Lost Lake Tribune Nov 21, 2010

Lost Lake Tribune Democraatic National Convention 08 Edition Obama Selects Joe Biden As Running Mate. -Presidential hopeful, Barack Obama now has a co-pilot in his campaign. The Illinois senator chose Delaware senator Joseph Biden as his vice presidential candidate in Springfield, IL today. Obama said that Biden is "that rare mix — for decades, he has brought change to Washington, but Washington hasn't changed him." Obama praised Biden's foreign policy experience with specific examples and mentioned the life story of Biden. Obama mentioned the car collision that killed Biden's wife and two daughters. He also mentioned that Biden did not move to Washington DC but stayed in Delaware during his time as a senator. Obama stated that Biden is a worker for the middle class and national helthcare. Obama mentioned that he and Biden believes in "a tax code that rewards work instead of wealth, and health care that is affordable and accessible for every American family." Biden also spoke at the Illinois capitol and praised Obama's mother and how she raised the presidential hopeful. Biden blamed the economic problems of higher prices on the current administration. He made several appeals to the middle class and its current situation. He also decried the current foreign policy. He stated that Obama can "change the direction of the world". He stated that "we believe that our tomorrows will be better than our yesterdays". He promised that Obama has "the courage to make [America] a better place". The two candidates will be speaking at the Democratic National Convention on Thursday and Friday. Democratic National Convetion Starts Monday. -The Democractic National Convention will be in Denver, Colorado starting Monday. Here is a complete list of the speakers and themes for the 2008 convention. Monday Theme: "One Nation" Primetime speaker: Michelle Obama Other speakers: Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi; Senator Claire McCaskill of Missouri; Barack Obama’s sister Maya Soetero-Ng and Craig Robinson, Michelle Obama’s older brother; Jerry Kellman, mentor and long-time friend of Barack Obama; Representative Jesse Jackson, Jr.; former Indiana Representative Lee Hamilton; Tom Balanoff, President of Illinois SEIU; Nancy Keenan, President of NARAL Pro-Choice America; NEA President Reg Weaver; AFT President Randi Weingarten; Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan; State Comptroller Dan Hynes; Illinois State Treasurer Alexi Giannoulis; Chicago City Clerk Miguel del Valle; and Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper. Monday night will also feature a tribute to Senator Edward M. Kennedy. Tuesday Theme: Renewing America's Promise Primetime speaker: Sen. Hillary Clinton Keynote speaker: Former Virginia Gov. Mark Warner The special segment of Tuesday’s Convention program will be opened by Senator Barbara Mikulski of Maryland, the dean of the women senators. Among the other speakers will be Senator Barbara Boxer of California, Senator Maria Cantwell of Washington, Senator Mary Landrieu of Louisiana, Senator Blanche Lambert Lincoln of Arkansas, Senator Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota, Senator Claire McCaskill of Missouri, and Senator Debbie Stabenow of Michigan. Other speakers: Governor Brian Schweitzer of Montana; Governor Deval Patrick of Massachusetts; Governor Kathleen Sebelius of Kansas; Governor Janet Napolitano of Arizona; Governor Joe Manchin of West Virginia; Governor Jim Doyle of Wisconsin; Governor Ed Rendell of Pennsylvania; Governor Ted Strickland of Ohio; Governor David Paterson of New York; Governor Chet Culver of Iowa; Senator Bob Casey, Jr., of Pennsylvania; Senator Patrick Leahy of Vermont; former Secretary of Energy and Transportation Federico Peña; House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer; House Democratic Caucus Chair Rahm Emanuel; Representative Xavier Becerra (D-CA), Assistant to the Speaker of the House; and Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) Chair Chris Van Hollen, who will use his time to showcase his top candidates for change. Representatives Nydia Velazquez (D-NY), Linda Sanchez (D-CA), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Mike Honda (D-CA), California Controller John Chiang, Planned Parenthood President Cecile Richards, Change To Win’s Anna Burger, AFL-CIO President John Sweeney and Lilly Ledbetter, who won a Supreme Court pay equity case, will also speak. Wednesday Theme: Securing America's Future Primetime speaker: Vice presidential nominee, Joseph Biden Former President Bill Clinton; former Senator Tom Daschle; Governor Bill Richardson and Senators Evan Bayh, Joe Biden, John Kerry and Jay Rockefeller. