tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-89354275814674858992024-03-05T02:27:55.149-05:00The Saddest QuoRuminations of the political variety. That's right, Capitol Hill is the new 'The Hills'.Bethanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02586677795327910985noreply@blogger.comBlogger177125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8935427581467485899.post-55921655566615262922008-12-04T13:46:00.001-05:002008-12-04T13:47:32.721-05:00Prop 8 - The MusicalStarring Jack Black, John C. Reilly, Maya Rudolph, Neil Patrick Harris and many more.<div><br /></div><div>Enjoy!</div><div><br /></div><div><object width="464" height="388" classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000"><param name="movie" value="http://player.ordienetworks.com/flash/fodplayer.swf"><param name="flashvars" value="key=c0cf508ff8"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"><embed width="464" height="388" flashvars="key=c0cf508ff8" allowfullscreen="true" quality="high" src="http://player.ordienetworks.com/flash/fodplayer.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"></embed></object><div style="text-align:center;width: 464px;">See more <a href="http://www.funnyordie.com/jackblack">Jack Black</a> videos at Funny or Die</div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">[Source: funnyordie.com]</span></div>Bethanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02586677795327910985noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8935427581467485899.post-40357522924876700782008-11-20T19:51:00.002-05:002008-11-20T19:53:16.654-05:00MiscellaneousDue to the dwindling number of posts recently and an uptick in my work at the school paper as well as the end of the semester, I won't be posting anymore until early December when the semester is over. This should be around December 8. See you then!Bethanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02586677795327910985noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8935427581467485899.post-26376899470145065692008-11-16T18:02:00.002-05:002008-11-16T18:05:14.909-05:00Your Weekly AddressPresident-elect Barack Obama has posted his first Weekly Address that he plans on delivering from here on out. This is a far cry from the days of people being removed from their governments. I predict great changes to come in the months and years ahead. It really is a new generation we're living in.<div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: 10px; white-space: pre; "><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Zd8f9Zqap6U&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Zd8f9Zqap6U&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></span><br /></div>Bethanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02586677795327910985noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8935427581467485899.post-2612344004389408492008-11-10T21:46:00.007-05:002008-11-10T22:31:04.632-05:00A right is a rightI have felt this post coming on for a while now, but this past week it became clear that it really needed to be said. With the passage of Proposition 8 in California last Tuesday, this country took two steps back. <div><br /></div><div>The campaign to oppose Proposition 8, which sought to amend the California constitution to specifically deny same-sex couples the right to marry sadly came to an end. The proposition passed and now many same-sex couples are being denied their right to marry. Those who valiantly fought the Prop 8 legislation are still fighting hard for their voices to be heard. Many rallies and protests have been held since November 4 to fight this legislation and they will continue, I hope, until this decision is reversed. </div><div><br /></div><div>LGBT citizens of this country deserve to be treated like everyone else. The legalization of discrimination is a sad, sad thing to witness in our country that has prided itself on its fairness and equality for all. Just like the days when that fairness and equality was only granted to white males, minorities of our country are being DENIED a basic civil liberty. People can run to their bibles or dictionaries to justify their "Yes" vote on Prop 8, but in the end they have chosen to LEGISLATE discrimination. It's a gloomy day in this country when an amendment is tacked onto a constitution to deny a group of people rights. Last time I checked, we are in the USA and I am not feeling very American right now.<div><br /></div><div>Let's not even begin with the people who object same-sex couples marrying out of their own revulsion for them, but let's begin with those who tack on a smile to hide their hate-filled hearts as they smarmily inform us that the definition of marriage is between a man and a woman. Even if this were true, the concept of marriage was once considered to be only between same-race couples. In this country, a black person could not marry a white person. In this country, blacks were told "Heyyy, that water fountain over there is just fine for you, 'separate but equal' remember!?" In this country, women were denied a right to vote, effectively denying their citizenship. Effectively denying their HUMANITY.</div><div><br /></div><div>So, while you cling to your dictionary and religious beliefs, did you ever think that 1) your religion should not prohibit someone else's basic rights 2) separation of church and state, hello? and 3) if changing the definition of marriage is what it took for interracial couples to be allowed their rights, then don't you think it's time for the definition of marriage to allow for the inclusion of everyone? Stop clinging so dearly to your semantics, people.</div><div><br /></div><div>It is absolutely wrong to legislate discrimination in this country. We have learned that legislating unequal treatment is wrong. Even if you don't believe in same-sex marriage, no matter who you are and for whatever reason, you have to agree that discrimination is wrong... it is un-American and it opposes everything that our country stands for. We live in a nation where we promise liberty and justice for all. Does it sound right that some citizens should not be allowed to marry just because other citizens think they should not be allowed to? It is the duty of our country to defend the rights of the minority in order to achieve equality for all. Allowing same-sex marriage rights WILL NOT AFFECT the marriage rights of anyone else... and for that reason alone it seems foolish to try and deny those rights to anyone. This would be the first time a Constitution would be amended to <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">take away rights from a group of people</span>. It's just wrong.