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Posted by Jerome Prophet 3 years ago.
With Hurricane Gustav headed toward the gulf at least a few oil related facilities will be disrupted, and with even a hint of disruption will come speculation on the oil commodities market - which means higher gasoline prices at the pump.Unfortunately gas...
Posted by Jerome Prophet 3 years ago.
Governor McPain Please Kill The Polar Bears!After a long week I'm a bit tired, so I'll relax a bit this evening with the wife. In the mean time watch this video on "George" McSame's pick for V.P. - Alaska Governor Sarah Palin.Governor Palin seems like yo...
Posted by Jerome Prophet 3 years ago.
Wow, where do I begin. Barack Obama gave a stirring acceptance speech tonight. I've seen many political speeches, and this one was one of the best I have ever witnessed.I do, and have believed that now is the time for America to take a different directi...
Posted by Jerome Prophet 3 years ago.
True StoryToday I emailed a person I know is a "conservative". Actually she is a "Christian" and believes that true Christians are always Republicans.I sent her an email in which I asked if it made good sense to spend $7,000,000,000,000 on imported oil f...
Posted by Jerome Prophet 3 years ago.
Wonder why 35,000 people show up in a city the size of Springfield, Illinois to see Barack ObamaWonder why 80,000 people show up in Denver to see Barack ObamaIt's called the real America.There's something odd about the polls, and how close this election...
Posted by Jerome Prophet 3 years ago.
We live with the truth buried deep inside us all.We tell ourselves that it doesn't really matter.That the truth is for someone else to grapple with.That it is for another time and place, but not now.We spend our lives scraping an existence along the surfa...
Posted by Jerome Prophet 3 years ago.
Springfield, Illinois - Crowd of Thirty Five Thousand Line Up For Blocks To See ObamaThe photo above was taken on 9th Street in Springfield, Illinois. The view looks north toward the intersection of 9th and Adams Street. The line of attendees snakes wes...
Posted by Jerome Prophet 3 years ago.
Barack Obama Announced His Choice For Running Mate In Springfield, Illinois Click here for the larger version of the Obama Rally Photograph.The photograph above was taken in the middle of Route 66 in downtown Springfield, Illinois. Just in front of the o...
Posted by Jerome Prophet 3 years ago.
I know, She'll Never Read The Message I Sent Via The Obama Website Michelle:It was such a privilege having you back in Springfield, Illinois for Barack's announcement that he chose Senator Biden as his running mate.I proudly stood in arctic cold weather i...
Posted by Jerome Prophet 3 years ago.
Incredible Only Because It Was Taken On A Cell PhoneFrom dozens of meters away.I have several others of this type. I abandoned my real cameras so as to stay as light as possible for the event. Lesson learned, and I'll never do it again. I also have one...
Posted by Jerome Prophet 3 years ago.
Actual Cloud Which Crowd Attending Obama Speech CheeredMike Davlin: How hot was itJeromeProphet: It was so hot that the crowd attending Obama's speech cheered for cloud.That's right folks it was that hot and humid in downtown Springfield, Illinois on Aug...
Posted by Jerome Prophet 3 years ago.
Springfield, Illinois 08.23.08 - A Confused McCain Supporter Drove Miles Just To See ObamaSeemed like a nice enough fella, hair dye and all, but Dave and I ditched him. He seemed fascinated with our cell phones. Don't they sell cell phones in Mason City...
Posted by Jerome Prophet 3 years ago.
Here's Joe Biden Introducing Himself To Obama SupportersI was expecting Senator Obama to pick Hillary Clinton, but I guess Joe Biden could be a better pick. Joe Biden probably doesn't arouse the same hateful knee jerk response that both Bill, and Hillary...
Posted by Jerome Prophet 3 years ago.
Our Obama Line Began In Front of Saputos In Springfield, Illinois Much More to come for this post - text will go here Next photo will go here, here, here, here, here, here and here
Posted by Jerome Prophet 3 years ago.
Look for me in the crowd. I'll be wearing a black pull over (with collar), and maroon sweat pants, and brown New Balance sneakers. And maybe, just maybe a very small camera bag. Oh yes, and sunglasses.I'll be using my cellphone as my camera this time, ...
Posted by Jerome Prophet 3 years ago.
Obama Site Is Down For The Second Day In A Row - But Has Been Updated Don't really know why they are "updating" the site in a way that demands it be brought down. Notice the DONATE button is still active (oops, that's off to the right, and can't be seen ...
Posted by Jerome Prophet 3 years ago.
Workman Prepare VIP Stands At Springfield, Illinois' Old State Capitol More photos and captions to follow -Note: If you read my blog using a news reader you may not see the final post in all of its glory, so you may want to refresh this post as I plan to ...
Posted by Jerome Prophet 3 years ago.
John McCain Either Has Alzheimer's or He's Just Too Rich For My TasteWhen asked during an interview how many homes he owns John McCain, the Republican presidential nominee (apparent) was not able answer - he just does not know how many homes he owns.Call ...
Posted by Jerome Prophet 3 years ago.
There Is No Energy Crisis - Just A Corrupt GovernmentBig Oil owns the corrupt government of the United States. Oil is the justification used for maintaining a large military, and for starting war profiteering schemes like the Iraq war.Raiding the treasur...
Posted by Jerome Prophet 3 years ago.
There Is No Energy Crisis - U.S. Government Owned & Controlled By Oil Companies The U.S. uses 100 Exajoules of energy each year - almost all of that energy is produced by the burning of oil, coal, and natural gas - all finite, polluting, and linked to...
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