http://www.startribune.com/politics/national/president/33421749.html?elr=KArks8c7PaP3E77K_3c::D3aDhUec7PaP3E77K_0c::D3aDhUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aULPQL7PQLanchO7DiU
Seeing that its a week before we chose our respective president I find it necessary to talk about politics at least one more time before the fateful ballots are cast. I read this article from the Star Tribune newspaper about one of the forces that could decide the election. This force is the cross-party balloteer. They disreguard party lines on their ballots voting neither all for one or all for the other. "I just don't follow party lines. I'm just voting for the best person for the job," said Larry Sherman. When I vote this will be my title as well. I do not like following party lines, and as this election is proving, more and more people are deciding the same. We want the best man in there. Republican and Democrat are good labels for those who think one way and those who think another, but to me, its just stupid to vote for someone because of that label. We learned in government last year about how most people really have no idea what they're voting for. Single sided voters too skew the votes too. The people who vote in these ways are rash, and are ruining America. We're putting people in office who don't work towards everything we want, which is an unrealistic hope I know, but they could be doing better. I myself am completely undecided for the first time since I learned about Obama and McCain. Obama is going to make us go socailist but McCain has some economic policies that I don't believe in either. Its going to be a toss-up. No matter who becomes president I believe will be the most hated president ever. Neither one is focussing on the right stuff. America I just fine how it is, except for the economic issues we face. I think we should pull out of this war, which would save us a lot of economic pressure. We could then focus on switching over to more energy efficient ways of life to cut off our imports on oil. Then we need some economic regulations that prevent stupid breakdowns like bad morgages and loans from biting us in the butt like this. I could go on and on but I find these to be the most important issues.
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
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Wednesday, October 22, 2008
The Dark Knight
http://movies.msn.com/movies/movie-critic-reviews/the-dark-knight/
Being one of the few people who have never seen The Dark Knight I thought I might as well use a review on it for my outside reading this week. According to then many people who have seen the movie action and greatness come standard. Even people I wouldn't think to like this kind of movie really loved it. A dark evil movie about the Batman who runs around catching badguys in a terrible and failing city doesn't seem to appeal to all those who loved it. Never the less the reviews showed many thumbs up. I read this review that included critics from Variety.com and more importantly AMG itself on the movie to see what the pros thought. The critics reiderated the same things as my fellow students had. A great cast with a great amount of action packed into a very controversial plot. It all spells fun when you add it up right and the movie does. Deaths of characters who will remain unnamed play the heart and to cap even death, the hero is really not a hero? Thats the big question presented by this movie. Some found it a sour taste to end the movie with Batman as the enemy though for anyone who watched the cartoon, and I am one of them, this comes as no surprise. Of course being a shadowy guy with a cape who flies around the city at night blowing things up and chasing other badguys can't really be a good guy in and of himself can he? At least not until he has proven himself which is left to the next movie. Beyond all the great review some still found the film a bit confusing with its technologically advanced concoction of effects and stunts. However if you pay attention most obviously left the theater in an overall good mood. This is a movie I think I should see. The pros as well as my pro friends all say its good. Advice is to be followed. Party anyone?
Being one of the few people who have never seen The Dark Knight I thought I might as well use a review on it for my outside reading this week. According to then many people who have seen the movie action and greatness come standard. Even people I wouldn't think to like this kind of movie really loved it. A dark evil movie about the Batman who runs around catching badguys in a terrible and failing city doesn't seem to appeal to all those who loved it. Never the less the reviews showed many thumbs up. I read this review that included critics from Variety.com and more importantly AMG itself on the movie to see what the pros thought. The critics reiderated the same things as my fellow students had. A great cast with a great amount of action packed into a very controversial plot. It all spells fun when you add it up right and the movie does. Deaths of characters who will remain unnamed play the heart and to cap even death, the hero is really not a hero? Thats the big question presented by this movie. Some found it a sour taste to end the movie with Batman as the enemy though for anyone who watched the cartoon, and I am one of them, this comes as no surprise. Of course being a shadowy guy with a cape who flies around the city at night blowing things up and chasing other badguys can't really be a good guy in and of himself can he? At least not until he has proven himself which is left to the next movie. Beyond all the great review some still found the film a bit confusing with its technologically advanced concoction of effects and stunts. However if you pay attention most obviously left the theater in an overall good mood. This is a movie I think I should see. The pros as well as my pro friends all say its good. Advice is to be followed. Party anyone?
