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April 4, 2006

Wardrobe malfunctions not only in US

health and lifestyle, politics — by TDavid @ 11:13 am PST

Somebody get Janet Jackson on the line, there’s a scandal abreast in an India fashion show.

Last week, model Carol Gracias’s skimpy halter slipped down to her waist showing her breasts to snapping photographers and rolling TV cameras during a fashion show in Mumbai.

This was followed by another sensational “wardrobe malfunction” when former Miss India Gauhar Khan’s skirt zip split, revealing her bottom to the media and Mumbai’s smart set.

Of course the morality police, er politicians, in India are outraged. They shut down Mubai’s famous dance bars leaving thousands of dancers unemployed. There is the travesty, not a few seconds of breast or butt exposure.

I haven’t been to a dance club in years, but if I wanted to go to one, I would. I don’t understand why politicians feel the need to grind an axe against these businesses. Ok, I do, it scores them points with the hardcore conservatives. Some may think these businesses aren’t legitimate, but isn’t this really about personal freedom and expression? They are making some of the rules in these establishments so difficult that’s it’s putting them out of business. It’s more of the not so secret war against sex. It’s like the politicians can be crack smoking whore toting in their own free personal time and to our faces be the exact opposite in public. What a crock. Just once I’d like to see a politician who says: enough of this BS. Put me in office for real values: better education and schools, better roads, lower taxes and less stupid anti-business legislation and if I like prostitutes, heavy metal and gambling, that’s my own damn business.

And as for any of these “wardrobe malfunctions” being intentional or accidental? What’s the big deal, really? Shocking, we see a hint of naked breast pop out (sarcasm). Is this the end of life as we know it? We didn’t come into this world wearing suits and dresses.

Even if one or more breasts or asses becomes exposed during a freaking fashion show, is this some sort of crude sexual act? I mean, come on, isn’t some fashion supposed to be erotic? But oh no, not if any flesh is showing, that’s immoral. This is happening in India, not here in the US, but it wouldn’t surprise me if the same thing happened here. A sorry statement to admit.

Let’s focus on the things that really matter in the world: poverty, hunger, environment, health care, peace. If politicians want to go after a real racket, go after health care or why the hell our men and women are over there in Iraq right now. Get them out of there, already, they are getting maimed and killed for .. what? Bush sucks, I’m sorry. He is the worst President we’ve had in my lifetime and maybe ever. This Iraq war was a total sham. Saddam’s trial lingers on while Bin Laden laughs away in some cave. The national debt is going through the roof. Who is going to pay for all of this horrible money mismanagement in the US?

We are.

And these clowns toting their $1,000+ MRIs which insurance companies and ultimately all of us end up paying. My wife has now had 4 MRIs for an accident 2 1/2 years ago and the doctor’s keep requesting more … each time a $1,000+ charge. It looks like she is going in for an operation on her neck and spine and they want yet another MRI, the 5th one. Isn’t there a buy one, get one free plan or something? Who’s ultimately paying for this?

We are.

And what about ambulances? An ambulance ride for my wife and son cost nearly $2,500 for a 7 mile trip to the hospital. Are you kidding me? Almost $2,500USD! Even though they both went in the same ambulance they charged for two trips. The attitude seems to be oh, the insurance will pay it. The insurance will pay it. What are you worried about, the insurance will pay it.

Don’t some of these people realize how insurance works? Insurance companies spread the risk in premiums over a wide group of people. So if the insurance company pays too much, guess who that cost gets passed along to? Policyowners. Who is paying for this?

We are.

I better not get really started, I’m only half warm in this post and there is a good reason I rarely write about politics and religion: both subjects are extremely combustible. I will write about the third combustible topic: sex. Worrying about wardrobe malfunctions here, in India or anywhere, is such a collosal waste of energy, effort and time. Just look around out there. So many other worthwhile battles to fight.

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  1. Actually, my better half told me that we should run a scare in politics. If we replaced… and I mean EVERY single incumbent currently. They’d all freak out. If that was possible in 2006, I’d do it. I’m sick and tired of paying for mismanagement of money. This is at all levels of government, but primarily federal is the worst.

    Every so often, I post about it because I get fed up. Better half works for the federal level. She’s so sick and tired of the bad management. They promote those people that don’t want to work at their jobs into management. And you wonder why they can’t manage! It’s truly pathetic.

