Screenshots from these videos: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AYxu_MQSTTY
Put them on your Twitter account, IM accounts, Facebook. Its what the cool people do. Really. Trust me.
Just got this in an email from the King County GOP. If this is true… *shakes head* I just don’t understand what these people are thinking sometimes.
A MESSAGE FROM CHAIRMAN LORI SOTELO
I’ve seen it all . . .Two years ago, we were saddened when the Port of Seattle decided to remove Christmas Trees from SeaTac Airport instead of honoring an appeal to include a menorah display. It is a busy time of year and the airport staff didn’t have time to be cultural anthropologists – we were told. Instead of opening their hearts to the spirit of the season, the trees were taken down in the middle of the night when people were less likely to notice.
But this week takes the cake . . . icing and all!
In our state’s Capitol Building amid the “Capitol Holiday Kids Tree” charity drive for rural fire departments, Governor Gregoire has approved a display by the Freedom from Religion Foundation that states “At this season of the winter solstice, may reason prevail. There are no gods, no devils, no angels, no heaven or hell. There is only our natural world. Religion is but myth and superstition that hardens hearts and enslaves minds.” The antagonistic statement serves no other purpose but to degrade the spirit of the season.
As if that was not enough, let’s consider the Christmas ornament submitted by Washington’s 7th Congressional District for the National Christmas Tree. The artist, Deborah Lawrence, well known for her anti-war positions, submitted a red, white and blue 9-inch ball carefully decorated with the words “Impeach Bush”. The tawdry bauble featuring the face of Congressman McDermott was rightfully rejected.
The events here in the Northwest illustrate that our religious freedom cannot be taken for granted. Chipping away at one freedom, weakens all freedoms enjoyed in the United States. You can take a stand for freedom in our state by speaking out against religious intolerance. Make your voice heard on the insensitive display at the Capitol in Olympia, call Governor Gregoire’s office at 360-902-4111.
As we approach the holiday season, take heart, the best example is a life well lived. Make merry in this most joyous time of the year and share your happiness with others.
Lori Sotelo
Chairman
King County Washingont GOP
Upgraded this blog to Wordpress 2.7 RC1 and so far I am fairly impressed. I like the new look, however, it is a bit cramped on small monitors such as this laptops 12.5″ screen and probably worse on a netbook. Looks great on a 19″ widescreen on up.
Still searching for the right Wordpress theme. Something that will probably go on forever. I was fairly disapointed by my first premium theme buy. I might revisit it at some point in the future but for now I’m trying other things. I am really thinking about making the blog portion of this site a secondary page and havin a primary (front/home/splash) page that is more of an aggrigator for my online presnece.
Tonight I am heading over to the local Ford deal to see if I can squeeze a good deal out of them. I’m not holding my breath but if they can make the deal sweet enough I may be driving away a new vehicle. Currently I am looking at a 2008/2009 Ford Escape Limited Ed.
If I dont end up with a new vehicle I think my Christmas gift to myself will be a revamp of my current tech situation. I need to redo my media server and get a full time Windows Home Server online. This will involve buying hard drives and RAM. I may decide to build an HTPC which would then shift some of my current hardware to that and enable me to buy/build an Intel Atom based machine for my WHS. I am really looking forward to Boxee coming out on Windows, however, I may need to build a good HDMI capable linux box to run it in the mean time.
That is all. Cheers.