"We prepare for war so grandly; let us prepare for peace grandly by looking fearlessly and deep into the hearts of those who wish us harm, and find that spark of recognition that connects us to a common humanity, and from that draw a flicker of hope to enkindle the warm glow of peace.
"After 9/11, we asked, 'Why do they hate us?' Isn't it time for us to ask, 'Why do we hate them?'
"Do we think about what hate does to our own hearts? Isn't it time to put on the invincible armor of human compassion to explore human relations as the science of the human heart, in which we always have the capacity through courage, communication, patience and understanding to turn hate into love, and to beat our swords into plowshares."

Dennis Kucinich

The thing that pisses me off here is: where were these lawmakers when WBC was picketing Matthew Sheperd's funeral? They will protect families who lost loved ones for the Great Cause but not families who lost loved ones because of hatred. How sad for our country. Fred Phelps may be scary but his homophobia is much easier to take than say, Rep. Musgrave's. I would much rather have people who hate me be screaming on the street corners like idiots than quietly walking the halls of Congress.

Also please check out Fred Phelps' website it is an absolute hoot! I love people who take an absolute completely literal interpretation of the bible. Except for the polygamy part. And the slavery part. And the part about Jesus' generation being the last. And the part about women being the property of their husbands. And the part about eating pork condemns you to hell. I bet there is more than one pork chop in Freddy's past. They love all the parts of the bible except those that don't seem to suit their needs. Seems a bit opportunistic don't you think?

Dear sweet zombie Jesus!

Read this article in yesterday's NYT:
read Rep. Phil Gingrey's thoughts on the Middle East crisis

Seriously? This man is the reason I am embarrassed to be an american.

Read about what this guy said about the Terri Schiavo case, courtesy of Wikipedia

My Week My Way

Tech week just ended . . . this was a tough one. Sound has been a huge pain in the ass. The show sounds like the performers are singing through duvets. This week it seemed like the tech staff got together and decided that this would be the week the drive me insane. Wednesday ten minutes before our run through I called the ME/Sound guy to see where he was and discovered that he was at lunch with his father and wasn't planning on coming in. Seriously. Then he came in and put two of the four actors in mics and then snuck out! So I was calling a run thru and trying to teach my assistant how to mix a musical! That evening we had several lighting instruments that were out and the ME/sound guy kept saying "I have to replace the bulbs in those" Every time he said the word bulb everyone on the run crew would say "lamp" it was like a game of Marco Polo in my own personal Hell.

The absolute best part of the whole week was when the producer yelled at me(in front of patrons no less) because my "standards are too high".