Tuesday, July 13, 2004
Wedding News and Moore
First off…I have officially completed two of the three weddings I was committed to this summer. I’ve got one more in two weeks and then three of my closest friends will be married to their wonderful husbands! The wedding this weekend was beautiful beyond belief. It was very intensive as I met so many of the different family members and did it all on about 6 hours of sleep for the entire trip. The ceremony and the reception were both amazing. The whole thing was just absolutely perfect, save for the 3 hours of pictures we took after the nuptials. That was a rough go…cuz I wanted to get my drink on!
There was a Real World cast member in the wedding with me. At first, I was floored by the presence of this pseudo-celeb, but by the time Sunday came, the mystique had been destroyed. He was a nice enough guy, but nothing to write home home to mom about. So I won’t!
My friend Jessica made the most gorgeous bride. She was gracious and fun and made sure to spend some private time with everyone who joined her on her special day. At one point, the song “More Than Words” came on and Jessica pulled me on to the dance floor. We danced and hugged all throughout our song and it was one of the most precious moments of the entire weekend. I thoroughly enjoyed myself.
I actually flew to Syracuse this time. Remind me to do that always. SO much easier.
I did check in on Ari's site this morning and was surprised to find out that she has stirred up quite a bit of political controversy. What are her comments at now? 75? Awesome. To be honest, nothing of what she has written in either the comment section or the actual post offends me. And if it did, I find it hardly my place to jump on the bandwagon of angry commenting. In my opinion, Ari's site is her site, and it should be kept that way. If you would like to enter into a debate with her, by all means. Otherwise, keep the rude and hurtful comments away. And there’s no need to email me asking me for my opinion on it. We obviously know who I’m voting for this election. And his name doesn’t rhyme with tush.
Now, as for Fahrenheit 9/11 which I was overjoyed to see last week…
I have been a fan of Michael Moore since he first released Roger and Me years ago. His movies can definitely be classified as propaganda. But it’s GOOD and SMART propaganda and no one asked you to watch it anyway. Now true, Moore definitely has control over the editing room when putting together this movie, but it wasn’t like he falsified anything. Bush HAS acted like an ignorant fool for the last 4 years and this movie showcased it. When I saw the video footage of our President sitting in an elementary classroom staring at the floor after he had been told about the first plane crashing into the trade towers, I just shook my head and thought “This is the leader WE chose. The one I (personally) voted for.” It was disgusting and proved how little control this man actually has over his country. I don’t know what I would have done in his position, but then again, I didn’t ask to be president.
I think that Moore chooses wonderful imagery to reflect his opinion. And opinion is what this movie is. If you didn’t know that before, then you are just as ignorant as the star of the movie. If you are someone who hasn’t seen the movie, yet still feel as though you can talk in an educated fashion about it, well then, refer to my last comment. The truth of the matter is, everyone is entitled to their own views of the last four years. Moore has just offered his view in the form of a powerful (if not persuasive) essay titled Fahrenheit 9/11.
There is one thing we can all agree on and that is the way he chose to open the movie. Picture this…no visual (a dark screen in a dark theater), just the sounds of the tragedy of September 11th. I started crying at that moment and don’t think I stopped until I walked out of the theatre 2 hours later. The truth of the matter is, Bush is not to be blamed for what happened on September 11th. He is a scapegoat just as Saddam was when he entered us into this horribly unnecessary war. But we stand by our president until we have the chance to oust him. I’m not saying that Kerry is the ticket to success, but I do believe that Bush has had his turn. It’s time for him to step aside and let someone else have a go at it. What’s the worst he could do? Start another war?
Whatever happens in this year’s election, your ONLY responsibility is to vote. I don’t agree with Bush supporters, but I am just happy knowing that these people are out there exercising their democratic right. If Bush ends up in the office again, the only thing that will disappoint me will be those people who sat at home watching Maury Povich on Election Day, rather than at the polls.
If you want change, vote for it. If you want to debate it, go for it. But understand that EVERYONE is allowed their opinions and they are MOORE than allowed to express themselves.
