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Authors, sign in!"When you hear someone say it's not about money, it's about money." - H.L. Mencken
"We have met the enemy - and we is they," Pogo, by Walt Kelly
It was a tough week for Silda Spitzer. First, her husband was caught in a federal investigation in a prostitution ring. Then, she had to stand next to him as he briefly apologized for his transgressions.
Finally, she (probably) heard Dr. Laura tell the viewers of The Today Show that Governor Spitzer's problems were caused by his wife. That's right - the mother of his children, the woman who stood by his side in every campaign - she obviously did not provide her husband with enough affection and quality sex.
This mini-political melodrama has been a welcome relief from the Obama-Hillary saga, a story that has spun (literally) out of control as advisers, friends, and fund raisers for both sides have continuously spewed racist and sexist innuendo. The opinions of these lackeys isn't really that interesting - it's the media backlash that's driving that story.
What connects these two different stories - one about sex, the other about an election - is the not-so-subtle observation that most of us are racist and/or sexist, no matter how hard we try to overcome this. The Obama supporter who happily buys the "Hillary Nutcracker" is no better than (or different from) the Hillary supporter who silently agrees with Geraldine Ferraro...
This might seem overwhelming, but I have a suggestion. Perhaps we "everyday citizens" should probably spend some quiet time and figure out what we really want in January 2009.
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Comments (1)
Henry, your statement is really profound and worthy of reflection and repetition:
I wish we could put that on billboards all over the U.S. and all have to contemplate this every week between now and the election.
Thank you for your sober and solid thinking on this.
Posted by Nora Thomason
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March 14, 2008 7:58 PM
Posted on March 14, 2008 19:58