“Hola card carryingolas,
Last week, some hot woman named Rima Fakih won the title of Miss USA. Normally, no one cares who wins Miss USA unless they say something stupid, have naked pictures of themselves find their way to the world- wide- web or if they are your cousin. This year’s winner is different; Rima has been getting all kinds of unwanted attention because she’s the first woman of Muslim decent to win the title. There are some of us who suspect that’s ALSO part of the reason she won the title. Come on, you know how it is; Brett Michaels just won “Celebrity Apprentice” AND he JUST had all manner of medical emergencies that were legitimately life- threatening, Michael Steele, chairman of the Republican National Committee, owes his position ENTIRELY on the election of Barack Obama, while Sara Palin owes her current notoriety to Hilary Clinton NOT being selected as a Presidential running mate, while Sonya Sotomayor was nominated for the Supreme court specifically BECAUSE she was of Latin decent… and because Clarence Thomas covered the obligatory ‘black justice’ role. Not saying that they’re not qualified, but race was as important as their qualifications. It’s not that much different than how the Academy Awards work; play someone who is gay or mildly retarded and you’ve just scored yourself an Oscar. Sean Penn (“Milk”), Dustin Hoffman (“Rain Man”… yea, yea, Rain Man, Rain Man), Phillip Seymour Hoffman (“Capote”) and Tom Hanks (“Philadelphia” AND “Forrest Gump”) all know the formula. Hell, the latest person- in- waiting is Erin Andrews, the ESPN reporter who’s stalker problems were well publicized is a finalist on “Dancing with the Stars” and if I were a betting man, I’d put my money on her. Yea, yea, it all sounds so cynical, but some things are so predictable and transparent that being a cynic is the same as being a realist. Everyone knows how the game works and sometimes it’s really annoying, but sometimes you can use it to your advantage, and that brings us to the question of the day: WHEN YOU NEED TO GET AHEAD, WHAT CARD DO YOU PULL?
I’m not much of a ‘card carrier’ myself. I despise playing the race card because (1) I’ve never felt the need, and (2) it eliminates any sense of truly earning something, which, for me, is not something I can personally tolerate. We’ve all got our own thing, but my sense of pride is directly correlated to what I’ve earned on my own… it reduces the value and need of outside opinion. That’s my personal code, for better or worse. I also don’t play the ‘radio card’ because it’s irrelevant. Love what I do, proud of what I do, but I don’t like the idea of diluting its worth. Make no mistake, I’ll gladly accept the perks that come with the job, but I don’t like it when people use it to get perks that weren’t otherwise offered.
For those of you who do carry the card and don’t mind playing it:
Used his Purple Heart to get out of a ticket… hell, I’d buy you a drink if I found out you had a Purple Heart, or a fan of the show, or a Ravens fan or someone who just hates the Steelers, or I’m already drunk
Says his felonies HELP him get into schools… aw yes, thank the bleeding hearts who are always looking to ‘save someone’s soul’
Has his medical marijuana card… how does it help? Well, when he got pulled over for a quarter ounce of weed (which he bought completely ILLEGALLY), instead of being hauled off to jail, he simply showed his “green” card and got off… and went home and got really, really, really high.
Plays the veteran card… and why the hell not? It works AND you’ve earned the right.
Even more guaranteed than the veteran card is the DISABLED veteran card, and he’s got one. Says there’s nothing you CAN’T get
The cancer card… not a card you want, but God knows it works. Hell, John Edwards rode his wife’s breast cancer to new heights before he got caught nailing his side action in California. His poll numbers were steadily climbing upward when he was whoring his wife’s cancer. Isn’t that classy?
On that note, another submitter has the ‘my wife cheated card’… not sure how that works, but I imagine that it helps picking up chicks. Women just LOVE a man in pain.
Law enforcement memorial plates… not only are they a tax write- off, they’re 95% effective in getting you out of a ticket. This isn’t just my opinion, this was the sentiment of multiple officers who e- mailed. Now you know.
Has an Oregon drivers’ license specifically to avoid paying Washington’s ridiculously high sales tax
Narcolepsy… say he uses it to zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
Plays the paralyzed wife card… the only thing I could imagine it would help with is getting OTHER women… but then you’re as bad as Jon Edwards, and nobody wants to be a Jon Edwards
OK bitches, time for me to bid you farewell… so farewell.
Until tomorrow, smile like you mean it and STAY BEAUTIFUL!”