Thursday, October 20, 2005
Two words
On Harriet Miers: Dead meat.
On Karl Rove: Deep doodoo.
On Dubya: Lame duck.
On the war in Iraq: So far ...
On the war in Afghanistan: So good.
On summer headlines: Cindy who?
On Oklahoma State football: Basketball! Wrestling!
On university of oklahoma football: So so.
On Oklahoma lottery: About time.
On Hurricane Wilma: Not again!
On Cafe Du Monde: Open again!
On South Asian earthquake: Beyond comprehension.
On illigal immigrants: Deter, remove.
On Bird flu: Modernity's comeuppance?
Out of ideas for serious pontificating: Erudite Redneck.
--ER
On Karl Rove: Deep doodoo.
On Dubya: Lame duck.
On the war in Iraq: So far ...
On the war in Afghanistan: So good.
On summer headlines: Cindy who?
On Oklahoma State football: Basketball! Wrestling!
On university of oklahoma football: So so.
On Oklahoma lottery: About time.
On Hurricane Wilma: Not again!
On Cafe Du Monde: Open again!
On South Asian earthquake: Beyond comprehension.
On illigal immigrants: Deter, remove.
On Bird flu: Modernity's comeuppance?
Out of ideas for serious pontificating: Erudite Redneck.
--ER
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Hey, ER, what's Cade du Monde? Sounds like a nice place to visit.
Reminds me of a terrific place for chicory coffee and beignets in New Orleans, Cafe du Monde. I sure hope it opens soon. I love just sitting in the open-air building and people watching. Then just scoot down the street to Jackson Square.
So ... did you have a record low of posts in yesterday's blogdom, or did we keep you out of Soonerville with our prose? What I'm asking is: Did you wet yourself?
Reminds me of a terrific place for chicory coffee and beignets in New Orleans, Cafe du Monde. I sure hope it opens soon. I love just sitting in the open-air building and people watching. Then just scoot down the street to Jackson Square.
So ... did you have a record low of posts in yesterday's blogdom, or did we keep you out of Soonerville with our prose? What I'm asking is: Did you wet yourself?
Dang it. Typos. The world need more (T)editors! Will fix it.
Go to Trixie's place and see how she whupped me in a race I didn't even know was goin' on until late last night. :-)
--ER
Go to Trixie's place and see how she whupped me in a race I didn't even know was goin' on until late last night. :-)
--ER
So here's my take on the list:
On Harriet Miers: An example of Bushe's real understanding of the world.
On Karl Rove: It ain't over till it's over.
On Dubya: Nowhere to go but UP from here.
On the war in Iraq: It ain't over till it's over.
On the war in Afghanistan: Third year of one hundred.
On summer headlines: Hurricane Center Says Storms May be Severe This Summer.
On Oklahoma State football: oxymoron
On university of oklahoma football: Damn lucky bomb went off early and Boren has such clout to keep things quite.
On Oklahoma lottery: A tax on the stupid.
On Hurricane Wilma: Always save the best for last.
On Cafe Du Monde:X
On South Asian earthquake: Smallish movement of the contenental plates, death rate is only 5% of that of each of the two big ones in China in the 1970s. More to come....
On illigal immigrants: Too little, too late, too big to resolve with out drastic measures.
On Bird flu: What goes around comes around. If evolution doesn't exist how does bird flu? Cruel God? Bad Designer?
OU Bomber: An example of raw political power of the true elite. An act waiting to be understood in retrospect.
World Series: Prime target.
On Harriet Miers: An example of Bushe's real understanding of the world.
On Karl Rove: It ain't over till it's over.
On Dubya: Nowhere to go but UP from here.
On the war in Iraq: It ain't over till it's over.
On the war in Afghanistan: Third year of one hundred.
On summer headlines: Hurricane Center Says Storms May be Severe This Summer.
On Oklahoma State football: oxymoron
On university of oklahoma football: Damn lucky bomb went off early and Boren has such clout to keep things quite.
On Oklahoma lottery: A tax on the stupid.
On Hurricane Wilma: Always save the best for last.
On Cafe Du Monde:X
On South Asian earthquake: Smallish movement of the contenental plates, death rate is only 5% of that of each of the two big ones in China in the 1970s. More to come....
