Religious Fascist of the Day Award - Katherine Harris

Katherine Harris, our lady of the hanging chads, has come out and said what many Republicans would probably like everyone to believe - but are afraid to say so. Only days after President Bush has reclassified the war on terrorism as the war against Islamic fascism, it seems we have a few religious fascists of out own.

According to Katherine Harris:

1. Church-State seperation is a “lie”

2. The Founding fathers never intended this U.S. to be a country of “secular” laws (this is a popular talking point for the religious right.)

3. Seperating Church and States is wrong because GOD chooses our rulers (feeding into the notion often attributed to Bush, that he was “chosen” to be president).

4. "If you're not electing Christians, then in essence you are going to legislate sin," and end up with abortion and gay weddings and probably dogs sleeping with cats.

Though she's running for the Florida senate seat, Republicans continue to distance themselves from her. Not so much for her views, but because of other problems of “elect-ability”.

She's been tied to dealings with a corrupt defense contractor. So apparently God thinks it's okay to deal with corrupt warmongers??? Another great paradox in Republican convenient and politically-expedient selective value-bashing.

Green Zone at the Portfolio Center

Collin Kelley was nice enough to set up a reading for the Green Zone project at the monthly Portfolio Center readings. So this event will be Sept. 1st. 7:30, the Portfolio Center is on Bennett Street, Which is just off Peachtree North of Piedmont Hospital, Bennett Street is the Antique/Gallery Row that runs behind Mick’s. The Portfolio Center is all the way at the back.

Green Zone at Java Monkey

First reading from the Book last night at Java Monkey. Was a bit of an off night, but got good a response and sold a handful of books. The press kits have been trickling out, but just dropped a huge box of them off that I'd put together over the weekend. One response I keep getting from people is that “yeah, I remember kinda hearing something about that a while back.” So it's seems like this issue is something that is hovering around just on the edge of most people's consciousness, so hopefully this project will bring this into focus for people.

White Crane Journal Publication and Interview

I've been getting to know the guys at White Crane Journal lately. First, at the big GLBT reading at the main library downtown, someone picked up my chapbook "Flying Monkeys in Riot Gear" and sent White Crane copies of some of the pieces. White Crane will be publishing "June 22, 1969 - June 27, 1969" my piece on the connection of Judy Garland's death and the Stonewall riots.



I also happened to mention the "Outside the Green Zone" project. They've been very supportive. They will be dropping in a blurb in this coming issue on that as well as posting an interview with me on their online journal.

Outside the Green Zone - Getting it Out There

Well, after weeks (months) of pulling this together. Including hand-printing the art covers and assembly. The chapbook is now available.

I have to give a special thanks to my fellow contributing poets, Franklin Abbott, Lisa Allender, Theresa Davis, Collin Kelley and Steven Reigns. Everone brought heir own unique perspectives and styles and the result is a very powerful collection.

I'll be sending out lots and lots of press releases, guest columns, op-eds, etc. for while. I have a huge stack of contact and will be knocking out info/press releases every night.

Initial early reaction seems good.

Hopefully this will prove to be a vehicle to get the word out, and create some grass roots activism, as well as maybe raise a little money for the Uk exile group.

I'll keep you posted as events unfold.

Outside the Green Zone

Just finishing up this chapbook project, should be interesting to see how it works out. Have spent the weekend with all the handprinted covers hanging from clotheslines all through the house (an attractive decorating look.)