Two Weeks...

My computer is fixed!!! hooray!!!

There are two weeks left of campaigning. Two weeks left of McCain and Palin badmouthing Obama and Biden rather than talking about what they are going to DO. Two weeks. No more debates, not much more fundraising- just ads, tv interviews, and rallies. I just saw a teaser for the Palin/McCain interviews on NBC. I am waiting with bated breath for Sarah Palin to make yet another fool of herself, though part of me thinks by now she should have it straight. Then there is that evil side of me that thinks "please no, don't let her get it right this time." It is just to damn entertaining. And McCain. How much more of a creepy, mean old man can he be? I love that he has a temper, and can't hide how he feels. I guess we have something in common. Scary, considering I have always said my temper and inability to hide how I feel is why I could never be a teacher, let alone the president!

Barack is going to Hawaii for 2 days to visit his sick grandmother. Part of me thinks "OH NO!" that is TWO days of lost campaigning in key states. But then i think "YES- show what a family man you are!" I dont care HOW we get those independents! If him visiting his ailing grandmother sways some STILL UNDECIDED people to his side, THANK GOD.

Finally, HOW, HOW can ANYONE not have made up their minds by now? Even Colin Powell has made up his mind (God LOVE him), I really cannot understand how someone hasn't made up their mind. Like, are these people people who have no view on anything whatsoever? Are these people not concerned about womens rights being taken away? Do these people have no opinion on the economy? Do they not care about health insurance? Are they unconcerned about the state of social security? Do they not find it alarming that the rich KEEP getting richer while the poor keep getting poorer? Have they not formulated a view on gay marriage? Do they not know that a WAR was started for NO REASON, and Osama Bin Laden is still on the loose without anything being done to find him? My conclusion is this: they are MEN, who have never had anyone they knew need healthcare without insurance, have never known a gay person, make around $60,000, are single, do not watch the news, and have no idea that thousands of soldiers have DIED in Iraq, are completely unaware to what Bush has done in the past 8 years, and therefore, have been in a coma since 2001.

I just had to get that out of my system.

I hope Baracks Grandma pulls through to see him HOPEFULLY win...


And now, Colin Goddamn Hotstuff Powell. I went to the gym Sunday morning, planning to be there during Meet the Press so I could watch it whilst working out (I like to be distracted) - I had no idea what I was in for. I had heard that they were pretty sure he was going to endorse Obama. But I was not ready for the eloquence, the strong words against McCain and Palin, and the powerful support of Barack. Here are some highlights:
"Mr. McCain says that he's a washed up terrorist, but then why do we keep talking about him? And why do we have the robocalls going on around the country trying to suggest that because of this very, very limited relationship that Senator Obama has had with Mr. Ayers, somehow Mr. Obama is tainted. What they're trying to connect him to is some kind of terrorist feelings. And I think that's inappropriate. Now, I understand what politics is all about, I know how you can go after one another and that's good. But I think this goes too far, and I think it has made the McCain campaign look a little narrow. It's not what the American people are looking for."

And when talking about how people are calling Obama a Muslim:
"Well, the correct answer is, he is not a Muslim, he's a Christian. He's always been a Christian," he said. "But the really right answer is, what if he is? Is there something wrong with being a Muslim in this country? The answer's no, that's not America. Is there something wrong with some seven-year-old Muslim-American kid believing that he or she could be president? Yet, I have heard senior members of my own party drop the suggestion, 'He's a Muslim and he might be associated terrorists.' This is not the way we should be doing it in America.I feel strongly about this particular point because of a picture I saw in a magazine. It was a photo essay about troops who are serving in Iraq and Afghanistan. And one picture at the tail end of this photo essay was of a mother in Arlington Cemetery, and she had her head on the headstone of her son's grave. And as the picture focused in, you could see the writing on the headstone. And it gave his awards--Purple Heart, Bronze Star--showed that he died in Iraq, gave his date of birth, date of death. He was 20 years old. And then, at the very top of the headstone, it didn't have a Christian cross, it didn't have the Star of David, it had crescent and a star of the Islamic faith. And his name was Kareem Rashad Sultan Khan, and he was an American. He was born in New Jersey. He was 14 years old at the time of 9/11, and he waited until he can go serve his country, and he gave his life. Now, we have got to stop polarizing ourself in this way. And John McCain is as nondiscriminatory as anyone I know. But I'm troubled about the fact that, within the party, we have these kinds of expressions."

"So, when I look at all of this and I think back to my Army career, we've got two individuals, either one of them could be a good president. But which is the president that we need now? Which is the individual that serves the needs of the nation for the next period of time? And I come to the conclusion that because of his ability to inspire, because of the inclusive nature of his campaign, because he is reaching out all across America, because of who he is and his rhetorical abilities--and we have to take that into account--as well as his substance--he has both style and substance--he has met the standard of being a successful president, being an exceptional president. I think he is a transformational figure. He is a new generation coming into the world--onto the world stage, onto the American stage, and for that reason I'll be voting for Senator Barack Obama."

I was crying, cheering, smiling from ear to ear while on the elliptical machine watching this. As I said to my cousin, Katie, "I never thought I would want to hug Colin Powell"

So smart, so Eloquent.

for the entire transcript from his interview, go here

Latest national poll: Obama 52% McCain 42%.
I. Will. Not. Get. Excited.