Really? C'mon now...really?

John McCain picks newbie governor from Alaska, Sarah Palin as his VP running mate. Palin has been governor since December of 2006. Before that she was the two-term mayor and city council member of small town Wasilla City. So, you pick a young (44 year old) state governor with no foreign policy credentials and you've been talking all that yang about a certain Democratic nominee's lack of a resume? I know that Palin is not going up for president but, let's be honest, while none of us know the day nor the hour of our demise, McCain-Bush is knocking on death's door. This Palin character has to be ready, to borrow from HRC, to start the job on day one.

Palin is considered a bold choice for the McCain campaign. She is known as a reforming conservative who has been aggressively pushing for drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. (Um, that sounds like a smart choice).

Of course this is what they'd come up with the night after Obama beat it out the frame with his acceptance speech. Haters. FYI, putting a woman in a position of power does not necessarily make you progressive. (Look at Condoleezza Rice). I bet you this is partially a ploy for those rabid HRC supporters who refuse to do the sane thing and throw their support around Obama. I hope those fools don't start complaining if (God forbid) McCain is elected and the so-called Grand Ole Party (aka the Good Old Boys) continue eroding our rights.

When it Rains

This hurricane season is not playing with us. Look at the projected paths of Gustav and Hanna. I pray that these suckers provide much needed rain, but that a Hurricane Katrina-type storm does not occur.

Being from South Florida (and the Caribbean) I have seen my share of wild weather; however, the past five years have had such an increase in crazy storms, I don't know what to think. I mean, my evangelical upbringing leads my to question whether Jesus is indeed on his way. But seriously, are our crazy emissions and overall disrespect from Mother Nature increasing the weather shenanigans we are seeing?

While no one needs a hurricane, these most recent storms--such as Fay and Gustav--unfortunately seem to be wreaking damage in places already wracked by poverty and hard times. Several people have been killed in the Dominican Republic and Haiti the past week due to the weather and now Gustav is headed towards Jamaica (my people are battening down the hatches) and perhaps to New Orleans. Sigh.

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The Tears of a Clown

I have been paying attention to the Democratic National Convention. It's all so very interesting. But, as is so often the case, what happens on the sidelines is sometimes just as interesting as what is on the mainstage. You may have already peeped the following, but take another gander:




This women is articulate and passionate about her politics, clearly. While I'm at a loss as to why CNN spent nearly four minutes on this (well, maybe not a complete loss), this just seems like more whiny HRC supporters who can't get their way and are now digging in their heels. She didn't win! Yes, misogyny played a part of it, let's not get that twised. But it is also very, very obvious that her campaign made several blunders that she never recovered from. So, do we want to sit up here and keep up crying and usher in a new era of conservative foolishness with John McCain or do we want to roll our sleeves up and fight for democratic values and put a (fairly) progressive in office? This seems like a friggin no-brainer to me.

Keep Him Lifted Up...

Here is Terrance Howard's new video, "Sanctuary."



Um, I'm not sure what to make of this. He always has this pimp quality that I find troubling, although he can be sexy when he wants to be. Discuss.

MIA

Yes...I've been missing in action...doing a lot of writing for work and getting prepped for the school year. But I'm back!