Barack vs. Paris
Here’s something in the most recent Rolling Stone that I found inspiring. From an interview with Barack Obama:
Q: What advice do you have for people who feel hopeless after the Kerry loss?
A: Get over it. Go to the movies, go to the park, go on a date — get some perspective. Losing an election is not a tragedy. Tragedies are my mom getting cancer at fifty-three and dying in sex months. Politics in this country has always gone through cycles. There is a constant battle between inclusiveness and exclusiveness, between xenophobia and a more expansive view of what our role in the world is, between a generosity of spirit and anrow self-interest. Dr. King had a wonderful saying: “The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice.” If you look at the trajectory of Amreica, it’s bent toward justice. But it’s not perfectly consistent.
I like that.
Then there’s also this, with Paris Hilton:
Q: Don’t you think you enjoy sex more than the average person?
A: I’m not a sexual person, realy. I don’t really care about sex. If I’m in a relationship, we don’t even do anything, really. We just watch TV. I’m too lazy.