That is what my dad always said when we asked him who he had voted for president. Of course my dad was not alive to vote for Coolidge, but that never stopped him.
Right now I am pretty unhappy with the candidates of both major parties, so I too have decided to go back in time and do a little sing along with Graham Nash.
For you younguns ;-) the song refers to the Chicago Democratic national Convention in 1968, but you know it doesn't matter, could be Denver, could be St. Paul.
We had tear gas and riots in St. Paul during the RNC this month, it was nothing compared to Chicago but it is still hard to gets one's mind around it.
Chicago
Graham Nash
So your brother's bound and gagged
And they chained him to a chair,
Won't you please come to Chicago
Just to sing.
In a land that's known as freedom,
How can such a thing be fair?
Won't you please come to Chicago
For the help that we can bring.
We can change the World.
Rearrange the World.
It's dying
to get better.
Politicians sit yourselves down,
There's nothing for you here.
Won't you please come to Chicago
For a ride.
Don't ask Jack to help you
Cause he'll turn the other ear.
Won't you please come to Chicago
Or else join the other side.
We can change / yes we can change the World.
Rearrange / rearrange the World.
It's dying / do you believe in justice?
It's dying / and if you believe in freedom.
It's dying / Let a man live his own life.
It's dying / Rules and regulations who needs them?
Open up the door.
Somehow people must be free,
I hope the day comes soon.
Won't you please come to Chicago,
To show you face.
From the bottom of the ocean
To the mountains of the Moon.
Won't you please come to Chicago
No one else can take your place.
We can change / yes we can change the World.
Rearrange / rearrange the World.
It's dying / If you believe in justice.
It's dying / and if you believe in freedom.
It's dying / Let a man live his own life.
It's dying / Rules and regulations, who needs them?
Open up the door.
Thursday, September 25, 2008
Monday, September 8, 2008
Monday, September 1, 2008
It was a hip and happening day here in the Twin Cities...
Things I missed:
1) Picnic in my local park with Ron Paul! Jesse Ventura was supposedly there too. There were about 50 people there plus free food too!
If I wasn't so tired from the state fair I would have caught it on my walk, they were less than a minutes walk from my place, oh well. My brother dropped by and took some pictures. They were handing out tickets to Ron Paul's thing tomorrow but my brother didn't get one for me.
2) The peace march on the RNC convention which started out peacefully, a small group of 10,000. However, after the initial march, a riot broke out. So far no one I know was arrested.
3) The last day at the state fair and the final fire works.
Things I did:
1) Had a power outage thanks again to the 22 month old who lives below me who has this thing about flipping switches in the laundry room. Practiced restraint when encountering child, her siblings and mom.
2) Went to barbecue south of the city, over shooting the exit by 10 miles ;-) because I was listening to Al Stewart's new CD. While there watched Gustave related coverage a very large satellite TV.
3) Saw a bit of the Misses McCain and Bush give little speeches, and was amazed to see that their faces above their upper lip had limited mobility when they spoke. I remember someone trying to teach me to smile for photos once where you just smiled from the upper lip down so you don't scrunch up your eyes, and wondered if that is what they were doing.
4) Was shown a pair of Z-coil shoes someone bought at the state fair which looked straight out of Toontown. They offered to let me try them on, but I declined. Supposedly they are really comfortable, but they look dangerous to me. I would probably get them caught on something. Here is the video. They even sell them in Texas and LA!
5) Saw lots of police on all the bridges on the way back, would have taken pictures but they seemed a bit stressed. They had big wagons with lots of room.
6) Spent time making my computer happy again from being turned off suddenly while in the midst of a few programs and downloads. Reset my tv, appliances...
1) Picnic in my local park with Ron Paul! Jesse Ventura was supposedly there too. There were about 50 people there plus free food too!
If I wasn't so tired from the state fair I would have caught it on my walk, they were less than a minutes walk from my place, oh well. My brother dropped by and took some pictures. They were handing out tickets to Ron Paul's thing tomorrow but my brother didn't get one for me.
2) The peace march on the RNC convention which started out peacefully, a small group of 10,000. However, after the initial march, a riot broke out. So far no one I know was arrested.
3) The last day at the state fair and the final fire works.
Things I did:
1) Had a power outage thanks again to the 22 month old who lives below me who has this thing about flipping switches in the laundry room. Practiced restraint when encountering child, her siblings and mom.
2) Went to barbecue south of the city, over shooting the exit by 10 miles ;-) because I was listening to Al Stewart's new CD. While there watched Gustave related coverage a very large satellite TV.
3) Saw a bit of the Misses McCain and Bush give little speeches, and was amazed to see that their faces above their upper lip had limited mobility when they spoke. I remember someone trying to teach me to smile for photos once where you just smiled from the upper lip down so you don't scrunch up your eyes, and wondered if that is what they were doing.
4) Was shown a pair of Z-coil shoes someone bought at the state fair which looked straight out of Toontown. They offered to let me try them on, but I declined. Supposedly they are really comfortable, but they look dangerous to me. I would probably get them caught on something. Here is the video. They even sell them in Texas and LA!
5) Saw lots of police on all the bridges on the way back, would have taken pictures but they seemed a bit stressed. They had big wagons with lots of room.
6) Spent time making my computer happy again from being turned off suddenly while in the midst of a few programs and downloads. Reset my tv, appliances...
I will post about the fair in a few days.
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