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By Lace; Yes We Did Sep 12th 2008 at 2:22 pm EDT (Updated Sep 12th 2008 at 2:22 pm EDT)

See my FR page for a tip ;-)

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By Lace; Yes We Did Sep 12th 2008 at 2:22 pm EDT (Updated Sep 12th 2008 at 2:22 pm EDT)

. . . on how I was 1st.

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By Cee in MD Awaiting that Sweet announcement: "Barack Obama, 44th President of the United States"!!!!!!! Sep 12th 2008 at 2:28 pm EDT (Updated Sep 12th 2008 at 2:28 pm EDT)

I only have 97 bucks to go to reach my goal. Now Im no Joe Ruwe, and I know I cant do it in a day, but I am HOPEFUL that I will before we elect Obama for president.

Please consider my FR when donating for the Money Bomb today. A little Change here, a little Change there, will go a long way. =)
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By Todd In SC ("What does a VP actually do?" - S.P. a month ago) Sep 12th 2008 at 2:43 pm EDT (Updated Sep 12th 2008 at 2:43 pm EDT)

THIS IS RIDICULOUS!!! Link

Never thought I'd be defending wolves but this is not a sport, this is shooting fish in a barrel.

Wow. Wonder how deer hunters feel about this.... would then enjoy the hunt by cheating from air?

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By hope1234 Sep 12th 2008 at 3:02 pm EDT (Updated Sep 12th 2008 at 3:02 pm EDT)

go to cincinnati.com and search for the word snafu- John McCain is mailing out early voting ballots and they are all invalid- you can read why- it doesn't state if he is mailing them to republicans- if he is he is a bumbling fool- if to the dems- he is a snake in the grass- I would post the link myself but I do not know how to create the links that ya'll do- yes I too am in Sc! Obama/Biden 08

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By From Texas Sep 12th 2008 at 3:04 pm EDT (Updated Sep 12th 2008 at 3:04 pm EDT)

Those ballets went to democrats.

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By Barbie (60 yr old Iowan) Sep 12th 2008 at 3:11 pm EDT (Updated Sep 12th 2008 at 3:11 pm EDT)

That makes me sick! I couldn't watch the whole thing. That's not hunting, it's assassination. Do you know Gov. Palin has a $150 bounty on wolves.

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By Linda TX Sep 13th 2008 at 12:33 am EDT (Updated Sep 13th 2008 at 12:33 am EDT)

Sarah Palin’s distortions (in the first interview conducted by Charlie Gibson) made it sound like Russia attacked Georgia. Georgia attacked Ossetia. The attack was unprovoked and took place a full 24 hours before even one Russian soldier set foot in South Ossetia. Nevertheless, Palin was not questioned in depth on that answer. I think it should have been made clear weather or not Russia invaded Georgia so that the next question could have been put in it’s proper perspective. Gibson then asked about the NATO treaty. When Gibson said if under the NATO treaty, the United States would have to go to war if Russia again invaded Georgia? Then the response: "Perhaps so. I mean, that is the agreement when you are a NATO ally, is if another country is attacked, you're going to be expected to be called upon and help.” Would have a very different impact. Palin continued "And we've got to keep an eye on Russia. For Russia to have exerted such pressure in terms of invading a smaller democratic country, unprovoked, is unacceptable," she told Gibson. Russia has stated that it will not sit by and allow the Georgians to attack South Ossetia. Russia is today a rich powerful country with an arsenal of nuclear weapons (by the way Palin can’t pronounce nuclear much better than Bush) this predicament is very dismal.

American Marines (a thousand of them) a short while before this had been in Georgia training the Georgian military forces. American-armed and trained Georgian army swarmed into South Ossetia, killing an estimated 2,000 civilians, sending 40,000 South Ossetians fleeing over the Russian border, and destroying much of the capital, Tskhinvali.

There is no dispute about the facts except among the people who get their information from the media. Despite its steady loss of credibility, the corporate media continues to operate as propaganda machine.

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By Reggie; Who Just Signed Up For An 8 Year Tour Of "O"-Duty!!! Sep 12th 2008 at 2:29 pm EDT (Updated Sep 12th 2008 at 2:29 pm EDT)

WHOOO HOOOOOO!!!!!

Congrats Lace!!!!!!

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By Lace; Yes We Did Sep 12th 2008 at 2:33 pm EDT (Updated Sep 12th 2008 at 2:33 pm EDT)

You've got mail. ;-)

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By From Texas Sep 12th 2008 at 3:06 pm EDT (Updated Sep 12th 2008 at 3:06 pm EDT)

McCain vs. Palin: He Said, She Said Hotlist
by BarbinMD
Daily Kos

This was John McCain, late last year on why he was qualified to be the president:

I am prepared. I need no on-the-job training. I wasn't a mayor for a short period of time. I wasn't a governor for a short period of time.

And here is Sarah Palin last night on why she is ready to be a 72-year old heartbeat away from the presidency:

Charlie, again, we've got to remember what the desire is in this nation at this time. It is for no more politics as usual and somebody's big, fat resume maybe that shows decades and decades in that Washington establishment, where, yes, they've had opportunities to meet heads of state.

So there you have it. The ultimate he said, she said. John McCain explained why Sarah Palin isn't qualified to be a heartbeat away from the presidency, and Sarah Palin explained why John McCain doesn't represent change, just more of the same old politics as usual.

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By Cee in MD Awaiting that Sweet announcement: "Barack Obama, 44th President of the United States"!!!!!!! Sep 12th 2008 at 2:29 pm EDT (Updated Sep 12th 2008 at 2:29 pm EDT)

LET`S HAVE A LOOK AT OBAMA`S WORK EXPERIENCE, AND KNOWLEDGE

~In the US Senate, Barack Obama has served on the FOREIGN RELATIONS COMMITTEE, HOMELAND SECURITY COMMITTEE, VETERANS AFFAIRS COMMITTEE, HEALTH, EDUCATION, LABOUR & PENSION COMMITTEE.

~Before getting to the US Senate Obama served 11 years in the Illinois State Senate.

~Barack Obama is a graduate TOP of his class at Harvard Law School. Barack Obama also has a degree in Political science specializing in International Relations.

~Barack Obama worked in Chicago, Illinois as a community organizer, Obama, as the director of the Developing Communities Project in Chicago, helped set up a job training program, a college preparatory tutoring program, and a tenants' rights organization in Altgeld Gardens.

~When he joined the Developing Communities Project, it had a staff membership of one person and an anual budget of $70,000, but when he left it three years later, it had 13 staff members and an anual budget of $400,000. Republicans like to talk about making buisnesses successful, the measure of success being that they produce, amass capital, increase the wealth of the owners and stockholders and so on. But Barack turned a public service organization that prepared people for education, jobs and serviced their struggling neighborhoods into a solid success. (EXECUTIVE EXPERIENCE)

~Barack Obama also worked as a consultant and instructor for a community organizing institute.

~Barack Obama worked as a Civil Rights lawyer for 9 years.

~Barack Obama was also a University of Chicago Constutitional Law Professor for 12 years.

~In the U.S Senate Obama has served on the FOREIGN RELATIONS COMMITTEE, HOMELAND SECURITY COMMITTEE, VETERANS AFFAIRS COMMITTEE, HEALTH, EDUCATION, LABOUR & PENSION COMMITTEE.

~In the US Senate Obama has written 890 pieces of legislation, and co-sponsored 1096 pieces of legislation.

Finally, if I get into listing his EXECUTIVE EXPERIENCE in RUNNING SUCCESSFUL CAMPAIGNS... well you know the rest..... OBAMA EXPERIENCE -- YES!!!! OBAMA KNOWLEDGE --- YES!!!! OBAMA FOR PRESIDENT-- YES!!!

Obamapedia
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Obama/Biden Dual Sponsored Bills
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Watch: Community Organizers
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By JonnieRae Sep 12th 2008 at 3:13 pm EDT (Updated Sep 12th 2008 at 3:13 pm EDT)

NARAL has made a great ad about McCain and Palin'a anti-choice stands. They are looking for donations to get it on TV:Link

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By JonnieRae Sep 12th 2008 at 3:16 pm EDT (Updated Sep 12th 2008 at 3:16 pm EDT)

NARAL has made a great ad about McCain and Palin'a anti-choice stands. They are looking for donations to get it on TV:Link

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By JonnieRae Sep 12th 2008 at 3:23 pm EDT (Updated Sep 12th 2008 at 3:23 pm EDT)

A wildlife preservation group has made a great ad about Palin's brutal approval of shooting wildlife from planes. They are looking for donations to put it on TV. I donated to both NARAL and this group:actionfund@defenders.org >

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By Stephen C. Rose in NYC Sep 12th 2008 at 2:39 pm EDT (Updated Sep 12th 2008 at 2:39 pm EDT)

McCain's Parrot Campaign, Obama's Smartest Afghanistan Play

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BRAND NEW FRIDAY LINKS

EMORY prof predicts a 54 percent Obama win GO
BOB Rubin and Larry Summers discuss the economy on Charlie Rose GO
WITH McCain polling an electoral winner for the first time, 538 takes to the road GO
MCCAIN forces caught violating 9/11 no-campaign ads pledge -- refuses to comment GO
BIDEN rebuts Palen big time on Bush doctrine VIDEO GO
GIBSON-Palen interview excerpts GO
REVIEWING the Palin interview embarassment GO
IMPROVING the Obama campaign GO
OUR deadliest Afghan year GO
GOING negative on McCain GO
REPUBLICANS seek to disqualify foreclosure victims GO
FACT CHECK says McCain ad is distorted GO
FIRE DOG LAKE reviews Charles Gibson Palem interview GO
POLL finds Biden most qualified for veep GO
PRO PUBLICA Palin links GO
OBAMA cool as Dems fret GO
CHAFEE calls Palin a "cocky whacko" GO
GEORGIA may have used cluster bombs GO
JUAN COLE original Al Queda has been defeated GO
PETRAEUS forswears "victory" in Iraq GO
TAPPED: bump or bounce? GO
SCOPING the extgent of McCain's untruths in a 30-second ad GO
MORE Pentecostal than thou GO
BUBBLE politics GO
PALIN versus wolves GO
WHAT is Woodward's "secret weapon" thing? GO
PAKISTAN quagmire GO
ABC mockery of Biden reveals extreme myopia GO
HEY, Obama Campaign GO
TPM: Three VIDEOS -- new Obama and McCain ads on the change theme GO
A more forceful Barack GO
WHY Maddow matters GO

YESTERDAY

John McCain -- Sexist, Whiner & Master of Distraction

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RECENT

Pro Obama-Biden08 Comments
On-The-Ground Power
Lipstick and Pigs section witn comments from last nights open thread
Barack Lets The Hammer Down "Enough!"

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Joe Biden Versus the Faux Mavericks 4 VIDEOS and Comment plus a great John Stewart video plus a story of how McCain and Palin blew off questions in a New Mexico restaurant

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ALSO:

TALKING POINTS What can be truthfully stated about John McCain?

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NEW Comment Fodder -- BEST from the Obama Blog.

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Palin Breaking News and Information UPDATED TODAY

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By Friends from Thibodaux, LA Sep 12th 2008 at 2:43 pm EDT (Updated Sep 12th 2008 at 2:43 pm EDT)

Fact Check: Sarah Palin Wrong on Former VP Credentials: Link

Former Republican Senator Calls Sarah Palin a 'Cocky Wacko': Link

Bill Clinton Predicts Barack Obama Will Win 'Handily': Link

Number-Crunching Pollster Sees Decisive Barack Obama Win: Link

Obama Stings McCain to Get His Message Out Aloud: Link

Mayor Ed Koch Endorses Obama, Says Sarah Palin 'Fails Miserably': Link

Actor Matt Damon Says He Fears a Sarah Palin Administration: Link

Thieves Target Barack Obama's Step-Grandmother in Kenya: Link

John McCain Hijacks Barack Obama's Change Theme: Link

Barack Obama Ground Game: What the Polls Are Missing: Link

Ratings Conundrum: Obama Did Better on Fox than on MSNBC: Link

John McCain Finds it Difficult to Campaign Without Sarah Palin: Link

Post-Palin Bounce May Be Less Than It Appears: Link

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Barack Obama: A Consistent Advocate of Change: Link

Fact Check: Sarah Palin and the Bridge to Nowhere: Link

When Will John McCain Stop Telling Lies? Link
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Link - Presidential Poll
Link - Video News
Link - Cast Your Vote
Link - Cartoon of the Day
Link - Politics and Election News

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Barack Obama Book: "Change We Can Believe In" Link
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By Debbie for Obama/Biden Thank You Jesus! Sep 12th 2008 at 2:23 pm EDT (Updated Sep 12th 2008 at 2:23 pm EDT)

Yeah for Lace you are first!!

Matthew 7:15
Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.

THE "TRUTH" SHALL MAKE US FREE!!

BARACK IS ABOUT THE TRUTH NOT SMEAR, ATTACKS AND LIES!!

Be aware of sheep in wool clothing!!

Not this time!! Stay focus everyone we are almost there!!

Obama/Biden will win in Jesus Name.

Fired up and ready to win.

NO WEAPONS FORMED AGAINST US SHALL PROSPER!!

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By Jessica_"I am completely in love with Keith Olbermann"_in_IOWA Sep 12th 2008 at 2:26 pm EDT (Updated Sep 12th 2008 at 2:26 pm EDT)

congrats on first!!!

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By Lace; Yes We Did Sep 12th 2008 at 2:30 pm EDT (Updated Sep 12th 2008 at 2:30 pm EDT)

Thanks :)

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By Meri Who Loves Writing Haiku About Barack Sep 12th 2008 at 2:27 pm EDT (Updated Sep 12th 2008 at 2:27 pm EDT)

Yay, Lace!!!! I didn't know that was you! New name!

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By Lace; Yes We Did Sep 12th 2008 at 2:32 pm EDT (Updated Sep 12th 2008 at 2:32 pm EDT)

Eh, after all this time I *finally* wasn't so sure about having my full name up there.

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By JOYCE Sep 12th 2008 at 2:35 pm EDT (Updated Sep 12th 2008 at 2:35 pm EDT)

Senator Obama,

Please promote your own statement, over and over and over and over again made in your acceptance speech, "EIGHT IS ENOUGH".

This will inspire more people in letting them know --- EIGHT YEARS IS ENOUGH --- of the Republican Party.

Joyce Heard
Arizona

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By Suzie McKay Sep 12th 2008 at 2:51 pm EDT (Updated Sep 12th 2008 at 2:51 pm EDT)

We were so impressed with the statement we had bumper stickers made! Here's the link so you can see them. We are asking you to provide a SASE and one dollar apiece, which is our cost. We just thought the statemnt was so great and said so much we had to figure out a way to share.

Take a look:
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Message me for our mailing address.

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By Chance from Lansing, MI Sep 12th 2008 at 11:08 pm EDT (Updated Sep 12th 2008 at 11:08 pm EDT)

some one from the campagin please look at teh contents of the link and use in the campagin to show the hypocrisy, lies and incomptence. Pleasessssssssss Link

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By Tori from Greenville,SC Sep 12th 2008 at 2:22 pm EDT (Updated Sep 12th 2008 at 2:22 pm EDT)

We Can!

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By SMraleigh Sep 12th 2008 at 2:22 pm EDT (Updated Sep 12th 2008 at 2:22 pm EDT)

me?

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By Sarah, Who Certainly Does Believe in the Change Barack Can Bring!! Sep 12th 2008 at 2:23 pm EDT (Updated Sep 12th 2008 at 2:23 pm EDT)

Could it be?

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By jose and change Sep 12th 2008 at 2:44 pm EDT (Updated Sep 12th 2008 at 2:44 pm EDT)

1st?
She's definitely running as a guy, all the republicans have to do is pump her full of testasterone and they're in business.

Because this rough and tough alaska lifestyle doesn't seem feminine or in touch with what we need this minute.

New Video Ad | Report to Admin

By Reggie; Who Just Signed Up For An 8 Year Tour Of "O"-Duty!!! Sep 12th 2008 at 2:28 pm EDT (Updated Sep 12th 2008 at 2:28 pm EDT)

Check my new video ad!!!!

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Forward this request to HQ

PLEASE USE!!!!!!

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By Dinora Sep 12th 2008 at 2:28 pm EDT (Updated Sep 12th 2008 at 2:28 pm EDT)

Obama is on Fired Yes WE Can any spare change help me reach my goal and at the same time the campaing Link

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By Cass, overseas voter Sep 12th 2008 at 2:42 pm EDT (Updated Sep 12th 2008 at 2:42 pm EDT)

Obama needs to be really fired up now and I, for one, think he should attack. I saw a film clip during the primaries of Bush and MCain walking to an airplane. McCain was following very humbly just a little bit behind. Great ad with the words,
"Follow the leader."

Obama VS. McCain: Who Should You Vote For? | Report to Admin

By Matthew Sep 12th 2008 at 2:30 pm EDT (Updated Sep 12th 2008 at 2:30 pm EDT)

If You Are Thinking About Voting For John McCain...

...First Ask Yourselves These Questions:
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Barack On The Issues
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He was against the Iraq war from the start.
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He is for diplomacy first with Iran.

Barack is willing to stand up to the wealthy on Wall Street:
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Barack will lower and cut taxes for 95% of Americans.

He wants to end tax breaks for companies that send jobs overseas and instead give them to companies that keep jobs here in this country.

Barack On The Environment:
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Barack On Energy:
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Barack On Technology And Innovation:
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Barack Cares About Our Veterans:
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Disabled American Veterans grade both candidates (McCain and Obama):

Barack Obama: 80%
John McCain: 20%

Iraq And Afghanistan Veterans Of America Give The Following Grade For Their Voting Records:

Barack Obama: B+
John McCain: D

Barack Obama leads McCain In Military Donations, 6--1
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Barack will close Guantanamo and restore the right of habeas corpus.

Barack has the strongest support from Independents and Republicans (a necessity for a democrat to win in the general election.)
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He is against torture.

He wants to unite both parties and end the red/blue state divide.

He is supported by the top foreign policy advisors in the world:
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He will end the war in Iraq:
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Obama On Medicaid's Critical Role For Americans With Disabilities:
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Symbolically his race/background would represent the most profoundly positive shift in how America is viewed around the world.

He will be honest with the American people telling them "what they need to hear not what they want to hear."

Barack doesn't take any money from PACs or lobbyists.

Barack Health Care Record:
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Bills Barack Sponsored:

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Barack Obama And Hurricane Katrina:
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Barack served 8 years in the Illinois State Senate.

Michael T. Cushman's blog on Barack's senate experience vs. Hillary's:
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Barack promises that all seniors making 50,000 dollars a year or less will not have to pay income taxes.

He still wants to go into Afghanistan and get Bin Laden.

Barack will put an end to the genocide in Darfur:
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Darfur Scores gave McCain a "C" while Barack received an "A."
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Barack Obama And John McCain Tax Proposals: A Side By Side Comparison
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CONT.

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By Matthew Sep 12th 2008 at 2:32 pm EDT (Updated Sep 12th 2008 at 2:32 pm EDT)

CONT.

Barack Obama: 1 House and he was only recently able to pay off his college debt having sold his two books. He has much more in common with most Americans than his critics and the GOP would have you believe.

Barack will give the country a health care system that works and he won't face the same gridlock that HRC did in the 90's because he is open to working with Republicans. He is also opposed to a mandate (like the one in Clinton and Edwards' plans) which would require many Americans to pay rates that many could not afford.

He has battled legislatively against the death penalty.

Barack is consistently looking out for our troops:
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In Washington, he has worked with Republicans on nuclear proliferation (Obama-Lugar Nonproliferation Act), government waste, global warming and ethics reform legislation he passed with Sen. Tom Coburn known as the Accountability In Federal Spending Act.

Barack believes in full and complete transparency of government.

He stands faithfully by our rights in the constitution. Barack taught constitutional law for ten years.

A powerful example of Barack's sense of fairness and integrity during this ugly election cycle:
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A fascinating interview with Barack:

1. Part One
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2. Part Two
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A video that puts an end to many of those crazy rumors about Barack:
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Barack Obama will change America for the better.
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More On Barack:
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Fight The Smears Spread In Jerome Corsi's book:
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The Blueprint For Change:
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Read The Audacity Of Hope and Dreams From My Father

Lastly, here are some great talking points when discussing Barack vs. McCain with Republicans: Link

Obama/Biden '08

Matthew

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Barack's Convention Acceptance Speech:
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If you truly care about our veterans and this great country of ours...

