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THE QUOTE
“When you carry a gun, you mean to harm somebody, kill somebody.” — Bill Cosby
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A LITTLE ANTHONY IN BLOOMINGTON
The stars were out yesterday afternoon in front of Williams Jewelry on Walnut Street.
Bloomington’s political heavyweights came out to dedicate an historical plaque honoring Susan B. Anthony’s appearance at the long gone Presbyterian church that once stood on the present day site of the Redmen Building.
(From Left) Kruzan, Moore, Thomas, Zietlow, & Crabtree
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Mayor Mark Kruzan, City Clerk Regina Moore, County Commissioners Iris Kiesling and Julie Thomas (elect), County Prosecutor Chris Gaal, County Council members Cheryl Munson (elect), Geoff McKim and Julie Thomas, Bloomington common council member Susan Sandberg, and, of course, the grande dame of local politics, Charlotte Zietlow, all made the scene in the brilliant sunshine.
A group of some fifty citizens watched as speakers told the story of Anthony speaking at the Walnut Street church back in 1877 when she toured the country pushing for women’s suffrage.
Shirley Fitzgibbons & Cathi Crabtree Unveil the Plaque
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The respective women’s commissions of Bloomington and Monroe County sponsored the plaque. The fact that Anthony spoke here only became known again in recent months. Shirley Fitzgibbons of the county commission and Cathi Crabtree of the Bloomington bunch unveiled the plaque after the pols had their say.
One sad note: Sophia Travis also worked to make the plaque a reality. After the ceremony her father offered Cathi Crabtree tearful congratulations.
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QUEER REASONING
How weird is it that satire can so easily be confused with reality these days?
Case in point: The Daily Currant, an Onion wannabe, ran a piece the other day headlined, “Santorum Claims Homosexuals Stole Election.”
What looks to be about half the commenters on the piece expressed shock and revulsion that Pennsylvania’s most notable altar boy had jumped (bare)back onto his fave bandwagon — the fag monster that hides under his bed every single night of his life.
Little Rickey: Always Thinking
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Dig: Santorum thinks about gays more than most gays think about gays; GOP loyalists insisted not only to the bitter end but beyond that their boy Mitt was going to win — this despite the fact that a total of zero independent polls showed him ahead; and, finally, much of the Republican reaction to Tuesday’s election at least hints that fraud was committed in the name of the secret Muslim, socialist, fascist abortionist who was granted a second term.
Ergo, the Cassock Kid coming out with a lavender-tinged conspiracy theory sounds perfectly reasonable. A story about Santorum telling CNN that homosexuals have staged a junta in this (formerly) holy land is no more ridiculous than, oh, Glenn Beck advising his flock to buy farms, pull their kids out of school, and stock up on guns in the wake of the president’s reelection.
Beck: Arm Yourselves, Real Americans!
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Here’s the Daily Currant “quoting” Santorum on the “plot”:
I see the hand of the homosexual in this massive election fraud. Romney was tied or leading in most polls before the election. And then he loses? Homosexual dirty tricks. It is the only explanation that makes sense.
He goes on to accuse noted gays such as David Geffen and Elton John of having the money and the power to initiate a Mattachine overthrow.
It could have been a virus in the election machines, the Currant has him saying.
It’s all a gag — something I suspect Little Rickey knows an awful lot about.
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GUN PLAY
Oh, and speaking of guns, you had to know this was coming: Gun sales have gone through the roof since Tuesday.
Gone Shoppin’
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Barack Obama’s reelection seems to have caused millions of pot-bellied white men to believe their genitalia are shrinking. That’s my take on the gun sales surge.
“Experts” claim jes’ plain folks are snapping up the artillery because they fear Obama will crack down on gun ownership. The problem is, they did the same thing after he was elected in 2008 and Obama did absolutely nothing about guns during his first term.
The dwindling population of pasty-faced reactionaries who still can’t believe a brown man is their leader are arming themselves to the teeth because they honestly fear that, as a soon-to-be minority, they’ll be discriminated against, forced to live in ghettos, and denied equal rights under the law.
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Makes sense. After all, that’s the way they‘ve always treated minorities.
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The only events listings you need in Bloomington.
