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As the Republican National Convention is set to kick-off, and we are yet to hear from McCain and his brand-spanking new VP nominee, Governor Sarah Palin-Alaska.
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Our meteorological system is in flux, set to go into full-blown hay-wire mode with the encroachment of Hurricane Gustave in the Gulf, headed straight for Louisiana...which is still reeling from the lasting effects of that bitch Katrina, and the war-zone which remains much of the wards surrounding New Orleans.
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I was all aflutter over McCain's selection for his running-mate...not having enough information on Governor Palin, and concerned that the rest of the voting public was just as uninformed as I on Gov. Pain, her political stance, political history, and just overall...her strength as a candidate on the Republican ticket.
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Okay, so I have been doing research...and will continue to follow the issues, learning what I can, and furrowing out the rest...as I hope everyone does.
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While I am aware that politics makes strange bed-fellows, and that it is really not socially polite to share ones' political views within mixed company...I believe it is important to stand for SOMETHING...to be INFORMED on the issues, and to be able to BACK your beliefs, if needed.
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I do not shove my political beliefs and designs down the throats of those around me...I do NOT want to offend any of my friends who take just as strong of an OPPOSING stance.
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Although, that does not preclude me from quite merrily shoving those same beliefs down the throats of my family and friends which live nearby...ANNNDDDD I do it with much zeal and delight in our debates! LOL!
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Thank God my immediate family pretty much is on the same page...or it would be a blood-bath! ;)
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That is all well and good...like I said...just STAND FOR SOMETHING...and then be prepared to defend that...the WHY'S & WHERE FOR'S of it all. I totally respect everyone's views...and their beliefs...as long as they HAVE them.
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I do NOT get into the rampant and blatant mud-slinging towards ANY candidate/political party, just for the sake of taking a side, and getting in the mud.
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So, to each his/her own...and truly, may the BEST party prevail...the one which is BEST for ALL OF US...for our COUNTRY.
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So, yes, I will most assuredly be tossing my comments into the ring from time to time...as I hope others will, too.
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Discussion is GOOD...at least talking about our system is bringing the blood surging back into it, reviving what--to some--is only a topical issue once every four years.
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Now, on the eve of the RNC, our country, especially those in the South, is forced to deal with the very real threat of Hurricane Gustav. I doubt that the GOP's Convention will pack the glitterati of the Democratic National Convention's...with their "Political Karaoke" (Holy-crap, did you all SEE that shit? Insane, hysterical Karaoke contests, where the contestants recited the SPEECHES of the candidates! LOL! Too much.)
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The DNC also had turned their convention into the place to "be seen" for many celebs...(not to mention the ones PERFORMING there.) I mean, come on!...The Olson waifs? That nit-wit Heidi what's-her-name, from THE HILLS, and her equally androgynous leech of a boyfriend? I have my reticence regarding a party which has the likes of them, and many others, as their political hangers-on.
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President Bush, and Vice President Cheney will not be attending this year's convention, in order for the disaster preparedness for Hurricane Gustav. I do wish that we could hear from the President and the Vice President, however, they will be doing their job...not whooping-it-up on-stage at the convention.
It will be interesting to see what the RNC rolls-out for THEIR party...the GRAND OLD PARTY.
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I will be worriedly flicking the channels between Convention news, and tracking Gustav...and praying for EVERYONE involved...especially those poor, innocent animals in the path of the storm...God rest their souls...
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