a bird in the hand is worth a duck in the bush?

[literallyjohn]

for those who've been asking...this is my update on tammy duckworth. yes, i think she does have a chance. (kyoppolife feel free to jump in at any time.) much will depend on how much support she can gain...including financial donations for her campaign. mike honda wrote a letter endorsing her as well: Read more... )

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[fig_aruna]

Still pretty naive about local politics, but I googled her the other day we were chatting, and I found this blog of the local chapter of the Democratic party(?), and some of them were angry that she was suddenly "taking" the Dem's seat from someone else who'd been campaigning there for the past three years...? I don't know. Online drama always makes me uncomfortable :(

Anyhow, re: the movies-- You do know what Brokeback Mountain's about, right? lol. Haven't seen it, but just saying I haven't heard anyone I know who's seen it (gay Asian guy friends) describe it as a good date movie. *shrug* So dunno :)

But OMG, KING KONG. Saw it last night, and OMG. PG-13, my ass. Er, granted this is me talking, but I swear to god, a parent behind me made her kid leave halfway through because it was getting too intense O__O ...Also this is a spoiler, so I'll hide it in white text, but I think it's important if you're thinking about bringin' youngins: There's a REALLY DISTURBING scene in the first quarter of the movie featuring the "natives"

[literallyjohn]

yeah...cegelis got something like 44% of the vote when she ran last time...and still lost. i can see why people might be a little sour, especially since duckworth doesn't really have much political experience. and cegelis hasn't been getting much funds for her campaign. but still, like the stock market, it doesn't depend so much on how things look on paper as does image and potential--and duckworth is holding some hefty cards that make her look good.

nice white text maneuver, btw. i'm gonna have to use that one day. [ok putting my nerd glasses on...] yes, king kong is very...colonial and represents, in a very grotesque form, the heart of darkness itself and all the trappings that come with demonizing the Othered world; however, also like the heart of darkness, it reveals how it's not so much the monster that's evil, but our civilization and the structural assumptions we hold. like jack black's character who embodies the colonial figure literally commodifying the representation of the loathsome and fearful, sensationalized heart

[fig_aruna]

but still, like the stock market, it doesn't depend so much on how things look on paper as does image and potential--and duckworth is holding some hefty cards that make her look good.

Yeah, that's what the.. the, uh, "head guy" said. (Sorry, I wasn't paying enough attention to remember his name :/)

But anyways, I just totally got schooled! (not making fun, it was a read I really appreciated actually). Although I've never read Heart of Darkness, that's kinda what I thought PJ was trying to get at in the film. ...It was just the representation of the natives that really struck me as disturbing though... Because they (imo) never are "humanized"... They're just really inhuman and scary and remain inhuman and SCARY. (And yes, I meant "scary" in the "omg, I won't ever sleep again, I swear ;__;" type scary, ehehe

[beamused]

yeah i had read some commentary about tammy taking the seat away from cegelis too, which made me uncomfortable...

but on a personal note, being Thai American myself, it's great to see some Thai American participation in electoral politics!! this is definitely a first, i think, although i could be wrong...

anyways i was thinking about working on her campaign, but it seems like what her campaign needs is money (something i don't have). any thoughts on helping tammy out in non-financial ways?