Women I admire

Lately I've been really upset with the political climate in the United States. All this poison (hate) is being spoon fed to people of America through the media. I hate how dirty the campaigns are getting. Another concern of mine was the purging of many voters from the voter rolls. I think every citizen should have the right to vote. I think they shouldn't register, they should just be admitted in to the voter rosters once they turn 18. I was becoming very disillusioned to see the country divided. I came across a video about a document written by one of my heroes, Eleanor Roosevelt and it made me at ease. Even though there are a lot of negative, sleazy, and corrupt people out there, people like Eleanor Roosevelt are still born into this world. This is dedicate to a few women I admire... there are a lot... but here are a few of my personal favorite admirable women.
Amy Goodman

Arundhati Roy

Audrey Hepburn

Fannie Lou Hamer

Eleanor Roosevelt


Here is the video

Joe's elementary school visits.

Joe's been to two elementary school visits so far. The kids love him. A couple of kids were holding his arm and dragging him from place to place. A little girl called him handsome (grrr). I think bringing Joe to my elementary schools reflected positively upon me. The kids think I have good taste :).

VOTING

Joe and I received our overseas ballots today... as soon as we got them we looked up the ballot measures and filled out our ballot. This election is too important not to vote. We do not want to miss any deadlines and we are making sure our votes count. California is not a battleground state but we still want our vote counted. We were surprised to find out about some of the California ballot initiatives. There was one to ban gay marriage, (why?) it bothers me when people try to enforce their religious views on a whole group of people. If you aren't gay... you don't marry a person of the same sex. Why does it bother you if two consenting adults enter into a union to express their love? I hate the idea that if you limit their civil rights you will somehow change them. I am also really scared about having a person in office who would cut medicare, privatize education and health care and someone who thinks Americans are stupid and shallow enough to vote for a female candidate because of her gender and not her qualifications. I voted for Obama.