Entries from April 2008

April 30, 2008

A Woman of the People

On a day where news broke that Mrs. Clinton was amazed by modern advances in gas pumping technology - we also get this video of her battling a coffee maker. Ha!

April 30, 2008

The Most Trusted Name In Bears

As Anderson says, it might just be the cutest The Shot ever!!

Check out ALL OF IT
Original Video from AC360

April 30, 2008

AotW > Rissi Palmer

As with most new music, I learned of Rissi Palmer through my friend Ryan. She is a fresh face on the Nashville scene and has a crystal clear country twang. Fantastic Summertime Country Fare!! Check her out!
Ryan’s Review
Rissi’s MySpace Page
Amazon
iTunes

April 30, 2008

Thoughts on Wright

My friend Isaac wrote an interesting take on Rev. Wright. Wright as a preacher, not as a scandal. He writes:
Wright is not a bad man. He is a passionate preacher with very specific views and a very distinct world view - which his congregation shares. Wright makes sense in his church in his [...]

April 29, 2008

Obama’s Statement on Wright

I was an hour late to work yesterday. As I do every morning, I was watching MSNBC as I got ready for work. It just so happened that Rev. Wright’s appearance at the National Press Club came on at 9am. I ended up glued to my couch, unable to look away as this PREACHER, this [...]

April 29, 2008

Obama’s Running Mate

This lady ROCKS!

(h/t The Daily Dish)

April 29, 2008

HOPE

With the state of the race, it is easy to get discouraged, but there is unrelenting hope in the progress and numbers to date. Andrew Sullivan on Fighting Despair:
So many readers seem to be feeling it. I have too. But remember what we’re dealing with here: last fall, no one gave Obama a chance. [...]

April 26, 2008

Party Crashing?

The Washington Post published an article today analyzing the state of the Democratic Race. They make 2 interesting points.
The Black/White Divide:
“We keep talking as if it doesn’t matter, it doesn’t matter that Obama gets 92 percent of the black vote, because since he only got 35 percent of the white vote, he’s in trouble,” [James [...]

April 25, 2008

Day of Silence

Today is the 11th annual National Day of Silence. The Day of Silence’s purpose is to bring attention to anti-LGBT name-calling, bullying and harassment and effective responses. Last year over 5,000 middle schools and high schools participated in the event. This year’s event is being held in honor of Lawrence King, a 15-year-old boy in [...]

April 23, 2008

BB9 > Episode 31

Woah - Julie on a Tuesday! Would that make it Julesday? 
Going back to the end of Sunday’s episode, Adam is safe. Ryan is punishing the girls for their behavior (re: Natalie) the week before. Shelia continues to be self-righteous for some reason. Over it Shelia - maybe if you had won something…well, I don’t [...]