Okay, so I've only got three minutes to write this before it's late. So here goes my best speed typing (and thinking).
Turkey Day, for the day we fill ourselves with goodies, was conversely the most unfulfilling football day ever. Ba Humbug to bad Turkey Day football games!!! Detroit, I love ya but this is just not working out. Maybe we should just be friends. I think your family's house for Thanksgiving every year is just too much commitment.
Buffalo keeps their playoff hopes alive.
Baltimore beats Cincy like they owe them money.
Indy is on a roll...good for you, Tony!
G.B. and Caro...*psst...lean in*. I actually have no clue about this game. I hope G.B. pulls it out though.
J-E-T-S Jets Jets Jets!! Plus, Cutler was talking some serious smack this week. Not smart, buddy...
I wanna see Joey Porter do a C-Walk all over Steven Jackson's helmet. Then he'll go on PTI and say he was disrespected when Steven wouldn't cut his hair.
What the hell is going on in NY? My man Plexiglass is really tripping. He's like a bad season of As the World Turns, or Dallas. They still win, despite his chicacanery.
For the 13 game, you think I would be more sure, but I switched this last minute. Its just, I'm afraid because whenever I bet on rookies they let me down.
Finally, Pittsburgh breaks through on New England. The first time you get Dad in driveway hoops is nice too. Then you run inside and get grape Kool Aid from Mom...memories.
New Orleans somehow still finds ways to lose, even though they go for 700-plus yards on offense. How IS that? They do the same thing again, as the still playing Barber brother goes for another pick six.
Oakland is looking alright lately. I think they have some pride, whereas the Chiefs players are just collecting checks at this point.
Can you name 5 players on Minnesota's team not named Adrian Peterson? Me neither, but who cares. Someone, literally, needs to check his DNA for traces of "beast."
Finally, the most disappointing team in the land goes too....Jacksonville!!!
Good luck, hope your pants still fit. I'm out - like the store you waited in line 5 hours to get a Nintendo Wii is - as soon as you get to the register.
PEACE!
Sunday, November 30, 2008
Sunday, November 23, 2008
Pro-Life No More!!!
It has come to my attention that there are more than a few young people that did not - I repeat - did not vote for President-Elect Barack Obama because of the abortion issue. They were willing to vote for someone that they had no faith, connection, or trust in because they thought that man would be anti-abortion. Even though his prior record states that he was pretty much against it until he needed to win the GOP nomination...I'm talking to you Mr. McCain. I SAID, I'M TALKING TO YOU MR. McCAIN!!! When you're on his left side you have to shout, sorry about that everyone else.
That is commitment. I mean, to vote against the person that you think will run the country best over one issue that will probably never be repealed is ludicrous. So, the thought occured to me...
*lightbulb over head.
What would it take to move a pro-lifer off of their position; make them pivot, so to speak?
Maybe if we were made slaves by aliens and they had to have alien babies they'd be pro-choice. Nah, that's not feasible.
Maybe if God himelf came down and was like, "stop trippin.' Nobody's going to hell for abortion." Nah, the lack of burning bushes in the last 2,000 years makes me think that's unlikely too.
I've got it. It's been right there the whole time. I know how to get these people out of women's uterises...uteri...whatever the plural for uteris is.
Wait for it...
Wait for it...
Okay, all pro-lifers should be made to adopt all of the unwanted babies. Each pro-life couple, by law, must be made to adopt a child from an unfit, unwed, or unwilling mother - no exceptions.
Let's see how committed they are when they have to take care of all of these unwanted lil' heathens. Yes, I said it! They would be jumping ship quicker than women and children on the Titanic. Pro-Life laws MIGHT last one generation. Then, we'd see an exodus like Jews leaving Egypt, or Europe, or the welfare rolls.
In 2005, 1.21 million abortions were performed. There were only 13,000 adoptions. A staggering 37% of abortions were performed on black women, and 22% on Hispanic women. Meanwhile 19.3% of adopted babies came from white women and only 1.5% from black women.
