Thirteen days into the New Year and it has already been pretty interesting locally and nationally. Essentially, I would like to cover some stories I deem appropriate for some discussion and mainly to laugh at stupidity.
I believe we should start with some local news. Real important news that happened yesterday: Congresswomen Louis Slaughter took a little tumble. Apparently she was not feeling well and took some Motrin (probably children’s Motrin) with an empty stomach. Next time you take Motrin, watch out! you might fall. Seriously though, Congresswomen Slaughter is alright.
In other local news, a day care provider (who was licensed) decided to change a baby on an electric stove. Are you kidding me!? Last time I checked, and I am no professional here, changing a baby on an electric stove even if it is not on is not the best place to change a baby’s diaper. Let’s just say this day care provider will no longer be providing services to babies; more like providing services for inmates.
Let me ask you a question: if you were an employee of mine and I trusted you to take care of bank transactions (withdrawing/depositing money), wouldn’t you expect me to make sure that the transactions were safe? Well one company in the Rochester area was robbed by an employee. Not only was this company robbed, but it was $2.5 million over a few years. The employee, Ms. Oathout, claims she “suffers from memory loss.” Yeah right! I am pretty sure that boss who trusted Ms. Oathout will never trust anyone but himself to take care of banking issues.
The final piece of local news I have to provide you is about the shooting that took place in Brockport. One avid reader of my blog was actually in the Brockport area and was locked-down in SUNY Brockport’s library for a period of time during the incident. This gun man was in a domestic dispute (there should be a poll of how many domestic disputes there are in the U.S every year) and shot the lady and a cop. Seriously, who the hell brings a gun to an argument and not only shoots the person they are mad at but shoots a cop who is there trying to keep the peace!? Well, this man who made the entire village of Brockport be on lock-down claims he has a mental disorder. Do people know how many times people claim they have a “mental disorder” when they do something stupid. I know what your mental disorder is, it’s called being STUPID! A claim of “mental disorder” should be completely dismissed in the court room for any case because too many guilty people get away with stupid shit because they have a said “mental disorder.”
Anyways, I believe it is time to move onto some national news. If you live under a rock, you probably do not know about Conan O’ Brien giving NBC the proverbial middle-finger. Yes, I am going to throw my two cents into this because I like Conan and I have a blog where I am allowed to complain or write about whatever I want. Conan is getting screwed. Just because Jay Leno cannot get good ratings does not mean Conan should get thrown under the bus. He wasn’t even given a full year to prove his stuff. NBC should be telling Jay Leno he’s done even though he has been with the company for years and people love him. However, throwing Conan under the bus does not fix the problem of ratings for the 10 pm Eastern Time slot. So NBC, good luck getting someone as talented as Conan and a youthful audience when you throw him under the bus some more.
Who doesn’t remember the Christmas day would-be suicide bomber, more appropriately called a terrorist. Thanks to lack of communications among numerous high-level governmental agencies airports have decided to put full-body scanners in to protect people. Some people claim this is a violation of privacy. To those naysayers I ask this: do you want your flight to be safe or do you want your flight to be hijacked or blown-up? The likely answer would be you want your flight to be safe. Obviously if you have done nothing wrong and you are not the threat to the flight or international security then you should have no problem with being checked out quick. The other solution is stereotype people, but obviously we can’t do that because that is mean. But go ahead and search 85 year-old grandma and her walker because we all know they hijack planes.
How about this! Did you hear the Federal Reserve has made more money than it should have! That’s right, the Federal Reserve made around $46 billion more than they should have. Now, the details are still a little unclear but remember when the same people got made at upper-end banks and “important businesses” (Exxon Mobile) because they made too much money. Obviously the Fed’s should give back the money because they are a shady business. Obviously the government should take over the Fed’s. Oh wait, they are the government. However, they did say they are going to help start to pay off our $1.3 trillion deficit, which is a start.
Again, if you live under a rock you probably missed what some are called a double-standard that involves Senate Majority lead Harry Reid. Personally, I feel that if Senator Mitch McConnell said the same thing Reid said, McConnell would be crucified politically. But, because the President accepted Reid’s apology that makes everything ok. Now do you remember 2002 when Senate Majority leader Lott used “in-artful language” and apologized he still got crucified and was forced to give up his position. That to me seems like a double-standard. So Mr. Reid, go ahead and use your in-artful language but the rest of us know if you were a Republican you would not be the Senate Majority leader anymore.
Well, that wraps up some interesting news from the past thirteen days (and more). I can already tell that 2010 is going to be a great year.
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
Wednesday, December 30, 2009
Bring on the New Decade!
2009 was a year to remember. Also, the first decade of the 2000s was a decade to remember. Since 2000, the internet has been used more than ever and has become a major source of information, the greatest country in the world (the U.S) was attacked, the world has seen numerous natural disasters, several wars (religious and war on terrorism), three summer Olympic games, two winter Olympic games, numerous sports stars admitting to using performance enhancing drugs, one of the biggest ponzi schemes ever (Bernie Maddoff), one of the worst recessions ever, and two different U.S Presidents. Don’t forget that this has also been ten years of our lives that have been very interesting.
December 31, 1999: do you remember your parents and relatives going to the local grocery store and buying bulk food and water because of the Y2K scare? What a great way to not only start the new millennium but start off the decade. People were seriously afraid everything was going to stop working! Countless people believed that the computers would not be able to handle the change to the year 2000 and technology as we know it was no longer going to work. Mass panic. Obviously, we were all very ignorant because nothing happened and we have now made it to the year 2010. I mean, we do have another big fear coming in the year 2012. However, I will write about that on December 31, 2011.
