Bash Barack time I guess.... RNC

Okay, so I told myself I wasn't going to watch any of the RNC, cause I figured that all it would be was a bash Obama "concert", and that they wouldn't have anything to argue against the "need for change." I figured it was going to be a "take the focus off the past 8 years of Republican debocary", and let's attack Obama with whatever we can think of. So I watched my Ghost Hunters marathon and new season premier on the Sci-fi channel until around 10:30pm when I knew Sarah Palin would be making her speech. Now I knew it would be an all out attack on Obama and Biden, because I feel the American people are so ready for a change, there's really nothing the Republicans can use against them with the way things have gone over the past 8 years of Bush-ism. So I started hitting the previous channel button on the remote during commercial breaks to head over to C-Span, and just as I had expected, Rudy Giuliani was pulling feces out of his behind and throwing it like a pissed off monkey at a zoo..



So back to Ghost Hunters I went to deal with the commercial breaks until 11 o'clock and the local news, right? WRONG!! Of course all of the major stations were covering Palin's speech so I figured, what the heck, I'll see if they talk about the issues instead of playing the usual negative political attacks that normally infest elections. I figured the DNC speeches were more geared towards change, new politics and plans, and the "Oh-so great job" Bush has done. How everyone respects and praises McCain for his service to the country, but feels it'll be more of the same politics. Hell, Barack even praised McCain on his choice of Palin, and vowed that family and personal matters would not be brought into the elections(even though I feel her attempt to have her ex-brother in-law fired from the State Police is kinda fishy).



But just as I thought, whoever the RNC hired as speech writers to assist her, continued the politics as usual with sarcastic and unprovoked attacks on Obama, Biden, their views, ideas, and the work they've done in the past. How we're SO much in danger, and that we need to be tough and fight evil countries, rather than talk things out first or let our allies take a lead for once. It seriously reminded me of a basketball game, where it's late in the fourth quarter, it's a blow out but the losing team keeps fouling the winning team to send them to the free-throw line in a futile attempt to get the ball back and throw up some 3's to try and catch up. Now, I'm not sure how the Obama/Biden campaign is going to handle these attacks, and I hope they show that they're the better person by not stooping down to this level, because I will honestly be disgusted with politics if Obama doesn't win.

As I've pointed out in previous posts, I've had enough of Bush and the Republican politics over the past 8 years. I'm tired of us hardworking citizens having to struggle with everything from the fuel crisis, to the economy, to housing, to foreign relations. I think it's time our politicians fight for the little guy, and stop giving the extremely rich people breaks. I was a little disappointed that Cowboy Troy, John Rich from Big and Rich, and Gretchen Wilson was there, and I hope that since they were asked to sing the Star Spangled Banner they couldn't refuse. Anyways, I think 98% of the country didn't know who Sarah Palin was, and quite frankly I feel McCain picked her to try and swing female votes his way, but what do I know. I do know one thing....





For a mother of five kids, she's definitely a "Cougar", and as Mark Day puts it below, she'd be a definite VP-ILF if McCain wins... (I just don't think there's enough time left on the game clock for them to catch up)

Never one to talk about politics.....Ahhh...what the heck!!

So, I'm at work, it's like 02:31 a.m., and it's been dead quiet over the past three nights. That's right Linda, I said "DEAD QUIET" ;) (Those of you who don't know, that a bad word to say in dispatch, "Quiet")

So what can I think of, to write about and bore all of you? How bout politics....

I've never really been into politics, seriously during my life. I've have my favorite canidates and voted for them no matter what party. I pre-registered to vote while in my senior year of high school during a lunch break in the cafeteria. The local politicians came to school and gave us registrar cards. I believe I signed up as a Democrat or Independent, honestly can't remember, but the political party never really mattered to me. I was 17 and couldn't vote for Perot when he ran, and was really disappointed when he didn't get elected/dropped out/re-entered/then lost. Talk about confusing.... I considered him a no-nonsense, business professional who was going to straighten out this country finacially, and help the US prosper.


I was so disappointed from that election, that I didn't pay too much attention to the primaries the next election and decided not to vote when Bush, Sr. was challenged by Bill Clinton. I was too busy, consumed with work, the fire department, several women, and sleeping. Ha, ha, ha... But I voted for Clinton the 2nd term, because I felt he did a good job despite "the smoking gun" in the Oval Office. Or should I say "smoking cigar??!!" But seriously, I though Clinton, aside from his extra-marital affairs, did a great job running the country, reducing the national debt and unemployment, balancing the budget, and helping out the middle and lower class citizens. The country prospered and life was great for a lot of us....


After Clinton's last term, again I wasn't interested in the canidates, but I thought Al Gore was the better canidate than Bush, Florida and the "chads" thought otherwise. Could Al Gore have dealt with or handled the events of 9/11 differently, we'll never know. Would John Kerry have been a better president to deal with Hurricane Katrina and New Orleans, we'll never know. But I'm sure the two of them would have dealt with the War in the Middle East, the housing market crash, and the fuel crisis much better than the bumbling idiot we have now.




But this year seems really different for a lot of us. Quite frankly, I think(and the press seems to agree) that Lil' B, or George Bush #2 as some refer to as, has done an absolute crappy job as President. Finally, his term is up, and someone other than him is next. Obviously, at the top of the post you saw who I'm leaning towards, but I can't knock McCain down. He's a true American Patriot who served his country and sacrificed himself so that other P.O.W.'s could go free. He's a national hero and a great senator. But McCain seems to have similar policies as Bush, and I feel the country, definately does not need that!!! It's time for a change, which Obama will bring. Maybe it's because I like to root for the underdog, which Barak was for quite a while, remember? It was supposed to be Hillary and McCain, right?! Wrong. I had been flipping through the tv channels one night and came across C-span or another one of those public access/political channels and saw him give a speach before he entered the running. It was extremely motivational, and his views were like mine. Time for change, time for someone to fight for the middle and lower class, to bring peace to the middle east, to allow us and our children to afford the things in life and save for the future, so that our children don't have to worry about our grandchildren, and to fix the damn problems so the US can prosper again...

Am I trying to convince others to vote for Obama? Not at all, vote for who you want, and I'm doing the same. I just felt like venting about Bush, and stating why I'm voting for Barak Obama this year. I'm tired of living paycheck to paycheck, just trying to put fuel in my car to come to work... I hope I didn't bore you too much?