I did receive three  Audio Public Service Announcements from Cheshire Police Chief Michael Cruess from the Ct Police Chiefs Association regarding safe holiday driving this Labor Day weekend. Unfortunately, I really can’t run them because they are the property of CBS Radio.

So, in its place, I did find some good VIDEO PSA’s that I will be running under “Featured Video”

I thank the Chief for these announcements. Drunk Driving is not a joke. My husband and I were both hit this year by drunk drivers. He in Massachusetts and myself in June in Southington. All Police Departments and the State Police will have roadblocks set up this weekend. So if you are planning to drink, PLEASE act like an adult and either designate a person who will not drink or call a taxi. Don’t try to drive drunk. It will not work.

I have some French speaking people from Quebec reading the site, so I thought I would put the first few paragraphs in French.

J’ai reçu trois annonces audio de service public du chef de police de Cheshire Michael Cruess de l’association de chefs de police de Ct concernant des vacances sûres conduisant ce week-end de Fête du travail. Malheureusement, je vraiment ne peux pas les courir parce qu’ils sont la propriété de la radio de CBS.

Ainsi, dans son endroit, j’ai trouvé une certaine bonne la VIDÉO PSA que je courrai sous « la vidéo décrite »

Je remercie le chef de ces annonces. La conduite en état d’ivresse n’est pas une plaisanterie. Mon mari et moi étaient deux coup cette année par les conducteurs ivres. Lui dans le Massachusetts et moi-même en juin dans Southington. Tous les Départements de Police et la police d’état auront des barrages de route installés ce week-end. Ainsi si vous prévoyez de boire, SATISFAIRE agir comme un adulte et l’un ou l’autre indiquent une personne qui ne boira pas ou appellent un taxi. Ne pas essayer de conduire bu. Cela ne fonctionnera pas.

With the Democratic National Convention in full swing, my “contacts” at the Convention report a lot of fervorous talk about Barack Obama and believe it or not, Hillary Clinton!! John McCain and the Republicans are planning an “appearance” in Denver. I don’t know why they are even bothering. The Republicans have about as much chance of winning the 2008 Presidential election as an ice cube in hell. OR DO THEY?

What are people really thinking about Obama? Well, unless you get inside someones mind, we can only speculate. I will be honest. A lot of older people, like WWII generation, NOT ALL, but many, are concerned about a Black president. Some people are doubting his experience. They say he does not show enough backbone and it seems to many that Obama many times avoids saying controversial things just to keep everything in balance.

All I can say to that is: first of all, Barack Obama is controversial, just because and it really is true if you admit it to yourself, just because he is the FIRST BLACK person to run for President of the United States. I mean really, if he started acting and talking tough and not caring about hurting people’s or country’s feelings, I think he would be getting raked over the coals even more than he is now. Give the guy a chance. He has to warm up to many people in this country who just can’t handle the fact that a Black person may be the President. All I care about is his agenda-how he will fix the mess that asshole from El Paso created!! Sorry about the swear but I had to make a point!!

I saw Sen. Obama last December in New Hampshire. I shook his hand and spoke to him for a few minutes. I like him. I like his style. Is he “inexperienced”?

In a way. But the office of the Presidency has a way of toughening and experiencing people in a short matter of time.

We need a person like Obama who will look at the issues (calmly) and deal with them in a professional manner. We need someone who relates to people-who can talk with the average person about joblessness, because he was there, about poverty, because he experienced it. He lived in different nations and has a perspective on these countries, their cultures and how they view the United States. He does have that “experience” life experience. Give it a chance.

Will the Hillary Clinton supporters make the convention a “little more interesting” as my contacts like to call it. Probably. We will have to wait and see. I like Hillary, but her supporters need to bite the bullet, act like adults and get behind Obama. We really can’t afford to have another Republican in the White House. SORRY TIM WHITE!! This country can’t afford it!!!

Please don’t vote for McCain because he is WHITE!! Vote for the person of your choice with your heart and conscience.!!!

So as you know, I always like to bring issues to light, no holds barred. Here are a few articles discussing just this issue-Is America Ready for a Black President?

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Of course you will hear people say, (mostly behind closed doors) that with a Black Presidential Candidate, the White race may be declining. What does this MEAN? WHAT IS RACE?? Here is an interesting PBS article that discusses just this issue.

Click here for PBS article on Race.