Please Vote for Obama
September 20th, 2008 . by mattI know this picture is funny. It’s a joke. And I’ve been kind of quiet about politics this year. Might be because the last time I got all political I got enough hate mail to…well…I got a lot of hate mail.
But Palin isn’t a joke, to me. This woman scares me even more than Bush did, eight years ago. I don’t mind the NRA thing, I guess; my father was a hunter, too. And I like that she even mentions special-needs children. But anyone that is against rights for gays, anti-abortion, and wants to teach “optional” creationism in schools just shouldn’t have that much power in this country. I appreciate the fact that she takes a stand, but…creationism? And the possibility that she would be in the White House as VP is even more scary knowing that Mr. McCain might not live for another eight years, bless his heart.
Hey. I’m sad that Barack didn’t pick Hillary as his running mate, too. I would love a woman as Vice President, I would love a woman as President. But not this one. Please, please, not this one.
I’ve been a fan of Barack Obama since 2004. I never expected him to run, never expected him to get this far. But now that he is, it’s the most exciting thing to happen to our country in almost a decade, and I’m really worried about how close the race is.
I tend to get preachy. I won’t. But I truly want to understand how people could be apathetic about this election. I saw a bumper sticker on a car yesterday that listed the candidates and had a checked box beside “None of the Above”. What? And I also want to understand how people who were Hillary supporters would vote for McCain. Isn’t that taking it a bit far? Why would this country want even one more year of the same brand of politics we’ve been enduring for the last eight?
I have actually been a McCain supporter, in the past. When he was more forward-thinking, back in 2000. Before he took on more of the current administration’s backwards policies. But now…and after picking ultra-Conservative nut Palin…I can’t be, any more. I can’t wait for Bush to be gone, but we have the option to replace him with people that are interested in growing, and not staying the same.
This is a great site with some facts. If you’re feeling apathetic. And if you are, well, get over it. Apathy is so 2000. and 2004.
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A much better website is FactCheck.org, from Annenberg. Their main job is catching the little white lies and distortions of BOTH sides.
The creationism thing, like the book-banning thing before it, is not much of a story.
Read on…
No Creationism in Schools
On Aug. 29, the Boston Globe reported that Palin was open to teaching creationism in public schools. That’s true. She supports teaching creationism alongside evolution, though she has not actively pursued such a policy as governor.
In an Oct. 25, 2006, debate, when asked about teaching alternatives to evolution, Palin replied:
Palin, Oct. 25, 2006: Teach both. You know, don’t be afraid of information. Healthy debate is so important and it’s so valuable in our schools. I am a proponent of teaching both. And you know, I say this too as the daughter of a science teacher. Growing up with being so privileged and blessed to be given a lot of information on, on both sides of the subject – creationism and evolution. It’s been a healthy foundation for me. But don’t be afraid of information and let kids debate both sides.
A couple of days later, Palin amended that statement in an interview with the Anchorage Daily News, saying:
Palin, Oct. 2006: I don’t think there should be a prohibition against debate if it comes up in class. It doesn’t have to be part of the curriculum.
After her election, Palin let the matter drop. The Associated Press reported Sept 3: “Palin’s children attend public schools and Palin has made no push to have creationism taught in them. … It reflects a hands-off attitude toward mixing government and religion by most Alaskans.” The article was headlined, “Palin has not pushed creation science as governor.” It was written by Dan Joling, who reports from Anchorage and has covered Alaska for 30 years.
Michael,
Thanks for the other site! I forgot about FactCheck.org; it’s also one of my favorites. I am all about finding the whole story; I would be an idiot if I thought that this election’s Democratic party didn’t have it’s share of wonky facts and figures and questionable statements…
And thanks also helping by sending more specific examples of Palin’s stand on Creationism. While I certainly didn’t think that she would take office and immediately do away with teaching evolution in schools, it still made me nervous that she seems to make a deal about it at all; do you think that she would be open to any of the religious creation beliefs? But if you say she let the matter drop, I can let the matter drop, too.
There are still a lot of other stories that bother me, though. Not a fan, yet!
that cover is pretty badass. why does everyone always speed up the song so much when they cover it? jay always slowed it down when he played it live (which i prefer, personally. you can enjoy the melody more.)
also, i can never see the photos you post in your blogs! is that a problem on my end?
make sure evan gives you a copy of ash’s CD… also, i don’t think my car can make the drive to chicago this fall. but when ash turns 25 in january, we are renting one and coming up!! and i plan on spending my whole spring break there as well.
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Ummm hi from a sometimes lurker. I like that bumper sticker you’re talking about, (I don’t have it on my car, but that’s just because I know I’m too lazy to take it off after the election ends, and then I’ll be that dork riding around with a sticker from an election that happened ten years ago.) and I wanted to explain why.
I’m not apathetic. Quite the opposite. During the primaries I even went out and knocked on people’s doors for the candidate I supported. I thought for a long time I was going to vote for Obama, as I’ve always disliked McCain–Palin is just the icing on the cake–but recently, I’ve found myself not agreeing with Obama much either. When I vote on Tuesday, it won’t be for either major party. I’ve found I don’t have any other choice that is palatable, and I refuse to hold my nose and vote again.
Of course, I freely admit that sometimes I think about making tinfoil hats and distributing them to my loved ones. So any opinion I have is skewed by that slight insanity.
And now I’ll run back into hiding. I hope it’s not too weird for you that you got a comment from a complete stranger.