Posts with the tag john

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

WEBMASTER — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 02:26:14 EST

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Alternative Energy
Source: David Apperson

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only one day left special support post

john lennon — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 19:45:22 EST

i can't beleive it. i have been waiting for this election for a month(actully i thought it would never happen) all i can say is GO BARACK OBAMA!

i really don't know why that is interesting.

electoral predictions 2008: think 1992

jonathan | cvg — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 10:34:26 EST

so here we are: one day remaining. doesn't seem too long ago that i kept catching glimpses of this obama fellow in 2007 and thought how wonderful would it be... never expecting him to come this far up against edwards and clinton. as i have said before, from a marketing perspective, gaining a significant share of the market (in this case: eligible voters) is complicated in today's environment. any start-up firm would be hard pressed to snatch away a significant portion of p&g or coca cola customers. that same start-up firm would exemplify modern brilliance should it manage to overtake the market and gain control for any period of time. that is, in essence, what obama did in 2008. i recognized his potential. i praised his marketing campaign. yet, until super tuesday, i remained unconvinced that obama would succeed at becoming the nominee and beat the two well-established brands of edwards and clinton.

once we knew obama was our nominee, i often joked that the only way mccain stood a chance against obama was by selecting a female running mate. i certainly did not mean "that one." when mccain announced palin in dayton, i first cringed. then i googled her investigation to confirm that she had been exhonerated. to my surprise, his popular governor from alaska was still under investigation for abuse of power and likely guilty as hell. was the crime all that bad? not really. yet, just as getting a blow job or sticking a cigar in your chubby aide's kootch is not that bad... when you lie repeatedly and attempt to disguise your blunder... that is often far worse than the original crime. what people i have met and people like palin do not seem to understand, many of us are forgiving of a mistake or two... just not the pattern of lies or unfaithfulness that accompanies deception. its the compulsiveness, the ease, and the noticeable pattern that deteriorates and ultimately destroys trust.

needless to say, prior to the veep picks, i began imagining an electoral map in 2008 that mimics the map ross perot carved out for bill clinton in 1992. while initially i was nervous to see what became of clinton's stalwart supporters of which,in exit polls, many had proudly proclaimed gender as major factor in their support. however, with time, palin did backfire in the sense that she was ineffective at luring independents and former clinton voters. arguably, i assert that palin has been effective in igniting the base to match the sweat behind obama. only tomorrow will we know whether the fire palin lit in the far right-wing nuts of our country is burning strong or whether it turns out to be like a rash between your legs after a good date gone bad.

to refresh your memory, review the electoral map in 1992 where clinton pulled out a huge upset against the incumbent thanks to ross perot who remains the only successful third party candidate in modern elections.

first states i would point our are louisiana, kentucky, and tennessee. i knew this summer that those states were outside the realm of possibility. in fact, tennessee turned against gore in 2000 largely due to his environmental convictions. given that bobby jindal is about as far too the right as sarah palin, i assumed louisiana was also outside the realm of possibility despite the outcome in the primary in obama's favor. and kentucky... well that ole kentucky home is a thorn in my side, but i will defend her natural beauty until my dying day... just not the folks' politics. ross perot's impressive 18% popular vote splintered the would-be republican votes and carved out a victory for bill clinton in additional states that stay with mccain: arkansas, montana, and west virgnina. while its true that mccain's lead in arkansas is presently only in single digits, i was always hopeful that with help from bill and hillary, obama would remain more competitive as far south as arkansas.

like kentucky, west virginia seems to be very confused as to who has their best interest at heart. and, i might as well say it within this blog since i had to slam a door on my fingers a few weeks ago when i thought about writing a blog strictly targeting the separation of church and state. for those of you who forgot, we are suppose to acknowledge a separation of church and state! separation of church and state is among the founding principles of the united states of america. heads up people! when we fail to pratice our civil duties and vote for the best qualified leader to restore economic and foriegn matters because we want a candidate that agrees with the majority of our religious doctrine... hello... that is how you end up with george w. bush twice and the deteriorated condition of our country today. vote for the best candidate. don't vote based on religious convictions. if we transfer our country's power and wealth to china, russia. or the middle east... you may not have always have the freedom to practice that religion you love so much and wanted to shove down my throat.

obama appears to be strongly competing to win with an electoral map much like bill clinton's first win. the difference, and what makes this especially remarkable, obama will accomplish this without a strong third party candidate which means he is winning with a more united country and a greater percentage or the popular vote. a percentage not seen since the eighties. obama's net reduction would be 39 electoral votes after losing these five states which is still enough to make him the victor tomorrow. however, obama will likely and hopefully pick up states that even bill clinton could not win in 1992. according to new sources such as real clear politics, abc and msnbc news, toss up states include: montana, indiana, missouri, north carolina, ohio, georgia, virginia, and florida. the other three that are sometimes considered a toss-up are: nevada, north dakota, and arizona. however, i am relatively confident that nevada will break for obama and north dakota and arizona will break for mccain... albiet narrow victories no matter what the outcome. with that said, my electoral predicions for tomorrow night:

given the nature of a predicion, i have to make a few tough calls and my map is admitedly optimistic in the sense that i really want obama to win in north carolina and georgia and prevent mccain from narrowly squeaking by him. since the beginning of the summer, i have envisioned a 1992 map where obama gave up four or five states and replaced them florida, virginia, and georgia which is a net 51 electoral votes. the end result would be a few less states, but a greater electoral and popular vote win on election day for barack. based on a series of recent polls and early voting results, i feel good about viginia and florida.

i may still be overly optimistic about georgia, but it now looks like obama has an equally optimistic chance in north carolina so i moved both to obama's column. if you read my earlier blog during the primaries, i liked to mention obama's performance in north and south carolina. he alone, had more votes cast for him than mccain and his republican counterparts combined. early voting and polls show the margin in the general election tight in south carolina while virtually tied and potentially leaning to obama in north carolina. amazing! as for georgia, a relatively strong third party candidate in georgia, bob barr, could "help" tip that state to obama like ross perot did in 1992. barr polled around 8% this spring, but third party candidates generally poll better early than the final outcome because more and more voters fold into the two major parties. presently, "other" in georgia is at 4% and bob barr, a georgian, is believed to compose the majority of that 4% or better... as he has been gaining in the polls this last few weeks by picking up undecided georgia independents.

last week's cnn/time poll revealed that among "likely" georgia voters — presumably those who are both registered and have a proven track record of participating in elections, the race breaks down as follows: mccain: 50%, obama: 46%, barr: 3%

however, if the pool of voters is widened to include simply registered voters — which would include first-time voters or those who rarely participate in general elections — then the georgia vote shifts in obama's favor: mccain: 46%, obama: 49%, barr: 4%

so there you have it, i was dissappointed when the obama for america campaign shifted resourced from georgia last month, but happy to hear that more than half of registered voters have voted early thought to benefit obama. i was also happy when obama shifted resources back to georgia last week and may help see my wish to fruition.

what of my other swing state calls? montana is close. originally, that state looked good for obama, but slipped back to mccain after the palin pick. perhaps montana is the one state that palin helps mccain win. yet, we are squabbling over three electoral votes and i my calculations are that obama will succeed with or without montana. i call montana for mccain because the last month's series of polls generally have mccain leading in spite of that gap closing and now close. the same is true of arizona. i was in arizona in may. i kept asking people i met, and i gathered that if mccain was not from arizona, the state would go blue. yet, i see arizona staying narrowly red. meanwhile, long before the pundits and major shift in the polls, i have felt confident that obama would perform better in florida than ohio which was not the case for bill clinton in 1992. however, like nevada, florida's economy is hurting and unlike mccain who hosted a convention centered around terrorism... i have long thought the economy is the greatest security risk facing our country. i trust that florida agrees and i will take back every sand bar comment i've made since 2000.

ultimately, i call ohio for obama... but i predict ohio to be too close to call until after the west coast polls are closed. additionally, for the same reason i foresee ohio ending close, i also see indiana close. however, i see indiana narrowly red for mccain. unlike missiouri, indiana's popular senator is somewhat a bore and moderate. indiana reminds me of northern kentucky democrats. in order to win, you have to market yourself as a virtual republican. with that said and given that indiana did not break for clinton with perot's help, i call indiana for mccain and i call missiouri for obama... home of the likable, well-known, and early obama activist, senator claire mccaskill. if she ran for governor first, she could be president in 2016, eh?

end game: obama with 379 electoral votes. the greatest victory since the eighties. and incidentally, i alway hinted he would prove to be our next great american president. finally, i win a contest... by virtue of association or vicariously or something like that.

~ j

Contact John McCain's Campaign

Timothy from North Charleston, SC — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 11:54:26 EDT

To all Barack Obama Donors,

As donors to the Campaign for Change we have all contributed towards the largest movement in this nation's history. We have invigorated the people of this nation to stand up for something different, to stand up to the Status Quo; to stand up for the change this nation needs so badly. We come from all over this nation; we are rich and poor, we are blue collar and white collar, we are from the North and the South; East and West. As American Patriots we have come together in support of a great man who is ready to lead this nation. Barack Obama has inspired us all; he has lifted our hopes and has promised us a bright future.

However, there are those who are trying to discredit us. Those who are trying to say that this movement wasn't created by the people, but instead by special interests. Last night, John McCain went on Larry King and one of the first topics of discussion was how Barack Obama has raised money for his campaign for change. This is what he had to say:

"What has happened now is that there are hundreds of millions of dollars that are undocumented credit cards. And we don't know where they came from; we don't know who contributed it. [...] And so we don't know who those donors are. Their response will be, oh, well, they're just small donors. We don't know that. We don't know that, because they're undocumented." - John McCain, October 29, 2008.

All of Barack Obama's donors have filled out applications with their donations. Its an application which I have filled out on three separate occasions. As a documented small donor, I know where and how this Campaign for Change has raised its money. I feel that it is time that we tell John McCain where that money came from.

This is what I propose. We, as small donors to the Barack Obama Campaign for Change should contact John McCain and let him know who we are. We should tell him where we are from and what we do for a living. We must do this in an entirely positive fashion; simply in an attempt to tell the McCain campaign that we are real and we are proud.

Here is a script which I prepared for this:

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Hello, my name is ______________. I'm _____ years old and I live in _____________________. I work for _____________. I heard, during an interview with Larry King, John McCain express some confusion as to where and how Barack Obama raised his money. I just wanted to help clear things up. I am a Barack Obama Campaign for Change small donor. I have donated ____ times with a total of $_______ dollars. I donated to Barack Obama's campaign because _____________________________.

Thank you for your time; have a nice day.

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Here is John McCain's campaign contact information:

Phone: (703) 418-2008 - Press 6 to leave a message in the General Mail Box

Internet Contact Form: www.johnmccain.com/contact

Lets make our presence known and tell John McCain who we are. We aren't part of a Washington Conspiracy and I refuse to let my donation be used against a candidate who stands for a different kind of Politics. A candidate who stands for empowering the people and bringing common sense policy back to the White House.

Join with me and other Barack Obama donors and contact John McCain's campaign. Its a simple gesture that should only take 5 minutes of your time. Thank you and God Speed. Lets stay fired up and ready to go! Remember, forward this blog post to every Barack Obama donor you know. I'm not a fan of Chain E-mail but for this to take its effect everyone of us must participate.

Tim Patrick

A Small donor to Barack Obama's Campaign for Change

Sarah and John and Joe and Barack

Leeza — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 23:18:24 EDT

When John asked Sarah to be his running mate,

She did not blink, she did not wait.

Did Sarah so charm John McCain

That he failed to think and think again?

A presidential hopeful, old and sick,

Needed to make a smarter pick.

Sarah's rise to fame was rapid;

She's better dressed, but no less vapid.

The GOP has, thus, become

The party of the confused and dumb.

For a lot less chaos and a lot less drama:

Vote for Joe Biden and Barack Obama.

the ll day challenge

gothic mother in interacial marrage for obama — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 13:21:37 EDT

and if you are apart of this group then you are most likely voting for obama, but we must pass this along to our friends and people that we know that are leaning or trying to vote red this year. lets stop the preaching to the choir. be brave.

so talk to at least one repulican every day until the election. can you do it?

McCain Will Lose This Election Because Of His Extreme Personality

Candace N. - V.O.B — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 22:43:16 EDT

I have been very observant of the candidates and their supporters, I guess partly because of my occupation. I have noticed that McCain is his worst enemy. He has an extreme personality. I watched a wonderful CNN special about McCain's life and he never did anything in a balanced fashion. He did extremely bad in school, he was an extreme womanizer, he was extreme in his military service, nothing was balanced. He has taken this personality problem with him in how he handles his campaign. At the onset of the campaign he vowed to run a clean respectful campaign, at that time I actually respected him (he was being extremely nice) instead of being balanced and being able to disagree with his opponent in a civil manner he did a complete flip and went to the extreme in engaging in gutter tactics. When he is interviewed, when he has a debate and when he is stumping his personality is never balanced. He gets mad if he disagrees with a question or comment, he starts to have awkward body language and facial expressions. It immediately makes a person uninterested in trying to see his views because he just comes off as a person that one cannot reason with. Another extreme in his personality his what he has said and done. Even his most staunch supporters have referred to him as a "different McCain" , this is because he went from being a person that was firm in his beliefs and almost unmovable to being a person that has let his advisors make his decisions for him. We see this in his VP pick. The old McCain would have picked a qualified candidate the new McCain (going from one extreme to another) picked the most unqualified candidate he could find. He went from putting country first to the other extreme of putting country last. His supporters like Giuliani and Romney don't help McCain because they appear extreme and irrational like him. We see his extreme shifts, when one day he is for something and the next day he is against it. One day he attacks with one lie (it does not work) so he attacks with another lie. If McCain would have conducted himself in a calm and approachable manner like his good friend Charlie Crist, I believe McCain would have more people listening to him and believing what he has to say. I have listened to Christ many times and he does not fly off the handle, he does not make outrageous attack statements, he does not throw out a bunch of lies, he is the type of person that one would feel like they could listen to his views, share their views and have an honest discussion about differences. Crist is a balance person and I think if McCain would have surrounded himself with people like him and conducted himself in the manner that Crist does, this would be a much tighter race. Personality and conduct are major factors when trying to win over voters. Before I began researching about Senator Obama it was his calm, confident and intelligent mannerisms that made me want to research him at all. So as I stated at the beginning of this post, McCain is his worst enemy and can only thank himself when he loses November 4th. (sorry for using extreme so much, you get my point) :-)

John McLAME

Taiwan from Plainfield, NJ — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 00:22:56 EDT

Your so LAME,
You probley think this blog is about you... don't you?

Love,
TaiwanBrown.com

Barackroll'd

Barack Roll'd — Sun, 19 Oct 2008 03:49:01 EDT

http://www.youtube.com/swf/l.swf?video_id=_TiQCJXpbKg&rel=1&eurl=&iurl=http%3A//i4.ytimg.com/vi/_TiQCJXpbKg/default.jpg&t=OEgsToPDskJfAlAYzbOk0ZEdeMVVNXxO&use_get_video_info=1&load_modules=1&fs=1&hl=en

Today I...

Marcia--One who believes in Dreams! — Sun, 19 Oct 2008 00:59:24 EDT

was a part of the most moving experience I've ever had, besides skydiving. It was a perfect day for skydiving, blue skies and puffy white clouds; however, I attended the Obama rally in St. Louis at the Gateway Arch. The Arch itself is an inspiring place to be...just amazing how it was built and the history behind it. This was a very historical moment and I was able to be a part of it. I was also close enough and got to shake Senator Barack Obama's hand, our next POTUS, and something I will never forget. You could feel the true spirit of the man and his desire to serve the people surrounding him. This wasn't phony, it was a soft but firm grip of a caring man. He and Joe Biden have a huge task before them, cleaning up the mess George W. Bush will leave behind.

As for John McCain and Sara Palin's tactics with 16 days to the election, I feel it's fitting to say:

But mark this: There will be terrible times in the last
    days. People will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money,
    boastful, proud, abusive, disobedient to their parents,
    ungrateful, unholy, without love, unforgiving, slanderous,
    without self-control, brutal, not lovers of the good,
    treacherous, rash, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than
    lovers of God - having a form of godliness but denying its
    power. Have nothing to do with them.

