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Obama Causes a Little Traffic in LA

Brian — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 18:32:18 +0000

So, President Obama visited Los Angeles this week and people seem to be in an uproar because of the traffic issues caused by his motorcade.

Now, I understand hating traffic. And anything that makes it worse is truly annoying. But really, what’s with all the backlash at the President for visiting?

You should be honored when the President visits your town, whether you like him or not. I would bet that all the bad press regarding the traffic has less to do with the traffic than it has to do with people wanting to bad mouth the President. You’re entitled to your opinion, but let’s call it what it is and not hide our dissatisfaction under the guise of complaining about the traffic he caused. Ok?

And if you truly are enraged about the traffic, there are plenty of other issues that should concern you. Here are a few:

Bad public transportation

Inadequate funding for expansion of public transportation

Old, neglected, inadequate freeway systems

Inadequate funding for freeway expansion

Inadequate funding for freeway maintenance

Urban sprawl

Commuters

Too many cars

Bad drivers

I think you get the idea. Let’s grow up and stop playing dumb political games.

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Mosque at Ground Zero

Brian — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 18:55:31 +0000

Smart move?

Probably not, unless you want to stir up a hornet’s nest of emotion.

Illegal?

Nope. They own the land.

Unamerican?

Nope. We have this thing called religious freedom. Remember that?

What should be done?

Love.

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I’m Fed Up with Politics

Brian — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 18:07:56 +0000

Did you see this? Republican funds spent at sex-themed nightclub

Whatever your political stance may be you have to admit that this is ridiculous. I’m soo tired of the headlines about corrupt politicians. I understand that nobody’s perfect but come on. Are these the people you want representing you and your interests? Along with that, I’m fed up with both the democratic and republican parties and politics in general. No one is willing to compromise and everyone wants to push their own agenda. I think our it’s time for this country to wake up and realize things are broken. What’s the solution? I don’t know. I just know that this isn’t working.

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Land of the Free…

Brian — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 17:22:00 +0000

There’s a ton of free stuff available today if you vote. I marked my ballot this morning on my way into work and picked up a free coffee from Starbucks for my efforts. Also offering free food items are Krispy Kreme and Ben and Jerry’s. If I have time, I may try and swing by those places a little later.

Get out and vote, and get some free stuff. After all this is the land of the free… voter incentives.

Burbank’s Winter Shelter

Brian — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 18:01:00 +0000

Tonight, among other topics, the Burbank City Council will discuss the 2008-2009 Homeless Winter Shelter Program.

Last year the city of Burbank agreed to host the shelter at its Armory because the city of Glendale, who had previously hosted the shelter, was renovating their Armory. This year, the city of Glendale has revealed that they are not interested in reopening their Armory for use by the Winter Shelter Program placing the load again on Burbank.

Living really close to the armory, I received a letter from the city notifying me of tonight’s meeting. And, last night, while working on my car, I was approached by a neighbor who was passing out material in opposition to the proposed shelter.

Judging from the literature I received, I think there is some misinformation about this shelter floating around. I encourage you, if you’re concerned, to read the Staff Report and its supporting documents. If that doesn’t satisfy you, attend tonight’s meeting at 6 PM at Burbank City Hall.

Prop 8 and Religion

Brian — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 19:47:00 +0000

I read an interesting article this morning titled Wielding religion as a weapon against gay marriage written by Steve Lopez of the Los Angeles Times.

And then I read another article, titled Religious Rhetoric and Gay Marriage, also in the LA Times by Sandy Banks.

It is really interesting to see the contrasting opinions of the churches mentioned in these articles and the general public in regards to this issue.

Rock the Vote

Brian — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 16:54:00 +0000

Do you plan to vote in the upcoming presidential election?

Since I recently moved, and the DMV can’t ever seem to change my voter registration even though I checked the box on my change of address form, I re-registered the other day through Rock The Vote.

I waited until now to register because I am still undecided on how to cast my vote. I’m one of those people who refuses to associate themselves with a political party because they think it’s ridiculous to think that anyone is always going to agree with a particular party’s candidate. I had even considered not voting because I am less than thrilled with both of the main candidates, which really is probably just a cop-out on my part. However, after some soul searching I came to the conclusion that voting was something I needed to do.

So now I’m searching. I’m trying to decide how to cast my vote. If you have any info you want to pass along to help me make my decision it would be much appreciated.

Election 2008 From Jib Jab

Brian — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 15:48:00 +0000

Send a JibJab Sendables® eCard Today!

Have you seen the new JibJab cartoon for the 2008 election? It’s hilarious. I saw it this morning on the Today Show. Check it out for yourself.

Politics, ugh!

Brian — Thu, 17 May 2007 16:26:00 +0000

I normally try to stay out of politics, and rarely will I share my political opinion with anyone, including my wife, but I had to say something about this. I received the email below this morning. It is alarmist, slanderous and obviously written to taint the public opinion on Obama. This email represents exactly what I hate about politics. It is never about people’s views and always about making the other guy look bad.

Furthermore, it is ridiculous that we label the entirety of one religion as terrorists. For being a country that is “tolerant” of so many different things, we sure are an intolerant people when it comes to Muslims. There are millions of them in the world and we are judging all of them by the actions and reactions of a few. I know several people, including myself, who hate it when “Christians” are all dumped into one group and spoken of unflatteringly. How is this any different? We’ve had so many corrupt “Christian” politicians maybe we could use a Muslim one. I highly doubt he would be able to destroy the US from his presidential seat, if he were to try anyway.

So, what I’m trying to say is, who cares. Who cares that he has a Muslim background? Who cares if he was raised Catholic? Who cares if he attends the United Church of Christ? What matters is, what he stands for and that he stands firm on his words. That’s what I care about.

I don’t know who I’ll vote for in the next Presidential election, or even if I’ll vote, but I despise these types of messages. Oh, election time, how I hate thee.

Who is Barack Obama

Democratic primary presidential candidate, Barack Hussein Obama was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, to Barack Hussein Obama, Sr., a black Muslim from Nyangoma-Kogel, Kenya and Ann Dunham, a white atheist from Wichita, Kansas.

Obama’s parents met at the University of Hawaii.

When Obama was two years old, his parents divorced. His father Returned to Kenya.

His mother then married Lolo Soetoro, a radical Muslim From Indonesia.

When Obama was 6 years old, the family relocated to Indonesia.

Obama attended a Muslim school in Jakarta.

He also spent two years in a Catholic school.

Obama takes great care to conceal the fact that he is a Muslim.

He Is quick to point out that, “He was once a Muslim, but that he also attended Catholic school.”

Obama’s political handlers are attempting to make it appear that Obama’s introduction to Islam came via his father, and that this influence was temporary at best.

In reality, the senior Obama returned to Kenya Soon after the divorce, and never again had any direct influence over His son’s education.

Lolo Soetoro, the second husband of Obama’s mother, Ann Dunham, introduced his stepson to Islam.

Obama was enrolled in a Wahabi school in Jakarta. Wahabism is the radical teaching that is followed by the Muslim terrorists who are now waging Jihad against the western world.

Since it is politically expedient to be a Christian when seeking Major public office in the United States, Barack Hussein Obama has joined the United Church of Christ in an attempt to downplay his Muslim background.

Let us all remain alert concerning Obama’s expected presidential candidacy.

Please forward to everyone you know. The Muslims have said they plan on destroying the US from the inside out, what better way to start than at the highest level.

Happy Voting Day!

Brian — Wed, 08 Nov 2006 01:27:00 +0000

Get out, vote, change the world, and then go home and watch your vote tallied on TV. What a strange world we live in.