Anyone who tracked the election of 2008 probably has a pretty good idea of who Meghan McCain is. The daughter of Sen. John McCain, Meghan became notable for her blogging and vlogging of the McCain Campaign. A rare insider voice that was actually interesting to listen to, Meghan became kinda well-known in political circles for being a young voice for her father’s message. More to the point, she also showed that the ability to buck the official party line didn’t stop with her father. A diehard Republican, she’s voiced her stance on many issues that would be considered liberal socially. She’s now a political commentator on The Daily Beast.

This is Meghan around the time of the campaign.

This is ALSO Meghan, from a few months after.

An attractive woman, and far more of a real woman than the stick figures roaming the halls of Fox News and other cable channels these days (and as a red blooded American male, I prefer the healthier look to the “I eat a bean for breakfast, one for lunch and a sensible bean for dinner” look). The important point is, she’s a young woman who could be very useful to the Republican Party as a spokesperson and commentator… if they didn’t try their best to fuck it up.

It started in March, when conservative radio host Laura Ingraham called her a “Valley girl” and “plus size model” in response to a blog post McCain had written. Very mature, naturally. (As an aside, her article was about how there were other voices besides Ingraham’s and Ann Coulter in the female Republican movement.)

Well, now we come to the latest debacle. McCain has a twitter page that is followed by tens of thousands of people. The other night, she was relaxing at home reading a book. When people relax at home, they don’t wear suits- after all, we can’t all be Don and Betty Draper. She was wearing what a lot of women wear when they relax at home- tank top, shorts.

Deciding to share about her boring evening, she posted the comment “my “spontaneous” night in…” along with a link to this picture:

You can kinda guess what happened next.

Postings of “slut” began coming up quickly, and within an hour she was posting regrets about ever putting the picture up. Defenders and attackers both came out of the woodwork, and by this afternoon the picture was removed from Twitpic.

Okay, so the title of this post asked what was wrong with this picture. You want my answer?

Nothing. Absolutely nothing is wrong with the picture I posted up a few lines above- however, there’s something seriously wrong with the way some people have responded to it.

Look, never mind the fact that Meghan is very attractive and, ahem… very blessed to boot. She posted a picture of herself relaxing. That’s it. And because of this, some people have taken it upon themselves to be the proof of John Gabriel’s G.I.F.T. theory written about so long ago.

Now, why would people do this?

Seriously, why? What benefit is there to being an anonymous asshole?

I mean, if you’re honestly offended by the site of slightly exposed boobs then that’s your opinion and you’re welcome to it- but don’t attack the woman for it. If you want to say that posting the pic may not have been the best judgment call, then that’s a valid opinion- and one that I don’t even necessarily argue with given the responses she’s received. But to demean the woman by calling her a “slut” is patently ridiculous, and majorly offensive.

Ms. McCain, I doubt you’d ever read this. Quite frankly, Wetwired just doesn’t have the cache’ that other commentary sites have. However, should you read this I just want to say two things. First, ignore the jackasses who feel the need to personally attack you about something as innocuous as the pic above. You’re above them.

Second… you’ve made my heart skip a beat.

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Not words you want to hear from a cop on a 911 recording after they shoot the wrong guy.

Read the article, folks. I can’t elaborate on it any further than this- I hope these two cops go to jail for a long time for this.

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The best thing about this video…

…is not Kanye West making an complete and total ass out of himself once more, on the biggest stage available to him.

Nor is it the fact that Taylor Swift (a country singer primarily) wins a pretty nifty award and manages to get upstaged by the doucehbag prima dona that is Kanye.

No, the best thing about the video is the crowd reaction to Kanye’s actions.

They booed him.

HARD.

The guy didn’t even get a chance to get off the stage before his antics got the reaction it duly deserved. It seems people have tired of his ridiculous act, and his selfish need for attention has received the appropriate response.

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Actually, the best thing wasn’t that reaction. The best was the folks who stood and applauded Ms. Swift as support after the jackass stole her moment in the sun.

I know I can be an ass sometimes, but I have nothing on Mr. West, whose first name seems to translate loosely into the word “dick.”

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Okay, so lately we’ve been getting more spam comments coming into Wetwired. Most are filtered out. However, we’ve had some that are created as legitimate comments but then have websites linked or “personal agenda” messages that have no relevance to the article.

Naturally, this annoys the everliving fuck out of us.

However, rather than deleting good comments from asshole spammers I’ve decided I shall take a new approach. I will take an approach that, at least for me, is more… fun.

Take a look over to the right, in the comments field. When you see a comment with the name of “Spammer Commenter,” you’ll know it’s from someone that we felt was promoting an product other than a simple comment upon the issue. If you see “Dubious Assbag,” it will be from someone who didn’t leave a spam comment per se, but instead left an agenda comment of sorts. A good example of this happens any time we post a political article and someone chimes in with a comment that has nothing to do with the subject in question. They’re not a spammer, but they are most likely an assbag.

