GOP Pre-Convention Tweets: I Am Not a Republican Because....

Before we run down our tweet log from a busy night on Twitter, in which one trending topic was #IAmNotARepublicanBeacuse, here is a list of the images above:

1) Donny Osmond. The '70s icon from Utah who is a Mormon is a strong supporter of Mitt Romney. To his credit, unlike country singer Hank Williams Jr., Osmond has not made disparaging comments about President Barack Obama or the Islamic faith. We learned than in recent years, he has been a game show host?!

2) A Tampa Bay Buccaneers cheerleader: We tried to find an image that would not get our blog banned in Qom, Iran, well, it probably is any how.

3) A Chow Chow puppy: Today is/was National Dog Day in America, and this breed is worth $3,000-8,500. Perhaps, with a hefty tax break that Romney would give rich Americans, that demographic will indulge in lots of expensive pets.

The GOP Convention is reportedly delaying its first day due to Tropical Storm Isaac.

Here are tonight's tweets:

1) @amazingatheist (The Amazing Atheist): "#IAmNotARepublicanBecause: "I'm not tricked into focusing on my pseudo-moral indignation over social issues to the detriment of all else."

2) @OlivierPortugal (Benjamin Button): "#IAmNot......I Don't Blame Teachers for a Recession Caused by Bankers."

3) @HuffPostPol (Huff Post Politics): "Seniors, Occupy movements protests GOP convention."

4) @KatrinaNation (Katrina vanden Huevel, she is the managing editor of the liberal journal "The Nation"):
"Will Huckabee Defend Akin in His RNC Speech?"

5) @lobsterpajamas (Michelle Morgan): "IAmNot.....I have a soul. Common sense helps too."

6) @LOLGOP (LOL GOP): "I blame Obama for creating 4 million jobs, getting bin Laden and ending the Iraq War. Things used to be so awesome."

7) @davidfrum (David Frum, the former George W. Bush speech writer has become a leading advocate for moderation in the conservative movement): "I want a modern Republican party precisely because I am a Republican. If I weren't, I wouldn't care."



 http://www.nationaldogday.com

http://www.donny.org

http://www.mormon.org

http://www.visttampabay.com

http://www.gopconvention2012.com

http://www.frumforum.com

http://www.atheists.org

http://www.thenation.com

http://www.islam-guide.com

For a link to our other blog, which features an image of a toy version of Tampa Bay Lightning captain Vincent Lecavalier, go to "The Daily Vampire:"

http://www.nocturnalguy38.blogspot.com

50 Beers from Around the World- Starr Hill (Charlottesville, Va.)

Today, we shift our focus from beers in sometimes obscure parts of the world, like Paraguay (yes, we did profile a beer from there!), to talk about beers that are closer to home.

Many Virginians are familiar with Starr Hill Beer, a brand that is brewed in Crozet, Va. (Charlottesville), and is extremely popular in Roanoke and Richmond. The beer can also be found in the Carolinas, Maryland, Georgia and Florida among other states.

I recently tried a Starr Hill (ironically I drink beer as often as Donny Osmond or Cat Stevens!) at the Kirk Avenue Music Hall in Roanoke the other night and I really liked it. The venue hosts Nashville-singer Megan McCormick tomorrow night.

Starr Hill was also featured on the reality tv show "Top Chef" and among its brands are the award-winning Jomo Lager which is made from Munich and caramel barley.

Winter Break from Blogging

I was going to use the sixties Hanna Barbera cartoon Wally Gator (see a trend here?) for this entry as a joke that I was going to visit my aunt and uncle in West Palm Beach, Fla., this weekend but I think it might confuse my sister in Provo, Utah, who knows I am not going to Florida this weekend. And, that we don't have an uncle in West Palm Beach, but another part of the Sunshine State. I guess I should add that my sister does not live in Provo or Utah. She would probably also want me to mention that she is not a Mormon either. Not that I have anything against Mormons. But, I can't say the same for Mitt Romney or the Osmond family.

Anyway, I promised myself I would go out to have a coffee at the local Starbucks here in Winston-Salem, NC. Ok, I'm not in Winston-Salem or North Carolina at the moment, but I could really go for a pumpkin latte right now as it is freezing outside. The family cat Gizmo is resting under the bed. He hasn't come out from under there in hours!

We will return some time in the middle of next week with our usual nonsense!


SIDEBAR: Today, there was a letter-to-the-editor to "The News and Record" in Greensboro, NC, written by an apparent Christian fundamentalist who emphatically stated that "God is NOT a socialist." (How would she know?) Such sentiments are fairly common in the Tarheel State, so it's not surprising that newly elected city councilman Cecil Bothwell, 59, of Asheville, NC, is getting flack for the fact that he is openly agnostic. His opponents, who are of course conservatives, are trying to enforce an 1868 statute disqualifying anyone who doesn't believe in God from serving public office. I suppose these people are not going to become Facebook friends with Sam Adams, who is the openly gay mayor of Portland, Ore., anytime soon!