Where do I begin?

So I haven't posted since Thursday and it's not because I have nothing to blog about. The problem is I have too much to say!!! I have no idea where to begin! I could write on and on about the things that I have deemed blog-worthy but then this post would be forever long! I suppose I could break it up into several days worth of posts but I can't decide where to start! I want to comment on the campaign, current news, creative blogs, and a host of other things. I also want to start something new on the blog. I'm not telling you what it is because I want it to be a suprise. I'm trying to liven things up a bit though and make my blog not so ordinary.

Anyway I guess I'll just start writing and see what happens! There's always the backspace key if I decide I don't like the results right?

I think I'll start by bomabarding you with links! I have ran across several things lately that I think everyone should see or read.

To start things off stop by Carissa's blog and read this great post on racism! Carissa's blog is the latest addition to my blog roll of favorite blogs check it out!

Next let's move on to politics. Being my favorite subject I'll send you several places here.

First off the hottest topic of last week was by far Barack Obama's Sermon to the Germans. He says he comes to them as a citizen of the world and he's apparently different than other Americans. He's also apparantly running for president of the E.U. Either that or he thinks the Germans get to vote on November fourth. Sure it was a pretty speech and all but I'm not entirely sure how it was suppose to help his campaign. I think his little trip to Europe may have hurt him especially since he opted to work out rather than visit our troops! According to the Obama camp, the Pentagon advised against it. The Pentagon says otherwise. I think he canceled the trip because he wasn't allowed to bring cameras.

John McCain had a lot to say about Barack Obama on Friday and I rather enjoyed this redstate article on his speech. Also check out the speech by going here. In my opinion it's one of the best speeches the Senator has given during this campaign.

One big topic that has been tossed around the news circuit lately is the McCain camps V.P short list. I found this article on the issue. And here is my version of the list

1. Mitt Romney
2. Charlie Crist
3. Tom Ridge
4. Tim Pawlenty

The above mentioned articel also includes Piyush 'Bobby' Jindal but that is the first I have heard of him being on the list. It also talks about Condoleeza Rice but I highly doubt McCain is considering her. Tonight Mike Huckabee told Sean Hannity that he would pick Pawlenty if it were him. I don't know a lot about any of the candidates but I'm doing my research. Not that it matters right? This is one decision that is comeplete up to Senator McCain. There is talk of him choosing the V.P. at some point this week and I'm really hoping he does. He needs to do something quickly in order to boost his ratings in the polls (even though we all know the polls mean absolutly nothing!).

Ok that's enough politics for one post. Lets move on to the news. I recently became a fan of the radio program "Wait Wait Don't Tell Me" a program that sees the humor in news. You can get their podcast from iTunes. Anyway there are a lot of comical news stories out there. These are some of the ones that tickled me the most. Some of these made Wait Wait Don't Tell Me and some I just found on my own.

Talula Does the Hula: No it's not a book title it's the name of a 9 year old girl from New Zealand. At least it was until a judge ordered her name changed!

Apparently Crime is tiresome work! This funny story was one of the topics on Wait Wait Don't Tell Me. Apparently police found suspects in a break in case asleep on the stolen goods!

Drive Through. . . Prayers? Yes this story is of one churches creative way of praying with people.

There are tons of other silly stories that I could post but I won't.

Howver in keeping with humor I found something that will make all my UPC buddies laugh. While browsing through my favorite blogs I found this on Tyler's blog. I found it funny and if you've been around the UPC church for long you'll find it amusing as well. Thanks Tyler!

Anyway that's all for now! I have a lot of things going through my head and I'll be posting a lot of stuff over the next few days so stay tuned!!!

More reasons to vote McCain!

Hey guys,

I ran across this on a myspace bulliten and had to share with you all. I've also e-mailed this to everyone in my address book. This video is about Barack Obama and gives us yet another reason to vote McCain this coming November. With the election getting closer and closer I urge you all to pass this on to friends and show your support for McCain because as you all know a vote for ANYONE but McCain is a vote for Obama. Watch the video it's a real eye opener.

https://uam-smail1.student.uamont.edu/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://www.eyeblast.tv/Public/Video.aspx?rsrcID=2036

One quick note though in the video it shows Barack Obama stating that he won't wear the flag pin on his jacket. It's no suprise that he has changed his mind on this issue and is now wearing one. You should do some research he has changed his views on so many things. The scary thing is it's more than just being the flip flopper that John Kerry was he's trying to be "all things to all people" and that simply isn't possible.