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, Convention home state Senator Ken Salazar, House Majority Whip James E. Clyburn, and Congressman Robert Wexler (D-FL) along with Chicago Mayor Richard Daley. Representative Patrick Murphy (D-PA) and Iraq War veteran Tammy Duckworth will lead a tribute to veterans, active duty military and their families. Thursday Theme: Change You Can Believe In Primetime speaker: Sen. Barack Obama Other speakers: Gov. Bill Ritter, Former vice president Al Gore Sources: Rocky Mountain News, BarackObama.com Presidential Race is Quite Close. -Currently it is believed that Democrat presidential hopeful Barack Obama leads in the electoral vote race by just a few electors. It is believed that Obama has a good chance to win some of the states that President Bush won in 2004 including Ohio, Colorado, Iowa and Nevada. But McCain may win Michigan, New Hampshire, Minnesota and Wisconsin which normally vote blue. Obama gave up on a strong push in Indiana this week while McCain may have to concede Pennsylvania soon. Russian Soldiers Still Near the Black Sea. -In Poti, Gerogia on Saturday, at least 1000 Georgian citizens protested the continued possession by 20 Russian soldiers in traditionally undisputed Georgian territory. The protestors wre told by the soldiers that they are peacekeepers. This event is part of a larger international war of words between the Georgia, the United States and the EU against the Russian Federation. Russia, who hosts the 2014 Winter Olympics in a city about 20 miles north of the breakaway province of Akbhazia, Georgia; has stated several times that it is allowing its soldiers to stay in Georgia as peacekeeping forces while Georgia and its allies have repeatedly told Russia to take all troops out of the nation. Two Plane Crashes Shake Families in Spain and Utah. -In a very unfortunate event on Wednesday, 153 people were killed in a plane crash in Madrid, Spain. The plane was unboarded after a small problem was detected. According to SpanAir, that particualar problem was completely fixed and the current passengers were asked to board it again. The plane rose off the ground but soon swerved to the right and crashed. Of the 172 passengers, 19 lived and most of them suffered major injuries. The SpanAir officials believe that an engine may have blown but they are not sure. One of the rescue workers explained the tragedy this way "The scene is devastating. The fuselage is destroyed. The plane burned. I have seen a kilometer of charred land and few whole pieces of the fuselage. It is all destruction." In Utah a small aircraft crashed near an airport near the Arches National Park in Eastern Utah. Nine members of an aesthetic clinic and the pilot died in the crash. There were no survivors. Xcel Will Use Solar Power for Republican National Convention. -Xcel Energy is adding solar panels to its natural gas power plant in St. Paul in preparation for the Republican National Convention. Both political parties are paying premium prices for alternative energy to power their national conventions this year. The solar project at the High Bridge power plant will cost about $225,000. Plant manager Jim Zyduck is calling it a small but lasting test of combining power sources. He says there are advantages to having solar - and other alternate power sources - on the same footprint as a conventional power plant. For one thing, it means the utility can easily offset the electricity from solar panels by burning less natural gas. The new panels will generate less than one percent of the power used at the RNC. The rest of the green power organizers are paying for will come from wind. This information is from the St. Paul Pioneer Press St. Cloud Experiences Unusual Crash. -Minnesota authorities say a 2-year-old Wisconsin boy has died after the bicycle trailer in which he was riding was struck by a car. The Minnesota State Patrol said Saturday that Rylee Gordon of Menomonie, Wis., was killed in the crash Friday about 9 p.m. Rylee was riding in a trailer attached to a bicycle that a 27-year-old Prior Lake woman was riding. Authorities say the woman tried to cross onto Minnesota Highway 301 from U.S. Highway 10 in St. Cloud when a car struck the trailer. The accident report didn't list the condition of