In November 2000, there was a general election for the Presidency of the United States. The big contenders: George W. Bush and Al Gore. This was an election to remember. The state of Florida had some problems keeping track of the votes and after several times being re-counted, George W. Bush had won the election. To this day, there is still debate over the Florida votes; however, I believe they got it right. Shortly after Bush was sworn in, one of the worst days in American history happened. September 11, 2001 the U.S was attacked by Islamic terrorists and we retaliated by going to war in Iraq and Afghanistan. The war in Iraq and Afghanistan is also another debatable subject but I will not be getting into that subject (however, where are you anti-war people now that Obama has sent 30,000 more troops!?!). Regardless what your opinions of President Bush, we should respect the office of the President and he did all he could during this time.
Some natural disasters that have struck that we will never forget will be Hurricane Katrina (August 28, 2005) and one of the worst tsunamis to ever hit Indonesia (December 26, 2004). Hurricane Katrina affected the U.S, more specifically the southern states like Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama (however, we only heard about the effects in Louisiana). After Katrina hit Louisiana was devastated (and many people believe this is what really hurt President Bush’s ratings) and FEMA virtually collapsed. This was a virtual collapse between local, state, and Federal levels of government which made the situation in Louisiana worse than it should have been. Most people blame Bush but the real blame should be put on the Governor of Louisiana and the Mayor of New Orleans for their refusal to communicate with the Federal government and make sure what was needed to be done. Once again, I will not be getting into the politics of this.
The last couple of Olympic Games have also been ones to remember. Numerous athletes have been caught cheating (Marion Jones, Maurice Green and countless others). However, the best summer Olympic Games of this decade were in 2008. We learned in 2008 that it is possible for one person to win eight gold medals (Michael Phelps). We also met the world’s fastest man Usain Bolt who smashed the 100 meter and 200 meter world records. It is also debated that Bolt has saved the sport of track and field. A few months after the Olympics, in the World Championships, Bolt continued to dominate as he ran an incredible 9.69 second 100 meter (a new world record). Obviously, 2008-2009 for track was a very impressive year! Even for American distance running this past decade has been special. We lost an incredible runner, Ryan Shay as he collapsed with a heart attack in the Chicago marathon in 2007. However, we had two runners break 13 minutes for a 5k (which has not been accomplished for an American runner in a really long time): Dathan Ritzenhine and Matt Tekenkamp. Ritz had an incredible year and so did Tek. Better yet, in the NYC marathon this year (2009) an American won it and that was the first time since 1985 when Alberto Salazar won: the winner this year was Meb Keflezighi. Many people thought Ryan Hall, another American was going to win, however Meb ran an incredible race. All in all, American distance running is back on the global scene and I am really looking forward to the next decade!
In these past ten years I have grown up. I have gone from middle school all the way up to now, my junior year of undergrad. This past year, 2009, was a really good year. A lot of sweet things have happened to me and I have grown up in one of the best possible times in history. Granted, a lot of things politically and economically are going bad, but it is still a great time to live. 2009, my 20th year of living, I would rate as one of the best years ever.
Here is what I am looking forward to in the next decade:
-The Republicans doing well in the 2010 elections and the 2012 elections
-Either go to grad school to attempt a PhD in political science/history or get a job
- The Kansas City Royals making the playoffs (hopefully, but highly unlikely)
-The Oakland Raiders making the playoffs again
-The Carolina Hurricanes winning another Stanley Cup
-American Distance running hopes of winning a gold medal at the Olympic Games
- The world ending in 2012! (Oh wait, that won’t happen)
Anyways, I hope that everyone reading this had a fantastic Christmas and they have a great New Year. Thanks to everyone who read this all year and a thank you to all who will continue to read this next year!
December 31, 1999: do you remember your parents and relatives going to the local grocery store and buying bulk food and water because of the Y2K scare? What a great way to not only start the new millennium but start off the decade. People were seriously afraid everything was going to stop working! Countless people believed that the computers would not be able to handle the change to the year 2000 and technology as we know it was no longer going to work. Mass panic. Obviously, we were all very ignorant because nothing happened and we have now made it to the year 2010. I mean, we do have another big fear coming in the year 2012. However, I will write about that on December 31, 2011.
In November 2000, there was a general election for the Presidency of the United States. The big contenders: George W. Bush and Al Gore. This was an election to remember. The state of Florida had some problems keeping track of the votes and after several times being re-counted, George W. Bush had won the election. To this day, there is still debate over the Florida votes; however, I believe they got it right. Shortly after Bush was sworn in, one of the worst days in American history happened. September 11, 2001 the U.S was attacked by Islamic terrorists and we retaliated by going to war in Iraq and Afghanistan. The war in Iraq and Afghanistan is also another debatable subject but I will not be getting into that subject (however, where are you anti-war people now that Obama has sent 30,000 more troops!?!). Regardless what your opinions of President Bush, we should respect the office of the President and he did all he could during this time.
Some natural disasters that have struck that we will never forget will be Hurricane Katrina (August 28, 2005) and one of the worst tsunamis to ever hit Indonesia (December 26, 2004). Hurricane Katrina affected the U.S, more specifically the southern states like Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama (however, we only heard about the effects in Louisiana). After Katrina hit Louisiana was devastated (and many people believe this is what really hurt President Bush’s ratings) and FEMA virtually collapsed. This was a virtual collapse between local, state, and Federal levels of government which made the situation in Louisiana worse than it should have been. Most people blame Bush but the real blame should be put on the Governor of Louisiana and the Mayor of New Orleans for their refusal to communicate with the Federal government and make sure what was needed to be done. Once again, I will not be getting into the politics of this.