</div><div><br /></div><div>Please just stop and take the time to think how you would feel if someone tried to deny you YOUR rights. I feel like I've been saying this over and over in recent days, but I really, REALLY want to know.</div><div><br /></div><div>Why is it that people make so much room for hate in their hearts, when there is so much potential for love?</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>These are my thoughts on the issue, if you had the patience to read through all that, I hope you realize that this is coming from a good place. I only want to see people treated .... like people. I want to see the good in people, not the bad. I want to continue to be proud of my country. I don't want to offend anyone affiliated with any particular religion. That is what confounds me sometimes. Religion has engendered so much love among people, yet we have also allowed it to perpetuate hate. Please, stop hate.</div><div><br /></div><div>I will leave you with this special comment from Keith Olbermann. He has a better way with words than me, I'm sure. Or perhaps he really grates you. Either way, he's got some great things to say.</div><div><br /></div><div><iframe height="339" width="425" src="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22425001/vp/27652443#27652443" frameborder="0" scrolling="no"></iframe><br /></div></div>Bethanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02586677795327910985noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8935427581467485899.post-25273818056382317282008-11-09T18:52:00.018-05:002008-11-09T19:37:28.781-05:00Election Night with the Obamas<div><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">The First Family-elect decided to share a few intimate, behind-the-scenes photos of their family waiting for the election results on Election Night. President-elect Obama had a bunch of private photos posted to his official Flickr photo album to share his family's Election Night activities with the world.</span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia; min-height: 19.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">I've got a bevy of photos comin' atcha, but they were too hard to choose between, so I decided to post most all of them.</span></p></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP3B7BWknE3D0CThdu5vLYr0RnOnRvz11YqStP4n65cfuxy-ddu9X3ZHda23RBMl-r1JsB8Ube_f77unHjaPn56h1vEOzahNoq2lsIrQy310wpDWRnd_WNyswD4Qb6tS8OqvUNEsUgeGw/s1600-h/3009095726_5cda003b8b.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 344px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1ORKMww8WIh68xwntLLnis7KD6dpEy2XGqfCGQ_WJ4dRenfWFORJg1pOzZUOioUX2f3LexC5Kngibxx1kJ5UMwrft4_sSo3jZfCjeeK1UWJHOWkecWneaYUuzWyKLOzXVO9XAwFSf4-A/s400/3008253119_862ed9aa62.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266814434161343122" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3JkbXYRKoZurl19fN7zY85n9UIrQBRbMqVkJS98DVuhtfBqB8jmJN_321cSGZ6D-znSw8OX-6BKLx77GgsQq4FNPPA1exNRjteGfkwDII67qpzVmpfXCgL4BqdL3944vLbxo5ivTt9SY/s1600-h/3009089464_4372abee82.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 245px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3JkbXYRKoZurl19fN7zY85n9UIrQBRbMqVkJS98DVuhtfBqB8jmJN_321cSGZ6D-znSw8OX-6BKLx77GgsQq4FNPPA1exNRjteGfkwDII67qpzVmpfXCgL4BqdL3944vLbxo5ivTt9SY/s400/3009089464_4372abee82.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266814131632527986" /></a><br />They are really a beautiful family. It's very endearing to see these photos of President-elect Obama with his beautiful daughters and wife. It's amazing that after so many years, we get to see a black family in the White House. I am proud to be an American, how 'bout you?Bethanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02586677795327910985noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8935427581467485899.post-14255629126537982152008-11-09T09:12:00.003-05:002008-11-09T09:24:40.553-05:00will.i.am "It's A New Day"Black Eyed Peas frontman will.I.am. debuted his new Obama Victory Song music video "It's A New Day" on <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Oprah</span> Friday. Here it is for your viewing pleasure or disdain:<div><br /></div><div><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/RHWByjoQrR8&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/RHWByjoQrR8&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>will.I.am. really has been behind Obama now for a very long time. He's worked to further his campaign and really secure his victory and I have to say this might be one of the most genuine celebrity "endorsements" (for lack of a better word) of sorts I've seen so far. The election may be over, but we have seen <a href="http://saddest-quo.blogspot.com/2008/10/vote.html">hordes of celeb PSAs</a> that came off <a href="http://saddest-quo.blogspot.com/2008/10/important.html">condescending and just plain annoying</a>. I mean when you have people who are rich from looking pretty on screen undermining your intelligence with reverse psychology PSAs and talking to you like you're a child who can't choose between the red popsicle or the blue popsicle, it gets a little annoying. Or maybe that's just me. All in all though, I really can't hate on them, they are doing what they can to get the message out there that we need to exercise our civic duty and I suppose they deserve props for that.</div><div><br /></div><div>Anyways, now that I'm done with my tangent, I have to say that will.I.am's video really touched me and it really does feel like a "new day" here in America.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">[Source: pinkisthenewblog.com]</span></div>Bethanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02586677795327910985noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8935427581467485899.post-42072774470451161402008-11-08T20:42:00.005-05:002008-11-08T20:51:31.117-05:00Obama speaks to Russian Prez<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-uQ4SFUc6YsyLod9BQ8zGC0oadabROIRsP0zBKbX1D1jP_F-RLG9ouz2AD7EiJV82ZEMBOIp50Uc3vqS0LDUP8lwMQqVjKwf90ldDHjyJ2-UAxfRHGOCYUBmqbRt1TcfyKYSSswSgbJA/s1600-h/obamaphone.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 131px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-uQ4SFUc6YsyLod9BQ8zGC0oadabROIRsP0zBKbX1D1jP_F-RLG9ouz2AD7EiJV82ZEMBOIp50Uc3vqS0LDUP8lwMQqVjKwf90ldDHjyJ2-UAxfRHGOCYUBmqbRt1TcfyKYSSswSgbJA/s200/obamaphone.