Intractable Personalities

I was already composing a blog entry regarding intractable personalities, when what should intersect my world, all within 12 hours?


David Letterman is threatened on Muslim forum due to al Qaida remark
http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/letterman-threatened-on-muslim-forum-due-to-al-qaida-remark/2011/08/18/gIQASGzKNJ_story.html➚

Christine O'Donnell walks off CNN's Piers Morgan after refusing to discuss her views on witchcraft and same-sex unions
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/08/17/idUS100221528720110817➚

Overstock.com sues Goldman Sachs
http://www.overstock.com/50257/static.html➚


Why explain what examples already do so well?

al Qaida: I don't like what you said so I'm going to cut out your tongue
Christine O'Donnell: I don't like your question so I'm not going to talk with you.
Goldman Sachs: I have a billion trillion gazillion dollars already, but I want yours too.

I've read that one of the reasons Rome fell is because they spiked their wine with lead to sweeten it and they all went slowly mad from the practice. Mmmmm... wonder how it tastes in Kool-Aid.