Words Like Locusts Flew From Her Fingers

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I think I’m in love! Her name is Amanda Toering.

No, no… not that kind of love! I’m not a LESBIAN, after all.

I’m talking about the love that cannot be named. You know — intellectual love?

Amanda Toering runs SpeakSpeak News. “SpeakSpeak was created in a response to the right-wing’s stranglehold on the FCC.” SpeakSpeak makes it easy to send correspondence to the FCC, to broadcasters, to advertisers, and to congresspeople so you can let them know you’re in favor of free speech and that you have not been mentally scarred by a brief glimpse of Janet Jackson’s tit. (If it had been her brother Michael’s tit, that might have been another thing altogether, though…)

Let’s talk for a moment about the CSI television show, since that’s a program the Parent’s Television Council is especially upset about. We watch it every now and then if the Law & Order episode of the night is a re-run. Man oh man! That CSI is one gross, violent show at times!! I remember one episode in particular where this guy got squashed under a big shipping container. I had to turn it off. It was just too much for this soft-hearted pacifist! I’m a vegetarian for Pete’s sake! It was too much “ground meat” for me!

The operative words there were “turn it off”. You all noticed that, I bet! That’s what I do when I see something on television that I don’t like. I turn it off. Everyone has that option.

Here’s the deal. CSI is absolutely not a show for children. Even kids under the age of…oh…16?…should probably not be watching this show. It’s very graphic. It reminds me of that movie “Reservoir Dogs”. Have you ever seen it? It’s amazing. Just when you think it can’t possibly get more violent, it get more violent!! Don’t let your kids watch Reservoir Dogs. Don’t let your kids watch CSI. Parents need to be responsible. Why the hell do these people pop out these kids and then expect everyone else to take care of them? Take care of your own damned kids and quit messing with my television!

Whew. Okay. I feel better now.

So, anyway. SpeakSpeak is a wonderful site with great resources and Amanda is my new love.