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266469499682032386" /></a>The president-elect spoke to Russian President Dmitry Medvedev today on a round of phone calls with leaders of other nations.<div><br /></div><div>A statement released by the Kremlin says the two "expressed the determination to create constructive and positive interaction for the good of global stability and development" and agreed that their countries had a common responsibility to address "serious problems of a global nature."</div><div><br /></div><div>Medvedev and Obama also believe an "early bilateral meeting" should be arranged.</div><div><br /></div><div>Obama's office did not issue a statement describing the call, so this is the most we will know of the phone call as of today.</div><div><br /></div><div>Look at him... already hard at work after all that crucial decision-making regarding the next first dog for his daughters Sasha and Malia.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">[Source: ap.org]</span></div>Bethanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02586677795327910985noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8935427581467485899.post-72921134241811111912008-11-08T20:26:00.004-05:002008-11-08T20:34:58.947-05:00I spoke too soonDisregarding my <a href="http://saddest-quo.blogspot.com/2008/11/last-time-i-hope-to-ever-devote-post-to.html">last post</a>, I feel it incumbent to share this video of Alaskan Governor Sarah Palin on CNN calling those mean ol' McCain aides "jerks." As I'm sure y'all recall, in the final days of the presidential campaign there was a lot of name calling going on. McCain aides called our dear Miss Palin a "diva," said she was difficult to brief for her debates and interviews and revealed that she really is <span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: line-through;">as </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: line-through;">dumb</span> less intelligent than we all thought she was <a href="http://saddest-quo.blogspot.com/2008/11/last-time-i-hope-to-ever-devote-post-to.html">when it comes to geography</a> and ya know, basic knowledge.<div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-weight: bold; white-space: pre; font-family:'Lucida Grande';font-size:11px;"><script src="http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/js/2.0/video/evp/module.js?loc=dom&vid=/video/politics/2008/11/07/intv.tuchman.palin.cnn" type="text/javascript"></script><noscript>Embedded video from <a href="http://www.cnn.com/video">CNN Video</a></noscript></span><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>God bless her.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">[Source: cnn.com]</span></div>Bethanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02586677795327910985noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8935427581467485899.post-66885230219586600992008-11-06T18:51:00.005-05:002008-11-06T19:00:11.748-05:00The last time I hope to ever devote a post to this woman<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvQ6LUTBRtGKF8pj4GY1sN4H3XNlVZUfVcpr8hTGcPZ_qBw912DLwUeZ8OLlf77duqhPUAj0RrTI2cbnGBoThAGYBuuRmORhY6T9iT8s-P6H9rMWDLL11lv_h49oPNjLd9YwQQ5Q7SZrM/s1600-h/amd_palin-wink.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 369px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvQ6LUTBRtGKF8pj4GY1sN4H3XNlVZUfVcpr8hTGcPZ_qBw912DLwUeZ8OLlf77duqhPUAj0RrTI2cbnGBoThAGYBuuRmORhY6T9iT8s-P6H9rMWDLL11lv_h49oPNjLd9YwQQ5Q7SZrM/s400/amd_palin-wink.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5265698648645189154" /></a><br />Ohhh, Sarah Palin. How I will <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">not</span> miss you. If you deign to show your face again in 2012, I may just have to resign my career in journalism. I do not want to write about this hockey mom, ever, EVER again.<div><br /></div><div>So, as my last (let's hope) and final post on America's most famous lipstick-wearing, hockey mom, Alaskan beauty queen pitbull of a joke, I present this video for your enjoyment as we all bid adieu to Governor Sarah Palin:</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre; font-family:'Lucida Grande';font-size:10px;"><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/MWZHTJsR4Bc&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/MWZHTJsR4Bc&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></span><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">[Source: jossip.com]</span></div>Bethanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02586677795327910985noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8935427581467485899.post-75103288709170712042008-11-06T12:27:00.023-05:002008-11-06T12:38:55.195-05:00November 5th Headlines<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge1JNK2KjNHdFDMzuFg_KcwthB7_1HL3ec89gN7v1QVhSZ7lJKyeG2nAzfi5f8SESzQeluAXnsO5P9tFm_lOLHECT3VD7ptf6_bhmMrtP3bXHnFrZin9YXqkH89wKDDf5aMLTdBHu63HM/s1600-h/scan.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD_XjNga1IuXUjiSDT4wL4YKbBs1uUKG7M2M6OLr4HrxooGDluAaNddPbTPBU3nSvRoxkF02GJKL9bLLhjqCOQEnkPb-ST8CnQZoNj6BGfiwG3jgAp8Fcg5kMVvJTUqY_29L5Ph7ou4Wk/s400/11-5-08-TX_DMN-2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5265597878756889538" /></a>Bethanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02586677795327910985noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8935427581467485899.post-84055511429907544462008-11-05T09:34:00.016-05:002008-11-05T10:09:06.575-05:00Election Night at Syracuse University<div style="text-align: left;">Hey all, I wanted to share some of the jubilance I witnessed on campus last night. I will share the following photos <span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: line-through;">and videos</span>, most of them courtesy of our student-run campus paper, <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; ">The Daily Orange</span>, which I write for. Check 'em out. This campus was raging last night!<br /></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrErUkb0uWoE4Q9TfAMlO6oEwBIZSDUFUC4ikODG3GdxrWgXaA4hgiwOpRkOl6NpeHTOLgWFBzm1ox84uxNdFRCZZ8B1fY-ZoxXO04_zWiIxQd3cEzAk5VndIbkXtkqxjLtt9QWrB27uw/s1600-h/54bc64n1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrErUkb0uWoE4Q9TfAMlO6oEwBIZSDUFUC4ikODG3GdxrWgXaA4hgiwOpRkOl6NpeHTOLgWFBzm1ox84uxNdFRCZZ8B1fY-ZoxXO04_zWiIxQd3cEzAk5VndIbkXtkqxjLtt9QWrB27uw/s400/54bc64n1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5265185702500359810" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">The Quad at midnight</span></span></span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;font-size:13px;"><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNlKoIztSVUoPM1s5WI12tyvzVK3afxEJFmcj-G8_FM9Stw7jJ1Vm3lNcxHSHe7vtkQnDwSygketVInP8cx9fjetlocQFSash968AuXzDegDcU2Kl9D5ilRO_1E9DY4fkv-ogLL877jTM/s1600-h/9c7zylj4.