Miss California's Boldness

News have really been redundant the past few months. If it's not about the economic meltdown which is referred to as one of the reasons for murders and suicides, then, it's about the liberal moves of the new president. Today, though, was different, a young woman made a bold statement of her stance on the Biblical correctness of marriage as between a man and a woman. Here is a new face among the icons of beauty and brains... Carie Prejean was expected to win the pageant but she obviously didn't care if she lost the crown of the next Miss USA to someone else, she knew she had to remind America and the whole world that this is still a country of citizens standing bravely on the freedom to live as Biblical Christians. Awesome!!! We are in a free land... we have a full right to declare what we believe! We do not have to compromise our very own beliefs to appease the people who have continually refused to receive the gospel and are given to a reprobate mind.

Spoiled Generation

During weekdays, I usually wake up earlier in the morning to make sandwiches for my hubby to take to work for lunch. Then, I would quickly turn on my lappy, leave it and make coffee for myself. As soon as I get the coffee maker going, I would return to my laptop to check my emails, Facebook and Friendster, listen to my audio Bible and blog hop. This morning was a little different. Okay, I pressed the power button of my laptop and left it to make coffee. I got the coffee maker going so I went back to my laptop to do my internet routine. However, my laptop wasn't ready yet. It was downloading updates for a couple minutes, which literally felt like an hour. I started to grumble. After complaining I knew I have just proven that I have become a citizen of this spoiled generation.

Checking my Facebook, I came across one of my friends' video link post. It's called, "Everything's Amazing, Nobody's happy." by Louis C. K. I'm not really a fan of Louis C. K., but this particular video made me plead guilty. It's hilarious and it's got a lot of truth in it. You could check it, laugh about it and be guilty. However, I don't recommend watching his other videos, he swears a lot... it's disgusting.

Dear Jesus, forgive me for my complaining attitude this morning. Help me to be patient and be thankful for all the fast things that I am enjoying now. Teach my spoiled generation a lesson- a lesson to bring us to our knees and recognize that every good thing comes from you and that we need to be thankful for them.

Bail Out

Since day one of the bail out thing, I have always been opposed to it. I know that supporters of it want to make it sound like it is for the welfare of so many people who would have lost their jobs if the government didn't "come to the rescue" kind of a thing. The bail out, at first, seemed heroic to people who have less care or worst, ignorant of one of the important factors that makes a country the land of the free- capitalism.

The humongous amount of money that the government spent on bailing out the wealthy "fools" of this nation has paved the way for "more government" on this nation. The beauty of capitalism which is to achieve lesser governance has been totally a failure over the past few months. As the government holds the preferred stocks of these giant corporations being bailed out, capitalism has lost its place in this country.

I am just wondering where all of these extravagant spending of this present administration will lead this country to. These stimulus funds are not the answer to rebuild this economy. It only stimulates tax raise! Tax raise for the middle class people who are working hard... working hard to rescue the wealthy.

How about bringing the corrupt big fishes of those bailed out companies into justice?

Worth Watching

If someone is truly sincere in his/her quest for truth, he/she spends time investigating issues that lead to the discovery of the truth. One can not say he/she knows the truth and have preconceived ideas. Take time watching this 2 1/2 hours video on Bible translations and let me know what you think of it. Thanks. Oh, and please let me know of your thoughts only if you watch the whole thing.

Obama's Imeldific Inauguration

I am disgusted at the fact that the series of events of President Obama's inauguration is setting the record as the most expensive inauguration in the American history. The whole event costs more than 150 million US dollar!That fact is more despicable to think that it happens at a time when thousands of American people received "pink slips"! Didn't he conquered the office by his promises to save the country from the current economic crisis? How heroic is spending the money of the people who just got laid off from their jobs to pay for the president's parties? While he and his family are enjoying the royal parties with caviar and the most expensive wine on earth, many people don't even know where to get the money to pay for their mortgage this month. Lord, have mercy upon our new president! Give him wisdom to lead this country in righteousness and genuine compassion.

Congratulations, President Obama!

I knew he would win! The night before the Election Day I had a dream that Obama was declared the new president of America. Somehow, I was already emotionally prepared for that. My husband and I were disappointed but life must go on! It's not the end of the world (maybe!) God is still seated on His throne and He is still sovereign! So we decided to leave the issues on the campaign period behind and to move on and do the right thing. The right thing I am talking about is to honor the people that God placed as our leaders. To support them. And the best thing to show our support is to pray for them so they govern in righteousness.

