More Stupid People

Seems the closer we get to the election the more the ridiculous people are getting. Last week it was Madonna showing her true ignorance and this week it is the extreme web site "The DailyKos" and Alan Colmes. Both are showing how extreme their partisans views are. It did not take long after Sarah Palin was named John McCains running mate that they were out trying to destroy her and her family.
The DailyKos is out running stories about Palins son who was born in April of this year is really her teenage daughters son. If you do not know Palins son Trig was born in April with Down Syndrome. This shows to me just how far this web site will go to push their extreme agenda. Nothing is off limits to them. The sad part is that people actually read this site and believe what is on it, and think that they speak the truth. These are the same people who will criticize web site who do the same thing on the far right and then will call sites like this the truth. The people who read and believe this site are just as bad as the people on the extreme far right. Then that brings us to Alan Colmes. In a post on his web site he came out and questioned is Palin had done enough prenatal care and was she responsible for her sons down syndrome. This was Palin's fifth child, I am pretty sure she was aware on what prenatal care is needed, how many kids had Colmes had? This to me is a very low acusations and Colmes should be ashamed of himself, but of course he isn't. If the tables had been reversed and Hilary Clinton had a child with down syndrome and Sean Hannity wrote such garbage there would be people calling for his head and calling him an out of control right wing hack, and these people would be correct. So where are the people saying the same thing about Colmes? To me this is not only an insult on Palin and her family it is also an insult to all mothers of a child with down syndrome. It is basically blaming the mother for this condition. We have come along way in fighting this, but there is no 100% way to prevent it, maybe someone should tell Colmes this.

When Celebrities shoud shut up.

http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=080825004450.1xh64lbc&show_article=1
This article is about the blow hard Madonna recent concert and her stupid video she showed during it and having Sen. John McCain and Hitler's picture next to each other to try to compare the two. This shows no class, intelligence or common decency by Madonna. I am all for free speech, but this is just one of the stupidest things I have seen. This show how little she and lots of people know. There is no comparison between a man who has fought for his country, a man who spend 5 years in a prison camp in Vietnam and would not take the freedom that was offered him because it was not offered to others in the prison. This is a man who has dedicated his life to public service. To compare him to a man who was responsible for killing millions of people is just absurd. No matter what you think of McCain politics every American, or any human being with common sense should find this comparison outrageous. This is just an attempt by Madonna to get some attention on herself and her tour.
I have heard other people compare President Bush and other such as Foxnews to Hitler or the Nazi party. To me this shows that these people are so closed and narrow minded. There are very few things that can compare to Hitler or the Nazi's. These are people who are so set in their views on things that anything or anyone that might be different then their views must be evil. Its people like this, from both set of the aisle that are dividing this country. There are many different views on things, if you can not accept another's view and have to belittle people or call them the most outrageous names you can think of shows more about them, then the person they are talking about.

When Celebrities shoud shut up.

http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=080825004450.1xh64lbc&show_article=1
This article is about the blow hard Madonna recent concert and her stupid video she showed during it and having Sen. John McCain and Hitler's picture next to each other to try to compare the two. This shows no class, intelligence or common decency by Madonna. I am all for free speech, but this is just one of the stupidest things I have seen. This show how little she and lots of people know. There is no comparison between a man who has fought for his country, a man who spend 5 years in a prison camp in Vietnam and would not take the freedom that was offered him because it was not offered to others in the prison. This is a man who has dedicated his life to public service. To compare him to a man who was responsible for killing millions of people is just absurd. No matter what you think of McCain politics every American, or any human being with common sense should find this comparison outrageous. This is just an attempt by Madonna to get some attention on herself and her tour.
I have heard other people compare President Bush and other such as Foxnews to Hitler or the Nazi party. To me this shows that these people are so closed and narrow minded. There are very few things that can compare to Hitler or the Nazi's. These are people who are so set in their views on things that anything or anyone that might be different then their views must be evil. Its people like this, from both set of the aisle that are dividing this country. There are many different views on things, if you can not accept another's view and have to belittle people or call them the most outrageous names you can think of shows more about them, then the person they are talking about.

