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Time’s Person of the Year: Who Else?

Time Magazine announced their Person of the Year for 2008, and to no ones surprise, the Person of the Year is President Elect Barack Obama.

For more information on Time Magazine’s selection, and more background of the man himself, click HERE.

A New Shoe Bombing, er Throwing

Mr. Bush, I hate you so much for the pain and misery you’ve caused my Country in the name of Democracy. Thousands of innocent lives have been lost due to your irresponsible war against us. We had no nuclear weapons, and you knew this. You used the tragedy of September 11th as a way to finally finish the job your father, Mr. George H. Bush couldn’t finish. The entire Bush family has wanted some semblance of control over our oil fields for decades. I’ve watched your own people suffer with exorbitant gas prices, while you were getting richer. You will go down in history as the most incompetent President in the History of America.

No I throw shoes to show my hatred for you….

A Dream Deferred No More, Give Us Our Peace

President Elect Obama will be sworn into the Office as the 44th President of the United Stated in less than two months. With all the economic turmoil, and all the Right vs. Left, Conservative vs Liberal nonsense, and all the threats of terrorism, and possibilities of more Wars. Now more than any other time in our History, we need peace. Even in War, Peace is ones greatest strategy.

This poem by Langston Hughes sums up what myself, and millions of people around the globe expect from our new Commander in Chief.

Give us a peace equal to the war
Or else our souls will be unsatisfied,
And we will wonder what we have fought for
And why the many died.

Give us a peace of accepting every challenge –
The challenge of the poor, the black, of all denied,
The challenge of the vast colonial world
That long has had so little justice by its side.

Give us a peace that dares us to be wise.
Give us a peace that dares us to be strong.
Give us a peace that dares us still uphold
Throughout the peace our battle against wrong.

Give us a peace that is not cheaply used,
A peace that is no clever scheme,
A people’s peace for which men can enthuse,
A peace that brings reality to our dream.

Give us a peace that will produce great schools –
As the war produced great armament,
A peace that will wipe out our slums –
As war wiped out our foes on evil bent.

Give us a peace that will enlist
A mighty army serving human kind,
Not just an army geared to kill,
But trained to help the living mind.

An army trained to shape our common good
And bring about a world of brotherhood.

Langston Hughes

Did You Vote?

This Election Year has set records for turnout in just about every State. History could indeed be in the making as Barack Obama hoped, and has spoken about for the past two years. I’m personally amazed at how so many younger voters, many voting in their very first election, have become so engaged in the political process.

I hear co-workers, many younger than my quadragenerian self, talk about the Electoral College, they talk about the economy, and healthcare, some talk about family values, and others even speak about abortion rights.

A co-worker came to me and asked, “Who’d you Vote for? Obama right?!” I had to take a step back and explain that such conclusions could be considered racist, or simply foolish. I also explained to him that race should not matter. “I’ve been voting since 1988. My first presidential election, I voted for Michael Dukakis, even with Lenore Fulani (who is a Black Woman) on the Independent ticket.” I’ve been voting Democratic ever since, as far as the Presidential Elections go. When it comes to Senate and House seats, I vote Independently, focusing on the issues at hand and coming to a determination that one candidate will be an honorable representative for my State. There are minorities who vote Republican who are not elitists, but don’t believe in abortion, or believe in the ideology of the Republican Party. That doesn’t “revoke” their minority status, they are just simply voting for who they believe is best for them and their family. The politically correct question should have been, “Did you vote? Great!”

I’ve also been hearing so much celebrating, as if the outcome is inevitable. For those of you to young to remember this, take a look below.

Not So Fast My Friend

[Truman was seen as an underdog going into the 1948 election--so much so that the Chicago Tribune printed newspapers with the headline "Dewey Defeats Truman." A picture of the victorious Truman holding the newspaper is one of the most famous photos in U.S. history] – History.com

Remember not to go out celebrating tonight until it’s all said and done. Even if Obama gets to 270, remember the recount of 2000 when Gore won Florida, then Lost Florida in a matter of hours, eventually losing the Presidency, even with winning the popular vote.

Using John McCain’s own words, “Nothing is inevitable.”  That’s the smartest thing he’s said the entire campaign.

For more Presidential Election History visit HERE

Don’t Be The Cause of a Loss

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Barack Obama On Hip Hop

In a recent interview with MTV’s Sway Callway, Senator Barack Obama gave his thoughts on Hip-Hop.
“I’m a little older than hip-hop culture,” he said. “I was there at the beginning, but I was already getting older.”

The Presidential candidate went on to state how much he appreciates the forward thinking and entrepreneurial spirit of the Hip-Hop generation.

“What I’ve appreciated, watching this hip-hop generation, is to see how entrepreneurial they’ve been. In the past, musicians oftentimes were commodities. They were just shuffled around. Obviously, they did well, but they didn’t have the vision to say, ‘I’m going to build a business. I’m going to build my own studio. I’m going to create my own production operations.’ I think they’re a lot more sophisticated than in the past, and that is a wonderful thing.”

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Working Women of the World Unite

How's This For Sexism?

John McCain and his campaign has waged a war against the media, crying sexism whenever someone questions his VP candidate Sarah Palin’s credentials, as if the American People will just say “OK, We’ll take your word for it John.”

Interestingly enough, however, is the fact that John McCain himself can easily be considered sexist for his stance on equal pay for women.

The new Barack Obama ad attacks this at it’s core. John McCain thinks equal pay for women would be too great of a burden on business. McCain goes on to say that women (in general) need more education & training. Wow. Now that sounds sexist to me.

SNL Parody (Palin vs. Clinton)

“I invite the media to grow a pair, and if you can’t, you can borrow mine.”

McCain is ‘Divorced’….

During Thursday night’s ServiceNation forum in New York, Senator John McCain finally told us all what we’ve known all along, that he is out of touch, or ‘divorced’ from the issues of everyday Americans. While defending his choice for V.P., Judy Woodruff of PBS asked about Palin’s stint as a small-town mayor.

“Listen, mayors have the toughest job, I think, in America. It’s easy for me to go to Washington and, frankly, be somewhat divorced from the day-to-day challenges people have.”

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Now if John McCain feels that way as a Senator, do you really think he’ll be ‘Married’ to the American people?

AND, did you hear the praise he gives Community Organizers? You hear that Sarah?