David Brooks, Foley, and One Loud Vagina

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Wednesday October 04, 2006 · 8:39 PM PDT

2006/10/04 · 20:39

For some reason, I read David Brooks' piece in tomorrow's New York Times (subscription only). I admit that I am suffering from Foley fatigue but even I was shocked to discover that Foley's actions can't really be understood until we recognize that theatrical audiences are decadent, have no values, and are the worst type of hypocrites. Brooks actually goes on to compare the Foley scandal with the Vagina Monologues. I tell you, I couldn't make this up: http://select.nytimes.com/...

The first predator, of course, is Mark Foley, the Florida congressman. The second predator is a character in Eve Ensler's play, "The Vagina Monologues."
Foley is now universally reviled. But the Ensler play, which depicts the secretary's affair with the 13-year-old as a glorious awakening, is revered.

So, if you saw this play (and liked it), you are a decadent bastard who is no better than Foley. Who knew?

I have heard so much from the GOP that is rediculous concerning Foley, including blaming people who haven't been in power since before MTV went on the air. I don't know how much more I can stand.

The Real Handmaid's Tale

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Monday August 29, 2005 · 6:36 AM PDT

2005/08/29 · 06:36

For some time I have seen the writing on the wall concerning abortion access. I tend to look at policy through a socio-economic lens and I have expressed concern to my family and friends that we may actually see a real Handmade's Tale scenario. Poor women then become an unwilling source of adoptable children for wealthier women who put off childbearing in order to earn graduate degrees that will lead to jobs with living wages. For women, this is a real choice - stay in school and put off marriage until your thirties or lose career opportunities. Wealthier women of the middle/upper middle class will continue to have access to legal, safe abortion as long as they have access to a Gold Visa card and can hop on a plane to Canada.

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Wash.Post.- Dems & Cultural Issues

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Wednesday August 10, 2005 · 12:41 PM PDT

2005/08/10 · 12:41

From the Washington Post:

Democrats have expressed bewilderment over Republican gains among lower-income, less-educated voters, saying they are voting against their economic self-interest by supporting Republican candidates. But the new Democracy Corps study concludes that cultural issues trump economic issues by a wide margin for many of these voters -- giving the GOP a significant electoral advantage. The study is based on focus groups of rural voters in Wisconsin and Arkansas and disaffected supporters of President Bush in Colorado and Kentucky. The good news for Democrats: All the groups expressed dissatisfaction with the direction of the country and with the leadership of the president and the GOP-controlled Congress. Then came the bad news: "As powerful as the concern over these issues is, the introduction of cultural themes -- specifically gay marriage, abortion, the importance of the traditional family unit and the role of religion in public life -- quickly renders them almost irrelevant in terms of electoral politics at the national level," the study said.

Fox News Bounced from Bally's Gym? W/Poll

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Friday July 29, 2005 · 4:57 PM PDT

2005/07/29 · 16:57

This evening I was trying to get my rather voluptuous figure moving at the neighborhood Bally's Gym and was suprised to see that CNN was playing on the many TVs - replacing the omni-present Fox News of the past four years. There was a story playing titled The Best Government Money Can Buy.

Anyone else seeing this shift in local gyms, pubs, and any other places where there are multiple televisions for patrons? Might this be a trend?

Giuliani for President w/Poll

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Monday June 27, 2005 · 11:51 AM PDT

2005/06/27 · 11:51

My fellow Kossacks,

This weekend, two Republicans who are both friends and relatives declared that Rudy Giuliani will be the Republican nominee in 2008. I responded that he could never survive the primaries (too liberal, too divorced, too prochoice). But they are confident that the threat of Hillary will scare the social conservatives so much that they will vote for Giuliani if only to make sure another Clinton doesn't enter the White House.

What do you think?

Watching Frontline and I Want to Slap Someone

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Tuesday April 12, 2005 · 7:46 PM PDT

2005/04/12 · 19:46

This is my first diary (perhaps my last as well) and the subject is not profound (sorry). My maiden entry is about my deep desire to slap "W".

I am currently watching Frontline on PBS and the subject is Karl Rove. I know it's torture but I just can't stop myself. What's worse, I am having flashbacks to the election.

Am I the only one who really wants to slap "W"? I don't know what it is about his face that just generates this visceral response. And when I hear from the people who helped his campaigns, I want to slap him/her, too.

Anyone else have this response? I am a little worried that I might be suffering from some kind of psychosis.

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