These statistics tell me that there would be a dispraportionate number of black and hispanic babies released into the population were abortion made illegal. Yet, they are adopted at a lower rate than the Fed has put on interest! Are you thinking what I'm thinking? Tragic. Deplorable. Sadly, realer than bad hip-hop (shouts out to Instant Vintage).
Being that the GOP is the Pro-Life party, and they receive less than 2% of the black vote and 30% of the hispanic vote, I dare say the pro-lifers are mostly middle class to affluent whites. I'm sure someone will have something to say about this, but let's see how many of these pro-lifers are willing to raise little Du'Quan or Guadalupe. I'll go out on a limb and say, not that many. This would raise the need for public child-rearing programs and subsequently, taxes. Something the Good Ol' GOP doesn't like either.
There, it's fixed. Let's make abortion illegal and enact a law that says all people voting for it has to take a baby in five years. In 10 years we'll never have to worry about this law again.
That is commitment. I mean, to vote against the person that you think will run the country best over one issue that will probably never be repealed is ludicrous. So, the thought occured to me...
*lightbulb over head.
What would it take to move a pro-lifer off of their position; make them pivot, so to speak?
Maybe if we were made slaves by aliens and they had to have alien babies they'd be pro-choice. Nah, that's not feasible.
Maybe if God himelf came down and was like, "stop trippin.' Nobody's going to hell for abortion." Nah, the lack of burning bushes in the last 2,000 years makes me think that's unlikely too.
I've got it. It's been right there the whole time. I know how to get these people out of women's uterises...uteri...whatever the plural for uteris is.
Wait for it...
Wait for it...
Okay, all pro-lifers should be made to adopt all of the unwanted babies. Each pro-life couple, by law, must be made to adopt a child from an unfit, unwed, or unwilling mother - no exceptions.
Let's see how committed they are when they have to take care of all of these unwanted lil' heathens. Yes, I said it! They would be jumping ship quicker than women and children on the Titanic. Pro-Life laws MIGHT last one generation. Then, we'd see an exodus like Jews leaving Egypt, or Europe, or the welfare rolls.
In 2005, 1.21 million abortions were performed. There were only 13,000 adoptions. A staggering 37% of abortions were performed on black women, and 22% on Hispanic women. Meanwhile 19.3% of adopted babies came from white women and only 1.5% from black women.
These statistics tell me that there would be a dispraportionate number of black and hispanic babies released into the population were abortion made illegal. Yet, they are adopted at a lower rate than the Fed has put on interest! Are you thinking what I'm thinking? Tragic. Deplorable. Sadly, realer than bad hip-hop (shouts out to Instant Vintage).
Being that the GOP is the Pro-Life party, and they receive less than 2% of the black vote and 30% of the hispanic vote, I dare say the pro-lifers are mostly middle class to affluent whites. I'm sure someone will have something to say about this, but let's see how many of these pro-lifers are willing to raise little Du'Quan or Guadalupe. I'll go out on a limb and say, not that many. This would raise the need for public child-rearing programs and subsequently, taxes. Something the Good Ol' GOP doesn't like either.
There, it's fixed. Let's make abortion illegal and enact a law that says all people voting for it has to take a baby in five years. In 10 years we'll never have to worry about this law again.
Sunday, November 16, 2008
Week 11 NFL Preview
Okay, so I missed the Thursday game this week. I didn't even realize it until my dad called me and asked who was winning the game. A brief moment of panic overcame me, then steely resolve to place this week despite my trevails. The Jets did their thing, as I suspected, and Mangini got off of a long schneid against his former mentor. Go Mangenius!!
Now, on to the games I can have some opinon about.
Atlanta v. Denver boasts some great QB's. It's too bad Cutler has nothing else. Heck, that offense signed Tatum the luggage theiving Bell-hop to their team. Desperation will make you do ugly things. If ATL continues their ways, they'll win handily. Meanwhile, the KC v. Nawleens game boasts the highest ranked offense and the second longest losing streak teams. Who to choose, who to choose? Well, seeing as how KC lost in the worst way possible, and has no bodies on D, I'm choosing them. Antithetical? Yes, but Herm plays to win the game. Plus, they get the woman beater back and he should help.
