Kaitlyn Golden's blog

So endoresments have gotten played pretty big this election.  Colin Powell's endoresment of Obama last week was huge.  And SNL parodied McCain's avoidence of a Bush endorsement last weekend (http://www.nbc.com/Saturday_Night_Live/video/clips/update-thursday-bush-... ). But perhaps the biggest endorsement of the election came last week for McCain.  And NO ONE talked about it.  I usually am pretty up on my news, and I just found out about this today.  

Whose endoresment am I talking about?  Well that would be Al Qaeda's endorsement of good ol' John McCain.  That is kind of huge, especially considering the suggestion by security experts that Al Qaeda might use terrorist attacks in the next week to tip the election in McCain's favor.  

What I want to know is why this was hardly covered.  This seems like a huge issue worthy of news coverage -- far more important than Sarah Palin's wardrobe.  

Check out Nicholas Kristof's column on this endorsement: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/26/opinion/26kristof.html?_r=1&em&oref=sl...

One week until election day! 

The term limits for mayor in New York City were extended yesterday for Mayor Bloomberg, by a city council vote of 29-22.  Doesn't this seem like a slippery slope?  I mean, if you start extending the term limits for mayor, will you extend them for other positions -- like president?  Risky. 

The election is 12 days away -- hard to believe that this two year process is finally winding to a close.  I just want to take a minute to encourage everyone to vote -- your voice does matter and it is a way to represent your voice.  Let's see how this thing goes!

I think I might officially be obsessed with Saturday Night Live.  Tina Fey already is one of my favorite people in television (if you've never watched 30 Rock, you should) and I love her renditions of Sarah Palin.  My favorite sketch was the Sarah Palin/Hilary Clinton (Amy Poehler) opening, but all have been hilarious.

Now, I work Saturday nights so, I never get to watch the episodes live.  Instead, I usually watch random clips online Sundays.  Rumor had it, the real Sarah Palin would be in this week's episode.

And she was.  But she kind of sucked.  She wasn't particularly funny, intentionally or otherwise.  So this is the conclusion I came to - Tina Fey should be John McCain's running mate.  I bet she's more qualified. 

 

http://www.nbc.com/Saturday_Night_Live/video/clips/gov-palin-cold-open/7...

Abortion always has been a hot issue in elections and will continue to be for a while.  That's not the issue here.  The issue instead is birth control coverage.  John McCain has voted repeatedly that health insurance companies should not cover birth control and that no federal funding should ever be used for contraceptives.  In 2003, McCain voted against an amendment that would require all health insurance companies to cover birth control (S.Amdt. 258 to S. 3).  Additionally, McCain wasn't sure how to respond to questions about insurance companies covering Viagra, but not birth control (Watch it here). 

 

This is a huge issue, both economically and socially.  Birth control is expensive.  Even with health insurance, it can cost over $180 a year.  And without health insurance, you're looking at anywhere from $500 to more that $1200 a year.  That's ridiculous.  Especially for a young woman trying to make responsible decisions with her life - ie: not getting pregnant while in college.  The thought of non-coverage worries me greatly, just as much as abortion views worries right-wing voters.

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