A new feature highlighting the worst poet ever:
Pretty woman wonder where my secret lies. I’m not cute or built to fit a fashion model’s size But when I start to tell them, They think I’m telling lies. I say, It’s in the reach of my arms The span of my hips The stride of my step, The curl of my lips. I’m a woman Phenomenally. Phenomenal woman, That’s me.Daily Archives: June 18, 2007
Cap du jour
Former Chicago White Sox slugger Dick Allen enjoys a smoke between innings. Ah, the good old days.
(Speaking of smoking, my first dental hygienist used to light up as she cleaned teeth. Ashes would collect in the drool bib, yet I don’t recall anyone complaining.)
The real Hillary
Bill Bradley carves her a new one:
At a retreat for Democratic senators in the spring of 1993, Clinton was asked whether it was realistic to pursue such an ambitious health-care program, given her husband’s many other legislative initiatives. She responded that the Administration was prepared to “demonize” those who opposed the task force’s recommendations. “That was it for me in terms of Hillary Clinton,” Senator Bill Bradley, of New Jersey, told Bernstein. “You don’t tell members of the Senate you are going to demonize them. It was obviously so basic to who she is. The arrogance. The assumption that people with questions are enemies. The disdain. The hypocrisy.”
The post that started it all
With Pride coming up this weekend (time to air out my thong), I thought I’d revisit the post that led a certain local blogger to label yours truly a “self-hater”:
And should people who wear leather jockstraps in public expect to be taken seriously? Granted, they’re not representative of the majority of Pride celebrants, but the minority is well represented by — shall we say — the outrageously flamboyant. I’m not for discrimination of any kind — and that includes the more freakish elements of the GLBT pie — but if you want “the establishment” to recognize, sometimes you have to play the game. …
Reality may be inconvenient, but we avoid it at our peril. The gay community’s justifiable struggle for relevance also requires a look inward. We may compare our crusade to the civil rights movement of the 1950 and 60s, but can we honestly say we comport ourselves with the dignity of those who marched on Selma?
Get the red out
I understand there are many Boston transplants in the ATL. But 20,000, all at Turner Field tonight? Don’t think so. While I have no problem with those who stick by their home team (I remained loyal to the Braves when I relocated to LA), I have zero tolerance for those who pick their favorites based on trendiness.
Unfortunately, most of those people live in Atlanta (for basketball fans, they are the losers who show up at Hawks games wearing Kobe Bryant jerseys).
I hate them all. I want to punch them. Particularly when they cheer loudly for a visitor to beat their hometown team. Particularly when they are as obnoxious as Red Sox fans (bandwagon or otherwise).
They have no shame. I want to punch them.
Thus, I won’t be going to the Ted the next three nights. I should be there, standing up for the Bravos, but I can’t stomach the infiltration of Red Sox nation. Watching the Braves lose is bad enough; watching the Braves lose while a third of the stadium cheers is even worse.
PC acronyms gone wild
From the Audre Lorde Project:
The Audre Lorde Project (ALP) celebrates a growing movement for immigrant rights in the United States. We proudly marched and stood with other Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Two Spirit,Trans and Gender Non-Conforming (LGBTSTGNC) People of Color (POC) organizations and individuals, organizations from the LGBT community, and organizations from the Queens-based Immigrant Communities in Action coalition on April 10, 2006.
That’s L-G-B-TS-T-GNC. What are Two Spirits?
It usually implies a masculine spirit and a feminine spirit living in the same body. It is also used by some contemporary gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and intersex Native Americans to describe themselves.
Sing along with me: We are lesbian, gay, bisexual, two spirit, trans, gender non-conforming and straight together …
The Anchorman surges
He may be lagging in national polls, but in the states that matter Mitt Romney is well on his way to securing the GOP nomination for president.
“Mitt Romney is now positioned as the front-runner for the nomination,” said Scott Reed, who managed Bob Dole’s 1996 presidential campaign. “There’s a long way to go, but to date he’s running the most logical, thought-out, structured campaign. He’s marching in the right cadence, he’s raising the money, he’s spending it wiser and he seems to be on track.”
Republicans are big on “team players,” and Romney has run the safest of campaigns, even if he’s had to repudiate everything he once believed.
Somewhere, Hillary Clinton is cracking a very forced smile.
Deep thoughts
Former senator Mike Gravel is running for president, and he has absolutely nothing to say — watch here.
Cap du jour
Former Chicago White Sox slugger Dick Allen enjoys a smoke between innings. Ah, the good old days.
(Speaking of smoking, my first dental hygienist used to light up as she cleaned teeth. Ashes would collect in the drool bib, yet I don’t recall anyone complaining.)
The real Hillary
Bill Bradley carves her a new one:
At a retreat for Democratic senators in the spring of 1993, Clinton was asked whether it was realistic to pursue such an ambitious health-care program, given her husband’s many other legislative initiatives. She responded that the Administration was prepared to "demonize" those who opposed the task force’s recommendations. "That was it for me in terms of Hillary Clinton," Senator Bill Bradley, of New Jersey, told Bernstein. "You don’t tell members of the Senate you are going to demonize them. It was obviously so basic to who she is. The arrogance. The assumption that people with questions are enemies. The disdain. The hypocrisy."
The post that started it all
With Pride coming up this weekend (time to air out my thong), I thought I’d revisit the post that led a certain local blogger to label yours truly a “self-hater”:
And should people who wear leather jockstraps in public expect to be taken seriously? Granted, they’re not representative of the majority of Pride celebrants, but the minority is well represented by — shall we say — the outrageously flamboyant. I’m not for discrimination of any kind — and that includes the more freakish elements of the GLBT pie — but if you want “the establishment” to recognize, sometimes you have to play the game. …Reality may be inconvenient, but we avoid it at our peril. The gay community’s justifiable struggle for relevance also requires a look inward. We may compare our crusade to the civil rights movement of the 1950 and 60s, but can we honestly say we comport ourselves with the dignity of those who marched on Selma?
The Anchorman surges
He may be lagging in national polls, but in the states that matter Mitt Romney is well on his way to securing the GOP nomination for president.
“Mitt Romney is now positioned as the front-runner for the nomination,” said Scott Reed, who managed Bob Dole’s 1996 presidential campaign. “There’s a long way to go, but to date he’s running the most logical, thought-out, structured campaign. He’s marching in the right cadence, he’s raising the money, he’s spending it wiser and he seems to be on track.”
Republicans are big on “team players,” and Romney has run the safest of campaigns, even if he’s had to repudiate everything he once believed.
Somewhere, Hillary Clinton is cracking a very forced smile.
Kim Novak is a babe
Classic films, classic scenes: Jimmy Stewart chases Kim Novak up the stairs, from “Vertigo” — watch here.
