Don't forget to VOTE!

I know that it has been quiet lately on the blog, but a lot has been going on and I haven't had much time to write, but I wanted to take a moment to remind everyone to take the time to cast your ballot and VOTE!

I know that some of the lines will be really long, but in the end, it will be worth it. This particular election will go down in history and you can be a part of it by going to your local polling location and selecting the candidate of your choice, but before you do so, take a moment and really, REALLY think about who is going to make the biggest difference, who is going to reunite our country and help pull us out from the deepest, darkest times of this decade. Really, really ponder this decision before you go to bed tonight and especially just before you cast your vote, think about who has your best interests at heart. Who can make the change that we need to assist in providing jobs, health care, and the overall quality of life that has been missing from this country for quite awhile? Who has the best VP that will be there to give the president an educated and well thought out opinion on what really is right for this country? Really and truly think about your decision, because the next four years could be really great or continue down the path of our leaders forgetting about its own people. We live here too and pay our taxes, but if things don't change for the better, we're doing this all for nothing and what difference will it make. Just vote, but make an educated VOTE!

You Favorite PickensPlan Video Contest Finalists

My picks for the top 2 in the contest would be:

1) "We The People" by YodelingGoatMedia.

This video seemed to have the most impact and was directed as if I were saying it myself to the leaders of our country. Well Said!

2) "We Can Do This" by HurricaneJXXN.

Take a moment to navigate over to T. Boone's site and VOTE for your favorite!

Obama in St. Louis on 10/18

For those of you interested, Barack Obama with be at the Change We Need Rally in downtown St. Louis, under the Gateway Arch at the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial (Memorial Dr. & Market St.) on Saturday, October 18th. Gates open at 10:15AM and the Program starts at Noon. The event is free and open to the public, with no tickets required. You can RSVP, if you would like at "http://my.barackobama.com/page/s/mobostlouis".

I'm almost certain it's going to be crowded, as it is estimated that there will be around 50,000 people there. I'm planning on being there and expect to have a really good time. I think it is going to be a once in a lifetime event.

For those of you in the St. Louis area, regardless of your views and opinions, come and see history taking place. I've personally never been to a rally and probably won't get many chances to, but I can definitely make this one.

Alfred E. Smith Memorial Roast with McCain and Obama

I was recently referred to the Alfred E. Smith Memorial Roast and found that both candidates did a fabulous job. They were downright hilarious and definitely worth a watch. Click on the links below to both of their comedic styles from MSNBC.com

John McCain's Standup
Barack Obama's Standup

My Reply to Russ Carnahan

Hi Russ,

I'm so very glad to receive your message and I am extremely excited that you're backing The Picken's Plan. I think, at this point, this is our best avenue for success in getting the economy back on track and bringing jobs back home and also in creating new jobs and sources of revenue. In my previous email that I had sent to you, I had mentioned of recycling and reducing our landfills by cleaning them up and pulling out the recyclable materials, which can create a commodities revenue, create more jobs and fund alternative/renewable energy research, development, and installations.

Please give this a thought, as this process can be started NOW, without R&D and financial deployment. I feel that there should also be a push and incentive to all of the "waste management" companies to provide a "recycling" service within all of our counties.

I was recently informed by a friend who lives in Arnold, MO that his waste service is now providing large recycling containers and will take ALL of the recyclable materials. Unfortunately, my local waste company does not provide this service, thus I utilize my local recycling center located in Byrnes Mill, MO, once per week. I have reduced my actual output of "trash" from 2-3 trash cans down to one that is only half full and recycle two trash cans full of materials per week. I think if we can get more consumers to begin recycling, we can lessen our impact on the environment, as well as creating, as I had mentioned, a commodities revenue to assist with the alternative/renewable energy projects that would benefit our great state of Missouri.

Thanks for all of your hard work!

--Ken Stulce
kstulce@gmail.com
http://altenergypolitics.blogspot.com

A recent message from Russ Carnahan

Today, I received this email from the Missouri Democratic Congressman Russ Carnahan and it's looking like he's totally backing the Picken's Plan. Way to go Russ!

Dear MR Stulce:

Thank you for contacting me in regard to America's energy needs. I appreciate hearing from you and I welcome the chance to respond to you.

In order to address this energy crisis, we need to fundamentally change the way America powers itself. While the United States has almost 3 percent of the world's oil reserves, we use 24 percent of the world's oil. We have more oil wells than any other country on Earth. And no matter how many more we drill, we will never again pump as much as we did during the1970s. Even self-described oilman, T. Boone Pickens said, "This is one emergency we can't drill our way out of." I agree with this statement, and believe that we must address the root of the problem - America's addiction to oil.

As you are aware, Pickens has developed a plan calling for the replacement of 20% of our energy requirements, currently supplied by foreign oil, with wind energy. Using wind energy also frees up our vast stores of natural gas which can then be used to power our cars with significantly lower carbon dioxide emissions and allows us more time to develop new cleaner energy sources. His plan is consistent with the plans supported by the Democratic Congress - break the grip of foreign oil while developing our own vast natural renewable and clean energy resources. Developing our own energy resources keeps our money and our jobs here and makes America more secure.

Please be assured that since coming to Congress, I have been working hard for all of my constituents to reduce our dependence on foreign oil, bring down record gas prices, and launch a cleaner, smarter energy future for America that lowers energy costs while creating hundreds of thousands of good paying green jobs and securing America's future.

Please know that I will continue to support and encourage legislation that will achieve these goals. Once again, thank you for contacting me. Please do not hesitate to contact me in the future on this or any other issue of concern.

The Wrong Palin

With all of this ecstatic debating and political upheaval spreading throughout the lands, I just have to take a moment and put out a message:

The Republicans settled for the WRONG PALIN!

Here's who they should have picked: "http://www.michaelpalinforpresident.com/".

Sorry, Tension Break....It had to be done!