Well, better late than never. Every day I am thankful, and ever more thankful for this turn of events.
I found out what day this was here: http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/02/09/politics/100days/main4787370.shtml
More later.
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Why Obama will win this election:
America is thirsting and starving for integrity and truth and justice and to restore theoretical American values.
Every time the Republicans do something dumb his numbers go through the roof because people are getting sick of the BS. As an attorney working in the United States of America, Barack Obama knows that if someone accuses him of something, the burden of proof is on them to prove it out. He doesn't have to do anything or say a word. So, he sat back and watched those Republican piranha eat themselves alive. It's classic textbook legal courtroom know-how and savvy, true American-style.
I wish I had enough money to pay him to represent me in my own court case. I'd pay him a million-dollar retainer just from having watched him work in real life. Classic. Helluva lawyer.
He's even got trained volunteers all over the country (including Florida) positioned to watch the polls on Tuesday, along with the sheriff's, cops and lawyers in each polling precinct that were already assigned there. He was Ready on Day One. If that's not a man who would have been prepared to go into Afghanistan and kick bin Laden's asz and get the hell out without very much loss of life, I don't know who is.
Preparedness always matters -- and so does an exit plan.
He had this campaign mapped out when he threw his hat in the ring. I can tell it by the way he's run it and kept people inspired through two whole LONG years of one hellacious battle after another. He already knew what was coming, he prepared himself, his family, and his supporters, and argued his case before the people like a true American lawyer, betting on the fact that there are more people out here with a little money than the few who have a ton of money. He was right. Even that Andy Martin nutcase backwoods lawyer who challenged him on his Hawaiian birth certificate has GOT to know my now that Obama would knock him cold out in a courtroom, if he ever had the privilege. I mean McCain wasn't even born on US soil and not once has Obama asked for his LONG FORM birth certificate with a raised seal on it.
They've thrown everything at Obama's character and integrity BUT the kitchen sink and he's not even feeling it, at least not in public. He doesn't even have smoke billowing from the coals they tried to burn him with. Looks like America has finally gotten the message that racism doesn't work for ANY OF US, but our thanks go out to McCain, Palin, and especially to Hillary Clinton, for trying it out this election year, and to Obama for addressing it before it went too far with the only people who count. Those who are voting for him.
While the Rethuglicans were busy acting the asz over petty personal crap just because they could find no fault with him politically, he stayed fresh, low-key, focused and on-target...and he didn't let anyone or anything slip out of his razor-sharp aim while he was at it.
He's got the same staff he started off with--nearly zero fallouts, if any. He told people to vote early and vote absentee (basically, because they can choose where they want to vote AND because sheriff's, lawyers, law students, and policeman watch the count on the absentee ballots and "vote counters" are sequestered like jurors on an OJ Simpson trial during the entire process -- LOL!!! Theoretically, I could guess any number of reasons Obama told us to vote early and vote absentee, but that's another book for another time.)
In the meantime, McCain has had to start over with a new staff every 2-3 months. Nobody trusts him and his own people don't like him -OR- Sarah Palin. The people on McCain's OWN campaign call him a nutcase and called her a moose-killing "diva."
The man Obama did not go to law school for nothing and he's been as cool as a cucumber in spite of all the attacks. Whoever paid for his law degree, it was obviously worth every dime.
He just smiles and keeps rolling because he knows he's above reproach and has nothing to hide. What he is "hiding" someone made up just like those people who threw tainted evidence in OJ's trial in California and ended up killing their own case just for trying to be sneaky about it.
If Obama was hiding something, like Sarah Palin did with those governmental Yahoo emails, no one would be able to find it so easily. Yet, his record is right out there for anyone who has internet access and a newspaper or even an old dialer radio to see. That's why he doesn't respond to the attacks unless he has no choice: His whole attitude is 'check the record for your damn self, I've got a campaign to run'.
