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mallorys_cameraScalia’s death changes everything about the upcoming election in the U.S.
Where it was once merely the Forces of Light battling the Armies of Darkness, the election has now assumed Zoroastrian proportions: Matter struggling with antimatter, as it were, in an epic contest for control of both the visible and invisible worlds.
I may have to bite the bullet (shudder) and vote for (gag) Hillary Clinton.
Thing is Ginsburg was generally thought of as The SOTUSista Most Likely to Drop Dead in Office.
And she will drop dead in office – very, very soon.
(As a side note because I WUV dropping names, I must note here that Ginsburg was a personal friend of my late erstwhile mother-in-law’s.)
Which gives the next President an opportunity to appoint two Justices to the Supreme Court. And we can’t take the chance that someone will be elected who’s gonna roll back the progress we’ve made on abortion rights and affirmative action.
I adore Bernie Sanders, but that “socialist” label is too much freight for the average American voter to handle. They see it, and they immediately think, Stalin! and wonder whether they’ll have to line up for eight hours to buy 50 rolls of paper towels at Costco after he’s in office. I just don’t think Bernie Sanders is electable.
And The Donald would just be a huge fucking disaster. So Berlusconi-esque.
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When I heard Scalia died on a hunting trip, I immediately asked, “Where was Dick Cheney?”
The joke was lost on the Millennials in the room.
I understand that the Millennials were similarly confused when Bernie Sanders went off on Henry Kissinger during the last Democratic debate. “I am proud to say that Henry Kissinger is not my friend. I will not take advice from Henry Kissinger,” Bernie declared, leaving the Millennials to go Buh? Wait! But you’re both old.
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Not that I would go see Deadpool in a million years, but I understand one of the big jokes in the movie was about someone smelling like a pair of old lady’s panties.
Jokes about African Americans, Hispanics, women, gays, transexuals, and practically every other minority you can marginalize into a slice of the pie are strictly off limits, but it’s still open season on old people.
I suppose if I weren’t old myself, I wouldn’t care.
And this is why I loathe identity politics. It's always self-serving.
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Meanwhile, I’m having a very tough time explaining to Meezer that it’s -9°F out there, so no, she can’t go out this morning.
Where it was once merely the Forces of Light battling the Armies of Darkness, the election has now assumed Zoroastrian proportions: Matter struggling with antimatter, as it were, in an epic contest for control of both the visible and invisible worlds.
I may have to bite the bullet (shudder) and vote for (gag) Hillary Clinton.
Thing is Ginsburg was generally thought of as The SOTUSista Most Likely to Drop Dead in Office.
And she will drop dead in office – very, very soon.
(As a side note because I WUV dropping names, I must note here that Ginsburg was a personal friend of my late erstwhile mother-in-law’s.)
Which gives the next President an opportunity to appoint two Justices to the Supreme Court. And we can’t take the chance that someone will be elected who’s gonna roll back the progress we’ve made on abortion rights and affirmative action.
I adore Bernie Sanders, but that “socialist” label is too much freight for the average American voter to handle. They see it, and they immediately think, Stalin! and wonder whether they’ll have to line up for eight hours to buy 50 rolls of paper towels at Costco after he’s in office. I just don’t think Bernie Sanders is electable.
And The Donald would just be a huge fucking disaster. So Berlusconi-esque.
###
When I heard Scalia died on a hunting trip, I immediately asked, “Where was Dick Cheney?”
The joke was lost on the Millennials in the room.
I understand that the Millennials were similarly confused when Bernie Sanders went off on Henry Kissinger during the last Democratic debate. “I am proud to say that Henry Kissinger is not my friend. I will not take advice from Henry Kissinger,” Bernie declared, leaving the Millennials to go Buh? Wait! But you’re both old.
###
Not that I would go see Deadpool in a million years, but I understand one of the big jokes in the movie was about someone smelling like a pair of old lady’s panties.
Jokes about African Americans, Hispanics, women, gays, transexuals, and practically every other minority you can marginalize into a slice of the pie are strictly off limits, but it’s still open season on old people.I suppose if I weren’t old myself, I wouldn’t care.
And this is why I loathe identity politics. It's always self-serving.
###
Meanwhile, I’m having a very tough time explaining to Meezer that it’s -9°F out there, so no, she can’t go out this morning.
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Date: 2016-02-14 05:45 pm (UTC)Sometimes I just shake my head at all the things Millennials don’t know. I mean, I can understand pop culture stuff fading into obscurity – but recent history?
Ageism was one of my complaints about the new Star Trek movies – everyone (except McCoy and Scotty) was made the same under-thirty-age. Which begs the question, why does Kirk get to boss everybody around if they were all in the same graduating class? Also, Deadpool looks really juvenile.
