Ageism and Public Service

I understand this is a tricky situation here. I've known people who experienced serious cases of ageism in the workplace, and it's wrong. If a person can do a job, then they should be allowed to do that job.

However.

In regards to the supposed "leader of the free world," I am going on record as saying that John McCain is too old and his health too much in question for him to be elected President of the United States. I would say this even if his running mate was Bill Clinton, George Bush, Mitt Romney, Joe Lieberman or Mike Huckabee.

The fact that his choice for Vice President can run a hell of a PTA meeting, gut a moose and govern a state with more reindeer than people makes my belief even stronger.

Here's the facts, Jack.

I don't think these are facts that can be spun or otherwise made to be positive. Just my opinion. I could be wrong. I'm getting old, you know.

Brilliant

If you haven't seen the Tina Fey as Sarah Palin on SNL, you've got to watch this. Bloody brilliant.

If you have seen it, watch it again.

I hope Palin is flattered. Tina Fey nailed this impersonation.

Um, so, like, what?

I love it when blog posts write themselves...

When does being a governor or mayor for a short period of time not disqualify your credentials on national security? When you are John McCain and your task is to defend your vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin.

When does being a governor or mayor for a short period of time ABSOLUTELY disqualify your credentials on national security? When you are John McCain and your task is to defeat primary opponents Mitt Romney and Rudy Giuliani. (Source: Huffington Post)

I think if I were the Democrats I would just air YouTube videos of McCain's previous statements instead of paying money to create a new ad.

A giant f*^&k you to Sarah Palin

HA! This is awesome!! This rocks!! HA! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!

I just can't express enough how freakin' awesome that video is. Community organizers rock!

History Films

I remember these kinds of speeches. When we studied Nazi Germany in school.

Mitt Romney is quite possibly the worst public speaker ever.

'Course, his name is Mitt, for crying out loud.

I used to like Rudy Giuliani. But now he's just, to quote Karl Rove on Barack Obama, "a blowhard doofus." His speech is filled with more rhetoric than, than...fuck, I don't know, but it's a lot of damn rhetoric!!

I think Guiliani might be Italian for Goebbels

Is it me or is Joe Lieberman a real life version of Senator Palpatine from Star Wars? Just as evil, to be sure, but look at the resemblance:



I'm not even going to give Lieberman's speech the opportunity for air time.

I am wondering though, when are the Republicans going to actually talk about the issues and how they're going to fix things instead of how Obama is wrong for the job?

Just curious.

What really gets me is that according to the Right, anyone on the Left, anyone who's mildly liberal is an anarchic, atheist, U.S. hating pedophile who eats babies and small puppies.

What the fuck?

I am not that way. I don't even know anyone...liberal or conservative...who is like that. Seems to me you can find that on either side of the political scope. Last time I checked, I want a good home, a safe country, freedom and the ability to be a citizen of the country and the world without any fear. And I vote Democrat.

It's a great strategy by the Republicans. But it pains me to think how naive the American public can be to actually buy into that.

I guess that's the point of propaganda.

Up on the rooftop

The thrill of victory and the agony of defeat

The Olympics are upon us, and while there are plenty of stories about China's atrocious human rights beliefs, the choking haze of pollution that surrounds Beijing, and sadly, the tragedy of the murder and attack of a U.S. Olympian's family, the real story is always the athletes themselves.

As for patriotism and pulling for the U.S., sure, I'm rooting for our boys and girls. But I also root for all the athletes.

But understand the amount of time, effort and pure hard work that these athletes put in, often for only a 3 minute performance. To see the joy when one wins the gold, to see the disappointment when they come up short says it all.

Oh, the U.S. basketball team? They are not Olympians. Sorry, LeBron, Kobe, et al. Good luck getting a medal, but it doesn't count. Not in this writer's book.

Swimming and men's gymnastics are on tonight. Michael Phelps won the first of possibly eight gold medals with a world record performance in the 400 meter medley, and that was cool to watch. But the thing that always blows my mind is the gymnastics still rings.

You know. This one:

The strength, the flexibility and the outright determination and focus just amazes me. For every move they make, the athlete must hold the position for two seconds. Two seconds.

I don't think I could even hang on to those rings for two seconds, much less pull my ass up into a handstand on them.

Granted, that's not saying much, but still. You get my drift.

I know a lot of people think the Olympics are boring, and sure, some of the events don't exactly scream "Must See TV!" But if you get the chance, watch some of the action. Do it for the athletes.