WTF? That was my initial email to my friends when McCain announced Palin as his running mate. Not long after, I started getting emails from some members of my family bashing McCain and laughing at Palin. Admittedly, I don’t know much about Palin, but I am eagerly awaiting her speach at the GOP convention. Right now though, I am very annoyed. Today, of course, news spread about Palin’s 17 year old daughter being pregnant. While clearly this is news, it has NOTHING to do with Palin’s ability to be a Vice President. If that is something you would base your vote on, I feel really sorry for you. My family would have me believe that this will be cause for McCain to lose the South. I really don’t see it this way, considering parts of the South have a marriage with consent age of 15. I think people voting for based on “Family Values” would be more inclined to vote for McCain based on his and Palin’s pro life stance, rather than her daughter’s pregnancy.
As I have had a few days to sit back and think, I hope so have many other voters. While I cannot say with certainty that I think Sarah Palin is a great candidate for V.P., I certainly know that 90% of the people talking poorly about her don’t know any more about her than I do. I was told that her experience in Alaska doesn’t count for much since “Alaska is barely a state”. Well, Arkansas is less of a state than Alaska, but we had a President from Arkansas. Give her a chance. If you don’t like what she has to say, great. But don’t judge the book by the cover.
Today I’ll leave you with another of the best Hip Hop songs ever AND as a bonus, a song by one of the best vocalists as well. I think that this, along with Shook Ones Pt. II from Mobb Deep are my top 2 of all time. While the band has had its issues over the years, you cannot discount the amount of talent.
This song I have heard hundreds of times over the years. Meth’s flow and vocals are incredible and it is another of my favorite albums.
