Tuesday, November 4, 2008

Election!

So, I just got back from voting. Having cast a write-in vote four years ago for Pat the Prophet, I decided to go with Chuck Baldwin today. Bob Barr just seems so mediocre. I will say that I considered writing in Baldwin and Palin since Gov. Sarah grows on me day after day as the media savages her. But, alas, I supported America's only real party: the Constitution Party. Down ballot, keeping with a personal pledge never again to support Republicans, I wrote in Jeff Beatty which might be a cop-out, but I wanted to support the man running against John Kerry. Other than that, there were zero Republicans on the ballot, one or two Green party people, and the rest were members of the party of death. So, I ended up writing in some local pro-life leaders, some local pro-life professors and a local author. Even though none of the people I supported "will win", that's really not what my voting is about anymore... I am truly casting my vote for whom I believe will govern the best, damn the consequences of giving it to the media-appointed front-runner. We too easily cede our principles and our souls to what the media expects of us, and we forget that our actions bear most upon our own souls. And for my soul, I sure as hell was not going to support John Amnesty/StemCell/CampaignFinanceReform/JudgeTraitor McCain. Friends, Countrymen, we should all vote our consciences once again.

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Sunday, September 21, 2008

Stabbing death close to home

So today I went in for a sub at my favorite sub joint here in Worcester, which conveniently is the store directly below my apartment, and the Greek immigrant who runs the place, Paul, informs me that last night at about 1am a student was stabbed to death following an argument two blocks away. Now, the first thought was of course concern that this is the first month of a 12 month lease, but it also occurred to me that I was awake at 1am, and didn't notice and... hmm... I suppose I expect something to be different about an area once something like that happens. As though the entire area ought to be aware and acknowledge its occurrence. It'd be trite to try and make more out of this event, as though it were some great statement on society in general, than it really deserves. But it's sad that a relatively small town such as this, and in an area with a lot of young people, could have this happen.

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