Metroblogging: Seattle’s Art Scene. Is There An Art Scene?

                    

                    Photo found here with a short defense of Seattle’s art scene.  The post suggests that one of Seattle’s strengths is it’s forgiving and inclusive public, which allows a lighthearted approach and a spirit of independence and individualism to thrive. 

Skeptics can easily say that the forgiving public is essentially an immature and uncivilized public, and Seattle is an outpost which hasn’t yet grown up enough to produce the conditions for a deeper conversation (and tensions) that will shape its artists into something more.

Though, it’s art, after all, so who knows? 

See also:  Video of the event here at SuttonBeresCuller.  Watching the inane T.V coverage, you can guess one reason why they might have done it.  As for the castaways, the anchor line broke on the island, and they were towed back to land.  

The Seattle Examiner: Oprah Says Women Should Feel Free To Vote For Obama

Apparently, some people are having trouble choosing race over gender in the quest for the Democratic nomination.  Oprah’s on the case, where admittedly, she does pretty well.

Oprah should feel free in taking the risk of supporting Obama to deal with the political backlash that eventually may come; the risk of being wrong in a much more serious way than she’s used to…

“…she [Oprah] said, adding a little later, “I say, I am not a traitor. No, I’m not a traitor. I’m just following my own truth, and that truth has led me to Barack Obama.”‘

Folowing your truth isn’t probably the worst way to pick a candidate once you’re in the booth and you’ve done you’re homework; in my mind a much better way than needing Oprah to remind you of your freedoms to choose between race and gender months before the election.

Couldn’t we say that George Bush is still following his truth?