hey everyone...I'm a bit pissed off and I'm not sure how many of you are as well. first off, sorry Lindsey, but I really wanted to get this out there and I really tried waiting for you to post it first. I'm kinda surprised that no one else posted about it.
My honest feelings about the Palin pick: McCain is trying a little too desperately to get the Hillary Clinton supporters. Now from my first blog, you all know that I'm a hardcore Hillary supporter...but i'm NOT gonna jump ship just because of a woman!!!! Does McCain really think that women are so stupid that we vote for gender and not for issues???? I'm sure some women did in this election, but i seriously don't think that all women did that-I think that MOST women voted for issues. Please read this article and post comments.
In the words of Hillary: If you voted for Hillary for the issues, there should be no problem whatsoever in supporting Obama.
What McCain did is a total and complete insult to women everywhere! He picked an inexperience woman to be his #2????? that makes no sense to me! Should something happen to McCain, Palin will be horrible, not only for this country but also for women!!!
btw, same sex marriages are constitutionally banned in Alaska (done before her time, but she also never tried to reverse that). I wonder what equal rights their admin will bring to this country!
-Aruna (Runie)
btw, thanks for the article Pam:)
Sunday, August 31, 2008
Friday, August 29, 2008
Young Democrats Acceptance Speech Watch Party funny moments
ok so Pam, Rowell, Lindsey and I along with some other friends went down to New Brunswick to check out the acceptance speech of Barack Obama with the NJ Young Democrats. It was a fun night talking to other Democrats who are enthused about this election and hopeful for a new direction-one we haven't seen in this country (domestically at least if nothing more). Comments on his speech:
1. I'm still waiting to hear exactly what the change will actually be, because like Rowell stated (at the diner afterwards) the politicians are all pretty Right of center when it comes to foreign policy-I totally agree.
2. I think Obama spoke incredibly well and really enthused the crowd.
3. He attacked McCain but did it in a very subtle way most times (even in direct attacks). His sarcasm had me laughing a lot...and I agreed with some of the stuff he spoke about when using sarcasm!
NOW for the really funny stuff. We met some really cool people while we were down there. So we decided to go to a Diner after the watch party. Pam, Katerina, and Sham ditched out-Pam had to get to work in the morning and Sham came after a long's day at work. (not sure about Katerina but she was driving so...). Anyways, Ronen, Rowell, Lindsey and me along with a new friend-Emily decided to hit the diner. Rowell and Ronen go to get their cars....Ronen comes back while Rowell is calling to tell us he can't find his car. So we jump into Ronen's car and drives Rowell to his (well, to the corner since it was a 1-way and a no left turn...) since I still remembered where he parked. We got his GPS and searched for diners. Rowell decided to jump in Ronen's car while Emily is following behind. We make the first right turn (following the GPS) when Rowell figured out he left his car running. Ronen stops the car and Rowell runs back to his car-the diner is close by so Rowell plans on meeting us at the diner-he'll walk over. So we made the next right turn-again following the GPS. Then at the next corner we make another Right turn. Now the street we're approaching is a 1-way and we must turn. So the GPS instructs to make the right. (If you've noticed we made a complete circle) So I think it was Lindsey that asked, "Did we just make a circle?" so I'm looking at the landmarks and I'm said, "yea." The diner was on the corner right behind us the entire time! so this leaves us with 2 incredibly funny stories: 1. Rowell left his car running, parked on the street of New Brunswick while getting into another car.
2. Rowell's GPS sucks! All it had to say was "Park your car and walk, it's right behind you!!!!"
End story, Ronen went back home without the diner trip and the 3 of us returned to the Kean area and hit Tropicana. I ordered way too much food which was honestly rediculous but I was really hungry. Unfortunately, the food i ordered was greecy and that didn't work too well with me....
3rd funny story, we get back to Kean for Lindsey to get her car and Rowell continued to drop me home. Lindsey calls right as soon as I get out of the car to ask me the best question ever: "Are there still people at the toll booths on the parkway at this time?" (this is about 2AM....but DUH!!!
the night was hilarious-this is the Kean Democrats people!!!! We're fun loving goofballs!!!!! so if you're interested in seeing how stupid we can be at times (we still know how to get down to business when that time comes!!!! don't get me wrong), please check us out on Tuesdays at 3:30!!!! We enjoy laughing at ourselves!!!!
-Runie
1. I'm still waiting to hear exactly what the change will actually be, because like Rowell stated (at the diner afterwards) the politicians are all pretty Right of center when it comes to foreign policy-I totally agree.
2. I think Obama spoke incredibly well and really enthused the crowd.
3. He attacked McCain but did it in a very subtle way most times (even in direct attacks). His sarcasm had me laughing a lot...and I agreed with some of the stuff he spoke about when using sarcasm!
