Yes, a nice nasty.

When I get nasty with people, I try to do it in a funny way. With my tongue embedded in my cheek. I don't like to be serious nasty. But I do like to be nasty with people who tend to be nasty themselves. Give 'em a taste of their own medicine. It's really against my temperament to be nasty. I like to be nice. But I deal with nasty people. Always have. Especially when I was a writer for newspapers. When I wrote newspaper columns, I'd parody them. Poke fun. Be satirical. It was my way of saying, 'Come on now. Let's not take ourselves so seriously.' After all, life is funny. I find reason to laugh virtually every day. When I hear pundits such as Rush Limbaugh sound off. I wonder sometimes if he's really serious. That his conservative ravings are a put-on. A schtick. To make himself a caricature. So that he can make money. But it also could be that he's insane. That he truly believes his rants. I give him the benefit of the doubt. Anyway, the world consists of all kinds of people. Staunch conservatives probably think I'm insane. That I'm a socialist. A communist. The devil incarnate. But they don't have to get nasty about it. We really should try to be more tolerant of each other. More respectful. But I suppose that will never happen. So, when I'm nasty, I'll pledge to be nasty in a nice way. Yes, a nice nasty. --Jim Broede