Politics

While writing my post about Obama's inauguration, I thought about my opinion of politics and what I believe about them. My standing for a long time has been that I do not like politics. At all. I believe that it causes unnecessary stress and I wouldn't want to lose a friendship with someone because I am from a different party or I voted for a different candidate. Also politics can get extremely personal and bring out the worst in people. Politics can corrupt a persons morals and consume them so much that they will stop at nothing to win. I prefer to steer clear of politics. However, this unfortunately is easier said than done. Actually it is quite impossible because politics are everywhere. As much as we do not want to believe it, politics are apart of the classroom and extra curricular activities such as sports and theater at every age level. You can't control or stop politics, the only thing you can control is yourself and how you respond. If something is not to a person's liking, that person has the choice to let it happen or get up and do something about it. 

Inaugural Events

Less than a week ago, Barrack Obama was sworn in as the first African American president. This inauguration was a tremendous occasion that attracted millions of citizens and celebrities to the capital to witness history in the making. However as eventful as this day was, it did not help our already bad economy in any way. All the festivities cost millions upon millions of dollars that we really don't have. I think that from what I've seen and heard, which is not much, that Barrack Obama is a nice person and the entire first family are nice people. However, I do not agree with his position on pressing matters, such as abortion.

Golden Globe Awards

The Golden Globe Awards were last night, January 11. I unfortunately did not have time to watch it seeing as I was watching Extreme Makeover Home Edition and the 7th season premiere of 24. However, I recorded the awards show on my DVR and I plan to watch it tonight or sometime later this week. After looking at the results on the Internet, it seems like the big winner was Slumdog Millionaire. I haven't seen this movie but it won for "Best Movie- Drama", "Best Director", "Best Screenplay", and "Best Original Score". The biggest surprise for me was "Best Actor in a Drama". The winner was Mickey Rourke for The Wrestler. I was hoping Brad Pitt would win for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. I saw that movie and I found it outstanding, a great movie that I want to watch again. It was very well done. I also wanted Anne Hathaway for Rachel Getting Married to win "Best Actress". But the winner was instead Kate Winslet for Revolutionary Road. However, it's okay because I really wanna see Revolutionary Road.