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You Are a Liberal for Life |
 You’ve got a bleeding heart – and you’re proud of it. For you, liberal means being compassionate, pro-government, and anti-business. You believe in equality for every person, and you consider yourself universally empathetic. Helping others is not just political for you … it’s very personal too. |
Damn right.
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A number of reasons for the “loss†have been given since the election, most of which are based on myth.
I suppose it’s entirely appropriate that this should be, since in addition to the mythology of the Bible, this election also involved a number of other myths and lies. My favorite is that the people backing Bush, who see no problem with torturing prisoners, holding “enemy combatants†indefinitely (three years so far) without charges or trials, denying rights to people who disagree with them (not limited to gays, who they sometimes actually kill), throwing people in jail forever for stealing videotapes while electing convicted criminals to the Presidency of the United States, cutting social welfare programs — all the things Jesus would not do no matter how much you stretch and twist the Christian bible — are Christians.
Or that these same people somehow hold the mystical key known as “moral values.”
Faced with the prospect of Kofi Anon stepping down, Captain’s Quarters, a right-wing blog, has a surprise ideal candidate in mind to replace him: Bill Clinton.
One of the reasons Captain’s Quarters considers this a great move is that “..[how] could Hillary run for President while Bill served as UN Secretary-General? Constitutionally, yes, but politically, her run for the White House would be a dead letter. No one, including the Democrats, would want to see that much power concentrated in the hands of one family.”
Regardless of Bill Clinton becoming Secretary General, many of us don’t want to see Hillary running for the White House because she isn’t the best candidate. I certainly can’t speak for every leftist and liberal blogger or voter out there, but I agree with Josh Marshall’s assessment that “I don’t like the idea of the presidency becoming the private preserve of a few chosen families.”
Also, she’s just too polarizing, and her husband was more than willing to bend backwards, to do whatever was necessary to win a vote. Thanfully, John Kerry had enough backbone to not do what Clinton urged him to do: attack gay rights.
Hillary Clinton may be in the next Democratic presidential primary; here’s hoping she’ll never be on the ticket.
This is awesome! But I think I may have cheated – I don’t really like crabs, but I said I did. Oh well.
You’re Maryland!
You enjoy contemplating your navel so much that you want to build a whole
school devoted to said purpose. You like Chevy Chase a ton as well, maybe even more than
Cal Ripken since he started doing those Century 21 commercials. Mostly, though, you want
to kick back, watch the ballgame, and eat crabcakes. Brick is by far your favorite
building material. You might even call yourself a brick house.
Take the State Quiz
at the Blue Pyramid.
You’re Ulysses!
by James Joyce
Most people are convinced that you don’t make any sense, but compared
to what else you could say, what you’re saying now makes tons of sense. What people do
understand about you is your vulgarity, which has convinced people that you are at once
brilliant and repugnant. Meanwhile you are content to wander around aimlessly, taking in
the sights and sounds of the city. What you see is vast, almost limitless, and brings you
additional fame. When no one is looking, you dream of being a Greek folk hero.
Take the Book Quiz
at the Blue Pyramid.
I have this thing with DVDs — I love them. I collect them like some people collect shot-glasses. Anyway, for the cinematically themed among us, here are my picks for “Upcoming DVD Releases” through the month of December:
Dec. 7th:
Bourne Supremacy
Carnivale: The First Season
Dec. 14th:
I, Robot
Star Trek: The Original Series – The Complete Third Season
Dec. 21st:
I have been fortunate in my life to never recieve a speeding ticket. Since I’ve gotten my license (’95? Has it been that long?) I’ve been pulled over about ten times — speeding has usually been a factor. I’ve been given written warnings, citations for failing to have my registration, or for having a headlight out.
I’ve even been pulled over twice while working my pizza-slingin’ job. Both times I got a pass on tickets, I suspect, because the officers didn’t want to endanger my ability to make a living, thus forcing me into a life of crime. In general I believe I get out of speeding tickets because I’m honest about what I was doing wrong and am polite. I don’t think police are used to walking up to a car, saying, “Do you know how fast you were going?” and have the driver say, “I think about seventy” (in a 35).
So I was kind of shocked to read this article. If I were in the same position as that pizza driver, I’d do the same thing — even if I had to pay out of pocket for a few pizzas to my boss, it would still be cheaper than the cost of the ticket and the resulting insurance increase from the points on my license.
Towson, who was assigned to the traffic division, was placed on restricted duty in July after a pizza driver told internal affairs investigators that Towson offered to not write her a ticket if she would take pizzas to a certain address, Pridgen said.
His career for a pizza. Think it was worth it?
You’re
the United Nations!
Most people think you’re ineffective, but you are trying to
completely save the world from itself, so there’s always going to be a long
way to go. You’re always the one trying to get friends to talk to each
other, enemies to talk to each other, anyone who can to just talk instead of
beating each other about the head and torso. Sometimes it works and sometimes
it doesn’t, and you get very schizophrenic as a result. But your heart
is in the right place, and sometimes also in New York.
face="Times New Roman">Take the Country
Quiz at the Blue Pyramid
I’m stealing the thread title from Rick. Sorry, Rick. And thanks to Culture Shock & The Blonde Librarian, where I found this quiz. Thanks, Renee.