On illigal immigrants: Too little, too late, too big to resolve with out drastic measures.
On Bird flu: What goes around comes around. If evolution doesn't exist how does bird flu? Cruel God? Bad Designer?
OU Bomber: An example of raw political power of the true elite. An act waiting to be understood in retrospect.
World Series: Prime target.
# posted by 
: 1:29 PM
: 1:29 PM
On Drlobojo: Romantic Realist
Tom Delay: Antimated Pesticide
On ER: Honored Historian*
*(I owed him a compliment)
Tom Delay: Antimated Pesticide
On ER: Honored Historian*
*(I owed him a compliment)
# posted by : 4:54 PM
: 4:54 PM
Man, I am so tempted to start a rant post about the latest Focus on the Family propaganda masquerading as journalism. But I'm tired. Another day. I'll just stick it here where fewer people will see it.
First, suffice it to say ...
On Focus on the Family:
Scareda Hillary!
--ER
To wit:
Presidential Drama May Have Real-Life Aims
by Wendy Cloyd, senior editorial coordinator
SUMMARY: Some conservatives are wondering whether
"President Mackenzie Allen" is meant to pave the way for
another hopeful.
ABC's hit series "Commander in Chief" chronicles the life
of the first female president, but many conservatives are
wary that it may just be Hollywood's way of smoothing the
election path for Sen. Hillary Clinton.
Geena Davis plays Mackenzie Allen, the view president who
takes over when the president dies unexpectedly. Allen
must overcome the negative perceptions of hesitant peers
while she balances family and career. And thanks to a
well-written script, she not only does that with
perfection and flair, she also manages to single-handedly
mend a tense relationship with the president of Russia and
look smashing in a ball gown -- all in under an hour.
The show has many speculating whether the real goal is not
just entertainment, but to prepare viewers to more easily
accept a Clinton candidacy.
But can a TV show really change how we think?
Timothy Watkins, president and CEO of Leo McWatkins Films,
said the answer is unequivocally "yes."
"Mind-bending with television has been occurring for many,
many, many years," he said. "Even when you go back to when
TV first started -- you had the appropriate way a man and
a women should behave -- the hilarity of 'The
Honeymooners,' 'The Flintstones;' you have the Petries
from 'The Dick VanDyke Show.' You have all these examples
that have been put out there."
In fact, Watkins said, one recent attempt to positively
frame an agenda comes from the homosexual community.
"I believe it was back in 1989 there was a group of people
that got together at a resort and their sole purpose was
to figure out and brainstorm how they could mainstream
homosexuality," he said. "They came up with a concept that
wound up being a TV show. And on the TV show there was a
hip, groovy, neat husband and wife with a quirky friend.
Well, as time went by, you found out that the quirky
friend was gay. And then as further time went by, holy
cow, the husband was gay. The name of that show is 'Will
and Grace.' "
Watkins said even the name of the show was well thought
out: Will implying "free will" and Grace implying
"tolerance."
Dr. Bill Maier, vice president and psychologist in
residence at Focus on the Family, agreed that a fictional
show can change the culture.
"Television has a powerful influence on our attitudes and
behavior, whether we realize it or not," he said.
"Advertisers spend millions of dollars a week persuading
us to buy a particular brand of car, soft drink or
deodorant. Why? Because they know they know that
repeated media messages influence the way we feel about a
certain product and -- more importantly -- influence our
buying behavior."
But is it a stretch to think "Commander in Chief" is
preparing the nation for another Clinton presidency?
Watkins said everything coming out of Hollywood has an
agenda.
"TV and theatrical movies -- everything is made for a
reason," he said. "I would be hard pressed to find
something that was strictly made without any kind of
intended influence -- cultural, political, no matter
what."
As for "Commander in Chief," he said it's more likely a
much broader agenda than one particular presidential
hopeful.
"I think that they are trying to show that a woman can
lead, but I feel sorry for the people who don't know that
already," he said. "If you need this TV show to teach you
that, or if this TV show makes you feel that it's a farce
and that women can't lead, I think you're sadly mistaken."
Steve Isaac, on-line editor of Plugged-In, said he thinks
Hollywood is searching for something different.
