Black Tie Lounge

I, like so many non engaged Americans need to WAKE UP.  Another election season is upon us and it's time to be an informed voter and exercise the right that so many of those before us have fought for. I'm not going to get on my soap box concerning the election because to be honest, until the conventions I've been laboring in my own world of education and grading and not paying a lick of attention to anything that has been taking place.  To be honest, facebook and twitter have kept me up to date more than me reading and searching for information myself. Did any of you hear about the CNN cameraperson , who happened to be a black woman, that got peanuts thrown at her during the Republic National Convention?  What's worst is that CNN didn't make too many comments on it and almost tried to sweep it under the rug. Maybe not that exact phrasing, but a new station that has been so liberal in its views on civil rights and inclusion spoke very little when it came to the wel...

I saw this earlier this week and I forget exactly who showed it to me. Never the less.

Monday morning, after receiving a fresh attitude with an admin in one of the staff offices, I got a kind invite to hear President Obama speak . He visited NVCC's Annandale campus to talk about the 2013 Budget and where community colleges fit into that. I got some pretty good pics and a brief video of the event. I'm so glad I got to be a part of that moment.The dude is good at what he does. This was a great start to a Monday morning.

For some reason I do not trust McCain. It's not a black and white thing but I can't help but to watch a debate and write him off. He seems to try so hard to knock Obama off his feet and make him look uncredible. He likes to point out things that Obama voted on that show him as being wishy washy. Thanks Obama for clarifying your stance. Then the DC voucher. McCain, please let it go. He just had to get the last word in. I do not trust McCain. So I'm big on education. McCain said to invest in programs like Teach for America. I agree. Allow kids to go to the school of their choice. I agree. Especially in the urban schools that are majority black and latino. They lack so many resources and have horrible teachers that could care less. I agree! One thing I'm not sure if McCain considered that urban youth have tried but parents that send their kids to the good schools don't want the kids from the ghetto going to their schools. So they make zoning and busing policies to keep...