Quick Peeks

Lisa Devaney

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Having just recently returned from travelling in America, I had the chance to quick peek into the minds of my own friends and family, who are anticipating a change in leadership come November 4^th. I heard people saying:

oOOo Obama Rocks – the majority of my circle support Barack Obama’s race for the White House and will be voting for him to win.

oOOo She Should Have Been Nominated – a few women I know believe firmly that Hillary Clinton received a bum rap in the primaries and was treated with a sexist attitude by the media. One may actually cast her vote for McCain, claiming she wants to show the choice of a female running mate support. She’s a fan of women and therefore will support Sarah Palin in the race.

oOOo Health, War & Money – The three most prevalent topics I heard people discuss were addressing the American health care system, ending the war and doing something about the threatened economy.

oOOo God’s Choice – I know some voters who make their decision based on their religious views. They will vote Republican and at the heart of their decision to support McCain is being anti-abortion and opposed to gay marriage.

My views don’t necessarily support what my friends and family are saying, and sometimes keeping off-topic in the company of those I don’t agree with was challenging around the dinner table. The election, no matter what side people support, is top-of-mind among the Americans I know. Maybe this will bring out record voting turnout on November 4^th.

Famous American Michael Moore has also been vocal about the election and what the current financial disaster news is all about behind the scenes. Here’s some of what he has to say:

“Let me cut to the chase. The biggest robbery in the history of this country is taking place as you read this. Though no guns are being used, 300 million hostages are being taken. Make no mistake about it: After stealing a half trillion dollars to line the pockets of their war-profiteering backers for the past five years, after lining the pockets of their fellow oilmen to the tune of over a hundred billion dollars in just the last two years, Bush and his cronies -- who must soon vacate the White House -- are looting the U.S. Treasury of every dollar they can grab. They are swiping as much of the silverware as they can on their way out the door.

No matter what they say, no matter how many scare words they use, they are up to their old tricks of creating fear and confusion in order to make and keep themselves and the upper one percent filthy rich,” he wrote in a recent email.

Moore’s also promoting his new movie that is available for free download prior to the November 4^th election. The film Slacker Uprising is an account of his 62-city tour where he got up close and personal with the revolutionary mood of youth who he thinks will uprise against Republican leadership in this election.

Here’s how you can get a copy of Slacker Uprising, being distributed by Brave New Films:

1) Blip.tv will provide standard resolution streaming, free of commercials and advertising.

 2) Amazon Video on Demand will provide a high quality version of the above stream.

 3) iTunes will make it easy for you to download "Slacker Uprising" on your iTunes, iPod, or Apple TV, and view it there or transmit it to your television. This way, the film can be portable as well as for home viewing.

 4) Hypernia is providing bandwidth, servers and management to host "Slacker Uprising" online, so you can download the film and view it at any time or burn it onto a DVD.

If you have any questions or want to share your own views with Moore, email him at MMFlint@aol.com

Considering the pre-election mood in America,

-Lisa