Joe Biden vs Sarah Palin Debate Nears

Excitement would be an understatement to the feeling many have in anticipation of the Biden vs Palin debate, as it nears. With decades of experience we know Biden is most likely ready, but how ready is the newcomer from Alaska, Sarah Palin?



Recent quotes regarding Palin indicate even conservatives are concerned with her performance during interviews.

Palin's recent interviews with Charles Gibson, Sean Hannity and now Katie Couric have all revealed an attractive, earnest, confident candidate. Who Is Clearly Out Of Her League.

No one hates saying that more than I do. Like so many women, I've been pulling for Palin, wishing her the best, hoping she will perform brilliantly. I've also noticed that I watch her interviews with the held breath of an anxious parent, my finger poised over the mute button in case it gets too painful. Unfortunately, it often does. My cringe reflex is exhausted.

Palin filibusters. She repeats words, filling space with deadwood. Cut the verbiage and there's not much content there.

If Palin were a man, we'd all be guffawing, just as we do every time Joe Biden tickles the back of his throat with his toes. But because she's a woman -- and the first ever on a Republican presidential ticket -- we are reluctant to say what is painfully true.

And those are from someone who supported Sarah Palin until now, and this is before the debate even occurs!

Here's more...

"Holding Sarah Palin to just three interviews and microscopically focusing on each interview I think has been a mistake, I think they'd be a lot wiser to let Sarah Palin be Sarah Palin. Let her talk to the media, let her talk to people." - Governor Mitt Romney, who many within the GOP saw as the smartest choice as vice president.

And another...

"McCain needs to liberate his running mate from the former Bush aides brought in to handle her -- aides who seem to have succeeded in importing to the Palin campaign the trademark defensive crouch of the Bush White House." - Bill Kristol in the New York Times

I agree that if Palin were a man, more people would be attacking her credibility and readiness to be commander in chief should that need arise. I don't think many Americans actually feel she would be ready to handle the reigns of the country, and McCain's choice of her as a running mate says volumes about his decision making in regards to this nation.

The first vice president debates are this Thursday, and no matter which side of the aisle you are voting for this should make for some good political entertainment. This is better than sports.

Democrats will cheer on Joe Biden and trumpet his three decades of political experience, and the Republicans and conservatives will sit there hoping it doesn't get too messy, and debate with themselves and their constituents how they let things get so bad. The country is ready for change, and most Americans are tired of the same old policies that have gotten us where we are today.

Maxed Out

Despite being an avid horror movie fan, I have become addicted to documentaries lately, especially social and political ones.

So considering the latest financial crisis looming, I decided to finally check out the DVD Maxed Out.

Maxed Out takes viewers on a journey deep inside the American style of debt where things seem fine as long as the minimum monthly payment arrives on time. Shocking and incisive Maxed Out paints a picture of a national nightmare which is all too real for most of us.Runtime: 87 mins

While I could gather what it was about from the title and brief description alone, it did provide a peek into some aspects of American debt that I was not aware of. Such as the average American household has at least $9,000 in credit card debt. As well as a brief hint into credit or debt related suicides in the population.

I already knew a few things this DVD seeks to inform the viewer of. How could most of us not be aware that most Americans are behind on bills and credit and debt are both sky high at this time in our nation's history? That most people will never pay off their credit cards before they die, and the majority of citizens have credit card debt, hence the title Maxed Out.



Maxed Out does include some entertaining clips of the major credit card company lobbyists and spokesman before congress and you can clearly see the influence they do have. You are briefly informed about Bush and the bankruptcy reform, but I felt it could have went a little more into real estate debt. However, I do understand this documentary was focused on credit card debt as opposed to the economic crisis facing America today.

I recommend this DVD to anyone interested in financial issues related to society, and or debt in general.

Barack Obama Wins Debate & Gains Popularity

After the first Presidential Debate this past Friday evening, many of us were eager to see who would come out as the victor, not only regarding the debates, but to see the surge in popularity afterward. What we see from the latest polls is that Barack Obama not only won the debates, but has now gained an eight point lead over McCain in the latest Gallup Poll.

"Barack Obama leads John McCain, 50% to 42% among registered voters in the latest Gallup Poll Daily tracking update for Thursday, Friday, and Saturday -- just one point shy of his strongest showing of the year."



In another Gallup poll, released by ABC News, when asked which candidate offered the best proposals to solve the country's problems, 52% said Barack Obama and 35% chose McCain.

