ABC World News: Ron Paul Surprises the Political World

CNN's Funny Pelosi Edit

CNN did a "funny" cut of the Speaker. They decided not to use the full quote so they can make their point. Rather than telling the truth, showing the truth, and speaking the truth CNN has decided to cut clips out and show half truths to their viewers...is this really news?

Its Veterans Day

Remember all of those who are not with us today because of war. They are away in a far off land fighting, risking their lives. We all have an obligation to do right by them and remember the ones who do not make it home.

Toby Keith - American Soldier

Thank a Veteran today.

Barack Obama on Saturday Night Live

A little humor to brighten your day...anyone else think that SNL can sometimes bring to light what we are all thinking...

Welcome Adam!!!

OK, so I told you guys I wanted to bring on guest blogger's, well I have one. Below is a post by Adam Hudson. I have known Adam for a little over a year. We met during an internship at our state senators office.

Adam has to be one of the smartest and coolest people I know. He is currently attending Stanford and is very active in several peace groups on campus. His post below is in regards to a rally that one of his groups is organizing. The rally is to raise awareness about former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld coming to the Hover Institute. The Hover Institute is a Republican "think tank" on Stanford campus. As you can imagine numerous students are upset by Rumsfelds appointment to the Hover Institute, since they feel Rumsfeld helped push the war in Iraq on the country and thus he does not represent the values of Stanford University. Adam and many other Stanford students are holding a rally today to help raise awareness about Rumsfeld coming to Stanford and hopfully they will rasie enough suport to get Rumsfeld kicked off campus!

I hope you enjoy listening to Adam's views.

Adam's speech for the Stanford Anti-Rumsfeld Rally

A great man once said, “Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country.” Those words were spoken by John F. Kennedy on January 20, 1961. Speaking before a country ready for change, Kennedy’s words were a call to action for the nation. He let the people know that moving the country and the world toward a brighter future would require the participation of the masses. Instead of focusing entirely on their busy lives, the people had to be willing to sacrifice for the greater good of humanity. As evidenced by the social upheaval of the 1960s, people took those words seriously. Such sentiment and willingness to sacrifice, I lament, has disappeared.
As a student here at Stanford, I see Stanford as more than just a university; I see it as an institution with a very important place in the world. Our alumni become lawyers, engineers, business leaders, and even Justices on the Supreme Court. An institution of such tradition and prestige obviously must stand for some higher cause. Stanford is an institution devoted to the never-ending search for knowledge and truth and using it to benefit humanity. The recent appointment of Donald Rumsfeld to the Hoover Institution, a think-tank that lies in the geographic heart of our beloved campus, violates the mission and moral conscience of Stanford University for many reasons.
As President Bush’s Defense Secretary, Donald Rumsfeld played an important role in manufacturing lies to justify the imperialistic invasion of Iraq. He claimed that Saddam Hussein and Osama bin Laden were buddies and that Iraq played a role in 9/11. The 9/11 Commission found no connections between the two, thus proving this claim false. Rumsfeld also claimed that Iraq had massive stockpiles of “weapons of mass destruction” and that Saddam would hand them to terrorists in order to attack America. Later weapons inspections proved this claim to be utterly false. Donald Rumsfeld also played a key role in authorizing the use of torture in places like Guantanamo Bay and Abu Ghraib. Anyone familiar with the Geneva Conventions would know that this is a blatant violation of international human rights law.
The list could go on and on but this is enough to prove that not only does Rumsfeld have no respect for the truth but he also has no respect for human dignity and basic morality. The fact that our university would allow such a person, a person who is basically a war criminal, to receive the title of “distinguished visiting fellow” at a think-tank in the middle of its campus with no challenge or voice of opposition makes me sick to my stomach.
But what makes me even sicker is the apathy among the student body. Having a man who has shown no respect for human life or dignity affiliated with your school should not be a politically taboo issue. Yet, it’s treated as such. People rarely talk about how Rumsfeld’s appointment is damaging not just to Stanford’s image but also for the future. Do we really want someone who played a leading role in manufacturing lies for an unjust war and authorized the use of torture making policy recommendations for a think-tank that sits in the middle of our campus? And it seems like whenever this issue is talked about, it’s reduced to cliché sound bites, such as Rumsfeld’s appointment is about freedom of speech. Donald Rumsfeld used his power and influence to smear people who disagreed with him and the president’s policies, labeling them as traitors or unpatriotic. In addition, it is not his mere beliefs that are offensive but his actions – actions that should make any moralistic or rational person sick to their stomachs. It is very possible to find another conservative fellow with much more integrity than Donald Rumsfeld. Therefore, freedom of speech is not the case here.
As a Stanford student, with many friends in the armed services, I feel it is my responsibility to stand up for human rights and oppose Rumsfeld’s appointment. If I refuse to speak out during such dangerous times – times in which millions of Iraqis and thousands of Americans are dying in an unjust war based on lies, times in which the United States is violating international human rights law by torturing people in secret prisons, all in the name of preserving “freedom” while restricting civil liberties here at home – then I will have blood on my hands. And so my fellow students, I ask of you to do this. If you truly love Stanford University, if you truly love this country and if you truly want to see a brighter future not only for yourselves but for your children and your grandchildren then DO SOMETHING. The time for making excuses is over. Ask not what you can do for yourselves but what you can do for the greater good of humanity. And you can start now by standing up for human rights and getting Rumsfeld off of our fucking campus.

