Tuesday, January 12, 2010

Mostly odds, some ends

I suppose this is January doldrums. I just don't seem to have much to say about anything that's going on. It all seems just so same old, same old. Ah well, FWIW, here's a scattershot of what passes for thought from me these days (don't say you weren't warned)....

From what I can tell, "Game Change", um, isn't.

This morning, a friend of mine who works in Austin told me that her company is not only giving her Monday off for MLK day, they are ALSO giving her Tuesday off for "Confederate Heroes Day". Assholes. Why don't they just call it "Ku Klux Klan Day" and be out in the open about it?

It really is interesting what shows up on BBC News as opposed to US cable news. For example, this. Apparently there are democracies in other parts of the world that believe in holding their elected officials accountable for illegal wars. What a concept!

6 comments:

heydave said...

I thought they didn't let that shit go down in Austin. Jeez, lady, that state is in trouble!

AnnPW said...

I know - crappy, innit.

heydave said...

You have to ask Ass Hat Fred (or whatever his name is) who is his favorite hero of the Southern Insurrection.

AnnPW said...

Oh yes, I must run right out and do just that! "AsshatFred" is a very good name for him.

Julie said...

What kind of company does your friend work for in Austin?? All my years here, I've never heard of us having a Confederate Heroes Day!

AnnPW said...

I don't know how they get away with it. Kinda makes one want to take a closer look at their employment practices towards African Americans, doesn't it?

Another friend of mine was telling me this morning that the school district he used to work for made MLK day a student holiday but a mandatory teacher work day, until all their black teachers began to show up just to sign in and then leave.