Posted by caleb on Nov 27, 2008 in
Personal Thanksgiving: family, turkey, and shopping. At least that’s how it generally goes for me. We talk, eat, and shop, but generally we don’t give a lot of thought to our many blessings, at least en masse.
This year, I thought I’d share some of what I’m thankful for.
- God’s unconditional love and forgiveness. I’d be sunk without it.
- Family and Friends. They keep me going everyday.
- Homemade pumpkin pie and greenbean casserole. It’s not Thanksgiving without truly delicious (but fattening) foods.
- Freakin’ awesome Black Friday bargains. Better hurry up and check out BFAds if you haven’t already… you’ve got five hours in Central Time.
- Apple, Macs, and iPods. Ease-of-use and future careers are nice. Besides, I couldn’t live without my MacBook Pro or my iPod touch.
- Gov. Sarah Palin and Conservative Values. Like I said, the future is great, but unless we all get on board, it’s going to be a long road ahead, no matter how amazing Gov. Palin is.
- Sleep. I’m a teenager and a college student; I think this goes without explaining.
- School and Scholarships. Yea, I know, but I’m happy to have the opportunity to create a better life for myself.
- the “and Scholarships” part. I’m also thankful not to have to pay for it.
- Music. My life would be boring without a little beat pumping through my earbuds.
I posted this late because I like to think Thanksgiving goes on through at least Friday, if not Saturday morning (also because I was too busy eating and browsing the Black Friday ads to break away to write this…), so join in the great turkey call and tell me what you’re thankful for.
Tags: 2008, Apple, Black Friday, college, Family, Friends, God, iPod, Mac, Music, Palin, Pumpkin Pie, school, Sleep, Stellar Kart, Thanksgiving
Posted by caleb on Sep 2, 2008 in
Uncategorized As many of you know, until the end in March I was an ardent Huckabee for President supporter. I campaigned for Huck up and down the web and even made telephone calls for him. In fact, up until McCain’s announcement on Friday, I supported Gov. Huckabee for the vice presidential nomination. He was my first pick.
What many of you probably don’t know is that once Huckabee dropped out, I began to begrudgingly “support” McCain, but only in the fact that I was going to vote for him. I had no intentions whatsoever of campaigning for him. He was too liberal for my tastes and didn’t really seem to have the leadership necessary for the highest position in the land. In reality, I was more or less voting against Obama. Because of my disaffection for Senator McCain, I was eagerly waiting on his pick for the VP nomination. Only a true conservative pick was going to get me fired up.
It was, in fact, a blessing in disguise that Sen. McCain waited until Friday to announce. It gave me time to reconsider his policies and his issues. Actually, it seemed like it gave McCain the needed time to really streamline his policies and hit his streak. In the past few weeks, he has really gotten his act together. The stronger he sounded on television with his ads against Obama and the stronger he sounded in his speeches, the more I realized that McCain really could win this thing, and he would probably do it with my support.
Then came last Friday when Senator McCain of Arizona made his two best political decisions ever. First, he announced that he would be announcing his VP pick on Friday at noon, right after Barack Obama’s historic speech. Second, he really delivered by announcing my second choice for VP, Governor Sarah Palin of Alaska, as his vice presidential running mate, wiping out any Obama media coverage. Sen. McCain really couldn’t have picked a better time to announce, nor could he have picked a better running mate.
Gov. Palin has a proven track record of reform and integrity and has true conservative grit. Face it, there is no one else who could oust corrupt (but highly popular) incumbents at the city and state levels. After serving ten years for the citizens of Wasilla, AK, first as a council member and then as mayor, she became the Chairwoman of the Alaska Oil and Natural Gas Commission. That first statewide position didn’t work out well for the ruling class, as it never has for anyone when Gov. Palin is around. She quickly blew the whistle on major corruption involving the government and oil companies with Alaskan interests. In fact, she resigned her position shortly after accepting it in protest of the ineffectiveness of the current administrations corruption battle.
Palin believed she could do a better job, so she ran for governor of the whole state. In a resounding victory, she became the youngest and first female governor of the State of Alaska in 2006. Governor Palin has become the country’s most popular governor and accomplished many of her campaign goals, all while being highly involved in her five children’s lives, most recently giving birth to a child whom she knew would be born with Down’s Syndrome. Obviously, Palin is adamantly Pro-Life. Raised in a Christian home, she has held true to her morals. As a hunter and fisher, she vehemently supports Second Amendment rights and environmental conservatism when drilling for much needed oil. She believes in a limited government and in limited government involvement. She knows we, as Americans, can take care of ourselves and our fellow citizen. Truly, Sarah Palin understands “real” America. She’s been there. She knows. And she’ll take it all the way to the White House.
