Speaking of politics...

[smeddley]

(not really, at least, not seriously)

Someone was asking about an unbiased opinion of the candidates, and resources for seeing their voting records. Which, of course, are public record, but I gather would be one heck of a slog to get to. I mean, have you ever watched c-span? Your government in live action! Sort of.

Anyway, I remember being told once that when they used to filibuster, they actually had to stand up there and talk the whole time. It didn't matter about what, but they took it very literally - if the 'bustering' group stopped speaking, they lost their filibuster. So people had to be creative and think of things to say (within reason, I don't know that your latest fantasy would be a good thing to reveal).

I also remember hearing one time that someone brought in Granny's recipe cards and spent an afternoon reading out recipes.

That, I would have tuned in for.

I say go back to making them work for their money! Plus, I need some dinner ideas...

Comments

[aeamek.livejournal.com]

Filibusters = hilarity + sadness

What year are we living in? Do we still use quills to write?

[http://users.livejournal.com/anam_cara_/]

Perhaps McCain does? (http://www.mahalo.com/McCain_Computer_Illiterate)

[aeamek.livejournal.com]

He communicates through wall paintings.

[http://users.livejournal.com/anam_cara_/]

Ha! No doubt!

[smeddley.livejournal.com]

Hey now, you two! Please remember whose blog you are commenting on, I'm not (too) disrespectful on yours!

[http://users.livejournal.com/anam_cara_/]

Sorry! I thought you were pretty middle of the road... I didn't realize you were in McCain's camp.

But really, *how* could I have resisted responding to aeamek's comment with that, it was as if he set it up, really I had no other choice ;)

[smeddley.livejournal.com]

I wouldn't say I'm an ardent supporter, but I really dislike Obama. Really, really, really. So I look at it as the lesser of two evils. Plus, McCain is at least a very moderate conservative, whereas Obama is way leftist liberal - so it is more middle of the road.

And you could have said that it was worse than that - the caveman from the Geico commercials is running and we're reduced to cave paintings... ;)

[http://users.livejournal.com/anam_cara_/]

Really? Huh.

Well, I had also planned on commenting that I knew someone that was required by their major professor to include a recipe in their doctoral dissertation, just as a quirk.

[smeddley.livejournal.com]

I would LOVE to read that dissertation. It's probably good that I'm not in academia, I'd be horrible.

"I'm sorry, you'll need to present your dissertation on newt mating rituals in interpretive dance..."

[http://users.livejournal.com/anam_cara_/]

um... I've actually gone to a talk that was very similar to your hypothetical there, though it was salamanders (or maybe it was newts...) and pheromones, but it did cover mating behaviors, though I don't believe any of the behaviors were described as dancing.

[http://users.livejournal.com/anam_cara_/]

duh, I just re-read and actually got what you were actually saying... presenting it through dance, not presenting it on the dancing rituals. Ugh. It's been a long day.