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My September 11th experience

2011-09-11T23:09:00.000-07:00

As a child in elementary school, I remember watching live as the Challenger space shuttle exploded in mid air. It was shocking and sad, yes; but looking back (and without cheating & Googling it) I can't even tell you what year it was, what I was wearing, or how it effected me 10 years later.

I also remember learning about JFK's assassination in school - every teacher could tell you exactly what they were doing that day. My parents, aunts, uncles, grandparents, neighbors - all could recall that day in clear detail. I saw the pictures, watched the videos, and listened to the memories of that horrific day; it was sad, but I couldn't really "get" it, not having lived it.

September 11, 2001 is my JFK. I remember every hour of that day in vivid detail. Getting ready for work at 5:55 AM, I turned on the news to check out the morning traffic. Every channel I turned to was showing footage of a smoking building. Shit. Traffic is going to f**king suck....assuming it was another fire on Jamboree Rd. Then I started reading what was scrolling across the bottom of the screen. A plane crashed into one of the World Trade Center towers in New York? Crazy. As I sat watching the footage, I saw the second plane hit the South tower. WHAT THE HELL? My next door neighbor banged on my front door, "We're under attack!" My parents were in Las Vegas visiting my brother and sister, it was early, but I called anyway. "Daddy? Are you watching? What's happening?" Then a thought jumped in my head...my cousin had just gotten married on Friday...his brother had flown in from Manhattan for the wedding...when was he going back? Was he ok? My dad said he was going to call my uncle and find out. (He was fine, still in California). Told me not to worry, he would call some of his military friends and find out what was going on. I couldn't tear myself away from the TV. The reporter comes on - a third plane hit the Pentagon. The footage of the burning towers is awful - I can see people jumping from the buildings. A mass of people head for the Brooklyn Bridge. The South tower collapses before my eyes - I ran to the bathroom and threw up. I called my boyfriend (now husband), he'd already left for work. I forced myself to leave for work, listening to AM talk radio for any updates. The DJ said that there were still 8 planes missing. Flight 93 crashes into a field in Pennsylvania. What is happening?? People in traffic looked made eye contact, quizzical looks on their faces; as if saying, "Are you listening to this?" While driving to work, the North tower collapsed. I got to work, and people were in shock, crying, hugging each other. We turned on the TV in the break room, not even thinking about working. We watch as the Pentagon collapses. President Bush is safe on Air Force One. I was not a Bush supporter, but I remember being so grateful that he was safe. Everything is fine as long as the President is fine. A guy shows up to work with a box of donuts, "What's up guys?" He had no idea what was going on...hadn't watched TV or listened to the radio. Watching his expression change from goofy to horrified was surreal...this must be what I look like, I thought. I trudged through the day in a daze, my mind reeling. What is going on? Am I safe? How could this happen? The bosses let us go early that day, to go home to our families. I spent hours as a TV zombie...I couldn't tear myself away from the news. The fires were still going strong. Tower 7 collapsed. Thousands dead. Thousands?? Survivors wandering the streets, coated in ash and blood. Papers falling from the sky. Pictures of missing loved ones. Horrifically twisted metal. Chunks of concrete. Shattered glass. I still can't get these visions out of my head.

Years later, my husband and I visited ground zero during a trip to New Jersey. It was surreal. It was eerily quiet and still, the air felt thick, a weight pressing down on me. A huge, empty space in the middle of Manhattan.

Ten years have passed, and one thing hasn't change. I WILL NEVER FORGET.

Turning 35 as a childless freak

2010-08-12T23:10:00.000-07:00

I turned 35 today. The earth was not swallowed by a black hole, I was not struck down by a bolt of lightning, and I didn't wake up with a head full of gray hair. And NO, I didn't expire!

If I thought I had a hard time when I turned 30, I DREADED turning 35. I know that in the scheme of things, 35 is not that old...but in terms of life span, my life is pretty much half over! I can't help but feel a little underwhelmed, and overwhelmed at the same time.

Underwhelmed...this is it? This is my life?

Overwhelmed...I have so much left to do! I haven't accomplished even a fraction of what I intended to accomplish by this age. I saw myself married, with a brood of kids - remember my 18 year plan??? - a happy housewife with a happy husband and a bunch of happy kids....with my 5th or 6th novel, best seller of course; on its way to production. Well, I AM married! Dear husband is a wonderful man...my soulmate, if such things exist. I love him indescribably, and he is the reason I am able to get out of bed on most days, when the depression is a physical pain - not just a mental pain.

I think the main reason I'm having such a hard time with this turning 35 business is due to my fertility issues. I'm now in the "Advanced Maternal Age" category. Our struggles will only get harder from here....any pregnancy is automatically high risk...risk of a baby with chromosomal defects goes to 1:400 My eggs, if I have any left, are now dusty...coughing and sputtering like a '75 Mustang! All of this because I didn't have a baby in my 20's? Or even early 30's????

I've been trying to maintain a healthy level of sanity as this dark day doomed on my horizon. I've been thinking of my friends, and how gracefully (or at least not maniacally) they turned 35. And for some, then 40. 45. Even a few in their 50's. I've been visualizing their grace, and trying to use it as an example for how I should act. But then again...here we come, full circle. The reason for their happiness? KIDS. Kinda hard to be upset about getting older and having dusty eggs when you're already blessed with kids! Advanced Maternal Age doesn't apply to already-moms, no, that's another pain reserved for us barren semi-women! I've had clueless moms say things to me like, "You're 34 and have no kids? What do you do with your time, you must be so relaxed on the weekends!" Yep, that's me. Mrs. Relaxed...cool as a cucumber.

