Yearly : 2008

Hello, Alex. ;) It’s nice to hear from you. Thank you for pointing out my past hypocrisies. I make no apologies. I realize that at one time, I decried the fact that people were driving SUVs, and then my parents bought me an SUV and I drove it. That was terrible; I have since amended my ways and sworn off SUVs, although I do, from time to time, realize that my little car might need more space in it to carry all the stuff I like to lug around with me.

And while we’re dredging up past hypocrisies: remember when you were a Republican homophobe? ;)

In any case, I have already voted. I am an absentee voter. I did not vote for Obama; I did not vote for McCain. I voted for an unspecified third party, which means nothing in this state anyway. I think (although I hope I am wrong) that they are both liars and whoever gets into office and then get mired down by the same political bullshit that is drowning this country from the bottom up.

And by the way, Reuters: the fact that I am not voting for either McCain or Obama does not mean I don’t pay attention to the news, nor does it mean that I’m uneducated. It is because, frankly, I don’t trust either one of them. Their stances are tailor-made to polarize according to party lines. If I believed for a moment that either one of them had the balls to do what’s right, I would support him. I don’t see it. It is not my fault that I do not trust politicians. It’s their fault that they don’t deserve it.

Thank you.

A man in West Hollywood hung an effigy of Sarah Palin in his front yard as a Halloween decoration. Read the story here.

Now, I’m not big fan of Sarah Palin. In fact, I can’t stand her. But I find this in pretty poor taste. I wouldn’t lodge a complaint about it, as it’s just a Halloween decoration, and it would be a practice in futility to try to knock sense into people (and I don’t know if I’m the best person for that particular job, in any case.)

I wonder how this guy would feel if I were to live across the street from him and hang an effigy of him? Or his wife? Or his kids? Is it because she’s a public figure that she’s fair game? What if I wrote “Asian” across a dummy’s chest and hung that? Or “gay”? Or “People who shop at Hollister”? Why would any of those be a hate crime, and his effigy not one? Would hanging an effigy of Osama Bin Laden be widely lauded?

Of course I don’t advocate doing any of these things, but I just wonder what would happen if the tables were turned a bit. I know context is the meat of a statement, but I find it a little…lame.