{"id":1547,"date":"2013-03-03T08:48:28","date_gmt":"2013-03-03T13:48:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/intramuralist.com\/?p=1547"},"modified":"2013-03-03T08:48:28","modified_gmt":"2013-03-03T13:48:28","slug":"blame","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/intramuralist.com\/?p=1547","title":{"rendered":"blame"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Pres. Obama blames congressional Republicans.<\/p>\n<p>Congressional Republicans blame Pres. Obama.<\/p>\n<p>Senate Democrats \u2014 well, I\u2019m not sure who they\u2019ve found yet to blame.<\/p>\n<p>Gun control advocates blame semi-automatic assault weapons.<\/p>\n<p>The NRA blames criminals.<\/p>\n<p>Samsung blames Apple.<\/p>\n<p>Apple blames Samsung.<\/p>\n<p>Oscar Pistorius blames an imaginary intruder.<\/p>\n<p>The liberal media blames Bob Woodward.<\/p>\n<p>Rush Limbaugh blames the liberal media.<\/p>\n<p>Lots of people blame Pres. Bush.<\/p>\n<p>Still more always blame the referee.<\/p>\n<p>Jim Harbaugh blamed a non-pass interference call.<\/p>\n<p>Green Bay Packer fans <em>(sorry, Dad)<\/em> blamed the replacement referees.<\/p>\n<p>Al Gore blames global warming.<\/p>\n<p>The entire Middle East blames Israel.<\/p>\n<p>Hugo Chavez blames the United States.<\/p>\n<p>Lance blamed a lot of other people.<\/p>\n<p>Some people blame junk food.<\/p>\n<p>Others blame their kids.<\/p>\n<p>Kids blame their parents.<\/p>\n<p>Democrats blame Fox News.<\/p>\n<p>Fox News blames the mainstream media.<\/p>\n<p><em>(&#8230; there\u2019s that media again&#8230;)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The rich blame the poor.<\/p>\n<p>The poor blame the rich.<\/p>\n<p>The black man blames the white man.<\/p>\n<p>The white man blames the black man.<\/p>\n<p>OJ hasn\u2019t figured out yet who new to blame.<\/p>\n<p>Islamic terrorists blame Western Christians.<\/p>\n<p>Tom Cruise blamed Oprah.<\/p>\n<p>Many blamed Scientology.<\/p>\n<p>Deepak Chopra blamed America.<\/p>\n<p>Kobe blames the Lakers\u2019 age.<\/p>\n<p>Tiger blames fatigue.<\/p>\n<p>Ashley Judd blames hip hop.<\/p>\n<p>Lindsay Lohan\u2019s lawyer blames her family.<\/p>\n<p>Colin Kaepernick blames himself.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>(Finally&#8230;)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>As a culture we spend significant time blaming other people.\u00a0 Whether it be the doctor for an inaccurate diagnosis, the friend who treated us wrongly, or the server who messed up our order \u2014 we are quick to identify who\u2019s culpable.\u00a0 We also are not good at acknowledging our <strong>own<\/strong> culpability \u2014 no matter the message, no matter the magnitude.<em>\u00a0\u00a0<\/em>Let&#8217;s admit that most often more than one person is culpable&#8230; \u00a0the player and the ref, two ex-spouses, and yes, those testy politicians. \u00a0However, regardless of our role, we prefer shifting the negative focus\u00a0\u2014 and <strong>blame<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 elsewhere.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Thank God for the Colin Kaepernick\u2019s of the world, the rookie 49ers\u2019 QB.\u00a0 When all eyes were upon him after the Super Bowl <em>(save those reflectively still reveling in Beyonc\u00e9\u2019s halftime show),<\/em> he didn\u2019t utilize his moment before the mic to cast blame on someone else.\u00a0 He humbly acknowledged he had made multiple mistakes contributing to the negative outcome.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Way to go, Colin.\u00a0 Maybe we should send you to Washington.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Respectfully <em>(albeit a bit tongue-in-cheek)&#8230;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>AR<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pres. Obama blames congressional Republicans. Congressional Republicans blame Pres. Obama. Senate Democrats \u2014 well, I\u2019m not sure who they\u2019ve found yet to blame. Gun control advocates blame semi-automatic assault weapons. The NRA blames criminals. Samsung blames Apple. Apple blames Samsung. Oscar Pistorius blames an imaginary intruder. The liberal media blames Bob Woodward. 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