I don’t have aids, nor do I personally even know anyone who does. (I am a big rent fan though, of which aids was mentioned quite a bit).

I would just like to ask that everyone take a few moments today to offer up a prayer to all of those who’ve been hurt by this disease. Also don’t judge those who have the disease as evil, many people still associate the disease with immoral acts, but aids is as often transferred by mother to child, or unfaithful spouse to spouse, or through rape, and a plethora of other ways as it is through immoral activity of the victim.

Take a moment today to watch the movie Rent, or just think about the disease, and maybe even think of a way you can help, whether it’s via volunteering, donating money, etc.

Just my two cents on World Aids Day. Not really a holiday to celebrate - yet(maybe someday), but one to be ponderous of, and to take a moment to remember those who’ve died from it, and to say a prayer of thanksgiving that you don’t have it.

I also hope everyone had a wonderful weekend - Thanksgiving was yummy. Lots and lots of turkey, mmm…. I could go it again.

Blackfriday was a nightmare as always, and I’m looking forward to Cyber-Monday.
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Shooting at UCA Kills 2, Injures 1!

Hours ago there was a shooting at UCA. So far there are two dead and one injured from the shooting at the University of Central Arkansas. One person died at the scene, with the other dieing at Conway Regional Medical Center.

The injured person was treated and released.

UCA campus police said the shots were fired at approximately 9:50pm, Sun October 26. The shooting happened near Snow Fine Arts center at UCA. UCA area police are searching for three more suspects.

So far police have apprehended one suspect in the UCA shooting. University of Central Arkansas has cancelled all classes for Monday, Oct 27th.

Currently the UCA campus is on lockdown, following the shooting. Students who are housed inside the UCA campus have been asked to stay inside their dorms for the time being.

Here is the email sent out to students living on campus:
UCA Police Department
to information

show details 10:20 PM (48 minutes ago)

The UCA Police Department is investigating a shooting that occurred on campus. At present there are four suspects. One suspect is in custody.

THE CAMPUS IS CLOSED. ALL HOUSING FACILITIES ARE RESTRICTED TO RESIDENTS ONLY.

Lieutenant Jeremy Crabb
Commander, Support Services Division
University of Central Arkansas Police Department
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Mccain supporter and volunteer mugged, and battered in Pittsburgh.
This is horrible - I’m a big supporter of Barack Obama but you can’t blame him for what stupid people do. This is extremely horrible. I feel for the victim, and hope she gets better.

This is definitely not the way to ‘get out the vote’. I’m positive Obama would agree.

The attacker is described as a 6 foot 4 inch dark black man, wearing dark jeans and a tshirt, and weighing in at 200 lbs. He has a medium build, short black hair, and brown eyes.

Apparently he robbed the woman of $60 then saw a Mccain bumper sticker on the car, enraged he pushed her to the ground and began kicking and punching her.

He then pulled out a knife and carve the letter ‘B’ on her head.

This is a terrible, terrible act and must go punished. As a supporter of Obama, I believe people like this don’t belong on the street, and I know that his campaign would not endorse such actions. He doesn’t even like to hear his own people boo or talk bad about the other candidate.

Unlike Mccain, Obama does not incite his audiences to violence, and you won’t here a ‘Kill Mccain’ at an Obama rally, but you may hear the reverse at one of Mccains.

In closing I’d like to say that this is a tragic event, but should have no sway over the election process. Again my thoughts and prayers do go out to the victim. Hopefully the bastard responsible is caught and punished. 5-10 in a cell being raped by a big inmate named bubba oughta suffice.
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Be safe - Check you Credit Report Often.
At a time when credit is drying up, and it’s getting harder to get a loan for a car, home, and when consumer lines of credit are harder to come by, it is imperative that we keep track of our credit reports. The smallest negative mark can be a major indicator for your creditors on why ‘not to lend’ to you.

It’s a scary time for Americans, and even across the world. Paying bills is becoming harder and harder. You absolutely must know what’s on your credit report.

I check my credit report at least every 2 months. It’s a good way to stay safe, and to see if there’s been any weird activity. With the rampant identity theft, it’s always a good ideas to be prepared. It’s a fact the more often a person checks their credit report, the more likely they are to avoid getting taken to the cleaners by an Identity Thief.

