» Sarah Palin http://qmuze.com Fri, 12 Oct 2012 15:41:03 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 FRIDAY FROTH… http://qmuze.com/friday-froth-12/ http://qmuze.com/friday-froth-12/#comments Fri, 12 Feb 2010 14:00:00 +0000 Carla http://qmuze.com/?p=32 Read More...]]> An Education is a little sleeper of a movie that is up for three Academy Awards including best picture. This movie may not have gotten a nomination for best picture from the Academy if there had only been five nominees this year instead of ten; I however, have it solidly in my top five. This coming-of-age story is set in 1960′s London and stars Carey Mulligan (nominated for best actress) as Jenny. Jenny is every parent’s dream child–straight A’s and headed for Oxford, virginal, and plays the cello–until she meets older and oh-so-sophisticated David. Peter Sarsgaard as David is an interesting combination of smarmy and suave that keeps the viewer guessing as to his intentions. He gives Jenny the “romantic” version of life that she has daydreamed of and she starts wondering what Oxford has to offer her. The “educations” in An Education were what I found most interesting: Jenny doubts the one that she’s worked hard for; in a role reversal, Jenny seems wiser than her parents and she gives them more of an education than they give her; and, she elucidates Danny, David’s best friend, educating him on Danny’s character flaws and the impact their schemes have on innocent people. This movie is well written (it’s nominated for best adapted screenplay) and well acted, so don’t play hooky!

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Valentines Day is this Sunday, have you gotten your sweetheart a little something yet? I’ve done an informal survey to help you out.
Girls still love to get flowers for V-day. But don’t get them long-stemmed red roses! They’d prefer you pick out something more unique and representative of them. Butter cups or daises for the sweet and innocent ones, orchids for the exotic girls, garden roses for the traditional types, and a bouquet of different flowers for the girl who always keeps you guessing.
The second most-wanted gift was spa services. Get them a mani/pedi, facial, or massage, and they love it when you go with them, so treat yourself too.
Number three on the list is dinner out, or better yet home cooked by you–this should include clean-up and something gooey chocolate for dessert.
Lingerie came in fourth with the stipulation that is should be pretty/sexy and NOT trashy/sexy. Yes, there is a difference. If the saleswomen has two inch fingernails or five inch heels you are in trouble; if she looks slightly embarrassed for you then know you are in good hands.
And number five is no surprise–jewelry. About half of the women stipulated only if it’s an engagement ring. The other half stipulated only if it’s NOT an engagement ring.
And now for the guys. Funny, they all got this “look” on their face like someone had just offered them the most luscious piece of chocolate ever. And then, almost immediately, the look of rapture turned to this real embarrassed look and they started to stutter. It took me at least two seconds, but I finally figured it out, and I’ll bet you have too. When I asked for their second, third, fourth, and fifth choices I just got blank stares!
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Dear Mr. Gibbs,
Tsk, tsk, tsk. As my almost sixteen year-old daughter would say: Really!
What were you thinking? Presiding over a press briefing with notes on your hand to deride Sarah Palin was a new low. The right was outraged, the left was embarrassed, and those of us in the middle are wondering why you are so concerned about Sarah Palin?
Let me lay it out for you:
A–you are the president’s press secretary; you are supposed to be informative and dignified not funny, B–you AREN’T funny, and C–when you bring Sarah Palin up at a press briefing when Sarah Palin hasn’t done anything of any national importance then (surprise), you make us think about Sarah Palin and not about what the White House is trying to do to get this country back on track.
Two words for you Mr. Gibbs: Tony Snow.

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]]> http://qmuze.com/friday-froth-12/feed/ 0 FRIDAY FROTH… http://qmuze.com/friday-froth-5/ http://qmuze.com/friday-froth-5/#comments Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:00:00 +0000 Carla http://qmuze.com/?p=21 Read More...]]> Sarah Palin released her book, Going Rogue, this week to hoards of fans salivating for some “Sarah Speak”. Ms. Palin’s popularity it seems, has not waned since the 2008 presidential election. Why is Sarah so popular? Simply because she appeals to the “you can grow up and be president someday” in all of us. We were told as children, or told our children, that anything was possible with hard work–but not until the hockey mom from Alaska got picked to be a vice-presidential nominee did we really believe. The question for all of us is not can we be president, but should we be president? Are grit and common sense enough to qualify one to lead? Alaska, maybe. The free world? I think not.

A couple of thoughts on Ms. Palin: (a) She tries to explain away not being able to list newspapers or magazines that informed her world view, as asked by Katie Couric, by saying that she was ticked off at Ms. Couric and therefore was “flippant”, but it was “her bad” and she should have answered. This is akin to Bill Clinton telling the American public that he smoked pot but didn’t inhale. Sorry Sarah, I don’t buy it. (b) Newsweek magazine’s cover of Ms. Palin in her running shorts makes Ms. Palin look very good (in fact, great–she’s had five kids!) but makes Newsweek look HORRIBLE. Shame on you Newsweek!
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What do three blonds in New York do for fun? (a) They walk in Central park and talk about how men in New York are sophisticated and well dressed, and men in San Francisco are more casual and conservative. We concluded that there is a very European influence in New York while San Francisco’s influence is, well, not European. (b) They go see Jude Law in Hamlet. He was fabulous. Not just incredibly handsome and charming fabulous, but oozing Hamlet-like conflict fabulous. Mr. Law delivered his lines with a humor that had an underlying pathos that we (the three blonds) believe will earn him a Tony nomination. (c) They shop for SHOES! One of the blonds introduced the other two blonds to Roger Vivier shoes. These shoes are classic and feminine: some with a curved heel or a big buckle that give them a certain edge–very Catherine Deneuve. (d) They drink champagne, and because November is two of the blonds birth month, there were pink party favors that I can’t tell you about!
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People magazine’s sexiest man alive for this year is Johnny Depp–handsome and a little naughty–enough said!
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Most countries are known for something–France has its wine and Italy has its pasta. So, if you drink your way through France and eat your way through Italy, then surely you Kama Sutra your way through India! This exotic country has beautiful hotels (any of the Oberoi group will do nicely, thank-you), spicy and delicious food, and the kama sutra for sale in every hotel gift shop. Don’t take the kids.
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I read in New Delhi’s newspaper, Mail Today, that Indian actress, Mallika Sherawat, will be starring in Doug McHenry’s romantic comedy– Love, Barack. The paper said that the film “tracks the romance between a Democrat campaign volunteer and her Republican counterpart in the run-up to last year’s Presidential election.” Ms. Sherawat’s character is based on San Francisco’s attorney general, Kamala Harris.
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I like to keep Fridays light (frothy), but, I am going to close by saying that while David Brooks (genuflect) of the New York Times wrote a column today entitled “What Geithner Got Right”, and clearly I am fond of David Brooks (g), if I were Mr. Geithner, I would stay away from buses–people have been known to get thrown under them.

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