Two posts does not neccessarily a blogger make. Still, I thought Cusack made a very good point: regardless of the stances he's taken on certain issues, McCain isn't some shining white knight-- scratch under the surface, and he's a Republican who's stood with Smirk and the party all too often. I hope others can remember that and develop it into a meme. Otherwise, you're going to have the serious possibility of McCain 2008, and it won't be all that pretty.
Yeah - McCain disappointed me. I thought he was the conservative I could trust, a true old-fashioned fiscal conservative who nonetheless had the good of the country as his goal. Instead after the Bush attacks on himself and his wife he kind of folded and turned into Creepy John....
....WHO ARE YOU? I'm a writer from New York who's been a social worker, actor, dancer, teacher, and lately, a PhD student
....WHAT IS CRITICAL DEAF THEORY? Critical theory encourages us to reflect on and critique society, to look both inwards and outwards. I became interested early on in exploring one aspect of my identity, being Deaf. Thus, I tend to look at the world–both "theirs" and "ours" from a critical perspective.
....WHAT KINDS OF THINGS DO YOU WRITE? For me, writing is something I'm learning to do both in ASL and in English. In the past two years it's mostly been papers and dissertations, with bits of "juicy stuff" trapped within. I write nonfiction about Education and the Deaf Community from a historicist Deaf perspective. I also write fiction... and often it's about Deaf people.
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He's MINE. I always have a thing for Cusack. Serious. Beth, stay away. I saw him first. I'm older than you! ;-)
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Two posts does not neccessarily a blogger make. Still, I thought Cusack made a very good point: regardless of the stances he's taken on certain issues, McCain isn't some shining white knight-- scratch under the surface, and he's a Republican who's stood with Smirk and the party all too often. I hope others can remember that and develop it into a meme. Otherwise, you're going to have the serious possibility of McCain 2008, and it won't be all that pretty.
Yeah - McCain disappointed me. I thought he was the conservative I could trust, a true old-fashioned fiscal conservative who nonetheless had the good of the country as his goal. Instead after the Bush attacks on himself and his wife he kind of folded and turned into Creepy John....
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