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The Center for American Progress reports:
Obama is famously low key. That's why on the hit Comedy Central show "Key & Peele", Keegan-Michael Key plays "Luther, President Obama's anger translator". The [annual White House Correspondents' Association dinner], however, is a rare place where the President can cut loose--as long as he uses humor.
In a hilarious admission that he has been too low key to convey the moral outrage justified by humanity's myopic march toward self-destruction--and by the brazen denial of climate science by many conservatives--Obama brought out "Luther" to express that outrage. And then, in an ingenious twist, Obama became so outraged that he didn't need Luther and in fact Luther himself couldn't take the genuinely angry Obama, who says of denial, "What kind of stupid, shortsighted, irresponsible, bull-"
Here's a video of the event.
(Score: 4, Insightful) by morgauxo on Tuesday April 28 2015, @01:47PM
I'd love to see people like this A/C adopt rather than go childless. No, it's not that I think everyone necessarily needs to have children. But.. this person has demonstrated a certain level of level headed rational thought in deciding not to pass on those genes. Isn't that a good thing to pass on to the next generation?
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday April 29 2015, @08:36AM
I'd love to see people like this A/C adopt rather than go childless. ...
[I'm the ac that chose to not have kids.]
If I'd found the right gf/wife when I was younger, adoption could have been an option, but it didn't happen. Instead I've had plenty of exposure to the kids of a few close friends where I'm sort of an honorary uncle, or something like that.
My experience roughly mirrors a childless couple that were both co-workers with my father. When I was little we often visited with this couple on holidays and other occasions. Unfortunately he died early, but she (widow) is now in her 90s and I visit her several times a week. The employees at the senior residence often mistake me for her son...I just reply that she's known me all my life and I've known her since I could remember (age 4-5?).
In addition to bad family genes, another early influence was a college prof (mid-1970s) who projected our current energy situation very clearly. He framed the question, would we (humans) have the sense use cheap non-renewable petroleum to switch to renewables (or fusion, which he called "star power")...before the petroleum became too scarce to make the switch? The prof wasn't optimistic then and I'm not now. Bringing a kid into an energy scarce world (and overcrowded too) seemed like a very selfish and mean thing to do.
(Score: 2) by morgauxo on Wednesday April 29 2015, @04:23PM
Well.. I was trying to be careful but inserting that "people like..." part of the comment. I would never presume to tell any specific person how they should plan and live their life! It's yours not mine and kids may very well not be the right thing for you.
I was just observing that you made a rather intelligent decision based on facts rather then emotion. That's one good decision more than many people out there with large families! If it's not all genetic but it can be passed down through teaching then...
As for bringing a kid into a doomed world.. well.. again, not trying to talk YOU specifically into anything... adopting doesn't bring anyone into the world who wasn't already in it.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday April 29 2015, @06:33PM
I was just observing that you made a rather intelligent decision based on facts rather then emotion.
Thanks for the compliment! It's worked out OK so far...