And the Oscar goes to...
04/03/17 07:11
I nearly choked on my last sip of my espresso this morning when I read Trump's tweet at 6:40 am about Obama tapping his phones at Trump Tower prior to the election. To quote, "Terrible! Just found out that Obama had my wires tapped in Trump Tower just before the victory. Nothing found. This is McCarythism!" I am outraged! Every american should be outraged! Who the fuck does this despot think he is? Is this not a jailable offense? How does our democracy withstand such assaults? This is the kind of stuff that you see in Russia or other hellholes across the planet. Not surprising really given the eight years of Obama's tenure in office and the many things we've seen and heard but have never been accurately reported, investigated, or even speculated upon by the media. Yes, the media is culpable in this rampage of irreverence and irresponsible if not unlawful behavior on the part of our 44th president. Trump should marshal all of the forces at his disposal, and they are considerable now that he is president, to bring those in the Obama administration including Obama himself to justice. The many leaks that continue even now in the Trump administration are evidence of a larger cabal that is overseen if not led by the former president and they must be ferreted out and destroyed. Their aim is clear: To delegitimize and, if possible, bring down the presidency of one Donald J. Trump. We, the american people, must insist that no stones go unturned in our defense of Donald J. Trump and our sacred democracy. If taking to the streets is what is required of us as god fearing americans then that is what we must do. The dark state must be destroyed!
It's funny how you learn to tolerate things over time and how you turn your attention away from things that otherwise deserve your attention. If you are a home owner you know what I mean. Cracks come and go in the driveway and you just learn to avoid or ignore them. Fence rails fall in disrepair and you do your best to prop them up or lodge them just so so they don't fall again. The color of your rugs fade with time and you are none the wiser until you happen to move a piece of furniture where the original color of the rug is revealed. Bathrooms go out of fashion and decades of indifference come into focus time and time again only to be ignored. Your tolerance for such things knows no bounds until such a time that the desire for change and the slow and steady realization that such a change is needed becomes a clarion call that can no longer be ignored. It makes me wonder if this is the natural order of things. More insidiously, it makes me wonder if this says something about me. Am I more or less tolerant than others of my species? Do I take comfort in the same old same old or do I insist on change for change's sake? I think I'm a middle of the roader if that makes sense. But now it's time to change things up. Spring is on tap and a renovation or two is in order. In no particular order, we're looking to replace or renovate rugs, bathrooms, and driveways in the coming months. It's a come-to-Jesus moment for us and not a moment too soon. Some might say it's about time. They would be right.
I only caught pieces of the Oscars here and there on TV this past week but it seemed to me that there were a disproportionate number of black actors receiving awards. Consider the fact that the Oscars took a hit last year because there were few if any black actors receiving awards it seemed only right that they would look to correct that this time around. Had it not been so apparent that that was what they were looking to accomplish one might get the impression that there were black actors who actually deserved the awards. I saw one or two of the movies involved and I can tell you from personal experience that the performances were good but not "Oscar" good if you know what I mean. The fact that these awards were token awards at best it was perhaps refreshing to see that the recipients received their awards with the requisite grace and good sense one would expect of an actor receiving such an award that was otherwise underserved. They praised their benefactors, their family's, their gods, and the institution that put them in the spotlight and gave them voices that had heretofore been silenced or ignored. They wisely chose not to challenge their white "slaveholders" for previous misdeeds or racial injustices and accepted their roles and designated safe spaces on the Hollywood plantation. They were indeed in high cotton that evening and it was about damn time.
It's funny how you learn to tolerate things over time and how you turn your attention away from things that otherwise deserve your attention. If you are a home owner you know what I mean. Cracks come and go in the driveway and you just learn to avoid or ignore them. Fence rails fall in disrepair and you do your best to prop them up or lodge them just so so they don't fall again. The color of your rugs fade with time and you are none the wiser until you happen to move a piece of furniture where the original color of the rug is revealed. Bathrooms go out of fashion and decades of indifference come into focus time and time again only to be ignored. Your tolerance for such things knows no bounds until such a time that the desire for change and the slow and steady realization that such a change is needed becomes a clarion call that can no longer be ignored. It makes me wonder if this is the natural order of things. More insidiously, it makes me wonder if this says something about me. Am I more or less tolerant than others of my species? Do I take comfort in the same old same old or do I insist on change for change's sake? I think I'm a middle of the roader if that makes sense. But now it's time to change things up. Spring is on tap and a renovation or two is in order. In no particular order, we're looking to replace or renovate rugs, bathrooms, and driveways in the coming months. It's a come-to-Jesus moment for us and not a moment too soon. Some might say it's about time. They would be right.
I only caught pieces of the Oscars here and there on TV this past week but it seemed to me that there were a disproportionate number of black actors receiving awards. Consider the fact that the Oscars took a hit last year because there were few if any black actors receiving awards it seemed only right that they would look to correct that this time around. Had it not been so apparent that that was what they were looking to accomplish one might get the impression that there were black actors who actually deserved the awards. I saw one or two of the movies involved and I can tell you from personal experience that the performances were good but not "Oscar" good if you know what I mean. The fact that these awards were token awards at best it was perhaps refreshing to see that the recipients received their awards with the requisite grace and good sense one would expect of an actor receiving such an award that was otherwise underserved. They praised their benefactors, their family's, their gods, and the institution that put them in the spotlight and gave them voices that had heretofore been silenced or ignored. They wisely chose not to challenge their white "slaveholders" for previous misdeeds or racial injustices and accepted their roles and designated safe spaces on the Hollywood plantation. They were indeed in high cotton that evening and it was about damn time.