America Is Not Racist

America is not a racist country. It is a country that has some racists in it. But the overwhelming majority of people have enough sense to realize that people are people no matter their race, color or creed.

But guess what. I knew that BEFORE we elected Obama. I have told people for a long time that race would not be an issue for Obama. The only racism we have witnessed in the election was the percentage of black voters that voted for Obama despite their party afiliation. But I am okay with that too. It is a historic moment to put a cap on the struggle for equality.

I just get sick of hearing people like Maya Angelou's quote last night. She said, and I'm paraphrasing, that she no longer has to apologize for the US when she goes to Europe for the country being racist. YOU DIDN'T HAVE TO APOLOGIZE FOR THAT ANYWAY! ON THE CONTRARY, IT WAS ON YOU TO CORRECT THEM!

She specifically referenced Britain and France. Question: How many black leaders have those two countries elected to prime minister? I'll be waiting for your answer. Europe is after the continent so consumed by race that FIFA had to start making PSAs about how racism at soccer games.

That would NEVER happen in the USofA. Get over it people This country wasn't racist before Obama was elected.

Golden Orb Weaver Spider...don't worry though

http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,24540399-5009760,00.html



An Aussie snapped a picture of this golden orb weaver spider eating a stinking bird!

A spider was eating a bird.

Not a humming bird, an actual bird-bird.

See:



But the quote that makes the story is this one:

Mr Shakespeare told ninemsn the bird, a chestnut-breasted mannikin
which appears frozen in an angel-like pose in the pictures, is likely to have
flown into the web and got caught. "It wouldn't eat the whole bird," he
said.

Oh, well if it wouldn't eat the whole bird then that's no big deal. For a second there I was worried.

Alge Crumpler

I love watching Alge Crumpler play football. But there's not a game that goes by that I don't wonder why on earth you would name your child afer seaweed. Yes I know it's spelled differently and yes, thanks to Wikipedia, I know that there are 30,000 different species of algae and not all are seaweed. But come on, when we think of algae, we think of seaweed and slime.

Keep on rocking in the free world Alge.

Sarah Palin has an Expensive Wardrobe

I cannot honestly believe the times I have heard today that Republicans have spent over $150,000 on outfits for Sarah Palin.

Not because of the amount. No, that amount doesn't shock me. I'm surprised because, who honestly cares? Is this shocking that they want her to be dressed well? Do they expect all the money in campaigns to be spent on advertising?

"Well this just shows that Republicans don't get that most Americans are suffering in these difficult economic times."

BALONEY!

Barack Obama has a plane.

John McCain has a plane.

They both have buses I'm sure.

Obama has raised (and spent the majority of) $605 million dollars during this campaign. That means the Republicans have spent .0248% of that on Palin's wardrobe.

So explain to me why I should care about this?

WBKO is Great

The following is an actual quote from the WBKO website regarding today's activity on WKU's campus:

Bowling Green Police have confirmed reports of shots fired on WKU's main
campus at Pearce Ford Tower.
Whether or not shots were actually fired is
still unconfirmed.