The Washington Bureau Chief for NBC is gone, Vice President of NBC.
Everybody's mentor in the News died today of a heart attack on the Job. It happened at 1:45 or 2:00 pm EST.
People were openly crying.
President Bush gave his condolences.
Tom Brokaw was quite broken up in the first official announcement from NBC News!
Barack has said he will be missed.
McCain was saddened.
So, after a year of grueling nonsense, the Democratic Primary is finally nearing to a close. I’m not sure exactly where the candidates shifted political positions, but what was once the inevitable Hillary Clinton ticket has now become the “Obama for change” nomination. Before I go on, let’s admit something to ourselves: this primary has not been about the issues.
So once again a famous person - in this case a politician, but it's the same for actors, singers, and other celebrities - has had sex, and everyone thinks it's their business. More than that - I'm not sure if it's worse, yet - everyone thinks it has some bearing on the person's ability to do their job.
When I grew up, I was very proud to be an American. At the local airshow my heart would swell with pride as the song "I'm Proud To Be An American" played. I dreamed of flying a fighter plane off of an aircraft carrier when I grew up. I watched "Top Gun" so many times i wore out VHS copies of it without number.
As the presidential campaign for 2008 continues on, I can't help but take notice to how people stand on different issues. I can see now that major issues concerning Iraq, the economy, and healthcare are all headlining these campaigns -- and it begs the question: "What do we really want as the American people?"
The answer is simple, right?
Although doing a 180° flip purely to gain more voters is, simply put, ridiculous, flipping on an issue over time demonstrates maturity and political sophistication. At least in my eyes.
I had a teacher from my home town who was one heck of a guy. I'm almost certain he was (or still is) an alcoholic. He taught me valuable information about writing. He used to tell me, "Damnit (he seemed to like that word), I want you guys to have an opinion. I don't want any politically correct crap. When you write, use he.
