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RAINY Saturday morning, and I went to ye olde bank to acquire new checks, but AFTERWARD I went to the library to return DVDs and get new stuff
Among various documentaries, I got three books, one conservative, one liberal, and one GODLY... Ann Coulter, James Carville, and Chris Matthews
Chris Matthew is the godly. By "godly," I mean DIVINE. I effing love that guy. He is just fearless and interesting as hell. He has a lot of potent wisdom
How could he not? He went to a Jesiut college, served two years in the Peace Corps in Africa, then returned to the U.S. when he was 26 (my age!). And he went to DC.
After some maneuvering, he got a job as a capitol hill cop, and as a speech writer. Lonely nights in a god-forsaken basement. Worked his way up to legislative assistant and then assistant to Speaker of the House and then speech writer for Carter, etc etc, and then into broadcasting and to the top of cable news
He knows about 5000 times more than I do about life. And in his book, he reveals how LIFE IS A CAMPAIGN! Gosh, I love reading all that cutthroat ambitious stuff. I think it's because I'm bloody starved for a voice saying "Go forward!"
Stasis, of course, is alright, but what about AWESOMENESS?! Why don't I try to get a master's degree and incredible experience and become the best English teacher ever and get a job in Hawaii and have lots of money and sip pina coladas on the beach on hot hot nights with all my friends and have no financial worries and ultimate abundance, etc etc?
Why not minimize worries? Maximize pleasures? Impact other people! Live big! What has anyone got to lose!
Gosh, I'm so worked up over my man-love for Chris Matthews. I wanna birth his litter.
Anyway, I read about 30 pages of Ann Coulter's book, and then 30 pages of Matthews's. Ann Coulter is funny. Terrible, but funny. She is a bit Wildean. She refers to foreigners as "non-soap oriented" or something. oh em gee! She is replete with that stuff
She says universities in the 60s replaced what worked with what sounded good. She refers to Helen Thomas as "an old Arab." She called Obama's book "a dimestore Mein Kampf." Referred to Katie Couric as an "affable Eva Braun." Said after 9/11 that we should "invade their countries, kill their leaders, and convert them to Christianity." Says (of herself) that "WASPs feel superior to everyone and are quite charming about it." Says it's her fantasy for women to lose the vote (the reason being that every election since 64 would have gone to Republican)
I'm having a screwdriver! I love the sound of the train! I love this cold, misty May night! I watched a documentary on Castro! I had bacon and eggs for breakfast! I think self-mutilation can be a brilliant move! I am a happy outdoor enthusiast! I love the song at the beginning of this post! I have a big o smile on my Face! I love you, Chris Matthews! You give me my joy back!