OMG, What Are You Watching?!

My 13-year-old son was in the living room watching TV. I was horrified by what was on the screen.

"What are you watching?" I exclaimed shrilly. "Oh my god, turn that off!"

"Why, Mom?" he asked quizzically. "It's just guys talking!"

"No, no, no! You have to shut that off before it has a bad influence on you!"

He sheepishly grabbed the remote and pressed the Power button. I took a deep breath and sat down beside him.

"Son, you have to learn this life lesson sooner or later. You must never, never, ever do that again!"

"Do what, Mom?"

"Listen or watch Republicans speaking, especially at their convention!"

"But why, Mom?"

"They're nothing but a pack of liars, selfish bastards spewing evil, evil thoughts."

"But they were just talking about family values!"

"Oh, please! Their family values consist of telling other families that they're no good because they're not 'traditional' or 'normal.' They want privacy for their own transgressions, but want to stick their noses into everyone else's business. Let me explain the word 'hypocrite' to you."

"Oh Mom, please, can't I just go to bed now?"

"Well, we can just turn the channel. Let's see if The Sopranos or some other nice family entertainment is on."

Here's a hilarious video about how McCain choose Palin as his running mate:
http://barbinmd.dailykos.com/storyonly/2008/9/2/204250/9437/820/583957