The most talked about game of the day is probably between NYG and B-Mo.' If you like slobberknockers and low scores, this game is for you. I want to see Brandon Jacobs with a full head of steam truck the aging Ray Lewis. I'm simply tired of everyone riding his jock like we're not worthy to wash his feet. Another great run D, running back game is Minny v. TB. I still can't figure out the Bucs. They're kind of like the bailout package...sounds good but doesn't work like you think it should. Given their strength at home, they have to be the favorites. It must be something in the water down there.
Miami doesn't turn the ball over much and that's all the Raiders do. Miami wins with some single wing, reverse, flee-flicker trickeration. Detroit wins a game!! Shaking that ugly stigma of being 0-16, Detroit shocks the world with Calvin Johnson gaining 150 plus yards, two touchdowns and a couple of 'wow' moments. Yeah, Detriot; I'm not betting on them, though.
In the battle of the weird animals to name a team game, Philly tries hard to find yet another way to lose. Unfortunately, the Bungles do them one better by being so excited at one win that they run out on to the playing field not wearing pads. In the North, Chicago plays the Packers. This should be a great game, with both teams in the hunt for the division title. I just hope Orton plays, or you can call it for GB. *Over/Under alert* 4 references to Brett Favre by the announcers of the game. I'm taking the over.
The Texans play the resurgent Colts in the next game. Coach Kubiak actually said of Rosenfels, "he had a couple of bad breaks." The man had 4 interceptions!! That is more than bad breaks, that's broken. Much like the spirits of the Colts would be, were they to lose. The addage of that wise old owl rings true in this game, as emotion is the wind beneath the Colts' wings the rest of the season. A team that may have emotion working against them is SF. Can you believe the way they lost last week? I don't think I could've overcome that in my football career. But, this is why these men are paid and I only played varsity ball in Seattle...I coulda made it to the pros though. I had a bum back!! Meanwhile, St. Louis couldn't look worse, as a football sort-of-team. San Fran is a better city, I'll choose them.
AZ locks up the NFC West this week, with a "W" over the hapless Seahawks. As a side note, I would like to say that Anquan Boldin is a BEAST!!! That dude had a broken face a couple of weeks ago, and had a monster game last week, and absorbed hits like like a Sham Wow absorbs wine stains from the carpet. Good for you Anquan. The Titans take care of the Jags, by doing what they've done since the beginning of the season. The Jags, on the other hand, go from the worst to best teams in the leauge un successive weeks. I think they'll be shell shocked as if they just landed on the beaches of Normandy in WWII. Football is a war!!! Which is why the Steelers are going to shock and awe the not-so-super Chargers. Coming off of a game they could have won, Roethlisberger will be madder than a bull in Spain.
Ahhhh the night games...TO (the bad one) said, "we need to have a self check...like we're not as good as we were hyped. Do you think? I'm glad I have TO to give me these earth shattering revelations. Reverend TO (the good one) says, "I'm glad ya'll came to the holy ghost this Sunday evening! The Loooooord is with ya 'Skins. Like the Lord was with Moses, Abraham and Diddy. Yes, Diddy, too has a friend in Jesus. YOU have a friend in Jesus. The Cowboys suffer from the sin of pride. They think they're better than they are. You have overcome a crackedhead mayor, George Bush, and the DC Sniper!!! Rise up, take the field and take your 7-3 record on towards the playoffs!! Praise God, and pass the collection plate."
Finally, we come to the Bills versus the Browns. Some Browns vets accused some teammates of quitting in the latest loss. A locker room divided is a locker room that does interviews on the verge of tears at the end of games. The Bills haven't been much better lately, but they draw a great bounceback game, where they can circle the wagons and get back on track.
Okay, that's it. Happy Birthday to the Bros. Especially to Bros. that made me. Thank you, Sir Charles!!! I started my celebration Saturday at 12 AM with the Detroit Bruz...when asked why I was telling the Bruz happy birthday at a party, I necked them and yelled, "know your history"!!! I'm still owt for the 12th.
Now, on to the games I can have some opinon about.
