Hey Chiefs: Let Tyler Thigpen Play

More on the Chiefs quarterback situation; in case you missed it Tyler Thigpen in his second start for the Chiefs on Sunday in New York against the Jets, went 25 of 36 for 280 yds with two td’s, no interceptions, and 20 rushing yards. In what could be a twist of fate for the Chiefs, they may have found a quarterback suited for Chan Galley’s offense. He can run and pick up a first down or avoid the sack, he has a quick release and an almost too sharp delivery, he seems to be a great run and shoot style, spread offense quarterback.

Hopefully this is more than a fluke, Herm Edwards and Carl Peterson owe it the rebuilding movement to let the kid play so we can find out, he earned it with his performance on Sunday. And judging from the reaction at The KC Star under the comments section in an article about his performance, at least some Chiefs fans agree with me. Yes we lost but at least we had an offense that looked fluid at times and moved the ball well, you geniunely had a sense that Thigpen was leading this team, and doing it well, and I think fans responded to that. Let the kid play, forget all this talk about Daunte Culpepper or the recently signed Quinn Grey taking over any time soon, Thigpen has earned the starting job, at least for a few more weeks.

Don’t Listen to Lies and Fear, Vote for Barack, the Only One Preaching Hope

As election day gets closer a sad truth about America becomes evident. There is a relatively large portion of America that is very racist. I am not saying this trying to stir controversy, get people riled up, or as a distraction or defense or anything else. It is just a sad truth. Of course one thinks that racism exists to a certain extent still, but not till Barack Obama’s running for president became a clear reality did so many of these racist attitudes emerge. Speaking to these offenders – these sad excuses for human beings make me sick. I am not going to repeat the things they say (the outright lies, the hatred, the misleading information). And don’t lecture me about playing the race card, go to hell, everyone out there knows very well the racist attitudes surrounding some of the Barack haters.

I am voting for Barack Obama because he is the most intelligent candidate. Wouldn’t it be nice for once to have a president who is smart? Who is diplomatic? Who doesn’t threaten the American people with lies, propaganda and fear mongering? And it’s even sadder that this latest bout of racist attitudes emerges because John McCain’s campaign is resorting to race baiting, lies, and misinformation, in a desperate attempt to save his campaign. John McCain whatever respect I had for you is long gone, you will go down as a breeder of hatred, your whole career is now a waste.

This just goes to show how many dumb, ignorant, hateful, scared people there are here in America. Don’t listen to the lies of people who are scared, people who pull every dirty trick out of their ass because they are secretly members of the Klu Klux Klan. Well I won’t go that far, but no one can deny the racism surrounding Barack Obama, and that’s just sick. Things like this make me question this great country I love so much. But I have faith that truth and justice will emerge, that diversity will rule, that people on the whole are more intelligent than this, and Barack Obama will win the election. Don’t give into fear and lies America, most of us are smarter than that.

Palin Refuses to Distinguish McCain’s Policies from George W.’s Policies

The poll results are in for the vice presidential debate and  the winner is obvious: Joe Biden in a landslide. (Sorry conservatives, but showing up and not self-destructing doesn’t qualify as a win).

CNN poll:

• Joe Biden: 51% say he did the best job in the debate.
• Sarah Palin: 36% say she did the best job.

When asked of the candidates’ qualifications to assume the presidency:

• 87 % said Biden is qualified.
• 42 % said Palin is qualified.

CBS poll among 473 undecided voters:

• 46% say Biden won the debate.
• 21% say Sarah Palin won.
• 33% say it was a tie.

When asked if the candidates are knowledgeable about important issues:

• Palin: 66%
• Biden: 98%

Republicans are elated because Palin didn’t fall flat on her face, but it appears voters wanted more than someone who didn’t fail. I felt the same way about this debate as I did with the first presidential debate last Friday; that Palin failed to distinguish the McCain policies from the policies of George Bush. Obama and Biden both nailed their opponents on this issue, and both Palin and McCain failed to respond.

It’s amazing to me that neither McCain last Friday or Palin tonight; made any real effort to distinguish themselves from George W. Bush. Palin and McCain are apparently running on a platform of – taxing the middle class, big tax cuts for big business, no end in sight to the Iraq war, the de-regulation of the health-care industry, and offshore drilling (which McCain’s top economic adviser said wouldn’t help lower current gas prices) as the only answer to an energy crisis.

Isn’t that amazing? Neither McCain nor Palin disagreed with their opponent when they made clear these are the policies of the McCain administration if you elect him president. It’s downright scary is what it is. And  so yes it does please me to see these poll numbers. It’s good to see that voters want more in their presidential candidates than a good performance, that they want real answers on real issues, (and they got them in these last two debates).  McCain wants to tax the middle class, give tax breaks to major corporations, completely de-regulate and privatize healthcare, stay in Iraq indefinitely while ignoring Afghanistan and Osama Bin Laden. That’s why the voters say Biden won, Palin refused to distinguish the McCain policies from  the Bush W. policies, except with odd ideas like the joke of a $5000 credit for a  healthcare plan in lieu of people’s current plans.  Voters are smart enough to realize that policies on the issues are more important than a good performance and a series of poorly performed stunts.

Oh and by the way, there are some republican pundits out there who owe debate moderator Gwen Ifill a huge apology, she was totally fair. They claimed that she would not be fair because her upcoming book  is about the new age of black politicians (of which Barack is one obviously). What is more disturbing is that the book announcement has been in the AP wire since July and advertised in conservative magazines for several months now, and republicans claimed to be in a ‘furor’ over this new issue. Just another poorly performed stunt related to the McCain campaign. I don’t know about you, but I’ve had enough stunts and lies from Bush, and already enough stunts and lies from McCain. (For example – claiming credit for passing the financial bailout  plan (before it was voted on) by suspending his campaign, and then it fails miserably because he did inject himself into the negotiations)...

Fact Check: Obama has WAY More Experience Than Palin

One of the talking points that these mindless republican strategists keep throwing out there is that Sarah Palin has as much if not more experience than Barack Obama, and therefore you shouldn’t talk about her lack of experience. But – FACT CHECK: this simply is NOT true. Obama of course is a senator from Illinois starting in 2005. He served on the Illinois Senate from 1997 to 2004 and he taught constitutional law at the University of Chicago Law School from 1992 to 2004. So we have four years as a senator, eight years in state politics, and 12 years of teaching constitutional law.

My reason for writing this article is that it’s these republican pundits that keep bringing the point of Barack’s experience up when asked about Palin’s lack of experience. It’s them that keep bringing this point up over and over in defense of Palin. So to be fair, I want you to take a look at the two’s experience.

Palin’s experience:  A member of the Wasilla, Alaska (pop: 8,000, her hometown) city council from 1992 to 1996 and mayor from 1996 to 2002.  She chaired the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission from 2003 to 2004. Governor of Alaska since 2007.

So Barack wins in a frickin’ landslide no ifs ands or buts about it period. Wasilla is a tiny town,… Barack served in the state senate of Illinois for eight years. He has been senator for four years, while Palin’s been a governer for just over a year. So yes, we can talk about her lack of experience all we want to without getting a response from republicans that she is more experienced than Barack. (Remember that’s the only reason I wrote this article, is because republicans are the ones that bring this issue up). Barack is more than qualified to be the President, let alone the vice-president. The democrats win this issue. Palin is inexperienced, the most inexperienced person you could possibly pick for the vice-president. Period.