...Don't vote for John McCain.

McCain voted against our troops MANY times in the senate.

John McCain voted AGAINST 20 million dollars for veteran care facilities.

John McCain voted AGAINST $322 million for safety equipment for our troops in Iraq.

John McCain voted AGAINST $1 billion dollars in new equipment for the National Guard.

John McCain voted AGAINST $430 million for veterans outpatient care.

Barack voted FOR all of these troop support initiatives.

They deserve better than McCain.

We deserve better than McCain.

SUPPORT OUR TROOPS AND VOTE FOR BARACK OBAMA FOR PRESIDENT

Obama Yay all the live-long Day! | Report to Admin

By Megan in Northwest Indiana Sep 12th 2008 at 2:30 pm EDT (Updated Sep 12th 2008 at 2:30 pm EDT)

Michelle Obama in New Mexico - family issues and voter registration.
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"I'm John McCain and I approved this message."
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More Scandals: Oil, energy and sex. Now that's a combo platter.
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Unravelling Campaign Ads, "I'm John McCain, and I approved this message." Again.
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SeniorsUnite do the Hustle for Obama
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Craig Ferguson on politics in America and voting
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Many Republicans need to go back to 'Kindergarten' to understand what a lie is
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Candid and open video of 50+ Middle-Class Women for Obama talking about why they support this candidate.
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Mark Halperin on CNN - "Stop the madness!"
Pre-emption: Are you for it or against it? Maybe Charlie should have just phrased it that way.
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Obama Campaign Ads and video supporting the ads
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Dear John Letter: A Conservative Commentator lets John McCain down easy in a letter
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My Big Yellow School Bus Fundraiser for Barack Obama
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Step Right Up! Get your details right here! Extra! Extra! Read all about it! Obama Supports Tax Cuts for Ordinary Americans
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Barack Obama on David Letterman, Wednesday, September 10, 2008 - Post the Pig and Lipstick Controversy
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One of My Favorite Songs: I Hope by the Dixie Chicks
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'Mad about You' star and creator Paul Reiser on the 'Battle of the Bullys'
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By Blair Sep 12th 2008 at 2:31 pm EDT (Updated Sep 12th 2008 at 2:31 pm EDT)

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Wanna get a jump on... | Report to Admin

By Meri Who Loves Writing Haiku About Barack Sep 12th 2008 at 2:32 pm EDT (Updated Sep 12th 2008 at 2:32 pm EDT)

...tonight's money bomb? Avoid the traffic jumble and straight-out-highway donate!

I'll write you a speedy haiku just for you!

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Fast car streakin' fired up me!!!!

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By Debby, NJ...Foot Soldier 'til 2016 !!! Sep 12th 2008 at 3:01 pm EDT (Updated Sep 12th 2008 at 3:01 pm EDT)

Got you :)

Debby

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By Meri Who Loves Writing Haiku About Barack Sep 12th 2008 at 3:14 pm EDT (Updated Sep 12th 2008 at 3:14 pm EDT)

Thanks so much, Debby :)

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By Dee C. Sep 12th 2008 at 2:32 pm EDT (Updated Sep 12th 2008 at 2:32 pm EDT)

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Trust me people- this man's view is quite good..did he say he voted for Bush twice?

A BRILLIANT MUST READ!!! | Report to Admin

By Lulu Sep 12th 2008 at 2:32 pm EDT (Updated Sep 12th 2008 at 2:32 pm EDT)

Obama and the Palin Effect
by Deepak Chopra

Sometimes politics has the uncanny effect of mirroring the national psyche even when nobody intended to do that. This is perfectly illustrated by the rousing effect that Gov. Sarah Palin had on the Republican convention in Minneapolis this week. On the surface,
she outdoes former Vice President Dan Quayle as an unlikely choice, given her negligent parochial expertise in the complex affairs of governing. Her state of Alaska has less than 700,000 residents, which reduces the job of governor to the scale of running one-tenth of New York City. By comparison, Rudy Giuliani is a towering
international figure. Palin's pluck has been admired, and her forthrightness,
but her real appeal goes deeper.

She is the reverse of Barack Obama, in essence his shadow, deriding his idealism and turning negativity into a cause for pride. In psychological terms the shadow is that part of the psyche that hides out of sight, countering our aspirations, virtue, and vision
with qualities we are ashamed to face: anger, fear, revenge, violence, selfishness, and suspicion of "the other." For millions of Americans, Obama triggers those feelings, but they don't want to express them. He is calling for us to reach for our higher selves, and
frankly, that stirs up hidden reactions of an unsavory kind. (Just to be perfectly clear, I am not making a verbal play out of the fact that Sen. Obama is black. The shadow is a metaphor widely in use before his arrival on the scene.) I recognize that psychological analysis of politics is usually not welcome by the public, but I believe such a perspective can be helpful here to understand Palin's message. In her acceptance speech Gov. Palin sent a rousing call to those who want to celebrate their resistance to change and a higher vision.

Look at what she stands for:

* Small town values - a nostalgic return to simpler times disguises a denial of America's global role, a return to petty, small- minded parochialism.

* Ignorance of world affairs - a repudiation of the need to repair America's image abroad.

* Family values - a code for walling out anybody who makes acclaim for social justice. Such strangers, being outside the family, don’t need to be needed.

* Rigid stands on guns and abortion - a scornful repudiation that these issues can be negotiated with those who disagree.

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By TexasGirl Sep 12th 2008 at 3:05 pm EDT (Updated Sep 12th 2008 at 3:05 pm EDT)

i found this so interesting, i had to say thank you.

Re: A BRILLIANT MUST READ!!! | Report to Admin

By Czarina Jacqueline O'Boomer - "O' beautiful, for spacious skies" Sep 12th 2008 at 3:24 pm EDT (Updated Sep 12th 2008 at 3:24 pm EDT)

I love Deepak Chopra and I'm off to read your post. Thanks, Lulu!

I will stand fast | Report to Admin

By Bert from NLD Sep 12th 2008 at 2:33 pm EDT (Updated Sep 12th 2008 at 2:33 pm EDT)

"I'm asking you to believe.
Not just in my ability to bring about real change in Washington... I'm asking you to believe in yours"

You owe it to yourself. Have faith in the leadership qualities of Barack Obama, and say to yourself, I will stands fast.

Senator Obama has the charisma, dedication, devotion and vision to make to YOUR next President of the United States of America.

Keep Hope Alive. | Report to Admin

By Cee in MD Awaiting that Sweet announcement: "Barack Obama, 44th President of the United States"!!!!!!! Sep 12th 2008 at 2:33 pm EDT (Updated Sep 12th 2008 at 2:33 pm EDT)

With the last days of this electoon looming, Im just tryng to keep us Obama/Biden folks fired up, and reminsicent of why we are here. We have to remember what lead us to Obama. We have to keep in mind that we united behind this man for one
reason and one only.

It was H O P E.

We cant get discouraged. That fierce urgency of NOW could not be any more urgent!!! We cannot let the republicans continue to dig this hole. We need Obama!!!

GOTV!!! Call. Canvass. Donate.

You will experience an EPIPHANY when you experience the actual change you make by taking this campaign into your own hands. We are the GRASS ROOTS!!!
Please consider my FR for a donation
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MCCAIN = BUSH | Report to Admin

By eric4obama Sep 12th 2008 at 2:33 pm EDT (Updated Sep 12th 2008 at 2:33 pm EDT)

McCain will continue Bush's lies, his foreign policy is no different, economic policies are the same and he's the same on health care and education. McCain and Bush are one in the same.

Obama/Biden '08

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By Grandma 3 from Western IL Sep 12th 2008 at 2:34 pm EDT (Updated Sep 12th 2008 at 2:34 pm EDT)

For all of you heading out to work at a Obama HQ somewhere, please take along an information sheet about the Obama Quilt
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The Quilters would really appreciate your help in spreading the word about our Quilt Fund Raiser.

Pictures of the Obama Quilt
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Video-
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FR Page for the Quilt
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Q: What's a true Backseat Driver ? | Report to Admin

By rich Sep 12th 2008 at 2:36 pm EDT (Updated Sep 12th 2008 at 2:36 pm EDT)

A: a true Backseat Driver (ie. BD), when met with a comment from someone else that they might be a BD, will often respond by just humming along ...

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... as if the term doesn't apply to them.

Oh, BTW, here's a tune I dedicate to the true BDs, who day in, day out, are telling Obama "Do this !" "Do that !" "Can't you read the [my] sign !" :

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By Meri Who Loves Writing Haiku About Barack Sep 12th 2008 at 2:46 pm EDT (Updated Sep 12th 2008 at 2:46 pm EDT)

BD Haiku!

Backseat driver blues
Skewed rear view mirror glancin'
Hands off Barack's wheel!!!

Anyone care to donate in honor of our BDers?

Haiku, too!

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Re: Q: What's a true Backseat Driver ? | Report to Admin

By Recovering Whine-O Sep 12th 2008 at 2:59 pm EDT (Updated Sep 12th 2008 at 2:59 pm EDT)

O Miss Meri, I'm scared'a you!!

Hands off Barack's wheel!!! RIGHT NOW!!! GENIUS!!

If Barack was my Aunt, he'd look these BD's in the face and say, "RUN your mouth, I'll RUN my campaign!" But he's a sweetie and much too polite, so you had to haiku'em. They got the message GF, they definitely got the message.

I see | Report to Admin

By Yesican Sep 12th 2008 at 2:36 pm EDT (Updated Sep 12th 2008 at 2:36 pm EDT)

...you can see Russia from Alaska...sheeesh. Well, you can see Mexico from California but that doesn't make Arnold a foriegn policy expert. Well he has at least met some foriegn leaders.

I can see the moon from my bedroom, but that doesn’t make me an astronaut.

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By Denny from Greenville South Carolina***Barack Obama 44th president of the United States of America Sep 12th 2008 at 2:45 pm EDT (Updated Sep 12th 2008 at 2:45 pm EDT)

I use the toilet daily,Im however not quilified to be a plumber *true-true*

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By Recovering Whine-O Sep 12th 2008 at 3:01 pm EDT (Updated Sep 12th 2008 at 3:01 pm EDT)

Me either, but I can handle a plunger pretty well!! ;0)
LOL

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By Rich from FLA Sep 12th 2008 at 3:03 pm EDT (Updated Sep 12th 2008 at 3:03 pm EDT)

unless I eat a lot of cheese...

Ha!! Nothin motivates troops like toilet humor!

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By Recovering Whine-O Sep 12th 2008 at 3:09 pm EDT (Updated Sep 12th 2008 at 3:09 pm EDT)

Rich, you make me cry!!! LOL

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By Nashfan for Obama in Phoenix, who has had "ENOUGH!" Sep 12th 2008 at 3:06 pm EDT (Updated Sep 12th 2008 at 3:06 pm EDT)

LOL! The moon/astronaut comment is hilarious. Obama campaign could use something like that in an ad.

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By Sammie Sep 12th 2008 at 3:10 pm EDT (Updated Sep 12th 2008 at 3:10 pm EDT)

And also is not American born so .....regardless of what country he can see from his house that his state of california does not reimburse him to sleep in with his own family......what is the diversity in former Mayor from Alaska's home town?

Raly Mode Donation; Concord, NH | Report to Admin

By Herschel.Corpus.Christi Sep 12th 2008 at 2:36 pm EDT (Updated Sep 12th 2008 at 2:36 pm EDT)

Senator Obama will hold a rally in Concord, NH today at 6:00 p.m. Eastern Time. Indications are a firm stance will be taken. PLEASE send a donation in support for Senator Obama taking on the McCain record.

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Yes You Can!!!

Let's hear it! | Report to Admin

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By Denny from Greenville South Carolina***Barack Obama 44th president of the United States of America Sep 12th 2008 at 2:51 pm EDT (Updated Sep 12th 2008 at 2:51 pm EDT)

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Dear Cindy McCain... | Report to Admin

By Scott Sep 12th 2008 at 2:37 pm EDT (Updated Sep 12th 2008 at 2:37 pm EDT)

I just saw you on The View. You are very lovely and I'm very glad you support the plastics industry.

You said your parents gave you a good life and that you'd like to share that amazing bounty that they left you. I hope your husband feels the same way.

I'm a local musician here in California and despite a life of hard work I've yet to attain my American dream. Even though I fell short, my son just might have a chance. I'm doing everything I can to put him through college and as a result have taken on, what is to me, crushing debt. He has too. He studies hard and has garnered a 4.0 grade average since he transferred to a university. He is an amazing investment in the future of our country.

So my question to you is: Can you and your husband help ? I don't need one of your many houses, (even though they're probably not being lived in at the moment), just help with paying off the loans. God forbid that he would have to take a job as a community organizer like Sen. Obama did and take 20+ years to pay them off. If you act quickly, the balance would be a little less than $30,000. This, I dare say, would be way less than the cost of the diamond brooch you are so fond of wearing.

In return, I can agree to vote for your husband, come November, even though I'm a lifelong Democrat. I can ask my wife to vote for him, too. She's a Republican and evangelical Christian and your husband instills fear in her heart because of his economic policies. At this time, she is going to stay home on election day. But if you can alleviate our personal concerns about our son's education costs , I'm sure I can convince her to vote for Mr. McCain. Maybe she'll even put a bumper sticker on her car !
If you are willing to help, I have no problem driving out to Sedona to pick up the check, despite the high gas prices. It's supposed to be so beautiful there !
Please respond soon so we can inform the media of you largess and you and John can benefit politically. I know that this is very important to you.

God Bless you and these United States of America !

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By Scott Sep 12th 2008 at 3:10 pm EDT (Updated Sep 12th 2008 at 3:10 pm EDT)

Does anybody read these things ?

Money Bomb Time Again!!! In honor of our VOPUS | Report to Admin

By Cee in MD Awaiting that Sweet announcement: "Barack Obama, 44th President of the United States"!!!!!!! Sep 12th 2008 at 2:38 pm EDT (Updated Sep 12th 2008 at 2:38 pm EDT)

$$$$Money Bomb for Biden$$$$

For over THIRTY FIVE YEARS, Joe Biden has represented the people of Delaware in the United States Senate.
As a long-standing member and former Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee Link , Senator Biden is a strong leader on crime and drug policy and has been instrumental in crafting almost every major piece of crime legislation over the past two decades
Joe Biden's Track Record: Legislation and Effectiveness
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2007 Biden Crime Bill
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Historic legislation sponsored by Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Joseph R. Biden
to authorize $48 billion for global HIV/AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis programs
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Senator Biden Champions Legislation to Make College More Affordable
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Senator Biden floor statement on the Iraq Supplemental Bill
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Senator Biden on the Foriegn Relations Committee
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A list of Senator Biden's Legislation
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Obama Biden Duel Sponsored Bills
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Please donate today in honor of our Vice President Joe Biden

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And this one: | Report to Admin

By MRA - Mary, NY - SO VERY PROUD OF MY COUNTRY! Sep 12th 2008 at 2:38 pm EDT (Updated Sep 12th 2008 at 2:38 pm EDT)

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By MRA - Mary, NY - SO VERY PROUD OF MY COUNTRY! Sep 12th 2008 at 2:43 pm EDT (Updated Sep 12th 2008 at 2:43 pm EDT)

I can see with the lag time that it takes for comments to post that even a simple cheer is made difficult -

WHAT IN THE WORLD IS THIS SITE GOING TO BE LIKE DURING DEBATES? IN THE FINAL DAYS OF THE CAMPAIGN?

I do wish they would get whatever hardware is necessary to fix this situation.

I know there are some on here who have talked to HQ about various issues - anyone out there talk to them recently about site problems?

The Utah Republican says the “lipstick” allegation against Obama is “ridiculous.” | Report to Admin

By LADYT FROM CHESAPEAKE, VA Sep 12th 2008 at 2:38 pm EDT (Updated Sep 12th 2008 at 2:38 pm EDT)

SEN(R) HATCH

“I’m sure he didn’t mean it that way, the way it’s being interpreted.”
Adds that Obama “is a nice person. He’s smart; he’s intelligent. He writes well. He’s very charismatic.”
Says Palin’s treatment from her critics has also been “ridiculous.”
NEW YORK -- Senator Orrin Hatch, a conservative Utah Republican, today defended Barack Obama from what Hatch called ``ridiculous'' charges that Obama had insulted GOP vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin with the use of an age-old expression, ``lipstick on a pig.''
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``I think it's ridiculous, what they've said about Sarah Palin,'' Hatch said, referring to criticisms of her fitness for the White House. But to suggest that Democratic nominee Obama was calling Palin a ``pig?'' Just as silly, Hatch said.

``I think it's ridiculous to make too much of Barack Obama [and his comments about the McCain campaign message]. I'm sure he didn't mean it that way, the way it's being interpreted,'' Hatch said in a brief interview after he formally announced a sweeping national service bill he authored with his Democratic friend and colleague, Massachusetts Senator Edward M. Kennedy.

While Hatch said he is committed to electing GOP nominee John McCain, ``Barack Obama is a nice person. He's smart; he's intelligent. He writes well. He's very charismatic.'' Democratic vice presidential candidate Joe Biden, who has served with Hatch for decades in the US Senate, is ``a very fine human being,'' Hatch added.

While both nominees reverted back to their increasingly combative campaign today, Hatch urged all of his colleagues to work on a bipartisan basis, as Hatch has frequently done with Kennedy.

``Ted Kennedy is the lion of the Senate. As much as Republicans make a fuss against him, every one of us are praying for his safe return to the Senate in January,'' Hatch said earlier, addressing a summit of Servicenation, a national service group.

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By MIKE JONES |||||| UNITED WE CAN ! * 2012 * |||||| Sep 12th 2008 at 2:38 pm EDT (Updated Sep 12th 2008 at 2:38 pm EDT)

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Republican Sen. Orrin Hatch(Utah) says the “lipstick” allegation against Obama is “ridiculous.”

“I’m sure he didn’t mean it that way, the way it’s being interpreted.”

Adds that Obama “is a nice person. He’s smart; he’s intelligent. He writes well. He’s very charismatic.”

Says Palin’s treatment from her critics has also been “ridiculous.”

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Questionable Strategy... | Report to Admin

By Ryno Sep 12th 2008 at 2:40 pm EDT (Updated Sep 12th 2008 at 2:40 pm EDT)

Questionable strategy putting John on The View, and Palin's handlers did a terrible job prepping her for the interview.

Bottom line being this might be the classic case of peaking too early. No way McCain holds on for over a month. At some point people start paying attention and when that happens he'll be in trouble. It's a funny thing about facts. They always seem to get in the way of John McCain.

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By Arlene in Maine Sep 12th 2008 at 2:58 pm EDT (Updated Sep 12th 2008 at 2:58 pm EDT)

And this is also why the whiners, critics, armchair quarterbacks, and wanna be campaign managers here need to SHUT THEIR YAPS RIGHT NOW. Our campaign has a plan over the next 7 weeks. We can't just dump all of our ammo today or yesterday. You're right, I think McCain campaign IS peaking too soon, but it's obviously all they've got to go on. Thanks for a good post! And WAKE UP PEOPLE!

We have a date with Destiny, and we're really going to hit it off together... :D

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By Arlene in Maine Sep 12th 2008 at 3:02 pm EDT (Updated Sep 12th 2008 at 3:02 pm EDT)

Do you realize that for the next 7 weeks, all the McCain campaign has to run on is negativity and lies? They are offering NOTHING ELSE. Oh, and of course, a bid to steal the election, which we will combat with massive turnout by GOTV in the battlegrounds. All they have left to do is lie, cheat, and steal. NOT THIS TIME!

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By Nashfan for Obama in Phoenix, who has had "ENOUGH!" Sep 12th 2008 at 3:28 pm EDT (Updated Sep 12th 2008 at 3:28 pm EDT)

I hope you are right.

PANTS ON FIRE -- POLITIFACT | Report to Admin

By LADYT FROM CHESAPEAKE, VA Sep 12th 2008 at 2:40 pm EDT (Updated Sep 12th 2008 at 2:40 pm EDT)

An absurd claim about a bill that never passed

John McCain released an ad this week making the accusation that Barack Obama supports sex education for five-year-olds.

Here's what the ad says:

"Education Week says Obama 'hasn't made a significant mark on education,' that he's 'elusive' on accountability, a 'staunch defender of the existing public school monopoly.'

Obama's one accomplishment? Legislation to teach 'comprehensive sex education' to kindergartners.