Many Americans were impressed with Barack Obama during the debates, while McCain came off as grumpy, negative, and repeating the same old tired Bush plans as what America needs.

Can't wait to read the headlines: Barack Obama Wins Presidency

Heather Locklear Gets DUI

What would a weekend be without someone out on a good binge of pills and booze?

*drum roll* Ladies and gentlemen, we have a winner.

Heather Locklear was arrested last night in Santa Barbara, California for suspicion of driving under the influence of prescription medication.

Earlier in the day she was reportedly seen "driving erratically" and she was found parked on a state highway blocking a lane of traffic. LOL

Here's the Heather Locklear mugshot:



Heather Locklear, while not really being known for doing anything herself other than modeling makeup and taking roles in terrible movies, was married to Tommy Lee of Motley Crue and as of the last decade or so been breeding with Richie Sambora from the band Bon Jovi. Sambora and Locklear divorced last year.

Barack Obama Wins Presidency

That is what the newspaper headlines would say if the election were to mirror the results of the latest Gallup poll regarding Barack Obama & John McCain. I guess maybe some would word it differently, such as "Barack Obama Is President," and dozens of more variations... either way the latest polls show Barack with a five point lead.



"Barack Obama leads John McCain, 49% to 44%, when registered voters are asked who they would vote for if the election were held today, according to the latest Gallup Poll."

With Barack's performance in the first round of the Presidential Debates being favorable and with the way debates can shape elections, hopefully these positive poll results continue to increase as his popularity grows towards the election.

Why I Stopped Watching Television

People often get a puzzled look on their face when I tell them I have not "watched television in years." As of right now, it's been over three, however last night considering the "Presidential Debate" was set to air at 9 pm EST, I debated with myself whether to watch it on traditional television or simply broadcast it from my laptopto my HDTV.

After taking my shower I had approximately thirty minutes until the debate was set to begin. "Time to make the popcorn," I shouted to my wife. "Since it's the presidential debate, maybe I'll just watch it on the HDTV instead of streaming it online tonight," I thought to myself as the popcorn began to pop. I grabbed the remote and flicked the television "on."

What popped on my screen was a television show called "Are you smarter than a 5th grader?" THIS is what is on until the debate? It got me thinking about the intelligence of those who would be tuning in. The people glued to the tube for this show actually vote??

Without going too deep into it, a few ironic facts came to me as I sat staring into what would be a moment of clarity that would help to explain my against-the-grain mindframe when it comes to sitting in front of a television.

The first thought that popped into my head was, "how did you might be a redneck if Jeff Foxworthy land this job?" This guy has spent his entire career dumbing down the same rednecks who actually buy into his humor, now he gets to host a show that basically touts 5th graders as smarter than the average mom or dad who attempts at outsmarting the kids on this show.

The second was the first and only question I could actually sit through before flicking the "input" selector button on the TV remote to "PC" so I could stream the debate via the internets.

The question was: "If you are in Mexico and you begin walking West, which body of water will you encounter?"

The dad looked as if he was just asked the hardest question in the world, the kid at the other podium simply wrote down a single word answer and looked forward toward the camera. "Dad" sat there puzzled not knowing what to do, or what to answer... "Pacific you idiot!" I shouted at the television.

The dad chose not to answer the question and instead pull one of his lifelines, a "cheat" which allows him to see the kids answer and if he agrees with the child, he can use the answer as his own. Needless to say, the kid wrote down "Pacific" as his answer and the dad was forced to swallow his ignorance before the audience and even Jeff Foxworthy looked puzzled that anyone could not know which ocean is on the west of our country. However, this is exactly the intelligence quotient of the people on this show, and no doubt of those who actually watch this type of garbage.



Do yourself a favor, don't waste any more of your life watching these shows, stop watching reality television (it's not real anyway), and please make your children go outside and play instead of watching this stuff. I know it's hard to get kids to read books, but try to find creative ways to stimulate your child into cherishing their education more than entertainment.

Shows like this are the exact reason I stopped watching television so many years ago. I will admit that after being forced to mandatorily evacuate for Hurricane Gustav I had to watch the weather forecast and location of the storm as it hit our area causing much damage, but I would consider that a permissible wavering of my "no television" diet. We were without electricity for almost a week, and I had no choice but to follow the news to see what was happening in regards to the storm, the internet was down long before the power went out. But other than that, I really do not watch television at all. It has been years and everytime I catch a glimpse of the programming I am reminded as to why I stopped watching television and now spend all my personal entertainment time online.

