tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25142450.post5618417269694946767..comments2023-11-05T04:02:57.195-06:00Comments on today's sermonette: josephine the plumber, or "my granddaughter, the pundit"the mostly reverendhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12130108316136221840noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25142450.post-79502745822834973852008-11-01T11:11:00.000-05:002008-11-01T11:11:00.000-05:00the actual transcript:nyla: "i'm joe the plumber....the actual transcript:<BR/>nyla: "i'm joe the plumber.<BR/>"i'm joe the plumber.<BR/>"i'm joe the plumber.<BR/>"i'm joe the plumber.<BR/>"i'm joe the plumber.<BR/>"i'm joe the plumber.<BR/>"i'm joe the plumber.<BR/>"i'm joe the plumber.<BR/>"and i'm nasty john mccain, and i approve this message."<BR/><BR/>"mommy, is john mccain nasty??"<BR/><BR/>mommy: "well, sometimes he's angry and grouchy, but i like barack obama more."<BR/><BR/>nyla: "me too; but i think john mccain IS nasty."<BR/><BR/>see? let them form their own opinions, and they'll be alright.<BR/><BR/>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.the mostly reverendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12130108316136221840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25142450.post-38503287275003838632008-11-01T10:59:00.000-05:002008-11-01T10:59:00.000-05:00interesting observation from yesterday's obama app...interesting observation from yesterday's obama appearance in des moines:<BR/>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. <BR/>it was surreal, and yet chad and i thought how nice it would be if such a social environment existed all the time.<BR/><BR/>man, you've GOT to vote obama. the unexpected consequences could be unbelievably good.<BR/><BR/>[historical reference: it was like being at an EARLY--60s--grateful dead show where people came, enjoyed, and left in such an ethereally blissful mood.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 mostly reverendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12130108316136221840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25142450.post-78283684855521276652008-11-01T10:57:00.000-05:002008-11-01T10:57:00.000-05:00interesting observation from yesterday's obama app...interesting observation from yesterday's obama appearance in des moines:<BR/>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. <BR/>it was surreal, and yet chad and i thought how nice it would be if such a social environment existed all the time.<BR/><BR/>man, you've GOT to vote obama. the unespected consequences could be unbelievably good.<BR/><BR/>[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 mostly reverendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12130108316136221840noreply@blogger.com