Election and more Update!
Well it seems the fight is finally coming to an end and Clinton will have to give up by the end of the
month. Then, it will be the Democrat vs Republican fight. The Obama/Clinton saga has been on the radio, TV, papers and magazines - it's been everywhere. Throughout all the media coverage, one thing I noticed was how Obama is referred to as Black or African American. His
dad was from Kenya and his
mother from Kansas, but because he looks black he is considered black by the press, and even
voters. In reality though, he is half Kenyan and half American. It's obviously to his advantage when it comes to the election for him to be "black" though. I talked to Amanda about it and she neither says she is white or black, she is "half black" and loves that she is. So basically, Obama won't be the first black president if he wins, he'll be the first "half black" president of the US.
In other news, Friday is
bike to work day and I'm going to attempt to ride to work. I was talking to Quinnen ealier this week about it and it's funny cause it's 25 miles. 25 miles now is a lot and I'm not in Bike and Build shape like I was. When I told her it was 25 miles, she was like wow that's crazy to get to work. Then we talked about how during
Bike and Build we were so happy if we had a 50 mile day. It was basically a joke - a day off. We would sleep in and get there early, having time for some relaxing around whatever town we ended up in. Basically wish me luck this Friday, haha. Also this Fall Quinnen, Amanda and I are hopefully going to do a 50 mile ride down the Mexican coast. It's a ride that started a while ago called
Rosarito Ensenada that got so big they have to do two rides a year now. I'm really excited and we are definitely going to need to train our butts off for it. If anyone else wants to come, feel free!
These last few months have been busy, my friend from high school, Ed, came to visit for the weekend after being in LA for work. Right when he left another high school friend Chan came, and spent the week. He had company because Jackie was here also. We had good times, but it's nice to get back into the swing of things.
Lastly, I'll be coming home to the East Coast with Amanda this summer, Aug. 22nd to Sept. 1st. Boston, CT, and Jersey, so if anyone is in the area we would love to see you. It's going to be another whirl wind tour with tons to do and not enough time.
Ride on!
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Election 2008
I usually don't right about politics in my blog, well I guess sometimes I do. But here is what I'm feeling about the 2008 Elections. First I'll state that I have done little to no research about the candidates or their views. Mainly because I feel it doesn't matter, they all campaign and take sides very close to, left and right of center. They do this understandably, to get the most votes. I also feel that what they say before an election and what actually happens after being elected are very far from the same. With all that said, I will do a lot of research this year before the election. Why? Because I think we "me being registered democratic" are screwed. I say this because in
my opinion our two best bets don't have a chance. Most people vote based on party preference. I've heard stats that its almost 60% of people vote this way. I've also heard stats that things like
hair amount,
height,
name have an effect on presidential elecability (Hillary=Short, Giuliani=Bald). Here is my theory, if things like that have an effect, then I think sadly that a woman has no chance. Hopefully, in the future they will have an equal chance, but I don't think they do yet. Our society is still too male dominated and men are too commonly associated with power.
The other democratic candidate is Baraka Obama, I'm sure you have all heard of him, and seen him. If most people don't do any research before heading to the polling station then why would they walk into a voting booth and vote for someone named Obama? I mean his name reminds me of a guy we are looking for who is hiding out in a cave. They vote for
names they recognized and make them feel warm and cozy inside. Yeah, I'm saying in
my opinion he has no chance because of his name. I wish I could say this isn't true but for a lot of America I think it is.
Lastly, I want to talk about
Ron Paul, I know nothing about him except he has gained amazing popularity in a very short time. He is trying to raise $12 million before the 1st, and somehow his is well on his way. The thing that amazes me is the number of liberals that seem to really love this guy. And the number of my friends that have mentioned him to me. His problem is going to be the primaries, liberals can't vote for him and most republicans won't.
Lastly here are the stats from facebook vs ABC (non facebook) and how candidates are doing. Don't forget that most of facebook users are liberal college kids and people less then 30 years of age.
With all this being said, I'll go do some research, see who I might vote for, and maybe say something that isn't talking about of my butt. Feel free to leave comments about this post, nothing better then some heated political discussion.
Vote on!
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