It's almost midnight, and I've survived this day! Whew...I can breathe! NOW...to make it through the next 365 days...

What is wrong with me??

2010-06-06T18:09:00.000-07:00

Can it be? Has the pixxiee really been silenced? (Not if you ask Mr. Pixxiee!)

I can't believe that it has been about 3 months since I've posted anything. Hmmm, looks I need to do some scouring of the interwebs to find something that pisses me off.

Surprise!

2010-03-20T17:12:00.000-07:00

So i went to a Toyota dealership today to have my car inspected for the recall thingy and to get an oil change. At the end of my two hour visit, I ran to the potty before I left...on the way to the potty I found this mysterious thing on the wall. I'm a curious little kitty, so you know I was intrigued! I stared at it for a minute to see if a big boxing glove was gonna come out and punch me in the face...then a lady came out of the bathroom and stared at it too. We looked at each other and giggled..."Open it!" "No, you open it!" She asked me if I knew what was in it, and here were the first four thoughts that popped into my head:

1. A set of keys to a 2010 FJ Cruiser, thank you baby Jesus!
2. It's a glory hole for the guy with the highest sales last week
3. It's where they keep the gun in case they get robbed. (This theory has some holes in it though. If they're being robbed, who wants to be the jerk to yell, SURPRISE!)
4. Maybe it's where they keep their pens, highlighters, and post-it's..."supplies" (Okay, at work I'm one of three people who speaks English at a Korean bank folks...don't hate!)

Unfortunately, those four things popped out of my mouth too, and the lady laughed so hard she spilled her coffee. (Why she took a cup of coffee into the potty I'll never know. I just hope it WAS coffee, and not a specimen of some sort.)

And did I try to open it, you ask? You bet...it was locked.

Rhymes with "hunt"

2010-02-19T18:20:00.000-08:00

Well, well, well. So society has shamed Tiger Woods into believing that he owes us an apology. He doesn't owe US anything.

There is ONE, and ONLY ONE person involved in this fiasco that deserves an apology...and that is his wife. Okay, make it three people...his kids deserve an apology too, or at least they will when they get old enough to understand what their father did.

So Tiger Woods mistress Joslyn James would like an apology, and has hired uber attorney Gloria Allred. She also states that she didn't intend to hurt Tiger's wife and kids...that she loved Tiger, and didn't "sign up for a game." Seriously?

These women that Tiger cheated with would like the public to think they are victims. What do you expect when you screw with a married man? Doesn't every mistress think that they are the one that will cause the man to leave his wife? Please.

There is a word I am thinking of to describe Joslyn James and the fellow home-wrecking crew. It is a nasty, degrading word that will get the hackles up on women everywhere. Women don't like this word. I don't like this word. It's saved for occasions when 'bitch' or 'whore' just don't fit....and it rhymes with 'hunt.'

Scary Ghost-Demon

2010-02-12T11:21:00.000-08:00

I'm a complete goober.

I'm doing my homework and keep hearing this weird low kind of moaning noise coming from my right. After about 15 minutes I start to freak out...is it a ghost? A demon? I lift my feet up, cause you KNOW demons and ghosts eat feet, hold my breath, mute the TV...yep, that noise is still there. As I get up to find some sort of ghost-demon weapon, I step on my poor cat Apu...who was on the floor to my right, zonked out, snoring. Sorry baby!

Dear Vanity Fair

2010-02-05T15:48:00.000-08:00

Dear Vanity Fair,

Your cover of the 2010 Hollywood issue is quite striking. You have chosen several actresses that are interchangeable. They are all ghostly pale...whiter than a glass of milk on a paper plate in a snow storm, and appear to weigh no more than 100 pounds. The only diversity you have chosen is hair color.

What is so concerning about this issue is that this was not a last minute decision. We all know that a board-room full of people pored over these pictures for weeks before this went to press. Did not even one person notice that the pictures lacked diversity?

I've compiled a short list of young actresses omitted from the Hollywood issue, who also have fresh faces and bright futures:

* Zoe Saldana - Zoe is a drop dead gorgeous actress who has been overlooked for years. I KNOW you've heard of Avatar, Star Trek, Pirates of the Caribbean and Center Stage.

*Rashida Jones - Rashida is another gorgeous actress. Parks and Recreation, I Love You Man...need I say more? And this should make you happy...her mother is white!

* Gabourey Sidibe - Gabourey is a beautiful, curvy new actress. Her breakout performance in Precious was amazing soul-crushing, heart-breaking. I, along with millions of others, can't wait to see what else she has to offer.

* Raven Symone - Raven is another beautiful, curvy actress who serves as a role model to many American kids. She oozes positivity, and has been acting since she was a toddler.

It is 2010 Vanity Fair, we have a black President. Isn't it time you represent all of America?

Dear American Idol

2010-02-05T15:05:00.000-08:00

Dear American Idol,

While I appreciate that I am not your typical target demographic, I am still a viewer with opinions. Please allow me to blow your mind with the following suggestions:

* During the audition phase, please do not show us stories. I do not care about stories right now. All I want to see is people acting a fool, crying, flipping off the camera, and occasionally, singing.
* Please tell Kara to be careful - she is getting more & more like Paula every week...whiny & annoying; but at least she's not doped up.
* During Hollywood week, please do not act surprised when the contestants forget the lyrics. It happens every year.
* Please try to make the Ford commercials, oh - I mean, music videos, not quite as stupid as in seasons past.

Thanks for your consideration.

Is it better to know or not know?

2010-02-01T19:31:00.000-08:00

So I got an email from California Psychic's offering me a free 10 minute reading. After much deliberation and deleting, undeleting, deleting again, then undeleting again, I decided to make the call and have my two burning questions answered: 1. Will I get a job soon? 2. Will my husband and I ever have kids?

