This is for Casto. :-)

B

ecause I like you, regardless of your politics. ;-)

Edited to add: I didn't do this. One of my GOP JJHF friends posted it.

In a local restaurant my server had on a "Obama 08" tie, I laughed as he had given away his political preference--just imagine the coincidence.

When the bill came I decided not to tip the server and explained to him that I was exploring the Obama redistribution of wealth concept. He stood there in disbelief while I told him that I was going to redistribute his tip to someone who I deemed more in need--the homeless guy outside. The server angrily stormed from my sight.

I went outside, gave the homeless guy $10 and told him to thank the server inside as I've decided he could use the money more. The homeless guy was grateful.

At the end of my rather unscientific redistribution experiment I realized the homeless guy was grateful for the money he did not earn, but the waiter was pretty angry that I gave away the money he did earn even though the actual recipient needed the money more.

I guess redistribution of wealth is an easier thing to swallow in concept than in practical application.

Diddy talks about Obama

I

have nothing to add.

I watched the Obama-Clinton Debate

O

n DVR, obviously. I couldn't sit for 2 hours straight watching commercials.

Clinton demonstrated that she does have more experience campaigning. She was very well rehearsed prepared.

Obama seemed much less comfortable & fluent answering the questions than he does when he gives a speech. It was interesting. And I finally 'got' the impression that they do of him on Saturday Night Live with the stilted speaking. He did not come across well in that respect, IMO.

But he did come across as more truthful than Clinton.

She kept referring to "The '90s". What she really meant was "When my husband was president." Interesting how she tries to distance herself from Bill at the same time as use the "Clinton Legacy" to her advantage.

Look, I think she's a liar.

I'm not even talking about how she was "under sniper fire" when she went to Bosnia.

I'm talking about that Tom Cruise smile of hers. Like when Stephanopoulos (or Gibson?) asked her if she'd be willing to use Dubya's advice during her administration. She did the 'Cruise Smile' and said she'd have to think about it.

C'mon Hilary, I think even George HW Bush would admit that his son is an idjit & he wouldn't ask him for any advice on running an effing country.

Whatever.

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I think both candidates tried to inform us of the other's short comings sling a little mud. But neither lost their cool.

I have to admire Obama for not rolling his eyes and saying "Look, I've answered this effing question before. Can we move on?"

The hosts (what are they called? Referees?) of the debate, Charles Gibson & George Stephanopoulos did NOT go easy on Obama. (I didn't watch any other debates, I only know what I saw on SNL about them going easy on him.) They didn't go easy on Clinton either, for that matter. They were both kind of adversarial.

I'm just so sick of this. No more debates. No more polls. Let everybody have their primaries next Tuesday so we know who the Democratic nominee is, please.

Here's an interesting link to one reporter's opinion of the debate.

That is all.

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I stole this from someone

who stole it from Feels Like Corn.

Ok, he won me over...

Barak Obama, that is.

You probably know how reluctant I was to vote for someone so "young" and so liked by Oprah, LOL. But common sense has finally prevailed.

First, I have to thank Sheila for posting the speech so that I could view it. I hadn't even heard about it until I stopped by her blog. :-)

I liked McCain when he was running against Bush. (I don't remember which Bush it was.) I am usually more "conservative" in my politics than not. (Hard to believe, I know.) But I'm honestly tired to death of Dubya & what's going on in this country.

I'm OVER the war. He lied to us. He took advantage of us right after 9/11 by saying this war was about terrorism & Bin Laden.

Honestly, I didn't care what the war was about when it started. I was pissed off that someone (anyone) had the nerve to come to my country & blow up the Twin Towers. I wanted revenge.

Whatever Dubya's true intentions were when he started this war, we may never know. But we do know that it's not working.

There are no weapons of mass destruction in Iraq.

Our fathers, mothers, brothers, sisters & children are over there dying.

The soldiers coming home are NOT BEING TREATED (this war & past wars) for the mental issues that they bring home. They are worried about being dishonorably discharged or thinking that they aren't "Man enough" if they seek some help.

Gas prices are going through the roof.

The economy is tanking.

People are losing their jobs by the millions because labor is cheaper in India.

People are dying here because they have no health insurance. (And even with health insurance, treatment is sometimes too expensive to afford.)

Welfare makes women kick their husbands/baby daddies out of the home to get any help.

Welfare to work helps women with NO JOB get help paying for daycare. But it does nothing for the working poor (Which is what I was. Paying almost as much for daycare as I did for rent when I was working.)

I could go on and on.

I took great interest in this race. More interest than in any race before.

