There has been some concern regarding the following bookend quotes from my first post:
"[...]the more I read about Lieberman, the more angry I get and the more I want to physically hurt him."
""just, someone, please; don't let me hit him""
I would like to clarify that these statements where, in fact, extreme emotional expressions, and should not be interpreted as actual intentions for action in physical space.
Concrete metaphors are vivid and satisfying* emotional expressions that typically are recognized as such without much effort.
It was a sophomoric mistake on my part to assume that the audience at large would be able to know, from just written words, that I am a non-violent person. Albeit a non-violent person with a terrible temper. Aside from a few schoolyard tussles when I was in first and second grade, I have never hit or physically harmed anyone. I once (in my early 20's) threw a glass of water in a tart's face at a club and, a few months later, I threw things during a "lover's" fight (with the jerk who aforementioned tart tarted-it-up with), but none of the things were breakable and, by design, none of the things connected with the bastard I was throwing them at.
I hope this clarification and full disclosure helps clear things up. I certainly didn't want anyone to get the idea that I would actually commit assault of any degree upon any person or creature, much less our esteemed junior Senator from Connecticut.
And now on to my second post:
The article is on line (http://www.theday.com/...) and I don't sound terribly crazy. Just about passionate enough to be "almost crazy" I guess. I am a little disappointed that the shaking of the Hitler's Germany books didn't seem to make much of an impression. I'm also a bit annoyed that the initial quote left out the respectful address of "Senator Lieberman" at the end ("I'm very disappointed in you, Senator Lieberman.") Oh well, whatddya gonna do?
Some things I noticed yesterday that I thought I'd share:
I'm a little surprised how many people said they wouldn't have the courage (?) / guts (?) to say anything. I have to say straight out that I didn't feel brave or courageous at all. There are much braver people than I, out there doing important work that I can only admire from the safe haven of my home, office and (usually) library. In fact, I felt (and continue to feel) a bit of a coward for not staying at the library to actually pelt Senator Lieberman with questions and confront him on his (assuredly) weasel/lying answers. Of course, to do so while he was reading a picture book to children (My god! That Bush playbook he's using is so 2001!) may have hurt more than helped.
I was also frightfully surprised at the troll fest right off the bat in the comments. Being new here, is there a way that I can move threads like that to another section of town or 86 it altogether? Or, perhaps, there is a way to throttle it a bit?
In closing, I want to thank everyone who provided such uplifting and educating feedback in the comments. I hope to write more soon, but for now I gotta take a friend to the doctor for some tests and then really start my vacation.
*Except for cows. Cows don't get any satisfaction from concrete metaphors.