John McCain recently announced that he, along with the RNC, has nearly $100 million cash on hand. This is a huge amount of money and a formidable force for the Obama campaign.
Because of this, I created my own fundraising campaign today. If you click the link below you can contribute directly to the Obama campaign.
http://my.barackobama.com/page/outreach/view/main/mulehog
Any donation at all you can give will help to elect Barack as our next president.
Thanks for your time and your efforts. YES WE CAN!
-Ryan
I love my city. I'm from Olympia, Washington. We have a small community in the state's capital that tends to be progressive and idealistic. We have a large contingent of Obama supporters. If you live in Olympia or know anyone in the area, this blog is for you.
I love Olympia. I've lived downtown for about three years now and I consider it my home. The easy access to the water, the community feel and the lay-out are all a major part of my love for this city. Unfortunately something is in the works that may change Olympia forever.
The city of Olympia is preparing to re-zone the area by Heritage Park in order to put in high-rises. These high-rises will ruin the waterfront view, the view of the Capitol from the water and downtown access to the port and to the lake. That sense of community that we all love and the splendid view of the Capitol from the port will vanish unless we all get together to do something.
My call to you? Simple.
Visit: http://friendsofthewaterfront.org
Read the info provided and help keep community involvement at the forefront of Olympia decision making. The city council meeting will be held on June, 24th at 6:30 pm, but if you can't attend you could still put up a sign, wear a sticker, talk to your neighbors, call your council members or write to The Olympian.
I feel bad because I'll be off the continent at the time of the meeting, but I'm hoping that by posting this I can inform other Olympians of what's going on.
http://www.friendsofthewaterfront.org
This is the story about the new GOP slogan being the same as for Effexor, a popular anti-depressant. To really have fun with it though be sure you click on the side effects and think of them as the new GOP Platform. You will notice that the first one is suicidal ideation. Now theres a real Republican talking point. But given the economy maybe they are on to something. Anyway read and enjoy. You can't make stuff like this up.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/05/12/gops-new-slogan-already-b_n_101376.html
There are still several ways you can help out with our Change We Can Believe In Voter Registration Drive beginning May 10th.
1. We'll have a booth a the Olympia Farmer's Market. Come by and register or change your address if you have moved. Bring friends or family, a neighbor, or a disabled person who might otherwise not be able to get out. The weather looks good. It will be a good day to take in the market and the Wooden Boat Show.
2. Canvass. We are specifically canvassing 6 neighboorhoods in Lacey that have no data yet. You could join one of those teams or just pick up some forms and go knock on doors in your own neigborhood. Everyone counts. Lacey walkers please show up about 9AM.
Please do not leave your car parked at the market all day. It will be towed.
3. It is Wooden Boat Weekend. You can pick up a clipboard and walk around and register people on the boardwalk. Not everyone makes it down to the market.
The primay isn't over and it's important we stay strong. The Super Delegates are watching our grassroots efforts as they answer their question about electibility. They are also watching to see who has the best downline organization to help in the other democratic races. We know the answer. Now lets get out and show them.
The important thing is to do something positive. Don't sit at home. Come on out and lend a hand.
You can get more information the mybarack.com event section, RSVP at info@tcforobama, or just show up.
If we can keep on this roll there won't be enough Super Delegates left uncommitted in two weeks to matter. Enjoy the day. If you are in NC or IN do not dispair. Hillary can't win. Go vote and be proud you are making history. Show the superdelegates what we can do.
We are still a couple of thousand short of the 1.5 million. Make an donation if you can. Be part of the 1.5 million person campaign. We shall not be moved. We cannot be defeated. We the people will prevail. VOTE OBAMA.
Take the kids with you. They will remember it all their life. My parents took us with them to vote for JFK and let us pull back the big leaver that actually registered our family's votes. It still gives me shivers.
Now Christmas in May. http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/5/5/72816/86327/270/509265
This is one of the most anti-semantic and disgusting things I've ever seen. Meanwhile many Jewish people are on the fence over whether Barack Obama seems strong enough in his defense of Israel. He in fact totally supports Israel but isn't willing to say he will blow up the world to save it.
