Linkspam

[callistahogan]

Since I don't have any good ideas for a post, this will just be a conglomeration of links that have stood out to me lately and my thoughts on them. And there might be some substance after all, but you'll have to wade through the linkspam in order to get to it, unfortunately.

First of all, this terrifies me. Fellow Republicans, I have to say that I'm disappointed in your judgment. The bail-out plan might not have been perfect, but... if your house was on fire and you had water, would you try and find a fire extinguisher because it worked better? No. This is just... I can't believe it. I don't know what's going to happen to America now. All I can do is hope and pray that things will work together for good. But the clock is ticking. The stock market is thisclose from crashing... not good, not good, not good.

More links:

Maine was spared rare hit by hurricane. Pity, really. I was all excited for this big storm and nothing happened. *sigh* But maybe it's for the best.

Palin, Biden: a lively pairing for veep debate. I am very excited for the debate. I'm very worried about Palin, just because of the fact that she's not been doing very well in interviews lately and the press is tearing her apart, but I think she may rise to the occasion. As for Biden... he's experienced. He could take this debate. It'll surely be interesting to watch.

This is interesting. So is this. And this. Oh, and don't forget these. It's certainly interesting to see all the different perspectives on pretty much the same issues, don't you think? Politics may be messy, but it sure does fascinate me.

Disney Store Reveals Exclusive Line of Camp Rock and Hannah Montana Costumes. Ew. Just... ew. Disney is really getting on my nerves, with their incessant need to milk their most successful shows for all they're worth. They're popular enough already, please don't push it.

Project Runway's new Lifetime hits snag. Oh no.

And I really don't think there are any more links. However, I've been trying to practice for that skit, and... it's hard. I can do it, but only if I have a few minutes to get in the right state of mind. I'm just... wondering, how I'm going to be able to exercise enough control over it by Friday. I know I don't have to be perfect... but I want to be impressive. I'm definitely trying, but it's harder than I thought it would be.

Also. Books.

Yesterday, I requested three books from the library—The Biblical Flood and the Ice Epoch by Donald W. Patten, The Case for Faith by Lee Strobel, and The Battle For the Beginning by John F. MacArthur—via the awesome interlibrary loan. They are in transit right now, so they should be here by... Wednesday, at the latest. That gives me a chance to maybe finish two books.

I find myself in a "must read everything I can about creation vs. evolution debate" mood, so expect lots of book reviews dealing with that subject—with books from both sides. I always find this research so much fun, so I can't wait.

Comments

[aestheticized.livejournal.com]

Have you heard about this? Now, THAT terrifies ME.

[callistahogan.livejournal.com]

Yes, I'd heard about the DVDs, but not the gas. And IMO, it's kinda unfair to blame it all on McCain--just because that one group of McCain-supporters did that doesn't mean they're all like that. I'm sure McCain had nothing to do with it. I could be wrong, but it strikes me as something that he wouldn't do. :)

[mosinging1986.livejournal.com]

Where does it say McCain supporters did this?

[aestheticized.livejournal.com]

Oh, I generally agree. Unfortunately, this was the article I was linked to, and it is obviously full of bias that even sets my teeth on edge. But what scares me about this (other than that it even happened) is that, aside from a handful of articles, I haven't heard a word about this event.

[mosinging1986.livejournal.com]

First of all, someone doing something like that is stupid. If this is accurate, then I hope they find who did it and they are prosecuted.

Second, the film 'Obssession' is not a "fear-mongering, anti-Muslim documentary". Which part of the film did you disagree with?

[aestheticized.livejournal.com]

It's not just stupid -- it's absolutely hideous.

Second, I didn't link to the article because of its liberal slant. I was pretty sure the bias was obvious enough without needing me to frame it. I haven't seen Obsession, and I 'm not going pretend like I have -- for all I know, the article could be way off-base with that connection. I'm not saying it is, I'm not saying it isn't. I genuinely don't know.

Unfortunately, this is the only article I've seen that even covered these events, so I had nothing else to link to. What matters -- putting politics aside -- is that people did something genuinely atrocious to another group of human beings, to children, and that's terribly frightening. Especially given the lack of coverage.

[mosinging1986.livejournal.com]

It will be interesting to see what other details come of the story, as it's the first I've heard of it. I'll be keeping an eye out. But the fact that it was posted via a site which completely mischaracterizes what the film is about gives me pause.

If it's all accurate, then the idiots involved need to be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. There is never any excuse for behavior like that. Ever. Not only is it criminal (and immoral) but it also gives a bad name to those of us who are concerned about Islamic terrorism.

[mosinging1986.livejournal.com]

Here is an update on the story:

Police: No evidence of hate crime at local mosque

[aestheticized.livejournal.com]

I'm pleased to hear that this wasn't a hate crime and that the initial reports were off-base in that respect. It's unfortunate that there was any attack at all, but the truth is far less terrifying than it could have been. Thanks for the update! :D

[mosinging1986.livejournal.com]

You're welcome.

[greatalexanders.livejournal.com]

Regarding the bailout - had it passed, a lot of rich men would have retired richer, and little else would have changed. Well, except one man would have had sole power, with no oversight, of the distribution of $700billion - that is, one person (0.00000033% of the US population) having control of 5,05% of the US GDP per annum. A ridiculous situation a revolutionary war was fought in the 18th century to avoid...

[callistahogan.livejournal.com]

But because the bail-out failed to pass, the stock market is not doing well. It's gone down 777 points, and is rapidly decreasing. It'll crash. And that's not good. At least the bail-out could have prevented that for happening for at least a short amount of time until we could think of something better.

[greatalexanders.livejournal.com]

Actually, the bail-out wouldn't have prevented it - and the stock market isn't crashing yet (falling, yes. Crashing, no. We'll know when it starts crashing by it falling double-digit percentage points). The market's been on the decrease for a while; at least now the government has an extra $700bn to play around with in order to create a (necessarily "socialist", Rooseveltian) solution.

[reixedyri.livejournal.com]

Interesting links...