His Debate Impressions

 It is Friday! I am headed to the big city (NYC) this weekend. My brother’s wife is having a baby, and we are gonna get drunk and play video games to hearken her arrival. Very Roman, I know.

    So. I watched the debate last night, and have watched not 1 minute of the pundits since. I did not watch the after coverage, nor have I clicked on a website or looked at a newspaper. First off, I think that should be outlawed at least for 24 hours. How about this: We have the debate, and then go at least 24 hours without some a-hole telling you what happened. Let US figure it out. They were both speaking (mostly) English, and that is the preferred language of most of the watchers. It seems to me that some will watch the debate, and then watch the post debate coverage to see who won. CNN even had a rudimentary scoring system going on in the margins. NEWS FLASH- this is not a baseball game! Putting up 6 different people’s real time scoring, all of which are drastically different from each other is about as helpful as putting nothing up and letting people listen and learn.

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Women Against Sarah Palin

Now, I typically try to stay away from politics.  In 10th grade, my social teacher gave me the most useful piece of advice ever.  He told the class to never engage in conversation about religion or politics.  Everyone has their own views on both subjects, and those views are not easily swayed. 

However, I recently received word about a new blog that has been created by some women who have a strong opinion of VP candidate Sarah Palin.  To quote the blog directly, they say - continue reading »