Two Sets of Parents Hear That Ralph Nader May Run Again
–Calvin Trillin
In the 2000 presidential campaign, Mr. Nader contended that the Republican and Democratic parties were so similar it would make little difference whether Mr. Bush or Mr. Gore were elected. –New York Times
You thought your kid might be assigned
To decent schools. Now, never mind.
Because Bush judges tipped the court,
All integration plans abort.
Take comfort hearing Ralph proclaim:
The major parties are the same.
You’re worried sick about Iraq–
The war devised by Bush’s claque.
Your son is there, and you believe
That he may die ’cause Bush won’t leave. Take comfort hearing Ralph proclaim: The major parties are the same.
I’ve been neglecting my blogging duties, but seriously….Ralph is such a tool.
I really have no excuses, save reading books 5 and 6 of the Harry Potter series in preparation for The Deathly Hallows finale, which I must say, did not disappoint.
On an unrelated local front, Omar Guerrero has been redeemed! I’d like to have seen the documentation that convinced the jury to acquit him of two counts each of sexual assault of a child, indecency with a child and enticing a child. He was also found not guilty of retaliation after allegedly threatening the 15 year old victim’s family.
Hm. I will respect the jury’s decision and wait to see if he’ll get off on his other drug-related charges at a later time and date. He’s most definitely a stain on an already corrupt local system of government and it would be nice to see his sleazy, greasy, pseudo-religious self get the punishment he deserves.
Defense attorney Ric Salinas argues that the former district clerk was a victim of special prosecution, and that the prosecutor Judith Cantu was more focused on attacking Guerrero’s questionable character and unrelated misdeeds than the actual sexual assault case at hand.
That may be true, but nothing justifies this question by Ric Salinas, asked while gesturing to the victim during his closing argument:
“Is that the face of someone who has been sexually assaulted? It’s not…”
It would be interesting to find out what the face of a sexually assaulted victim looks like.
From the American Academy of Experts in Traumatic Stress:
Victims of sexual violence exhibit a spectrum of responses to the assault which can include: calm, hysteria, withdrawal, anger, apathy, denial, and shock. Being sexually assaulted is a very traumatic experience. Reactions to the assault and the length of time needed to process through the experience vary with each person. There is no “right way” to react to being sexually assaulted. Assumptions about a way a victim “should act” may be detrimental to the victim because each victim copes with the trauma of the assault in different ways which can also vary over time.
What an asshole.