Atlanta v. Denver boasts some great QB's. It's too bad Cutler has nothing else. Heck, that offense signed Tatum the luggage theiving Bell-hop to their team. Desperation will make you do ugly things. If ATL continues their ways, they'll win handily. Meanwhile, the KC v. Nawleens game boasts the highest ranked offense and the second longest losing streak teams. Who to choose, who to choose? Well, seeing as how KC lost in the worst way possible, and has no bodies on D, I'm choosing them. Antithetical? Yes, but Herm plays to win the game. Plus, they get the woman beater back and he should help.
The most talked about game of the day is probably between NYG and B-Mo.' If you like slobberknockers and low scores, this game is for you. I want to see Brandon Jacobs with a full head of steam truck the aging Ray Lewis. I'm simply tired of everyone riding his jock like we're not worthy to wash his feet. Another great run D, running back game is Minny v. TB. I still can't figure out the Bucs. They're kind of like the bailout package...sounds good but doesn't work like you think it should. Given their strength at home, they have to be the favorites. It must be something in the water down there.
Miami doesn't turn the ball over much and that's all the Raiders do. Miami wins with some single wing, reverse, flee-flicker trickeration. Detroit wins a game!! Shaking that ugly stigma of being 0-16, Detroit shocks the world with Calvin Johnson gaining 150 plus yards, two touchdowns and a couple of 'wow' moments. Yeah, Detriot; I'm not betting on them, though.
In the battle of the weird animals to name a team game, Philly tries hard to find yet another way to lose. Unfortunately, the Bungles do them one better by being so excited at one win that they run out on to the playing field not wearing pads. In the North, Chicago plays the Packers. This should be a great game, with both teams in the hunt for the division title. I just hope Orton plays, or you can call it for GB. *Over/Under alert* 4 references to Brett Favre by the announcers of the game. I'm taking the over.
The Texans play the resurgent Colts in the next game. Coach Kubiak actually said of Rosenfels, "he had a couple of bad breaks." The man had 4 interceptions!! That is more than bad breaks, that's broken. Much like the spirits of the Colts would be, were they to lose. The addage of that wise old owl rings true in this game, as emotion is the wind beneath the Colts' wings the rest of the season. A team that may have emotion working against them is SF. Can you believe the way they lost last week? I don't think I could've overcome that in my football career. But, this is why these men are paid and I only played varsity ball in Seattle...I coulda made it to the pros though. I had a bum back!! Meanwhile, St. Louis couldn't look worse, as a football sort-of-team. San Fran is a better city, I'll choose them.
AZ locks up the NFC West this week, with a "W" over the hapless Seahawks. As a side note, I would like to say that Anquan Boldin is a BEAST!!! That dude had a broken face a couple of weeks ago, and had a monster game last week, and absorbed hits like like a Sham Wow absorbs wine stains from the carpet. Good for you Anquan. The Titans take care of the Jags, by doing what they've done since the beginning of the season. The Jags, on the other hand, go from the worst to best teams in the leauge un successive weeks. I think they'll be shell shocked as if they just landed on the beaches of Normandy in WWII. Football is a war!!! Which is why the Steelers are going to shock and awe the not-so-super Chargers. Coming off of a game they could have won, Roethlisberger will be madder than a bull in Spain.
Ahhhh the night games...TO (the bad one) said, "we need to have a self check...like we're not as good as we were hyped. Do you think? I'm glad I have TO to give me these earth shattering revelations. Reverend TO (the good one) says, "I'm glad ya'll came to the holy ghost this Sunday evening! The Loooooord is with ya 'Skins. Like the Lord was with Moses, Abraham and Diddy. Yes, Diddy, too has a friend in Jesus. YOU have a friend in Jesus. The Cowboys suffer from the sin of pride. They think they're better than they are. You have overcome a crackedhead mayor, George Bush, and the DC Sniper!!! Rise up, take the field and take your 7-3 record on towards the playoffs!! Praise God, and pass the collection plate."
Finally, we come to the Bills versus the Browns. Some Browns vets accused some teammates of quitting in the latest loss. A locker room divided is a locker room that does interviews on the verge of tears at the end of games. The Bills haven't been much better lately, but they draw a great bounceback game, where they can circle the wagons and get back on track.