    2 Timothy 3:1-5

Please encourage everyone you know to vote. We must elect Obama/Biden, this country's only chance for unity and change!

Artists for Obama Video

JimmySlo — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 23:52:45 EDT

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=osj4PEI-ELQ

A film by Anthony Gatto and Jim Slonina. Sound engineering by MironRaf.com. A group of artists and circus performers come together in speak their mind and represent their support for Barack Obama. Featuring visual artist Robin Barcus-Slonina, Guinness World Record-holding juggler Anthony Gatto, dancer Danielle Gatto, musician Jim Lutz, contortionist Natasha Patterson, Broadway star Cinda RamSeur, and actor/clown Jim Slonina.

WHY THE ECONOMY TANKED

GREG KLINE — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 13:20:53 EDT

S - I - M - P - L - E

DEREGULATION sank Wall Street and our economy.

DEREGULATION has been the exclusive battle cry of REPUBLICANS.

REPUBLICAN DEREGULATION caused our current economic pain.

S - I - M - P - L - E

PRIVATIZATION has stripped and gutted our safety nets.

PRIVATIZATION is an exclusive mantra of REPUBLICANS.

REPUBLICAN PRIVATIZATION is why you can't afford to falter anymore.

* - * - * - *

THE TRUTH IS SIMPLE.

SIMPLE MAKES POWERFUL SOUND-BITES.

MAKE THIS SHORT & SWEET MESSAGE HEARD.

DRIVE IT HOME to every voter you can reach.

M - O - R - E

Privatize means you introduce profit. The point of profit is to give as little as possible for as much as possible. So privatized public services get gutted.

McSame wants to privatize Social Security. Just like Bush. Can you IMAGINE if your Social Security retirement funds had been invested in the stock market as a result of privatization?

McBush has been consistently public about pressing for deregulation, getting government oversight out of the way of business. Well, they got their wish. Pretty scary results, right?

Democrats have always fundamentally believed in regulation of public services, and social safety nets. Democrats CREATED Social Security, and the Minimum Wage. Democratic bedrocks. How much more do you need to know?

The biggest bankruptcy crisis, is that of McBush and Palin's sorry souls.

You want change? Make sure people understand and remember all the years of Republican ranting for deregulation. McCrusty wants to deregulate health care too. He's on record, up till only a month or so ago, touting himself as a deregulator. In fact, think back a couple months. McSame was consistently all about "experience", frequently agreeing with George Bush, sometimes praising him, and voting with him literally over 90% of the time. Bush's popularity and the economy tanked badly. Barack's consistent message of change whooped McSame's message of experience at every turn. So now, in the eleventh hour, SURPRISE! McBush is ALL ABOUT change. Again, how much more do you need to know?

More Madison, WI Rally - John Kerry

Jay Williams — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 16:17:34 EDT

I've finally gotten the headliner of the Madison, WI rally up on YouTube.

Sarah Palin Lies to America and to Herself

Cathie — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 19:34:28 EDT

I read today that Mrs. Palin has decided to once again demonstrate her character to the American people by telling lies about her opponents. I believe the McCain campaign and it's supporters know they are losing this race and that they will continue to lose votes and are acting out of desperation. I believe the few supporters the McCain campaign has retained will see their candidates for who they really are as they are certainly showing their true colors. To Sarah Palin- Think carefully about the words you choose and use towards your opponents. As a mother, I would never want my children to see their mother saying such horrible untrue things about another person and on national television no less. To John McCain-Please make this race about the issues and salvage your declining reputation while you can. To all Americans-Vote with your heart, this Presidential race is about so much more then just the energy crisis or our declining economy. This election is about Americans partnering with government to create the society we will all benefit and contribute to.

Economist And Obama's Plan

Nia "Hussein" J. — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 16:18:05 EDT

http://www.economist.com/world/unitedstates/PrinterFriendly.cfm?story_id=12342127

AS THE financial crisis pushes the economy back to the top of voters’ concerns, Barack Obama is starting to open up a clear lead over John McCain in the opinion polls. But among those who study economics for a living, Mr Obama’s lead is much more commanding. A survey of academic economists by The Economist finds the majority—at times by overwhelming margins—believe Mr Obama has the superior economic plan, a firmer grasp of economics and will appoint better economic advisers.

Our survey is not, by any means, a scientific poll of all economists. We e-mailed a questionnaire to 683 research associates, all we could track down, of the National Bureau of Economic Research, America’s premier association of applied academic economists, though the NBER itself played no role in the survey. A total of 142 responded, of whom 46% identified themselves as Democrats, 10% as Republicans and 44% as neither. This skewed party breakdown may reflect academia’s Democratic tilt, or possibly Democrats’ greater propensity to respond. Still, even if we exclude respondents with a party identification, Mr Obama retains a strong edge—though the McCain campaign should be buoyed by the fact that 530 economists have signed a statement endorsing his plans.

Does their opinion matter? Economics is just one of the many things the next president will have to worry about; voters still seem to prefer Mr McCain on foreign policy. And even on the economy, economists may not have the same priorities as the population at large. Arguably, what a president says about economics on the campaign trail is less important than how he responds to the unexpected challenges that inevitably arise once he is in office.

Yet economists’ opinions should count for something because irrespective of any party affiliation, most of them approach policy decisions with the same basic tool kit. Their assessment of the candidates’ economic credentials and plans represents an informed judgment on how well they will handle difficult trade-offs between efficiency, equity, growth and consensus-building.

Regardless of party affiliation, our respondents generally agree the economy is in bad shape, that the election is important to the course of economic policy and that the housing and financial crisis is the most critical economic issue facing America.

The detailed responses are bad news for Mr McCain (the full data are available here). Eighty per cent of respondents and no fewer than 71% of those who do not cleave to either main party say Mr Obama has a better grasp of economics. Even among Republicans Mr Obama has the edge: 46% versus 23% say Mr Obama has the better grasp of the subject. “I take McCain’s word on this one,” comments James Harrigan at the University of Virginia, a reference to Mr McCain’s infamous confession that he does not know as much about economics as he should. In fairness, Mr McCain’s lower grade may in part reflect greater candour about his weaknesses. Mr Obama’s more tightly managed image leaves fewer opportunities for such unvarnished introspection.

A candidate’s economic expertise may matter rather less if he surrounds himself with clever advisers. Unfortunately for Mr McCain, 81% of all respondents reckon Mr Obama is more likely to do that; among unaffiliated respondents, 71% say so. That is despite praise across party lines for the excellent Doug Holtz-Eakin, Mr McCain’s most prominent economic adviser and a former head of the Congressional Budget Office. “Although I have tended to vote Republican,” one reply says, “the Democrats have a deep pool of talented, moderate economists.”

There is an apparent contradiction between most economists’ support for free trade, low taxes and less intervention in the market and the low marks many give to Mr McCain, who is generally more supportive of those things than Mr Obama. It probably reflects a perception that the Republican Party under George Bush has subverted many of those ideals for ideology and political gain. Indeed, the majority of respondents rate Mr Bush’s economic record as very bad, and Republican respondents are only slightly less critical.

“John McCain has professed disdain for ‘so-called economists’, and for some the feeling has become mutual,” says Erik Brynjolfsson, a professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Sloan School of Management. “Obama’s team is mainstream and non-ideological but extremely talented.”

On our one-to-five scale, economists on average give Mr Obama’s economic programme a 3.3 and Mr McCain’s a 2.2. Mr Obama, says Jonathan Parker, a non-aligned professor at Northwestern’s Kellogg School of Management, “is a pragmatist not an ideologue. I expect Clintonian economic policies.” If, that is, crushing federal debt does not derail his taxing and spending plans.

On his plans to fix the financial crisis, Mr Obama averages 3.1, a point higher than Mr McCain. Still, some said they didn’t quite know what they were rating—reasonably enough, since neither candidate has produced clear plans of his own.

Where the candidates’ positions are more clearly articulated, Mr Obama scores better on nearly every issue: promoting fiscal discipline, energy policy, reducing the number of people without health insurance, controlling health-care costs, reforming financial regulation and boosting long-run economic growth. Twice as many economists think Mr McCain’s plan would be bad or very bad for long-run growth as Mr Obama’s. Given how much focus Mr McCain has put on his plan’s benefits for growth, this last is quite a repudiation.

Mr McCain gets his highest mark, an average of 3.5 and a clear advantage over Mr Obama, for his position on free trade and globalisation. If Mr Obama “would wake up on free trade”, one respondent says, “I could get behind the plans much more.” Perhaps surprisingly, the economists rated trade low in priority compared with the other issues listed. Only 53% say it is important or very important. Neither candidate scored at all well on dealing with the burgeoning cost of entitlements such as Medicare and Social Security.

The economists also prefer Mr Obama’s tax plans. Republicans and respondents who do not identify with either political party see Mr McCain’s tax policies as more efficient but less equitable. But the former prefer Mr McCain’s plans—43% of Republicans say they are good or very good—and the latter Mr Obama’s. Of non-affiliated respondents, 31% say Mr Obama’s are good or very good.

Either way, according to the economists, it would be difficult to do much worse than George Bush. The respondents give Mr Bush a dismal average of 1.7 on our five-point scale for his economic management. Eighty-two per cent thought Mr Bush’s record was bad or very bad; only 1% thought it was very good.

The Democrats were overwhelmingly negative, but nearly every respondent viewed Mr Bush’s record unfavourably. Half of Republican respondents thought Mr Bush deserves only a 2. “The minimum rating of one severely overestimates the quality of Bush’s economic policies,” says one non-aligned economist.

There's still time...

Marcia--One who believes in Dreams! — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 07:50:57 EDT

Until that ballot is cast, there is still time to reach out to undecided voters. There is even a few more days in Missouri to reach those who have not registered to vote (October 8th is the deadline, please check for your state). This is the time to reach deep down and sprint to the finish line. We're all most there and with every one doing just a little, we will make it. My husband and I have registered to be poll workers and are awaiting our assignments. Democrats are needed at the polling stations (check with your election authority...5,000 poll workers are needed in St. Louis County and St. Charles County is still accepting applications)! And if you're reading this, then you have access to the online tools to counter John McCain and Sarah Palin's smear tactics. Write the editors or call your friends and neighbors using these tools (they are very easy) to help get the truth out about how Barack Obama and Joe Biden are the ones to see us, the middle class, through this mess that's occurred under the watch of George W. Bush. We really can't afford 4 more years of the same failed policies!!

The First Presidential Debate

Braydon — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 15:14:29 EDT

I have watched the debate and am proud to say that Barack Obama dominated that stage. John McCain showed tipical Republican debate practices. He never answered the question, for every question he was asked he ranted on about 9/11 and The War In Iraq, or he unsuccessfully tried to say that every problem with America today is Barack Obama's fault. The debate showed both candidates for their true abilities, and it deffinately showed that Barack Obama belongs in the Oval Office.

Dirty Tricks

Dr. Owen Scott, III — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 13:16:09 EDT

My wife and I are quintessential, older, over-educated, internet-connected, Kool-aid drinking, “Yes we can”-chanting, Bush-Cheney-Rumsfeld-Gonzales-Rice hating progressive voters, the type the right likes to characterize as “elitists” even though we have friends from many cultures at all levels of society and they(our right-wing critics) only commune with the wealthy and privileged. Beginning with the Super Tuesday primaries, we have hosted a series of TV watching parties that continued through the primaries, the Obama-Clinton debates and the Democratic convention. We publicized the events through my.barackobama.com and by direct invitations to like- minded friends. Every get-together has been a delightful and stimulating experience where diverse people, many of whom we met for the first time when they knocked on our door, joined us in uninhibited expressions of enthusiasm and hope for a better USA. Each party had its own unique flavor, determined by the mix of people who happened to attend. We had several repeat visitors and many new faces on every occasion.

The debate last night between Barack Obama and John McCain was our first opportunity in a month to host a gathering on a major occasion in the Fall campaign. Following our usual procedure, we put up a notice on my.bo.com. With a limit of 25 people listed, a steady rate of people signing up built the number of online registrations to 12. Yesterday morning, I saw an email in my inbox from Amy, a neighbor in the next subdivision, who had noticed the Obama sign in our yard while walking down our street, read the event notice, figured out that the sign and the party belonged to the same household, and who wished to come to the party with her teenaged daughter. Amy mentioned that since the event was full, she would have to see us another time. I was surprised that we apparently had an influx of registrations at the last minute and I wrote Amy back asking her to come anyway and bring her daughter, too. Checking my event, I saw that someone had signed up with the intention of bringing 13 people, just enough to max out our party. That seemed odd, so I emailed the person and asked him to confirm the registration. Further checking of my inbox showed a letter from my.bo.com notifying me that someone had signed up for 10 or more spots at an event, triggering an automatic warning email. It dawned on me that the 13 person sign up was in all likelihood a dirty trick by a McCain operative to disrupt our event by preventing additional people from signing up! I deleted this person’s registration forthwith.

Perhaps this little Karl Rove-style tactic was relatively minor; seemingly it had minimal impact on our party. My new friend, Amy, from a few blocks away came with daughter, Morgan, and most of the other people who signed up made it by the time the debate was underway. Did anyone else besides my neighbor try to register after the trickster maxed out our registration? Who can say? But, what is clear is that this tactic reflects a dishonest, dishonorable, mean-spirited mindset among those who oppose Barack Obama. The aim of the dirty trick was to keep Obama supporters from getting together for an evening of sharing. Why do this? Perhaps they are afraid we will all pitch in some money and send it to our candidate. If that’s it, they could save their effort- we don’t use our parties as fund raising vehicles. I suspect that the fraudulent sign-up claiming that 13 people wish to attend was intended merely to keep a few people from joining us for fun and friendship. Lovely, isn’t it?

I have a motto, “Always a student, never a victim.” If you can learn something from an experience, then it wasn’t a failure or a defeat. Therefore, when I list our “Watch Sen. Biden put Sarah Palin back in the box where she belongs” debate watching party for next week, I’ll make the registration limit 50 people. Anyone signing up for 38 spots at the event will definitely get my attention.

Owen Scott, III, Baton Rouge

We Were Robbed in '00 and '04. Don't let it happen in '08

Uncle Nate — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 07:36:02 EDT

This video that I compiled to accompany my original song chronicles what happens when voters are defrauded and votes are left on the table.

The title of the song is 'We Were Robbed! (The G.O.P.)'. It can be found here: We Were Robbed! (The G.O.P.)

We Were Robbed! (The G.O.P.)

The video for We Were Robbed! (The G.O.P.) serves as a reminder that the last 8 years have been run by an illegitimate administration that was thrust into power on the backs of 19000 eligible voters in Florida that were illegally removed from the voter rolls. This was conspired by Jeb Bush, Katherine Harris, Clayton Roberts, Karl Rove, and Database Technologies.

People, you have to get out and vote on November 4 en masse and don't let it be close this time.

The Bush Legacy:
Disenfranchisement, 9/11, Enron, Worldcom, Bear Stearns, Countrywide, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, Merrill Lynch, Lehman Brothers, AIG Restructuring, An Iraq War that still has not been Justified after 5+ years, $4 gasoline, Patriot Act, Record Foreclosures, Rising Unemployment, Illegal Surveillance, Tax Payer funded bailouts for Mortgage Companies, Patriot Act. By the way, I have not heard of any bailouts for taxpayers struggling to pay their mortgages.

It's time to say Eight is Enough!
We Were Robbed!

If you dig the video, please feel free to distribute freely to anyone you feel needs to get the message or post it to own your websites, emails, and blogs supporting Senator (and Future President) Obama. At the conclusion of this post I will post the embed code and URL for your personal websites, blogs and emails.

Please distribute freely if you believe in the message. I welcome your feedback.

Respectfully,

Uncle Nate
Obama/Biden '08

Here is the embed code for your personal websites/blogs:

Here is the link for your email:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wFerpq2VApg

We Were Robbed! (The G.O.P.)

Loan Titans Paid McCain Adviser Nearly $2 Million

Chris — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 17:11:19 EDT

The McCain campaign has decided that the New York Times is not real journalism. The stinging article below may be why...

September 22, 2008Loan Titans Paid McCain Adviser Nearly $2 Million By DAVID D. KIRKPATRICK and CHARLES DUHIGG

Senator John McCain’s campaign manager was paid more than $30,000 a month for five years as president of an advocacy group set up by the mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to defend them against stricter regulations, current and former officials say.

