Monday, October 27, 2008
you can vote however you like
Lyrics:
Obama on the left
McCain on the right
We can talk politics all night
And you can vote however you like
You can vote however you like, yeah
Democratic left
Republican right
November 4th we decide
And you can vote however you like
You can vote however you like, yeah
(McCain supporters)
McCain's the best candidate
With Palin as his running mate
They'll fight for gun rights, pro life,
The conservative right
Our future is bright
Better economy in site
And all the world will feel our military might
(Obama supporters)
But McCain and Bush are real close right
They vote alike and keep it tight
Obama's new, he's younger too
The Middle Class he will help you
He'll bring a change, he's got the brains
McCain and Bush are just the same
You are to blame, Iraq's a shame
Four more years would be insane
Lower your Taxes - you know Obama Won't
PROTECT THE LOWER CLASS - You know McCain won't!
Have enough experience - you know that they don't
STOP GLOBAL WARMING - you know that you won't
I want Obama
FORGET OBAMA
Stick with McCain and you're going to have some drama
We need it
HE'LL BRING IT
He'll be it
YOU'LL SEE IT
We'll do it
GET TO IT
Let's move it
DO IT!
Obama on the left
McCain on the right
We can talk politics all night
And you can vote however you like
You can vote however you like, yeah
Democratic left
Republican right
November 4th we decide
And you can vote however you like, I said
You can vote however you like, yeah
I'm talking big pipe lines, and low gas prices
Below $2.00 that would be nice
But to do it right we gotta start today
Finding renewable ways that are here to stay
I want Obama
FORGET OBAMA,
Stick wit McCain you gone have some drama
MORE WAR IN IRAQ
Iran he will attack
CAN'T BRING OUR TROOPS BACK
We gotta vote Barack!
Obama on the left
McCain on the right
We can talk politics all night
And you can vote however you like, I said
You can vote however you like, yeah
Democratic left
Republican right
November 4th we decide
And you can vote however you like, I said
You can vote however you like, yeah
Saturday, October 11, 2008
from mayflower to blue angel
VROOOOOOM
This week my classroom was disrupted by an ear-splitting rumble. The Blue Angels are in town. I've never been, but every year the Blue Angels come to San Francisco to put on an air show. A few things bother me about this.
Cost. This is all hearsay, but word on the street is that to put on a Blue Angels show costs a pretty penny, especially during an oil crisis. I tried to research how the event actually cost, but couldn't find anything. No surprise there, really.
Association. When the jets flew overhead, my students ran to the windows with their eyes shining and with big smiles on their faces. When a fighter jet passes by there is no ignoring it - you hear it, see it, and feel it in your bones. To all the people who gathered to watch the air show today, it's entertainment. But around the world that deep to-the-core sensation is what comes right before bombs are dropped, humans suffer, and lives are lost.
I suppose one might argue that this is to honor our troops. Maybe that's why I barely see any protesting about this. But I can think of a number of ways we can honor the troops without that Big-Brother-is-watching sensation that is very misleading.
Maybe it's coincidental, but how fitting that the Blue Angels should come to town the weekend of Columbus Day. Berkeley and the Bay Area celebrate Indigenous People's Day to recognize the affect of Columbus's "savage injustice".
But around the U.S. people will be celebrating this nation's "great" founder (it's hard to express sarcasm using just quotation marks) Christopher Columbus. And what better way to kick off this ignorant celebration than with a big, costly hurray for war and pain.
This week my classroom was disrupted by an ear-splitting rumble. The Blue Angels are in town. I've never been, but every year the Blue Angels come to San Francisco to put on an air show. A few things bother me about this.
Cost. This is all hearsay, but word on the street is that to put on a Blue Angels show costs a pretty penny, especially during an oil crisis. I tried to research how the event actually cost, but couldn't find anything. No surprise there, really.
Association. When the jets flew overhead, my students ran to the windows with their eyes shining and with big smiles on their faces. When a fighter jet passes by there is no ignoring it - you hear it, see it, and feel it in your bones. To all the people who gathered to watch the air show today, it's entertainment. But around the world that deep to-the-core sensation is what comes right before bombs are dropped, humans suffer, and lives are lost.
I suppose one might argue that this is to honor our troops. Maybe that's why I barely see any protesting about this. But I can think of a number of ways we can honor the troops without that Big-Brother-is-watching sensation that is very misleading.
Maybe it's coincidental, but how fitting that the Blue Angels should come to town the weekend of Columbus Day. Berkeley and the Bay Area celebrate Indigenous People's Day to recognize the affect of Columbus's "savage injustice".
But around the U.S. people will be celebrating this nation's "great" founder (it's hard to express sarcasm using just quotation marks) Christopher Columbus. And what better way to kick off this ignorant celebration than with a big, costly hurray for war and pain.
Monday, October 6, 2008
say no to prop 8
One student brought in a button to share during our morning meeting:
My brother and I went to our first political meeting. I got this button. It says "VOTE NO on proposition 8."
Proposition 8 is currently on the ballot in California. If it passes, it will "eliminate the right for same-sex couples to marry." This share led to a discussion about how there are people who don't believe in gay marriage (we have three families with gay parents in our class) and what a proposition is.
This student has her button proudly pinned to her pink leopard print backpack, along with its button friend: Barack Obama 2008, World Peace, another Human Rights Campaign, Junior Rangers, and MusicMaker.org.
I love it! Can't get enough of it! It was such a special share...that young people are exposed to and thinking about issues like this is truly inspiring!
My brother and I went to our first political meeting. I got this button. It says "VOTE NO on proposition 8."
Proposition 8 is currently on the ballot in California. If it passes, it will "eliminate the right for same-sex couples to marry." This share led to a discussion about how there are people who don't believe in gay marriage (we have three families with gay parents in our class) and what a proposition is.
This student has her button proudly pinned to her pink leopard print backpack, along with its button friend: Barack Obama 2008, World Peace, another Human Rights Campaign, Junior Rangers, and MusicMaker.org.
I love it! Can't get enough of it! It was such a special share...that young people are exposed to and thinking about issues like this is truly inspiring!
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