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New Zealand rocked
I now operate by phone, not AIM... I know, I DO suck
I'm getting a new roommate! Namely, Sarah & Nicole are switching within the suite. And I heart Sarah. It'll be a sweet room.
and...
>>>
>>> 11/5/04
>>>
>>>Dear Friends,
>>>
>>>Ok, it sucks. Really sucks. But before you go and cash it all in, let's,
>>>in
>>>the words of Monty Python, 'always look on the bright side of life!' There
>>>IS some good news from Tuesday's election.
>>>
>>>Here are 17 reasons not to slit your wrists:
>>>
>>>1. It is against the law for George W. Bush to run for president again.
>>>
>>>2. Bush's victory was the NARROWEST win for a sitting president since
>>>Woodrow Wilson in 1916.
>>>
>>>3. The only age group in which the majority voted for Kerry was young
>>>adults
>>>(Kerry: 54%, Bush: 44%), proving once again that your parents are always
>>>wrong and you should never listen to them.
>>>
>>>4. In spite of Bush's win, the majority of Americans still think the
>>>country is headed in the wrong direction (56%
>>>
>>>), think the war wasn't worth fighting (51%
>>> ), and don't approve of the job
>>>George W. Bush is doing (52%
>>> ). (Note
>>>to
>>>foreigners: Don't try to figure this one out. It's an American thing,
>>>like
>>>Pop Tarts.)
>>>
>>>5. The Republicans will not have a filibuster-proof 60-seat majority in
>>>the
>>>Senate. If the Democrats do their job, Bush won't be able to pack the
>>>Supreme Court with right-wing ideologues. Did I say "if the Democrats do
>>>their job?" Um, maybe better to scratch this one.
>>>
>>>6. Michigan voted for Kerry! So did the entire Northeast, the birthplace
>>>of
>>>our democracy. So did 6 of the 8 Great Lakes States. And the whole West
>>>Coast! Plus Hawaii. Ok, that's a start. We've got most of the fresh water,
>>>all of Broadway, and Mt. St. Helens. We can dehydrate them or bury them in
>>>lava. And no more show tunes!
>>>
>>>7. Once again we are reminded that the buckeye is a nut, and not just any
>>>old nut -- a poisonous nut. A great nation was felled by a poisonous nut.
>>>May Ohio State pay dearly this Saturday when it faces Michigan.
>>>
>>>8. 88% of Bush's support came from white voters. In 50 years, America will
>>>no longer have a white majority. Hey, 50 years isn't such a long time! If
>>>you're ten years old and reading this, your golden years will be truly
>>>golden and you will be well cared for in your old age.
>>>
>>>9. Gays, thanks to the ballot measures passed on Tuesday, cannot get
>>>married
>>>in 11 new states. Thank God. Just think of all those wedding gifts we
>>>won't
>>>have to buy now.
>>>
>>>10. Five more African Americans were elected as members of Congress,
>>>including the return of Cynthia McKinney of Georgia. It's always good to
>>>have more blacks in there fighting for us and doing the job our candidates
>>>can't.
>>>
>>>11. The CEO of Coors was defeated for Senate in Colorado. Drink up!
>>>
>>>12. Admit it: We like the Bush twins and we don't want them to go away.
>>>
>>>13. At the state legislative level, Democrats picked up a net of at least
>>>3
>>>chambers in Tuesday's elections. Of the 98 partisan-controlled state
>>>legislative chambers (house/assembly and senate), Democrats went into the
>>>2004 elections in control of 44 chambers, Republicans controlled 53
>>>chambers, and 1 chamber was tied. After Tuesday, Democrats now control 47
>>>chambers, Republicans control 49 chambers, 1 chamber is tied and 1 chamber
>>>(Montana House) is still undecided.
>>>
>>>14. Bush is now a lame duck president. He will have no greater moment than
>>>the one he's having this week. It's all downhill for him from here on
>>>out --
>>>and, more significantly, he's just not going to want to do all the hard
>>>work
>>>that will be expected of him. It'll be like everyone's last month in 12th
>>>grade -- you've already made it, so it's party time! Perhaps he'll treat
>>>the
>>>next four years like a permanent Friday, spending even more time at the
>>>ranch or in Kennebunkport. And why shouldn't he? He's already proved his
>>>point, avenged his father and kicked our ass.