"We have not had an African-American president and '24,'
at the peak of its popularity on Fox, the president was an
African-American," he said. "Here, in 'Commander in
Chief,' we have a woman who is president. It's not so much
that they are desperate to try to change social policy as
it is that they are desperate for something that looks
different than what people see everyday, something that
gets a buzz-factor in the culture."
Isaac said the more conversation about the show producers
can get out of the conservative papers and think-tanks,
the better they like it.
"The second you talk about something or somebody that's
different, whether it's a moral issue or whether it's a
cultural issue -- because it's out of the mainstream they
get people talking over the water cooler about it," he
said. "And it helps the ratings."
Watkins also sees the fictional female president as a good
conversation starter.
"I think we should embrace it as, 'Hey this is a great
thing to debate. Why shouldn't there be a possibility of a
woman president. Why couldn't we have a female president?
Why couldn't any well qualified American be president?' "
he said. "The Constitution was written so that any
American citizen could become president."
He said if the writers at ABC are trying to influence
American women to vote for Hillary, most people aren't
going to fall for it.
"I think women are smart enough that they won't vote for
Hillary just because she's a woman," he said. "I think
that women have higher standards on morality and family
than men. I think women are smarter voters, when it comes
down to it."
First, suffice it to say ...
On Focus on the Family:
Scareda Hillary!
--ER
To wit:
Presidential Drama May Have Real-Life Aims
by Wendy Cloyd, senior editorial coordinator
SUMMARY: Some conservatives are wondering whether
"President Mackenzie Allen" is meant to pave the way for
another hopeful.
ABC's hit series "Commander in Chief" chronicles the life
of the first female president, but many conservatives are
wary that it may just be Hollywood's way of smoothing the
election path for Sen. Hillary Clinton.
Geena Davis plays Mackenzie Allen, the view president who
takes over when the president dies unexpectedly. Allen
must overcome the negative perceptions of hesitant peers
while she balances family and career. And thanks to a
well-written script, she not only does that with
perfection and flair, she also manages to single-handedly
mend a tense relationship with the president of Russia and
look smashing in a ball gown -- all in under an hour.
The show has many speculating whether the real goal is not
just entertainment, but to prepare viewers to more easily
accept a Clinton candidacy.
But can a TV show really change how we think?
Timothy Watkins, president and CEO of Leo McWatkins Films,
said the answer is unequivocally "yes."
"Mind-bending with television has been occurring for many,
many, many years," he said. "Even when you go back to when
TV first started -- you had the appropriate way a man and
a women should behave -- the hilarity of 'The
Honeymooners,' 'The Flintstones;' you have the Petries
from 'The Dick VanDyke Show.' You have all these examples
that have been put out there."
In fact, Watkins said, one recent attempt to positively
frame an agenda comes from the homosexual community.
"I believe it was back in 1989 there was a group of people
that got together at a resort and their sole purpose was
to figure out and brainstorm how they could mainstream
homosexuality," he said. "They came up with a concept that
wound up being a TV show. And on the TV show there was a
hip, groovy, neat husband and wife with a quirky friend.
Well, as time went by, you found out that the quirky
friend was gay. And then as further time went by, holy
cow, the husband was gay. The name of that show is 'Will
and Grace.' "
Watkins said even the name of the show was well thought
out: Will implying "free will" and Grace implying
"tolerance."
Dr. Bill Maier, vice president and psychologist in
residence at Focus on the Family, agreed that a fictional
show can change the culture.
"Television has a powerful influence on our attitudes and
behavior, whether we realize it or not," he said.
"Advertisers spend millions of dollars a week persuading
us to buy a particular brand of car, soft drink or
deodorant. Why? Because they know they know that
repeated media messages influence the way we feel about a
certain product and -- more importantly -- influence our
buying behavior."
But is it a stretch to think "Commander in Chief" is
preparing the nation for another Clinton presidency?
Watkins said everything coming out of Hollywood has an
agenda.
"TV and theatrical movies -- everything is made for a
reason," he said. "I would be hard pressed to find
something that was strictly made without any kind of
intended influence -- cultural, political, no matter
what."
As for "Commander in Chief," he said it's more likely a
much broader agenda than one particular presidential
hopeful.
