Time's person of the year

So this may be a duplicate post...I'm not sure, but I just found it in my email tonight and remembered emailing it to myself to put on the blog.  Unfortunately I don't know if I ever did so here goes anyway.  Its a great explanation of why Barack Obama was winning the campaign back in late October.  Its a bit of a lengthy read, but considering I sent this to myself back on Oct. 23rd and still deem it worthy to post after all this time, I think its worth a few minutes of your time to read this look into the factors that helped put President-Elect Obama over the top in this historic time.  (I just love those words, President-Elect)

Check out the article here

How to define marraige...

If we follow how the bible defines marraige, we also need to follow the bible's other definitions of marraige then. Here's a few other definitions from the bible revolving around marraige:

A. Marriage in the United States shall consist of a union between one man and one or more women. (Gen 29:17-28; II Sam 3:2-5)

B. Marriage shall not impede a man's right to take concubines in addition to his wife or wives. (II Sam 5:13; I Kings 11:3; II Chron 11:21)

C. A marriage shall be considered valid only if the wife is a virgin. If the wife is not a virgin, she shall be executed. (Deut 22:13-21)

D. Marriage of a believer and a non-believer shall be forbidden. (Gen 24:3; Num 25:1-9; Ezra 9:12; Neh 10:30)

E. Since marriage is for life, neither this Constitution nor the constitution of any State, nor any state or federal law, shall be construed to permit divorce. (Deut 22:19; Mark 10:9)

F. If a married man dies without children, his brother shall marry the widow. If he refuses to marry his brother's widow or deliberately does not give her children, he shall pay a fine of one shoe and be otherwise punished in a manner to be determined by law. (Gen 38:6-10; Deut 25:5-10)

G. In lieu of marriage, if there are no acceptable men in your town, it is required that you get your dad drunk and have sex with him (even if he had previously offered you up as a sex toy to men young and old), tag-teaming with any sisters you may have. Of course, this rule applies only if you are female. (Gen 19:31-36)

So maybe the last one is a little far, even for my sense of humor but still...you get the point from A-F. You can check out the original posting here.

This is supposed to be the party that "gets" the average American??

I read this and think of the addage, do as I say, not as I do. Should be the RNC's new slogan if you ask me.

Gov. Sarah Palin’s traveling makeup artist was paid $68,400 and her hair stylist received more than $42,000 for roughly two months of work, according to a new campaign finance report filed with the Federal Election Commission.

So the McCain campaign was willing to spend this sort of money when unemployment is soaring. But guess where the money really came from? Since the McCain campaign was publicly funded, that means the money came from the pockets of us, the taxpayers. I feel bad for all those red state Americans who are suffering from the massive layoffs, only to realize their money was pissed away on makeup and hair for an Alaskan wingnut. But remember, she "gets" Joe The Plumber and Joe six-pack. What about Joe the recently unemployed family man?

Read the article, courtesy of the NY Times, in full here.

Every state should be doing this...

Hawaii has decided to partner with Better Place to bring car battery exchange stations for electric vehicles to the islands, Hawaii Gov. Linda Lingle announced Tuesday.

Better Place stations, similar in concept to gas stations, offer drivers with electric vehicles an automated system that swaps out exhausted lithium ion car batteries for fully-charged ones. The swapping system is intended to be convenient for both drivers and local electric companies, since Better Place can recharge the exhausted batteries with excess electricity generated from renewable sources during off-peak electricity hours.

Lingle said the project is an example of Hawaii's efforts to gain independence from foreign oil, and to stimulate its economy through investment in energy technology.

Imagine the potential for not only cleaner air but the overall cost savings to each and every one of us, AND how many jobs this could create if each state were to adopt this in, at the very least, their metropolitan areas. In a time where unemployment is soaring and we've already established that oil will continue to be a problem, why not work towards a solution that makes so much sense?? Wind and Solar are two energy sources that aren't going anywhere and all you need to do is pay for the initial investment of the equipment itself, and the maintenance of keeping the equipment going and you're good to go! Its cheap, and fairly simple once the install is completed. This is a no-brainer...we should all be pushing for this with our state legislators.

Full article can be read here