The psychic I spoke to was nice, if a little cold. She said she was a straight-forward psychic and would tell me what she saw, not what I wanted to hear. (My first thought? Uh-oh.)

So my first question...I have been out of work for 6 months, will I get a job soon? Her answer - "I'm not gonna say the word communications, but I do see you in a position where you'll be wearing a headset." This was a little worthy of a head scratch...can you vague that up a little? My first thought was that could be anything from phone sex to working the McDonald's drive thru, right?

On to my second question...My hubby & I have been trying for a baby for over 4 years...will we ever have kids? Her answer - "Have you seen a specialist yet? There are so many options out there. But I definitely don't see your future as just being the two of you. You've recently spent a significant amount of time with a precocious little boy who has sparked something inside you. He's made you see what you are missing in your life and how much you are aching for motherhood." Still kinda vague about the if or when...but WOW, was she right about being sparked by a little boy...or three. My recent visit with my nephews sure did bring out my nurturing side even more, and yes, I do ache for motherhood.

**Sigh**

What is wrong with these people?

2009-11-05T13:36:00.000-08:00

What the hell is wrong with these people?

Any story involving a missing child is heartbreaking. But this story comes with an extra dose of heart wrenching horror:

http://www.cbsnews.com/blogs/2009/11/05/crimesider/entry5535680.shtml

The child's mother gave (gave??) this baby to her baby-sitter. This little angel was found in a box, under the baby-sitter's bed. She was obviously not meant to make it out alive...why else would she be stuffed in a box and hidden behind junk, like a box of Christmas decorations?

FORTUNATELY, baby Shannon did survive. She is now in protective custody with her cute little self. Hopefully, she will be placed in a loving home, and never see her mother again.

Why is it so easy for assholes like this to reproduce?

My dream job

2009-08-21T16:42:00.000-07:00

I'm looking for a job...are you hiring? Here's a list of my attributes:

*15 years Banking/Lending experience
*Bonded & Insured Notary Public
*Want to be a writer
*Going to school for AS in Paralegal Studies
*Funny
*Sarcastic
*Hungover on Monday mornings...sometimes
*Several tattoos...want more
*Can play a mean Guitar Hero
*Free of infectious diseases

If your company is located in the Los Angeles area, and is looking to hire an office goddess, give me a ring a ding ding!

Happy Freakin' Father's Day!

2009-08-21T16:16:00.000-07:00

Okay, okay, I get it! I didn't post the Father's Day rant as promised. Actually, I posted it to my Facebook page, but apparently that wasn't good enough for you!

As a side note, please notate that this list turned out to be a death list! Two of the gents passed after I wrote this!

Because I told you I would, I present to you...

As an alternative to the sappy Father's Day clap trap (you know I love you daddy!!!)...10 FATHER'S I HATE (OR GREATLY DISLIKE)... in no particular order or level of dislike :

Charles Rothenberg - This happened in Orange County in 1983...This "father" set his 6 year old son David afire in a hotel room and left him there to die...which he did not. I was roughly the same age as David when this happened, and I remember his story was constantly retold over the years as he went to elementary school, then middle school, then high school. I met him a few times and he was the nicest, most grounded guy.

Scott Peterson - This should be pretty much self-explanatory. He murdered his wife and unborn son on Christmas Eve 2003. Of course, I don't know the real story, but as an outsider looking in...it appeared that he had the world in his hands - a beautiful wife, a son on the way, a newly discovered half sister. Who knows what made him snap, but it was truly tragic.

Chris Benoit - The pro wrestler who killed his wife, his son, and then himself in 2007. Another truly tragic situation. I understand firsthand the crippling effects of depression...but still can't fathom what he did.

"Grandpa Al" - the child molesting sack of crap from Dr. Phil. The episodes with him were so sickening and heart wrenching that I actually can't watch Dr. Phil anymore. He should not have exposed an entire family's pain on TV for his own gain. Blech, disgusting.

Let's lighten things up a bit...

Tom Cruise - okay, I realize that he is not a murderer or a maniac (that I know of) but he is phenomenally annoying. His constant death grip on his wife's arm alludes to his self-esteem issues, but his giant open mouth smiles and couch jumping make me forget that I ever loved him...my beloved Jack from Legend, who made me want to find my 'true love's kiss.'

Michael Jackson - I grew up in the Age of Michael Jackson...when he was still Black, had a nose, and was not crazy. He was the voice of my generation; plus he inspired the Michael Jackson phase of my fantasy-future-husband Corey Feldman. My daddy took my brother Todd & I to Disneyland on a day that MJ happened to be there. Like the 100's of other crazed fans, we waited outside of Matterhorn forever to catch a glimpse of him. Unfortunately, his security guards were each the size of a smoke stack from the Titanic, so we only got tiny glimpses of him as one of the smoke stacks knocked my dad down. That tarnished his star a tad for me...some years later he dangled his son over a balcony, in addition to giving his kids names like Prince and Blanket. I could go on and on. The man is bat shit crazy. But I still love him!

Mel Gibson - Who woulda thunk that hunky Sergeant Riggs would turn into a drunk, cheating, crazy, Anti-Semite who destroys his marriage by knocking up a Russian waitress? This stuff is too good to make up!

John Gosselin - don't get your panties in a wad, I dislike Kate just as much! No wonder he cheated...he is an emasculated shell of a man. I just don't get people wanting their entire lives put out there on the idiot box.

Dumb men who play dumb dads in commercials - seriously? You couldn't tell it was a diet hot pocket, fat free yogurt, etc?

