This was posted in my comments by the other girl who managed to escape IHHS (and Skidmore!) with some brains, and its so cool that it bears repeating. Her comments in bold

3) I really don’t think its a big deal that Kerry and Edwards voted for the war. Luckily, most Democratic voters don’t seem to think so either.”
-As to this…whatever…the way I see it at that point in time if you voted for the war, good for you, if you voted against the war, you were strung up in Senate. Newsflash Deany-boy…nearly EVERYONE voted FOR the war…old news. so old.

4) Dean did not invent the concept of civil unions. Dean was also not revolutionary in his support of civil unions. But he did not invent the concept. (Just like Al Gore didn’t invent the internet) ((yes but Al Gore did take the initiative to fund the project which started the internet in the 80s, if anyone cares))”
Furthermore contrary to many what many w ithin the GLBTQ community thinks, Dean really isn’t all that great for gay folks. If people actually took the time to go back and look at what Dean was debating back and forth about during the whole civil unions vs. gay marriage thing, I think they’d find that Dean is on par with Kerry. They’re both against gay marriage (and civil unions are NOT the same thing no matter how much the politicians, and some gay activists for that matter, try to dress it up with pretty rainbow ribbons) whereas Edwards actually stated that marriage is a state’s rights issue and while he didn’t come out in support of gay marriage, he also didn’t come out as condemning the recent MA decision either.

7) People who endorsed Dean really screwed up. First of all, it is really dumb to endorse a candidate that early (ie, the Al Gore endorsement…it made no sense to do a YEAR before the election). Now th ere are all these pledged delegates who are realizing “Uh, maybe this guy doesn’t have the support we thought he did”. A man supported by college liberals does not a presidential candidate make. (I wrote that sentence just so I could phrase it like that, because I am so cool)”

no duh AND I jus t want to state that I was attacked on several fronts by other people who fall into the same categories as I do as A) Democrats; B) liberal arts college grads; C) women and D) lesbians, when I said I didn’t support Dean because his policies were pretty shitty and I don’t trust a man who looks like a woodchuck when he’s trying to smile. And yeah, Sassy…you ARE cool

Gina is SO getting a place on the world leadership council. Look for the campaign around 2025

I’ll probably write something more detailed and articulate, but then again, I might decide to get a life.

1) John Edwards is growing on me. He has charisma, he’s a decent politician. He has a southern accent and can charm southern voters.

2) Can someone articulate for me why Kerry ‘sucks’, as my liberal friends keep saying? (Besides the fact that he voted for the war and looks like a tree)

3) I really don’t think its a big deal that Kerry and Edwards voted for the war. Luckily, most Democratic voters don’t seem to think so either.

4) Dean did not invent the concept of civil unions. Dean was also not revolutionary in his support of civil unions. But he did not invent the concept. (Just like Al Gore didn’t invent the internet, hehe) ((yes but Al Gore did take the initiative to fund the project which started the internet in the 80s, if anyone cares))

5) I like Clark better than Kerry in terms of the military men in this race. However, I think a lot of votes that could have gone to Edwards went to Clark. And I like Edwards better than Clark, so I want Clark to drop out

6)Dean even lost to Al Sharpton!

7) People who endorsed Dean really screwed up. First of all, it is really dumb to endorse a candidate that early (ie, the Al Gore endorsement…it made no sense to do a YEAR before the election). Now there are all these pledged delegates who are realizing “Uh, maybe this guy doesn’t have the support we thought he did”. A man supported by college liberals does not a presidential candidate make. (I wrote that sentence just so I could phrase it like that, because I am so cool)

8. Al Sharpton should be given his own TV show. Maybe he can take over the daily show and Jon Stewart can run for president

9) The Daily Show last night rocked, and I want to marry Jon Stewart

10)There should be an industry devoted to gambling on politics

Yay, classes started today. Being on campus when there’s no class is just boring, plus its freezing and no one wants to leave their overheated dorm rooms.
But before work picks up and I actually have to do a lot of work, here, as promised (albeit delayed) are

“Conclusions from Model EU Plenary Sessions

1) Blue whale beaching themselves is really funny, according to my LS1 professor (and Model EU faculty advisor)

2) Josh is Jewish, because he gets Chanukah cards
2a) How this conclusion was reached
Josh: (telling a story) …and when I get Chanukah cards…
Me: (2 minutes later) Wait, Josh, are you Jewish?
Josh: No, I just get Chanukah cards for no reason…
2b) And use the “Hanukkah” spelling, because its less retarded

3) Adam is Jewish too!

4) Josh asks dumb questions

5) Group dynamics suck

6) Rachel (me) has really nice handwriting
(commentary: I’ve always been told I have bad handwriting so go figure)

7) Today’s plenary session has 3 parts!

This guy has an ungood fake Italian accent.
(but he’s kind of cute) ((he is???))

9) You can time travel!

10) Josh needs new ties and not “awful gay liberal” ones

11) Shut up Turkey, no one cares about your country, go home to your prostitutes

12) Corruption is not neccesarily a bad thing

13) De-facto is a cool word (re: Interior Minister meeting)

14) “Unanimously” is a difficult word to say

15) Portugal and Hungary should form an alliance and bomb Slovakia! (also re: Interior Minister meeting)

16) Men can be sexually exploited too!

17) Interior Ministers are unimportant
17a) Yeah, but that means we have to do less work                                                          17b) And it lends itself to the joke “Hey baby, can I be Minister of your Interior?”

18) We are all losers, so there can be other excuses or explanations

19)The Dutch drink a lot, because it is always damp and chilly in the Netherlands, and they need alcohol to a) keep them warm and b) keep them sane because its always raining!

