Gunner Palace

Last Friday, we watched another documentary on the Iraq War. Unlike "No End in Sight," the film "Gunner Palace" showed us the Iraq War from the ground up, through the eyes of ordinary soldiers being asked to do
extraordinary things.

In your mind, what was the most surprising aspect of "Gunner Palace?" In other words, what surprised you most about the lives of the soldiers in "Gunner Palace?" Did you gain more respect for the soldiers, or lose the respect you had?

No End in Sight

Well, that was depressing. Please respond to this post with a detailed description of what went wrong in Iraq according to the makers for the documentary. After you've done that, please answer the following questions:

Considering how badly the Pentagon screwed up Iraq, do we owe it to the Iraqi people to remain Iraq until the country is stable, peaceful, and prosperous? Or, considering how badly the Pentagon screwed up Iraq, do we owe to the Iraqi people to leave ASAP?

What's your take?

Bush in Africa = Good Times

Let's be honest: not many people like George W. Bush.

Now, you can argue over whether the overwhelming negativity directed towards our President is the result of Mr. Bush's own mistakes, massive media bias, simple partisan hatred, or a complex reflection of our own insecurities and fears about the word. What you can't argue, however, is that he isn't the most popular guy in the global neighborhood.....except in Africa, that is.

For today's blog, please read this article and answer the following set of questions as fairly as you can:

Why is President Bush so well liked in Africa? Do you think he deserves this praise? Do you think all of the negativity directed towards President Bush in America is justified, or do you think we should cut the man some slack considering the state of the world he inherited on September 11th, 2001?

Obamas is a "coal train"

If delegates were coal, Obamas coal car just got a overflow. He currently surpassed Hillary and is headed for the nomination. Keep the coal comming.

Bi-Party!

Soo. Here we are again. On a similar note, why are we here... I coulda sworn I just knew... Oh. Right.

Welcome to America. You can choose your president, utilize free speech and eat fast food until your head--or stomach--asplodes. How do we choose our president? Why, the people vote for the candidate they like!

You can vote for whoever you like, as long as they're on the ballot, but if you want to vote for somebody who has a chance, you better pick a candidate from one of the two main parties: Democrat or Republican.

Now, these parties are very nice. The champagne at the Republican party was phenomenal and the Democrats had astoundingly loud music. I'm not even sure what they were playing. But I'd like to go to a party more suited for my needs.

Many people think like this in America. They don't like the bi-party system that basically narrows the presidential candidates down to two options: This Person or That Person doesn't really fit the bill of president, but who else is there?

The founding fathers of America saw that a bi-party system was a ridiculous notion as well, thought they maybe didn't foresee the extremely loooong campaign trails of the twenty-first century candidate. I think it's hardly likely the founders of America wanted candidates spending a year of their time--this is especially true of senators and representatives--not doing their job just so they can maybe attain the presidency.

In short, the independents of America should band together in their lack of Democrat and Republican politics and present our own candidate.

~L

To all the voters

So to all who voted, if you would let us know who you voted for. If you have not voted yet please go to this link: http://www.secstate.wa.gov/elections/outreach/mockprimary.aspx

DUDE DC

yo all you spokanites!!!
im in DC right now and its amazing
im not going to go into much detail now because i want to save it for my doc
but... got any questions go ahead and ask
btw i love the homeless!!!

Spelling is Important

I'm sorry about the spelling. I will work on it when I get back.

-Chad-

Washington DC update

This is Dalten here,
I dont have an account to post one so im on neds here.
Anyways overall this place is pretty cool.
We sleep in a homeless shelter though and that took alittle getting used to,
Washington DC in general is so screwed up its not even funny.
The place really really pisses me off.
I hate it here.
But thats just DC lol.
The people in the homeless shelter are awesome and nothing like the ones in spokane.
I like to think of it like this,
The people here are "Homeless" and the people in spokane are "Bums"
I mean there are a few "Bums" here but the majority of the people are nice and easy to get along with.
They have some truely awesome stories and are really cool to talk to.
Like its not what you think a homeless person would be like at all.
We have all of our stuff in a room and none of its even ended up missing.
Its really weird here,
there seems to be more black people in this one building then there is in all of washington.
I'm not saying that to be rascist or anything it's just the truth.
We've visited alot of really cool places like the lincoln memorial and the whitehouse.
but we have done our fair share of work too that is for sure.
The food here sucks (in the mall)
its not even funny.
All the fountain soda taste like friggen bleach and yeah whatever.
the traffic here is crazy too,
you cant go like 2 or 3 minutes without hearing a siren.
we've taken the subway everyday so far and that can be pretty weird at times lol.
Overall ive met some awesome people and seen some awesome things that I never thought I would.
Colby, Kyle and I have been refurbishing computers like crazy.
Neds been being Ned.
Chris has been well chris lol.
Chenoa has been taking pictures like crazy.
Colby been flirting with everything that walks,
well nevermind that flirting with EVERYTHING.
Chad almost got the flight attendants number,
(she was trying to give it to him??)
Kyle has been being kyle.
Jasmine is scared of elevators.
I have been scared to death,
Excited,
nervous and scared lol yeah...

anyways im out here so peace out people.

So.....we're sleeping on the floor of the largest homeless shelter in the United States. Read a little bit about crime, drug use, and poverty in Washington DC and then imagine what our immediate surroundings look like. They're not pretty. Last night was sketchy, but we're beginning to adjust to our new surroundings and fellow shelter-dwellers. Pictures to come....

How are things in Spokane?

-Ned-

chris's room

a note to all, chris's room is now offlimits, unless it is lunch time, or work related. thanks

so as you know

Tomorrow...or rather today as you are reading it now...anyway
Its super Tuesday...a big event were Democratic leaders face off to win delegates.(Republicans also face off to win delegates but I'm acting on a bias that...it doesn't matter anyway)

Now 24 states will be voting Tuesday in which...hold on let me tally...the Democratic leaders need 2025 delegates to win the race for democratic supremacy which in turn goes one to face...the republican candidate....at anyrate, Tuesday will be a glorious day..and in my opinion I hope the day ends up just like the superbowl....with Hillary Clinton as the patriots and my man Obama as the lucky Giants wooo football analogy yay!!!
Enjoy...ill make sure its on line Tuesday..

Techno

Hello, Dew Addicts,

A quick question, if you'd please. I need an answer or two (Or as many as possible) for the 'Generation Magpie' Documentary.

SO, how much technology do you haul around every day? Phone, iPod, hand-held games? Laptop, personal organiser? I'd like a list of them all, please!

-L