So, that’s that. Let me know what you think. Oh, and one fnal note- we are an equal opportunity mocking site, and as such it doesn’t matter which side of the aisle you come from- if you’re an assbag, we’ll note it.

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Uhm, Mahmoud?

A little tip. When trying to mollify a growing discontent and attempts at revolution, showing your people a three movie marathon built around a small group of people fighting insurmountable odds to defeat a monstrous ruler and winning might not be the best of choices.

Just Sayin’.

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A couple of days ago, i saw the new “Star Trek” movie here in town. Awesome flick, and I’ll see it again. I absolutely loved it, and the people I saw it with felt the same. It’s a truly well-made film, respectful of the work that has come before it while being accessable to anyone who hasn’t boned up on 40 years of canon.

When I got back to my hotel room, I went to my two binders full of DVDs and found to my shock and horror, though, that all of my previous Star Trek series, movies and other items that I’d owned had disappeared from existence. They had never happened, now that I’d seen this movie and some of the events that had occured in it. JJ Abrams had robbed my childhood, and I would never be the same again.

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At least, that’s what some of the ubernerds out there are bitching about with the latest movie.

Okay, from this point on there is  A MAJOR SPOILER AHEAD.

Seriously. Don’t read further if you don’t want to know anything about the movie.

Read the rest of this entry »

The Supreme Court handed out a bunch of decisions on motions and such today, and one was on Jack Thompson’s appeal on his lifetime disbarrment.

They didn’t even bother to listen to the case, it turns out.

Awesome move, SCOTUS. Thanks for taking this jackass and pushing him back into obscurity. Maybe now he can go back to filing court papers in Judge Fantasy McLooneyBin’s court while he stands in his living room, silently weeping to himself at his own shitheadedness.

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Okay, I didn’t think a company could be as evil or as publicity-stupid as Enron was any time soon. However, AIG has now taken the cake.

And how, you may ask?

They’re suing the government.

Moreover, they’re suing the government to get tax credits for offshore accounts that are illegal by definition.

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Can we please just let this fucking company burn already? We’ve already lost $180 BILLION in this one. Can’t we call it a day and let them fall, once and for all?

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Okay, l admit that in my 30 years of shuffling along this mortal coil I’ve not always been the most enlightened of people. I have, on occasion, made decisions that were not the best and had opinions that were changed after reasoned and passionate effort by my peers. I am able to adjust my line of thinking, if properly convinced.

Thus, it always frustrates me to see ignorance and stupidity win out on any side of a discussion.

Be it hate made vocal by the likes of David Duke and the KKK, shilling for opinions without reason and true belief by liberals and conservatives alike, or suppression of freedom by a regime bent on control, we see examples of people doing ignorant things on a daily basis.

Witness, for example, the royal family of Thailand.

Thailand, it seems, doesn’t quite have the freedom of speech that we have here in the United States. Whereas I can get away with saying “President Obama is a poopy head” or “George Bush is an assbag” without fear of retribution by my government (whether or not I believe that), one cannot do that in Thailand. Even blogging about the royal family, it seems, can get one placed in jail.

See, the king there is 81 years old and has been in power for 60 years+. He doesn’t like anything even potentially showing weakness in his regime, and thus has cracked down on speech in Thailand. Thus, he came across a shitstorm when the Interwebs came out.

Thus, we come across this pickle- what to say about such attempts to stifle dissent?

Ahem… let me try.

King Bhumibol Adulyadej,or as I like to call you, Bhummy? Hey there.

How you doing?

See, we’re over here in America and thus are not subject to the whims of an 81 year old with delusions of grandeur who is making the mistake of thinking that by throwing people in jail for writing, he can control the minds of the people. It’s the political equivalent of telling a class of students to shut up- they may be quiet for a few minutes, but once they’re out of your sight the talk starts.

And oh, will it start.

See, Bhummy, you just made a mistake by creating a political martyr of sorts. Oh sure, you haven’t killed anyone over this- yet. But I see that little pea brain of yours working, yessir I do. I see the idea in your head saying “Uhm, maybe it’ll be easier just to shut him up permanently.”

See, that’s where you’re wrong. You may think this only affects your country, but in reality?

MILLIONS of people are watching.

Not only that, but millions of businesses are watching as well and waiting to see what you do. And if you keep on this track, they’re not going to want to be associated too closely with a suppressive regime. Just ask how many businesses enjoyed the protests and such when they started working in China.

Or for that matter, how many are working with Commy McDumbass over in North Korea.

Not too many stepping up to the mic, are they?

Nope.

Hey, I’m not gonna say how you should rule your country. If you want to run your country back into the mid-20th century with your shitheadedness, then that’ your choice. Just don’t be too surprised when business don’t necessarily come a-calling.

Oh, and your wife looks like an old drag queen.

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Rule The First:

If someone calls 911 because of a fast food issue, that person shall be deemed a fucking idiot. Such behavior shall earn scorn and derision, and shall be treated with such.

Example #1- In which a fucking idiot calls 911 three times because McDonald’s did not have Chicken McNuggets.