Watch the clip, comment and pass it on. If it ever saw the light of day on the MSM it would move Wright story.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uViQ0hVV57Q
The guy actually claims to be anti-sematic. Decide for yourself. I was so angry I sent the URL to the Jewish Defense League (JDL)and asked where their outrage is? If you do so, be respectful. They are a very powerful organization. They aren't anti-Barack and could be a major ally especially in the fall.
On Saturday May 10th the Thurston County Democratic Party in conjunction with the Coordinated Campaign and the Thurston County for Obama Campaign will hold a kick-off voter registration drive. Volunteers will meet at the Olympia Farmer’s Market a 9:00 AM to pick up their registration materials and maps. For this kick-off we have targeted six new neighborhoods in Lacey. These are neighborhoods for which we have no data so we volunteers will canvas all the houses.
Voter registration is a fundamental step in the political process. You can’t get them out to vote if they aren’t registered. Voter interest is running high and voter registration is up nation-wide so lots of people should be glad to see you. Over the next couple of months additional drives will be conducted to cover the entire county and this is a great time to get trained up and be ready to go.
Please RSVP to rayleeholden@live.com or call 360-956-0235.
To our Obama Supporters: You are the spearhead of a national grassroots effort the likes of which has never been seen before. This kick-off is co-sponsored by Obama for America and is important to the national campaign at a very critical time. The National Democratic Party needs to elect more than just a Democratic President. They need a national candidate with long coat tails who will help all the way down the line. The Super Delegates are watching.
The HRC Campaign was invited to participate in this 50 State Effort but they declined. This is Team Obama’s opportunity to get the publicity and send our message. We are the players. As Democrats, Barack expects Grassroots Team Obama to get out the vote, support local and state Democratic candidates, and bring them right on into office along with him. We’re going to take back the Senate, re-elect Gregoir and elect a sold slate of local candidates.
If you can’t walk: We will have an Obama table from 10 to 3 to register voters and we’ll be stocked with Obama gear. Stop by and say hello. Pick up a sign, a sticker, button, or Tee for a donation to help the local office. Thurston County For Obama is a local grassroots group that receives no financial support from the national campaign. Your local contributions are welcome too.
You guys at the campaign are geniuses.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vw9o481X4f8
Hey NC and Indiana, get with the program. Just do what Bill says
I'm sure Hillary won't mind. Hahahahaha
If we each do even one positive thing to get Barack elected each day, it will be overwhelming. Here is a quick thing you can do.
Take a moment to sign this petition and demand that the party follow it's own rules. We count delegates not popular votes or anything else. My position is that that when Barack reaches a majority of the electable delegates, he is 132 short at the moment counting Guam, then Hillary is mathematically eliminated. The rest of the contests should be canceled and the Supers ratify the will of the people by the party rules.
This poll made the rounds before but if you missed it or didn't sign please do so. In aggregate our voices are more weight than as individuals.
http://www.colorofchange.org/
While the daily circus contines there are other issues going on that effect us more than the good reverand Wright all though you couldn't tell it from the corporate media. Read my Kos Diary about the new Poll Tax and ask youself what have you done for Barack today besides obcess on the cable news BS. Remember he is only 134 pledged delegates short of a win so this is just a distracton. He also picked up three supers today. Hillary got two but we'll take 3 to 2 and move on.
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/4/30/181116/369/870/506615
As you know, when Barack Obama clocks in 1871 pledged delegates it will be mathematically impossible for Hillary Clinton to win. She will have been mathematically eliminated. As of today Barack is only 134 delegates short of winning. Despite the MSMs desire to keep this thing going, Hillary can't win. It's over.
I just sent an E-mail to Howard Dean reminding him of this fact. I'm sure he knows it but it's time he begins to hear it from us in a big way. I reminded him that by the rules we keep score by the number of delegates won, not popular vote and not popularity. Any change in the rules now would constitute a fraud. It would be like changing the rules in the last minute of the Superbowl to say that the team with the most yards wins or the one that filled more seats wins. Can you imagine? There would be a riot and that is only a football game.