McCain-Palin 08.
Related thoughts at McCain Blogs.
Tags: 2008, election, mccain, Palin, President
Posted by caleb on Jun 3, 2008 in
Uncategorized So tonight Obama finally scrounged up enough delegates to clinch the democratic nomination, but Hillary’s not conceding. Honestly, I don’t blame her. I’m not positive the democratic race has been completely fair as it is. By any means, I’d much rather have her than Obama.
On the other hand, McCain is a horrible choice, as well. He is not a conservative, nor will he fight for the Republican Party. This primary season was the best opportunity in years for the GOP to strengthen the base and win support from disgruntled Dems, but we were so lost in our own troubles we barely made it out alive, and when we did, we got McCain. Gag. Me. With. A. Plastic. Spoon. (and remind me why we got rid of Huckabee!).
I mean, really, who cares about McCain? He’s just a tired old man and there’s no excitement left in him. Yes, vote for McCain, but only against Obama. Hopefully we can ressurect Congress in 2010 to prevent McCain from doing too much damage. Right now, the USA is what it is, and unfortunately we can’t, in the election do a ton to “CHANGE” it, but we can work toward the future, and for the future to be brighter, it must include McCain.
As Rush Limbaugh has said, there’s no one in leadership today who’s a professing conservative. Sure, we have a few Senators, but we must band together to light a fire under the floundering conservative movement. If we don’t, we could end up living in the new USSR, or at least the Obamunistic Regions of the Middlemost Part of the Continent Wrongfully Taken From Those Indigenous Peoples Who Lived Here From Antiquity. Oh yea. CHANGE. HOPE. SÍ SE PUEDE… bah humbug.
Tags: 2008, clinton, Huckabee, mccain, obama, presidential election
Posted by caleb on Feb 13, 2008 in
Uncategorized I know so many of you are already tired of politics and some of you are probably sick of seeing anything political on my Facebook, but please, hear me out.
John McCain is predicted by the media to become the Republican nominee. Reading the results of last night, it appears that means an Obama-McCain face-off in November. Does no one realize, for one, how old McCain is? What about his personality versus Obama’s vibrancy or Hillary’s last name? More importantly, even Obama recognizes that McCain has “sacrificed his principles for his party’s nomination.”
Can anyone, in right conscience, vote for a man or woman to lead our country who abandons his or her beliefs for personal gain? I cannot.
McCain is not a Republican, no matter what the news media or the little “R” next to his name says. He’s a wolf in sheep’s clothing; he’s a Democrat who never re-registered.
Now more than ever, I believe Mike Huckabee is our nation’s best hope. He’s our shot at restoring our nation to its former ideals and God-directed and pleasing paths.Mike is a (true- that means no asterisk) conservative, and he’s a Christian. Mike is a strong candidate. Here’s a look at how he stands on the issues.
Mike Huckabee is our only hope for victory in 2008. He’s not out of this race, no matter what you hear.
Yes, McCain leads overwhelmingly leads the delegate count, but there are plenty of races left in this election cycle. We can fight for a brokered convention where obligations for all delegates vanish. Huck has a chance; he has more than “just” a chance, he can win this thing!
We need everyone’s help. If you know people in states that have not voted (i.e. Texas, Wisconsin, Washington, etc.), call them, and talk to them about Mike. Point them to Mike’s website. Talk to them about the issues and the future of our country. Tell them we need Mike!
Mike Huckabee 2008!
Tags: 2008, election, Facebook, Huckabee, mccain, obama, politics, President
Posted by caleb on Nov 28, 2007 in
Uncategorized Link to Huck’s coverage.
All I have to say is that Huck did an amazing job tonight in the 2008 CNN-YouTube debate. He held his ground and gained some, too, I think. He has a strong stance on his faith, in fact, he says it is the guiding force in his life! Now isn’t that a nice change from all of the double-talk we’ve been getting lately? He’s pro-life; he believes life begins at conception and made point of specifically stating that tonight on stage. Mike also supports science and technology funding and funding for the space program because of the benefits it brings to everyday American life. He says he doesn’t know if we really need to send people to Mars, but if we do, Hillary can go first! Amen, brother! According to polls out this week, he’s first in Iowa and second in Florida only to Guilliani. In dealing with attacks Huck said it’s okay to be “kicked in the rear,” because then you know you’re still in front! Go Huck!
Tags: 2008, CNN, election, Huckabee, politics, President, US, YouTube
