—John McCain appeared on "Meet the Press" this morning. Brokaw asked him about his endorsements and he mentioned the five former secretaries of state that gave him the nod. that have given him the nod. Except he couldn't remember one of their name and when I just looked up his endorsements, I only found four—Schultz, Haig, Eagleburger, Kissenger. So either he has forgotten one or made one up. Yep, time to go back to Arizona McGrumpy.
—I love David Sedaris. Anybody that can make me laugh out loud reading is a plus in my book. And let's face it, there are many funny things about growing up in the South, some funny ha-ha and some funny painful (I can only imagine how that is multiplied by growing up gay in the South). So for Sedaris to have emerged and be able to laugh about it, is quite a feat. Here's a bit I liked from a recent essay he did for The New Yorker (and yes I am once again going to give my undecided brethern a poke).
I look at these people and can’t quite believe that they exist. Are they professional actors? I wonder. Or are they simply laymen who want a lot of attention?
To put them in perspective, I think of being on an airplane. The flight attendant comes down the aisle with her food cart and, eventually, parks it beside my seat. “Can I interest you in the chicken?” she asks. “Or would you prefer the platter of shit with bits of broken glass in it?”
To be undecided in this election is to pause for a moment and then ask how the chicken is cooked.
I mean, really, what’s to be confused about?
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I, too, love Mr. Sedaris. Just yesterday I was talking to someone at Pace who remain nameless, and this person said they were still undecided about who to vote for. Are you kidding me??? How is this possible? What is this person waiting to hear?
It concerns me that this person may be insane. Don't they have any strong political opinions either way? I'd rather have some staunch Democrat or Republican over some wishy-washy, whatever-way-the-wind-blows voter. I mean, maybe this person will wake up, have some cold eggs and decide McCain, or maybe they'll be in a fender-bender and decide they like Obama. Or have gas and vote for Bob Barr!
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