Write Howard Dean. Tell him, in the name of party unity, to end the primary when Hillary Clinton is mathematically eliminated. I'll also be contacting Nancy Perlosi and Howard Reid as well. Here's the link to Howard Dean. Lets fill up his box. Pass this on to other groups and blogs.
Contact Howard Dean today: ww.democrats.org/page/pt/chairman/wbi9ifgk4s9w
Now it's getting down to the down and dirty nitty f..ing gritty.
Rep. Geoff Davis, a Hebron Republican, compared Obama and his message for change similar to a "snake oil salesman" [at a Northern Kentucky Lincoln Day dinner].
He said in his remarks at the GOP dinner that he also recently participated in a "highly classified, national security simulation" with Obama.
"I'm going to tell you something: That boy's does not need to be on the button," Davis said. "He could not make a decision in that simulation that related to a nuclear threat to this country."
He later claimed that he "mispoke."
Bull Crap. If you are from KY you know exactly what the word boy means when applied to a black man. You only say it if you mean it or it slips out and it 's what you really meant anyway.
Oh now I get it. Arrogance and elitist are just code words for a term I heard a lot growing up in the segregated south. Uppity. I term applied to any black man who presumed to speak truth to power. As applied to the likes of MLK it was generally used with the N word. So anytime Barack Obama comes close to speaking a truth like racism still exists or that people are angry with government and turn to their family and church then that uppity N...needs a good slapping down.
"Beneath the enormous charm and cool persona of Obama beats the heart of an arrogant man. With increasing frequency, the 46-year-old one-term senator from Illinois orates as though he resides at Olympian Heights. By his presumptuous demeanor, he suggests that he sees what no one else sees, and can do what no other person can do; he is America’s healing balm. Peter Wehner" http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=MTliNjljYTU2NDZiNWE3ZWE2NTdjNTRmZGI0ZWI3YzU=#more
This is getting depressing.
First I delivered some Obama signs and buttons to our booth at the Yelm Home and Garden Show at Yelm High School. Stop by and say hi to Anita. She’s a great lady who loves to talk Obama.
My good deed of the day was done by 11:30 AM and since it was such an absolutely beautiful day and I was already headed in the right direction; I spent $25 dollars for $5 worth of gas, grabbed one of those foot-long for $5 Subway specials and headed on up to Mt. Rainer. The snow is still piled high and deep, the sun was out, the day was warm and people were out in force. A great day was had by all or at least by me.
Then I got home and turned on this magic box and my good mood turned to shit. Hillary really is out to destroy the party in order to save it for the Clintons and man that really is depressing. If she can’t win then it seems that she intends to make sure that Barack can win the WH.
I can’t afford Prozac on my Medicare part D because it would just run me into the, so called, donut hole earlier which would be even more depressing. If you aren’t old enough to know about the famous donut hole, it’s were you get screwed but don’t even get a kiss from the drug companies. But I digress. Prozac wouldn’t get rid of the Clintons anyway and it seems that our party is in the process of self emulating once again.
This has happened quite frequently but we don’t have to look far for examples. In 1999 the economy was going great guns and despite his problems Bill Clinton was popular enough to have been re-elect-able if he were eligible. The election should have gone to Gore in a walk off but he snatched defeat from the jaws of victory. In 2003 the president was already unpopular and the polls indicated that the majority of likely voters thought the country was headed in the wrong direction yet John Kerry couldn’t win a campaign for dog catcher. Then he gave up before the votes were even counted in Ohio.
This year the presumptive Republican nominee is comfortable running on the presidents agenda which is lower than dirt in the polls. He’s for everything that got us in the economic mess we are in and against anything that will get us out and stabilize our economic engine against future melt downs. He’s old and tired and doesn’t really even seem to know a lot about what’s going on as evidenced by a whole list of “misstatements” about Iraq and the economy.
This year surely the Democrats will win in a laugher. Surely we can defeat Grandpa McCain who would be the new torturer in chief. Surely……Well……Well. Then there is Hillary. Sigh. She has to know she is tearing the party apart. She isn’t that stupid. She isn’t stupid at all. Well at least we don’t think so.
