Thursday, October 30, 2008
text message this afternoon.
"Thank god we live in a democracy where our founding fathers had the foresight to create term limits. Emperor George W. Bush is a horrifying thought. No matter who wins it won't change who we are or who & what we hold dear. Even if I disagree with many of his ideas, I do believe Obama has the best interests of our country in mind. Only time will tell. Love you, Dad."
Tuesday, October 7, 2008
Maverick my ................
The Nation
Who You Callin’ a Maverick?
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By JOHN SCHWARTZ
Published: October 4, 2008
There’s that word again: maverick. In Thursday’s vice-presidential debate, Gov. Sarah Palin of Alaska, the Republican candidate, used it to describe herself and her running mate, Senator John McCain, no fewer than six times, at one point calling him “the consummate maverick.”
But to those who know the history of the word, applying it to Mr. McCain is a bit of a stretch — and to one Texas family in particular it is even a bit offensive.
“I’m just enraged that McCain calls himself a maverick,” said Terrellita Maverick, 82, a San Antonio native who proudly carries the name of a family that has been known for its progressive politics since the 1600s, when an early ancestor in Boston got into trouble with the law over his agitation for the rights of indentured servants.
In the 1800s, Samuel Augustus Maverick went to Texas and became known for not branding his cattle. He was more interested in keeping track of the land he owned than the livestock on it, Ms. Maverick said; unbranded cattle, then, were called “Maverick’s.” The name came to mean anyone who didn’t bear another’s brand.
Sam Maverick’s grandson, Fontaine Maury Maverick, was a two-term congressman and a mayor of San Antonio who lost his mayoral re-election bid when conservatives labeled him a Communist. He served in the Roosevelt administration on the Smaller War Plants Corporation and is best known for another coinage. He came up with the term “gobbledygook” in frustration at the convoluted language of bureaucrats.
This Maverick’s son, Maury Jr., was a firebrand civil libertarian and lawyer who defended draft resisters, atheists and others scorned by society. He served in the Texas Legislature during the McCarthy era and wrote fiery columns for The San Antonio Express-News. His final column, published on Feb. 2, 2003, just after he died at 82, was an attack on the coming war in Iraq.
Terrellita Maverick, sister of Maury Jr., is a member emeritus of the board of the San Antonio chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union of Texas.
Considering the family’s long history of association with liberalism and progressive ideals, it should come as no surprise that Ms. Maverick insists that John McCain, who has voted so often with his party, “is in no way a maverick, in uppercase or lowercase.”
“It’s just incredible — the nerve! — to suggest that he’s not part of that Republican herd. Every time we hear it, all my children and I and all my family shrink a little and say, ‘Oh, my God, he said it again.’ ”
“He’s a Republican,” she said. “He’s branded.”
Who You Callin’ a Maverick?
Article Tools Sponsored By
By JOHN SCHWARTZ
Published: October 4, 2008
There’s that word again: maverick. In Thursday’s vice-presidential debate, Gov. Sarah Palin of Alaska, the Republican candidate, used it to describe herself and her running mate, Senator John McCain, no fewer than six times, at one point calling him “the consummate maverick.”
But to those who know the history of the word, applying it to Mr. McCain is a bit of a stretch — and to one Texas family in particular it is even a bit offensive.
“I’m just enraged that McCain calls himself a maverick,” said Terrellita Maverick, 82, a San Antonio native who proudly carries the name of a family that has been known for its progressive politics since the 1600s, when an early ancestor in Boston got into trouble with the law over his agitation for the rights of indentured servants.
In the 1800s, Samuel Augustus Maverick went to Texas and became known for not branding his cattle. He was more interested in keeping track of the land he owned than the livestock on it, Ms. Maverick said; unbranded cattle, then, were called “Maverick’s.” The name came to mean anyone who didn’t bear another’s brand.
Sam Maverick’s grandson, Fontaine Maury Maverick, was a two-term congressman and a mayor of San Antonio who lost his mayoral re-election bid when conservatives labeled him a Communist. He served in the Roosevelt administration on the Smaller War Plants Corporation and is best known for another coinage. He came up with the term “gobbledygook” in frustration at the convoluted language of bureaucrats.
This Maverick’s son, Maury Jr., was a firebrand civil libertarian and lawyer who defended draft resisters, atheists and others scorned by society. He served in the Texas Legislature during the McCarthy era and wrote fiery columns for The San Antonio Express-News. His final column, published on Feb. 2, 2003, just after he died at 82, was an attack on the coming war in Iraq.
Terrellita Maverick, sister of Maury Jr., is a member emeritus of the board of the San Antonio chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union of Texas.
Considering the family’s long history of association with liberalism and progressive ideals, it should come as no surprise that Ms. Maverick insists that John McCain, who has voted so often with his party, “is in no way a maverick, in uppercase or lowercase.”
“It’s just incredible — the nerve! — to suggest that he’s not part of that Republican herd. Every time we hear it, all my children and I and all my family shrink a little and say, ‘Oh, my God, he said it again.’ ”
“He’s a Republican,” she said. “He’s branded.”
Friday, October 3, 2008
wisconsin dells
i had the weirdest dream last night about being late for melissa's wedding. her sister was dressed as a caterpillar and was small enough to fit in my hand. i went to the mall to kill time before the ceremony. i went to some crazy underground club where i found jackie burris dancing ballet dressed in a goth costume with some kind of rapper. i fell asleep on the floor and while i was sleeping the goth kids took my shoes and spent all the money on my credit cards. i couldn't figure out how to get out of the mall and it was getting dark. i kept wanting to wake up and i remember very distinctly looking at the backs of my eyelids and begging them to open. before i woke up i had a dream that i woke up. i hate that!
Thursday, October 2, 2008
Wednesday, October 1, 2008
teevee
i get so sick of hippies ripping on television. "television inspires consumption, i don't watch tv, i'm so awesome." television only inspires consumption for the weak minded. are you telling me that if you watched tv you would be forced, by commercials, to buy shit you don't need? isn't that a problem with YOU?
i just watched the half of the first season of californication with david duchovny. and it was fucking awesome. the characters are well developed. the plot is interesting. i'm completely obsessed and i don't feel dumberer! it's miraculous!
i mean, i read. television is like novel through IV. no work, all play and sometimes that's what i need. and why do hippies always have to TELL you that they don't watch tv?? i don't tell everyone that i DO watch television. i don't wear a teeshirt that says "i watch teevee." maybe i should make one.
done and done.
i just watched the half of the first season of californication with david duchovny. and it was fucking awesome. the characters are well developed. the plot is interesting. i'm completely obsessed and i don't feel dumberer! it's miraculous!
i mean, i read. television is like novel through IV. no work, all play and sometimes that's what i need. and why do hippies always have to TELL you that they don't watch tv?? i don't tell everyone that i DO watch television. i don't wear a teeshirt that says "i watch teevee." maybe i should make one.
done and done.
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