I know that this sounds ridiculous, but here is my gripe. Last nights MTV Video Music Awards were a complete sham. If you haven´t watched I think it is important that you do even if it is hard to watch. I can pretty much sum it up in a few paragraphs. First off the host of the VMAs was Russell Brand. It was apparent early that his entire "routine" was centered around trying to be as controversial as possible. He pissed off a lot of people with his remarks. After his entrance he pleaded with the American people to vote for Obama. He then went on to say that he was told he had to try and be equal and said that he guessed republicans were all "right people." This isn´t what made me mad. It was his next comment about how he knew that Americans were forward thinking people, otherwise they would not have elected "That retarded cowboy fellow." While this was a negative attack on Bush´s judgment, what he really meant was that we, Americans are worse for electing him.

He went on to attack the Jonas Brothers, making fun of the fact that they were rings to signify that they are virgins, and have made a promise to God that they will remain that way till they are married. He said that he´d been more impressed if they had put those rings around there genitals. Point being that I´m sure there were a lot of teens out there who wear similar signs of promise and of faith, and they were basically told by MTV that this was a stupid thing to do. Lets face it. By having a host do their show, that person is a representative of the way MTV thinks, and believes. It was a absolute disgrace to the entire music industry last night.

My biggest beef with MTV the whole night was the fact that Brand didn´t stop taking shots at the Republican party. After the opening he continued to turn every negative aspect of the show in to a snipe at conservatives. The point I´m trying to make is this is a huge network that has a huge audience. Most of the people watching last night are going to be first time voters. They don´t know what to believe because of the hit and run tactics on both side by the media. Such a decision directly affects my family. I work for the Department Of Defense as a federal firefighter. My duty is to protect the men and women who serve in the armed forces while they are home. Voters get to pick my boss. I flipped between Fox news and CNN today and in the span of 2 hours there was not one segment on the positives of the candidates. Fox news took shots at Obama, and CNN did the same with Palin and McCain. It goes both ways and they all act like they are "fair and balanced."

Their is a very important decision in the history of the United States of America coming up. I am trying to give as much credit to the young voters of America and hope that they don´t rely on the one liners of a crappy comedian to make there choice for the leaders of America. MTV did a huge disservice to the young voters by not trying to bring out the positives in being able to vote.

In summary if you are registered to vote, and plan on voting, do your own research. Don´t let MTV, CNN, FOX News, or any other media outlet tell you what is right or wrong. Figure out what you think would effect you the most, weather its healthcare, education, abortion, civil rights, or any thing else, and make a decision of what you your self have found out about the candidates. I´m including links to all the candidates that I can find on the net. If anyone else has another candidate that I haven´t found please feel free to include it.

Democrat

http://www.barackobama.com

Republican

http://www.johnmccain.com/convention.htm

http://www.bobbarr2008.com/splash/?s0820