Dude, where are the reviews?
America's favorite bad boy, the shambling, rambling "poster child of protest,"
Michael Moore has topped himself with his best --and worst--book yet, even more ambitious than his best-selling "
Stupid White Men," or his documentaries,
Roger and Me and
Bowling for Columbine. I picked up on it thanks to a
favorable review by Sean Loftus in The
Daily Egyptian's entertainment pub
The Pulse. which states, "regardless of who you are, what your political stance is, what party you vote for, [or] what you think about our President," this "book is an incredibly compelling read." That's quite an endorsement, so I decided to get another more opinion or two.
A review by NYT's Janet Maslin says its "much sharper about election strategy than it is about uncovering the Bush administration's transgressions." Spinsanity.org titles its review
One Moore stupid white man and says "Just as worrisome as Moore's frequent mistakes is the distorted manner in which he presents some of his claims that have a factual basis."
Moore himself says his book "humble attempt to violate the Patriot Act on every single page of the book."
Speaking of the Patriot Act, I hear tell
City Council will be asked to be un-Patriot Act-ic
Vote in favor of being against? How could anyone be against anything as mom-and-apple-pie-sounding as The Patriot Act? Inquiring Public Relationers want to know. My guess is, the Council will follow the footsteps of Austen, TX, where former City Councillor
Keith T*X**** has hands-down the best hands-on job anywhere. My guess is that the Council will support the measure when it's brought forward by Green Party standard bearer,
Rich Whitney.
Enough about war, politics, and massage therapy... let's talk about food.
Aces' place or yours
Today I spoke to
Jane Morgan about a website for
Aces Catering in Herrin.
And while in the neighborhood, I stopped in to see if
J.W. Reynolds Monument Company still included ...
Free erection
This topic goes back to the 1970s and 80's when the area's largest (only?) monument company advertised on television and promised the above with every purchase. I stopped in the office to ask the person there if the offer was still good, she said yes, but declined the opportunity to be photographed under that slogan.
Remains of Day
At Crab Orchard Wildlife Refuge late yesterday afternoon.
Today was a day for filling bags of all kinds for some reason (sounds like a story for Nicole Sack!). Last night, I got called by Jenna at Express Personnel to work at the landfill in Desoto picking up windblown bags due to recent 40 mph wind gusts. Which I did...until noon, filling up five heavy duty 50 gallon bags with plastic sacks and newspaper, without a stick. Lots of bending up and down. So I knocked off early to complete other business I had going prior to Jenna's call....which brings me to City Hall...
