Day of Mourning?

Can you believe this memorial nonsense goin on today? Banks closing, mail undelivered, even the damn stock market has the day off! Of course those fools made so damn much money last year, they just want a va-ca. I know, I know, he was a president, and even if ol' Gerald wasn't elected to office, I suppose he deserves some special attention in the event of his death. I suppose it's kinda nice the way Americans celebrate their commanders in chief, though everyone is remembered more positively after their out of office a little while. Hell, we may even call to mind a few niceties about our current president by 2030, but I wouldn't hold my breath.

What I find most disgusting, is that, for the past week, the death of President Ford has been trumped by that of James Brown. I realize the man was an icon and all, but "Sex Machine" did little to promote foreign policy, ya know? All the news coverage has been showing throngs of folks standing in line to see his body up in Harlem, talking about how he inspired them and all. Of course, the Rev. Al Sharpton, the biggest media whore in the free world, was all over the place talkin' about how he didn't have a father, but he had James Brown. Give me a break. James Brown was not what you'd call a good role model, hell he made Ike Turner look like a nice guy!**
But that didn't seem to stop the news channels from their endless coverage of the mourners. My God, they held his funeral in an basketball arena, poor ol Ford's gonna be lucky to get a full church!

Which reminds me, I have an issue with folks waiting in line for hours upon hours to look at the dead body of a celebrity. I mean, if your grandmother dies and you wanna say farewell, knock yourself out, but why in the world you'd wanna look at the corpse of someone you've never met is totally beyond me.

If you are truly mourning today, then I offer my condolences. But if you are sitting your ass on the couch watching Regis and Kelly cause you don't gotta go to work, then I offer you my butt to kiss!

**- denotes material borrowed from Sweetpotato who thinks I steal all his good lines and never give him credit