Oh and also Barack Obama seems to think we don't need to make a big deal about immigrants learning English instead and I quote "You need to make sure your child can speak spanish." This is a second video in which Barack Obama basically says Americans are embarrassing.

https://uam-smail1.student.uamont.edu/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZprtPat1Vk%26feature=related

So not only is his wife just now becoming proud of her country but Obama finds us embarrassing???? Do we really want a president that is embarrassed by Americans? (This isn't the first time he has made statements about how embarrassing something about Americans is).

Yet another reason I like Mike. . . .

Ok here comes another of my political tirades. I promise this one wont be long because it's 3:30 a.m. and I'm getting a bit sleepy.

As you all know I support Huckabee for President in the 08 elections. Of all the candidates out there I feel he is the best choice for President. Do I agree with everything he did as governor of the state I call home? No of course not. . .I don't agree with everything Bush has done but I still consider him a great president (I realize I'm in the minority here).

Here is another reason why I support Huckabee for President. . . .

The man has manners and the guts to admit when he's wrong. If you've ever watched political campaign ads you know they are often negative ads directed at why other candidates are bad choices. Facts get twisted and turned to one persons advantage and make the other people look bad. So far Huckabee's ad's haven't done that even though some ads have attacked him directly. Today Huckabee was due to release his first negative ad against Mit Romey. I must say that slightly dissapointed me as I hate the mudslinging in politics. Thankfully Huckabee redeamed himself by pulling the ad and ordering it not to be run. On top of that he comitted to not run negative ads against Romney or anyone else for that matter at least unti after the caucuses.

Anyway I'm off to bed now Hope you all have a Happy New Year and don't forget to get out and vote!

Yvonne

FAITH. FAMILY. FREEDOM

Faith, Family, Freedom. This is Mike Huckabee's campaign slogan and I for one think it is very fitting. I know we can't always put a lot of stock in a politicians campaign slogan. . .but I think this slogan really states what the Huckabee campaign stands for. Mike is very adament about his views on all three issues and I think that you can lump all policy stances into one of the three categories. I think it would be a great idea to look at some of those policy stances that former governor Huckabee has taken and why I'm voting for him.



FAITH:



"My faith is my life - it defines me. I don't separate my faith from my personal and professional lives. "



The above is a quote from Mike Huckabee and I love it. He gives his faith a very important part of his life just like I do. However Huckabee realizes that while faith is important you can't expect the government to always endorse "faith backed" policies. He realizes that

"The First Amendment requires that expressions of faith be neither prohibited nor preferred. "



The folowing are three points that Huckabee makes about faith.



"Real faith makes us more humble and mindful, not of the faults of others, but of our own. It makes us less judgmental, as we see others with the same frailties we have.
Faith gives us strength in the face of injustice and motivates us to do our best for "the least of us."
Our nation was birthed in a spirit of faith - not a prescriptive faith telling us how or whether to believe, but acknowledging a providence that pervades our world."



Huckabee's views on faith make me feel very strongly that he has what it takes to lead our country.



FAMILY:

Mike says "Our true strength comes from our families"

There are two issues that Mike Huckabee focuses on that really focus on family. One is the sanctity of life. To put it in a nutshell Huckabee supports the sanctity of life and believes that Roe v. Wade should be overturned. Mike applauds the U.S. Supreme courts decision to ban partial birth abortions. Abortion is where he got his political start by helping to pass Arkansas' unborn Child Ammendment. As governor he did a lot to pass pro-life laws and ammendments as well as other things that improve the quality of life for our children. He is also opposed to embryonic stem cell research.

The second issue that deals with family is the issue of marriage. For several years now there has been a debate going on about the definition of marriage and whether or not we should constitutionally define marriage. Mike says this about the subject. "I support and have consistently supported passage of a federal constitutional amendment that defines marriage as a union between one man and one woman. " I suggest going to the following link to read more about Mikes views on marriage http://www.mikehuckabee.com/?FuseAction=Issues.View&Issue_id=10

FREEDOM:

Freedom is a word that is often hard to define. What issues might show Mike Huckabee's commitment to America's freedom? Here are some that I think you should pay attention to.


