{"id":696,"date":"2003-05-16T20:34:29","date_gmt":"2003-05-16T23:34:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ericbrooks.com\/whuzzup\/?p=696"},"modified":"2011-06-04T10:39:34","modified_gmt":"2011-06-04T15:39:34","slug":"a-bright-side-to-the-economy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ericbrooks.com\/whuzzup\/a-bright-side-to-the-economy\/","title":{"rendered":"A bright side to the economy&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This topic is closed&#8230; I&#8217;ve decided it&#8217;s not worth talking about anymore.<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ll resume the &#8220;light &amp; fluffy&#8221; topics and the no-brainers like &#8220;how much of a bigot is trent lott&#8221;, or &#8220;how much of a poon hound was clinton&#8221;, or &#8220;how bad can bush butcher the english language&#8221; at a later date.<\/p>\n<p>Real issues have no place here on this site. I thought after I was in the clear, and was able to stop talking in riddles, people would understand the whole CPS situation in this country.<\/p>\n<p>Instead, I find myself looking at rape victims, driven to tears, insisting that they &#8220;didn&#8217;t ask for it&#8221; to a skeptical crowd with raised eyebrows&#8230; and me sympathizing with their frustration.<\/p>\n<p>Maybe I&#8217;m still not talking clearly. I don&#8217;t know. Screw it.<\/p>\n<p>But I can&#8217;t waste any more time on a subject no one is interested in.<\/p>\n<p>For those who missed it, I gave the Democrats a swift kick in the balls, and talked about stuff. I *WAS* going to discuss the May 20th Primary here in the Poconos, and the (even higher) importance of local government in our lives&#8230; but that has no place here.<\/p>\n<p>Yeah. Ok. Light &amp; fluffy coming up.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This topic is closed&#8230; I&apos;ve decided it&apos;s not worth talking about anymore. 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