this whole thing. We live in a fairly well-to-do suburb of Columbus. . . . In the run-up to the vote on the school levy issue, there was a very visible and well-funded "Vote No on Issue 7" campaign waged. . . . And nothing would upset me more than to drive home through the "rich neighborhood" and see these HUGE houses with "Vote No on 7" signs in their front yards.
[D*mn democracy! Who do those voters think they are??]
Yeah, I'm sure that extra fifteen bucks you're going to have to pay in taxes to support your local schools is going to REALLY break your bank, @ssholes.
[Mr. Lawyer ChoppinBroccoli, who lives in this well-to-do suburb, fails to see the irony in his not wanting to spend $15 of his own to pitch in on carpooling.]
So I said . . . only HALF-facetiously, that every time I have a scheduling conflict that makes it difficult to drop my son off at school at 9:05 in the morning, I'm going to drive him up to the door of one of these houses with the "Vote No on 7" signs in the yard and tell them, "Here. YOU drive him to school today. Hope you choke on your 15 bucks, @sshole."
[ChoppinBroccoli is only $15 away from having No Child Left Behind.]
I'm getting so d*mn sick of living in "all taxes are evil" land.
[You tell, 'em, Choppin! DOWN with democracy! DOWN with voting! UP with taxes! Get a BUS, for Gaia's sake, and come get this kid off my hands!]
[Now to the other DUmmies . . .]
End corporate fascism in this country. It is dangerous!
[Whatever the problem--no money for school buses, jobs being outsourced, lint--the cause is always the same: corporatist facist pigs.]
An ounce of money for good schools is worth a pound of money for prisons.
[If somebody doesn't come up with that 15 bucks to get Choppin's boy on a bus, HE'LL END UP DOING HARD TIME! Come ON, people!!]
We really need all adults in this country to go through a remedial educational program to understand the whole point of taxes and of collective action.
[Load 'em on a bus and send 'em off to Reeducation Camp!]
As it is now, the Stupid is phenomenal.
[The Stupid is strong with this one.]
when you have so much and you don't want to share a simple $15 bucks more in taxes to help our future - our children - do better so they can compete with children around the world, that's taking greed to a whole new low. And, sadly, this new phenomenon is very much exclusively an American affliction.
[MOVE THAT BUS!]
I think we have a sociopathic country, perhaps a term is sociopathic capitalism.
[I thought the term was corporate fascism.]
Just ask them if they would prefer educated tax paying people or criminals breaking into their houses.
[Save JuniorBroccoli from a life of crime! Only $15! My G*D, people!]
That's a pretty healthy whine you typed up. It's called life. Deal with it.
[LOUSY FREEPER TROLL!!!]
you have a practical issue to deal with and i suggest trying to find a parent in your neighborhood who needs a few extra bucks and would be willing to care for your child during those hours when you must be at work.
[Wow, what a concept! Coming up with a non-government solution!]
Do you want your child in "all day every day Kindergarten" so he will advance educationally? Or, is it more beneficial as a sort of "all day every day" day care....so you and your wife can pursue your professional interests?
[Careful, you're getting a little too close to home. . . . ChoppinBroccoli responds . . .]
My oldest son is very advanced for his age, and he's been in a daycare that has given him an education (as opposed to just watching him and playing with him while we work) for the last 5 years.
[Translation: We dumped him off as soon as he was born.]
Can't say I blame the voters for shooting down the levy if a significant portion of it was to pay for transportation of children to a magnet school because parents want the luxury of more school hours to accommodate their work schedules. Sounds like you'll have to do what about 99% of all other working parents do - either hire someone to watch your children before and after school or put them in private kindergarten.
[OK, ChoppinBroccoli won the Whiney Liberal Award, but YOU, DUmmie lynne, you win today's Kewpie Doll for your Brief Moment of Mental Clarity®! Go to the head of the class! . . . Back to Choppin for summing up . . .]
All 3 of my kids have been in daycare since they were born. The younger 2 still are, and will continue to be. Our oldest is going to school NOT to have somebody to watch him while we work, but because we actually want our kids to go to school. I thought every parent wanted education for their child, but apparently I was wrong.
