Chic and Chick Exploration
September 22nd, 2007Hillary Clinton was asked, “rumor says you’re a lesbian — so, are you a lesbian?” and she said, No. Afterward, the interviewer was interviewed and said, “Well, gee, I’m convinced that she’s a heterosexual woman!” and that’s the end of that. So you had doubts about her sexuality but a ten minute interview dispelled those doubts? And let me get this straight: you were thinking about Hillary Clinton’s sexuality? Investigative journalism at its finest, though I contend that it would’ve been chic of her — in the very best way — to define herself as a lesbian. Everybody’s doing it! But since she doesn’t want to explore a new world within herself, perhaps she can follow the Russians, the Canadians and the British, all of whom have jump-started an era of oceanic “exploration”.
Britain is preparing territorial claims on tens of thousands of square miles of the Atlantic Ocean floor around the Falklands, Ascension Island and Rockall in the hope of annexing potentially lucrative gas, mineral and oil fields, the Guardian has learned. The UK claims, to be lodged at the UN Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf, exploit a novel legal approach that is transforming the international politics of underwater prospecting. Britain is accelerating its process of submitting applications to the UN - which is fraught with diplomatic sensitivities, not least with Argentina - before an international deadline for registering interests.
As I’ve written before, Russia and Canada have claimed the north pole as their own with absolutely no regard for Santa Claus. England wants the Falklands, whatever the Argentinans say. I don’t know why, but it all reminds me of a quote from The Criti: “Son loves Mother: sweet romance. Poor old Father has no pants.”
Yeah, it’s a rough fit, but like any good autocrat I’ll find a way to get it done.