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYGVDNo1CI3kd6z7NGlitnoLWxhA90xCGqanMKapK86itn6irwVTlEMs8t4zqe9MoXS7BZ3F8oPa-c6NNMojPRrUcbYHTqEs-3viy4T489Ad4N9pbtN649TO_hRt1kLEV8Vw_8BkFubVs/s400/n1377540118_86866_233.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5265185338204339138" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">The Quad</span></span></span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;font-size:13px;"><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUFFPaJyiw_9575tN9wPQvVx0zr3RTHIUoaqjDt5HcYTnr2ZBkD1qqbdjndoQPAQxGm2tibhs4wjjGyUlFhO-KXLh8vkh4u0_rDMIFsEmoffENcf0VdDiyDlU2VoVayNjaXectToQ-my8/s1600-h/pklw403q.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: pre; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Bird Library</span></span></span></span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; white-space: pre;font-family:arial;font-size:13px;"><br /></span></div></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXGQUdYK7-ppmC-GUpnNSZSrFYAtJYub57gpthh446-SuSor7QK6WMyz5U2rUKEIiABIMV-m-9ciOxL7ujR86uQXxa6gB3V7s-92EaDogT9cXVQorxqMQpOGyRrl7bbKA9CPjtwkCnyFw/s1600-h/n1377540118_86865_20.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXGQUdYK7-ppmC-GUpnNSZSrFYAtJYub57gpthh446-SuSor7QK6WMyz5U2rUKEIiABIMV-m-9ciOxL7ujR86uQXxa6gB3V7s-92EaDogT9cXVQorxqMQpOGyRrl7bbKA9CPjtwkCnyFw/s400/n1377540118_86865_20.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5265184824958712706" /></a></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">The Quad</span></span></span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVIIDU1I7rSdLBoqmVZuKclCmdnYo9Qd6tlManUTK_uQP7Un0-PexbdF9hQ4qJoPsnFjOydOJj3EQub-sdOFMEEs0gLznOaMzFs2HGIrnnqdu7WsooFzeo3k8gpd_x8MWQA3ptKPOI8ek/s1600-h/4n1584l9.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">My door =)</span></span></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Okay, so the video I wanted to post won't exactly format correctly. But, as you can see from the photos, it was a spectacular fete last night.</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;font-size:13px;"><br /></span></div></div></div>Bethanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02586677795327910985noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8935427581467485899.post-19924293611819979472008-11-04T23:35:00.005-05:002008-11-05T00:42:27.794-05:00A momentous night and my remarkable feelingsI wanted to share with you all my thoughts on this historic night. It has been no secret that I have supported Barack Obama in this contentious election season. But I still hoped to maintain a sense of accurate and fair coverage for both of the presidential nominees. Seeking a career in journalism, I don't often have an outlet to provide my actual opinion rather than other people's, so, I'd like to write up a quick post on just how I am feeling tonight.<div><br /></div><div>Incredibly proud is the first thing that comes to mind. Our country has just elected the first black president in our history. It has been a tumultuous, frenetic and LONG ride. But the moment is here. We have dealt with eight years of failed policies. We have witnessed a fumbling, idiotic fool run our country, with good intentions or not, for the past eight years. We have seen our country's pride diminish, our international image marred and our fellow citizens burdened in hopeless despair. We have stood by while we wage war in a country we don't belong in. We have been manipulated, scared and confused by the events occurring since that fateful day on September 11, 2001. The Republican party has capitalized on our fears to secure their domination of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. But, today, we have taken the reins again.</div><div><br /></div><div>Newly minted president elect Barack Obama has given us hope that he will steer our country onto the right path again. We have the opportunity to redeem ourselves now. John McCain ran a difficult and valiant campaign and has truly devoted his life to our country, but unfortunately for him and luckily for us, the time is now to bring a new face to Washington. We should be honored to have had a man like John McCain serve our country in the way he has and I have no doubts that he will do all he can to bridge the gap our country may see after tonight. He can and he will if he truly cares about our country, and I believe he does.</div><div><br /></div><div>I am incredibly inundated with emotion right now. After centuries of racial divide in our country, today goes down in the books right next to Brown v. Board, next to the Civil War and next to the emancipation of our equals: African Americans. I am truly proud of not only them, not only Barack Obama, not only the young people who turned out in droves to let their voice be heard today, but of the rest of the country who hasn't let fear and archaic hatred stand in the way of letting this country rightly advance.</div><div><br /></div><div>As much as it may pain my soul to hear and read derogatory comments made about the skin color of our newly elected president, I simply cannot let it get me down. I am touched with a swelling pride by this nation and the obstacles we have overcome to make tonight happen. As I'm sitting here watching my television, I see tears streaming down people's faces. I hear cheers filtering through the hallways. I hear cars honking their horns and people running and dancing and jumping for joy. I may attend a heavily liberal campus, but this transcends any political stripes. Barack Obama has truly ignited hope in these people.</div><div><br /></div><div>I will never know, and I should be thankful that I don't, but I will never know what it was like for a black citizen to be made to feel less than equal by their white neighbors or friends. I can't know what that is like. I CAN know what it is like to be consistently considered inferior by the male bigots of this world. I can know how it feels for someone to automatically assume my place is in a kitchen or a domicile. To question my right to choose a typically male-dominated career path. To question my right to do what I please with my own body. I can know how frustrating, disheartening and downright terrible it feels for these people to not recognize the gratuitous harm they are inflicting. The idea that I am somehow less than human. </div><div><br /></div><div>So when I look at the faces of these black citizens at rallies with their eyes puffy and moist from tears, I see another person who has felt that inequality, real or perceived, in their soul. Whose character has been attacked and life considered to have no value. Yes, we're far from the days of slavery and disenfranchisement. But, we still have so far to go. If I go back to my hometown, tucked away in the country, to hear people utter "the South will rise again" or tell another black joke with impunity, I just may forget all we have accomplished today. I don't want to lose sight of this victory. And I won't.