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The New York Post....

Look, I'm glad Al-Zarquawi is dead. He was a vengeful hate-filled human being and violent terrorist, but having to see his dead face far too up close and personal on the front page of the New York Post...with attached cartoon balloon saying "Warm up the virgins"...was just not the way to wake up this morning. Good lord...

And yet is the Bush administration thinks that this will be boost for his poll numbers, the Zogby people say "Think again, mister!" As according to their latest poll (as faxed to my office this morning...a co-worker who no longer works here still gets the faxes here :), says that, even if Osama Bin Laden-you know, the guy who actaully attacked us-were actually captured, 52% of those polled would not give Bush any credit for it as essentially, they feel that Bush coulda caught him a long time ago if he'd stayed focused on Afghanistan and hadn't gone into Iraq. 28% would give him all the credit (one percent short of the people who actually still approve of his ) and 17% would give Bush some of the credit.

Okay, despite this poll, who think that bin Laden is going to be caught around the mid-term elections? Anyone? Anyone? Place your bets, folks...

IN THE MEANTIME...because the Republicans want to distract you from such issues, they tried-and failed-to add a ban of gay marriage to the Constitution (and of course some Republicans say that they will keep trying to add that amendment...cause yeah, that's gonna work), AND now they are debating the estate tax. I may have to agree with Harry Reid who is quoted as saying that the Republicans bringing this stuff up now are "wasting [Congress'] time" with such nonsense.

Also, apparently they are trying to cut funding to public television and NPR AGAIN...(just cause, of course, public television actually supports, you know, real education and actually tells the stories about things like Haditha, etc). You can go to MoveOn or True Majority OR just write your own letter to your Congressfolk and make sure that this does NOT happen. :) Once again...we actually have to discuss this?

And all right...my two cents on Ann "you can't MAKE ME EAT THAT COOKIE!" COulter...I saw the interview with Matt Lauer and while I agree with groups like Media Matters that she truly does not deserve the airtime, it's not necessarily because of the issues. She's allowed to be speak her mind, but dude, she is just a bad interview. She appeared quite obviously flustered as Matt asked her questions not related to her book, she kept saying "I don't know," even though she supposedly knows what the American people are thinking. When he stepped it up a notch all she could say was "Now you're getting testy with me!" She said that at least twenty states were looking to put gay marriage on the ballot (last I heard it was 6...maybe), AND...can anyone really be sure that she wasn't serious when she asked "Where's Katie? She leave or something?" (it appeared she would've rather dealt with Katie). Coulda been a wisecrack, as you would have to have lived in a cave for the last 6 months or more not to know that Katie was leaving Today, but then again...we are talking about Ann Coulter.

and now for the Shamless Publicity update:

WORK: Yes, Alex has a gig. I'm doing Wuthering Heights: A Romantic Musical 6/16-7/2. I also will be part of a great installation being put together by Katrina Grigg-Saito about mixed-race/ ethnically-ambiguous folks called FishBird. It will be a combination of sculpture, sound and slides and I am very excited to be part of it. :)

GRANTS: waiting on one...hopefully this one will be a YES (please dear GOD). BUT my friend Evie's sister Ellie, who has A LOT of experience with grant writing and accepting etc, has offered up some great advice, editing, and resources so hopefully THIS will all help as well :)

SW?F showcases: you apply for festivals in like February, March...you might hear by May or July for an event that may happen in the summer or fall. Say all the prayers, hum all the karma, cross all appendages and send out the light for big YES's from BOTH the Sola Voce Estrogenius Festival AND The Culture Project festival this fall. I applied for both in May and hopefully will hear something in July about both :) ...thinkin' positively...

as should we all. Spread the love and KEEP E-MAILING!!!

Peace --Alex

posted by funkweee @ 7:54 AM