Example #2- An older example in which a fucking idiot calls 911 because Burger King did not fix a Western Bacon Cheeseburger to the customer’s preference, and wanted the police to enforce the proper burger preparation.

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I do love when some young naive idealistic “reporter” out to make a name for themselves goes after someone in public, then manages to make a complete and total ass of themselves while being schooled in the ways of the real world.

Thus… Submitted without further comment:

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I was about to go to bed, when I got the text from Pylorns.

Some moron posted a comment on a PETA post you made last year. Why doesn’t it suprise me that the iPhone capitolizes PETA.

Why, indeed.

The comment can be found here, but out of respect for you Dear Reader, I shall post it in this article- both comments, actually.

The first comment by TALLEN (his chosen moniker) reads as follows:

WELL YOU PROBABLY A MAN AND YES I AGREE COWS AND ASSHOLES ARE DIFFERENT……PLUS THEY WERE PUT HERE TO BE EATEN BUT NOT SKINNED ALIVE AND TREATED LIKE SHIT JUST BECAUSE THEY ANIMALS…………………..WE ARE ANIMALS TOO!!!AND WE DONT DESERVE TO EAT ANIMALS BECAUSE THEY ARE ANGELS PUT HERE TO FEED YOUR FAT KAK UGLY FACE!!

The second comment was posted within 10 minutes, presumably because TALLEN stepped away from the sweat-stained keyboard, thought of something wittier to add, then turned around (not too fast, otherwise his skinny and impotent vegan body would faint from the strain) and continued:

HAVE YOU SEEN SOME OF THE THINGS PEOPLE DO TO THEM?READ UP ON WHATS HAPPENING BEFORE YOU INSULT SOMEONES GOOD DOINGS!ITS OKAY THERE IS A PLACE FOR YOU,WHEN YOU DIE YOU WILL GO THERE…AND IF NOT,YOUR CHILDREN WILL SUFFER AND THEIR CHILDREN…..AND ALL THE PEOPLE LIKE YOU TOO!!!

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Now, in case you’re needing some context, here is a link to the original story that the original post refers to. The short version is that PETA put out an ad comparing the killing of cows for food to the beheading of a Canadian man on a bus. The ad was tasteless, crude and vile. We here at Wetwired felt that this ad was disgusting, and promptly ridiculed it and PETA for such classless and tasteless shenanigans.

That was about 7 months ago. Then, we received the comments above.

TALLEN- may I call you TALLEN, or would Assface work better for you?

Assface, you have made one single error. You decided to attack someone with the benefit of the Bully Pulpit. Further, you attacked us on the flimsiest of reasons, with the least effective attack style possible- the personal attack.

Not only that, but you followed the two rules of Internet flammery that will guarantee that you will be ridiculed ad infinitum:

1- Thou shalt attack in all caps.

2- Thou shalt misspell at any given opportunity, usually when spelling words meant to be used as profanity (KAK instead of “cock,” etc.)

The rule you violated, though,  was very simple:

1- Thou shalt not attack the owner of a website, who has the ability and means to write and post.

Thus, we come to the following- my retort.

A man taking the life of another man on a crowded bus in front of other men, women and children does not in any way compare to the killing of an animal for food. They are two completely different acts, on two different types of beings. One being has the capacity of full and rational thought- although, in your case, one might question that postulation. The other has three stomachs, bad gas and a habitual need to chew cud.

Now, on a less professional level- I’d like to offer the following to you directly TALLEN- I’m sorry, I meant Assface.

Take a class that involves becoming more limber, because that’s the only way I can think of that you can get out of the situation you’re in where your greasy fucking head is stuffed so far up your own ass that you can’t fucking see reality. Find a way to stop sucking your own dick over your cleverness and get a fucking clue, you useless piece of dried up vegan shit. Either that, or find a way to fuck off and die you pathetic waste of carbon, oxygen, hydrogen and other elements.

Thus, to close in the words of Artie Lange… GO FUCK YOURSELF.

Oh, and you’re banned from the site.

Fucking douchebag.

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I'm Stacey Dales, and I'm an idiot.

So, Stacey Dales quit ESPN this week.

Not a really big news story in and of itself, but notable for the reason she quit… she didn’t want to fly coach.

I am totally not kidding, either. Rather than fly coach (because her coworkers get to fly 1st Class and she was upset), Stacey Dales quit one of the best jobs in broadcasting.

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Wow. I mean, I’ve heard of stuck-up whiny jackassery before, but this is up there. I mean, YOU WORK FOR ESPN!  How does someone with one of the best jobs in the industry quit over something as unbelievably minor as this. How can someone be that much of a dumbass?

Wait a minute… where did she go to school at?

Oh, right. The University of Oklahoma.

Surprise withdrawn. This makes MUCH more sense now.

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So, Alex Rodriguez took steroids and came out about it today.

I have to ask… is this really surprising at all? Really, after his defense of Barry Bonds for years? I’m more surprised when someone is clean and plays baseball at this point.

Fucking pathetic, man. Just pathetic.

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You’re a fucking idiot.

That is all.

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