TGIF! presents...President Obama's latest campaign ad!

FAIL. Oddly, the video has been been pulled by Vimeo off of every website it was embedded just a few days ago. Watch this link.

Imagine an America
Where strip mines are fun and free
Where gays can be fixed
And sick people just die
And oil fills the sea

We don’t have to pay for freeways!
Our schools are good enough
Give us endless wars
On foreign shores
And lots of Chinese stuff

We’re the children of the future
American through and through
But something happened to our country
And we’re kinda blaming you

We haven’t killed all the polar bears
But it’s not for lack of trying
Big Bird is sacked
The Earth is cracked
And the atmosphere is frying

Congress went home early
They did their best we know
You can’t cut spending
With elections pending
Unless it’s welfare dough

We’re the children of the future
American through and through
But something happened to our country
And we’re kinda blaming you

Find a park that is still open
And take a breath of poison air
They foreclosed your place
To build a weapon in space
But you can write off your au pair

It’s a little awkward to tell you
But you left us holding the bag
When we look around
The place is all dumbed down
And the long term’s kind of a drag

We’re the children of the future
American through and through
But something happened to our country
And yeah, we’re blaming you

You did your best
You failed the test

Mom and Dad
We’re blaming you!

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American public - step up and take some blame.

I heard a sound bite yesterday on NPR - Barrack Obama was speaking about the pros and cons of the government's recent bailout bill efforts. He was concerned with who's going to help the America families affected by this crisis - those who may lose their homes. John McCain may very well have responded the same way. No matter - the point of this post is not about political candidates.

The point of this post is that I won't shed any tears for those people affected by this financial debacle. Sorry, but I can't.

If blame can be laid at the feet of our government and its politicians, as well as Wall Street and the mortgage companies who dealt in these unfavorable loans, one has to blame the families who made a pact with the devil - the devil being the mortgage companies.

No one twisted their arms to sign on the dotted line. They weren't pushed or cajoled into getting in over their heads. Why should they be helped? They got in over their heads. They bit off more than they could chew. There is no entitlement to own a home, or own a better home than you already have. You earn that. I'm sure my parents would love a bigger home, but they live in a $130,000 appraised Cape Code that they can afford. And I certainly would like to be living somewhere other than where I'm living at now, but I know what my financial limitations are and I live with it.

But thousands of families couldn't live with it. So they signed with the devil for loans they could never have afforded to begin with. Now the shit has hit the fan.

And I'm supposed to feel sorry for these people? Is there anyone out there who - right now - feels sorry for Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac? No. It's all about taking responsibility.

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Delegates NOT voting for Obama??

Many facets of our political process can be confusing, including what exactly the responsibilities of the delegates to a political party convention are.

I listened to two Democratic party delegates interviewed on NPR this morning and they were each asked if they would, in fact, be casting their vote for Barack Obama. One said she would not - instead, she would cast her vote for Hillary Clinton because those were the intentions of the people who chose her as a delegate.

I find this odd because, as I understand it, at this evening's Democratic Convention Hillary Clinton will be formally releasing "her" delegates of their duties to cast their vote for her (even though she didn't win her party's nomination her name will appear on the list as a formality, which is basically what the purpose of the convention is - a formality) and choose Obama as the Democratic nominee for President of the United States.

I understand delegates wanting to honor the wishes of those who chose them to be a delegate, but if the nominee (Hillary) releases them of that obligation, why would they splinter the party and vote for someone who isn't the intended nominee? It seems stupid - like banging your head into a wall.

Did I confuse you? Good. Welcome to American politics.

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Obama and McCain's 5..no - make that 7 homes. I think. 7?

The latest news out of the McCain/Obama camps about McCain's "housing issue" is another reason why I eschew politicians and the mockery most make out of our political system.

Presidential candidate Senator John McCain (R), in an interview with The Politico several days ago, couldn't recall how many houses he owns. Democrats pounced. ABC World News said Presidential candidate Senator Barack Obama (D) "and the Democrats smell blood in the water. And they're using the quote to paint McCain as out of touch."

OK. Obama leases ONE million dollar home in Chicago. Now if Obama really wanted to paint McCain as "out of touch", you'd think he (Obama) could have chosen a $300,000 home, let's say, to live in. So 8, million dollar homes versus 1. Kinda of the pot calling the kettle black, isn't it?

For the record, I'm neither for nor against these candidates. I'm undecided. But isn't it rather silly for a debate to arise over the homes of one of the candidates OR the fact that he can't remember how many he owns? Does that really mean McCain is "out of touch" with the American economy? There are certainly other issues to discuss - the Iraq War, the economy, Social Security, taxes, illegal immigration, gas prices, education, health care....

Hey - Obama camp. You missed one of McCain's homes...the Hanoi Hilton - where he spent 5 1/2 years as a POW while serving this country during the Vietnam War.

As a war veteran, McCain deserves EVERYTHING this country has to offer him. After all, it IS the American dream, ain't it? Would rather have him on the street - penniless and homeless - like other vets? Have you been to the VA hospital in your city? They suck - and those are our men and women who gave themselves for our country - some giving the ultimate sacrifice - and our government treats them like shit.

(For the record, the McCain family owns eight properties. The Politico reports McCain's family "owns at least eight properties -- not the seven Democrats are alleging or the four McCain's staff identified - according to a Politico analysis of property and tax records, as well as interviews." Sen. McCain himself does not own any of the properties. They're all owned by Cindy McCain, her dependent children and the trusts and companies they control.)

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