Posted by Melanie on Nov 4, 2008 in
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Not all of the polls have closed yet, but it looks pretty clear that Barack Obama will become our nation’s 44th president, and the first African-American president in our nation’s history. This is quite an accomplishment, and on that fact and that fact alone, I congratulate Mr. Obama and take pride in the fact at [...]
Tags: Obama, politics
Posted by Melanie on Sep 10, 2008 in Uncategorized
Unless you have been living under a rock the past couple of days, you are fully aware of the controversy surrounding Barack Obama’s comment at a political rally on Tuesday. Just Google the single word “lipstick” and you’ll see.
You can put lipstick on a pig. It’s still a pig. – Barack Obama
About a week [...]
Tags: Obama, politics, Sarah Palin
Posted by Melanie on Sep 7, 2008 in Uncategorized
Lunch at Johnny J’s Diner in Casper, Wyoming – $6.79One tank of gas for campaign tour bus – $360Hotel room for the night while campaigning in Dillonvale, OH – $159
The Great One without his teleprompter – priceless.
(While I can appreciate the man is probably sleep deprived (like every politician that has ever run for office), [...]
Tags: Obama, politics
Posted by Melanie on Aug 27, 2008 in Uncategorized
Being dutiful American citizens, the husband and I have been watching (really tolerating) the Democratic National Convention this week on NBC. Sure, our living room between the hours of 10 and 11 pm is reminiscent of a severe case of 5 o’clock road rage as the husband and I yell back at the TV (I [...]
Tags: DNC, Obama, politics, RNC
Posted by Melanie on Aug 17, 2008 in Uncategorized
On Friday night as my husband and I were driving to the post office to drop off a package, we happened to catch Sean Hannity’s radio show. One of Sean’s guest was Jill Stanek, a former registered nurse at Christ Hospital in Oak Lawn, IL, who is now a pro-life leader and advocate for the [...]
Tags: abortion, Jill Stanek, Obama, pro-life, Sean Hannity