Now look, as one artist to another, I was determined to leave Barbara Boxer’s book signing events for Blind Trust off-limits. Considering her intellectual gifts, many of you might still be surprised that she would stoop to the political thriller genre. Why not a sweeping history of American achievement, say, or perhaps a scholarly rebuttal to The Myth Of Matriarchal Pre-History?
Not a Townhall meeting… (Photo: MoreMarin.com)
After co-authoring her second book in spite of very little demand, it must be difficult to shoulder the meet and greets all by her lonesome. Yet, today’s news tells me that the word has already gotten out, so, in the interest of free public debate, consider this a humble public service announcement. Senator Boxer will be signing and reading from her new book this weekend – enjoy:
8/13/2009
Books Inc.
Books Inc. (Opera Plaza) in San Francisco book signing- 7pm
601 Van Ness 415-776-1111
http://www.booksinc.net/SFOpera
8/15/2009
Book signing at Barnes & Noble- San Jose 1pm
3600 Stevens Creek Blvd, San Jose, CA 95117
408-984-3495
http://store-locator.barnesandnoble.com/store/1944
8/14/2009
Rakestraw Books
Book signing at Rakestraw Books in Danville 7pm
522 Hartz Avenue Danville, CA 94526
(925) 837-7337
http://www.rakestrawbooks.com/
No Townhall meetings with her constituents are scheduled for our renaissance Senator during this national debate on health care, so this might be as close as you can get. You read that right. She’s very busy. Last night she did take some general questions, so if you attend, be civil and please, leave any Nazi garbage out of it. It may seem funny or rebellious since Pelosi launched it as a smear, but it only undermines important discussion. Plus, you’ll get thrown out much more quickly.
Here are my two suggestions for peaceful protest. First, someone (maybe Chuck Devore?) should organize a flashmob RickRoll during one of her readings. That would make him a legend, at least in my corner of the world. Boxer might even enjoy it. She seems like a nice lady and I’m told that she really is…..oh, wait, I just read the article again…
The story pits short-statured Senator Ellen Fischer–who happens to be a Democrat (sound familiar?)–against a power hungry, civil rights trampling Vice President (sound familiar?) in a universe populated by characters like “Sam Slaughter,” a right-wing radio host without principles (sound familiar?). As the Senator told the audience, “You write about what you know.” Boxer, who has written one previous novel, A Time To Run, told the crowd she found writing fiction “therapeutic.” At one point she made reference to a point in the book where the Vice President faces the possibility of impeachment–
“It was very cathartic writing a book like that,” she said to big laughs from the audience, just before beginning to read an excerpt from the book.
While she was reading, protesters outside the store, pressed their signs to the windows. When one particularly offensive sign went up, the Book Passage people lowered the blinds much to the Senator’s–and the audience’s–relief. As she moved to the question and answer period, someone shouted “Vote for Peace!” before they were ushered away by security personnel. Most of the Q and A time was reserved for questions specifically about her book, but Boxer did take a few general questions from the audience. Not surprisingly, all of them–with the exception of a single rambling 9/11 conspiracy wing-nut–were about the health care debate. The only prickly moment occurred when the Senator pointedly requested that one audience member not point at her while she asked her question.”
Ok, so with that in mind, I think most signs should include the word “Ma’am,” as in “Ma’am, George Sand would be proud, proud, that you are here today co-authoring a book of fiction under your own name!” Now, about health care…
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