So, the people in Congress really do get it sometimes...

Thank you to The Littlest Gator over at Fighting Liberals* for posting this gem that lets us know that: 1) yes, some members of Congress are actually paying attention; 2) they care about what's going on with this crazy bailout and see it for the BS load of &$*%^# that it is; and, 3) are at least willing to go on the record calling out the people who drafted the bailout plan as total greedy nutjob jerks.



*Some good friends of mine have started a new blog called Fighting Liberals; a couple of the posters over there also blog at the Group News Blog, sort of my blog version of the "Daily Show" (i.e., they report info that might not be covered by corporate media, and they do it in a funny, sarcastic way, and I get a lot of my news from there). They're working on getting the new blog up and on its way, so feel free to stop by the FL and give them a look-see.

Well, guys and gals, in Alaska...

Tina Fey's eerily real Sarah Palin impersonation. And, as she so kindly reminded us, the lady being spoofed is just one heartbeat--and a WHOLE LOTTA VOTES--away from being President of the United States.

Not American? Have an opinion on who the next US prez should be? Vote here!!

Check out the cool website I just found: www.voteforpresident.org

Citizens of the world (other than Americans) can cast their vote for who they think the next US president should be. As I knew from my own very scientific and official anecdotal study of non-American voting results, Barack Obama would win by a landslide if the rest of the world had a say.

Non-Americans don't get a vote, though the choice affects everyone on Earth. I'm okay with that - they don't have to pay the same taxes (or listen to the same complaining about America and Americans) that I have to either.

But, I do still think it's interesting to see what the rest of the world thinks. I also think it's a responsibility for every American, when casting his/her vote, to take into account the rest of the world when s/he makes his/her choice for President of the USA. I know that Barack Obama is the better choice for America and the world. It seems 30,000 world citizens so far agree with me. Now, what's going on with the 50% of voting America that hasn't clued in yet???



p.s. DAJ and the Obama campaign in North Asia are putting on their big, live music fundraiser this coming Thursday in Tokyo. Barack the Vote will be AWESOME!! Will you be there?

RSVP to barackjapan@gmail.com if you're interested in advance sales tickets (3500 yen adv, 4000 yen at the door). Here's a link to the meetup event posting.

Alaska Women = Anti-Palin = HOORAY!!!

Here's an excerpt from a blog post I came across in my news peruse the other day. It gives me hope.

Never, have I seen anything like it in my 17 and a half years living in Anchorage. The organizers had someone walk the rally with a counter, and they clicked off well over 1400 people (not including the 90 counter-demonstrators). This was the biggest political rally ever, in the history of the state. I was absolutely stunned. The second most amazing thing is how many people honked and gave the thumbs up as they drove by. And even those that didn’t honk looked wide-eyed and awe-struck at the huge crowd that was growing by the minute. This just doesn’t happen here.

Then, the infamous Eddie Burke [local conservative radio host] showed up. He tried to talk to the media, and was instantly surrounded by a group of 20 people who started shouting O-BA-MA so loud he couldn’t be heard. Then passing cars started honking in a rhythmic pattern of 3, like the Obama chant, while the crowd cheered, hooted and waved their signs high.

So, if you’ve been doing the math… Yes. The Alaska Women Reject Palin rally was significantly bigger than Palin’s rally that got all the national media coverage! So take heart, sit back, and enjoy the photo gallery. Feel free to spread the pictures around (links are appreciated) to anyone who needs to know that Sarah Palin most definitely does not speak for all Alaskans. The citizens of Alaska, who know her best, have things to say.


Read the entire post here. There's a video and pics to go with it.


And, as if this wasn't good enough news, my new fave blog, Cake Wrecks, had this hilarious post about a baby cake with removable limbs. That should perk Sarah Palin right up!

Obama tells McCain, "Enough is Enough."

Yes! Someone (and not just anyone, but Mr. Hopebama himself) has finally put it out there: Cut out the petty politicking... EVERYONE!!! Check out Obama's response to the whole stupid "lipstick on a pig" brouhaha.




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Thanks for speaking up, Matt Damon

It's going up everywhere, but I guess that's why the whole viral video thing works. Matt Damon put it out there, everything we've all been talking about over here in Obamaland, about Sarah Palin and her shoe-in spot for the Presidency. Whatever Matt says, ditto from me.



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