Election Day!

Hey, Americans!

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TOMORROW!

Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear

Today, Comedy Central's Jon Stewart and Stephan Colbert hosted a rally in Washington D.C. Originally two separate rallies (Jon Stewart's Rally to Restore Sanity, and faux ultra-right conservative Stephen Colbert's March To Keep Fear Alive), the two combined their rallies after a permit problem (Colbert says he didn't know he was supposed to have a permit).



The rally included musical guests from Tony Bennett singing America the Beautiful, to Ozzy Osbourne, among numerous others. In my personal opinion, the musical entertainment left something to be desired. The Mythbusters, Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman, conducted experiments with the audience doing the wave, jumping all at once and recording it using a seismograph, and having the audience respond at once to sounds shown as words on the jumbotrons (i.e. laugh, silent, laugh like a mad scientist, laugh politely, cheek pop, and cheer).

Tens of thousands turned out for the event:





Skits were performed by Stewart and Colbert, including a "debate" on what to fear (see videos after this post).

Fears included:

Poison in our water,



Muslims (with Kareem Abdul-Jabar, basketball legend and Muslim making a cameo),



and robots (with Star Wars' R2-D2 making another cameo).




At the end of the rally, Stewart made this speech:

Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear
Jon Stewart - Moment of Sincerity
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Rally to Restore Sainty and/or Fear The Daily Show The Colbert Report

While I never watched The Daily Show or The Colbert Report before, I wanted to attend this rally. The reason for the rally, a call to tone down the noisy rhetoric and hate spewed by both sides of the mainstream media and other news outlets from MSNBC to CNN to Fox News, is one that I agree with 100%. It doesn't do anybody any good.

Unfortunately, I waited too long to start seriously planning the trip. A month ago, hotel rooms within my price range were all booked up. So, I was planning on driving down to D.C. early in the morning, then going home that same day. It would have taken me 6 hours at the most one way, so the idea was a little crazy (ironic considering the reason for the rally). It wasn't until last week I found out there were rally buses leaving from major cities, including Pittsburgh. However, the Pittsburgh buses were already filled. I begged Dad to let me go, but he wouldn't let me. I watched it on C-SPAN instead.

I thought it was a great rally and I hope it sends a message.




Now, for those who don't know, Stephen Colbert pretends to be a right-wing cable TV blowhard. His show, The Colbert Report, is used to show how utterly ridiculous some of the things you hear from news organizations actually are. Here now is a segment titled "Stephen Colbert's Fear For All" which highlights the "5 main fear groups." One of the 5 is homosexuality, which is why I'm posting this here.

Watch:

The Colbert Report	Mon - Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30c
Fear for All Pt. 1
www.colbertnation.com
Colbert Report Full Episodes 2010 Election March to Keep Fear Alive

The Colbert Report	Mon - Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30c
Fear for All Pt. 2
www.colbertnation.com
Colbert Report Full Episodes 2010 Election March to Keep Fear Alive

One thing that annoys me...

...is when people let religion and/or politics run their lives.

It shows in the comments people leave on any news article you read (especially on AOL) about someone coming out, or some other gay related topic. They, more often than not, have to bring religion and/or politics into it.

The people that do this on any and every subject are the really annoying ones.

The most recent example of this was in the news last week. A kid who goes to a Baptist(?) school wanted to go to his girlfriend's school's prom. She went to a 'normal' school. The boy's school said they would suspend him if he went because they are against rock music.

wtf?

They even make the students sign an agreement that says they will not go against the school's policies on what is not allowed even outside of school.

Schools like that (i.e. Catholic schools, Baptist schools, etc...) to me sound like they are bordering brainwashing.

Here's an example on the political end:

I asked Dad what he thought about Global Warming. He said he doesn't think it's real because the democrats make a big deal out of it (he also mentioned Al Gore).

I don't know about you, but I just find people who let religion overly run their lives annoying. Especially when it comes to the point where every, or almost every decision revolves around their religious and/or political beliefs.

The WORST thing is when religion and politics mix. In other words, when politicians make decisions based on what they believe. This can be seen in many things recently such as gay marriage.

I think these people need to stop being so uptight and relax.

I believe in God and call myself a Christian, but I don't let it run my life.

I don't know. Maybe that means I'm a hypocrite?


Okay okay, one more thing that annoys me:

MILEY CYRUS!!!

God! Don't get me started on that spoiled brat...


P.S. Sorry if I offend anyone with this post. It's what I believe so...

Also, I posted on my WWII blog today about Operation Valkyrie, my new favorite WWII subject. I might buy the movie when it comes out tomorrow. I haven't seen it yet, so I'm not sure if it's any good or not.

New Poll - Global Warming

I read an article on Yahoo (I think) this morning about a new study on Global Warming. The study was on how much sea levels will rise if/when the West Antarctic ice shelf collapses. So I got thinking, and decided to put a poll up to see what your opinions are on global warming.

I, for one, voted 'yes.'

I'm not an expert and I haven't really taken the time to study much about Global Warming, but from what I hear, I'm inclined to take it seriously. I mean if they say the ice shelves are melting, then obviously there is going to be a rise in ocean levels. That is a no brainer.

So vote and if you want, explain what you think. And please be nice about it. Also, if you can, provide some facts or whatever. It makes your opinion a lot more believable.

:)