Funny how people use christianity to manipulate people, then don't act like christians after they get what they want form the idiots who are being played. That's proof positive that America wasn't a christian nation from Day One. However, getting back to my point here:
Not once did Mr. Obama ask to see John-boy's birth certificate, though McCain wasn't even born on American soil, period. Obama has worked in America all of his adult life, and has always paid his taxes here as a citizen, as well. He had to have his birth certificate and social security card to get a driver's license and do anything and everything else he has done as a US citizen, but that wasn't enough for them. He passed their OWN system of checks and balances; then just because he did, they had the audacity to challenge the crap THEY invented. His integrity in attacking McCain on issues ONLY speaks volumes.
The fact that he never once attacked McCain's personal character or his integrity as a man and a citizen of the USA has sent a long and wide viable and visible message to the people who support him, as well as those who weren't supporting him before who have now bailed on McCain.
It says a lot about a man's character when he can stay focused and on point and on message, with a few minor adjustments here or there--because Obama is 'finally' starting to sound like a broken record--which means he is at the closing stages of his argument that not only can America get back on track and fix this Republican-made mess; but yes, we can get past our racial and ethnic and religious differences and be the One America that we should always have been from the start. It's a good thing he sounds like a broken record these days: It means he never lost sight and never lost track of his original goals and intentions. In two years, he never once allowed himself to be side-tracked by the BS. True textbook application of legal theory. Argue your case directly to the jury and to hell with the judges--in the end, the people, the jury of peers, are the ones who get to decide. If OJ WAS guilty, Obama is the man who could have put him behind bars for life.
McCain on the other hand, changes his message depending on who he is talking to and what mood they are in at the moment. Obama stays on message and on point no matter who's yelling "terrorist" and McCain shifts his message depending ON who's yelling "terrorist."
Now, let's see McCain and Palin keep themselves above reproach like that at least until Tuesday: (my guess is, they can't. They started a hailstorm of racist activity by not addressing it from Day One and they have to stay with it or risk some more troublesome news in the next two days).
From what I, Ye Olde American Citizen, have seen so far and for the past two years, the only way they were GOING to take Obama down was if they had managed to rattle enough skeleton bones, dunk enough Klan-type boogey men, slam enough Netherworld coffin lids, and roll out enough short-sheeted ghosts to scare the hell out of everybody. Apparently, they didn't have enough money to buy all of their costumes, props and equipment for the season because they were too busy spending it on Sarah Palin's clothes.
Halloween's over.It's been real.
Time to move on and get down to the REAL business of electing a president.
Obama 08
I want a man with a slow hand.
I want a leader with an easy touch.
I want somebody who will spend some time,
Not come and go in a heated rush. (McCain)
I want somebody who will understand,
When it comes to the White House, I want a slow hand.
I don't think the Pointer Sisters will be upset that I "borrowed" and slightly revised this refrain from their hit, "Slow Hand". I'm not making any money from this usage. lol
Enjoy!
I just saw video on the news of a woman stealing Obama/Biden signs. In my neighborhood, there are only McCain/Palin signs. I found out why. When I put up the Obama/Biden sign on our corner house, it was gone within two days. This speaks volumes about the character of Republicans. It also makes them seem desperate.
-John
Like many extended American families, my family’s members represent a wide range of political opinions. My mother and her recently deceased older sister, for example, were about 180 degrees apart (with my aunt the one on the far right side of the spectrum).
My aunt’s husband of 50+ years was a career Air Force officer who retired with the rank of Colonel, rising from a humble start as an enlisted man during WWII. Their son Bob, my cousin, piloted B52 bombers in combat over Vietnam following ROTC training. And his son, following in his father and grandfather’s footsteps, also enjoyed a career in the Air Force after graduating from the Air Force Academy.
I haven’t kept in touch with my cousin over the years, so it came as a real surprise to me recently when I learned that he and other members of his family are supporting Obama in this election. This morning, I received an email from him, in which he shared some words he has written to several newspapers to counter the McCain/Hero myth. They are so striking that I felt the need to share them…
The Washington Post isn't always lock to choose a Democrat for President, but their editors had the sound judgment to endorse Barack Obama. In their closing comments of the endorsement, the WP said:
But Mr. Obama's temperament is unlike anything we've seen on the national stage in many years. He is deliberate but not indecisive; eloquent but a master of substance and detail; preternaturally confident but eager to hear opposing points of view. He has inspired millions of voters of diverse ages and races, no small thing in our often divided and cynical country. We think he is the right man for a perilous moment.