>>>
>>>15. Should Bush decide to show up to work and take this country down a
>>>very
>>>dark road, it is also just as likely that either of the following two
>>>scenarios will happen: a) Now that he doesn't ever need to pander to the
>>>Christian conservatives again to get elected, someone may whisper in his
>>>ear
>>>that he should spend these last four years building "a legacy" so that
>>>history will render a kinder verdict on him and thus he will not push for
>>>too aggressive a right-wing agenda; or b) He will become so cocky and
>>>arrogant -- and thus, reckless -- that he will commit a blunder of such
>>>major proportions that even his own party will have to remove him from
>>>office.
>>>
>>>16. There are nearly 300 million Americans -- 200 million of them of
>>>voting
>>>age. We only lost by three and a half million! That's not a landslide --
>>>it
>>>means we're almost there. Imagine losing by 20 million. If you had 58
>>>yards
>>>to go before you reached the goal line and then you barreled down 55 of
>>>those yards, would you stop on the three yard line, pick up the ball and
>>>go
>>>home crying -- especially when you get to start the next down on the three
>>>yard line? Of course not! Buck up! Have hope! More sports analogies are
>>>coming!!!
>>>
>>>17. Finally and most importantly, over 55 million Americans voted for the
>>>candidate dubbed "The #1 Liberal in the Senate." That's more than the
>>>total
>>>number of voters who voted for either Reagan, Bush I, Clinton or Gore.
>>>Again, more people voted for Kerry than Reagan. If the media are looking
>>>for
>>>a trend it should be this -- that so many Americans were, for the first
>>>time
>>>since Kennedy, willing to vote for an out-and-out liberal. The country has
>>>always been filled with evangelicals -- that is not news. What IS news is
>>>that so many people have shifted toward a Massachusetts liberal. In fact,
>>>that's BIG news. Which means, don't expect the mainstream media, the ones
>>>who brought you the Iraq War, to ever report the real truth about November
>>>2, 2004. In fact, it's better that they don't. We'll need the element of
>>>surprise in 2008.
>>>
>>>Feeling better? I hope so. As my friend Mort wrote me yesterday, "My
>>>Romanian grandfather used to say to me, 'Remember, Morton, this is such a
>>>wonderful country -- it doesn't even need a president!'"
>>>
>>>But it needs us. Rest up, I'll write you again tomorrow.
>>>
>>>Yours,
>>>
>>>Michael Moore
>>>MMFlint@aol.com
>>>www.michaelmoore.com
New Zealand rocked
I now operate by phone, not AIM... I know, I DO suck
I'm getting a new roommate! Namely, Sarah & Nicole are switching within the suite. And I heart Sarah. It'll be a sweet room.
and...
>>>
>>> 11/5/04
>>>
>>>Dear Friends,
>>>
>>>Ok, it sucks. Really sucks. But before you go and cash it all in, let's,
>>>in
>>>the words of Monty Python, 'always look on the bright side of life!' There
>>>IS some good news from Tuesday's election.
>>>
>>>Here are 17 reasons not to slit your wrists:
>>>
>>>1. It is against the law for George W. Bush to run for president again.
>>>
>>>2. Bush's victory was the NARROWEST win for a sitting president since
>>>Woodrow Wilson in 1916.
>>>
>>>3. The only age group in which the majority voted for Kerry was young
>>>adults
>>>(Kerry: 54%, Bush: 44%), proving once again that your parents are always
>>>wrong and you should never listen to them.
>>>
>>>4. In spite of Bush's win, the majority of Americans still think the
>>>country is headed in the wrong direction (56%
>>>
>>>), think the war wasn't worth fighting (51%
>>> ), and don't approve of the job
>>>George W. Bush is doing (52%
>>> ). (Note
>>>to
>>>foreigners: Don't try to figure this one out. It's an American thing,
>>>like
>>>Pop Tarts.)
>>>
>>>5. The Republicans will not have a filibuster-proof 60-seat majority in
>>>the
>>>Senate. If the Democrats do their job, Bush won't be able to pack the
>>>Supreme Court with right-wing ideologues. Did I say "if the Democrats do
>>>their job?" Um, maybe better to scratch this one.
>>>
>>>6. Michigan voted for Kerry! So did the entire Northeast, the birthplace
>>>of
>>>our democracy. So did 6 of the 8 Great Lakes States. And the whole West
>>>Coast! Plus Hawaii. Ok, that's a start. We've got most of the fresh water,
>>>all of Broadway, and Mt. St. Helens. We can dehydrate them or bury them in
>>>lava. And no more show tunes!
>>>
>>>7. Once again we are reminded that the buckeye is a nut, and not just any
>>>old nut -- a poisonous nut. A great nation was felled by a poisonous nut.
