My mom's family owned and operated the newspaper in Post, TX from 1957 until my grandfather passed away in 1981. Everyone in the family wrote for the paper, including my mom (Susan’s Stuff) and my grandpa Jim, whose column was named "Postings." I never knew my grandparents, but I’ve read the old Post Dispatch and seen the town library my grandmother founded. So in honor of them, I write my blog, Panda's Postings, and hope that it carries on in the spirit of their paper.

Tuesday, February 12, 2008

Yes We Can

Unlike the masses, I don't really understand the appeal of the Yes We Can Obama video. Don't get me wrong...I voted for Obama, but the video just didn't move me.
The video below is a spoof of Yes We Can...but not a funny spoof. I've heard my friends say, "McCain's not that bad," and found myself nodding in cautious agreement. Clearly he's at least more articulate and intelligent than our current leader, and he seems better than some of the other Republican candidates...This video reminded me why voting for McCain is just not an option.

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

I have to say that you're the only friend I know that seems to really care about this election.

Part of me really admires that. You've stayed commited to caring about the issues. You actually read and think about them, unlike so many people.

I'm probably one of those "people". I've been sick of this election for a long time for a variety of reasons. The main one is the hype created by the media on non-issues (gossip). Perhaps they're just non-issues for me?

Either way there is so much about this election I don't understand...

Also wanted to let you know I actually do read your BLOG.

Anonymous said...

Last comment was by Diego M. There must be a bug with leaving a comment under name /url.

Panda Leigh said...

Thanks for the comment, Diego! I think you might be the only one who reads my blog. :)

I don't watch much mainstream news...I get most of my info on the election from public radio, web/print news, friends who are working on campaigns, etc. I think not hearing all the gossip makes it easier to stay engaged. And working with a lot of politically engaged people helps too!

Ultimately, I think the most interesting (and relevant) politics are local. But I can't ignore Hillary's arrogance and the scary prospect of McCain as president.

Rebecca said...

I had not seen this McCain video -only the Obama one. Wow. Thought this one was way powerful in showing us that each candidate is truly different, and how McCain's policy to "stay the course" and not get out of Iraq is scary.