Illinois has given the U.S. two great presidents, Abraham Lincoln who like Obama started his career in the state's legislature (born in Kentucky), and yes, Ronald Reagan who was born in Illinois. Great presidents typically have a combination of above average intellect and strong character and temperment; Barack Obama clearly excels in these personality traits. By tapping into these strengths, Obama has the potential to be the next great President of the U.S..
We can't know the future, let alone who will be President in January 20, 2009. However, I like Obama's chances IF we deliver Virginia's electoral votes to his candidacy on November 4th.
"The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically... Intelligence plus character - that is the goal of true education." Martin Luther King, Jr.
"The true test of civilization is not the census, nor the size of cities, nor the crops - no, but the kind of man the country turns out." Ralph Waldo Emerson
MakeFloridaCount.com archives articles, videos and other organizing resources to use with undecided voters.
I am developing section on Conservative and Republican endorsements of Obama. Please send me your suggestions (by e-mail or by commenting on the blog).
See extended blog for more detail of what is available on the site.
New organizing resources are added daily. In unity. Barbara Myers
barbmyrs@gmail.com
In their winning strategy version 12.3, the McCain campaign has asked us to pay no attention to the man yapping on about fixing our severely broken economy, and to focus on the character and judgment of the 2 men that would be president. Have you ever gotten a promotion by telling your employer that their company's success is the second most important thing to focus on? Me neither, but let's play along while we await the announcement of winning strategy 12.4.
The quality that lies at the crossroads of character and judgment may tell us more about a person than any other measure we may use. More important than their history or resume, even more important than WHAT they believe, the true measure of a mind and a leader is how he treats a person with whom he disagrees. It is what most impresses me about Senator Obama, and it speaks to the authenticity of his message of change and unity.
Need an article or video to convince an undecided voter to vote for Obama/Biden?MakeFloridaCount.com archives articles, videos and other organizing resources so that people making calls and going door to door can have easy access to the latest material. Organizers should look carefully at the left hand column of the site for useful resources. Here's a breakdown of some of what's there.Character Counts - What to expect from Barack Obama * The New Yorker endorsement * Press Conference on State of the Economy * Chicago Jews on their experience with Obama * Obama's speech on race and reaction to Rev. Wright Uproar * SFGate - Obama profile * NYTimes Obama archive
Character Counts - What to expect from John McCain * John McCain's Rage * NYTimes - Politics of Attack * Keating Economics * The Straight Talk Express (exposed) * NYTimes - McCain lifelong gambler * George Will - Can a dismaying temperment be fixed? * Nicholas Kristof - Impulsive, Impetuous, ImpatientNew organizing resources are added daily - MakeFloridaCount.com.
In unity.
Barbara Myers
please see extended post for more resources.
Recorded for the Library of Congress October 7, 2008; 28 Days before Election Day 2008.
M5 OMG Timothy TrustUS orders counter offensive against 43rd Presidency Republican Alquaeda Trickettes character attack on Trust Executive Administration Mastermind of Senator Barack Obama…
MoorAmerican MilitiaUS Media Mint-Tallity MOORines and Obama MOORines lock and load with lethal RockShockaLogic and Focused BUMP’s… they are ordered to fire at will against all commentary off subject from the ECONOMY. Wall Street Bull Monsters get orders to throw the hammer until there is an unconditional surrender to the subject of the ECONOMY. Kybalion MOORine Troopers watch for Trojan horses that may lend themselves to the so called maverick’s of the trickettes down ticket. They hammer the American Solutions Sponsorship and campaign director, General Chairman Newt Gingrich… a political exploitation tactician of the Karl Rove criminal cell.
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INCOMING blablogblabbaBLOGpost-up BAM BOOM BANG BOW --- BUMP!
INCOMING BACK UP MOORINE POINTS... WALL STREET BULL MONSTERS OF ObamaMOORines!
Stop! You can’t turn the page from the discourse about the economy! 60% of the American people want to engage in a discourse about the economy. The current financial crisis is the only thing the American people can afford to pay attention to any more character attacks and lies! You only have permission to publish and broadcast the truth.
