Welcome to your Friday open thread. Yay, Friday! It’s been like the longest week ever. I have no idea why but I’m glad to see this week go away.
I’m not even sure what to say about this story. Arizona sheriff Joe Arpaio and has-been “actor” Steven Seagal used a tank to serve an arrest warrant. That’s right – A TANK.
Neighbor Debra Ross was so worried she called 911 and went outside where a nearby home had its windows blown out, was crawling with dozens of SWAT members in full gear, armored vehicles and a bomb robot.
“When the tank came in and pushed the wall over and you see what’s in there, and all it is, is a bunch of chickens,” Ross said.
In a massive show of force on Monday, the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office executed a search warrant and arrested the homeowner, Jesus Llovera, on charges of suspected cockfighting.
Llovera was alone in the house at the time of the arrest, and he was unarmed.
Apparently it’s some kind of stunt because Seagal is filming a reality show called “Lawman.” Right, because serving warrants with tanks is very close to reality. :eyeroll:
Apparently the Libya intervention is a good excuse for RWNJs to show their misogyny. CNN contributor Erick Erickson:
Here’s another Erickson theory about Libya, also from the his March 21 radio show:
ERICKSON: By the way, it’s the women’s fault. … It’s, apparently, the women in the Obama administration who have decided we needed to go to war in Libya. … This is typical. This is so typ– i’m mean, I’m going to bring my inner sexist out I’m afraid tonight, some of you are going to be very upset with me. But this is like women drivers. We’re going to war in Libya, we have no plan, we have no map, even if we have a map of war, um, it wasn’t going to get read, they were going to pull over and ask the French apparently for help, or at least make the guy pull over and ask the French for help. This is crazy.
And more:
ERICKSON: This is just silly. I mean, back-seat driving by the women, and they’re gonna get Barack Obama lost. What is it with Barack Obama caving to the women? I mean, now we know who rules his personal life. I guess Michelle is firmly in charge as well, if Barack Obama is going to cave that easy to three women in his administration over what to do with Libya.
And even more:
ERICKSON: It took the women to get him involved, and the women apparently went in without a clear plan. No shopping list.
I love the shot at “woman drivers.” There’s a reason why men (especially young ones) have higher car insurance rates. It’s because they get in more accidents. I’m sure we can find a way to work this into a metaphor about how all these male presidents have gotten us involved in ill-advised wars.