First Amendment

Since I believe in, and enjoy the right to speak, I wanted to say a bit about the State of the Union address tonight. There are a lot of grave points he had to touch on, and I think he did really well. The only thing I was hoping to hear was that America would raise the awareness of Darfur to the world, and demand that we offer help. I was really surprised by the "spotlights" he did, but in the end found it really heart-warming. Granted, never in my life would I ever have thought to hear the President of the United States say "Dikembe Mutumbo" in the State of the Union. Or "Baby Einstein" for that matter. But it was really great to see success and hero- stories spotlit, (is that a word?!). Also, did anyone see it? Did anyone see Dikembe Mutumbo next to that Asian lady?! I nearly DIED when he went to sat down...and she did too. I would have given up all the chocolate in the world that she was already sitting. She literally MAYBE hit his waist. Maybe. And she was probably wearing heels.

Anyway, I agreed with most of the ideas he proposed. I enjoyed the lovey-dovey moments, and felt just a little bit of that rallying-together feeling that was so abundant after 9-11. Hopefully it will spread and last.

You wanna know my favorite line? "Where much is given, much is required". Amen people.