Voting time

It's now time to start voting for the blogger of the month, this is how it works.

Just leave a comment with the name of the blogger you think has done the best on Blog America this month. Both members and non-members can vote, but members cannot vote for themselves.

The winner will receive admin powers for a month.

You will be granted:

Full comment section moderation power

Power to add new members

Power to change settings (with my consent first)

Power to edit template (with my consent first)

Power to advertise Blog America in any way you please

With these abilities you must use them to better this blog. You should try your hardest to improve the blog to the best of your ability and if you in any way make the blog worse you will lose both admin abilities and possibly membership depending on what you did.

Voting time will go from today; 10/28/05 to 10/30/05.

Good luck!

New Blog

Cody, Gayle, Nightcrawler, Plaidbaron and I are part of a blog I have created about the War in Iraq. We are hoping to have weekly debates in the forum section (thanks to Cody for the idea and Gayle's debates in her blog for inspiration). We also have news and editorials. If you want to visit it click here. The first debate will start Sunday (10/30) and end Saturday (11/5) in the Forum section.

If you want to join the blog the rules are on the main page.

America The Beautiful

I love this country. I love the different types of climates and terrains it has to offer. You can live in almost any of the climates this planet has to offer. We have frozen tundras and we have subtropical zones. We have deserts and we have swamps. There are the plains of the Midwest and the hills and mountains of the Appalachians and the Rockies. We have great rivers, beautiful lakes and tons of oceanfront property - more than you can shake a stick at!

Just as great is the diversity of opinions that can be found. Everything from Marxist/Stalinists on the left to anarchists on the right can be found with the click of a button or by picking up a newspaper or turning on the television. Even more amazing is the fact that all of these viewpoints are tolerated by the government. In many countries around the world, such debate or open displays of dissenting opinions can result in jail time or execution. There is no First Amendment to shield citizens from the wrath of their government and the media is merely an extension of the government. Anyone caught expressing an opinion that does not coincide with the official position of the government is summarily executed or never seen again.

While Cindy BanSheehan ties herself to the White House fence, let's appreciate the fact that she's free to go any time she wants.

My first post of awesomeness

Hey! This is my first post on Blog America! Anyway, a little on me (who else matters?):
I'm a Catholic Christian teen who's views lean towards the right. I guess that's all you really need to know about me at this moment.
Anyway, my other blog is this little piece of awesomeness.

Anyway, I thought I would post some (hopefully) thought provoking opinions of mine:

"I'm against abortion except in cases of rape and incest -" So are you saying that if a baby isn't a result of normal sex, it doesn't actually exist? That's absurd.

"I'm totally pro-life -" The word "pro-life" is viciously grating on my nerves. I'm pro-birth and anti-suicide, but I honestly think "pro-life" is too broad a term. For instance, I'm totally against abortion and assisted suicide, but I love playing action-packed violent video games and I support the death of terrorists. So if I was 100% pro-life, I wouldn't be playing Half-Life 2 or Ghost Recon or supporting the demise of terrorists. That's the equivalent of a person who's 100% against killing animals playing a game in which you blast away cows. Just a little food for thought.

My stance on the "Support our troops" attitude - Nothing pisses me off more than people who claim to support the troops but do not want them brought back. Hello, in case you haven't noticed, MORE TROOPS ARE DYING EVERY DAY!! They're just sitting in Iraq rotting away while Bush isn't doing anything! The President seriously needs to take action and do something ultra productive soon, or remove the troops all together. In the mean time, claiming that you support the troops while they sit there dying isn't being patriotic or helpful. Instead, find a way to support the cause of getting them back.

Late Notice: My "opinions" on the war were pretty much fake. I was playing devil's advocate to prove a theory of mine, and what do you know? It worked!

Cats - They suck. They just sit there plotting your demise. Trust me, cats are pure evil.

Just a lil' something. Leave a comment or two and I'll mail you a lollypop. ;)