When I was in college I was in the Progressive Student Network. Anyone know them? It was pretty far off to the left of the Democratic party. I went to one national PSN conference in Kent State, and the big controversy was whether the PSN should endorse Jesse Jackson's campaign, or remain true to our professed desire to work outside of electoral politics.

I'm a RM fan, but to tell you the truth I'm not that fond of the Keith. Nothing to do with his politics; his personal style affects me like chalk scraping over a chalkboard.I have no rational basis for this, just bad chemistry. But I doubt it will change anytime soon.

It seems to be a love-or-hate proposition with Keith...I'm not sure why. But it must make his new publicist want to rip her hair out in tasteful hairy handfuls.He even said recently that he wishes sometimes that he were as across-the-board likeable as RM. But then, there are those...Other Times. Obviously.

Keith's amazed viewing of the Palin press conference at the turkey bloodbath from Monday night was hilarious. The fact that he even tossed in the classic line from WKRP was the topper.

Turkeys Away!!

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I kind of love Keith for the big old diva he is, but I was also a big SportsCenter viewer.

(I talk a lot of disgusted smack about sports here, but the record will show that I spent a LOT of time growing up and through my teens and twenties glued to ESPN.)

That was killer, yeah! I enjoy watching him enjoy things, if that doesn't sound too "Being There" of me. Because, okay, to me, it was mildly amusing that Palin, ESPN-Wannabe and ex-heartbeat away wouldn't know it was Bad Media Juju to stand there twittering away in front of turkey guillotines, but for Keith? It was like Santa came early, and I *love* it when he gets like that.

Diva does about cover it, Plei. (Not that there's anything wrong with that.) Most of my crushes act like that...maybe I'm hoping self-esteem is community-property?

tommyrot, I'm not familiar with the Progressive Student Network. I did attend a few meetings of Marquette's Progressive Student Association, but didn't do much more than talk and listen (IOW, I didn't involve myself in any actual protests, etc., although to be blunt, the mid-'80s was not a big time of campus protests other than the apartheid divestiture issue).

A fellow member, a native of South Africa, did get involved and paid for it when he graduated and returned home. He disappeared after being taken by the SA police for several months until he was finally released; they knew exactly how much he was involved in the anti-apartheid protests over here.

Timelies all!

Happy Birthday Daisy!