Okay, that's it. Happy Birthday to the Bros. Especially to Bros. that made me. Thank you, Sir Charles!!! I started my celebration Saturday at 12 AM with the Detroit Bruz...when asked why I was telling the Bruz happy birthday at a party, I necked them and yelled, "know your history"!!! I'm still owt for the 12th.
Saturday, November 15, 2008
Approve the Bridge Loan for the Detroit 3
In the interest of being fair and balanced, most intellectuals are leary of a bailout for Detroit's sole economic property, the automobile. www.urbanonramps.com/creative-destruction-and-the-detroit-3/. With that being said, they are wrong in their thinking.
The Detroit automakers represent 1 in 10 jobs in America, if you count all ancillary businesses supporting the automotive industry. Additinally, the automobile is this country's most prized invention - being used all over the world for trasnportation, commercial use, and leisure. If America were to lose this, we would finally become a total service economy...this is not a good thing. It is amazing that we decide to give $750 billion to the financial sector, which has far less employment implications than big auto, with greater debt risk but be opposed to the bailout of these companies.
This is not to say that Detroit is not complicit in their demise. They built crappy, gas-guzzling, unappealing products for years. They raked in huge profits, to the tune of billions of dollars per year, on the backs of large SUVs, and refused to invest any of that cash in the development of fuel efficient vehicles. Meanwhile, they allowed the UAW to enact employee laws that made their fixed costs enormous.
With all that being the case, Nancy Pelosi said it best when she noted, “A healthy automobile manufacturing sector is essential to the restoration of financial market stability, the overall health of our economy, and the livelihood of the automobile sector’s workforce,” in a letter to Congress. Without our most important manufactured good, America's standard of living and GNP will splinter into a much smaller cousin of itself.
The Detroit Three directly employs 1 million people. That only includes employees of the three automakers. If you add dealership employees, suppliers, creditors, ad agencies, and tire manufacturers, that number ballons to 50 million jobs, by many estimates. This number doesn't even include retirees. Let me be clear when I say, that there is nothing currently available or on the horizon that can employ that many people, nor offer benefits to those retirees. This nation would face a catastrophic blow to the economy should even one of these companies fail. Not to mention, America's 11th largest metro area would become half the size it is now.
With Treasury Seceratary Henry Paulson announcing a change in how the approved $700 billion dollars, approved for the financial sector, would be spent it is evident that the second biggest holder of loans in this country deserves some help too. My solution would be to use some of that money to directly aide the Detroit Three; Mr. Paulson disagrees. If that is not the case, more money must be approved to get them through this tight credit time period. The $25 billion dollar restructuring package will do no good for a company that cannot last for six months. Understand this, the tax payers will pay one way or another.
Either we'll pay for this loan, with the expectation that we'll all benefit when it's paid back with interest, or we'll have a massive unemployment bill to pay through our taxes when all of the aforementioned people lose their jobs . The estimates of people much smarter than I, suggest that cyclical unemployment cost could grow to as much as 7.4% http://research.stlouisfed.org/publications/review/00/03/0003sd.pdf, which would mean we would need 4.6% growth in the economy to break even for the costs of this burden. Given that our economy is currently shrinking, I fear that letting this industry go bankrupt would be far worse than the alternative. Let's do the intelligent thing, as ugly as it may be, and choose the lesser of two evils; bail out the big three.
The Detroit automakers represent 1 in 10 jobs in America, if you count all ancillary businesses supporting the automotive industry. Additinally, the automobile is this country's most prized invention - being used all over the world for trasnportation, commercial use, and leisure. If America were to lose this, we would finally become a total service economy...this is not a good thing. It is amazing that we decide to give $750 billion to the financial sector, which has far less employment implications than big auto, with greater debt risk but be opposed to the bailout of these companies.
This is not to say that Detroit is not complicit in their demise. They built crappy, gas-guzzling, unappealing products for years. They raked in huge profits, to the tune of billions of dollars per year, on the backs of large SUVs, and refused to invest any of that cash in the development of fuel efficient vehicles. Meanwhile, they allowed the UAW to enact employee laws that made their fixed costs enormous.
