One Mans Perspective: The world abounds with ignorance

Sadly in this world, you don't have to search very hard to find ignorance exemplified.

I'm sure some of those reading this column are looking at my photo and nodding their heads. Touche' my friends, touche'

But the ignorance of which I speak in one case spans the course of about two weeks, and the second instance took place earlier this week.

Please allow me to point to Miss California, Carrie Prejean, who dared to answer a question in the Miss USA Pageant honestly, but not politically correct.

When receiving the traditional question as one of the finalists for Miss America, Prejean responded to the gay marriage question by indicating that her Christian upbringing resulted in her belief that marriage, based on Biblical teaching, should be between a man and a woman.

Of course super blogger, Perez Hilton, a Miss America judge (someone explain that one to me) apparently has some personal stake with that particular issue, and because she didn't give the answer to satisfy his personal taste reacted negatively toward her, and may well have cost her the title.

But it was his actions afterward that were even worse. Like the spoiled diva he is, he used to online blog to attack her personally, saying she didn't lose because of her answer (yeah right, wink, wink), but she lost because she's a "dumb b***h," calling her response the "worst answer in pageant history," suggesting she was widely booed after giving her answer (I would dare say the You Tube footage contradicts that statement), and indicating that had she won, we would have run on the stage and ripped the tiara from her head.

Hey Miss America folks, good choice for a judge. Maybe next year you can choose an impartial judge to hold that seat without an agenda.

I credit Prejean for her honesty. I'm sure in her head, she knew what the politically correct answer would be, but instead she chose her honest personal beliefs. Whether you agree with her point of view or not, at least acknowledge her honesty, and appreciate that about her.

Next up, the FAA and apparently the White House decided it was a good idea to take the back-up to Air Force One, trail it with a fighter jet, and use New York City as the back drop for some sort of footage they were shooting.

Unfortunately they didn't notify the mayor, or a New York Senator, or really anybody outside a tight circle of people that on Monday, a jet would be flying exceptionally low over downtown New York.

So when the event happened, and a large jumbo jet came flying in over downtown New York, being tailed by a fighter jet, guess what it looked like to the people in the downtown high rise offices and apartments, as well as citizens downtown walking the streets?

Once again, on You Tube, there's footage from a cell phone of people running in panic. You hear people begin to panic.

Why would someone do that without extending some kind of warning to the people of New York, informing them that there was going to be an exercise to prevent the panic? Obviously you would have to crack down on security to make sure nobody else took advantage of that airspace situation - but to leave the people of New York to face the image of another attack was incredibly ignorant and showed a great deal of disregard for what the people of that city have been through.

When we talk about people forgetting 9/11 - obviously the people who decided to do this to New York need a reminder.

If President Obama knew about this shame on him. If he didn't shame on those around him who did and chose to let it happen.

Poor, poor judgement.

And finally, Janeane Garofalo, on the Keith Olbermann MSNBC program, and her over-the-top comments about the Tea Parties held across the country Wednesday, April 15.

Calling the estimated half-million people who chose to attend a Tea Party at any one of the sites nationwide, "racist" and rednecks" who don't understand this country and don't even know what the Boston Tea Party was about.

This is exactly what she said:

"This is about hating a black man in the White House. This is racism straight-up. This is nothing but a bunch of tea bagging rednecks."

She added, referencing those who took part in the Tea Parties, "These people, all white for the most part, unless there are some people with Stockholm Syndrome."

Nice. Just the kind of class you have come to expect from Garofalo.

Never mind the fact that there were many in the crowd that said they had voted for Obama. Never mind the fact that there was plenty of coverage of people from all nationalities taking part in these events across the country. Never mind the fact that the issues of focus were about stimulus package objections that began when President Bush was still in office. No this was all about race.

Honestly, I have a few problems with Obama, but his race isn't one of them. I told many people after that election that I'm glad to see the American people could elect a president of color. I just think he's the wrong one. I would prefer JC Watts, but he wasn't running. I still have my fingers crossed that someday he will be the first black Republican President.

Until then, I guess Garofalo will continue to spit her vile words and thanks to Keith Olbermann, she'll have a microphone in her face when she does it.

Just consider the source people.