Insulting to women because she is definitely no Hillary Clinton and is anti-choice.
Insulting to all because she supports teaching creationism in science class.
Insulting to Obama because she has so little experience. Mayor of a town of 7,000 for a couple of years, and Governor of Alaska, with less people than San Francisco or San Jose, for a couple of years. Whereas Obama has years in the State Senate and six years in the national Senate.
Dangerous because she believes in The Rapture-- Jesus will come get you so you don't have to keep the earth clean.
Dangerous because yes she is a global warming denier and friend of Big Oil. Hubby worked for BP and Alaska gets rich on petro-dollars.
Friday, August 29, 2008
Convention Highlights -- Humor and the Big Wigs
We had lots of humor at the convention. The situation is dire so one might have wished for more vitriol, actually, but at least we had some biting humor from all participants.
Michelle's speech was beautiful and did exactly what she needed to do. It showed the deep family values she and Barack hold and teach their kids. The elegant lady had to prove she is not a monster, due to shameless right wing slander the RNC has been slinging.
Hillary's speech was moving and characteristic of her, a comfortable combination of intellectual and folksy. Her great line was something like -- I'm not surprised John McCain and George Bush are having their convention in the Twin Cities. Sometimes it's awfully hard to tell them apart.
Kerry gave an impassioned view of his confusion having known Senator McCain, who was at times the polar opposite of this new Candidate McCain. He gave a few examples and asked-- "Are you kidding me folks? "
Montana Gov. Schweitzer in his bolo tie was a very colorful speaker. Took a few paragraphs to warm up and then he really made the case for energy independence and conservation. He also threw some great jabs at Bush-McCain.
Governor Richardson said the Bush regime gets more and more arrogant as each of their failures comes to light. He, too, discussed McCain's many changes in position over the last ten years. And finished that list by saying John McCain may wear shoes that cost hundreds of dollars, but we pay a lot for his flip flops.
Gore had a brilliant speech but rushed through it. I hope lots of You Tube videos will be made and sent around with segments of his talk. He had some biting critiques of Bush-McCain and the dangers of continuing to be bullied by Big Oil.
Biden pointed out areas of foreign policy in which Obama's wisdom exceeded that of McCain's. He was strong on the areas Obama understood best. He agreed with me that Obama's take on the Georgia crisis was much deeper than McCain's; he considered the long term prospects as well. Appreciated Obama's understanding that tough, direct negotiations are crucial to our success and we need to use all the tools at our disposal, with war as a last resort.
They had a group of retired military generals and admirals who were supporting Obama speak at a certain point, too.
There were subtle references to multiple houses throughout the day. No bludgeoning, just slipping in a couple of extras here and there.
There's lots more, but for now I'll leave it at that.
Michelle's speech was beautiful and did exactly what she needed to do. It showed the deep family values she and Barack hold and teach their kids. The elegant lady had to prove she is not a monster, due to shameless right wing slander the RNC has been slinging.
Hillary's speech was moving and characteristic of her, a comfortable combination of intellectual and folksy. Her great line was something like -- I'm not surprised John McCain and George Bush are having their convention in the Twin Cities. Sometimes it's awfully hard to tell them apart.
Kerry gave an impassioned view of his confusion having known Senator McCain, who was at times the polar opposite of this new Candidate McCain. He gave a few examples and asked-- "Are you kidding me folks? "
Montana Gov. Schweitzer in his bolo tie was a very colorful speaker. Took a few paragraphs to warm up and then he really made the case for energy independence and conservation. He also threw some great jabs at Bush-McCain.
Governor Richardson said the Bush regime gets more and more arrogant as each of their failures comes to light. He, too, discussed McCain's many changes in position over the last ten years. And finished that list by saying John McCain may wear shoes that cost hundreds of dollars, but we pay a lot for his flip flops.
Gore had a brilliant speech but rushed through it. I hope lots of You Tube videos will be made and sent around with segments of his talk. He had some biting critiques of Bush-McCain and the dangers of continuing to be bullied by Big Oil.