Mr. McCain, the Republican candidate for president, has recently begun campaigning as a critic of the two companies and the lobbying army that helped them evade greater regulation as they began buying riskier mortgages with implicit federal backing. He and his Democratic rival, Senator Barack Obama, have donors and advisers who are tied to the companies.

But last week the McCain campaign stepped up a running battle of guilt by association when it began broadcasting commercials trying to link Mr. Obama directly to the government bailout of the mortgage giants this month by charging that he takes advice from Fannie Mae’s former chief executive, Franklin Raines, an assertion both Mr. Raines and the Obama campaign dispute.

Incensed by the advertisements, several current and former executives of the companies came forward to discuss the role that Rick Davis, Mr. McCain’s campaign manager and longtime adviser, played in helping Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac beat back regulatory challenges when he served as president of their advocacy group, the Homeownership Alliance, formed in the summer of 2000. Some who came forward were Democrats, but Republicans, speaking on the condition of anonymity, confirmed their descriptions.

“The value that he brought to the relationship was the closeness to Senator McCain and the possibility that Senator McCain was going to run for president again,” said Robert McCarson, a former spokesman for Fannie Mae, who said that while he worked there from 2000 to 2002, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac together paid Mr. Davis’s firm $35,000 a month. Mr. Davis “didn’t really do anything,” Mr. McCarson, a Democrat, said.

Mr. Davis’s role with the group has bubbled up as an issue in the campaign, but the extent of his compensation and the details of his role have not been reported previously.

Mr. McCain was never a leading critic or defender of the mortgage giants, although several former executives of the companies said Mr. Davis did draw Mr. McCain to a 2004 awards banquet that the companies’ Homeownership Alliance held in a Senate office building. The organization printed a photograph of Mr. McCain at the event in its 2004 annual report, bolstering its clout and credibility. The event honored several other elected officials, including at least two Democrats, Gov. Edward G. Rendell of Pennsylvania and Representative Artur Davis of Alabama.

In an interview Sunday night with CNBC and The New York Times, Mr. McCain noted that Mr. Davis was no longer working on behalf of the mortgage giants. He said Mr. Davis “has had nothing to do with it since, and I’ll be glad to have his record examined by anybody who wants to look at it.”

Asked about the reports of Mr. Davis’s role, a spokesman for Mr. McCain said that during the time when Mr. Davis ran the Homeownership Alliance, the senator had backed legislation to increase oversight of the mortgage companies’ accounting and executive compensation. The legislation, however, did not seek to change their anomalous structure as private companies with federal support.

The spokesman, Tucker Bounds, also noted that the Homeownership Alliance included nonprofit organizations like Habitat for Humanity and the Urban League. “It’s not controversial to promote homeownership and minority homeownership,” Mr. Bounds said. More than a half-dozen current and former executives, however, said the Homeownership Alliance was set up mainly to defend Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac by promoting their role in the housing market, and the two companies paid almost the entire cost of the group’s operations.

“They were financed largely, possibly exclusively, by Fannie and Freddie,” said William R. Maloni, a Democrat who is a former head of industry relations for Fannie Mae. “We thought it would be helpful to have someone who was a broadly recognized Republican to be the face of the organization, and that person became Rick Davis.” Mr. Maloni added, “Rick, for that purpose, turned out to be quite good.” (Several executives said Mr. Davis’s compensation was not unusual for the companies’ well-connected consultants.)

The federal bailout of the two mortgage giants has become an emblem of what critics say is the outdated or inadequate regulatory system that allowed the financial system to slide into crisis this summer.

At the time that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac recruited Mr. Davis to run the Homeownership Alliance in 2000, they were under new pressure from private industry rivals and deregulation-minded Republicans who argued that the two companies’ federal sponsorship gave them an unfair advantage and put taxpayers at risk. Critics of the companies had formed their own Washington-based advocacy group, FM Watch. They were pushing for regulations that would deter the companies from expanding into new areas, including riskier and more profitable mortgages.

Mr. Davis had recently returned to his lobbying firm from running Mr. McCain’s unexpectedly strong 2000 Republican primary campaign, which elevated Mr. McCain’s profile as a legislator and Mr. Davis’s as a lobbyist.

“You can say what you want about free-market distortions, but people like the system because it gets them into houses cheap,” Mr. Davis said to Institutional Investor magazine in 2000, adding that he would run the advocacy group out of his Alexandria, Va., lobbying firm.

The organization also hired Public Strategies, a communications firm that included former Bush adviser Mark McKinnon. Mr. Davis wrote letters and gave speeches for the group. In April 2001, he sent out a press release headlined, “It’s Tax Day — Do You Know Where Your Deductions Are? For Most Americans, They’re in Your Home.”

But by the end of 2005, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac were recovering from accounting problems and re-examining costs, former executives said. The companies decided the Homeownership Alliance had outlived its usefulness, and it disappeared.

John Harwood contributed reporting.

Education Matters

Greg — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 20:44:41 EDT

I recently came across something that I think everyone in this online community would appreciate. It's just a chart on the educational background of the candidates up for election this year. It is almost as frightening to learn about the GOP's candidates' educational history. I was not aware of Palin's lack of schooling until I saw this.

Here is the link- http://www.sharek.com/whoknew/whoknew_18.09.2008.jpg

If the election were based solely on educational background, we would win in a landslide.

Thanks for taking time to read this.

Obama Biden '08

I'm Back

Bob — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 19:27:22 EDT

I finished reading Dreams from My Father, and the Audacity of Hope a while ago. I thought that dreams from my father was won of the most interesting books that I have ever read. Audacity was interesting because you can see why he takes the positions he does. I would have to give both books 2 thumbs up.

all right, now that I'm done with that. Is anyone else sick and tired of hearing McCain? I mean it seems that every time this guy opens his old mouth he digs himself into an even deeper whole. "the fundamentals of our economy are strong"? wtf!? and then he said that the "fundamentals" are the american workers? Bullshit. ok. now my question is, why are the polls this close? I know that Barack has pulled back ahead, but with all the gaffs that the McCain campaign has been making lately (blackberry), but shouldn't Obama be ahead by 15-20 points. Is it just because people aren't paying attention? Are most americans just ignorant? or are the polls just not accurate? If someone has an answer please let me know.

That's enough ranting and raving for me. Peace out.

Bob

Thank John McCain

Marcia--One who believes in Dreams! — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 13:32:16 EDT

Thank you John McCain http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJThPjvscFs We can't afford more of the same!! Obama/Biden '08

Liar, Liar Pants on Fire!!

Nia "Hussein" J. — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 05:03:28 EDT

Wednesday, Sep. 17, 2008

John McCain and the Lying Game

By Joe Klein

Politics has always been lousy with blather and chicanery. But there are rules and traditions too. In the early weeks of the general-election campaign, a consensus has grown in the political community a consensus that ranges from practitioners like Karl Rove to commentators like, well, me that John McCain has allowed his campaign to slip the normal bounds of political propriety. The situation has gotten so intense that we in the media have slipped our normal rules as well. Usually when a candidate tells something less than the truth, we mince words. We use euphemisms like mendacity and inaccuracy ... or, as the Associated Press put it, "McCain's claims skirt facts." But increasing numbers of otherwise sober observers, even such august institutions as the New York Times editorial board, are calling John McCain a liar. You might well ask, What has McCain done to deserve this? What unwritten rules did he break? Are his transgressions of degree or of kind?

Almost every politician stretches the truth. We journalists try to point out the exaggerations and criticize them, then let the voters decide. When McCain says, for example, that Barack Obama favors a government-run health-care system, he's not telling the truth�€"Obama wants a market-based system subsidized by the government�€"but McCain's untruth illuminates a general policy direction, which is sketchy but sort of within the bounds. (Obama's plan would increase government regulation of the drug and insurance industries.) Obama has done this sort of thing too. In July, he accused McCain of supporting the foreign buyout of an American company that could lead to the loss of about 8,000 jobs in Wilmington, Ohio. McCain did support the deal, but the job loss comes many years later and was not anticipated at the time. That, however, is where the moral equivalency between these two campaigns ends.

McCain's lies have ranged from the annoying to the sleazy, and the problem is in both degree and kind. His campaign has been a ceaseless assault on his opponent's character and policies, featuring a consistent�€"and witting�€"disdain for the truth. Even after 38 million Americans heard Obama say in his speech at the Democratic National Convention that he was open to offshore oil-drilling and building new nuclear-power plants, McCain flatly said in his acceptance speech that Obama opposed both. Normal political practice would be for McCain to say, "Obama says he's 'open to' offshore drilling, but he's always opposed it. How can we believe him?" This persistence in repeating demonstrably false charges is something new in presidential politics.

Worse than the lies have been the smears. McCain ran a television ad claiming that Obama favored "comprehensive" sex education for kindergartners. (Obama favored a bill that would have warned kindergartners about sexual predators and improper touching.) The accusation that Obama was referring to Sarah Palin when he said McCain's effort to remarket his economic policies was putting "lipstick on a pig" was another clearly misleading attack�€"an obnoxious attempt to divert attention from Palin's lack of fitness for the job and the recklessness with which McCain chose her. McCain's assault on the "�lite media" for spreading rumors about Palin's personal life�€"actually, the culprits were a few bloggers and the tabloid press�€"was more of the same. And that gets us close to the real problem here. The McCain camp has decided that its candidate can't win honorably, on the issues, so it has resorted to transparent and phony diversions.

This new strategy emerged during the first week of Obama's overseas trip in late July. McCain had been intending to contrast his alleged foreign policy expertise and toughness with Obama's inexperience and alleged weakness. McCain wanted to "win" the Iraq war and face down the Iranians. But those issues became moot when the Iraqis said they favored Obama's withdrawal plan and the Bush Administration started talking to the Iranians. At that point, McCain committed his original sin�€"out of pique, I believe�€"questioning Obama's patriotism, saying the Democrat would rather lose a war than lose an election. Ever since, McCain's campaign has been a series of snide and demeaning ads accompanied by the daily gush of untruths that have now been widely documented and exposed. The strategy is an obvious attempt to camouflage the current unpopularity of his Republican brand, the insubstantiality of his vice-presidential choice, and his agreement on most issues especially economic matters with an exceedingly unpopular President.

The good news is that the vile times may be ending. The coming debates will decide this race, and it isn't easy to tell lies when your opponent is standing right next to you. The Wall Street collapse demands a more sober campaign as well. But these dreadful weeks should not be forgotten. John McCain has raised serious questions about whether he has the character to lead the nation. He has defaced his beloved military code of honor. He has run a dirty campaign.

Help the Little People...not AIG

HeidiB — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 15:09:05 EDT

Republican presidential candidate John McCain, a day after flatly rejecting the idea of a taxpayer bailout for American International Group Inc., said Wednesday that the government had been "forced" into proposing an $85 billion loan to the nation's largest insurer.

McCain appeared to soften his opposition to the bailout proposed by the Federal Reserve, treating the plan as a necessary evil to protect ordinary Americans with finanical ties to AIG.

This is an AP report on McCain's stance for how to handle the financial crisis. My position is to not bailout the big guys...help the small guys. If the government gave each small business $10,000, do you know what a positive impact that would have on the economy?

I am a small business owner: I could hire an employee, do more marketing in the local/regional markets, and bring in new, innovative products made in the US. The financial crisis is hitting everyone hard, but the smallest fish in the barrel are being hit the hardest.

Our government needs to help overhaul this financial system...but it also needs to start thinking outside of the box. Don't bail out institutions that have ignored the signs that they will not be successful, that have used shady business practices, and relied on greed and ignorance. $85 billion injected into the economy through small businesses would ensure people keeping jobs, and small businesses would be able to stay afloat in tough times.

If anyone has the ear of a staffer in Obama's camp...forward this blog to them. The little people need to be heard for once. After reading Confessions of an Economic Hit Man and being halfway through The Secret History of an American Empire, I am not encouraged that the US government will look out for the small people. Obama gives me a little bit of hope that he will address this...and stop giving so much power to the corporatocracy.

Power to small businesses. Want to know how you can help give it to them? Buy locally, support local industries, farms and businesses. Don't buy from those who use cheap labor to keep costs low. And avoid any business who is not wide open with their intentions, their supply chains, and always has a board room of lawyers at their disposal.

The Big Republican Earmark Lie!

Sue "ELO" — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 13:14:36 EDT

Today is a twofer day! Right on the heels of Hillary's all-out smack down of Sarah Palin, here comes another one, this time from the rightwing news website, Politico.

We've all heard John McSame talking about earmarks. He pulls a Sharpie out of his shirt pocket, saying how he'll veto any spending bills with earmarks in them, that he'll make them famous, and we'll know their names.

One problem, the republicans don't see it that way!

To quote Ralph Regula, Congressman from Ohio's 16th Congressional District, including part of Ashland County, “I don’t think it’s the right approach. I haven’t done an earmark I wouldn’t be happy to have spread all over the front pages of the paper."

There are other quotes from other republicans, who flat out disagree with McBush. If you have a couple of minutes, take time to read the whole article. I haven't stopped laughing since!

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0908/13525.html

Peace and excessive liberties to us all!

-Sue and the Ranting Keyboard

Naked Lies for Our Cynicism

Change O'8 — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 18:52:52 EDT

It amazes me how the Bush administration has made lying the norm - a strategy McCain and Palin have adopted aggressively.

Do they think aggressive dishonesty will satisfy our hard-hearted cynicism, and capture our votes? Do lying politicians appeal to our sense of reality and pragmatism?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r8aT7zuPJ1k

McCain camp says neither McCain nor Palin has what it takes to run a business

Chris — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 16:15:22 EDT

Top Economic Advisor to Republican presidential nominee, Carly Fiorina, has advised that in her opinion neither John McCain nor Sarah Palin has what it takes to run a major corporation such as Hewlett Packard. If anyone would know, it's Fiorina. She was Hewlett Packard's CEO and Chairwoman of the Board until she was ousted in 2005 after HP incurred huge losses when it merged with Compaq. HP's stocks rose significantly (as high as 10.5%) after news of Fiorina's forced departure was made public.

Fiorina defends McCain's and Palin's incompetence when it comes to running a major corporation by noting that McCain and Palin are running for public office, not for Chairmanship (or Chairwomanship) of the Board of a major company. What Fiorina has failed to note is that running the United States of America, a country with the biggest economy in the world, is a lot like running a major corporation. Granted, there are major differences. For example, when major corporations go bankrupt, the US government is there to bail them out. If the US were to go bankrupt, who's going to bail us out?

I am obligated to also mention here that Fiorina also said that neither Barack Obama nor Joe Biden has what it takes to run a corporation. Well, we expect the opposition to attack us in all directions, and therefore we don't pay much mind to her comments. After all, in Fiorina's defense, once she slipped and told the world that McCain and Palin didn't have what it takes, she had to engage in a little CYA.

This all sounds quite childish, doesn't it. "I can't play on the jungle gym so you can't either. Nah nah nah nah nah nah." Well, Carly, YES WE CAN. And we will.

Sources:

Paul R. La Monica (2005-02-10). "Fiorina out, HP stock soars", CNN/Money.

A SWIFT BOAT ATTACK II ON SENATOR BARACK OBAMA

funkfresh01 — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 22:27:22 EDT

Saturday September 13th the News and Observer will be distributing a DVD to their 160,000 subscribers entitled "Obsession: Radical Islam's War Against the West" If anyone hasn't heard about this movie you can view the trailer here.

I don't know about you but I do not remember any other time where a news paper has ever sent out a DVD let alone one that his very biased and portrays Islam as an extremist religion!!!!!!!

I find it quite appaling that this type of garbage would be sent out to further instill fear into the public. It again puts innocent Muslims on the defensive and makes them worry about backlash.

http://www.obsessionthemovie.com/trailer.php

Real Change

Marcia--One who believes in Dreams! — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 17:14:13 EDT

We, the American people, deserve better than a continuation of the same policies of the Bush Administration. John McCain is not a "Maverick" when he has voted for Bush's agenda 90% of the time. He does not promote and is not for "real change" in Washington. He has just adopted this course recently to simply win an election!

