"Exposed: McCain team includes 83 Wall Street lobbyists"

"Exposed: McCain team includes 83 Wall Street lobbyists"

‘Alaska Women Reject Palin’ Rally is HUGE!

Lest you think everyone thinks alike in Alaska....
Check out this story, pictures and YouTube video.

The third paragraph was troubling:

"The rally was organized by a small group of women, talking over coffee. It made me wonder what other things have started with small groups of women talking over coffee. It’s probably an impressive list. These women hatched the plan, printed up flyers, posted them around town, and sent notices to local media outlets. One of those media outlets was KBYR radio, home of Eddie Burke, a long-time uber-conservative Anchorage talk show host. Turns out that Eddie Burke not only announced the rally, but called the people who planned to attend the rally “a bunch of socialist baby-killing maggots”, and read the home phone numbers of the organizers aloud over the air, urging listeners to call and tell them what they thought. The women, of course, received many nasty, harassing and threatening messages.

How totally irresponsible and unethical of Eddie Burke to do that. I'm glad the women didn't let the hatemongers scare them off.

I just found some YouTube videos....

First, this one is why I'm an Illinois Woman who rejects Palin:

"Sarah Palin and Animals":


Here are some from the rally.

The first one is the news segment on the harassment and threats that the organizers received:









Here's an article from the "Anchorage Daily News":
"Anti-Palin activists stage their own rally"

More from Daily Kos

A collection of photos



How it started

Women Against Palin's web site

I'm sure there's plenty more on references on Google.

More miscellaneous YouTube videos

Just checking out YouTube again, and thought I'd post some videos that I thought were interesting, and might want to come back to someday....

Romney: 'Obama A Senator Killer' - gonna 'take care of' John McCain


John McCain picks Sarah Palin


Romney on McCAIN: "HUGE MISTAKE!!" McCain is a liar.


Ron Paul 9-10-08 Press Conference


CNN: Ron Paul and Ralph Nader on Situation Room 9/10/08


More videos on the topic of the undemocratic way our elections are orchestrated for us can be seen here (on the right side of the screen), or on the Third Party candidates' websites. The sad thing is that people are made to feel that they have to vote against the worst choice, instead of voting their conscience, either because a race is close, or because they don't want to feel like they're "wasting" a vote on someone who isn't likely to be able to win. And that includes not only the Third Party or independent candidates, but Primary elections for the major two Parties. I purposely didn't vote for my first choice, because he wasn't even allowed to participate in the debates, and I wanted to vote for someone who could actually win and change the political landscape, even if moderately.

We really aren't given a fair choice. And there is a way to vote for a simple majority, where a third person isn't a "spoiler". This came up in my state a few years ago, when the independents were viable candidates. What I find disappointing this time around is all the talk of "change", but the only change I've noticed is that this is a nastier-than-usual campaign. I tend to believe that the Third Party and Independent candidates are actually running because they care about the issues that matter to Americans more than they care about winning.

This may be too big, but I'm going to try to embed the Google video of the whole conference.

Sarah Palin

Here this is, my designated "rant" blog, and I forgot to post my Sarah Palin stuff here. Not a big deal, since it's out there, and only about 3 people know about this blog, but I might as well get my ducks in a row.

If nothing else, I'll repost these:



"Sarah Palin Champions Barbaric Aerial Hunting of Wolves"


"Palin: Okay, I Didn't Quite Say 'Thanks, But No Thanks'"


"Don't let them insult your intelligence."

"During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act." (George Orwell)

I've posted some negative things about Sarah Palin on my Episcoveg blog, because they were motivated by her reputation pertaining to hunting, and support for aerial hunting of wolves. But I don't want that blog to become too negative, or too political/partisan.

But since this is my personal rant blog, I feel it is my duty as an American and as a Christian, to post things that bother me about the current presidential campaign, which is based on deception and distraction from the issues.

I'm tired of the lies. And I don't want the future of this country decided, based on lies. I also don't presume to know the truth, when I hear things. But when I hear McCain contradicting himself, and some of the other things I've seen that seem compelling, I feel like it's time to speak out (even if I only get one visitor every few months on this blog, which I've told less than a handful of people about).

Here are a few videos I found on YouTube tonight:

McCain's YouTube Problem Just Became a Nightmare



John McCain's ads are LIES. Here's the video proof.



