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?