Adam Swann

Mike Huckabee in 2008

For 2 years now I've been keeping up with former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee. When he decided to run for president I was thrilled. You may not have heard of him because he seems to run far behind in the polls and doesn't get much media attention. And not being a current senator or congressman he doesn't have a lot of money to throw around. If you've watched any of the debates he doesn't get a lot of time but when he does get an opportunity, he makes you remember him.

He's a witty guy who's not mean spirited. You may recall a recent line at a debate where he said, "We have a congress who spends money like John Edwards at a beauty parlor." When asked about what he thinks about evolution he said, "It's interesting that would be asked of someone running for president. I'm not going to be writing the school curriculum. I'm simply asking for an opportunity to lead our country. But since you asked, I believe that in the beginning God created the heavens and the earth." I thought, what a great response.

Huckabee is an ordanined minister who doesn't seem like he's forgotten how to be a real person. Most people think that he's the best debater in the debates and polls seem to show that he could come in 2nd in the Iowa straw poll. He's said many times that he's the only true conservative running for president, which means he'd be a great running mate for someone like Guliani or Romney. He's also a fiscal conservative who left Arkansas in amazing economical shape after his terms in office. And if that's not enough, he plays the bass guitar and has a rock band called "Capitol Offense". I'm not kidding.

Check him out on the web. I think he's a great candidate and he has my support. I'd love to see him get the opportunity to lead our country. 

Sanjaya, Britney, and Anna Nicole

There's no doubt that we live at a point in history where people are completely mezmerized by celebrities. Why? I think it's because people are so unhappy with their life and the direction it's headed that it's just easier to live it vicariously through famous people. You know, it's easier to watch tv shows about the 101 most fabulous celebrity slimdowns than it is to go the gym ourselves. It's more fulfilling to talk about which new celebrity is joining Madonna at the next Kaballah shin dig than it is to really dig in and try to follow Christ. And it's definitely more fun to watch Sanjaya make a fool of himself on national television and vote for him because you want to see him crash and burn next week too than it is to find out what God wants you to do with your life. You gotta admit, we're a pretty messed up bunch of people.

Do you know there are actually people who have devoted the entire past month to running campaigns to keep Sanjaya on just to see if the worst can actually win the competition? The poor guy is 17 and I know he'll be embarassed just to know that people are really laughing at him. I guess it's a ratings thing. I'm sure the whole show is in on it. Who knows? Sanjaya may be in on it as well.

I was watching the news today and there was this big story about Britney Spears being rushed to the emergency room. Turns out she was just going to the dentist and her driver accidentally pulled up to the emergency room entrance. But, America actually wasted air time reporting on that. Britney needs help and I wish someone would help her instead of making money off of her demise. That's pretty sick.

That brings us to Anna Nicole. She became a characature of the world and we've done nothing but exploit it for the last 2 months. I don't guess we remember that she was a real person. She wasn't just a characature. I know her family goes to bed every night missing her and her little girl will grow up without a mom.

I'm glad that Jesus said, "In this world you will have trouble. But take heart. I've already overcome the world." Maybe someone will share that with Sanjaya when he finds out that everyone is laughing at him. Sorry the post was kinda heavy. It was just what was on my mind. Happy Adam will be back tomorrow.