20) Why aren’t these meetings over yet? (every day…)

-i am sick to death of the California Recall. Elect Arnold, get it over with, whofucking cares
-i really, really, really, really, really, really, really hope they take away Skidmore’s voting booth
-beer is sometimes neccesary to soothe the savage beast inside your soul (or you know, at least help you deal with too much estrogen)
-the protector of fluffy bunnies club (aka the Greens, aka Progressives, aka Peace & Justice & Other Non-Violent Things (or smtg) are debating, sorry rountabling with SYRA on OCt 22 in ICC, everyone should come watch
-screw volleyball, give the hockey team money
-watch out for oranges!
-3 guys trying to sell opium (non-students) were arrested at skidmore on thursday. they also stole a lot of shit because people are too stupid to lock their doors
-gummy bears look like retarded bears, therefore, they must have been modeled after retarded bears

Examples of Skidmore’s Touchy-Feely, Everyone Is A Unique & Beautiful Snowflake, Over-the-top Anti-Dog-Eat Dog Liberalism

1) The Greens are changing their name to something equivalent to “Students for Everything that is Good and Fluffy Bunnies” Actually they’re changing their name to “Students for Peace and Justice” (or something) which makes sense because:
a) the only thing they did last year was protest the war
b) The actual Green Party is technically supposed to be a single interest party, the environment. And we already have an environment club.

2) Instead of having debates between SYRA and the Greens (the fluffy bunny club) we have to have roundtables, because debates are too scary and offensive. Plus if the table we use is actually round, then its nice, and equivalent, and non-offensive.

3) There is a new a cappella group forming for all the people who didn’t make the real a cappella groups. If you are a male, you have the chance to try out for two groups. If you are female there are THREE groups, and one of them isn’t very good in the first place. If you don’t make it into any of those groups, there is a reason. Plus, the posters for the group are all like “Feeling Rejected, etc etc.” Well, they are not just feeling rejected they WERE rejected. For a reason.

4) There is a radio show for the discussion of political issues. It is called “The Liberal Democratic Cause”

5) The Greens are whining about the town of Saratoga Springs taking away “our” voting booth. Never mind the fact that there are not voting booths in hospitals, nursing homes, etc. Apparently, voting is not that important to them, or to anyone on Skidmore campus who is “convinced” to vote here because they can’t go downtown to do so. Because to get downtown they’d either have to a) drive, and we know the greens think cars are evil or something. b) walk, and that’s hard, because the greens like to go barefoot (including this girl in my feminist political thought class who puts her bare, dirty feet on the table right next to me)

6) Our new motto for admissions material is “Creative Thought Matters” ie, everyone is a unique and beautiful snowflake, and with the amount of money we paid some PR people, this new slogan cost tens of thousands of dollars a word.

7) LS curriculum has been changed, in part, because people weren’t doing well enough, because they apparently can’t write simple 5 page papers

8. We’re cutting men’s hockey, which will cause freshman and sophomore guys to transfer out, and giving money to girls sports, even though we are already in Title 9 Compliance. And the money is going to the volleyball team (we have a volleyball team?????) and increasing Yoga classes.

1st weekend bonding, being saved from the awful roommate, confessional why I transfered stories, knowing why never to ask the question “Why Did You Transfer?” in mixed company.

Girly movies, the mat with the ladybugs, singing the 1776 window song, Cherry Garcia drag show ice cream, Robo-Amazon-Truck-Driver. Cheater! the big sweatshirt, “it’s the guy in the furry Russian hat”,

“thats sketch”, thursday night dinners, i want to be japanese! i hate it when i tell the truth, this is gour-fucking-met, Di dancing in the d-hall, THIS IS ALL THE MINT CHOCOLATE CHIP ICE CREAM! i wish i could be delusional & naive & then I could think I was going to just be a rock star, Matzoh ball soup addictions, he’s sketchy,  there are a lot of somalians, pssst, north quad vs south quad (South Quad Rules),

Walking to Uncommon Grounds and ranting, and confessing. Mostly forgotten Friday night of ‘Fun Day’ a school event that was actually amusing. The pond, running around barefoot,  in the middle of an open, viewable field, then running around the campus being giggly drunk girls and having conversations and taking twenty minutes to explain what should take 2 seconds.  waking up with the Worst. Hangover. Ever. but enjoying the feeling of being a typical college student.

The non naked table, “I just saw the boots and freaked out”, I can’t stand it when people I hate are liked by other people. Especially when its by people that I like.  short rides in cars for runs and conversations and honesty, our long lost sister, and that we all listened to the same Jimmy Eat World song the past summer

It just takes some time, little girl
You’re in the middle after all
Everything, everything will be just fine
Everything, everything will be alright.

And getting the house for next year. Perfect.

~pouring salt on the table
~Jesus lives there! (on the 11th floor of tower!)
~North Quad vs. South Quad (Wait Hall being weird and awful, Tower having a lot of really dumb, slutty people in it.
~I killed Jesus and that’s why you got your god damn Easter Basket
“That girl has dreadlocks & I can’t see over her” –Katherine
~There are lots of Somalians living in Lewisiton, Maine
~Christina being a racist because she hates the Quebeckers and getting stuck behind one coming back from jersey, and wanting to pop a giant easter bunny
~“What if the guys next to us are really loud” “Christina, I’ll take care of it” (because I will be the assassin of Hick A next year)
~“he’s probably coming over here because of the shirt”-Katherien, on why Will was going to come sit with Diane. Diane freaking out and realizing she left her top shirt unbuttoned.
~“It was a short, passionate love affair”-Diane about the yellow fruit things
~“Mocha java whateverthefuck”