Tuesday, October 7, 2008
Meditation
http://www.how-to-meditate.org/breathing-meditations.htm/
Hearing the word Buddhism instantly puts one word into my head; meditation. In researching Buddhism I found that I am what I would call an "antibuddhist." Not in the way that I don't like Buddhists, though I do disagree with the whole kill your mental self part, because I am the opposite. I try to get my happyness from acheiving things and quenching thirst and hungry and being pleased for as long as I can, then going to reacheive that feeling again later. This obviously leads my extreme stress levels and huge let downs when things swing the other way. So I decided to look into Buddhism a little bit and read up on how to meditate. I found these simple instructions fastinating. Anyone with any stress really should try this, it works rediculously well, though it takes great dicsipline. You find a nice quiet spot, and breath. Focus on that breathing, just keep focusing, until your mind calms. Its a wonderful feeling (and this is only the first phase!). When done on a daily basis, the distracting and stressful thoughts subside and your mind tends to be much more open and spacious all the time. Thinking more clearly and calmly leads to better decision making and faster mind. Putting this to the test is something I intend to do.
Hearing the word Buddhism instantly puts one word into my head; meditation. In researching Buddhism I found that I am what I would call an "antibuddhist." Not in the way that I don't like Buddhists, though I do disagree with the whole kill your mental self part, because I am the opposite. I try to get my happyness from acheiving things and quenching thirst and hungry and being pleased for as long as I can, then going to reacheive that feeling again later. This obviously leads my extreme stress levels and huge let downs when things swing the other way. So I decided to look into Buddhism a little bit and read up on how to meditate. I found these simple instructions fastinating. Anyone with any stress really should try this, it works rediculously well, though it takes great dicsipline. You find a nice quiet spot, and breath. Focus on that breathing, just keep focusing, until your mind calms. Its a wonderful feeling (and this is only the first phase!). When done on a daily basis, the distracting and stressful thoughts subside and your mind tends to be much more open and spacious all the time. Thinking more clearly and calmly leads to better decision making and faster mind. Putting this to the test is something I intend to do.
Friday, October 3, 2008
The economic split
http://www.startribune.com/politics/national/congress/30072414.html?elr=KArksUUUU
I read an article on the recent 700 Billion Bailout plan that got refused by Congress. Its a relatively basic article. Nothing fancy but the info is interesting. President Bush wanted the bill passed as did the democratic leaders in Congress but it still didn't pass. This fits the pattern I talked about in a comment to Narah. There is a pattern I see in failing economies of today. The people in charge don't know really what to do in the case of a disaster, thus when the great thing befalls our economy they panic and send out a bunch of legislation that only worsens the wound. In our case these bailout bills are being thrown out on the table the leaders thinking that they'll make everything better, such as the huge 700 Billioin bailout and the automakers loan bill to help them make more efficient cars. Thankfully we also have people who do know what they're doing. Congress vetoed the 700 billion bailout bill. A few potent arguements were made against the bill. The one I stand behind is, Where are we going to get 700 billion$?! I don't want to pay huge taxes for the rest of my life because the current leaders can't screw their heads on straight. My paychecks take a big enough hit as it is. The other arguement I found was just the fact that the idea wasn't presented very well at all. Very few were convinced. Democrats and Republicans alike vetoed the bill. The Parties uniting? This goes to show that the bill was rushed and no one knows what they're doing. Its good we have a new president on the way, its America's only chance to make a real change or not.
I read an article on the recent 700 Billion Bailout plan that got refused by Congress. Its a relatively basic article. Nothing fancy but the info is interesting. President Bush wanted the bill passed as did the democratic leaders in Congress but it still didn't pass. This fits the pattern I talked about in a comment to Narah. There is a pattern I see in failing economies of today. The people in charge don't know really what to do in the case of a disaster, thus when the great thing befalls our economy they panic and send out a bunch of legislation that only worsens the wound. In our case these bailout bills are being thrown out on the table the leaders thinking that they'll make everything better, such as the huge 700 Billioin bailout and the automakers loan bill to help them make more efficient cars. Thankfully we also have people who do know what they're doing. Congress vetoed the 700 billion bailout bill. A few potent arguements were made against the bill. The one I stand behind is, Where are we going to get 700 billion$?! I don't want to pay huge taxes for the rest of my life because the current leaders can't screw their heads on straight. My paychecks take a big enough hit as it is. The other arguement I found was just the fact that the idea wasn't presented very well at all. Very few were convinced. Democrats and Republicans alike vetoed the bill. The Parties uniting? This goes to show that the bill was rushed and no one knows what they're doing. Its good we have a new president on the way, its America's only chance to make a real change or not.
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