"I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men; For kings, and for all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty. For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour; Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth." 1 Timothy 2:1-4 KJV

By the way, Norm Coleman, John Kline, Tara Mack and Michele Bachman won! That was great!

Hubby with Tara Mack! Yes, Tara Mack and not Diane Ristau for the record. I know she looks like Diane before she cut her hair short.

Hubby with John Kline

Hubby with Norm Coleman

Global Warming?

It's been really warm these past several days. I may have to convince myself that Global Warming is really not just an invention of some pinheads. LOL! Realistically though, it takes a lot more than this warm weather now for me to even consider than there is such a noun phrase as global warming. But anyway, I am not really into looking for a fight right now against the GW advocates. I just wanted to say that my daughter and I have been enjoying this warm fall weather. God must have remembered that a Filipino fella is in Minnesota. Honestly, I am not ready for the cold weather yet. But for the sake of the Minnesota Wild Rice and Chicken soup I guess I'm fine even if the temp drops to 10 today. We took some photos of ourselves outside the Olive Garden last Sunday to celebrate the warm November 2.

This is Hilarious!

A friend of mine, Noemi, posted this one in her blog. Oh, I just can't ignore it. It is hilarious. It is so fun to see the different personalities and beliefs of these popular fellas. So read on and have fun!

Why did the chicken cross the road?

SARAH PALIN: Before it got to the other side, I shot the chicken, cleaned and dressed it, and had chicken burgers for lunch.

BARACK OBAMA: The chicken crossed the road because it was time for a change! The chicken wanted change!

JOHN McCAIN: My friends, that chicken crossed the road because he recognized the need to engage in cooperation and dialogue with all the chickens on the other side of the road.

HILLARY CLINTON: When I was First Lady, I personally helped that little Chicken to cross the road. This experience makes me uniquely qualified to Ensure right from Day One that every chicken in this country gets the chance it deserves to cross the road. But then, this really isn't about me.

GEORGE W. BUSH: We don't really care why the chicken crossed the road. We just want to know if the chicken is on our side of the road, or not the chicken is either against us, or for us. There is no middle ground here.

DICK CHENEY: Where's my gun?

COLIN POWELL: Now to the left of the screen, you can clearly see the satellite image of the chicken crossing the road.

BILL CLINTON: I did not cross the road with that chicken. What is your definition of chicken?

AL GORE: I invented the chicken.

JOHN KERRY: Although I voted to let the chicken cross the road, I am now against it! It was the wrong road to cross, and I was misled about the chicken's' intentions. I am not for it now, and will remain against it.

AL SHARPTON: Why are all the chickens white? We need some black chickens!

DR. PHIL: The problem we have here is that this chicken won't realize that he must first deal with the problem on this side of the road before it goes after the problem on the other side of the r oad. What we need to do is help him realize how stupid he's acting by not taking on his current problems before adding new problems.

OPRAH: Well, I understand that the chicken is having problems, which is why he wants to cross this road so bad. So instead of having the chicken learn from his mistakes and take falls, which is a part of life, I'm going to give this chicken a car so that he can just drive across the road and not live his life like the rest of the chickens.

ANDERSON COOPER, CNN: We have reason to believe there is a chicken, but we have not yet been allowed to have access to the other side of the road.

NANCY GRACE: That chicken crossed the road because he's guilty! You can see it in his eyes and the way he walks.

PAT BUCHANAN: To steal the job of a decent, hardworking American.

MARTHA STEWART: No one called me to warn me which way that chicken was going. I had a standing order at the Farmer's Market to sell my eggs when the price dropped to a certain level. No little bird gave me any insider information.

DR SEUSS: Did the chicken cross the road? Did he cross it with a toad? Yes, the chicken crossed the road, but why it crossed I've not been told.

ERNEST HEMINGWAY: To die in the rain, alone.

GRANDPA: In my day we didn't ask why the chicken crossed the road. Somebody told us the chicken crossed the road, and that was good enough.

BARBARA WALTERS: Isn't that interesting? In a few moments, we will be listening to the chicken tell, for the first time, the heart warming story of how it experienced a serious case of molting, and went on to accomplish its lifelong dream of crossing the road.

ARISTOTLE: It is the nature of chickens to cross the road.

JOHN LENNON: Imagine all the chickens in the world crossing roads together, in peace.

