Pissing off people for fun and profit

Sometimes I wonder if I should have gone into Social Psychology rather than Experimental Psychology. Already, I've ruffled a few feathers here and there. And you know what? I kind of like it. Just think: I could piss people off for a living!

Nah... not so much. I'm not really that good at it. Well, maybe a little bit.

Anyway, the political fallout from the whole Pat Robertson mess seems to be working out quite nicely for Mr. Chavez. In fact, Robertson may very well have added several years to Chavez's political life with his statements. After all, the man has been claiming that the U.S. Government is trying to kill him for the past two or three years now. And up until last week, he hasn't exactly had any "evidence", if you could call it that. Oh, but fear not, Mr. Chavez! Here comes Pat Robertson to save the day!

No, I'm not done being mad about this. Much to my relief, people didn't do what they typically do and just lump Pat in with all Christians and call us all ignorant sociopaths (and for that, I am grateful to the media). They've pretty much figured out that the man doesn't exactly represent the thoughts and opinions of the rest of us, and that gives me a little bit of hope for the world. (Don't worry... I'm sure it will all be squashed come Monday morning.)

Oh, well. I should probably shut up before my opinions get me into trouble. What? My mouth getting me into hot water? Nah... that's never happened before.

Wait... why did my nose just get longer?

Still, in all seriousness, I do commend Mr. Robertson for apologizing. It takes guts to face up to an error of that nature, and I can respect that. I mean, how bad does it suck to have to say, "sorry about the whole assasination thing, old chap?" Yeah... I don't think Pat's getting a Christmas gift from Chavez this year.

Well, except perhaps for a fruitcake. You know, the kind that people send to people that they don't like just for the sake of getting rid of the blasted thing?