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Political Update
Wow. It's possible to actually learn things from Quizilla quizzes. I am shocked, I tell you, shocked.
For example, I never knew that there was a Communist anthem sung to the same tune as the Maryland state song.
And, to continue despot's heel and bloody revolution theme: I'm suddenly really tempted to go Kerry for the Democratic primaries, only because he's buying banner ads at sites I visit :P And they say Dean knows how to work the 'net-- anybody who's not ashamed to have their name associated with ff.net has *my* support. Even if they are really stupid bush-bashing ads, as opposed to anything that might make me like Kerry over any other Democrat. Anyone can bash Bush; it's too easy. The thing that amused me most about the miserable failure googlebomb was that all the other search results *also* spoke about Bush's policies.
No, honestly, I still like Dean. Only because he agrees with me on *all* the issues, (except a few where I'm more conservative, like gun control and civil unions), and he's running basically the same campaign that I would, only better. Except his website isn't Opera-accessible (as opposed to Kerry, who has ads on Opera). And it's not as much fun now that most people think he can win. And when I read the things the deanies post on ljs and blogs about 'integrity' and 'down-to-earth' and 'time for a change' I want to spew. Do they not recall that that's what got our *current* president elected? Dean is different because he thinks he can win as a liberal and a populist, which has been missing in a mainstream candidate since, oh, Carter. And that is *all*.
For example, I never knew that there was a Communist anthem sung to the same tune as the Maryland state song.
The people's flag is deepest redAs compared, of course, to:
It shrouded oft our martyred dead;
And ere their limbs grew stiff and cold
Their hearts' blood dyed to every fold.
Then raise the scarlet standard high!
Beneath its folds we'll live and die.
Though cowards flinch and traitors sneer
We'll keep the red flag flying here.
The despot's heel is on thy shore, Maryland, my Maryland.I can't decide which version I like better, truly.
His torch is at thy temple door, Maryland, my Maryland.
Avenge the patriotic gore, that flecked the streets of Baltimore,
And be the battle queen of yore, Maryland my Maryland.
I hear the distant thunder-hum, Maryland my Maryland.
The Old Line bugle, fife, and drum, Maryland my Maryland.
She is not dead, nor deaf, nor dumb--Huzza! She spurns the Northern scum!
She breathes - she burns - she'll come - she'll come! Maryland! My Maryland!
And, to continue despot's heel and bloody revolution theme: I'm suddenly really tempted to go Kerry for the Democratic primaries, only because he's buying banner ads at sites I visit :P And they say Dean knows how to work the 'net-- anybody who's not ashamed to have their name associated with ff.net has *my* support. Even if they are really stupid bush-bashing ads, as opposed to anything that might make me like Kerry over any other Democrat. Anyone can bash Bush; it's too easy. The thing that amused me most about the miserable failure googlebomb was that all the other search results *also* spoke about Bush's policies.
No, honestly, I still like Dean. Only because he agrees with me on *all* the issues, (except a few where I'm more conservative, like gun control and civil unions), and he's running basically the same campaign that I would, only better. Except his website isn't Opera-accessible (as opposed to Kerry, who has ads on Opera). And it's not as much fun now that most people think he can win. And when I read the things the deanies post on ljs and blogs about 'integrity' and 'down-to-earth' and 'time for a change' I want to spew. Do they not recall that that's what got our *current* president elected? Dean is different because he thinks he can win as a liberal and a populist, which has been missing in a mainstream candidate since, oh, Carter. And that is *all*.
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Where exactly is 'left' on the Israel issue? My position is 'get out of there and let them go to Gehenna on their own responsibility,' which is actually pretty close to my standard foreign policy position on everything; I'm a DR-style isolationist. From what I can gather, Dean is taking no actual stand on Israel, except saying 'wouldn't it be nice if they could all just get along?' Not that I could tell for sure, since I can't *read* his bloody *website*.
Um, sorry, coupla pet peeves there.
Integrity in a politician would be great. I happen to think both my senators, for example, are reasonably honorable people. But, I guess I don't think it should be part of a campaign, or why you vote for someone, since it's not exactly something that can be easily judged from the outside. It's really easy to lie about being honest; you have to earn my trust.
*And* it's not necessarily the most important trait in a politician, either. People should expect everyone in power to be dishonest as f*ck, that helps keep 'em honest, then integrity can come as a pleasant surprise if it happens. Trust your leaders to tell you the truth, and you let them get away with saying things like Iraq is buying nukes from Africa, or I will keep America out of the war. It's dangerous.
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Yup. Uh....
--C