John McCain has no idea of what the needs of the majority of Americans are. After all, he has said you're middle class if you're making "less than 5 million dollars a year". Now that is truly out of touch with the American people! I sincerely thought I was among the middle class; however, by McCain's standards, I am poor by comparison. And, if I am poor, then why is my income taxed at almost 40% with him promising to continue the Bush tax breaks for the wealthy, Wallstreet and Big Oil companies? I believe it's time for those of us who are "middle class" to receive these tax breaks and for the wealthy, Wallstreet and Big Oil companies to finally "invest" in America by being taxed proportionately.

We're experiencing a crumbling economy, but John McCain says "the fundamentals of our economy are strong". I suppose if you live in John McCain's world that may be true. Unfortunately, reality is thousands of people are losing their homes and the United States government is in serious debt to China! Can we survive another 4 years of the Bush Administration? Do we want to? NO...enough is enough!!

Barack Obama has been talking about bringing "change" to Washington for the past 20 months. He hasn't waited until the defining hour to let America know that "he gets it"! He believes in the strength of the American people. We the people, ordinary people, doing extraordinary things when given the opportunity. That is why he believes in investing in our children by providing them with a quality education no matter where they may live. That is why he will tax the wealthy, those making above $250,000 a year, and provide tax breaks to those who are not in that income range. That is why he will create energy programs that will decrease our dependence on other countries and create new jobs here in America. That is why he will ensure there are programs in place to take care of our seniors, our Veterans and those who are currently and proudly serving our country in the Armed Forces. That is why he will promote a healthcare program, which will provide coverage for all Americans.

This is a defining moment for America and Barack Obama "gets it". It's not politics, its people! America needs change, real change, not some fake perception of change that John McCain is pandering. Please don't be fooled. Cast your vote in November for the real change agent, Barack Obama!

The Original GOP Declares War Against the PNAC Republican Party of the GOP

MoorAmerican — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 11:53:27 EDT

The Original GOP Declares War Against the PNAC Republican Party of the GOP

At Three O’clock in the morning – the day before Patriot’s Day – 9/11/2008: In the Library of Congress - President John Hanson thought about George Washington as he fixed his attention on the GOP and the cash money of the Federal Reserve. It’s both paper and coin he thought. It consists of public obligation paper and lawful units of value.

Moreover, he thought in his heart about the two dollar bill. Lincoln and Washington entered Hanson’s LOCK-street office chamber. Lincoln handed him a five dollar bill and Washington gave him a one dollar bill. Hanson said { Its time that these three legal cash derivatives be made into currency of lawful unit value in accordance with the Constitution of the United States of America. Alexander Hamilton had no such idea how destructive a central bank would be to the economy. So, it is in modern times of the republic. It is the legacy of our efforts. WE established the nation that the “Grand Old Party” of Lincoln inherited. WE are the original GOP. The Continental Congress. After the Emancipation Proclamation, Lincoln preserved the union. WE must go to war with the Republican GOP to preserve the legacy of the Grand Ol’ Party of the Congress Assembled. }

They began to focus on the Constitution of the United States of America. As they thought about the future history of America, they knew it was time to be a free society. “Eight Years Is ENOUGH!” they heard said in his acceptance speech of Barack Obama. Washington said { Government is not reason; it is not eloquent; it is force. Like fire, it is a dangerous servant and a fearful master. } Hanson replied { No doubt }. Lincoln said { WE declare WAR! }

9/10/08: Gospeltales of American War Heroes, recorded for the Library of Congress 2008, 56 days to Election Day

What's Your Talking Point MOORine? AIM AND FIRE!

MoorAmerican — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 08:28:16 EDT

God Bless America!

MoorAmerican reporting for WAR – “Fired Up and Ready To Go” POPLUV THE PAYGO & VOTE FOR OBAMA!

Senator Barack Obama is the only qualified candidate for the “CHANGE” movement. The CHANGE movement is an American Revolutionary Movement to bring “a change in our laws and in our politics.”

The choice is clear. Senator Barack Obama is the only candidate that has the credentials and character to be President of the United States of America in Congress Assembled! He is the only candidate that built a grass-root organization into an American Revolutionary Movement to bring “a change in our laws and in our politics.” He is the only candidate in the general election that has an administration for the 44th Presidency of the United States of America [in Congress Assembled].

I wonder what our forefather John Hanson would say about my vote for Senator Barack Obama? He is an original GOP Continental Republican Leader from the Commonwealth of Maryland and a real American Revolutionary War Hero… Under the Articles of Confederation, George Washington was the Commander-in-Chief of the Revolutionary Army while he served the people of America as the President of the Continental Congress Assembled!

President John Hanson would probably say the following words with humble and gracious eloquence,"No doubt! Already my knowledge of your Character leads me to anticipate infinite satisfaction… May Heaven still continue to smile on our efforts!"

The Republican GOP is divided. The Republican Party is divided and undecided about voting for Bush McCain Palin or Bush Palin McCain or McCain Palin. The party has lost the trust and confidence of the American people. The Republican GOP ticket will crash and burn in a hail of American votes that say “EIGHT IS ENOUGH!

Therefore, I am proud to support the Obama Administration for the office of the 44th Presidency of the United States of America. Since the Democratic elected Congress is already assembled, organized, campaigning, and bringing change we can believe, now is the time to support this Presidential Administration to accomplish great things.

Keeping the Focus

Gail from Bowie, MD — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 20:45:22 EDT

Wow, it has been one heck of a week. During the past 2 weeks, we've had absolute euphoria after the Demecratic convention. We were left with hope, possibilities and optimism. Then the uproar began. From the introduction of a Vice Presidential nominee for the Republicans who came from nowhere, with no experience and no background to the negative cynical and misleading speeches at the Republican Convention to the snow queen from Alaska who's cried victim at every turn while spewing venom at everyone.

From the hypocrisy, to the secrecy, to the questionable actions, this has been a whirlwind. Everybody's talking about it. There is anger, frustration, fear, doubt, doom and gloom. Rascism, sexist remarks, blame and outrage. Man, that's a lot for a 2 weeks period. So much for bringing together the country.

So what I've figured out is this. After watching the reaction of the Obama campaign and with my own inner knowledge of how things work I've decided to do something and I hope others will join me.

I realize the more you focus on something the more you bring it into your life. You attract what is most on your mind especially if there is a lot of emotion behind it.

Therefore do not put any more energy and emotion behind the lies, hypcrisy and all around negative campaining the Repubs are doing. Don't allow the scandals surrounding Gov Palin and the flip flopping of Sr. McCain be the focal point of your attention. That is what they want. They want everyone talking and focusing on them. And the more we do that with intensity the more we will help to bring them into office. Because we would have taken our mind off the goal.

Keep your attention on what you do want. For BarackObama and Joe Biden to win the White House and for us to take back our country and begin to heal from the same policies that have gotten us to this point.

Keep your energy level high and hopeful as you did during the Democratic Convention. Volunteer, donate, get involved, have a party and talk about the issues and the possibilities and what you will continue to do once they are in the White House to stay involved in your community and to be a part of the solution.

Watch the clips from the Demoncratic convention again, and again. Keep your eyes on the prize, and keep your energy stream in a positive flow. Then know without a shadow of a doubt that it is done.

That's how we win!

Gail

The Republican Convention

Tejun — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 22:17:07 EDT

Dear Editor:
I am an Obama supporter, but in the beginning, deep down, I wouldn't mind if McCain had won. This is because I was a resident of Arizona when he was in office. I laughed and enjoyed his attitude back in his days on the "Daily Show" with Jon Stewart. McCain seemed to be a pretty cool guy.
I became leery after he did a commencement speech at the opening of Jerry Falwell's university. The religious nut job who blamed 9/11 on America's sin. Despite this I still had hopes he would be a fine president if he managed to beat Obama.
After the Rep Convention, where he failed to do anything but bash Obama, I lost all hope in McCain. Palin's speech was a snide one, meant to divide and ridicule. Obama's acceptance speech was different, it gave me hope, and I realized there is only one man fit to lead, Barack Obama! Obama rings with the spirit of real leaders, Kennedy or King, but McCain and Palin are sadly just politicians.
Tejun Fowler

Sarah Palin: Just Another Celebrity?

Revolutionist_for_Obama — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 03:52:52 EDT

     I find it amazing that after the McCain campaign unfairly labeled Barack Obama as a celebrity and compared him to Britney Spears and Paris Hilton that John McCain is now in company with the Alaska Governor-turned-attractive female celebrity. A former beauty queen that went from the PTA to being nominated for the second-highest seat of power in the country. Amazing, isn't it? Her story is so inspiring. When's the TV movie being made? In a way, McCain created a celebrity after his attempted defamation of Senator Obama. I'm surprised 'The Maverick' can live with himself as it is with his disgusting lies, but now he's gone and created a global phenomenon, the biggest celebrity Republican since Ronald Reagan! Go McCain, Go! I didn't know you could do it, Gramps!
     While I must confess Mrs. Palin does have some accomplishments under her belt, one cannot look past certain situations. Have you heard of Troopergate? (If not, go here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Public_Safety_Commissioner_dismissal for the gist.) Clearly, her integrity is being questioned in her own state where she has acted as a reformer and cleaned up corruption, yet she's tied to corruption of her own? That's special. How about her unhappiness in polar bears being placed on the endangered species list? You know, as a Christian woman, you'd think she'd have respect for all of God's creatures as opposed to drilling oil...but what do I know? I'm an Agnostic for crying out loud! She also doesn't believe global warming is man-made. Yes, it isn't our fault...the planet is made for pollution! YES! She does not believe in educating kids about sex at all, which is ridiculous considering (whether you like it or not) kids are experimenting with sex at younger ages these days...and, being I am a lady, I will not point out the obvious about that situation...though she did also do away with pregnant teenagers receiving assistance. She doesn't believe that homosexuals should be able to have partner benefits nor does she think if a woman gets raped that she should be allowed to abort a pregnancy. Also, while Palin says she supports women not being paid less than men, she opposed proposed legislation that would give workers more time to discover sex discrimination before bringing suit. Yes, this sounds like the change we need! Please...
    I love how she did not bring up any of those subjects in her speech. She didn't talk about anything concrete except her past accomplishments and, like at least half of the convention, bringing up McCain's military past about 40 years ago. Also, as expected, she dug deep into the Democratic candidates. I found her to be too brash, unlike Senator Obama or Senator Biden. While they have shown respect, she had none. She showed me a total lack of class (especially mocking Senator Obama's work as a community organizer!) and I don't like that (and, no, it's not because I'm some leftist elitist...I have less money to my name than Cindy McCain paid for her suit, I'm sure.) I'm as much of a feminist as one can get and I am happy to see women in such high places in politics, but she is not the woman that should be the first to be in such a high seat. She does not show me the kind of leadership skills that a second-in-command should hold. She is quite firey. I will give her that, but I don't want that in office. That belongs on Fox News. While I have no political party affiliation, I will still steal a line from the Republicans and put on my American hat for a moment. In these times, I do understand Americans want strong leadership. However, I do not believe continuing the things Bush has done will bring us strong leadership. I do not believe making an extreme right-wing Christian into the first female Vice President is truly change. This is all a cover-up and a game on behalf of the Republicans. By focusing on John McCain's military service and the no-holds-barred style of Sarah Palin, they have painted a picturesque photo that they want America to embrace as the new 'hope.' Hope? Yes, let's continue to let rich rule and the poor continue to suffer. I'm sure that sounds fair to John, his wife, her millions and their multiple houses. Not everyone is that lucky. You think Sarah Palin would know that being a soccer mom and all.
    Tonight, Sarah Palin tried to place focus on all of Obama's 'negative' points at a convention that has supposedly endorced bi-partisan politics, positivity and how her and McCain could change America for the better for all of us. Yet, her intense speech was written by a Bush speech-writer. No wonder it was full of disgusting politics of fear and mudslinging! Ahh...a ticket linked to Bush in so many ways, even down to the most petty of tasks. Is this what American needs? NO. What? Is it wrong I don't think the 5 percent of the time McCain didn't vote with Bush is 'real' change? As an American that has felt the intense burn of the economy in shambles, I truly need something much more different than what has been going on for eight years. I know enough about Barack Obama to know that he is the man for the job. His withdrawal strategy for Iraq has been given a thumbs-up by the Iraqi government. He has already tried to build a bond with allies in Europe and across the globe while also taking a stand to talk to our enemies first unlike our current President, who thought death and violence was the only way to bring about any sort of result. Obama wants to give a tax cut to the regular folks, like me. I believe in true foreign policy. Wait...doesn't Sarah Palin have that experience? I mean, Alaska is so close to Russia and Canada! Anyway, back to Mr. Obama, a man that has actually dealt with others around the world. He wants to do what he can to give the mass amounts of Americans without it healthcare. They believe in finding ways to deal with the energy crisis, such as investing time into producing more wide-spread alternative fuels and not just relying on more drilling. I believe in what America can be and I believe in Barack Obama and Joe Biden. They have enough between them to make this place better for the American people. He can bring a sense of respect back to America while fixing the terrible blunder of the Bush administration.
    In my eyes, Sarah Palin is all hype and I think this is what John McCain wanted. He needed a boost and he sure got it, but could this all stab him in the back soon enough? What if the country grows tired with the Republican celebrity Sarah Palin? What if the people look past her gender and see there is a lot of reasons not to use her as a reason to back McCain? Will she then turn to the attention-grabbing tactics of a Britney Spears or a Paris Hilton, including shameless self-promotion or even a no-panties skirt incident? Oh, wait, check off the shamless self-promotion...that's already been done. As for the latter, I'm sure those wearing pins stating "My vote goes to the hot lady" or whatever they were wouldn't mind. People dig those MILFs. In all seriousness, I do believe she is a bit more lady-like than that...although she did show me a lack of professional dignity all around. Perhaps that is her replacement for the panty-less flashing trend of the past? She is already such a trendsetter! Hello, America! Welcome your new tabloid queen, obsession and 'It Girl' with a sharp (and misleading!) tongue...GOVERNOR SARAH PALIN!

The GOP's Convention

Samantha — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 23:18:59 EDT

I want to ask a simple question to the thinking (and talking) heads out there! Why does the Republican Party, during their Convention, continually speak about the "Maverick" John McCain? If you parade the party loyals, including many who have served with him in the Senate and fought him in battle during the Republican Primary. If you put the face of the Republican Party up there on that black, shinny stage, or put President Bush's face on the jumbo-tron and you have them speak of how John McCain is a Maverick and he will restore hope and bring change to this country, then to me it looks like politics. How am I supposed to believe that with all these Republicans who support the same old GOP, the same old stances, John McCain will bring about the change he speaks of. They spoke last night about how Palenti, oh sorry I mean Palin, shows the Maverick in John McCain is still there. But to me, this pick shows that he has moved to his base. McCain has tried to continue more of the same politics as usual from the GOP. Gov. Palin is not a Maverick pick. I feel that it was a slap in the face to any supporter of Hilary Clinton. To think that a woman will only vote their gender makes me feel that the GOP and John McCain finds that we women are not as smart as we know we are. I don't care about gender or race, creed or ethnicity. I care about who will lead us the right way. Who is goin to use the power we give them to not be above the law but enforce the law to work for the people.

I don't want my first post to be judgemental. I don't want to use it to attack a person or a belief. I believe that our right, given to us by our founding father's, to speak our minds and what we believe is many times take for granted. Not that you shouldn't say what you believe or censor your thoughts, but rather we normally speak harshly about a topic or a person.

I believe this primary season, and what is turning into a very bloody general season, is going to be beneficial to the future of our country. The youth, which I am a part of, are turning out in record numbers. 40 years ago 50% of the youth vote turned out to vote. We are steadily gaining back the ground we have lost since then. For the first time, since I have been able to vote (which I understand isn't as long as most), it isn't choosing the lesser of two evils, but rather someone you can get behind. Someone who is a good person, for the first time in a long time, that we can feel good about.

I am watching the acceptance speech from Sarah Palin right now. To many, they are going to give her an A. She is someone who is new to the National Scene. She has been able to handle the speech written for her by a Bush Speechwriter. She has attacked almost her whole speech. But she has not once spoke about what herself and McCain will do for us when in office. She talks a tough game. Attack everything we did at our convention last week. Talk about the past, and John McCain's time in the service (which by the way, I have served myself in the military directly after Sept 11). Attack what the Obama/Biden ticket is running on. But what about the stance of their own ticket? How is attacking the other side and talking about McCain's time in a Prison Camp, going to change this country? Palin asked us at the end of her speech to join their cause...but here is the true question tonight. WHAT IS YOUR CAUSE GOV. PALIN AND SEN. MCCAIN?

