How many times did he stick his tongue out that night?
LOL! Margaret and Helen – my two new heroines
October 21, 2008 — TamiMargaret and Helen. Best friends for sixty years and counting.
This is Helen’s rant on the bigotry, lies and deception coming from the Republican Right.
Harold isn’t Muslim. He’s Catholic. I’m Methodist. Somehow we’ve managed to live peacefully married for 57 years. We didn’t get married in the church. As far as I am concerned that was no great loss. A short ceremony meant I got to eat cake sooner.
And just like Harold, Barack Hussein Obama isn’t a Muslim either… unless of course you attend a McCain rally where they think he’s either Muslim, a terrorist sympathizer, or not a United States citizen. Most recently they are calling him a socialist. They probably think that is some type of religion too. Smart ones those McCain supporters. One week they want to beat him up for something Rev. Wright said and the next week they want to hate him for being Muslim. For crying out loud people, he’s Christian. But exactly what would be the issue if he were a Muslim?…
Read the full post, entitled Harold Isn’t a Muslim Either on Margaret and Helen’s blog.
An Open Letter to All Republicans From a Former Religious Right Activist
October 21, 2008 — TamiThis open letter written by Frank Shaeffer, one of the people responsible for the rise of the Religious Right in the United States, explains why the current Republican party is no longer serving the needs of many good Americans who self identify as Republican.
Dear Republicans:
This election all Republicans who love America must vote for Obama. A vote for business-as-usual and a continuation of the Neoconservative/Religious Right/ party of corporate American alienation is a vote against America. As a former Republican activist, I appeal to your patriotism and honor.
Unless you haven’t been paying attention to the recent history of the Republican Party you will know that today Republican ideology and energy is derived from three sources:
* The Religious Right,
* The Neoconservative Movement,
* Corporate business interests.
You also should know that when it comes to the Religious Right my late father and evangelist, Francis Schaeffer, was the intellectual voice that made it happen. As his young sidekick (in the 70s and 80s) I helped take his message to a huge evangelical audience.
I mention this by way of saying that even if you hate my guts — for having dropped out of the Republican Party, for writing novels that make fun of you, and for reregistering as an independent voter, let alone for supporting Senator Obama — perhaps you should listen up. I happen to know what I’m talking about.
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Read the rest of the letter from Frank Schaeffer at The Huffington Post (very Left bias, but good reporting none the less.)
He’s coming! He’s coming!!
October 21, 2008 — Tami
Senator Barack Obama is scheduled to make an appearance today (Tue. Oct 21) at Bicentennial Park in Miami. I have the day off work so I am so totally going to try to get over there. This will be my first political rally ever, so I’m not sure what to expect. But it should be interesting.
The Miami Herald reports that the Miami rally is set to cross times with the Miami Heat game at the AA Arena, so expect heavy traffic.
Do we ever not expect heavy traffic?
The rally at Bicentennial Park is scheduled for 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. while the Heat game starts at 7:30 p.m.
The crowd at Senator Obama’s Orlando rally was estimated at 50,000 people, the largest at a modern day Democratic campaign in Florida. The crowd expected for Bicentennial Park is 20,000 – 40,000 people.
Good times.
Bicentennial Park is on Biscayne Blvd, just seven blocks north of Bayside Marketplace.
Bicentennial Park
1075 Biscayne Blvd
Miami
Getting there:
Don’t drive. Don’t even waste your time trying. You’re better off jogging, riding your bike or taking the bus.
Most of the buses coming from South Beach will stop either near Bayside or at the Omni Station, so you are within walking distance to Bicentennial Park.
When it is time to come home and you can’t remember which bus goes back to the Beach, remember what we learned in an earlier post: MiAMi SuCKS
The debate will go on
September 26, 2008 — TamiI am happy to hear that Senator McCain will attend the debate tonight. I was worried that if Senator Obama was the only one to show up someone out there might claim the media coverage was one-sided.
Now I don’t have to worry.
I will try to watch the debate online at CNN.com. I believe everyone else in the nation will be watching on their television set, one of which I personally do not own. The only times I miss not having a TV are the times when something really important is on, like a presidential debate or a Ricky Martin performance. Thank the gods for Internet.
Are you registered to vote?
September 25, 2008 — TamiFor those of you who wish have your say in our next president, Oct 6th is the deadline for Florida residents to register to vote. Get it done early. You know how things go around here.
More information on voting information here:
Edited to add the link. (the Rav link really didn’t make sense, did it? lol)
Voting information for state of Florida residents:
http://election.dos.state.fl.us/voting/voting-info.shtml
I hates them
August 20, 2008 — TamiGet this… after 7 weeks of almost daily calls to tech support, Earthlink can’t figure out how to set the correct settings on their server so that I can get online, so…. they have declared my phone line “technically incapable of receiving DSL service”, (now remember, this is the same phone line that I have had DSL service on for almost a year. I only lost it temporarily because my phone was disconnected), and told me I have to cancel my current DSL service with them and order new “line powered voice” service. I asked them what powered voice service is. Oh that? It is…wait for it… DSL. Just costs a lot more than what I am paying for now.
Assholes.
I’m not doing it.
So now i am scrambling to redirect 9 years worth of contacts at my primary Earthlink email address to… I don’t know where… but I have to find something fast before I officially disconnect from Earthlink. In the meantime I am still “enjoying” dialup service.
So effective immediately, consider my Earthlink email addresses null and void.
