Dean Cain, Super Patriot?

[coldblossom.livejournal.com]

I admit, I watch TMZ sometimes. You guys may or may not have heard of how Archbishop Dezmond Tutu knocking the Stars Earn Stripes show, right? He said it "glorifies war" and should be cancelled immediately. Dean Cain was a "contestant" on that show (and my favorite of the entire group, close second was Todd Palin (badass) followed by Layla Ali...and whatever that was going on with the one guy and Eve from WWE was totally cute if so obviously one-sided lol).

Anyway, Deam responded to Tutu via TMZ:

I've liked DC ever since he did the Superman TV show back in the 90s. He was cute then and he's managed to stay cute, too. So, uh, fangirling here. I should go.

God, Jerusalem, and the Democratic Convention

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In a move that probably took a lot of people by surprise, the DNC put God back into their platform along with language affirming Jerusalem as the capitol of Israel today. C-SPAN video of the proceedings is here.

Disclosure: I am a Christian, and I am pro-Israel so this is a platform change of which I approve. That said, I am quite surprised at how, well, undemocratically this change was carried out.

In the video, Mayor Villaraigosa had to call for the vote three times before seeming to decide that he was going to approve the platform change whether there'd been a two-thirds aye vote or not. Obviously this platform change was a matter of major contention among the delegates. I am very surprised that a more formal vote was not carried out, given how divided the Convention seemed to be on the matter. And while I realize that these things take time, isn't this sort of boring, in-house housekeeping the actual reason these conventions happen in the first place? I know we like to pretty them up with balloons (unless we're Democrats) and confetti and music and whatever, but that stuff happens all the time. Hashing out the platform, on the other hand, doesn't come around just whenever.

I suppose, given the way they rammed through Obamacare without concern for what the country wanted, I shouldn't be too surprised, but I didn't figure they'd go all petty-dictator on one another. I would, honestly, have been disappointed in the party (more than I already am, anyway) had these changes not been made. But the way they were made feels dishonest and forced. Where do Democrats really stand on these issues and why didn't they take a more careful vote?

Edit: I have unscreened the comment by "Stan Chaz." Mods, he's your call. ;)

Please, don't sound like a hipster, Ms. Warren.

[dark-weezing.livejournal.com]

Did Elizabeth Warren actually say Hilary Clinton "is one of the coolest women on the planet," and actually wanted to give a "shout-out"? Oh, my God....

Anyway, use the entry to discuss Fauxcahontas in action, who is speaking as I'm posting this. Take a drink at everytime she goes to class warfare.

Update: Since it is in real-time, feel free to discuss about the Clinton speech, as well.