NOW for the really funny stuff. We met some really cool people while we were down there. So we decided to go to a Diner after the watch party. Pam, Katerina, and Sham ditched out-Pam had to get to work in the morning and Sham came after a long's day at work. (not sure about Katerina but she was driving so...). Anyways, Ronen, Rowell, Lindsey and me along with a new friend-Emily decided to hit the diner. Rowell and Ronen go to get their cars....Ronen comes back while Rowell is calling to tell us he can't find his car. So we jump into Ronen's car and drives Rowell to his (well, to the corner since it was a 1-way and a no left turn...) since I still remembered where he parked. We got his GPS and searched for diners. Rowell decided to jump in Ronen's car while Emily is following behind. We make the first right turn (following the GPS) when Rowell figured out he left his car running. Ronen stops the car and Rowell runs back to his car-the diner is close by so Rowell plans on meeting us at the diner-he'll walk over. So we made the next right turn-again following the GPS. Then at the next corner we make another Right turn. Now the street we're approaching is a 1-way and we must turn. So the GPS instructs to make the right. (If you've noticed we made a complete circle) So I think it was Lindsey that asked, "Did we just make a circle?" so I'm looking at the landmarks and I'm said, "yea." The diner was on the corner right behind us the entire time! so this leaves us with 2 incredibly funny stories: 1. Rowell left his car running, parked on the street of New Brunswick while getting into another car.
2. Rowell's GPS sucks! All it had to say was "Park your car and walk, it's right behind you!!!!"
End story, Ronen went back home without the diner trip and the 3 of us returned to the Kean area and hit Tropicana. I ordered way too much food which was honestly rediculous but I was really hungry. Unfortunately, the food i ordered was greecy and that didn't work too well with me....
3rd funny story, we get back to Kean for Lindsey to get her car and Rowell continued to drop me home. Lindsey calls right as soon as I get out of the car to ask me the best question ever: "Are there still people at the toll booths on the parkway at this time?" (this is about 2AM....but DUH!!!
the night was hilarious-this is the Kean Democrats people!!!! We're fun loving goofballs!!!!! so if you're interested in seeing how stupid we can be at times (we still know how to get down to business when that time comes!!!! don't get me wrong), please check us out on Tuesdays at 3:30!!!! We enjoy laughing at ourselves!!!!
-Runie
Thursday, August 28, 2008
An Alliance of A Lot of Folks: What's the Deal?
I was watching this . . . "an alliance of a lot of folks" (Griff Jenkins - rookie Fox News journalist)
"What’s the political calculation that speaks to them of the wisdom of civil disobedience — which means a massive media spectacle — on the brink of a Democratic campaign that could plausibly put a Democrat in the White House who’s committed to withdrawal from Iraq?", Todd Gitlin roughly posed, an anti-Vietnam war protestor who attend the 1968 DNC.
He touched the gist of what I'm thinking; "what's the deal man?" Barack Obama is officially the Democratic 2008 Presidential Candidate by acclamation, due to Hillary's motion at the DNC yesterday. The first major black candidate in U.S. history to lead in the current polls (though barely)--a liberal compared to the likes of JFK, who is adept at enlivening the political landscape and getting out the issues (both with celebrity and politicking)--issues long circumnavigated by the Bush II administration, who is in my opinion likely to be elected come November 4th, thus shoring up the U.S.'s image in the world and domestic sphere and who helped galvanize historic high voter turnouts in the primaries . . . so what's the deal? Why the angst? What is Recreate 68 trying to get across besides their radicalism and effrontery? 135 of them were arrested yesterday, far away from the Pepsi Center and more are believed to show up in today. The weird part is their bone to pick is primarily with the Democrats. The GOP Convention at St. Paul is not going to attract the flocks one would expect from them.
So, on their website, Recreate 68' says they are "committed to resisting and overturning the system of violence inflicted daily on the people of this country and the world, and against the natural environment, by political and corporate power in the pursuit of profit." Fair enough. Mostly the same stuff Obama highlights on the pulpit. What's the difference? Maybe the former includes Obama in the "political and corporate power" and therefore invalidates his candidness or maybe the latter is just a candid politician who tries his best within the Washington Machine.
Either way, this post is specifically intended for feedback, comments. The questions are not rhetorical and are addressed to you. The protestors are compromised of environmenatlists, feminists, socialists, animal rights activits and consumer advocates--an alliance of a lot of folks whose respective causes are what gave branch and root to the 1960's movements. It's 2008, a black popular candidate is on the horizon, so what's the deal?
P.S.
ABC Reporter Arrested in Denver Taking Pictures of Senators, Big Donors
..."political and corporate power in the pursuit of profit?"
"What’s the political calculation that speaks to them of the wisdom of civil disobedience — which means a massive media spectacle — on the brink of a Democratic campaign that could plausibly put a Democrat in the White House who’s committed to withdrawal from Iraq?", Todd Gitlin roughly posed, an anti-Vietnam war protestor who attend the 1968 DNC.