Who would have thunk it? The Q!!

http://apnews.myway.com/article/20080821/D92MIVOO2.html
This article is about the negotiations between the US and Iraq about moving US troops out of Iraq. It looks like US troops will be moving out of the cities next year with a goal of being out of Iraq by 2011.
The one thing that is not mentioned in this article, or many other articles is why now? Well the simple answer is one word success. There has been major success by the US and Iraqi military in the last year and half. They have done tremendous job ..ting done secular violence. At the beginning of 2007 all you heard was how there was a Civil War going on with in Iraq. Well you don't hear that now. Why? Because of success. The first being the success of the surge implemented last year. The added troops and a better definition of what they are to do, and actually holding safe areas instead of cleaning them out of insurgents then leaving was a major goal and lead to other success, like the Iraqi's stepping up themselves to stand up against the insurgents. Of course many criticized the surge before it even began. The wonderful Senate leader Harry Reid called it a failure before an extra troop was even send to Iraq, why so quite now Harry? Others like Nancy Pelosi and Barrack Obama were against the surge to. Neither has stepped up to admit they were wrong about it, great leadership there. Maybe they don't want to admit President Bush did something right, though it did take a couple of years to get it right, or the fact that Sen. John McCain was one of the ones pushing for this surge. But then again these are probably the same people who will call be stupid because I support John McCain, I know heaven forbid someone have a different view then you, if they do they must be stupid.
Another reason for success is that the Iraqi's have stepped up for themselves, there military and police is 1000% better then they were a couple of years ago. Also there has been major improvements in the political fields in Iraq. There has been great movement in the benchmarks set up for the Iraqi government. There has been more and more cooperation between Sunni and Shiite within the country.
So we are at this great moment not because Barrack Obama said he wants US troops out of Iraq, or because we are cutting and running. But because of the great sacrifices made by the US troops, and by the Iraqi people. These sacrifices have seemed to be over looked the last couple of months as Iraq has turned to a 3rd page story when things started go well. I for one am thankful for the hard work all parties involved have done to reach this moment. I will also give credit where its due, to the all the soldiers who are in Iraq and have been in Iraq, to General David Petreaus and his commanders, to the Iraqi government, the Iraqi Military, The Iraqi Police, The Iraqi people, and to President Bush. I know things are not 100% but they are closer to it then they were 18 months ago. Things could still go wrong, but the chances of that are getting slimmer every day. I know there are those who will criticize this success or try to deflect why we are successful and try to but a negative spin on it and not give credit where its due, I say let them keep their negativity and hate. This is one proud US citizen who believed we could get the job and very proud to see the job getting done.

The Greatest Player ESPN doesn’t care about

Since ESPN doesn't to cover anything in baseball outside of the Red Sox or Yankees I thought I would throw my congratulations out to who I feel as been the best baseball player I have seen in my life. That would be Ken Griffey JR. Today Griffey did something only 5 other men in the history of Major League Baseball has done, he hit his 600th homerun. With the last 10 years known as the steroid era in baseball Griffey has never been once accused of taking steroids, unlike other 600 homerun hitters Barry Bonds and Sammy Sosa. So if you take those 2 out of the 600 club that leaves Griffey, Hank Aaron, Babe Ruth, and Willie Mays, not to bad of company to be in. In his prime Griffey was not only a great homerun hitter, he was also one of, if not the, best outfielder in the game. Some of his catches are some of the top in the history of baseball. Griffey was truly a 5 tool player. Unfortunately Griffey's career has been mired by injuries that have cost him a couple of seasons in his prime. His Griffey has been healthy his entire career he would probably be approaching 700 at this point, and the argument would be is Griffey the best player of all time? Another thing that has gone against Griffey is that he has played his entire career in Seattle and Cincinnati. If he has been playing in Boston or New York ESPN would have made him a huge star. When Manny Ramirez was going after 500 ESPN would cut into program for every bat and talk about it for hours. Tonight Griffey hit 600 and still no highlight of the homerun. I for one hope Griffey does get traded so he can get the chance to play in a World Series, I know I for one will be rooting for him. So congratulations to Griffey to a record well deserve to man who did it the right way

The Greatest Player ESPN doesn’t care about

Since ESPN doesn't to cover anything in baseball outside of the Red Sox or Yankees I thought I would throw my congratulations out to who I feel as been the best baseball player I have seen in my life. That would be Ken Griffey JR. Today Griffey did something only 5 other men in the history of Major League Baseball has done, he hit his 600th homerun. With the last 10 years known as the steroid era in baseball Griffey has never been once accused of taking steroids, unlike other 600 homerun hitters Barry Bonds and Sammy Sosa. So if you take those 2 out of the 600 club that leaves Griffey, Hank Aaron, Babe Ruth, and Willie Mays, not to bad of company to be in. In his prime Griffey was not only a great homerun hitter, he was also one of, if not the, best outfielder in the game. Some of his catches are some of the top in the history of baseball. Griffey was truly a 5 tool player. Unfortunately Griffey's career has been mired by injuries that have cost him a couple of seasons in his prime. His Griffey has been healthy his entire career he would probably be approaching 700 at this point, and the argument would be is Griffey the best player of all time? Another thing that has gone against Griffey is that he has played his entire career in Seattle and Cincinnati. If he has been playing in Boston or New York ESPN would have made him a huge star. When Manny Ramirez was going after 500 ESPN would cut into program for every bat and talk about it for hours. Tonight Griffey hit 600 and still no highlight of the homerun. I for one hope Griffey does get traded so he can get the chance to play in a World Series, I know I for one will be rooting for him. So congratulations to Griffey to a record well deserve to man who did it the right way

