Wednesday, November 03, 2004
In a Democracy, the people get exactly the kind of president they deserve.
So now it's official: the slight majority of Americans are ignorant, frightened morons.
It's so f-ing depressing to wake up and realize that the slight majority of your fellow countrymen are so terribly misguided.
I get a pit in my stomach thinking about what will happen over the next four years:
Wait and see how women, minorities, and homosexuals continue to be silenced and oppressed out of fear and ignorance.
Watch our environment continue to be raped for the sake of large corporate interests.
Keep track of that ever-spiraling and astonishing deficit for which our children and grandchildren will be responsible.
Hang tight Roe v. Wade fans - you're about to see women's rights stifled by white, Christian men on a mission from God.
Stay tuned for more from the rest of the world about how Americans are selfish, reckless cowboys with little regard for prudence, facts, and other cultures.
And last but certainly not least, keep on counting the ever-growing number of our men and women who will continue to die in a senseless, scramble-planned war for the sake of oil and large government contractors.
I remain a proud Democrat. As such I value thoughtful objectivity and exploration over brazen self-confidence. You would never, ever find a Democrat taking such reckless liberties with the stewardship of this nation. You would never, ever find a Democrat claiming that the Lord God Jesus called him/her into office. I am deeply proud to be a member of, as my husband says, the reality-based community.
History will lay every ounce of the ensuing devastation of this despicable administration directly at the feet those Americans who voted for Bush.
Posted at 1:26 pm by Suburbia
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Monday, November 01, 2004
I am assuming that if you are an American and you are reading this blog, then you have seen Law and Order at least once in your lifetime. It is more likely that if you're an American, then you have seen it a zillion times. And, if you are anything like me, you are somewhat obsessed with the show.
Here is what I don't understand: why are all the crime witnesses on that show so uniformally rude to the detectives? They always seem like they are way too busy to interrupt their trip to the cleaners or their mid-afternoon nap TO TALK ABOUT A MURDER THEY MIGHT HAVE WITNESSED. Is that really what it's like for detectives? If so, what is wrong with people?
On the other hand, I suspect that I'd make a really annoying witness. I'd be talking non-stop, giving them suggestions on how they could crack the case, calling them with my ideas and theories. When they stopped taking my calls, I'd probably write them letters.
Seriously, it's a good thing I've never witnessed a murder, particularly a mafia murder, because I'd be singing like a canary.
Posted at 7:44 pm by Suburbia
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Sunday, October 31, 2004
My best friend from high school, Sandie, and I were discussing sports the other day. She made some comment about how she was always bad at sports. I reminded her that she'd been a pretty athletic cheerleader, to which she replied:
"Okay, well, what I meant was that I was really bad at any kind of sport -- like field hockey or softball -- anything that required a utensil."
Sports utensils. How great is she?
Posted at 11:21 am by Suburbia
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