Elisberg Industries
  • Home
  • Blog
  • Products
    • Books
    • Movies
  • About Elisberg Industries
    • Our Corporate Board
    • Information Overstock
    • Elisberg Industries Entertainment Information
    • Elisberg Statistical Center of American Research
    • Consultancy Service
  • Contact
    • How to Find Us
  • Kudos
  • Good Things to Know
    • The BOB Page
    • Sites You Might Actually Like
Decent Quality Since 1847

Quote of the Day

4/3/2015

1 Comment

 
"But I also think it’s important that we have a sense of perspective about our priorities. In Iran they hang you for the crime of being gay."
-- Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR), on why the discriminatory bill in Arkansas is really not that bad a thing


Just a few things to clear up:

First, yes, Tom Cotton is actually a real United States Senator.  "Sen." is not short of "senile," nor is he an eight-year old trying to sound adult and failing miserably.

Second, yes, Tom Cotton is the same first-term senator, in office for three whole months, who authored the infamous letter to Iran signed by 47 Republican senators that was roundly decried by conservatives and liberals alike for reprehensibly undermining the President of the United States in his constitutional duties to conduct foreign policy.

Third, no, Mr. Cotton's undermining letter didn't work, as the U.S., five other world power nations, and Iran have just completed a preliminary agreement for disarming Iran of its nuclear weapons.

Y'know, there are a whole lot of things they do in Iran that most civilized nations don't, yet that has never really been considered the standard on which others have judged themselves.  Why Mr. Cotton is starting now is anybody's guess, what what Tom Cotton does seems to occur without thought or logic.

It's always worth noting that in America, they sometimes have ganged people for being gay, too.  Okay, sure it wasn't legal, and getting tied to a fence and being brutally murdered isn't actually "hanging," so I'm using poetic license.  But I'm sure that Matthew Shepard and all the other gay men and women who were killed and beaten up and tormented might not quibble about the difference.

And of course in Mr. Cotton's own Arkansas and throughout the South, black people were hung, too.  And though that wasn't precisely legal, not getting prosecuted tends to have the same effect.

So, I wouldn't start getting all holier-than-thou yet if I was Tom Cotton.  Though I suspect that that's a ship that has long-since sailed.

I do agree with Tom Cotton about one thing, that we should have perspective about our priorities.  Where we seem to differ is figuring out what our priorities are.  Me, I think not discriminating against people for any reason whoever they are, whatever the reason is a priority.  Tom Cotton doesn't appear to have that on his Priority List.  Actually, on Sen. Tom Coltton's Priority List, it seems that making sure you can discriminate in Arkansas is a priority.

Even the governor of his state doesn't agree with that anymore.  Though, in fairness, he needed a slight shove from the helpful greeters at Walmart.

In the end, I'm glad we're not in the land of Cotton.  Old times there really are not forgotten.
1 Comment
Paul
7/7/2015 01:18:35 am

I guess you could take solace in the fact that you will never be short of stupid politicians to make fun of. But the sad fact is that this is real life and these are the people making decisions that not only affect us, but our children and grandchildren. And on top of that, they aren't really that stupid, they are accomplishing many of their goals. Sad. Oh so sad!

Reply



Leave a Reply.

    Picture
    Picture
    Elisberg Industries gets a commission if you click here before shopping on Amazon.
    Picture
    Follow @relisberg

    Author

    Robert J. Elisberg is a political commentator, screenwriter, novelist, tech writer and also some other things that I just tend to keep forgetting. 

    Elisberg is a two-time recipient of the Lucille Ball Award for comedy screenwriting. He's written for film, TV, the stage, and two best-selling novels, is a regular columnist for the Writers Guild of America and was for
    the Huffington Post.  Among his other writing, he has a long-time column on technology (which he sometimes understands), and co-wrote a book on world travel.  As a lyricist, he is a member of ASCAP, and has contributed to numerous publications.



    Picture
           Feedspot Badge of Honor

    Archives

    March 2023
    February 2023
    January 2023
    December 2022
    November 2022
    October 2022
    September 2022
    August 2022
    July 2022
    June 2022
    May 2022
    April 2022
    March 2022
    February 2022
    January 2022
    December 2021
    November 2021
    October 2021
    September 2021
    August 2021
    July 2021
    June 2021
    May 2021
    April 2021
    March 2021
    February 2021
    January 2021
    December 2020
    November 2020
    October 2020
    September 2020
    August 2020
    July 2020
    June 2020
    May 2020
    April 2020
    March 2020
    February 2020
    January 2020
    December 2019
    November 2019
    October 2019
    September 2019
    August 2019
    July 2019
    June 2019
    May 2019
    April 2019
    March 2019
    February 2019
    January 2019
    December 2018
    November 2018
    October 2018
    September 2018
    August 2018
    July 2018
    June 2018
    May 2018
    April 2018
    March 2018
    February 2018
    January 2018
    December 2017
    November 2017
    October 2017
    September 2017
    August 2017
    July 2017
    June 2017
    May 2017
    April 2017
    March 2017
    February 2017
    January 2017
    December 2016
    November 2016
    October 2016
    September 2016
    August 2016
    July 2016
    June 2016
    May 2016
    April 2016
    March 2016
    February 2016
    January 2016
    December 2015
    November 2015
    October 2015
    September 2015
    August 2015
    July 2015
    June 2015
    May 2015
    April 2015
    March 2015
    February 2015
    January 2015
    December 2014
    November 2014
    October 2014
    September 2014
    August 2014
    July 2014
    June 2014
    May 2014
    April 2014
    March 2014
    February 2014
    January 2014
    December 2013
    November 2013
    October 2013
    September 2013
    August 2013
    July 2013
    June 2013
    May 2013
    April 2013
    March 2013
    February 2013
    January 2013

    Categories

    All
    Animals
    Audio
    Audio Land
    Books
    Busienss
    Business
    Chicago
    Consumer Product
    Education
    Email Interview
    Entertainment
    Environment
    Fine Art
    Food
    From The Management
    Health
    History
    Huffery
    Humor
    International
    Internet
    Journalism
    Law
    Los Angeles
    Media
    Morning News Round Up
    Movies
    Music
    Musical
    Personal
    Photograph
    Piano Puzzler
    Politics
    Popular Culture
    Profiles
    Quote Of The Day
    Radio
    Religion
    Restaurants
    Science
    Sports
    Technology
    Tech Tip
    Theater
    The Writers Workbench
    Tidbits
    Travel
    Tv
    Twitter
    Video
    Videology
    Well Worth Reading
    Words-o-wisdom
    Writing

    RSS Feed

© Copyright Robert J. Elisberg 2023
Contact Us    About EI    Chicago Cubs
  • Home
  • Blog
  • Products
    • Books
    • Movies
  • About Elisberg Industries
    • Our Corporate Board
    • Information Overstock
    • Elisberg Industries Entertainment Information
    • Elisberg Statistical Center of American Research
    • Consultancy Service
  • Contact
    • How to Find Us
  • Kudos
  • Good Things to Know
    • The BOB Page
    • Sites You Might Actually Like