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October 4, 2008

Do Unto Others...

Morning is not electric for me. I do best with about ten hours in bed and need an hour or two before I morph back into some semblance of human right around noon. How I got my ass up and out of the house this morning at 7am is beyond me, as I didn't really catch up with the world till I was halfway to Denver (so strange to snap to it when you're behind the wheel, zipping along an interstate at 75). Nothing could have possibly enticed me, after a week of struggling with this autumn cold, other than the thrill of protesting Sarah Palin's appearance in Centennial. Colorado Women Against Palin organized the peaceful protest and it was both exhilarating and enlightening. I am too tired to go into details this evening, but let me give you just a few choice names I was called from the passenger window of passing pick up trucks: bitch, fucking bitch, stupid fucking bitch, asshole, stupid asshole, stupid fucking asshole. And then there came the addition of the imperative verbs: Die bitch; Die, you stupid bitch; Die, you stupid fucking bitch. And so on. Old men gave me the finger. Bleach blond, permed mothers sporting curled bangs screamed at me to fuck off over their children in the passenger seat. Anyone who doesn't think this country is bitterly divided along political and ideological lines has not recently stood at a ten lane intersection with a political sign. Yesiree. I saw a good deal of hate today, raw and furious, and heard a great deal of inaccurate ignorance. Luckily, there was a great deal of support to temper the impact. I'll write more tomorrow after a full night's sleep, but I will leave you with this David Letterman clip form last night. Enjoy!

Posted by bethamsel at October 4, 2008 10:17 PM

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