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watch out, gay on staff
ARTICLE
The above is a link to an article about McCain's Chief of Staff who is apparently gay. You can make of the article what you will. For me whether this is true or not (and I pretty much agree that it is) isn't really the issue. What I thought kind of interesting was that the author was calling John McCain a hypocrite.
I don't agree with McCain on a lot of issues. Particularly his views on gay marriage. And not even gay marriage, but gay rights in general. But, just because he has a gay chief of staff does not make him a hypocrite. I think it makes him an ignorant, unethical, immoral, diluted, insensible, bottom feeder. But I don't think it makes him a hypocrite.
If the country woke up to headlines of "McCain found in gay affair" all over the New York Times, I would shout hypocrisy all the way. But in this case, I truly think he believes what he spouts and votes regarding gay rights. I don't think he's saying one thing in that regard and doing another just to get votes. I think he truly believes what he says. In this case, he also happens to be joined by a, what seems like, very educated and skilled staff member. A staff member who obviously thinks McCain stands for something right, and has stood by and supported him and his message.
But forget all that. It is possible for two people to be so completely opposite on so many ends of the spectrum, and for them to come together in certain instances. For this I look to my own life, where I may not have agreed exactly with someone about who they are, or everything they stand for, but we came together for a common goal/purpose. I would not want this one instance to be the be all end all of a picture painted of me, and yes, it is true, that for most instances, people are like the people they surround themselves with. They are similar to the friends they keep. But, just because me and so and so may have united for an event, that does not mean we stand for ALL of the same things.
So, I ask. Are Mr. Mark Buse and John McCain friends? Do they enjoy each others company on Thanksgiving, and do they golf together on Sundays? Yes, Buse has continually supported McCain and his message for years now (so the article says), but just because they may support many of the same values on a political ballot, it doesn't mean they are in agreement on EVERYTHING.
For these reasons, as much as it sucks not to point a finger at McCain, I don't think it's necessarily fair to do so. Just a thought, if you are going to call anyone a hypocrite, should it be Mr. Mark Buse? Just sayin. ?
I may be totally off my rocker, but I'm kind of annoyed with how much dirt people/media is spewing. People make mistakes. People change their minds. People vote for things without being able to foresee the future. It happens. If someone held a magnifying glass to your every move, how would the transcript of that play out? Ok, I'll get off my soap box now.
Happy Wednesday.
The above is a link to an article about McCain's Chief of Staff who is apparently gay. You can make of the article what you will. For me whether this is true or not (and I pretty much agree that it is) isn't really the issue. What I thought kind of interesting was that the author was calling John McCain a hypocrite.
I don't agree with McCain on a lot of issues. Particularly his views on gay marriage. And not even gay marriage, but gay rights in general. But, just because he has a gay chief of staff does not make him a hypocrite. I think it makes him an ignorant, unethical, immoral, diluted, insensible, bottom feeder. But I don't think it makes him a hypocrite.
If the country woke up to headlines of "McCain found in gay affair" all over the New York Times, I would shout hypocrisy all the way. But in this case, I truly think he believes what he spouts and votes regarding gay rights. I don't think he's saying one thing in that regard and doing another just to get votes. I think he truly believes what he says. In this case, he also happens to be joined by a, what seems like, very educated and skilled staff member. A staff member who obviously thinks McCain stands for something right, and has stood by and supported him and his message.
But forget all that. It is possible for two people to be so completely opposite on so many ends of the spectrum, and for them to come together in certain instances. For this I look to my own life, where I may not have agreed exactly with someone about who they are, or everything they stand for, but we came together for a common goal/purpose. I would not want this one instance to be the be all end all of a picture painted of me, and yes, it is true, that for most instances, people are like the people they surround themselves with. They are similar to the friends they keep. But, just because me and so and so may have united for an event, that does not mean we stand for ALL of the same things.
So, I ask. Are Mr. Mark Buse and John McCain friends? Do they enjoy each others company on Thanksgiving, and do they golf together on Sundays? Yes, Buse has continually supported McCain and his message for years now (so the article says), but just because they may support many of the same values on a political ballot, it doesn't mean they are in agreement on EVERYTHING.
For these reasons, as much as it sucks not to point a finger at McCain, I don't think it's necessarily fair to do so. Just a thought, if you are going to call anyone a hypocrite, should it be Mr. Mark Buse? Just sayin. ?
I may be totally off my rocker, but I'm kind of annoyed with how much dirt people/media is spewing. People make mistakes. People change their minds. People vote for things without being able to foresee the future. It happens. If someone held a magnifying glass to your every move, how would the transcript of that play out? Ok, I'll get off my soap box now.
Happy Wednesday.
"A better beginning for World's babies"
Some excerpts from a CNN article. Read the entirety here.