Now if you want some news worthy topic you can ask us, the ObamaMOORines… the MoorAmerican MilitiaUS Media Mint-Tallity MOORines! Focus on this now… AMERICAN SOLUTIONS.
American Solutions is a 527 group that’s supposed to be non-partisan. It was founded a few years ago by the General Chairman Newt Gingrich, the former Speaker of the House of Representatives that’s making a bid for the presidency in 2012. The later was reported by Andrea Mitchell on MSNBC, probably a sympathetic media operative of some kind for RAT’s. She should have done a better job reporting this to the American people. The late Tim Russert trained her better than that.
Newt Gingrich was the biggest nemesis of the Clinton Administration and actually a suicidal bomber of democratic proposals that were good for the American people. He conducted the most partisan political agenda in the history of the House of Representatives. That’s the record of mass destruction the American people hold him accountable for. Now Newt Gingrich wants to be president of the United States of America.
He’s a criminal RAT the American people have to look out for and stay away from in the future. He is a Political Extremists of Tricknowlogy… a PET RAT! It’s no secret he orchestrated the impeachment of President Clinton. That’s his method of operation - - - character assassination is his specialty. Now he’s going after TEAM Obama, the 44th Presidency of the United States of America in Congress Assembled. It’s not presumptuous to say so, its a matter of having Election Day come on November 4, 2008. Done Deal... 350 ELECTORIAL COLLEGE VOTES LOCKED IN BY GROUND TROOPS GANGBANGING THE VOTER REGISTRATION. Mission Accomplished! They will show up to vote... In fact, many of the votes for TEAM Obama have already been mailed in.
The primary mission of Newt Gingrich is to disrupt the political process – the 2008 Presidential race -- that RAT is testing the voting public's tolerance for political exploitation tactics! --- Culture war issues, character issues, race cards, sexism… Newt Gingrich is a Political Exploitation Tactician for the Axis of Evil - - - the GOP Republican National Committee and the 43rd Presidency. His senior advisor is Karl Rove, who is under congressional subpoena as we speak out and BACK UP MALICIOUS PET’s and RAT's like Newt Gingrich!
BE ADVISED AND KNOWN TO ALL AMERICANS --- ALL 513,000 offices in America are on our watch --- WALL STREET BULL MONSTERS of the Obama MOORines. Don’t know who we are, but we know who the RAT’s are and the PET RAT’s, and the RAT’s of the Trojan horses like American Solutions Sponsorship (ASS) of other RAT’s being advised by Karl Rove.
Now, where is Colin Powell? Is he hiding from the republican party brand? I thought he was a trustworthy statesman of the American society? Colin Powell said he would make an endorsement once the campaign got under way… I’m wanna know if he’s a RAT… or a PET RAT… or a PET RAT’s ASS like Newt Gingrich, the 2012 presidential candidate and criminal insurgent agent of Karl Rove. Tell Colin Powell the “WALL STREET BULL MONSTERS” WANNA HERE HIS ENDORSEMENT BEFORE THE STOCK MARKET DROPS ANOTHER 500 POINTS! I’m sure he can appreciate our carefulness regarding friendly fire. THIS IS A FULL SCALE REVOLUTIONARY WAR FOR CHANGE. DON’T GET IT TWISTED! WE HAVE OUR STRATEGIC TARGET LOCKED ON ALL 513,000 OFFICES IN AMERICA… Endorse the 44th Presidency or get hammered by the CHANGE WE NEED NOW!
Who-RA!
I listened to a radio broadcast this morning on the way to work that was discussing what the McCain campaign should do to prepare for the debate, as well as what tactics they should use. The host suggested they should use the names Ayers and Wright only once or twice. Here's an idea, why doesn't the McCain campaign stick to the issues, like the economy? Another caller suggested that McCain look at Senator Obama so that he appeared more confident. Confident? Why didn't he look at him during the first debate? Surely you can't say John McCain is not sure of himself. Why does he think his opponent is not his equal? The bottom line is, that John McCain sees himself as being better then not just his opponent, but the majority of Americans. Is he out of touch? Of course he is, he is not going to be affected by the Wall Street woes, nor was he worried about the increasing cost of gas or wether or not he would have a job to support his family as the economy takes a dive. John McCain can never understand the American people, he is one of the Washington elite that Sarah Palin likes to reference in her incoherent babblings. I am excited to see Barack Obama in his debate tonight with John McCain and I am hopeful that he will display the strong character that sets him and his opponent so far apart.
