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26 July 2004

Words of Praise

Today I want to give praise.  Thank your god(s)/goddess(es) for Amy Goodman & Democracy Now! – the show today was particularly vital, and I am so looking forward to her coverage of the convention in Boston.  The description of the “free speech zone” made me shiver – almost too Orwellian to be believed.

And thank them for the brilliant words of Gloria Steinem (her outline of how Bush has been bad for the health of the nation brought tears of rage to my eyes, and strengthened my resolve to do some voter registration canvassing next month) and Jim Hightower (who always makes me laugh and makes me mad at the same time). 

And thank them for local public radio stations.  For instance, KUSP here in my hometown will have Jim Hightower on supporting his book tour, tomorrow on “Talk of the Bay” (you can listen at www.kusp.org).

And thank them for the T-Shirt, button and bumper-sticker slogan/memes (my favorite thing about cars… one of the only good things about them) that make you smile, wince, laugh and howl.   Some of my favorites:

•         Reasonable Women Rarely Make History
•         I Thought the Whole Country was a Free Speech Zone
•         Where Are We Going, and Why am I in this Handbasket?
•         Enron/Halliburton ‘04
•         Less Stuff, More Fun
•         Re-Defeat Bush
•         Friends Don’t Let Friends Vote Republican
•         Copulate Don’t Populate
•         To Save a Tree, Remove a Bush

And finally (for now), thank them for people with enough chutzpah to really make a stand (and really make you laugh) – like “Fuck the Vote.”

God(s)/Goddess(es) Bless!

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