CLARK KENT'S INBOX October 10th
The second Presidential Debate occurred this week as you already know. Town hall formats are my favorite format, because of the presence of a small group of "Joe Six Packs." The "Six Pack" label I'm starting find ironic in the sense I can't even afford to drink beer, especially in a time when I need it the most. Even a bottle off Boones is beyond our budget. If this goes on much longer, I may have to make 6 or 7 trips through the communion line at church.
The debate itself eventually got on my nerves, Sen. McCain being the main culprit. Joseph Sextuplet-Bundle (it's German, think about it) would ask what the senator what he was going to do to get millions of people back to work to which the Senator would respond with something to the effect of,
Well, Joseph, I appreciate your question. What I plan to do is point to my voting record where I've challenged my party a number of times while reaching across the aisle in a spirit of bipartisan cooperation. I've been doing this my entire time as a public servant, and I'm going to keep reminding the American people of my record and I'm going to keep holding hands with strange men for the next four years. This is my point-by-point plan in excruciating detail. Senator Obama, I have to mention, has no such plan. Senator Obama hates kittens and preemies. Thank you again for that thoughtful question Joseph.
Then Tom Brokaw would roll his eyes, reminding the candidates for the umpteenth time like they were kids being called to dinner, that they needed to keep their remarks to the previously agreed upon limit of one minute. At a certain point I could take no more of this and changed the channel to Paris Hilton's New BFF which is an utterly pointless show, but at least I could laugh.
One of the points covered in the debate was our country's energy consumption. Senator Obama's goal is to reduce foreign dependency on oil in less than a decade. It sounds tough, but as he said, so was going to the moon. I am all for this, but want to make sure the environmental consequences of such a move are taken into consideration.
Given that being green is the in thing these days there's not an company out there that doesn't want to out of the loop. Still, when it comes to industries like big oil you have to wonder about their sincerity in their efforts. Thankfully there's one oil company that's getting it right.I only hope the others will follow Prescott Oil's lead.
Still on the topic, one of the problems with being green is a lack of established standards. One of the things to watch for in companies that claim to environmentally friendly is key indicators in their message that can help in determining if they truly care about the environment or in truth care about their image more. Read this CNN article, It's Not Easy Being Green.
By the way, are you still not sure who to vote for, or want to see where really stand on the issues? Try this fun little survey from ABC News.
Still on the economy, you may have seen this skit on SNL already, but given my background in the housing industry, I was falling off the couch laughing. It perfectly captures most of the players involved in the housing crisis.
Finally, this has nothing to do with the economy, but more with kids, school and disgusting bugs. In light of my Lice Pandemic story, my wife is quick to find any opportunity to perpetuate my "freaked-outted-ness." In this case an article from MSNBC reporting on a strain of Mutant (ok, that might be an exaggeration) Super Lice (that is not), schools and parents are dealing with.
And now...
The first is Tara at From Dawn Till Rusk. It's a parenting blog as part of The Coventry Telegraph where Tara shares her experiences and opinions as a mum. I've mentioned her site before, but it needs to be spotlighted again as Super. Reading her posts, you can quickly sense the tenderness she feels for her children and her husband. Tara can be as equally concerned about issues affecting families as she can be cheeky in retelling moments at home. Some of my favorite examples of this include her story of what happened when her honeymoon was interrupted by the events of 911, and her discussion on if it's appropriate to tell kids there is a time to fight.
My second Super Blog recommendation is Jen at Steenky Bee. I've just started getting to know her, but already I think her site too hilarious not to share with others. Jen is both zany and upbeat which makes you smile at her antics and observations. her profile pic alone will show what I'm talking about. Even with the humor Jen can make you laugh and kind of choke you up at the same time as she did me in her story about her son's love of the hotel maintenance man and the swimming pool (don't get confused, it was a guest post for Stiletto Mom who originally introduced us). Another fav is her attempts at reducing the amount of time she takes to get ready. I felt a little awkward reading it, but I think there are allot of people who could relate.
Get to know them this weekend!
11 comments:
Don't forget to add in as many "my friends" as possible in any debate w/ McCain. That will be my next drinking game. A beer for every time he says "my friends"...just kidding, I can't afford that much beer.
They don't do the shared cup o'germs at your church, do they? I think most companies consider themselves 'green' if they have at least one carpet installed that's green. Super lice? That would be something else. They could just fly from head-to-head. No sharing of hats required.
I'm with inthefastlane, in fact, if I had gotten my act together earlier today and shown up on time (sheesh) that is totally what I would have said.
Watch it with Steenky Bee, she becomes an obsession pretty quickly! I find myself buzzing around in anticipation of her next post and my family looks at me sorta strange...oh well.
Have a great weekend!
Oh, Mr. Kent, where do I begin? Well, first I'm secretly texting in my comment from a meeting. I think I just voted on something that I shouldn't have. I saw the SNL skit and laughed my a** off at John McCain wandering the room looking for his keys. His laugh gets creepier every day. You, on the other hand, get less creepy. That's a compliment, by the way.
@fastlane - "my friends" that's right... yes, can't afford that much beer. switching to mouth wash.
@heinous, no it's by dipping the bread, but I didn't know that the first time. when it was my turn I grabbed the cup from the guy, I mean that's how it's always been, and I took a big gulp. Couldn't figure out why everyone was giving me this strange look until the next week when they made a big announcement about dipping the bread.
@stiletto, yes, but Steenky just said I'm less creepy. She's pretty funny.
@jen, have fun in the meeting and home it wasn't the last vote needed to unanimously press the button launching the bomb. Thanks, I'm glad I'm not creepy. The 2 or 3 people who have restraining orders against me would disagree, but that's water under the bridge.
If I wasn't currently stalking Stephen King, I would SO stalk Stephen Colbert. He's damn brilliant. (next to you, of course...)
I was just about to write you a really witty comment about how I've just spent an hour fastidiously combing through my son's hair looking for lice as is my wont every other weekend and then, oh my, I've been Supered!
Shucks CK, you made me go all girlie and silly. Now at least I'll be able to spend my night in ironing with a big grin on my face.
(I'm actually going to catch up on all the Smallville episodes I've recorded. My guilt pleasure and all that, while hubby is out. But shhh, don't tell)
@vodka, well, you certainly have good taste in your choice of stalker subject manner (brilliant? thanks, but given a screwdriver and a light socket and you might think differently)
@tara,well I'm certainly glad I could help out with the drudgery of ironing...if you're watching this season of Smallville there is certainly a difference from the past few years. Thank goodness Clark isn't all whiney anymore. Hope you enjoy your evening! (oh, and yes your blog is definitely super and I owe you a great deal of sincere gratitude)
love it....I'm such a non-political gal but I sadly find so much humor in this election..................
"6 or 7 trips through the communion line at church" - LOL! Perhaps this could boost church attendance if we all got in line behind you.
Like you, I lost interest in the debate, practically before I even the turned on the TV. This election has been going on for two years. One good thing is that we will get two years off until they all start up again for the next term.
The idea of using humor to address the challenging times, the political grandstanding and the lice is so needed right now and welcomed by this reader.
@cheryl, politics will forever be funny to me.
@bwilde, boosting church attendance - good one! I once joked about them just passing out a can of grape Fanta as you went through.
Ya, with the way things are going out there maintaining a sense of humor is a key survival instinct.
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