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Vacation, all I ever wanted...

As I did what I usually do on weekends, try to avoid having to look at the net and even the news (well, as much news I look at during the week being a bit of a junkie), I did not hear about the Bloggerman Conspiracy: that he had been "fired" and disappeared from site and sight due to his speaking out against voter fraud. Today, on his website, he debunks this theory and lets us all know that he's just ON VACATION (and deservedly so). His crack staff though continue the fight in his absence. Today's blog has great info on the conspiracy theory of which he became the subject, an exit poll study which shows people may not have been voting as morally as the far right would like ya to believe, and the results of the Nader and Cobb recount bids-will they or will they not get their legal recounts (as in will WE?). There is also a good list of papers and shows where the voter fraud story has been FINALLY making the news :):):) See for yourself at:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6210240/

Speaking of the far right, they are plegding to fight Arlen Specter's potential chiefdom of the Judiciary Committee, though he did claim on "This Week" that he would be a "team player" should he get the gig. Arlen, come on, stay strong man! Don't "flip flop" on something as important as this!

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6485741/

AND if you hadn't heard the BIG news: COLIN POWELL HAS RESIGNED!!!!

Yeah, we were all kinda waitin' for it to happen as he has, more often than not, disagreed with this President, particularly when it comes to the war...I'm just sorry he didn't do it sooner, I personally was waiting for him to snap during the 9/11 hearings ("IT'S ALL A LIE! I'M TELLING YOU, IT REALLY IS ALL FOR OIL!"), but he held on as long as he could and now has had the opportunity to essentially just say no and get the hell out of that Administration. The one fear now is WHO WILL REPLACE HIM?

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6492238/

And for anyone who thought I was crazy talking about the "list" the Southern Baptist Convention (among other evagelical groups), well here's Newsweek's take on it: The title of the article is called "Of Prayer and Payback" (*am now hearing in my head a Nina Simone song, the chorus of which is "and you'll go the he-e-e-e-e-ell, you'll all go to hell.."*)

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6479271/site/newsweek/

Also, I was talking to my mom this weekend and she was telling me how she was talking to a friend of hers and they both had decided that right now the only way Bush was going to get kicked out of office was if he was caught drunk driving with a prostitute and coke in the glovebox. As amusing as that image is (*cops pull over a borrowed Gremlin and as they pull open the door: "Come on buddy, out of the- HOLY CRAP! Mr. Presi-HEY, aren't you Monica Lewinsky?"* sorry, this is the way my tangential mind works), I really hope they bust him with Haliburton and voter fraud first.

All right, that's it for now save for some actual shameless publicity!

This weekend I went to a benefit for the wonderful group Fractured Atlas who sponsor artists so they can get grants and such and actually do their art. Part of the evening was a sampling of work from various sponsored artists, all of whom were inspiring, but one in particular was the actress/poet who founded a group called "Smokin' Word". Of course can I think of her name now? No. But look up the group and look up the founder and, man, if anyone had a great riff on the administration is was this woman. I highly recommend looking up their site and finding out when and where they are gigging next. I also recommend looking for the upcoming documentary "iThemba!". It is about the AIDS crisis in South Africa. I can tell you this, at the end of the trailer shown, the room was in silent awe of the essential heroine of this film, save for a few sniffles and tears.

All right, back to the dayjob for the time being, but most likely there will indeed be more later :)

And remember, KEEP E-MAILING! call, write, e-mail, fax your Congressfolk, local papers, media outlets, and, as always, pass it on, pass it on, pass it on!

Peace --Alex

posted by funkweee @ 7:44 AM