Comments on: An Apple a Day http://www.lyingmediabastards.com/2005/01/an-apple-a-day Muckraking. Media. Music. Menace. Sat, 05 Jul 2008 01:16:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.5 by: Robin http://www.lyingmediabastards.com/2005/01/an-apple-a-day#comment-176 Sat, 22 Jan 2005 16:58:52 +0000 http://www.lyingmediabastards.com/2005/01/an-apple-a-day#comment-176 I don't want to underestimate the power of fruit. I know the threat that a renegade tomato could pose to a new tux or one of the Bush twins' Badgley Mishka gowns, but is anyone else a little freaked out by the regulations of this particular inauguration? and his whole second term agenda of bringing democracy and freedom to the world? I feel that's a bit lofty... and Roman... and Fascist. Especially when the only way he knows how to spread freedom is by bombing the shit out of people. I don’t want to underestimate the power of fruit. I know the threat that a renegade tomato could pose to a new tux or one of the Bush twins’ Badgley Mishka gowns, but is anyone else a little freaked out by the regulations of this particular inauguration? and his whole second term agenda of bringing democracy and freedom to the world? I feel that’s a bit lofty… and Roman… and Fascist. Especially when the only way he knows how to spread freedom is by bombing the shit out of people.

]]> by: Denise http://www.lyingmediabastards.com/2005/01/an-apple-a-day#comment-170 Fri, 21 Jan 2005 20:05:08 +0000 http://www.lyingmediabastards.com/2005/01/an-apple-a-day#comment-170 On election night, the city of Boston threw a party to watch the election returns. A certain heartthrob of mine was even playing (obsession: official). BUT, the party was only open to volunteers and people who had "connections". Apparently, being a resident of Boston - and funder of the big bash, bearer of street closings, etc - wasn't enough to gain entrance. Which I suppose I can understand, even though it pissed me off. Anyway, my point is, as I was standing at the gate trying to figure out how I could get into the party, the security people announced things that were prohibited: Umbrellas, etc. And fruit. It sounds silly, but when you start thinking of all the ways fruit could ruin a politician's party, it actually makes sense. On election night, the city of Boston threw a party to watch the election returns. A certain heartthrob of mine was even playing (obsession: official). BUT, the party was only open to volunteers and people who had “connections”.

Apparently, being a resident of Boston - and funder of the big bash, bearer of street closings, etc - wasn’t enough to gain entrance. Which I suppose I can understand, even though it pissed me off.

Anyway, my point is, as I was standing at the gate trying to figure out how I could get into the party, the security people announced things that were prohibited: Umbrellas, etc. And fruit.

It sounds silly, but when you start thinking of all the ways fruit could ruin a politician’s party, it actually makes sense.

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