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20Jan/091

A New Day

Image Courtesy of CNN.com

Image Courtesy of CNN.com


No one can deny that today is one helluva day in our Nation's history.  Whether you were for or against Obama during election time, this is certainly the most monumental election since JFK's.  Today I feel the sense of unity and hope and even if we don't resolve things within a year, I'm glad we're taking a step in the right direction.  Obama has a way of uniting people if anything and with a strong cabinet in place, I have no doubt that him and his folks will take the steps towards helping this country.  Sure, the hype may wear off over time and he will have to get down to the nitty gritty but if we can keep the momentum going with this kind of hope and unity, I believe we can seriously make some changes.  I'm happy to say today that I'm an American and even happier to see such a TRUE change in the White House!

30Oct/081

The Most Hilarious "Vote for Obama" Campaign Idea I've Seen Yet!

Ok so I was going to vote for Obama and then I did my research and am just as confused as ever.  I'm certainly not going to vote for McCain so it's between Obama and nobody.  Either way, this was the funniest email that could have graced my inbox.  What a creative way to ask others to "Vote for Obama!"  I won't spoil it for you but if you take a look, you are able to peronalize this campaign and send it to others after you view yours. Check it out:

(Tried to embed it but since it's not from a common video site, I couldn't)

Please click HERE.  You won't regret it!

If you're an Obama supporter, send it to everyone you know! They'll be sure to get a kick out of it!

13Oct/080

Facebook's Best Application Yet

According to my favorite Facebook blog, the new Facebook Voter Registration App which was launched on September 25th, has gotten 40,000 people to register.  This number is staggering compared to the amount that may have registered had there not been an application designed for this purpose.  When turning 18, most students are not given the opportunity to register so easily and this tool has only made the process far quicker and available to the majority of new voters.  

To see that a mere social networking app has done so much in so little time is truly inspiring and certainly makes the positive side of technology a bit clearer in a day where we continuously hear of how it is negatively influencing society.  This is a great move by Facebook and could truly have an impact on this year's election as young voters are more engaged than ever! 

Additionally, the official campaigns, political parties and PACs are using the Facebook medium as a way to influence hundreds of thousands of more voters.

Here you can find 2008 Facebook Statistics on American Politics.  What an exciting time to witness politics, no matter how crazy the race may be and again, kudos to Facebook for creating this modern way of voter registration!

7Oct/080

The Most Frightening Obama/McCain Ad I've Seen in a While

I usually don't pay much attention to these ridiculous ads with dancing Obama's and blinking McCain's but this one caught my eye (and not for a good reason).  It's hilariously terrifying actually...

 

Michelle?  Is That You?

Michelle? Is That You?

 

 

While Obama and McCain look pretty much the same as always, their wives look horrendous!  SodaHead.com has done a terrific job of making Mrs. Obama look like an deformed cockeyed ogre while Mrs. McCain resembles that of an evil pixie.  The question is which one is more likely to cheat?  Well, if these photos were true I'm afraid it would be a draw on who would be first.  Although I'd have to say that poor Michelle most likely takes the cake as the least aethestically pleasing in this ad.

Perhaps the editing is to celebrate Halloween?  Yikes.

30Aug/0815

Who is Sarah Palin?

This is not a political blog whatsoever but I just want to quickly comment on who McCain who has chosen as his VP nominee which increasingly show us just how ridiculous his decision-making skills are. 

He has picked a woman who he has met ONCE.  The second time he met her, it was to offer her the nomination, Are we serious?  McCain, you're certainly not a young guy.  God Forbid you become President and God Forbid you die during your term, you're entrusting a completely inexperienced candidate to lead our country?

It's almost as if he wanted a woman or a "surprising" candidate from the beginning and when looking at the list, he simply thought "Hey, I guess she'd be good!" 

Who is she?  Has anyone ever heard of her?  She's beautiful, she's smart and I'm sure she'd be good in various leadership roles as she has been in the past but as Vice President?  I'm all for a woman being in the White House but Hillary was more of my idea of a woman who could handle the job as Commander in Chief - not this nobody. 

Obama's choice of Biden seemed "right".  This just feels "off".  How many Republicans can actually say they feel confident in his choice? 

Oh and for the comments about McCain trying to attract Hillary voters - that's almost insulting.  Palin's views and Clinton's views are OPPOSITE.  Why would we vote for her?  Simply because she is a female?  She is extremely conservative and as someone who was planning on voting for Hillary, it was based on her views more than her being a female.  Just because Palin has a uterus doesn't mean anything to me. 

This is more proof that McCain simply is NOT right for our country.

OBAMA please!

 

PS. Who thinks she kinda looks like SNL's Tina Fey? (Or is it just the glasses?)

 

Update:  I've found Palin's "blog"!  Ha ha - this is priceless - http://sarahpalin.typepad.com/

*Please note: If you can't figure it out already, that blog above is a SATIRE blog for comedic purposes and not real. (Thank God!)

25May/0731

Silent Plans of a South African Genocide?

[tweetmeme source=”katedickman” only_single=RT @KateDickman Silent Plans of a South African Genocide?]
*Update: Now I posted this almost 3 years ago. Fortunately nothing has happened since but after spending time there, I do see the threat as being possible but maybe not successful.* Also please note that this blog post was written purely from my standpoint based on the research I did. This post should by no means be considered 100% accurate nor serve as any solid evidence for any causes. Please respect eachothers' opinions.

 I will be traveling to South Africa from July to about December or so -- living with my significant other who is from there.

