2008.07.20 05:33:29

jackie

I just got done with my final show of the week. I have Sunday and Monday off and I am so excited to just DO NOTHING! I am going to take off the little bit of lip gloss and mascara I wear for stage, and then climb into bed with Arianna Huffington! I mean with her latest book, of course.

I just finished reading "Life With My Sister Madonna" by Christopher Ciccone -- which I certainly enjoyed -- but I am now craving something a little, how shall I say it? Meatier! Ariana's new bestseller is called "Right is Wrong: How the Lunatic Fringe Hijacked America, Shredded The Constitution, and Made Us All Less Safe (And What You Need to Know to End the Madness). Wow, what a mouthful, huh? That title is the Puerto Rican cock of book names, honey -- and you can bet it leaves a bad taste in the mouths of the crazy-as-shit Right Wing assholes she's targeting. Seriously, they're bonkers.

I was a little worried that the book would be dry and difficult to read, but nothing could be further from the truth. Ms. Huffington is a great writer and the book is not only surprisingly funny, but very readable. I think a book such as this is required reading what with the impending election fast approaching. I am barely 40 pages in (the book has 388) and she already has me nodding my head as she describes the shameless way the Republicunts (my word, not classy Ariana's!) have the entire nation in a stranglehold of fear. She has also touched upon the fact that so-called legitimate news organizations give more time to crap like Anna Nicloe Smith's death than to the war in Iraq. And the most fascinating part thus far, when she discusses how sex scandals and other PRIVATE matters are lain open, spread eagle, for the all-you-can-eat consumption of the viewing public. People are made to explain and apologize and answer questions that should simply require a response of "That's none of your business."

My favorite quote up to this point has to be this gem from the late British writer G.K. Chesterton: "If there is one thing worse than the modern weakening of major morals, it is the modern strengthening of minor morals." Perfection! Really think about it. When we as a society start concerning ourselves with who a particualr politician or celebrity is sleeping with while all but ignoring the fact that we are in a war that has cost us 4125 American lives and $560 billion (as of this writing), you know the end is near!

Now I have to get in bed and climb under the covers with Ariana. The covers of her book, of course.

People, please read. It is so important. It keeps your mind flexible. Think of it as Pilates for your brain.