P.U.M.A.s at the DNCC

The last time I felt called to action by an exigence was while watching the first day of the Democratic National Convention in Denver, CO. I am a strong supporter of Sen. Barack Obama's candidacy and I generally side with the Democrats across the board with a few exceptions here or there. A small group of ardent Hillary Clinton supporters associated with the group P.U.M.A. (Party Unity My A**), were interviewed on MSNBC. This group consists of Hillary supporters who are unhappy with what they view as an unfair primary process. The P.U.M.A.s are a diverse group, composed of, among others, radical feminists, and blind followers of Sen. Clinton's candidacy who have been unable to come to terms with her loss. This particular group of women made outrageous claims against Barack Obama regarding his supposed attendance of Muslim Madrassa school in Indonesia and even made the claim that he was not able to legally become president, suggesting he was not born a U.S. citizen. When asked what their sources were, one particularly boisterous woman stated they had a "former congressional investigator" who had written up a report on the subject but they refused to name this supposed investigator. This caused me to get on a blogging site I frequent and voice my displeasure with these insane, immature people.

First Day of College Classes

Today was my first day of classes here at Minnesota State University in Mankato, MN. I am cautiously optimistic about my 1st 3 classes: Intro to Visual Arts and Culture, Intro to Sociology, and Intro to English Comp. It seems like I'll be able to use some creativity in all of these classes and that will be a nice progression from the clockwork curriculum of High School courses. At this point things are going well and I have no major complaints. Hopefully the rest of the semester will be reasonably smooth sailing as my initial impression has been good. Academically and socially, I'm ready for a, somewhat, fresh experience.