...anyone can answer that from her speech tonight, well I will give it to you and vote however you want me to!

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Palin and the National Guard

Marcia--One who believes in Dreams! — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 07:09:18 EDT

Sarah Palin says she is the "Commander-in-Chief of the Alaskan National Guard". Those are words in which she is using to make her appear ready to be "Commander-in-Chief" of the United States of America. Actually the Governor has very little day to day involvement with the command of the National Guard. It is the states' AG (Adjutant General)/Commissioner who oversees the Army and Air National Guard. In Alaska, it is Major General Craig E. Campbell. Maj. General Campbell is assisted by Brigidier General Thomas Katkas, Army National Guard Commander, and Brigidier General Deborah McManus, Air National Guard Commander.

On June 30, 2008 the Alaskan Air National Guard 176th Wing held a ground breaking ceremony for their historic move. Senator Ted Stevens was in attendance; however, there wasn't any mention of Govenor Sarah Palin. http://www.ak-prepared.com/dmva/Press_Releases/2008/08_June/Alaska%20Air%20National%20Guard%20Groundbreaking%20Ceremony.pdf Now she is traveling the country with Senator John McCain as his candidate for Vice President of the United States.

Govenor Palin does have the authority to activate the National Guard in times of crisis; however, her role is essentially very limited. Does this really qualify her to be Commander-in-Chief of the United States? Eighteen months in a politically appointed position, which has no hands on, day to day involvement with the administration of one of this country's military resources. Has Senator John McCain shown good judgement by choosing her as his Vice Presidential candidate? Is he really putting "country first" or is he just trying to win an election?

I have 3 sons who are active duty military, who have been deployed numerous times. My husband is a Vietnam Veteran and recently retired from the Army National Guard. My family has a long military history dating back to WWII. Please do your research and ask yourself if you can really see Sarah Palin as "Commander-in-Chief of the United States of America"? If you see this as I do, a political ploy, then please talk to everyone you know. Call your family and friends. Spread the word and use your vote wisely in November. Vote Obama/Biden!

McCain's V.P. Choice

funkfresh01 — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 18:24:49 EDT

After months of slamming Barack Obama for "inexperience," here's who John McCain has chosen to be one heartbeat away from the presidency: a right-wing religious conservative with no foreign policy experience, who until recently was mayor of a town of 9,000 people.

Huh?

Who is Sarah Palin? Here's some basic background:

She was elected Alaska's governor a little over a year and a half ago. Her previous office was mayor of Wasilla, a small town outside Anchorage. She has no foreign policy experience. (1)

Palin is strongly anti-choice, opposing abortion even in the case of rape or incest. (2)

She supported right-wing extremist Pat Buchanan for president in 2000. (3)

Palin thinks creationism should be taught in public schools. (4)

She's doesn't think humans are the cause of climate change. (5)

John McCain thinks you are stupid!!

Rpaulino — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 12:17:34 EDT

Please tell me America isn’t this gullible. Why does John McCain feel that he can elect a woman as his VP and somehow level the playing field with Obama and Biden? I tell you this is dirty politics at its best and it tells you that John McCain thinks the average American is stupid...

Electing Sarah is like picking your little brother to play on your team because your mother told you to, or else! It’s like getting stuck with that fat kid with no athletic ability because there’s no one else left to choose from. If the republicans think that this somehow appeals to the female voters or the Hilary supporters; I have one thing to say.

Sarah is no HILARY RODHAM CLINTON!!!

They should be ashamed of themselves. This is a slap in the American face. Hilary not only proved through her career but also over the past months that she deserved to be in the race, deserved the 18 million votes, deserved to be a part of history. Let's not blemish this landmark in history with an Average Jo-Ann, just to make a point. Hilary has set the bar and let me tell you it's pretty darn high. Who ever takes the glory of being the first woman anything, should be well worth the hype.

America please don’t be fooled and fall for these ridiculous tricks of a suffering political group. Sarah Palin isn’t someone that will compliment as a counter balance to John McCain. This is just another crony of the republican system just thrown into a skirt, (I wouldn’t be surprised if she doesn’t have a slew of pant suits).

I think a smart move would be for Barack to announce Hilary as his number three, and then brush the McCain camp under his red carpet where they belong.

'NOW WE WILL!'

EMPulse — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 18:59:06 EDT

This is the content of an article written by Nathan Donarum and posted over at TPM. The original piece can be found here: http://tpmcafe.talkingpointsmemo.com/talk/2008/06/if-hillary-supporters-now-supp.php. Scroll to the end to read my thoughts and please feel free to share yours as well.

If Hillary Supporters now support McCain, are they truly Hillary Supporters?
This question has been bugging me for a long while. It had pretty much dropped off my mind until today, when I read on the TPM front page about Debra Bartoshevich now supporting John McCain (and recently featured in the newest McCain campaign ad - EMPulse).

But were those that once supported Clinton and now support McCain truly Hillary Supporters to begin with? Or were they just supporting her because, well... She's Hillary Clinton, and a woman? Let me lay out my case.

He wons more house that he can remember, WOW!

comphy — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 09:11:17 EDT

Check out http://news.yahoo.com/story//ap/20080822/ap_on_el_pr/mccain_houses

Great job with the attack ads

Jeremy Whittaker — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 12:51:09 EDT

Obama,

I just want to say excellent jobs on going on the offensive against John McCain. Although at this time it may be too late since he has completely crushed any lead in the polls that we have had.

Because the economy is such a pressing issue I would like to point out this youtube video which I think would be excellent in states that have been hit by George Bush's economic disaster plan. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ek3jAkx9m10

Nothing says out of touch and elitist more than 10 houses valued over $10 million dollars. Perhaps we could even be shady about it and put in the value of the houses of 2006 when we were in the housing boom :). I'm kidding of course...

Sm1 U Know Has Alzheimers

'08iden — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 21:39:49 EDT

One famous star from the U.S., who is reaching his older years, seems to have Alzheimer's. He can't seem to remember what he said one day, then says another. It has all been documented below... but to tell you the truth, I don't think it's Alzheimer's at all... I think it's a disease that hasn't yet been recognized by doctors. A new disease. This is a much bigger problem than the media seems to think it is. So if you want to spread the news about this well known star, please forward this email to everyone you know. Here's proof, which over 3 million people have already watched. (It's rated G and is only 3minutes long.) Watch the entire video before you make any assumptions, then ask yourself if he has something more than what has been suggested by some people. These are not altered or messed with in anyway. These are words straight from his mouth, in different situations.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GEtZlR3zp4c&feature=PlayList&p=16A62F1B5EE0C11A&index=1

I thought he said the year would be 2013 for the first clip of this video? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y395Tftgz0E

All you need to watch in this video is the first few seconds http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=39WyqGySCPg&feature=PlayList&p=16A62F1B5EE0C11A&index=0

Please forward this to everyone you know, especially if you believe it's something more than what the media says it is.

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The Oil Drum

James Middleton — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 03:50:47 EDT

http://www.theoildrum.com/story/2005/9/28/115543/198

Go to the above site. Use the information there to create talking points. People, we CAN win the war of words against McCain. We just need to flood the media with the TRUTH.

The truth is that it will take YEARS to get oil out of the Gulf of Mexico. By that time, we could have created a million new jobs at home -- by investing in solar, wind, and other renewable energy products.

Enjoy.

- Sammy

Which war is longer, WWII or the IRAQ WAR ?

amadeusmax — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 16:13:04 EDT

My first point, McCain says it may take 50 to a hundred years to before we get out of Iraq. Is that his nice political way of saying our troops and military leaders are so weak we can not do it sooner?

Why can WWII leaders take less time with more war fronts, countries than a modern day, a high tech army in one country?

Why would I want a leader who wants a time line longer for a one country war, than it took a president who handled a World war? And John McCain claims he's the FORIEGN POLICY expert?

There is no way I want a president who has such a low opinion of our soldier and military leaders. No way.

The Real McCain

Ryan Kamphuis — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 19:12:27 EDT

So, a lot of new ads are coming out of the McCain campaign. It's kind of surprising, but these ads are nothing about McCain, they are all about Obama. These new attack ads are positively shameful. They are all bind stabs in the dark, all in an effort to blacken Obama's good names. The sad thing about this, though, is the fact that they probably will work.

As an intern at the DFL, I have seen some of the statistics and talked to people about these ads. What negative ads do is get people not to vote at all. They don't make people vote for one candidate, they make voters stay home. That's shameful. America is a democracy where every person has a say, but McCain is working to make people stay at home this November 4th!

This is really showing us who McCain is. He's not a straight talker. He's not someone who wants to focus on the issues. He is willing to do anything to get elected, just like the legions of politicians before him. While Obama works to create the politics of hope and empower the people of America, McCain works to create barriers, induce fear, and not get the vote out.

This is the real McCain.

We need to fight this. We need to volunteer. We need to fight the smears. We need to spread the truth. We need to stand together and show McCain that America isn't going to accept a cheap politician who attacks everyone else in order to get ahead. Yes we can show McCain that America won't accept Karl Rove tactics anymore, and that America wants a real leader who represents truth and morality. America wants a leader like Barack Obama. And McCain is doing everything in his power to stop America from realizing that.

That's all I have today, I'd write more, but these new McCain ads just have me so riled up, and I'm going to go volunteer for a couple hours at the Obama office right away to fight this.

"Change will not come if we wait for some other person or if we wait for some other time. We are the ones we’ve been waiting for." -Barack Obama

McCain ties to big oil

Ruffled Feathers — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 20:53:48 EDT

The purpoose of today's blog is to determine which of the two Presidential candidates have no ties to BIG OIL that would require him to be influenced by the BIG OIL COMPANIES. With a barrel of fuel going for $145 and with record prices at the pump - the majority of the BIG OIL COMPANIES are bringing in record profits. A President can control policies that can effect the cost of oil at the pump if he is so inclined. If a President has any financial ties to the BIG OIL COMPANIES he may not be so inclined to set any policies against them.

Barack Obama's position on fuel is to use less of it and to seek for alternative oil solutions. John McCain (McBush as I like to call him) has the continued policy of President Bush and that is to not require oil companies to explore for alternative oil solutions but to expand drilling to profit the BIG OIL COMPANIES (which is a policy I cannot understand - if our Country is addicted to oil - then why give it more oil? If I was addicted to Cocaine - would you give me more Cocaine to get me off of this addiction?).

Why would one candidate be so different from the other on an issue that effects all Americans? The answer is simple...MONEY!

John McCain has received a total of $1,069,854 from BIG OIL COMPANIES. In 2008 alone he has accepted $485,526. Barack Obama has received ZERO! Barack Obama does not owe the BIG OIL COMPANIES any favors when he is elected as the President.

John McCain's 15 closest advisers and fundraisers have lobbied for BIG OIL COMPANIES. Barack Obama has NO advisers that have lobbied for any BIG OIL COMPANIES.

Which candidate will be in the pockets of the BIG OIL COMPANIES? John McCain (McBush).

Which Presidential candidate has no ties to be influenced by the BIG OIL COMPANIES? Barack Obama.

John McCain Surrogate Says Muslims 'Going to Kill Us'

funkfresh01 — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 18:29:03 EDT

(WASHINGTON, D.C., 7/18/2008) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today called on presidential candidate John McCain to repudiate remarks seemingly made on his behalf by a GOP spokesman during a campaign call in Florida.

On a conference call with journalists arranged by the Republican Party of Florida, Bud Day reportedly said: “The Muslims have said either we kneel or they're going to kill us... I don't intend to kneel and I don't advocate to anybody that we kneel, and John doesn't advocate to anybody that we kneel.”

SEE: McCain Surrogate Makes Controversial Muslim Comment (CNN)

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2008/07/18/mccain-surrogate-makes-controversial-muslim-comment/

SEE: McCain POW Bud: Muslims 'Going to Kill Us' (Miami Herald)

http://miamiherald.typepad.com/nakedpolitics/2008/07/mccain-pow-bud.html

Fight Back: New Yorker Cover Offensive? Ya' Think?

Fighter501 — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 22:53:59 EDT

Fight back strategy: I am shocked with the disappointing response from the Democrats to the cover from the New Yorker featuring Barack as a Muslim extremist and Michelle as a Guerrilla militant. "It's tasteless and offensive." What was your first clue? How about doing something worthwhile with this opportunity like saying, "I'm excited to see the John McCain caricature?" Then next thing you know every artist with an once talent would be drawing them and posting them everywhere possible to cash in on the hype. Instead, Democrats are revelling in getting picked on. This worked for which Presidential candidate again?

Reports of Mosque Surveillance Concerns Muslims

funkfresh01 — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 23:00:53 EDT

http://religion.info/english/articles/article_385.shtml

Source: Religioscope

Author: Richard Cimino

While there have been allegations in the past of government investigation of mosques on issues relating to terrorism, the recent report, first featured in the San Diego Union-Tribune newspaper, is said to be the first confirmation that surveillance is taking place.

An article in the Los Angeles Times (May 29) reports that information about the alleged spying surfaced in a case about classified files concerning terrorism that were stolen from a secure office used by military and civilian law enforcement officials at Camp Pendleton. Some of these classified records referred to the surveillance of Muslim communities in Southern California, specifically, the Islamic Center of San Diego. The records alleged that the mosque had been monitored as part of a federal surveillance program targeting Muslim groups, according to the Union-Tribune article.

The FBI's Plan to ‘Profile’ Muslims

funkfresh01 — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 18:03:03 EDT

http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/07/10/muslim_profiling/index.html

Source: Salon

Author: Juan Cole

The U.S. Justice Department is considering a change in the grounds on which the FBI can investigate citizens and legal residents of the United States. Till now, DOJ guidelines have required the FBI to have some evidence of wrongdoing before it opens an investigation. The impending new rules, which would be implemented later this summer, allow bureau agents to establish a terrorist profile or pattern of behavior and attributes and, on the basis of that profile, start investigating an individual or group. Agents would be permitted to ask "open-ended questions" concerning the activities of Muslim Americans and Arab-Americans. A person's travel and occupation, as well as race or ethnicity, could be grounds for opening a national security investigation.

The rumored changes have provoked protests from Muslim American and Arab-American groups. The Council on American Islamic Relations, among the more effective lobbies for Muslim Americans' civil liberties, immediately denounced the plan, as did James Zogby, the president of the Arab-American Institute. Said Zogby, "There are millions of Americans who, under the reported new parameters, could become subject to arbitrary and subjective ethnic and religious profiling." Zogby, who noted that the Bush administration's history with profiling is not reassuring, warned that all Americans would suffer from a weakening of civil liberties.

McCain Camp: Stop Whining

Gordon Broom — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 09:03:25 EDT

This message from the AFL-CIO Working Families Network is worth copying and sending to your family and friends.

Gordon

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Phil Gramm is the national co-chair of John McCain’s presidential campaign.

When he called us a nation of “whiners” and said we’re in a “mental recession,” rather than a real recession, McCain tried to head off a media storm by distancing himself from Gramm.

But the truth is, the former U.S. senator from Texas has been McCain’s chief economic adviser for many years and is on McCain’s short list for Treasury secretary.

Here’s part of what Gramm told the Washington Times this week:

"You’ve heard of mental depressions; this is a mental recession....We have sort of become a nation of whiners....You just hear this constant whining, complaining about a loss of competitiveness, America in decline....We’ve never been more dominant; we’ve never had more natural advantages than we have today.... We have benefited greatly" from the globalization of the economy in the last 30 years.

In February, McCain told the Houston Chronicle: “He’s probably the smartest—not just economist, but politician—there is.”

In January, McCain said in an interview with the New York Post, "I would rely on the circle I have developed over many years of people like Jack Kemp, Phil Gramm, Warren Rudman, Pete Peterson and the Concorde Group" (a right-wing think tank).

As soon as Gramm's comments hit the airwaves, blog world and headlines, McCain began backing away from Gramm faster than a falling Dow Jones stock. He claimed Gramm doesn't speak for him and said he didn't agree with the comments. But in an interview with Fox News in April, the candidate himself said he thinks the recession is all in our minds, "A lot of our problems today, as you know are psychological—the confidence, the trust, the uncertainty about our economic future, the ability to keep our home."