The last couple of Olympic Games have also been ones to remember. Numerous athletes have been caught cheating (Marion Jones, Maurice Green and countless others). However, the best summer Olympic Games of this decade were in 2008. We learned in 2008 that it is possible for one person to win eight gold medals (Michael Phelps). We also met the world’s fastest man Usain Bolt who smashed the 100 meter and 200 meter world records. It is also debated that Bolt has saved the sport of track and field. A few months after the Olympics, in the World Championships, Bolt continued to dominate as he ran an incredible 9.69 second 100 meter (a new world record). Obviously, 2008-2009 for track was a very impressive year! Even for American distance running this past decade has been special. We lost an incredible runner, Ryan Shay as he collapsed with a heart attack in the Chicago marathon in 2007. However, we had two runners break 13 minutes for a 5k (which has not been accomplished for an American runner in a really long time): Dathan Ritzenhine and Matt Tekenkamp. Ritz had an incredible year and so did Tek. Better yet, in the NYC marathon this year (2009) an American won it and that was the first time since 1985 when Alberto Salazar won: the winner this year was Meb Keflezighi. Many people thought Ryan Hall, another American was going to win, however Meb ran an incredible race. All in all, American distance running is back on the global scene and I am really looking forward to the next decade!
In these past ten years I have grown up. I have gone from middle school all the way up to now, my junior year of undergrad. This past year, 2009, was a really good year. A lot of sweet things have happened to me and I have grown up in one of the best possible times in history. Granted, a lot of things politically and economically are going bad, but it is still a great time to live. 2009, my 20th year of living, I would rate as one of the best years ever.
Here is what I am looking forward to in the next decade:
-The Republicans doing well in the 2010 elections and the 2012 elections
-Either go to grad school to attempt a PhD in political science/history or get a job
- The Kansas City Royals making the playoffs (hopefully, but highly unlikely)
-The Oakland Raiders making the playoffs again
-The Carolina Hurricanes winning another Stanley Cup
-American Distance running hopes of winning a gold medal at the Olympic Games
- The world ending in 2012! (Oh wait, that won’t happen)
Anyways, I hope that everyone reading this had a fantastic Christmas and they have a great New Year. Thanks to everyone who read this all year and a thank you to all who will continue to read this next year!
Sunday, December 13, 2009
Happy Chrismanukkahwanzaadan
Do the words “Merry Christmas” offend you? Go ahead and think about that for a minute. Ok. The answer is most likely, “No, those words do not offend me.” Fantastic! So why do you go and tell me that I cannot say that to people? Do we not live in America? Does the First Amendment in the Constitution (thanks to those who catch my careless errors) not guarantee me the freedom of speech? If someone tells me one more time, “Oh you can’t say ‘Merry Christmas because you will offend someone’” I am going to give them some Christmas wrath. Seriously, I will say “Merry Christmas” to whoever I want. Obviously I won’t say that to someone who has a Yakama on so stop getting all hot and bothered about it.
Have you ever met someone that celebrates Kwanza? I doubt it. Kwanza kind of seems like a knock-off of Hanukkah. Really, Kwanza is something that the United States just made up to say “Oh hey, you’re black and you should have your own holiday so try this.” Kwanza was created by Ron Karenga in 1966 and it means “first fruit” (check out Wikipedia). So I think maybe I should make my own holiday and call it K-C Holiday and it has to be during the same time as Christmas just so people that have the initials “K C” can be recognized. This seems ridiculous, kind of like Kwanza.
Everyone wants to be recognized for something and with something. Well guess what! The world isn’t perfect. A lot of people do great things in their lifetime and don’t get recognized. Why can’t we just accept that there are some things like Christmas that is meant for everyone to celebrate despite the religious aspects. Obviously a Jewish family or Muslim family will not celebrate Christmas due to their own religion but they have their own special holiday.
I am really surprised that in the malls they haven’t put a menorah or a Kwanza candle thing in there yet. Better yet, I’m surprised they haven’t taken away Santa Claus because that is only showing one holiday and the malls are not being diverse enough.
My main point here is if I want to say “Merry Christmas” when I go shop during the holiday time don’t give me attitude and tell me I might offend someone. I think if people that are working want to say “Merry Christmas” to customers they should be allowed to if that is what they celebrate. If the employee celebrates Hanukkah, Boxing Day, or K-C holiday, they should be able to say “have a happy/merry/nice…” without anyone getting offended. Life would be so much simpler if people wouldn’t get offended about stupid little things or trying to be politically correct. We should start teaching this in schools: don’t get offended, people celebrate other holidays but it is okay for you to say what you want to. Of course that won’t happen because everyone wants to appease everyone. Well I am sick of it!
Have a freaking Merry Christmas!
Have you ever met someone that celebrates Kwanza? I doubt it. Kwanza kind of seems like a knock-off of Hanukkah. Really, Kwanza is something that the United States just made up to say “Oh hey, you’re black and you should have your own holiday so try this.” Kwanza was created by Ron Karenga in 1966 and it means “first fruit” (check out Wikipedia). So I think maybe I should make my own holiday and call it K-C Holiday and it has to be during the same time as Christmas just so people that have the initials “K C” can be recognized. This seems ridiculous, kind of like Kwanza.