Billy Mays - does he have kids? I don't know, I haven't fact checked this one. Nonetheless, I can't stand him! The last thing that makes me want to buy any product is a big hairy mountain man screaming at me!

There you have it guys...10 men who suck.

Happy freakin' fathers day!

Happy freakin' mother's day!!

2009-05-08T21:17:00.001-07:00

As an alternative to the sappy Mother's Day clap trap that will be floating around this weekend, I present to you...10 MOTHER'S I HATE (OR GREATLY DISLIKE)... in no particular order or level of dislike :

1. Holly Ashcraft - the USC student who dumped her baby in a dumpster...self explanatory
2. Ashley Truitt - this girl didn't just dump her baby in the trash. She dumped her baby down a hotel's trash chute...giving the baby zero chance of survival
3. Nadya Sulemon - why is she marketing the "octomom" image? Is she not the mother of 14?
4. Bristol Palin - seriously!
5. Britney Spears - "I'm country" this gum popping, beer swilling, vagine flashing tart is the role model for:
6. Jamie Lynn Spears - hey ya'll watch my Nickelodeon special where we promote statutory rape and teen pregnancy
7. Angelina Jolie - gasp! This is just a mild level of dislike - why can't she adopt an American baby?
8. Courtney Love - shot heroin while pregnant
9. Madonna - why does she insist on stealing other people's kids?
10. My crack whore neighbor - sadly, that title is not meant as an insult...it is a truthful description. My neighbor is a crack head who sells her body in the alley behind our houses....and sometimes in front when she's really desperate for a hit. She lives in a tough shed in her mom's backyard. She craps in a bucket and "cleans" said bucket in the alley. She has 3 kids who were taken away from her and live with her sister...and...drumroll...she recently gave birth to baby #4. Social services? Don't ask. This is South Central Los Angeles...trust me, they don't care.

Tune in next month, for the top 10 FATHER'S I HATE (OR GREATLY DISLIKE) rant!

What is up with all the Danny Gokey Haters? - Yahoo! TV Blog

2009-02-25T08:49:00.000-08:00

What is up with all the Danny Gokey Haters? - Yahoo! TV Blog

I find it really interesting, and disheartening, that people are hating on Danny Gokey, and insinuating that he is using his grief to "win votes" from America. Maybe people are voting for him because, well, he can sing! He does not fit into the girly haired, skinny jeans wearing, teeny bopper pop crap that American's have had shoved in their ears the past several years. Personally, I think it's refreshing to hear someone sing about love...when they've actually been in love. Nothing irritates me more than a 14 year old singing about heartbreak.

As a married woman, I can tell you that if my husband passed away, I would be a complete wreck. I don't even want to think about it. If singing is what is keeping Danny Gokey sane, what the hell is wrong with that? It's only been seven months since he lost his wife...have a little compassion people!

Maybe the real question should be...why are you even taking American Idol seriously? Isn't it purely entertainment? Do you seriously gauge "new artists" by depending on an angry Brit, a talentless hack, and a former Journey-man to tell you what/who to listen to? After winning the Idol crown, the majority of the past winners have been stripped of what made America love them in the first place, and turned into seemingly soulless, mind-numbing cover artists. I've watched the show every season...but have yet to buy any of the albums that have spawned from the contestants.

Think for yourself people!

I'm having an affair!

2009-02-13T07:31:00.000-08:00

This may come as a shock to you but, it's true...I'm having an affair.

This torrid romance started in December. The sound of his voice is so comforting...he gets me there so fast! He is addictive...I am so in love! I'm with him on the way to work, on the way home, sometimes on my lunch hour, on the weekends. Basically, any time I'm not with DenDen, I'm running off with my new love. My mom has met him and loves him too...she even introduced us on Christmas!

Who is this home-wrecker, you ask? It's my TomTom! http://www.tomtom.com/

Heehee! Gotcha!!! You can stop hating me now! :)

Letting go of past hurts / Speaking up and out

2009-02-12T08:19:00.000-08:00

Namaste!

I’m still walking along on my journey to Buddhism. One of the things I’m having a hard time with on my path to enlightenment is letting go of past hurts. My teacher has drilled it into my head that we all suffer, and to let it go. So here I am, letting go!

December 8th was my 10 YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF FREEDOM! It was exactly 10 years that I ended an abusive relationship. I have kept the level of abuse hidden from my friends and family for 10 years. It has been a poison coursing through my veins and eating away at me for so long. There are times when I’m with my girlfriends or sisters and I want to just blurt it out! People always ask me why I look mad or sad…it’s because I’ve been to hell and back! The only person who knows the whole truth is my hubby, Dennis. (It’s hard to keep secrets when you have nightmares and talk in your sleep!) I put up with mental, verbal, and sexual abuse for far too long. Many times I wanted, and tried, to walk away, but ended up going back. The night that ended it all was the night he beat the shit out of me. Looking into the eyes of someone you love as they sit on your chest choking you truly is the stuff nightmares are made of. I fought back, and walked away for good. That bastard got away with what he did to me because of fear of retaliation if I went to the police.

I think the reason I am still plagued with these poisonous thoughts and nightmares is because I feel like I never really had closure. Yes, I know I walked away, so technically, that is closure. But I never got to tell him what a little-dick, lousy lay, ignorant, dumb fuck, piece of shit he is. I have no idea where he is now, and I don’t care, but I hope it’s in an 8’x8’ prison cell where he enjoys a nightly ass-raping by his roommate, Bubba. (Yeah, I’m not a full on Buddhist yet, so it’s ok that I just said all that!!)

WHEW! I feel SO MUCH better!!

I’d like to thank Dennis for being such a WONDERFUL, CARING, SUPPORTIVE, husband. Love you, you’re the best!

