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Convention Closure September 5, 2008

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Finally!  The conventions are over.  No more bloviating (OK, maybe a little less bloviating).  No more Greecian columns.  No more out of control delegates (They need to stop serving booze at those things!).  No more lies. Scratch that last part.  Lies come with the territory!  One note:  I did watch last night’s RNC and was actually educated about Cindy McCain’s volunteer work.  I was very impressed.  She has moved up a notch in my book from the drug addicted, husband stealing, Steppford wife I had previously viewed her as!

The next couple of months promise to be chock full of new accusations and dredged up old ones.  The attack machines are all powered up and ready to stike!  It promises to be a bloody election.  But have no doubt, it will be history making regardless of who wins the ultimate prize!!  And who wouldn’t want to be President of a country like ours??  Depressed economy, falling dollar, dropping unemployment, healthcare crisis, bogged down in two wars.  Yup, sign me up!!!!

Christmas In September September 3, 2008

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I actually caught some of the RNC last night and watched Foghorn Leghorn AKA Fred Thompson snorting on about Sarah Palin the Republican VP pick.  The conservative right was eating it up at the convention.  Basically the place was going ape shit.  Apparently progressives are running around scared according to Thompson!  Um… I don’t think so!  We are laughing in our tea (or coffee.)!  From investigations to teen pregnancy Sarah Palin has turned into an Advent Calendar.  Every day you open a window and there is another little surprise!  Tonight she will address the convention.  I wouldn’t miss it for the world.  In the meantime, I can only wonder what today’s calendar will hold!

My 2 Cents on the Convention August 31, 2008

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In case you were not aware I have been watching the Democratic convention with more attention than I watched the Olympics.  Yes, I know most of it is staged but you know I’m a political geek (along with other types of geekiness!).  I had been watching the convention on PBS but realized that I was missing 1/2 the convention because the damn pundits were yacking during some interesting speeches and performances!!  So I put my tech geekiness to work and hooked up the old laptop to my TV and got a direct feed without bullshit interruptions of the convention in high definition!  It was great.  I thought there were some excellent speeches all week including Hillary Clinton‘s.  Her speech was great.  Awesome to see Teddy.  I had a tear in my eye when he said he would be there in January.  The man is a legend.  And if Kerry and Gore had the kind of passion they showed this week maybe we would not have had to suffer through the past 8 year nightmare!  But Obama delivered as I knew he would.  It was almost like watching a symphony.  He did exactly what was needed and took the fight back to the McCain camp.  The one thing he said that hit home for me was when he said “…we all put our country first.”  No one should sit back while their patriotism is being attacked.  As a Veteran I find it highly offensive for anyone to attack another American’s patriotism.  If we thought the primaries were something the next couple of months will make the primaries look like a love in!

Go Barack Go! August 28, 2008

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Yesterday was another historic day in the Democratic party as they officially nominated Barack Obama for president.  Today will be a momentous event when Barack Obama accepts the nomination of his party to be President of the United States.  Today is also the 45th anniversary of Dr. King’s famous speech at the march on Washington.  I have been glued to the TV all week watching the DNC week long infomercial.  I know it is all a big show but I still enjoy seeing and hearing the speakers address the party loyals and tonight promises to be a real treat.

Just another step to the White House.  Go Barack, go!

Roughin’ It August 17, 2008

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This past week I took some well needed and deserved time off work.  My friend Matthew and I drove up to his family’s cottage in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.  We had no agenda other than to relax.  We spent a couple of nights star gazing and we caught the Perseids meteor shower.  Outside of the city lights we had a spectacular vista for viewing the night sky.  We also did a couple of day trips on the Peninsula to see more of Lake Superior, hit an art show and we went to the Hanka Finish museum.  But mostly we chilled out and drank a LOT of beer!  I’m loving Bells now!  After we left the cottage we drove down through the Michigan peninsula through Northern Michigan.  We camped out a couple of days.  Once at a camp site north of Mackinac and the other day was near Sleeping Bear dunes.  I took several pictures and videos.

