Ahem...It's 'Sister,' but thanks, nonetheless!
What's more, we should all take a close look at the group of voters that failed us this election, on whom we counted a bit too much: The 18-25 year age range was courted wildly and feverishly. They registered in record numbers and attended lots of free concerts, yada, yada.
They didn't vote in this election any more than in 2000, with turnout of only 17%- an identical ratio.
Somehow, in order to overcome the overwhelmingly disproportionate power distribution that has now been created, we have to get these young voters to *vote* in the next major elections, for our reps and our senators, as well. We have to engage these voters and bring them into the polls to cast a ballot, not just get them amped.
Maybe the draft will make them active...
I wouldn't give the right-wing-nut-festering-thugs the satisfaction! I'm sticking around *and* getting more involved! I was motivated a few months back by a bumper sticker reading, "United We Recline" to get off my whiny butt and start trying to make a difference rather than just bitching and moaning and waiting for someone to *do something.*
Now: get off *your* whiny posterior cushioning devices and put a bit of effort into the next 4 years so that we don't have to face this crap again. We'll have a lot of ground to make up by then, as if the $trillions aren't enough...
I live in Kansas. I have kids. I don't want to hear most of the stuff listed in that article, but Devo???
As a mom, I'm not relying on Kline to deem reasonable borrowing materials. I'm not asking him to parent my kids. I am embarrassed that he thinks this is acceptable and that we Kansans can't behave as proper citizens if exposed to these CD's- which wouldn't take up all that much space on our library shelves, for crying out loud.
Incidentally, my jr. high required Lord of the Flies, which was nice because I didn't need a note for the library. We don't all floss with wheat stalks in this state. The public has a rotten view of Kansans, and I'm really ticked off at Kline for perpetuating that hick image.
He has no business choosing from the CD's at all. If something doesn't get checked out for a lengthy time, then take it off the shelf. Kline shouldn't be involved in any choosing whatsoever. That is the end of it!
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Ahem...It's 'Sister,' but thanks, nonetheless! What's more, we should all take a close look at the group of voters that failed us this election, on whom we counted a bit too much: The 18-25 year age range was courted wildly and feverishly. They registered in record numbers and attended lots of free concerts, yada, yada. They didn't vote in this election any more than in 2000, with turnout of only 17%- an identical ratio. Somehow, in order to overcome the overwhelmingly disproportionate power distribution that has now been created, we have to get these young voters to *vote* in the next major elections, for our reps and our senators, as well. We have to engage these voters and bring them into the polls to cast a ballot, not just get them amped. Maybe the draft will make them active...
I wouldn't give the right-wing-nut-festering-thugs the satisfaction! I'm sticking around *and* getting more involved! I was motivated a few months back by a bumper sticker reading, "United We Recline" to get off my whiny butt and start trying to make a difference rather than just bitching and moaning and waiting for someone to *do something.* Now: get off *your* whiny posterior cushioning devices and put a bit of effort into the next 4 years so that we don't have to face this crap again. We'll have a lot of ground to make up by then, as if the $trillions aren't enough...
I live in Kansas. I have kids. I don't want to hear most of the stuff listed in that article, but Devo??? As a mom, I'm not relying on Kline to deem reasonable borrowing materials. I'm not asking him to parent my kids. I am embarrassed that he thinks this is acceptable and that we Kansans can't behave as proper citizens if exposed to these CD's- which wouldn't take up all that much space on our library shelves, for crying out loud. Incidentally, my jr. high required Lord of the Flies, which was nice because I didn't need a note for the library. We don't all floss with wheat stalks in this state. The public has a rotten view of Kansans, and I'm really ticked off at Kline for perpetuating that hick image. He has no business choosing from the CD's at all. If something doesn't get checked out for a lengthy time, then take it off the shelf. Kline shouldn't be involved in any choosing whatsoever. That is the end of it!