Let your hair down. Throw some shoes.
December 31, 2008
by Sheryl Lee
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I got leopard-print sheets for Christmas. And a leopard-print robe.
At this rate of conversion and based on the number of leopard-print items I already possess, I estimate that by 2015 everything I own will have a leopard-print pattern on it. Scary. I may already be in the realm of overkill on the leopard print front. I should consider moving on to something new. Tiger? Zebra, maybe?
I do love me some leopard-print shoes, though. I have four pairs, and I’d be reluctant to part with any of them, but if I was out one day and I ran across either Chris Matthews or Jon Favreau, I’d be sorely tempted to slip off my shoes and huck them as hard as I could at either one of those jackasses singular examples of why we still need a women’s movement.
What about you? C’mon – it’s the last day of 2008, and it’s been a looong year. Relax. Live a little. Let your hair down. Kick off your shoes…and pitch ‘em at someone who sorely deserves it.
Who would you aim for?
well, I’d probably need to buy me a shoe factory, but I’d pitch mine at the msm. the three pair I didn’t hurl at Juan Williams, Charles Krauthammer, and Kirsten Powers, I’d keep for myself
How many pairs do I get?
I live on a woman’s wages, supplementing a woman’s pension. The majority of my life I worked for room and board. (Wife. Mother). You can imagine what that means. I can’t waste a pair of shoes on the likes of Favreau et al.
I’m going to need a lot of shoes!
LOL, and the ones I’m wearing are much too comfortable to throw at anybody. Nobody’s getting these shoes, I’d fight for them!
Ahh, but I have a solution. I’ll keep the shoes on my feet and just firmly plant them on somebody’s rear end. So the first kick goes to Obama for his consistent refusal to denounce sexism. Second kick for Favreau for not even having the decency to be ashamed of his photo. Third kick to several assorted blogger boyz who wallow in misogyny like the pigs they are. Two more kicks to the mainstream media that revels in misogyny while failing to even show the journalistic standards of those who work for the National Enquirer. I’d also deliver a few swift kicks to all those who insist on bad mouthing and attacking Bristol Palin who gave birth this week. Nothing says coward more than hiding behind your keyboard and bashing a teen girl.
I’d buy a pair of shoes for Vicki Iseman who is suing the NY Times for falsely accusing her of having an affair with John Mccain. You go girl!
I’d also by a pair of shoes for Cynthia McKinney who is off ramming Israeli war ships while trying to deliver supplies to Gaza. Completely setting aside politics and issues, she does show some real brass ovaries and makes somebody else look like just a fauxgressive wanker on a tropical vacation.
Sheryl
You have got to be kidding about your wardrobe! Lordie, woman, I hope the stuff is fake. (Best not open up that can of worms!)
As for shoe throwing, I have an additional proposal (somewhat along the lines of yttik’s idea of who to buy shoes for, though not agreeing on her choice of who should receive them – Golda Meir had “brass ovaries”, Ms. McKinney is a profoundly misguided soul when it comes to the Middle East).
How about we make sure we thank those who have upheld journalistic integrity this year? KayJL named a few (and sadly, there are few). I’d add Greta van Susteren to the list. It’s so easy to get caught up in those we distain for all the obvious reasons. Let’s not forget those who have been true allies (a list TNA should keep on hand).
Oh I see you’re changing shoes. Let’s see more.
Sheryl
Assuming you are older than the age range of 20-29, how do you wear those heels, girl?!*
and ofcourse, high heels were originally designed men who wanted to keep up from catching up to them – who can run fast and hard in those things?
I’m not a shoe fanatic except I love my new Ugg boots (with heels), so I’d throw all mine at everyone who took a swipe at Hillary and the other women in that video on this site. (warning…I throw like a girl…lol)
I”m sorry – typo alert…..I meant that the high heels were designed by men who wanted to keep US from catching up to them. That’s the truth….too!
Lorelai – LOLOLOLOL!!!! (Overhand or underhand?)
Lorelai – Did ya’ not think we all got that?!* Now stop wasting time correcting your typos and start taking throwing lessons!
Anna- I’m on the “diamond” as we speak! No more correcting typos… “Throwing lessons’ first priority.
Btw, hi-lorelaious on your last post.
Pitch, girl! Pitch!
My list would start with Ted Kennedy, Caroline Kennedy, and Oprah Winfrey. Then Howard Dean, Nancy Pelosi, and good ole Harry – and hell, throw in the whole DNC for good measure. The biggest shoe of all would be reserved for Obama and Michelle! Send them back to that cesspool of Chicago politics along with with their two kids and Axelrove. And – NO DOG!! A dog deserves better than what they have to offer.
Anna–yes, agree about Greta.
And that’s one more pair of shoes for me to keep…YESSSSSSS
I’m thowing my BOOTS at James Carville because he’s a poopoo head.
http://thenewagenda.net/2008/1.....em-stupid/
He may not be the worst of the bunch but he is the one that irritates me the most.
I’m giving my two favorite pair of comfy slippers to Hillary and Sarah. After the year they have had, a relaxing weekend in comfy slippers drinking tea (or “spiced” tea) in front of the fireplace is exactly what they need.
Thia
LOL. Love Carville’s new knick-name! (You’ve got to have young kids at home to come up with that one. Or, lots of pets!)
Also, love the idea of cozy slipper for Clinton and Palin!
It’s pets Anna
Thia – LOL! I’m with ya’!
Harkening back to Thia’s lovely piece about Laura Bush, I’m just giving everyone a heads up that there is a piece about First Lady Bush at American Thinker today (sadly, it’s not Thia’s piece). Unfortunately, the author has created the very dichotomy that TNA is working hard to chip away at regarding old notions of liberals and conservatives, and in so doing, the author has diminished Clinton en route to praising Bush. This is a great opportunity for all of us to descend upon that site and do a bit of educating. In short: Why must one woman fall in order for another to rise? Here’s the link for anyone interested in posting. (No need to register at that site. Posts are moderated, but most go through rather quickly. I don’t think they allow anyone to embed a link in their post.)
http://www.americanthinker.com.....nolia.html
Anna, I’m 44. I still have some wildly impractical shoes, but these days I spend most of my time in crocs, or shearling slippers, or cute little ballet flats with — you guessed it — a leopard-print pattern.
44-yr-old Sheryl in the flat, fluffy slippers – Please just tell me it’s not real leopard skin.
Anna—don’t worry. I’ve always preferred fur on its original owners.
Sheryl – Yeah, I figured, but glad to know!
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