The Mouse's Roar

Some ppl are like eh? Too soon. I dunno.. I feel like he's done more for the state of the world, and the general attitude of International Relations than some winners in the past. Still I had to laugh at this post from scdsam :

"Dear Nobel Peace Prize committee:

I'm so very glad you <3 Obama. We do too. Barack Obama/Kim Jong Il is like our FAVE ship. But please tone down on the fangirling, sock puppet voting. You're ruining our cred."

"We are shaped by every language and culture, drawn from every end of this Earth; and because we have tasted the bitter swill of civil war and segregation, and emerged from that dark chapter stronger and more united, we cannot help but believe that the old hatreds shall someday pass; that the lines of tribe shall soon dissolve; that as the world grows smaller, our common humanity shall reveal itself..."



'Nuff said

I think I might be one of those... even though (as crystaltear  can attest to) my true politician!love is for Dennis Kucinich (yes the short guy with the hot wife) I seem to be enjoying all things Obama pretty well. 

(Although I don't know about Hillary for Secretary of State, I think she'd do better as the Secretary of Health and Human Services)

Anyway! I was listening to Snow Patrol yesterday and the song "Warmer Climate" and the first verse made me think of Obama and the following he has and the movement within the population that he created with his campaign.

"Tell me if I'm going crazy
But everything you said amazed me
It seems too easy on the ear to
Be something I should adhere to"

'cause seriously, who thought we'd believe in anything anyone in government says anymore.. certainly not me

"You are the cry that turns to laughter
You're the hope that ends disaster"

A cry for change that turned into the joy of presidential victory.. and a hope that he can end the worst of the US government's messes 

last two lines of that song:

"I'm so glad that this has taken me so long
Cos it's the journey that made me so strong"

I'm a firm believer that everything happens for a reason and let's face it, people.. if Bush hadn't stayed in office for all those 8 years, most of us would still be closed in the cocoons of our insignificant lives.  I know I didn't take politics seriously until 2000.  And if Gore had won, most of us probably wouldn't know the genius of Jon Stewart.  So it was worth the journey, and I'm glad we're here, even if this president isn't able to deliver on all his promises.  Because even if Change isn't accomplished in Washington, it was accomplished within all of us. We are Changed. We just needed a leader who understood that ...and we got him.  Yes we did :)

ETA: This post feels so over the top, but I seriously mean all of it

Also, if you want the song, lemme know.. the rest of it is typical relationshippy lyrics, but it's pretty

If you haven't seen Hotel Rwanda yet, go watch it now.

And then help me figure out a way to stop what's happening in Darfur.

Everything else in our lives is so completely insignificant.

gacked from crystaltear

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Abortion?	a medical procedure to be discussed between a woman and her doctor
Death Penalty?	eye for an eye... i'm a physicist... every action has an equal and opposite reaction
Prostitution?	if we had some proper welfare in this country, no woman would have to resort to this.. but until the govt is willing to help them get off their backs, no one can judge
Alcohol?	causes ppl to do stupid and dangerous things...
Marijuana?	prob less detrimental than alcohol, and not as habit forming... i got nothing against it
Other drugs?	we need to destroy the market for them before we can talk about getting rid of em
Gay marriage?	if i promote the limitation of someone else's rights how can i fight for my own?
Illegal immigrants?	if they were willing to risk that much to get over here, you gotta think there's a reason.. give em asylum and then tighten up the border control
Smoking?	seems like a stupid way to die
Drunk driving?	see: alcohol
Cloning?	mad cool... feynman said: science is the key that opens both the gate to heaven and the key to hell... we jus have to figure out which gate is which...
Racism?	justified... ALL BROWN PPL SHOULD BE EXTERMINATED :-D
Premarital sex?	works from some ppl but usually causes problems..
Religion?	see: premarital sex
The war in Iraq?	see: racism
Bush?	see: alcohol
Downloading music?	doesn't affect the music industry.. so why the hell does the gov't care?
The legal drinking age?	it really doesn't matter...
Porn?	"There's nothing funnier then the faces you people make mid-coitus." -Dogma
Suicide?	see: smoking
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can u tell i'm a slacker to the core?

oh i jus remembered... i never did answer those 5 interview questions u gave me did i coley_merrin?

i'll get on that next...

"If I were the president, I could stop terrorist attacks against the United States in a few days. Permanently. I would first apologize to all the widows and orphans, the tortured and impoverished, and all the many millions of other victims of American imperialism. Then I would announce, in all sincerity, to every corner of the world, that America's global interventions have come to an end, and inform Israel that it is no longer the 51st state of the USA but now -- oddly enough -- a foreign country. I would then reduce the military budget by at least 90% and use the savings to pay reparations to the victims. There would be more than enough money. One year's military budget of 330 billion dollars is equal to more than $18,000 an hour for every hour since Jesus Christ was born. That's what I'd do on my first three days in the White House. On the fourth day, I'd be assassinated."

