Introducing "Politics Schmolitics"
This is the inaugural post on "Politics Schmolitics", and, as such, deserves to introduce "the players". Each bring his or her own special political axes to grind. Many of them are highly educated, successful, and bull-headed. Most went to The College of William & Mary. A few have been to jail. One of them in particular is full of opinions: Pete. I mean Ryan. No, Dave. Todd too. Oh, and Clay. Did I metion Aimee? Yeesh. What a bunch:
- On the Right...
- Ryan
- Randy (AKA "Mary Matlin")
- Clay
- Todd (AKA "Budlong")
- Ryan
- In the Middle...
- John (AKA "Anton")
- Dave
- Jeff (AKA "Fox")
- John (AKA "Anton")
- On the Left...
- Pete
- Rob (AKA "Harris")
- Sean
- Aimee (AKA "James Carville")
- Karin
- Shanan
- Pete
26 Comments:
Comments? How about I love this fugging website!
Oooooooh. Karin the a leftie.... I hope the RPV doesn't catch wind of this.
She's on the left... correct? Anyone?
Woohoo! I'm a blogger!
Todd, in my mind, you've ALWAYS been a "blogger". Or some other word that ends in "-er".
I would like to see a valid argument against tort reform/caps on punitive damages. My feeling is Bush will go after the lawyers who constantly solicit clients in civil class action suits (not a day goes by without a lawyer commercial on MSNBC), capping the awards, and following that, he will go after the insurance companies who constantly increase premiums with almost no regard to proportionate or reasonable increases.
Great idea Sean... So y'all know, for September and October, there were over 500 emails sent out by this group. I'm still catching up. But I've decided against commenting on the great point that Steele made on October 25th about whether the "terrorists are winning".
It's nice that we'll be able to see if we all stay consistent with our views (like when I moved to Iowa and became a strong supporter of those ridiculous farm subsidies). Unlike the talking heads, we'll now have a historical resource and can hold people "accountable".
Shanan "can't figure out how to change my ID" Swampdragons
Swampdragons??? Sheesh, Shanan, I thought I was the dork of this crew. 500 e-mails . . . that's impressive.
I noticed in your e-mail to us that you reserve to right to censor our blogging, Sean. Fascist. ;)
I have a small favor, Mr. editor in chief: Can you change the "has" in your heading (following my friends) to "have" for me? 2.02 bitches! Who's laughing now, William & Mary!
Has anyone seen the movie The Village by M. Night Shyamalan? I like his movies a bunch, and I want to know if it's any good. Plus, Adrein Brody is in it, and that boy is a pimp, yo!
How many consecutive posts will it take to get me censored? Am I getting close yet? And I have a question about blogging protocol: Is drunken blogging welcomed, or frowned upon?
OK Sean, you guilted me into it.
Todd, I heard the movie wasn't so good but it's probably worth a rental. I've heard it's more along the lines of "Signs" than "The Sixth Sense" or even "Unbreakable."
Todd, I welcome drunken blogging with open arms.
Jack (political
Jack (I can't complete my blogging thoughts and practice law at the same time) Jebo
Thoughts:
1. Drunken blogging? Sure, as long as the cops don't pull you over while you're doing it.
2. 'Has' to 'have'? Done. And thanks.
3. Jack's inability to blog and practice law? Unfortunate -- if he could, I'd say sign him to a 2-year contract.
Steele, when debating, is it proper to create a post or a comment? Ryan.
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I just read an article regarding the tsunami disaster, in which a "clarevoyent" former meterologist (who has just been reinstated, by the way) is blaming the U.S. for not warning the devestated nations following the earthquake (apparently, we have some monitoring station in Hawaii). I'm all for global cooperation, but laying blame on us because these nations are too busy lining their pockets with tourism revenue rather than developing their own sophisticated monitoring stations is crap!
I have a bogging side note I'd like to make: certain invited members to this post are reluctant to include their comments because of the availabilty of these comments to people on the web. I think that's a shame, that as a soceity, and as friends, we can't speak our minds freely among each other without being concerned how these comments will be received at large and how they may be used against us in future endevours (i.e. political mud slinging). I don't blame the individuals who are refraining from this post, mind you, merely, I think the whole concept of "being monitored by big brother" is appalling. Screw you big brother!! (Doh, I hear sirens ;X )
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Hey Todd, fascinating comment re: folks being scared of blogging/commenting. Who's concerned? Clay? Randy? Others?
I have news for them: what they've said in email conversations is a) hardly private and b) no less admissible in the "court of pulbic opinion" than what they'd blog. And, oh yeah, this blog isn't exactly wonkette.com or something -- basically the only people that know about it are those of you that been invited!
Re: Rastafarians and Haile Selassie
Haile Selassie was emperor of Ethiopia from 1930 to 1974. A cousin of Emperor Menelik II, he was born Tafari Makonnen on July 23, 1892. Menelik was succeeded in 1913 by his grandson Lij Yasu, a converted Muslim. When Lij Yasu attempted to change the official religion of Ethiopia from Coptic Christianity to Islam, Tafari Makonnen drove him from the throne and installed (1916) his aunt as Empress Zauditu. Assuming the title Ras Tafari, he named himself regent and heir to the throne. He became de facto ruler of the country and was crowned king in 1928. Two years later, after the mysterious death of the empress, he became emperor as Haile Selassie I.
OK, fair enough. But why is/was he a living God? Who decided to begin worshipping him?
Yeah, I'm not sure why Rastafarians think that Ethiopia is the true Zion, but that's what they think, somehow making the emperor Haile Selassie the only true God.
Rastafarians claim that white Christian preachers and missionaries have perverted the Scriptures to conceal the fact that Adam and Jesus were black. Ethiopia had symbolized all of Africa for the slave-descended Jamaicans since as far back as 1784, when American Baptist minister George Liele founded the Ethiopian Baptist Church on the island. (Was the minister black?) So when Haile Selassie took over and chose the honorific title meaning "Power of the Holy Trinity." Selassie, Rastafarians knew, claimed to be directly descended from King Solomon, so they reasoned that he must be the long-awaited savior of the planet's far-flung African peoples.
Interestingly, Rastafarians have rituals that are very similar to my own, as they include the use of marijuana and the chanting of revivalist hymns. Reggae music is the popular music of the movement. I love chanting revivalist hymns, as y'all know.
Thanks, Shanan, for introducing me to a religion with rituals I can embrace. I have found God!
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