</div><div><br /></div><div>I am truly, truly proud to be a part of history on this November 4, 2008. I will know exactly where I was, exactly who I was talking to and exactly what I was feeling when the first African-American was elected president of our great nation. I hope you all do too.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Bethany Bump</span></div>Bethanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02586677795327910985noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8935427581467485899.post-26804422258607758902008-11-04T23:12:00.001-05:002008-11-04T23:13:42.109-05:00Barack Obama elected President!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4987cePZvpprJkQYxnD9mmX0TNJkd_yMEins9goGJuKzI50kv1Ww8L2DOBIoGl-WJsup_Kr5IUxmvPhnGbXlODPjNsG8JQ6gtjl3-YrA8eESS57nDttiW1nKd6R_tApg9VRYrOwavW0M/s1600-h/Picture+5.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 254px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4987cePZvpprJkQYxnD9mmX0TNJkd_yMEins9goGJuKzI50kv1Ww8L2DOBIoGl-WJsup_Kr5IUxmvPhnGbXlODPjNsG8JQ6gtjl3-YrA8eESS57nDttiW1nKd6R_tApg9VRYrOwavW0M/s400/Picture+5.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5265021751385760498" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">History has been made!!!<br /></div>Bethanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02586677795327910985noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8935427581467485899.post-31832010823244533372008-11-04T07:57:00.007-05:002008-11-04T09:53:58.662-05:00Election Day<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggX7WlC-UqjOMZzV8tXly85C5b2QZ9cW57IyxWDCv7sD8W2WNS03_pL1onx4ZnrMGXbdM0NZHEdyYi5NTYpfHly9b3Eb1c7W4Ra4Opwv2LYAVEKxT5bVX0yr8YCq7n4RuQ2SrIcQ6aTrI/s1600-h/vote_1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 397px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggX7WlC-UqjOMZzV8tXly85C5b2QZ9cW57IyxWDCv7sD8W2WNS03_pL1onx4ZnrMGXbdM0NZHEdyYi5NTYpfHly9b3Eb1c7W4Ra4Opwv2LYAVEKxT5bVX0yr8YCq7n4RuQ2SrIcQ6aTrI/s400/vote_1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264815447738459954" /></a><br />Today is the day. Today is the day we have been waiting for. It's a day some have been wishing would just be over with already. It's a day that I'm sure some don't want to come, afraid for the next step in history to take its course. But ultimately, it's a day that marks an unprecedented election season. <div><br /></div><div>We have seen things occur that have never occurred before. More than just a black man running for president or the oldest man ever to vie for the Oval Office. We have seen the most money spent in a presidential campaign ever. We have seen two senators campaign against each other. We have seen the possibility of the first woman vice president (okay, so there was Ferraro). We have taken part in one of the most tumultuous, exciting and charged elections ever. We have been watching this for two years now. </div><div><br /></div><div>Today is your chance to go out and put this to an end. Decide who is best suited to lead our country after the last eight years of misguided policies that have dragged our country to the gutter. Let's all take part and reclaim our status as a superpower in this world. Let's be proud of our country again. </div><div><br /></div><div>Today will be written in history books and cemented in history as a new direction for the country. This is not a stretch. President Bush's approval ratings are at an all-time low. There is a reason for this. No matter which candidate is chosen, history will be made. Take part in history. </div><div><br /></div><div>VOTE.</div>Bethanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02586677795327910985noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8935427581467485899.post-45330662137048347532008-11-02T12:21:00.003-05:002008-11-02T12:28:06.270-05:00Just for LOLsUmm, yeah. This is hilarious. In what is simply another faux-pas in that long line of faux-pas for Sarah Palin, the governor participated in a phone interview with French president, Nicolas Sarkozy - or so she thought.<div><br /></div><div>The people on the other end of the line were actually two Canadian comedians, called The Masked Avengers, who have a regular show on Montreal radio station CKOI. The interview took four days for their people to set up.</div><div><br /></div><div>If you ever listen to anything, you've got to listen to this. We wonder if the McCain camp is sweatin' or has simply given up on their VP nom. What we can't believe is that the Sarkozy impersonator congratulating Palin on her life's documentary "Nailin' Palin" didn't raise any eyebrows. Errrr, really?</div><div><br /></div><div><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/m38kNLSEras&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/m38kNLSEras&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">[Source: perezhilton.com]</span></div>Bethanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02586677795327910985noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8935427581467485899.post-86985000666157069382008-11-02T10:49:00.003-05:002008-11-02T10:57:59.421-05:00Your SNL updateIt's that time again. Instead of your usual Tina Fey as Sarah Palin skits, I've included some of my other favorites from last night's episode of <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Saturday Night Live</span>. Check 'em out.<div><br /></div><div>John McCain as John McCain with the honorable Tina Fey as moose hunter and hockey mom extraordinaire Sarah Palin.