BILL GATES: I have just released "eChicken 2008", which will not only cross roads, but will lay eggs, file your important documents, and balance your checkbook. Internet Explorer is an integral part of "eChicken 2008".
This new platform is much more stable and will never crash or need to be rebooted.

ALBERT EINSTEIN: Did the chicken really cross the road, or did the road move beneath the chicken?

COLONEL SANDERS: Did I miss one?

Obama asked, "Am I my Brother's Keeper?"

Have you felt like you have talked too much and frustrated after a conversation you had with your friend who came with an entirely different perspective? I have. And I wish that I just kept silent and let her bloviate what she thinks is right. However, is it really right to just let them dominate the conversations and indoctrinate others of their pervert views?

This was what happened... we were talking about the Presidential candidates. When it was her turn to speak, she said, "Obama is not pro-abortion! He just wants to give the freedom to women what they want to do with their bodies. And I like that!" What? I know that the same line is spoken by all other pro-choice advocates. Okay, here is my version of that line, "Obama wants to go to heaven but he supports a policy that will send women to hell!" If he knows the devastating consequences of abortion and if he really cares about the people, wouldn't he, in his power, stop women from doing abortion? And the least he can do is to not support it. Obama, like all of us, have been given a responsibility by God to be our brother's keeper. The tragedy that we don't want to happen to ourselves, we sincerily don't want it to happen to any one. And that is why we warn those who are sinning to stop and enter into the Kingdom of righteousness, peace and joy in the Holy Ghost. We are to snatch them from the coming judgement. We are our brother's keeper!

One more thing, many of those who have conservative views have been complaining how the elite media is making Obama shine. Well, they are the ones speaking loudly and so they are the ones being heard by those who don't have the ability to hear the "still small voice". I believe that God, oftentimes, doesn't want His people to shut up and just say a quiet prayer. Here is what Mordecai said to Esther, "For if you remain silent at this time, relief and deliverance will arise for the Jews from another place and you and your father's house will perish. And who knows whether you have not attained royalty for such a time as this?"

Dr. Dobson and Sarah Palin

On Monday, October 20, Sarah Palin was interviewed by Dr. Dobson of the Focus on the Family. It is wonderful to hear from such a candidate who is clear on her stance and unafraid to tell the whole nation that her Christian faith is her life's foundation. To listen to the interview, click here... http://www.citizenlink.org/clspecialalert/A000008476.cfm

Also, to join the thousands of people committed to pray for Sarah Palin, click here... http://www.prayforsarahpalin.com/

Joe the Plumber Exposes O's Economic Plan

It was such a timely thing that Joe the Plumber appeared on public before the election day. Thanks to him, Obama's Economic plan at its best was unmasked. O's plan sounds really heroic when you hear it for the first time. Unfortunately though, if you seriously analyze it you will see the socialistic principle in it. In such a crucial time as this, economically, it is imperative that the American people look at O's plan with an intention of understanding what he is really saying instead of accepting it at its face value.

O's Economic plan focuses on raising the already high tax rate of those businesses with an annual income of $250-$300. He plans on taxing these said growing small companies 35%- 39%. Why is this bad? Joe the Plumber wants to buy the plumbing business that he has been working for for 10 years. He wants to buy it for the purpose of fulfilling his American dream and that's to earn more money than what he is already earning now. That's to put it in very simple terms. Now, in O's plan once his plumbing business earns $250- $300 annually, the government (if O wins) imposes a very high tax rate of 35-39%. The high taxes that Joe would be paying the government will basically help subsidize those who are not earning as much as he, who also are going to be granted tax cuts. Now, why is this wrong? Let's face this squarely. First of all, it is unfair for Joe the Plumber to end up paying for what others (of lower income) are not able to pay. I'm sure that Joe wants his earning to benefit himself and his family. Second of all, high tax rates dissuade small business entrepreneurs. None of the small businesses would want themselves to grow in that condition. However, if the government lowers the taxes of the small businesses, many of them would be motivated to grow and provide more jobs to the public. So then what is good about O's plan? Is it because it sounds like it encourages people to share their wealth with others of lower income? It definitely sounds very generous, but what makes it a rotten idea is that it forces people of higher income to share their wealth with those in the lower income bracket. Like what I've said before, it is one thing to share our wealth to the poor (through charity and NGO's) freely and it's an absolutely a different thing if the government enforces them to do so.