Everyone wants to be recognized for something and with something. Well guess what! The world isn’t perfect. A lot of people do great things in their lifetime and don’t get recognized. Why can’t we just accept that there are some things like Christmas that is meant for everyone to celebrate despite the religious aspects. Obviously a Jewish family or Muslim family will not celebrate Christmas due to their own religion but they have their own special holiday.
I am really surprised that in the malls they haven’t put a menorah or a Kwanza candle thing in there yet. Better yet, I’m surprised they haven’t taken away Santa Claus because that is only showing one holiday and the malls are not being diverse enough.
My main point here is if I want to say “Merry Christmas” when I go shop during the holiday time don’t give me attitude and tell me I might offend someone. I think if people that are working want to say “Merry Christmas” to customers they should be allowed to if that is what they celebrate. If the employee celebrates Hanukkah, Boxing Day, or K-C holiday, they should be able to say “have a happy/merry/nice…” without anyone getting offended. Life would be so much simpler if people wouldn’t get offended about stupid little things or trying to be politically correct. We should start teaching this in schools: don’t get offended, people celebrate other holidays but it is okay for you to say what you want to. Of course that won’t happen because everyone wants to appease everyone. Well I am sick of it!
Have a freaking Merry Christmas!
Thursday, December 10, 2009
I didn't realize that Golfers got the ladies. I need to change my sport!
I have decided to throw my two cents into the wide world of the web about Tiger Woods. This is an absolutely hilarious story because nobody would have thought that Tiger Woods of all famous sports stars would have been in on a sex scandal. Kudos to you Tiger.
Let me first point this out, I strongly believe that America is really the only country in the world that is obsessed with celebrities or the next crazy fad or story. Just a few months ago we were all talking about Balloon Boy and his parents that have an IQ of an eighth-grader. I feel to make this blog post exciting we should go over some pretty huge scandals or stories that we all know about.
So I know I am too young to remember JFK’s affair but oh man, the President of the United States having an affair should be a HUGE story. JFK of course was real classy. Come on, Marilyn Monroe was good looking in her day. Of course there are rumors of JFK having more affairs. Well we can move up to a more recent time that I was around for. Do you remember classy President Bill Clinton? Though I was younger I do remember most of what happened however, I am not sure how much coverage this got but I am guessing it got a lot of coverage. Well we all know Bill had some “sexual relations” with Monica Lewinsky in the Oval Office. Monica was just an intern at the time, but does anyone know what happened to her? I haven’t seen or heard of her for several years. All that I am going to say is that I think Bill could have done much better.
Do you remember Kobe Bryant’s alleged affair when he was in Colorado? That crazy girl took him all the way to court and he had to pay her to shut up. Obviously Tiger didn’t remember what happened to Kobe. Obviously Kobe even forgot what happened a few years ago because there are rumors once again that he is at it with someone new! Hey Kobe, stay classy. How about just last year in 2008 in New York? Do you remember what I am talking about? Remember Governor Elliot Spitzer and his hot affair? Good old Elliot paid $4,300 for a night of fun, he’s a bigger spender. I think Elliot should have tried to get something for free instead; it probably would have made him look a little better. However, he did pick a really good looking girl.
Of course all of those people that had affairs were eventually forgiven. Something new probably came up and their stories were old news. America wasted so much time on all of those stories hoping that something new would come up but nothing did. Eventually, there was a new story or fad that happened and everyone changed their attention to that. So Tiger, don’t worry about your alleged 9 mistresses (possibly more), everyone will forget soon! Even if people don’t forget I do not think that this will bother Tiger when he is out there trying to win some major golf tournament. Obviously, Kobe had no problem ignoring his affair while he was out there playing and trust me, basketball gets more coverage than golf!
It is only a matter of time that we will no longer be talking about Tiger Woods. Maybe some other dumbass will try to get publicity and send their kid up in a balloon just to get Tiger off the hook. I will leave on this question: Does it really matter what someone does on their free time? I know that he is kind of a scumbag because he had a wife and a kid but let’s be honest, this does not affect anyone reading this blog post. We do not know Tiger personally and the majority of America doesn’t either. I think we should leave the man alone and let him figure it out. If this ever happened to you are me we would not get this much coverage but our significant other would sure as hell be pissed and probably less forgiving because we don’t make as much money as the super stars.
Let me first point this out, I strongly believe that America is really the only country in the world that is obsessed with celebrities or the next crazy fad or story. Just a few months ago we were all talking about Balloon Boy and his parents that have an IQ of an eighth-grader. I feel to make this blog post exciting we should go over some pretty huge scandals or stories that we all know about.
So I know I am too young to remember JFK’s affair but oh man, the President of the United States having an affair should be a HUGE story. JFK of course was real classy. Come on, Marilyn Monroe was good looking in her day. Of course there are rumors of JFK having more affairs. Well we can move up to a more recent time that I was around for. Do you remember classy President Bill Clinton? Though I was younger I do remember most of what happened however, I am not sure how much coverage this got but I am guessing it got a lot of coverage. Well we all know Bill had some “sexual relations” with Monica Lewinsky in the Oval Office. Monica was just an intern at the time, but does anyone know what happened to her? I haven’t seen or heard of her for several years. All that I am going to say is that I think Bill could have done much better.
Do you remember Kobe Bryant’s alleged affair when he was in Colorado? That crazy girl took him all the way to court and he had to pay her to shut up. Obviously Tiger didn’t remember what happened to Kobe. Obviously Kobe even forgot what happened a few years ago because there are rumors once again that he is at it with someone new! Hey Kobe, stay classy. How about just last year in 2008 in New York? Do you remember what I am talking about? Remember Governor Elliot Spitzer and his hot affair? Good old Elliot paid $4,300 for a night of fun, he’s a bigger spender. I think Elliot should have tried to get something for free instead; it probably would have made him look a little better. However, he did pick a really good looking girl.
