Well, she did run as “Hillary!” in 2000, so it’s hard to see it as a big injustice now. There’s plenty of gendered stuff going on, but this should probably be considered pretty far down the list

Knew I had heard of Philbin somewhere, not sure it had been from reading John Dean’s informative pieces. If this is where Philbin stands one really has to worry about Addington.

“Trust me, David, if you can dream it up, fan fictioneers have already written it. Fifteen thousand times over. (Including Snape/Hagrid and Hagrid/Giant Squid pairings.) Oh, and did I mention that most of these stories are being written by teenage girls?”

Don’t I know it, Phoenix Woman! Harry Potter is the new “Slash” fiction sensation.

(For those of you just joining us, “Slash” is homoerotic fiction written by and for women. It began with stories about the Stark Trek characters — as in Kirk/Spock, as the shorthand form goes. It has since gone on to encompass all sorts of phenom — from Lord of the Rings to the pop band Franz Ferdinand.)

I have to say bravo to JK Rowling. The last movie was quite cathartic watching HP and friends bring down the fascism that took over Hogwarts!

If only we could do the same in two or three hours!

Read further on into the seventh book, just like in real life, it comes back…..

I also might add that I can only remember media reports on that situation having never actually met a parent who gave a shit, and I have yet to meet one who cares about Dumbledor’s “orientation.”

FWIW My most beautiful daughter, a huge HP fan, thinks it is meaningless for Rowling to claim this now.

These silly, anachronistic criticisms by gay writers about a children’s book writen by a het woman are almost embarrassing.

As anyone who has read the books knows, Dumbledore’s the least of it. Hogwarts is gayer than Anderson Cooper’s sock drawer!

All the staff are Bloomsbury wannabes. Hagriff is a Leather Bottom. Hermione has her heart set on joining “Dykes on Bikes.” And poor sensitive Ron Weasley is pining away for that viscious cockteaser Harry.

What do you people need? Flash Cards?

Actually, Remus and Sirius were the big leather couple, but Remus wanted a family and Sirius didn’t so Remus went off with Tonks, though he was pretty much pants at the whole fatherhood thing (as Harry took great pains to remind him). :-)

Hermione and Ginny did, however, pair off, though Harry at first was too busy mourning Hedwig to notice that Ron wasn’t just a friend any more.

Trust me, David, if you can dream it up, fan fictioneers have already written it. Fifteen thousand times over. (Including Snape/Hagrid and Hagrid/Giant Squid pairings.) Oh, and did I mention that most of these stories are being written by teenage girls?

I think this was brought up on Raw Story as well….and I commented there that as the Author, Rowling owns all rights to the characters, and can do as she wishes to them.

Exactly.

The whole argument from the wingnuts is taking on tinges of Stephen King’s “Misery”. God only know the wingers might feel like busting kneecaps if Harry or Hermione were killed off……..

Heh!

Hmmm… Where’s the MSM? Here’s a bipartisan bill, introduced by ‘Freedom Fries’ Jones, no less…

Rep. Jones introduces bill to limit president’s war powers

WASHINGTON — Rep. Walter B. Jones of North Carolina has introduced a bill to prevent the use of U.S. military force in war without the consent of Congress.

The bipartisan legislation would amend the United States War Powers Resolution of 1973, which was passed in response to the extended Vietnam War.

Jones submitted the bill Sept. 25 and announced it Thursday at a press conference with three of five co-sponsors. One of them, Rep. Bill Delahunt of Massachusetts, a Democrat, is a member of the House subcommittee on foreign affairs which will first hear the bill. Also present were Rep. Ron Paul of Texas and Rep. Wayne Gilchrest of Maryland, both Republicans. The other co-sponsors are Rep. Neil Abercrombie of Hawaii and and Rep. Robert Brady of Pennsylvania, both Democrats.

The bill would prevent U.S. involvement in another long war without congressional approval. But Jones said it was not drafted in response to last week’s “World War III” comment by President George Bush or to new numbers released this week by the Congressional Budget Office putting the cost of the Iraq War through 2008 at $610 billion and predicting a cost through 2017 of as much as $2.4 trillion.

http://www.newbernsj.com/news/…..jones.html

One of my congress critters is a co-sponsor… 8-)

I thought Senator Webb all ready did this in March of 2007. I really believe the Republicans can trump the Democrats this way.

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