Been a long time since I rock & rolled 2 / Yes we can, yes we did! / What have you done for me lately?

2009-02-12T08:16:00.000-08:00

Can you believe that I, as someone who was so gung-ho about November’s historic election, let said election and subsequent inauguration go by without even a comment?!? The truth is, I have been crazy busy both personally and professionally, so I haven’t had time to blog. But I’m here to quench your thirst with a Cliff’s Notes version of the events.

So…election night! I was a total TV zombie…I was stuck like glue. I had never been that excited about an election before. In the past, I would go to bed like any other night and wake up in the morning asking “so who’s the new president?” Not 2008! When Obama was named the President Elect, I cried like the sissy that I am! My whole neighborhood let out one big, collective “woohoo!” and set off fireworks and had champagne. It was truly a “we are one” kind of moment.

It was pretty much the same for the inauguration…more tears, more champagne, more “woohoo’s”!! I’m filled with the kind of hope that I haven’t had since the Clinton administration. No, I am not an Obama sheep that thinks he can do no wrong. I’m just really hopeful that he will make some positive changes in this country…I’m fed up with the crimes and poor leadership of the past 8 years of the Bush administration (or rather, the past 4 years of the Bush Administration preceded by 4 years of the “Bush” - stolen from Gore - Administration, since he was technically only elected once.)

On that note, as much as I hope for the best for the Obama Administration, I will say that I think he needs to cut down on his quest for full bipartisanship. The Republicans have been allowed to run our economy, and country, into the ground with their failed policies for 8 years. The reason I voted for a Democrat was to end their tyranny. Now is not the time to coddle; it’s time to kick ass and take names. He can use his second term to play hands across America.

So that brings you up to date on my two cent politics. I’ll try to write more in 2009!

Happy Christmahannukwanzabuddhaka and Happy New Year!

Boobies, boobies, boobies!

2008-11-03T20:26:00.000-08:00

So I was on the phone with my adorable 4 year old niece, who lives far away. I LOVE talking to my nieces and nephew on the phone...they crack me up, and are WAY better at cheering me up than Zoloft!

She said, "Auntie Shannon, I wish you were here. Because I'd still be talking to you, but you'd be right next to me, and we'd be having SO MUCH FUN!"

So I said, "Oh my god, I know. We'd be having SO MUCH FUN playing with your ponies and little pet shop!"

Then she said, "No, I'd be in your lap playing BOOBIES, BOOBIES, BOOBIES! I love your boobies, they're big! They're bigger than my mom's! I want big boobies too!"

Then we both giggled like school girls!

If I was dog

2008-11-03T07:03:00.000-08:00

If I was a dog, this would be me! People are always telling me to smile. Smile Shannon! Smile! Why am I the only one expected to walk around grinning all the time? And when I do...people think I'm up to something.

see more puppies

101 Reason to vote against John McCain

2008-10-31T06:14:00.000-07:00

101 Reasons to Vote Against John McCain

The Complete List!

Feel free to copy and paste this list and email it to your friends!

#1: Voting against John McCain means you get to vote for Barack Obama. Visit his website for more information!

#2: John McCain won't release records of a possibly serious car crash. The senator is covering up for a possibly deadly car crash. We don't know any facts about it, because there are no released records. How honest is that?

#3: John McCain is a grumpy old man. He whines, complains and groans like an old man on a porch, just a little too much for us.

#4: John McCain has let his campaign spiral out of control. With Sarah Palin going rogue, and several Republicans preparing to meet on how to save the Republican party...do you want someone running the country who can't even run their own campaign?

#5: John McCain believes there is a vast 'left wing conspiracy.' He warns against a Obama/Reid/Pelosi agenda...when it is CLEAR AS DAY that America is hungry for Change!

#6: John McCain has flipped flopped 44 times. The old 'he was for it before he was against it' and vice versa...so much back and forth.

#7: John McCain is delusional when it comes to the latest polls. He is down in so many polls in different states, but he says the polls are not accurate. Is this a type of analyzer you'd want as President?

#8: John McCain wants it both ways. While he voted with George Bush 95% of the time, he then came out slamming Bush's policies as a campaign tactic - policies he used to agree with.

#9: John McCain allowed the RNC to spend $150,000 on Sarah Palin's wardrobe. Millions of Americans are in danger of losing their homes, and many spend less than that on a home...it shows they're elitists, and shows bad judgement.

#10: John McCain’s reputation is built on opposing torture, but he voted against a bill to ban waterboarding. He also applauded President Bush for vetoing that ban. Just another flip flop.

#11: John McCain is distorting Barack Obama's tax plan. It's another smear: He's calling Obama a socialist. Obama's tax plan actually gives tax cuts to Americans earning less than $250,000 a year.

#12: John McCain is using robo-calls with lies to scare swing state voters - the same types of calls he condemned back in 2000. He said the calls in 2000 were 'dramatically different.'

#13: John McCain is not an advocate for children.The Children’s Defense Fund rated McCain as the worst Senator in Congress for children. He voted against the Children’s health care bill last year, and defended Bush’s veto of the bill.

#14: John McCain hired someone who lobbied for Saddam Hussein. Especially when he says he doesn't like lobbyists, AND accuses Obama of palling around with terrorists, he puts Bill Timmons so high up in his campaign, as his Transition Manager?

#15: John McCain is injecting a bogus issue into the campaign: ACORN. Barack Obama once worked with the Department of Justice and ACORN, but McCain's accusations of Barack Obama attempting to commit voter fraud are baseless.

#16: John McCain opposes having women register for Selective Service. Barack Obama believes in equality and thinks women should be afforded all the opportunities and responsibilities that men do.

