{"id":10020,"date":"2008-09-26T07:15:30","date_gmt":"2008-09-26T12:15:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/?p=10020"},"modified":"2011-08-05T14:53:19","modified_gmt":"2011-08-05T18:53:19","slug":"hold-your-own-presidential-debate-the-finger-puppet-solution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/2008\/09\/26\/hold-your-own-presidential-debate-the-finger-puppet-solution\/","title":{"rendered":"hold your own presidential debate — the finger puppet solution"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a> I<\/strong><\/em>n thirteen<\/span> ten<\/span> eight hours, the First Presidential Debate<\/a> may or may no<\/em>t <\/em>be held at Ole Miss.\u00a0 Whether both candidates will be on stage tonight for this high-stakes<\/a> event is still uncertain<\/a>.\u00a0 <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

3 PM update<\/em><\/strong>: The Associated Press has reported<\/a> that John McCain is going to attend the debate this evening.\u00a0\u00a0 Nonetheless, the f\/k\/a<\/em> Gang advises that you keep your options open, and<\/em> continue reading this posting, which might just come in handy again before the election.<\/p>\n

Rather than leave your Friday night plans unsettled, we suggest<\/p>\n

Plan B<\/strong>: \"\"<\/a> Hold your own Presidential Debate<\/em> — and give the candidate of your choice the finger — with these lifelike Finger Puppets from Fold US Candidate<\/a><\/strong> (in pdf. format for print-out; via Don Weeks<\/a> and Cory Doctorow<\/a>):<\/p>\n

.. \"\"<\/a> Obama & McCain on hand<\/a> for the debates\u00a0 \"\"<\/a> ..<\/p>\n

candidate
\ndebate\u00a0 \u2013
\nmy middle finger twitches<\/p>\n

… by dagosan<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a> update<\/em><\/strong> (Sept. 26, 2008): Thanks to a reminder from Anne Skove from Court-o-rama<\/em><\/a> that sock-puppets could also work rather well for staging the debate, Prof. Yabut remembered that an appropriately-clenched fist could also be used to quickly create a hand-puppet like those made by Se\u00f1or Wences<\/a>, our old favorite from the Ed Sullivan Show (poster and bio here<\/a>).\u00a0 Since it’s John McCain who is threatening not to show up tonight, it’s fun to recall that Wences’ most famous fist-puppet was named Johnny<\/em>.<\/p>\n

\"\" afterwords<\/em><\/strong> (September 27, 2008): See our follow-up “presidential debate redux: a puppet postscript<\/a>.”<\/p>\n

\n

A<\/em>s expected, a few of our haijin friends are on hand for the debate party: \"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

\n

this summer night\u2014
\nshe lets the firefly glow
\nthrough the cage of her fingers<\/p>\n

no place
\nto hide my hands
\nthe rain begins<\/p>\n

raspberries in season\u2013\u00a0 \"\"<\/a>
\nall day I\u2019ve needed
\nmy hands<\/p>\n

\n

in both hands\u2013
\nthe water she carries
\nfrom the ocean<\/p>\n

…. by Gary Hotham<\/strong><\/span><\/a> from<\/span> <\/span><\/span>breathmarks: haiku to read in the dark<\/span><\/em><\/a> <\/span><\/p>\n

\n

clouding sky
\nmy finger
\non the bear track<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a> \u2026\u2026\u2026by Michael Dylan Welch – Shiki Haikusphere<\/em> 10th Anniversary Anthology (2007)<\/p>\n

on my finger
\nthe firefly
\nputs out its light<\/p>\n

\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.. by Roberta Beary – Shiki Internet Kukai<\/em><\/p>\n

\n

writing with a finger
\nin the clear blue sky\u2026
\n\u201cautumn dusk\u201d<\/p>\n

lion puppet at the gate–
\nfrom his mouth
\nplum blossoms<\/p>\n

\u2026\u2026 by Kobayashi Issa<\/a>, translated by David G. Lanoue<\/p>\n


\n<\/a><\/p>\n

harvest festival\u00a0 \"\"<\/a>
\nsmall fingers trace
\na saint\u2019s name in slate<\/p>\n

\n

\n

puppet show ~
\nan accordianist’s music
\nshows in his face<\/p>\n

\n

\n

summer’s end
\na gap-toothed kid
\nshows me the finger<\/p>\n

\n

blackberry picking ~
\na pricked finger runs
\ninto the stain<\/p>\n

\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026 by matt morden<\/a> – Morden Haiku<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

sculpting cloud peaks
\nfrom shampoo suds \u2013
\ncrooked fingers<\/p>\n

\n

\n

hard-to-peel
\ntangerine \u2013
\nher citrus-scented fingers<\/p>\n

\n

\"\"<\/a> … by David Giacalone
\n“sculpting cloud peaks” – Clouds Peak<\/em> #1 (July 2006)
\nhard-to-peel” –\u00a0<\/em> XXIX: 2 (2006)<\/p>\n

\n

snow shoveled on top of snow \u2013
\nshe breathes slowly
\non her fingers<\/p>\n

. . . by Gary Hotham – \u201cFootprints & Fingerprint<\/em>s\u201d (Lilliput Review,\u00a0 1999)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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