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Date: 2016-02-14 05:46 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2016-02-15 01:02 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2016-02-15 01:16 pm (UTC)When we moved into the new place (2-3 weeks ago?) his cat hid behind the dresser the first day, but my cat was curiously sniffing around and sitting by me like, "Hey, if Rebecca's here, then I'm cool, all is well..."
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Date: 2016-02-15 02:19 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2016-02-15 03:50 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2016-02-15 04:06 pm (UTC)Although when Meezer when psycho on me six weeks or so ago -- I think I wrote about it on LJ -- I seriously considered having her lifetime shortened by artificial means. She's 16 now. She's had a good run.
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Date: 2016-02-15 04:42 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2016-02-15 04:45 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2016-02-15 12:52 pm (UTC)Yeah, I didn't think Dick Cheney was that long ago... I had a friend in her 20s and one day I mentioned seeing the David Bowie exhibit at the Museum of Contemporary Art and she didn't know who he was. I was like, "OMG, what PLANET are you from?!" (well, I mean, I was nice about it, but that seriously freaked me out. Although I guess he's "pop culture" and his last big hit that non-music geeks would know was "Let's Dance"...).
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Date: 2016-02-15 01:04 pm (UTC)In fact, I think this is the one things that separates out the generations. Not the sensibilities necessarily. But the pop culture referents.
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Date: 2016-02-15 04:02 pm (UTC)I certainly feel, "The who with the what, now?" about a lot of new music, but I try to be open to finding good new music.
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Date: 2016-02-15 04:35 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2016-02-15 04:01 pm (UTC)My theory is that Gen X and Baby Boomers shared much of the same culture. It was about half our stuff and half our parent's stuff. So the pop culture gap kind of caught us by surprised. I think Gen Xers were expecting our kids to run around in Pearl Jam tee-shirts.
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Date: 2016-02-15 04:07 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2016-02-15 04:38 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2016-02-15 04:52 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2016-02-15 04:58 pm (UTC)To a large extent, you know, that's what all those annoying Boomer demonstrations and lifestyle choices were a protest against -- commodification.
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Date: 2016-02-15 04:37 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2016-02-15 04:54 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2016-02-15 12:59 pm (UTC)The Repubs are making lots of noise about blocking all appointments till after the election. To be fair, this is something the Democrats brought on themselves with their refusal to confirm Bork back in 1987. Before that, it was kinda automatic that the Senate confirmed all Presidential appointments.
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Date: 2016-02-15 04:08 pm (UTC)The technique of using someone else’s bad behavior to justify your own bad behavior is equally childish. She started it. Nu-uh, he started it.
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Date: 2016-02-15 04:44 pm (UTC)I'm almost looking forward to The Donald's first act in office when he dismantles the First Amendment.
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Date: 2016-02-14 06:06 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2016-02-15 01:04 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2016-02-14 06:20 pm (UTC)The joke was lost on the Millennials in the room.
I am proud to say that I LOLed. Or does that just mean that I'm old? (Hey, unintentional rhyme.)
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Date: 2016-02-15 01:05 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2016-02-15 03:57 pm (UTC)Open season, free to bash gleefully in the liberal media and as the butt of cocktail-party jokes, is declared on old people, on cigarette smokers, on fat people, on Tea Party voters, on straight white male Christians, and most especially on fat people.
Yes, I **did** list fat people twice. They get twice as much bashing.
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Date: 2016-02-15 04:02 pm (UTC)Yes and no, on that one. There does seem to be an enormous sea change going on right now in the fashion industry vis-a-vis plus-sized models.
Maybe fat old people? :-)
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Date: 2016-02-15 04:24 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2016-02-15 04:32 pm (UTC)Take a look at this. Ashley Graham is at least a Size 16. Possibly a size 18. And she's absolutely gorgeous.
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Date: 2016-02-15 04:59 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2016-02-15 05:05 pm (UTC)http://pix11.com/2015/09/17/plus-size-model-ashley-graham-slays-new-york-fashion-week-runway-in-her-own-lingerie/
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Date: 2016-02-15 08:47 pm (UTC)Personally, I wear a 14 or 16, depending on the cut of the items in question - and it is quite rare to see anyone approaching my size in an ad for any "regular" products (except, of course, as "before" ads for "diet" items) of any kind - not only clothing, but even laundry soap or vacuum/dusting products! Dove has been trying to change that, but they are the rare exception...
And when you stop to think that 50% of all American women wear my size or larger, you would think they would notice an untapped market!
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Date: 2016-02-15 08:40 pm (UTC)However if you're a size 10 and up, head over to the right and pick up this ultra flattering number for only $49.40
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