Iris and I find that not only do our kids say funny things but sometimes we say things that we never thought we’d say. Here’s a sample from both parties:
“Lily, don’t hit your brother in the head with that bat.”
“Daddy, make sure the [bath] water isn’t too hot for my penis.”
(after thanking Will for good behavior) “Dad, it was my pleasure.”
(after finding Will in Lily’s crib following a very brief nap and asking if Lily was sleeping when he crawled in to her crib.) “Lily was sleeping because I had to open her eyes.” (then demonstrates prying open her eyelids while she was sleeping)
(when being asked why we don’t jump on Mommy like we do Daddy) “Because girls have soft guts.”
(when seeing a lady with a head scarf) “Mommy that lady has a blanket on her head.”
(when seeing a convertible, and please note… this was done in a loud and shocked voice. “Mommy! That car lost its roof!”
(when seeing a big fat guy coming out of a store and done with a loud voice) “That man has a big tummy”
I check the SF Chronicle’s website - sfgate.com - on a daily basis for local news from the Bay Area. And while you can sense the occasional undertone of bias in some of their stories, it’s pretty much the most up-to-date website for local news. However, when I was looking at their photo collage from the Republican National Convention I noticed that there seemed to be a lot of pictures of police officers. It took me a minute to find a similar page of photos from the Democratic National Convention but when I did I was - actually I wasn’t- shocked to find a different theme to the photos presented there. RNC Photos: 36.
- Photos featuring police: 5
DNC Photos: 33
- Photos featuring police: 1
And it’s not just the number of photos that concerns me. It’s the way in which the Police are framed and presented. In the RNC Gallery we have the Police photographed either using peper spray or wearing riot gear. While in the DNC Gallery we have the police in standard uniforms, no weapons in hand escorting a priest.
RNC Photo
Another RNC Photo. Notice the juxstposition of the peaceful protestor and the armed police
Another RNC Photo
The lone DNC Photo
Why are the Police that worked the RNC depicted as being violate and aggresive? Weren’t there violant protests at the DNC? Is the SFGate implying that the DNC was peaceful and that the police never had to resort to force to break up the crowds of anarchists?
