The Los Angeles Angels

Apparently, everyone's having a hissy fit over changing the name of the Anaheim Angels to the Los Angeles Angels. It makes sense though. People, look at the name of the town. Los Angeles. Anyone who's taken half a semester of high school Spanish, and even someone who hasn't, can see that the town itself is called The Angels. Everyone should get off their high horse and let the team name go back to what it originally was, since it started out in L.A.

The reason why we will triumph

se37
Originally uploaded by MikeRoe.

Get them young. That's our new philosophy! Just look at the cute little Democrat. Awwwww! Now, when you have kids, you know what to shoot for. See more pictures of people of all ages who are really sorry about the fact that our country voted for Bush at SorryEverybody.com.

Why Celebrities are Terrible, Terrible People

According to Defamer, Kirsten Dunst (you know, the Spider-Man chick) and Kate Bosworth (you know, the... wait, no you don't) were smoking at a cancer benefit dinner. They were smoking... at a cancer benefit dinner. So, in conclusion, celebrities are terrible, terrible people.

Take the pledge!

Thank God for the occasional dose of sanity. Here's Jeff Jarvis's pledge about the election which he made before the results came in. It might be a little harder to put into practice than it is to say, but it's something to strive for.

Quoted on Instapundit: "I will not proclaim that the president is incompetent for failing to magically resolve some tough geopolitical situation, such as North Korea's nukes or the Israel/Palestine problem, unless I can propose something with stronger logic to recommend it than the fact that the president isn't doing it right now.

I will not obsess about trivial details of the president's demeanor, speech patterns, or long-past personal history.

I will not secretly hope that he fails at important goals so that I can elect someone from the other party four years hence.

I will not pretend that the president's budget is better, or worse, than it is, which is to say terrible.

I will not attribute magical powers to the president to heal the economy, large-scale social problems, or the growing rift between my boyfriend and myself on the matter of green vegetables. I will neither praise the president for improvement in these situations, nor criticise him for failing to mend them.

I will not point out all the bad news, or all the good news, while hoping no one notices the other sort.

I will ruthlessly make fun of the president's verbal tics, extravagent promises, and useless programmes.

I will not use my one semester of Psych 101 to make speculative diagnoses of mental disease or defect in the president.

I will assume, until proven otherwise, that the president, like most politicians, is making stupid laws because he wants to appease key interest groups (a.k.a. The American People), not because He Is Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeevil.

I will not write long, stupid posts on how the man I voted for, and his party, are wonderful people--intelligent, sensitive, and well-informed--while the other party, and its voters, are a bunch of moronic thugs who want only to Destroy a Once Great Nation. Nor will I deliver such rants in person.

I will not write anything containing the sentence 'The administration has hit a new low . . .'"

Can't we all just get along?

As I've been trying to get over my disappointment with the election, I found some wise pre-election words from InstaPundit, which are more applicable now than ever. Just remember kids: Deep breaths. Deep breaths.

"ELECTION DAY REMINDERS: Let’s get a couple of things out of the way before today’s votes are counted.

You have the right to vote. You do not have the right to see the man of your choice in the White House.

If George W. Bush wins the election, the world will still spin on its axis. Canada will not grant you asylum. If John Kerry wins the election, America will still be America. Australia will not grant you asylum.

People who vote for the other guy aren’t stupid, brainwashed, or evil. They are your friends and family. Someone you love will almost certainly cancel your vote. (My wife cancels out mine.)

If, by some chance, everyone you know votes for the loser it won’t mean the election was stolen. It will only show that you live in a bubble.

If this thing is close (the victor could easily win by 0.1 percent) try not to read too much into it. We’ll still be closely divided.

If the election doesn’t go your way, don’t pop off as though America were Guatemala under the generals. You’ll get lots of attention, but it won’t be the kind you want. People will laugh, not near you but at you."

Newsday.com: Man commits suicide at Ground Zero

Newsday.com: Man commits suicide at Ground Zero: "Man commits suicide at Ground Zero

BY ROCCO PARASCANDOLA, DEBORAH MORRIS AND SEAN GARDINER
Staff Writers

November 6, 2004, 7:11 PM EST

Distraught over the re-election of President George W. Bush, a Georgia man traveled to New York City, went to Ground Zero and killed himself with a shotgun blast, police said yesterday."

This is an absolute tragedy, and my thoughts and prayers go out to the man's family and friends. Everyone out there who's feeling distraught about the election needs to take a step back and think about what really matters. Get some perspective. Now is not the time for depression, now is the time to step up to the plate and take the challenge to make real change in our nation. You can do it. Now is the time for positivity, so embrace that and don't look back.

De Bush!

From TVgasm: "As I walk to work, a woman (Haitian?) runs up to me in frenzied worry on the street, holding a copy of the New York Post over her head and shouting, 'De rednecks down south, dey vote for de Bush!!'"

What else is there to say?

The Beginning

bush-small
Originally uploaded by MikeRoe.

Well, the election's over. It's done. Finito. It didn't totally turn out the way I wanted, but I'm proud of the impact I made. I volunteered for the Kerry/Edwards campaign and the Washington State Democrats to go on several neighborhood canvasses and volunteered from 7 AM to 7 PM on election day to get out the vote. However, just because the election's over, it's not time to just throw in the towel. I encourage everyone to go out there and do what they can to make a difference. Even just an hour a week can make a tremendous difference. Write a letter to the editor of a local paper. Let people know what you think of what's going on in our nation. Volunteer for a local politician. Get a job in politics. There's plenty to be done, and I can't wait to get started!

That picture, by the way, is President Bush (OK, I know you knew that part) made up of the faces of dead soldiers. I hope that we never forget the sacrifices our brave young men and young women have made for our nation. God bless them, and God bless America!