TIME's Person of the Year

Bloggers, TIME has announced its selection for Person of the Year:

Barrack Hussein Obama!

Hell, yes! They got the annual proclamation right. This blogger is proud!

Pearl Harbor

This blogger recalls being taught as a child that the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor. This is true. He doesn't recall being told that the United States blockaded Japan to control expansionism.

Sayin,' not "just sayin'."

Summer Patriots

A THOUGHT FOR TODAY:

The man who is always waving the flag usually waives what it stands for. -Laurence J. Peter, educator and author (1919-1990)

© 2008 Wordsmith.org

Colin Powell's Endorsement

This blog has long held a favorable opinion of Colin Powell despite his Republican sympathies. General Powell's appearance before the United Nations regarding weapons of mass destruction in Iraq will remain on record.

Colin Powell has done honorably by stating his intention to vote for Barack Obama for President. Hats off to you, sir.

From CNN:

Colin Powell endorses Barack Obama

Former Secretary of State Colin Powell announced today he will vote for Sen. Barack Obama, citing the Democrat's "ability to inspire" and the "inclusive nature of his campaign." Powell said he was concerned about what he characterized as a negative turn of Republican candidate Sen. John McCain's campaign and his choice of a running mate. full story

This country allowed uneducated whites' ignorance and fear to take us to new depths in 2004. You are not forgiven.

Friday the 13th!

A Friday occurring on the 13th day of any month is considered to be a day of bad luck in English, German and Portuguese-speaking cultures around the globe. Similar superstitions exist in some other traditions. In Greece and Spain, for example, Tuesday the 13th takes the same role. The fear of Friday the 13th is called paraskavedekatriaphobia (a word that is derived from the concatenation of the Greek words Παρασκευή, δεκατρείς, and φοβία, meaning Friday, thirteen, and phobia respectively; alternate spellings include paraskevodekatriaphobia or paraskevidekatriaphobia) or friggatriskaidekaphobia, and is a specialized form of triskaidekaphobia, a phobia (fear) of the number thirteen. *

Bad luck for whom?

Earlier Thursday, Bush said a report on U.S.-set benchmarks for Iraq shows "satisfactory progress" in eight areas. He admitted that there is "more work to be done."**

George Bush! It seems his "principle" is only as deep as the Republicans' numbers to keep Dems from voting us out of an unwinnable war and impeachment for him and Cheney! Awww!

Wiki*
CNN**

Blog Against Theocracy

Blogswarm Promotes Support For Church-State Separation And Religious Liberty
This weekend, April 6-8, various well-known bloggers including BlueGal, Mock, Paper, Scissors, Neural Gourmet and Talk2Action will be participating in a "Blog Against Theocracy".
This blog-a-thon is intended to show support for separation of church and state and true religious liberty.
The blogswarm has drawn a strong commendation from First Freedom First, a joint project of Americans United for Separation of Church and State and The Interfaith Alliance Foundation.
Since First Freedom First was launched in 2006, some 130,000 people have signed a petition highlighting the dangers posed by religious coercion in public life. Among the noteworthy Americans to have already signed the petition are Walter Cronkite, Phil Donahue, Laura Flanders and Judith Light.
This weekend's blogswarm, while not sponsored by First Freedom First, reflects FFF goals. Organizers say there are no real guidelines to the blogswarm. The idea is to post at least once from Friday to Sunday against theocracy and in favor of the constitutional guarantee of separation of church and state.
Once bloggers have posted, an email with the URL of the post may be sent to bluegalsblog@gmail.com and the link will be posted on the Blog Against Theocracy blog.

The First Freedom First Team
Donna Red Wing and Eric Shutt of The Interfaith Alliance FoundationBeth Corbin and Bethany Moore of Americans United for Separation of Church and State