Learning about sex before learning to read? Barack Obama. Wrong on education. Wrong for your family."

Here, we'll check the claim that Obama wants five-year-olds to learn about sex. We've checked what Education Week said in a separate item and found it Barely True.

The origins of this claim go back to Obama's days as a state senator in the Illinois General Assembly.

In 2003, the Assembly considered a bill to expand sex education directives from grades 6 through 12 to grades K through 12. The legislation required the curriculum to be medically accurate and include information on the prevention of HIV and contraceptives. It also said abstinence must be taught and that students "shall be encouraged to base their actions on reasoning, self-discipline, sense of responsibility, self-control, and ethical considerations, such as respect for oneself and others."

Most pertinent to the kindergarten allegation, the legislation states that "course material and instruction shall be age and developmentally appropriate."

Carol Ronen, the now-retired state senator who sponsored the bill, said its main intent was to make sure that teenagers got information that was "medically accurate," a requirement that wasn't then part of the school code. A secondary effect was to expand age-appropriate sex education down to lower grades, to allow things like teaching school children to avoid sex predators, Ronen said.

"Barack never had anything to do with it," she said. "This is a lot of hoopla."

Obama voted for the legislation in committee on a party-line vote. He was not a sponsor nor a co-sponsor, and the legislation never made it to a full Senate vote. So calling it one of his accomplishments is wrong, since it never became law and it wasn't his bill anyway.

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By pyxe in MS Sep 12th 2008 at 3:03 pm EDT (Updated Sep 12th 2008 at 3:03 pm EDT)

That ad makes me want to rip out the eyes of every member of the GOP!! I don't suppose any of THEIR children were ever raped! But then it isn't likely they even give a crap about the children who are. They don't give a crap about anyone except themselves. SELFISH GREEDY HATEFUL EVIL. All these so called "Christians" voting Republican need to take a good look at themselves!

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By ★Holly♐HH Honored to Have Helped with This Historic Campaign! ★ Eugene Sep 12th 2008 at 3:29 pm EDT (Updated Sep 12th 2008 at 3:29 pm EDT)

Look, there are lots of excellent members of the GOP who are supporting Barack -- they call themselves Obamacans. Please don't blame all members of the GOP for the actions of some.... I bet you don't endorse every action by every Democrat, either (even if you are a registered Democrat).

Obama's Resume | Report to Admin

By Shannon Sep 12th 2008 at 2:41 pm EDT (Updated Sep 12th 2008 at 2:41 pm EDT)

Hello everyone! I live on Capitol Hill in DC and someone posted this on a listserve for moms that I belong to (yes, on the Hill, even moms groups are political!). It's Obama's "resume" and I think it would be useful to us b/c it succinctly states his experience, which a lot of people are wondering about. Here it is - and just so you know it will be continued on another post b/c it's too long.

Peace,
Shannon

Education
Columbia University
B.A. Political Science with specialization in international relations
Thesis topic: Soviet nuclear disarmament
Graduate
Harvard Law School
J.D. magna cum laude 1988-1991
President, Harvard Law Review
Organizing and other work experience
1983-1984 Writer/Researcher for Business International Corporation. Helped companies understand overseas markets in the "Financing Foreign Operations" service and wrote for the "Business International Money Report"
1984-1985 Community Organizer for New York Public Interest Research Group (PIRG), promoting personal, community, and government reform at City College in Harlem.
1985-1988 Director of the Developing Communities Project (DCP), a church-based community organization originally comprising eight Catholic parishes in Greater Roseland on Chicago's South Side. While director grew the DCP staff from 1 to 13 and their budget from $70,000 to $400,000.
1992 Led Chicago's Project Vote! push. This effort resulted in a record number of voter registrations, over 600,000 in Chicago. 1)
Teaching 1993-2004 Visiting Law and Government Fellow, then Senior Lecturer, in Constitutional Law at the University of Chicago Law School. Taught courses on the due process and equal protection areas of constitutional law, on voting rights, and on racism and law. Helped develop a casebook on voting rights.
Law Practice
1993-2002 Worked as an associate attorney with Davis, Miner, Barnhill & Galland. Represented non-profits and private individuals in urban development projects, voting rights cases, and wrongful firings. Filed major suit that forced the state of Illinois to enforce the Motor Voter Law and successfully argued a wrongful firing case before the U.S. 7th Circuit Court of Appeals.

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By Shannon Sep 12th 2008 at 2:47 pm EDT (Updated Sep 12th 2008 at 2:47 pm EDT)

Illinois Senate 1996-2004
Chairman, Health and Human Services Committee
Spearheaded a successful bipartisan effort in Illinois to pass the broadest ethics-reform legislation in 25 years, and gained bipartisan support for his successful bills reforming death penalty interrogations and ending racial profiling by police.
Worked with the Republican-led effort to reform welfare.
Also sponsored successful bills expanding tax credits and child-care subsidies for low-income working families, protecting overtime pay for workers, expanding health care for children, and providing job skills training for juveniles.
New York Times chart on Obama's legislative record in the Illinois Senate: http://www.nytimes. com/imagepages/ 2007/07/29/ us/politics/ 20070730_ OBAMA_GRAPHIC. html
United States Senate 2004-present
Member, Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Chairman, Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on European Affairs
Member, Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Member, Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Member, Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs
Shares responsibility for the bipartisan Coburn-Obama Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006, requiring full online disclosure of all entities receiving federal funds, and the bipartisan Lugar-Obama Cooperative Proliferation Detection, Interdiction Assistance, and Conventional Threat Reduction Act of 2006, deepening non-proliferation work with WMD and including surface-to-air missiles, land mines, and other weapons that may be used by terrorists.
Also worked with Coburn to end the abuse of no-bid contracts in the wake of disasters.
Bills / Amendments Passed
Barack Obama has introduced nearly 300 bills during his time in the U.S. Senate, and cosponsored close to 1,000 others. To see his legislative efforts, search the 109th Congress at http://thomas. loc.gov/bss/ d109query. html and 110th Congress at http://thomas. loc.gov/bss/ d110query. html
S.AMDT.1041 to S.1082 To improve the safety and efficacy of genetic tests.

S.AMDT.3073 to H.R.1585 To provide for transparency and accountability in military and security contracting.

S.AMDT.3078 to H.R.1585 Relating to administrative separations of members of the Armed Forces for personality disorder.

S.AMDT.41 to S.1 To require lobbyists to disclose the candidates, leadership PACs, or political parties for whom they collect or arrange contributions, and the aggregate amount of the contributions collected or arranged.

S.AMDT.524 to S.CON.RES.21 To provide $100 million for the Summer Term Education Program supporting summer learning opportunities for low-income students in the early grades to lessen summer learning losses that contribute to the achievement gaps separating low-income students from their middle-class peers.

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By Shannon Sep 12th 2008 at 2:54 pm EDT (Updated Sep 12th 2008 at 2:54 pm EDT)

S.AMDT.599 to S.CON.RES.21 To add $200 million for Function 270 (Energy) for the demonstration and monitoring of carbon capture and sequestration technology by the Department of Energy.

S.AMDT.905 to S.761 To require the Director of Mathematics, Science, and Engineering Education to establish a program to recruit and provide mentors for women and underrepresented minorities who are interested in careers in mathematics, science, and engineering.

S.AMDT.923 to S.761 To expand the pipeline of individuals entering the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics fields to support United States innovation and competitiveness.

S.AMDT.924 to S.761 To establish summer term education programs.

S.AMDT.2519 to H.R.2638 To provide that one of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be used to enter into a contract in an amount greater than $5 million or to award a grant in excess of such amount unless the prospective contractor or grantee certifies in writing to the agency awarding the contract or grant that the contractor or grantee owes no past due Federal tax liability.

S.AMDT.2588 to H.R.976 To provide certain employment protections for family members who are caring for members of the Armed Forces recovering from illnesses and injuries incurred on active duty.

S.AMDT.2658 to H.R.2642 To provide that none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be used to enter into a contract in an amount greater than $5,000,000 or to award a grant in excess of such amount unless the prospective contractor or grantee makes certain certifications regarding Federal tax liability.

S.AMDT.2692 to H.R.2764 To require a comprehensive nuclear threat reduction and security plan.

S.AMDT.2799 to H.R.3074 To provide that none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be used to enter into a contract in an amount greater than $5,000,000 or to award a grant in excess of such amount unless the prospective contractor or grantee makes certain certifications regarding Federal tax liability.
S.AMDT.3137 to H.R.3222 To provide that none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be used to enter into a contract in an amount greater than $5,000,000 or to award a grant in excess of such amount unless the prospective contractor or grantee makes certain certifications regarding Federal tax liability.

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By Shannon Sep 12th 2008 at 3:05 pm EDT (Updated Sep 12th 2008 at 3:05 pm EDT)

S.AMDT.3234 to H.R.3093 To provide that none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be used to enter into a contract in an amount greater than $5,000,000 or to award a grant in excess of such amount unless the prospective contractor or grantee makes certain certifications regarding Federal tax liability.
S.AMDT.3331 to H.R.3043 To provide that none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be used to enter into a contract in an amount greater than $5,000,000 or to award a grant in excess of such amount unless the prospective contractor or grantee makes certain certifications regarding Federal tax liability.
Senate Resolutions Passed:
S.RES.133 : A resolution celebrating the life of Bishop Gilbert Earl Patterson.
S.RES.268 : A resolution designating July 12, 2007, as "National Summer Learning Day".
Other Bills Introduced
S.J.RES.23: A joint resolution clarifying that the use of force against Iran is not authorized by the Authorization for the Use of Military Force Against Iraq, any resolution previously adopted, or any other provision of law.
S. 453: Deceptive Practices and Voter Intimidation Prevention Act of 2007. The Deceptive Practices and Voter Intimidation Prevention Act of 2007 (H.R.1281), (S.453), would establish criminal penalties for acts of voter deception. Those who knowingly disseminate false information with the intention of keeping others from voting would face up to five years in prison under the legislation. The Act was sponsored by Rep. Rahm Emanuel (D-Ill.) and 60 cosponsors in the House, and Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) and 15 cosponsors in the Senate. (20 Cosponsors)
S. 2030: A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to require reporting relating to bundled contributions made by persons other than registered lobbyists. (1 Cosponsor)
S. 2111: Positive Behavior for Effective Schools Act. A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to allow State educational agencies, local educational agencies, and schools to increase implementation of early intervention services, particularly school-wide positive behavior supports. (3 Cosponsors)
S. 2066: Back to School: Improving Standards for Nutrition and Physical Education in Schools Act of 2007. A bill to establish nutrition and physical education standards for schools.
S. Con. Res. 46: A concurrent resolution supporting the goals and ideals of Sickle Cell Disease Awareness Month.

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By Shannon Sep 12th 2008 at 3:09 pm EDT (Updated Sep 12th 2008 at 3:09 pm EDT)

S. 2044: Independent Contractor Proper Classification Act of 2007. A bill to provide procedures for the proper classification of employees and independent contractors, and for other purposes. (6 Cosponsors)
S. 2519: Contracting and Tax Accountability Act of 2007. A bill to prohibit the awarding of a contract or grant in excess of the simplified acquisition threshold unless the prospective contractor or grantee certifies in writing to the agency awarding the contract or grant that the contractor or grantee has no seriously delinquent tax debts, and for other purposes.
S. 2433: Global Poverty Act of 2007. A bill to require the President to develop and implement a comprehensive strategy to further the United States foreign policy objective of promoting the reduction of global poverty, the elimination of extreme global poverty, and the achievement of the Millennium Development Goal of reducing by one-half the proportion of people worldwide, between 1990 and 2015, who live on less than $1 per day. (9 Cosponsors)
S. 2330: Veterans Homelessness Prevention Act. A bill to authorize a pilot program within the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development with the goal of preventing at-risk veterans and veteran families from falling into homelessness, and for other purposes. (1 Cosponsor)

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By Czarina Vero - who loves her new President - OBAMA!!!!! Sep 12th 2008 at 3:30 pm EDT (Updated Sep 12th 2008 at 3:30 pm EDT)

If this isn't being qualified enough, I don't know what is. And he's only 47 years old.

Obama ads | Report to Admin

By Neo Hussein Abraxas Sep 12th 2008 at 2:41 pm EDT (Updated Sep 12th 2008 at 2:41 pm EDT)

The new ads are crappy. In the meantime Planned Parenthood put out a real biting ad on behalf of Obama. I hope it will get some real air time. Much more air time than Obama's weak kneed ads.

See for yourselves: Link

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By Tori from Greenville,SC Sep 12th 2008 at 2:49 pm EDT (Updated Sep 12th 2008 at 2:49 pm EDT)

Well your comment is also crappy.

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By Neo Hussein Abraxas Sep 12th 2008 at 2:52 pm EDT (Updated Sep 12th 2008 at 2:52 pm EDT)

keep throwing blind love for the campaign. The ad team of Obama is terrible. Watch the Planned Parenthood ad and tell me who's doing a better job standing up for Barack? PP or his own campaign team?

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By Tori from Greenville,SC Sep 12th 2008 at 3:03 pm EDT (Updated Sep 12th 2008 at 3:03 pm EDT)

Have you heard of 527's? Duh some of these organizations are our counterpart to 527's. Obama has given them the signal. I am not throwing blind love but I choose not to trash a campaign that has gotten this far without having you on the payroll. Obviously their ad team is doing something right. Every ad has a different purpose. If the Obama team was run by some of you that complain all the time it would have never even taken off. I follow Obama's mantra. No Drama. Barack Obama approves these ads. Are you saying he doesn't know what he is doing? You guys know more than Barack Obama(lol).
In essence that's what you're saying.

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By Adrianne Byrd Sep 12th 2008 at 3:17 pm EDT (Updated Sep 12th 2008 at 3:17 pm EDT)

Whatever. I agree. This Planned Parenting ad is a good ad. There have been plenty of good Democrats that has gotten this far and then lose the GE because lies sticks. That's why there are STILL so many people who still think our guy is Muslim (which I guess is a crime). I, for one, am glad Barrack gave the signal to the 527s.

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By rich Sep 12th 2008 at 3:07 pm EDT (Updated Sep 12th 2008 at 3:07 pm EDT)

Neo (aka Unknown User) -

Congratulations ! You passed your driving exam and here's your license ! :

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By JonnieRae Sep 12th 2008 at 4:12 pm EDT (Updated Sep 12th 2008 at 4:12 pm EDT)

I think we need to donate to the 527's. Check out the NARAL video, soon to be ad.(link above) Check out the link above with the ad about the killing of wolves. We need the 527's to get going. They are issue oriented. They can hit home on the important issues.

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By Alexandria from CA - Already Looking Forward To The Inauguration Sep 12th 2008 at 3:15 pm EDT (Updated Sep 12th 2008 at 3:15 pm EDT)

Yeah, I agree,

Your COMMENTS are crappy!

and...

Your comments are unproductive!

Put your money where your mouth is. (LOL)Literally!

and...

Try making some phone calls.

OH....YES WE CAN!!!

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By K from Columbus, OH Sep 12th 2008 at 3:25 pm EDT (Updated Sep 12th 2008 at 3:25 pm EDT)

Neo your analysis is spot on. This is what I have been talking about. Our ad team sucks. hey really do. Planned Parenthood produced a real ad that hit the nail on the head. Obama's ads are too academic and are not bitting. We don't need negative ads. We need ads that try to difine and provide real contrasts.

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By VAforObama Sep 12th 2008 at 5:16 pm EDT (Updated Sep 12th 2008 at 5:16 pm EDT)

I don't agree because Just Like Obama, I love this country too much to watch John McCain and Carl Rove Mislead the people about the issues please send a tougher message in our ads so people don't get mislead. How about this 30 second ad Called " NUMBERS":

Black Screen with the number 95 in bold white letters:
(Announcer): 95% of Americans will get TAX Cuts under Barack Obama's Tax plan to help the middle class get a boost to help our economy. Don't believe the "straight lie express" cause here's another number they don't want you to know.

Black Screen changes to number 90 in bold white letters:
(Announcer)90% of the time John McCain has voted to with bush to turn a xxx trillion surplus into a 400 trillion dollar deficit!
(Barack Obama) This is Barack Obama and I approve this message

PLEASE CONSIDER THIS AND DON'T BE AFRAID TO CALL HIM A LIAR! BECAUSE REMEMBER HE CALLED US "DISRESPECFUL".

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By MRA - Mary, NY - SO VERY PROUD OF MY COUNTRY! Sep 12th 2008 at 2:53 pm EDT (Updated Sep 12th 2008 at 2:53 pm EDT)

Ditto.

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By Jaquelin Sep 12th 2008 at 3:06 pm EDT (Updated Sep 12th 2008 at 3:06 pm EDT)

I get sick and tired that any time someone voices an opinion that is not all positive and complimentary about our AD campaign they are creamed by the blog.

I agree. The new adds are not strong enough, simple enough, clear enough. KEEP IT SIMPLE STUPID is the rule of thumb in
advertisements.

AGREED WITH BUSH 95% OF THE TIME. THAT'S ENOUGH.

These ads will not do it. Planned Parenthood, NARAL and the Threatened Animal Ads are much more pointed and stronger.

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By ★Holly♐HH Honored to Have Helped with This Historic Campaign! ★ Eugene Sep 12th 2008 at 3:39 pm EDT (Updated Sep 12th 2008 at 3:39 pm EDT)

I agree. Let's disagree without being disagreeable, calling each other names, assuming negative intentions, etc.

No campaign is perfect. No candidate is perfect. Obama has said this many times -- he has made mistakes and the campaign has made mistakes.

I also agree that what matters most is to focus on what WE CAN DO which is canvass, make phone calls, and help fund the ads we DO think are effective, whether from the campaign or Planned Parenthood or Move On or some other organization.

Or create your own on YouTube and get it circulating!

All contributions are valuable... including constructive criticism.

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By Meri Who Loves Writing Haiku About Barack Sep 12th 2008 at 2:49 pm EDT (Updated Sep 12th 2008 at 2:49 pm EDT)

Time to lay down a donation!

Link

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By IA for Obama ☮ Sep 12th 2008 at 2:51 pm EDT (Updated Sep 12th 2008 at 2:51 pm EDT)

That is a very powerful ad. Thanks for posting it (and I agree it is much better than the two new ones put out by the campaign today).

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By Suzie McKay Sep 12th 2008 at 2:59 pm EDT (Updated Sep 12th 2008 at 2:59 pm EDT)

Well, I didn't like a couple of the ads but I just saw a new one on CNN. WOW! DOUBLE WOW! Barack signs off with a statement that says something like I am Barack Obama and I approve this message because change is more than a word, change is what we need to work for. Probably a bad paraphrase but I am FIRED UP! It's a wonderful ad that speaks with specificity and targets a wide audience. You're gonna love this.

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By BeoncaEndorsesB-Rock Sep 12th 2008 at 3:23 pm EDT (Updated Sep 12th 2008 at 3:23 pm EDT)

did you ever stop to think that with the Planned Parenthood ad and the new hard-hitting aerial "hunting" of wolves ad, there was no need for Obama to go too hard?

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By WELCOME TO THE WHITE HOUSE MR. PRESIDENT!!! Sep 12th 2008 at 3:04 pm EDT (Updated Sep 12th 2008 at 3:04 pm EDT)

OK Neo from Canada who either can't or is not registered vote has joined a few groups and written a few blogs and dares come here spewing negative unsupported crap yet claims to support Obama?

Get real! He is the only candidate out there telling it like it is and fighting with the truth. your dissatisfaction has no business being aimed at Obama. If you really want to lend support from Canada then slam the media and demand they start reporting facts and debunking lies.

With supporter like you who needs the McCain Campaign!

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By IA for Obama ☮ Sep 12th 2008 at 3:48 pm EDT (Updated Sep 12th 2008 at 3:48 pm EDT)

yikes. this kind of post does not help our campaign. Neo has been here for a long time. We can disagree without being disagreeable. This isn't a contest as to who has the most points, has joined the most groups, etc, nor do we always have to wax lyrical about everything the campaign does. No need to attack Neo or turn on supporters just because you disagree with them.

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By Neo Hussein Abraxas Sep 12th 2008 at 3:52 pm EDT (Updated Sep 12th 2008 at 3:52 pm EDT)

just sitting around and singing praises won't win the campaign. I'm just saying that Barack must hit HARDER.

