Wow... I heard about this in a forward, so much for the coverage being fair and balanced!
Alaska Women Reject Palin Rally Full Story
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"I attended the Welcome Home rally for Sarah Palin this morning. Hooo. It was an experience. About a thousand (maybe) hard-core Palin supporters showed up to hear her speak at the new Dena’ina Convention Center in downtown Anchorage."
...
"The organizers had someone walk the ['Alaska Wimen Reject Palin'] rally with a counter, and they clicked off well over 1400 people (not including the 90 counter-demonstrators). This was the biggest political rally ever, in the history of the state."
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If the Alaskan people are more willing to show out for a Palin Rejection Rally than a Palin Welcome Home event, how can the entire United States be expected to trust her in the pre-carious position of vice-president in such trying times? I won't go so far as to compare her to Bush, but let me put it this way--
Which event do you think would be better attended of the following...
1) Bush goes overseas, comes back and has a "Welcome Home" event
2) People who are FED UP with Bush organize an "Americans Against Bush Policy" event
I PRAY that the USA not let history repeat itself...
Sunday, September 21, 2008
Wednesday, May 07, 2008
potential... .?
it's the test day in the middle of a term which may or may not be the first a series of courses. lately it's been all about multitasking. make sure everything is up, make sure there's progress on everything that's in motion...
thinking back to this past weekend our pps talked about patience, and then when we were all discussing the topic this week, we faced a discussion of what makes us impatient.
lack of provision came up: specifically the lack of provision which results in unrealized potential. many of us like potential, but can't stand too much of it, because it really can be characterized as that which is unrealized...
so back progress on multiple fronts... is there a patience element at work here, or is "the lack of a specific milestone" the beginnings of un-tapped potential? has mediocrity in the past just been the result of that which was unrealized? and if that's the case how does one keep that balance between patience and accomplishment?
as for me, i'll start with the mid-term, and re-assess after the final...
thinking back to this past weekend our pps talked about patience, and then when we were all discussing the topic this week, we faced a discussion of what makes us impatient.
lack of provision came up: specifically the lack of provision which results in unrealized potential. many of us like potential, but can't stand too much of it, because it really can be characterized as that which is unrealized...
so back progress on multiple fronts... is there a patience element at work here, or is "the lack of a specific milestone" the beginnings of un-tapped potential? has mediocrity in the past just been the result of that which was unrealized? and if that's the case how does one keep that balance between patience and accomplishment?
as for me, i'll start with the mid-term, and re-assess after the final...
Thursday, May 01, 2008
An Amusing Bumper Sticker, A Cultural Truth (?)
So in my commute of commutes, I saw that the leading cause for divorce is: MARRIAGE. Is that true? Has our culture become so wracked with commitment-phobia that the best way to maintain a lifelong relationship is not to commit to one? I actually think the bumper sticker muse may have been on to something, has (s)he uncovered something telling...?
It makes a strong, lasting marriage that much more attractive. Isn't that just like a woman...
It makes a strong, lasting marriage that much more attractive. Isn't that just like a woman...
Sunday, December 16, 2007
when you get to the point
ok, so hold it against me (if you will) that I'm an ANTM fan, but...
If you can keep that aside for just a moment to hear me out:
I have a real message that can transcend that...
When you get to the point where there has to be a heierarchy, when there can only be one winner... then it doesn't matter where you are. The bottom 2 are consequently also the top 2. both are worthy... in fact, the bottom 3 are also the top 3.
Let me give you a little frame of reference.
I am an engineer, ok, perhaps the farthest thing from the runway, but I watched the ANTM finale and I felt their pain. Struggling to find themselves amongst perhaps the top of their pack in their American industry of today...
I felt things, ok, things that the best of the best feel.
1. Feeling that you deserve the crown just because you've come THIS FAR and are willing to go farther, just to prove (amongst those who have already proven it themselves because evolution hasn't put them on dislay before millions) that you are a top contender...
2. Feeling that you are completely worthy all the accolades that you will receive, and all the glory that your competitors will not, because your heart is just in that right place...
3. Feeling that this is your destiny, and that this is not at all the right of those whom you have competed against, BECAUSE they couldn't possibly understand what it means to be you...