I highly recommend the following company for getting your free credit report, they’ve always been good to me, and their support is very fast:

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I’d think of all people to piss off when running for an election, media icons should be last on your list. I’m more of a Leno fan myself, but I used to watch Letterman when I was younger. There’s no doubt in my mind that Letterman is a cultural and media icon.

Letterman has been around a long time, and has a huge following. Mccain outright ditched Letterman yesterday, stating that he was needed in Washington.

As you may be aware Mccain made the decision to put his campaign on hold on Wednesday. This was when he cancelled his appearance on Letterman. Letterman was not happy, to say the least.

David Letterman had many choice words for John Mccain, he started out saying how he has admiration for him, and respect for serving in Vietnam, and for his sacrifice as a prisoner of war.

Letterman went on to say “When you call up at the last minute and cancel, that’s not the John Mccain I know.”

Regarding senator Mccain’s decision to put his campaign on hold, Letterman said “Something smell’s right now” (perhaps his depends are full?)…

Letterman also suggested “somebody must’ve put something in his metamucil”.

David Letterman said that John Mccain had said that the economy was about to ‘crater’, which necessitated him getting to Washington immediately. Letterman then suggested he not suspend his campaign at all, but send in his “second string quarterback”, surely Gov. Sarah Palin has no reason not to be able to attend the debate, or visit Letterman on John’s behalf. Letterman said, “You don’t quit”.

After remarking that Sarah Palin should ‘be ready’ to step up, and take over for the old man, Letterman reconsidered and said “don’t get me started”.

In the absence of Mccain, Letterman brought out MSNBC host and stark republican critic Keith Olbermann, together they both assailed on Mccain for his decision to cancel his appearance, as well as put his campaign on hold.

Their critique reached a highpoint when Letterman learned that at this very moment that Mccain was ‘needing to get back to Washington’, and should’ve been on the couch next to Letterman, he was in fact at the CBS news center three blocks away in Manhattan being prepped for an interview with CBS News Anchor Katie Couric.

Letterman ordered his director to put on a live feed from that location, which showed John Mccain getting ‘made up’ to go on with Ms Couric. Letterman observed “he doesn’t seem to be racing to the airport”.

After listening to some questions from Ms Couric, Letterman said: “Hey John, I’ve got a question: You need a lift to the airport?”

He then asked Keith Olbermann if he thought this was all Mccain’s fault or somebody in his campaign’s. Keith simply said “He ditched you”.

Here are some Excerpts from Letterman’s rant on Mccain which quickly made their way around the Internet:
David Letterman tells audience that McCain called him today to tell him he had to rush back to DC to deal with the economy.

Then in the middle of the taping Dave Letterman got word that McCain was, in fact just down the street being interviewed by Katie Couric. Letterman even cut over to the live video of the interview, and said, “Hey Senator, can I give you a ride home?”

Earlier in the show, Dave Letterman kept saying, “You don’t suspend your campaign. This doesn’t smell right. This isn’t the way a tested hero behaves.” And he joked: “I think someone’s putting something in his metamucil.”

“He can’t run the campaign because the economy is cratering? Fine, put in your second string quarterback, Sarah Palin. Where is she?”

“What are you going to do if you’re elected and things get tough? Suspend being president? We’ve got a guy like that now!”
Letterman also dedicated his top ten to Mccain:

TOP TEN QUESTIONS PEOPLE ARE ASKING THE JOHN McCAIN CAMPAIGN
10. “I just contributed to your campaign — How do I get a refund?”
9. “Hi, it’s Sarah Palin — Does this mean I’m Parsident?”
8. “Can’t you solve this by selling some of your homes?”
7. “Hi, this is Clay Aiken. Is McCain single?”
6. “Do you still think the fundamentals of our economy are strong, Genius?”
5. “Are you doing all of this just to get out of going on Letterman?”
4. “What would Matlock do?”
3. “Hillary here — My schedule is free Friday night”
2. “Is this just an excuse to catch up on napping?”
1. “This is President Bush — What’s all this trouble with the economy?”

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