Public service announcement time.  No Politics, this is health related, and I am completely serious.

Those who know me, may know this about me, and for those who do not I am sharing this out my desire to help all my friends who could be having similar issues.

Simply put, I have a lousy time sleeping.  I mouth breath, I snore and I have been told I show signs of sleep apnea.  I never wake up rested and I am always tired.

The serious concern is sleep apnea.    What is it?

The Greek word “apnea” literally means “without breath” and that’s essentially it in a nutshell.  I literally stop breathing briefly at night, forcing my body to wake me up to regulate my breathing again.

While it may seem trivial, the fact is it is a serious condition, which unchecked has serious health effects. 

Risk factors include being male (Yo!), overweight (Guilty!), and over the age of forty (Sadly, yes), but sleep apnea can strike anyone at any age, even children. 

So after years of recommendations (and elbow pokes for snoring) I finally got an overnight sleep study done.

I will be off line for a day or so for some routine medical testing.  Nothig serious, but necessary.

I also need to do a site upgrade, so I hope to get that finished on Sunday, if all goes according to scheule.

I expect to be back online Monday.

LSU

He says everything that needs to be said.  Pity they won’t listen.  Here are some tasty tidbits:

Would the Last Honest Reporter Please Turn On the Lights?

An open letter to the local daily paper — almost every local daily paper in America:

I remember reading All the President’s Men and thinking: That’s journalism. You do what it takes to get the truth and you lay it before the public, because the public has a right to know.

This housing crisis didn’t come out of nowhere. It was not a vague emanation of the evil Bush administration.

It was a direct result of the political decision, back in the late 1990s, to loosen the rules of lending so that home loans would be more accessible to poor people. Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac were authorized to approve risky loans.

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This was completely foreseeable and in fact many people did foresee it. One political party, in Congress and in the executive branch, tried repeatedly to tighten up the rules. The other party blocked every such attempt and tried to loosen them.

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According to Hillary supporters, it is:

Biden Gaffe Is Likely A Warning That Obama Will Impose The Draft Shortly If He Takes Office!

Obama made clear that he was a strong supporter of the draft at the ServiceNation Presidential Forum at Columbia University on Sept. 11, 2008 and I don’t know why the MSM or the McCain campaign let that one slip right by. Obama on the draft speaking at Columbia:

Quote:

But it’s also important that a president speaks to military service as an obligation not just of some, but of many. You know, I traveled, obviously, a lot over the last 19 months. And if you go to small towns, throughout the Midwest or the Southwest or the South, every town has tons of young people who are serving in Iraq and Afghanistan. That’s not always the case in other parts of the country, in more urban centers. And I think it’s important for the president to say, this is an important obligation. If we are going into war, then all of us go, not just some. http://www.clipsandcomment.com/2008/…ia-university/

To be clear, this is not pointed directly at Obama, nor even necessarily his campaign, though one instance does feature Biden.

This is more pointed to his hidden campaign team, the media, who have taken over his campaign’s early race baiting.  He doesn’t have to do it any more, he has many willing accomplices.

First, USA Today has a piece on White Supremists, and inserts a slight twist:

USA Today Story on White Supremacists Subtly Suggests GOP Home to Bigots

In her October 21 article, “White supremacists target middle America,” USA Today’s Marisol Bello took a look at how hate groups are trying to go more “mainstream” by ditching Nazi armbands, brown shirts and white sheets and going for a more “middle class” look. While there is merit in covering such a story, Bello and/or her editors unfortunately chose to color the piece in a way that reflected negatively on the GOP by featuring with the article the photo shown at right with this caption:

Derek Black, left, gets help from his father, Don, on his Internet radio show Sunday in Lake Worth Fla. Don Black is a former Ku Klux Klan leader, and Derek holds a seat on the Palm Beach County, Fla., GOP committee.

Captain Ed, Guy Benson and Mary Katherine Ham penned a complete and well documented summary of the case against Obama.  The article is divided into categories and complete with reference documents, links and videos to present a truly complete look at Obama, often in his own words.

I urge you all to read it.  Here are some highlights:

Abortion:

Finally, Obama argues against the Born Alive Infant Protection Act as an Illinois Senator in 2002. Despite Obama’s protestations otherwise, he voted three separate times against this legislation, which was designed to require life-saving care for infants who survive botched abortions. This is a matter of record. Not only did an identical bill pass Congress without a single dissenting vote, the explanation Obama has offered for years to defend these votes has been exposed as a lie. Furthermore, Hot Air has a long list of supporting posts on this very subject:

• Infanticide, revisited
• Yes, we can … elect a guy who votes for infanticide
• There are a lot of things above Obama’s “pay grade”
• Team Obama acknowledges infanticide lie

The presidential race this year has brought out polling as never before, and the numbers are all over the board.

It brings back to mind the Governors race in California a few years back where Contender Bradley was leading in the polls, then lost the election anyway.  This resulted in the creation of “The Bradley Effect”.

It suggests, in essence, that in a racially divided contest, that when white voters are polled they will claim to vote for the minority candidate so as to not appear racist.

It is hardly out of the realm of possibility, as many people use the stigma of racism to influence anything they can.  The Obama campaign and supporters have dropped the race card every chance they can, including this recent attempt by Joe Biden (via Sister Toldjah)  and the popular perception has already been put forward that if Obama loses, race is the reason.

Ann Coulter has a few things to say about it:

EIGHTY-FOUR PERCENT SAY THEY’D NEVER LIE TO A POLLSTER

With an African-American running for president this year, there has been a lot of chatter about the “Bradley effect,” allowing the media to wail about institutional racism in America.

I just watched the two skits over on HuffPo.  Watch yourself here.

First, I admire her for confronting it directly.  SNL has been ruthless in portraying her as a fool. 

Now that is nothing new, SNL portrays everyone as a fool, but even with that in mind, there is something slightly deranged about the depths that Tina Fey has taken it, followed closely by her own comments of dislike.

I cannot remember every political contest and how they were represented on SNL, but so far, SNL has favored the Obama campaign to at least a modest degree, reaching back to the primary fight against Hillary.

And certainly they have that right.  The producers and writers are under no obligation to be fair, and they have taken some shots at the other campaign.

But it seems to me that the old SNL would be a little more broad in its approach, if my memories of old shows are accurate..

Back to Palin.  I thought she held her own with dignity.  While I do agree with others that the skits marginal at best, as I said, I think she chose the right way to deal with it.  She cannot allow them to think it is upsetting.

The subject of William Ayers has been one of great debate, with a lot of diverse opinions weighing in.

To some, he will always be a traitor.  An unrepentant terrorist and rebel who formally declared war on his country, who bombed his own country, who lead an organization whose activities caused at least three deaths and many injuries. 

I personally admit that I am sympathetic to this view.  His group targeted police and military, and as one analyst noted in 2003, only sheer incompetence kept them from killing more.  

I take personally violent attacks on police and Military.  Likewise, I take exception to the fact that his apologies and regrets are heavily nuanced and in reality he has never fully recanted his traitorous activities.

The penalty for treason is death, yet he is lauded as a pillar of his community.  I find it distasteful.  This is again the abandonment of consequences.

But there are those who feel his years offer atonement.  The submit he deserves recognition for the life he lead after his violent activities.  They showcase his accomplishments and laud his as a role model in his community.

A frank discussion of not just negative campaign ads, but also the media bias.

The punch line:  “It’s like running against God”