Vox Populi: Gems of the Week

Late edition today. Enjoy!

Dishonorable Mention:
"I enjoy ordering gadgets from television but the shipping and handling is too much."
- Are you kidding me? This was your call in? Get a life.

Dishonorable Mention:
"The billions of dollars used for Iraq could be greatly used here. We have people who are starving on the street, cannot afford healthcare, cannot provide for their children and we send billions of dollars to a country we literally destroyed. How in the world is this justice?"
- Let’s just let terrorists keep killing people because that’s what would happen if we hadn’t gone to fight in Iraq. Also, our homeless have it pretty nice. Unless you are stranded in the desert, it is damn near impossible to starve to death in America. Wake up and get a job.

Dishonorable Mention:
"Somehow, having Ted Kennedy instruct anyone on fair and ethical practices like the student loan problems seems hypocritical."
- I’d still rather hunt with Dick than ride with Ted.

Dishonorable Mention:
"I saw 'Guys and Dolls' at the Savannah Arts Academy. Everyone should see it. It was great."
- Nobody really likes theater. Theater is another one of those “sophisticated” art forms that people only claim to enjoy so they can appear to have class. You’re fooling no one.

Dishonorable Mention:
"If you are offended by articles about gay community events then please keep your sourpuss at home so the rest of us can go and have a good time."
- This bothers me. No one ever throws straight pride parades. I don’t go around celebrating and forcing my straightness on everyone around me. If I cared about your penchant for Tom-Feelery, I’d ask. Tone it down.

Dishonorable Mention:
"What will it take to make Country Day School stand up and face the consequences? The cheerleader scandal was brushed under a few years ago and now the 'bomb' business. Same headmaster. Sounds peculiar to me."
- Man, that cheerleader scandal was so hot. Rich girls gone wild.

Second Runner-up:
"Congratulations to the Johnson High School boys' soccer team. It was a well-deserved victory out of town, to beat the number one team in the state. Coach Bernard should be recognized for that. He has gone a long way for the kids."
- Wait. You mean a group of Johnson kids put down their bongs, guns and skateboards long enough to do something? I don’t believe it.

First Runner-up:
"Doesn't the state realize that by going in half with South Carolina instead of going against the Jasper County container pier that they will now only receive half the amount of money they already receive from the ships that will eventually go only to the Jasper pier? The pier will be half the distance up the river, and quicker transit equals more money for the shipping companies."
- Liberals are hardwired into thinking that making a profit means ripping people off. “This guy’s selling me this thing for more than he paid for it. He’s ripping me off!” That’s stupid. If I sold you something for exactly what I paid for it, I’d get nothing. I might as well have not bought the thing in the first place. Commerce dies when profits stop. If you don’t like commerce, move to Venezuela and starve to death like the Soviets.

And your Gem of the Week:
"Cable is a prime example of capitalism run amuck."
- I disagree. There is so much GOVERNMENT red tape with negotiations and whatnot with the cable companies, Comcast basically enjoys a monopoly in this city. This is why they can get away with a lousy product, DEPLORABLE customer service, and ridiculous prices. They get away with it because there is no competition. Right now, it’s Comcast or no cable. If government would loosen its grip on the throat of the cable market, we might be able to choose another company that actually cares about its customers. It is DIABOLICAL how Comcast treats their customers.

Happy Friday, folks.