On December 23rd, CNN reported in its political ticker that Obama was photographed shirtless and what's more, offered the press a beer. My first thought was "reporters can't accept favors...and surely President Elect Obama was just being good natured." I have no doubt that my suspicion is right. What bothered me more than the reporters attempt to make it appear that Obama is some how trying to buddy up with the press was the fact that CNN posted a photo of Obama in shirtless (and he looked good) - rather than posting the photo and asking "Where was the Secret Service?", CNN posted a useless blog on Obama's attempt to have a well deserved vacation. http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/page/4/
Seriously? Are we that naive as a nation that we should debate whether or not we are invading Obama's privacy by posting a shirtless photo rather than worry about why someone with a photo zoom lens was that close to our soon to be national treasure? It has nothing to do with privacy and everything to do with common sense. Obama is not a celebrity, he is our Commander in Chief and should be protected as such.
Monday, December 29, 2008
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
Karma is a funny thing
Alright, this is actually funny, even if he's another greedy guy. Recently on Law.com an article was published about another greedy businessman:
"One of the World's Richest People Pleads Guilty
The Associated PressDecember 17, 2008
A co-founder of an Internet gambling company and one of the world's richest people pleaded guilty Tuesday to a federal crime and agreed to forfeit $300 million as part of a cooperation deal.
A smiling Anurag Dikshit, of the British colony of Gibraltar, entered the plea in U.S. District Court in Manhattan to charges that he used the Internet to transmit interstate and foreign wagering information.
The 37-year-old is the co-founder of PartyGaming, a Gibraltar online gambling company that offered casino and poker games and catered to a U.S. audience. http://www.law.com/jsp/article.jsp?id=1202426817991
Seriously, who would name their child Anurag Dikshit?
"One of the World's Richest People Pleads Guilty
The Associated PressDecember 17, 2008
A co-founder of an Internet gambling company and one of the world's richest people pleaded guilty Tuesday to a federal crime and agreed to forfeit $300 million as part of a cooperation deal.
A smiling Anurag Dikshit, of the British colony of Gibraltar, entered the plea in U.S. District Court in Manhattan to charges that he used the Internet to transmit interstate and foreign wagering information.
The 37-year-old is the co-founder of PartyGaming, a Gibraltar online gambling company that offered casino and poker games and catered to a U.S. audience. http://www.law.com/jsp/article.jsp?id=1202426817991
Seriously, who would name their child Anurag Dikshit?
When did greed become so popular?
It seems that each day you turn on the news all you hear are reports of yet another individual who has decided life is for the taking at the expense of others.
Madoff, how can one man alone without a trace of guilt summarily bilk people out of billions of dollars without anyone noticing? And, Mr. Madoff - why on earth would you need that much wealth to begin with? A multi billion dollar Ponzi scheme that has left countless individuals in a financial disaster.
Or what about the esteemed Mr. Drier, Managing Partner of Drier Law firm http://abajournal.com/news/canadian_police_arrest_founder_of_dreier_law_firm/, apparently his home in the Hamptons and millions of dollars weren't enough, he decided he deserved wealth so much he engaged in securities fraud.
Seriously? How many more CEO's, Politicians, Executives or just plain criminals will it take before we wake up as a nation and realize that our moral compass is pointing in the wrong direction?
Madoff, how can one man alone without a trace of guilt summarily bilk people out of billions of dollars without anyone noticing? And, Mr. Madoff - why on earth would you need that much wealth to begin with? A multi billion dollar Ponzi scheme that has left countless individuals in a financial disaster.
Or what about the esteemed Mr. Drier, Managing Partner of Drier Law firm http://abajournal.com/news/canadian_police_arrest_founder_of_dreier_law_firm/, apparently his home in the Hamptons and millions of dollars weren't enough, he decided he deserved wealth so much he engaged in securities fraud.
Seriously? How many more CEO's, Politicians, Executives or just plain criminals will it take before we wake up as a nation and realize that our moral compass is pointing in the wrong direction?
Shoe thrown at United States, not just President Bush
Not being an adoring fan of President Bush, one would think that I may have enjoyed the shoe hurling incident earlier this week in Iraq. On the contrary, the shoe wasn't thrown just at President Bush, it was thrown at this entire nation. For each American that thinks it's o.k. that the reporter expressed himself in such a vile manner, it is not dissimilar to saying you approve of flag burning.
I for one, as a proud veteran of the United States Military and former Arabic Linguist am offended for both my country and the President. Keep in mind, this is coming from a staunch President Elect Barack Obama supporter.
While I don't agree with all of Bush's policies, he is the commander in chief of this country and represents each and everyone of us abroad and at home. His approval rating may be low, but he is still an ambassador of this country and we as a nation deserve more than a shoe for all that we have attempted to accomplish abroad.
Seriously, each time I hear a citizen of this country snicker at the event I wonder how proud they are to be an American.
I for one, as a proud veteran of the United States Military and former Arabic Linguist am offended for both my country and the President. Keep in mind, this is coming from a staunch President Elect Barack Obama supporter.
While I don't agree with all of Bush's policies, he is the commander in chief of this country and represents each and everyone of us abroad and at home. His approval rating may be low, but he is still an ambassador of this country and we as a nation deserve more than a shoe for all that we have attempted to accomplish abroad.
Seriously, each time I hear a citizen of this country snicker at the event I wonder how proud they are to be an American.
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