>>>May Ohio State pay dearly this Saturday when it faces Michigan.
>>>
>>>8. 88% of Bush's support came from white voters. In 50 years, America will
>>>no longer have a white majority. Hey, 50 years isn't such a long time! If
>>>you're ten years old and reading this, your golden years will be truly
>>>golden and you will be well cared for in your old age.
>>>
>>>9. Gays, thanks to the ballot measures passed on Tuesday, cannot get
>>>married
>>>in 11 new states. Thank God. Just think of all those wedding gifts we
>>>won't
>>>have to buy now.
>>>
>>>10. Five more African Americans were elected as members of Congress,
>>>including the return of Cynthia McKinney of Georgia. It's always good to
>>>have more blacks in there fighting for us and doing the job our candidates
>>>can't.
>>>
>>>11. The CEO of Coors was defeated for Senate in Colorado. Drink up!
>>>
>>>12. Admit it: We like the Bush twins and we don't want them to go away.
>>>
>>>13. At the state legislative level, Democrats picked up a net of at least
>>>3
>>>chambers in Tuesday's elections. Of the 98 partisan-controlled state
>>>legislative chambers (house/assembly and senate), Democrats went into the
>>>2004 elections in control of 44 chambers, Republicans controlled 53
>>>chambers, and 1 chamber was tied. After Tuesday, Democrats now control 47
>>>chambers, Republicans control 49 chambers, 1 chamber is tied and 1 chamber
>>>(Montana House) is still undecided.
>>>
>>>14. Bush is now a lame duck president. He will have no greater moment than
>>>the one he's having this week. It's all downhill for him from here on
>>>out --
>>>and, more significantly, he's just not going to want to do all the hard
>>>work
>>>that will be expected of him. It'll be like everyone's last month in 12th
>>>grade -- you've already made it, so it's party time! Perhaps he'll treat
>>>the
>>>next four years like a permanent Friday, spending even more time at the
>>>ranch or in Kennebunkport. And why shouldn't he? He's already proved his
>>>point, avenged his father and kicked our ass.
>>>
>>>15. Should Bush decide to show up to work and take this country down a
>>>very
>>>dark road, it is also just as likely that either of the following two
>>>scenarios will happen: a) Now that he doesn't ever need to pander to the
>>>Christian conservatives again to get elected, someone may whisper in his
>>>ear
>>>that he should spend these last four years building "a legacy" so that
>>>history will render a kinder verdict on him and thus he will not push for
>>>too aggressive a right-wing agenda; or b) He will become so cocky and
>>>arrogant -- and thus, reckless -- that he will commit a blunder of such
>>>major proportions that even his own party will have to remove him from
>>>office.
>>>
>>>16. There are nearly 300 million Americans -- 200 million of them of
>>>voting
>>>age. We only lost by three and a half million! That's not a landslide --
>>>it
>>>means we're almost there. Imagine losing by 20 million. If you had 58
>>>yards
>>>to go before you reached the goal line and then you barreled down 55 of
>>>those yards, would you stop on the three yard line, pick up the ball and
>>>go
>>>home crying -- especially when you get to start the next down on the three
>>>yard line? Of course not! Buck up! Have hope! More sports analogies are
>>>coming!!!
>>>
>>>17. Finally and most importantly, over 55 million Americans voted for the
>>>candidate dubbed "The #1 Liberal in the Senate." That's more than the
>>>total
>>>number of voters who voted for either Reagan, Bush I, Clinton or Gore.
>>>Again, more people voted for Kerry than Reagan. If the media are looking
>>>for
>>>a trend it should be this -- that so many Americans were, for the first
>>>time
>>>since Kennedy, willing to vote for an out-and-out liberal. The country has
>>>always been filled with evangelicals -- that is not news. What IS news is
>>>that so many people have shifted toward a Massachusetts liberal. In fact,
>>>that's BIG news. Which means, don't expect the mainstream media, the ones
>>>who brought you the Iraq War, to ever report the real truth about November
>>>2, 2004. In fact, it's better that they don't. We'll need the element of
>>>surprise in 2008.
>>>
>>>Feeling better? I hope so. As my friend Mort wrote me yesterday, "My
>>>Romanian grandfather used to say to me, 'Remember, Morton, this is such a
>>>wonderful country -- it doesn't even need a president!'"
>>>
>>>But it needs us. Rest up, I'll write you again tomorrow.
>>>
>>>Yours,
>>>
>>>Michael Moore
>>>MMFlint@aol.com
>>>www.michaelmoore.com