Along with sharing a penchant for playing shrink to voters worried about the economy, the McCain-Gramm pair shares pretty much the same economic philosophy and love of deregulation, especially in the banking and energy industries. In April, the Washington Post credited Gramm with creating the legislative highway for the subprime lending crisis that is causing foreclosures on the home mortgages of more than 3 million working families:

“Gramm’s aggressive efforts when he was chairman of the Senate Banking Committee to deregulate the banking and financial services industry...culiminated in the passage in 1999 of a sweeping financial services law that tore down the Depression-era Glass-Steagall wall separating regulated commercial banks from largely unregulated investment banks....To many liberal economists, Gramm’s efforts set the stage for the current crisis.”

If, heaven forbid, McCain takes the White House, you can bet, because he's said so many times, that the McCain administration's economic policies will be straight of the Gramm playbook. Pretty scary, eh?

Help spread the word by forwarding this message to your family and co-workers. We've got to stop that from happening.

In solidarity,

Working Families e-Activist Network, AFL-CIO

Down in Ohio

JIm from Middletown, OH — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 22:26:03 EDT

Barack Obama's unlikely rise as the Democratic Candidate for President was created through a melding of grassroots fire, desire for change, and overarching vision for a prosperous America. Yet, despite this Mr. Obama has switched, stepping aside from his successful rise and starting anew. No longer is the inspiring optimistic, young, and a charismatic leader he was in the primary season (okay he's still pretty young). Instead he is willing to cave to the pressures of the Administration now, and according to his own words continue to do so when he is President.

What we are seeing is that Democrats voted in the Primary for Barack Obama and got John McCain, and Republicans voted for John McCain and got George Bush. Mr. Obama has shifted dramatically to the right. In fact far enough that the differences between himself and the Republican Party are beginning to become hazy.

This is one vote that Mr. Obama lost today. Because I refuse to vote for the lesser of two evils. Two poor options does not make the choice worthwhile. Indeed with the continuation of abusive policies in regards to civil liberties, a continuation of the war, and the continued erosion of the wall between church and state this is no choice. It is the option of picking the red cyanide or the blue cyanide.

Obama Campaign Apologizes for Muslim Snub

funkfresh01 — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 19:07:58 EDT

http://www.nysun.com/national/obama-campaign-apologizes-for-snub-of-muslim-women/80282/

Source: New York Sun

Senator Obama's campaign is apologizing after campaign volunteers reportedly kept two Muslim women from appearing behind the senator at a Detroit rally on Monday because they were wearing headscarves.

One witness, Ali Koussan, told the Politico that one volunteer cited "the political climate," "what's going on in the world," and "what's going on with Muslim Americans" before stating that it wouldn't be helpful for one of the hijab-wearing women to appear in television pictures with Mr. Obama.

"I was like, 'You've got to be kidding me? Are you serious?" Mr. Koussan said.

"This is of course not the policy of the campaign. It is offensive and counter to Obama's commitment to bring Americans together and simply not the kind of campaign we run," a spokesman for the campaign, William Burton, told the political news outlet. "We sincerely apologize for the behavior of these volunteers."

The Council on American-Islamic Relations called on Mr. Obama to invite the two women who were snubbed to appear with him at a future event.

Senator Obama apologizes to 2 local Muslim women

funkfresh01 — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 18:59:16 EDT

http://freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080619/NEWS15/80619066&GID=rXlakoBVcc8WumLcjE0kGJ6K56ieqk8CejNNX5IUZw0%3D

By NIRAJ WARIKOO • FREE PRESS STAFF WRITER • June 19, 2008

Barack Obama personally called to apologize Thursday to the two Muslim women from Michigan barred from sitting next to him during a campaign rally Monday because they wore Islamic head scarves.

One of the women, Shimaa Abdelfadeel, told the Free Press that Obama called her "to personally convey his deepest apologies and acknowledge that this was inexcusable."

Obama also left a voice mail for the other woman, Hebba Aref, 25, of Bloomfield Hills, according to Abdelfadeel.

Obama volunteers didn't allow the two women to sit behind Obama at a Detroit rally on Monday out of fear their Muslim headscarves, known as hijab, would create a negative impression.

"We both immensely appreciate the Senator's phone call and his commitment to remedy this issue," Abdelfadeel said. "We commend him for displaying qualities befitting an effective President."

Speaking about the incident, Abdelfadeel said that on Monday, “two volunteers denied us seating behind the stage the Senator would soon take.”

Racist Anti-Obama Pin Sold at GOP Convention

funkfresh01 — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 18:46:48 EDT

http://trailblazersblog.dallasnews.com/archives/2008/06/stick-a-pin-in-it.html

Posted 6/18/2008 4:11:00 PM

Source: Dallas Morning News

Author: Christy Hoppe

While a number of speakers -- such as Railroad Commission chairman Michael Williams and Mike Huckabee -- have praised the advance of Barack Obama and what it means towards a colorblind society, at least one vendor hasn't gotten the message.

At the Republican state convention, a booth hosted by Republicanmarket was selling a pin Saturday that says: If Obama is President will we still call it the White House.

There were other pins that weren't necessarily conveying the positive, inclusive, united front that has been portrayed during the convention. One said, "Press 1 for English. Press 2 for Deportation" and another, "I will hold my nose when I vote for McCain"

A Nation's Loss

Marcia--One who believes in Dreams! — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 08:46:13 EDT

A little after 4pm yesterday, I heard the news of the death of Tim Russert. This nation has certainly lost a man who was a journalist with integrity. He will be sorely missed for his tenacity of reporting the truth and his ability to make you feel like you knew him. John Edwards refers to him as "the yardstick by which every other political journalist is measured" http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/25130683#25152321 and Gen. Colin Powell said, "his goal was to inform the American people" http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/25130683#25152297 My prayers are with his family, his extended family, the NBC news team and all those who knew and loved him. Sunday morning news won't be the same without you!

Michelle Malkin - Borg Queen

Matthew from North Hollywood, CA — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 14:06:51 EDT

During a broadcast on Pravda Television, aka Fox News, ever-twitchy, ever-ranty Michelle Malkin sat spewing venom into the airwaves while a chyron below her read, "OUTRAGED LIBERALS: STOP PICKING ON OBAMA'S BABY MAMA!" Pretty classy, right? It's always amazed me that the right gets away with these kind of overt smear tactics. When Ann Coulter stood before her fauning audience of the 34th Annual Conservative Political Action Conference and called John Edwards a "faggot" the MSM simply shook their heads and tittered. "Oh, that Ann Coulter. She's a wiseacre." And probably a man.

Now we have Michelle Malkin, a soulless harpie who, if you watch carefully enough, literally seethes with hatred. If one looks close enough at Malkin's head they will actually see heat waves distorting the air around it, like a patch of blacktop running through the Sonora desert. Something bad happened to this poor wretch. Something from her youth. I was a sailor who visited the Phillipines and can only guess what the catalyst for such supreme hatred could have been. I'm sure that before her mother, Rafaela Maglalang, met her father, young Rafaela spent many a night under quivering, drunken sailors. That kind of family dishoner doesn't wash away easily, not even after you've married an American and taken the last name "Malkin". I'm sure that every time Rafaela had ever laid eyes upon Malkin's doughy white husband a shudder ran up her spine with memories of tainted childhood.

See how disturbing it can be when someone makes illogical leaps when it comes to race, family?

New York Muslim’s Struggle for Justice in America

funkfresh01 — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 16:08:55 EDT

http://atlanticfreepress.com/content/view/4016/32/

Source: Atlantic Free Press

Author: Stephen Lendman

Yassin Aref is a 37 year old Albany, New York resident and one of many Muslim victims of police state justice in post-9/11 America. They've been hunted down, rounded up, held in detention, kept in isolation, denied bail, restricted in their right to counsel, tried on secret evidence and trumped-up charges, then incarcerated as political prisoners or deported to where they face possible arrest and torture.

Because of his faith and ethnicity, Aref was victimized by US "justice" in a post-9/11 climate of fear. He's an Iraqi Kurd who emigrated to the US as a UN refugee in 1999 with his wife and three young children. He's now in federal prison but committed no crime. He's also the author of a poignant memoir/autobiography titled "Son of Mountains: My Life as a Kurd and a Terror Suspect." He wrote it in custody at Troy, New York's Rensselaer County Jail after his wrongful conviction in October 2006.

Muslim Activists Seeking Probe of Reported Surveillance

funkfresh01 — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 15:18:08 EDT

http://www.pe.com/localnews/rivcounty/stories/PE_News_Local_C_muslim30.426eaa8.html

Source: Press-Enterprise

Author: Paige Austin

A civil-rights group and a coalition of Muslim activists headed by a Corona man called on Congress this week to investigate a report that military and law enforcement officials stole surveillance records of Southland Muslims from Camp Pendleton.

The request stems from a news report that military officials and law enforcement members of the Los Angeles County Terrorist Early Warning Group illegally took the top-secret documents from the base's Strategic Technical Operations Center.

According to the San Diego Union-Tribune, Marine Gunnery Sgt. Gary Maziarz has been court-martialed and convicted for his role in the thefts.

While the details of the surveillance and the alleged theft remain largely unknown, the incident provides confirmation that the military and law enforcement groups have been gathering information about local Muslim communities, said Michael German, policy counsel for the American Civil Liberties Union's Washington Legislative Office.

Now We Can Focus On November

Jerry Zhang — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 14:28:58 EDT

We have now clinched the Democratic nomination because of the generous donations from people who want a new, brighter America. But this is no time to celebrate this significant accomplishment: We have another hurdle between right now and a country that is in peace, a country that is full of joy, a country where the decent people can live without having to strss over the next mortgage bill. This hurdle is John Mccain and the Republicans.

We cannot fail in November's elections and allow conservative America to once again take over with their views on these issues. We cannot allow them to run our beloved nation with a shoddy health care system, an unsatisfactory education services, and a poor economy. George W. Bush has definitely barried America in great troubles with everything from the continuance of Guantanamo to the downright atrocious border security.

This is why America must unite and vote for Barack, the candidate who has a record of caring, starting with his first occupation as a community organizer. Barack will diligently fight for a better America. He has sound views on issues such as fiscal spending, the environment, poverty and homeland security. After all, he has been in our positions: He was struggling just like each of us not long ago, he knows how it feels, he knows how to stop it.

So let's each play a role in making a country where we can wake up every morning and say, "Wow, I can't believe that this amazing place is my home." Let's all vote for Barack Obama.

Florida Muslim Leaders Testify at United Nation Racism Hearing

funkfresh01 — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 20:59:14 EDT

MIAMI, FL, 6/4/08) - On June 2, 2008, Florida Muslim leaders met with Doudou Diène, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance, at a Miami hearing to discuss Islamophobia and anti-Muslim discrimination.

For photos of the event: http://picasaweb.google.com/bedier/UNMiamiHearingOnRacism

Special Rapporteur Diène is visiting several cities across the United States to "gather first-hand information on issues related to racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia."

Reuters: U.N. racism investigator to visit U.S.

http://www.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUSL16843098

Securing Nomination

Bennett M. Seibert — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 16:43:37 EDT

As I watched on TV Barack Obama becoming the nominee, I rememberd nearly a year and a half ago when Obama stood on the Capital's steps, and declared his campaign for the presidency. As soon as I heard him, and the confidence he has for this country and its people, I knew Barack Obama would become President. I stood by him and his message long before the media decided he wa important, I supported him and believed in him when the media was proclaiming he had no chance, and Hillary would be the obvious choice. And as I look back, I cannot believe the progress this campaign has made, and the progress Barack and his message has made. Now that the first portion of the race is over, the second half is just now beginning. This is how I look at it, if Barack could neat HILLARY CLINTON of all people, he CAN BEAT JOHN MCCAIN easily in November. I have no doubt. And my reason for that is this, if a junior senator from Illinois was able to captivate the people, and turn them away from miss Hillary, I know he can captivate people and show them the truth to the McCain agenda. After all, Hillary is a former President's wife, and it takes alot of support to beat someone from the inside. That is why I applaud Barack Obama for his courage to fight for change, and his ideals that he believes that will change this country, and the world.

Fighting for Obama,

-Bennett M. Seibert

Experience Americans DON'T Want In A President

Leo — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 01:36:14 EDT

Experience is what Bush, Cheney, Rumsfeld and Wolfowitz touted- most people just didn't remember that their experience included Watergate.

U.S. MARINES ACCUSED OF PROSELYTIZING IN FALLUJAH

funkfresh01 — Sat, 31 May 2008 22:07:21 EDT

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2004444827_iraqgospel29.html

Source: McClatchy Newspapers

Author: Jamal Naji and Leila Fadel

At the western entrance to the Iraqi city of Fallujah on Tuesday, Muamar Anad handed his residence badge to the U.S. Marines guarding the city. They checked to be sure he was a city resident, and when they were done, Anad said, a Marine slipped a coin out of his pocket and put it in his hand.

Out of fear, he accepted it, Anad said. When he was inside the city, the college student said, he looked at one side of the coin. "Where will you spend eternity?" it asked.

He flipped it over, and on the other side it read, "For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life. John 3:16."

Abolish All Marriage - Gay or Straight

Ali A. Rizvi — Thu, 22 May 2008 18:31:36 EDT

On June 14 this year, California will become the second state after Massachusetts to start issuing marriage certificates to same-sex couples. The state's Supreme Court overturned the ban on same-sex marriage last week, reigniting the same old nationwide debate (distraction?) that (not so) mysteriously surfaces every election year and arguably cost John Kerry the 2004 presidency, which came down to Ohio's electors and a little over 3 million votes. This year, though, the differences between the candidates aren't as stark as those between Kerry and Bush in 2004, and the issue may not have the impact it did then.

Nonetheless, the position supporting all-out, across-the-board abolition of marriage, once thought to be extreme, is beginning to gain momentum, and seems like a pretty reasonable compromise.

It states that the government should stop recognizing marriage in any form and acknowledge civil unions only, leaving marriage to churches, synagogues, mosques, and other religious authorities.

All Democrats - Including Obama Supporters - Need Hillary Clinton to Stay in the Race

Ali A. Rizvi — Mon, 19 May 2008 10:25:17 EDT

On Thursday, May 15, the newly formed WomenCount PAC took out a full page ad in USA Today in response to NARAL Pro Choice's endorsement of Barack Obama, titled Not So Fast... Hillary's Voice is OUR Voice, and She's Speaking for All of Us, some of which is excerpted below:

"We are the women of this nation. We are rich and poor, young and old, married with kids, married without kids, single moms, gay, straight, and widowed. We are every color. We are of every religion. We are from all political parties...

...As Senator Clinton campaigns, she speaks with our voice. She carries our hopes, dreams and aspirations with her and transforms them into policies that can make our nation great again...

...Women risked all they held dear to make this country great. They put their lives on the line in all our quests for justice - from Abigail Adams to Sojourner Truth to Susan B. Anthony to Eleanor Roosevelt to Fannie Lou Hamer to Barbara Jordan to Dolores Huerta to Hillary herself...

...We want Hillary to stay in this race until every vote is cast, every vote is counted, and we are convinced our voices are heard."

The primary election process between Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton has been tense, divisive, and fiercely contested - and there is almost unanimous agreement now that Obama will be the Democratic nominee. Still, approximately 50% of Clinton supporters have declared that they will either vote for John McCain or not vote at all if she is not the nominee. Meanwhile, supporters of Obama, who has virtually won, continue to bash Hillary Clinton and retain their animosity towards her.

Using MSNBC's number - 27 superdelegates to shut out Clinton

Thatcher — Fri, 16 May 2008 13:17:25 EDT

On March 28, over at Chris Weigant's blog, Chris asked his readers to place their bets (in quatloos) when Clinton would drop out of the Presidential race. Well, I've done pretty well so far. I predicted that Obama would surpass Clinton in Superdelegates before the West Virginia primary (got it right) and several of my delegate totals from the primaries were darn close (I didn't do so well on my original delegate estimate for Indiana). Also, I was only 1 day off for the John Edwards endorsement of Obama. My final prediction is Clinton drops out on June 16, just 31 days from now.

