The Furious Spinner

Hello, spinners everywhere! Arm/wrist is still sore, so this will be short. Mario and I took off work yesterday and drove to the coast. Ahhhh, bliss! I hope to write an essay about it today, although the sun is out, so I may go for a hike—if I can find a trail not covered in snow. This winter has really been rather...wintry.

If you get a chance to catch Jon Stewart's The Daily Show today (from last night), I'm sure you'll giggle. He talked about the State of the Union speech. Very funny!

You're probably sick of hearing about the State of the Union speech. The mainstream press wasn't very critical of it, I didn't think. Here's an annotated critique from CommonDreams, in case you're interested. After the speech, CodePink called for Bush's resignation again. You go, girls! And Arianna Huffington's take was good—and sometimes amusing. You have to laugh. Like steroid use among athletes is a national problem and the state of heterosexual marriage must be defended by all comers, so to speak. If he wasn't causing so much havoc, George W. would just be marvelously entertaining in his ridiculousness. (Is that a word?)

I'm sure many of you have seen the mainstream media go crackers bonkers ga-ga (whatever term you use) over Dean's speech after he came in third in Iowa. They keep saying Dean was angry, and he has an anger problem. Watching him did make me a bit uncomfortable, granted, but maybe he was trying to rally his troops (sorry for the war metaphor). Michael Moore urges Deaniacs not to give up and praises them for getting the rest of the country off their butts and looking around at what's goin' on.

I want one of these candidates to win next year, obviously. It's possible Kerry and Edwards could do it, perhaps as prez and vp. I haven't researched Edwards at all yet. I saw a sound bite where someone asked him the price of a gallon of gasoline and he hadn't a clue. Instead of saying he didn't know, he tried to fudge it. It was interesting. I think most of these people haven't a clue how the average person lives. Robert Kennedy, president of Riverkeepers, has endorsed John Kerry as the best candidate on environmental issues. The League of Conservation Voters who gave Bush an "F" on the environment has information on how all the candidates voted and what their policies on the environment are.

Speaking of the environment, did you know the Justice Department is trying to prosecute Greenpeace using an 1872 law designed to keep prostitutes from trying to lure sailors from their ships? (Are you laughing yet?) There is something seriously wrong with these people. Ashcroft, honey, you need to have some fun. Read a banned book, get laid, eat a doughnut. Something!

I wish you all joy, joy, joy! Walk in beauty on this beautiful day while furiously spinning along!

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