[Some parents actually want to form a bond with their children, instead of shipping them off to strangers, but hey, that's me.]
Speaking of winning, last night my wife and I went to the casino for the first time in a long time. The reason is that on Friday the local newspaper had coupon peelies for $25 of free play for existing players at the Seminole Casino Hollywood. What was unusual is that the free play offerings are usually for new players, not existing players. Anyway, armed with the $50 in free play, ($25 for each of us) she hit the sacred Three Sphinxes on the Cleopatra machine giving her 15 free spins plus triple winnings. She ended up winning $85 for the night. The strange thing is she almost ALWAYS wins at the casino which is why I let her play my free play. About the only time I remember her losing was when she lost $16 and went into a complete funk while morosely saying "I don't like losing."
Yeah but you only lost 16 bucks and won all the other times. Not a bad track record.
And I sure hope the Seminole Casino continues offering free play coupons in the future. I did hear that Calder Race Track casino is offering free play on Fridays. Hmmmm.....
Remember, you CAN'T lose at the casino if you gamble only with free play.
Obviously this lawyer DUmmie is NOT a candidate for home schooling his kids. That would mean having to spend time with them which is a big no-no for him.
You talkin' about these people?
First, it's "between my wife and myself". Second it's "a series hit". Third, Obama called and he said it's too bad you were punished with a baby but call him and he will work out all your life's problems for you because you are obviously incapable of solving your own problems for yourself.
Interesting this DUmmie felt it necessary to clarify for his fellow DUmmies that he was talking about busing and not helicopter rides.
I can seriously see Mr. Lawyer here strongly considering the “very, very late term abortion” option in this case, due to the inconvenience this situation is causing him.
I love it when the lousy freeper trolls are out in force. This was one of your most entertaining DUFUs ever, Charles.
Sad.
What is even sadder is his oldest kid is still in daycare and is 23 years old...
Hwy, we all have hardships we have to overcome. Either find another school (or homeschool), work out a different schedule or just shut-up and drive and just deal. What about granddad and grandma? If that is the worst problem he has, then he is doing quite well. As the saying goes, “if you can’t feed ‘em, don’t breed ‘em.”
Wow, that’s a rough one.
I feel lucky that I only had to walk 3/4 of a mile each way to my Elementary school, 2 miles each way to JR. high and 1 mile each way to high school until I got my license.
Finally, I love to hear Internet tough guys. When I hear people talking stupid like that I always inform them that there is someone badder, meaner and smarter than them no matter the case and sooner or later, they’re going to run into those rare few you never want to cross.
Jeez, I walked to school when I was in kindergarten.
And guess what, the bleepin' teabaggers already picked this up, like at Dummie Funnies (just mocks not really defends the situation) and Conservative Underground (some there also support my idea of carpooling...but are a bit meaner).
They even give links. Thanx! Hi, DUmmies!
LOL! Dana Carvey sang it best ....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WR6y71x3tSY&feature=related
Choppin Broccoli
This one was brilliant Charles, great work!
Well said Condor. When my daughter started (half-day) kindergarten, because I was the breadwinner, I put her in a day-care situation that took her to school and picked her up in the afternoon. It never occurred to me to get a public school bus system implemented, because what good would that have done? Duh!
I thought busing was for integration purposes. Lawyer talk, :P.
Translation: he uses a knife and fork to eat paste.
The end result of the liberal “it’s all about me” mindset.
“And since EVERY PARENT with a child in that school will ALSO be driving his/her child to school that day,”
Sounds like you hate the planet. If you loved mother ghia, you would have automatically defaulted to car pooling and not the expectation of the gov’t to take care of your child.
“An ounce of money for good schools is worth a pound of money for prisons. “
You admit to raising your child with a criminal mindset. It is not surprising considering your sense of entitlement.
“We really need all adults in this country to go through a remedial educational program to understand the whole point of taxes and of collective action. “
In other words, if you don’t agree with a liberal you must not be as smart as they are. Why do we call you all elitists?
“Just ask them if they would prefer educated tax paying people or criminals breaking into their houses. “
Unless of course it is related to criminals breaking into our country illegally. Then your preference is the criminal leeches over the educated tax payer.
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