Contrary to popular entertainment and culture, it is John McCain, not Sarah Palin, running for president. John, who turned 72 this year, may be concerned about his health and therefore found a VP who is farther right than he is to carry on the Bush legacy should anything happen to him.
The truth seems to be that in this entertainment society we live in, the plights of a hockey mom turned politician captures more of our attention than the economy, Iraq, healthcare...you know, the issues that really affect us that the two candiates should be talking about.
Ed
Sunday, September 14, 2008
White Privilege (Republican Style)
Just in case you're wondering what white entitlement is, as applied to Republicans it's this:
http://www.buzzflash.com/articles/contributors/1755
Ed
http://www.buzzflash.com/articles/contributors/1755
Ed
Truthiness, part 1
The Nation has put together this video delineating some of the McCain campaign's most egregious advertising lies. (This post is part 1 of probably many because the concept of truth is one that is certainly not respected by the McCain campaign at all this year).
http://www.thenation.com/doc/20080929/adlies_video
http://www.thenation.com/doc/20080929/adlies_video
Friday, September 12, 2008
The Palin Interview
I try to be unbiased. I don't try very hard, but I like to think I give people the benefit of the doubt. For the most part.
I watched the Gibson/Palin interviews and what struck me is that Sarah seemed to be repeating what she had been coached/prepped to say in response to questions without actually offering a single original thought. She never got mad because perhaps she was repeating what someone told her to say in answer to the questions and how could she get mad at that?. "If they bring up the bridge, just say that once congress pulled the plug you had to decide that it was time to let that project go."
Okay, if this wasn't the case, why did Gibson have to ask her three times about changing from the Bush economy and another three times on the bridge to nowhere? She had nothing to offer except Republican rhetoric. Her answers to the Bridge to Nowhere show that she doesn't even understand the question.
Offering up "I believe every woman should have the right to choose" and then saying she wants to create a "culture of life" suggests that she believes what's good for her is good for all. And explain how a culture of life includes guns. She is pro-gun/pro-NRA. I have an issue with being pro-gun (do guns kill or do people kill?) and wanting a culture of life.
Obviously, her stance on wildlife and the environment demonstrates that her culture of life only extends to humans and possibly, maybe to animals so long as they aren't in her way or on her dinner menu.
It might be apparent at this point that I will not be voting for the Republicans. If they ever stood for something I agreed with, I'd consider it. But under the circumstances of McCain wanting to continue four more years of Bush doctrine, there's no way I'm going to.
Have you gone to www.ontheissues.org? Go there and read up to see what ol' Johnny really wants.
Have a blessed day.
Ed
I watched the Gibson/Palin interviews and what struck me is that Sarah seemed to be repeating what she had been coached/prepped to say in response to questions without actually offering a single original thought. She never got mad because perhaps she was repeating what someone told her to say in answer to the questions and how could she get mad at that?. "If they bring up the bridge, just say that once congress pulled the plug you had to decide that it was time to let that project go."
Okay, if this wasn't the case, why did Gibson have to ask her three times about changing from the Bush economy and another three times on the bridge to nowhere? She had nothing to offer except Republican rhetoric. Her answers to the Bridge to Nowhere show that she doesn't even understand the question.
Offering up "I believe every woman should have the right to choose" and then saying she wants to create a "culture of life" suggests that she believes what's good for her is good for all. And explain how a culture of life includes guns. She is pro-gun/pro-NRA. I have an issue with being pro-gun (do guns kill or do people kill?) and wanting a culture of life.
Obviously, her stance on wildlife and the environment demonstrates that her culture of life only extends to humans and possibly, maybe to animals so long as they aren't in her way or on her dinner menu.
It might be apparent at this point that I will not be voting for the Republicans. If they ever stood for something I agreed with, I'd consider it. But under the circumstances of McCain wanting to continue four more years of Bush doctrine, there's no way I'm going to.
Have you gone to www.ontheissues.org? Go there and read up to see what ol' Johnny really wants.
Have a blessed day.
Ed
Thursday, September 11, 2008
A Place to Celebrate
This morning, I took a moment to remember the events of September 11, 2001 and what those people in the planes and in the buildings must've experienced. I said a prayer for them all and prayed that one day soon we would all live in peace.
Until we end war we will never find peace.
Until the wounded egos of those with power are healed so that they find peace within themselves and can thus allow others to live as they choose, there will be war.
