"Zardoz" (what's the name origin dude? I don't want to make some Superman II reference but I'm tempted...although, I'm sure you would agree Zardoz that I lack the wit) anyway, "Zardoz" commented on the Sarah Palin cartoon below and makes a good point - essentially that it's not funny. I agree in retrospect. And that it's essentially inaccurate and, I think, I also agree there too. So I retract the posting. Actually, I don't mind the post - I retract my comment that the cartoon is more scary than funny. I don't think she's necessarily attacking women's rights. I think she's just incompetent and overly-ambitious.
Zardoz, God bless him, also links to an excellent Camille Paglia piece at Salon that's worth the read to be sure - thanks for the heads-up. And he also goes a step further and endorses her as a reasonable voice of feminism which of course she is. But I disagree with his assertion that the only other possible "type" of voice in the world of feminism is best typified by that offered at Jezebel.com - they do sound a bit shrill; maybe they're genuinely angry - who am I to say? I know, though, that there are women (my mother included-don't go there Zardoz, just don't) who are perturbed at what they perceive to be McCain's pandering for the women's vote. Oddly what he actually seems to be getting more of is the white male vote (i.e. the porn-surfing, Mommy-fantasy-having white male vote). OK - don't get mad at me again Zardoz - don't melt my car with your laser beam eyes (see, I'm totally witless).
Anyway, again, the real criticism of Palin is that she's not qualified. And every critic of Obama who maintains that HE lacks experience HAS to be honest that this same charge can and must be leveled at Palin. If they're being honest. That being said, she's "only" the VP nominee and despite the desire on the part of some democrats to twist the 72-year-old-heartbeat-away-from the Oval Offfice argument into an indictment of the whole ticket, it's really McCain vs. Obama. Not Obama vs. Palin. Perhaps Obama is less experienced albeit arguably McCain's intellectual superior. But I question McCain's judgement putting Palin on the ticket. I think ultimately it will be a hollow political choice on his part and that she will be seen as an empty suit. I think he made a really bad decision on one of the biggest decisions he had for his campaign. Obama on the other hand beat Bill and Hillary and their $250 mil., despite the fact that he's an inexperienced black, Muslim, racist, anti-American community-organizing communist. How did he do it? He talks pretty? Really, that's it?
Or maybe what he's saying makes sense to some people - people with votes...and with money.
Oh, and Zardoz, I'm not sure I'm up for a wade into the abortion stream. Yes, I'm catholic. I'm anti-abortion but pro-choice. Legal, safe and rare. I would never have one but then again I don't have a uterus so it probably won't come up. But I would discourage the option to anyone I met who was considering an abortion. I would offer to adopt their baby if it came to that. But I would respect their choice, as I kinda sense you would. I'm also catholic enough to loathe, right along with the Pope, the death penalty, all war and all torture.
Zardoz, God bless him, also links to an excellent Camille Paglia piece at Salon that's worth the read to be sure - thanks for the heads-up. And he also goes a step further and endorses her as a reasonable voice of feminism which of course she is. But I disagree with his assertion that the only other possible "type" of voice in the world of feminism is best typified by that offered at Jezebel.com - they do sound a bit shrill; maybe they're genuinely angry - who am I to say? I know, though, that there are women (my mother included-don't go there Zardoz, just don't) who are perturbed at what they perceive to be McCain's pandering for the women's vote. Oddly what he actually seems to be getting more of is the white male vote (i.e. the porn-surfing, Mommy-fantasy-having white male vote). OK - don't get mad at me again Zardoz - don't melt my car with your laser beam eyes (see, I'm totally witless).
Anyway, again, the real criticism of Palin is that she's not qualified. And every critic of Obama who maintains that HE lacks experience HAS to be honest that this same charge can and must be leveled at Palin. If they're being honest. That being said, she's "only" the VP nominee and despite the desire on the part of some democrats to twist the 72-year-old-heartbeat-away-from the Oval Offfice argument into an indictment of the whole ticket, it's really McCain vs. Obama. Not Obama vs. Palin. Perhaps Obama is less experienced albeit arguably McCain's intellectual superior. But I question McCain's judgement putting Palin on the ticket. I think ultimately it will be a hollow political choice on his part and that she will be seen as an empty suit. I think he made a really bad decision on one of the biggest decisions he had for his campaign. Obama on the other hand beat Bill and Hillary and their $250 mil., despite the fact that he's an inexperienced black, Muslim, racist, anti-American community-organizing communist. How did he do it? He talks pretty? Really, that's it?
Or maybe what he's saying makes sense to some people - people with votes...and with money.
Oh, and Zardoz, I'm not sure I'm up for a wade into the abortion stream. Yes, I'm catholic. I'm anti-abortion but pro-choice. Legal, safe and rare. I would never have one but then again I don't have a uterus so it probably won't come up. But I would discourage the option to anyone I met who was considering an abortion. I would offer to adopt their baby if it came to that. But I would respect their choice, as I kinda sense you would. I'm also catholic enough to loathe, right along with the Pope, the death penalty, all war and all torture.
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I'm so disappointed. I can't believe that a man who apparently likes the movies and has a link to the Jacob Burns Film Center does not get the reference. Not only that, but you confuse it with "General Zod"?!? There's this thing, called Google? Sean Connery in a red diaper = genius....
By the way, I was scanning an old post and stumbled across Matt Damon's name. Not to go off on too much of a tangent, but he needs to shut his idiotic pie hole. That whole video diatribe of his? Based entirely on fake Palin quotes that are actually prefaced with "Fake Governor Sarah Palin Quotes" and end with "She didn't actually say these things - I made them up." But genius Matt Daaaaamon (do you get THAT reference?) can't lift a finger to do some fact checking (maybe he doesn't know how to work teh interwebs) before going and making a jackass out of himself.
Sorry Zardoz - I was lazy. I've now been made to gaze upon that picture of S.C. in the red diaper and you've ruined him forever. James Bond my ass. I think I knew that Zardoz wasn't the character in the movie but just that it SOUNDED like that character. I'm a pedestrian lover of movies admittedly, sorry. I like Celine Dion too. Can I still go to the Jacob Burns? Am I allowed?
"there's this thing called Google?" You really wanna be that mean?
I don't really have any use for actors making political statements. It's a recipe for assholiness - especially on the part of chowder heads from Boston with Academy Awards for "writing".
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