Explorations of Detroit

4 videos on my hometown.  Quite interesting, and somewhat inspiring/hopeful.

http://www.palladiumboots.com/explorations

Should you walk away?

Sometimes you just have to give up:

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Best SuperBowl Ads 2010

My 2 favorite ads were from Google and cars.com

Death in Tehran

Warning: Graphic video

The only good guy left on Fox News

Shep Smith is one of the few people on Fox News that I respect and this says it all.  I agree with him 100%.

Tea party dissident

This guy clearly has some big ones for stepping up and saying what he said.  He also speaks in complete facts.  I got a tax cut today, courtesy of President Obama.  And when he says that we had a surplus in 2000, that's true too.  The tea party is a republican convention that's too embarrassed to call itself by name.

The 4 principles of President Obama's Budget

1. Renewable energy
2. Quality education
3. Universal healthcare
4. Reducing the deficit.

A budget that puts America first.

I pledge to support the budget.  Won't you too?

American Beer: Something to be proud of

American beer is knocked around the world, due to Budweiser, Miller, et. al.  But we now have more craft breweries than any other country.  It is truly something to be proud of.

The President discusses his budget

In hisweekly address, President Obama discusses how his budget will bring change to all of our lives

New Reality Commercial

They get better and better:

My favorite Superbowl Ads 2009

Here are my favorite ads, in no particular order from yesterday's game.

My Superbowl Prediction

Steelers, 28-21

The difference will likely be due to an AZ turnover.

The Prez and I agree.

Another F-bomb on NBC

Charles Gasparino says "fuck" while on CNBC.  He was talking about how stupid it is for Wall Street firms to pay bonuses in the current economic conditions.

Yes he is (on youtube)

Many predicted that President Obama would have to ditch his weekly youtube addresses in order to comply with White House privacy rules.  Thankfully, he and his staff had the foresight to quickly changed their policies to allow uninterrupted youtube addresses.

His first address promises a variety of forthcoming programs designed to stimulate our economy.  

I'm particularly happy about this part of his address:

I know that some are skeptical about the size and scale of this recovery plan. I understand that skepticism, which is why this recovery plan must and will include unprecedented measures that will allow the American people to hold my Administration accountable for these results. We won’t just throw money at our problems - we’ll invest in what works. Instead of politicians doling out money behind a veil of secrecy, decisions about where we invest will be made public, and informed by independent experts whenever possible. We’ll launch an unprecedented effort to root out waste, inefficiency, and unnecessary spending in our government, and every American will be able to see how and where we spend taxpayer dollars by going to a new website called recovery.gov.

Obama's Inaugural Speech

42 hours and counting

"But never forget that the true character of our nation is revealed not during times of comfrot and ease but by the right we do when the moment is hard."

It's time to retake our country.

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A summary of the Bush years

Youtube address #2

As Barack Obama says, in order to create millions of more American jobs, he needs all of us-democrats, republicans, independents-to lobby our congressmen to get his plans passed. He's got my support.

President Elect Obama's First Youtube Address

Predicted by many, Barack Obama has now given his first youtube address as president.  Hopefully, this is the beginning of a new open era of government, in which our president will come to us and speak to us like adults when discussing major issues our country faces.

Keith's Comment on Prop 8

Below is Keith Olbermann's comments on prop 8.  I understand not everyone likes him, but his words on this issue should really strike a chord.  I am in complete, total, 100% agreement with him on this, and truly despise anyone who is not.  Prop 8 is not about protecting marriage, it is about denigrating human rights, and nobody has the right to do that.  If you aren't gay, or don't agree with it, that's fine.  But don't for a second assume that you have a right to enforce that belief on others through the law.  We live in America, not in apartheid South Africa.