Life and Lies

Good weekend with AdventureBoy.

I bought him a new pair of LazerTag guns, and we spent some time blasting each other in the woods on Saturday.

He had a friend stay over Saturday night. His buddy, Max, needed help with a science project, one that involved naming birds.

Saturday night, I heard them making joking comments about the election. "They're saying about Obama, 'Kill him, Kill him.' "

I stepped in from the next room, and told them flatly that was a lie, that the shout had been about Bill Ayers (a sentiment I agree with, by the way. This bomb-builder should have been hung for his crimes). I gave them a few examples of the Left's hate speech ("Sarah Palin is a C***," "Abort Sarah Palin"), and pointed out that they'd not heard about it because the major media was covering for Obama.

They're good kids, simply reflecting what is all around them, honest or not.

We had a good time on Sunday, spent most of the day riding bikes or at the Bird Preserve, where the Jigglet was a walking reference book for Max as they recorded 24 different types of birds.

Last night, I did send the Jigglet my 35 pages of text about Obama and his integrity issues. Whether he reads it will be up to him.

So...what is the moral?

1) Ignore the polls. They are heavily slanted towards Democrats.
2) Spread the truth. Short form: ask people what Obama has actually accomplished. You may have to be a broken record, because they'll talk all about his speeches and his promise. Keep asking them to provide details of what he has actually done. Point out a life of service, on McCain's part, and battles against the machine, on Palin's part.
3) Be prepared to not change anyone's mind. Most people voting for Obama, I'm convinced, don't care about the facts.
4) VOTE. Do whatever it takes to get your vote in, and DO NOT SUCCUMB TO DESPAIR.
5) VOTE.