Let's face it:
there's a ton of the best of the best. That just means that you are of the MILLIONS that know that to work hard, is a part of life. This is LIFE.
As long as the world keeps running the rotations that we've known for centuries this will be the truth of the human situation.
ANTM (if you dare to look at it as a parable) tells a lot about the human condition. I found myself with a heart outstretched toward those girls who were still willing to be understood in the face of the public to catch the crown. I feel that they did come in touch with themselves.
Yet, I still think it's more.
If you take yourselves outside of their situation of being on TV and being in a foriegn land... what this can tell us is that, no matter where you are, you're still in your body, going through your stuff, doing what you need to do.
If you can't understand being a model, then understand this: trying to let someone know your intentions, even when the stakes are high, can be known to many more of us than we are willing to recognize...
Whether it's telling your P.O. that you truly didn't mean a heinous mistake, or telling your congregation that you know better NOW, or telling your family that you're aware of a hurtful non repetivie mistake, or telling whoever it is, whatever it is that you need to communicate, it comes down to this:
We are in control of what comes in our future, but only to an extent.
if we aware of the bigger picture, our lives could be different. Let's be aware of our finite-ity, and in it, understand that there's an infinite that is gracious enough to give us a glimpse into what's really important.
In continued trying, know this: there's at least one bigger.
If you can keep that aside for just a moment to hear me out:
I have a real message that can transcend that...
When you get to the point where there has to be a heierarchy, when there can only be one winner... then it doesn't matter where you are. The bottom 2 are consequently also the top 2. both are worthy... in fact, the bottom 3 are also the top 3.
Let me give you a little frame of reference.
I am an engineer, ok, perhaps the farthest thing from the runway, but I watched the ANTM finale and I felt their pain. Struggling to find themselves amongst perhaps the top of their pack in their American industry of today...
I felt things, ok, things that the best of the best feel.
1. Feeling that you deserve the crown just because you've come THIS FAR and are willing to go farther, just to prove (amongst those who have already proven it themselves because evolution hasn't put them on dislay before millions) that you are a top contender...
2. Feeling that you are completely worthy all the accolades that you will receive, and all the glory that your competitors will not, because your heart is just in that right place...
3. Feeling that this is your destiny, and that this is not at all the right of those whom you have competed against, BECAUSE they couldn't possibly understand what it means to be you...
Let's face it:
there's a ton of the best of the best. That just means that you are of the MILLIONS that know that to work hard, is a part of life. This is LIFE.
As long as the world keeps running the rotations that we've known for centuries this will be the truth of the human situation.
ANTM (if you dare to look at it as a parable) tells a lot about the human condition. I found myself with a heart outstretched toward those girls who were still willing to be understood in the face of the public to catch the crown. I feel that they did come in touch with themselves.
Yet, I still think it's more.
If you take yourselves outside of their situation of being on TV and being in a foriegn land... what this can tell us is that, no matter where you are, you're still in your body, going through your stuff, doing what you need to do.
If you can't understand being a model, then understand this: trying to let someone know your intentions, even when the stakes are high, can be known to many more of us than we are willing to recognize...
Whether it's telling your P.O. that you truly didn't mean a heinous mistake, or telling your congregation that you know better NOW, or telling your family that you're aware of a hurtful non repetivie mistake, or telling whoever it is, whatever it is that you need to communicate, it comes down to this:
We are in control of what comes in our future, but only to an extent.
if we aware of the bigger picture, our lives could be different. Let's be aware of our finite-ity, and in it, understand that there's an infinite that is gracious enough to give us a glimpse into what's really important.
In continued trying, know this: there's at least one bigger.
Thursday, December 06, 2007
a birthday message
man, life is crazy. last night i began to internalize how blessed i truly am. what's nutty is that i've never taken this fact for granted so much as i didn't understand the magnitude of how different life could have been. case and point: if you graduate from high school with straight A's only to get to college and run into the fact that you read on a 10th grade level. you've been passed through and given accolades just for showing up to class and turning in uncorrected homework. no one advocates for you, and you are a just kid with no true realization of what is happening, only that a 4 year college is going to take you 6 because you won't begin receiving college credit until 2 years in. this is a true story of another person in this world with the heart to succeed, who inherited a headache. i ran SMACK into the situation last night, and woke up with the realization that even though i choose to look at life through rose colored glasses there is some serious work to be done. sure it's a birthday... but guess what? no one's holding the presses, time hasn't stopped. over the past few years my world has gotten larger, time has gotten shorter, and my role has been refined [although my indecisiveness still keeps that role largely undefined].
all i know is that i'll be praying till my last breath...
all i know is that i'll be praying till my last breath...