Biden pointed out areas of foreign policy in which Obama's wisdom exceeded that of McCain's. He was strong on the areas Obama understood best. He agreed with me that Obama's take on the Georgia crisis was much deeper than McCain's; he considered the long term prospects as well. Appreciated Obama's understanding that tough, direct negotiations are crucial to our success and we need to use all the tools at our disposal, with war as a last resort.
They had a group of retired military generals and admirals who were supporting Obama speak at a certain point, too.
There were subtle references to multiple houses throughout the day. No bludgeoning, just slipping in a couple of extras here and there.
There's lots more, but for now I'll leave it at that.
Yes I Loved Obama's Speech and The Convention
I was thrilled to have watched so much of it on CSpan. I love these occasional bouts of mass hoping, and yes, once again I hope my country can wake up and shake off the robber barons and get to the tons of work we have to do to meet the challenges of the 21st century. There is a lot of exciting activity ahead and most of us want to get to it. Lots of clean up and reorienting away from wasteful consumption to more modest levels. It can be fun if we plan it well. (Or it can be an ugly smash and grab if we proceed in the Republican crisis management style.)
We need to rebalance resource use around the globe, for example. We few percent of the globe use so many of its limited resources, so we need to zoom aggressively ahead into alternative renewable energy such as solar, or we will face a lot more hostility in the global resource wars ahead. We need to de-privatize a lot of the stuff the Republicans have been bleeding dry. We need to raise the limit on payroll taxes so income above $100K is also taxed and Warren Buffet's secretary doesn't pay more than he does. There are so many positive things we'd like to do to move on to the Post Petroleum Economy, but the Big Oil Boys don't want to let go of Monopoly Capitalism.
So I hope Obama's appeal to people to forget partisanship and think of progress-- moving forward consciously and strategically to meet the challenges, rather than letting a secret Cheney cabal decide how we would be ruled to facilitate permanent, for-profit war around the globe. Well, sorry guys, wars are grotesque and we'd rather build solar panels and design better technology to save energy, and drive just a bit slower. Rather than bomb other families around the globe in search of dwindling oil supplies. We need to prepare now, because we will need petroleum to fuel the production of some of these supplies, especially as we transition.
Wasn't Obama's speech a masterpiece? He included lots of shared goals in the speech. And specific indictments of JSM III. Something for all of us. And a better sense, for me, of what he needs to do. He is seeking to arouse the sentiments of lots of heretofore non- voters, many of whom want to move forward on some key issues, so he's inviting everyone to come together around those elements. We are all patriots, so restoring the rule of law in the Executive and Judicial branches will be paramount among his tasks, I expect. Perhaps a commission could be appointed to investigate, prosecute and recommend.
We need to rebalance resource use around the globe, for example. We few percent of the globe use so many of its limited resources, so we need to zoom aggressively ahead into alternative renewable energy such as solar, or we will face a lot more hostility in the global resource wars ahead. We need to de-privatize a lot of the stuff the Republicans have been bleeding dry. We need to raise the limit on payroll taxes so income above $100K is also taxed and Warren Buffet's secretary doesn't pay more than he does. There are so many positive things we'd like to do to move on to the Post Petroleum Economy, but the Big Oil Boys don't want to let go of Monopoly Capitalism.
So I hope Obama's appeal to people to forget partisanship and think of progress-- moving forward consciously and strategically to meet the challenges, rather than letting a secret Cheney cabal decide how we would be ruled to facilitate permanent, for-profit war around the globe. Well, sorry guys, wars are grotesque and we'd rather build solar panels and design better technology to save energy, and drive just a bit slower. Rather than bomb other families around the globe in search of dwindling oil supplies. We need to prepare now, because we will need petroleum to fuel the production of some of these supplies, especially as we transition.
Wasn't Obama's speech a masterpiece? He included lots of shared goals in the speech. And specific indictments of JSM III. Something for all of us. And a better sense, for me, of what he needs to do. He is seeking to arouse the sentiments of lots of heretofore non- voters, many of whom want to move forward on some key issues, so he's inviting everyone to come together around those elements. We are all patriots, so restoring the rule of law in the Executive and Judicial branches will be paramount among his tasks, I expect. Perhaps a commission could be appointed to investigate, prosecute and recommend.
