mary_j_59

Here's a link to a video I made last night - it's quite silly, but has a point of sorts. Enjoy!

http://myspacetv.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=43037496

There's been a lot of ugliness in this campaign so far, and, from where I sit, much of it has been directed against Obama. This op ed by Paul Krugman is quite interesting.

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/12/opinion/12krugman.html?ex=1378958400&en=c086f0651fb9c71b&ei=5124&partner=permalink&exprod=permalink

I am aware that there were some ugly rumors circulating about governer Palin's family. Those, however, were not the work of the Obama campaign. They were started up by ordinary bloggers; as a friend and I said, Obama himself firmly declared that families should be off limits. They should be.

And, as to the previous link, it is absolutely true that Sarah Palin allowed shooting of wolves from airplanes and wanted to delist polar bears. I know this because I signed the petitions against those actions.

While browsing some alternate online news sources, I came across an article that states exactly what I feel about the democratic primary. Here is the link:
http://www.counterpunch.org/santina04232008.html

I don't normally post about politics, but this said it so perfectly, IMO-

Also, I saw Bill Moyers conversing with the infamous Reverend Wright last night on PBS. My conclusion: based on what I saw, having had this man as a spiritual mentor is by no means a bad thing. I got the strong impression that some of the reverend's more inflammatory comments must have been taken out of context and then blown out of proportion. In the bit of conversation I saw, he came across as passionate (to be sure), but also intelligent, sincere, and knowledgeable about both his Protestant faith and his community. No, he's not perfect. Yes, he's said some things I do not necessarily agree with. But he struck me as a thoughtful man of deep faith. I was surprised - and more favorably impressed than I'd expected to be.

That's it for me. I'm getting more and more reluctant to discuss politics as I get older, but comments are of course welcome!