With all that being the case, Nancy Pelosi said it best when she noted, “A healthy automobile manufacturing sector is essential to the restoration of financial market stability, the overall health of our economy, and the livelihood of the automobile sector’s workforce,” in a letter to Congress. Without our most important manufactured good, America's standard of living and GNP will splinter into a much smaller cousin of itself.
The Detroit Three directly employs 1 million people. That only includes employees of the three automakers. If you add dealership employees, suppliers, creditors, ad agencies, and tire manufacturers, that number ballons to 50 million jobs, by many estimates. This number doesn't even include retirees. Let me be clear when I say, that there is nothing currently available or on the horizon that can employ that many people, nor offer benefits to those retirees. This nation would face a catastrophic blow to the economy should even one of these companies fail. Not to mention, America's 11th largest metro area would become half the size it is now.
With Treasury Seceratary Henry Paulson announcing a change in how the approved $700 billion dollars, approved for the financial sector, would be spent it is evident that the second biggest holder of loans in this country deserves some help too. My solution would be to use some of that money to directly aide the Detroit Three; Mr. Paulson disagrees. If that is not the case, more money must be approved to get them through this tight credit time period. The $25 billion dollar restructuring package will do no good for a company that cannot last for six months. Understand this, the tax payers will pay one way or another.
Either we'll pay for this loan, with the expectation that we'll all benefit when it's paid back with interest, or we'll have a massive unemployment bill to pay through our taxes when all of the aforementioned people lose their jobs . The estimates of people much smarter than I, suggest that cyclical unemployment cost could grow to as much as 7.4% http://research.stlouisfed.org/publications/review/00/03/0003sd.pdf, which would mean we would need 4.6% growth in the economy to break even for the costs of this burden. Given that our economy is currently shrinking, I fear that letting this industry go bankrupt would be far worse than the alternative. Let's do the intelligent thing, as ugly as it may be, and choose the lesser of two evils; bail out the big three.
Wednesday, November 5, 2008
Google and Yahoo! No More?
The Google/Yahoo! ad alliance was met with skepticism by some in the marketing community. Many thought a monopolistic advertising system for display and pay per click ads could be coming to the fore. Others were excited at the possibility the alliance could create.
Alas, the alliance is null and void. Amid rampant distrust and strained relations Google has released an announcement that the ad deal has be dissolved. Yahoo! still faces challenges to their profitability and very existence, while Google will forge ahead virtually unscathed. Rather than face a litigous backlash, they decided it was best to continue alone.
Yahoo!, a battered internet giant that is facing negativity from investors that hoped for a sale to Microsoft a few months ago, will certainly face major liquidity challenges to fund their initiatives. The inability to display ads from Google on their search pages will further place a strain on a business that has fallen from 23% to 19% in the last year.
An uncertain future awaits Yahoo! due to its inability to wrest search business away from rival juggernaut Google. Yahoo! isn't in the worst of trouble though. Their 141 million online investors is second only to Google's 144 million, and their assets of $15 billion could be enough to solicit a healthy purchase from a larger company. Microsoft could come back in the picture, or Time Warner's AOL could make a play for the company. Whatever happens, the future of search is sure to morph into a new medium we don't know today.
Alas, the alliance is null and void. Amid rampant distrust and strained relations Google has released an announcement that the ad deal has be dissolved. Yahoo! still faces challenges to their profitability and very existence, while Google will forge ahead virtually unscathed. Rather than face a litigous backlash, they decided it was best to continue alone.
Yahoo!, a battered internet giant that is facing negativity from investors that hoped for a sale to Microsoft a few months ago, will certainly face major liquidity challenges to fund their initiatives. The inability to display ads from Google on their search pages will further place a strain on a business that has fallen from 23% to 19% in the last year.
An uncertain future awaits Yahoo! due to its inability to wrest search business away from rival juggernaut Google. Yahoo! isn't in the worst of trouble though. Their 141 million online investors is second only to Google's 144 million, and their assets of $15 billion could be enough to solicit a healthy purchase from a larger company. Microsoft could come back in the picture, or Time Warner's AOL could make a play for the company. Whatever happens, the future of search is sure to morph into a new medium we don't know today.