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By VAforObama Sep 12th 2008 at 5:13 pm EDT (Updated Sep 12th 2008 at 5:13 pm EDT)

I like the ads but I think we can do better.Just Like Obama, I love this country too much to watch John McCain and Carl Rove Mislead the people about the issues please send a tougher message in our ads so people don't get mislead. How about this 30 second ad Called " NUMBERS":

Black Screen with the number 95 in bold white letters:
(Announcer): 95% of Americans will get TAX Cuts under Barack Obama's Tax plan to help the middle class get a boost to help our economy. Don't believe the "straight lie express" cause here's another number they don't want you to know.

Black Screen changes to number 90 in bold white letters:
(Announcer)90% of the time John McCain has voted to with bush to turn a xxx trillion surplus into a 400 trillion dollar deficit!
(Barack Obama) This is Barack Obama and I approve this message

PLEASE CONSIDER THIS AND DON'T BE AFRAID TO CALL HIM A LIAR! BECAUSE REMEMBER HE CALLED US "DISRESPECFUL".

PANTS ON FIRE -- POLITIFACT | Report to Admin

By LADYT FROM CHESAPEAKE, VA Sep 12th 2008 at 2:41 pm EDT (Updated Sep 12th 2008 at 2:41 pm EDT)

If there's lipstick on a pig, it's this McCain ad

The story begins, like so many these days, with Gov. Sarah Palin’s speech at the Republican National Convention last week. Having stirred the crowd to its feet more than once, Palin delivered a knockout line when she deadpanned:

“I love those hockey moms. You know the difference between a hockey mom and a pit bull? Lipstick.”

The line drew cheerful applause and has echoed ever since, which seems to explain how Sen. Barack Obama found himself in the middle of an uproar when he uttered a time-worn phrase to denigrate Sen. John McCain’s proclaimed agenda for “change” in Washington.

"John McCain says he's about change, too," Obama said. "And so I guess his whole angle is, 'Watch out, George Bush! Except for economic policy, health care policy, tax policy, education policy, foreign policy, and Karl Rove-style politics, we're really going to shake things up in Washington.'"

"That's not change," Obama said. "That's just calling something the same thing something different. But you know, you can put lipstick on a pig. It's still a pig. You can wrap an old fish in a piece of paper called change, it’s still going to stink after eight years. We’ve had enough of the same old thing."

Gasp! He just said lipstick! Did he just call Sarah Palin a pig??!!!

That’s the charge.

Later that day, the McCain campaign arranged a conference call for reporters with Jane Swift, the former governor of Massachusetts. She said that when you add up Obama’s comments and Palin’s comments, you get Obama calling Palin a pig. Swift said Obama should apologize.
“Calling a very prominent female governor of one of our states a ‘pig’ is not exactly what we want to see,” Swift said.

The issue has dominated the presidential campaign for two days, with the McCain campaign stirring a controversy by having local lawmakers call for Obama to apologize, and the Obama campaign responding with examples of how often he and others have used the phrase. The next day, Obama called the McCain’s campaign tactics “lies and phony outrage and Swift-boat politics.”

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By Barack have brought us to this moment..we have to do the rest! Sep 12th 2008 at 2:42 pm EDT (Updated Sep 12th 2008 at 2:42 pm EDT)

FROM THE BLOGS
‘’If the facts about Mccain are negative, but still facts, then it's not an attack.

I don't think anyone wants Obama to stoop down to the Rove/Mccain level. They lie. They play the race card. Their tactics are unsavory all around.

Obama just needs some ads that point to the REAL McCain, the angry McCain, the McCain who's driven by ambition (his own words), the Mccain who thinks 'bomb bomb bomb Iran' is funny, the McCain who wants to overturn Roe v Wade, the Mccain who votes against women's issues again and again.....so much more.

They can use his own words or the words of other Republicans as Mccain did with Clinton and Biden.
I don't think that's selling out. It's politics and it's about winning.’’ EZPZ

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By Ryno Sep 12th 2008 at 2:53 pm EDT (Updated Sep 12th 2008 at 2:53 pm EDT)

I agree, there are respectful ways to hit back. I'm glad they are not stooping to Rovian politics, like, for example, making it widely known that John McCain left his first wife after she got messed up in a car wreck. Of course, first he cheated on his wife with Cindy, a lobbyist who worked for him, then left her all together.

I'm really glad we don't go there and glad we don't talk about it on this blog. We can win this election without talking about how he left his first wife because she got messed up in a car wreck.

PAWS FOR OBAMA'S CAUSE | Report to Admin

By WOJO Sep 12th 2008 at 2:43 pm EDT (Updated Sep 12th 2008 at 2:43 pm EDT)

Gov. Palin - not a friend of animals Link

Please donate to my newest Obama fundraiser: "Paws for Obama's Cause": Link

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By LADYT FROM CHESAPEAKE, VA Sep 12th 2008 at 2:43 pm EDT (Updated Sep 12th 2008 at 2:43 pm EDT)

Palin "fired Wasilla’s Police Chief because he 'intimidated' her."

A chain e-mail making the rounds claims to offer an insider's look at Sarah Palin during her days as mayor of Wasilla. The copy of the e-mail we've received is genuine. It was written by Wasilla resident Anne Kilkenny, a homemaker and longtime observer of Wasilla municipal government.

Kilkenny makes numerous factual claims in her e-mail. (Read it for yourself here.) Here, we are checking her statement that Palin "fired Wasilla’s Police Chief because he 'intimidated' her, she told the press."

There is no doubt that Palin fired the top cop of Wasilla in early 1997, a few months after taking office. Multiple news reports and a federal lawsuit confirm this.

The Anchorage Daily News reported that Palin delivered letters to Police Chief Irl Stambaugh and City Librarian Mary Ellen Emmons on Jan. 30, 1997, saying their employment with the city would end. The reports said Palin took the action because she felt the two did not fully support the changes that she wanted to make as the newly elected mayor. Both Stambaugh and Emmons had publicly supported Palin's political opponent, incumbent mayor John Stein, in the 1996 mayoral campaign, the reports noted.

The day after notifying them of their dismissals, however, Palin changed her mind about the city librarian and allowed her to stay.

She did not change her mind about Stambaugh, though. He decided to sue the city in federal court for wrongful termination.

Palin wrote a memo to Stambaugh and his attorney on Feb. 7, 1997, outlining in greater specificity the reasons she fired Stambaugh. The memo, stamped "confidential," is part of the case file from the lawsuit, portions of which the Seattle Times posted online after Palin was named the Republican vice presidential nominee.

Palin reiterates in the memo that she did not feel like she had Stambaugh's "full support" after working with him for 3½ months. She outlined a number of instances in which he either disagreed with her or was reluctant to implement her directions.

According to Palin's memo, Stambaugh refused to search his budget for areas to be cut. He also was reluctant to provide her with weekly memos on "positive things" that were happening in his department. He failed to tell her about a meeting that she had been expected to attend. He spoke with a "disrespectful and condescending" tone at staff meetings.

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By Yesican Sep 12th 2008 at 2:43 pm EDT (Updated Sep 12th 2008 at 2:43 pm EDT)

first, JM said that the level of negative campaignin from him is because Obama didn't agree to do town hall meetings with him, so the natural next question should be, 'Are you saying that is this all then the fault of Barack Obama?' I'd love to see him wrangle with that one.

My question is why does the media let JM get away with this answer. Do you really believe that if there were TH Mccain will not have negative attack ads. I mean JM lies so much and can say anything and gets away with it. Negative attack Ads are is the way Repubs win elections. Both Bush 1 and 2 won elections on negative campignng.

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By Victoria in PA Sep 12th 2008 at 2:56 pm EDT (Updated Sep 12th 2008 at 2:56 pm EDT)

Yeah, he said that last night too. All I could think of was a petulant, entitled child. "If he'd done what I wanted, I wouldn't have gotten nasty." Good God help us.

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By Adrianne Byrd Sep 12th 2008 at 3:28 pm EDT (Updated Sep 12th 2008 at 3:28 pm EDT)

The truth of the matter that a lot the old establishment folks are mad that Barrack won't be their 'boy'. Bill Clinton is mad because Barrack didn't come to him on his timetable. McCain throws a fit because Obama not only didn't do his townhall meetings, he also had the gall to go overseas without him so he could look like he was schooling him.

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By Standupgirl Sep 12th 2008 at 2:46 pm EDT (Updated Sep 12th 2008 at 2:46 pm EDT)

I received an email, in error, from a Republican group member. She referred to Barack as "the obamanation" which annoyed me very much, but, I did not want to give my true identity away, so I was unable to thrash her, verbally.

So I am putting it here, in hopes that I can get over it. I do not like the way they do ANYTHING! When Kerry was running for pres , such Repugs refused to use Heinz Ketchup because of Therese.

We have to win this election.

Check out our new ad!!! | Report to Admin

By Jessica_"I am completely in love with Keith Olbermann"_in_IOWA Sep 12th 2008 at 2:46 pm EDT (Updated Sep 12th 2008 at 2:46 pm EDT)

YES!!!

Here is our newest ad-it was leaked out!!!

Link

TOTALLY hits McBush on his loser campaign filled with lobbyist!!

LOVE it!!

And it's not a LIE like McBush's ads.

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By rich Sep 12th 2008 at 2:49 pm EDT (Updated Sep 12th 2008 at 2:49 pm EDT)

Great ad, just like the other two ads are great.

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By Ortiz1954 Sep 12th 2008 at 3:20 pm EDT (Updated Sep 12th 2008 at 3:20 pm EDT)

Obama kicked his sorry butt out of the water lol lol MONEY BOMB DAY susan in ga

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By Victoria in PA Sep 12th 2008 at 2:51 pm EDT (Updated Sep 12th 2008 at 2:51 pm EDT)

Now THAT's what I'm talking about! Yeah!!!!

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By eric4obama Sep 12th 2008 at 2:56 pm EDT (Updated Sep 12th 2008 at 2:56 pm EDT)

GREAT AD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Obama/Biden '08

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By Barack have brought us to this moment..we have to do the rest! Sep 12th 2008 at 2:59 pm EDT (Updated Sep 12th 2008 at 2:59 pm EDT)

now we need an ad showing Macbush being not friendly to women( putting it softly).

1. Roe vs wade
2. voting against a bil written by Sen. Biden to make health exams of rape vitims free.
(3. his remarks about chelsea clinton.)
etc

can someone put something together on you tube for the campain??

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By Nashfan for Obama in Phoenix, who has had "ENOUGH!" Sep 12th 2008 at 3:07 pm EDT (Updated Sep 12th 2008 at 3:07 pm EDT)

Send it to the HQ

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By Barbie (60 yr old Iowan) Sep 12th 2008 at 3:51 pm EDT (Updated Sep 12th 2008 at 3:51 pm EDT)

This is a great ad! I've seen it twice already here in IOWA! Go get 'em!

OBAMA/ BIDEN 08!!
THE CHANGE WE NEED RIGHT NOW!!
YES WE CAN!!

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By Michael Sep 12th 2008 at 2:47 pm EDT (Updated Sep 12th 2008 at 2:47 pm EDT)

Did you see John McCain on The View?

That and other news here:

Link

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By Tori from Greenville,SC Sep 12th 2008 at 2:53 pm EDT (Updated Sep 12th 2008 at 2:53 pm EDT)

Yes I did. He got served.

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By silent reader no more Sep 12th 2008 at 3:02 pm EDT (Updated Sep 12th 2008 at 3:02 pm EDT)

LMAO!!! yes.he.did.

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By yesterdaygone : they said this day would never come Sep 12th 2008 at 3:51 pm EDT (Updated Sep 12th 2008 at 3:51 pm EDT)

teehee, i like that phrase: he got served.

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By yesterdaygone : they said this day would never come Sep 12th 2008 at 2:51 pm EDT (Updated Sep 12th 2008 at 2:51 pm EDT)

saw the "change" tv ad earlier this morning. the line i remember most: change is noting letting banks rip off people. you can't tell me that isn't going to resonate. even people who haven't lost their homes are mad at banks. they've gone crazy with superfluous fees.

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By yesterdaygone : they said this day would never come Sep 12th 2008 at 2:56 pm EDT (Updated Sep 12th 2008 at 2:56 pm EDT)

NOT letting banks rip off people, rather.

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By Rich from FLA Sep 12th 2008 at 3:24 pm EDT (Updated Sep 12th 2008 at 3:24 pm EDT)

the key is the language "rip off" is a pretty direct attack that will resonate. It is mishandle, it is calling them thieves

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By Barbie (60 yr old Iowan) Sep 12th 2008 at 3:59 pm EDT (Updated Sep 12th 2008 at 3:59 pm EDT)

I love your nickname! :D

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By yesterdaygone : they said this day would never come Sep 12th 2008 at 4:07 pm EDT (Updated Sep 12th 2008 at 4:07 pm EDT)

:)

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By Cee in MD Awaiting that Sweet announcement: "Barack Obama, 44th President of the United States"!!!!!!! Sep 12th 2008 at 2:51 pm EDT (Updated Sep 12th 2008 at 2:51 pm EDT)

You're Amazing.

Thank you SO much for putting me over the top on my FR!!! Thank you for such a generous donation. It's Obama folks like you that make the Obamaworld keep turning. Thank you SO SO much!!!

I am so overjoyed. ;.)

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By Meri Who Loves Writing Haiku About Barack Sep 12th 2008 at 2:57 pm EDT (Updated Sep 12th 2008 at 2:57 pm EDT)

Congrats, Cee!! :)

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By Super Mario Sep 12th 2008 at 2:51 pm EDT (Updated Sep 12th 2008 at 2:51 pm EDT)

THESE DEBATES GOING! I really don't understand what the delay is. McCain's going to drag and drag and drag his feet because they know he's going to look like an idiot when face-to-face with Obama. But time is going by so fast and we're like what...6 weeks away and now McCain leads in the polls? The public needs to weigh these two (and the Veeps) pound for pound on the same screen at the same time. I feel like when it comes to the last 2 months each presidential election year, the democrats start playing by the Karl Rove/Republican rules and we allow them to run the show.

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By captain o - hopemonger Sep 12th 2008 at 3:01 pm EDT (Updated Sep 12th 2008 at 3:01 pm EDT)

This is our campaign, and we all need to contribute or we'll lose:

Link

ARMCHAIR ADMIRALS: PLEASE REPORT TO YOUR NEAREST OBAMA HQ

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By JT Sep 12th 2008 at 2:52 pm EDT (Updated Sep 12th 2008 at 2:52 pm EDT)

It's easy for me to go to Washington and frankly, be somewhat divorced from the day-to-day challenges people have."

These McCain comments are a gift. This is gold. Let's make full use of it.

We should put out the word to all our surrogates that this is the focus today and that these words need to be repeated over and over again. (one thing the repubs have done well is message discipline - we need to do this as well and make sure everyone is on the same page and that, by repitition, the comments get through to the general public).

We also need to follow this up with an ad.

I know Barack hit it today but let's make sure the surrogates and advertising back Barack up.

Drill, baby drill - how to counter | Report to Admin

By Hansr Sep 12th 2008 at 2:53 pm EDT (Updated Sep 12th 2008 at 2:53 pm EDT)

One reason that McCain's "drill here, drill now!" mantra has stuck is that people don't realize what a pitiful amount of oil offshore drilling really would produce. I have seen estimates of a maximum of 200,000 bbl/d (barrels per day). This sounds like a lot, but compared to the world production of about 87 million bbl/d it's basically nothing. So here is a visual that I think might help frame the issue:

U.S. offshore drilling will produce the equivalent of 3 oz of gas for every time you fill up your car. In 2020.

This is assuming a 12 gallon gas tank. (actually, it's 3.5 oz, but 3 oz is close enough, and has the added advantage that with the airline regulations regarding liquids, people know very well how much (or little) 3 oz is. Plus, no one ever runs their tank completely dry, so it's not dishonest). Some possible ways to use it in a commercial:

* A long line of cars are pulled up at the "McCain Energy Plan" gas station, where every driver is handed a 3 oz bottle of gasoline.

* A man hands his glum-looking four-year-old daughter a 3 oz bottle of gas, drawfed by a large bow tied around it, exclaiming "Happy sixteenth birthday, sweetie! It's from John McCain!"

* The camera pans across a row of containers of decreasing size, at the end settling on a tiny bottle marked "McCain Energy Plan; Gasoline, 3 oz.; Do Not Open Before 2020"

A voice over asks "How much gas will John McCain's plan really give you at the pump? A quarter tank? A gallon? A quart?" with the answer being 3 oz.

This negative part of the ad should then be juxtaposed with Obama's energy plan, showing real people working hard to produce energy through solar, wind, biomass, even nuclear sources. The punchline: "Barack Obama's Energy Plan: Real solutions, not just gimmicks!"

The 3 oz gas bottle could also be a useful prop when you canvas, to be handed out at campaign events etc. If they are bold enough, the candidates and their surrogates could even use it on the stump.

What do you think?

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By Denny from Greenville South Carolina***Barack Obama 44th president of the United States of America Sep 12th 2008 at 3:01 pm EDT (Updated Sep 12th 2008 at 3:01 pm EDT)

great ad, also gotta show em what the Obama plan offers new USA made plug in hybrids ,passing by the gas station lines and farmers busy at work growing fields og switchgrass *seas of green energy * new jobs that cant be exported Via McSame

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By JonnieRae Sep 12th 2008 at 3:30 pm EDT (Updated Sep 12th 2008 at 3:30 pm EDT)

It is so hard to get onto this blog. Why???? I have been blogging since before the Iowa primary. I think it is very important that we support the 527's that are trying to raise money to put ads out. NARAL has made a great ad, and so has a wildlife protection group. I received e-mails and have donated to both. Here is the link to the killing of wolves ad:Link

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By Celtic Sep 12th 2008 at 4:26 pm EDT (Updated Sep 12th 2008 at 4:26 pm EDT)

Study: Charges of biased Palin coverage don't hold water Link

Sarah Palin doesn't care about my California Link

Help Us Help Barack Obama Link

VIDEO- New Planned Parenthood Ad Attacks McCain Link
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McCain Distortions Have Reached New Low Link
Former GOP senator Lincoln Chafee calls Palin a 'cocky wacko' Link
Palin's Big Interview: The reviews are in Link
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McCain Voted Against Biden Law Requiring Free Rape Exams Link
Palin Says War With Russia May Be Necessary Link
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VIDEO- Palin: Obama's message resonates, even with Alaskans Link
Barack Obama On Letterman 9/10/08 Pt 2 Link
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Pic- Rockin' BamMobile Link
VIDEO- Olbermann: Republicans hijacked 9/11 Link
Former Ariz. Senator: ‘McCain Has Judgment Problem’ Link
McCain Quote Of the Day Link
Incredible Video- Craig Ferguson, "If you don't vote, you're a moron" Link
Palin’s Pipeline to Nowhere may never be built Link
Michigan Republicans to foreclose on black voters Link
VIDEO- Chris Matthews En Fuego Over Lipstick-Gate Link
VIDEO- Matt Damon Rips Sarah Palin Link
New Battleground Polls Link
McCain "Forgot" He Didn't Pay For Daughter's Car Link
CBS takes down McCain webad, suggests it's 'misleading' Link
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John McCain and the Aircraft Lobby Link
VIDEO- Scarborough- "Whatever The McCain Campaign Wants Us To Talk About" Link
Local papers cover Obama’s working class agenda. Link
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Obama Book Rockets Up Charts Link
Judge Warned Palin Behavior Amounted to "Child Abuse" Link
Against Their Own Benefit, 4 Minnesota Business Leaders Endorse Obama Link
New NBC/WSJ Poll Results Not Bad At All Link
VIDEO- Do You Want Other Wars? Link
Wasilla rape victims charged for own tests when Palin was mayor Link
Happy Obama Picture Link

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By Rich from FLA Sep 12th 2008 at 2:55 pm EDT (Updated Sep 12th 2008 at 2:55 pm EDT)

I was thinking about taking a cruise in my helicopter and popping a few wolves, BUT, if someone donates to my fundraiser I'll just sit here and drink a beer.

Link

Better hurry, I have an itchy trigger finger...

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By Ally&Olivia...The Reason I am Voting 4 Obama/Biden 08/12 Sep 12th 2008 at 3:11 pm EDT (Updated Sep 12th 2008 at 3:11 pm EDT)

Rich, I can't stop laughing! I wish I could donate but preparing to evacuate from Ike...

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By Rich from FLA Sep 12th 2008 at 3:25 pm EDT (Updated Sep 12th 2008 at 3:25 pm EDT)

Keep your head down!

