Odessa

I really dislike the whole celebrity worship mentality and I typically pay it no attention. I never realized that the budding fashionistas, the Olsen twins, were shamelessly bringing fur to a whole new generation. A generation that doesn't know the cruelty that is truly involved in the whole fur industry. PETA is leading the charge to try an educate them and their mindless minions - and this is a humorous way to do it, in my opinion.

http://www.peta2.com/trollsens/dress_up.asp

Even if you believe that animals should have no rights, you should be aware of how the animals are treated if you wear fur and make your own ethical decisions. I personally do not want to know the person who willfully causes pain and suffering to animals. There is a big difference between using animals for our benefit and being cruel. Over the last decade PETA has been pretty loonie - marginalizing themselves by trying to encourage people to adopt a vegan diet, etc., rather than focusing on the "ethical" part of their organization's name. I think this is a step back to their original roots.

We have a history making presidential race here in the US - a white woman and a black man are strong candidates for the democratic party. The closest we had come previously was Mondale/Farraro - and that would have been a woman vice-president.

We also have Oprah, who is revered to cult-like proportions. Her favor can make or break a book, a movie or a movement. Until recently, she kept her political leaning low-key. That was until now. Her sudden interest does make one take pause.

She typically rallies behind women's issues - Is Hillary not woman enough?

Is she only coming out to support Obama because he is black or because she sees something unique in his character that transcends color?

It's just something that makes me go "hmmmm..."