The debate turned out to be somewhat entertaining, a bit of a let down as I expected a bit more one on one. Hopefully in the next debate they will direct answers and rebuttals to each other instead of addressing the moderator as much. But overall, I feel Obama made the best showing, McCain was condescending and came across as a grumpy old man casting blame and accepting none as the Bush policies he has backed are somewhat responsible for the state of our country instead of listing examples of answers to our problems.

Obama also addressed McCain as "John," while John referred to Obama as "Senator Obama." McCain did not make eye contact with Barack, even as Obama continuously looked in his direction.

McCain Wins Debate (Before It Happens)

We all are anxious to see the first Presidential debate tonight, but McCain and his campaign may be the most eager yet!

Take a look at the latest Maverick Marketing tactic from the John McCain election campaign. Before you even attend the debate, before one question is even asked, actually before you even confirm you are going to attend since asking to postpone the debates in the first place, release a cleverly deceptive "McCain Wins Debate" ad on the Internets. It's genius when you think about it.



Although the debate is set to take place in a few hours at 9 pm ET, the ad was released prematurely on the Wall Street journal. It wouldn't be as entertaining had the ad not been accompanied by quotes from Rick Davis his campaign manager stating "John McCain won, hands down." LOL

I can't wait to see the debates tonight.

Who do you think is gonna win?

David Blaine LOL Money

When someone calls David Blaine a magician, your response should be "What does he do that is magic?" Because hanging upside down for 60 hours isn't exactly magic, nor is the bungy jump he called the Dive of Death. Listen, people bungy jump every day in America, this doesn't make you a magician.

Now what Gandalf does in Lord of The Rings, now that is magic!

Actually, what David Blaine does is heavily promoted stuntman work. He does not magic. Suspending yourself above a city, while possibly terrifying and definitely taking some willpower, looks cool and makes him a lot of money, it doesn't exactly equate to magic. In fact, nothing he has done in a very long time could ever be considered magic by anyone calling themself a "magician." He is a stunt man, nothing more. He just happened to find a way to make a lot more money at his trade than the guys who used to dive off the rooftops in Old Hollywood Westerns.

Which brings me to the point, David Blaine is the real winner here. He makes a lot of money, and I mean A LOT. In fact while he is hanging up there during the night in the cold city breeze, I can only imagine the thoughts going through his head as he dangles there... "lol money, money lol."



I am sure that is the extent to what keeps David Blaine focused while he is performing his latest "trick." Thousands of spectators flock to see it, millions or so tune in on television, most are let down, millions of dollars roll in via advertising revenue, and Dave just keeps thinking to himself... "lol money, money lol."

Internet street creds to YT - lol money bro.

Barack Obama vs John McCain

Now that Mccain has asked to suspend the first Presidential Debate because of the economic crisis facing Americans in the form of a $700 Billion Dollar Bailout, everyone must accept one simple fact: If Mccain was a boxer and he asked to postpone a fight for a bogus reason, he would be disqualified and he would default to loser status.

The fact is McCain has been in politics for almost 30 years, if he has not done anything by now to help the economy how does he plan on fixing it over the weekend? To many of us Americans this is a clear attempt at postponing a moment we have all been waiting for, and we know political tricks when we see them. As someone running for President of this great country, McCain should be able to at least trust his "campaign" to his running mate Sarah Palin. Is she not fit to handle the reigns? We all know these two are not the ones "running their campaign" anyway... they just show up and are handed talking point printouts and asked to shake a lot of hands. This is why they employ "campaign managers, directors, and planners."

He has made himself look very bad by doing this, compared to Bill Clinton and his winner style of doing things.



From the latest polls it looks as if Obama is leading the race and considering his response to McCain's calling for postponing the debate was along the lines of "a president needs to be able to multi-task, you can't just stop things like this" Obama clearly set himself apart from the McLoser way of doing things by calling for a timeout.

Despite McCains attempt to postpone this great debate, we all are on the edge of our seats waiting for the moment we get to see them square off face to face, one on one, mono y mono... whether you are for McCain or for Obama, this has turned out to be a great campaign on both sides.

I recommend McCain read some of the Books For Winners before he starts making any more choices regarding his campaign.

Arnold Schwarzenegger Bans Texting While Driving

If you are like me, you are tired of seeing people buzz by you texting or talking on cellphone while driving, seemingly oblivious to the world around them and not watching the road they are driving on!!!

