Archive for October, 2008

Election 2008 and the James Evans of “Good Times” Kind of Faith

October 31, 2008

The Bible says faith without works is dead. So it is great to believe something good is going to happen, but you have to get off your butt and make things happen. When I was growing up the show Good Times was on prime time television. Florida and James Evans were two hardworking parents raising [...]

Joe the Plumber an “American Hero”?

October 31, 2008

In America we tend to sometimes over use some words. We use superlatives that often exaggerate someone’s worth. Case in point yesterday John McCain introduced “Joe the Plumber” as an “American Hero”. What? He asked Barack Obama a question and he got a response that the McCain gang liked so now he is a hero? [...]

McCain Believes in School Busing…At Least Busing Kids to His Rally

October 31, 2008

It was reported on MSNBC that John McCain had a rally in Ohio today and 6,000 people were in attendance, but what we learned later that:  “A local school district official confirmed after the event that of the 6,000 people estimated by the fire marshal to be in attendance this morning, more than 4,000 were [...]

Bill Clinton Finally gives Barack Obama His Full Support

October 30, 2008

Throughout this campaign Bill Clinton has not seemed fully engaged. After Hillary Clinton’s loss in the primaries the former president seemd content to sit this one out. He gave a tepid endorsement, but when he spoke he often seemed to leave the listener wondering did he really support Obama? On one occasion he spoke so [...]

November 4th is Our Opportunity to Choose Hope Over Fear

October 30, 2008

Last night we got the opportunity to hear Barack Obama state why he wants to be president. It is true it was an infomercial and it is true it was picture perfect, but when it was over I felt good. Over the past few weeks there have been very few things to feel good about. [...]

Barack Obama Finally Says What He thinks About Sarah Palin

October 29, 2008

When Sarah Palin hit the trail she came out with guns blazing and Barack Obama was her target. She has labeled him as un-American, a man that does not see America the way “real” Americans do, as a communist and a socialist. Obama has been asked on a number of occasions what does he think [...]

President Sarah Palin…Now that is a Scary Thought

October 29, 2008

If John McCain was elected he would be the oldest guy to become president. With his history of health problems coupled with his age makes his choice of Sarah Palin a very scary thing. She would have the very real possiblility of taking over in the event of his demise. This is such a scary [...]

When did Joe the Plumber become Joe the Diplomat?

October 29, 2008

Joe the Plumber pledged his support to John McCain. That’s no big surprise and it really should be a non-issue but this guy’s 15 minutes just will not end. Now he is saying that a vote for Obama will lead to the death of Israel. This is a guy who does not even have a [...]

So they Couldn’t Make You Believe Obama Was a Muslim? Let’s Try Communist

October 28, 2008

Throughout this election season the goal of the GOP and their operatives was to convince America that Barack Obama was different. He has been described as radical, un-American, a Muslim, an elitist, an egghead, unpatriotic and even exotic. Now we are 7 days from electing a president more and more Americans have had the opportunity [...]

Are There Still Undecided Voters?

October 28, 2008

It is hard for me to believe there are still people who have not made up there minds regarding this election. As a matter of fact most people I know have made their minds up and in some case they have already voted. But it there are some what are they waiting to hear? Are [...]