Let’s keep it a clean fight, shall we?
First off…I have officially completed two of the three weddings I was committed to this summer. I’ve got one more in two weeks and then three of my closest friends will be married to their wonderful husbands! The wedding this weekend was beautiful beyond belief. It was very intensive as I met so many of the different family members and did it all on about 6 hours of sleep for the entire trip. The ceremony and the reception were both amazing. The whole thing was just absolutely perfect, save for the 3 hours of pictures we took after the nuptials. That was a rough go…cuz I wanted to get my drink on!
There was a Real World cast member in the wedding with me. At first, I was floored by the presence of this pseudo-celeb, but by the time Sunday came, the mystique had been destroyed. He was a nice enough guy, but nothing to write home home to mom about. So I won’t!
My friend Jessica made the most gorgeous bride. She was gracious and fun and made sure to spend some private time with everyone who joined her on her special day. At one point, the song “More Than Words” came on and Jessica pulled me on to the dance floor. We danced and hugged all throughout our song and it was one of the most precious moments of the entire weekend. I thoroughly enjoyed myself.
I actually flew to Syracuse this time. Remind me to do that always. SO much easier.
I did check in on Ari's site this morning and was surprised to find out that she has stirred up quite a bit of political controversy. What are her comments at now? 75? Awesome. To be honest, nothing of what she has written in either the comment section or the actual post offends me. And if it did, I find it hardly my place to jump on the bandwagon of angry commenting. In my opinion, Ari's site is her site, and it should be kept that way. If you would like to enter into a debate with her, by all means. Otherwise, keep the rude and hurtful comments away. And there’s no need to email me asking me for my opinion on it. We obviously know who I’m voting for this election. And his name doesn’t rhyme with tush.
Now, as for Fahrenheit 9/11 which I was overjoyed to see last week…
I have been a fan of Michael Moore since he first released Roger and Me years ago. His movies can definitely be classified as propaganda. But it’s GOOD and SMART propaganda and no one asked you to watch it anyway. Now true, Moore definitely has control over the editing room when putting together this movie, but it wasn’t like he falsified anything. Bush HAS acted like an ignorant fool for the last 4 years and this movie showcased it. When I saw the video footage of our President sitting in an elementary classroom staring at the floor after he had been told about the first plane crashing into the trade towers, I just shook my head and thought “This is the leader WE chose. The one I (personally) voted for.” It was disgusting and proved how little control this man actually has over his country. I don’t know what I would have done in his position, but then again, I didn’t ask to be president.
I think that Moore chooses wonderful imagery to reflect his opinion. And opinion is what this movie is. If you didn’t know that before, then you are just as ignorant as the star of the movie. If you are someone who hasn’t seen the movie, yet still feel as though you can talk in an educated fashion about it, well then, refer to my last comment. The truth of the matter is, everyone is entitled to their own views of the last four years. Moore has just offered his view in the form of a powerful (if not persuasive) essay titled Fahrenheit 9/11.
There is one thing we can all agree on and that is the way he chose to open the movie. Picture this…no visual (a dark screen in a dark theater), just the sounds of the tragedy of September 11th. I started crying at that moment and don’t think I stopped until I walked out of the theatre 2 hours later. The truth of the matter is, Bush is not to be blamed for what happened on September 11th. He is a scapegoat just as Saddam was when he entered us into this horribly unnecessary war. But we stand by our president until we have the chance to oust him. I’m not saying that Kerry is the ticket to success, but I do believe that Bush has had his turn. It’s time for him to step aside and let someone else have a go at it. What’s the worst he could do? Start another war?
Whatever happens in this year’s election, your ONLY responsibility is to vote. I don’t agree with Bush supporters, but I am just happy knowing that these people are out there exercising their democratic right. If Bush ends up in the office again, the only thing that will disappoint me will be those people who sat at home watching Maury Povich on Election Day, rather than at the polls.
If you want change, vote for it. If you want to debate it, go for it. But understand that EVERYONE is allowed their opinions and they are MOORE than allowed to express themselves.
Let’s keep it a clean fight, shall we?