Being that we have a family business that my husband has been working so hard to grow for almost 10 years, I can easily identify Joe the Plumber's concern. My husband would have been motivated to grow it bigger had it not been for the high taxes that the government is already imposing on businesses right now. See, if our business is bigger we could have created more jobs and so help lower the unemployment rate in the country. Not that the employment rate is bad because the fact is, it is very low compared to other countries. The point is give these small businesses a motivation to grow by lowering their taxes. In return, they would be able to fulfill their American dreams and create more jobs.

"Spread the Wealth" Economic Theory and Etc.

At the final Presidential Debate tonight, one of the vital points that really caught my attention was the issue of Joe the plumber. This issue has really raised a red flag against Obama because it is socialism in its simplest form. When Obama told Joe the plumber in Ohio that he wants to raise the man's taxes in order to "spread the wealth" to the lower-income Americans, he was basically saying that he is going to resurrect socialism, which was long been dead and condemned, in this nation. It is one thing to ask the rich Americans to share their wealth freely to the poor but it is socialism to have the government enforce it on them by increasing their already high tax rate. Seriously, Obama is really up to taking some of Joe the plumber's money and give it to the poor. Sounds like Robin Hood! Weeks ago, he said the health care is every American's "right". Tonight, he said that one of his highest priorities in his administration would be health care for everyone. Wonderful! But if he forces the wealthy to pay for the health care of every single American, (Does it also include the health care of the illegal immigrants? I wonder.) then it is awful! For one, what constitution states that health care is a "right"? Not in the American constitution, that's for sure. I agree with McCain when he said that it is a "responsibility".

I keep getting an idea that Obama is playing a "big daddy" in his candidacy for the presidential office. He portrays someone who is so concern about each and every one in America. Well, I am not buying it. He would not even support the legislation providing medical care for the victims of botched abortions. He doesn't even call the baby in a woman's womb "life". In no way that he could be a true "big daddy".

It is sad that there are people who are so much into the "economy" issue. It only shows that many view money as more important than the lives of those thousands of babies being killed through Abortion. Economy is a big and complicated subject. The unstable economy of our country is not the fault of this present administration. President Bush has nothing to do with what is going on in the economy now. It is so uneducated to say that his administration is bad because of what happened in the stock market. Sure there are people to be blamed on this but President Bush is not one of them. I'm not an economist but according to my own economy principle, as long as you go to work, you eat. Only the lazy should stop eating! It is not the end of the world. People are still shopping, eating and living a normal life. Some people including Obama make it sound like we are already in great depression and that the Bush Administration is a complete failure. Come on now, let's be realistic here.

Townhall Meeting for McCain

US Presidential candidate of the Republican party, John McCain, came back to Minnesota! Paul and I were among the 2000 people who were fortunate enough to get tickets for the event. The said event went well and I got to have a picture with Mary Pawlenty, the first lady of Minnesota. It was not my first time to see her in person because we used to go to the church that she and her husband, Gov. Pawlenty, are a part of. She teaches Bible in that church. She is also serving as one of the judges here in Minnesota.

Loving America

Growing up, I dreamed of someday coming to America when my cousin married an American guy. I thought it was an out-of-this-world dream and that it would never happen. I imagined this country as a land overflowing with milk and honey. The Lord God granted my dream and I have been here for three years on the 20th of this month. And as to the overflowing-milk-and-honey thing, I am right!

Almost every girl I know in Asian countries wishes to someday come and live in this country. When I was in Mongolia, literally, every girl I met worked so hard to learn to speak English so they could fly here. Their families were so willing to sell their properties and even resorted to availing loans from the banks so they could fund their kids' trip to America. A very good Mongolian friend of mine, who is now receiving a full college scholarship in Japan, said to me when she visited us a couple months ago that she so wants to come and live in America. According to her, she has never been to a country where you could feel so much freedom. She was right in. Strangers here talk about their uncles and aunts to each other as oppose to don't-even-look-at-strangers cultures. American people smile and greet each other as if they are all friends. People are wearing relax fashion contrary to you-have-to-wear-suits-to-be-respected kind of rules. There is so much freedom here. When you go to a coffee shop, you'll see how many options they have for you. You don't have to have what latte flavor I am having. There is tons to choose from.