http://leishacamden.blogspot.com/2008/10/not-that-it-matters.html
Mary lacked money to fly home to Norway – he saved her loveÅSGÅRDSTRAND (VG): Mary was a newlywed and ready to move to Norway, but was stopped at the airport because she didn’t have enough money for the trip. Then a stranger turned up and paid for her.Mary Menth Andersen was 31 years old at the time and had just married Norwegian Dag Andersen. She was looking forward to starting a new life in Åsgårdstrand in Vestfold with him. But first she had to get all of her belongings across to Norway. The date was November 2nd, 1988.At the airport in Miami things were hectic as usual, with long lines at the check-in counters. When it was finally Mary’s turn and she had placed her luggage on the baggage line, she got the message that would crush her bubbling feeling of happiness.-You’ll have to pay a 103 dollar surcharge if you want to bring both those suitcases to Norway, the man behind the counter said.Mary had no money. Her new husband had travelled ahead of her to Norway, and she had no one else to call.-I was completely desperate and tried to think which of my things I could manage without. But I had already made such a careful selection of my most prized possessions, says Mary.Although she explained the situation to the man behind the counter, he showed no signs of mercy.-I started to cry, tears were pouring down my face and I had no idea what to do. Then I heard a gentle and friendly voice behind me saying, That’s OK, I’ll pay for her.Mary turned around to see a tall man whom she had never seen before.-He had a gentle and kind voice that was still firm and decisive. The first thing I thought was, Who is this man?Although this happened 20 years ago, Mary still remembers the authority that radiated from the man.-He was nicely dressed, fashionably dressed with brown leather shoes, a cotton shirt open at the throat and khaki pants, says Mary.She was thrilled to be able to bring both her suitcases to Norway and assured the stranger that he would get his money back. The man wrote his name and address on a piece of paper that he gave to Mary. She thanked him repeatedly. When she finally walked off towards the security checkpoint, he waved goodbye to her.The piece of paper said ‘Barack Obama’ and his address in Kansas, which is the state where his mother comes from. Mary carried the slip of paper around in her wallet for years, before it was thrown out.-He was my knight in shining armor, says Mary, smiling.She paid the 103 dollars back to Obama the day after she arrived in Norway. At that time he had just finished his job as a poorly paid community worker* in Chicago, and had started his law studies at prestigious Harvard university.In the spring of 2006 Mary’s parents had heard that Obama was considering a run for president, but that he had still not decided. They chose to write a letter in which they told him that he would receive their votes. At the same time, they thanked Obama for helping their daughter 18 years earlier.In a letter to Mary’s parents dated May 4th, 2006 and stamped ‘United States Senate, Washington DC’, Barack Obama writes**:‘I want to thank you for the lovely things you wrote about me and for reminding me of what happened at Miami airport. I’m happy I could help back then, and I’m delighted to hear that your daughter is happy in Norway. Please send her my best wishes. Sincerely, Barack Obama, United States senator’.The parents sent the letter on to Mary.This week VG met her and her husband in the café that she runs with her friend Lisbeth Tollefsrud in Åsgårdstrand.-It’s amazing to think that the man who helped me 20 years ago may now become the next US president, says Mary delightedly.She has already voted for Obama. She recently donated 100 dollars to his campaign.She often tells the story from Miami airport, both when race issues are raised and when the conversation turns to the presidential elections.-I sincerely hope the Americans will see reason and understand that Obama means change, says Mary.*Not at all sure about this part of the translation. The Norwegian word used is 'miljøarbeider', I don't know what the exact English word for that is or even if there is one, and I don't know enough about Obama to say what job of his they're talking about.**This is my translation of the reporter's translation of the letter. From English to Norwegian and back to English. So obviously it is not correct word for word.And here she is with her husband and the letter. This is not a big or important story. But it is a nice story and if one is voting for a person, and not just for a political platform, it might be interesting to hear it. Somehow I don't see this story being covered in American media much, so let's count this as one blogger's contribution to the news coverage of the 2008 election. :-)
this Rollingstone article speaks to John McCain life and character
http://www.propeller.com/story/2008/10/05/a-closer-look-at-the-life-and-career-of-john-mccain-reveals-a-disturbing-record-of-recklessness-and-dishonesty/?clickthru
"John McCain is going to make the last month of this campaign as unpleasant and dishonorable as possible." Whatever you think about those words, it's abundantly clear that he is intending to campaign on character.
