Katie Doyle, Girl About Town

Friday, Nov. 08, 2002 - 12:12 a.m.

Sadness. We went to the polls, and the sheep from the Land of Dubya still kicked our asses. You know what, though? We get another chance in 2 more years, and that one's for the big money. Are ya with me, oh great thinking public? C'mon! Buck the system and vote for yourself, not for a freakin' *party*.

Alas. We will move on now. Mostly. Now that I've had time to recover and take inner inventory to ascertain for myself that no, I'm not bitter (yet, anyway), today's entry is kind of election-themed.

Not-Quite-Excellent-but-Pretty-Amusing-Nonetheless Quote(s)-of-the-Day
"...I immediately became paranoid that here in the land of Dubya, the lady at the City Clerk�s office who helped me; she got a little whiff of The Left on me and threw my information out." --Modern day diarist Ann-Frank on not receiving her voter's registration card or polling information.

Paranoid perhaps, but drily amusing. Then again, probably not all that paranoid.

Did you say economy, George?
BTW, according to my pals over at the NY Times, "the stock market fell more after [Bush's] inauguration than during any similar period since the Hoover administration. The economy lost more than two million private-sector jobs, and investor confidence plunged amid corporate scandals that reminded some of the 1930's."

In fact, Bush's appointed SEC Chairman resigned Tuesday, and the Federal Reserve cut the key interest rate to 1.25%, the lowest it's been since JFK was President, which might sound really groovy, but it spells big old economic trouble, my friends. And that starts with T, and that rhymes with P, and that stands for pool. There's also really nowhere else for it to go, so if I were you, I'd consider keeping my money in old socks under the basement stairs, cause it is gonna get ugly real soon. And when that hits the fan, not even Harold Hill and all the trombones in River City are gonna be able to bail it out.

Excellent Quote(s) of the Day:
"Who doesn't like topless lesbian vampires?" --Mimi Smartypants, on, well, topless lesbian vampires.

Please. I am begging you. If you do not already read the Incredible Diary of Thoroughly Modern Mimi, PLEASE go and do so now.

Bite me, you uptight, unobjective, purple prose-slingin' pile of "journalistic" crap.
You know, it really fucking pisses me off the fucking Los Angeles Times forces you to register on its site before you can read any of its fucking articles, and then once you do, they fucking PUMMEL you with more spam than you could fucking choke an elephant on. If you think I'm pissed off about that, you're right. Did I call the NYTimes fascist for making you pay to read articles after a certain amount of time? Nay, dear readers, fascist is the fucking LA Times.

P.S.
I forgot to mention yesterday in my diatribe against the Los Angeles District Attorney's office that Saks requested the charges be dropped a coupla times against Winnie, and the DA's office steadfastly and absolutely refused, saying that if Saks dropped the charges, the DA would never, ever, EVER prosecute another shoplifting case for them again. So then what the FUCK, Mr. DA-Man?

Sound Familiar?
"Of course the people don't want war. Why should some poor slob on a farm want to risk his life in a war when the best he can get out of it is to come back to his farm in one piece? Naturally, the common people don't want war; neither in Russia nor in England nor, for that matter, in Germany. That is understood. But, after all, it is the leaders of the country who determine the policy, and it is always a simple matter to drag the people along, whether it is a democracy or a fascist dictatorship or a parliament or a communist dictatorship. Voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is tell them they are being attacked and denounce the peacemakers for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to danger. It works the same in any country."
--Hermann Goering, one of the Nazi Party's 7 founding members, second highest ranking Nazi in the Third Reich, Hitler's right-hand man and designated successor, and CIC of the Luftwaffe; to Allied intelligence officer Gustave Gilbert, during the Nuremburg Trials, April 18, 1946.

BTW, that last part? From where he says "voice or no voice..."? THAT was about the United States. And I checked that baby out, and yes, Goering did say it. BTB, he's also credited with having started the Gestapo. Greeeaaat.

On that cheery note, I'll leave ya. It's cold and wet here in sunny SoCal. In short, winter has arrived. Which means I'll be able to breathe tomorrow.

Peace out,
Katie

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