Oooooh I have a baby one in my sights...who is gonna save him...

BLOOMBERG NEWS -- MORE ETHICS QUESTIONS ABOUT PALIN | Report to Admin

By LADYT FROM CHESAPEAKE, VA Sep 12th 2008 at 2:55 pm EDT (Updated Sep 12th 2008 at 2:55 pm EDT)

Now, from Bloomberg News, more questionable ethics issues have surfaced:

Palin's office approved a state job for a friend and campaign aide with whom she shared a land investment, financial records and interviews over the past two weeks show. She hired a former lobbyist for a pipeline company to help oversee a multibillion-dollar deal with that same company.

She named a police chief accused of harassment to head the state police. And she sent campaign e-mails on her city hall account while serving as mayor of Wasilla -- conduct for which she later turned in an oil commissioner on ethics charges.

These incidents raise ``some serious questions about her judgment and serious questions about her standards of ethics in public service,'' said James Thurber, director of American University's Center for Congressional and Presidential Studies in Washington. Suggesting a real estate investment partner for a job ``may be acceptable in Alaska; it would not be acceptable in Washington, D.C., a place whose norms she wants to change.''

Our Audacity | Report to Admin

By Jaime from Jackson, MO Sep 12th 2008 at 2:55 pm EDT (Updated Sep 12th 2008 at 2:55 pm EDT)

i am hope.

you are hope.

We are hope.

yes we can

Yes we can

Yes We can

Yes We Can

YEs We Can

YES We Can

YES WE CAn

YES WE CAN

Y E S W E C A N!!!!!

Unite for Change

With our spirits strong, our heads down, and our hearts full, we will do this!

Nothing can stand in the way of the power of millions of voices calling for change. -Barack Obama

Do it for US! | Report to Admin

By Susan, Bloomington, IN Sep 12th 2008 at 2:56 pm EDT (Updated Sep 12th 2008 at 2:56 pm EDT)

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M O N E Y B O M B!!!

Friday, September 12, the party starts at 7p.m. ET! Please donate what you can in appreciation of Joe Biden, the job he is doing and the VP he'll be! No amount is too small! Please sign up and pass the word! We have to get Obama/Biden elected---Yes, we can! Yes, we will! Yes, we have to!!!

Link

Picture the VP debate--Biden vs Palin. Think of this as a bet on Biden. The payoff--we save our country!

Re: Do it for US! | Report to Admin

By Cee in MD Awaiting that Sweet announcement: "Barack Obama, 44th President of the United States"!!!!!!! Sep 12th 2008 at 3:10 pm EDT (Updated Sep 12th 2008 at 3:10 pm EDT)

In honor of VOPUS Joseph Robinette Biden.
Check out ur FR Susan!!!

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By ★Holly♐HH Honored to Have Helped with This Historic Campaign! ★ Eugene Sep 12th 2008 at 3:26 pm EDT (Updated Sep 12th 2008 at 3:26 pm EDT)

Oh good point -- he fits the profile of all previous presidents, who were also black, right? Definitely a big asset!

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By ★Holly♐HH Honored to Have Helped with This Historic Campaign! ★ Eugene Sep 12th 2008 at 3:41 pm EDT (Updated Sep 12th 2008 at 3:41 pm EDT)

My bad responding to a T**** -- post to which I was responding has now been removed.

New Obama Ad | Report to Admin

By Carey from Kentucky Sep 12th 2008 at 2:59 pm EDT (Updated Sep 12th 2008 at 2:59 pm EDT)

Lobbyists, Lobbyists, Lobbyists.....Everywhere!

Link

Re: New Obama Ad | Report to Admin

By Rich from FLA Sep 12th 2008 at 3:28 pm EDT (Updated Sep 12th 2008 at 3:28 pm EDT)

great music in this ad!

LISTEN THE f^$& UP | Report to Admin

By RINNYFOROBAMA Sep 12th 2008 at 2:59 pm EDT (Updated Sep 12th 2008 at 2:59 pm EDT)

for the 3rd time this week Mccain has said the following: "if obama had agreed to the townhalls the tone of the campaign would be different"

Mccain said this on the following occasions this week:
1. Tuesday or Wednesday- During a interview he
did in Maine
2. Thursday-During the CNN forum
3. Today-On the View

I AM NOT GOING TO GO IN A LONG RANT ABOUT HOW WE CAN USE THIS BECAUSE I HAVE ALREADY EMAILED IT TO HQ

IN ADDITION:

I WOULD SUGGEST ANY COMMENTS or CONCERNS YOU HAVE REGARDING A POTENTIAL AD THAT YOU EMAIL TO HQ....IF YOU THINK THE ADS NEED TO BE BETTER EMAIL TO HQ...PLEASE DO NOT POST IT ON THIS BLOG!!

McCain Admits He's "Divorced" From Reality: Obama Camp Lets Rip | Report to Admin

By Debbie for Obama/Biden Thank You Jesus! Sep 12th 2008 at 3:00 pm EDT (Updated Sep 12th 2008 at 3:00 pm EDT)

From the Huffinton!

"His Divorced From Reality". Now this should give us all pause!!

The Obama campaign is jumping all over a line from John McCain, in which the Arizona Republican suggested that time in Washington had made it easier from him to be out of touch with everyday concerns.
"I think John McCain is right about John McCain," said Rep. Rahm Emanuel, a fellow Chicagoan known for his brass-knuckled politics. "He has been there so long that is why he has voted 90 percent of the time with George Bush and that why his staff is bogged down by lobbyists that represent special interests."

McCain's alleged gaffe came Thursday night at Columbia University during a service forum featuring both candidates.
"It's easy for me to go to Washington," said the Senator, "and frankly, be somewhat divorced from the day-to-day challenges people have."
Watch:
McCain was actually lauding the accomplishments of governors and mayors like his running mate, Sarah Palin. Indeed, later in the forum, Obama made a similar statement of his own, though hardly the first person admission that Washington had made him "divorced" from reality.
"Well listen," said the Senator, "we had an awful lot of small-town mayors at the Democratic Convention, I assure you. I meet them all the time. And I have -- the mayors have some of the toughest jobs in the country, because that's where the rubber hits the road. We yak in the Senate. They actually have to fill potholes and trim trees and make sure the garbage is taken away."
And while GOP officials jumped at that remark, they didn't have the material (or the zest) that Democrats used in criticizing McCain.
In addition to hitting the Republican nominee for his comments, Emanuel and Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin accused the Republican nominee of waging a dirty campaign, perpetuating the policies of George W. Bush. They even brought up, as Obama did in a campaign ad released Friday morning, McCain's admission that he is illiterate when it comes to the Internet.
"He has admitted he doesn't know how to use a computer or the Internet," said Emanuel. "There is a whole economic revolution going on and it fundamentally changed the economy and people's lives and he is removed from it."

cont...

Re: McCain Admits He's "Divorced" From Reality: Obama Camp Lets Rip | Report to Admin

By Debbie for Obama/Biden Thank You Jesus! Sep 12th 2008 at 3:04 pm EDT (Updated Sep 12th 2008 at 3:04 pm EDT)

But the real red meat for the Obama surrogates was McCain's comment from the service forum. An aide, in private, called it a major gaffe that could be used to badger the Arizonan, along the lines of his admission that he doesn't know how many houses he owns. Durbin, too, portrayed it as a big misstep, one that fits into a preexisting narrative.
"I have been with John McCain in Washington, and I think what he said reflects the reality of many people," Durbin said. "But even worse is the situation that his economic policies that he wants to continue with George Bush have failed. If he would, you know, be in the real world of American families in New York, Illinois or Florida, he would understand that."

I will say this only once so listen up! (-: | Report to Admin

By Debbie UK Sep 12th 2008 at 3:00 pm EDT (Updated Sep 12th 2008 at 3:00 pm EDT)

For what it's worth here's my tuppence worth.

Action Wildlife and Planned Parenthood have just produced two excellent, really hard hitting ads.

They are ads that are best not directly connected with the BO campaign. Why? One is talking about child abuse the other is pretty gory.

The two ads produced by the BO campaign are a perfect match for the BO temperament and message. (Computer and change) The upcoming one re lobbyists is a bit more on target.

This is exactly how I would play it. I'd get a bit more noisy, a bit more dramatic as time moves on.

The mistake the McCain camp is making is the ad's are trying so hard and are so far removed from actuality and truth that they are desensitising and their effect will reduce in direct relationship to the number of ads they put out.

If you get me drift....you don't want to get all 'dramatic' early and you certainly don't want to do it based on untruths that are easily debunked. That's the McCain camps mistake.

So there is a strategy, lt might not be your or my strategy but just let it play out.

Rove versus Rove | Report to Admin

By Adrianne Byrd Sep 12th 2008 at 3:00 pm EDT (Updated Sep 12th 2008 at 3:00 pm EDT)

I say that the campaign dig up the old ads that Rove played on McCain 8 years ago and replay them.

Re: Rove versus Rove | Report to Admin

By Hope Won Sep 12th 2008 at 3:24 pm EDT (Updated Sep 12th 2008 at 3:24 pm EDT)

I think that is a great idea. Below is an excerpt from an article I found in the NYT.

"ACCURACY -- The Bush campaign was infuriated by recent McCain advertisements that said that Senator McCain was the only Republican candidate with foreign policy experience and that Mr. Bush's tax-cut plan devoured the entire budget surplus and favored the rich. Adding insult was a McCain commercial that implicitly compared Mr. Bush to President Clinton. (It asked, ''Do we really want another politician in the White House America can't trust?'')

On campaign finance, Mr. McCain does solicit and accept hundreds of thousands of dollars in donations from lobbyists and others with interests before the Senate Commerce Committee, which he heads. In December he did exert pressure on the Federal Communications Commission to act quickly on a television license sought by a major contributor, Paxson Communications. Mr. McCain has used the Paxson corporate jet for political travel, but he denies exerting improper influence on the company's behalf."

Link

Do you think McCain has changed? Doubtful.

McCain's timeline | Report to Admin

By Marbwi Sep 12th 2008 at 3:01 pm EDT (Updated Sep 12th 2008 at 3:01 pm EDT)

I was watching a semi-documentary on John McCain a few days ago. Part of the reason why some Democrats thought that he was a maverick was because he was in revenge mode against his party. It was not a true bucking of his party in Washington. They had treated him like crap and he went out of his way to stick a needle in their eye. It was after he felt disrespected, that he went on the bucking party/voting rampage. He even discussed his anger at that period of time.

The republican party has done a major purging of their party. They have been inching closer and closer to the farther right than ever before. I have followed a few primaries over the past few years, and noticed that the 'more to the right candidates seemed to win their Republican primaries. People that were perceivied as RINO are mostly gone. The moderates are struggling.

Can anyone tell me the name of a true liberal Republican? Yeah, at one time, there was such a thing. I am not a liberal, but I do recall a few of those Republicans in congress some years back.

Killer of wolves | Report to Admin

By Ortiz1954 Sep 12th 2008 at 3:02 pm EDT (Updated Sep 12th 2008 at 3:02 pm EDT)

Put Palin’s Wolf-killing Record on TV

We need to raise $100,000 in the next week to put our new ad on the air on television stations in Ohio and support wildlife-saving efforts across the country. Will you help?

Yes! I will donate…

$20: Part of one 60-second TV ad
$40: Two parts of a 60-second TV ad
$200: A full 60-second TV ad
Another Amount

Spreading the Word

Last week’s video on Palin’s wolf killing record has already been viewed more than 68,000 times on YouTube!

Dear Tina,

We’re getting the word out to voters about Governor Sarah Palin’s barbaric record on killing America’s wildlife, especially her active promotion of the brutal aerial hunting of wolves and bears.

Since Defenders of Wildlife Action Fund released our hard-hitting video on her support for the wolf slaughter last week…

Nearly 450,000 potential voters have read our email!
More than 68,000 potential voters have viewed the video on YouTube, with many more spread the word by re-posting the video on their websites and blogs and forwarding it to friends.
CNN and other news outlets have picked up the story, running clips from Defenders of Wildlife Action fund and our sister organization Defenders of Wildlife.
To reach hundreds of thousands of swing voters who will help decide this election, we’ve created a powerful new television spot detailing Governor Palin’s efforts to kill wolves and bears. But we can only run it with your financial help today.

Click here to watch our new television ad on Governor Palin’s support for aerial hunting and help us run it on television stations starting in Ohio, one of the handful of swing states that will decide the election.

Warning: This television ad -- like the governor’s support for this brutal practice -- is disturbing.

Tina, running a television ad during an election year is expensive. We need to raise $100,000 by September 17th to run this ad and support our work to provide a voice for endangered wildlife.

We’ve had hundreds of calls and emails from our supporters urging us to get the word out on Governor Palin’s bounty proposal to reward wolf killers with a $150 check and her support for aerial hunting of wolves and bears. Please donate $40 or whatever you can afford today to help us raise the funds we need to get the word out.

We have plenty of work to do.

As

Re: Killer of wolves | Report to Admin

By Arlene in Maine Sep 12th 2008 at 3:07 pm EDT (Updated Sep 12th 2008 at 3:07 pm EDT)

SPEAKING OF WOLVES!

Has anyone recognized the clip of the McCain attack ad with the wolves? Isn't that the exact same footage they used in 2004 in a Kerry attack ad???? How UNORIGINAL.

Re: MOSTLY TRUE -- POLITIFACT | Report to Admin

By Suzie McKay Sep 12th 2008 at 3:22 pm EDT (Updated Sep 12th 2008 at 3:22 pm EDT)

I read this. It leaves you wondering "What's the rest of the story?"

The author makes statements but only states half-truths.

The test of this is would you accept this statment if it were made on behalf of OUR candidate? The answer is no, it's obviously incomplete.

I just hope the sportsmen and sportswomen analogies obviously designed to make it sound authentic and whole don't fool anyone. I know the average American voter is smarter than that.

Connect McCain to Bush through Rove | Report to Admin

By Barack-Biden_the_Vote for Change Sep 12th 2008 at 3:03 pm EDT (Updated Sep 12th 2008 at 3:03 pm EDT)

Barack needs to connect McCain to Bush through Karl Rove by using all of the advisors that Bush used in his 2000/2004 campaign which ran a dishonorable campaign against McCain.

McCain has embraced these negative and untruthful political tactics to get elected. He has sold his soul to the same people who smeared him in 2000. This is not honorable.

fundraising | Report to Admin

By Nashfan for Obama in Phoenix, who has had "ENOUGH!" Sep 12th 2008 at 3:05 pm EDT (Updated Sep 12th 2008 at 3:05 pm EDT)

I had announced on another thread that I will match the first contribution to my FR page (link below). Still no response, so the offer is still open (max match I can make is $100)

Link

Obama for POTUS!

New Thread | Report to Admin

By Tori from Greenville,SC Sep 12th 2008 at 3:06 pm EDT (Updated Sep 12th 2008 at 3:06 pm EDT)

NBLB with the exception of trolls,naysayers,and chicken littles. One can dream right? Link

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By Cee in MD Awaiting that Sweet announcement: "Barack Obama, 44th President of the United States"!!!!!!! Sep 12th 2008 at 3:12 pm EDT (Updated Sep 12th 2008 at 3:12 pm EDT)

thanks tor

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By rich Sep 12th 2008 at 3:13 pm EDT (Updated Sep 12th 2008 at 3:13 pm EDT)

Tori -

Indeed.

Like wads of gum on one's shoe, they're hard to scrape off.

Re: New Thread | Report to Admin

By Alexandria from CA - Already Looking Forward To The Inauguration Sep 12th 2008 at 3:16 pm EDT (Updated Sep 12th 2008 at 3:16 pm EDT)

LOL

BO=change, MaCain=Bush hence John Bush | Report to Admin

By Barack have brought us to this moment..we have to do the rest! Sep 12th 2008 at 3:07 pm EDT (Updated Sep 12th 2008 at 3:07 pm EDT)

'I am change and McCain is the same as Bush' this is what BO needs to repeat every time.

and we have to start doing big rallies to energize the Base.

OBAMA/BIDEN = bringing change to Washington

TOWN HALL MEETING IN DOVER, NH | Report to Admin

By Hélène, with an H... like in Barack ! Sep 12th 2008 at 3:07 pm EDT (Updated Sep 12th 2008 at 3:07 pm EDT)

Barack was quite good at the today Town Hall meeting in Dover, NH, which ended roughly 1 hours ago. I was just coming back home, and when I saw there was a live stream, I was at once listening. It was the questions time.

I appreciated a lot how he managed with the woman speaking of the name the european (former Yugoslavia)state of "Macedonia" should take or not take. She was not stopping, reading a whole letter, on an international, and mainly european issue, which is not simple and not a main issue in the US. She was not an heckler, but the result was a little bit the same. He managed pretty well, stopping her politely but firmly. He told her to give him the letter, that he will read it, but that he want all the people to have the time to ask questions.
It was not an important point, but such details confirm he is ready to lead !

When he answered union workers, he got a big run of applauses.

He said also the media are only interested in 4 things, 1) polls 2) scandals 3) gaffes 4) attacks, but that himself want to stay in issues, but will answer smears.

I also noticed how he was listening to deep personal stories poeple told him, like the woman who told him her and her husband had to divorce to be abble to qualify for social security, particularly as they have to take care of a child with special needs. A usual in such a case, you can see on his face how he is really listening to the person and how he is moved. He really pay attention to the people.

Re: TOWN HALL MEETING IN DOVER, NH | Report to Admin

By Not This Time, Not This Year DHussein Sep 12th 2008 at 3:27 pm EDT (Updated Sep 12th 2008 at 3:27 pm EDT)

I'm glad he pointed out that what we have in this country is "Yellow Journalism"--look it up on Wikipedia if you don't know what it means.

DEBATES | Report to Admin

By M.C. from New Jersey Sep 12th 2008 at 3:09 pm EDT (Updated Sep 12th 2008 at 3:09 pm EDT)

Has Barack stated in public recently how many debates with Mccain he agreed to? McCain is trying to make Barack look scared.

What annoys me the most when McCain keeps repeating that this negative campaigning wouldn't have happened if only Barack agreed to "HIS" terms about the debates. It's like a parent punishing a child for not doing what they tell them to....THAT IS NOT HOW A LEADER OF A NATION should act. There would be many people that are not going to listen to a president ....I guess punishing, or perhaps going to war or FIRING someone that doesn't do exactly what you say is justified or admirable. I guess Sarah and John see eye to eye on this issue....

Not this time! obama/biden '08

Re: DEBATES | Report to Admin

By ObamaBringsNoDrama! Sep 12th 2008 at 3:24 pm EDT (Updated Sep 12th 2008 at 3:24 pm EDT)

Yeah, McSame is acting like a spoiled little brat that didn't get his way! He's a BUTTHOLE!!

And he's lying, he would've put the attack ads out there anyway, even if Barack agreed to do the freaking townhalls. He's lowdown like that, I think the main reason Barack didn't go through with the townhalls is because he knows McSame is a lowdown, lying snake, he can't be trusted!

Let's get Fired UP!! | Report to Admin

By Carey from Kentucky Sep 12th 2008 at 3:09 pm EDT (Updated Sep 12th 2008 at 3:09 pm EDT)

You remember the cheer: Let's get Fired UP!!
(clap, clap, clap, clap)

For some of you, your dashboard has added another state to call. If you live in a red state or a safe state, a battleground state should be available. If you want to call a battleground state, please sign up through the states tab and select a state to help. If you can, volunteer at a battleground state. Ohio, Indiana, Florida, Michigan, Pennslyvania, North Carolina.........all could use help!!

Tax Relief from Obama, Lies from McCain | Report to Admin

By Rich from FLA Sep 12th 2008 at 3:10 pm EDT (Updated Sep 12th 2008 at 3:10 pm EDT)

Heres a new web ad clarifying Obama's tax policy and hitting McCain on his misrepresentation (lies!) of the policy.

Link

Sure it isn't as sexy as lipstick on a pig, freaky preachers, denial of global warming, or rape kits...BUT I did put subliminal naked pictures of Cindy McCain in the ad so the firat person to tell me where she appears in the ad will get a healthy donation!

Feel free to pass it on

For those supporters who wonder what Barack is up against... | Report to Admin

By ChicagoMK Sep 12th 2008 at 3:12 pm EDT (Updated Sep 12th 2008 at 3:12 pm EDT)

Here is an article quoting traitorous DEMOCRATIC congressional candidates...

