The Drama of the Umbrellas

[grrgoyl]

This post is at Tery's insistence. She is watching the dedication ceremony of Bill Clinton's library in Little Rock. It is raining and all the dignitaries have umbrellas. All of them, that is, except for George Bush, who was making Laura hold hers over his head. Or try to, at least. Being two inches shorter, her umbrella was more often poking into the side of his head. He temporarily took refuge under the more statuesque Chelsea Clinton's until perhaps realizing how inappropriate that looked, then reached over to Laura's handle. Tery thought maybe he would do the gentlemanly thing and hold it for her, but no, he just made her lift it up higher, the poor woman's circulation be damned. Tery noticed Jimmy Carter going to great lengths to clear rain water off his wife's seat before she sat down. George, not so much. Looks like he is Christian in every sense of the word, right down to treating his wife like property. Later he FINALLY got his own umbrella and held it so aggressively in Laura's space she was forced to tilt hers backwards to make room. Still later they panned back to include the entire stage and Bush was holding his umbrella noticeably higher than anyone else's, as if subconsciously reinforcing his position. I get the feeling if he had his way his umbrella would be royal blue with the presidential seal emblazoned on it in neon colors. What a complete and total ass.

The commentators were even worse. They were talking about presidents wearing suits and ties at all times to command respect (which Clinton didn't do) and I was reminded of that Log Cabin Republican who thought Carter wearing sweaters in the Oval Office was about the most shocking thing he'd ever seen. They were also discussing religious values and I commented how disturbing I find the regularity with which religion and politics are now mentioned in the same sentence these days. Clearly we aren't even pretending to worry about that pesky "separation of church and state" clause our founding fathers set down. Tery and I agreed we'd rather have a president who enjoyed the occasional blowjob to clear his head to focus on important decisions than one who talked to God instead of his own cabinet.

Oooh! Oooh! And U2! Poor Chelsea had to move about four times to see around the old men that all stood up to see Bono. *sigh* Bono..... I would kill to have an Irish accent like his. He added a new verse about world peace to the end of "Sunday Bloody Sunday" that Bush strategically chatted through so he didn't have to be preached to. It's okay, Georgie. No one can teach you anything new. You know everything already.

In nonpresidential affairs, we finally got around to seeing Mean Girls last night, probably the funniest movie I've seen all year. Kind of like Heathers meets "Harriet the Spy." Janis and Damian, the token outcasts, were the cool friends I wish I had in high school. The script was smart and the depiction of high school cliques was dead-on. Just when the movie couldn't get any higher in my esteem, they threw in a Xena battle cry. That did it. I am soooo buying this one.

Comments

[swankyfunk.livejournal.com]

BAHAH! Umbrellas! You can't beat that. That's the funniest thing I ever read. Wish I saw it. They should make an SNL/MadTV skit out of it where everyone ends up having an umbrella poking fight. But it is true about George's inconsiderate behavior toward women. Remember that incident where he wiped his glasses on a woman's blouse?

Tery and I agreed we'd rather have a president who enjoyed the occasional blowjob to clear his head to focus on important decisions

*snif* I miss the Clinton years.

And Bono is God. I wonder if George knows that. Probably not.

[grrgoyl.livejournal.com]

LOL I don't remember a glasses-wiping incident. A random woman or someone he knew? Doesn't surprise me, though. I'm sure Laura saw something in him to make her marry him. Or maybe he was the best choice at the time. *shudder*

[swankyfunk.livejournal.com]

He was on the Letterman show, and during a commercial break, a PRODUCER came over to chat with Dave when George reached out and wiped his glasses on her shirt. Really.

AHA! I did some googling and found the clip.

[grrgoyl.livejournal.com]

Oh my lord. I so would have clocked him, president or no. How did such an inconsiderate baboon get re-elected? Don't answer that.

...*SNNNNNNRRRRRKKKK*

[(Anonymous)]

Y'know, after this, I know why you were so snippy in the SexyLibrarians community.

Aw. Muffin.

Re: ...*SNNNNNNRRRRRKKKK*

[grrgoyl.livejournal.com]

do tell. I'm all ears.

[(Anonymous)]

Oh, no. Please, continue feeling superior to women who are comfortable with their bodies. I'm sure you have some very legitamit reasons.

Really, I'm sure.

[grrgoyl.livejournal.com]

I have nothing but respect for women of all shapes and sizes. Back when I posted in that community about four months ago, it only had one lonely post by someone that seemed to be begging for validation and compliments from an unseen panel of judges. The community seemed to have been created for someone to judge women solely on their bodies and whether they were sexy or not, which I disagreed with. I actually went there thinking it was a community about Giles on "Buffy." But at least I had the balls to use my own name when I voiced my opinion.

Please continue to pass judgment on people you know absolutely nothing about.

[(Anonymous)]

*sigh*

I don't use my name because I'm not looking for validation, sunshine. Just making a point.

I don't care why you were there, what you thought of it, what you thought of her, or why you decided to judge her actions. You did, and you came off as a dick. Typical male behaviour. A lady would have a little more class about it.

'This is the stupidest, most demeaning "community" I've seen on LJ, by far.'

Really, dear. Very trite.

Now, I'm spent, and done. I really have nothing to say more, and I'm sure the irony of saying 'judge not' while judging... well, judging twice, actually, has entirely passed you by.

Let's try and lose the condesending attitude, 'kay, hun? You really don't wear it well.

[grrgoyl.livejournal.com]

I'm not the one that sought you out with the attitude. But I just don't know how I'll live with myself if you don't like me. YOU came to MY journal, love. And just the smallest amount of research (i.e. userinfo) would have shown you that I'm a woman, "dick." But you are clearly too busy slinging misguided insults around to be bothered to make that much effort. If you are just too cool for this conversation (that you started), why do you keep returning to it?

[(Anonymous)]

The same reason you think I'd have read and commented on your reply, dear. Really, you really give off this feeling you're somehow better than me. Sorry, hun. We're no better than each other, save that I understand this.

I never said my attitude was better than yours. But I try to make a practice of not judging others as less than me. You don't, and frankly, that's offencive, rude, and low-class.

I assumed you were a woman, or a gay male, thanks to that image in your journal overview. I was simply implying you're not ladylike.

And I hardly flung misguided insults, dear. You make a perfect target.

Now, I'm guessing your misguided pride is gonna lead to reply, rebuttal, repeat again?

[grrgoyl.livejournal.com]

LOL I get it now. You're madly in love with me. You threaten not to come back, then you come back. You try to leave, in vain. You can't get enough of me. It's quite embarrassing, really. Perhaps in another time, another place, but I'm spoken for, sweetie. Such is the way of cruel, uncaring Fate. I write this with full confidence that you will be back to read it. I also trust you won't disappoint with a rebuttal. Adieu, adieu.

[(Anonymous)]

I'm afraid, dear, that you simply miss the point.

[grrgoyl.livejournal.com]

Ooops. The jig is up, hkat. Damn those email notifications! This has been a lot of fun, but since I'm obviously missing your point, I'll give you the last word, since it's apparently the only way to get you to shut up. Be my guest:

[(Anonymous)]

Since you've *cleverly* broken my cover, I had better make it!

People in glass houses would be best not to throw stones.

Really, you take yourself so seriously...

Goodbye, dear.

[(Anonymous)]

Now I can have the last word! HAHAHAHAHAHA

this was really almost the stupest thing I have read in a long time. WTF is up with all the "dear" and "hun" bullshit. Whose bushwhacked asslick grandmother are you? "DARLING"

TRACEY