July 29, 2004
Girls going
I am being rewarded in the blogosphere for loving Theresa Heinz Kerry and Elizabeth Edwards . My heart has warmed even more thoroughly since that entry. I Theresa's comment "And my only hope is that one day soon women, who have all earned their right to their opinions, instead of being called 'opinionated' will be called smart and well-informed, just like men!" One of the characteristics of malignant fundamentalism is the way in which women are demeaned and silenced in the system. How're you doing < a href="http://www.twentyfirstcenturyart.com/dakota/mt/archives/001277.html">Laura ?
Shortly after John Edwards was chosen as Kerry's running mate, Theresa said that she and Elizabeth had been laughing continuously since they met. Last night Elizabeth said that, when John Kerry is elected, Theresa will make the MOST generous first lady this country has ever had.
Generosity, authenticity and a sense of humor. I'll vote for that. It's hard to imagine Laura Bush getting the giggles with, who is Cheney's wife ? or maybe his daughter, Mary , though she may have.
Peeking on the under side of the carriage is Atrios on the "Shove it!". Framing is everything .
I am struck, as I read this, that the tactics that are used by the neocon press, seem to be taken from a textbook about bullying. Bullies tease their victims until the victim strikes back, making certain that any adult observer
, witnessing the situation, will find the victim's explosion at the bully to be inappropriate and out of control. David Finkelhor at the Crimes Against Children Research Center at University of New Hampshire, talks about teachers who, often and mistakenly, take a neutral stance in a fight between children, blaming both the bully and the victim equally for whatever outburst occurs. Sometimes, when the bully is clever, the victim is the only party seen lashing out. And there you have it. One wonders what the Group that Runs George Bush has been reading.
Photo note: I thought this was a strong, but beautiful, feminine portrait. I'll have to find one for Laura Bush and what's her name. Sadly, I thnk I have overused the dead opossum picture.
Posted by Dakota at July 29, 2004 06:00 AM