Link

If the true Obama supporters on this blog do not read this and feel even more committed to helping elect Barack, I don't know what will do it.

He is fighting off his own party now. This has to be perhaps the saddest thing that I have witnessed in my lifetime...

Re: For those supporters who wonder what Barack is up against... | Report to Admin

By YOLA Sep 12th 2008 at 3:28 pm EDT (Updated Sep 12th 2008 at 3:28 pm EDT)

I think they are more like DUMMYCRATS! So sad!

Re: For those supporters who wonder what Barack is up against... | Report to Admin

By Czarina Vero - who loves her new President - OBAMA!!!!! Sep 12th 2008 at 3:33 pm EDT (Updated Sep 12th 2008 at 3:33 pm EDT)

Not to sound too dramatic, but sometimes I feel like Obama's bid for the Presidency is some kind of epic battle.

Re: For those supporters who wonder what Barack is up against... | Report to Admin

By K.J. in Dallas, TX Sep 12th 2008 at 3:40 pm EDT (Updated Sep 12th 2008 at 3:40 pm EDT)

I totally agree. As that old cliche' goes, "it's us against the world."

WAKE UP EVERYBODY!!
YES WE CAN!!!

OBAMA/BIDEN, 2008!

Re: For those supporters who wonder what Barack is up against... | Report to Admin

By K.J. in Dallas, TX Sep 12th 2008 at 3:35 pm EDT (Updated Sep 12th 2008 at 3:35 pm EDT)

Hello everyone,

And this is EXACTLY why they are SOOO quiet. It seems like Sen. Obama only has us (his supporters), and a few other surrogates to help him out. Almost no one comes out in his defense with the exception of Tim Kaine, and Debbie Wasserman-Schultz. There may be a few more, but I see absolutely NONE of the "SENIOR" members of the Democratic Party coming to bat for him like I think they should. At least the Clintons will be helping out more thank goodness. ~SIGH~, November 4, can't come fast enough for me.

OBAMA/BIDEN, 2008!

Re: For those supporters who wonder what Barack is up against... | Report to Admin

By Czarina Vero - who loves her new President - OBAMA!!!!! Sep 12th 2008 at 3:44 pm EDT (Updated Sep 12th 2008 at 3:44 pm EDT)

Yep. Sometimes I feel like McBush was right about some of Obama's supporters. They're as fickle as fans. Running around screaming about how Obama needs to do this, needs better surrogates, needs this, needs that. I could tell that half of the battle was lack of unity for him. I could tell that he didn't have many established Dems on his side. He's doing this all alone, and once he wins, to hell with the establishment. They will not be able to enjoy this victory and the spoils that come with it.

It's all about Barack | Report to Admin

By Jen who is a proud member of the "Angry Left" Sep 12th 2008 at 3:12 pm EDT (Updated Sep 12th 2008 at 3:12 pm EDT)

I was just talking to my in-laws, who haven't decided whether they are going to vote. My FIL asks, so what do you think of SP?"

My response "I don't"

I think about how scared I am that someone who had his parties nomination long ago, picked SP on a whim, for purely political reasons. Barack picked a running mate that would challenge him and give him honest answers when confronted with a major issues. Perhaps, someone who will provide an alternate view, another way of seeing an issue. McCain allowed Karl Rove to hand pick an extremist to charge 'the base'. Not only an extremist, but someone who does not share the views of the majority of this country. McCain allowed himself to be manipulated by others in making a quick, decision. One his campaign hadn't even fully explored. I'm sorry... did you really vet this person in 10 days?

It is more of the same. We've got someone in the White House who was manipulated by others into making quick decisions. It's painfully obvious who would run the show with a McCain Presidency, and it wouldn't be 'We the People'!!!!

This is my first major post on this blog, and in it's honor I have opened up myself for donations.

Anyone care to be my first???
Link

On a New Track | Report to Admin

By Barack Obama '08 A Vehicle For Change Sep 12th 2008 at 3:13 pm EDT (Updated Sep 12th 2008 at 3:13 pm EDT)

I am so glad Barack is taking a new spin on this. He needs to keep focused and smash McCain. We Can do this!!
This is the urgency of now, we can't let McShame and the republican party take this like they have in the last 8 years.
No more lies. Get out there and call people and register them to vote!

P.S
You guys gotta check out my site Link
I gotta tell you, having one of these on your car is not only showing your support, but the feeling and energy you get from people smiling and honking at you and giving you thumbs up is unbelievable! The world is uniting and showing your support and making your car look sexier always helps. The cool thing about the site is that 25% of the proceeds go to us 4 donating our maximum to the campaign. Please help us meet our goal!! Repost and tell all your friends.

Obama '08 We will win this!!

Positive Thoughts | Report to Admin

By Ms. Red-State Hippibilly Sep 12th 2008 at 3:14 pm EDT (Updated Sep 12th 2008 at 3:14 pm EDT)

First off, let me say to the people that are angry. I understand your anger. Some people handle passion in different ways than others. This election is certainly something to be passionate about. Not everyone uses their anger in a constructive manner. But here's something to consider: My Mema was a wise woman. She always said that "You draw more flies with honey than you do with vinegar". I've found this to be unfailingly true. I'm not a push-over, and I'm not someone that's going to sit back and do nothing when I'm passionate about something important. But I believe in Obama's campaign and his braintrust. He runs his campaign like a corporation and he has the final say on anything that comes from it. I think that he's using the right tactics. Sometimes I get angry and I want to go on the attack, but that's one thing that's different about our campaign (we don't do extreme-negative.) and I don't want to change that. Don't listen to the news, don't listen to the polls, try to put your head down and keep pushing for the endzone. If you still find yourself angry and you want to fight the opposition, hit'em where it hurts: Engage some swing voters in debate. Sway that pesky republican brother-in-law of yours to our side. Get some voters registered. Above all else, hit 'em in the pocket book. Donate! Let's all just take a deep breath and think things through. I don't want an angry, fire-breathing, face on this campaign. That's why a lot of people don't have friendly debate or don't get engaged, they're afraid of the anger that might come from passion. This country as a whole is pretty darned middle of the road. How many times have you watched the news and saw 2 panelist with opposite views getting angry and trying to out-scream each other? When I see that, I change the channel. The undecideds will change the channel on us if we get too angry and too negative. Please be positive, yaw! We've come a LONG way. If you're still angry and you want to send an angry donation to my FR page, please do! Just remember, it's not democrat's votes we're going after, it's undecideds. Let's not scare them off! Have a good 'un, yaw!

Want more attack ad? | Report to Admin

By ♍ Christi, Vote for Change ☮ -CA Sep 12th 2008 at 3:16 pm EDT (Updated Sep 12th 2008 at 3:16 pm EDT)

Then you can put your money where your mouth is. The 527's are out with ads, they only need be funded.
Link

527s Web Site Request... | Report to Admin

By T Sep 12th 2008 at 3:18 pm EDT (Updated Sep 12th 2008 at 3:18 pm EDT)

There NEEDS to be a 527 web site where we can recommend recording clips like this one...
Link

Re: 527s Web Site Request... | Report to Admin

By Jen who is a proud member of the "Angry Left" Sep 12th 2008 at 3:23 pm EDT (Updated Sep 12th 2008 at 3:23 pm EDT)

THANK YOU!

I was looking for this site earlier and couldn't remember what it was.

There's article on this site about discussing politics with Republicans! Now I've got to find it!

Hurricane Ike.. | Report to Admin

By barbie snow in k-ville TN Sep 12th 2008 at 3:29 pm EDT (Updated Sep 12th 2008 at 3:29 pm EDT)

With Hurricane Ike bearing down on Galveston Bay and Houston, oil rigs are in the direct line of the eyewall and will very likely suffer much damage. And you know what that means...We should have been making changes to alternative fuels years ago instead of allowing the oil companies to rob us. We need CHANGE now..it is going to be a very rough winter for our friends in the northern states...I know that Senator Obama is concerned about the present danger and we need to keep the residents of that area in our thoughts and prayers as much destruction is anticipated.

special interest ad | Report to Admin

By Jerome Sep 12th 2008 at 3:21 pm EDT (Updated Sep 12th 2008 at 3:21 pm EDT)

I like the special interest ad. We need more of these. My question is: why were they waiting to release it during the week-end?

Re: special interest ad | Report to Admin

By Arlene in Maine Sep 12th 2008 at 3:28 pm EDT (Updated Sep 12th 2008 at 3:28 pm EDT)

Why is your glass ony half full? Are you suffering from anhedonia?

Re: special interest ad | Report to Admin

By Jerome Sep 12th 2008 at 3:46 pm EDT (Updated Sep 12th 2008 at 3:46 pm EDT)

Ok nice talking to you. I guess you cant make a point without using insults. You remind me of the Mccain Campaign. Keep it up....

Re: special interest ad | Report to Admin

By T Sep 12th 2008 at 3:37 pm EDT (Updated Sep 12th 2008 at 3:37 pm EDT)

because 527s have just been given the ok to start airing...

The Game Changers | Report to Admin

By silent reader no more Sep 12th 2008 at 3:22 pm EDT (Updated Sep 12th 2008 at 3:22 pm EDT)

In my opinion, there will be 4 key things that will bring Barack the victory on Nov. 4th, 3 of them were gifts from McSame.

1. The VP pick. Yes, there is a fan base, but too many bad things out there make this an uneasy pick for Independents. McSame is no longer McCain and has moved too far to the right to offset his VP pick. She also fired the Democrats up just as much as she did to the Republicans.

Evidence: $10 million in donations in 24hrs after the "speech"

2. The mock on Community Organizers. Fired up the young and young at heart who take pride in making their communities better. This was not a partisan issue and they turned it into one. Moderate Republicans were turned off by this and we were encouraged to show McSame how a community of Community Organizers are going to kick his ass this November.

3. The Ads. 2 in particular by the McCain camp have taken the spotlight off of their star all by themselves and turned the media against them.

The "Lipstick on a Pig" flap pissed the media off because it was basically calling them stupid to their face. They are slow, but they too have egos. It made his "media base" forget the AZ bar-b-ques and start to point out all the other lies they had been trying to be so "fair" about. The fake outrage was blatant and the media refused to be played for dummies on that one. Even they said, "ENOUGH!"

The other was the "Sex Ed" ad. Turning something so positive as trying to protect children from sexual predators into insinuating he was trying to pass a law to teach 5 year olds about sex and implying Barack was some type of pervert made the media look at themselves, their sleeping children, their fears about the most heinous of crimes and made them say "HELL NO!" Even to criminals and people in jail, child sexual abuse is the biggist sin. McCain overplayed the fear card and it will bite him in the ass for the remainder of the campaign.

4. Now all we need to do is STAY POSITIVE, KNOCK ON DOORS, CALL, CANVASS, DONATE AND WORK OUR BUTTS OFF! Barack will take care of his part, HQ will take care of theirs and WE WILL WIN THIS THING!!!!

Please make this VIRAL... | Report to Admin

By ChicagoMK Sep 12th 2008 at 3:22 pm EDT (Updated Sep 12th 2008 at 3:22 pm EDT)

This points out the avalanche of LIES put out by the McCain campaign... Send to at least 5 friends and family members:

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Re: Please make this VIRAL... | Report to Admin

By T Sep 12th 2008 at 3:25 pm EDT (Updated Sep 12th 2008 at 3:25 pm EDT)

someone posted this on HP, I never paid attention to the NE, but they got the Edward's story...
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By WELCOME TO THE WHITE HOUSE MR. PRESIDENT!!! Sep 12th 2008 at 3:41 pm EDT (Updated Sep 12th 2008 at 3:41 pm EDT)

I know the Enquirer nailed John Edward but for everyone they get right there are probably 10 fabrications.

Take for instance the story about Oprah saying no to having the rep VP on her show. Oprah came out and said this was categorically untrue and would be happy to have Palin on her show after the election

Don't get me wrong I hope they are right but I am extremely skeptical

Tax Relief from Obama, Lies from McCain | Report to Admin

By Rich from FLA Sep 12th 2008 at 3:22 pm EDT (Updated Sep 12th 2008 at 3:22 pm EDT)

Heres a new web ad clarifying Obama's tax policy and hitting McCain on his misrepresentation (lies!) of the policy.

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Sure it isn't as sexy as lipstick on a pig, freaky preachers, denial of global warming, or rape kits...BUT I did put subliminal naked pictures of Cindy McCain in the ad so the firat person to tell me where she appears in the ad will get a healthy donation!

Feel free to pass it on

Re: Tax Relief from Obama, Lies from McCain | Report to Admin

By Susan, Bloomington, IN Sep 12th 2008 at 3:30 pm EDT (Updated Sep 12th 2008 at 3:30 pm EDT)

I love the ad! I didn't see Cindy naked in bed (thank heavens!) but, I'm guessing it the picture with the crabs! lol!

Re: Tax Relief from Obama, Lies from McCain | Report to Admin

By Ruth from Washington State Sep 12th 2008 at 3:42 pm EDT (Updated Sep 12th 2008 at 3:42 pm EDT)

Great ad! I think you've buried Cindy in the pic of the guy painting the living room. I don't have a personal fundraiser, but if I'm correct, give it to the next person, or send it directly to the campaign. Good work!

Re: Tax Relief from Obama, Lies from McCain | Report to Admin

By ★Holly♐HH Honored to Have Helped with This Historic Campaign! ★ Eugene Sep 12th 2008 at 3:47 pm EDT (Updated Sep 12th 2008 at 3:47 pm EDT)

Good ad! I saw McCindy's reflection in the car -- very sneaky of you! Here's my FR page:

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SHE IS OUT HER MIND!!!! | Report to Admin

By LATINA4OBAMA Sep 12th 2008 at 3:24 pm EDT (Updated Sep 12th 2008 at 3:24 pm EDT)

This speaks about who she really cares about & that is HERSELF!!!! I feel like we're in the twlight zone..seriously....this woman is really dangerous and her past and present speaks for itself!!! I just gotta keep praying that everyone with any kind of commom sense will WAKE UP!

Take a look at yet another fact about how she thinks & the decisions she makes!!!

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contributions in Aug | Report to Admin

By Nashfan for Obama in Phoenix, who has had "ENOUGH!" Sep 12th 2008 at 3:27 pm EDT (Updated Sep 12th 2008 at 3:27 pm EDT)

Do we have the numbers for contributions in Aug.? I am wondering if we can stay ahead of McShame....the RNC has lots of money, the dnc does not. So we have to make sure Obama gets a lot more contributions from the public.

Please visit my FR page and donate if you wish.

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Big trouble in Iraq... | Report to Admin

By barbie snow in k-ville TN Sep 12th 2008 at 3:34 pm EDT (Updated Sep 12th 2008 at 3:34 pm EDT)

Washington Post has an article about the Iraqi's
discontent with the Bush administratons postponement and they are taking matters into their own hands...

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Big trouble in Iraq... | Report to Admin

By barbie snow in k-ville TN Sep 12th 2008 at 3:34 pm EDT (Updated Sep 12th 2008 at 3:34 pm EDT)

Washington Post has an article about the Iraqi's
discontent with the Bush administratons postponement and they are taking matters into their own hands...

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Let's do it for Barack and Joe! | Report to Admin

By Susan, Bloomington, IN Sep 12th 2008 at 3:27 pm EDT (Updated Sep 12th 2008 at 3:27 pm EDT)

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Friday, September 12, the party starts at 7p.m. ET! Please donate what you can in appreciation of Joe Biden, the job he is doing and the VP he'll be! No amount is too small! Please sign up and pass the word! We have to get Obama/Biden elected---Yes, we can! Yes, we will! Yes, we have to!!!

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Picture the VP debate--Biden vs Palin. Think of this as a bet on Biden. The payoff--we save our country!

TOWER OF BABEL SPEECH? | Report to Admin

By Michael from Lynnwood, WA Sep 12th 2008 at 3:30 pm EDT (Updated Sep 12th 2008 at 3:30 pm EDT)

TOWER OF BABEL SPEECH?

TOWER OF BABEL SPEECH?

Somebody pass this idea on to Barack please. How about a speech themed around the story of the Tower of Babel. Right now we are still so deeply divided and it's like we're not hearing each other anymore and the Corporate Media is basically this tool that is preventing us from really being able to just hear and communicate with each other.

At some point we just have to learn how to sift through all this static and hear the truth.

THERE MUST BE SOME KIND OF WAY OUT OF HERE!

SAID THE JOKER TO THE THIEF.

THERE'S TOO MUCH CONFUSION

I CAN'T GET NO RELIEF.

Big Rallies in the Home Stretch Can Shake Things Up | Report to Admin

By Martin Sep 12th 2008 at 3:31 pm EDT (Updated Sep 12th 2008 at 3:31 pm EDT)

To Team Obama: You probably have a million people telling you what they think you should do. So call it a million and one. Do what you do best - big rallies in battleground states. They should be "Service" rallies. Let us volunteers do more than knock on doors. Let a good number of us work for habitat for humanity and do other things for the community. Let's change the world now by changing the rules and the way campaigns are fought. Sure you have to respond in kind and be tough, but why rely on the air war when the goal is a new kind of politics? Punch back hard, but also change the game. I thought that’s why we’re here. Have rallies and speakers talking about service and have REAL PEOPLE talking about their struggles. ACTUALLY MAKE THE CAMPAIGN ABOUT US. This will give the media something else to talk about, besides smears and lies. Space them out leading up to election day. Fight back on the air, but get the ground game going this way and get people excited again. Attracting 35,000 people to a rally once or twice a week will out shine the other side and force the media to give air time to issues. You're inoculated from the charge of celebrity now, so use it. Challenge the Republicans to help build 1000 homes for struggling families together with us. That's real change we can believe in. In short, be a leader for change now.

Re: Big Rallies in the Home Stretch Can Shake Things Up | Report to Admin

By Hope Won Sep 12th 2008 at 3:36 pm EDT (Updated Sep 12th 2008 at 3:36 pm EDT)

Amen. Great idea. The rallies inspire people to get up and do something! Love it.

With New Ads, Obama Pushes Back Against Ugly McCain Campaign | Report to Admin

By LADYT FROM CHESAPEAKE, VA Sep 12th 2008 at 3:32 pm EDT (Updated Sep 12th 2008 at 3:32 pm EDT)

What ever happened to John McCain's promise to run a "clean and respectable campaign?"
Desperate to win the White House in his second attempt, Sen. McCain is undermining this election by unleashing lies and smears against Barack Obama during the GOP party convention, on the stump with his running mate, Sarah Palin, and in a series of television commercials that are so blatantly false, it's hard to even recall the John McCain of 2000.
The piggish campaign that McCain is running has rolled this presidential race straight into the gutter. Stunningly, McCain defended his 'kill-baby seal tactics' by blaming Obama -- clearly, the victim though hardly a baby seal -- during the National Service presidential forum in New York City Thursday night.
Still insisting that he is running a campaign based on issues, McCain got a little hot under the collar when he was questioned about the "tone" of the campaign, saying:
"First of all this is a tough business...Second of all, I think the tone of this whole campaign would've been very different if Sen. Obama had accepted my request for us to appear at town hall meetings all over America."
This is the same kind of reasoning abusive men use to justify administering the bruises and broken bones that land their wives in emergency rooms. "It was her fault. She made me do it!"
What a bully! What a whiner!
Naturally, the courtly moderators let him off the hook. McCain is a war hero, you know.
Factcheck.org has analyzed the McCain ad, "Lipstick," among others that are charging sexism by the Obama campaign and using quotes out of context.
The Obama press office blasted an email to journalists early this morning with a review of "Lashing Out," the latest McCain ad:
The new McCain-Palin ad ... begins like an earlier ad we criticized, with its reference to Barack Obama's celebrity, but then goes down new paths of deception. It takes quotes from news organizations and uses them out of context in an effort to portray Obama and his running mate, Joe Biden, as unfairly attacking Sarah Palin and making sexist remarks. ...

Sen. Obama is hitting back with two new ads released today -- "Real Change" and "Still" -- hoping to get back on message and to wrestle back the 'change' theme that has been hijacked by McCain and Palin.

