Barack Obama was here in town speaking the other day, to a crowd of 75,000. Just a couple of days later, John McCain also was here in town speaking, to a crowd of 6,000. I just thought that was funny.
Georgia outlaws microchip implants: "Just imagine having a beeper in your rectum and your beeper numbers displayed on billboards throughout the city."
Well, that bill passed, the one from Georgia "so as to prohibit requiring a person to be implanted with a microchip," Senate Bill 235 . At least it made its way through the House Judiciary Committee, anyway, next stop the House Rules Committee that decides whether it moves on to the full House vote and (fingers crossed) final passage. I'd think it probably should, taking into account the compelling testimony brought up at this last hearing, from some fat lady about why non-consensual chipping should be made against the law. There she described in detail her own personal experience, with being implanted against her druthers: "I'm also one of the people in Georgia who has a microchip," she began. ("Also one?" There's more of them there?) She went on about the specific disadvantages, how it violates one's "right to work without being tortured by co-workers who are activating these microchips by using their cell phones and other electro
*hee hee* "Ditto." :)
ReplyDeleteYes, it is absolutely hilarious that with our nation in the shape it is in 6,000 of the blind faithful could still muster the enthusiasm to show up to hear McBush. (I betcha Palin would have drawn a larger crowd - she's a lot easier on the eyes and much more charming to boot.) Can it be more clear that Americans are ready to try something different now?
ReplyDeleteUsually crowds scare me because of the sea of white faces. Or if the crowd is in China, the sea of Chinese faces. Or if the crowd is in Mexico, the sea of Mexican faces.
ReplyDeleteThere is something unsettling about seeing people who all look alike and think alike in one area.
And then we have the Obama rallies. Wow. A sea of different faces and different philosophies (Democrats and Republicans) who share a common goal: restoring America.
It doesn't get any more beautiful.
Doug - I betcha you're right about the Palin factor. Seems to be his only draw these days, although even she seems to be as of late helping to tighten his noose mostly.
ReplyDeleteFan - Yeppers, we have quite a mix around here, which is a beautiful thing, I agree. Missouri is apparently a swing state and usually goes red, but at least here in my county we're blue through and through and very diverse.