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Tuesday, November 09, 2004 np: saint etienne - travel edition: 1990-2005 one of the rather amusing things about gmail is its usage of email text to determine the ads that it shows you. so, when a friend used the phrase "period of craziness" in an email to me the other day, i was bombarded by ads regarding menstruation, tampons, etc. classic. in a discussion with a friend last night, he made the comment that the wedge issue of the anti-gay marriage amendements was a really successful gamble for the republican party in those states. and i agreed. until i In 11 states with gay marriage referenda on the ballot, the president increased his share of the vote from an average of 55.4 percent in 2000 to an average of 58.0 percent in 2004--an improvement of 2.6 percentage points. However, in the rest of the country the president increased his share of the vote from an average of 48.1 percent in 2000 to an average of 51.0 percent in 2004--an improvement of 2.9 percentage points. granted, the average is higher in those states with the referenda, but they were, for the most part, already firmly in bush's territory with the exceptions of ohio, michigan and oregon. so bush's average increase was lower in those states. it would appear that the referenda failed to motivate the voters, possibly even turning some off, the way just plain ol' preznit bush, sans referenda, did in the other states. there are a few ways to respond to that fact (in strong red states, you are closer to plateauing in voter support), but it is significant none the less. to the knee-jerk democrats who have been murmuring of throwing gay-rights to the wolves, get over yourself. this is a civil rights issue which is too important to ignore, whether you believe it's bringing you down or not. (thanks to kos for the story.) so i did something creative. i wrote a condensed, 3-page version of the plot of a doll's house by henrik ibsen. not only that, but it's in the format of a folk/country song. and then i brought in my guitar and played it for all my classes as a review for their test tomorrow. and i have a feeling it might actually help. we'll see after they take the test. my personal favorite stanza that i wrote: Torvald begs her not to go finally. my ticket out of this popsicle stand. i could do some hip-hop, folk and country tunes all comprising songs about literature. i'll call it droppin' english. (anyone catch that reference? first person to name it correctly in the comments gets a free copy of this collection of songs when i eventually, undoubtedly record it.) thanks to john wesley harding for inspiring me by playing a really smashing song about hamlet at his show in chicago back in '02. (and yes, that is a link to that song. it's free. go listen.) anyone ever read look back in anger by john osbourne? if so, leave your impressions. posted by J. Neas | 11/09/2004 03:06:00 PM
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