be entertained
buying plane tickets only a week in advance is never a smart thing to do. what type of quality should i expect form US Airways? my whole existence, it seems, has been tossed into complete confusion.
AriZona's "Arnold Palmer" is not quite what i'd imagine mana tasting like, but i do get the feeling that if ever i was to ingest the food of God, i might just want to wash it down with something of that sort.
so many goings on
random thoughts:
1. how many cars would americans have to take off the road, in order to negate the number of cars put on the roads by china and india (who has signed the kyoto protocol)?
2. i'm really glad that my pastor declined to mention the 4th of July in his sermon today. when you come from a church that is fond of singing "battle hymn of the republic", it's refreshing to sit back and remember that patriotism is really only a hobby compared to our commitment to christ.
3. all of my friends are getting married. this leaves me in a very awkward, everyone's waiting for me to tag along, position.
4. it's easier for me to talk to people from my parents generation. they may have ruined america with their childish attitudes (and still are to an extent), but i have a hard time connecting to people my age.
5. it's not worth caring about your lawn in this kind of heat.
here i will analyze a section of barack obama's own issues page, in order to give you some understanding on why i do not wish to vote for him.
CIVIL RIGHTS - first, and most important?
http://www.barackobama.com/issues/civilrights/
Obama will reverse the politicization that has occurred in the Bush Administration's Department of Justice. He will put an end to the ideological litmus tests used to fill positions within the Civil Rights Division. "
- he will create a new litmus test, and contradict his own mission statment. EDIT: i want proof of the current conservative litmus test.
Obama will work to overturn the Supreme Court's recent ruling that curtails racial minorities' and women's ability to challenge pay discrimination. Obama will also pass the Fair Pay Act to ensure that women receive equal pay for equal work and the Employment Non-Discrimination Act to prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity or expression."
- he will take the power away from employers to pay what they feel is adequate.
Obama will strengthen federal hate crimes legislation, expand hate crimes protection by passing the Matthew Shepherd Act, and reinvigorate enforcement at the Department of Justice's Criminal Section. "
- because if you kill someone, it's still not as bad as killing someone because he's gay.
Obama will sign into law his legislation that establishes harsh penalties for those who have engaged in voter fraud and provides voters who have been misinformed with accurate and full information so they can vote. "
- this starts out okay, but i'm left with the assumption that the people he's trying to get support from don't understand the idea of marking the boxes of the people they WANT to vote for.
Obama will ban racial profiling by federal law enforcement agencies and provide federal incentives to state and local police departments to prohibit the practice. "
- and schools are still allowed to engage in racial profiling?
Obama will provide job training, substance abuse and mental health counseling to ex-offenders, so that they are successfully re-integrated into society. Obama will also create a prison-to-work incentive program to improve ex-offender employment and job retention rates."
- money money money. i'm all for rehabilitation, but how can we afford to create an entirely new department?
Obama believes the disparity between sentencing crack and powder-based cocaine is wrong and should be completely eliminated. "
- i can get behind that, but how is this a civil rights issue? am i witness to the use of a negative black stereotype in order to win votes?
Obama will give first-time, non-violent offenders a chance to serve their sentence, where appropriate, in the type of drug rehabilitation programs that have proven to work better than a prison term in changing bad behavior. "
- no issue here.
the next installment will be titled, "DISABILITIES".
here is the description given :
“We must build a world free of unnecessary barriers, stereotypes, and discrimination .... policies must be developed, attitudes must be shaped, and buildings and organizations must be designed to ensure that everyone has a chance to get the education they need and live independently as full citizens in their communities.”
- in other words, it's civil rights part II. all organizations and building designs must be approved by the federal government. he will also shape our attitudes. i can feel mine being shaped already (don't watch tv).
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