One of my acquaintances was having a fit yesterday about Harriet on the currency. She said "I don't want to look at an ugly old black woman every time I handle a $20." I asked her when was the last time she looked at Andrew Jackson's portrait on a $20 bill. I got her to admit she didn't actually know Jackson was on the $20 bill, never having looked at one with much care until the announcement was made that they were going to change it.
Then this woman said "Why couldn't they find a more attractive picture of Harriet?" I pointed out that Harriet was born in the 1820s, before photography existed, and when she was young she was a slave. Nobody bothered to take a picture or paint a nice oil portrait of a young slave. I must say here there are 1 or 2 more attractive photos of Harriet that they could have used. If I were Harriet, I would be a little bit annoyed about this. Everyone likes to be remembered as looking their best.
My beloved was so happy to become a citizen in time to vote for Bamz that he didn't think anything could top that, but this year, he doesn't know which is more thrilling - voting for the first lady-president or voting against Drumpf.
OOPS!!
To them 'Ceasar' and 'God' have to be on the same level. They may not know what a theocracy is, but that is their ideal government.
Second the notion.
Nope, not even, and fuck you too! With votes.
Rushie, I know your career is going down the toilet, but you are SO gone by the way of the $2 bill....
and tedious.
The only reason right-wing news correspondents are complaining about the Tubman Twenty is to stir up outrage? Goes without saying, really.
I may never vote for Obama again.
The interesting thing is that if they actually lived under a true theocracy, at least 85% of them would absolutely hate it.
Which? The Dooce heading out into the streets? Or the Limp One trying to gin up RWNJ shrieks with his tired pressing of faked-up nutbag hot buttons?
Because BOTH were done to try to keep profiting from that sweet, sweet wingnut outrage.
I'll get the popcorn!!
And all that water and those canned goods they acquired before Y2K.
One of my acquaintances was having a fit yesterday about Harriet on the currency. She said "I don't want to look at an ugly old black woman every time I handle a $20." I asked her when was the last time she looked at Andrew Jackson's portrait on a $20 bill. I got her to admit she didn't actually know Jackson was on the $20 bill, never having looked at one with much care until the announcement was made that they were going to change it.
Then this woman said "Why couldn't they find a more attractive picture of Harriet?" I pointed out that Harriet was born in the 1820s, before photography existed, and when she was young she was a slave. Nobody bothered to take a picture or paint a nice oil portrait of a young slave. I must say here there are 1 or 2 more attractive photos of Harriet that they could have used. If I were Harriet, I would be a little bit annoyed about this. Everyone likes to be remembered as looking their best.
My beloved was so happy to become a citizen in time to vote for Bamz that he didn't think anything could top that, but this year, he doesn't know which is more thrilling - voting for the first lady-president or voting against Drumpf.
Wilford Brimley?
We'll know when douchie Joe Scarborough can be institutionalized when he starts telling his money it needs to smile more.
The Alinsky reference set the dog next door off on a howl, also too.