#302

So, Berkeley is awesome. Yes, the college. 

Everyone thinks hippies and special brownies and hemp sandals when they hear Berkeley. However, like everything in Cal, there is more to it than you think. 

I am so happy with what these college students are doing. The republican group on campus hosted a bake sale today to draw attention to a state bill regarding Affirmative Action. #1, I am not a fan of AA. #2, I am a Republican. So:

This Cal bill is kind of just opening a nasty door, saying we can judge people based on their race, sex, ethnicity, geographic area, and 'other things'. Really? That is ok?

I think not. And this group agreed with me.

They had a bake sale today to get people talking about the bill. And to show how unfair the bill is, they based the prices on the customer's race. White males paid the most. Asian, native American, black, males paid less, and women paid even less. 

"How rude! What does my race have to do with a cupcake?!" exactly! Your race doesn't have a damn thing to do with anything, my friend. Which is why I have issues with AA. My boobs do not make me more important than anyone, and my white skin does not make me less deserving. 

So yeah, I think it is really cool that this college campus, which is so often thought of as liberal, is in the news for something that is so not liberal thinking. 

Another story that is annoying me is the talk about Chris Christie. I really do not know much about him. But it is just plain wrong to talk about the man's weight when you are discussing his ability to play the political game. How is it ok to make jokes and discriminate against a large white man, but not ok when that man is skinny and black?? Judging by size is just as wrong as judging by color. 

Come on, don't you people realize how stupid it was to vote based on appearances?!