My bad everyone. I had no idea. I guess I’m more popular than Joe the Plumber now!
Okay, this is the funniest video I’ve ever seen. I love technology. Thanks to Joel for sending this to me. I had tears in my eyes laughing. I think it may have been the old lady. Hopefully it won’t come to this.
This is why I get so pissed when people question Obama’s patriotism. By even placing his name in the running for president, he immediately placed his life on the line for his country. While the numbers may be few, there are some crazy, hateful people out there who’d be willing to try and pull this off. I’m sure every president has assassination plots against them at some point and time, but I just feel it’s more of a reality if Obama were to win. Regardless what your political affiliation may be, we need to continue to pray for him, his family and those who protect him. This is definitely an act of terrorism and I hope it’s treated that way.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081027/ap_on_el_pr/skinhead_plot
The message for Monday is to go early vote. This is the last week before Super Tuesday.
I went last week and fulfilled my obligation and right as an American to have my voice heard. Whether or not that will happen is another story, but I can’t say I didn’t try.
There are a lot of misconceptions about voting, like the straight ticket issue. If you vote straight ticket, you are voting for everyone in that party. There’s no need to do a separate vote for President, although I would urge you to review the summary screen before placing your vote. I personally voted for each elected office separately. I like to see who all is on the ballot because I’m not always for each candidate. Another thing is the electronic vote is just as good as the paper vote. All votes will be counted and hopefully this year we won’t have too many issues.
To learn more about voting in Texas, go to www.votexas.org. It’s actually a great resource for learning your rights as a voter.
GO EARLY VOTE!
GO EARLY VOTE!
GO EARLY VOTE!
GO EARLY VOTE!
GO EARLY VOTE!
GO EARLY VOTE!
GO EARLY VOTE!
GO EARLY VOTE!
In high school, I remember sitting in U.S. History learning only what I needed to pass the exam. I used to say that’s “his-story”, not “my-story”. But little did I realize that “my-story” and “his-story” very closely intertwine with each other.
During this election, there’s been a lot of talk about the Constitution and what the forefathers of this country meant in the writing of one of America’s most treasured documents. I’ve heard the Republicans argue their party is the “party of Lincoln” who freed the slaves and pushed for major changes in civil rights in America. I’ve heard discussions about socialism, communism, capitalism and every other type of -ism out there. There’s so much information out there and at times it can get pretty overwhelming.
My question is how many of these people really know what they’re talking about? The political pundits aren’t giving me anything and it seems like both sides are trying to scare you into voting for their party. Who do you trust? We’ve been bamboozled twice in the past eight years, so I’ve made up my mind to base my decision on the performance of the candidates during the election. All the promises we’re hearing are just that. Promises. Bush told everyone he would be the one to “cross party lines” and you see how well that’s gone.
I feel when you vote you have to go with your gut. Learn what you can about the candidates and be prepared to hold them to their word. We live in the Information Age and we have more of it than we can possibly consume. I’ve learned a lot about the need to understand the past.
Through blogging I’ve had the opportunity to learn a lot from people all over the world. So why not try it again?
If the Republican Party was the one who freed the slaves, what caused the shift moving the black vote to the Democratic Party?
Here’s the inspiration for this post
What have you learned?
I received an email from a reader asking me to showcase this video from Jasiri X regarding the current events in America, including the campaign. I’ve heard his music before and for those who listen to the Michael Baisden Show he gets a lot of love and support from them also.
While some may want to focus on the negative side of hip-hop, I like to showcase those who have a message. Whether that message is one of hope or one detailing life from a point-of-view we tend to ignore, you can’t deny the impact its had on our society. It’s an outlet and when used in the right way can really be used to make a difference.
Sarah Palin’s appearance on Saturday Night Live has been the talk of the weekend. She didn’t say much, but the skits were hilarious. The Weekend News Update was the highlight of the night. When the moose came out, I just about lost it. Poor moose.
For my hip-hop audience: Did the beat in the background sound familiar? It was altered some, but I just wanted to make sure I wasn’t going crazy. I’ll give $10 in Monopoly money to the first person who guesses it!
Last night during the presidential debate Joe Wurzelbacher name was called 23 times by the candidates. He’s an average American who questioned Obama’s tax plan during his recent visit to Toledo. Obama stopped and answered his question and continued meeting with the voters. McCain brought Joe up first and in my opinion it was a good idea.
No one wants to pay taxes and I think McCain and Obama’s tax plan both seem to have some good things in it. The question is how many people really understand what each plan will do? Sure we hear the Repubs talk about socialism and Dems about giving the oil fat cats a break, but in the end does it really matter? At some point in time we’re all going to have to pay for the excessive spending in Washington. You can’t pay for a war, give everyone health care and lower taxes for all Americans. Something has got to give and at some point, the President will have to face the American people and tell them the government needs money.
I don’t think either tax plan is as cut and dry as we think. I’m sure there’s more to each plan than we are being told. Not to mention these ” tax plans” each candidate has haven’t even gotten to Congress. Both sides are so bitter with each other, it’ll have to be packed with earmarks before it can be passed.
It’s frustrating and I can’t wait until all of this is over. Then hopefully we can rid our minds of all the soundbites and campaign ads and get back to business. A smaller government will never exist and I wish people would just get over it. At the same time I hope we’ve come to realize that you shouldn’t rely on the government for anything and need to be proactive in making your dreams happen. All Joe did was repeat the same thing the elite media is saying. That’s not news. All it shows is how politicians can pimp a situation and make it bigger than it should have been. Joe’s question will never be answered until a bill is put on the table because nothing in Washington is for certain. I’m sure like every American, Joe is tired of being left in the dark.
Here’s a video of Joe Wurzelbacher explaining his position on Good Morning America. He really needs start his own business as “Joe the Plumber”. He’s famous now!
Last week TheDad and TheMom over at blackandmarriedwithkids.com had a Black Bloggers Debate Live Chat during the Presidential Debates. They had 88 people in the chat room and are expecting many more this week. Tonight is the last Presidential Debate and they’ll be chatting live tonight at 8:30PM EST.
If I make it tonight it’ll be late, but if you’re near a PC during the debate check them out. To join the discussion go to http://blackandmarriedwithkids.com/debatechat.html
Here are some of the other featured bloggers that will be in attendance:
www.blackandmarriedwithkids.com
www.clutchmagonline.com
blacksnob.blogspot.com
www.averagebro.com
blacknessdefined.wordpress.com
www.BlackInformant.com
huemanity.blogspot.com
ww.Cheri-Thomas.com
www.NotYourMamasReligion.com
www.listentoleon.net
www.anthonytaurus.com
This calculator allows you to calculate your tax cut under the Obama-Biden plan. It compares the results with what you would get from the McCain-Palin plan also. It seems too simplistic and I’m sure this isn’t an accurate number, but I think this shows how Obama uses technology to get his point across. Wordpress is weird when it comes to these types of widgets, so to use it you may have to click to view the full calculator at http://taxcut.barackobama.com.
Election officials in upstate New York’s Rensselaer County identified the two presidential candidates as “Barack Osama” and “John McCain” on about 300 absentee ballots sent to residents. I’m not claiming this to be a c-o-n-spiracy, but it goes to show how closely we need to pay attention to the voting process this election. Somebody should have seen this error because these ballots are reviewed by a number of people. If no one would have caught the error, the votes for Obama probably wouldn’t have counted.
Early voting in Texas is from October 20th - 31st and I’m going to take advantage of the opportunity. I’d urge everyone to do the same. I don’t want any last minute “disparities” getting in the way of Obama winning.