"I think that they are trying to show that a woman can
lead, but I feel sorry for the people who don't know that
already," he said. "If you need this TV show to teach you
that, or if this TV show makes you feel that it's a farce
and that women can't lead, I think you're sadly mistaken."
Steve Isaac, on-line editor of Plugged-In, said he thinks
Hollywood is searching for something different.
"We have not had an African-American president and '24,'
at the peak of its popularity on Fox, the president was an
African-American," he said. "Here, in 'Commander in
Chief,' we have a woman who is president. It's not so much
that they are desperate to try to change social policy as
it is that they are desperate for something that looks
different than what people see everyday, something that
gets a buzz-factor in the culture."
Isaac said the more conversation about the show producers
can get out of the conservative papers and think-tanks,
the better they like it.
"The second you talk about something or somebody that's
different, whether it's a moral issue or whether it's a
cultural issue -- because it's out of the mainstream they
get people talking over the water cooler about it," he
said. "And it helps the ratings."
Watkins also sees the fictional female president as a good
conversation starter.
"I think we should embrace it as, 'Hey this is a great
thing to debate. Why shouldn't there be a possibility of a
woman president. Why couldn't we have a female president?
Why couldn't any well qualified American be president?' "
he said. "The Constitution was written so that any
American citizen could become president."
He said if the writers at ABC are trying to influence
American women to vote for Hillary, most people aren't
going to fall for it.
"I think women are smart enough that they won't vote for
Hillary just because she's a woman," he said. "I think
that women have higher standards on morality and family
than men. I think women are smarter voters, when it comes
down to it."
(Thanks for gracing me with yer presense, Lores!)
On Pakistan-India nuclear rivalry, in light of earthquake:
Peace finally?
--ER
On Pakistan-India nuclear rivalry, in light of earthquake:
Peace finally?
--ER
"On Pakistan-India nuclear rivalry, in light of earthquake:
Peace finally?"
The Kashmire conflict has gone on for four genrations now since the original partition. Peace finally?
Not in your life time. Not until all blood debts are settled and everytime a blood debt is settled another blood debt is created. If Vishnu and Allah were to merge into one god, Kashmire would still be a place of killing and conflict.
Peace finally?"
The Kashmire conflict has gone on for four genrations now since the original partition. Peace finally?
Not in your life time. Not until all blood debts are settled and everytime a blood debt is settled another blood debt is created. If Vishnu and Allah were to merge into one god, Kashmire would still be a place of killing and conflict.
# posted by : 12:25 AM
: 12:25 AM
If this won't do it, then it is really hopeless, and nothing short of the hand of God is keeping them from going all the way. In fact, I think that's probably the case anyway.
So, in light of the two-word theme of this post:
Go God!
Four generations isn't that long, though, especially for people to get used to something like that. He said, still getting a whiff from burned-down cabins in Indian Territory lingering from the 1860s. ...
--ER
So, in light of the two-word theme of this post:
Go God!
Four generations isn't that long, though, especially for people to get used to something like that. He said, still getting a whiff from burned-down cabins in Indian Territory lingering from the 1860s. ...
--ER
"TV and theatrical movies -- everything is made for a
reason," he said.:
Profit Profit
"Watkins said everything coming out of Hollywood has an
agenda."
Money Money
In fact, Watkins said, one recent attempt to positively
frame an agenda comes from the homosexual community.
"I believe it was back in 1989 there was a group of people
that got together at a resort and their sole purpose was
to figure out and brainstorm how they could mainstream
homosexuality," he said:
Goose&Gander
"Mind-bending with television has been occurring for many,
many, many years," he said:
Mind Mushing
reason," he said.:
Profit Profit
"Watkins said everything coming out of Hollywood has an
agenda."
Money Money
In fact, Watkins said, one recent attempt to positively
frame an agenda comes from the homosexual community.
"I believe it was back in 1989 there was a group of people
that got together at a resort and their sole purpose was
to figure out and brainstorm how they could mainstream
homosexuality," he said:
Goose&Gander
"Mind-bending with television has been occurring for many,
many, many years," he said:
Mind Mushing
# posted by : 10:27 AM
: 10:27 AM
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