…but John McCain just said “I don’t want to debate him.” In a debate. That he didn’t want to participate in. If you are watching CNN, you can follow their analysts’ scores of each candidates’ responses.

I got a call today from someone at Live Nation (I must disclose that I do own a whopping 30 shares of their stock) telling me that I won two tickets to see Janet Jackson in Washington, DC on October 15 through a contest I entered on PerezHilton.com. Only 7 entries actually won! What’s really cool is that they are better seats than the ones I paid over $600 for.

So I get to sell my purchased tickets and enjoy these for free, along with all the benefits that go along with the tickets. And a friend says he may be able to get me into a meet-and-greet with Miss Jackson before the show that his radio station is doing.

First SNL, now THIS!?!?! Quick, someone buy me a lottery ticket!

10/17/08 Update: So I didn’t sell the tickets that I won–they were actually a section behind the ones I paid for. But I did give them away to Tasha Daniels and her boyfriend. I figured since I was going to be meeting Janet, the least I could do was pay my good fortune forward.

Strong fundamentals, indeed. God knows what’s in store for tomorrow…

It was the biggest single-day plummet since 9/11. What did John McCain have to say yet again? “…the fundamentals of our economy are strong.”

Not exactly, Senator.

As former Washington Redskin and current President of the American Hunters and Shooters Association, Ray Schoenke, says in his Barack Obama radio commercial playing in swing states this week, “when the coach loses eight years in a row, you don’t bring him back for a ninth season!”

This is absolutely true. On today’s docket of proposed legislation for votes, your elected representatives on the right side of the aisle are utilizing your tax dollars to cover expenses related to the business of voting on whether or not Toby Keith’s commitment to the military should be honored…

H.RES.1255, Honoring Toby Keith’s commitment to members of the Armed Forces.

Sponsor: Rep Cole, Tom [OK-4] (introduced 6/10/2008)

Cosponsors (50):
Rep Abercrombie, Neil [HI-1] – 6/26/2008
Rep Akin, W. Todd [MO-2] – 6/26/2008
Rep Bartlett, Roscoe G. [MD-6] – 6/26/2008
Rep Bishop, Rob [UT-1] – 6/26/2008
Rep Boozman, John [AR-3] – 7/31/2008
Rep Boren, Dan [OK-2] – 6/18/2008
Rep Brady, Robert A. [PA-1] – 7/31/2008
Rep Calvert, Ken [CA-44] – 6/26/2008
Rep Carney, Christopher P. [PA-10] – 7/31/2008
Rep Carter, John R. [TX-31] – 6/26/2008
Rep Conaway, K. Michael [TX-11] – 6/18/2008
Rep Davis, Geoff [KY-4] – 6/18/2008
Rep Drake, Thelma D. [VA-2] – 6/18/2008
Rep Emerson, Jo Ann [MO-8] – 7/29/2008
Rep Everett, Terry [AL-2] – 6/26/2008
Rep Fallin, Mary [OK-5] – 6/26/2008
Rep Forbes, J. Randy [VA-4] – 6/18/2008
Rep Franks, Trent [AZ-2] – 6/26/2008
Rep Gingrey, Phil [GA-11] – 6/18/2008
Rep Hastings, Doc [WA-4] – 6/26/2008
Rep Hayes, Robin [NC-8] – 6/26/2008
Rep Hunter, Duncan [CA-52] – 6/26/2008
Rep Johnson, Sam [TX-3] – 6/26/2008
Rep Jones, Walter B., Jr. [NC-3] – 6/18/2008
Rep King, Steve [IA-5] – 6/18/2008
Rep Kline, John [MN-2] – 6/18/2008
Rep Lamborn, Doug [CO-5] – 6/26/2008
Rep LoBiondo, Frank A. [NJ-2] – 6/26/2008
Rep Lucas, Frank D. [OK-3] – 6/18/2008
Rep Lungren, Daniel E. [CA-3] – 6/26/2008
Rep McCarthy, Carolyn [NY-4] – 7/29/2008
Rep McCarthy, Kevin [CA-22] – 6/26/2008
Rep McHugh, John M. [NY-23] – 6/26/2008
Rep McKeon, Howard P. “Buck” [CA-25] – 6/18/2008
Rep Michaud, Michael H. [ME-2] – 7/29/2008
Rep Miller, Jeff [FL-1] – 6/18/2008
Rep Neugebauer, Randy [TX-19] – 6/26/2008
Rep Paul, Ron [TX-14] – 6/18/2008
Rep Poe, Ted [TX-2] – 7/29/2008
Rep Rogers, Mike D. [AL-3] – 6/26/2008
Rep Saxton, Jim [NJ-3] – 6/26/2008
Rep Shuster, Bill [PA-9] – 6/26/2008
Rep Snyder, Vic [AR-2] – 6/26/2008
Rep Sullivan, John [OK-1] – 6/26/2008
Rep Taylor, Gene [MS-4] – 6/26/2008
Rep Thornberry, Mac [TX-13] – 6/26/2008
Rep Turner, Michael R. [OH-3] – 6/18/2008
Rep Wamp, Zach [TN-3] – 6/26/2008
Rep Wilson, Joe [SC-2] – 6/18/2008
Rep Wittman, Robert J. [VA-1] – 6/26/2008

