I know I have not put up a post for a while, but I have been very busy. This blog won't be long, however, so don't worry about me taking up too much time.
So, for those of you who know me, and since there is no one on the web looking at this blog I can feel safe in saying that the only one looking at this blog DOES, indeed, know me, you know that for some odd, strange, diabolical reason I psychologically DESPISE little people. I can't help it. It's the same thing that a friend of mine feels around clowns and some people feel about snakes and spiders. Not so far gone as to literally fear them, but the feeling that something is uncomfortably wrong seeps into the pores of my skin on the back of my neck and raises the hair there. That said, I avoid little people like the plague because I don't want to offend anyone by shuddering and staring at them like they are going to do something to make me fear them. Anyway, knowing my aversion to little people, you can imagine what I did when I read this story. And I won't say what my reaction was, I just want you to think about it...
http://news.yahoo.com/s/eonline/20080731/en_celeb_eo/eef9bd4b7664_411c_a1bd_a934b0a7ee23
Have Fun!
31 July 2008
06 July 2008
Presidential Elections, Recent News, and the G8 Summit
One of the things I have been having trouble with is the decision of who to vote for. I don't agree with all of George Bush's policies, and even the staunchest Republican would agree with me. I don't think that he has purposely been stupid; I think he has tried to be everything to the country, not realizing that in doing so he would become nothing. It's unfortunate that with all the experience of his father, he was unable to learn that he needed the backing of good diplomats, historians, policy-makers, anthropologists, strategists, etc. There is no way that one man could be all of those things. When his behind-the-scenes people began to unravel, he should have gotten rid of them and replaced them with people who could maintain the unity within the White House--and possibly in the House and Senate, as well.
That said, I realize now that a discussion over George Bush himself is a moot point. He was elected for eight years and it's coming down to new elections and he will be out--along with his ineffective staff. So the question is: Who to vote for now?
Let's go with Barak Obama. I really like what he has to say. No, he doesn't say much--we know what he wants to do (fuel, economy, health care, the war, and various other reforms), but he doesn't really have a plan on how to do it. Why is this? Because, and I don't care how inexperienced he is, he knows there can be no plan until all the players are in place and you figure out your strengths. Plus, what he wants cannot be done without the backing of the House and Senate. He will be able to obtain what he needs through domestic diplomacy; he can't do that without the help of the people. He's willing to place the responsibility for the U.S. in the hands of the people, something that really has not been done since FDR. Now, when it comes to foreign policy, I think he has a long way to go. He needs excellent diplomats behind him and he needs them to help him come up with a way to not only get out of the war, but to fix the damage to the U.S.'s global reputation that has occurred in the past eight years. Tall order, but I think he can do it. Well, at least I don't think that he can mess it up any more than it already is.
That leaves us with John McCain. Like Kerry last election year, I just don't believe that he is presidential material. Unlike Kerry, I like McCain. As a person. And no, it's not just a personal feeling that I have for McCain (I couldn't stand Kerry, though. He was a very off-putting person and gave me bad vibes--and though I normally don't vote because of emotions or "feelings," I just couldn't bring myself to even listen to him.). However, McCain is old-school enough to bring back the Cold War. Take a look at this, for example:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080706/ap_on_go_pr_wh/bush_g8
About two-thirds of the way down is this comment..."Republican presidential candidate John McCain has urged stripping Russia of its G-8 membership because of autocratic steps by Putin. Neither fellow Republican Bush nor Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama shares that view."
Now for me, historically speaking, Russia is about due for another autocrat. Something that many people do not understand is the uniqueness that is America. Our country is built on republican theories, unlike anywhere else in the world. Especially Europe and Russia. I am not saying that we have the perfect system of government, although I think it works well when allowed to, but we are truly the only "Western" country created through democratic processes. Our country might have begun as a colony, but it was a colony only a significantly short time, in the grand scheme of things. Not like England, or France, or Germany whose monarchies or princes ruled for hundreds of years. We live in a country that is new and different and exceptionally young--and no matter our opinion, we can't make those with more experience change their ways. It is like being a teenager whose parents try to tell them something, but the teenager is not listening and will do what they want because, hey, what do parents know? Different time, different place, from when they were young. They can't possibly understand or remember what it is to be young, vibrant, and devil-may-care. The U.S. is a teenager, and should be learning from the others, not opposing them.
