English V

I know many of you have been watching this presidential race very closely. Even if you haven’t, you cannot avoid the unbelievable media coverage surrounding both candidates and their running-mates. I think it’s a lot of hype and it has turned into a “reality show” of sorts. Maybe it should be…cameras in each of the candidates houses watching their every move. Who knows, even Flavor Flav could make an appearance and stir things up.
To be honest with you, I’m tired of it all and it is really turning me off to BOTH candidates. I don’t want someone who falls into the trap of using cliches when speaking- “Main Street”, “Joe the Plumber”, “Maverick”…arrgghh!! But I’m also torn on the experience piece. Let’s face it, for as much as we want to believe that anyone can be a politician, there is a game and you have to know how to play it.
I guess what I’m most interested in is WHY people will or will not vote for someone. Many of us have said that Sarah Palin scares the heck out of us. Had John McCain chosen someone else, someone much more confident and experienced, would we have voted for him? John McCain may have experience, but he is in his 70s. What makes him think he can still perform the duties of the president? I know some 70-year-olds that I would NOT want driving a car, let alone running the White House!
And what about Obama? Many people will NOT vote for Obama simply because he is a black man. And, for as much as I’d like to think we have grown a little as a country, racism still exists, especially in some of the smaller pockets in the southern states. It wouldn’t matter if Kermit the Frog were running against McCain, Kermie would get their votes. Others have a problem with Barack Obama’s middle name, Hussein. We saw on the news that an older woman approached McCain about Obama being a “terrorist”. These are the people who are going to be voting, folks!
Give me your thoughts on all of this. I know a few of you will be eligible to vote for the first time in this election, and some of you wish you could. What is your take on all of this? Respond in about ten sentences (or more if you are going to ramble on like I just did!). I’ll see you soon…

Hello, all. Welcome back to the 2008-2009 school year! We obviously have to adjust to some changes (new computers, new room). I would really enjoy reading about what you were up to over the summer. Did you work? Travel? READ???
We went on a few different trips that were fairly close to home. We went to the Finger Lakes- Keuka Lake actually. We went to the Corning Museum of Glass and made our own sun catchers and glass flowers- very cool. We went to Ellicottville, Niagara-on-the-Lake and of course we hit all of the festivals around Buffalo. I also read five, count them, FIVE new books over the summer. I really enjoyed just taking it easy over the break…and I’m glad I did because I have been working hard to get my new room in order and re-learn PCs!
Take some time to respond to the blog- tell me what you did over the summer…