Because the other Bianca thread has been, keeping with the political theme, disappeared......

I agree hbwriter.
I tend to lean to the left politically, but I don't always agree with Bianca's views or opinions. Its when I disagree that I respect her more. She often throws the whole 'liberal' tag into question because she seems to sell out to any one viewpoint or group. She similarly incurred the wrath of the New York Liberal Elitein the mid-90s when she dared to criticize Clinton on his delayed reaction on the Bosnian issue..said he had no backbone. She subsequently became persona non-grata in mags like The New Yorker or the Times....She was also one of the first people to openly damn the Sandinistas once they began to tilt toward totalitarianism while more predicatable "leftist" were still proudly, naively wearing their "sandalistas". And I loved her comment about Bono and Geldoff's love affair with Blair as "a mutual admiration society between Rock Stars and men who want to be them.."
That comment,in reference to Live 8, was similar to Keith's reasons why the Stones did not participate. During her work with anti-death penalty organizations, she was able to find common ground with Pat Robertson...
She's not afraid to go against the idealogical grain...
Its this willingness or ballsiness to throw uniform idealogical stance out the window. She speaks to the issue, not a party and this is where she differs from most "celebrity activists". Her politics are strongly rooted in her Third World upbringing. She pisses the right off and often as she pisses the left off and that is a true iconoclast.
I can disagree, or agree, but she remains unsold.


Lovely smile in green....

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And just because I've never seen it. I actually meant to post that photo of Bianca standing next to Warhol's Mao...but came across this gem:

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Bianca was in the public gallery at Julian Assange's court hearing today (meaning Tuesday), btw.