My pilates instructor is an ethnic American. By that I mean that she looks ethnic, but is American born and raised. She is so scared by the rhetoric of the McCain/Palin rallies that she called the McCain campaign twice to try and let them know that what they were doing is scaring her. She’s an “other” by their own tactics.
Folks, do you have any idea what you’re doing when you call Obama as Osama? When you stress his middle name? Is this really how you want your country to behave? To be run?
Sigh.
I really can’t comment any more on this until/unless someone is hurt by it. Those of you who are perpetuating it by insinuating that Obama is an Arab, a terrorist, etc., I hope you are happy. You have descended to the worst of this country. Your candidate has no ideas so must resort to the most fearsome scare tactics. If someone gets hurt, it’s your fault.
In other, real commentary:
McCain wants to guarantee 100% of savings. What on earth does that mean? The Treasury dept. has already raised the FDIC insurance to $250K. Who on earth keeps more than that in a savings account? Who on earth keeps that much in one savings account?
- I love the web in presidential politics. Estimate your taxes.
- Electoral-vote.com and fivethirtyeight.com numbers:
Obama 357 McCain 181
Obama 361.4 McCain 176.6
Keep it up Barry!
In completely other news, i.e. personal, here’s what I’ve been up to (when not blogging about politics):
- Cleaning the basement, lamely.
- Cooking (well!): You should try the lamb sausage sandwiches I made tonight and the beef stroganoff I’m making for the debate-watching party tomorrow night. Marjoram and caraway seeds are the bomb.
- Hrm … blogging politics. I can’t wait for the debate tomorrow and the election so this CAN BE OVER!!
- Culture, for what it’s worth:
Ah yes, the reading list. Latest include: Stephanie Meyer (had to see what all the fuss was about; she’s a terrible writer with a very engaging story); Our Culture, What’s Left of It; Jane Eyre (re-read); Wuthering Heights (re-read); finished the Merde series; Vanity Fair issues; and Barak Obama’s Audacity of Hope. About to start on: Gregory MacGuire’s latest, A Lion Among Men; and Candace Bushnell’s One Fifth Avenue (yes, I read stupid chick-lit). Currently reading Stephanie Meyer’s The Host (yes, I read stupid fantasy stuff too).
TV: Bones, Law & Order SVU; Smallville, True Blood, Dexter, The Daily Show, Real Time with Bill Maher, Fringe, Heroes, Desperate Housewives, the presidential debates, random acts of political stuff.
- Web Sites:
Facebook and Live Journal
Pundit Kitchen, xkcd, and LOLCats
Google News, NYT, and CNN
- Movies/DVDs:
Nada, nothing interesting.
DVD’s: Ghost in the Machine, earlier Bones episodes, Neverwhere; The Wire.
Otherwise it’s all in a day’s work. Except I don’t work. All in a day’s play then. ;-)
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