Thursday Night Video – Melissa Harris-Perry on Romney the Bully

May 17, 2012 by Leave a comment

Last weekend, Melissa Harris-Perry had a panel discussion about Mitt Romney’s past as a gay-basher (whether it was conscious or not). As usual, she frames it in a smart and revealing fashion, by noting how the Romney campaign itself has been trying to convince us that their candidate has a wild-and-crazy man inside. Some additional interesting points are made about how it’s Romney’s anti-gay policy that matter more than his personal feelings toward homosexuals, and how Romney’s “allergy” to taking principled stances may stem from his dad having taken principled stances and losing Republican party support due to that.

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Donna Summer Has Been Left Out In The Rain

May 17, 2012 by 1 Comment

I find the song “MacArthur Park” mesmerizing. Written by Jimmy Webb, the song first became a hit when the actor Richard Harris recorded it in 1968, as if on a dare. And the public accepted said dare, buying the single of the song which appears to bemoan a melted cake with operatic despair.

I don’t think that I can take it
’cause it took so long to bake it
And I’ll never have that recipe again
Oh, no!

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TV in Review: Modern Family, “Tableau Vivant”

May 17, 2012 by Leave a comment

This week’s Modern Family was a collection of mini-dramas.

Alex wants to impress the one teacher who plays hard to get, and she plans on doing it by having her family participate in reenacting a classic Norman Rockwell painting. Cameron doesn’t want to tell Lily when to nap, and he certainly wants to avoid the word “no.” Phil wants to fire Mitchell from the work Mitch has been doing for Phil’s firm. Gloria doesn’t appreciate the sandwich named after Jay. Haley sneaks in late at night. Phil is a stress blinker. Gloria is too loud.

Like mini cupcakes, mini-dramas can be fun, although not necessarily as satisfying as the real (bigger) thing.

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