Blogfest 2005 - Oct 5, 2004 - Printable Version
- The Vice-Presidential Debate Primer
by Mark Faulk It's Tuesday, and I'm busy counting my blessings today......I got to spend the day trading "witty banter" (you heard me, I said "witty banter", shut up) with a friend, and enjoying every minute.....while others have it much harder than I ever have. For that, I'm thankful.....
Three examples:
Linda Webb, who has been struggling with cancer, after losing her two-year old daughter to a totally different type of cancer last year. With God's help, she is currently in remission. Instead of giving up, she and her husband Scott (along with their friends Toby Keith and Tricia Covel) started a foundation to help others facing the same type of situation. There are two articles about that on our site: "Toby Keith & Friends Golf Classic Supports Ally's House" at www.faulkingtruth.com/Articles/GonzoCharity/1002.html
and: "Toby Keith Turns Oklahoma City Concert into Toy Drive" www.faulkingtruth.com/Articles/GonzoCharity/1004.html
Mike Taylor, a friend of mine who struggled with liver failure (not related to alcohol) for years. Another friend of mine, Kathy Reed, organized a series of fund-raisers to raise the money for a transplant...to the tune of $250,000. I was blessed to have been able to help organize a benefit concert with Aranda and Bryan Abrams, but Kathy did the real work. Two weeks ago, Mike finally got his new liver, and is doing fine. The doctors said the old one was so shot that it literally fell apart in their hands as they removed it.
Ken Shade, who has struggled with MS for years, and recently wrote an article about the loss of his wife Karla to leukemia (entitled "This One is For the Nurses" at www.faulkingtruth.com/Articles/GuyWalksIntoBar/1006.html ). Ken has kept his sense of humor throughout his long ordeal, and never ceases to amaze me with his resiliency and compassion in the face of adversity. Read any of his work in his column "This Guy Walks into a Bar and Says...." and you'll see what I mean.
A prayer out to those people, and anyone else dealing with struggles in their life.
Tonight:
We have a Vice-Presidential Debate tonight, which should go a little something like this.......
SCENE 1 (lights up on stage, two men standing at separate podiums.... no, wait, sitting as if on a talk show....one tall, young, and boyishly handsome, the other, old and bitter:
Edwards: "We need to bring the country back together, and quit being so divisive.
Cheney: "You little prick....I'll show you divisive!"
Edwards: "This isn't about you and me, it's about America, and which candidate will lead our country back to greatness."
Cheney: "I'll show you greatness, you little punk. I'll drop a low-level nuke on your country ass!"
Edwards: "Can't we just discuss the issues at hand, and put the negative politics behind us? It's time we all joined hands and worked as one to change our future."
Cheney: "F*ck off, you son-of-a-b*tch. Come any closer, and I'll give you a little Abu Ghraib justice."
FADE TO BLACK......and *SCENE*
So, there you have it, now you don't even have to watch tonight. Sure, the script might deviate a bit from that, but the overall tone will undoubtedly be the same. Enjoy.
One for the Road:
Here's one that a friend of my daughter's just told me (thanks, Chelsea):
If the President were gay, would his husband be the first man? Just something to ponder while watching the debate tonight.
(Editor's note: This is an entry from The Faulking Truth blog, appropriately entitled "Blogfest 2005". If you'd like to spend more of your valuable time blogging, go to www.faulkingtruth.com/blog/ )
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Blogfest 2005 Archives:
Keep on Blogging in The Free World (Mark Faulk, Sep 21, 2004)
"It's the Issues, Stupid" (Mark Faulk, Sep 21, 2004)
The Trust Factor......mmmmmm, donuts (Mark Faulk, Sep 30, 2004)
The Vice-Presidential Debate Primer (Mark Faulk, Oct 5, 2004)
Is Bush a girly-man? (Mark Faulk, Oct 7, 2004)
Kids! Time to come in and get dressed for war (Mark Faulk, Nov 1, 2004)
"I Think We're all Bozos on this Bus" and "Dude, Where's My Bong?" (Mark Faulk, Nov 5, 2004)