Of course all of those people that had affairs were eventually forgiven. Something new probably came up and their stories were old news. America wasted so much time on all of those stories hoping that something new would come up but nothing did. Eventually, there was a new story or fad that happened and everyone changed their attention to that. So Tiger, don’t worry about your alleged 9 mistresses (possibly more), everyone will forget soon! Even if people don’t forget I do not think that this will bother Tiger when he is out there trying to win some major golf tournament. Obviously, Kobe had no problem ignoring his affair while he was out there playing and trust me, basketball gets more coverage than golf!
It is only a matter of time that we will no longer be talking about Tiger Woods. Maybe some other dumbass will try to get publicity and send their kid up in a balloon just to get Tiger off the hook. I will leave on this question: Does it really matter what someone does on their free time? I know that he is kind of a scumbag because he had a wife and a kid but let’s be honest, this does not affect anyone reading this blog post. We do not know Tiger personally and the majority of America doesn’t either. I think we should leave the man alone and let him figure it out. If this ever happened to you are me we would not get this much coverage but our significant other would sure as hell be pissed and probably less forgiving because we don’t make as much money as the super stars.
Thursday, November 5, 2009
Time for some REAL "change"... GOP win critical races!
As most of you know, or at least should have known, last Tuesday, the 4th was Election Day. It was an off-election year, meaning it was mostly just local elections. However, there were two gubernational elections and one semi-national (semi-important election). Of course I am talking about the Virginia and New Jersey’s Governors race and New York’s 23rd Congressional district race. Also, in Maine, there was a vote to approve of gay marriage; however, the voters turned it down and gay marriage is still illegal in Maine (I will not get into the details in this blog post). There were also elections in all of the other states too but I feel like these were the most important issues that came about.
Contrary to popular belief, the two Governors’ races actually mean a lot for the upcoming elections in 2010 and 2012. Both of these races were won by Republicans (I will get into the details momentarily) which could potentially be a good sign come 2010 and 2012 for the GOP in national races.
Starting with New York’s 23rd Congressional district, which stretches from Oswego County all the way up north to Clinton County. This election was a special election because the former Congressman, John M. McHugh (Republican) resigned to become the United States Secretary of the Army on September 21, 2009. Our Governor David Patterson declared that there must be a special election to fill the vacancy. There were no primary elections for the candidates. The candidates are as followed: Bill Owens (Democrat), Doug Hoffman (Conservative) and Driedre Scozzafava (Republican). Three days before the election, Scozzafava dropped out of the race and supported Owens. However, even with her dropping out of the race, she still got 5.5% of the vote which if the voters of that district did not vote for her, Mr. Hoffman would have won because he got 45.2% of the vote. So, Bill Owens is now the Congressman for the 23rd Congressional district of New York. I have yet to look into any of his ideas or plans but his win was a real shock to the district because Republicans have controlled that district since 1873.
One of the most highly anticipated elections of 2009 was the race for Virginia Governor. Current Governor, Tim Kane (Democrat) was not able to run for re-election due to term limits established by the Virginia Constitution. The two candidates for this contested race were: Creigh Deeds (Democrat) and Bob McDonnell (Republican). Mr. McDonnell won the race with 58.65% of the vote. As a note, Bob McDonnell was the former United States Attorney General. Mr. McDonnell’s campaign was focused on economic, transportation, and public safety. One big proposal that Mr. McDonnell hopes to see come about is the job incentives, which is in hopes to boost tourism in Virginia. He is also pro-life and is supportive of drilling off-shore for oil. Also, one really interesting thing about Mr. McDonnell his thesis in 1989 at Regents University was titled The Republican Party’s Vision for the Family: The Compelling Issue of the Decade. If you wish to learn more about Bob McDonnell check out his website (where I got the information): http://www.bobmcdonnell.com/
In New Jersey, there was a much more highly contested election than in Virginia. There were three main candidates: Chris Christie (Republican), Jon Corzine (Democrat and Incumbent), and Chris Daggett (Independent). Much to the surprise of most people, Chris Christie won the election with 49.1% of the vote. Christie is the first Republican elected statewide in twelve year and he is the former United States Attorney for the District of New Jersey. He has received high praise for his convictions while being a lawyer of public corruption. The most notable conviction of he was a part of was the 2006 charges against former New Jersey Senate President John A. Lynch, Jr. which was about mail fraud and tax evasion. Christie is pro-life, opposes New Jersey’s proposal of medical marijuana bill, pro-gun, strong supporter of state granting tax credits to parents who send their children to private schools, anti-illegal immigration, and is in favor of low taxes. To learn more about Governor-elect Chris Christie and to see where I got my information, check out: http://www.christiefornj.com/home.html
With the two gubernational elections this past Tuesday, the Republican Party is hoping for some of that “change” in their favor in 2010 and 2012. It is clear that Virginia and New Jersey were quick to change their stances from the previous elections where they elected Democrats. It might also be clear that the majority of Americans are finally realizing that “hope” and “change” sound nice but there has actually been little to none shown. The GOP can and will hope that President Obama and the rest of his cronies continue to go back on promises. Unfortunately, this also means that this country will continue to pile on the debt until 2010 or 2012 when the GOP starts to regain what was lost. 2009 is a good indicator to what will happen in the upcoming elections, and President Obama should be nervous if he would like another term.
