Victory for America: the Milken Family Foundation. They’ve given out over $60M in the last 22 years to support teachers across the nation.

Victory for The Terrorists: The fact that we need a private organization to recognize and reward what’s probably the most important occupation in society.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milken_Family_Foundation
http://www.startribune.com/local/64960762.html?page=1&c=y

I’m starting a list. I’m going to call it “Top ways to waste your energy if you’re interested in making a difference.” I can only assume protest concerts and updating your Facebook status are going to make top five. P.S. We’re all doomed.

For the record, I am officially opinion neutral on The Prez winning the Nobel Peace Prize. What’s notable isn’t whether Fox is right or wrong to attack but that there’s no doubt they will, in fact, attack, regardless of rightness or wrongness. (In a way, this actually hurts Fox’s goal of flipping people (if that is their goal and not ratings) because the focus shifts toward the spectacle of the attack and away from the merits of their arguments.)

Looks like America is waking up to the news that The Prez just won the Nobel Peace Prize. In an amazing usage of technology, I’ve been able to witness people around the internet immediately begin to wonder just how Fox News is going to attack. There’s something tragically beautiful about the populace being able to hear raw news and anticipate how a news agency is going to shade that news before the news agency is actually able to push said shaded news to the public. That’s consistency I can applaud. Pretty soon, people will be able to start a parody website where they anticipate Fox’s reaction to news and post items before Fox gets a chance to go live with it. Faster Fox News: Giving you Fox’s opinion faster than they can.

Hit up my homie with this link - thought I’d drop it here as well
http://www.jackandjillpolitics.com/2009/10/happy-anniversary-president-obama-first-lady-michelle-obama/

I remember having a talk with said homie earlier in the administration after looking at a picture of the Prez at the White House with his fam and their new dog (at least I think those were the pictures…). Politics aside, and even race aside, (as aside as one can put either), we talked about how good it felt to have someone in the White House that felt like normal people. Won’t rehash the conversation, but looking at these pictures gave me the same sort of warm feeling.

From LA Times

The fact is, the federal government cannot, by itself, outlaw texting while driving, Schumer said, noting that states have the authority to make such laws. “But the federal government can make it hard for those states that don’t go along.”