i really wish that eliot spitzer's last name rhymed with something so that i could come up with a clever title for this first-official-post of my blog re-birth. like lester, the last name of my older sister's nightmare theology professor. i think it went something like, "lester, lester, the grade point molester, the man who gave jesus a C." but i am sick to death of this topic, anyway. if you know me, you should skip down to the next paragraph, as i do not want to repeat a rant you have surely heard on more than one occasion.....why are people so obsessed with the private lives of public officials that a sex scandal is the worst/biggest thing that could happen to a politician's career? the only thing that initiates the word impeachment? dont get me wrong, im thinking the same thing you are: why wouldnt he have an affair with a woman of good social standing, like his more-honest, classier peers? i mean, really. a prostitute? as socially acceptable as adultery is, this man really has no excuse. still, i do think that for this scandal to be the buzz, like so many sex scandals of officials who have had notable (good or bad) political careers, is sadly very telling of our priorities as a nation. it is as if we are crying out, "entertain us! give us something to react to that is basic enough that we dont have to open a dictionary or think about to understand! keep the act going so we can eat more!" nevermind that we have a war criminal as a leader. the fun stuff is gay, married republicans' sex scandals & the rapist democrats. harper's quoted spitzer (aka client 9) as saying on tape, "...would ask you to do things that, like, you might not think were safe." when are people in america going to realize that the size of the porn industry
isnt normal or simply a product of non-christians? that madonna was on to something other than marketing? can you imagine what would happen if a political party existed that represented secularity- reeeeaaaaal secularity? secularity that doesnt compromise on topics of sexual education or fundamentalist funding? wow, that would be revolutionary.
it is amazing how complicated things are outside of the realm of school, curriculum, definitions, theories. i was reading through a paper i wrote my junior year, comparing collective anarchism & libertarian socialism. that was funny. absolutely OFF topic to anything but a good wine-induced conversation or daydream. certainly not a book or an in-office referendum. & then you have noam chomsky. yes, you will hear his name quite often. because he is one of the smartest people i have ever read. i would want to be just like him if i were old, cynical & too smart to communicate with humans or believe in religion. but what good would it do? what good is it doing noam? people read his work, are stunned by it- not inspired- stunned. perhaps they write a stupid blog that no one will read & spend their time away from his words ranting to their annoyed friends & family. maybe they write a book that provokes a similar reaction. but sitting on a hill only helps the guru. & those crazy fast food eating couch potatoes need noam's help. who is the (productive) middle man & what does she do? no, im not gonna kill caesar. im not high enough on the hill & because i am a libertarian socialist, i dont even believe in the hill. but after seeing a magnificent play this week with brian dennehy (oh my god he is GOOD), i am thinking more and more about brutus' (speculated) point.
ok, enough of a rant for now......stay tuned for the first episode of Tex&theCity.
