It's funny, a while back i was talking to some friends from my early theatre geek days and one of them asked what our top 5 musicals were now. Mine hadn't changed, to their amusement (for the record: Les Miserables, which was my first ever obsession, Evita, Sunset Boulevard, Ragtime and Side Show, which is really a sentimental pick; it really wasn't very good all things considered, though brilliantly cast), but really...there haven't been THAT many amazing new musicals in a long time. I've never seen Wicked, so I may be missing out there. I'm hoping to see Next to Normal soonish, but...130+ bucks for a seat is just insane. (I unfortunately have ridiculous vertigo...tried sitting in the balcony at Avenue Q...didn't work out...never again). Wait, weren't we talking about politics? ;)
Honestly, the back and forth not wanting to offend anyone makes him seem like a weasel in my eyes, the kind of person who'll say anything to get votes. Which...probably true of all of them, but still. I don't know if it's fair that I hold against him the whole MESSIAH OF HOPE!!!! image when a lot of that seemed to come from his supporters than from his people. But maybe it's a chicken and egg thing. I could never work in politics. I think I would spend a lot of time beating my head against solid objects.
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Date: 2010-08-08 04:54 am (UTC)It's funny, a while back i was talking to some friends from my early theatre geek days and one of them asked what our top 5 musicals were now. Mine hadn't changed, to their amusement (for the record: Les Miserables, which was my first ever obsession, Evita, Sunset Boulevard, Ragtime and Side Show, which is really a sentimental pick; it really wasn't very good all things considered, though brilliantly cast), but really...there haven't been THAT many amazing new musicals in a long time. I've never seen Wicked, so I may be missing out there. I'm hoping to see Next to Normal soonish, but...130+ bucks for a seat is just insane. (I unfortunately have ridiculous vertigo...tried sitting in the balcony at Avenue Q...didn't work out...never again). Wait, weren't we talking about politics? ;)
Honestly, the back and forth not wanting to offend anyone makes him seem like a weasel in my eyes, the kind of person who'll say anything to get votes. Which...probably true of all of them, but still. I don't know if it's fair that I hold against him the whole MESSIAH OF HOPE!!!! image when a lot of that seemed to come from his supporters than from his people. But maybe it's a chicken and egg thing. I could never work in politics. I think I would spend a lot of time beating my head against solid objects.