signal-boosting

[wavyarms]

Haven't felt like updating much lately - been doing more sleeping - but here are two links of interest.

The Political - my brother pointed me towards this blog, Flogging the Simian, when I requested a good site to give me a concise run-down of world news every day. I think the writer has really got her head on straight, and she covers absolutely everything as far as a poorly educated schlub like me can tell. Yesterday she gave a point-by-point response to Bush's speech at Fort Bragg. It's a refreshingly calm, considered, and informed rebuttal, as opposed to mine, which would probably consist of yelling "You &#*$^@@( suck!" every few minutes and throwing things at the radio or TV. I have a poor emotional response to our president's speeches. It's startling the way her in-depth responses highlight the condescending, over-simplified way in which the president speaks to US citizens. It brings home just how much contempt he has for everyone else. People hear his speeches and claim he's stupid...when in reality, we ought to be hearing his speeches and realizing how stupid he thinks we are.

The Humorous - my father and I at one point had memorized the Abbott and Costello skit "Who's on First?" This is a modern take - Who's On First for the computer generation.

Comments

[wavyarms.livejournal.com]

Well, I disagree. There's something very wrong with the way he sees fit to communicate with us, and contempt is currently the closest I am to defining it.

[2h2o.livejournal.com]

I doubt there's any point in arguing further, but do you really see contempt when he leans over the microphones to gesture intently at his audience? Maybe it's his monkey ears, but I see puzzlement.

[wavyarms.livejournal.com]

In all fairness, I am totally unqualified to talk about his body language (perhaps meaning I'm totally unqualified to talk about the entire issue) b/c since images of him make me pissed off I try to avoid them. I guess I just feel like "Bush is stupid" is too easy an answer to everything, and I'm trying to search for another explanation for him to act the way he does.