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Sarah Palin - A View From Up Yonder

I just read the link left in the comments by SFJim (THANK YOU!) and wanted to provide it here so it does not get lost.

An Alaskan's view of Palin, where she is from, demographics, experience, etc.  Compelling reading.

I truly am eager to see how this begins to play out.  I need to hear her speak, and I really need to see how she holds up to tough questioning and in debates.

http://mudflats.wordpress.com/2008/08/29/what-is-mccain-thinking-one-alaskans-perspective/

Thank you

I'm heading out for the evening and then will be away at a big soccer tournament all weekend, but wanted to tell everyone THANK YOU.

During the past couple days we have discussed politics, abortion, woman's rights - all passion driven issues - and the discourse has remained open, thoughtful, measured.  Everything that is truly the heart of what this blogmunity is about.

You guys rock.

A Little Hard To Swallow

Just as Jesus and The Virgin Mary appear regularly on foodstuffs - a chicken nugget, a pretzel, a Cheeto - so to do things appear in food items with more regularity than a Metamuciled colon.

When it comes to the images, who am I to say what another person "sees"?  Heck, I once wrote that I could distinctly make out a version of a bearded Jesus in the pattern of my bathroom wallpaper in Dallas.  Of course I didn't run to my nearest news station or set up an auction on eBay.  I was content to look at it whenever I sat down to "pray."

But when it comes to items found in edibles - a rat tail, a roach, a human fingertip - more often than not, it pans out to be a planted ploy.  Someone hoping for a quick di$creet $ettlement from Wendy's.

Well, the latest addition to the surprise-in-their-dinner category is Rebecca Shorten of the UK.  Only her prize didn't come in a box of Cracker Jacks.  Rather, her dinner of prepackaged macaroni and cheese was fortified with extra iron.

Yes, those are one inch nails she is holding.

This past Sunday evening she was eating a dinner of premade mac-n-cheese (I use the word "eating" generously.  I'd say you'd have to be wolfing to not notice these.)

According to Rebecca she had been eating many bites and then noticed something hard in her mouth.  Before she could spit it out, she had swallowed the mouthful.  She then raked through the offending noodleage and found two nails.

Her fiance took her to the hospital where an x-ray showed she had indeed swallowed a third.

Rebecca is currently in the hospital receiving morphine for the pain as she waits for her body to work it through. 

The company, Tesco, has pulled the product and is investigating.

And lawyers in the UK are salivating at the "cheese" they stand to make as her attorney...

Rebecca, my advice is free, simple, and as pointed as the hardware you inhaled: FROM NOW ON CHEW YOUR DAMNED FOOD.

(That being said, I do hope everything comes out ok...as Mom always says, This too shall pass...) 

All Things Being Equal

As I have stated, I truly do enjoy hearing other people's views on the political landscape.

So I'd like to hear from everyone...

Sarah Palin as running mate for John McCain?

I find it very hard to not read a tad of hypocrisy into the constant bashing of Obama as having little experience, and the selection of a person who has been a small town mayor, and only Governor for two years.

We are talking about the position which sits one heartbeat away from the Presidency - and given McCain's age - yes, I will finally put that out there - HE IS nearly 30 years older than Obama - I want to know how Sara Palin is suddenly so massively qualified to step in if something should happen to John McCain?

Personally, I don't give a rat's behind that he chose a woman.  That doesn't sway me.  And her uber conservative stances?  Sorry, but I am raising three women, and I want THEM to have control over their bodies, not someone else.

Anyway, I'd really like to hear what everyone thinks.  I know we all have a lot of reading, researching, etc about Sarah Palin to do...

Laughter IS The Best Medicine - Enjoy!

Got these yesterday from Linda L - they made me smile, so I thought they might end your politic filled week with a grin, too.  Heading out to a Margarita lunch - be back later...

Jeez - given how long Rudy's away these days, his must look like Jurassic Park amber...

Sorry, but even Oreo's personality is not THAT magnetic.

No comment necessary... :O)

OK, dark humor, but I like dark humor...

Doesn't look like a "cheep" brand though!

Could have used that when Culley was a three-Binky-in-the-crib junkie.

Brilliant!  That which I don't see, can't make my head hurt!

I want that job!  But can I pick the patients?

HMOMG!

Ha!  There were times I wished my grandfather would have had a fartiac arrest.  Seriously...phew...

Anyone ever see that South Park episode???  Mr. Garrison feeling unloved because his Dad never molested him?  Priceless.

Those same little workers are responsible for releasing buckshot into my veins once a month so I shoot my mouth off...

"BagODouche" would be a good one for some of the guys I see with vanity plates.

