July 22, 2008
I wonder if you think McCain is being treated unfairly by the media? I tend to think he is, in fact, being treated unfairly. His situation, however, cannot be compared - in a straightforward way - to what Hillary Clinton experienced in the primary. True - as Sen. Obama won again and again, Sen. Clinton was increasingly ignored; however, Sen. Clinton was more adept at getting media attention. The issue was not the attention - but what kind of attention the media was paying to Sen. Clinton. I happen to think the bulk of that attention was negative.
McCain just seems boring - he is not making news all that well. Except for supposedly using Novak to report that he may announce his VP sooner rather than later - McCain has not been able to overcome Obama’s news making power. McCain needs to make news - but, then, beware; in the words of the Pussycat Dolls: be careful what you ask for….
Just an observation.
I do not support Sen. McCain.
Anyway, this post = a distraction. I am writing my first draft of an academic purpose statement for Ph.D applications. This process is both fun and terribly frightening helpful.
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July 22, 2008
This is a disturbing story - and Ramin Setoodeh’s way of telling the story makes me livid. I am going to write about this soon - but, for now, read it and feel free to let us know what you think.
Beating a dead horse, I know.
I continue to be inspired by posts such as this (I found it while catching up on the news over at the Drudge Report):
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July 18, 2008
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The first time it occurred to me that I might be a “homosexual” was when I, an eight year old boy, came across the term in a 1980’s version of the World Book Encyclopedia.
I am not sure if it was the tone of the entry on homosexuality, but I felt that “homosexual” was something I did not want to be. There was one part of the entry which said that “homosexuality is normal for prepubescent youth,” which I like to blame for making me not come out until my early twenties. I found that passage quite comforting, assuming that somehow I would eventually change to become a heterosexual, and I held onto this idea all the way through puberty - despite an attraction to gay erotica and stories on the Internet.
Religion did not play a factor at all in my homophobia, as none of my family was religious, and I was a militant atheist. I attribute most of my homophobia to coming from a culturally very conservative family, where my mother would make disapproving comments about anything sexual, even saying that the show ‘Friends’ was “dirty.”
Despite the fact that I knew I was very opposed to evangelical Christian theology (at this time I had lumped all Christians together under evangelicals), I decided to join an evangelical fellowship in college. I found myself drawn into the evangelical community, a group of friendly, loving people who seemed to accept me as a “seeker”, offered me free food, and spoke with me about religion. I had learned in AP psychology that when you say you believe something, eventually you believe it - and I was deeply curious about whether I would be transformed into one of these “irrational” evangelical Christians. I went with the flow and got baptized. I really enjoyed this fellowship, thought I had made great friends - but I was always fearful of being found out. I hid erotica on my computer and faked crushes on girls - I even had a girlfriend!
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July 13, 2008
While Matt is away, Tony does it solo. In this podcast, Tony relives a few moments from podcasts past and adds commentary. Tony talks about all things Obama: how Obama duped his supporters, Obama on gay marriage, racism in the primary election, etc. Tony also talks about making exclusive claims about Jesus, and certain rhetoric re: HIV/AIDS. Tony ends the podcast with a Savage moment re: body hair and offers the biblical story of Esau v. Jacob (Gen 25-27). The podcast is not as much fun (or as intelligent) when Matt is gone - but the podcast most go on.
Enjoy the podcast (the citations are below):
How did Sen. Obama get away with 'murder'? = the Podcast, Episode 8:
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The citations are many; here are some important/interesting/provocative ones.
Check Chick publications and note Doom Town (see hairy man and innocent child above) here.
Podcast 3: race in the primary election (conversation begins @ 10.58)
Podcast 7: Obama and gay marriage (conversation begins @ 16.59)
Podcast 4: making exclusive claims about Jesus (conversation begins @ 35.53)
Podcast 7: homophobic discourse and HIV/AIDS (conversation begins @ 42.53 & 39.02)
Savage Love Podcast
Against Sen. Clinton’s Cultured Despisers: Obamamanics [and note: 'Obama’s transcendent message produces the sense that Sen. Obama is above it all: He is not politically calculating; He is not like Senator Clinton; Sen. Obama is not a product of the Baby Boomer generation (read, ‘not of this world’), and, therefore, can really take the country somewhere new. However, when one looks under the rhetorical skirt, so to speak, another reality emerges.']
Race in this race…
Exploring the ‘O Sources’
‘Dr. Barack’ v ‘Fast Eddie Obama’
See also the Podcast 3 summary and commentary here
See NOW - and this image
See the Logo conversations re: gay marriage
Note the NY Times’ OP-ED piece re: Obama, Regan, and Prez Clinton - note also this recent NY Times’ piece.
Refer to the Podcast 4 - comments here.
Music:
MC = Touch My Body
Jay Brannan = Body’s a Temple
Clark Brothers = This Little Light of Mine
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