How does this man do it? Bill Clinton definitely had the money line in last night’s speech:
People the world over have always been more impressed by the power of our example, than by the example of our power.
Bill was in rare form last night. He is one of the most gifted politicians I have ever witnessed in my lifetime, able to pull speeches like this out of you-know-where and knock them out of the park.
Now, I have one major problem with the logic here. I doubt a Vladamir Putin or a Mahmoud Ahmedinijad is paying much attention to America’s example. Everyone guns for the person in first place, and America has gotten slightly complacent as the world’s leading nation. However, my belief is that the only way America can stay on top in the long term is to always keep the moral high ground, to be above reproach and honest to ourselves and to the world.
That is all I have for today. Pitiful, I know. It was this or nothing at all.
Continuing this online knock-down-drag-out yet another day, I have to comment on Hillary’s speech last night.
First of all: wardrobe. I know that it seems like a stereotypically unfair way to start my evaluation of this speech. But I’m just going to say: women, it’s your own dang fault. You have an INFINITELY larger range of styles and colors that one could don for this occasion. If you only had the foresight to be as boring and predictable as the men…
Continue reading “Sisterhood of the Traveling Pantsuits”
Last night I watched most of the highlights of the Democratic National Convention. I’m not a Democrat, but I feel it’s my civic duty to listen to the hot air blow from both parties in order to make an informed, independent decision.
Last night’s headliner was Michelle Obama, and can I just say that I am now more excited about Michelle than I am about Barack and McCain combined? Call me young and idealistic, but you can’t help but watch her and be amazed by her beautiful vision of our country. And man can this woman can give a speech!
Forget Barack… I want Michelle Obama for President! At least she can get through a complete thought without pausing awkwardly in the middle, like Barack.
(Someone does need to teach her the right way to say “Iraq”, though. The public television people are probably curled in the fetal position over in the corner…)
Obama Chooses Biden
Joe Biden was the right choice for Obama. I liked him in the Democrat’s primary race. He lends experience and gravitas to the Obama ticket, while not overshadowing the top of the ticket (like Hillary would have done). Now that this is done and the hand wringing is over, it is clearly the right decision.
The question still remains, though: Can two waste-of-skin Democrat senators actually succeed at the top two executive positions of the biggest enterprise in the world? I’m still not convinced.
Continue reading “Nancy Pelosi is a Communist”
A few days ago, I was engaging in a new sport that my older brother introduced me to: personal ad perusal.
Before you get the wrong idea, let me explain this sport… it’s not that you peruse the personal ads to actually find someone to date. You peruse the personal ads to:
- see if you know anyone in there (this works super well in smaller cities like we’re from)
- to laugh at the desperate people when you see how many different ways they can come up with to say “I’m not attractive, but super fun to hang around with”
Now back to our regularly scheduled blog… I was participating in this sport when I ran across the phrase “I’m 420 friendly.” Not knowing what this meant, I turned directly to the font of all knowledge and truth: Google.
Come to find out, “420″ is a numerical euphemism for marajuana use.
Continue reading “I’m 420 Unfriendly”
Patriotism is your conviction that this country is superior to all other countries because you were born in it.
- George Bernard Shaw
I left the United States for the first time in 2000 to spend two years in Sao Paulo, Brazil doing Missionary service for my church. To take you back, this was before the average American even knew what a Muslim was and before Osama Bin Laden was a household name.
When I returned in August of 2002, something had drastically changed about my country. Flags flew on many more houses that usual. There were flags everywhere! Some enterprising guy had also created a novel American Flag lapel pin which everyone seemed to be sporting. People had somehow become much more proud of their country than I’d ever seen them, and more willing to do anything for it.
Then it dawned on me. I totally missed 9/11. Continue reading “Patriotism”
I hope you enjoyed the few days I gave you off of reading this blog last week. Here are some random thoughts to get the week going… Continue reading “A Few Thoughts”