#17: John McCain refuses to repudiate and condemn the Chairman of the Virginia Republican Party. Jeff Frederick compared Barack Obama to Osama Bin Laden. McCain said he 'didn't know the context' of the comments.

#18: John McCain has a bad temper that is not acceptable for a President. It's known around the Senate as the "McCain Rage."

#19: John McCain is trying to paint Barack Obama as a terrorist. He said nothing at a rally when his supporters called Obama a terrorist, and said "kill him." In fact, in February, he said he would not allow these negative attacks to come from his surrogates, when Bill Cunningham viciously attacked Obama.

#20: John McCain called Barack Obama "that one." It was during the 2nd debate that he made this condescending remark.

#21: John McCain will raise your taxes for his health care plan. He will raise your income taxes on the $5000 health care tax credit he's offering, which in turn, will also cause your employer to stop offering coverage.

#22: John McCain accused Barack Obama of lying. That's just about as low as you can get in politics, especially when it's not true.

#23: John McCain wants to destroy health insurance for non-elderly Americans. He plans to eliminate tax breaks for employer-provided health insurance, which would cause 20 million Americans to lose their coverage.

#24: John McCain originally voted against supporting the Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday. It wasn't until he had presidential ambitions that he supported it.

#25: John McCain's tax plan helps the rich. He is only looking out for himself because he and wife Cindy would save $373,429 if his tax plan were enacted.

#26: John McCain has a gambling problem. He freely throws around chips at the table and has done it for years...he'll probably do some gambling in the government if he were to be elected!

#27: John McCain tried to blame Barack Obama for the financial crisis and the bailout failure. Actually, plenty of his own GOP friends voted to can the bill!

#28: John McCain showed a poor performance in the first one-on-one debate. He was mean and never looked Barack Obama in the eye, not to mention having poor answers to questions.

#29: John McCain grandstanded during the financial crisis. He played the card going into Washington like "Arizona Jones" to save everything...yet he's got nothing to do with the crisis, which may be a major part of the reason why the bailout fell apart.

#30: John McCain can't the handle the pressure. He suspended his own campaign when he fell behind in the polls and the going got tough - will he just suspend the presidency if he gets in a tough spot?

#31: John McCain is two-faced when it comes to lobbyists. He attacks Barack Obama for having ties to lobbyists. McCain's own campaign manager, Rick Davis, is a lobbyist - he was paid by Freddie Mac through August of this year!!!

#32: John McCain wants to deregulate the health insurance industry like they deregulated Wall Street. He is against universal health care, which would give health insurance companies much more power than they already have.

#33: John McCain thinks he has oversight over the SEC. He said he would fire the SEC Chair...but he can't constitutionally do that.

#34: John McCain Knows Nothing About Spain. In an interview, McCain clearly didn't recognize the name of Zapatero, the Prime Minister of Spain. He also said Spain is in our hemisphere, and referred to "our friends in Central America."

#35: John McCain Flip Flopped on AIG. John McCain was AGAINST the bailout of AIG BEFORE he was against it. After publicly saying that he didn't think AIG should be bailed out, less than 24 hours later, he called it a good decision.

#36: John McCain helped create the economic mess we're in. By backing de-regulation for so many years and fighting for big corporations, John McCain helped destroy the American economy.

#37: John McCain claims to be an agent of change. Barack Obama has been running as the "Change" candidate for almost 2 years. McCain has been in Washington politics for 26 years. How can McCain claim to be a change agent??

#38: John McCain voted against raising the minimum wage 19 times. While this last time around he did vote yes, why did he make the mistake of not helping working families 19 times?

#39: John McCain is calling a remark offensive - a remark which he once used himself. McCain used the "Lipstick" line - which has been used for years, Obama said nothing new - against Hillary Clinton during the primary race.

#40: John McCain's running mate ripped off her taxpayers for personal gain. Sarah Palin billed the state of Alaska for 312 nights spent in her own home, for travel and meals.

#41: John McCain showed poor judgement in his running mate choice. Sarah Palin does not have the qualifications to be Vice President of the United States.

#42: John McCain doesn't know how many houses he owns. He is so out of it, he can't count how many houses he owns...does he belong in the White House?

#43: John McCain is an elitist with 10 homes. He is out of touch with the American people because of his wealth, yet he attacks Obama for being elitist?

#44: John McCain cheats in church! He KNEW the questions going into the Saddleback forum with Pastor Rick Warren - and was not in a cone of silence. If he cheats on that...would you want him as President?

#45: John McCain would gut Social Security as President. His plan includes a higher retirement age, and he would cut benefits to moderate and higher income earners, plus, he would like to privatize Social Security as well.

#46: John McCain is in bed with Ralph Reed. McCain is scheduled to attend a fundraiser with the Abramoff-scandal-involved man, and is ignoring calls to cancel his appearance.

#47: John McCain supported an extra tax on Tobacco before he opposed it. He is now against a $1.10 tax that is aimed at cutting down on smoking.

#48: John McCain continues to lie to slam Barack Obama. In a new ad out on August 8, he says Obama would raise taxes on anyone making over $42,000 a year - not true.

#49: John McCain is against giving proper health care to our nation's veterans. In 2006, he voted against a bill that would give $20 million to the VA for health care facilities. He also voted against a bill that would increase Veterans medical services funding by $1.5 billion.

#50: John McCain mocks energy conservation. Barack Obama worked hard highlighting little things like properly inflating tires to help conserve energy, and McCain made fun of it.

#51: John McCain thinks we are better off now than we were eight years ago. Yes, his latest ad contradicts that, but in the Republican debate in January 2008, he said we were better off now than we were eight years ago. Fact is, inflation and unemployment rates are up.

