Sarah Palin: The biggest U.S. hoax since H.G. Wells 1938 broadcast of the “War of the Worlds”

September 3rd, 2008

Okay, I’m kidding of course so don’t panic.

I’m not trying to be funny, and I don’t need to be because this new Rep. VP Candidate is a complete joke. When I first heard that McCain announced his VP choice was a woman I thought, “That’s probably a smart move.” But when I heard him introduce her, heard her speak, read about her political and moral (although it would seem that word is somewhat subjective here) I thought, “What?! You can’t just grab any woman in politics, especially not one as unoriginal as this lady!”

When it comes to our country’s leaders we should look for someone who is clearly exceptional. Even if you look past all of Palin’s ridiculous convictions such as an adamant stance on abstinence (that clearly worked for her family), views on the energy crisis (let’s go ahead and rip up all our natural resources…who cares about our wildlife and future generations) and anti abortion stance (even in the case of incest and rape…how thoughtful), she still is an average citizen with an average college education and less than average idea of just exactly how this country should be run. Do you really want an average person anywhere near the oval office?  This country deserves and desperately needs a person who is beyond average, we need a person who is exceptional.

Out of all the men and woman who have dedicated their life to public service, some of whom have pulled themselves up by their own bootstraps and clearly are exceptional, do you honestly think that McCain thought Palin would be the absolute BEST for the job? It clearly was motivated by pure political tactic. It’s becoming increasingly clear that the country wants change! McCain had to challenge the fresh views that Obama can offer our country in order to win. And you know what, this country does need a change! But as the HuffingtonPost pointed out, Palin offers a fresh face to politics but comes nowhere near offering a fresh change in good ol boy politics, haven’t we had enough of that!? A true leader should always have the nation’s best interest in mind and it is incredibly obvious that there are so many other people out there that could do a better job than Palin. Politicians do what they have to get elected and many times their tactics are not fair, ethical or filled with integrity…but Palin…you gotta be kidding me!

The thought has actually crossed my mind that perhaps this is some sort of brilliant and ridiculously risky political strategy by McCain. One where he lets all this primetime drama about Palin out and then takes her off the ticket. That way he could claim that he admits when he’s wrong and actually listens to the people unlike certain other Republican Presidents we know. Perhaps this is all a well crafted political hoax. That sounds weird but honestly at this point it sounds better than the truth. It’s all so hilarious in a really sick and disturbing way.

If you want to read something really hilarious then you should read this awesome blog post I found titled, “Palin vs. Obama: Line by Line Resume Comparison” on the Buck Eye State Blog. Do the right thing people and see through all this bullshit.

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Who would you have called on September 11th?

August 26th, 2008

I stumbled onto the Discovery channel’s Inside the Twin Towers television show last night. It was a staged performance infused with real survivors, relatives of victims and footage. It was amazing. I hadn’t seen that footage in a while and it truly is hard to believe. Truth is stranger than fiction I suppose.

Watching something like that you can’t help but transpose yourself into the situation asking yourself questions like “Where would I be? What would I do? And would I make it?”

What struck me most last night, as I allowed my mind to ponder the situation a little more in depth than usual, was the cell phone calls that were made. Whether it was a passenger on flight 93 or a person working in one of the towers…they were able to make a phone call! That in itself is a true testament to technology as well as human nature and it makes me wonder, who would I call?

Whenever you get into an unpleasant situation like, say, a flat tire, you usually call someone with your cell to ask them for help or possibly information. The calls on 9/11 must have started off that way. They were calling out to find out what was going on. But as the situation became more grave the calls were made to say goodbye. There are a lot of people out there that would give anything to say goodbye to a loved one before losing them in a tragic accident, how precious those phone calls were.

And then I thought to myself, if I were on the receiving end of that phone call what would I do when I finally received the cell phone bill? Stare at it? Frame it? I don’t know. And if I were on the receiving end of that phone call, would I be able to let that person get off the phone? There was one man in the show last night that lost his wife. He said that she called him repeatedly and then finally called and said, “Tell the boys I love them,” and he said “I will” and then he said the dialogue went as follows:

She said, I love you

I said, I love you

She said, I love you

I said, I love you

She said, I’m scared

I said, call me when you get down

And when he hung up the phone he said he was horrified because he knew she was calling to say goodbye. And before long he said he felt her pass through his body and knew she was gone. How precious those last words were.

All of this made me realize just exactly how much cell phone technology has forever changed the way we interact with each other. So go back to my original question and see if you can answer it…who would you call, if that were you on September, 11? My guess is that you wouldn’t even give it a second thought, you’d be dialing out of instinct.

My sincere condolences go out to all victims and families of that day.

-natalie

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