As election day draws near, anyone living in Kansas City is being exposed to the new form of political advertising. I know negative ads are not new, but this year they just seem amazingly extreme. Both sides are at fault, especially here in Kansas City where one of the big senatorial races is being conducted on our TV screens. Not only that, but because we live near the Kansas-Missouri boarder, we get the Kansas ads as well. During the five o’clock and evening news programs the only ads that run are political ads. Seriously. Ad after ad after ad. Most not telling you to vote for a certain person, but telling you instead not to vote for the other person.
I’m obviously biased in watching these ads, everyone is, but lately it seems like one side of the aisle seems to be taking these horrible ads to a new low. I can name off the top of my head three prominent Republicans that have blamed their opponents for the meth problem in Kansas City, sexual assault and harrasment, and claiming they have no value for human life. The Democratic ads mainly link their opponents to President Bush, Iraq, oil, etc. And the strange thing is, most of the Republicans are for President Bush and the war in Iraq, yet they respond with negative ads accusing their opponents of supporting organizations that will destroy America like NAMBLA. Why would they respond so negatively to something they openly support.
The ads on both sides need to stop, and I guess in one week they will be gone. Eveyone needs to get out there and vote. And please don’t believe all of what you see on TV.
Lately I’ve been feeling a bit depressed, a bit low. I’m not sure what really brought it on, probably a combination of new motherhood and exhaustion. I know many new mothers go through this, but as I hadn’t really experienced it, I was caught offgaurd. I started to feel kind of worthless, like what I do every day is easy, unimportant, boring, and the like.
Then a chain of events began that changed my thoughts. I won’t go into detail, but some things happened that took my mind off of how I was feeling, and made me realize how lucky I really am. Then today it was 75 degrees outside and I went for a great walk and had some time with my husband and carved pumpkins for Halloween. And it just all seemed right.
So, for now, I’m pretty happy. And even though I know I’ll probably feel crappy again, I know that I’ll feel happy again too. And when I walk into Lucy’s room in the morning and she sees me and starts cracking up, I know that happy feeling will never be too far away.
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Enough, already
/2 Comments/in World /by MeganAs election day draws near, anyone living in Kansas City is being exposed to the new form of political advertising. I know negative ads are not new, but this year they just seem amazingly extreme. Both sides are at fault, especially here in Kansas City where one of the big senatorial races is being conducted on our TV screens. Not only that, but because we live near the Kansas-Missouri boarder, we get the Kansas ads as well. During the five o’clock and evening news programs the only ads that run are political ads. Seriously. Ad after ad after ad. Most not telling you to vote for a certain person, but telling you instead not to vote for the other person.
I’m obviously biased in watching these ads, everyone is, but lately it seems like one side of the aisle seems to be taking these horrible ads to a new low. I can name off the top of my head three prominent Republicans that have blamed their opponents for the meth problem in Kansas City, sexual assault and harrasment, and claiming they have no value for human life. The Democratic ads mainly link their opponents to President Bush, Iraq, oil, etc. And the strange thing is, most of the Republicans are for President Bush and the war in Iraq, yet they respond with negative ads accusing their opponents of supporting organizations that will destroy America like NAMBLA. Why would they respond so negatively to something they openly support.
The ads on both sides need to stop, and I guess in one week they will be gone. Eveyone needs to get out there and vote. And please don’t believe all of what you see on TV.
Halloweeny
/2 Comments/in Lucy, Photos /by MeganOK kids, here they are, pics from our first Halloween with lovely, little Lucy.
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What I Got
/2 Comments/in Lucy /by MeganLately I’ve been feeling a bit depressed, a bit low. I’m not sure what really brought it on, probably a combination of new motherhood and exhaustion. I know many new mothers go through this, but as I hadn’t really experienced it, I was caught offgaurd. I started to feel kind of worthless, like what I do every day is easy, unimportant, boring, and the like.
Then a chain of events began that changed my thoughts. I won’t go into detail, but some things happened that took my mind off of how I was feeling, and made me realize how lucky I really am. Then today it was 75 degrees outside and I went for a great walk and had some time with my husband and carved pumpkins for Halloween. And it just all seemed right.
So, for now, I’m pretty happy. And even though I know I’ll probably feel crappy again, I know that I’ll feel happy again too. And when I walk into Lucy’s room in the morning and she sees me and starts cracking up, I know that happy feeling will never be too far away.