one thing that irritated me and others was McCains hostile attitude and the fact he wouldn't look Obama in the eye.
Here is Roger Eberts take on it.....
http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080928/COMMENTARY/809289997
Tuesday, September 30, 2008
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
Dear President Bush
I think I am a good gamble. I'd like to put my request in for a bail out. For less than $200,000 I could be debt free. That is such a small amount in the scheme of things. Think of it as foreclosure prevention.
Once I am debt free, I can guaranteee I would stimulate the economy by shopping til I drop. I would also be able to increase the amounts I donate to charities. In addition, I would increase my 401k contributions.
All in all I think I am a much better investment than AIG or any of those idiots.
Sincerely,
Julie Benick
Please send the check to my attention at
582 Forest St
St Paul MN 55106
Once I am debt free, I can guaranteee I would stimulate the economy by shopping til I drop. I would also be able to increase the amounts I donate to charities. In addition, I would increase my 401k contributions.
All in all I think I am a much better investment than AIG or any of those idiots.
Sincerely,
Julie Benick
Please send the check to my attention at
582 Forest St
St Paul MN 55106
Monday, September 22, 2008
who will bail me out
excerpt:
The secretary of the Treasury and the chairman of the Federal Reserve have told us that now is not the time to assign blame and that we must concentrate on preserving the bedrock institutions of our economy. But the real bedrock of that economy is the American family, countless thousands now in or facing foreclosure, families falling further behind on credit cards or paying 400 percent interest to payday lenders just to keep groceries on the table. The logic is impeccable: The big need protection, and the small pay for it.
Whether the Federal Reserve and the Treasury acted prudently, time and the American voter will tell.
But there are simple, tangible steps that government can take now.
•Fannie and Freddie should immediately declare a moratorium on home foreclosures for at least 90 days. Now that they own the mortgages, these two institutions can take direct steps to ease the foreclosure crisis.
•Congress should amend the ill-advised bankruptcy statute enacted just a few years ago to permit neutral bankruptcy judges to adjust mortgages, principal and interest to keep people in their homes and to keep payments flowing on mortgages.
•A Financial Product Safety Commission should be empowered to review the disclosures and sales practices on all mortgages, credit cards, payday loans and other consumer lending to knock out tricks and traps that have ensnared millions of citizens, costing them billions of dollars each year.
•A new GI Bill of Rights should offer government loans to anyone who wants to go to college, and students should be allowed to pay four years of loans with four years of public service—military, Peace Corps, Teach for America or other public work.
The Bush administration is intent on rebuilding a financial system that has been devastated by mindless deregulation and unchecked greed. So far, the plan is to increase the costs imposed on the very families that were victims of unconscionable practices that produced this crisis.
American families don't have lobbyists. They don't have television news cameras reporting their every move, or powerful friends to hit the talk-show circuit. Despite these handicaps, it is time for Congress to put its energy into new ideas that will rebuild the economic security of the middle class.
complete article- http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/chi-oped0922familysep22,0,936232.story
Professor Elizabeth Warren is a bankruptcy law specialist at Harvard Law School. She was the adviser to the Bankruptcy Review Commission.
The secretary of the Treasury and the chairman of the Federal Reserve have told us that now is not the time to assign blame and that we must concentrate on preserving the bedrock institutions of our economy. But the real bedrock of that economy is the American family, countless thousands now in or facing foreclosure, families falling further behind on credit cards or paying 400 percent interest to payday lenders just to keep groceries on the table. The logic is impeccable: The big need protection, and the small pay for it.
Whether the Federal Reserve and the Treasury acted prudently, time and the American voter will tell.
But there are simple, tangible steps that government can take now.
•Fannie and Freddie should immediately declare a moratorium on home foreclosures for at least 90 days. Now that they own the mortgages, these two institutions can take direct steps to ease the foreclosure crisis.
•Congress should amend the ill-advised bankruptcy statute enacted just a few years ago to permit neutral bankruptcy judges to adjust mortgages, principal and interest to keep people in their homes and to keep payments flowing on mortgages.