Mike's "Secure America Plan" This is a 9-Point Strategy for Immigration Enforcement and Border Security. Illegal Immigration can and will be a threat to our freedoms if we do not do something about it. Mike is prepared to work on this area.

Mike supports your second ammendment rights and will protect that right which is a freedom laid out in our constitution.

Mikes views on foreign policy especially dealing with the War on Terror and Iraq prove that he is dedicated ot keeping terrorism out of America and insuring our freedom at home. To go into everything that he supports and doesn't support would take a while to type out so I suggest going to the following links to find out more about these very important issues.

http://www.mikehuckabee.com/?FuseAction=Issues.View&Issue_id=2

http://www.mikehuckabee.com/?FuseAction=Issues.View&Issue_id=20


Mike Huckabee is in my opinion the ideal candidate for president as he values what America values most. . . . .FATIH FAMILY FREEDOM.

I HEART HUCKABEE!

Windshields for Huckabee!

Just doing my part to help the Huckabee campaign! On Saturday December 15th the Huckabee campaign is having a Windshields for Huckabee day. Please visit the link below and do your part to spread the word!

www.windshields4Huckabee.blogspot.com

I Like Mike!

Ok folks you know I love politics and you know I'm big on voting so here's my little who I'm voting for blog. I plan on posting a lot about the presidential candidates I hope you dont mind.

As we all know in the next few weeks we will figure out who the final candidates for president will be. My support goes to the Republicans (naturally). My favorite candidate?




I'll tell ya a little more about why tomorrow.

Try some research. . . .

I recently recieved the following e-mail in my inbox and I thought it was quite comical. . . .however upon doing some research I found that the majority of the information in the e-mail was untrue and therefore it was not quite as funny anymore. Before I continue on the tirade I intend to go on in this blog let me first share with you the e-mail.

Astonishing THIS IS TRULY FREAKY................BUT MAKES SENSE NOW Many of you will recall that on July 8, 1947, almost exactly 60 years ago, witnesses claim that an unidentified flying object (UFO) with five aliens aboard crashed onto a sheep and cattle ranch just outside Roswell, New Mexico. This is a well-known incident that many say has long been covered up by the U.S. Air Force and other federal agencies and organizations. However, what you may NOT know is that in the month of March 1948, nine months after that historic day, the following people were born:

Albert A. Gore, Jr. Hillary Rodham John F. Kerry William J. Clinton Howard Dean Nancy Pelosi Dianne Feinstein Charles E. Schumer Barbara Boxer

See what happens when aliens breed ? Certainly hope this piece of information clears up a lot of things for you.

Now the instant I read this I died laughing. Everyone who knows much about me knows that I am a politics girl and they also know that I am slightly anti-democrat. Therefore I loved this e-mail and I was going to have a little fun with it in a note on facebook. However I decided to do just a little bit of research. Here is what I found out.

The only person on this list born in March of 48 was Al Gore. I have a feeling the e-mail originally started out with just him on the list and someone got the bright idea to "improve" the e-mail by adding a few names to it. Personally I think it would have been just as funny if not funnier with just Al Gore on the list as I am pretty much Anti-Gore more than I am anti democrat lol.

Anyway I just thought I would share with you this one quote. . . "You get more exercise digging for facts than you do jumping to conclusions"

Some people actually believe half of the stuff that comes through their e-mail accounts. As much as I would like to believe every bad or derogatory thing I hear about Hillary Clinton and Nancy Pelosi I'm afraid I can't. . .*sigh* (lol just kidding).

Just a little tip if you get an e-mail and it sounds just a little far fetched chances are it probably is and if you really want to know if something is true or not go to www.snopes.com It's a great site that researches these e-mails that get circulated. Just type in the subject of your e-mail into the search box and let snopes do the work. I have found that probably 98% of the forwards I get warning me that licking stamps can kill me and that Senator Obama refuses to quote the pledge of allegiance simply are not true.

If everyone would take two minutes and check the validity of an e-mail before forwarding it, it would cut down on a lot of the junk.

Well that's all for my little tirade hope you all enjoyed it!

And remember to share this blog with at least ten of your friends or you will have 7 years of bad luck LOL I'm just kidding. . .I love you guys!

God Bless

Yvonne