Thank You John McCain

Just wanted to throw this out there. Today I saw the McCain I actually used to like, the John McCain who would defend Mexican immigrants when people at his rallies for senator would make racist statements. Today we saw the honorable McCain, who is being torn apart by his own morals, and the GOP’s lack thereof.

Here’s a few good McCain quotes from today,

We will be respectful. I admire Sen. Obama and his accomplishments.

He’s a decent, family man, a citizen that I just happen to have disagreements with (him) on fundamental issues and that’s what this campaign is all about.

I have to tell you, he is a decent person and a person that you do not have to be scared of as president of the United States.

Hopefully, this McCain sticks around, honestly, I would have voted for him in 2000, it’s an awful thing that he lost to Bush in 2000, however the same people that ran Bush’s disgraceful campaign are now running McCain’s.

The reasons I would have supported 00′ McCain were his immigration reform, which he now say’s he wouldn’t vote for today, his push for homosexual rights, and his former support for capping c02.

How anyone could even think, let alone stand in front of cameras and say they couldn’t vote for someone because they are an Arab, is not only unsurprising from the far Christian right, but absolutely horrifying. Some of the things being said, and largely ignored by the GOP show a side of America that most people would love to ignore, but thanks to McCain and co, its increasingly becoming apparent that if something isn’t done, we might be.

The hatred Palin (mostly), and McCain are bringing out in the conservative half of America is down right SCARY. The statement put out by the RNC is disgraceful to me and “regular” Americans everywhere.

Barack Obama’s attacks on Americans who support John McCain reveal far more about him than they do about John McCain. It is clear that Barack Obama just doesn’t understand regular people and the issues they care about.

What I consider a regular America, myself, would NEVER yell things like “terrorist”, “kill him”, “bomb Obama”, or racially degrading someone like the poor African American camera man in Florida whom was called things that no one should ever have to deal with. So any one reading this that supports McCain, are you one of these regular Americans that they are speaking of?

This division is sure as hell not what this country needs, and if you feel this way about the many great American’s, over 5 million, who are of the Muslim religion, then you  have an awful grasp of the world as it is today.

I feel sorry for Mr. McCain, I know that this is not the person he is. Thankfully he is showing me that right now, but I worry his campaign has already went past the point of no return. It is over, he can’t go back without losing the base. He can save his dignity and moral soul by stopping this ridiculous rhetoric being put out by his assistants, and Palin.

So I beg you Senator McCain, remember your morals, the respectful person you started this campaign as, and please don’t let the hate mongers run your campaign into the mud like they are trying to run this country into the ground.

Photo of the Day

Bruce Matlock Photo

This of course isn’t Grant Park just any day. This photo was taken during Lollapalooza in 2007. I can without a doubt say, as a music lover, going to Lollapalooza, or any large music festival for that matter, is an experience I will never forget. I will also try to as hard as possible to attend every Lolla possible.

777…..seriously?

Who thinks we should change the numbers it takes to hit a jackpot?

These guys are voting against it… but they are doing it for the wrong reasons,

“We’re all worried about losing our jobs,” Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., declared in an impassioned speech in support of the bill before the vote. “Most of us say, ‘I want this thing to pass, but I want you to vote for it — not me.’ “

i’m all for this whole chaos thing, so let it roll a little longer and we will see how desparate these people will let it get before they stop worrying about themselves. don’t get me wrong, I totally understand why this needs to pass, i’m just one whom enjoys all the madness.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080929/ap_on_bi_ge/financial_meltdown

My Concert Reviews

They will all be placed in the tab at the top noting concert reviews, they should mostly come in PDF form. I’ll make sure to put a post on the front page when I update it though. If there are any other suggestions, as always, I’d be thrilled to hear them!

I have my review of Lollapalooza 2008, and Stone Temple Pilots in St. Louis, up and available to see right now.

Photo of the Day

Bruce Matlock Photo

The Farmers almanac has predicted a colder than average winter for the area once again.

“As homeowners across the country pray for a mild winter to offset rising energy costs, the world-famous Farmers’ Almanac is warning us to prepare for the worst. “Numb’s the word!” is how the 192-year-old publication is predicting the upcoming winter season.

For 2008–2009, the Farmers’ Almanac is forecasting a “numbing” winter, with below-average temperatures for at least two-thirds of the country. Only the Far West and Southeast will see near-normal temperatures. Few, if any, locations will enjoy many above-normal temperature days this upcoming season.

Snow?
Precipitation-wise, most of the South, as well as the Midwest, should experience above-normal conditions, while the rest of the nation will average close to normal. With below-normal winter temperatures and an above-normal precipitation forecast, the Great Lakes and Midwest will see above-normal snowfalls, especially during January and February.

Above-normal precipitation is forecast for the Southwest during December 2008 and for the Southeast in January and February 2009. It should also turn out to be an unusually wet and/or snowy February across the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic.

In contrast, for the Pacific Northwest, where wet weather is usually the rule during the winter, February could actually turn out to be a bit drier than normal.”

http://www.farmersalmanac.com/weather/a/could-this-winters-weather-add-to-economic-woes

Photo of the Day; Part of the solution…

This is a photograph I took in Northern Illinois. Hopefully this is something we see more of in the near future.

The debate

The presidential debate tonight was rather disappointing honestly. While I do feel that Obama “won” and maybe made the most relevant point of the night, which is simply put, America needs to be better looked upon in the eyes of the world.

The weakest, bullshit part of the debate came in the financial update section, wherein, both Senators seemingly avoided the questions, and couldn’t give a real clear response to how they felt about the government bailout. Watching reaction from pundit, and regular folk alike afterwords, everyone seemed disappointed by this except the campaigns.

In this case, i’ll give them a pass. It’s not fair right not to make them be decisive about something that is very much an ever evolving process.

The best part of the night was watching host Jim Lehrer squirm, like myself, as McCain and Obama both danced majestically around the questions he asked. I loved that he tried to get the candidates to attack each other directly after months of hearing them attack each other via soundbite. The only time this happened was when Obama directly confronted McCain on the war in Iraq. It may turn out to be one of the moments we look back at in November if he wins the election. He certainly held his own.

What did you think? Who “won”? How did you feel Obama did on his assumed weakness of Foreign Policy? What was McCain’s weakest point of the night?

Begin…

Hello all! This is kind of going to be my little recap of everything that I care about going on in the world in general, as well as my world. I look forward to generating some new ideas on things that effect all of us, as well as intelligent venting.

So…. over the next few weeks, some things you can probably expect from me is a little recap on my current career as a college journalist, my favorite music news, and hopefully a little more structure on what may be included in the future. Thanks ahead of time to anyone whom may read this, and I very much look forward to hearing from all of you!