russian sexual harassment case

whenever you think we have a lot to complain about in america remember this story. i can't imagine in a year of a woman almost winning the nomination for president, a year when two lesbians can finally get married legally in this country, women in russia are faced with rampant sexual harrassment and rape that is then approved by the legal authorities. today, it is great to be an american!

dnc

so, i am a big obama supporter and for the first time i am trying to watch the democratic convention. but i have to admit i can't do it. it is so boring and dry and scripted that i can't take it.  i watched monday night as obama's half sister and brother-in-law gave their speeches and i felt deep admiration, could you do that? there is no way i could give a speech in front of that many people, not happening. however, if i am going to run for president i had better learn right? well, anyway, so the speeches came off very dry and slow, and i thought so was michelle obama's. then last night as i waited to hear hillary, not because i like her in anyway shape or form but just to make sure she didn't stir the pot while i wasn't looking, and i heard the governor from Montana, Brian Schweitzer give this speech. i think even if you don't agree with him he is a great rallier and an interesting speaker, so i have decided as i prep myself for my presidential run that i should incorporate his style into my repertoire...

really, you think so?

the title of this hit me as one of those totally obvious things, don't you remember the lesson when you were young, by trying to make others look bad the only person you hurt is yourself, evidently a lot of people forget this when they enter into politics. 

This would be a major part of my campaign for president, 

"One of the things that we have to change in this country is the idea that people can't disagree without challenging each other's character and patriotism." 

there is that pesky thing we keep seeing from obama, what is it called again? oh yeah, dignity...

quote

"The men who lead are the ones who do the work when there is work to be done."

-from the movie Lions for Lambs

perhaps this is what is wrong? no one is really willing to dig their heels in, or to take responsibility...

nice guy

this guy is incredible. if only more people tried just a little bit of this in their lives.

i love the quote he has, "If I can't do great things I will do small things in  a great way." 

read his story here .

i found it on this blog

food waste

i can see the difference of grocery prices rising every time i go to the grocery store. i hear the complaints of non profits that their clients are having a hard time feeding their families because of the rising prices. besides seeming ridiculous to me since we seem to always have an abundance of food everywhere, i find it so pathetic that in our country this is a real problem. we consume so much more food than most other countries, our restaurants serve huge portions and our grocery stores have mounds of fresh fruit and produce available. here is one of the problems evidently. our grocery store waste costs 48 billion dollars every year. that cost has to be absorbed by someone and now it is starting to catch up with us. we are now wasting between one quarter and half of the food we produce in this country. isn't there something wrong with this? in britain they are now retraining people to use their leftovers, to grow their own food and to buy only what they are actually going to eat because not only are their food prices going up but food supplies in the world are running out, quickly. the government is going to start putting restrictions akin to the world war two restrictions on food purchases and consumption. are we heading in that direction here? maybe we can cut back on our waste, and talk to our grocery stores about theirs???? 

are we seeing a pattern here regarding our approach to our resources?

britney and paris?

so this is what our politics are reduced to? honestly, comparing each other to spoiled celebrities and ferragamo wearing negative campaigners is really where our country needs to go with political debate? what happened to the economy, energy, education, health care, and jobs? could it be that if you have no substance in your message you resort to britney ads? i really could care less if anyone is a celebrity or wears expensive shoes, i want to know how people are going to get jobs back, how people are going to afford to eat now, or pay their electric bills. i don't know about you but i find it very embarrassing that this is where this campaign is going.