Ducking flying pigs...

So my mother, the librarian, discovered DailyKos some time ago. First she read it for fun, then she started to post occasionally. Now she is emerging as a force of nature. I am quoting her most recent post here because I like it and because she is my mom. I am so proud:

CHEERS to last week’s Democratic convention, which I remember as joyous, celebratory, and informative. Yes, of course there was plenty of criticism of the other side, but nothing like what I heard last night.....

JEERS to the Republican convention last night, which was mean-spirited and vicious. Special JEERS to Guiliano, who was at his toxic worst.

JEERS to the fresh-faced little "mom" from Alaska, who combined high school commencement delivery with divisive, sarcastic nastiness. We can take the gloves off now. She obviously wants to play tough and her paltry record is fair game.

CHEERS to community organizers, who do, in fact, have "actual responsibilities." CHEERS to the poor, who receive their help. JEERS to the Republicans, who show their usual contempt for the common man.

We’ve seen their new little attack dog now. She’ll be repeating this line of cheap shots and sarcasm all over the country for the next two months. She has to – it’s all they’ve got. They’re wrong on the issues.

JEERS to Palin for her jibe at reading prisoners their rights, and to the crowd that roared to their feet when she did. So much for the Geneva Conventions, I guess.

More JEERS to Palin for her abstinence-only stance, and for using her line-item veto to eliminate help for unwed mothers in Alaska. Did I say that yesterday? Good.

CHEERS to Florida Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz, who said afterwards that she’s heard local politicians deliver speeches well before; that doesn’t mean it’s their turn to run the country.

JEERS to the PC police, who object to Harry Reid calling Palin ‘shrill.’ It’s a perfectly good adjective, people. When you deliver a tirade, you might be called "shrill." Deal with it. (BTW, Rudi was also shrill.)

So, about sexism. First, McCain selects a woman – out of nowhere – as his VP. Arguably a very sexist act. Then last night we see buttons saying "Hottest VP from the coolest state." Just don’t talk to us about sexism, you dorks.

JEERS to Palin’s sarcastic reference to the "Washington elite." News flash to you, Gov. Palin, senators are part of that elite (think McCain). And don’t worry, you’re not going to become part of that "Washington elite." No chance.

JEERS to all bogus, folksy language. I’m sick and tired of hearing about "folks" and "moms." Time to hurl.

CHEERS to John McCain because he needs it. Good luck with the speech tonight, John. You’re only being compared to the most gifted, inspiring politician to emerge in decades. Think about the 85,000 people in Denver and the rest of everybody in the country who listened to Obama on TV last week, and take a deep, quavering breath. Blink a few times. Smile.

OK, I realize I’m being mean-spirited too. Oh well. Tough.

CHEERS to the Rep. convention being over tomorrow night, so we can get on with the business of Obama/Biden thrashing McCain/Palin. Yes. We. Can.

CHEERS to Yes we can – as opposed to Drill, baby drill.

CHEERS to BiPM for being consistently funny, telling, and interesting, and for enabling our rants, and to CSM and everybody else iM and to all of YOU.

CHEERS to the Pooties of the Earth!

*Librarians for Obama* / "You don't have to burn books to destroy a culture. Just get people to stop reading them." Ray Bradbury

by stonepier on Thu Sep 04, 2008 at 04:41:49 AM PDT

Admittedly, my mother talking about "pooties" makes me twitch...but otherwise, she rocks.