You can check out my pics by clicking on the image below:

I also have several short videos

“This is our time!” Almost… June 4, 2008

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Yesterday marked the end of what has been the longest Democratic primary season that should ever be allowed by law! After all the name calling, dirty tricks, guilt by association, race baiting and God knows what else, we finally have a ‘presumptive nominee’….? For Obama to get this far is truly an historic feat but it does feel a bit like pushing a snowball up hill while it continues to grow larger! Hey, I will take ‘presumptive nominee’!

Now it is time for Hillary to do her part, be a big woman and LET IT GO!! What is she holding on to? If she needs some help with all that debt I have no problem if Obama donates the money I donated to his campaign. It’s only about $80 but I’m willing to make the sacrifice if it will get that train out of the station.

To be serious, I have been an Obama supporter since his Senate run here in Illinois. I am very proud of him, his campaign and the American people. Now, we move on to the general election and the REAL dirty politics!!!!

Another Year… March 25, 2008

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This week we just crossed the horrible milestone of 4000 service members who have been killed in the Iraq war. As you all know, I have been speaking against this war from the very beginning. Frontline just re-aired the documentary Bush’s War. It is an in depth analysis of the events which led to the war in Iraq. This is totally worth your time to understand what led to the war and the series of subsequent failures. After you watch the documentary you should ask yourself. Four thousand of our finest were killed for what again?

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/bushswar/

Expect Detours! March 21, 2008

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I’ve been working so much overtime and had so little time to write but it’s Friday night, I’ve had a couple glasses of wine and I don’t have anything better to do!  So Barack’s pastor said some highly charged stuff at a couple of church sermons.  And?!  I fail to see what the big deal is.  Though I spent most of my formative years in the Lutheran church I have spent more than my fair share of time in Black Baptist churches.  One of the main differences I’ve noticed between the two is that in Lutheran or Catholic (OK, let’s just say white) churches is that the pastor has a well prepared sermon before hand.  He/She has probably practiced it before Sunday service and you know what points he/she is trying to make.  You can pretty much set your watch to the length of the service!  Not so much in a Baptist church.  It’s like getting on a Chicago CTA bus that you didn’t know was being detoured and to make it worse, the driver isn’t sure what the route is so they start turning every which way to try and get to the end of their route!  I guess what I’m trying to say is that you are guaranteed to hear some crazy ass shit come out of the typical Baptist preachers mouth because he has NO idea where the hell he is going!!

I’m almost positive the reason I can raise my right eyebrow so high is from hearing crazy ass shit in Baptist churches.  I’ve heard pastors go off on the congregation because they didn’t handle his anniversary the way he wanted, I’ve been in church when the pastor locked the door and said we need to take another collection because they didn’t get enough the first two collections!  I’ve heard them go off on gay folks which makes no damn sense because we all know the choir director is the biggest queen in the church.  I could go on but you get the idea.  Barack’s pastor said some highly charged stuff but it is nothing worse than what Pat Robertson and crew have said and continue to say.  I actually think what they say is worse.  I think Mr. Obama said it best in his speech.  Dr. Wright is like family and family members say crazy stuff but you don’t get rid of them.  Wow, talk about hitting home!  Hey Dad, are you reading this???!!!!

Listen to this crazy ass shit from a Baptist preacher!

Best Commentery Ever! February 16, 2008

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Finally Growing A Pair! February 15, 2008

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OMG! Did I just step oustide of the looking glass? I was watching the news yesterday and couldn’t believe my ears when I heard that Congress actually did something ballsy. They issued contempt citations and subpoenas agains John Bolton and Harriet Miers. If that didn’t show a bit of backbone they also did not yield to the President when he basically said we would all be killed by terrorists if the new FISA bill was not passed! This was the bill that would also give the large telecom companies retroactive immunity from all those wiretaps on you and me. Wow! Now that is amazing! Too bad they had to wait for the Republicans to walk out of the assembly before they took their vote. I guess it’s a matter of taking baby steps.