I cited Ben Kessler's speech in yesterday's posting and have given his diatribe more thought.
I was particularly ROTFLMAO amused by the following:
"Finally, remember: Graduation is a time to look forward to the future with hope. I hope all you masturbating, condom-using, bedding out of wedlock bastards burn in Hell!
"You'll never laugh at me again! You won't! You won't! I'm going to be a PRIEST and you'll have to respect me and listen to me because I speak for GOD ALMIGHTY!
"You don't give God's messenger a wedgie! You don't leave dirty caricatures of God's Messenger in bathroom stalls! You don't put Ben Gay in the jock strap of God's Messenger! Shame on you! Shame on you all, you filthy sodomites!
"May The Lord bless you and keep you. We ask this in Jesus' name. Amen."
I wonder if he sees the humor in all of this? Ben, I would like to show you more compassion than you have shown others. Here are a few things for you to consider as you go into your calling:
1. You command respect not demand it. Respect comes from others as a result of your respect for them and for yourself.
2. While the priesthood has suffered some reversals due to the criminal behavior of some, it is generally aimed at ministering to the flock. (I personally think they are all trying to maintain control and power over others, and your speech is a prime example to prove my point.)
3. On the outside chance you said all you did with your tongue planted firmly in your cheek, you might have a chance at being a stand-up comic. But only if you had a smile in your eyes.
4. If you don't like what is happening to you, you do something different until you do like what is happening to you.
Just some thoughts.
13 comments:
again with the iron box.
young or not, he's still a huge ass.
i'm just so tired. so tired of such people. such tyrates. such hatred out there.
i'll be in the corner consoling that recently kicked cat by the dude who was paid to do so by that ASS....
oh, and as an ex-stand up comic (yesh, I played that fun game of bloody hell for 7 years) He would never make it. America's dumb, but we're not stoopid.
bronxbt,(slap, slap,slap) wake up man. Don't give that guy that much power over you. lol
Seriously, he is not worth the pain. You are a better man than he will ever be.
One good thing, he can always serve as a bad example.
some people will do anything for attention... *sigh*
hmmm...i think i saw something about this speech a bit ago - maybe at bog's place?
but, after reading it thoroughly via the link you provided and chewing on it a bit - i wonder now - did kessler in any way intend for this speech to be parody? sarcasm?
because parts of it could certainly work that way. in fact, the majority of the speech could serve as an excellent bit of political satire.
what the heck did this student intend?
it's not clear to me at all now.
Karen, I think you hit the nail on the head.
Bird, you did read about it at bog's blog.
It took me a while to decide to write anything.
From what I have been able to discern, he was serious. He was so serious that many of his classmates got up and walked out while others booed.
It seems he was reacting like the kid on the playground who gets picked on.
What amazes me is that his classmates voted for him to give the speech. Then I remembered something Maryann told me about high school students who will vote the nerdy guy to be the prom king. They do it as a joke. A very cruel joke. If that was the case here, it backfired.
Ah well, such is life.
It really happened.
The guy is for real.
He needs many prayers, if you are so inclined.
AMEN FATTY - would you like to huddle with me in the same corner as this person is allowed to exist?
giggle
if his classmates voted to have him deliver the speech and if they did the things to him he claims - well then - they rather deserved his venom i think.
poor behavior all the way around.
and i wonder where the school administrators, counselors, etc. were in all this. surely they had a role to play as well.
I seem to remember one of them disavowing any knowledge of the content prior to the presentation. A typical Sgt Schultz comment, " I know nothing." lol
off topic here jack -
i took a very informal and unscientific poll which posed this question:
which is sexier - a red del sol or a red harley.
no one could answer this question with a simple selection. i got such responses as:
depends on who is driving each
depends on the weather and my mood
is it night or day? am i driving the del sol or the harley or is someone else?
geesh -women - always have to contextualize a situation - can never give a direct answer.
now that i've done the pilot study, i may have to tweak the design and conduct the poll on a larger scale. i think the pilot study suggests i use both a survey and interview protocol. geesh - this is getting complicated!
Jack would make them both sexy. Damn his chiseled features and Tilley-hat goodness!
woot woot!
;)
Bird, that's the fun part of having an advanced degree, you get to show off your newfound skills. ROFLMAO
You deserve to show off.
Now let's get down to particulars. How do you intend to do the survey?
Will there be a control group?
Will I get to review the statements or suggest the style of questionnaire?
Will we need to include photos of said marvelous machines?
btw, contextualizing can be a good thing. After all, it is all about clearer communications, isn't it?
Broxbt, you do have a way with woots, oops, I meant words.
Woot bacha
ROTFLMAO because of you both.
Thanks for helping to make my day an even better one.
oh absolutely - photos are a must. i am begging my sister for a photo of the red harley. i think photos are critical to the pure science of this endeavor - hahahahahahahahahahaha!
when i design the study, i'll forward the survey and interview protocol to you for your input.
hahahahahahhahaha!
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