hello, friends,
i hope this finds everyone doing well, having survived hurricanes ernesto and john, as well as the president's recent address to the american legion.
the republican word for the day is this: islamic fascism.
i know that we all recoil when he opens his mouth, but i think, we should start listening again. he has reached a level of delusion that has not been seen since, oh, i don't know, since sister sue and i convinced brother rob that superman would fly past his window and see rob in his superman underoos.
sorry. childhood moment.
at any rate, there's the president. and then there's the senate race between santorum (and we all know how to translate THAT word, right -- see dan savage for details...in this and only this instance, wiki is acceptable: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Savage_Love) and bob casey.
now i've heard some of my fellow left-leaning folks say that they just can't find it in themselves to vote for EITHER candidate. however, may i remind all of you of the need to look at the BIG PICTURE. by regaining the congress, we can spend the next two years impeaching this president and his cronies, while, at the same time, trying to turn the titanic upright again. tim russert, on this morning's "meet the press"(http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3032608/) hosted a lively debate between the two. at one point, casey called santorum "crazy." big fun was had by all. for my fellow pennsylvanians, i hope that you'll remember to look beyond our humble little borders.
classes have started again and gosh, i love my students. smart freshman and smart upperclassman will make for a fantastic semester. i'm teaching "great american speeches" and "theatre in performance" for the freshman and "dramatic theory" for the smarty-pants drama majors. aristotle, anyone?
and it is delightful to be back in the land of the wednesday night gang.
i would encourage anyone who likes the land of blogging to check out the new one from our good friends in the star center: http://revolutionarycollege.blogspot.com/ dreamboat adam goodheart and friends have been digging around chestertownvilleburgheights-upon avon and have come up with some remarkable things. follow them.
finally, we are saddened by the defeat of andre agassi at the US open. i'll be the first to admit that i was suspect of him when he first arrived on the scene (and even more so when he married brooke shields...) but he's sort of grown on me. fare thee well, andre. enjoy the retirement.
gotohellifyouhatefreedom,
volansky
ps oh, hey, if anyone, speaking of brooke shields, has anything to say about the recent reconciliation between brooke and tom cruise, please share.
4 comments:
hi
ok that was me seeing if this works.
1. I went to college with Dan Savage. (Little-known fact, some good stories though)
2. And although I don't know what good ol' Tom finally said to Brooke Shields, having been through postpartum depression myself, an apology was desperately needed after his earlier comments.
MV I will call you -- but I check into your blog regularly. I'll write some witty comments some other night. Greetings from Ravinia (Cheap Trick tonight)
LP
Haha! When I saw Margaret Cho two years ago, she opened her set talking about that exact definition of Santorum, seeing as how it was in Philly. Good to see such things stay alive.
Also, I can't believe you didn't have some Volanskycommentary on the Crocodile Hunter getting killed by a stingray! Poor guy.
Volansky-lady,
May I take your "Great American Speeches" class? Or maybe talk to you about what defines a great American speech? And which ones you think are great? I find it fascinating.
In the meantime, huzzah for urging larger picture. I'm in Brooklyn fighting on a Congressional race and I can promise you we're more fired up than ever.
In solidarity,
Keezie
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