Probably the most significant election that will occur in my lifetime is tomorrow. I am really nervous - I just want Obama to win and for everyone to stay safe.
Will post again tomorrow night hopefully with good news.
Showing posts with label Election. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Election. Show all posts
Monday, November 03, 2008
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
The Next President Wears Blue Jeans
I want a President who wears blue jeans. Maybe SOMEDAY blue jeans will be an acceptable item to wear to my office....
Wednesday, October 08, 2008
Is Nothing Sacred?
If you know me then you know one of my favorite bands is the Foo Fighters.... The McCain Campaign has been using the song "My Hero" without their permission. How dare they??!!
From USA TODAY: Add the Foo Fighters to the list of artists who want Republican presidential nominee John McCain to stop using one of their songs. Here's a statement the band just issued:
This isn't the first time the McCain campaign has used a song without making any attempt to get approval or permission from the artist. It's frustrating and infuriating that someone who claims to speak for the American people would repeatedly show such little respect for creativity and intellectual property.
The saddest thing about this is that My Hero was written as a celebration of the common man and his extraordinary potential. To have it appropriated without our knowledge and used in a manner that perverts the original sentiment of the lyric just tarnishes the song. We hope that the McCain campaign will do the right thing and stop using our song -- and start asking artists' permission in general!
My Hero is from the Foos' 1995 album The Colour and the Shape. If you're a fan, there's still a good chance you've heard it at a sports arena in recent years.
As E Online notes, other artists who have objected to the McCain-Palin campaign's use of their songs include Jackson Browne, Heart, John Mellencamp and Van Halen.
From USA TODAY: Add the Foo Fighters to the list of artists who want Republican presidential nominee John McCain to stop using one of their songs. Here's a statement the band just issued:
This isn't the first time the McCain campaign has used a song without making any attempt to get approval or permission from the artist. It's frustrating and infuriating that someone who claims to speak for the American people would repeatedly show such little respect for creativity and intellectual property.
The saddest thing about this is that My Hero was written as a celebration of the common man and his extraordinary potential. To have it appropriated without our knowledge and used in a manner that perverts the original sentiment of the lyric just tarnishes the song. We hope that the McCain campaign will do the right thing and stop using our song -- and start asking artists' permission in general!
My Hero is from the Foos' 1995 album The Colour and the Shape. If you're a fan, there's still a good chance you've heard it at a sports arena in recent years.
As E Online notes, other artists who have objected to the McCain-Palin campaign's use of their songs include Jackson Browne, Heart, John Mellencamp and Van Halen.
Tuesday, October 07, 2008
There ya go again Joe!
So during the debate last week between the VP nominees Sarah Palin kept accusing Joe Biden of pointing to the past when we need to be looking toward the future and what the candidates will do to help this country if elected. Well.... isn't the McCain/Palin campaign pointing to the past by bringing up this bullshit Obama connection with Ayres? What happened to looking to the future?
4 weeks to Election Day. Not sure if I will be able to make it till then.
4 weeks to Election Day. Not sure if I will be able to make it till then.
Tuesday, September 30, 2008
More Thoughts on the Election: 5 weeks out
I am really excited about this election because for the second time in my life (the first being 1996 voting for Bill Clinton) I am actually voting for SOMEONE. All previous elections were more about party politics than the candidate themselves.
I was and still am really disappointed in John Edwards. He was my first choice during the primaries and I would have voted for him if he hadn’t dropped out by the time Maryland had our primary election. I am disappointed in this whole affair business – but I can’t even imagine how disappointed I would be if he actually became our nominee and THEN his affair was exposed. I have no idea how I would react but I am sure that it would include a lot of anger and hurt feelings because we trusted him to lead our country.
I hope that Obama doesn’t leave us with anger and hurt feelings. I am really scared b/c I am going to vote for HIM and I just feel that it is a huge commitment. I guess I shouldn’t take it too personally, but really, this is an immensely personal decision we all have to make.
I know I am rambling so I will go now… I just wanted to share….
I was and still am really disappointed in John Edwards. He was my first choice during the primaries and I would have voted for him if he hadn’t dropped out by the time Maryland had our primary election. I am disappointed in this whole affair business – but I can’t even imagine how disappointed I would be if he actually became our nominee and THEN his affair was exposed. I have no idea how I would react but I am sure that it would include a lot of anger and hurt feelings because we trusted him to lead our country.
I hope that Obama doesn’t leave us with anger and hurt feelings. I am really scared b/c I am going to vote for HIM and I just feel that it is a huge commitment. I guess I shouldn’t take it too personally, but really, this is an immensely personal decision we all have to make.
I know I am rambling so I will go now… I just wanted to share….
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
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