"Last year, 9.2 million children didn't make it to their fifth birthday. Of these, roughly 4 million children died within the first 28 days of life -- the newborn period.
Many of these newborns die for reasons that are easily treatable or preventable. Their lives could be saved with very simple and low-cost interventions. For example, birth attendants can wash their hands before helping with a delivery, and use a clean blade to cut the umbilical cord. "
"Last year, 9.2 million children didn't make it to their fifth birthday. Of these, roughly 4 million children died within the first 28 days of life -- the newborn period.
Many of these newborns die for reasons that are easily treatable or preventable. Their lives could be saved with very simple and low-cost interventions. For example, birth attendants can wash their hands before helping with a delivery, and use a clean blade to cut the umbilical cord. "
yankee stadium
I actually never went to a game in Yankees stadium. And im kinda bummed about that. I was supposed to go a few different times, and it just never worked out. It's kind of like never seeing New Orleans before Katrina.
Article - Babe Ruths Daughter
Article - Babe Ruths Daughter
the mission
I love the mission. I love the colors, and the people, and the randomness, and openness, and friendliness, cheap mexican food, and hotdogs wrapped in bacon. I also love how I can hop off the bart on a particularly nice warm evening and there is a poetry / spoken word / art show / free wheeling say whatever you want session right on the walkway.
I was walking down Bartlett and an African American and a Latino man, both young, were sitting on a stoop. The black guy yells out to me, "Hey, who you voting for?" I kept walking and yelled back, "Not sure yet, you?" and the black guy, pointing to a button on his shirt says, "Who do you think?" And the Latino guy then says, "You can't tell from his skin?" - This story may not be awesome to anyone else, but I really appreciated the fact that these two young guys, who probably never cared about Politics before, have the gusto to randomly start a dialog, despite how elementary or whatever it may be, with me. It made me smile.
I love that people (either in the mission, or because of this election) want to be engaged.
This makes me want to go to Belfast:
HAPPY FRIDAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I was walking down Bartlett and an African American and a Latino man, both young, were sitting on a stoop. The black guy yells out to me, "Hey, who you voting for?" I kept walking and yelled back, "Not sure yet, you?" and the black guy, pointing to a button on his shirt says, "Who do you think?" And the Latino guy then says, "You can't tell from his skin?" - This story may not be awesome to anyone else, but I really appreciated the fact that these two young guys, who probably never cared about Politics before, have the gusto to randomly start a dialog, despite how elementary or whatever it may be, with me. It made me smile.
I love that people (either in the mission, or because of this election) want to be engaged.
This makes me want to go to Belfast:
HAPPY FRIDAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
so...wanna shoot a music video?
Yeah, not as easy as it sounds. After about four months of concepting, storyboards, the whole bit, my "muse" (meaning friend who plays music and is willing to let me go crazy creative on her music and not care) and I still haven't found a location, done wardrobe, or props. Mainly because neither of us have a car to find a location. Never mind renting a zipcar is still pretty damn expensive just to drive around for hours. Anyone know of a long grassy field, with a house, and patch of trees nearby? ...
So we decided fuck it. We need to shoot something, regardless of how cheesy, shitty quality, or unplanned it is. We are both getting this itch. Anyone who has ever shot anything before knows going out w/o a plan is probably the worst thing one could possibly do. Are we doing it anyway? Yes.
We are getting up before the sun comes up on our precious Saturday to try and catch some beautiful sunrise color and some silhouettes. We don't have a concept. We don't have props. We don't have lenses or filters. We do have the location. Which rocks.
Updates to come.
Let's hope it's not foggy.
Below are videos that have inspired me as of late. Some of them upset me b/c it makes me feel like I'm lagging behind the rest of em...
One Question
New Orleans
Simon
So we decided fuck it. We need to shoot something, regardless of how cheesy, shitty quality, or unplanned it is. We are both getting this itch. Anyone who has ever shot anything before knows going out w/o a plan is probably the worst thing one could possibly do. Are we doing it anyway? Yes.
We are getting up before the sun comes up on our precious Saturday to try and catch some beautiful sunrise color and some silhouettes. We don't have a concept. We don't have props. We don't have lenses or filters. We do have the location. Which rocks.
Updates to come.
Let's hope it's not foggy.
Below are videos that have inspired me as of late. Some of them upset me b/c it makes me feel like I'm lagging behind the rest of em...
One Question
New Orleans
Simon
been awhile
It has been quite awhile since I have posted. In the past weeks I got really sick, puked a bit of blood and a bit of bright yellow muckus stuff (yum), ate lot's of Dick's, got whipped in the face by a woman w/ long hair in the BART (I honestly hate it when that happens), found a new appreciation for PBR, realized there aren't enough hours in the day for SumbleUpon, and is hoping people vote NO on prop 8.
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