Take It From Me...

Hang on to the world as it spins around,

Just don't let the spin get you down.

Things are moving fast,

Hold on tight and you will last.

Keep your self respect, you're very bright,

Get yourself in gear,

Keep your stride.

Never mind your fears,

Brighter days will soon be here.

Take it from me, someday, we'll all be free.

This is not only one of my favorite songs of all time, but it is by one of my favorite artists of all time. Yep, I know. I'm old school! This song is a mixture of the somberness of all that's going on politically, while still mixed with a little bit of hope. But really, when you think about our political landscape, isn't this sort of how we're all feeling right now? The economy is tough. Many are out of jobs. There remains a serious divide between Republicans and Democrats. But at the end of the day, Americans remain vigilant and hopeful of the economy turning around and brighter days coming. We can also say that the day is coming where we will all be free of out own political biases...it's so easy to point the finger. For the conservative who only relates to Fox News, and for the Democrat who will only get his news from MSNBC...are we ever going to free ourselves from the natural tendency to only relate to that which confirms our beliefs? Even if our beliefs are wrong, and not forward thinking? Donny Hathaway says: Yes. And I agree with him...

Micky D's and the GOP

McDonalds may have some explaining to do. The New York Times is reporting that it recently, through distribution of their worker's paychecks, a store in Canton, Ohio encouraged their workers to vote for the Republican candidate or else they would face financial repercussions. Mmmkay...

Here's an excerpt from the NY Times article: 'The pamphlet says: "If the right people are elected, we will be able to continue with raises and benefits at or above the current levels. If others are elected, we will not." The pamphlet then goes on to name three Republican candidates and further says: "The following candidates are the ones that we believe will move our business forward."

As if I needed another reason to stop eating McDonald's...

I also want to note that the McDonald's corporation commented saying that it was a total lapse in judgement on the part of the store's owner. The store owner via an email statement went on to apologize. This does in fact violate the 1953 Ohio state statue which prohibits political material from being attached to wage envelopes. Ooops!

Move Over Sara Palin!

If you are a woman, and you are considering running for Presidential office, you may want to check out The Frisky's top choices for the women they would like to see in the oval office. Here they are in no particular order:

1. Oprah

2. Rachel Maddow

3. Michelle Obama

4. Ellen DeGeneres

5. Hillary Clinton

6. Tina Fey

7. Christiane Amanpour

8. Samantha Bee

9. Chelsea Clinton

10. Madonna

11. Sarah Silverman

I think that a few of these are actually foreseeable...we'll shall see what the future holds...

Not a Politician? Fabulous! You Too Can Be The Most Influencial Man in America!

Jon Stewart is apparently THE MAN. In a recent poll by the men's magazine, Ask Men, Stewart has been voted as the most influential man in America! Even more so than the Leader of the Free World?!? Now, that's powerful. Ask Men went on to say,“We argue that the comedian does a better job shaping politics simply by working outside of the political sphere.” WOW. Valid or not?

Seriously Sharon????

Ok, so I couldn't help myself. Republican Senatorial candidate Sharon Angle has decided that she will not speak to the press until after she is elected Senator. She made the statement on conservative Heidi Harris' show. Um, Sharon, if it didn't work for Sara Palin, then it probably won't work for you sista girl! Just saying...

She goes on to say that the political media doesn't "promote" her. Um...that's not their job! Plus, the last time I checked, the media's job is to report the news to it's audience. They are not there to serve as your own PR firm, though through their reporting, they have been know to make stars (Obama and Palin come directly to mind).

Wow...these next 6 days are going to be amazing!

Super Bill to the Rescue!!!!

Former President Bill Clinton spent much of Wednesday stomping for the Democratic Party. He told students at Stony Brook University that they were key to the party's victory this coming Tuesday. In an interview shown on CNN's The Situation Room, President Clinton says that every student should be voting for the Democratic ticket for the strides that the Obama administration have made with student loan reform. He goes on to say that if all of the young people who voted in 2008 came out to vote on Tuesday, then all would be well on the left. We shall see...

But more importantly, I just have to note the star power that ol' Bill still has! It seems that the former President is getting it done more so than that of President Obama, which I am sure, worried the Dems. But hey, if it works, then go for it, right?