In Memorial, everyday

As I sit here at the end of a beautiful Memorial day I have to sit back and think about what this day actually stands for. For to many people it stands for a long weekend, the beginning of summer, or day to go by a car on sale.
But that is not what this day is about. This day is for honoring the brave men and women who given the ultimate sacrifice for our country. In this time of deep partisan bickering from both sides of aisle it is always important to honor all those who have laid down their lives so we have right and freedom to have these arguments. There are to many times when we are to deeply focused in our arguments and finding someone to blame for everything to realize that we do live in the greatest country on Earth. The reason we do have such a great country to live in is because of the men and women in the armed services who day in and day out risk their lives so we can live with such freedom. Many who lost their lives fighting for out freedom. These exceptional men and women never asked for an recognition or honors, they would tell you they were just doing their job. So that is why we take this one day a year to honor those who have sacrificed so we have long weekends, enjoy summer, or even go out and buy a new car. I hope everyone has taken time today to think of and honor those who have died for our freedom.
As I sat down in Prescott Park this afternoon I did take some time to think of those who have made that sacrifice for us. Dating back the Revolutionary War and fighting for our independence from tyranny. Then again fighting England again in the War of 1812. Then the Civil War, fighting to keep the Union together. Then in the 20th century fighting against oppression around the world during World War 1 and 2, and again in Korea. Then the war that is more known for the bitter political battles, that being Vietnam. To many times the Vietnam War is remember for who was right and who was wrong. Many call this time one of the darkest in American history, I agree with them. But not for all the political bickering but for the way our brave soldiers were treated when they returned. To many times we forget the over 50,000 who lied down their lives in Vietnam. The same can be said for the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. To much is made of what can be made out of these politically, and to few is made of the men and women who are fighting these wars, have fought them, and who have died during them. We must always remember them, and remember their families who worry every day about them, after all war is usually harder on the families who don't know what is going on, then the person who is fighting it.
I consider myself lucky that I have not lost any one close to me because of war. I have had two grandfathers who fought in World War 2 and made it home safely. I had an uncle who served in Vietnam and made it home, even though some men in his unit were captured and were POW's that were never found. My father served in the Army in Germany when he is younger and retuned home safely. My close friend Ernie has also been deployed a couple time in the Mid-East during the wars, and has returned each time safe. I am deeply grateful for all the safe return of all them. But I am also reminded of Navy Seal Dan Healy whose helicopter was shot down in Afghanistan in 2005 killing him and 15 others. Until I was 7 I lived in Hampton, and Dan and his family lived down the street from us. I have very few memories of Dan, as he was 4 years older then me and was more friends with my older brother. But I do know when I read about his death I did cry and felt great sadness for his family. I have seen his mother over the last couple years on different TV news shows speaking with such great pride about her son, and all who served with him. She has been very outspoken is her support of the troops and all they are fighting for. Every time I do see her speak I have a great sense of pride. She has shown to be a very strong women, and that rubbed off on Dan who with out an hesitation joined the Navy and made it all the way to a Navy Seal. I just ask everyone to take some time every now and then to remember people like Dan Healy, who have give everything and ask for nothing. I also ask to think of the family they have left behind. Nothing can every replace a son, daughter, husband, wife, brother or sister who had been lost defending this country. We should honor and remember these heroes more then just one day a year.

The future starts Saturday.