Re: With New Ads, Obama Pushes Back Against Ugly McCain Campaign | Report to Admin

By Susan, Bloomington, IN Sep 12th 2008 at 3:43 pm EDT (Updated Sep 12th 2008 at 3:43 pm EDT)

Karl Rove and McCain's own ambition stole his soul and now he's just a pathetic tool of the neocons.

attack ad suggestion to HQ | Report to Admin

By barackthemahatmaobama Sep 12th 2008 at 3:36 pm EDT (Updated Sep 12th 2008 at 3:36 pm EDT)

Try doing photomosaic little faces of GB face and have it form as McShame. It is simple but effective if seen a lot of times all over the internet, somebody can actually do it out there, i wish i could do it, it will look really cool but I will like HQ to look into it. Also the obvious end line will be "More of the same or can now safely say, "THE SAME". What do you guys think?!! Has this been done before? if it has can somebody provide a link!

Re: attack ad suggestion to HQ | Report to Admin

By Hope Won Sep 12th 2008 at 3:41 pm EDT (Updated Sep 12th 2008 at 3:41 pm EDT)

The swiftboating of McCain in 2000.

"Bush surrogates (several later involved in the Kerry swiftboating effort) skillfully turned McCain's service record against him (thereby deflecting questions about Bush's own service record.) They planted stories that the torture McCain suffered as a POW had brought about mental instability, including rumors that he had been programmed as a "Manchurian candidate" who "collaborated with the enemy." No longer could McCain use the fact that he had endured torture as evidence of dedication to serving his country."

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Great article on Rove tactics.

Obama Advancing On The Ground, Under Pollsters' Radar | Report to Admin

By LADYT FROM CHESAPEAKE, VA Sep 12th 2008 at 3:37 pm EDT (Updated Sep 12th 2008 at 3:37 pm EDT)

It increasingly looks as though this close election may be determined by investments on the ground, in local precincts across the country, an area of the campaign that Barack Obama's organization and supporters have excelled at.
But this is not the type of edge pollsters pick up on, making any metrics concerning the ground game that much more valuable. Most of the data we have seen up to now has looked at shifts in voter’s party affiliations. That tells us how many more (or less) voters are registered as Democrats or Republicans, but not much about new voters, as much of these partisan shifts are due to already-registered voters changing their affiliation. These new voters are one of the key weapons of the Obama campaign, and one of the reasons he won the Democratic nomination. Now, Time provides us this very useful table of voters who have newly registered from January to July 2008, and the numbers are very encouraging for the Obama campaign. More than 3 million voters registered in that period, and while a lot of them are not Democrats, Time’s table shows that these new voters are registering as Democrats at much higher than normal proportion; also, a disproportionate number of new registrants are under 35, Obama’s strongest demographic group.
The most impressive numbers come from Florida (441,225 new voters, 45% of which are Democrats and half of which are under 35), Michigan (where 63% of the 411,207 new voters are under 35), North Carolina (429,059 new voters, 49% of which are Democrats and 55% of which are under 35) and Pennsylvania (where an outstanding 67% of the 286,255 new voters are Democrats and 69% are under 35). Remarkable numbers as well out of Nevada (where 110,124 new voters is a lot considering the state’s size, especially as 53% of them are new voters) and Ohio (65% of the 255,587 new voters are under 35).
In some of these states, a lot of work was done during the primary season. In others, these gains are due to Obama’s general election effort. And Democrats should feel even better that these numbers only cover the period ending in July. The campaign is sure to continue voter registration until the deadlines start coming up in late September/early October. In other words, the final numbers are likely to be much higher than they are now.

Haven't posted in a while... | Report to Admin

By Ryno Sep 12th 2008 at 3:38 pm EDT (Updated Sep 12th 2008 at 3:38 pm EDT)

Been a few days since I posted my ad...

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Ryno's very own unofficial Barack Obama ad "Great Again" :)

LEEEAVVVEE BARACK ALOOOOOONNNE! | Report to Admin

By ChicagoMK Sep 12th 2008 at 3:38 pm EDT (Updated Sep 12th 2008 at 3:38 pm EDT)

Seriously people. Please STOP the madness. Please stop the constant criticism and negativity. If you can't do that, I am imploring you to please refrain from posting. I beg you. Those of us who are working out butts off for this election simply cannot take the anxiety and negativity anymore...

For some perspective about what this campaign is all about and trying to do, read this:

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By yesterdaygone : they said this day would never come Sep 12th 2008 at 3:50 pm EDT (Updated Sep 12th 2008 at 3:50 pm EDT)

panic has a domino effect, people.

keep that in mind.

Re: LEEEAVVVEE BARACK ALOOOOOONNNE! | Report to Admin

By ★Holly♐HH Honored to Have Helped with This Historic Campaign! ★ Eugene Sep 12th 2008 at 4:00 pm EDT (Updated Sep 12th 2008 at 4:00 pm EDT)

And so does courage and hope! Be full of good cheer and help buck others up. The naturally optimistic among us can help others who are more prone to anxiety. Be the domino that helps others who have temporarily misplaced their hope and faith and fire.

Re: LEEEAVVVEE BARACK ALOOOOOONNNE! | Report to Admin

By ★Holly♐HH Honored to Have Helped with This Historic Campaign! ★ Eugene Sep 12th 2008 at 3:56 pm EDT (Updated Sep 12th 2008 at 3:56 pm EDT)

Excellent link, thanks! I sent it to a friend who has been feeling nervous about the polls and getting depressed.

Re: LEEEAVVVEE BARACK ALOOOOOONNNE! | Report to Admin

By yesterdaygone : they said this day would never come Sep 12th 2008 at 4:09 pm EDT (Updated Sep 12th 2008 at 4:09 pm EDT)

love it:

Chill, guys. The McCain camp is in a death spiral.

thanks, mk.

an ad I would like to see | Report to Admin

By Nashfan for Obama in Phoenix, who has had "ENOUGH!" Sep 12th 2008 at 3:39 pm EDT (Updated Sep 12th 2008 at 3:39 pm EDT)

The ad I would like to see will be something like this:

3 or 4 pointers against McCain (e.g. did not vote for the GI bill, did not approve money for Katrina, he is anti-women, lobbyist supported campaign, did not know the difference between x and y, cannot use a PC)

Next, show 3 or 4 of Barack's major positives- e.g. president of Harvard law review, two major bills passed in collaboration with other senators, he supports womens rights, universal health care and tax breaks for the middle class and the poor.

This will show the contrast between the two candidates.

Re: an ad I would like to see | Report to Admin

By Rebecca from Wisconsin Sep 12th 2008 at 3:50 pm EDT (Updated Sep 12th 2008 at 3:50 pm EDT)

I would like to see one where they show McCain and his promise to run a repsectful campaign and then ask the public, "If you think he has borken this promise, what do you think he is going to do with all of those promises he is making to you?"

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By Hope Won Sep 12th 2008 at 3:55 pm EDT (Updated Sep 12th 2008 at 3:55 pm EDT)

Rebecca, please send this idea on to headquarters. It's fabulous.

SenTim Johnson: Palin's Experience Claims "Laughable," | Report to Admin

By LADYT FROM CHESAPEAKE, VA Sep 12th 2008 at 3:43 pm EDT (Updated Sep 12th 2008 at 3:43 pm EDT)

Tim Johnson: Palin's Experience Claims "Laughable," McCain "Hard To Work With"
In an interview with the Huffington Post, Sen. Tim Johnson of South Dakota called Sarah Palin "not ready" to be vice president, referencing her recent statements on Russia and Iraq and her "laughable" experience arguments.
One enters Johnson's private hideaway office in the U.S. Capitol to find the Democrat sitting next to a stack of newspapers. While his staff is undergoing a wholesale office move this week, the Senator is working here, only a couple paces from the footpath of tourists, who stream steadily through the hallway just outside the small office's door.
Up for reelection this year in a deep-red state, the Senator was eager to talk politics. Declaring himself unimpressed with Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's first interview with Charles Gibson Thursday night, Johnson called her "not ready" to lead the country as vice president. "And this idea that she has national security experience because of the Alaska National Guard, it's just laughable," he added. On the topic of Russia, Johnson said he would have been comforted if her statements in support of a possible war with the nuclear power had been joined "with some discussion of diplomacy."
Nodding toward the pile of newsprint, Johnson said Palin "thinks Iraq had something to do with Sept. 11," a reference to a Friday Washington Post article in which the Alaska Republican is quoted telling soldiers headed for deployment that they would soon be "defend[ing] the innocent from the enemies who planned and carried out and rejoiced in the death of thousands of Americans."
"I don't know what else you can do except just keep repeating the facts on Iraq," Johnson said. "I do it until I'm blue in the face."
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Planned Parenthood Defends Obama, Attacks McCain On Sex Ed | Report to Admin

By LADYT FROM CHESAPEAKE, VA Sep 12th 2008 at 3:44 pm EDT (Updated Sep 12th 2008 at 3:44 pm EDT)

Planned Parenthood defends Barack Obama's record on sex education after a nasty John McCain ad suggesting the Democrat supports teaching kindergartners about sex. In an ad, they say that Obama was helping children protect themselves from sex offenders, while McCain seemingly doesn't care.

"Every eight minutes a child is sexually abused," the narrator says. "That's why Barack Obama supported legislation to teach children how to protect themselves. Now John McCain is twisting the facts and attacking Senator Obama. Doesn't McCain want our children to protect ourselves from sex offenders? Or after 26 years in Washington, is he just another politician who will say anything to get elected?"

Re: Planned Parenthood Defends Obama, Attacks McCain On Sex Ed | Report to Admin

By Susan, Bloomington, IN Sep 12th 2008 at 3:54 pm EDT (Updated Sep 12th 2008 at 3:54 pm EDT)

Powerful ad! We need more of this--it's tough, accurate and makes the point!

Re: Planned Parenthood Defends Obama, Attacks McCain On Sex Ed | Report to Admin

By yesterdaygone : they said this day would never come Sep 12th 2008 at 4:16 pm EDT (Updated Sep 12th 2008 at 4:16 pm EDT)

PEDOPHILES FOR MCCAIN 'o8!

my blog | Report to Admin

By Nashfan for Obama in Phoenix, who has had "ENOUGH!" Sep 12th 2008 at 3:47 pm EDT (Updated Sep 12th 2008 at 3:47 pm EDT)

Please read my blog on feminism. It is something that I feel strongly about, though I don't think it directly helps our campaign (it does not hurt it either)

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Please donate to my FR page if you wish.

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By yesterdaygone : they said this day would never come Sep 12th 2008 at 3:52 pm EDT (Updated Sep 12th 2008 at 3:52 pm EDT)

nice.

Come on let's do it together! | Report to Admin

By Susan, Bloomington, IN Sep 12th 2008 at 3:50 pm EDT (Updated Sep 12th 2008 at 3:50 pm EDT)

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Friday, September 12, the party starts at 7p.m. ET! Please donate what you can in appreciation of Joe Biden, the job he is doing and the VP he'll be! No amount is too small! Please sign up and pass the word! We have to get Obama/Biden elected---Yes, we can! Yes, we will! Yes, we have to!!!

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Picture the VP debate--Biden vs Palin. Think of this as a bet on Biden. The payoff--we save our country!

Re: Come on let's do it together! | Report to Admin

By ★Holly♐HH Honored to Have Helped with This Historic Campaign! ★ Eugene Sep 12th 2008 at 3:57 pm EDT (Updated Sep 12th 2008 at 3:57 pm EDT)

My goals for today’s MONEY BOMB:
1. Add 10 new donors for a total of 90 donors on my page
2. Get Barack to age 25 for my “raising Barack” project
3. Inspire at least 2 people to set up new FR pages, to which I will be happy to make a first donation of $10.

My FR page: Link

What I’ve done lately: Canvassed my neighborhood, helped a friend canvass his neighborhood, agreed to help organize my precinct for GOTV, raised money, donated money, canvassed my friends (including one in Missouri who is married to a rabid Rush fan and is pro-life but remains open-minded—she’s an Independent--about the election).

newthread | Report to Admin

By yesterdaygone : they said this day would never come Sep 12th 2008 at 3:53 pm EDT (Updated Sep 12th 2008 at 3:53 pm EDT)

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THIS IS A CONTEST OF VISIONS... NOT PARTIES | Report to Admin

By Sara Otto Sep 12th 2008 at 3:53 pm EDT (Updated Sep 12th 2008 at 3:53 pm EDT)

Somebody said to me that they thought Obama had a dark side... secretly, I wondered if they were unconsciously being influenced by race, but I gave them the benefit of the doubt. I responded that if I were to guess his dark side it would be a sense of deep dissatisfaction. He is such an idealist, and he is so focused on how the world should be that he must be frustrated by the contrast from how it actually is. I identify with this. There isn't a single day that goes by where I don't see something on the news and become disappointed in how little compassion we have. My generation (30-50) has been such a "me first" generation. We haven't lived in a time where people stand up for what is right with a concerted effort to lift others up or improve this world for our children. Our parents did, and I think some of us look at that... look at what was accomplished in the civil rights movement and the feminist movement... all of the amazing things that happened as we came into this world, and we feel disappointed. I for one am not comfortable living a legacy of "me first" or of being satisfied with what my children will inherit. We still have a long way to go in creating an America that resembles that "ideal".
One of the things Obama discusses in his book is his restlessness... how no matter what he accomplishes, he becomes restless... gets a sense that it isn't enough because we are more than individuals, and our responsibilities are more than individual responsibilities. I almost dropped the book... that resonated so strongly. If you don't have that, you probably aren't really in it to change anything.... that passion is essential. Bush has it... and he has certainly created change, but it is the wrong kind of change. I don't think McCain has it. Maybe that is the intangible "it" factor in elections? I know Obama has "it", but I think it is difficult for people to identify with his brand of change. So many are still clinging to "me first." This is really a battle of two visions. Our generation needs to find its legacy... speak to that and we will win!

My Catholic Faith Pushes Me To Obama | Report to Admin

By LADYT FROM CHESAPEAKE, VA Sep 12th 2008 at 3:56 pm EDT (Updated Sep 12th 2008 at 3:56 pm EDT)

As a Catholic, I think Sen. Barack Obama is the best candidate for President of the United States. I say this not despite, but rather because of his nuanced position on abortion. As we see a resurgence of the culture wars in this election, particularly in the days following "pro-life" Gov. Sarah Palin's selection as Sen. John McCain's running mate, my past experience as a conservative Catholic single-issue voter seems relevant. I'm writing this for my sisters and brothers who still are those kinds of Catholic voters.
I started my freshman year at Franciscan University of Steubenville, Ohio, when I was barely 17, skipping my senior year of high school in my enthusiasm to get started on Catholic higher education. I quickly joined Students for Life, the campus pro-life group, and began spending Saturday mornings with 6 am mass and an hour drive to Pittsburgh to pray in front of the abortion clinic. That first year I was a bus captain on the trip to Washington, D.C. for the March for Life, as well as head of the Students for Life Prayer Team. I was interviewed on the conservative Catholic TV station
EWTN as a young pro-life leader.
On my breaks from school, I worked at my hometown's Catholic bookstore, where I reorganized the books based on theological theme and offered customers advice about saints, prayer, and the like. I also volunteered at the local crisis pregnancy center, where we offered free pregnancy tests, infant formula, children's clothing, and other services to help women who were pregnant and needed extra support. I went to daily mass and weekly confession, as I had since high school. I marched in the occasional local abortion protest. I read theology in my free time.
I was, in other words, the perfect Steubenville Catholic student: devoted to my prayer life, diligent in my studies, involved in student life, and passionate about the pro-life cause.
My Steubenville honeymoon was not to last, however. For while I prayed for an end to abortion and the conversion of souls, I also saw the depressed ex-steel town in which the university resided, and I felt a disconnect between the spiritual fervency on campus and the poverty surrounding it.

Voting for Vets | Report to Admin

By Zoolie Sep 12th 2008 at 3:57 pm EDT (Updated Sep 12th 2008 at 3:57 pm EDT)

This is a problem that has outraged me. I'm so glad we got action.

American Civil Liberties Union : Veterans Now Allowed To Register To Vote At VA Facilities

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HOW YOU WILL WIN IN NOVEMBER - 3 STEPS TO FIGHT THE MEDIA MANIPULATION | Report to Admin

By Kyle from Portland, OR Sep 12th 2008 at 4:03 pm EDT (Updated Sep 12th 2008 at 4:03 pm EDT)

To David Plouffe, David Axelrod, and Barack Obama:
*PLEASE DO NOT DISREGARD*
I KNOW HOW YOU CAN BEAT MCCAIN IN THESE RIDICULOUS AD WARS IN 3 SIMPLE ADVERTISING STEPS:
THEME: MCCAIN CANNOT BE TRUSTED

1) FOR EACH AND EVERY NEGATIVE AD THE MCCAIN CAMP RUNS - Run the exact negative ad (LITERALLY, THEIR VERSION), but pause after each false claim and have Obama, Biden, Hillary, or some other effective female spokesperson point out what is distorted and false about each claim. For example: REPUBLICAN AD... Sarah Palin was viciously harrassed by dirt diggers in the Obama campaign.... now pause - (Claire McCaskil - this claim in false - Barack Obama handled this with matter with respect for her as a woman, governor, and mother...maybe even play the clip of Obama saying families are off limits)... continue their ad they said she was good looking... pause (play full context of Biden's remarks - or Hillary/ any woman saying what Biden actually said)... they even called her a liar...actually nobody called her a liar, we just pointed out the fact that she lied about the bridge to nowhere etc.)
- I hope you get the idea. Play their exact Ads (not your version of them) with a point by point setting the record straight - and at the end have Barack and Biden explain why these are dirty tricks to distract the attention from what matters in the lives of Americans, remind them that this is what George W. Bush did, and remind them why they elect presidents. AND PLEASE TIGHTEN DOWN ON THE LAG TIME.

HOW YOU WILL WIN IN NOVEMBER - 3 STEPS TO FIGHT THE MEDIA MANIPULATION part 2 | Report to Admin

By Kyle from Portland, OR Sep 12th 2008 at 4:05 pm EDT (Updated Sep 12th 2008 at 4:05 pm EDT)

2) RUN CONSTANT AND CONSISTENT ADS MAKING THIS SIMPLE CASE (USE OLD AND CURRENT VIDEO CLIPS AND THIRD PARTY CONFIRMATION):
- BUSH LIED WHEN CAMPAIGNING - AND HE LIED ABOUT WAR WHEN HE WAS IN OFFICE
- MCCAIN LIES ABOUT EVERYTHING WHEN CAMPAIGNING, THEREFORE HE WILL LIE ABOUT ANYTHING IF HE GETS ELECTED
3) Run Substanative Ads on the issues simultaneously. Stress the 95% Tax Cut (acknowledge McCain's attempts to lie about Obama's position on this EVERY TIME). Explain HOW they will lower Gas Prices (Not just energy independence (that term is becoming stale - most people don't even understand the dynamics) I know its hard in one ad, but I know you can do it). Explain HOW you will protect them from terrorists. At the end of each substanative ad, remind them that McCain is deliberately attempting to turn their attention away from substance, just like George Bush did, because he thinks it will help him win like it did Bush.
One last thing. Get more Obama serrogates out there and keep them on this message - MCCAIN CANNOT BE TRUSTED, BECAUSE HE LIES IN HIS CAMPAIGN JUST LIKE BUSH DID, AND EVERYONE KNOWS BUSH LIED AFTER HE GOT ELECTED TOO! Have them on every show on every network - every day. Tell them to attack McCain on his tactics and dishonesty, tell them not to be nice. Tim Kaine is too nice, I'm sorry. Evan Bayh is too nice. Get the tough ones on the TV shows, so Barack can focus on what he's best at SUBSTANCE, HOPE, AND CHANGE. He needs help from Serrogates to take on the Smear and he needs a lot of it, and he needs it now!
DO NOT COUNT ON THE MEDIA TO DO THIS FOR YOU. THEY WON'T. FOR THE SAKE OF THIS COUNTRY - PLEASE TAKE MY ADVICE. IF YOU THINK THERE ARE ENOUGH SERROGATES OUT THERE - YOU'RE WRONG. EVERY SINGLE DAY, EVERY SINGLE SHOW - MCCAINS MEAN SPIRITED FOLKS ARE OUT THERE TELLING LIES - WE NEED A MIKE TYSON ON OUR SIDE TO KNOCK THEM OUT. THAT'S HOW YOU WILL WIN AT THIS MEDIA MANIPULATION BS.
sorry for yelling :), but it's because I care deeply, and believe in Barack Obama and Joe Biden.

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By KS Sep 12th 2008 at 4:06 pm EDT (Updated Sep 12th 2008 at 4:06 pm EDT)

It is so encouraging to see fightig spirit from the Team Obama/Biden.