Until we stop recognizing the differences that divide us as "a colorful rag is unfurled" before recognizing the oneness we all share as part of the human race we will never find peace.
Now is the time to put aside our fears, our hatreds and reach out to one another and live in peace and live from love.
You may say I'm a dreamer but I'm not the only.
Until we meet again
Ed Straker
Until we end war we will never find peace.
Until the wounded egos of those with power are healed so that they find peace within themselves and can thus allow others to live as they choose, there will be war.
Until we stop recognizing the differences that divide us as "a colorful rag is unfurled" before recognizing the oneness we all share as part of the human race we will never find peace.
Now is the time to put aside our fears, our hatreds and reach out to one another and live in peace and live from love.
You may say I'm a dreamer but I'm not the only.
Until we meet again
Ed Straker
The Veil of Deception
It turns out, if you live close enough to another country (so close that you can even see it from some remote island), it qualifies you in the category of foreign policy.
Are we on a mission from God? Sarah Palin said yes, then she said no, then she said she doesn't presume to know what God's plan is, only that we're a part of it. What?
Wanna bridge to nowhere? Sarah's going around using the same speech she used at the RNC, saying she said thanks but no thanks to the bridge.
Well, she's right. She said thanks, we'll take the money and build the bridge, but after second thoughts and other issues, she said no thank you, but we'll keep the money.
Weren't the Republicans the "Family Values" party? Since when did marrying off your unwed pregnant 17-year-old daughter become part of American family values?
Could someone tell Sarah that the Pledge of Allegiance wasn't around for the Founding Fathers. She said if it's good enough for the Founding Fathers then it's good enough for her.
I'm not one to pick on gender, but if the self-proclaimed pitbull with lipstick, she nicknamed Sarah Barracuda, can't take the heat of the political ring, she should step out now. Anyone who plays the "Oh, she's just a sweet hockey mom that the media keeps picking on" card is a bit out of touch with reality. She is attempting to become the first woman vice president. That qualifies her to be placed under the scrutiny of the media and everyone else in this country trying to make an informed decision.
As far as being able to make an informed decision...
Barack says McCain's economic plan is like putting lipstick on a pig. It's still a pig.
So why are the Republicans asking Barack for an apology? Why are the Republicans calling Sarah a pig?
I know why. It's the usual political deception to get Barack (and the rest of us) off the issues because simply put, the Republicans have nothing to stand on. While McCain touted his 20 years of experience, the last 8 of those agreeing and supporting W., he's now claiming he and Sarah are the party of mavericks, bringing change to Washington.
Fascinating, Captain.
Until next time...
Ed Straker
Are we on a mission from God? Sarah Palin said yes, then she said no, then she said she doesn't presume to know what God's plan is, only that we're a part of it. What?
Wanna bridge to nowhere? Sarah's going around using the same speech she used at the RNC, saying she said thanks but no thanks to the bridge.
Well, she's right. She said thanks, we'll take the money and build the bridge, but after second thoughts and other issues, she said no thank you, but we'll keep the money.
Weren't the Republicans the "Family Values" party? Since when did marrying off your unwed pregnant 17-year-old daughter become part of American family values?
Could someone tell Sarah that the Pledge of Allegiance wasn't around for the Founding Fathers. She said if it's good enough for the Founding Fathers then it's good enough for her.
I'm not one to pick on gender, but if the self-proclaimed pitbull with lipstick, she nicknamed Sarah Barracuda, can't take the heat of the political ring, she should step out now. Anyone who plays the "Oh, she's just a sweet hockey mom that the media keeps picking on" card is a bit out of touch with reality. She is attempting to become the first woman vice president. That qualifies her to be placed under the scrutiny of the media and everyone else in this country trying to make an informed decision.
As far as being able to make an informed decision...
Barack says McCain's economic plan is like putting lipstick on a pig. It's still a pig.
So why are the Republicans asking Barack for an apology? Why are the Republicans calling Sarah a pig?
I know why. It's the usual political deception to get Barack (and the rest of us) off the issues because simply put, the Republicans have nothing to stand on. While McCain touted his 20 years of experience, the last 8 of those agreeing and supporting W., he's now claiming he and Sarah are the party of mavericks, bringing change to Washington.
Fascinating, Captain.
Until next time...
Ed Straker
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