27. This is the magic number.

The blog editor won't allow tables ... so the rest of the post is over at The Dead Guy

OMG!!!!!!!!!!

Imani "Hussein" — Thu, 15 May 2008 12:54:19 EDT

My mom ran into the room. She looked near tears. "Imani," she began. "Did you hear the good news?" I was relieved it wasn't bad news. "John Edwards Endorsed Obama!" My jaw just about hit the floor. "Are you serious?!" I was amazed. He couldn't stand it I suppose. He knew Obama was the best candidate. My mom guessed the reason Edwards initially endorsed Clinton is because he was scared of the KKK and all the other haters in South Carolina (I think thats where he lives). Well anyways, he did the right thing now.

~Obama '08~

JOHN EDWARDS ENDORSES BARACK OBAMA !!

ObamaBob NSB — Wed, 14 May 2008 17:28:29 EDT

Yes it's finally happened, John Edwards endorsed Barack Obama tonight at 6:30 in Grand Rapids Michigan.

YES WE CAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Here's the video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NC5ID3WZh8Y

John Edwards Endorses Barack Obama for PresidentBig news from Grand Rapids, Michigan... John Edwards has endorsed Barack Obama for President!

Hillary and John GAS GIMMICK

Marvin — Mon, 05 May 2008 16:43:08 EDT

Hillary at it again! First she decided to follow John McCain's half-baked idea to suspend taxes during the summer months. When Senator Barack Obama pointed out the flaws in this latest gimmick, Senator Clinton changed her story claiming that her proposal was calling for a windfall profit tax on the oil companies to recoup the 9 Billion dollars in taxes that would have been earmarked for infrastructure improvements. Senator Clinton changed her story after realizing it was a bad idea and she refuses the advise of the nations economist who all agree that it is a bad idea.

Is this some kind of joke? Senator Clinton's idea of a windfall tax for the oil companies is 9 Billion dollars which is about 7% of their profits? The oil companies made 123 Billion dollars last year and Clinton idea for windfall taxes is less then a good tip. Even a fair tip would be 10%, 12.3 Billion. Is that Senator Clinton’s great plan. I would suggest that a fair windfall tax would be comparable to the estate tax prior to George Bush tax reform for the rich. Before President George W. Bush changed the tax laws, the value of your estate above 3 million dollars could be taxed as high as 50 percent. I think a fair windfall tax would be 50% of every dollar above 10 Billion. That would put approximately 51 Billion dollars back into the government in addition to the gas tax.

I truly despise being treated like an idiot and I hate being lied to. Senator Clinton's plan for tax relief for America is less then ten percent of the oil profits. Even a good tip is 15% (18.55 Billion) is America not worth a good tip to Senator Clinton? Would this create an insentive for oil companies to stop gas gouging. The oil companies must really love Senator Clinton. With her plan, they get two for one. They will only have to pay a windfall profit tax of about 7% and gas has already gone up 14 cents per gallon just over the last two weeks. Another 4 cents and the oil companies would have already taken enough to cover that 18 cents per gallon in gas taxes. This plan of John McCain and Hillary Clinton offers no real relief or value to the American people. We already that know John McCain doesn’t understand economic, at least he was honest enough to admit it. Senator Clinton will not even seek the advice of an economist. Now who dose that remind you of? We are in serious trouble if Senator Barack Obama is not our next president. WE CANNOT and WE MUST NOT FAIL!

Senator John McCain and Hillary Clinton, Please note: TEMPORARY ELIMINATING GASOLINE TAX WILL HAVE A NEGATIVE EFFECT ON THE ECONOMY. THE GOVERNMENT WILL HAVE LESS REVENUE FOR INFRASTRURE PROJECT AND WILL BE REQUIRED TO REDUCE JOBS WHICH WILL RESULT IN FURTHER LAYOFFS AND LESS TAX PAYERS WHICH WILL ALSO RESULT IN EVEN LESS REVENUE! EVEN IF THE OIL COMPANIES PAID THE TAXES, THIS ACTION WILL PROVIDE NO RELIEF FOR AMERICANS IF THERE IS NO CORRESPONDING FREEZE AND ROLL BACK OF THE CURRENT GAS PRICES!

THE PROBLEM IS NOT THE TAX ON GASOLINE, IT’ S THE UNJUSTIFIED AND ARBITRAY INCREAS IN GASOLINE PRICES. I Think Senator Barack Obama is the only Presidential Candidate that truly understands this. That's why he didn’t just jump on the bandwagon with Senators John McCain and Hillary Clinton. It is just a gimmick to win votes.

The next President must take some time and develop an authentic, comprehensive plan to strategically scale back the prices of oil, which will provide real relief to our economy and the American people. Failure to develop and implement such a plan by next administration will signal the beginning of the end the American dream and our way of life.

If I wasn't Supporting Senator Barack Obama, I would have no choice but to support him now after these cockamamie proposal from both Senator John Bush and Senator George Clinton.

OOPs I miss spoke.

Is McCain's foreign policy going to be neoconservative?

Jason Harter; Stop Hate — Sat, 03 May 2008 09:30:58 EDT

"McCain has been perceived to be relatively hawkish on foreign policy . . .

In February 2000, during a Republican debate, McCain and others candidates were asked what foreign policy they would change immediately if they became president. "I’d institute a policy that I call ’rogue state rollback,’" McCain said. "I would arm, train, equip, both from without and from within, forces that would eventually overthrow the governments and install free and democratically- elected governments."[2]

McCain’s 2006 foreign policy rating, compiled by the Almanac of American Politics (2008) , was 58% conservative, 40% liberal. 2005 figures were similar: 54% conservative, 45% liberal.[3] In March 2008, McCain said that the United States should "strengthen our global alliances as the core of a new global compact -- a League of Democracies -- that can harness the vast influence of the more than one hundred democratic nations around the world to advance our values and defend our shared interests." He said that the United States did not single-handedly win the Cold War, but that rather that the NATO alliance did so, "in concert with partners around the world." [4] Among McCain’s advisors is Robert Kagan, commonly considered to be a member of the group of neo-conservatives who were influencial in implementing the Iraq War.[5]"

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_positions_of_John_McCain

United States’ Muslims call on Obama for change

funkfresh01 — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 21:28:03 EDT

http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/96760D5C-448D-46A0-BB99-91D3A2546AA9.htm

By Sarah Brown in Philadelphia

Source: Al Jazeera

As the US city of Philadelphia prepares for its most closely watched political primary in generations one significant part of the population seems to have already picked their man.

Muslim-American community leaders, activists and voters in the city of brotherly love, as Philadelphia is known, say Barack Obama is by far their preferred candidate.

Philadelphia's Muslim community is one of the most significant, in terms of size and in terms of prominence, of all US cities.

Bitter? Sweet!

Thatcher — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 13:38:53 EDT

(cross-posted on The Dead Guy)

So once again, lifelong politicians have taken words out of context and wielded them as weapons back at the person who spoke those words.

Senator Obama was 100% correct when he said after all the promises we have been given about improving the economic conditions, not just in Pennsylvania - but across America, and yet nothing has truly changed, that we are bitter and many of us blame that which we are told to blame: immigrants, people wanting to restrict the 2nd Amendment, the government supposedly trampling our religious rights, and so forth.

That's what Obama was saying. And if you hear the whole conversation in context - you know that is what he said. The American people have been given scape - goats to blame by the people that are really to blame - the politicians that won't do a damn thing to bring about the change needed to restore jobs and better conditions for our country.

But let me tell you something - I'm not bitter - I'm mad as hell, and I'm not going to take it anymore!

On the word "bitter" - the definition

Dr. See Love — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 19:46:43 EDT

Hello Enlightened Ones who champion a better America!

Today on "Hardball with Chris Matthews", Chris shared about a recording of our future president using the word "bitter" to describe the feelings of some of the unemployed. The point is that the media, Hillary, and McCain are trying to act like they don't know the expansive definition of the word "bitter". According to Merriam-Webster, the word "bitter" is defined as "expressive of severe pain, grief, or regret". Now either they are all attempting to play the general public stupid by running with a manipulated use of "bitter", or they don't know any better. At any rate, I suggest that Barack call a press conference, bring a dictionary, and reiterate the need to make Education a greater priority in this nation. Thanks for listening.

Love 2 love u,

Dr. See Love

Obama: More Muhammad Ali than Jackie Robinson

Mister Anderson — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 12:41:05 EDT

Nearly two months ago on Real Time with Bill Maher, I first heard the legendary Bob Costas compare Barack Obama to Jackie Robinson. He said that just as Jackie Robinson was strategically selected to be the first Black man to integrate baseball, Senator Obama possess the same characteristics that make him the first viable Black candidate to integrate the Oval Office as President of the United States.

Like Robinson, Senator Obama is very intelligent, articulate, educated, experienced (in life), and has the composure and persona to professionally handle the "race issue". When Jackie entered the major leagues, he was targeted in every city he played with racial epithets and threats by the fans, media, and players alike. Through it all, he remained professional and only responded by becoming a Hall of Fame player for his skills more than his social contribution to the game.

Senator Obama is currently facing a "crisis of race" in the pursuit of his political goal. If he succeeds, I believe history will compare him more to Muhammad Ali than to Jackie Robinson.

New Site

Andy — Sun, 23 Mar 2008 19:29:06 EDT

Hey all, I have new site with lot's of videos and campaign info and rumors!

http://www.freewebs.com/presidentobama/index.htm

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Why Obama is a better choice for the Democrats than Hillary

EMPulse — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 05:01:09 EDT

A while back, before the big primary elections and caucuses in Texas and Ohio, I received an email on Facebook from an undecided Ohio voter. He saw a short comment I made on a Facebook application that basically said "Clinton vs. McCain = President McCain, Obama vs. McCain = President Obama" and asked me to elaborate on that. After Facebook ate my first two replies, I posted this note. I never found out if the guy read it or how he voted after that, but I'm choosing to reprint it here for anyone who has ever been confronted by the supporter of another candidate and asked why Barack Obama would be the best choice for the Democratic Party. Read on:

I like Barack Obama. (Sorry, Mom. Sorry, sis.) While I think both he and Hillary Clinton can bring about great change in contrast to the current administration, I think Obama represents the spirit of America's future more than Clinton. (I won't get into the details of 'why' here, but I will if you write to me and ask.) I also think that he is more electable than Hillary Clinton when put head to head against John McCain.

McCain is a moderate republican with a lot of independent support -- more than Hillary Clinton, but less than Barack Obama. And as the last two presidential elections have demonstrated, those independent votes make the difference. Party lines no longer matter, and the two people who have proven that most are Obama and McCain.

But don't take my word for it, look at the numbers from a variety of polls:

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2008/president/national.html

All but one of the polls in the link above show McCain with the edge over Clinton in the general election. Every single poll that has Obama vs. McCain shows Barack Obama with a decisive victory over John McCain.

Therefore, the answer as to who would be the Democrats' best choice for president is pretty clear. If they nominate Obama, say hello to President Obama next year. If they go with Hillary, we're almost guaranteed at least four years of President McCain.

GO BOLD! GOBAMA!

John McCain: The War Hero / George Bush: The Tap Dancer

Leo — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 12:55:50 EDT

Remember how much of a war hero Bush was supposed to be as well?

sabotaging america's most electable candidate: how you can help fight back

jonathan | cvg — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 04:13:01 EDT

TEXAS DELEGATE COUNT*
With the caucus count not yet complete, Sens. Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama are roughly even in delegates:

• Based on popular vote: Clinton, 65; Obama, 61

• Projected from caucuses: Clinton 30; Obama 37

• Superdelegates: Clinton 12; Obama 10; uncommitted 13

• Unofficial total: Clinton 107; Obama 108

*Projections were printed in the Houston Chronicle, a leading Texan paper

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in an earlier blog, "the most delegates wins," i noted that this has been a delegate race since super tuesday. as it stands, obama has won the popular vote and delegate race nationally. even by winning a state, the delegate distribution is only helpful to clinton when the victories are marked by large margins as we have seen with OBAMA time and time again. tuesday was a wash for senator clinton thanks to vermont and texas who wisely gave obama the delegate lead, solidifying his advantage over clinton.

it is now mathematically improbable for clinton to beat obama on popular vote and pledged delegates. remember poor huckabee? she would have to average more than a 20 point lead in every state henceforth.

"let's get real." as she says. even in new york she only beat obama by 17 points... and she obviously had the advantage in new york.

the substantial margin of victory for OBAMA in wyoming has already shown clinton has little chances of catching up. however, it doesn't mean she won't throw punches with her eyes wide shut.

moreover, i believe that with the last two weeks of tactics on the part of clinton, she is in the pocket of big business and the establishment for a reason. undoubtedly, hillary clinton is more like joe lieberman than barack obama is like kenneth star. hillary has essentially, endorsed john mccain this past week speaking highly of his experience (which, by the way, trumps her own). senator clinton raped senator obama's record of leadership and left nothing but one great anti-war speech.

in fact, she has reached an all-new low. she is going down with a fight and she's willing to implode the party to ensure she has the opportunity to rerun in 2012. in 2004, the media began reporting that some within the party believed that the kerry/edwards campaign was being sabotaged in order to pave the way to the 08 clinton campaign. at that time, i believed it. and i am confident of it now.

i choose to believe that the democratic party is incapable of the utter incompetence inherent in pushing forth the poorly devised, inconsistent messaging and lack of structure that crippled kerry/edwards. let's "get real" as hillary clinton would advise. kerry was defeated by an otherwise easy candidate to beat at that time. many of you might not understand my marketing perspective. the best and most entertaining way for me to explain is to highly recommend that you watch the 2006 documentary, "so goes the nation." this documentary brought to life many of my complaints about the kerry compaign and points i made late last year when i forecasted OBAMA FOR AMERICA making a strong showing. http://imdb.com/title/tt0432337/

clinton is counting on americans being niave, uneducated, or simply complacent. unfortunately, some of us have looked past the fact that most of the clinton/obama policy proposals are 95% highly similar. unfortunately, some of us have delve into the details of both resumes and see a record of admirable, effective, consistent leadership from obama. unfortunately, some of us consider character.

if there was any doubt, as i have always tried to leave her the benefit of my doubt... she demolished all doubt. in one of my blogs, i wrote if she failed to gain significant pledged delegates and even the playing field on march 4, then clinton should step aside to express her love for america is greater than her own self-ambition... she should recognize that a transformative voice we have been waiting for has surfaced and finally millions of americans finally agree that our nation must move forward into the 21st century and the time for change is now.

the only thing clinton accomplished on march 4 and by her continued attacks has been splitting the democratic party and allowing mccain to get a head start with the resources that have become available to him as the official party nominee. clinton must pull something pretty underhanded to make america's most electable candidate begin loosing by more than 20 points. but, if anyone can manage debauchery, i trust that candidate would be senator clinton.

therefore, while superdelegates will likely vote with the popular vote and the candidate with the most pledged delagates won... let's not assume that clinton is incapable of something so shocking as allowing the florida supreme court to decide the president of the united states in spite of who really won the most votes that year.

unless revotes are allowed in florida and michigan, superdelegates will be needed to nominate obama. as i said, it is mathematically improbable for clinton to win fairly from pledged delegates because she couldn't win by 20+ points even in new york and she lost in wyoming already. this is one reason clinton is gearing up to seat michigan and florida without revotes.

clinton understands revote results would inevitably diminish margins within both states in OBAMA's favor and weaken her ability to prolong the contest. after all, obama was not even listed on the michigan ballot. by not agreeing to revotes, she prevents OBAMA from meeting the minimum requirement (assuming she wins or splits pennsylvania) to win the nomination before the convention... when the superdelegates could then award him the nomination. why does it matter to her? mccain has gained a head start with the resources that have become available to him as the official party nominee. OBAMA can not gain the resources of the democratic party until he meets that minimum delegate requirement, and therefore, is named the offical party nominee.

based on her current plan of attack and positions on the issues at hand, what truly frightens me has been that clinton would rather sabotage america's most electable candidate and retain the open door to rerun in 2012 than to see her life's ambition slip by... to be the first female president.

she took her gloves off last friday. she is now throwing punches with her eyes wide shut.

god save the democratic party.

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let's take no chances; let's not underestimate our opponent.

contact your state's superdelegates immediately. i found the resource for identifying the known superdelegates from the democratic party's web site (http://dnc.org/a/convention_2008/delegate/).

