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Obama’s speech: rhetorically skillful, politically brave, moderately moving and inspirational. I have objections — oh, do I have objections — but they can be set aside for the moment. Senator Obama is first and foremost a capable politician, and he is going to tailor everything he says to his target audience. I am not his target audience. I am not supposed to fall back in awe. I can accept that.

Let’s talk instead about what sparked Obama’s speech. (more…)

Okay, you knew I couldn’t stay quiet on the Ferraro thing.

Sadly, I know I need to preface the following by saying: No, I do not believe that Geraldine Ferraro hates black people. No, I do not believe that Geraldine Ferraro is secretly a member of the KKK. Yes, I’m sure Geraldine Ferraro loves Dr. King’s “I Have a Dream” speech and has kissed a lot of babies of color and TOTALLY has black friends.None of which excuses the ass-showing she’s been getting up to lately. (more…)

A friend of mine recently told me that the internet had failed him: He could not find good, new porn online.

This is why I am so unbelievably grateful for fandom. Say what you will about the silliness inherent in chronicling the non-canonical sexual escapades of characters from popular television, movies, and books. I’m certainly not going to argue it’s not silly. But when I want to get off, I know that inside 10 minutes, I can find a well written piece of smut on some community or rec list or newsletter or message board, and I can use it as a launchpad for masturbatory delight. As long as I’m willing to tolerate the occasional Snarry or McShep AU, of course.

So, dear fandom, thanks for the orgasms. As long as you’re kicking, I know I’ll never run out of porn.

Yeah, pretty much.

Ideally, the administration of the nation-state falls to those most qualified to handle the world’s complexities. They’re honest, they’re moral, they’re law-abiding, they’re insightful, they’re creative, they’re knowledgeable, and so on and so on. They understand the problems society faces, they can think up a variety of possible solutions to those problems, they can evaluate the costs and benefits and risks of potential courses of action, and they act from a genuine desire for the general well-being.

It’s been a while since I actually expected our elected leaders to be honest, moral, or law-abiding. (more…)