nick come back!
my bitchin sneaks came today. they are bitchin. if I cut my toenails it won’t hurt to wear them. but you know, sometimes there are just more pressing tasks. Like quitting the community engagement scholars program at the U of M because I haven’t done any kind of volunteering since my service learning class which was wonderful. I still need to return a book to liz boyle that I borrowed in november
i don’t think i brought it with me and it will be really embarrassing if I ever see her again
my sneakers are telling me to tell everyone on the internet “hi”
The Republicans at the Holiday Inn are coming into Noodles in full force! They like everything. They all donate a dollar to Tools for Schools if I ask. I bet they want to improve their image. Good luck. While we’re still in this paragraph that I’m typing with proper capitalization and punctuation, I’d like to remark on Sarah Palin, whom, if you didn’t know, is John McCain’s pick for running mate.
Sarah Palin and John McCain lovefest
Many people, including myself, know absolutely nothing about her. I’ve done some research, however, to get you started! She’s younger than Obama and has only been the governor of Alaska for two years. She finished second in the Miss Alaska beauty pageant. She’s in the NRA. What else… OH! She said this about weed: “I can’t claim a Bill Clinton and say that I never inhaled.” And she’s in bed with just about every major Evangelical organization there is. She hunts, eats moose hamburger, ice fishes, rides snowmobiles, and owns a float plane (I googled this and it looks cool as hell). She has five kids and they all have weird names (Bristol, Trig, Willow, Piper, and Track). On the gays: she is definitely against marriage which is really not a fucking surprise but she made a point of saying she supports equal rights for gay couples and she has gay friends. In other words she has the exact same stance as Barack Obama, Joe Biden, and John McCain, not to mention just about every Democrat and an increasing number of Republicans in Washington. Adamant pro-lifer. While the term “social conservative” seems to be applied to her a lot, I’m not convinced, but I guess as our country grows more progressive (albeit at a painfully slow pace) that term can change in meaning. The Democrats have an excellent opportunity to ream John McCain for knocking Obama’s lack of experience and then choosing an even less experienced running mate. But the Republicans can just as easily rebut with the idea that they got it right by having an experienced presidential candidate and a youthful VP pick while the Democrats got it upside down. But what is clear is that she’s unknown on the national stage and McCain is certainly pandering to women who are bitter about Hillary Clinton’s loss. I’m a tad bitter too but as my little brother says, I’m voting with my head instead of my cooter. The bottom line is that Sarah Palin is a real mixed bag, and remember, if McCain wins there is a very real chance she could be president.
That said, “mixed bag” is a step up from “Mitt Romney.”
