This story is proof that music does have a profound affect on people (especially when it is blasted 24/7 for months at a time).

Some of the songs blasted during U.S. military interrigations includes:

“Born in the USA” Bruce Springsteen

“Babylon” David Gray

“White America” Eminem

“I Love You” from “Barney and Friends”

“Sesame Street” theme song from the children’s TV shows

The issue is that these musicians are protesting the use of their music in this way-according to this story, the U.S. military is using this music to instill fear in the detainees.

Do you think that these musicians have a right to tell the U.S. military that they cannot use their music in this way?

This guest column by Norma White was pretty popular when it was published back in October. Norma White is a retired network engineer. Here’s the column for those of you who missed it.

This is an interesting article reporting how the NY Times tested the city system. Apparently a lot of information goes unverified.

Most of you probably heard about the death of the young man at the Wal-Mart on Long Island on Black Friday. Two thousand people were waiting outside the doors before the store opened at 5 a.m. The crowd stormed in when the doors opened knocking down the temporary worker, stepping over him to get to the sales. The man was pronounced dead at 6 a.m.

I know this is not the first time this has happened. But it is still very tragic. People are so desperate to save 5 or 10 bucks that they become savage-like, literally stepping over whomever gets in their way. I don’t know how many of you hit the stores on Black Friday, but I chose to sleep this year. Last year I was at Kohls at 4:30 a.m. and bought 2 items. I am already a horrible shopper, granted, but it definately was not worth the hassle.

What do you think of this accident at Wal-Mart? Anyone have some interesting Black Friday shopping experiences to share?

A friend of mine sent me this link. It is the floor plans the Michelle Obama drew- or had one of her 9 interior designers draw- as the new look for the White House. The design is definitely “modeled after CHANGE” (yes, that is a direct quote from one of the designers). These designers, hired by Michelle, carry a common eco-friendly theme.

I love the reasoning of remodeling the Queen’s bedroom. Since we’re in an economic slowdown, the President can’t afford to appear “ostentatious.” Ok, so the President of the United States shouldn’t look like he has money, yet he can spend millions of tax-payer’s dollars to renovate the entire White House? Makes sense to me.

Check it out for yourself here.

I found this to be a very humanizing story about Obama. I’m not sure what to make of it, other than perhaps a slow news day or a need for a human interest sideline.

Well, the people have spoken. Barrack Hussein Obama is the President-elect of the United States of America. I had hoped and prayed for McCain to win, but that was not meant to be. 

Everything at my precinct went smoothly over-all yesterday. We had 1,363 voters out of around 2,000 registered. The turn-out in Greenville as a record 71% beating the record of 61% set in the 2004 Presidential election. As you probably know, McCain did win South Carolina, as expected.

So how do I feel about the results? Honestly, I am deeply troubled by Obama’s win. I have always thought more of Americans. How can they be so easily fooled? I am not going to list all of Obama’s faults – we’ve had those thrown at us for the past several months. Part of me expect the “silent majority” to pull through and shut down the Democrat. But apparently the people of America want a change, any kind of change I guess.

I respect the position, but I don’t think I am able to respect the man. He approves of too many things that are completely anti-Biblical. I will continue to pay my taxes and place my hand over my heart to recite the pledge, but I will never be able to say the title “President” before the name “Obama.”

I am afraid for our country not only because of Obama’s win, but also because of all the other Democratic victories in the House. Democrats unseated 8 Republican incumbants and won 9 open formerly GOP seats. Republicans were only able to knock off 4 Democrat incumbants. With a Democratic President and a Democratic majority in Congress, who knows what changes will be made.

I think the only good thing that came out of yesterday was California voters approving the gay marraige ban. Although San Franciscans are already putting up a fight on that one.

Despite all of these concerns, I am still able to say that I am proud to be an American and I still wouldn’t want to live anywhere else on earth. My God is still sovereign, and He’s still on His throne. No matter how much change Obama brings, that fact will never change.

Palin for President: 2012.

Tomorrow is Election Day. I, along with millions others, have been greatly anticipating this day for months. It’s the same feeling I get the day before Christmas. Except a little different.

I will be at a polling place all day tomorrow working as a courier. Then I will be going to the election office in downtown Greenville to help post up election results. I don’t have much to say about that right now except that it’s going to be very exciting. I look forward to posting my experiences on Wednesday.

I was unaware that Dr. Seuss did political cartoons until last week when a girl in my OCP class gave a speech on him.

Most of his cartoons apply to the World War II era. The above cartoon among several others is urging citizens to conserve and recycle for the cause of the war.

You can see more of his amusing cartoons here.

Who would have ever thought that Americans would have to question the citizenship of a presidential candidate.

Check out the article at worldnetdaily.com.

This is a somewhat far-fetched claim that since the Obama campaign has not to the lawsuit over his birth certificate, he is admitting to his alleged Kenyan birth.