As anyone who knows anything about hockey knows the NHL has been done since the lock out a few years ago. The NHL itself has not done much to help bring the game back, their TV deal would be example 1. Well the NHL has a chance to start their comeback on Saturday night in Detroit. How you might ask, well 3 little words can change the NHL's future, Sid the Kid. The Stanley Cup finals start in Detroit with the Penguins and Red Wings facing off. The ratings for this year's playoff have been a drastic improvement over the last couple of years, mostly in Penguins game with Sydney Crosby. Crosby is the best young star the game has had since Mario LeMieux, current owner of the Penguins. So this gives the NHL a great venue to show off their great young superstar. The NHL should be dumping a ton of money on advertising the Cup finals. With every game after game 2 being on NBC they should be commercials on every show on NBC for the next week, and they should be featuring Crosby. Will the NHL do that? Well that is a good question, the NHL's marketing dept is not always the best. This series has everything the NHL needs to become a player again on the national sports scene. Has 2 great markets in Pittsburgh and Detroit, has a proven veteran team, Detroit, against the up and coming young team in Pittsburgh. So it's the old vs. the new, and Pittsburgh with the superstar in waiting in Crosby, can also add Eyvegen Malkin in there for the Pens. If the NHL is lucky this series will go 7 games, with Pittsburgh winning in the end in a very tight hard fought series. This series reminds me a lot of 1984 when Wayne Gretzgy led his young Oilers against the NY Islanders, the 3 time defending Stanley Cup Champs, the Islanders eventually won the series, but the Oilers came back in 1985 to win the cup and start the Gretzgy era in the NHL. So the next couple of weeks can kick off the Crosby era in the NHL. So tune into Versus on Saturday night to watch the future, now

When a dream is not a dream.

So the talk now in the never ending quest in the democrat party is the so called "dream ticket" of Obama/Clinton. Not sure why this would be a Dream Ticket, and whose dream is it? At this point it is a forgone conclusion that Barrack Obama will be the Democratic Nomination. So the question is will and if Obama should pick Clinton to be his VP. Not sure on the will part, but on the if part, I would say no. To me it does not make much sense to add Hillary to the tickets. There are more reasons to not have her on the ticket then to have her.
The first one in my humble opinion is by adding her it makes Obama looks like a hypocrite. His whole focus of his campaign has been one word, "Change", by adding Clinton it is sign on going back to and not looking forward. He has been on the attack since Oct about Clinton being a sign of the past and he is the future. That turn of focus will be a major attack point for republicans.
There will also be point made that he can not win with out the Clinton machine and that he is a puppet of it. He will also of course have Bill looking over his shoulder at ever turn and be a focus of the media. As we know that can be a bad thing. The question of the comments Bill made after South Carolina will come up all the time, and be played over and over in the South.
Hillary is also a very polarizing figure. I do not see how she will bring in independents, and they will be a major factor in the election. Both Obama and McCain draw independents pretty well, I think adding Hillary will drive people on the fence towards McCain.
I do not see what votes Hillary will bring in. First of all she will not be a factor in NY, because Obama will win that by 30 points. NY is a Democratic state. There is the out cry that by not having her on the ticket that will drive the women who voted for her away. I do not see that happening. If they voted for her in the primaries I feel pretty confident that they will go towards Obama after she endorsees him at the Convention. She will not draw in anyone who did vote in the Democratic Primaries. I think she would draw more people away then draws in.
She does not help him in biggest weakness, foreign policy, no living in abroad when your 8 is not foreign policy experience. Also being first lady does not give you that, sorry Hillary. There is no way that the 2 of then combined can add up to McCain on that front.
So is it worth the circus that would be a Obama/Clinton ticket? For Obama's sake I don't think so. If Obama was smart he would stay away from that. To me the smart choice for Obama would be Former Georgia Senator Sam Nunn. He has the foreign policy experience that Obama, and Hillary, lacks. He also brings Georgia into play. He is also pretty moderate and can draw in those independents on the fence, and he does not draw people away, which might be his biggest asset.
But as we have seen anything can happen this election year.

