Most of my life, now, has been spent witnessing things happen that no one in their right mind would ever think could happen. In this country, at least. (And I'm only 45.)Still, this stunned me. You cannot exaggerate what this portends for our American society -- such as it is.
"WHAT!? WHAT!?" you, no doubt, are screaming at your computer screen about now. Well, THIS is what.
A Minneapolis Top-40 radio station (owned by Clear Channel, of course) decided to have a bit of fun Tuesday morning, asking listeners whether they'd be willing to part with their babies for 24 hours in exchange for a Sony PlayStation 3.
Let me make this even clearer. The "deal" was this in the station's gag: You give us your baby for a day; we give you a PlayStation 3.
The St. Paul Pioneer-Press picks up the story:
"We got more calls than we could handle," said Ryan, who referred to the practical joke as a "social experiment." "They were lined up willing to turn their kids over to strangers
for a freakin' PlayStation."
KDWB morning show executive producer Steve "Steve-o" LaTart said he was surprised how many people were interested in the bogus swap, which consisted of handing over your child to LaTart for 24 hours in exchange for a PS3.
"There were a lot of phone calls that we didn't even get to, and I would say three- quarters of them were serious," said LaTart.
People with babies of all ages — including a 2-day-old and a 1-week-old — made it on
air. One of the more serious sounding calls came from a woman named "Katie," who
agreed to give up her 1-month-old for three days. She wanted to sell the PS3 on eBay to make some extra money for the holidays.
"In a way it's flattering that we've built up 13 years of trust and that's great … yet at the same time, hey, we thought we knew Kramer too, you just never know," said Ryan referring to Michael Richards, who played Kramer on "Seinfeld," and his recent racist
comments.
After the KDWB crew admitted on air that it was all a hoax, Ryan was dumbfounded when "Katie" called back.
"She said, 'So, does that mean I don't get the PlayStation?' I'm like yeah, you're a dumb a—, and you don't get the PlayStation.
At least when Islamic extremists happily sacrifice their offspring, they believe it is for the glory of Allah. Our kids . . . s***, we'll sacrifice 'em for a flippin' PlayStation.
One can only wonder whether those PlayStation 3 consoles come with a free Disciples of Molech: Tempting Doom game disc.
IDIOTS. Knuckle-dragging, morally retarded, mouth-breathing idiots.
All I can say is "Lord, have mercy." But, to be really honest with you, it's getting harder and harder to even make that simple entreaty to the Almighty. Because you know we have it coming. We really, really do have it coming.
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