The Big Debate

Well, I wanted to put my thoughts down before I forgot. I was a little disappointed in President Bush tonight. I was telling Bennie - there were so many times he could have and should have capitalized on something that Kerry said but didn't. It was almost like he had all this stuff memorized that he wanted to say and just wasn't paying attention to some of the stuff Kerry was opening himself up for. For example, when Kerry was talking about how we shouldn't be making nuclear weapons anymore - what was that all about? Was he saying that other countries can do this but not us? To set some kind of example or something? Bush could have pounded him in the ground with that one. And Bush didn't bring home the point about the 87 billion dollars for the troops like he should have. And the UN - we DO NOT have to go running to the UN every time we want to do something. But Bush let that one go too pretty much. Anyway, like some of the guys on Fox said, if I was a Kerry supporter I would be heartened by this debate tonight. Well, I'm a Bush supporter, and I hope Bush can do better next week. One more thing - If Dick Cheney had been in Bush's shoes tonight Kerry would have been cowering in some corner somewhere when Cheney got through with him!

If we make the wrong choice, the danger is . . . We'll get hit again.

Well, I don't know how this title will look, but I thought I'd try. I was talking to Josh the other night and we were talking about this quote from Dick Cheney. All the media typed it as saying, "If we make the wrong choice, the danger is we'll get hit again," which has a totally different meaning than what he really said. If you saw the video of him actually saying this, he was rambling and didn't really finish his first sentence before he started another one. In essence he was saying that we WILL get hit again, no matter who is president. The question is who do you think can better handle a terror attack on our country - Bush or Kerry. I guess most anybody who reads this and knows me knows that I really like Dick Cheney. I don't see how anyone can listen to him talk about the issues and not agree with everything he says. He has a way of explaining anything that is thrown at him in simple terms that make sense. Probably his only bad point is that he does ramble while he is thinking - hence the above quote. And as for Haliburton, he did a great job for them. When he left four years ago he had some of his salary deferred to be paid at a later date, which he is receiving at present. That doesn't mean, like in one of Kerry's ads, that he still has "ties" to Haliburton, he is just receiving his salary that he has already worked for. I'm personally sick of John Kerry. He will do and say anything to get votes. He could care less about us and our country. I hope Bush blows him away Thursday night!

Are You Ready For Some Football?

I have to tell you about the game I went to tonight. It was East Wilkes at Starmount. To give you a little background, Starmount has always been a powerhouse football team, and usually East Wilkes is just a wimpy team. Well this year things have changed. Starmount has lost almost all its good players, and East Wilkes seems to have come into its own. So, coming into the game tonight, Starmount has not won any of the three games it has played this year, and EW has not lost any. So, we go to the game, not expecting a lot from our team. I went with Mom and John. So EW starts off with a bang and racks up a 21-0 score. We were talking about leaving early. Finally, right before halftime SM scores to make it 21-7 going into the half. Some people actually do leave at this time. So, back in the third quarter SM seems to be playing a little better and holds EW, and then they score to make it 21-14. Now SM sees a glimmer of hope, so the stands are starting to make some noise. And then, boom!, our quarterback gets hurt. So now they put in this little black guy as quarterback. More people leave. Then, all of a sudden, this little guy - J. D. Moore - starts running with the ball, through the whole EW team, all the way down the field and scores! The crowd goes wild. But alas, so does the team. So they get penalized for celebrating. So now with the score 21-20 they have to try to kick the extra point from the 18 yard line instead of the 3, and the guy misses it. So now it is fourth quarter, 21-20, and we hold them and get the ball back. So now the first quarterback comes back in, makes one play and gets nowhere, then goes limping back off the field. Back on comes this little J. D. Moore again. The VERY NEXT play, here he goes - through the whole EW team again, all the way down the field and scores! It was so cool. So now at 26-21 we go for two and make it - 28-21. So as time runs down EW has one last chance to score, but we hold them, get the ball back, and just let the clock run out. So final score Starmount 28, East Wilkes 21. It was one of the best come from behind games I have ever seen. And guess who got Player of the Game? J. D. Moore. We were listening to the radio on the way home. They were talking about the game and said that he had 121 yards total - all in the second half. I hope the coach keeps him as quarterback, or at least gives him the ball from now on.

Convention Musings

Did anybody see Arnold last night? And I thought Obama was good. Arnold rocks! And Rudy (I can't spell either last name) the night before last did a great job too. The Bush twins were sweet and funny. Laura was a little on the dull side, but I think everybody overlooks that. But - how can anybody follow Arnold? But, the big thing is Dick Cheney tonight!!! I can't wait. Anyone else have thoughts on this stuff?