"We're mad as hell and we're not going to take it anymore!" and "The Ministry of Truth Strikes Again" (Mark Faulk, Nov 9, 2004)
Vacation....Had to get away (Mark Faulk, Nov 11, 2004)
A 'Tribute' to Steve Martin (Mark Faulk, Nov 14, 2004)
How Long Can You Tread Water? (Mark Faulk, Nov 17, 2004)
"Give the People What They Want" (Mark Faulk, Nov 22, 2004)
Home on the Range..... (Mark Faulk, Nov 27, 2004)
Coping With Loss: How to Deal With the 2004 Election (Mark Faulk, Dec 7, 2004)
Peace Kills (Mark Faulk, Dec 21, 2004)
A Tale of Two Psychos (Mark Faulk, Dec 27, 2004)
Hurtling Headlong Through the Blogosphere (Mark Faulk, Jan 4, 2005)
The Faulking Truth Gone Wild (Mark Faulk, Jan 6, 2005)
Palestinians Elect Abba by Wide Margin (Mark Faulk, Jan 9, 2005)
"Look everybody, we've found WMDRPAs!" and "Supporting the Inauguration Day Boycott.....Sort of" (Mark Faulk, Jan 12, 2005)
Confessions of.....a Christian (Mark Faulk, Jan 18, 2005)
Seven Degrees of George W. Bush (Mark Faulk, Jan 20, 2005)
Dear IRS...... (Mark Faulk, Jan 25, 2005)
What Democracy Means to Me (Johnny Carson, Feb 5, 2005)
"I love you...no, really, I do...." and "Have a Crappy... I Mean... Happy Valentine's Day" (Mark Faulk and Kelsey Renee Faulk, Feb 14, 2005)
"THE END OF BLOCKBUSTER!" (Mark Faulk, Feb 19, 2005)
The Poor get Poorer..... (Mark Faulk, Mar 8, 2005)
Refinancing your home the 'hard' way..... (Mark Faulk, Mar 19, 2005)
A Fall From Grace - How Bush is Alienating Mainstream America (Mark Faulk, Mar 26, 2005)
I'm not schizophrenic....and neither am I (Mark Faulk, Mar 31, 2005)
Pope Dies of old Age (Mark Faulk, Apr 4, 2005)
America to Dateline: Tell the Truth Now! (Mark Faulk, Apr 7, 2005)
How I Spent my Weekend (Russell Tharp, Apr 18, 2005)
How Many Lesbians Does it Take to Screw in a Lightbulb? (Mark Faulk, Apr 27, 2005)
Four Dead in Ohio (Mark Faulk, May 4, 2005)
Some Mother's Son (Mark Faulk, May 8, 2005)
"lalalalalalalala.....I can't hear you!" (Mark Faulk, May 22, 2005)
The Man on the Crane (Mark Faulk, May 28, 2005)
NOW Do You Feel Secure on the Internet? (Mark Faulk, Jun 1, 2005)
Taking the Faulking Truth to the Airwaves (Mark Faulk, Jun 17, 2005)
Wall Street: Destroying the Evidence (Mark Faulk, Jun 21, 2005)
And now....Page two (Mark Faulk, Jul 1, 2005)
Help Wanted- President Seeks New Brain (Mark Faulk, Jul 11, 2005)
Bush Picks "French Fry Judge" for Supreme Court (Mark Faulk, Jul 19, 2005)
Praying for a Miracle (Mark Faulk, Jul 23, 2005)
Send in the Clowns (Mark Faulk, Jul 28, 2005)
"What's Wrong With This Picture?" or "Gas Prices Set Record High.....Win A Free Hummer!" (Mark Faulk, Aug 15, 2005)
Pat Robertson's Case for the Assassination of President Bush.....I mean, Hugo Chavez (Mark Faulk, Aug 23, 2005)
The Faulking Truth...in (Black) and (White) (Mark Faulk, Aug 25, 2005)
They're Trying to Wash Us Away.... (Mark Faulk, Aug 31, 2005)
"Not Acceptable" (Mark Faulk, Sep 2, 2005)
And I'm looking forward to sitting on the porch (Laughter.) (Mark Faulk, Sep 6, 2005)
Who Says FEMA Can't Relate to Blacks, Yo? (Mark Faulk, Sep 15, 2005)
Faulking Truth to Senator Shelby: PUT THE DAMN FIRE OUT! (Mark Faulk, Sep 21, 2005)
George Talks to God..... (Mark Faulk, Oct 8, 2005)
For the Greater Good..... (Mark Faulk, Oct 27, 2005)
Coalition....What Coalition? (Mark Faulk, Nov 21, 2005)
Confessions of a White Gentile (Mark Faulk, Dec 4, 2005)
The World Just Got A Little Less Funny (Mark Faulk, Dec 10, 2005)
MySpace is the Devil (Mark Faulk, Dec 18, 2005)
Desecrating Christmas (Mark Faulk, Dec 29, 2005)
Srecna Nova Godina....od tim Faulking Truth (Mark Faulk, Jan 1, 2006)
On Kurt Vonnegut..... (Mark Faulk, Jan 8, 2006)
Taking it to the Streets (Mark Faulk, Jan 14, 2006)
Desecrating History (Mike Bohling, Feb 4, 2006)
Congress Uses "C Word" (Mark Faulk, Mar 13, 2006)
Conspiracy....or Conspiracy Nuts? (Mark Faulk, Mar 18, 2006)
Roddy Boyd: Choosing up Sides (Mark Faulk, Mar 28, 2006)
Emotional Casualties of War (Mark Faulk, Apr 28, 2006)
It is a very mixed blessing to be brought back from the dead. (Mark Faulk, May 10, 2006)
MySpace is the Devil (Redux) (Mark Faulk, May 23, 2006)
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