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• 11Sep 08

  Hokie Picks Week 2

  9/14 1:00 ETAt Kansas City-3.5Oakland

  9/14 1:00 ETAt Cincinnati-1Tennessee

  9/14 1:00 ETIndianapolis-2At Minnesota

  9/14 1:00 ETAt WashingtonPKNew Orleans

  9/14 1:00 ETGreen Bay-3At Detroit

  9/14 1:00 ETAt Carolina-3Chicago

  9/14 1:00 ETNY Giants-8.5At St. Louis

  9/14 1:00 ETAt Jacksonville-5.5 Buffalo

  9/14 4:05 ETAt Tampa Bay-7Atlanta

  9/14 4:05 ETAt Seattle-7San Francisco

  9/14 4:15 ETAt Arizona-6.5Miami

  9/14 4:15 ET At NY Jets-1.5New England

  9/14 4:15 ET At Houston-4.5Baltimore

  9/14 4:15 ETSan Diego-1.5At Denver

  9/14 8:15 ETPittsburgh-6At Cleveland

  9/15 8:35 ETAt Dallas-7 Philadelphia

  Credit Kingrich for this table/chart and the idea. I'll have to go back and see what I would have picked for last week, I think I only disagreed with Rich's Minnesota pick over Green Bay. Picks are (hopefully) in B o l d.

  • Posted Sep 11, 2008 8:20 am PT
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• 2Sep 08

  In Defense of Governor Palin

  This is a response to nocoolnamjim's blog about Governor Palin and her supposed flaws.

  First and foremost let's get this straight. From here on out, I will not mention Palin's daughter's child. It has absolutely NO bearing on the political issues at hand. Obama himself declared it "off-limits."

  Also, I will not be making any references to Palin's religious beliefs. They also have no relevance to the topic at hand regardless of what biased and unreliable news sources claim.

  Now the real issues. Alaskan Independence Party. Was she a member in the past? Is her husband now?

  Now let's look at this logically. Palin is currently running along side John McCain to become Vice President of the United States. Would someone who is dedicated to the independence of Alaska, from the US, openly campaign to become a person inside of that government in order to serve that government willingly?

  In fact all those questions are moot. It's been shown that Palin's husband did register for the party, but that Palin herself was never a member of the party. Well we did answer one question: Is her husband a member of the Alaskan Independence Party, but I've got a better question. Is her husband the one running for VP? I thought not.

  Next up: Bridge to Nowhere.

  The bridge to Nowhere was a proposed to be a way for people of a small island to make it across a body of water to the rest of society, nevermind the fact that they had a ferry that worked just as well as a bridge for that job. Was it a stupid move on Palin's part? Yeah, it was. She shouldn't have supported it, in hindsight. However, it was viewed, at the time, as a way to improve the infastructure of the Alaskan road system. Of course, Palin isn't the only person ever to endorse something that people disliked. It happens. She eventually withdrew support of the bridge when costs became to high.

  Who could forget "Troopergate."

  Forgetting that Palin is known for fighting corruption and abuse of power in Alaskan politics. Also fogetting that the charges haven't even been proven yet, Palin is being investigated for firing a official because he refused to fire her brother-in-law who was involved in a messy divorce with her sister.

  It hasn't even been proven, and people use it to attack her. She recently called for the matter to be brought in front of the State Personnel board instead of the legislature. Again, she hasn't been convicted of anything. I thought in America, we were innocent until proven guilty. Apparently, to the Democrats atleast, that isn't the case.

  Since we've been focused on the negatives of Sarah Palin, let me enlighten you as to the positives.

  She comes from a blue collar family. She was a self described "hockey mom." She later was elected to the town council, and then mayor. From there she chaired the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, all along the way reporting conflicts of interest and out right corruption along with ethics violations and was ignored. She eventually resigned from the commission due the fact that nothing was done about the violations. Later she took on the corruption and the encumbant Governor, who had vacated his senate seat for the job, only to overlook Palin and place his own daugher in his place. She handlely beat him in the Republican primaries and went on the beat a former Democratic governor in the general election.

  She's proven that she'll buck the system in order to get things done, going against her own party if she has to. She doesn't stand for corruption and will work to defeat it. She signals change, a willingness to move beyond party lines in Washington.

  Obama, for all his talk about change, picked a "politics as usual" guy in Joe Biden. A man who isn't exactly known for challenging the existing political system in Washington. Atleast when McCain and Palin talk about change, we know they mean it. McCain isn't talking about change, he's working towards it. We shouldn't be swayed by a few nice speeches, or because people think it is the cool thing to do. We need to do it because we need it, because we've gotten proven members of US politics to do what they say they will do, and have experience in doing it. Sure Palin has her faults, but she's a strong women who believes what she believes and will do whatever it takes in order to get something done. Palin signals a change in American politics. She's dynamic, she's willing to trancend party lines, to accomplish what is best for the people and not just the party. She was dismissed as a lightweight in Alaska, not a serious player, only to charge onto the scene and defeat politics as usual. Not only that, but she got things done.

  It's time to stop talking about change, and doing what is best, and to show that work is being done to change the system.

  McCain and Palin are those people.

  • Posted Sep 2, 2008 8:11 pm PT
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• 21Aug 08

  Home...Sorta

  Well, it is now official. I am now living at Virginia Tech. After a 6 hour drive down here and a scramble to unload and move everything into the dorm I'm finally (for the most part) done. My bed has been put up, my desk has been moved underneath it, my printer is online, my ethernet cable is streched out across the room, my clothes hung up or folded away. But something is missing.

  Oh yeah, Air Conditioning. Since the dorms were built years and years ago, there is no AC here, no ducting for it, nada. I've currently sitting infront of the window with my fan in it soaking up what cool night air I can. Funny thing is, the fan is pretty old itself. my dad pulled out some decade god only knows. And by decade I mean my attic, and by god only knows, I mean my family. Now I finally know what it is like to go through the summer, like so many other people do, with just a fan for cooling. All in all I think this is going to be good, though I don't think it has fully set in yet that I wont be seeing my family for another couple of months. Longest I've ever been away from them is a week.

  It'll be different getting along without the usualy ammenaties. Private bathrooms, bedrooms, eating nearly every meal in a dining hall, etc. all gone. Good thing about Tech is that we have a sink in our room. Apparently most colleges don't have this so it will help out with stuff.

  Anyway, I should be getting to bed. I have to wake up early tomorrow and go finish up a few items that need taking care of, namely picking up my books. I guess I'll give you guys an update on the situtation later. In the mean time, stay cool.

  • Posted Aug 21, 2008 9:03 pm PT
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