Sarah Palin

I've been asked if I'm related because Palin sounds like Phelan. Yes, I am. They were part of our family but we kicked them out. So they moved to Alaska and changed their name to Palin.

Actually, no, that doesn't make any sense. I don't understand those people. Just like I don't understand anyone that would vote for the McCain/Palin ticket. Nothing would change, you would still get right wing cabinet members in charge of all the departments which means no change to education policy, energy policy, health and human services (abstinence only education), it works so well, look at Palin's daughter. McCain has already promised to select similar judges to Bush's selections. That means our rights go right out the window. Goodbye choice, hello patriot act. You are voting for an administration in the upcoming election, you are voting for a direction for our country. Don't get caught up in commercials, speeches, wedge issues or the 24 hour news (I mean entertainment) channels. You can either go left in this election or you can go right. A right turn gets us right back to where we started 8 years ago. A left puts us on a new course.

And Sarah Palin is the biggest polictic gimmick ever. Honestly, she's been Governor of Alaska for 20 months (not 2 years yet). Remember, Alaska's population is 670,000 people, smaller than the average Congressional District. Yes, Michigan has 15 Congressional Districts. She was also Mayor of Wasilla, population 4,500-9,000, depends on which census number you are looking at but that still doesn't matter. That's a class B high school in Michigan. Basically it's Marine City or Marysville or Williamston. It's a joke.

John McCain is 71 and has had cancer 3 times. The odds are against him making it out of one term. That means Sarah Palin would be President! She's given one speech on the national stage that I didn't even think was very good. Anyone can take shots at Obama. I guess it's the old Bush thought process, if you lower the standards far enough as long as they don't hang themselves they succeed. So let's change this around, she should destroy Joe Biden in the debate, I mean, she's Sarah Palin according to McCain the most qualified person to be Vice President, sorry Mitt Romney, sorry Kay Bailey Hutchinson.

I think she is a disgrace. You thought Rev. Wright was bad for Obama, wait until they look into her church in Alaska. They believe their religion is the only real religion. She even thinks the Iraq War is a holy war, or God's choice. She is a wacko. If it were a guy they would be all over him. She has now been the VP choice for 10 days and she hasn't done a media interview? What's up with that.

Well, enough for now, there's plenty more flaws in Sarah Palin that will be mentioned in the future.

One last thing, who the hell doesn't know how many houses they own? That is insane. Who thinks that rich is $5 million a year? That's even more insane. Does John McCain have any idea what is going on in this country? You wouldn't know by watching the Republican Convention because they did their best to not talk about the economy and middle class. They took shots at Obama, they talked about military service and the Iraq war but did anyone hear anything about plans to get our country out of this giant economic hole we are in? I didn't hear anything, please help me out with that.

Later.

Chicago

So, I applied for a job in Chicago with the American Heart Association. As some of you may know, I applied for this same job a year and a half ago. I ended up being one of two finalists for the position and they gave it to the other candidate because she had more in-state experience.

Well, she has left that position and it is now open. Considering the response I received from them following my last interview, I give myself an excellent shot at getting the job. I assume I will at least get an in-person interview so I'll be on my way to Chicago at some point this month. If they offer me the job, I'm not sure if I will take it, I will have to think about it. All of this won't matter if I don't get an offer. So I'm not even going to worry about it for now. I guess this is my chance to move on from Lansing and finally go to Chicago like I always talk about.

We'll see what happens.

Return to the softball diamond

I returned to playing softball 100% this week. I could finally grip the bat completely and it paid off. I went 5 for 5 and hit 3 in-the-park homeruns. It was a great game. Now I will be able to play in my two fall leagues without any problem. My days of head first slides are probably over.

What I do

This is what I do for a living. Advocacy for the American Cancer Society. Check out that sweet scar from my surgery. And the hand splint is the new summer fashion!

Broken Hand

So, I broke my hand 10 days ago making a diving catch in one of my softball games. This Monday I had surgery on my left hand. My doctor put my third metacarpal back together with a titanium plate. I've been home all week recovering. I underestimated the recovery time. I had hoped to be back at work by Wednesday but ended up taking the whole week off. My hand is swollen and still in pain. I expect to using it more frequently next week.

My doctor said I may be able to play softball as early as three weeks from now. Not sure if that will happen but I'm glad I will be able to play again this year. I may have to hit left-handed when I return but I'm going to work at it. I like the challenge. After two weeks of doing nothing because of my hand, I need to get back into shape. I plan to play a lot more tennis.

The underlying racism against Obama

These are the types of emails that the closet racists are sending out to mislead people. I compare these tactics to those that the Nazi's used to play to German resentment and hatred of the Jews that aided in the election of Hitler. I walked through the German history museum last year in Berlin and I can easily see the comparisons.

I find it hard to believe that people think this is alright to pass along. These emails make me embarrassed to be an American and I love my country. I wonder if these people do because this is not advancing our society, it's turning the clock back to a time that we recognize as a dark period in our history.

This is why this election is historic. We cannot give in to this disguised racism and hatred. What is also alarming is the number of emails that this chain has already gone through.




<<<<<<>>>>>>>>>>>>> EMAIL I RECEIVED TODAY

--- On Sat, 6/28/08, wrote:
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Subject: FW: Books

Please read and heed! If you don't read anything else, read the last statement Obama made.

Think you know who this man is? This possible President of the United States !! Read Below and ask yourselves, is this REALLY someone we can see as the President of our great nation!!!!

Below are a few lines from Obama's books; In his words!

From Dreams of My Father: 'I ceased to advertisemy mother's race at the age of 12 or 13, when Ibegan to suspect that by doing so I was ingratiatingmyself to whites.'

From Dreams of My Father :'I found a solace innursing a pervasive sense of grievance and animosityagainst my mother's race.'

From Dreams of My Father:< /U>'There was somethingabout him that made me wary, a little too sure ofhimself, maybe. And white.'

From Dreams of My Father: 'It remained necessary to prove which side youwere on, to show your loyalty to the black masses, to strike out and namenames.'

From Dreams of My Father:'I never emulate whitemen and brown men whose fates didn't speak to my own. It was into myfather's image, the black man, son of Africa , that I'd packed all theattributes I sought in myself , the attributes of Martin and Malcolm, DuBois and Mandela.'

And FINALLY the Most Damming one of ALL of them!!!

From Audacity of Hope:'I will stand with the Muslims should the politicalwinds shift in an ugly d irection.'

* If you have never forwarded an e-mail, now is the time to Do so!!!! We CANNOT have someone with this type of mentality running our GREAT nation!! I don't care whether you a Democrat or a Conservative. We CANNOT turn ourselves over to this type of character in a President. PLEASE help spread the word.


--- On Sat, 6/28/08,