•A Financial Product Safety Commission should be empowered to review the disclosures and sales practices on all mortgages, credit cards, payday loans and other consumer lending to knock out tricks and traps that have ensnared millions of citizens, costing them billions of dollars each year.
•A new GI Bill of Rights should offer government loans to anyone who wants to go to college, and students should be allowed to pay four years of loans with four years of public service—military, Peace Corps, Teach for America or other public work.
The Bush administration is intent on rebuilding a financial system that has been devastated by mindless deregulation and unchecked greed. So far, the plan is to increase the costs imposed on the very families that were victims of unconscionable practices that produced this crisis.
American families don't have lobbyists. They don't have television news cameras reporting their every move, or powerful friends to hit the talk-show circuit. Despite these handicaps, it is time for Congress to put its energy into new ideas that will rebuild the economic security of the middle class.
complete article- http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/chi-oped0922familysep22,0,936232.story
Professor Elizabeth Warren is a bankruptcy law specialist at Harvard Law School. She was the adviser to the Bankruptcy Review Commission.
Thursday, September 18, 2008
I'm a little confused. Let me see if I have this straight.....* If you grow up in Hawaii, raised by your grandparents, you're 'exotic, different.'* Grow up in Alaska eating moose burgers, a quintessential American story.*
If your name is Barack you're a radical, unpatriotic Muslim.* Name your kids Willow, Trig and Track, and you're a maverick.*
Graduate from Harvard law School and be President of the Law Review, and you are unstable.* Attend 5 different small colleges before graduating, you're well grounded.*
If you spend 3 years as a community organizer, create a voter registration drive that registers 150,000 new voters, spend 12 years as a Constitutional Law professor, spend 8 years as a State Senator representing a district with over 750,000 people, become chairman of the state Senate's Health and Human Services committee, spend 4 years in the United States Senate representing a state of 13 million people while sponsoring 131 bills and serving on the Foreign Affairs, Environment and Public Works and Veteran's Affairs committees, you don't have any real leadership experience.*
If your total resume is: local weather girl, 4 years on the city council and 6 years as the mayor of a town with less than 7,000 people, 20 months as the governor of a state with only 650,000 people, then you're qualified to become the country's second highest ranking executive.*
If you have been married to the same woman for 19 years while raising 2 daughters, all within Protestant churches, you're not a real Christian.* If you cheated on your first wife with a rich heiress, and left your disfigured wife and married the heiress the next month, you're a Christian.*
If you teach responsible, age appropriate sex education, including the proper use of birth control, you are eroding the fiber of society.* If , while governor, you staunchly advocate abstinence only, with no other option in sex education in your state's school system while your unwed teen daughter ends up pregnant , you're very responsible.*
If your wife is a Harvard graduate lawyer who gave up a position in a prestigious law firm to work for the betterment of her inner city community, then gave that up to raise a family, your family's values don't represent America's* If your husband is nicknamed 'First Dude', with at least one DUI conviction and no college education, who didn't register to vote until age 25 and once was a member of a group that advocated the secession of Alaska from the USA, your family is extremely admirable.
OK, much clearer now.
If your name is Barack you're a radical, unpatriotic Muslim.* Name your kids Willow, Trig and Track, and you're a maverick.*
Graduate from Harvard law School and be President of the Law Review, and you are unstable.* Attend 5 different small colleges before graduating, you're well grounded.*
If you spend 3 years as a community organizer, create a voter registration drive that registers 150,000 new voters, spend 12 years as a Constitutional Law professor, spend 8 years as a State Senator representing a district with over 750,000 people, become chairman of the state Senate's Health and Human Services committee, spend 4 years in the United States Senate representing a state of 13 million people while sponsoring 131 bills and serving on the Foreign Affairs, Environment and Public Works and Veteran's Affairs committees, you don't have any real leadership experience.*
If your total resume is: local weather girl, 4 years on the city council and 6 years as the mayor of a town with less than 7,000 people, 20 months as the governor of a state with only 650,000 people, then you're qualified to become the country's second highest ranking executive.*
If you have been married to the same woman for 19 years while raising 2 daughters, all within Protestant churches, you're not a real Christian.* If you cheated on your first wife with a rich heiress, and left your disfigured wife and married the heiress the next month, you're a Christian.*
If you teach responsible, age appropriate sex education, including the proper use of birth control, you are eroding the fiber of society.* If , while governor, you staunchly advocate abstinence only, with no other option in sex education in your state's school system while your unwed teen daughter ends up pregnant , you're very responsible.*
If your wife is a Harvard graduate lawyer who gave up a position in a prestigious law firm to work for the betterment of her inner city community, then gave that up to raise a family, your family's values don't represent America's* If your husband is nicknamed 'First Dude', with at least one DUI conviction and no college education, who didn't register to vote until age 25 and once was a member of a group that advocated the secession of Alaska from the USA, your family is extremely admirable.