So my brain digs deep in the closet for the tin-foil hat and wonders. Did John Kerry actually throw the race in 2003? After all he couldn’t have possibly run a worse campaign could he? Is Hillary destroying our ability to take the WH on purpose? Who knows.
No wonder many of my friends have given up. They don’t vote anymore because they have no confidence in the system. To them Hillary, Barack, and McCain are all the same. Yes some are indeed bitter. They don’t believe any of these people represent their interests. Why should they? They are too busy just trying to get by to bother anymore. They’ve been beaten down, sold out, and had their votes stolen until they feel so powerless that they just don’t care. That’s the world they live in. Isn’t that what Barack said about in the latest flap? Well, yes but then he gets slapped down every time he gets too close to the truth.
How do I convince my friends that this really does matter? If Hillary or McCain win the WH I doubt that I’ll think it matters much myself and if Hillary destroys Barack’s chance to win then I know it won’t.
Where’s the Prozac for Clintontis?
I’m a YellerDog and unfortunately I endorse this post.
READ IT HERE: http://www.facebook.com/abcnews/articles/?id=4635175&ref=http://www.facebook.com/abcnews/frontpage.php
As I sit here shaking my head I'm thinking: Well at least now we know for sure. Bush is in fact the torturer in chief. It's like a sick campaign add endorsement. "I'm George Bush and I approve this torture.
These sick bastards were sitting around in the comfort of their fine White House office play acting torture for God's sake. And...most damning, they were doing it after the legal cover memo had been withdrawn.
You will recall that not one thing the Nazi's did was illegal in Germany. They just changed the feak'en laws. Never mind that torture is a crime against humanity. Never mind that it is a crime against God if you claim to be a Christian. Never mind that torturing people causes blow back against our own military personal and citizens abroad. They simply assert the claim that as commander in chief whatever the commander in chief orders is legal, therefore it isn't torture because torture isn't legal and this is well....legal. (Sort Of) Well you get the point. Never mind that Mr. Torture memo guy John Yoo publicly stated that the president could order the testicles of an innocent child crushed and it would be legal because he said so.
What on Earth has our nation come to. Here's a not so random thought. The leaders of congress should be impeached themselves for taking the impeachment option off the table before they investigated these freaks. No wonder they are having trouble raising money. No wonder they're have an even lower favorable rating than the so called president.
As bad as it is, that isn't even the worst of it. About two weeks ago John McCain voted against the bill that would bring the CIA's methods under the Military Interrogation Manual. Let's be blunt. John McCain is so addicted to power and blinded by his desire to become president that he has now sided with, not against, the tortures. His recent statements toe the line. I paraphrase bu his parsing is: The United States doesn't do anything illegal therefore it doesn't torture.
Meanwhile FOXy news and their ilk continue to harass Barack about whether he is the right kind of Christian. Absolutely amazing. What I want...NO...What I demand is that John McCain unequivocally renounce torture. What I demand is that John McCain clearly and in plain language pledge on whatever honor he once had that he will, if elected, follow the Geneva Convention to the letter. And further that he will pursue and prosecute as war criminals members of the Bush administration who have engaged in unlawful acts of torture. Now I'm not holding my breath or anything but I can still make my demand.
To you George. It ain't legal just because you say it is and if there is a hell then I predict your's will be mighty toasty.
I'm and old YellerDog and I approve this post.
Warmonger: “A person who advocates, endorses or tries to precipitate war.”
Random House Unabridged 2nd edition.
“A Sovereign or political leader or activist who encourages or advocates aggression or warfare toward other nations or groups.”
Oxford American Dictionary
Dear Barack Obama:
When Ed Schultz called John McCain a warmonger your campaign was quickly said that you didn’t think it was a term that applied to him. My question is: What part of the above definitions do not apply to John McCain? Words mean what they mean and I suggest that someone on your staff consult a good dictionary before being so quick on the draw.
I understand and support your high road policy. I’ve always hated personal attack. I understand it, in politics it is not only permissible but desirable to attack your opponent on policy. Aren’t we all getting a little too thin skinned and reactionary? This is the majors after-all.