I'm sick and tired of what is happening to my country.

There are issues that we, as a nation, have not resolved.

Then every 2 or 4 years when it's time to vote, we get distracted by who said what & it's almost NEVER related to THE ISSUES.

So I listened to Obama's speech.

I was amazed.

I'd really never heard him speak before other than little snippets on various shows.

No one else in this race could have given that speech.

As he said, he has people from ALL races in his family. He can understand the anger & resentment that black people feel about racism & past wrongs that have never been addressed. He can understand that white people feel like foreigners are taking their jobs & the resentment that they feel about Affirmative Action & other "Black" issues.

He can understand because he IS America. He IS a melting pot. He IS the American Dream.

And he believes that he can help change what needs to be changed in this country in order to make it "a more perfect union."

I believe him. Watch the speech and see if you don't feel some hope & belief in him too.

Sleep MD

Surely you've seen the commercials for this.

So I finally decided to try it. Non habit forming. That was what hooked me.

OH.MY.GOD.

Of course, experience has taught me that sleeping pills (or whatever) don't work as advertised on me. If they do, they only work for a couple of days. So I usually buy the generic brands of sleeping medication. I just check the active ingredients to make sure that they aren't the same so that I can switch up weeks using them.

Anyway, I really didn't expect this to work. But just in case it did, I decided to wait until 11:30 to try it out.

....

It promises a full night of sleep , that you will fall asleep faster & that you will wake up feeling refreshed.

I think it was about 1:30 before I started falling asleep. Notice I say "started." Because I think I woke up every other hour after that.

Then at 6:30 I wake up with Evan holding the alarm clock right by my ear.

Little conehead, LOL.

Anyway, after he left I got up & brushed my teeth.

I don't know what I did all night, but my back was KILLING me. So I decided to lay on the heating pad & watch the crap I taped last night.

I kept falling asleep.

I'd wake up long enough to turn the heating pad off & back on (it goes off after 30 minutes) and then ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ.

I had already set the DVR to record "The View" because Jeff Foxworthy was on. But at 9:50 I decided to put it on ABC anyway.

Um...

I heard bits & pieces of the "Hot Topics"

Whoopi - White people...wait...yeah, white folks have to be careful how they say things because if you say the something about a white man, it will not be perceived the same way as if you say it about a black person. Black people hear Whatshername ( don't remember) saying that Obama is lucky" and we hear "He'd better consider himself lucky. He should be kissing my ass."

Next I hear - Are you the one with the cold butt?

And I'm thinking "How the hell does the racism have anything to do with the temperature of one's butt??? Do white people thing black people have cold butts or something? WTF!?!?"

Then I hear Babwa Wawa asking Kim Kardashian about her sex tape.

I was very confused.

My back finally felt better & I was tired of falling asleep so I sat up and watched "The View" again.

Apparently, one of Hillary Clinton's campaign people said that Obama is lucky, or something, and it was perceived as racist by people other than Obama so she had to quit & Hillary had to say that she did not agree with the woman at all. (Am I the only one who gets confused about Barack Obama's name? I always call him Obama, but then I remember that it's his last name so I should refer to Mrs. Clinton by her last name too. 1) To be respectful & 2) I don't know either of these people personally.)

Wow. This Sleep MD is like the first day I took xanax. It's apparently all natural, but it's got me effed up in the head like I've had 4 shots of tequila...

Anyway, can we get over this please?

This "Be careful not to say anything that could be offensive to blacks or women."

I hate this PC crap!!!!!

Look, Clinton & Obama have been around for several decades each. They have seen political campaigns before. They've been IN them before, so they know what the fuck to expect. Can we just stop tip toeing around the whole minority thing and talk about the FACTS???

The press has been really easy on Obama. I don't know if it's because they don't want to be perceived as racist or because they just hate Clinton.

No one can name anything that Obama has really done in the senate. He's kind of young to run the WHOLE EFFING COUNTRY.

That's just my opinion, though.

I'm 35. Technically, I could run for president. But I don't think 35 year olds should be running for president. There is something to be said for life experience. That comes with age.

Obama will not be the youngest president we've ever had, but he's pretty close.

I don't know. I admit to having a prejudice against youth.

When I was 13, I had a crush on a 33 year old man.

When I turned 25 (or so), I started liking 45 year old men. 35 was too close to my age.

As I've gotten older, I've realized that it's true what they say about men. They never really mature. They get to 18 & no matter what else they do in life, the hormone crazed BOY is still there under the surface.

Maybe I'm just fooled by the gray hair & wrinkles?

