Rescue Me October 14, 2004 ~ 10:18 am
Posted by Julie in : Daily Grind , comments closed
Because I was watching Rescue Me last night and they talked about the spotlights that were up after 9/11. So here you go, a picture (dim and indistinct as it may be) of the spotlights that were there this year on September 11, as seen from my house.
And did anyone else see Rescue Me last night? It was fucking amazing! So many storylines came to a head last night - I can’t wait to see where they’ll all end up. I’ve been catching the show as I can around rehearsals for the past several weeks, so some of the things last night caught me off guard (like when the hell did Tommy knock up Jimmy’s widow?), but I was stuck to the screen for the whole show. And I loved the hockey game, which featured my all-time favorite part of hockey, a monster fight. Why can’t real games be like that?
As for the debate, I came home in time to catch about a half hour’s worth. What I saw was backed up in the polls this morning. CNN and MSNBC show Kerry with a sizeable lead, the others a little less so, with some polls saying it was a tie. Fox News actually showed Kerry up 2 points when I checked it, amazingly enough. The one thing I thought Kerry nailed Bush on was his lack of recognition of the NAACP and other black leaders. The only comeback he could come up with was “I met with the leaders of the Caucus. In the White House.” Oh, the irony. Another spot where I felt Bush missed the mark was when Bob Schieffer questioned him about overturning Roe v. Wade, and Bush answered it with some bullshit about litmus tests for Supreme Court judges. That isn’t what Bob asked, asshole. He asked if you are going to take away a woman’s right to choose. How difficult is that to answer? Wait, I know, you’re stuck between women and Conservatives. Tough choice. But to make no choice just sunk you a little further in my estimation.
And now I have a question for my Republican/Bush supporter readers. I know you’re out there. Please explain to me why you support Bush, particularly if you are a woman, gay, or non-Caucasian. Because as I see it, those groups stand to lose the most if he’s re-elected. But I would love it if you could explain to me your reasoning. Seriously. I want to understand where you’re coming from. Anybody? All my Liberal readers (and you know I don’t use that as a pejorative), hell, just tell me what you thought of the debates, the issues, whatever.
