{"id":2503,"date":"2025-03-12T12:34:08","date_gmt":"2025-03-12T16:34:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mrboch.com\/?p=2503"},"modified":"2025-03-14T12:31:59","modified_gmt":"2025-03-14T16:31:59","slug":"dont-be-a-dck","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/mrboch.com\/?p=2503","title":{"rendered":"Don&#8217;t be a D*ck"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The actor Wil Wheaton has said that&#8217;s his personal motto and advice to anybody. It&#8217;s good advice. This story got me thinking about that advice&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/rep-sarah-mcbride-misgendered-republican-233129396.html\">Sarah McBride targeted in heated exchange about her gender in congressional hearing<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Okay, there are a lot of different opinions about how transgender people should be treated and what guidelines should be established in society to account for them. I get that. But what Rep. Keith Self, R-Texas, the chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Europe did, was just being a dick. Just a rude asshole. <\/p>\n<p>Update: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/gop-lawmaker-explains-why-called-100700929.html\">GOP lawmaker explains why he called trans Dem &#8216;Mr. McBride&#8217;: &#8216;I don&#8217;t have to participate in his fantasy&#8217;<\/a><br \/>\nYep. He&#8217;s a dick<\/p>\n<p>Y&#8217;know when I was teaching there was a guy who lived on the street next to the school. He had a fenced in yard and gated drive with a &#8220;no trespassing&#8221; sign. A just below his American flag on his flagpole was a flag that read &#8220;Fuck Biden&#8221;. Every Middle school and High School bus in that town drove past his place twice a day. What a lovely message for the kids to see. I lost count of how many T-Shirts I saw with Trump giving the middle finger, or with the slogan &#8220;Trump 2024, Fuck your Feelings&#8221; or flags, banners and stickers that said &#8220;Let&#8217;s Go Brandon&#8221; (which at least is better). And then there was the story of a guy who had a vinyl wrap made for his pick-up truck tailgate that showed Biden hog-tied in the bed of the truck, charming. A couple days ago good &#8216;ol Elon called Sen. Mark Kelly a &#8220;traitor&#8221; for visiting Ukraine (an ally of the U.S.!). Chances are if you know someone who might qualify as a dick, they probably voted for Trump. This does not mean I think everyone who voted for Trump is a dick, nor do I think that everyone who deserves that moniker voted for Trump. Just that my observations indicate he won that minority group by a landslide. <\/p>\n<p>How do I know? Strangely, I haven seen any &#8220;Fuck Trump&#8221; signs, flags, stickers, or shirts. I&#8217;m sure they exist, but I&#8217;ve never seen any. All this reminds me of a comedy sketch&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/h242eDB84zY?si=TQ5cII4tmLG6OeY6\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Oh, and one more thing. it reminds me of some advice my old boss Hassan told me, &#8220;Boy, you lay down with dogs, you wake up with fleas.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>It also reminds me of a Mr. Boch quote, &#8220;No one was every harmed by acting like a lady or a gentleman.&#8221; Be a gentleman. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The actor Wil Wheaton has said that&#8217;s his personal motto and advice to anybody. It&#8217;s good advice. 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