#52: John McCain is in the pocket of big oil. He has accepted over $2 million in contributions from big oil companies, and has offered tax breaks to them as well. Barack Obama highlights these bad ideas in a TV ad.

#53: John McCain opposes the Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA). This plan would make it easier for American workers to decide if they wanted to unionize at their workplace, and McCain doesn't support giving them that right.

#54: John McCain played the race card. His ad featuring Paris Hilton and Britney Spears injected race into the campaign.

#55: John McCain promised a clean campaign, based on the issues - but has not stayed that course. He has started running negative attack ads, after saying he had respect for Barack Obama.

#56: John McCain flip-flopped on taxes. He once said he'd never raise taxes. Now - he's open to raising Social Security taxes.

#57: John McCain flip-flopped on affirmative action. He used support it...now he changed into the wrong direction and supports a measure on the ballot in AZ to end the policy.

#58: John McCain is two-faced on lobbyists. He has constantly said he wants nothing to do with 'big-moneyed special interests'...but he has taken in $181,000 in donations from lobbyists.

#59: John McCain's priorities for health insurance companies are flawed. He is all for them covering Viagra, but not birth control.

#60: John McCain is still fixated on the 'surge.' He doesn't get that the surge is over - he believes it's still going on.

#61: John McCain isn't fit to be commander in chief. He lost five Navy aircraft during his flying career.

#62: John McCain needs a geography lesson. He brags he's been to Iraq so many times, but he said Iraq borders Pakistan. Look at a map, John....there's a little country called Iran in between.

#63: John McCain supports the "Don't Ask Don't Tell" policy in the military. He believes the anti-gay policy is working.

#64: John McCain has slammed Obama for only attending one Afghanistan hearing...but McCain's even more guilty! The Arizona Senator has not attended any committee hearings on Afghanistan.

#65: John McCain says the war in Iraq is not related to the war in Afghanistan. Barack Obama pointed out that the Senator from Arizona is dead wrong.

#66: John McCain's top economic advisor thinks the poor economy is just a 'mental recession.' Phil Gramm called America a 'nation of whiners.'

#67: John McCain's Gas Tax Holiday is a joke. Virtually every economist has shot down McCain's idea of a gas tax holiday. It just won't work!

#68: John McCain flip-flops on immigration. First he applauded a clear route to citizenship, now he's changed to a "fences-first" stance.

#69: John McCain gives us double-talk on Iraq. He says on the one hand, we gotta keep it going with no timetable. Then, more recently, he says we'll balance the budget by winning the war in Iraq and getting the troops home.

#70: John McCain represents the third term of Karl Rove. Steve Schmidt is the latest person to be at the top of the campaign - another name involved with McCain who worked closely with Karl Rove.

#71: John McCain is taking money from Swift Boat veterans. In 2004, he called them dishonest and dishonorable.

#72: John McCain flip-flopped on swiftboat veterans. In 2004, he condemned the swiftboat veterans, now, he endorses them, with Bud Day back on the scene.

#73: John McCain is a tax cheater. Cindy McCain failed to pay property taxes on time - that is not the type of responsibility that we want in the White House.

#74: John McCain is an opponent of helping rail transit. When he chaired the Senate Commerce Committee, he opposed public financing of Amtrak - a service very important in this day of high fuel prices.

#75: John McCain's healthcare plan would not help Americans. It would tax your healthcare benefits and leave working families at the mercy of big insurance companies.

#76: John McCain is a fear monger. Adviser Charlie Black suggested another terrorist attack would help McCain and the Republicans win.

#77: John McCain is more of a game show host than a candidate, offering up gimmick after gimmick. First it was the gas tax holiday, but now - he wants taxpayers to give $300 million to whoever develops the next new electric battery. Too bad the Japanese are already five years ahead of the US in developing the next generation battery.

#78: John McCain does not have a good environmental record. The League of Conservation Voters gave him a zero rating when it comes to pro-environment votes.

#79: Cindy McCain criticizes Michelle Obama for not "always" being proud of her country. Guess what - John McCain said the same thing.

#80: John McCain graduated fifth from the bottom of his class at the Naval Academy. Out of 899 graduates, he was ranked 894.

#81: John McCain uses scare tactics. John McCain accuses Barack Obama of having a "September 10" mentality. We've heard this before from George W. Bush. Republicans have NO problem using September 11 for political gain.

#82: John McCain is in favor of offshore drilling for oil. Of course, this is AFTER he was opposed to it. Drilling for oil off the shores of the United States WON'T ease the gas burden.

#83: John McCain was part of the Keating Five. John McCain was part of the five Senators who were tied to dirty deal with Charles Keating.

#84: John McCain doesn't support prisoner's rights. The Supreme Court has ruled in favor of Gitmo detainees. John McCain says that the ruling "concerns" him.

#85: John McCain doesn't care about women's interests. He wants to overturn Roe v. Wade (among other things) - Planned Parenthood gives him a zero lifetime voting record on women's issues.

#86: John McCain won't repeal George Bush's tax cuts. This is another issue that he has flip-flopped on, and his plan will continue to put this country into a deeper budget deficit.

#87: John McCain agrees with Bush's illegal wiretapping policy outside of FISA. At one point he did disagree with Bush on the subject, but he flip-flopped and now supports the President.

#88: John McCain doesn't know anything about the economy. He himself said he doesn't know as much about it as he should.

#89: John McCain voted with George Bush 89% of the time through his administration. Just more proof that if he's elected, it's more of the same.

#90: John McCain is a fake campaign finance reformer. Rep. Keith Ellison (D-MN) presented this reason during his in-studio visit, and believes McCains back-room dealings need to be exposed.