I love America. I've been to many countries, but there is no country as beautiful, prosperous and free country as the USA. Those people who have not been proud of this country (e.g. Michelle Obama and her likes) and those who have always been grumbling about high gas price, should definitely need to live for at least a year in another country. I suggest, the Philippines. Why not also try to live in the Middle East. Seriously, I'm asking them to live in the Middle East for at least a year. Or China. It is sickening to hear Americans, especially these politicians who have made complaining about the government their careers, bellyaching about the system of this country. It is disgusting to hear Hillary Clinton and Obama deliver speeches painting this country like it is an under-develop countries. I also get bummed by people complaining about gas price when they are overspending on clothes, restaurants, movies, all kinds of tools and gadgets, appliances, expensive cars and etc.. There is really no reason to complain here, because as long as you go to work, you will surely eat and more. And even those people who are unable and too lazy to work and earn their food, the government provides them food. There are so many government programs, like the Food Drive that my husband is leading, that help feed those who do not have food.

I just pray that one day all these murmurers and anti-America Americans will shut their mouths up and be thankful what they are enjoying right now. And how about this, if they don't like living here they would move to another countries so that those people around the world who love America will have lots of space in this land. How about that?

Another Homerun for my Sarah Palin

My sleep last night was sweet after watching TV. Nice. I'm not trying to promote that watching TV before going to bed helps us achieve sweet sleep or better yet, "REM" (Rapid Eye Movement). There is more to that line. What actually happened was that I felt so satisfied with how Sarah Palin did at her first and only debate with her contender for the Vice Presidential race. She was definitely fabulous! I would say that she was able to erase the negative reputation that the media has written on her forehead the past couple weeks. She debated a veteran senator who is an experienced debater in the US legislative body with so much grace, articulation, authenticity, wisdom and valor. It was definitely her night! It amazed me how she could carry her energy up to the very end of the debate. In fact, she had shown more and more grit and self-confidence as the debate progressed. I love her strategy of putting her opponent in a defensive position rather than the other way around. And that is not all, she also did a great job of defending the McCain/Palin ticket. This time, she has proven that she could not only deliver a great inspiring speech but that she could also be very factual. Funny how it was Biden who messed up (again, as if we are not used to it) with his facts. One of them was the mention of article 1 as referred to by Biden as the article that describes the executive branch of the government. Wrong. Article 1 of the Constitution describes the legislative branch. How laughable that is! But again, this mess was from Biden's mouth, so it's not surprising. In fairness though, Biden wasn't mean to Palin. He was a gentleman. He kept his promise to be a fair debater to Palin when he was interviewed at Fox last week. I just wish he could at least be a little accurate with his facts. I wonder if he has a serious problem remembering events. Because if he does, it could be really dangerous to the country. What if, he would, one day, forget that he is running with Obama and not with McCain? Obama is not one he wants to mess up with, or else, he would CHANGE his mind and fire him and hire Hillary before the elections time. Okay, I'm not being sobersided already.

Overall, the debate was fair. In spite of the apprehensions of the people if the moderator would do a fair job being that she seemed to endorse Obama when she wrote a book about the guy. If she truly adores Obama, then I did not see that in her last night. Biden was a gentleman and looked knowledgeable (not necessarily true). But Palin shined! She connected well to the mainstream audience. She was very understandable because she doesn't know how to bloviate like other career politicians. That's absolutely a big plus.

Well, wonder why she did well? At least 2,000 committed pray-ers, including me and my hubby, prayed for her.

Sarah Palin's First Debate

Sarah Palin faces Joe Biden tonight in their first Vice Presidential debate. Surprisingly, I am not tensed. I know that whatever is the outcome of this debate that life still goes on. The earth would definitely not stop revolving around the sun just for this debate. While it is imperative to hear what our candidates say, it is also important to know that Palin is not a "talker" but a "doer". We will be disappointed if we have expected Palin to be all-knowing. Not in the history of man that we can find such an individual. Bear in mind that Clinton had a zero knowledge on foreign policy when he ran for President. I know that Palin had failed to answer those out-and-in-of-this-world questions thrown at her in her recent interviews but that absolutely didn't disqualify her from the Vice-Presidential race. She is still the most qualified among them all. I am almost positive that Biden and the moderator, who has a questionable integrity, would try to pin her down at the debate tonight. But hey, at least 2,ooo people are praying for Palin tonight. Check this out... http://www.prayforsarahpalin.com/ Oh, what a relief it is to know that even when Palin is in the lion's den that she is protected by prayers. I encourage you to join this team of pray-ers for Sarah. Bless Sarah Palin tonight, Lord God.