Make McCain Disavow His Dishonest Obama Ad



Countdown: Lying in State




John McCain vs. John McCain



McCain Dishonest on Petreaus & Iraq Stability"




Unrelated, but painfully amusing evaluation:

TPMtv: McCain Leaves Fox Speechless



On home foreclosures:

McCain's Mansions




Once to every man and nation, comes the moment to decide,
In the strife of truth with falsehood, for the good or evil side;
Some great cause, some great decision, offering each the bloom or blight,
And the choice goes by forever, ’twixt that darkness and that light.

Then to side with truth is noble, when we share her wretched crust,
Ere her cause bring fame and profit, and ’tis prosperous to be just;
Then it is the brave man chooses while the coward stands aside,
Till the multitude make virtue of the faith they had denied.

By the light of burning martyrs, Christ, Thy bleeding feet we track,
Toiling up new Calv’ries ever with the cross that turns not back;
New occasions teach new duties, time makes ancient good uncouth,
They must upward still and onward, who would keep abreast of truth.

Though the cause of evil prosper, yet the truth alone is strong;
Though her portion be the scaffold, and upon the throne be wrong;
Yet that scaffold sways the future, and behind the dim unknown,
Standeth God within the shadow, keeping watch above His own.

The View (part 1 of 3):


The View (part 2 of 3):


The View (part 3 of 3):


"Joe Biden On Fire":


"What do ya talk about when you can't explain the past eight years of failure?" Great quote.

Unrelated to lying, but a look at his personality:

John McCain Cursing

How Green Is My Diet?

Change your life, and make a public stink. Change society.

I am increasingly bothered since the Animal Rights National Conference about new things I learned, pertaining to the meat industry.

First, was a speaker who talked about the killing of wolves, bison, wild horses, wild burros, prairie dogs, etc., due to pressure from the cattle ranchers. He mentioned that there are many endangered species that are not included on the government's list.
I don't remember his name, or which group he was from, but thought that people who might not care about food animals might care about wildlife, and should know that it is the cattle ranchers who are behind the demise of many wild species.

Second, was Paul Watson's keynote address, where he mentioned that the world's fisheries are in a state of collapse, and on top of that, mentioned that half the wild fish that are caught go to feed our livestock! And that pigs eat more fish than all the people of Japan. He said more tuna is fed to our cats than people eat. He also said that many species of fish are caught before they reach sexual maturity, so there is little possibility of recovering those populations that we destroy.

It is amazing to me, that not only is this happening with the fisheries in the state that they're in, but that I'm not hearing about it from the environmentalists or from the humanitarians. Maybe they don't know that we waste half the fish caught on livestock. I didn't.

I posted this on my other blog, and decided to link to it here, because not only are we endangering so many the world's species by killing off the oceans, but we are endangering our own species. And it isn't just the people in the poor countries who will suffer. Eventually, and probably much sooner than later, our society's inattention to and complacency toward the environment and other animals we exploit in every way possible, is going to affect us all.

Please take a look at my other blog's blurb -- especially Paul Watson's Keynote Address, and the article from Grist about the fish that feeds our livestock. Then get outraged, speak out, and change your diet. Anyone who is concerned about species extinction, the various forms of environmental degradation caused by the meat & fish industries, anyone concerned about the people of the developing countries needs to examine their personal choices, and what they promote -- especially in the Church! Stop pussy-footing around with general catchwords like "biodiversity" and "sustainability" that have no real impact on the listeners. Call a spade a spade. Wake people up. If you don't like the fact that 70 % of the world's grain is used to feed livestock instead of people, if you don't like that the rainforests are being cleared to grow crops to feed livestock instead of people, and if you don't like that 14 million tons of wild-caught fish are going into "food" animals feed every year just so you can enjoy your bacon, or so your church can make a little money on an "all you can eat" fish fry -- boycott those industries that are killing our planet, and change the culture around you.

It is not only time for the environmentalists to speak out passionately, but it is time for humanitarians to search for eco-friendly and animal-friendly solutions to "making poverty history". I feel all the more strongly that our churches, both local and national, should not be promoting and supporting the propagation of animal agriculture in developing countries. Our charities need to get out of the animal-supplying business. There are other charities and other things churches can choose to do, that won't add to other problems that impact the environment and multiply animal suffering. Look for alternative solutions.