Predictions show a tightening race, but all that matters is the ground game. We have to hold on to all the Kerry states and win Iowa, New Mexico, Monatana and of course New Hampshire. So that will give enough electoral votes even without Ohio and Florida.
Good luck for all of ue

Come on everybody, let's bring this thing home! | Report to Admin

By Susan, Bloomington, IN Sep 12th 2008 at 4:12 pm EDT (Updated Sep 12th 2008 at 4:12 pm EDT)

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Friday, September 12, the party starts at 7p.m. ET! Please donate what you can in appreciation of Joe Biden, the job he is doing and the VP he'll be! No amount is too small! Please sign up and pass the word! We have to get Obama/Biden elected---Yes, we can! Yes, we will! Yes, we have to!!!

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Picture the VP debate--Biden vs Palin. Think of this as a bet on Biden. The payoff--we save our country!

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By Brigitte Sep 12th 2008 at 4:20 pm EDT (Updated Sep 12th 2008 at 4:20 pm EDT)

I think that the TV ads should be structured differently. They should be like this:
Get a film clip of John McCain saying "I dont know much about the economy" from his town hall meeting, then get the clip of John McCain saying, "I don't know how many houses I own," then get a clip of when he says something like "someone making $5M a year is considered wealthy" and then add the clip of John saying, "I depend on Cindy for the internet/computer" and then add the clip where he is critizing Sarah Palin for the bridge to nowhere funding. All of these things are out of his own mouth. I think it would be more effective. Anyone out there know how to you-tube it???

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By Susan, Bloomington, IN Sep 12th 2008 at 4:28 pm EDT (Updated Sep 12th 2008 at 4:28 pm EDT)

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Friday, September 12, the party starts at 7p.m. ET! Please donate what you can in appreciation of Joe Biden, the job he is doing and the VP he'll be! No amount is too small! Please sign up and pass the word! We have to get Obama/Biden elected---Yes, we can! Yes, we will! Yes, we have to!!!

Link

Picture the VP debate--Biden vs Palin. Think of this as a bet on Biden. The payoff--we save our country!

Re: Obama/Biden '08!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! | Report to Admin

By Brigitte Sep 12th 2008 at 4:45 pm EDT (Updated Sep 12th 2008 at 4:45 pm EDT)

Anyone looking to match a $25. donation to this? I will make a $25. donation if I can get someone to match it.

Thanks. Hurry up. I need to leave work soon!

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By Brigitte Sep 12th 2008 at 4:38 pm EDT (Updated Sep 12th 2008 at 4:38 pm EDT)

Although I have never been a fan of the Clintons, I must say that I have gained a new respect for them because of the way they are beginning to campaign for Barack. I have recently received an email from the Hillary camp and it was about women and health care and I signed her petition. It is the first time I have supported her. Her efforts for women are wonderful. I really never read them before. I think that all of Hillarys supporters should be furious that McCain picked Sarah just as a way of getting Hillarys voters. Sarah and Hillary are total opposites. They believe in everything different. Hillary is very intelligent, knows her facts, knows foreign countries and policies, has really been a true trailblazer and for her supporters, has fought hard for women, and to let this other woman come in at the tail end of this election and benefit from Hillarys hard work is ridiculous. Palin does not share anything at all with Hillary as far as politics go. They are like water and oil.

If the Clintons help Barack win, I believe HIllary can come back in 8 years and run again and this time she will win. She will have the support of all of Obamas supporters and she will have the support of all of her own supporters.

I think that women should be outraged by McCains pick. He is using a woman to win the white house. He never ever did anything with Palin. If she was so dynamic how come he never accomplised anything with her? The only thing John McCain ever said about Palin before this election was negative. He was angry with her over the bridge. Wake up LADIES you are being USED!

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By Jack from Milford, OH Sep 12th 2008 at 4:38 pm EDT (Updated Sep 12th 2008 at 4:38 pm EDT)

I just signed up today at BarackObama.com. I was born and raised in the eastern suburbs of Cincinnati and still live there today. I’m a 27yo white male, never attended college, and I’m self employed. Although I’ve always considered myself progressive and have followed politics voraciously from an early age, I’ve never voted in a single election, whether national, state, or local. I’ve always considered myself to be rather cynical and dubious of government/bureaucrats in general and politicians specifically. Barack and his historical campaign have stirred something inside me like no other political campaign beforehand. I registered last week and will be voting for the first time in my life this fall for Barack and Joe. I felt compelled to post today because I can see the way the Republicans are disgracefully trying to steer this election as they predictably do every four years.

I just wanted to say that from a ground level here in Ohio there’s a real urgency in the air. People, not just progressives, but a lot of independent minded folks I’ve talked with recently who are kind of reserved in our Midwestern way, have expressed to me the seriousness with which they are taking this election. There is a real visceral feeling I sense in them as they discuss with me just how much the election means this year. We’ve been through so much in our state over the past decade or so with the absolute decimation of the manufacturing base here. In 2006, after the disaster of Bob Taft and statewide Republican rule, Governor Ted Strickland won in a landslide.

From a purely personal level, from talking with people everyday, there is urgency for real change throughout our entire political system. People want that change, they crave the notion that a better day is upon us. I don’t know who actually reads these posts, but I implore anyone from the campaign to understand that Ohioans will vote for Barack if he just focuses in on the issues, especially the ECONOMY. I hate to be so blunt, but I feel as if the campaign really needs to TAKE THE GLOVES OFF! If Barack and Joe can make this election about the issues, as it should be, then there’s no stopping them. If you guys just HAMMER HOME BARACK’S PLAN FOR THE ECONOMY, he’ll win.

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By Susan, Bloomington, IN Sep 12th 2008 at 4:54 pm EDT (Updated Sep 12th 2008 at 4:54 pm EDT)

Jack, Welcome to the board! Welcome to the campaign! We all need to force the MSM to cover the issues instead of the fluff!

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By Susan, Bloomington, IN Sep 12th 2008 at 4:50 pm EDT (Updated Sep 12th 2008 at 4:50 pm EDT)

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Friday, September 12, the party starts at 7p.m. ET! Please donate what you can in appreciation of Joe Biden, the job he is doing and the VP he'll be! No amount is too small! Please sign up and pass the word! We have to get Obama/Biden elected---Yes, we can! Yes, we will! Yes, we have to!!!

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Picture the VP debate--Biden vs Palin. Think of this as a bet on Biden. The payoff--we save our country!

2 Days of Prayer for The Obamas and Campaign on Sep 25 & 26 – Please sign up | Report to Admin

By CFK 1 Sep 12th 2008 at 6:32 pm EDT (Updated Sep 12th 2008 at 6:32 pm EDT)

Hello all,

The first debate is on Sep 26, 2008. Please join my family in 2 days of prayer and fasting for the Obamas and the campaign on Thur, Sep 25 and Fri, Sep 26. Please structure the prayer and fasting according to your preference (individual prayer, group prayer, prayer any number of times a day, full fast, partial fast, no fasting at all, etc). I have entered the days of prayer in this website’s event calendar; it requires that I put an actual start time and a location for this event, but please ignore those when you see them, as there aren’t really any. I will post reminders a few days before Sep 25 and the calendar will also send you a reminder the day before if you sign up. Please sign up for the event using the following link: Link

“… those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles….” (Isaiah 40:31).

“Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see” (Hebrews 11:1).

P.S. We plan to have days of prayer for each of the debates (including the VP candidate debate) and on Nov 3 and 4.

Re: 2 Days of Prayer for The Obamas and Campaign on Sep 25 & 26 – Please sign up | Report to Admin

By CFK 1 Sep 12th 2008 at 6:42 pm EDT (Updated Sep 12th 2008 at 6:42 pm EDT)

For anyone who is interested, here is a mnemonic from Pastor Rick Warren (author of the bestselling book, “The Purpose-Driven Life”) that helps to structure prayer: P-R-A-Y.

(1) “P” is for Praise: First we should praise God
(2) “R” is for Repent. We should ask for forgiveness for our sins.
(3) “A” is for Ask. We should then make additional requests to God for others and ourselves.
(4) “Y” is for Yield. We should let God know we submit to His will.

Ad Scenario for Sen Barack Obama and Joe Biden | Report to Admin

By Hasman Sep 12th 2008 at 7:21 pm EDT (Updated Sep 12th 2008 at 7:21 pm EDT)

This is just my pointof view, Joe Biden should take care of Palin as Mr. Obama focuses on McCain.
Here are a few Ad scenario both for Joe Biden and Sen Obama.

1------CHANGE WE CAN BELIEVE IN
McCain at the National Service Forum said it takes someone who has been in Washington and knows how it works to change Washington. Sarah Palin has not been in Washington and obviously does not know how it works. Come on folks, this republican pair contradicts each other on every step on the sphere. Sen. Barack Obama and I, Joe Biden know how Washington work, it has not been working well for the last 8 years and that's why we are going to change it back to its normal course of action with your help of course.

I am Joe Biden and I approve this message

2------ 3 A.M ALERT
BREAKING NEWS: The US President is not feeling well...
It is 3 a.m. and your children are safely asleep. Some disturbing domestic news and around the world require the US President to intervene but he is not feeling well at this moment. The phone rings at the White House, which Vice President do you want to pick up the phone?

I am Barack Obama and I approve this message.

3------FOREIGN POLICY
At the interview with Charlie Gibson of ABC News, Sarah Palin said she never met a foreign head of state.
Fill the blank......................... .............................. ..........
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Is she ready to step in the Oval Office and deal with these actors on day one? Folks, I don't think so.
I am Joe Biden and I approve this message.

This is just an excerpt of what I am can bring to the campaign and I believe we can win this Nov. Good luck to all of us.
Regards,

--
Ahmadou Ndoung

Project Manager, Web Developer, Network Admin(MCSE), LANSA Developer, IBM AS/400 Admin, Java, JavaScript & PHP4 Certified Professional.

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By Frustrated in CT Sep 12th 2008 at 8:36 pm EDT (Updated Sep 12th 2008 at 8:36 pm EDT)

Hello all,
I support this ticket and Senator Obama heart and soul, but can no longer find the heart to donate my time or my money any longer! See my blog name....
Instead of these ads, Obama needs to attack! As Obama says: this election is too important! Instead of "Country First"--how about Obama saying, "Country Club First"! Instead of talking about the community organizing deal, how about running an ad showing volunteers at a Special Olympics events, volunteer firemen putting out fires, meals-on-wheels recipients and a voice-over that says "What does Senator McCain and his campaign have against community organizing?". How about in response to the "disrespectful" ad, coming back and saying "You're right, Senator McCain: we apologize to Gov Palin for upsetting her and you in anyway! We did not mean to question you or hurt your feelings. We didn't realize how sensitive you were. We value her. We value her fiestiness. We promise to only discuss her values and how to shoot a wolf, and how Russia looks from the beautiful Alaskan shores. We have made some contacts with the media in the past, and we will ask the new Pakistani president, and Medvedev, and Merkel to send her a gift basket with their warmest regards...." . Senator Obama, this is how you fight! You call them, quickly and for only a short time (before you move on to big ideas), on every ridiculous statement with ridiculous sarcasm, and have your advocates bash their policies and small ideas. Let's Go Barack. My family can't afford this. You have to tap into the righteous indignation this country has! Please don't let the majority become the minority ANY longer!

Re: Not Donating...so here's some red meat | Report to Admin

By MC in San Fran Sep 13th 2008 at 2:35 am EDT (Updated Sep 13th 2008 at 2:35 am EDT)

the gloves are off. 527s are out too. so along with issues ads, you know have these...

MCSHAME Lobbyists Ad...Link

Real Change...Link

Sponsored by Planned Parenthood...Link

Palin sponsored aerial shootings...Link (not for the squeemish!!!)

Re: Not Donating | Report to Admin

By Jane Sep 12th 2008 at 10:54 pm EDT (Updated Sep 12th 2008 at 10:54 pm EDT)

I hate to read in the media that we are "jittery," that we are losing faith. Hey, the reason the opposition has resorted to such dirty tactics is that they are afraid of us.

Keep the faith. Let's hear no more discouraging talk or words. We are famous for our faith and encouragement. We have changed the world. Keep on going, and we will change it more.

Do not let the opposition copy everything we do and then we just give up.We are in the right.

FIRST INTERVIEW WITH SARAH PALIN! | Report to Admin

By Timothy from Hastings, NE Sep 12th 2008 at 11:16 pm EDT (Updated Sep 12th 2008 at 11:16 pm EDT)

I just saw the first interview with Sarah Palin.
Here are some major unbelievable points from her!

1. The Russian invasion of Georgia was (completely unprovoked) And that South Ossetia and Abkhazia must be returned to Georgia without question. She was clueless to the history of the area. She had no idea and frankly did not care about the culture or history of the area. As most arrogant neocons are.. (Simply they don't care about the history or culture of any area of the world) She did not know that population of these areas are Russian and that S. Ossetia was given to Georgia by Stalin and was part of Russian not so long ago.. And is she is clueless about North Ossetia!

2. She said the war in Iraq is a calling from God!

3. She said the service of her son in Iraq is a mission from God! (Apparently Exon is the Vicar of Christ)

4. She said the USA has the right to invade any country if we have intelligence that they plan to hurt us. (Nobody would ever make up such intelligence, would they?)

5. She said The Ukraine and Georgia will be part of NATO.

6. When ask if she knew that Georgia in NATO could mean war with Russia.. She said yes! Like it's a video game to be played?? Another mission from God I'm sure! I suspect she thinks Russia is a Muslim country! Not joking!

* We claim to fight unworldly, uniformed, insane religious radicals yet we keep sending them to represent us in Washington!

PALIN DIGS HUGE HOLE FOR MCCAIN TO JUMP IN | Report to Admin

By Marianne Sep 12th 2008 at 11:30 pm EDT (Updated Sep 12th 2008 at 11:30 pm EDT)

...I hope all of the McCain fans that I met today at the hair salon watched Sarah Palin on TV being interviewed by "Charlie" Gibson. She did not know what the crucial "Bush Initiative" was, she said earmarks were okay as long as they are done "in public" ?!?,and at a staged event on 9/11/08 she said that her son would be deployed to Iraq to kill those who were responsible for 9/11/01.
McCain is hiding behind the skirts of a non-professional, uninformed, barely literate ( she pronounced nuclear NOO-CUE-LAR...she needs to go to the lie-berry and stop lying about the plane that was not sold on ebay, the bridge that she supported until later and then kept the money for ) MENTAL MIDGET who could be PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES.
Speaking of lying, Obama DID NOT call Palin a pig but McCain did by wrongly interpreting remarks he himself used many times. HE must think we are morons. He is sexist, not Obama. He is the one who told the rape joke.
John McCain said he was prepared to be president because "I wasn't a mayor for a short period of time and I wasn't a governor for a short period of time so I am prepared and do not need on the job training." And then he picks Sarah Palin who is completely ignorant of who is responsible for 9/11 - she thinks it is Iraq NOW at this juncture of time when any TRUE AMERICAN knows it was bin Laden. And the worst lie was stated today by a rep of the Republicans who said, no it wasn't bin Laden it is a man who is already captured.
THEY ARE TRYING TO FOOL US AND LIE TO US AND ABUSE US SO THEY CAN CONTINUE THEIR GRAB AT POWER AND MONEY. THE REPUBLICANS THOUGHT THEY WOULD GET OIL FROM IRAQ AND POURED OUR MONEY THERE AND WASTED TRILLIONS OF OUR TAXPAYER DOLLARS. NOW THE IRAQUIS HAVE A 79 BILLION DOLLAR SURPLUS, WE ARE BROKE, AND TODAY THE IRAQUIS DECIDED THAT ALL OF THE OIL CONTRACTS ARE TO BE AWARDED TO THE CHINESE!!! STUPID REPULBICANS HAVE BEEN DUPED AND NOW WE ARE SUFFERING FOR THEIR MISTAKES. EVEN PETRAEUS SAID TODAY THAT THERE WILL BE NO DECLARATION OF VICTORY IN IRAQ. 4100 AMERICAN LIVES LOST IS NO DECLARATION OF VICTORY.

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By Chukwunwike from Los Angeles, CA Sep 13th 2008 at 12:08 am EDT (Updated Sep 13th 2008 at 12:08 am EDT)

Our campaign needs to do 3 things.

(1) We need to get the press to be more co-operative. They need to make a big brouhaha about McCain/Palin and their lies. Expose them! Call them on it!!!

(2) I also think Obama needs to have one of those huge rallies once in a while. Show the cameras that we have a lot of energy. Energize the base.

(3) Get the Clintons out there sooner!!!

Let's go, Obama

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By Delles from Philadelphia, PA Sep 13th 2008 at 12:24 am EDT (Updated Sep 13th 2008 at 12:24 am EDT)

It's time for mccain to stop hiding behind palin skirt.

Democrats - Stand Up And Be Counted! | Report to Admin

By Patricia from Milwaukee, WI Sep 13th 2008 at 12:35 am EDT (Updated Sep 13th 2008 at 12:35 am EDT)

A poem I hope will help this campaign; it looks better at: Link
but the message is the same :-)

Democrats Stand Up And Be Counted.

The news reports more registered democrats.

Unite folks - or the republicans will win like fat cats.

Get registered! Get out and vote! Save our land!

Prices are high, jobs low, vote together - beat the band!

Our Country must be saved like only democrats can do.

Ending war responsibly - the Huge, Huge, deficit too!

Three more generations will have to pay unless you vote!

A Democratic President is the only anti-dote.

Register today, call the local democratic office.

Your one vote is critical - one that must not miss.

Democrats! Now is the time to stand up and unite.

Stand up for your country, it's in a sad plight!

Only your one vote can save the land and countrymen.
From four more years of prices rising again and again.

Patricia Lite Hickman
© September 12, 2008

ENCOURAGED--BUT WE NEED MORE | Report to Admin

By Roger from Madison, WI Sep 13th 2008 at 3:00 am EDT (Updated Sep 13th 2008 at 3:00 am EDT)

One of the new TV spots is running here in the Madison (WI) market, and it's good. It opens with a clip of McCain speaking about "the special interests" and contrasts his new found religion with pics of all the corporate lobbyists in key positions of his campaign. We need more of this kind of "fact finding" ad.

There is a danger in going too negative, but it has never seemed to hurt the GOP very much. Let's not forget that we are dealing with a party whose philosophy is win at any cost. The Obama campaign must start setting the agenda and force McCain to react, not the other way around. Like it or not, the perception is that Mc-Cain Pallin is setting the entire agenda in this campaign. The phony "lipstick on a pig" thing is getting Obama off message.

And where the hell is Senator Biden?

Re: TRASHING DEMOCRACY AT HOME | Report to Admin

By Gregory from Stowe, VT Sep 13th 2008 at 7:36 am EDT (Updated Sep 13th 2008 at 7:36 am EDT)

John McCain is willing to send our men and women in uniform to the far corners of the globe in support of nation building and new democracies, yet he proceeds to trash our own democracy here at home -- with character assassination, insults, ridicule, and outright lies about his opponent.

Greg

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By Kim Crouch Sep 13th 2008 at 6:52 am EDT (Updated Sep 13th 2008 at 6:52 am EDT)

Frustrated in Ct, et. al,

I agree with most of you. I know it's frustrating when you see you're so close to victory and there's the possiblity it's slipping away. I wish the Obama campaign would hit harder. I have two commercials that I think would be fabulous and get to the point of just what we're talking about. I don't know where in the Obama campaign to send them to but they are the type of commercials that could change the dynamics of the race and guess what it would use McCain-Palin's own sayings against them. Anyway, I've just decided that maybe it's beter to create the commercials myself and put them on youtube. Remember OBama's campaign has gotten this far and they have their own style of doing things. We can't criticize them for that. But we can do our own things to get him elected. This is what grass roots activism is all about. So I would say to all of us who are frustrated let's just get together and start doing our own hard hitting ads, let's do what we have to do to get him elected. I simply can't have the next 4 years be just like the last 8 and I have to do my part to make it work. If you want me to post my commercial ideas let me know. I think you will love them.

Great ad! The real reason McCain wants to be president. Click here | Report to Admin

By Bee from OK Sep 13th 2008 at 10:25 am EDT (Updated Sep 13th 2008 at 10:25 am EDT)

Link

John McCain Admits Lying for Political Ambition | Report to Admin

By Bee from OK Sep 13th 2008 at 10:36 am EDT (Updated Sep 13th 2008 at 10:36 am EDT)

John McCain Admits Lying for Political Ambition. Click here to see the video

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