Sarah “Miss Teen USA” Palin

The video above is hilarious! It’s video footage of Miss Teen South Carolina during the Miss Teen USA pageant and her major screw up of the question and answer portion. But the AUDIO is from the Sarah Palin interview with CBS’s Katie Couric. Great mashup. I can’t wait for the vice presidential debate next week!

Thank John McCain

“Thank John McCain” ad, by TruthandHope.org.

Google Publicly Says NO to Prop 8

In California, there is a proposition, Proposition 8, on the November ballot that, if enough people vote ‘Yes,’ will ban same-sex marriage in California and will only recognize marriage between a man and woman. I personally believe that marriage is for any couple, gay or straight, that is in love. And now search engine giant Google has, for the first time, PUBLICLY stated that is opposed to Prop 8 on their official blog. They believe that

We should not eliminate anyone’s fundamental rights, whatever their sexuality, to marry the person they love.

Way to go, Google!

Debate Fact Checks

© AP Photo/Jim Bourg, Pool

I almost always have CNN turned on, and I just found out that Obama flat-out LIED on last night’s debate! He stated last night

Here’s what I can tell the American people: 95 percent of you will get a tax cut.

But according to CNN’s fact-checking group that was a lie! The fact is that only 80% of ALL Americans will receive a tax break, while the remaining 20% (the wealthiest Americans) will have their taxes raised.

It is true, though, that 95% of WORKING FAMILIES will get a tax cut, not 95% of ALL Americans. He simply didn’t say it right, but his tax plan will promise giving working families a break. -phew-

I’m A Club Penguin Newbie

My little sister, 10, came home from school this Friday really excited. She said that all her friends at school were talking about this cool thing called “Club Penguin,” where you get to choose a penguin and play games, dress it up, and just have fun. Now she wants to be part of the crowd and wanted to join as soon as possible. I told her and my dad to wait just a second before whipping out that credit card.

I first heard of Club Penguin on the news when Disney acquired the site, and later I learned that my friend’s little sister is on it, too. All I was aware of was that Club Penguin was a great, safe online environment for kids. So great, in fact, that Disney has already spent $350 million on acquiring it, and is planning to spend another $350 million if “specific targets are met by 2009.” [source] I have been doing some research on the site, not because I want to spoil the fun and burst my sister’s bubble, but becuase I just really want to check this thing out and see if it really is safe, what with all of those sexual predators online and whatnot (I watch Dateline NBC too much).

Here’s what I found out…

Worldwide Day of Play: does it work?

Every year since 2005, Nickelodeon and its sister stations (Noggin, The N, Nicktoons Network, and Nick GAS) have participated in their “Worldwide Day of Play.” This year it is today, September 27, and for three hours, all of Nickelodeon’s stations will not have programming, but instead will display the logo above and a message to tell kids and their parents to go out and play. I think this is a great idea and a great way to tell kids to go get some exercise for a few hours instead of watching cartoons. But does this really work? Will kids really go out and play instead of watching Nick? There are countless more channels on cable and regular broadcast TV with cartoons that kids can just change the channel. All of these channels, like Nick and Disney Channel and Cartoon Network, need to work together to help promote healthy lifestyles and they should all have a special hour without programming to make kids want to play. I applaud Nickelodeon and their efforts, but I just think it needs to be broadened accross more networks.

First Presidential Debate: Who Won?

© Reuters

As I was watching the first presidential debate, the first forty or so minutes were mostly about the economy and their policies on spending and taxes. But towards the end, the senators started to focus on the topic of the debate, foreign policy. McCain seemed to hesitate on some questions, while Obama started off the debate really strong with a five-point plan on how to solve this economic crisis. I noticed how confident Obama was and how he calmly corrected McCain, becuase he really needed some correcting since he spun things in Obama’s record and policies. They both had strong points on how they would handle Russia, Iran, and even North Korea.

In my honest opinion, I thought that the debate was a draw, moslty becuase no one candidate had an extremely powerful point. This was their time to shine, but their performances were lackluster.