the bicycle rider or the 37-year-old Dent, MN man driving the car. Information compiled from twincities.com Seminary Orientation Informs Fugate of Necessity to Study, Cut Spending. -New Central Seminary student, Benjamin Fugate learned the need to cut his spending and to study for classes during the Central Seminary's orientation this week. Fugate was not able to pass his Greek test on Wednesday and was not able to make a down payment on his school bill on Friday. He has learned that he made the wrong decision to swith to Hannon without finishing the weekend at Anagram. He has also learned that he has spent his money in the wrong places over the last few months and will probably try to sell his computer since he will not need it. He also learned that he needs to study a lot for his two classes that he will be taking, Hermenetics and Research & Writing. He will thrown to the Seminary wolves on Wednesday. Letters to the Editor. -Here is this week's one letter to the editor: I appreciate the updates, and you do a fine job on your research. Marcus Troy will undoubtedly become a conservative after a couple months of reading these. Keep up the good work, and I hope you expand your reader base. Fugate for President in 2020!!!!!!! Kyle Courtney, Owatonna, MN You can send your letter to the editor of the Lost Lake Tribune by e-mail or postal mail. Please make sure that it is 300 words or less. The LLT has the right to edit or not use any comments submitted. Editorial. -So Barack Obama picks the liberal Catholic Joe Biden! So what? Most Americans do not care on a Saturday in the heat of Summer what is happening in the political realm unless the news touches their lives. Many did care and went to the speeches in Springfield, IL Saturday. McCain's campaign also cared and put a second rate ad on the airwaves that mentions some remarks from Biden about Obama and McCain. But what do Americans really worry about? They worry about their bills and their pay. They worry about their college bills their utilities, their gasoline, their groceries, their repair costs, their mortgages, their cell phone bills and so many other costs in this nation. They worry about their wages that stay low unless the minimum wage is illogically raised. Socialism and communism by Barack Obama is not the answer. Tax rebates by John McCain is not the answer. Cutting government spending DRASTICALLY is the answer. Since the start of this great nation the national deficit has been a bane on this nation and has almost as much negative affect on the economy as the 1.43 million abortions of the year of 1990! The national started at 75 million in 1791 BUT NOW IT RISES BY THAT AMOUNT ALMOST EVERY HOUR! This is a terrible atrocity by the federal government! I know I am last one to speak since I am $10,000 in debt myself. But this is a serious problem and can only be fixed by cutting spending, working with private lenders and freezing the federal reserve. Not even President Clinton's plan which he stole from the republicans even worked because Clinton broke the rules and spent more than what came into the treasury. If this nation would cut spending on federal welfare, public education and elected representative's salaries and added taxpayers by cutting welfare recipients, overturning Roe V Wade and making income taxes flat at 5 to 10% and creating jobs through American oil drilling. If this government would make a concerted effort to cut spending and disappear the national deficit in the next twenty years and then never go in debt again we would over the next fifty years see businesses expand, wages grow, the minimum wage be unecessary, regulations cut, production raised, blue collars jobs desired and the general public meeting each other's needs without the help of government. We would see the government able to crack down on drug users, murderers, fugitives, theives, treasonists, illegals, and world terrorism. We would see new beltways in the major cities and government housing sold back to the people. We would see prices stay relatively the same and little inflation unless necessary. We would see the ecomonic America that our founding fathers espoused in the eighth and ninth article of the constitution. I hope that we will also one day see the ethical American that our founding fathers also espoused. Let us remember that America can be better but not with the usage of billions of virtual dollars that the two major campaigns plan and promise! This is the opinion of editor, Benjamin Fugate