</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: 10px; white-space: pre; "><object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://widgets.nbc.com/o/4727a250e66f9723/490dcd90b271e93b/4741e3c5156499a7/16ed8a87/-cpid/6eb0021511b32507" id="W4727a250e66f9723490dcd90b271e93b" width="384" height="283"><param name="movie" value="http://widgets.nbc.com/o/4727a250e66f9723/490dcd90b271e93b/4741e3c5156499a7/16ed8a87/-cpid/6eb0021511b32507"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><param name="allowNetworking" value="all"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"></object></span><br /></div><div><div><br /></div><div>John McCain as John 'The Maverick' McCain in this <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Weekend Update</span> skit. I have to agree with him. I think he should opt for the <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Double Maverick</span> strategy.</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: 10px; white-space: pre; "><object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://widgets.nbc.com/o/4727a250e66f9723/490dcd71145b361b/4741e3c5156499a7/216ab1f/-cpid/1073de4d95bc6a96" id="W4727a250e66f9723490dcd71145b361b" width="384" height="283"><param name="movie" value="http://widgets.nbc.com/o/4727a250e66f9723/490dcd71145b361b/4741e3c5156499a7/216ab1f/-cpid/1073de4d95bc6a96"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><param name="allowNetworking" value="all"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"></object></span><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">The View</span> parody. Ohhh, Elisabeth Hasselbeck. So sad to watch, so easy to mock.</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: 10px; white-space: pre; "><object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://widgets.nbc.com/o/4727a250e66f9723/490dcd3ea83fc2c1/4741e3c5156499a7/9528c859/-cpid/20169c38a75ee0af" id="W4727a250e66f9723490dcd3ea83fc2c1" width="384" height="283"><param name="movie" value="http://widgets.nbc.com/o/4727a250e66f9723/490dcd3ea83fc2c1/4741e3c5156499a7/9528c859/-cpid/20169c38a75ee0af"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><param name="allowNetworking" value="all"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"></object></span><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Ben Affleck as Keith Olbermann. Were it not for his few smirks that got the best of him, this performance was top notch! I was falling off my chair, sir.</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: 10px; white-space: pre; "><object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://widgets.nbc.com/o/4727a250e66f9723/490dc991aad2f17b/4741e3c5156499a7/ecf7acb6/-cpid/dadcd0a4420ae645" id="W4727a250e66f9723490dc991aad2f17b" width="384" height="283"><param name="movie" value="http://widgets.nbc.com/o/4727a250e66f9723/490dc991aad2f17b/4741e3c5156499a7/ecf7acb6/-cpid/dadcd0a4420ae645"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><param name="allowNetworking" value="all"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"></object></span><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">[Source: nbc.com]</span></div></div>Bethanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02586677795327910985noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8935427581467485899.post-90438753019263176842008-10-29T19:06:00.003-04:002008-10-29T19:09:57.087-04:00Obama ads use GOP against McCainAll I can say is, ouch... and ouch. Watch Obama's latest ads below. The first, relies on McCain's frequently touted hero, because Reagan is just about the only thing Republicans have to be proud of. The second, well, Miss Alaska provided that material herself.<div><br /></div><div><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/nrBKC3nQHYk&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/nrBKC3nQHYk&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/5eUz13-pmTY&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/5eUz13-pmTY&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">[Source: mollygood.com]</span></div>Bethanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02586677795327910985noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8935427581467485899.post-31773249170056410672008-10-29T19:01:00.002-04:002008-10-29T19:03:16.350-04:00VoteAnother annoying, sometimes cute, but important ad.<div><br /></div><div><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/fX40RsSLwF4&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/fX40RsSLwF4&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /></div>Bethanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02586677795327910985noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8935427581467485899.post-40679346225539862552008-10-27T20:32:00.004-04:002008-10-27T20:39:59.910-04:00Wisconsin flyer capitalizes on fear of black power<div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicvOnB5DMLAo2d8LZugLSHl2jKGZBfu4sRrsoTQGqbKomcaChpZkdRSM-mRwtQNe5YvdhlWOyn53EnmpkUJKWVV3wSHno4bKTqj7L-vEWs0YTv_6wj_NS_2qc5HgqCOpi1O2oXhkA5Vp8/s1600-h/barack_black.jpg" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="text-decoration: underline;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 258px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicvOnB5DMLAo2d8LZugLSHl2jKGZBfu4sRrsoTQGqbKomcaChpZkdRSM-mRwtQNe5YvdhlWOyn53EnmpkUJKWVV3wSHno4bKTqj7L-vEWs0YTv_6wj_NS_2qc5HgqCOpi1O2oXhkA5Vp8/s400/barack_black.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261996102723814978" /></a>Are you [expletive] kidding me???<div><br /></div><div>Distributed throughout the very white Wausau, Wisconsin, the above flyer, which falsely bears the logo of the Obama campaign, asks voters to support Barack Hussein Obama II (still using that one, huh?). This little piece of faux-leftist black propaganda attempts to scare people off with the promise that a vote for Obama is also a vote for, oh no, black empowerment!</div><div><br /></div><div>C'mon people. Why do we have to resort to this?</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">[Source: stereohyped.com]</span></div>Bethanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02586677795327910985noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8935427581467485899.post-90273252370396338052008-10-27T19:45:00.007-04:002008-10-27T20:13:37.988-04:00Feds charge two with plot against Obama<div>Sad news today. Two white supremacists allegedly plotted to go on a national killing spree, shooting and decapitating black people and ultimately targeting Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama, federal authorities said today.<div><br /></div><div>In all, the two men whom officials describe as neo-Nazi skinheads planned to kill 88 people - 14 by beheading, according to documents unsealed in U.S. District Court in Jackson, Tenn. The numbers 88 and 14 are symbolic in the white supremacist community.