Why is Dave not being held Accountable??

this all feels upside down. dave admits to having had 'affairs' with numerous staff members. news flash: the person who signs your paycheck, the person who can fire you and blacklist you in the entertainment industry - THAT person does NOT have 'affairs'. THAT person is guilty of sexual harassment. there is no such thing as 'consensual sex' between an employer and an employee. does the latter truly and really have the option of saying 'no' without fear of recrimination?

From the National Organization of Women: "As 'the boss,' he is responsible for setting the tone for his entire workplace -- and he did that with sex. In any work environment, this places all employees -- including employees who happen to be women -- in an awkward, confusing and demoralizing situation," the group said.

And the guy cries 'foul' when someone attempts to extort him, to pay him for dave to buy his silence. many praise letterman for making a pre-emptive strike by acknowledging the "affairs" on nation t.v. give me a break!! he did that EXACTLY to try and change the headline.

at least we were all spared one thing (and his wife spared herself), the stupid, narcissistic and self-serving press conference, with the wife standing by her husband's side - looking the like a deer in the headlights, shocked eyes in the throes of PTSD.

the first show after his calculated "admission" was graced by steve martin and martin short - all high-fiving the pig.

and i LIKED dave.

Peace Prize? What Peace??

I like Barack Obama, his wife, his kids, the new energy in the Oval Office. BUT: why the hell was he awarded the Nobel Peace prize?! Smells like a deal to me. I know it's inconvenient to bring up the following, especially as we praise His Peacefulness, but: Afghanistan, Iraq (to name just 2 places where our men and women are being shot all day); ongoing instability in the Middle East; Pakistan? And domestic - unless I've missed a few days news, I'm pretty sure Gitmo is still open, people being held for almost a decade with no trials.

They say he was awarded the NPP because of his 'vision' and the way in which he's instilled 'hope' in the world. Yeah - here's what i hope - that my job isn't sent overseas, that someone shuts up the Palin-Beck-Limbaugh Troika. so we can try and discuss health care reform without Soviet-era disinformation.

Mr. President - thanks for all the hope you inspire. Personally, I hope I have health insurance. Remember, the burning issue that's apparently given you chronic laryngitis.

My life, under your leadership, hasn't changed. But hey, you'll now have a really cool award to show people!

Hope away, my friend. Inspire the world - and perhaps you'll have the energy left to actually DO something.

Evil Facebook

As have some fellow bloggers, I've been seduced by FB. There are good things abt FB, particularly in re: finding old friends (many of whom, it seems, might have been best left un-found), and staying more current with local friends. I've also found that too many people seem to think i'd be interested in reading about their most immediate experiences, such as the breathless post of someone i recently blocked: "i'm abt to get a manicure, i'm standing here with my blackberry looking at all the colors...". A single blog to that effect is easily blown off - but there've been a few times i think i was reading a FB entry while the person was......... TMI, then and now.

i had a longtime friend who used to joke that "deep down inside i'm (she's) really superficial". turns out, she was right, but that's another story. but i now see that i am too passionate abt too many things (even while on medication:) ) to only do the "wow! it's really raining" thing.

anyhow, i'm back to my blog (and will also FB) - FB is mostly abt a few lines here and there. ultimately unsatisfying for any topics of much depth, spirituality, political views. not that that's all i want from blogging, and my blogger friends. but i'm fairly sure no one on a blog is gonna be so interested in their manicure that they blog about it.

speaking of which.............orange and black nails for h'ween?

heehee

And Now, The "Birthers"

OK, new conspiracy theory, and this one's a doozy. Due diligence: I believe Oswald had help; I believe we actually DID land on the moon; I also believe 9/11 was done by foreign terrorists, not the US Government

Have you heard yet of the 'Birthers'? Supported by such luminaries as Liz Cheney, Glen Beck, Camille Paglia and who knows who else, comes the belief that Barack Obama was born in Kenya, and is therefore an illegitimate President. (Speaking of illegitimacy, I guess none of them ever heard of Florida 2000 - oh, i forgot, they were all there!). Some of these idiots go so far as to state that his mother came to the US only when her labor pains began, bcs she knew (KNEW!!) her son would become the President some day. I want to go to her fortune teller..........

I'm always astounded by the amount of time and money used to spread this kind of shit - it would be so much better used for every last one of them (you, too, Sarah!) to get into therapy to address their paranoia!.

And I bet these are the same waste-of-flesh people disrupting every single public effort to discuss health reform. What ever happened to 'disorderly conduct' when another's free speech is violated. Oh yeah! It's only 'free speech' when it's about hate.

the NRA, for pete's sake !!

OK, I've been w/o my computer for a few days (it's amazing how many actual give/take conversations can be had)) - anyhow, i come back to this IDIOT story, which seems to be backfiring.

I'm basically anti-gun. however i have heard many stories that nake some sense to me. but STILL - who needs the automatic firing pins, etc., etc.,

latest stats - 90 out of 100 people own multiple guns, www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSL2834893820070828

So...............now, i'm wondering why the hell the NRA is gunning(sorry...) for Sotomayer. Yes, she has a potential bias. but the majority opinions i've read state it's impossible to predict how a Supreme will vote once elevated.

The Proud Vancouver Olympics

from the july 20, 2009 new york times:

Every Olympics includes temporary, carefully designed places for athletes and officials from various countries to socialize — a U.S.A. House, a Canadian Pavilion, a Russia House and so on. Holland House, sponsored by Heineken, is often the biggest and boldest.

Pride House is believed to be the first such house for gay and lesbian athletes and their friends and families.

“It has never been done,” Nelson said. “It’s sort of a taboo subject that everyone is a little afraid to touch. But since we’re touching it, everyone is like, ‘Yea, you run with it.’ ”


we are...........................everywhere. i love the fact that i can now go up to orange, ct, where my overwhelmingly homophobic brother and his rabid wife live, go into Orange City Hall, and get legally married! Maybe even put an announcement in his local newspaper, citing him as a close relative. Oh well, too bad I'm all grown up and mature. but i can see it in my mind's eye.......

What to say, what to say.....?

So many things happening! Oh, and the war..............

Health reform - the vote split right along party lines. Damn Cowards!!! I heard a story about a man who saw a Republican Senator coming out the Capitol. The man, a courageous soul, walked up to him and said "Senator, I don't have any health insurance - how can I get a plan like yours?" To which this idiot replied: "get a job working for the government". And they say we already talk too much about empathy!! They're gonna screw it up, aren't they? Speaking as someone with a chronic illness, someone WITH health insurance - all the stuff insurance doesn't pay for will still get me bankrupt. What the hell is wrong here?

The Supremes - or rather, the Senators............you, know, it's just too damn hot here in Central Texas to go there. Personally, I like a lot about her, but the abortion issue concerns me.

And Hillary - I think she's getting diss'd, and I'm angry about that. I think the NSA and CIA are using her lower profile (as she heals from her broken elbow - how painful does THAT sound??) to decrease her power, her influence. Remember when Bill Clinton whined that he WAS relevant? I'm concerned that the Night of the Long Knives is approaching.

And, the war. I cannot believe we are getting more and more entrenched in the misery of Afghanistan. Haven't we been there, done that - and watched it all come back again? Not to mention the Russians. As much as I feel for the women and children - and, oh, I do - it's a tribal war, a civil war, a religious crusade - how many, many times do we need to see that the U.S. doesn't have a role here?

That's my rant for the day..............