Schrodinger's AAA
Oct. 26th, 2004 07:42 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
lapsedmodernistGod, if there is another twist in the AAA story I will wake up a cockroach (yes, ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
trochee, this is a shout-out to you).
First it was in SF. Then it was going to be in San Jose. Then it got moved to Atlanta. Then it got bifurcated into the Renegade AAA at Berkeley and official AAA in Atlanta, dividing panel member against panel member, much like the civil war peeps be prophesizing for Early November. Then, after we were told to change our plans, we were told to not change out plans after all, because we might go back to SF if Beloved Mayor negociates a 3-month "cool-off" period. Beloved Mayor fails to negociate a 3-month cool-off period, joins the picket line. Presumably we are back to Atlanta. Short-lived elation over the possibility of returning to SF is over. But it's still not 100% certain. Stay tuned for further updates from the AAA and the bifurcated panels.
In other good news, Bush wants to do away with the Hague (tribunal, not city, although probably city too, for good measure). This actually might be good news, because the first motivation that comes to mind is that in case he fails to steal the election, he doesn't wanna be tried there.
Also, for those of you familiar with whitehouse.org, a fake shrewd Onion-style website that mimics the real thing, they just published a bunch of letters from the people who contact them thinking they are the real deal.
Here are a few of my favorites, proving that not a) sarcasm is not a concept that registers on the radar for many, but b)even so, it may be useful, since some angry readers are planning to withdraw their votes from Bush now.
SUBJECT = Gift shop
NAME = Robert Malcolm
MESSAGE = I have just visited the gift shop by using the link provided by this web site. The Items that are offered are very offensive. I am a christian veiwing a so called christian presidents web site. To find these kind of sloagans really have me concerned. I do not care if this is approved or not! This is not the kind of materiall that is expected to found on a presidential wed site. Expecially a Christians mans site.
see? This next one is pretty sweet
SUBJECT = ads
NAME = joan langley
MESSAGE = I have just viewed the ad approved by President Bush, "False Christian", referring to John Kerry's faith. I AM APPALLED BY THIS AD. I am a Christian and know my savior, Jesus Christ (a Jew) also was a descendant of Jews.
This ad is an insult to all Jews and Christians. I am ashamed that it would be on your Web site. I have almost always voted Republician but if this name calling if how you win votes, I would be ashamed to vote Republician
and in the same vein:
SUBJECT = Horrified
NAME = Benjamin Bar
MESSAGE = I am appaled and horrified by your newly released video clip about John Kerry's grand father background, it reminds me of Nazis speaking, especially prononciating the word "Jew" the way this narrator does, and besides, what is wrong for someone to convert to Christianity? how many Christians convert to Judaism? This is disgusting and appaling, and to top it off, President Bush approves this message, well Mr Bush, I was a fan of yours, but unfortunately you have just lost three votes, because this is just not right.
And then the "helpful" emails
SUBJECT = False Christian
NAME = Jo Chalcraft
MESSAGE = I am a very strong Bush supporter and I visit the website quit often. I just saw the TV Ad "False Christian", I'm sorry to say I'm very disappointed you would produce such a thing as well as being very disappointed that President Bush would approve it. I've watch on-line all the ads that have been available and like all of them but this one. Some better then others but this one cause a very uncomfortable knot in my stomach. As a Christian I can't help but wonder if Jews won't see it as anti-Semitic. I too wonder why Kerry has tried to hide is heredity as well as having serious doubts about him really being a sincere Christian but I'm sure you can find a better way to get this across. I seriously hope you will decide not to show this ad.
Oh yeah, and you can see the "False Christian" ad, which is pretty awesome, if you go here
trochee, this is a shout-out to you).First it was in SF. Then it was going to be in San Jose. Then it got moved to Atlanta. Then it got bifurcated into the Renegade AAA at Berkeley and official AAA in Atlanta, dividing panel member against panel member, much like the civil war peeps be prophesizing for Early November. Then, after we were told to change our plans, we were told to not change out plans after all, because we might go back to SF if Beloved Mayor negociates a 3-month "cool-off" period. Beloved Mayor fails to negociate a 3-month cool-off period, joins the picket line. Presumably we are back to Atlanta. Short-lived elation over the possibility of returning to SF is over. But it's still not 100% certain. Stay tuned for further updates from the AAA and the bifurcated panels.
In other good news, Bush wants to do away with the Hague (tribunal, not city, although probably city too, for good measure). This actually might be good news, because the first motivation that comes to mind is that in case he fails to steal the election, he doesn't wanna be tried there.
Also, for those of you familiar with whitehouse.org, a fake shrewd Onion-style website that mimics the real thing, they just published a bunch of letters from the people who contact them thinking they are the real deal.
Here are a few of my favorites, proving that not a) sarcasm is not a concept that registers on the radar for many, but b)even so, it may be useful, since some angry readers are planning to withdraw their votes from Bush now.
SUBJECT = Gift shop
NAME = Robert Malcolm
MESSAGE = I have just visited the gift shop by using the link provided by this web site. The Items that are offered are very offensive. I am a christian veiwing a so called christian presidents web site. To find these kind of sloagans really have me concerned. I do not care if this is approved or not! This is not the kind of materiall that is expected to found on a presidential wed site. Expecially a Christians mans site.
see? This next one is pretty sweet
SUBJECT = ads
NAME = joan langley
MESSAGE = I have just viewed the ad approved by President Bush, "False Christian", referring to John Kerry's faith. I AM APPALLED BY THIS AD. I am a Christian and know my savior, Jesus Christ (a Jew) also was a descendant of Jews.
This ad is an insult to all Jews and Christians. I am ashamed that it would be on your Web site. I have almost always voted Republician but if this name calling if how you win votes, I would be ashamed to vote Republician
and in the same vein:
SUBJECT = Horrified
NAME = Benjamin Bar
MESSAGE = I am appaled and horrified by your newly released video clip about John Kerry's grand father background, it reminds me of Nazis speaking, especially prononciating the word "Jew" the way this narrator does, and besides, what is wrong for someone to convert to Christianity? how many Christians convert to Judaism? This is disgusting and appaling, and to top it off, President Bush approves this message, well Mr Bush, I was a fan of yours, but unfortunately you have just lost three votes, because this is just not right.
And then the "helpful" emails
SUBJECT = False Christian
NAME = Jo Chalcraft
MESSAGE = I am a very strong Bush supporter and I visit the website quit often. I just saw the TV Ad "False Christian", I'm sorry to say I'm very disappointed you would produce such a thing as well as being very disappointed that President Bush would approve it. I've watch on-line all the ads that have been available and like all of them but this one. Some better then others but this one cause a very uncomfortable knot in my stomach. As a Christian I can't help but wonder if Jews won't see it as anti-Semitic. I too wonder why Kerry has tried to hide is heredity as well as having serious doubts about him really being a sincere Christian but I'm sure you can find a better way to get this across. I seriously hope you will decide not to show this ad.
Oh yeah, and you can see the "False Christian" ad, which is pretty awesome, if you go here
