I was field director in a battleground state for the 2004 election working veterans’ issues and it was the saddest thing I’ve ever seen - veterans who had more in common with one another than either of the rich assholes running for office tearing each other apart over patriotism and the swift boat bullshit.

I’ll wade into the fray and say that I appreciate that Beyonce is an artist and is also out to make money. I was also really frustrated when what was an anthem of empowerment (“Formation”) turned out to be all about working within the fucked up system to get hers (and name dropping lux designers) - doing the same old…

It reminds me of a conversation I had with my older sister about a billion years ago when she saw an Ani DiFranco CD in my room that was titled, “Not a Pretty Girl.” She could simply not parse why someone would reject the label of “pretty.” Her argument was, “Why can’t she be *not just* a pretty girl?!”

There’s something to be said for picking one marquee issue and rallying around it. A great example is gay marriage - that, through wheeling and dealing, became the singular issue for many in the political LGBTQ community. It was controversial to pick just one thing - what about benefits, what about adoption, what…

And why her repeated mention of Dworkin?! Jeez, even just hearing the name gives me the heebies. Not my choice for critical theory.

Fucking PREACH!

You seem to be the one who is overly defensive and I don’t see Renard making any of those assumptions about you. I, for one, welcome his input and find it measured and useful.

I know my problem is that I broke the cardinal rule of weight management:

Someone here posted something about gaining the “Trump Ten” the other day and all I could say was... ONLY TEN?!?

Come to think of it, he *was*... husky...

It’s certainly not my favorite but he said he got a pastrami there at least once a week. Clearly, I dodged a bullet!

I did once take the Staten Island Ferry to... go to visit Staten Island, but usually it was an out and back either by myself or with people visiting me in NYC. Free boat ride!!!

Your username is outstanding.

In that vein, the best Trump protest sign I’ve seen yet is: “He doesn’t even have a DOG!”

Did you ever see the show “It’s Like, You Know” from years ago? It had a terrible name and only lasted a season, but I fondly remember it. The premise was a writer from NYC on assignment in LA to write about how much he hated LA and the old LA/NYC feud but found himself increasingly charmed by the city.

I did see that and even though I moved out of NYC in 2007 and haven’t been back much, it felt like a blow. I used to live in the East Village and when the Second Avenue Deli closed for a spell, it was sad. Thank gawd for Katz’s and Veselka and all my other favorite haunts. Even if I can’t actually visit them, I still…

The author runs a politics communications consulting firm. I’m convinced he wrote this as a sales pitch to work with HRC on a campaign.

Ha! Now *that* would have been a good date! Sadly, no. I am an Old Spinster with two quadrupeds.

The date went great until he told me he was married. My profile made it crystal clear that I was not into married dudes or dudes otherwise in a relationship, even if it was an open relationship. I got the distinct impression he was NOT in an open relationship.

Sometimes interesting things are nominated and even though I agree that overall it’s a lot of claptrap, I think it is important when people like Sidney Poitier and Halle Berry break down existing barriers. And Halle Berry is STILL the ONLY black actress to ever win an Oscar for Best Actress, so I’m really pulling for…