OK, much clearer now.
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
Monday, September 15, 2008
cool tshirt slogan
saw the following on a guy at the Ren Fest and LOVED IT
Jesus was a Community Organizer
Pontius Pilate was a Governor
Jesus was a Community Organizer
Pontius Pilate was a Governor
Ren fest
Weather was crappy but we had fun anyway. I got a cool henna on my hand. Zach,Sam,Nikki and Joey met us out there so we hung with them for a couple of hours. Don and I were in costume. I bought some cool dragonfly yard art and Don got a statue of Joan of Arc - kneeling in prayer.
Zach bought the tix for Don and I, as an anniversary gift - and he got them at a discount through Nikki.
Zach bought the tix for Don and I, as an anniversary gift - and he got them at a discount through Nikki.
Monday, September 8, 2008
camping
The 19th Annual Womens camping weekend took place the 5th through 7th. We had lots of fun in spite of a chilly Fri and short bursts of rain on Sat. Between all that we did have some nice fall weather. Sitting around the campfire with your girls and some beers is SO MUCH FUN! Nice to connect and chat with no hubbies, kids or curfews.
attendees - me, lulu, nadine, helen, donna, roz, wendy
no jr bi's this weekend
next year is our 20th and lots of great ideas are swirling around for a special trip. But we may just end up back at Louies. He gave lulu a shirt with the campgroudn logo and he wrote on it with marker - Little Louies Girls Camping Group - or something to that effect. It was so cute - he is about 70 or so. Collinwood Campground in Cokato MN - nice place.
I did not take pix but will get some to post later
Next Sat is ren fest - weekend of 27th is Nami walk and Kyles wedding.
attendees - me, lulu, nadine, helen, donna, roz, wendy
no jr bi's this weekend
next year is our 20th and lots of great ideas are swirling around for a special trip. But we may just end up back at Louies. He gave lulu a shirt with the campgroudn logo and he wrote on it with marker - Little Louies Girls Camping Group - or something to that effect. It was so cute - he is about 70 or so. Collinwood Campground in Cokato MN - nice place.
I did not take pix but will get some to post later
Next Sat is ren fest - weekend of 27th is Nami walk and Kyles wedding.
Thursday, September 4, 2008
new favorite quote
The Bush-Cheney administration has been a train wreck, and McCain-Palin are shouting, "All Aboard"
Killa from Wasilla
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/politics/sns-ap-cvn-palin-environment,0,6369060.story
Her philosophy from our perspective is cut, kill, dig and drill," said John Toppenberg, director of the Alaska Wildlife Alliance, maintaining she is "in the Stone Age of wildlife management and is very opposed to utilizing accepted science."
Her philosophy from our perspective is cut, kill, dig and drill," said John Toppenberg, director of the Alaska Wildlife Alliance, maintaining she is "in the Stone Age of wildlife management and is very opposed to utilizing accepted science."
brain
Heidi was talking about politics and brains. Here are some links - not the original we read but info nonetheless.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1196554/posts
http://www.findcounseling.com/help/news/2007/09/republican_vs_democrat_a_matter_of_brain_chemistry.html
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1196554/posts
http://www.findcounseling.com/help/news/2007/09/republican_vs_democrat_a_matter_of_brain_chemistry.html
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