Joe Wilson

We all know what he did. And most of us agree his outburst was inappropriate. However, when do we say enough is enough? This story has been going on far too long. The House has even "officially" rebuked his action. Can we get on with it? Was rebuking him necessary? My answer: absolutely not. Why dwell on it? Wilson himself has even apologized for his remark.

Oakland's Shootings

About two months ago, a young man was killed by BART police in an Oakland station. There are two videos that show a subdued man get shot by an officer. The shooting was ridiculous, and the officer is facing charges. There have been many rallies and protests in the bay area condemning this action. People do have a right to be angry about this event. (However, it has been suggested the attack was racist and there is no evidence this is true).

A little over a week ago, a man with an extensive criminal record shot and killed two officers. Then the man fled to a nearby neighborhood and hid himself in a building. After getting a tip, SWAT entered the building and two more officers were shot and killed. The perpetrator was shot and killed by SWAT.

Earlier today, more protests occurred in Oakland calling for an end to police brutality. As a bay area resident, I was extremely pleased that the BART shooting was protested extensively. I thought it was a sure sign that police brutality will not fly. Then this tragedy happens and more protests happen. It was extremely upsetting to see this, even more upsetting for the family of the victim in the BART shooting. The recent protests call into question the integrity of the previous protests. I cannot begin to fathom the reason for the recent protests. My condolences to the family of the four slain officers.

A Modest Humanitarian Proposal

You know you live under a rock if:

You don't know most coffee is grown by farmers too poor to send their children to school.

Nike exploits their workers in sweatshops.

Slave children farm the chocolate for Hershey's.

The list goes on. It ridiculous that we the consumer let this happen. However, especially during this economic hardship, we willingly ignore this because of the results it yields. Namely; a much cheaper product.

But I think it is time we did something about it. A lot of this behavior goes unnoticed because it takes place in other countries. I propose that no good gets sold in the U.S. that does not meet certain specifications.

I understand this would be extremely difficult to police. However, that is of no concern as of now because if the above mentioned proposal was law and it wasn't policed, we would be no worse off now than we were before. The only difference is that we would have this law that could be policed at any time.

Limbaugh Challenges Obama to a Debate

"You are one of the most gifted public speakers of our age. I would think, Mr. President, you would jump at this opportunity." -Rush

This debate will obviously not happen. The quote above would think to make sense, but if you think about it, Obama has zero incentive to accept this debate. What does Obama have to gain from it? If he wins, nothing happens. If he loses, he is humiliated.

Assisted Suicide

I am perplexed that assisted suicide is illegal in this country. I honestly don't understand it. First of all; if someone wants to take their own life, why does the government need to get involved? What gives them the right to tell someone they have to continue living? Second, these people are going to kill themselves regardless of whether the government gives them the okay.

Big Promise

Obama has recently promised that he will cut the national deficit in half by the end of this term. What a monstrous promise, especially since the nearly 100 dollar stimulus bill has just been passed. The deficit keeps growing as our government keeps spending. And somehow, Obama thinks he will be able to cut his inherited deficit in halve.

If he somehow accomplishes this, he will be gaurenteed a second term. If he makes no progress, he will surely lose. If it is somewhere in the middle, it will come down to more then the economy.

Geraldo At Large

Geraldo Rivera is a Fox News correspondent that hosts the show Geraldo At Large. Before seeing this show for the first time, I had a lot of respect for him. I have seen him countless times on Fox and every time I did, I thought he was the most level headed member of the Fox News team.

However, I just saw his show for the fisrt time tonight and was absoluetly disgusted. He was covering Haleigh Poutre recent kidnapping. Rather than it being an informative show, he used it let Haleigh's mother and her mother's family speculate, and I repeat speculate, about thier child's abduction and father's involvement. It is a soap opera. It is sick. Geraldo is letting these people slander on his show, and is even aiding them on. No claim they make is even attempted at being backed up. This is on a national show. I feel bad for Haleigh's father and I hope the nation sees this investigative show for what it is; a joke and a bad attempt at reality television.