Evil on a Saturday

Yesterday, on two separate occasions, I came in contact with what I perceived to be evil. The first was when I opened my computer to news that Mike Huckabee believes that if we had had the 'Obamaplan' for our health care system, that Senator Ted Kennedy would have been encouraged to end his life earlier. What rude garbage--and this from a Baptist minister! Only proves the saying that the Lord (his lord, I presume--not mine) moves in mysterious ways! The second occasion was very close to home. Sitting in a lawn chair watching a soccer match (granddaughter is 9 and on the team) with my husband, two daughters, one of my daughter's best friends and husband and the father and mother of the best friend's husband. Stay with me here. The opposing team has a little boy named Victor on the team. Victor is about 9 and knows his soccer. He plays his heart out and he is a joy to watch. I noticed that the father of the best friend's husband is upset and keeps saying that the boy is doing something wrong (amazingly, the ref's just don't see it like this guy does). Then he gets up and walks around to my husband and I and says 'That's all those people know how to do, you know--just sports. I work with them and they don't work. They are lazy. I am not prejudice (this statement always brings up red flags!), but I work with them.' I am simply staring at him, aghast, but find my voice to say, Yes, I can tell you aren't prejudiced (sarcasm dripping). He is talking about Victor whose family is Hispanic (and, by the way, sitting close enough to hear). Victor is a beautiful little boy with a very supportive family (who, by the way, speaks perfect English). His mother was cheering the way all mothers do, but she happened to be cheering in Spanish and that really ticked the bastard off! Anyway, when he did not get the required agreement from my husband and I (or anyone else within earshot), he stomped off only to return a few minutes later to say to his wife (who either must be used to the ass or has kow-towed all of her life) and said gruffly 'Are you ready to go? Let's go' and stomped away. I guess we didn't join his little hate group and he was mad. Probably thinks we are some of those bleeding heart liberals who think he is upset because his poor, little white male world is crumbling and he has to have someone to take the blame. Yup!