It takes a real winner like Arnold Schwarzenegger to take this problem head on, and despite upsetting many in the public, he has signed a law making it illegal to ban cell phone text messaging while driving, and rightfully so.



Every time I see an SUV mom driving past me texting, I can imagine the conversation... "LOLZ... pizza.... makeup... OMG she said what??" As you can see this stuff cannot wait until she gets home.

There are reports of how people who are texting and talking on the cell phone are just as distracted as a person driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs! Not to mention the recent Metrolink train crash that has been rumored to have happened because of text messaging, this needs to stop and to those who are putting on make up, discussing what type of pizza they want for dinner, or just "lolzing" their way speeding down the highway, you need to pull over off the road to conduct your impulsive communications, or simply wait until you get out from behind the wheel. Don't like it? Tough, you've had your fun, too many accidents are caused by people text messaging or yapping on their cellphone for someone to not step up and make it illegal.

So let's congratulate the Terminator on this wise decision and for protecting those of us who while driving keep our eyes on the road and not our Blackberry.

Clay Aiken & Lindsay Lohan Are Gay

If there was ever a winner, it would be someone who makes a choice to be themself no matter the cost. However, these two take the cake...Clay Aiken has hid the fact he was gay (albeit not very well) and Lindsay Lohan has been known to be a party girl and man-chaser.

Instead of debating Lindsay's new choice to prefer women over men and wasting our breath showing countless examples of why Clay has been gay the whole time we've been blessed with his presense, we will just take their word for it, and congratulate them on their choice to reveal their sexual orientation to the world, as if we care... wait we do.



Clay Aiken has a few albums out that have titles that clearly have mixed meanings,... such as: "Measure of a Man," and "A Thousand Different Ways." Lindsay Lohan on the other hand, I'm still not sure what she has ever done, but we love her anyways.

The Internets is a perfect place for celebrities like these two and we are happy for them, exiting the closet is the first step to being yourself, and that always makes you a winner.

Beating Around The Bush

Some advice for those just getting into arguments online, whether it is in a chat room or on a popular online message board or forum, even when you are wrong, you can win!

The most important tactic to develop is "beating around the bush." Never say what you mean, but mean what you say.

Always skirt the issue, facts do not matter in online disputes and when your opponent tries to use references or proof of their side of the argument, this is when you pull out your best weapon: beat around the bush. Be deliberately ambiguous about what you are trying to say, cleverly be unclear about your angle of the argument for the win.



Confuse your enemy, and never admit you are wrong, and you will always be a winner.

$700 Billion Dollar Bailout

Now that we know the bailout of financial institutions who've made decades of bad choices based on Reaganomics, Greenspanish, and Bernakeics is going to be at least $700 Billion Dollars, someone HAS to be a winner!

The American people footing the bill at $2000 per every man, woman, and child are definitely not the winners here.

The bank owners, the investors in other countries, Wall Street stock holders, and the CEOs who made this happen in the first place are the real winners! Congrats guys...



You can thank Ronald Reagan for Alan Greenspan, and you can thank Bush for Bernanke who are responsible for deteriorating federal regulation to the point that taxpayers are now having to bailout execs who have gotten xmas bonuses for over $15 Million Dollars while grinning and watching their ships sink... no worries guys, the American taxpayer is ready to save you. Whether we want to or not...

Congrats to the winners

Sarah Palin Email Hacker

As soon as the word spread that Vice Presidential candidate Sarah Palin's Yahoo email account (gov.sarah & gov.palin @ yahoo.com) had been hacked the whole world couldn't wait to put a face to the man or woman responsible for this hacktivist behavior.

Ladies and gentlemen, we have a suspect.



We have a winner. David Kernell, 20, is the son of Mike Kernell, a Memphis Democrat and chairman of Tennessee's House Government Operations Committee.

Everyone On The Internet Is A Winner

Despite the internet being the largest playground for nerds, weirdos, freaks, and losers - one thing is certain about everyone on the internet, we are all winners.

Give yourself a pat on the back if you have ever won an argument online. Congratulate yourself for reading this and being a part of internet history. You deserve a trophy for wasting so much time online.



You deserve a pat on the back from someone you've never met, and don't care to. And here it is, from me to you, I think you are swell for dedicating so much time to browsing the Internets. A lot of time goes into creating web pages that have no purpose, and without you there'd be no reason to do it all.

When you sit back and think the internet is full of lies and everyone on the interwebs is a complete loser, take a deep breath and tell yourself you are wrong, because on the internets everything is true and everyone is a winner.