I don't even know what the hell I'm saying.

Bye.

LMAO!

Go read this post on Kevin's Blog.

Seriously.

I'd heard about Super Delegates, but I hadn't heard that the Clinton campaign is trying to buy the delegates that have already voted for Obama.

As Kevin said in his article, that totally goes against what democracy is supposed to stand for.

And totally redefines "Sore Loser" IMO.

Got a letter from the Mayor...

It inspires such confidence to know that the effing Mayor & his staff are so well educated.

Here are some excerpts:

"...I have explained to him, that there are about 150-200 Large Trucks, which travels this route..."

"...IF A CHILD GETS RAN OVER BY ONE OF THESE TRUCKS..."

"Please tell us in you own words..."

Dear Mayor,

Please hire a secretary/assistant who actually graduated from HS & understands English & Grammar (Because you obviously DO NOT.) It makes you look bad when you send letters like this to EVERYONE IN THE CITY.

Also, you should be proofreading your own letters just in case s/he make a mistake. (See what I did there? I purposefully made a typo as an example of the errors that can be corrected BEFORE a mass mailing.)

Sincerely,
A resident who DID NOT vote for your ass.

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For whom shall I vote?

Who You Should Vote For

Barack Obama: 69% Hillary Clinton: 69% Rudy Giuliani: 56% Mike Huckabee: 50% John Edwards: 44% John McCain: 38% Mitt Romney: 31% Ron Paul: 31% Who you agree with on the war in Iraq: Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama Who you agree with on the economy: Rudy Giuliani, Mike Huckabee, John McCain and Ron Paul Who you agree with on health care: Barack Obama Who you agree with on taxes: Mike Huckabee Who you agree with on abortion: Hillary Clinton, John Edwards, Barack Obama, and Rudy Giuliani Who you agree with on gay rights: Hillary Clinton, John Edwards, Rudy Giuliani, and Barack Obama

Who Should You Vote For?

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Random Crap 1/11/08

So I stopped by the blogs of the people who commented on yesterday's post.

One of them (I don't remember the name, so soddy.) had a zodiac thing on there. I don't even know why I look at this shit for myself because it's never really "me".

I am not nice to everyone. I do not love attention IRL. I would not describe myself as friendly. I do not have a lot of friends (I don't like that many people, LOL.) My memory sucks. But it could be the MS. I used to have a good memory. I DO NOT like travel or exploration. I'll watch it, but I'm not doing it. I am the most apathetic person I know.

The Truth: I don't like being noticed IRL. Leave me alone and I'm happy. Ignore whatever it is about my face that makes you think I want to hear your life story. I don't. I care about my son's life & future. I care about my health (somewhat). Other than that, I don't care. Whatever it is.

I am "open" on my blog, but that's because there is a disconnect. I don't have to look you in the eye while I write. I don't even look at myself. It's interesting when I find that someone has read my blog, but honestly, I had a website for YEARS and I don't know how many people actually saw it. Never stopped me from making new entries on it, KWIM?

IRL, I am very reserved and quiet. Interacting with people makes me extremely tired. Physically and emotionally. I am a hermit. I like the dark. I LOVE the night. I like when it's cloudy outside so that sun isn't shining through my windows making me think a light is on somewhere in the house, LOL. I like the quiet. I like being alone. I get on my nerves less than everyone else in the world. :-)

Whatever.

One of the websites had some "widget" about Election '08. So I went there and used the Canditate Calculator.

It was VERY helpful. There were a lot of issues about which I had no knowlege. I knew about Kyoto Protocol because I just watched "An Inconvenient Truth", but I didn't know about Waterboarding Detainees or what No Child Left Behind is really supposed to be about. They have all the info there. So go visit the site. Even if you know for whom you will be voting in November, clarification on "the issues" has got to help!



I have never heard of Bill Richardson. I mean, I've probably heard his name before, but he's obviously not making a big splash if no one is making jokes about him on The Late Late Show, LOL. This just makes me realize how IMPORTANT it is to investigate ALL THE CANDIDATES!

And yet another commenter (or maybe one of the other ones...no idea and I'm too lazy to go back and look) had a link to some Hugh Laurie/Gregory House graffiti.



Pretty cool! I wish I was that type of artist. I can do a lot of crap on the computer, but I think it would be fun to take a paint brush (or a can of spray paint) and create something awesome like that.

Tattoo artists are great too. I will never want any of their art on my body, but some of it looks so purty!