</div><div><br /></div><div>Apparently, the numbers 14 and 88 refer to a 14-word phrase attributed to an imprisoned white supremacist: "We must secure the existence of our people and a future for white children" and to the eighth letter of the alphabet, H. Two "8"s or "H"s stand for "Heil Hitler."</div><div><br /></div><div>The spree, which initially targeted an unidentified predominantly African-American school, was to end with the two men driving toward Obama, "shooting at him from the windows," the court documents show.</div><div><br /></div><div>"Both individuals stated they would dress in all white tuxedos and wear top hats during the assassination attempt," the court complaint states. "Both individuals further stated they knew they would and were killing to die during this attempt."</div></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-r40HamJRXS22qrDzWSfMQfZUjaS8RMVe_gxoPlnB9ycZ8Arb_YXsBzpe5soit9B34hMdL_9WPP9oWenHqu3u17mWGyY47Rf_0Q5Npgo55SRzyuwEYEuhwCDk0oU-wX4Vk_ufU9XDk_Y/s1600-h/capt.ca22899002de46eba48c72e1f0724755.skinhead_plot_ny118.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-r40HamJRXS22qrDzWSfMQfZUjaS8RMVe_gxoPlnB9ycZ8Arb_YXsBzpe5soit9B34hMdL_9WPP9oWenHqu3u17mWGyY47Rf_0Q5Npgo55SRzyuwEYEuhwCDk0oU-wX4Vk_ufU9XDk_Y/s400/capt.ca22899002de46eba48c72e1f0724755.skinhead_plot_ny118.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261988851513519410" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">The picture above, was obtained from Daniel Cowart's MySpace page. Coward, 20, of Bells Tenn., is one of the persons arrested today for planning the assassination.</span></span></span></span><br /></div></span><div><br /></div><div>I cannot express enough how sad and disconcerting this news is to me. I've tried and tried to possibly understand one iota the mentality one would need to feel this kind of hate and I cannot muster it in the least.</div><div><br /></div><div>I'm concerned for Sen. Obama if he were to be elected president because this surely will not be the last attempt to end his life, and I am also disconcerted at the fact that these two supremacists were going to target a school full of innocent children, for goodness sakes.</div><div><br /></div><div>My hope is that people never become desensitized to this kind of news. We should continue to do all we can to squash this kind of lingering hate in America and elsewhere. It's not only disturbing but in my opinion, puts our country to shame.</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">[Source: news.yahoo.com]</span></div>Bethanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02586677795327910985noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8935427581467485899.post-63624009725226888862008-10-23T22:39:00.003-04:002008-10-23T22:48:45.131-04:00Elle interviews Anderson Cooper<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwh-mfXhaKH6rQH0zgFIT7PC7tjcndGVlqwgJRXSJIV_zyVddg0nsmBm2_k4jQvYp4LIm8PfD58CT-4LKVmGxakT-7ibXh1EUbm2jbagAK5WWF8F3fRc1UEVviYenm9OrFG7YT_0X-xSM/s1600-h/10152008131526.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwh-mfXhaKH6rQH0zgFIT7PC7tjcndGVlqwgJRXSJIV_zyVddg0nsmBm2_k4jQvYp4LIm8PfD58CT-4LKVmGxakT-7ibXh1EUbm2jbagAK5WWF8F3fRc1UEVviYenm9OrFG7YT_0X-xSM/s400/10152008131526.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5260546879105786834" /></a>How delighted was I to find a nine page article on everyone's favorite silver fox in this month's issue of <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Elle</span>? Not only am I a huge fan of Andy Coop but I hope to one day have a career as honorable as his. FOX News may try to claim he is as much a celebrity as Paris Hilton, but jealousy does not become them. Cooper is a revered journalist, as he should be. The work he has done is inspiring and he works hard every day of his life to go to some of the worst places on Earth and shed light on the disturbing conflicts that plague our planet.<div><br /></div><div>The article is an interesting one. It really shows Anderson's humility and grace. <a href="http://www.elle.com/featurefullstory/15119/anderson-cooper-life-and-work-the-latest-on-tv-news-hunk-anderson-cooper-at-ellecom.html">You can read the article in full here.</a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">[Source: elle.com]</span></div>Bethanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02586677795327910985noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8935427581467485899.post-71348350897015787452008-10-22T19:25:00.004-04:002008-10-22T19:31:57.029-04:00HopeI found this on <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Perez Hilton</span> today and was compelled to share it here. Issues like this are so important to me, so important to those who are discriminated against every day. Victories like those for Harvey Milk can be victories for those who feel like they have no voice.<div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: 10px; white-space: pre; "><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Pvfexvihri8&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Pvfexvihri8&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></span><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">[Source: perezhilton.com]</span></div>Bethanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02586677795327910985noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8935427581467485899.post-30644637183268093792008-10-21T20:08:00.005-04:002008-10-21T20:28:14.474-04:00Palin on CNNRepublican vice presidential nom Sarah Palin appeared on CNN tonight where she sat down with Drew Griffin for her first interview on the network. <div><br /></div><div>The Alaskan governor spoke on her plans for reform once in office, beamed at Griffin's suggestion that she has more executive experience than Sen. Obama, corrected some of the misconceptions about Tasergate, or Troopergate as it's been called, and suckered Griffin into her web of cuteness when asked if Sen. Biden had gotten a pass with his comment that there would be an international crisis if Barack Obama were elected president, to which Griffin looked like a smitten school boy. I've provided the videos below, or you can <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/21/palin.sitroom.transcript/#cnnSTCText">read the full transcript of the interview here</a>. <div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-weight: bold; white-space: pre; font-family:'Lucida Grande';font-size:11px;"><script src="http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/js/2.0/video/evp/module.js?loc=dom&vid=/video/politics/2008/10/21/sot.palin.role.as.vp.cnn" type="text/javascript"></script><noscript>Embedded