-William Blum, who was one of the recipients of Project Censored's
awards for "exemplary journalism" for writing one of the top ten
censored stories of 1998, an article on how, in the 1980s, the
United States gave Iraq the material to develop a chemical and
biological warfare capability... thought i'd share since belismakr mentioned it was banned book week ^^

anybody watch the RNC tonite? well i'm a masochist...so i did... and guess who was there! ::weep:: dexter freebish!! so of course i had to IM my fellow DF fan of the travesty that had taken place....

laurenG85: Eep? RNC???
Sammie J0E: yes!
Sammie J0E: evil
Sammie J0E: they sang 'leaving town'
Sammie J0E: i love that song! and now i'll be forced to cringe everytime i hear it
Sammie J0E: oh the humanity!
laurenG85: I LOOOOOVE Dexter Freebish
laurenG85: me and my BFF Frankles want to see them live sobad
laurenG85: but I dont know what RNC is
laurenG85: !!!
Sammie J0E: republican national convention
Sammie J0E: u may pass out now
laurenG85: !!!!!!!!!!!!!

laurenG85: NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!
laurenG85: WHY WHYWHY!????
laurenG85: That's enough to make me cry!
Sammie J0E: so so wrong! how could they do this to us!!??
Sammie J0E: evil evil
Sammie J0E: it must have been dick cheney...he's evil and good at tricking ppl
laurenG85: Him and his Dick Tricks!
laurenG85: Ooooh, I'm on to you CHENEY!
Sammie J0E: maybe they were trying to send the republicans a message to leave town with the song...maybe they haven't been brainwashed...
Sammie J0E: maybe... maybe...
laurenG85: OH!
laurenG85: YOU'RE RIGHT!
laurenG85: IT JUST MAY BE TRUE!
Sammie J0E: they were forced to go on stage like relena was forced to become queen of romafeller...they didn't have a choice
laurenG85: !!!!
laurenG85: OMGZ, YES!
Sammie J0E: cuz all the vicious republicans in their scary cowboy hats were standing around the stage
laurenG85: Cheney: (ala Dekim) You will be Queen Relena, or we shall burn Sanq to the ground!
laurenG85: Dexter Freebish: Uhm, dude, what the hell is Sanq?
Sammie J0E: LOL
laurenG85: Cheney: Oh sorry...OR WE'LL BURN THE ROCK N' ROLL HALL OF FAME TO THE GROUND!
laurenG85: Dexter Freebish: 0_0 NOOOOOOO!
Sammie J0E: DF: We surrender!
laurenG85: Cheney: That's what I thought. Now put on your little dress and become the figurehead that shall unite ROMAFELLAR! I mean...THE REPUBLICAN PARTY!
Sammie J0E: it is for the good of all things rock that we must do this
laurenG85: LMAO!
Sammie J0E: we shall enlighten these country western folks to the true beauty of music
laurenG85: ::NODSNODSNODS::
laurenG85: Seriously
laurenG85: picture the Dexter Freebish band in Queen Relena dresses
laurenG85: with the tiara
Sammie J0E: LOL
laurenG85: ::dies::
Sammie J0E: too good
Sammie J0E: they're so cute tho
laurenG85: Heero's like sitting there watching them play in a republican suppoter outfit witha  gun
laurenG85: ::dies;:
Sammie J0E: LOL
laurenG85: I totlaly have a crush on the drummer
laurenG85: Franky called the lead singer way before I could
Sammie J0E: the lead singer had that nice scruffy look
Sammie J0E: brainstorm! micheal moore as heero
laurenG85: HOLY SHIT!
laurenG85: TOO FUNNY!
laurenG85: We have to give him the little Oz outfit now, you realize
Sammie J0E: rofl
Sammie J0E: will he fit in it?
laurenG85: no
laurenG85: which is why it'll be so hot
Sammie J0E: he'll pull out his megaphone and threaten to read out the patriot act
laurenG85: LMAO!
Sammie J0E: and dekim/cheney is gonna be all like "nooo...seize him!"
laurenG85: This rules so ad
laurenG85: *bad
laurenG85: why isn't Gundam Wing applied to real life ALL the time?
Sammie J0E: you know, wouldn't things be so much clearer then?
laurenG85: Honestly!
Sammie J0E: this convo is totally going on my LJ btw
Sammie J0E: everyone needs to be enlightened
laurenG85: Wha 0_0
Sammie J0E: they will see the republican party for what it really is! jus another romafeller!
laurenG85: OOOOH SNAP!
laurenG85: We seriously have the key
Sammie J0E: dexter freebish will lead us into a new world order!! where ppl in cowboy hats will have to sit in the back of the bus!
Sammie J0E: or something
Sammie J0E: does this mean michael moore and dexter freebish are gonna fall madly in love?
Sammie J0E: with michael moore lurking in the shadows of all their concerts
laurenG85: OH MY GOD!
laurenG85: MICHAEL MOORE + DEXTER FREEBISH = LOVE
laurenG85: Like, seriously, all of Dexter Freebish falls in love with him
laurenG85: when he getsmarried, all of Dexter Freebish wears wedding dresses
laurenG85: I'm feeling this man
Sammie J0E: ralph nader/duo will be best man
Sammie J0E: annoying michael moore about finally tying the knot
laurenG85: LMAO!
laurenG85: AWESOME.
laurenG85: This is quite possibly the best yaoi couple ever
laurenG85: Shiiiiiiit, Gravitations' got nothing on us
Sammie J0E: LOL
Sammie J0E: they have the rocker with the writer too don't they?
laurenG85: LMAO! OH MY GOD! YOU'RE RIGHT!!!!
Sammie J0E: too many coincidences
Sammie J0E: it's meant to be
Sammie J0E: DF+MM 4EVA
laurenG85: LMAO!!!
laurenG85: IT'S SOOOOO TRUUUUE!

 

ok before we hit midnite lemme jus say a quick happy b-day to _kmf_ ... hope it was a good one!

ok so i've been watching the democratic national convention since last nite... is it weird that i enjoy speeches this much?  ( gushing over speakers )