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my granddaughter, nyla kim irene hinson, shown here at last year's state fair with the biggest boar, knows a thing or two about politics. for example, since birth, her hippie grandpa has taught her to appreciate trees, and she is now an adrent tree hugger [literally]. she has been following the 2008 presidential campaign, and has formed her own opinions of the major players. listening to cnn on the radio in the car the other day, the audio clip was of sarah palin addressing a crowd of drooling fools. she asked her mother, "is that john mccain's wife? i don't like her. she's not nice to people."coincidentally, she has quite a knack for memorizing things she sees and hears: movie lines, song lyrics, dance steps and gestures. yesterday, she replayed the latest john mccain "joe the plumber" commercial, closing with the following tagline: "i'm nasty john mccain, and i approved this message."
as this photo shows, she not only knows quite a bit about big boars/boors/bores, she knows a thing or two about big nuts. clearly, she's found two at the head of the republican ticket.
is there a future in politics for her?
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interesting observation from yesterday's obama appearance in des moines:
as chad and i were leaving, after buying some t-shirts and stickers, i noticed how incredibly mellow, happy, and polite EVERYONE was. there were no cars for the most part anywhere in the heart of west downtown, but thousands of people--of all ages, races, and economic station--and all were happy, in a good mood, pleasantly chatting with strangers and friends, and milling about in an elevated frame of mind.
it was surreal, and yet chad and i thought how nice it would be if such a social environment existed all the time.
man, you've GOT to vote obama. the unespected consequences could be unbelievably good.
[historical reference: it was like being at an EARLY--60s--grateful dead show where people came, enjoyed, and left in such an ethereally blissful mood. if you weren't there, you just might have a chance to re-live the experience. WITHOUT the psychedelic drugs, if you prefer.]
interesting observation from yesterday's obama appearance in des moines:
as chad and i were leaving, after buying some t-shirts and stickers, i noticed how incredibly mellow, happy, and polite EVERYONE was. there were no cars for the most part anywhere in the heart of west downtown, but thousands of people--of all ages, races, and economic station--and all were happy, in a good mood, pleasantly chatting with strangers and friends, and milling about in an elevated frame of mind.
it was surreal, and yet chad and i thought how nice it would be if such a social environment existed all the time.
man, you've GOT to vote obama. the unexpected consequences could be unbelievably good.
[historical reference: it was like being at an EARLY--60s--grateful dead show where people came, enjoyed, and left in such an ethereally blissful mood. if you weren't there, you just might have a chance to re-live the experience. WITHOUT the psychedelic drugs, if you prefer.]
the actual transcript:
nyla: "i'm joe the plumber.
"i'm joe the plumber.
"i'm joe the plumber.
"i'm joe the plumber.
"i'm joe the plumber.
"i'm joe the plumber.
"i'm joe the plumber.
"i'm joe the plumber.
"and i'm nasty john mccain, and i approve this message."
"mommy, is john mccain nasty??"
mommy: "well, sometimes he's angry and grouchy, but i like barack obama more."
nyla: "me too; but i think john mccain IS nasty."
see? let them form their own opinions, and they'll be alright.
by the way, sorry about the typo in this first of two seemingly identical posts. i hit publish rather than preview, and then thought i could either delete or edit, and can't figure it out. i've gotta go race now, so i'll try later.
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