Some of the pundits seem to think that fighting back on character will be harmful, somehow less than honorable. My fear is that the Obama Campaign follows the Kerry advisers strategies that emphasize 4 point plans or 12 point plans or nuanced policy distinctions and ignore the hearts of voters. The signs are there already: in Palin's jab about "I'm proud to be an American" and her subsequent attempts to cast Barack as associating with a 'terrorist'. The campaign is transparently signalling its intention to bring what they call character into focus. Let Barack talk about what he sees as character and let the ads point to McCain's dubious associations and what his actions reveal about character. And for goodness sakes, let some of those many veterans speak about their feelings about a candidate who consistently votes against their futures or holds up their benefits based on his 40 year old concept of what 'being in harms way' means and how long you have to serve to be worth our support and honor. It means something very different now in the streets of Iraq and Afghanistan. We don't have so many POWs in these wars; we have dead soldiers and dead Iraqi citizens and wounded bodies and minds returning to their homes to reconstruct their lives as best they can.
Forget all the numbers and details that may win in a rational debate, but this is not going to be a month of rational rating of candidates. It's going to be a month in which the two things most determinative of voter behavior are of critical importance, group allegiance and responses to the candidates themselves. More than at any other time since the Iowa primary, Senators Obama and Biden and their wives, need to speak a bit about the integrity and character of our candidates, speak with strength and warmth. But we also need to hear them speak clearly, forcefully, with equal strength about the character of McCain and Palin. Please don't be afraid to do so. Don't think that standing on some mythical higher ground will persuade independents, sporadic voters or the undecided.
This isn't a discussion about "negative" or "attack" ads. It's a discussion about ethics and values. And the question for Tuesday is whether Barack will be able to convey the best of himself, go into his resource states of community organizing days and really talk with people about their lives, show them how his life connects and bridges to their, to our, concerns. I hope he can follow some of the skill that his running mate used - starting by naming an issue as one of 'fairness' or 'honesty' or some other bridging value, distinguishing simply and clearly the stark differences between himself and McCain, and then punch passionately and strongly with endings that connect to the listeners. And call McCain on his deception and impulsiveness, reminding us that those behaviors are found no where in our founding documents or best hopes for our country.
First and foremost, let me congradulate Senator Obama on a wonderful debate!
One of the things that sticks out in my mind about the debate is John McCain's lack of interest. It wasn't even known if McCain ws going to show up until 11:00am the morning of the debate. Do we really want a president that puts off something important because his notes aren't in order?
Second, I greatly admire Barack Obama for the way he has handled himself this entire campaign. McCain repeatedly attacked Obama during the debate. Senator Obama didn't lash out as McCain did. Obama simply said that McCain was wrong in his facts or Senator Obama said that McCain was entitled to his opinion. Senator Obama hasn't sunk to the level of McCain.
Reader's Digest published an interview with both Barack Obama and John McCain. The last question of the interview asked the candidates to say something positive about the other. Senator Obama had two paragraphs worth of positive things to say about John McCain. McCain on the other hand barely one sentence to say about Barack Obama. Again, I say that this goes to show this country the character of both the candidates.
Obama should make a connection between McCain's lies and distortions of the truth (about Obama) with all of the problems brought on by the Bush Administration.
For example, Bush's lies about Iraq's role in 9/11 only led to war. His lies about WMD's in Iraq only led to war. Bush's lies about the promise of deregulation only led to financial collapse. Now, McCain is lying or distorting the truth with regard to Obama. When will it end? This tactic only leads to poor results - it is proof of bad judgement.
Obama consistently works with the truth; the results of being truly "straight" should be pointed out. The prerequisite to international diplomacy should be the capacity to not distort your counterpart's record; the results of this are written in young American soldiers' blood.
