tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4266182378025878077.post6846560173314043216..comments2023-08-01T05:13:06.314-04:00Comments on Still Life With Yarn: Home AgainLoren Thttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03960126704097428609noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4266182378025878077.post-54912633915979287082008-07-15T14:50:00.000-04:002008-07-15T14:50:00.000-04:00I'll make this a quick one, Loren, but I did find ...I'll make this a quick one, Loren, but I did find your comments interesting. According to Husband, the AM radio psychos never refer to Obama without stating "Barack HUSSEIN Obama." They have pandered to the absurd rumours about Obama's identity, religion, patriotism, etc. As expected. Unfortunately, as we were discussing it last night, I had a "slip of the tongue" that the RW pundits as well as a therapist could have a field day with. I was describing the cover to H, and as the last part of my description, I said: "Reportedly there's a flag burning in the fireplace, and over the fireplace, mantle, a picture of Obama." My H said, "don't you mean 'Osama?'"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4266182378025878077.post-64179023921909867732008-07-15T13:41:00.000-04:002008-07-15T13:41:00.000-04:00Sharon,I'm probably not very coherent right now, h...Sharon,<BR/><BR/>I'm probably not very coherent right now, having had only about 3 hours of (interrupted) sleep thanks to a kid with a tummyache. It's hard for me to judge the New Yorker cover. As a longtime devoted reader, I know exactly where they were coming from and what they were trying to communicate. I'm familiar with all the positive coverage they've given Obama, including articles exploring just those misperceptions (deceptions?) portrayed on the cover. I would *hope* that satire isn't dead -- it certainly isn't on tv -- but I also think we as a nation seem to have lost our sense of humor. I've noted before (not on the blog, I think) that this seems to be the "hurt feelings" campaign. Someone says something stupid and the candidates are called on not just to comment on whatever's been said, but to "condemn" the statements, "repudiate" the intent, and, if relevant, fire the speaker or refuse the endorsement. Why can't the candidates come out and say, "Yeah, the cover seems extreme, but it's nothing more than all those anonymous viral emails have been saying about me/him for the last year"? The cover is titled "The Politics of Fear" for a reason!<BR/><BR/>If there are people out there who look at the cover and say "See! I told you he was a..." then those people a) are stupid; and b) are merely looking to have their prejudices validated, and no amount of reasoned discourse will change their minds. But if the New Yorker cover didn't confirm it for them, something else would have.<BR/><BR/>Guilt by association has been rampant this campaign year like I've never seen before. I have a friend who's pretty middle of the road -- socially liberal, fiscally conservative -- and on the fence between McCain and Obama. She told me that what really bugged her about Obama was his friendship with the professor who used to be a Weather Underground member. Even though the guy's been an upstanding citizen for the last 30 years, somehow his youthful actions were enough to taint her opinion of Obama. (When I think about my college years and the things I did and the people I hung around with, I realize I'll never be elected President.)<BR/><BR/>Your husband must have a really strong gag reflex to listen to the right wing nutbaggery. I can't do it; it gets me too riled up. What was their take on the cover? That must have been interesting. Or was it hyperbole about the New Yorker being part of the democratic mainstream media?<BR/><BR/>This must be a record long comment...Loren Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03960126704097428609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4266182378025878077.post-2203303825075385672008-07-15T12:43:00.000-04:002008-07-15T12:43:00.000-04:00I read the Memory Keeper's Daughter last week as w...I read the Memory Keeper's Daughter last week as well! I had also resisted reading it. I thought it was just okay. The first part of the book was interesting but thought it went totally south about two thirds of the way through it. I couldn't decide if the wife or the husband was more annoying. oh well.<BR/><BR/><BR/>I've picked up Water for Elephants but have not read it. And I'll check out Geek Love. I'm currently reading this memoir about a couple who decides to have sex every day for 100 days. It is hilarious. <BR/><BR/>Yay for mammograms. :-) <BR/><BR/>Do you play wii tennis as well?kippihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05346284045882651761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4266182378025878077.post-79307240429365423792008-07-15T11:19:00.000-04:002008-07-15T11:19:00.000-04:00I meant to say "not accept" his decision to issue ...I meant to say "not accept" his decision to issue the cover!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4266182378025878077.post-71414881373611403722008-07-15T11:17:00.000-04:002008-07-15T11:17:00.000-04:00I read The Mayfairs last summer at the beach and r...I read The Mayfairs last summer at the beach and really liked it. I had read The Memory Keeper's Daughter about 6 months prior, but it would have been interesting to read them back to back to juxtapose the different marital dynamics. Marriage is such a complex relationship, I think. <BR/><BR/>what do you think of all the hype over the current New Yorker cover? I haven't gotten my copy yet (it should arrive today). I heard David Remnick on NPR yesterday, and while I totally "get" where his editorial decision to run with it came from, I feel that the masses out there will accept his "satire" explanation. My husband listens to the right wing crazies on AM radio (he feels one should know one's enemy) and he said that their hyperbole was off the charts yesterday.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4266182378025878077.post-90285167962682119612008-07-14T14:22:00.000-04:002008-07-14T14:22:00.000-04:00Note how there are no pictures of Mr. T.You didn't...Note how there are no pictures of Mr. T.<BR/><BR/>You didn't tell them about the guy hitting on you at the grocery store when we got back.<BR/><BR/>I feel like we should do reviews of those restaurants so some other people will know where to avoid.Scott T.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02057466019736735862noreply@blogger.com