Monthly Archives: January 2008

At least 800 people have died in the aftermath of Kenya's presidential elections that were held on December 27th, 2007. The President, Mr. Mwai Kibaki, is an ethnic Kikuyu. Observers report widespread evidence of vote-rigging that assured the sitting president would be re-elected. Unfortunately it appears that yet another corrupt African politician has put his ego, his bank account, and his selfish tyranny ahead of the lives of his fellow…

  The news networks- FOX, CNN, MSNBC- have all implemented a very 21st century kind of feature into their daily reportage. They now try to monitor the "Blogoshpere" to glean clues on what we're thinking about. They're apparently monitoring some "everyman" weblogs. These "participatory journalists" are documenting on their particular niche or their corner of the world. The networks can then not only get the pulse of the issue in…

 Martin Luther King Jr. civil rights leader & clergyman (1929 - 1968)   "A nation that continues year after year to spend more money on military defense than on programs of social uplift is approaching spiritual death." "Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that. Hate multiplies hate, violence multiplies violence, and…

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 ....okay, so maybe our next President will not be Kevin Spacey. But I can't help it, every time I see Mike Huckabee, I swear he reminds me of ol' Keyser Soze. Come on, don't you see it? Spacey..... The Huckster....  ...I started collecting images of these 2 about a week ago, looking for a "perfect match". I didn't quite find one but in my latest search…

  I didn't intend to post for awhile, and I certainly do not want to overvalue the Iowa caucuses, but after considering the possibility... Take just a moment to imagine what it would be like. The greatest nation on earth, the world's only superpower, electing as president, Barack Obama. The most powerful man in the world will be a Kenyan-Kansan.  The United States will forever be able…

My mantra for 2008 is simply; "Dignity & Purpose". dig·ni·ty   [dig-ni-tee] -noun,  1. bearing, conduct, or speech indicative of self-respect or appreciation of the formality or gravity of an occasion or situation. 2. nobility or elevation of character; worthiness: dignity of sentiments. 3. elevated rank, office, station, etc. 4. relative standing; rank. 5. a sign or token of respect: an impertinent question unworthy of the dignity of…