The Real Work Begins
For those of us that were involved with the campaign, it is now time to take a breath, recalibrate, and ready ourselves for the next move. Congratulations are due to all of you who knocked on doors, made phone calls, and/or spoke with those espousing dissident viewpoints. There are many that are excited about what has transpired this election season, and rightfully so. Thank you, Obama family, for giving us the courage and hope that concecrated usefulness brings.
Just forty years ago, MLK Jr. was gunned down on the balcony of a Memphis motel. Just twenty years ago, the crack epidimic was in full swing. And only forty hours ago, there was ungrateful cooning pervasive in American society. President-elect Obama's victory is not a referendum on those issues, but a clarion call for all Americans to overcome the divides of yesterday and look toward the promise of tomorrow.
The only way that we're going to move forward as a country is to continue the groundswell of grassroots support and action not seen since the Civil Rights movement. For too long, members of the Civil Rights generation have been calling on the Gen X and Y generations to do something. Conditions finally became uncomfortable enough to inspire change, I guess. We woke up this morning to a new generation of activists that managed to change the world, literally. Now, to make the country into our own we cannot slow up, "not for one day, not for one hour, not for one minute." We the people must come together and work for the country that we want to inhabit. President Obama can not and will not do it on his own; he needs you and I to continue the great work accomplished in the last 22 months.
Sleep well, party hard, and dream of your role to play. The challenge is enormous; the risks great; the rewards greater; and the work fulfilling. Together, we will make this country great again. Don't believe it? Well, did you believe that this black man with a Muslim name, raised in Hawaii and Indonesia could be President a year ago? Well then, put on your hard hats and grab your lunch pales because it's time to clock in.
Just forty years ago, MLK Jr. was gunned down on the balcony of a Memphis motel. Just twenty years ago, the crack epidimic was in full swing. And only forty hours ago, there was ungrateful cooning pervasive in American society. President-elect Obama's victory is not a referendum on those issues, but a clarion call for all Americans to overcome the divides of yesterday and look toward the promise of tomorrow.
The only way that we're going to move forward as a country is to continue the groundswell of grassroots support and action not seen since the Civil Rights movement. For too long, members of the Civil Rights generation have been calling on the Gen X and Y generations to do something. Conditions finally became uncomfortable enough to inspire change, I guess. We woke up this morning to a new generation of activists that managed to change the world, literally. Now, to make the country into our own we cannot slow up, "not for one day, not for one hour, not for one minute." We the people must come together and work for the country that we want to inhabit. President Obama can not and will not do it on his own; he needs you and I to continue the great work accomplished in the last 22 months.
Sleep well, party hard, and dream of your role to play. The challenge is enormous; the risks great; the rewards greater; and the work fulfilling. Together, we will make this country great again. Don't believe it? Well, did you believe that this black man with a Muslim name, raised in Hawaii and Indonesia could be President a year ago? Well then, put on your hard hats and grab your lunch pales because it's time to clock in.
Sunday, November 2, 2008
Why I'm Voting for Barack Obama
We can recast the wilderness of the American landscape
If we give every American the opportunity to have a stake
Because it is our time to lead, not concede
to the powers that be
led by the guide of greed
Need is making a mockery of intention
and I'm American because of my dissention
A maelstrom of malcontent has led to re-invention
from a youth focused on self
embibed by a preoccupation with personal wealth
at the expense of our moral health
to a force deconstructing idealogical roadblocks
so that we can remember
when our lives reach their December
that our destiny was forged by a prevalent thought
that we did what we ought
and weren't misled by what was nought
but instead, by a purpose
and a leader that was worth us
If we give every American the opportunity to have a stake
Because it is our time to lead, not concede
to the powers that be
led by the guide of greed
Need is making a mockery of intention
and I'm American because of my dissention
A maelstrom of malcontent has led to re-invention
from a youth focused on self
embibed by a preoccupation with personal wealth
at the expense of our moral health
to a force deconstructing idealogical roadblocks
so that we can remember
when our lives reach their December
that our destiny was forged by a prevalent thought
that we did what we ought
and weren't misled by what was nought
but instead, by a purpose
and a leader that was worth us
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