Wednesday, August 20, 2008
Paring Musical Selections
Eclectic music collection could also stand sorting. But I do I have some lovely gems from other countries I'd be loathe to toss. One of my images for re-using cassettes is in the proverbial tropical B&B we may run someday, or participate in. Or in my own tropical home. I have hours of gorgeous world music at home. Perhaps I can pare down the regular stuff I could access easily online...
Tossing....
Tossing....
- Not sure
- If I will
- List them one by one
- But just in case
Letting Go of Videos
I've got over 100 VHS tapes. Usually because I've loved the program and may love to see it again someday. However, I'm somewhat averse to watching things twice, although I've enjoyed reviewing some artistic or humorous films. So paring the hundreds will be challenging. I've been watching more things twice lately. Which VHS tapes can I release, knowing I could find them again, or being content with memorializing them here? Let's see....
- First one
- Second one
- Third
Lots of time sweltering on the dusty DU boards...
PLACEHOLDER to slip in clippings posted during early August.
Paring Possessions from My 'Partment
When Mom passed away, I couldn't say "Sure, I'll dash off to Buenos Aires!" to join a friend doing something wonderful. "Yes, I'd love to do voiceovers in Bollywood. Mumbai here I come!" Wasn't light enough on my feet, in my bags & trunks. There are adorable items I'd love to tote anywhere as part of my nest, and others just here as passing fancies. Lots and lots of both.
I tested 50/50 Left Brain/Right Brain. And 50/50 for Audio/Visual. So I have delights to both of those senses in abundance tucked into my place.
There's also the rugged survivalist who's grown up urban-- just wants to save the cultural stuff in case of emergencies. Part of my collecting amusing artistic and musical items is my anticipation of a time when power might blackout and all we would have would be our books and papers... I guess the CDs and DVDs would need power.... But just electrical...
Anyway, I have things from tapes of the BCCI hearings from CSpan to a Japanese sit-com called Double Kitchen. And cassettes of some great ethnic music that I chose for the funky labels then discovered to have great sound.
Speaking of nostalgic items-- we've got that temperature right now. Muggy as my younger days in Tokyo and Hong Kong.
I tested 50/50 Left Brain/Right Brain. And 50/50 for Audio/Visual. So I have delights to both of those senses in abundance tucked into my place.
There's also the rugged survivalist who's grown up urban-- just wants to save the cultural stuff in case of emergencies. Part of my collecting amusing artistic and musical items is my anticipation of a time when power might blackout and all we would have would be our books and papers... I guess the CDs and DVDs would need power.... But just electrical...
Anyway, I have things from tapes of the BCCI hearings from CSpan to a Japanese sit-com called Double Kitchen. And cassettes of some great ethnic music that I chose for the funky labels then discovered to have great sound.
Speaking of nostalgic items-- we've got that temperature right now. Muggy as my younger days in Tokyo and Hong Kong.
Friday, August 8, 2008
2008 Dancers on 8-08 -- Green special effects
How very Green and heroic of China to use so much human power during its opening ceremonies!
Amazing coordination and dedicated service to the greater goal of historic special effects. Hundreds of wave variations in color, height and tempo in stage after stage at the opening of these 2008 Summer Olympics.
This is going to be some great film. I'll want to see the full angles again. Even check out other countries' film of those ceremonies.
Kites, and lights and shadows and drums and wave dances, all gorgeously synchronized effects, including some fireworks released outside the dome, and references in the dance to the "birds' nest" stadium, as it has come to be called. And they lit up the formation in fanciful colors, highlighting the nestish elements, criss crossing beams.
And there's more and more.
Stunning theater !
Amazing coordination and dedicated service to the greater goal of historic special effects. Hundreds of wave variations in color, height and tempo in stage after stage at the opening of these 2008 Summer Olympics.
This is going to be some great film. I'll want to see the full angles again. Even check out other countries' film of those ceremonies.
Kites, and lights and shadows and drums and wave dances, all gorgeously synchronized effects, including some fireworks released outside the dome, and references in the dance to the "birds' nest" stadium, as it has come to be called. And they lit up the formation in fanciful colors, highlighting the nestish elements, criss crossing beams.
And there's more and more.
Stunning theater !
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