This is why I can't vote for John McCain. I can't believe that opposing allies is a good idea. I don't even want to get into what he could do for domestic issues, because even though he is a moderate, I don't believe his foreign issues would allow for moderate domestic problems to be solved.
Obama, on the other hand, I believe will make good decisions based on information given to him from those he brings in as advisors. I think Obama will have the better chance of putting the business of fixing the country into motion, and getting most of it done if elected a second time. I am not naive enough to believe he could get it all done in four to eight years (liken it to losing weight--it's easy to put weight on--or to mess something up--but takes forever to get it back off), but I think he could make excellent head-way, and possibly lighten our loads.
That said, I realize now that a discussion over George Bush himself is a moot point. He was elected for eight years and it's coming down to new elections and he will be out--along with his ineffective staff. So the question is: Who to vote for now?
Let's go with Barak Obama. I really like what he has to say. No, he doesn't say much--we know what he wants to do (fuel, economy, health care, the war, and various other reforms), but he doesn't really have a plan on how to do it. Why is this? Because, and I don't care how inexperienced he is, he knows there can be no plan until all the players are in place and you figure out your strengths. Plus, what he wants cannot be done without the backing of the House and Senate. He will be able to obtain what he needs through domestic diplomacy; he can't do that without the help of the people. He's willing to place the responsibility for the U.S. in the hands of the people, something that really has not been done since FDR. Now, when it comes to foreign policy, I think he has a long way to go. He needs excellent diplomats behind him and he needs them to help him come up with a way to not only get out of the war, but to fix the damage to the U.S.'s global reputation that has occurred in the past eight years. Tall order, but I think he can do it. Well, at least I don't think that he can mess it up any more than it already is.
That leaves us with John McCain. Like Kerry last election year, I just don't believe that he is presidential material. Unlike Kerry, I like McCain. As a person. And no, it's not just a personal feeling that I have for McCain (I couldn't stand Kerry, though. He was a very off-putting person and gave me bad vibes--and though I normally don't vote because of emotions or "feelings," I just couldn't bring myself to even listen to him.). However, McCain is old-school enough to bring back the Cold War. Take a look at this, for example:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080706/ap_on_go_pr_wh/bush_g8
About two-thirds of the way down is this comment..."Republican presidential candidate John McCain has urged stripping Russia of its G-8 membership because of autocratic steps by Putin. Neither fellow Republican Bush nor Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama shares that view."
Now for me, historically speaking, Russia is about due for another autocrat. Something that many people do not understand is the uniqueness that is America. Our country is built on republican theories, unlike anywhere else in the world. Especially Europe and Russia. I am not saying that we have the perfect system of government, although I think it works well when allowed to, but we are truly the only "Western" country created through democratic processes. Our country might have begun as a colony, but it was a colony only a significantly short time, in the grand scheme of things. Not like England, or France, or Germany whose monarchies or princes ruled for hundreds of years. We live in a country that is new and different and exceptionally young--and no matter our opinion, we can't make those with more experience change their ways. It is like being a teenager whose parents try to tell them something, but the teenager is not listening and will do what they want because, hey, what do parents know? Different time, different place, from when they were young. They can't possibly understand or remember what it is to be young, vibrant, and devil-may-care. The U.S. is a teenager, and should be learning from the others, not opposing them.
This is why I can't vote for John McCain. I can't believe that opposing allies is a good idea. I don't even want to get into what he could do for domestic issues, because even though he is a moderate, I don't believe his foreign issues would allow for moderate domestic problems to be solved.
Obama, on the other hand, I believe will make good decisions based on information given to him from those he brings in as advisors. I think Obama will have the better chance of putting the business of fixing the country into motion, and getting most of it done if elected a second time. I am not naive enough to believe he could get it all done in four to eight years (liken it to losing weight--it's easy to put weight on--or to mess something up--but takes forever to get it back off), but I think he could make excellent head-way, and possibly lighten our loads.
01 July 2008
Weezer--Pork and Beans
Oh how I love Weezer!! Here's the new video! The song submits that old adage from Generation X'ers--"I don't care what everyone else thinks; I'm going to do what I want to do"--with current pop culture represented in the video, like that crazy Chris Crocker guy who wanted to hurt the media goofs who disliked Britney Spears. Just take a look--it's great!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=muP9eH2p2PI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=muP9eH2p2PI
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