Yes warmonger is a loaded word but a casual reading of history shows that John McCain advocates and endorses the Iraq war. John McCain not only voted for the war but was a head- cheerleader in the senate for the original resolution. He is strongly in the senate coalition that thwarts democratic action to bring the war to a halt. Furthermore he advocates further aggression toward Iran. Can you sing, “Bomb, bomb, bomb, bomb, bomb Iran?”
He later claimed it was a joke. If so it’s a very sick joke. Anyone who knows the horrors of war as up front and personal as John McCain should understand the inappropriateness of joking about beginning another war with another country. A county that poses no direct threat to the United States, a country that sent troops to support our cause in Afghanistan following 9-11 and a country that was poised on the edge of a moderate revolution until George Bush included them in the so called Axis of Evil statement.
I’m disappointed that you took the bait. Ed Schultz did not lie or misspeak. He did not attack Mr. McCain personally He was spot on.
To paraphrase: By his fruits shall you know him and by his words and deeds John McCain is a warmonger. He would love to spin the meaning of the into something it isn’t, but by two of the most authoritative dictionary’s published, his actions can’t be called anything but warmongering.
Sincerely
A YellerDog Democrat and most ardent supporter.
Reset: Progressive, Liberal, Conservative
Progressive: “Favoring or advocating progress, change, improvement or reform, as opposed to wishing for things to stay the same. Making progress toward better conditions; employing or advocating more enlightenment or liberal ideas. Characterized progress or continuous improvement.”
Liberal: “Favorable to progress or reform. Favorable to or in accord with concepts of the maximum individual freedom especially guaranteed by law and secured by governmental protection of civil liberties. Favoring freedom of individual choice and action.”
Conservative: “Disposed to preserve existing conditions. Limited change.”
Random House Unabridged Dictionary 2nd edition. That’s the really big one at the library.
Three question:
Which more accurately represents the American dream and the greatness of our nation?
What in the name of God would you want to preserve about current Republican politics? The economy? The war? The national infrastructure? The health care system? Don’t tax and spend? The trade deficit? The cost of drugs? Maybe gas prices? Now there’s one I could get behind. Let’s preserve $4.00 a gallon gas.
In the 21st century should America be looking forward or backward?
I'm an old YellerDog and I approve this message.
This is a repost of an e-mail sent to the NC Group. It's from Move On and they say to pass it along so here we go. Hillary is toast and its time to hone our McSame talking points to a cutting edge.
Dear MoveOn member,
For all the coverage this week of Senator John McCain's background, there are some important things you won't learn about him from the TV networks. His carefully crafted positive image relies on people not knowing this stuff--and you might be surprised by some of it.
Please check out the list below, and then forward it to your friends, family, and coworkers. We can't rely on the media to tell folks about the real John McCain--but if we all pass this along, we can reach as many people as CNN Headline News does on a good night.
Click here to tell us how many people you can pass it on to--and to see our progress nationally:
http://pol.moveon.org/mccain10/?id=12407-9119259-Xfi.sA&t=231
1. John McCain voted against establishing a national holiday in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Now he says his position has "evolved," yet he's continued to oppose key civil rights laws.1
2. According to Bloomberg News, McCain is more hawkish than Bush on Iraq, Russia and China. Conservative columnist Pat Buchanan says McCain "will make Cheney look like Gandhi."2
4. McCain opposes a woman's right to choose. He said, "I do not support Roe versus Wade. It should be overturned."4
5. The Children's Defense Fund rated McCain as the worst senator in Congress for children. He voted against the children's health care bill last year, then defended Bush's veto of the bill.5
6. He's one of the richest people in a Senate filled with millionaires. The Associated Press reports he and his wife own at least eight homes! Yet McCain says the solution to the housing crisis is for people facing foreclosure to get a "second job" and skip their vacations.6 7. Many of McCain's fellow Republican senators say he's too reckless to be commander in chief. One Republican senator said: "The thought of his being president sends a cold chill down my spine. He's erratic. He's hotheaded. He loses his temper and he worries me."7
8. McCain talks a lot about taking on special interests, but his campaign manager and top advisers are actually lobbyists. The government watchdog group Public Citizen says McCain has 59 lobbyists raising money for his campaign, more than any of the other presidential candidates.8
9. McCain has sought closer ties to the extreme religious right in recent years. The pastor McCain calls his "spiritual guide," Rod Parsley, believes America's founding mission is to destroy Islam, which he calls a "false religion." McCain sought the political support of right-wing preacher John Hagee, who believes Hurricane Katrina was God's punishment for gay rights and called the Catholic Church "the Antichrist" and a "false cult."9
10. He positions himself as pro-environment, but he scored a 0--yes, zero--from the League of Conservation Voters last year.10
John McCain is not who the Washington press corps make him out to be. Please help get the word out--forward this email to your personal network. And if you want us to keep you posted on MoveOn's work to get the truth out about John McCain, sign up here:
http://pol.moveon.org/mccaintruth/?id=12407-9119259-Xfi.sA&t=232
Thank you for all you do.