As for the two new Governors, I hope they stick to the Republican cause and I wish them the best of luck. Personally, I feel that Bob McDonnell is one of the best Republicans and one of the only true Republicans we have left.
Contrary to popular belief, the two Governors’ races actually mean a lot for the upcoming elections in 2010 and 2012. Both of these races were won by Republicans (I will get into the details momentarily) which could potentially be a good sign come 2010 and 2012 for the GOP in national races.
Starting with New York’s 23rd Congressional district, which stretches from Oswego County all the way up north to Clinton County. This election was a special election because the former Congressman, John M. McHugh (Republican) resigned to become the United States Secretary of the Army on September 21, 2009. Our Governor David Patterson declared that there must be a special election to fill the vacancy. There were no primary elections for the candidates. The candidates are as followed: Bill Owens (Democrat), Doug Hoffman (Conservative) and Driedre Scozzafava (Republican). Three days before the election, Scozzafava dropped out of the race and supported Owens. However, even with her dropping out of the race, she still got 5.5% of the vote which if the voters of that district did not vote for her, Mr. Hoffman would have won because he got 45.2% of the vote. So, Bill Owens is now the Congressman for the 23rd Congressional district of New York. I have yet to look into any of his ideas or plans but his win was a real shock to the district because Republicans have controlled that district since 1873.
One of the most highly anticipated elections of 2009 was the race for Virginia Governor. Current Governor, Tim Kane (Democrat) was not able to run for re-election due to term limits established by the Virginia Constitution. The two candidates for this contested race were: Creigh Deeds (Democrat) and Bob McDonnell (Republican). Mr. McDonnell won the race with 58.65% of the vote. As a note, Bob McDonnell was the former United States Attorney General. Mr. McDonnell’s campaign was focused on economic, transportation, and public safety. One big proposal that Mr. McDonnell hopes to see come about is the job incentives, which is in hopes to boost tourism in Virginia. He is also pro-life and is supportive of drilling off-shore for oil. Also, one really interesting thing about Mr. McDonnell his thesis in 1989 at Regents University was titled The Republican Party’s Vision for the Family: The Compelling Issue of the Decade. If you wish to learn more about Bob McDonnell check out his website (where I got the information): http://www.bobmcdonnell.com/
In New Jersey, there was a much more highly contested election than in Virginia. There were three main candidates: Chris Christie (Republican), Jon Corzine (Democrat and Incumbent), and Chris Daggett (Independent). Much to the surprise of most people, Chris Christie won the election with 49.1% of the vote. Christie is the first Republican elected statewide in twelve year and he is the former United States Attorney for the District of New Jersey. He has received high praise for his convictions while being a lawyer of public corruption. The most notable conviction of he was a part of was the 2006 charges against former New Jersey Senate President John A. Lynch, Jr. which was about mail fraud and tax evasion. Christie is pro-life, opposes New Jersey’s proposal of medical marijuana bill, pro-gun, strong supporter of state granting tax credits to parents who send their children to private schools, anti-illegal immigration, and is in favor of low taxes. To learn more about Governor-elect Chris Christie and to see where I got my information, check out: http://www.christiefornj.com/home.html
With the two gubernational elections this past Tuesday, the Republican Party is hoping for some of that “change” in their favor in 2010 and 2012. It is clear that Virginia and New Jersey were quick to change their stances from the previous elections where they elected Democrats. It might also be clear that the majority of Americans are finally realizing that “hope” and “change” sound nice but there has actually been little to none shown. The GOP can and will hope that President Obama and the rest of his cronies continue to go back on promises. Unfortunately, this also means that this country will continue to pile on the debt until 2010 or 2012 when the GOP starts to regain what was lost. 2009 is a good indicator to what will happen in the upcoming elections, and President Obama should be nervous if he would like another term.
As for the two new Governors, I hope they stick to the Republican cause and I wish them the best of luck. Personally, I feel that Bob McDonnell is one of the best Republicans and one of the only true Republicans we have left.
Sunday, October 18, 2009
No matter what he says, it is called "racism.' How about it is reverse-racism now!
Want to know how messed up this country is getting? Well I will tell you. When someone who has the money to purchase a professional football team and become partial owner is denied because some people do not like his views is completely ridiculous. Of course I am talking about how several people including Commissioner of the NFL Roger Goodell, Al Sharpton, and Jesse Jackson made it impossible for Rush Limbaugh to not be able to make the purchase of the St. Louis Rams. These people, along with several others think that Rush has a “racist” view-point; therefore it would hamper the improvements that the NFL has been making.
My friends, this is what we call reverse-racism. Of course there will be some who disagree, but hear my point out. The reasons some people claim why Rush should not be an owner or even involved in the NFL is because they believe he has made “racist statements.” Here are some of the statements Rush has made: while speaking about Donovan McNabb, Rush said, “I think what we’ve had here is a little social concern in the NFL. The media has been very desirous that a black quarterback do well.” Where is the racism sentiment in that statement? Rush also said “What is happening to the National Football League, what is about to happen to it, has already happened to Wall Street, has already happened to the automobile business.”
Rush believes there is so much hatred in the sports world pertaining to him that he said, “Believe me, the hatred that exists in this is found in the sports-writer community, it’s found in the new business, it’s found in the race hustler business.” There is not one instance that Rush has made a “racist” statement towards anyone in the NFL. Rush Limbaugh actually love the game of football and it pretty furious that some people will not allow him to purchase a team.
