Election Day 2012

 Erin Fuller

It's never been a question to me if I would vote in a Presidential election or not. We're electing our country's representative and leader for the next four years. That person is someone that I would like to represent my views. I'm proud to say that although I don't follow politics closely (they're so politic-y) everyday I'm proud to support President Barack Obama tomorrow and a few months ago and four years ago.

You don't have to vote for everything, but you should vote. Here are 10 very good reasons why from Rachel. Not convinced? Want me to tell you you suck? No, okay well here are more reasons, just overlook the suck part.

And if you so happen to be reading my blog in the Great Lake Bay Region, do remember to vote for the Delta College millage renewal! This millage will support our community college and all of of the students and much more.

Matt and I are going to go to vote together after work. Do you know when you're going? If not...

 

#GoVote. Now. Seriously.

rape / slutwalk / legitmate

this image is from just over a year ago, but it's as timely now as ever.

 

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i've been angry at the akin news since i woke up to it Monday morning (thanks NPR alarm). i've been wondering if it's more about his lack of knowledge of biology and the human body "the female body has ways to try to shut the whole thing down" or the use of the term "legitimate rape" that has everyone angry including myself.

here are some articles/posts that i've seen over the past week:

http://www.rhrealitycheck.org/article/2012/08/19/im-pro-choice-but-i-could-never-have-an-abortion
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/eve-ensler/todd-akin-rape_b_1812930.html
http://www.theonion.com/articles/pregnant-woman-relieved-to-learn-her-rape-was-ille,29258/




RAINN

MLK

thelittletiger:

apsies

King said in an interview that this photograph was taken as he tried to explain to his daughter Yolanda why she could not go to Funtown, a whites-only amusement park in Atlanta. King claims to have been tongue-tied when speaking to her. “One of the most painful experiences I have ever faced was to see her tears when I told her Funtown was closed to colored children, for I realized the first dark cloud of inferiority had floated into her little mental sky.”

VIA ACHE [cosmic]

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Pound for Pound Challenge

I'm a pretty big television dork! You'd probably be surprised to learn that it's not even on right now!
But anyway, one Tuesday night last December there was nothing else on and so I got caught up in the season finale of The Biggest Loser. I'd caught bits and pieces of it on and off throughout its previous seasons but that night I just got sucked in. It's inspiring to see what these people can do in such a short amount of time. Of course, I realize that working out becomes they're full time job while they're on "campus" and when they return home they have a difficult time balancing all their other life commitments with the desire (or addiction) to working out during all their spare time.

So my point isn't to talk about the most recent show I watched or tell you that I started working out because of it. Simply I want to tell you about the Pound for Pound Challenge. If I saw you over the holidays then I'm sure I told you about it.

All you do is sign up at this website www.pfpchallenge.com and then go back anytime from April 1 to May 5 to report your weight loss. You may not be trying to lose any weight or even need to but just say that you lost 1 lb and General Mills will donate 1 lb of food, up to 5 MILLION lbs of food! So just spend 5 minutes of your day signing up and 5 minutes in 3 months and you'll have helped at least one person eat for the day. Why wouldn't you want to do it?! If you do sign up and don't think you'll remember to go back and between April and May shoot me an email and I'll remind you!


To read more about Feeding America click here: http://secondharvest.org/
To read more about the Biggest Loser initiative click here: http://www.pfpchallenge.com/AboutPFP.aspx

Oh, and how about this for every pound you, my friends lose* I'll match the donation that General Mills would make! Just leave a comment or send me an email letting me know that you plan to work to lose weight (or should I say, get healthier) during this time and then let me know how you did in April or May.*For real weight loss, because I don't have the money that General Mills does!

Yesterday!

What an exciting, much anticipated day yesterday was! And that was just the beginning...

I'm proud to have a President that I voted for sitting in office, even if he's in the office with his jacket off!

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I'm hopeful he, and this time, will bring about a progression of America that is much needed. He has a lot on his plate and the biggest thing is pulling us out of this economic crisis. I read a great letter from Nobel Prize winning economist Paul Krugman in Rolling Stone. Check it out here:

http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/story/25456948/what_obama_must_do