February 11, 2008 - PPM - UNRIGHTEOUS INDIGNATION

This week’s PET PEEVE MONDAY (PPM) is the UNRIGHTEOUS INDIGNATION people generate to distract from the facts and to divert attention to them.

Last month, the Golf Channel host Kelly Tilghman’s used the word “lynch” to describe how young players could challenge Tiger Woods. The Reverend Al Sharpton immediately said HE (Tilghman) should be fired. Sharpton, always quick to throw gas on something that isn’t a fire, failed to realize that Tilghman was a woman. Prior to that, Tiger Woods stated that he personally knew Tilghman and was not offended. I doubt Sharpton could find the Golf Channel on his TV given a reference card and a fully charged remote. Sharpton is a SERIAL UNRIGHTEOUS INDIGNATION OFFENDER.

The latest uproar over a silly announcer’s attempt at humor was when MSNBC reporter David Shuster asked a guest on February 7th's "Tucker" program, "Doesn't it seem like Chelsea's sort of being pimped out in some weird sort of way?" It was in response to the heightened public presence Hillary’s daughter had taken in the campaign.

The Clinton campaign claimed foul loud and long enough that MSNBC suspended Shuster for his remarks. Had there been a primary that day, I sure Hillary could have produced some crocodile tears.

Ironically, it came to light this past weekend that Chelsea was courting a 21-year-old college Junior in Wisconsin. She flew in to have a one-on-one breakfast with Jason Roe. Roe is not just any other student, he is a Super Delegate. He is one of the 796 free agents that are the hidden gold in this year’s Democratic primary.

There is no way that asking your daughter to woo a college junior male should be considered PIMPING. (Sarcasm Font)

I guess if Jason were a woman, Hillary would have sent Bill in to close the deal given his proclivity for 21-year-old women.

I readily admit that I have PIMPED my children when necessary. I have them dress up in their Girl or Boy Scout uniforms when hawking their cookies or popcorn. I had a friend that would pinch his kids to make them cry when pulled over by a state trooper for speeding. He hoped the police would only give him a warning given the howling of the children. Was that PIMPING, child abuse, or creative thinking? I guess it depends if you are paying the ticket.

When I performed additional research for this blog, and I always do, I looked up the word: PROSTITUTE.

When PROSTITUTE is used a verb it means, “to put to an unworthy use, to prostitute one’s talents.”

So if Mr. Shuster had said that Hillary was prostituting Chelsea, it would have been more factually correct.