A classic example of some true racism is when Al Sharpton opened his mouth and said, “It’s remarkable in that he (Rush Limbaugh) was denied by other powerful whites. At the end of the day, his own peers said, ‘You are a liability.’ Even the rich and powerful do not want to identify with racism.” Well Mr. Sharpton, what you said there is true racism towards whites. Your hatred towards Mr. Limbaugh is clearly evident which, if I am not mistaken would be called “racism” if it were the other way around.
I will agree with one thing: most of the owners and the league in general do think that Rush might hurt profits because of his views. However, I think that denying someone the chance of a lifetime, who has the money to purchase a team, is truly un-American. If there was a fear of racism, I am sure that the NFLPA would have stepped in because they sure did help deny Rush for getting the team. Maybe the NFL will look back at this and realize Rush could have actually helped out the league with promotion through his radio show!
What should Rush do now? Well, Rush should continue to attack those who call him racist. He should also not give up his fight for trying to get the Rams or any other team. However, he has said he has lost nothing is not getting the team because it was not the most important thing to him. Rush Limbaugh has been wronged one too many times now. It is time for people to realize that Rush Limbaugh really is not the enemy.
My friends, this is what we call reverse-racism. Of course there will be some who disagree, but hear my point out. The reasons some people claim why Rush should not be an owner or even involved in the NFL is because they believe he has made “racist statements.” Here are some of the statements Rush has made: while speaking about Donovan McNabb, Rush said, “I think what we’ve had here is a little social concern in the NFL. The media has been very desirous that a black quarterback do well.” Where is the racism sentiment in that statement? Rush also said “What is happening to the National Football League, what is about to happen to it, has already happened to Wall Street, has already happened to the automobile business.”
Rush believes there is so much hatred in the sports world pertaining to him that he said, “Believe me, the hatred that exists in this is found in the sports-writer community, it’s found in the new business, it’s found in the race hustler business.” There is not one instance that Rush has made a “racist” statement towards anyone in the NFL. Rush Limbaugh actually love the game of football and it pretty furious that some people will not allow him to purchase a team.
A classic example of some true racism is when Al Sharpton opened his mouth and said, “It’s remarkable in that he (Rush Limbaugh) was denied by other powerful whites. At the end of the day, his own peers said, ‘You are a liability.’ Even the rich and powerful do not want to identify with racism.” Well Mr. Sharpton, what you said there is true racism towards whites. Your hatred towards Mr. Limbaugh is clearly evident which, if I am not mistaken would be called “racism” if it were the other way around.
I will agree with one thing: most of the owners and the league in general do think that Rush might hurt profits because of his views. However, I think that denying someone the chance of a lifetime, who has the money to purchase a team, is truly un-American. If there was a fear of racism, I am sure that the NFLPA would have stepped in because they sure did help deny Rush for getting the team. Maybe the NFL will look back at this and realize Rush could have actually helped out the league with promotion through his radio show!
What should Rush do now? Well, Rush should continue to attack those who call him racist. He should also not give up his fight for trying to get the Rams or any other team. However, he has said he has lost nothing is not getting the team because it was not the most important thing to him. Rush Limbaugh has been wronged one too many times now. It is time for people to realize that Rush Limbaugh really is not the enemy.
Thursday, September 24, 2009
I hate people that say, "Run Forrest, Run!"
Have you ever gone on a run out on a road? If so, have you ever been honked at or yelled at, or even almost hit? Has someone ever yelled at you, “Run Forrest, run!”? If this has ever happened to you, I am almost certain that it annoys you. This is going be my thoughts on those jerks that like to yell things at us runners, try to hit us and barely miss, and honk their horns at us.
Being a runner who wears running shorts I have heard absolutely everything from the quote above to, “who wears short shorts!?” Some runners, not myself, run with music just so they won’t hear these obscenities and “jokes.” But it is about time that someone takes a stance against these people who are trying to impress their friends, or think they are the best thing since sliced bread by yelling at the runner on the road or honking at them.
Let me first state that if you have a problem with runners or people out for some exercise, yelling out the window or honking the horn does not actually make us annoyed because we have heard it before. Instead of annoying us, it actually starts to make us mad. I understand if maybe you are trying to get our attention because you know who we are, but most likely, you’re just being an ass.
Do you want to know why we run? Well, most of us run because we actually enjoy it! I know, crazy concept. Some of us like to get up wicked early and get a nice little run in. And you want to know what else; it makes us feel pretty damn good about ourselves. While you are sleeping or sitting on the couch we are doing something beneficial for our body. Do you ever wonder why runners tend to be so thin? It’s because we run! So, if you are unhappy with yourself and make yourself feel better by sitting on the couch, or every time you see a runner while you’re driving you yell or honk at them, go ahead, we are actually happy with ourselves.
Are runners crazy? This really depends on who you ask. Any person that does not run on a regular basis might truly believe that runners are 100% crazy. However, most are not crazy; we are just dedicated and really enjoy what we do. I am not saying that all runners are crazy because some really are. I would like to describe us as living on the brink of insanity. Honestly, who gets up at 6 a.m. to go for a morning run and then later in the day goes for another five or six miles?
I am also sure that if you have ever talked to a dedicated/serious runner, you are probably totally confused about running terminology. We use terms like: Fartlick, VO2 max, tempo, threshold, and my personal favorite, intervals. Again, this kind of talk gets people to think we are truly crazy. However, when we talk about running and use these words we give each other high-fives and talk about what we want to do for our next workout. Sometimes, we even talk about crazy new techniques or workouts, or we talk about whom the best runners in the world are and what their PR’s are. It’s crazy that we can rattle off the world records of the 100 meter but we could care less about what the latest football score is.