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Sunday, November 11th, 2012
CLASS ◗ Dagom Gaden Tensung Ling Monastery — Introductory course on Buddhism; 10pm
FAIR ◗ Holiday Inn — Bloomington’s Spirit Fair, Consult with psychics & tarot readers, Shop for New Age objects, Booths for numerology, astrology, reiki, crystal healing, and palmistry; Through Sunday, 10am-5pm
WORKSHOP ◗ IU Mathers Museum of World Cultures — Cherokee basket weaving; 10am-4pm
CELEBRATION ◗ Trained Eye Arts Center — The Big One: Trained Eye Arts 1-year Anniversary, Featuring live music, games, performers, studio open house; Noon
MUSIC ◗ IU Ford-Crawford Hall — Master’s Recital: Nicholas Cline, composition; 1pm
OPERA ◗ IU Musical Arts Center — “Cendrillon (Cinderella),” Presented by IU Opera Theater; 2pm
MUSIC ◗ IU Auer Hall — Doctoral Recital: Pei-San Chiu on flute; 2pm
MUSIC ◗ IU Musical Arts Center Recital Hall — Junior Recital: Caleb Wiebe on trumpet; 3pm
FILM ◗ IU Cinema — “White Material“; 3pm
MUSIC ◗ IU Ford-Crawford Hall — Senior Recital: Peter Meyer on clarinet; 3pm
ROUNDTABLE ◗ IU Poynter Center — Learning to See: Food Justice; 4pm
MUSIC ◗ IU Auer Hall — International Vocal Ensemble, Katherine Strand, director; 4pm
MUSIC ◗ Muddy Boots Cafe, Nashville — David Sisson; 5-7pm
MUSIC ◗ IU Ford-Crawford Hall — Doctoral Recital: Tze-Ying Wu on viola; 5pm
TRIBUTE ◗ Buskirk Chumley Theater — Unlikely Bedfellows: Sophia Travis’ Art of Life; 5:30-7pm
MUSIC ◗ The Player’s Pub — Darryl Robinson & Tim O’Malley; 6pm
MUSIC ◗ IU Auer Hall — Brass Choir, Edmund Cord, director; 6pm
FILM ◗ IU Cinema — “Holy Motors“; 6:30pm
STAGE ◗ IU Ivy Tech Waldron Center, Auditorium — Comedy, “Alfred Hitchcock’s 39 Steps“; 7pm
FILM ◗ Bear’s Place — Ryder Film Series: “17 Girls“; 7pm
FILM & COMEDY ◗ The Comedy Attic — Documentary: “Road Comics: Big Work on Small Stages,” Performance: Stewart Huff; 7pm
MUSIC ◗ IU Auer Hall — Guest Recital: Kuss Quartet; 8pm
MUSIC ◗ IU Musical Arts Center Recital Hall — Junior Recital: Joseph Frank on cello; 8:30pm
MUSIC ◗ IU Ford-Crawford Hall — Doctoral Recital: Tina Chong on piano; 8:30pm
MUSIC ◗ The Bluebird — Matishyahu; 9pm
MUSIC ◗ The Bishop — Shovels & Rope, Carey Murdock; 9pm
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ONGOING:
ART ◗ IU Art Museum — Exhibits:
- “Paragons of Filial Piety,” by Utagawa Kuniyoshi; through December 31st
- “Intimate Models: Photographs of Husbands, Wives, and Lovers,” by Julia Margaret, Cameron, Edward Weston, & Harry Callahan; through December 31st
- “French Printmaking in the Seventeenth Century;” through December 31st
- Celebration of Cuban Art & Film: Pop-art by Joe Tilson; through December 31st
- “Threads of Love: Baby Carriers from China’s Minority Nationalities“; through December 23rd
- “Workers of the World, Unite!” through December 31st
- “Embracing Nature,” by Barry Gealt; through December 23rd
- “Pioneers & Exiles: German Expressionism,” through December 23rd
ART ◗ Ivy Tech Waldron Center — Exhibits through December 1st:
- “Essentially Human,” By William Fillmore
- “Two Sides to Every Story,” By Barry Barnes
- “Horizons in Pencil and Wax,” By Carol Myers
ART ◗ IU SoFA Grunwald Gallery — Exhibits through November 16th:
- Buzz Spector: Off the Shelf
- Small Is Big
ART ◗ IU Kinsey Institute Gallery — Exhibits through December 20th:
- “A Place Aside: Artists and Their Partners“
- “Gender Expressions“
ART ◗ IU Mathers Museum of World Cultures — Exhibits:
- “¡Cuba Si! Posters from the Revolution: 1960s and 1970s”
- “From the Big Bang to the World Wide Web: The Origins of Everything”
- “Thoughts, Things, and Theories… What Is Culture?”
- “Picturing Archaeology”
- “Personal Accents: Accessories from Around the World”
- “Blended Harmonies: Music and Religion in Nepal”
- “The Day in Its Color: A Hoosier Photographer’s Journey through Mid-century America”
- “TOYing with Ideas”
- “Living Heritage: Performing Arts of Southeast Asia”
- “On a Wing and a Prayer”
BOOKS ◗ IU Lilly Library — Exhibits:
- “The War of 1812 in the Collections of the Lilly Library“; through December 15th
- “A World of Puzzles,” selections from the Slocum Puzzle Collection
ARTIFACTS ◗ Monroe County History Center — Exhibits:
- Doctors & Dentists: A Look into the Monroe County Medical Professions
- What Is Your Quilting Story?
- Garden Glamour: Floral Fashion Frenzy
- Bloomington Then & Now
- World War II Uniforms
- Limestone Industry in Monroe County