When 2.5 Million equal 0

Well it's been awhile since I wrote anything, so figured I would share some of my thoughts about the on going election, because I know everyone has been waiting to hear what I think, so you can get a good laugh. Of course will be honest and let everyone know that I am supporting John McCain, so my views might be a little skewed.
I do believe Sen. McCain is the best option, and not the scary person that MSNBC and others try to make him out to be. Of course these are the same people who will always say negative things about any Republican and have nothing but kiss Obama's ass for the last 6 months. They have treated him like he walks on water. I will agree that Obama is a great speaker and can motivate people. But when you break it down, what is he saying? What is he standing for? You can only say Change so many times before you have to back it up. What change have you brought? Who will you get these changes you want done? What bi-partisan think can you point to in your past and say I have worked with the other side and made a real change? Of course everyone is so mesmerized by his speaking skills that they really don't care about any of that. There are plenty of very smart people who are falling for this to. I know people will point out McCain's fault to, and I recognize them. I do not think he is perfect and disagree with him on many issues. But I think he has shown he can work to get things done, has Obama? I have tried to figure the great love affair by MSNBC and other with Obama. I know there are so many people who feel disillusioned by President Bush, and Congress. But Obama is not running against President Bush. Though listening to Obama and Sen. Clinton talk you would never know that. Sen. McCain is not Pres. Bush. McCain disagree with the President on many issues, and would be a different President, no matter what The Democrats and the yahoos on MSNBS and other blogs think.
Then there is the taboo issue of race. I know you are not supposed to bring race or even gender in to the conversation. Of course that won't stop me. Are their people who won't vote for Sen. Obama because he is black? Of course there are ignorant people who will, and the same can be said for Sen. Clinton because she is a woman. But I think that number is getting smaller every day. I think to use that issue for either one, or anyone else is wrong. It is implied by many that if you disagree with either it is because you are racist or sexist, then they are the same people who will trash Condoleezza Rice, so are they sexist and racist? I know many like to pigeon hole black and women and believe that if they are not a Democrat then they are "sell outs". Which is this person showing their true ignorance. Of course there are people who will vote for either because they are black or a woman. To me this is just as wrong as voting for someone because of there color or sex. This is ignorance, you are not voting for who the are, you are voting for what they are. Then there are the people who feel so guilty if they vote against a minority that they have to vote for them because of this. Then again I am sure these people would find a reason to vote against Sec. Rice, because they truly believe she is not a "true black". Now wouldn't that be these people showing their stereo type feelings? If you believe a black person has to be a democrat then you have a stereo typical feeling to all blacks. Of course some people will read my thoughts and think I am a racist or sexist. I don't care what a person is, I care who they are. Is the person I am supporting a white guy? Yes. Is that why I am voting for him? Hell no, go back to some of my old blogs to read my reasons why.
Now we have this lovely issue of 2.5 millions voters being disenfranchised. The word made some famous by Democrats in 2000. The big uproar in 2000 was that the person with the most popular votes did not win. But they seem to be very quiet when their own party is not counting the 2.5 million people who voted in Florida and Michigan. If you count those votes it makes it a much closer race. So there is a possibility that the person with the most votes in the Democrat party might not get the nomination. But according to their rules this is ok. But in 2000, when both parties played by the same rules, this was not ok. Does the word hypocrite mean anything here?
If you made it this far into my ramblings, I say I am sorry. Just something's I wanted to get off my chest as we head into the general election. I am sure, ok I know, I will have plenty more to say as we get closer to November. I know who I will be voting for. I encourage everyone to look at all options and vote for the person they feel will be our best leader for the next 4 year, weather you agree with my choice or not. I just beg everyone to vote in Nov and let your voice be heard. No matter what anyone says your vote does count. The best thing about this country is that every change of power we have had has been a peaceful one. That is something to be proud of, and no matter what anyone might think this is a great country and together we can make it even a greater country.

Can you smell that? That is a game 7!!!

Monday night is the night for game 7 between The Bruins and Canadians. What has turned out to be one hell of series, with each game better then the last, will come to a conclusion in Montreal on Monday night. The B’s have fought back from being 3-1 down in the series to tie it up at 3 games a piece. Game 6 might go down as one of, if not the, best games of this years playoffs. The B’s showed that they are full of hear and character to get a 5-4 victory. As usual the B’s fell behind but came back, with 6 goals scored in the third to cap an amazing game. Phil Kessel who was benched for 2 games earlier in the series, after playing every game in the regular season, had 2 goal Saturday and 3 since his benching.
With all the pressure on the Canadians in game 7 the B’s have a very good chance of pulling a major upset and doing something no other Bruins team has ever done, win a series after being down 3-1. Win or lose this team has shown me and others a lot, and gives all Bruins hope for the future.
So I encourage everyone to watch the best thing in sports, a game 7 in the Stanley Cup playoffs. So be there 7pm on NESN.GO BRUINS!!!!!!!

John McCain, true family values.

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/06/us/politics/06mccain.html?_r=2&hp&oref=slogin&oref=sloginWell this article is for the people who call John McCain a warmonger and will get us into another war as fast as her can. This shows unlike anyone else left running for President he has a real dog in the current war in Iraq, he has had 1 son already serve in Iraq, but a good chance he might have another. I think this should show he does not take his stance on Iraq lightly, he takes with entire heart, he does not take it as 1 of 100 Senators, or possibly the next President, he takes it as father. Iraq is not just a political stance for him hit his a family issue. Going up to Iraq many people criticizes President Bush that he really didn’t have a dog in the fight that he made the excruciating decision of going to war with out any real emotion. Well this can not be sad about Sen. McCain. This also shows the kind of men he has raised. It shows the character and commitment he has installed into them, the same character and commitment he has shown over the last 40 years.