But to get back to my main argument, the people who are an ass to runners and people who are trying to get a little exercise in just do not realize how dedicated or how much we love what we do. May I add, we do more in the 45 minutes (or however long we are out there) than you will do all day, which makes us a better person in the long run (not morally or ethically, just better fit).
Now to get to the best part, some classic stories of you jerks and me running. My favorite drives in the whole world are old ladies, you know, the ones that can’t see over the steering wheel. I was running down a road, on the sidewalk, and there are side-streets. Well, at this one side street a little old lady was pulling up to the stop sign but I am more than sure she saw me because we made eye contact and she waved me on. So I went, but just as I got into the road to cross she starts going and almost hits me. Shocked and a bit scared, I slammed my hands on the hood of her car and yelled at her because she almost killed me (I may have exaggerated the killing thing). Let’s just say, she was not happy that I slammed on her car.
Another good running story from this summer; I was down a fairly busy road, again on the sidewalk, and there are these teenage girls with those stupid huge sunglasses. Well of course they thought they were funny and started honking the horn at me and yelling at me out the window about my short shorts. I was having a rough day as it was and I was not happy about these girls because they almost killed me as I was crossing a street when the cross-walk said “walk.” They passed me and I caught up to them at a traffic light. I slammed my fist on their window and they rolled it down to my surprise. I proceeded to tell them both that they were fat and they should go out for a run sometime. Again, they weren’t happy but they deserved it.
I have numerous stories about running incidents and this post could go on for a really long time. However, due to space I will call it quits. But, if you would like to hear more stories I will be more than happy to share them with you! Just remember, if you see me running, don’t try to make me mad because if I catch you at a light, I will hit your car!
Being a runner who wears running shorts I have heard absolutely everything from the quote above to, “who wears short shorts!?” Some runners, not myself, run with music just so they won’t hear these obscenities and “jokes.” But it is about time that someone takes a stance against these people who are trying to impress their friends, or think they are the best thing since sliced bread by yelling at the runner on the road or honking at them.
Let me first state that if you have a problem with runners or people out for some exercise, yelling out the window or honking the horn does not actually make us annoyed because we have heard it before. Instead of annoying us, it actually starts to make us mad. I understand if maybe you are trying to get our attention because you know who we are, but most likely, you’re just being an ass.
Do you want to know why we run? Well, most of us run because we actually enjoy it! I know, crazy concept. Some of us like to get up wicked early and get a nice little run in. And you want to know what else; it makes us feel pretty damn good about ourselves. While you are sleeping or sitting on the couch we are doing something beneficial for our body. Do you ever wonder why runners tend to be so thin? It’s because we run! So, if you are unhappy with yourself and make yourself feel better by sitting on the couch, or every time you see a runner while you’re driving you yell or honk at them, go ahead, we are actually happy with ourselves.
Are runners crazy? This really depends on who you ask. Any person that does not run on a regular basis might truly believe that runners are 100% crazy. However, most are not crazy; we are just dedicated and really enjoy what we do. I am not saying that all runners are crazy because some really are. I would like to describe us as living on the brink of insanity. Honestly, who gets up at 6 a.m. to go for a morning run and then later in the day goes for another five or six miles?
I am also sure that if you have ever talked to a dedicated/serious runner, you are probably totally confused about running terminology. We use terms like: Fartlick, VO2 max, tempo, threshold, and my personal favorite, intervals. Again, this kind of talk gets people to think we are truly crazy. However, when we talk about running and use these words we give each other high-fives and talk about what we want to do for our next workout. Sometimes, we even talk about crazy new techniques or workouts, or we talk about whom the best runners in the world are and what their PR’s are. It’s crazy that we can rattle off the world records of the 100 meter but we could care less about what the latest football score is.
But to get back to my main argument, the people who are an ass to runners and people who are trying to get a little exercise in just do not realize how dedicated or how much we love what we do. May I add, we do more in the 45 minutes (or however long we are out there) than you will do all day, which makes us a better person in the long run (not morally or ethically, just better fit).
Now to get to the best part, some classic stories of you jerks and me running. My favorite drives in the whole world are old ladies, you know, the ones that can’t see over the steering wheel. I was running down a road, on the sidewalk, and there are side-streets. Well, at this one side street a little old lady was pulling up to the stop sign but I am more than sure she saw me because we made eye contact and she waved me on. So I went, but just as I got into the road to cross she starts going and almost hits me. Shocked and a bit scared, I slammed my hands on the hood of her car and yelled at her because she almost killed me (I may have exaggerated the killing thing). Let’s just say, she was not happy that I slammed on her car.
Another good running story from this summer; I was down a fairly busy road, again on the sidewalk, and there are these teenage girls with those stupid huge sunglasses. Well of course they thought they were funny and started honking the horn at me and yelling at me out the window about my short shorts. I was having a rough day as it was and I was not happy about these girls because they almost killed me as I was crossing a street when the cross-walk said “walk.” They passed me and I caught up to them at a traffic light. I slammed my fist on their window and they rolled it down to my surprise. I proceeded to tell them both that they were fat and they should go out for a run sometime. Again, they weren’t happy but they deserved it.
I have numerous stories about running incidents and this post could go on for a really long time. However, due to space I will call it quits. But, if you would like to hear more stories I will be more than happy to share them with you! Just remember, if you see me running, don’t try to make me mad because if I catch you at a light, I will hit your car!
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