Angry, resigned and motivated -- artists reflect on next four years

San Francisco Chronicle ^ | Tuesday, November 9, 2004

[sport]

Which one is Mickey?

[auboy]

One NEA too many. No, make that two NEAs too many.

[Publius6961]

What is the artist's role in society? Artists have been debating the question throughout history.

And they will continue to do so forever.

Every kid with a hammer thinks everything he sees is a nail

Artists are tolerable once the necessities of existing are satisfied, and once all external threats eliminated.
Until then, they have always been and will always continue to be a nuisance at best.

[najida]

Art is the rain that washes away the dust of everyday life.

[NaughtiusMaximus]

We have to tread lightly, don't want to lose the artist vote (NOT)!

[FierceDraka]

An interesting indicator of the intentions of that Bush clique will be to see whether they punish Republican dissenters like Richard Lugar...

Lugar - PAH! He's been in Washington WAAAY too long, and is out of step with most Hoosier Republicans - BIG TIME.

Problem is, the only likely way to get him out of office would be to elect a damned Rat. So we're between a rock and a hard place here.

[ladyinred]

Perhaps they'll go into their "dark period".

What playing bongos in coffee houses reciting doom and gloom poetry while sporting black berets?

[Larry381]

Why would anyone listen to some clown who allows himself to be interviewed while taking a dump?