Saturday, December 01, 2007
a political junkie is born (finale)
me as a political junkie was born last night. i just started following the democratic candidates closely. i've always been a huge Obama fan ever since he wrote his book and was on Oprah, so I knew him from previous activities; the man he is as a political figure. community-oriented. diplomatic. resolute with a results orientation. the industry he's been affiliated with is the banking industry. sounds like fiscal responsibility to me. i've never seen a bank in a deficit, and i hope his campaign contributions ARE earning some good returns as he blazes the campaign trail. he's got character for centuries to come.
what did suprise me in debate after debate is how truly impressed i am by all those running against him. i mean this race has got some extremely competent folks going out there.
i just hope that when obama wins the primary, that he chooses Joe Biden as his running mate. they come from 2 different places, but i think they would make a fabulous team. i think hilary as his VP could prevent her from doing some other roles that I think she would fill wonderfully. I can see them all forming a great administration.
uh oh, the latest debate is done buffering... peace [as Kucinich would say]
what did suprise me in debate after debate is how truly impressed i am by all those running against him. i mean this race has got some extremely competent folks going out there.
i just hope that when obama wins the primary, that he chooses Joe Biden as his running mate. they come from 2 different places, but i think they would make a fabulous team. i think hilary as his VP could prevent her from doing some other roles that I think she would fill wonderfully. I can see them all forming a great administration.
uh oh, the latest debate is done buffering... peace [as Kucinich would say]
a political junkie is born (part 2)
it's the policy makers, after all, who let these things ride or not. why? because i'm sure that the pharmaceutical companies had something to do with it. if they did not, why would there be no generic available? if they can't create a product without aerosol that works just as well... maybe 8.5 grams of inhaler medicine is not depleting the ozone layer quite as much as it could save a person's life.
but then what do pharmaceuticals have to do with politics? because there's a lobby for them.
BINGO ~ this is where I found the hidden entrance into becoming a junkie. now, don't get me wrong, I don't think all lobbies are bad. there are some whose causes are right on point with progress. we're talking here about that government sanctioned corruption- so a few bills can slide by, a little power can be at the disposal of a corporations so HUGE money to be made... regardless of any factor besides that $, and so federal bodies can look the other way on certain issues. the potential is devastating.
a little background on my political history: i'm a democrat who, even if i were to get rich enough for the republican party to be in line with my financial exponential growth, would still be a democrat. there's too much BLATANT politics for politics sake in the republican party's primary. not to mention, the republican party got us in a place where our president threatens other nations with world war III and nicknamed himself 'the decider' for us all. it's so unfortunate that he even has the title of president. no thanks, i want nothing to do with them.
the only good thing that fell out of how bush being in the white house is that al gore had the bandwidth to shed light on how the truth can be inconvenient.
but then what do pharmaceuticals have to do with politics? because there's a lobby for them.
BINGO ~ this is where I found the hidden entrance into becoming a junkie. now, don't get me wrong, I don't think all lobbies are bad. there are some whose causes are right on point with progress. we're talking here about that government sanctioned corruption- so a few bills can slide by, a little power can be at the disposal of a corporations so HUGE money to be made... regardless of any factor besides that $, and so federal bodies can look the other way on certain issues. the potential is devastating.
a little background on my political history: i'm a democrat who, even if i were to get rich enough for the republican party to be in line with my financial exponential growth, would still be a democrat. there's too much BLATANT politics for politics sake in the republican party's primary. not to mention, the republican party got us in a place where our president threatens other nations with world war III and nicknamed himself 'the decider' for us all. it's so unfortunate that he even has the title of president. no thanks, i want nothing to do with them.
the only good thing that fell out of how bush being in the white house is that al gore had the bandwidth to shed light on how the truth can be inconvenient.
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