The Evening WTF: KKK Hangs Out With the NAACP

Blogging is hard, guys. Let's just get past my procrastination and enjoy that writing is appearing on your screens. Today is a day rife with news and weird going-ons around the country/world we inhabit. I am here, as usual, to condense it and deliver it to you with as much snark as I can muster from the recesses of my witty brain. But, as is tradition, I present you with our lovely lady of the day:

If your nerd senses aren't tingling, you lack culture.

Weird: NAACP Chills With Ku Klux Klan 

There have been a few occurrences in the history of mankind where two very different parties came together in a weird, collaborative meeting in which both hoped to gain. The Pilgrims landed at Plymouth and had a picnic with some Native Americans; the Americans teamed up with the Soviets to take down Hitler; and LL Cool J did an awful song with Brad Paisley called "Accidental Racist." Seriously, that happened. Go look it up. But none of these weird alliances could ever top the meeting that just occurred in Wyoming.

After several beatings of black men in the nearby town of Gillette, Wyoming, Jimmy Simmons of the NAACP considered rallying against the KKK after seeing their pamphlets being passed around town. But then an interesting thought entered Simmons's head. What if they just talked? And talk they did.  After much correspondence and heavy security on both sides, Simmons was able to convince John Abarr of the United Klans of America to speak with him about the hate crimes. They sat down at a conference table in the Parkway Plaza Hotel and just fucking talked. These two people who are, by all laws of the universe, supposed to despise each other just spoke. Abarr made uncomfortably racist comments, but it was a civil discussion. 

Being racist can be fun!

Simmons got down to business and they discussed the hate crimes which Abarr condemned and claims that the Klan is a nonviolent group. (All those lynchings aside, of course) But the weirdness didn't stop there. Later on in the meeting, Simmons invites Abarr to join the NAACP. Abarr's response?

“I wouldn’t have a problem with joining the NAACP.”

What? How? Why? I don't even know, guys. The world is so fucking complicated and I don't have time to philosophize too deeply. But there you have it: A high ranking Klansmen just became a member of the NAACP.

Topical: Boehner Backs Obama

House Speaker and chronic weeper John Boehner just announced his support for Obama's call for action in Syria. Further congressional support came from House Majority leader Eric Cantor in a recent statement.  So what does this mean to you? Well, for starters, it's another chance for us to burst into a Middle Eastern country all gung ho and pretend like we're helping. We do have a knack for that. (In case you've forgotten.) But further than just that, it unveils a darker side to the American political system. For a self-appointed Progressive like President Obama to declare war and foam at the mouth merely lifts up the veneer of democracy to uncover the war mongering politicians that currently populate DC. But, alas, I am editorializing.

Take what you will from the GOP support for Obama's war in Syria (especially considering the long history of attempting to block everything he has ever done) but here are the facts:

-Our government has supplied the Syrian rebels with weapons in the past and are probably going to do it again. 
-Secretary of State John Kerry has claimed that the Syrian government used Sarin gas on its people.
-And our government has not taken "boots on the ground" off the table yet.

At this point, there seems to be an attempt to create moral outcry amongst the American people in order to relieve the sting of sending more soldiers to war after years of bloody relations in the Middle East. The unusually dramatic response to the possible use of Sarin was far more pandering than informative. But that's all the information we have at this point. We here at The Daily Wit have done the research, but there's such a bevy of different sources and pieces to read that it's impossible to get the whole picture. Thus, I will do my best to report the facts and interpret them as intelligently as I can, but I rely on my readers (you) to point mistakes and give intelligent feedback in the form of hard facts or even valid opinions. If we are going to go to war (again) I'd prefer it to be with an informed populace. I'll do my best to fit into that category.

Funny: Movie Trailer Guy Follows People

You ever wonder what movie trailer announcers do when they aren't doing voice work for Hollywood movie previews? They apparently follow people around and narrate what they're doing. This video is surprisingly hilarious because not only is the voice absolutely perfect, but the observations are pretty damn funny as well. Watch this guy freak out a lot of people and sound amazing in the process.


That's it for The Evening WTF! I apologize for being vacant in the mornings but I have fairly early classes and I only love you guys between the hours of 9:30 and, well, 9:30 PM. I'll try to get a post out tomorrow evening as well but I cannot promise anything. Regardless, share my shit with your friends, family, and neighborhood strays. Be sure to like and comment with your thoughts, opinions, and grievances as well. I love to read your criticisms almost as much as I love going to the dentist. Until next time!