video from <a href="http://www.cnn.com/video">CNN Video</a></noscript></span><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-weight: bold; white-space: pre;font-family:'Lucida Grande';font-size:11px;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-weight: bold; white-space: pre; font-family:'Lucida Grande';font-size:11px;"><script src="http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/js/2.0/video/evp/module.js?loc=dom&vid=/video/politics/2008/10/21/sot.palin.experience.cnn" type="text/javascript"></script><noscript>Embedded video from <a href="http://www.cnn.com/video">CNN Video</a></noscript></span><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-weight: bold; white-space: pre;font-family:'Lucida Grande';font-size:11px;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-weight: bold; white-space: pre; font-family:'Lucida Grande';font-size:11px;"><script src="http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/js/2.0/video/evp/module.js?loc=dom&vid=/video/politics/2008/10/21/sot.palin.trooper.firing.cnn" type="text/javascript"></script><noscript>Embedded video from <a href="http://www.cnn.com/video">CNN Video</a></noscript></span><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-weight: bold; white-space: pre;font-family:'Lucida Grande';font-size:11px;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-weight: bold; white-space: pre; font-family:'Lucida Grande';font-size:11px;"><script src="http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/js/2.0/video/evp/module.js?loc=dom&vid=/video/politics/2008/10/21/sot.palin.biden.comment.cnn" type="text/javascript"></script><noscript>Embedded video from <a href="http://www.cnn.com/video">CNN Video</a></noscript></span><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-weight: bold; white-space: pre;font-family:'Lucida Grande';font-size:11px;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-weight: bold; white-space: pre;font-family:'Lucida Grande';font-size:11px;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">[Source: cnn.com]</span></div></div>Bethanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02586677795327910985noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8935427581467485899.post-7095950520957730932008-10-21T00:51:00.004-04:002008-10-21T01:09:35.563-04:00Obama before he was a national figure<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiHW_FTPSlunt1VRMr48qpt-EVqzFAqukviVUixLgKzaXfHJi55oaToQLnvsyrNKpeY-w1Z1gIcJytvgi-KJE-j0mboBv6GXLu954eQGWBNyNpDbBEsaNd4U0J5jkPKlXY1V6hgPv7uUU/s1600-h/Picture+1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiHW_FTPSlunt1VRMr48qpt-EVqzFAqukviVUixLgKzaXfHJi55oaToQLnvsyrNKpeY-w1Z1gIcJytvgi-KJE-j0mboBv6GXLu954eQGWBNyNpDbBEsaNd4U0J5jkPKlXY1V6hgPv7uUU/s400/Picture+1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259469866671889858" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">The New York Times</span> just compiled a series of interviews that Barack Obama gave from 2001 to 2004 to provide us with a glimpse of who this illustrious figure was before he began running for president.<div><br /></div><div>What I gleaned from the compilation, <a href="http://video.nytimes.com/video/2008/10/20/us/politics/1194826600863/a-less-guarded-barack-obama.html">which can be viewed here</a>, was definitely the feeling that the senator felt more open to speak freely, but also the distinct feeling that the <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Times</span> very likely would not have shown a compilation of John McCain's previous interviews in the same light.</div><div><br /></div><div>Now, this is not to say that I don't admire the positions Obama has taken in the past, because I absolutely do. But in reading the <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Times</span>, especially the past month, they have devoted much time and energy to unearthing anything even slightly clandestine or backroom-ish about Sen. McCain while lauding Sen. Obama.</div><div><br /></div><div>There are several matters at hand here. McCain has been on the public stage for a much longer time span than Obama. Naturally, there is going to be much more underhandedness to delve into. However, it could also be said that the nature of the campaign in recent weeks has given some the impetus to uncover who these candidates really are. Where there's mudslinging, there's probably hypocrisy. It's the media's job to bring this to light. That being said, what do ya'll think? Is there more we need to know about Obama and McCain? Do you think the media has done its job in providing the full vitae of these candidates?</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">[Source: nytimes.com]</span></div>Bethanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02586677795327910985noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8935427581467485899.post-54545871159066135872008-10-19T18:52:00.004-04:002008-10-19T19:06:03.534-04:00Powell endorses Obama<div>As has been speculated this week, Former Secretary of State Gen. Colin Powell announced his endorsement of Sen. Barack Obama on MSNBC's <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Meet the Press </span>today. Powell had said he would make this announcement after the conventions and debates and has finally broken his silence. Watch him explain his reason below.<br /></div><div><br /></div><div><iframe height="339" width="425" src="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22425001/vp/27265490#27265490" frameborder="0" scrolling="no"></iframe><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>I am so glad Gen. Powell touched on the Muslim point. In all honesty, that has been incredibly disconcerting to me since 9/11, but especially in this campaign season. It has frustrated me to no end and it was very touching to hear Powell describe this problem in depth and with such eloquence. I wish it was something more Americans would take the time to think about. Every time someone claims "Oh, Obama is a Muslim," people's first instinct is to say "No, he's not.. he's Christian," but what they should be saying is "What if he is?" Why is that any less American than being Christian? I feel deeply on this subject and hope people take the time to watch the above video.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">[Source: msnbc.msn.com]</span></div>Bethanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02586677795327910985noreply@blogger.com1