Janet Jackson wrote:
>> Give that man a see-gar. The proud moron seems to be a peculiarly American
>> phenomenon.
>>
>
>
> No, we have them in Australia too. And anyone with brains is encouraged to
> destroy them with beer.
>
Oh God. Are you telling me that the Barry McKenzie comics reflect
reality at your end of the world? All I remember from the one
collection I owned was a no-brain beer swiller whose main pasttime was
creating the "technicolor yawn." You can also see that in parts of Ohio
and West Virginia. Oh help.
> It's amazing to me that the US president-elect is not only black, but just 5
> years older than I am.
> Isn't it fantastic what an economic crisis can do?
>
I don't know if the economy here brought about the willingness to
entertain "change." I DO know that Obama presented an image of dignity
and maturity quite at odds with McCain's projection of himself as a The
Great War Hero who in actuality was an untreated victim of PTSD who had
no self-control of his temper or his appetites. I believe it was Salon
that (more than) suggested that Palin got picked because McCain got hot
in her presence.
> My current thought: the whole capitalist house of cards needs to be
> dismantled and replaced with something a bit more co-operative and
> sustainable before it collapses and takes everything with it.
>
> Janet, still lurking
>
You're only the second person I know who has said that. I'm the
first:-). The question from radio hosts: "Do you want this nation to go
so far to the Left that it becomes like FRANCE? Do you want capitalism
trashed? Do you want everything socialized?" To which my answer: When
do we start? The collapse of the banking system was long overdue. If
you'd seen the sort of farting around, hysteria, incompetent money
management, greed, and bootlicking stupidity that took place in US
investment banks, you might be surprised it took this long for the
cave-in to come.
Lurking? Perhaps. I'm one of the dastardly sort with three
anthologized poems. I infer I shoved out some of My Betters who had
less selected. I feel like I'm living in Upstairs, Downstairs.
ken
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Ken Wolman http://bestiaire.typepad.com http://www.petsit.com/content317832.html
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