Yes, why is it?

Giving of Thanks

What does the day of giving thanks mean to me?  Well to me it means just about the one and only time Native American's and the White man ever had peace and harmony between each other in U.S. history.  Where I usually go for thanksgiving is either my Aunt Beth and Uncle Roger's house or my great-grandparents.  I would like to have one up north with my mom's parents because I hardly ever get to see that side of my family and during Thanksgiving EVERYONE and I mean everyone is up there.  This year our family were the only people missing.  In our Thanksgiving dinners there isn't really any special food there, just the usual turkey, mashed potatoes and gravy, stuffing, rolls, pumpkin pie etc.  For our family we don't really have a tradition for Thanksgiving, just eat until you hate yourself.  We are supposed to celebrate Thanksgiving to give thanks to all that we have. Thanksgiving was proclaimed a holiday by Abraham Lincoln shortly after the end of the civil war.

Veterans Day!

What Veteran Day means to me is day to honor all the heroes, people who have the courage that 99% of America doesn't have.  These people fought for our well being, and our way of life.  In my family My great grandfather, my grandfather, my uncle, and two of my cousins are either in the military or have served.  We recognize veterans because they are are they are our true hero's and they deserve way more recognition then they will ever get sadly.  It is something very important to me to celebrate Veterans day.  Personally as soon as I am out of high school I plan to enlist into the Army or Marines as a Support Gunner.  After my first four year enlistment I plan to re-enlist for specialized training.  I have been in a Veteran Day parade before.

The election

Personally I am glad I cannot vote yet because I wouldn't vote for Romney or Obama because they both are unfit to run this nation in my opinion. It's basically like choosing between the lesser of two evils which no election should ever be. Both candidates proposals I believe are just plain lies and neither will follow through with. One very unheard of proposal that no one really seems to be taking notice of in this election is both of their stances on gun control. Obama wants to create a nationwide plan similar to wait he did in Illinois which is completely band handguns, restrict magazine capacity, severely limit the availability of firearms for civilians, and completely ban his definition of "assault rifles" which if you look it up even includes standard rifles with a synthetic stock! He has openly admitted that he would like to reinstate the Clinton Assault Rifle Ban. Romney on the other hand wants to introduce a system very similar to what Australia as in place; this system makes it near impossible for an average American to get a firearm period. Only the rich would be able to get a firearm with all the taxes and red tape, even then they cannot have a gun over a 2 round capacity (double barrel.) In Chicago they have the highest crime rate, and the most strict gun control laws, in Australia since the nationwide recall of guns the crime rate has skyrockets out of control and badly hurt a major part of their economy. This is the main reason I would not vote for either of these men who would infringe upon our rights. Lastly the political advertising drives me crazy last night we got seven phone calls for either Obama or Romney! I stopped anwering the phone after that it honestly is pointless the only thing the ads do is make me not vote for that indivdual even more.