Barack vs. HillBillary

Obama: "I was helping unemployed workers on the streets of Chicago when you were a corporate lawyer sitting on the board at Wal-Mart."

Clinton: "I was fighting against misguided Republican policies when you were practicing law and representing your contributor ... in his slum landlord business in inner city Chicago."

Obama: "You and President Clinton are distorting my record. Your husband..."

Clinton: "I'm here. He's not."

Obama: "Well, I can't tell who I'm running against sometimes..."

Actually, your husband is there. Unlike the rest of the couples, whose spouses don't give them an extra advantage, (well maybe except for Laura Bush. I think she helped her husband's campaign quite a bit) Hillary is running with a former President.

I also have a dream, that someday a man will run for President riding on his wife's coattails.

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I'm Reagan! Nooo I'm Reagan! I'm Change! Nooo, I'm Change! ... and a site that actually counts the delegates accurately.

So went the debates in SC. The bright spot (debate-wise) for the Republicans was Ron Paul, notably when he pointed out that since Republicans have been in power, big government and spending have actually increased. Of course, Romney had to throw a jab at that, losing more points in my book. Plus we both found it really annoying that they couldn't invoke Reagan's name enough. Stop it already. He's dead. You are not him. Yes, he was a President. And so was Truman. And no, he was not Carter. If someone mentions Reagan or Carter again I'm going to vomit. We get it already.

The Dems haven't done much better. Their debate (last week) was a contest to see who could say the word "change" the most. Ugggh. Maybe it's the debate format... I definitely like listening to Obama the most. If that was the sole criterion, I'd vote for him today. Or maybe Fred Thompson, who also has a nice gruff voice... How about an Obama/Thompson "swanky voice" ticket?

I also saw some glimpses of why so many people detest Hillary Clinton. When she gets excited about something she starts sounding really mean--more than any candidate I have listened to (note: Ron Paul sounds whiny when he's excited). Maybe it's sexism. When a man speaks forcefully, he sounds serious or strong, but when a woman does it she's mean... Something to ponder anyway. A friend of mine noted that the first women to do anything must be a little gruff by necessity.

Finally, I found a decent site for tracking the delegate race. CNN's "Election Center" is strangely inaccurate (they still say Romney is leading, do they not know how to count?) and Fox's You Decide 2008 is confusing. CNN even lists delegates from caucuses that have not yet taken place... Is this news coverage really lame or am I missing something here? MSNBC appears to be the only one that is accurate.

'môrmən 'däktrin

"Mormon doctrine consists in the Old Testament (except the parts that aren’t doctrine), the New Testament (except the parts that aren’t doctrine), the Book of Mormon (except the parts that aren’t doctrine), the Doctrine and Covenants (except the parts that aren’t doctrine), and the Pearl of Great Price (except the parts that aren’t doctrine). All of these, as augmented by statements from church leaders (except the ones that aren’t doctrine)." ~Times & Seasons

This conundrum is actually one of the things that attracts me to Mormonism. I can believe what I want to according to my own mind, spirit, and (God willing) positive subjective experiences.

friends making music

Some old friends of mine from Centerville have a band called prospect mali, and they just put out their debut EP. The song "The Silence" (video below) was inspired by Jim and Pam's romance on The Office. How can you pass up a song inspired by a TV romance?

The band's name means "small street" in Russian. From garageband.com: "From 2001 to 2004, each member of the band spent some time on a street in St. Petersburg, Russia called "Mali Prospeckt," although no two members were ever there together."

Musically the EP exceded my expectations--really good percussion, vocal harmonies, and decent chord progression. You can buy the album at cdbaby.com, and is also available on iTunes!

Also, the bass player, Rob Green, was my drive-through bank teller for a few years. : )