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[velessa]

Borrowed from ajslj:

In 1787, the majority of people in this country thought African Americans were worth only three fifths of a human being. In 1887, the majority of people in this country thought Interracial Marriage was an abomination. In 2008, the majority of Californians thought marriage should only be between a man and a woman. Just because the majority of people in this country agree with you doesn't mean that you are right, it just means that a lot of people are wrong.

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[mutive.livejournal.com]

Evita is just awesome. I'm convinced that Andrew Lloyd Webber went downhill after Tim Rice left. Tim Rice is just an awesome lyricist...

But, yeah, Evita is just the best Broadway musical ever. So clever...I really wish there were musicals that were just, you know, smart. That I got more out of each time I attempted to digest their lyrics. But I digress...

And yeah, I do expect politicians to give in. It's what happens. It's sad, but you can't promise to change the world and suddenly do it. This is ridiculous. But I agree that it would be nice to see Obama take a stand. Particularly considering that he's probably gone come November, anyway, thanks to the economy. He might as well make a big deal out of something. And the hemming and hawing hurts him every bit as much as would saying "Go, judge, go!"

[glitterberrys.livejournal.com]

Tim Rice is great at what he does.

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.

[glitterberrys.livejournal.com]

BTW, adding you. I need more nerdy peeps on my flist ;)

[mutive.livejournal.com]

Heh, works for me. One can never know too many nerds. ;)