-Eli, Justin, Noah, Laura, and the MoveOn.org Political Action Team Saturday, April 5th, 2008
Sources: 1. "The Complicated History of John McCain and MLK Day," ABC News, April 3, 2008 http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2008/04/the-complicated.html
"McCain Facts," ColorOfChange.org, April 4, 2008 http://colorofchange.org/mccain_facts/
2. "McCain More Hawkish Than Bush on Russia, China, Iraq," Bloomberg News, March 12, 2008 http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601103&sid=aF28rSCtk0ZM&refer=us
"Buchanan: John McCain 'Will Make Cheney Look Like Gandhi,'" ThinkProgress, February 6, 2008 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/02/06/buchanan-gandhi-mccain/
3. "McCain Sides With Bush On Torture Again, Supports Veto Of Anti-Waterboarding Bill," ThinkProgress, February 20, 2008 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/02/20/mccain-torture-veto/
4. "McCain says Roe v. Wade should be overturned," MSNBC, February 18, 2007 http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17222147/
5. "2007 Children's Defense Fund Action Council® Nonpartisan Congressional Scorecard," February 2008 http://www.childrensdefense.org/site/PageServer?pagename=act_learn_scorecard2007
"McCain: Bush right to veto kids health insurance expansion," CNN, October 3, 2007 http://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/10/03/mccain.interview/
6. "Beer Executive Could Be Next First Lady," Associated Press, April 3, 2008 http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5h-S1sWHm0tchtdMP5LcLywg5ZtMgD8VQ86M80
"McCain Says Bank Bailout Should End `Systemic Risk,'" Bloomberg News, March 25, 2008 http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aHMiDVYaXZFM&refer=home
7. "Will McCain's Temper Be a Liability?," Associated Press, February 16, 2008 http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory?id=4301022
"Famed McCain temper is tamed," Boston Globe, January 27, 2008 http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2008/01/27/famed_mccain_temper_is_tamed/
8. "Black Claims McCain's Campaign Is Above Lobbyist Influence: 'I Don't Know What The Criticism Is,'" ThinkProgress, April 2, 2008 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/04/02/mccain-black-lobbyist/
"McCain's Lobbyist Friends Rally 'Round Their Man," ABC News, January 29, 2008 http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/story?id=4210251
9. "McCain's Spiritual Guide: Destroy Islam," Mother Jones Magazine, March 12, 2008 http://www.motherjones.com/washington_dispatch/2008/03/john-mccain-rod-parsley-spiritual-guide.html
"Will McCain Specifically 'Repudiate' Hagee's Anti-Gay Comments?," ThinkProgress, March 12, 2008 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/03/12/mccain-hagee-anti-gay/
"McCain 'Very Honored' By Support Of Pastor Preaching 'End-Time Confrontation With Iran,'" ThinkProgress, February 28, 2008 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/02/28/hagee-mccain-endorsement/
10. "John McCain Gets a Zero Rating for His Environmental Record," Sierra Club, February 28, 2008 http://www.alternet.org/blogs/environment/77913/
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