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Jun. 6th, 2007 03:00 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
alonewiththemoonReading Salon's coverage of last night's Republican presidential candidate debate, I encountered the following statement by McCain that I think shows a uniquely nuanced view of Native Americans that I don't believe I've ever heard from another politician of any political party:
"Blitzer asks if any of the Republicans onstage disagree with the claim that English should be the official language in the United States. McCain is the only one to raise his hand. "I would like to remind you that we made treaties with Native Americas such as the Navajos in my state, where we respect their sovereignty and they use their native language," he says. "It's no big deal." He stands alone."
A presidential candidate on national television noting Native American sovereignty not to score points at some commemorative event but just as a matter of fact--there are plenty of things I disagree with McCain about, but I genuinely admire him for that.
BPAL of the day is Queen Mab: "Warrior, Trickster and Goddess of Magic and Poets, she is one of the Tuatha De Danaan and the Queen of the Faeries. A very complex scent, both shadowy and fierce: black orchid, sandalwood, night-blooming jasmine, osmanthus, Somalian rose, and Chinese musk." I didn't order this one, it was a freebie. It does smell nice, but it's too rosy for me. Or maybe it's the rose and musk together that don't totally work for me. However, people who like to smell of roses would probably like this one, it's a quality scent with good staying power.
Najmat's class left me feeling like I'd been hit in the abs with a 2x4. Ow. Good moves, though. We did a bunch of Saidi as well. Between that on Tuesday and the karshlima on Monday, I feel like I've been hopping for days. Because I have.
"Blitzer asks if any of the Republicans onstage disagree with the claim that English should be the official language in the United States. McCain is the only one to raise his hand. "I would like to remind you that we made treaties with Native Americas such as the Navajos in my state, where we respect their sovereignty and they use their native language," he says. "It's no big deal." He stands alone."
A presidential candidate on national television noting Native American sovereignty not to score points at some commemorative event but just as a matter of fact--there are plenty of things I disagree with McCain about, but I genuinely admire him for that.
BPAL of the day is Queen Mab: "Warrior, Trickster and Goddess of Magic and Poets, she is one of the Tuatha De Danaan and the Queen of the Faeries. A very complex scent, both shadowy and fierce: black orchid, sandalwood, night-blooming jasmine, osmanthus, Somalian rose, and Chinese musk." I didn't order this one, it was a freebie. It does smell nice, but it's too rosy for me. Or maybe it's the rose and musk together that don't totally work for me. However, people who like to smell of roses would probably like this one, it's a quality scent with good staying power.
Najmat's class left me feeling like I'd been hit in the abs with a 2x4. Ow. Good moves, though. We did a bunch of Saidi as well. Between that on Tuesday and the karshlima on Monday, I feel like I've been hopping for days. Because I have.