What Do You Do? What Could Be Done?

So to all you "young adults" out there. What do you do for fun on the weekend? and what could be done by the city to make things better?

What Is A Teen To Do???

Ok, so I've said it before...I live in kinda a small town. Not small town like boondocks Kanasas...but still small. My socail life is made up of going to High School football games, bowling, movies, and ice cream.

The problem is that I'm 19 and the list above is rapidly losing its appeal. Frist of all Football games and ice cream stores have a short shelf life. Football games end (mostly in tears with my high school) and ice cream shops close (way to early). And though I enjoy bowling and movies...they are expensive and get old really quick.

I live in a city whose motto is "Where families come first." But it seems the word "family" only applies to five year old toddlers who might enjoy kids-fest or some twelve year old who might enjoy hip-hop lessons at a community center.

Well I'm here to tell my city representatives I'm still part of a family last time I checked. I am entitled to the amount of concideration as that five or tweleve year old. I'm not asking for much. I'm asking for attention. I want the city to look at teen issuses not tween issues!

The Politics of Parsing

This is Hillary saying two different things at the same debate...I've got to say is "huh, I'm confused..."

Sen. Obama on The Today Show

Somebody agrees with me on Hillary using the "woman card"

Eisenhower on the Military Industrial Complex

We should have listened...

Hillary Clinton, A Womans Worst Choice

Hillary Clinton is this countries first serious female candidate for President. Because of this she is holding the dreams of a lot of little girls in her hands. “Yes Sally, you to one day maybe President.” But what is Hillary Clinton teaching Sally about how get to the office of the Presidency?

Lesson 1 Marry Well: Sometimes it can be difficult for a woman to become a high ranking political official and it is even harder to get the media attention that is needed to later become President. To become President you have to be good at your job, but you also have to have a lot of cameras pointing at you. Hillary Clinton found the prefect way to obtain all that, marry well and become first lady. By becoming first lady she got to have unlimited access to the candidate (her husband), she got to have influential jobs that the first lady often gets (think more humanitarian stuff) and she got lots of media attention. I’m not saying Hillary doesn’t love Bill, but even Hillary’s close college friends admit that one of her major attractions to Bill was that Hillary was sure Bill would become President someday…

Lesson 2 Its Not Nice To Pick On A Girl: We all have to admit that fact is still there. Most people feel that it is not right for a man to be “mean” to a woman. You can bet Hillary and her staff know this…they saw the results of it in her first Senate race. During the debate of that race, Hillary’s male opponent strongly challenged her on some issues. So much so that he left his podium and walked over to Hillary and tried to get her to sign a “Pledge.” Well that man lost the election. What’s more is many analysts believe he lost that election in that one moment. Studies show that many people saw that “in your face pledge” as an invasion of Hillary’s personal space. It was too mean, too confrontational, and something that is not acceptable to do to a woman. That Senate race was a dead tie before the debate and then after it, Hillary was in the lead.

To me this reinforces the old stereotype that woman are different than men. And we are…don’t get me wrong…I would be turned off if a man was openly “mean” to a women. But being challenged on a political issue is not “mean,” it is what is meant to happen. And it is wrong for any woman to hide behind it. This is what Hillary is doing. Hillary after losing this Tuesdays debate released a e-mail to all her supporters stating that debate was nothing more than, and I quote “the politics of pile-on.” She is saying that the men decided to go after her and that was wrong of them. Well I’m sorry Hillary, they went after your stance on the issues, not after you. If you stop voting for war with Iraq and Iran then maybe other people (men and women) will stop bring it up. But until then, it is the obligation of every person who disagrees with you to say so, that is a democracy Mrs. Clinton…look into it.

Lesson 3 If it’s not Nice To Pick On A Girl, Act Like A Girl: Anyone notice that ever since Hillary decided to run for President she got a lot girly all of a sudden? Hillary chose as her campaign theme song “You and I” by Celine Dion. Now I like Celine Dion’s music…but I’m a woman, and I like it because her music tends to be mushy and sentimental…and is that what you want your campaign song to be like? Normally they are about hope (such as “Don’t Stop Thinking About Tomorrow”) and they are normally the type of song anyone can sign…can anyone reach the high notes on Celine’s Titanic song…I don’t think so… Also has anyone noticed that Hillary laughs a lot more now? It isn’t even so much of a laugh than it is a giggle. Whenever someone asks her a hard question Hillary laughs them off. As if to say “how funny you think that way, now go away.” She does really challenge people on the issues…she just giggles…and smiles…

All I have to say is: ok Hillary, I get it you’re a woman, just like me, giggles and Celine Dion in all. But you are meant to be more than that, you are a Presidential candidate. Don’t laugh off the hard questions, answer them! Don’t tote out your experience as First Lady as an advancement for women’s rights. Marrying well and getting power is not the same as getting your own power. Queen Elizabeth was ruler of England at the same time England was burning witches (not a real advancement for women there…Hilary is no different). Hilary show us younger woman that it is possible for us to reach Presidency and we don’t have to sell our selves out to bad female stereotypes to get there!