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Ah, just when I was feeling depressed about comics - along comes the news that my favorite comic book team - Brian Lynch and Frank Urru are doing a Spike version of After The Fall - where we get to see the events happening in Angel After The Fall, from Spike's point of view or rather see Spike's story.
This is great. Lynch makes me laugh in a way that Whedon doesn't. I think it's because Lynch cares about the characters in a way, I'm not sure Whedon does. A way a fan cares about them. So his humor is not directed at the characters, but more at the situation. It's a different type of humor at any rate.
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On political front? Not at all suprised Spitzer resigned. He's facing potential criminal prosecution - resigning from office may help him on that front. I honestly don't care about the man's sex life. Don't understand it. But then I don't understand why people use others for their own sexual gratification regardless of the cost to the other person or people in their lives. Honestly, is masturbation really that hard to do? What I find despicable about the whole thing is how incredibly hypocritical Spitzer has been. He built his reputation on breaking up prostitution rings, and exposing corrupt officials. Ever heard of the expression - people in glass houses should not throw stones? Patterson looks like he's going to be a much better Governor. NYC is happy at any rate. Spitzer was refusing to give NYC more money or for that matter the MTA. Now...things may be different.
Obama vs. Clinton. This is reminding me a great deal of 1968 election and 1960. With Obama in the Bobby Kennedy role, Clinton in the Lyndon B. Johnson role (she's manipulative like Johnson was - I liked Johnson by the way, so this is not necessarily a criticism), and McCain in the Barry Goldwater role. In 1968 - we had Vietnam war, a Democratic Primary that required super-delegates and was quite volatile, and a horrid economy. What happened? Bobby got shot (we had a lot of assainations during that time period) and died, LBJ declared he wouldn't run and dropped out, and well, Nixon won. No one was going to vote for Goldwater - he was pro-defense, pro-staying in the war, and a fiscal conservative. In 2008 - Bobby's a black man and not a Kennedy but been compared to JFK, Johnson's a white woman who had been first lady and a senator and whose husband has been compared to JFK, not a VP and a senator, and Goldwater is the Republican candidate. Interesting.
Regarding the issues? When it comes to OBama vs. Clinton, you might as well throw them out the window. They agree on the issues. They disagree on how to resolve them. I prefer Obama's approach - which is more logical, less bureaucratic in character, and a bit more realistic - this comes from a background in administrative jobs. In other words :If you are liberal and for stem cell research, universial health care, pro-choice, education reform, re-negotiating NAFTA, getting out of Iraq, an end to moral legislation, and gay rights - Obama agrees with you. Actually both Hillary and Obama agree with you. McCain not so much. All three agree that President Bush is a dingbat and should never have been elected president. Actually, 75% of Americans agree on that. There's still approximately 10-15 % who still like him, for reasons I'll never understand.
I really don't think Hillary Clinton can win a general election. The independents and Republicans won't vote for her and 40% of Obama's Democratic supporters probably won't - if you believe recent polls. Also she's only winning the big urban states - the same states Kerry and Gore won in previous elections. Why? She comes across as increasingly negative. My own mother, who had voted for Hillary in the primary, is now beginning to regret her vote and is wishing Obama would win. That said, she does have an outside chance due to two things: the horrid economy and the war - both of which the country wants to see end. And well, the increasing dissatisfaction in both parties regarding Bush.
A lot of democrats don't think the independent and Republican votes matter. Have you learned nothing during the last two elections? Swing voters matter a great deal. There's quite a few conservative Republicans who may vote for Obama because McCain is running and they hate McCain, there's also a couple who may vote for Hillary. Question is - how many will vote for Nader because they don't like anyone?
This is so hard to predict. It could go any way. Going to be a nail-biter until the bitter end.
This is great. Lynch makes me laugh in a way that Whedon doesn't. I think it's because Lynch cares about the characters in a way, I'm not sure Whedon does. A way a fan cares about them. So his humor is not directed at the characters, but more at the situation. It's a different type of humor at any rate.
http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=335358&blogID=366009535&indicate=1
On political front? Not at all suprised Spitzer resigned. He's facing potential criminal prosecution - resigning from office may help him on that front. I honestly don't care about the man's sex life. Don't understand it. But then I don't understand why people use others for their own sexual gratification regardless of the cost to the other person or people in their lives. Honestly, is masturbation really that hard to do? What I find despicable about the whole thing is how incredibly hypocritical Spitzer has been. He built his reputation on breaking up prostitution rings, and exposing corrupt officials. Ever heard of the expression - people in glass houses should not throw stones? Patterson looks like he's going to be a much better Governor. NYC is happy at any rate. Spitzer was refusing to give NYC more money or for that matter the MTA. Now...things may be different.
Obama vs. Clinton. This is reminding me a great deal of 1968 election and 1960. With Obama in the Bobby Kennedy role, Clinton in the Lyndon B. Johnson role (she's manipulative like Johnson was - I liked Johnson by the way, so this is not necessarily a criticism), and McCain in the Barry Goldwater role. In 1968 - we had Vietnam war, a Democratic Primary that required super-delegates and was quite volatile, and a horrid economy. What happened? Bobby got shot (we had a lot of assainations during that time period) and died, LBJ declared he wouldn't run and dropped out, and well, Nixon won. No one was going to vote for Goldwater - he was pro-defense, pro-staying in the war, and a fiscal conservative. In 2008 - Bobby's a black man and not a Kennedy but been compared to JFK, Johnson's a white woman who had been first lady and a senator and whose husband has been compared to JFK, not a VP and a senator, and Goldwater is the Republican candidate. Interesting.
Regarding the issues? When it comes to OBama vs. Clinton, you might as well throw them out the window. They agree on the issues. They disagree on how to resolve them. I prefer Obama's approach - which is more logical, less bureaucratic in character, and a bit more realistic - this comes from a background in administrative jobs. In other words :If you are liberal and for stem cell research, universial health care, pro-choice, education reform, re-negotiating NAFTA, getting out of Iraq, an end to moral legislation, and gay rights - Obama agrees with you. Actually both Hillary and Obama agree with you. McCain not so much. All three agree that President Bush is a dingbat and should never have been elected president. Actually, 75% of Americans agree on that. There's still approximately 10-15 % who still like him, for reasons I'll never understand.
I really don't think Hillary Clinton can win a general election. The independents and Republicans won't vote for her and 40% of Obama's Democratic supporters probably won't - if you believe recent polls. Also she's only winning the big urban states - the same states Kerry and Gore won in previous elections. Why? She comes across as increasingly negative. My own mother, who had voted for Hillary in the primary, is now beginning to regret her vote and is wishing Obama would win. That said, she does have an outside chance due to two things: the horrid economy and the war - both of which the country wants to see end. And well, the increasing dissatisfaction in both parties regarding Bush.
A lot of democrats don't think the independent and Republican votes matter. Have you learned nothing during the last two elections? Swing voters matter a great deal. There's quite a few conservative Republicans who may vote for Obama because McCain is running and they hate McCain, there's also a couple who may vote for Hillary. Question is - how many will vote for Nader because they don't like anyone?
This is so hard to predict. It could go any way. Going to be a nail-biter until the bitter end.