I don’t ask a lot of those who rule the world but for fucks sake, I’m having to worry about where to get my salary paid? I won’t get an opportunity to spend it for a mere ten months and I have to worry will it have evaporated between this and then? Christ on a [...]
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Fan Fic
Maureen Dowd has a short piece on Barack Obama meeting the Left Wing’s Jed Bartlett. It’s a fun barn-stormer that the West Wing is famous for.
Best part:
BARTLET I won’t lie to you, being fictional was a big advantage.
It’s interesting to watch the GOP regain control of the cycle, and to watch progressives lose their heart [...]
Stinging back
The California legislature has approved a bill to create a holiday hono(u)ring Harvey Milk, “the first openly gay man elected to any substantial political office in the history of the planet.” He was assassinated, presumably because he had the poor manners to work to better his community and also be gay.
Obama’s Snobbery is Good for African-Americans
Portrayal Of Obama As Elitist Hailed As Step Forward For African Americans