Posts Tagged ‘hope’

On One Benefit of Being Gay: You Can Vote for Obama and Be Pleased That He Won, But Not Buy Into All This Hope and Change Bullshit, Because When All Is Said and Done, You’re Still a Second-Class Citizen

05Nov08

In which The Gay Recluse ponders life with the majority party. Confession time: Though we would have been predictably devastated by a McCain victory, we’re still a little nauseated by the onslaught of shallow optimism on display since Obama was declared the winner. We think of California (and Arizona and Florida) and are left with […]


Filed under: Government, Law, Pessimism, Politicians, The Gay Recluse   |  4 Comments
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On the George Washington Birch Project: Final Pre-Election Analysis

03Nov08

In which The Gay Recluse becomes increasingly obsessed with the city. More than any other candidate in recent history, Barack Obama can be considered a product of the city. And not just because he’s black, obvs, but because he lives in a city and seems to genuinely appreciate its fundamental character, not only in a […]


Filed under: Government, GWB Project, Longing, New York City, Politicians, Subway, The Gay Recluse, The Times   |  1 Comment
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On the End of November

30Nov07

You will be relieved to learn that the scaffolding we told you about is finally coming down; but to reveal what, exactly? A new apartment palace, a refurbished monument to gilded living? Well, perhaps for some, but as we watch the men arrive in their trucks to disassemble the steel beams and wooden planks, we are not as pleased as you might have expected. We […]


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