BALTIMORE

Baltimore is lovely. Been here since Saturday last and have thoroughly enjoyed it. I have been staying with pals here in their terrific townhouse with their sweet but initially vicious Dog. Now she is licking me awake full tilt tongue!
I have been in rehearsals for CAROLINE OR CHANGE at the Baltimore Center Stage and although the music is difficult to learn the piece is ultimately worth the effort.
Timely too, as it deals with political events and social upheaval in Nov 1963 during segregation and the Kennedy assassination.
So relevant with Obama's election.
I am upset about the Prop 8 situation in LA and how it has divided us at a time when we all should feel euphoric and united.
All the News networks are doing their damnedest to diffuse the glory of OUR victory.
I am pleased that there are protests and pushback to overturn this horrendous decision. Denying ANY minority Civil Rights is UN AMERICAN..shamefully so ..especially after such a concerted effort to get the Vote for Obama.
It is time we stopped being respectful of those who DO NOT RESPECT US or ultimately their Constitution.

Almost immediately the NEWS was overloaded with Sarah Palin and her unending repulsive necessity for publicity and tenacious reluctance to LET go of the SPOTLIGHT and MICROPHONE.
GO HOME SARAH DEAR.
The War for the balance of power is still being waged with few remaining Senate races. All the hateful mean spirited maneuvers the Republicans are now INFAMOUS for are in play.
And the News Commentators are continually favoring Republicans and McCain...STILL after that fool lost.
"The country is still Center Right" is all one hears..trying to EMBED that LIE into common wisdom. WE JUST VOTED AGAINST THAT ..WE WANT CHANGE...WE WANT MORE FAVORABLE social services which were underfunded and denied us by this stringently stingy current administration. And it is OUR TAX MONEY they use against us.
Our tax dollars have funded unnecessary Wars and Other country's needs and left us a country full of confused, under educated people in ill health physically and psychologically
No wonder we voted so overwhelmingly against the crap we have been made to accept under Bush.
And I am so over hearing how Obama's choices for his Cabinet are NOT CHANGE. Some may have worked for Clinton but they are CHANGE from Bush and they are NOW under OBAMA not Clinton. His governing will include them but I feel it will be more of his decisions we will eventually enjoy.
The News people are trying to DEFINE what he has to do and how he has to do it to govern. They say he barely eked in to the Presidency. But we all feel it is a Landslide..I man WE THE PEOPLE.
We will have to endure a few more weeks of Bush's Nonsense and then start the Clean Up and see what we all can accomplish given some HELP from a willing government instead of hindrance from a reluctant one.
Enough Already!
Tried to see the new 007 film...We tried separate complexes last evening ..ALL SOLD OUT..ALL.
Bond is still one of my favorite characters and I am a rabid fan of the films.
If you are in the Baltimore area this Dec through mid January try and see CAROLINE, OR CHANGE at Center Stage. The Leading woman is OUTSTANDING E. Fay Butler...a cream filled voice from heaven.
We Voted for Change..so come on and see our CHANGE
Meantime

Don't let the News and the Financial Slump and the Republican Machine get you down.

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