    What’s even more funny is that we could get a lot more out of the money spent, if we spent it more efficiently. No need to raise taxes, no need cut programs. Just get people to actually do their jobs and enforce firing people that can’t cut it. Politicians. bah. They all sucks. Promise everything, give nothing, and pat themselves on the back by paying themselves huge amounts. I’ve always wondered if people used the “campaign funds” to do something useful, wouldn’t it actually create a better society? Instead, they spend millions every couple years running around trying to prove themselves. It’s all a “penis comparison” in the end.

    Comment by darkmoon — April 4, 2006 @ 11:57 am PST

  2. You guys are a bunch of Libertarians. Me too.

    Comment by Sterling Camden — April 4, 2006 @ 2:28 pm PST

  3. I’ve been more than happy to point out how we are heading towards a fascist state under the Bush idiocy…and that our economy has been plundered by his even stupider economic policies. If we were incurring all of this debt to improve our infrastructure or the quality of life or productivity, then it would be one thing, but we’re spending it on something that has no value to the majority of Americans, aside from W’s cronies in the oil and defense industries.

    Comment by Dan — April 4, 2006 @ 4:58 pm PST

  4. I voted for Bush and I disagree comletely with your assesment of his presidency. The war was thrust upon us by the enemy, why don’t you blame THEM for the mess? I am sick and tired of you Democrats belly-aching about how bad things have gotten and how great impeached ex-President “Zipper” and Hillary were. Face it - all polititans suck, you have to pick the least damaging one you can and hold on to your savings. You are right not to talk about politics and the church, but don’t just say it - do it.

    Comment by Chris — April 10, 2006 @ 9:56 am PST

  5. C’mon Chris, you really think the war ‘was thrust upon us’? Some terrorists flew airplanes into the twin towers — a truly horrific event — but the terrorists weren’t from Iraq the last time I checked, were they? We went in and bombed Afghanistan where Bin Laden and Al Queida were purported to be (hiding in the caves) but why did we continue on into Iraq for those fantasy weapons of mass destruction that didn’t exist?

    As for using Bush and “least damaging” in the same sentence? Hilarious! And just for the record, Clinton wasn’t actually impeached. The conservatives tried to impeach him over lying about sex in the White House. While that might be morally offense, Chris, it hardly measures up to bankrupting the country in a financially ill-advised war and killing our brave men and women soldiers over in a place they never should have been sent.

    As for not writing about poltiics or religion, I think I can break off a post once in awhile with my feelings, knowing full well it will bring blind Bush supporters like yourself out of the woodwork.

    Bush will go down as one of, if not the worst, President in the last 100 years. Easily.

    Comment by TDavid — April 10, 2006 @ 10:20 am PST

  6. Correction: Clinton was impeached. It’s on Wikipedia. I got caught in this one too before. Clinton was impeached, but he chose not to step down from it. So basically impeachment mean… well… jack diddly.

    I think that Bush truly believes he was destined by God to start Armageddon. Or at least destined by God for whatever reason. As an asian american, I can tell you that the foreign politics with Asia has stirred up a lot of hate towards Americans. And this is in allied countries.

    We come off as big-headed, ego-driven machoism types that “know everything.” And while we’re still a super power, that’s not the way to be towards anyone. Ever. Where do I hear this? Just watch some satellite news from other countries.

    All politicians suck. But this administration takes the gold in stupifying the representation of Americans. Oh, and in case someone decides to point a finger at me and call me a Democrat, I think they’re bad too. Just in this current state, you can’t get any worse so social program corruption is better than sending our boys to die because some moron called your daddy names.

    Comment by darkmoon — April 10, 2006 @ 10:52 am PST

  7. Oh yeah. here’s the link for the impeachment.

    Comment by darkmoon — April 10, 2006 @ 10:53 am PST

  8. Damn, you learn something new every day. Thanks for the correction, darkmoon, and I stand corrected, Chris in my comment above on Clinton being impeached.

    Comment by TDavid — April 10, 2006 @ 11:07 am PST

  9. Who knew. I blasted Gore for “inventing the Internet” until I found out the truth was that the media’s headline was incorrectly stating that Gore invented Internet. *laugh* Definitely learn something new every day. :)

    Comment by darkmoon — April 10, 2006 @ 11:14 am PST


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