He touched the gist of what I'm thinking; "what's the deal man?" Barack Obama is officially the Democratic 2008 Presidential Candidate by acclamation, due to Hillary's motion at the DNC yesterday. The first major black candidate in U.S. history to lead in the current polls (though barely)--a liberal compared to the likes of JFK, who is adept at enlivening the political landscape and getting out the issues (both with celebrity and politicking)--issues long circumnavigated by the Bush II administration, who is in my opinion likely to be elected come November 4th, thus shoring up the U.S.'s image in the world and domestic sphere and who helped galvanize historic high voter turnouts in the primaries . . . so what's the deal? Why the angst? What is Recreate 68 trying to get across besides their radicalism and effrontery? 135 of them were arrested yesterday, far away from the Pepsi Center and more are believed to show up in today. The weird part is their bone to pick is primarily with the Democrats. The GOP Convention at St. Paul is not going to attract the flocks one would expect from them.
So, on their website, Recreate 68' says they are "committed to resisting and overturning the system of violence inflicted daily on the people of this country and the world, and against the natural environment, by political and corporate power in the pursuit of profit." Fair enough. Mostly the same stuff Obama highlights on the pulpit. What's the difference? Maybe the former includes Obama in the "political and corporate power" and therefore invalidates his candidness or maybe the latter is just a candid politician who tries his best within the Washington Machine.
Either way, this post is specifically intended for feedback, comments. The questions are not rhetorical and are addressed to you. The protestors are compromised of environmenatlists, feminists, socialists, animal rights activits and consumer advocates--an alliance of a lot of folks whose respective causes are what gave branch and root to the 1960's movements. It's 2008, a black popular candidate is on the horizon, so what's the deal?
P.S.
ABC Reporter Arrested in Denver Taking Pictures of Senators, Big Donors
..."political and corporate power in the pursuit of profit?"
THE DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION 08
I have been a huge supporter of Hillary Clinton since I was 14. I have nothing but respect for this amazing American leader. She is a champion for children, for the middle class, for the uninsured. Hillary Clinton has consistently done what was right for America. So, when her name went into the running to become the presidential nominee of the Democratic party, there was no doubt that I would support her. Super Tuesday came about and my car became a "Honk for Hillary" car. I wish I could have done much more for her campaign but unfortunatly senior year of college along with working in a school district left me little to no time to campaign. Towards the end of the primary process I chose to volunteer at a phone bank although all hope for her success was already lost.
After her defeat in the primaries, I knew I could not support John McCain to lead our country back to glory; however, I also did not support Barack Obama completely either. This left me in a very odd position as I would be one of the members of the e-board of the Hamor's Head Club for Democrats. I had to attend events and host events for a person I didn't feel totally comfortable with. I watched every bit of the Convention up until today (Wednesday night). I watched Hillary's speech last night and OH MY GOD!!!!!! Hillary is such an inspiration! I continued to watch with Bill's speech today, followed by Joe Biden accepting his Vice Presidential Nomination. After the first 2-Hillary and Bill, I now feel totally comfortable with campaigning for Barack Obama (although i am still looking forward to what he has to say tomorrow!)
It is time to restore America to her former glory!
It is time to restore a growing middle class!
It is time to restore the American dream to the American people! For the past 8 years, the American Dream was just a dream fading in the distance. With a Democrat back in office, that dream can once again become a reality...and not just a reality for the few, but finally for the many!
It is time to restore foreign faith in America-trust in America to be responsible with the use of force as a LAST RESORT ONLY!!
It is time to restore fiscal responsiblity.
Finally, it is time to bring the donkeys back to the White House with Obama!
I am inspired once again and I cannot wait to hear Obama's speech tomorrow night!
My final year as an undergrad at Kean starts next week and what a year it will be! I have so many ideas for Hamor's Head Club for Democrats and I hope you will join me and my fellow members of Hamor's Head in campaigning around the Kean community to bring the above back. It's time we take back America!
-Aruna (Runie)
After her defeat in the primaries, I knew I could not support John McCain to lead our country back to glory; however, I also did not support Barack Obama completely either. This left me in a very odd position as I would be one of the members of the e-board of the Hamor's Head Club for Democrats. I had to attend events and host events for a person I didn't feel totally comfortable with. I watched every bit of the Convention up until today (Wednesday night). I watched Hillary's speech last night and OH MY GOD!!!!!! Hillary is such an inspiration! I continued to watch with Bill's speech today, followed by Joe Biden accepting his Vice Presidential Nomination. After the first 2-Hillary and Bill, I now feel totally comfortable with campaigning for Barack Obama (although i am still looking forward to what he has to say tomorrow!)
It is time to restore America to her former glory!
It is time to restore a growing middle class!
It is time to restore the American dream to the American people! For the past 8 years, the American Dream was just a dream fading in the distance. With a Democrat back in office, that dream can once again become a reality...and not just a reality for the few, but finally for the many!
It is time to restore foreign faith in America-trust in America to be responsible with the use of force as a LAST RESORT ONLY!!
It is time to restore fiscal responsiblity.
Finally, it is time to bring the donkeys back to the White House with Obama!
I am inspired once again and I cannot wait to hear Obama's speech tomorrow night!
My final year as an undergrad at Kean starts next week and what a year it will be! I have so many ideas for Hamor's Head Club for Democrats and I hope you will join me and my fellow members of Hamor's Head in campaigning around the Kean community to bring the above back. It's time we take back America!
-Aruna (Runie)
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