Democracy works!

So after years of praying my name would come up in the ticket lottery, the good folks at NBC have finally picked me to see “Saturday Night Live” in person. I will be heading to the September 27 show.

Everyone (myself included) is wondering who the host and musical guest will be. So far, the season opener will be Michael Phelps with musical guest L’il Wayne. The second episode, to air on September 20, will be hosted by James Franco with musical guest Kings of Leon.

Since both of these episodes feature hosts and musicians relatively low on the Hollywood radar, I have a feeling the host of my show on 9/27 will be closer to the A list and the musical guest will be less obscure than the first two this season. I sure hope both are awesome!

Either way, I will enjoy every minute of the experience. This is truly a lifelong dream come true–one more item crossed off my bucket list!

When competing against former New York City (!!!) Mayor Rudy Giuliani and Governor Mitt Romney of Massachusetts, McCain argued that as a Senator he had more foreign policy experience than they did. So now that it’s necessary for him to argue on behalf of a former small town mayor and current governor, he’s flipped his stance on the value of those experiences to deal with foreign policy.

He has flipped on abortion, equal rights, future combat weapons, bailing out Freddie and Fannie Mac, Sarah Palin’s earmark lust, dishonorable politics, his voting record, Guantanamo Bay, using the invasion of Georgia for political gain, and now the very qualifications for being president.

And below I’ve included my responses to each point. Every argument for Palin (or against Obama) is completely debunkable. I can’t say the same for any of the arguments against Palin…

Don’t forget, by the way, that they’re running for different positions. A quick read shows the Democratic Presidential candidate hasn’t done much of anything whereas the Republican VP candidate seems fully qualified for anything. Had the Republicans put Palin up for President, Obama would have already conceded and gone back to being a ward boss in Chicago.

Nice sarcasm. I disagree, and Obama wasn’t exactly a “ward boss.”

P = Sarah Palin

O = Barack Obama

First off, merely by committing the act of comparing Barack Obama, the nominee for President, and Sarah Palin, the nominee for VP, the Author is admitting that Palin will likely become President. That alone is an argument against casting a vote for McCain. Why waste your vote on a President if there is a 40% chance he won’t make it through his first term?! And if he does make it, he’ll be 77 when he begins his second term. I don’t trust an 80-year old President with a temper problem.

Office being sought:

P- Vice President

O- President of the United States and Leader of the Free World

Point of order from Ray: “Leader of the Free World” is not an office. This is clearly emphatic for the purpose of subtextually insinuating that “this job is important and THIS is the guy who could get it?”

Nickname:

P- Sarah Barracuda Barry

O- Obama; “The One”

The author has already slipped here. “Barry” is Barack Obama’s actual nickname growing up–not part of Sarah Palin’s nickname. And Obama has never acknowledged or accepted the use of “The One” as a nickname. Only his critics have ever called him that, and they do it mockingly to disparage his popularity (bitterness?). When Oprah Winfrey announced that for the first time ever she was supporting a candidate, she referred to Obama as “the one.” That was the first and last time the phrase was used on Obama’s side.

Click below to read my comments about the rest of this passage.

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