The following article is not my own words. It is written by someone who wants to be known as ccarrie37 as a comment in CBS Evening News with Katie Couric. I thought it is worth reading, especially after watching Palin's interview with Couric.


This interview by Katie couric appeared preditory. She was hoping to initiate an error by Palin. If you will notice, she was leering at Gov. Palin. What has happened to respect and common courtesy?

If Katie Couric looked at me that way, I wouldn''t even talk to her. These interviewers should be fair and unbiased and it was apparant that she was not. Tim Russert, who was a terrible loss to the industry, was the epitome of a fair and equally balanced interviewer. He gave us the facts and let us decide.

When will the media get the message that some of us are smarter and can think for ourselves? The one thing I resent is someone trying to sway my decisions.

This kind of interview causes thinking people to move AWAY from that obvious manipulation. I am an independent, but due to the media bias, it causes me to lean further to the right.

Would you call this journalism? I certainly don''t, I call it vendictive inquiry. If she isn''t going to be totally objective (which she wasn''t) I would fire her if she worked for me! I was a business owner for 30 years. This is the worst interview I have ever seen and I don''t blame Palin!

Palin Faced an Angry Anchor Woman

I've watched the video of Sarah Palin's interview with Katie Couric last night many times. One of our friends alerted us of it in a condescending way. I got very curious and wanted to find out what made our friend so worried about it myself. I had to watch it several times before I could get his point. Okay, let's face this squarely. Palin was being set up by Katie Couric. The CBS anchor woman looked angry in the said interview. She obviously had an intention of shaming Palin in her show. And she thought she accomplished her mission by airing the segment on foreign policy first. Couric thought that because Palin didn't have her passport until a few months ago that it would invalidate her strong qualifications for the Vice Presidential office. Hello! Is Palin running to become a US Ambassador to the World that people would expect her to have a lot of experience in negotiating with world leaders? She was a governor! Why would we expect her to have a strong foreign policy experience? We all know that she can handle international issues with wisdom given the opportunity. While a strong foreign policy is an important part of good governance, as Christians, we should be more concern on the candidate's stance on Abortion, Infantacide and Gay Marriage. All strong foreign policy could give the American people is favor from the rest of the world. But a strong policy against Abortion, Infantacide and Gay Marriage will for sure gain the favor of God for this country.

I am happy that in her interview with one of her strong detractors, she wasn't pretending to be an all-knowing creature. She was being herself. She was even humble to admit it. She was beautifully smiling in front of an angry woman. She knew that nothing is accomplished if she returns the anger.

Obama and Biden's "Slips"

This is what makes them a perfect "duo"... they both have tongue misadventures. Just a few weeks ago, Obama had a slip of the tongue and exposed his real spiritual beliefs. This week, it was Biden's turn. Well, you might say that it's not like we are not used to his attitude of not doing a good job in keeping his foot out of his mouth but this time it's about history. He was off by 4 years and 1 president when he said this, "When the stock market crashed, Franklin D. Roosevelt got on the television and didn't just talk about the, you know, the princes of greed. He said, 'Look, here's what happened.'" Why was this wrong? Well, according to my husband, who has maybe memorized every detail of the American history (he is that into it!), FDR wasn't the president that time but Herbert Hoover. He wasn't the president until 4 years later. Also, television wasn't used in 1929! Not until 10 years later. Hello! As I've said before and I'll say again, let these two guys talk all they want and expose their true colors!

Victory Rally for McCain/Palin

I'm not a bit of grouch but at the Victory Rally for McCain/Palin yesterday, I complained for being too short. I also complained about Americans being generally tall. Isabelle and I woke up early to go to the rally with Paul. We didn't even have a normal breakfast being that we had it in the car. Paul got preferred seats for us so we didn't really bother hitting the road to the rally location much earlier than we did. But to our surprise some thirteen thousand people already flocked the venue when we got there. We thought we didn't have to fall in line because we had special tickets. But our seats were taken by early birds! The crowd was much bigger than expected. I was so excited thinking that finally I would see McCain and Palin in person but all I saw were heads and signs. What could I do? I am simply short. But I am happy that the rally turned out to be well attended, which was not anticipated in a generally liberal state like Minnesota.

And all Isabelle could see were those butts. Oops, excuse me.

I got the "Palin wave" syndrome! See that?