#91: The Supreme Court. John McCain himself has said he wants to appoint clones of Alito and Roberts to the high court. With that, Roe v. Wade and other important decisions will go right out the window.

#92: His bad "comb-over," that he won't admit to. He won't just be honest and admit he's balding - what else won't he be honest about?

#93: John McCain supports the war in Iraq. He stated he would stay in Iraq for 100 years.

#94: John McCain will be nothing but a third term of George Bush. He wants to continue the same policies that have failed for the last eight years, as Barack Obama pointed out.

#95: John McCain is too old to run the country. He'll be 72 this year. Back in 2000, he admitted to PBS's Jim Lehrer he's too old to be President!

#96: John McCain does not support the GI Bill. He's against giving our veterans full scholarships to college upon returning from service.

#97: John McCain has bad judgment related to the people he cozies up to. He was endorsed by, and was good friends with John Hagee - it took him three months to reject the endorsement! What other type of people might he get close to when he's president?

#98: John McCain doesn't know Shiite from Shinola. Even Joe Lieberman corrected him when he mixed up Shiites and Sunnis.

#99: John McCain doesn't want to change anything about our relationship with Cuba. He is attacking Barack Obama's willingness to meet with Raul Castro.

#100: John McCain will try to stir up war with Iran. We've seen this with his recent exchange with Barack Obama, saying we shouldn't talk - we should just bomb, bomb, bomb Iran.

#101: John McCain's connection with Lobbyists. Special Interests, Special Interests. Ouch. The prime connection is Thomas Loeffler - who resigned from McCain's campaign because of his lobbyist connections.

Police Mistakenly Kill Newlywed

2008-10-29T08:20:00.000-07:00

Police Mistakenly Kill Newlywed

There was a time in America where cops weren't always in "shoot to kill" mode. Whatever happened to shooting someone in the leg or arm to slow them down??? You know...a little Keystone Kops action - bang bang, oopsie doodle - we got the wrong guy! At least that way, this man would be alive...and well on his way to securing his baby's future with the million dollar lawsuit which would follow (and rightfully so!) The problem, of course, is that this man "fit the description."

Instead, a young mother-to-be is now a widow, and a baby is going to be father-less.

Maybe we need to stop sending billions of dollars on an endless war, and start spending billions to fight the war at home.

Change we can believe in

2008-10-28T08:17:00.000-07:00

Now this is what Willis was talkin bout! Can't we all just get along? :)

see Sarah Palin pictures

RNC = SOB

2008-10-24T08:18:00.000-07:00

So the news has broken that the Republican National Committee has spent around $150,000 on Sarah Palin's wardrobe, hair, and make-up while on the campaign trail. Excuse me? I thought she was "just an average hockey mom"? Does she still think that Barack is the elitist?

Am I the only one who remembers the big revolt over John Edwards' $400 haircut???

Well, I guess we should be glad that for the first time, the RNC spent a big chunk of money on something other than prostitutes and crystal meth.

Wicked crazy Obama chain-email

2008-10-23T08:57:00.000-07:00

Following my commentary is a copy of a wicked crazy Obama email I received yesterday.
Why is it that Obama supporters are described as lemming-like creatures unable of independent thought, but McCain supporters aren't? I think that the blind support of any candidate from any party makes you a lemming, or as I like to call them, "sheeple." Obviously, I am an Obama supporter, but I came to be through my own volition, not because someone else told me to. Support of any candidate should be due to your own research and fact-checking. If you leave it up to word of mouth, or worse - the media, you are surely NOT making an independent decision. (That's pretty much tantamount to the believers of the War of the Worlds radio broadcast in 1938...or to bring it up to date, the believers that if you forward an email to 10 friends something cool will happen! Believe me, it's cool and you don't want to miss it!)
Anyhoo, please take a minute to visit http://www.fightthesmears.com/. It will shed some light on future President Barack Hussein Obama.

And here's the esteemed email:

My fellow Americans,
As your future President I want to thank my supporters, for your mindless support of me, despite my complete lack of any legislative achievement, my pastor's relations with Louis Farrakhan and Libyan dictator Moamar Quadafi, or my blatantly leftist voting record while I present myself as some sort of bi-partisan agent of change.
I also like how my supporters claim my youthful drug use and criminal behavior somehow qualifies me for the Presidency after eight years of claiming Bush's youthful drinking disqualifies him. Your hypocrisy is a beacon of hope shining over a sea of political posing.
I would also like to thank the Kennedy's for coming out in support of me. There's a lot of glamour behind the Kennedy name, even though JFK started the Vietnam War, his brother Robert illegally wiretapped Martin Luther King, Jr. and Teddy killed a female employee with whom he was having an extra marital affair and who was pregnant with his child. And I'm not going anywhere near the cousins, both literally and figuratively.
And I'd like to thank Oprah Winfrey for her support. Her love of meaningless empty platitudes will be the force that propels me to the White House.
Americans should vote for me, not because of my lack of experience or achievement, but because I make people feel good. Voting for me causes some white folk to feel relieved of their imagined, racist guilt.
I say things that sound meaningful, but don't really mean anything because Americans are tired of things having meaning. If things have meaning, then that means you have to think about them.
Americans are tired of thinking. It's time to shut down the brain, and open up the heart. So when you go to vote, remember, don't think, just do. And do it for me.
Thank you,
Barack Hussein Obama, Jr.

Little Silver Mustang

2008-10-23T08:31:00.000-07:00

Twinkle twinkle little car
What a crappy driver you are.
On the 101 today
Made me wish for an AK.
Merging like the Titanic
Green means "Go" you stupid prick.
Twinkle twinkle little car
What a crappy driver you are.