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Okay, let's try this. I haven't been able to post to LJ for over a week now - if you want to read about the problem and my complaint to LJ, you can find it here. I've tried via their update page, and via my email on the sidekick and gmail, and none of them work, but I have been able to post to other livejournals from the update page, so I can't make heads or tails of it.

If this does work, though, I'll go and do a longer sort of update post on what's been up for me this past week, and hopefully some squeeing about ArtisticAlley, which we really do think we'll be able to launch in the new form later this week, if not today.

So wish me luck that this posts... but if it does, I still have an LJ access problem, as I can't post from my handheld or from email. If that's the case, I want to think about moving all my posts to the new LJ that I got this morning (heidi_8) and fixing that up as my new LJ. So if you get friended by heidi_8, it's not a sockpuppet - it's really me!

Three somewhat short political notes

Since my post last week about Sinclair disapeared because of my LJ problems, I didn't get to fully rant about their decision to try and game the electorate by showing an anti-Kerry film that is filled with distortions, and whose producers have been accused of libel by one of the other soldiers featured in the film. So, instead, I'll just do a follow-up today by noting that their stock is in free-fall, and MediaMatters is underwriting a shareholder lawsuit against the company.

Our two contenders for Senate from Florida had a debate last night, and the Republican candidate, Mel Martinez, said he was anti stem cell research, but was okay with in vitro fertalization. Can someone, ideally someone who doesn't support allowing additional lines of stem cells for research, please explain to me how those positions are inherently consistent with each other? Also, I'm wondering, in a sort of curious way, whether anyone in California who was voting against Kerry solely, or substantially, because of Kerry's position on stem cell research will now refuse to support Gov. Arnold in the future. But I'm not seeking a specific answer on that the same way I am regarding Martinez's position.

Lastly, can someone please explain to my why Bush's lie in the last debate regarding concern/worry and Osama got half as much press attention as Kerry's legitimate, fair and truthful statement about Mary Cheney? Also, was there anyone on my flist, at least in terms of those in the US, who didn't know, before the last debate, that she was a lesbian?

Oh, I guess I do have one more comment/question: Has Bush said there won't be a draft at all period no way no how, or there won't be a *general* draft? Because if it's the latter, well, maybe - but if it's the former, then I guess they've decided to not utilize the contingency plans for a draft of doctors, nurses and other health care workers.The New York Times has an article today which says that in a recent article in The Wisconsin Medical Journal, published by the state medical society, Col. Roger A. Lalich, a senior physician in the Army National Guard, said: "It appears that a general draft is not likely to occur. A physician draft is the most likely conscription into the military in the near future." So just an FYI for those of you in the medical fields...

A letter to the past

Dear 1985:
In 2004, the Republican Party will view an endorsement from the Russian president as a good thing.

No, don't laugh. Really, they will. No, this does not mean that the US has been taken over by commies in some Red Dawn-esque fashion. And yes, Duran Duran is still making great music.

Have a nice rest of the Millenium!

Heidi

PS- do not buy betamacks.