While I was on the Candidate Calculator website, I also found Military Widgets. You may have noticed the new widget on my sidebar. I think it's interesting to see the cost of the "War on Terror" in terms that I can relate to. I could have bought over 12 BILLION House, MD Season 3 DVDs with the money spent on the war in Iraq. And it goes up every second...

I told you people that I would be checking on the Sites added to the "Link Me" widget in my sidebar. Some of my blog readers are, apparently, retarded perverts. Your IP has been banned.

But I found another stupid internet thing on one of the sites.

What Angelika Means

You are usually the best at everything ... you strive for perfection. You are confident, authoritative, and aggressive. You have the classic "Type A" personality. You are very intuitive and wise. You understand the world better than most people. You also have a very active imagination. You often get carried away with your thoughts. You are prone to a little paranoia and jealousy. You sometimes go overboard in interpreting signals. You are deeply philosophical and thoughtful. You tend to analyze every aspect of your life. You are intuitive, brilliant, and quite introverted. You value your time alone. Often times, you are grumpy with other people. You don't appreciate them trying to interfere in your affairs. You are friendly, charming, and warm. You get along with almost everyone. You work hard not to rock the boat. Your easy going attitude brings people together. At times, you can be a little flaky and irresponsible. But for the important things, you pull it together. You are relaxed, chill, and very likely to go with the flow. You are light hearted and accepting. You don't get worked up easily. Well adjusted and incredibly happy, many people wonder what your secret to life is. You tend to be pretty tightly wound. It's easy to get you excited... which can be a good or bad thing. You have a lot of enthusiasm, but it fades rather quickly. You don't stick with any one thing for very long. You have the drive to accomplish a lot in a short amount of time. Your biggest problem is making sure you finish the projects you start. You are a seeker of knowledge, and you have learned many things in your life. You are also a keeper of knowledge - meaning you don't spill secrets or spread gossip. People sometimes think you're snobby or aloof, but you're just too deep in thought to pay attention to them.

What's Your Name's Hidden Meaning?

I think it's pretty accurate! *thud*

That is all.

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For whom do I vote?

I want to talk about the 2 canditates that are in the lead right now.

I saw Mike Huckabee on Craig Ferguson. He was very personable. Funnier than any other politician I've ever seen. It could be that I was influenced by him being on Craig Ferguson's show in the first place. (I ♥ Craig. He's insane. I love it. But I digress...)

After seeing him, I had to see where he stood on "The Issues". I went to his website, Mike Huckabee for President.

So then there's Barak Obama, AKA Oprah's Pet Politician.

I have to admit a prejudice against him just for that fact, LOL. She should have kept her fucking mouth shut. I don't think it's appropriate for her to be using her celebrity to influence the members of the Church of Oprah to vote for any specific politician. She should just encourage people to vote.

That said, I also had to investigate Barak Obama's Politics. I went to Barak Obama: Change We Can Believe In.

I saw him on the Tyra Banks show & Ellen. He's very stiff, IMO. He reminds me of my mother's other daughter. And he can't dance...but that's beside the point.

Both candidates have beliefs that sound good to me. The things that will influence my vote, though, maybe be very different from the things that will influence yours.

A helpful website (meaning one that isn't there to prop up their candidate) is OnTheIssues.org. There's information there about candidates voting records & some quotes. ALL the presidential candidates are represented there.

Which is why I encourage you to go to ALL of the websites and read for yourself. What's most important to you?

Then, if you aren't already registered to vote, DO IT! You can register to vote online at Congress.org or Rock the Vote.

Voting is a privilege that far too many Americans take for granted. Remember when Sadaam Hussein was running for Dictator? He got like 98% of the vote or some shit. Do you honestly think that was democracy in action???

From Issues2000.org, in the 2000 presidential election:

102 million people voted. That yields the widely-reported 52% figure.

123 million people were registered to vote. That's 62% of the eligible population.

198 million people are eligible to register. So 83% of those registered actually voted.

275 million people live in America (80 million are under 18 or otherwise ineligible).

I vote in every election for which MommyDearest & my grandmother come and pick me up, LOL. You'd be amazed at all the little stupid votes that happen every other year in your own community.

I don't know if I told you blog readers, but one day some girl was sitting beside Evan on the bus and said that he should get a girlfriend, just not her.

E - I don't want you anyway, but why do you say that?
She - My daddy said I can't date anyone who isn't white.

Her daddy was running for Mayor. Good info to have that the potential mayor is a bigot.

Anyway, you NEED to vote. From presidential elections to little "Should we get a stop light on main street?" elections in your own town.

If you don't vote, you have no right to complain about the stupid shit that's going on in the country.

:-)

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