It's the Economy, Stupid... and It's Politics and Comedy

What is up, my peeps?

Today we're going to talk about all sorts of things, as I have the afternoon off, and I haven't blogged in awhile, which is a shame.

1. The economy: WHOA!! What happened there?! I mean one minute things were slowing down but now they're crashing and burning like cars in "2 Fast 2 Furious"- quickly, and furiously!! I'm not sure that I really have much to say on the situation except for maybe, "oh crap" and "I'm glad I didn't invest that money in stocks last year."
   
   
2. The Presidential Race: I don't know who I'm voting for. I'm registered as a democrat, but not wild about Biden, and I wouldn't mind McCain but I cannot STAND Palin. Ooo she makes me angry with all her hypocrisy. In my perfect world it's an Obama/McCain ticket, but that would never happen for real. I know, I know, that's taking bipartisanship too far... but think about it. Wouldn't that be a fantastic ticket? It would. You know I'm right.
   
   
3. John Oliver: He's a Daily Show correspondant from across the pond and is downright hysterical. He did a show recently at Loyola College in Maryland (soon to be Loyola University- rock on Board of Trustees, rock on) that I was lucky enough to snag a ticket to and it was fantastic. One of the funniest people I've seen live in a long time. After the show he and a Daily Show producer (who was also very funny) offered a Q&A session which most everyone stayed for. All night the producer had been ribbing Oliver for not being American and there had been a lot of talk on what it meant to be an American versus anything else. I say that because without it someone might be offended by one of the answers to the last question of the Q&A which was, "When did you lose your virginity?" Classy LoCo... very classy. (I can say that because I don't go there anymore) Oliver blushed madly, and then responded with something along the lines of "I'm not really sure I want to talk about it," but then continued by saying that he remembers apologizing to the girl under the assumption that "That must have been terrible" for her. The producer's answer: "I lost it at age 12 on a pile of American Flags." ROCK ON! +10 for America.
   
   But seriously, it was a great show, and they we're both very funny and good humored. Definitely try to catch them live some time. I still need to get tickets to the Daily Show, or the Colbert Report to see one or the other live sometime. I think it would be a blast. Oh Politics/News...
   
   I was going to have 4 and 5 but this is getting long and I think I'll just post them tomorrow. That will be better.
   
   Have a fantastic time!!