Anyone who has ever had to don one has pondered WHY, when we can put a man on the moon and yogurt in a squeeze tube, WHY can't we come up with a better hospital gown?

I Yield The Floor To Natala

This is simply too perfect to let it disappear in the comments section.

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On January 20 2009 our nation will witness a man being sworn into the office of the President.

This man will have been elected by the people, for the people. This man will love his country and want to do what is best for this country. This man will have to spend many nights away from those he loves, he will have anguish over decisions he has to make on a day to day basis. This man will represent one of the greatest countries in the world, and will have to ease tensions globally, not just locally. He will have to do what is best for our nation, with the passion to do what is right for the world. This man will be sworn in on January 20th, and each of us will have had our say, in our one single vote that we are given every four years.

Regardless of who this man is, we as a people must put our country first. Regardless of his party, his race, his age, his liberal or conservative views, we must find a way to come together as a nation. We must move past the last 8 years. On January 20th 2009, I am still an American, if Obama or McCain is elected. On January 20th 2009 Americans serving in the middle east will lose their lives, and it won't matter for who they voted for. On January 20th 2009 we will all still be Americans, supporting our country, our troops, our children, our elderly, our poor, our sick. Because that's what we do as Americans. We can bicker about this election all we want, we can accuse one side or the other of being less than worthy, but in the end, on January 20 2009 we will still, including the next president, be Americans.

Everyone (well all of us Americans) who comments in this space will be held to supporting our country, like so many of us have done, even when it seemed like it was impossible. We have a lot to give to this country, liberal, conservative, independent, because we may be different, but we all have the same hope, to do what is best for this country. And that's something we should all be proud of.

I'm standing proud of my brother today. My brother who I worry about every single moment of the day. My brother who wrote to me yesterday, and when I saw his name in my in box I sobbed like a baby. He told me that he loves me, and he's okay, and he told me to keep fighting for him and his friends. And that is what I plan to keep doing, regardless of what happens on January 20th. On that day we're all still Americans, and we will all want what is best for this country.

In the meantime, we are all very passionate about who we think is better to lead us, but we all must keep in mind that we ALL love this country and the hope that is America.

Last night reminded me that despite our vastly different opinions - all of us love this country. Just like Senator McCain and just like Senator Obama. Just like our next president.

For Crystal (and anyone else who may have missed it last night)

It begins with the video prelude to Obama's speech, and then moves into the speech itself.

Obama - A Historic Night

He said many, many things.  Words that stirred the soul, phrases that emboldened a chanting crowd, passages which challenged the opposition.  But the single most important message was simple:

"What the naysayers have never understood, is that this election has never been about ME.  It's been about YOU."

Yes it has.  And it is about my daughters.  Girls who care, who are intelligent, young ladies who are profoundly touched by a man who has inspired them at such a young age.

Culley and Kendall watched the entire speech tonight, intensely aware that in four years, they will have their first shot at being completely involved in this process.  And knowing that in those four years, so much has to happen, so much has to change.  In four years, they will both be out in this world, and rubbing up against the realities.  Will it be better?  Dear God, I pray it will be.

Carson watched the first ten minutes before dropping off to sleep in my bed (give her a break - she trained hard earlier this evening).  Tears filled my eyes as Barack spoke of what his mother had taught him as a child - to imagine how it feels to be in someone else's shoes.

Because she turned her sleepy head to me and said, "See?  That's why I love him.  He sounds just like you."

That IS the biggest lesson I stress to my girls.  They all champion the underdog.  Whether it is a socially inept classmate in school, an unpopular player on the soccer team - they imagine what it would feel like to be that person, and then they dive in and make more of an effort to help that person NOT feel that way.

I go to bed filled with HOPE.  And that is not an empty word. 

The ball is now in your court, John McCain.  I'll be watching.  My girls will be watching.

Just remember, this election is not about YOU, it's about US.

McCain Not Quite So McPlain and Open Anymore

As I've often said, even though I support Obama, I read everything I can about both sides.  All articles, their books, I watch their TV appearances, and I track down every interview I can.

This is a recent one done by a reporters for Time Magazine.  It was conducted on McCain's plane, the Straight Talk Express, unfortunately, "straight talk" these days now seems as rare as in-flight meals...

http://www.time.com/time/politics/article/0,8599,1836909,00.html

McCain Not Quite So McPlain and Open Anymore

As I've often said, even though I support Obama, I read everything I can about both sides.  All articles, their books, I watch their TV appearances, and I track down every interview I can.

This is a recent one done by a reporters for Time Magazine.  It was conducted on McCain's plane, the Straight Talk Express, unfortunately, "straight talk" these days now seems as rare as in flight meals...

http://www.time.com/time/politics/article/0,8599,1836909,00.html