Tonight I was informed of a very real threat in South Africa. It is said that there is a planned mass genocide on the white people of South Africa after Nelson Mandela dies. Nelson Mandela supports peace between all Africans....however, after his passes -- thousands upon thousands are expected to flood into the city and blockade the streets of Johannesburg to slaughter the whites. A couple years back, it was said that they did a practice run as it was written on the taxis that came into the city "UHURU" which translates into "Night of the Long Knives" according to them. (also known as Operation Vula/Operation White Clean-up/Operation Iron Eagle/Red October campaign).

They have openly said -- "WAIT UNTIL MANDELA DIES".

The UK supposedly has jet planes ready on stand by for when Mandela dies to pick up many of their residents that live within the country.

BASICALLY - I'm rather terrified. He mentioned this before but it wasn't until now that I've done some research and the threat is more than real...... Mandela is old as dirt now... and will go any day. I arrive there in July and will be there for quite a few months..... once that day comes they will be blockading all petrol stations, airports and all of that. Ugh.
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Heres a video:

Here is an article I found below:

White slaughter
in South Africa?
Plans made to conduct campaign


*Note: It was written in 2004
Editor's note: Joseph Farah's G2 Bulletin is an online, subscription intelligence news service from the creator of WorldNetDaily.com – a journalist who has been developing sources around the world for the last 25 years.

© WorldNetDaily.com

While former South African President Nelson Mandela, 85, scoffs at rumors of ill health, plans are being made by the nation's Communist Party to slaughter all whites in the country upon his death, G2B sources say.

One of the operations planned entails 70,000 armed black men "being transported to the Johannesburg city center within an hour" in taxicabs to attack whites.

The plans are variously dubbed "Operation Vula," "Night of the Long Knives," "Operation White Clean-up," "Operation Iron Eagle" and "Red October campaign."

Operation "Our Rainy Day" was to be carried out after the death of Nelson Mandela and would have entailed blacks being transported to the largest cities in taxis.

The assailants were expected to "take over" fuel points and massacre whites. The attacks would lead to a coup.

Sources say most blacks in the country are aware of the plans. When racial disputes occur, blacks often tell whites, "Wait until Mandela dies."

"White people in South Africa can deny it to the end of the earth, but we are in real danger," one resident said. "This is no joke and any person with half a brain can see that this rumor has spiraled out of control."

Many whites are now convinced a vicious campaign of ethnic cleansing will follow Mandela's death whenever it comes. Some are making preparations for retreats.

"I have prepared myself and we have a gathering place where we can fortify for four weeks after Mandela's death," said one white South African. "If nothing happens it will be a miracle."

The Red October campaign is allegedly a Communist plot to oust President Thabo Mbeki. Mbeki would be replaced by Cyril Ramaphosa.

"I was starting to think I was going nuts!" said another white South Africa resident. "'Operation Uhuru' or 'Operation White Clean-up' is definitely no rumor. I spoke to someone who told me that some blacks in Zimbabwe have also confirmed that this 'event' will take place. My cousin stays on a farm in Mpumalanga, not too far from Johannesburg. A black police officer in that district told his white colleague that they are going to kill us like flies, and there is nothing we can do about it. And that they also don't care if we know."
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What is most disheartening, is that it was reported in February of this year, that Mandela may be extremely ill and in a coma in Mozambique and his death my occur any day now. With the US primarily focused on the war on Iraq, while other genocides are occurring in the world -- they pretty much have no other choice but to turn their heads away from this one as well. We simply do not have the resources to give to something like this if it happens -- too much on our plate thanks to Bush.

Most would just tell the South Africans to run away and flee, however it is easier said than done. They've developed their own country and culture and now day by day since the end of the apartheid, their culture is diminishing. A recent article was written by the Christian Science Monitor about the Afrikaans people. You can't help but feel for them.

Can one honestly say that the masses in SA will calmly think through the consequences of something like UHURU before engaging in rioting and full scale violence. Look at Sudan, Rwanda, Congo, Nigeria, Marocco, Zimbabwe, Moçambique - If that does not show that this can happen in a blink of an eye -- than I don't know what can.

For the optimists looking for Western help - it takes 30 days for international troops to mobilize and arrive in war zones in Europe - how long do you think UN help will take to arrive at the southern tip of Africa to help stabilize things.

Unfortunately the harsh cold reality of this situation is becoming clearer by the minute.

23Jan/075

Hillary Schmillary For President

So Hilary Clinton announced her candicacy for President. Hmm. I think I will vote for and so should you. Why?

1. With global warming going into (visible) effect and the world's end slowly but surely coming we should take some risks right?

2. She's a woman. Let's make more history since recent history is pretty morbid (the war), negative (the war, terrorist scares), or just plain stupid (Rosie & Donald).

3. She's got good ol' Bill on her side. Even though Billy boy had a little too much fun in the oval office a few years back, no one can deny that he was a pretty damn good President. When it came down to it, having one of the highest approval ratings of our time. Basically, it'll be a strong team with the two of them making the decisions.

4. I know she's kind of annoying at times (I never really had an affinity for her), but we need a change. A woman? A Democrat? Yep..it's a complete 180 from President Bush and whether or not you like him . . . everyone can admit that we need an absolute change.

5. Probably the most superficial reason of all? The other strong candidate - Barack Obama...well frankly, his last name is too close to whos name? Yeah...President Obama does not quite have a.... ring to it.

So I say..let's do it. We've already had the some of the worst past years of our century...so there's nowhere but to go up from here.

Vote Hillary.