Comments on: An early welcome to Banned Books Week

By: Shane

Shane — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 01:24:30 +0000

Vikki,
I wish I could. Even my own mother, my flesh and blood, retired teacher, environmentaly friendly, liberal, well educated, mother told me she “kind of likes her” when I mentioned Palin in a passing comment. She has not gone as far as telling me she would vote for the McCain Palin ticket but she DID list the following reason for likeing her: “She’s a mother.” It was not the time nor the place to continue that conversation but I almost fell off my chair when I heard those words exit her mouth. Since when was that a qualification for running a country? If that were all it took we might have a better choice of candidates to pick from every four years!

I’ve decided that if the GOP lands another four years in the White House it just might be time to move a little East, cross that good ole bridge to Canada, and not look back. Their economy is in better shape than ours over here in “The Rust Belt of America” and their politics are far friendlier to we LGBT members of the population.

By: Vikki

Vikki — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 16:45:44 +0000

Oh Shane…say it ain’t so. More zantac please!

By: martian77

martian77 — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 16:34:02 +0000

Over here in the UK we are also worried. We can’t do anything about it, but there is a high degree of likelihood that the result will affect us all.

Good luck over there.

By: Shane

Shane — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 14:09:43 +0000

Sadly, as a Michigander I can report that even in my typically Democratic strong-hold of a state, Obama has been losing ground since Palin was added to the Republican ticket. It has a lot to do with the fact that Michigan was a Clinton state and, as embarrased as I am to admit this, racial reasons. Increasingly I hear people tell me they won’t “vote for a black man” or are “voting for the Hockey Mom”. Those two statements are making me more than a little nervous.

By: Vikki

Vikki — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 13:07:01 +0000

I am terrified and I have a very bad feeling about the election. I know, I know…I should be putting out good vibes into the universe but I’m being honest. This election should not even be close. The previous two elections shouldn’t have been close either. Pass the zantac LD.

By: Ruffian706

Ruffian706 — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 20:09:58 +0000

What truly scares me the most is not the simple existence of such fundamentalists, or the intolerant acts of repression that stem from their fundamentalism. What chills me to the bone is the fact that the ideals and actions of such fundamentalism are not immediately recognized by the vast majority of people as inherently discriminatory and unfair. What scares me is the number of people who don’t see an immediate problem with this stuff.

By: LaraCarina

LaraCarina — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 20:03:06 +0000

EeeGads! The more i hear about her the more frightened i get. Every time I pop an acid reducer I can’t believe that it has come to this.

And as an aside, Banned Book Week really is one of my favorite weeks. I just get such a kick out of the fact that it even exists!