CLICK HERE:

http://s3.amazonaws.com/apache.3cdn.net/03932e1b8eb6b12c62_cdm6bnnf7.pdf

godspeed.

~ j

Fun with the Electoral College

Sean from Seattle, WA — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 22:56:03 EST

So I had way too much time on my hands today and stumbled across this website: http://www.surveyusa.com/

To Summarize they polled 600 voters in all 50 states 30,000 total to get a state of the race between Obama-McCain and Clinton-McCain. They have detailed polling that is way more interesting then the generic "who would you vote for" polls. Thus it translates into actual electoral math. I love this kind of shit so I spent most of the afternoon breaking it down to see who really has the best shot to win in the fall....here is my analysis...feel free to interpret your own way and respond. I would love thoughts comment criticisms....Right now they project Obama to win 280 to 258 and Hill to win 276 to 262...but with very different state lining up for each other.

Basically I tried to categorize each state as it pertains to November and determine where the battlegrounds would be. For the sake of my arguement I put any state that was under 10 point margin in the polling as "In Play" for that matchup...heres what I found.

Dark Blue States (with electoral votes)
Either Obama or Clinton should win these 16 states + DC totaling 212 Electoral Votes...270 needed to win (both 58 votes short)
Washington 11
Oregon 7
California 55
New York 31
Massachusetts 12
Connecticut 7
Rhode Island 4
Vermont 3
Maine 4
Maryland 10
Delaware 3
Dist of Columbia 3
Illinois 21
Michigan 17
Minnesota 10
Wisconsin 10
Hawaii 4
Polling shows clinton losing Wash, Oregon, Michigan right now but I am leaving them blue for the sake of discussion as they have been Dem wins for the past few elections

Dark Red States
McCain should win these 13 states unless in either matchup (totalling 132 votes):
Arizona 10
Idaho 4
Utah 5
Wyoming 3
South Dakota 3
Kansas 6
Oklahoma 7
Alabama 11
Mississippi 6
Louisiana 9
Georgia 15
Kentucky 8
Indiana 11
Texas 34--polling shows obama down 1 to Mccain right now and hill down 7 but I just don't think that tex goes democrat so I am leaving with McCain

Traditional Battlegrounds
7 States that have been close in the last few elections and are polling close right now for both Obama and Clinton (103 total votes)
Ohio 20   Obama +10 Hill +10
Florida 27 Obama -2 Hill +9
Pennsylvania 21 Obama -5 Hll +1
New Jersey 15 Obama +1 Hill +5
Missouri 11 Obama -6 Hill -5
New Hampshire 4 Obama +2 Hill -8
New Mexico 5 Obama +7 Hill -1

Hillary Battlegrounds
These 4 states are in play for Clinton-McCain matchup ONLY McCain takes them against Obama (with current polling--32 electoral votes)
Tennessee 11   Clinton currently -1
West Virginia 5   Clinton currently +5
Colorado 9     Clinton currently -6
Iowa 7      Clinton curretly -5
Hillary Lock
Arkansas 6--lock for Hill vs Mccain...lock for Mccain vs Obama

Barack Battlegrounds
These 8 states are in play for a Obama-McCain matchup ONLY McCain takes them against Hillary(with current polling--53 electoral votes)
Nevada 5     Obama currently+5
North Dakota 3     Obama currently+4
Virginia 13    Obama currently+1
North Carolina 15    Obama currently-2
South Carolina 8    Obama currently-3
Alaska 3     Obama currently-5
Montana 3    Obama currently-8
Nebraska 3    Obama currently-3

Barack Locks
2 states He wins that are toss ups for her. (16 electoral votes)
Colorado 9
Iowa 7

Summary Clinton McCain matchup
Current Projection: 276-262 Clinton (21 states to 30)
Best Case for McCain vs Hillary 320-218 (33 states to 18)
Best Case for Hillary vs McCain: 337-201 (28 states to 23)

Summary Obama McCain matchup
Current Projection: 280-258 Obama (25 states to 26)
Best Case for McCain vs Obama 326-212 (34 states to 17)
Best Case for Obama vs McCain 384-154 (37states to 14)

If Hillary is the nominee...this is the most likely scenerio as far as I can see...Hillary starts with 212 from the Blue states...give her 6 for Arkansas and 15 for New Jersey. That gets you to 233. She most likely wins Tenn and new hampshire...loses Missou and West Va. and McCain takes New Mexico with the SW ties. that puts her at 248..she needs 22 more for the win and then has to take either
1) win Florida
2) win BOTH Ohio and Penn
It is right back to the Kerry Gore map of the last 2 elections and you are relying on Diebold or Katherine Harris to not screw us one more time. The 3 swing states that Dems blow year in and year out.

If Obama is the nominee...Start with the 212 from our blue states.. Give Barack NJ and New Hampshire and we are at 231. He takes Colorado and Iowa where he has big leads...that gets you to 249. Now if he can take just 1 of the 3 ACC states (Virginia, NC, SC) he gets close. Virginia is the most likely with large African America demos, plus has elected a lot of Democrats lately (mark werner)..that gets him to 262...Now any ONE of these 6 states puts him over the top: Missouri (neighboring Illinios) Ohio, Pennsylvania, Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina. Even if McCain wins all 6 he still would be at still on the Defensive. Not only does McCain have to win ALL 6 of Penn, OH and Florida, Missouri, NC, SC...very costly...he has to hold New Mexico, Nevada, Nebraska, North Dakota, Alaska, Montana...any 2 of those 6 states make Obama the president. So basically McCain would have to hold the entire Mountain region, everything south of Virgina and somehow get both Ohio and Pennsylvania. Obama would be able to focus on 2 or 3 states and spend his war chest where victory is most likely and run the old man ragged.

Basically lets put it this way...there are just Way more scenerios for Obama to beat McCain...in fact it is hard to imagine a way for McCain to beat Barack...Essentailly McCain can only lose 1 big state and one small state from a list of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida, Ohio, Missouri, Pennsylvania, Nevada, New Mexico, Nebraska, North Dakota, Alaska, Montana in a race where he trails in 7 of those states right now.

For Hillary it is the failed Red-state/Blue state strategy....in fact right now she is even losing to McCain in Washington, Oregon, Michigan and New Hampshire...If she doesnt get them all back she'd have to win all 3 of Penn, Ohio and Florida....

Essentially Obama puts the southeast coast in play (VA, NC, SC maybe Georgia come fall) and opens up the whole map to a big margin of error for victory that doesn't avail itself to her.

Let me know your thoughts.

Just Speeches? Lofty Rhetoric Not Just Talk.

Shaun — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 23:32:17 EST

Something has been running through my head lately. Shots have been fired at Barack Obama, claiming that while he is a great orator, and his speeches certainly can motivate and inspire, organize and coalesce voters and legislators alike, it simply isn’t good enough when running for the highest office in the land. The cynics say that to be Commander In Chief one must be able to “do” and talk is cheap.

The Truth-o-meter for Obama (brought to you by PolitiFact)

Sam — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 21:45:47 EST

Obama has been endorsed by every major newspaper in Texas: True

Obama's healthcare plan cuts costs more than any other and Bill Clinton's former labor secretary agrees: False

Reason: Both Obama's and Clinton's plan are estimated to cut about the same amount off costs. While Clinton's former labor secretary, Robert Reich has defended Obama's plan, he never mentioned anything about it cutting costs more than any other plan.

"We send a billion dollars every day to foreign countries because of our addiction to oil.": True

Clinton said "great things about NAFTA until she started running for President.": True

"We have seen hate crimes skyrocket in wake of the immigration debate.": Mostly true. While skyrocket is up to interpretation, they have definitely increased.

"Americans have never paid more for gas at the pump.": False. While it is the most in recent times, when considering inflation, we have paid more in the past.

"She said, 'You know I voted for it, but I hoped it wouldn't pass.' That was a quote on live tv." False. What she said was “Sure I do, but it never became law, as you know. It got tied up. It was a bill that had some things I agreed with and other things I didn’t agree with, and I was happy that it never became law. I opposed the 2005 bill as well.”

"The last six polls, including this week's Time magazine, show that I beat John McCain by six or seven points." Mostly true. It was not six, it was four or five.

Hillary Clinton "starts off with 47 percent of the country against her." True

"Sen. Obama has always had a 100 percent prochoice rating." True.

Hillary Clinton agrees with John McCain "by voting to give George Bush the benefit of the doubt on Iran." Mostly True. While she would not ever say she was in league with Bush, their policies on Iran are eerily similar.

Hillary Clinton "actually differed with (John McCain) by arguing for exceptions for torture before changing positions." True.

Is John McCain allowed to run in this Election???

Yvette & Tanisha — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 20:11:34 EST

http://go.fark.com/cgi/fark/go.pl?i=3416665&l=http://muddythoughts.blogspot.com/2008/02/panmanchurian-candidate-mccain.html

1. The 14th Amendment and matching regulations limit citizenship to natural born and naturalized.
2. John McCain was born in 1936 in the Canal Zone to citizen parents.
3. 8 USC 1403(a) declares naturalized citizenship in 1952 on persons born in the Canal Zone to citizen parents.
4. Therefore 8 USC 1403(a) applies to John McCain at age 16.
5. Therefore John McCain is a naturalized citizen.
6. The Canal Zone was not part of the United States.
7. Therefore John McCain was not born in the United States.
8. Therefore John McCain is a citizen not born in the United States.
9. Therefore John McCain is not a natural born citizen.
10. Article II of the Constitution states to be President a person must be a natural born citizen.
11. THEREFORE John McCain is not eligible to be President of the United States under Article II of the Constitution.

pray KY doesn't matter; OH and TX win it

jonathan | cvg — Sun, 10 Feb 2008 23:57:24 EST

this may very well work out that barack takes each of the february primaries. on march 4, obama needs to capture a decisive win in texas and ohio... wrapping up this nomination. if ohio and texas split like several of the super tuesday wins, this will drag out and the republicans get stronger. not only would it be fair, but i think it should be expected that the democratic party call for clinton to suspend her nomination after obama dominates february and the next two big states.

although the obama camp has reportedly done very well mobilizing in other states, i don't see that in northern ky/southern ohio. i've tried contacting the group administers from the Action KY and Action OH teams on this community site, but they aren't logging in... presumably busy with last minute pushes in other states... but ohio and texas are too big for a last minute effort and small victory or even worse, a defeat.

no one responds... accept martha who manages the official myspace, but her only response instructed me to refer to this site for more information. duh! my question asked how do i get in touch with the field leader in ohio sense no one is mobilizing through the community site like the news claims they have done in other states.

i might also add that i am told that the hillary myspace releases bulletins that elaborate on her positions and help supporters debate and persuade obama supporters and undecided voters. that is not happening on the obama side, accept from the email campaign originating from here. but, rest assured, there's thousands of myspacers that added him that did not join here.

i'm not sure if you are familiar with "so goes the nation" but it is a blunt documentary about how kerry failed in his messaging and field mobilization... especially in ohio which lead, in part, to his defeat by bush (who should have been an easy opponent by all logic).

believe me, we want this wrapped up on the evening of march 4. this is one election that we don't want kentucky to matter.

~ j

This song always moves me!

RoboticService — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 09:31:23 EST

Imagine there's no heaven It's easy if you try No hell below us Above us only sky Imagine all the people Living for today...

Imagine there's no countries It isn't hard to do Nothing to kill or die for And no religon too Imagine all the people Living life in peace...

You may say i'm a dreamer But i'm not the only one I hope some day you'll join us And the world will be as one

Imagine no possesions I wonder if you can No need for greed or hunger In a brotherhood of man Imagine all the people Sharing all the world...

You may say i'm a dreamer But i'm not the only one I hope some day you'll join us And the world will be as one

Obama 08

Yes We CAN!

Ready for Change

Dear John Edwards,

Cheryl Richardson — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 13:36:50 EST

I am writng to you as a proud AMERICAN who has, like most AMERICANS, struggled and fought for everything I have and everything I am.

I Lost my father to cancer a week after my 20th birthday (he had just turned 46) and I remember thinking what a sad existance his was. Work, eat, sleep. Work, eat, sleep. I also remember telling myself I was going to do better than that.

My take on the Nevada Debate - January 15, 2008

Patty in Colorado — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 16:20:19 EST

The debate started out with questions more suitable for a job interview than a debate between presidential candidates. However, the second segment focused on issues. The roundtable setup was effective.

Points for Obama for his rebuttal to Hillary Clinton regarding the duties and qualities of a president. He made an excellent case for a president to be able to gather a competent group of people to work with, and to effectively inspire and mobilize them. He emphasized the value of judgment and vision for the future. No one can argue with his goal to create a government that reflects the decency and generosity of the American people.

Points for Obama for presenting specific solutions regarding the real estate market, housing foreclosures, economics, and taxes, with succinct explanations. Points for Obama for graciously and tactfully incorporating select positive efforts made by Hillary and John, pertaining to the matters under discussion. Points for Obama regarding his comments on lobbyists, and his goal for public financing of presidential campaigns. Points for Obama for his proposals regarding education, and tuition grants for service to the country. Points for passing legislation to eliminate the burden of meal costs and telephone bills for vets.

Major points to Obama for his response to Hillary’s complaints about President Bush’s habit of making agreements with Iraq without going to Congress for approval. Obama’s approach and goal, as he stated it, is to responsibly, carefully, and deliberately engage with Iraq for the purposes of getting out of Iraq and establishing peace. This power of this approach can’t be underestimated.

When Obama presented his goals for ending the occupation in Iraq, he stated that he did not want to maintain permanent bases there, but that he would leave enough military personnel there to protect the embassy, and protect any other Americans who were there. He emphasized the importance of exercising our strategic interest, without resorting to war.

Obama gets major points for not wanting to use fear of terrorism to score political points. He mentioned that he would continue the hunt for Bin Laden and implement the 911 Commission recommendations. This issue of using fear to gain votes was the one thing on which he took issue with Hillary. Major Boo on Hillary for insinuating that terrorists would have a better chance of success against Barack Obama than against her. Barack caught that and queried her on it. Of course, she denied making that assertion. But she did do it, although she veiled it in a pointed spew of carefully chosen rhetoric in an attempt to disguise her rather serious jab at Barack.

The discussion of Yucca Mountain and nuclear power put important considerations on the table about the absence of correct scientific information regarding the use of nuclear power, and the need for adequate, safe disposal of nuclear waste. Hillary directly accused both Barack Obama and John Edwards of contributing to the problems associated with Yucca Mountain. She claimed that they had voted for a related nuclear energy bill. Her assertions were firmly rebutted by Obama. Edwards admitted that he voted twice for it, but now he’s against it.

In the lengthy discussion about nuclear energy, Obama pointed out that he believes we must invest in clean energy and cost-efficient production and storage. He asserted that he would establish a menu of energy options, one of which would be to cap and trade carbon emissions based on units emitted, to reduce greenhouse gases. He also stressed the importance of people making concerted efforts to reduce consumption.

Still on the warpath, Hillary claimed that the energy bill was Cheney’s gift to the energy companies and heavy on benefits for the special interest groups. Edwards accused Hillary of being one of the main fundraisers for the energy companies, and she did not, and perhaps could not, rebut that assertion.

It is obvious that Hillary Clinton is required to clean up her own messes, which have resulted from bad votes and bad ideas, which she has exercised in the Senate, and as the wife of former President Clinton. In her presentation of her answers in the debate, she frequently escalated the volume of her voice and tone until she was yelling. Her answers had a perceptibly and predominantly negative tone. She consistently referred to the “black-brown” issues that dominate the states she’s focusing on right now, indicating that she has her target population pigeon-holed, and stereotyped for maximum manipulation. Many times, she would’ve liked to ramble on about herself, but time did not permit it. When she did get to expand her answers, the content focused on her projected achievements, her version of experience, and her professed connections to all the “right” people.

John Edwards does not need any more opportunities to talk about his childhood and professed sensitivities to the middle class struggle, or experience of segregation. I thought it was incredibly brazen of him, with Barack sitting right there, to talk about how, as a child, he saw the discrimination that blacks were forced to endure, and by his proximity to that injustice, he somehow possessed a depth of understanding, as if he’d experienced it himself. John Edwards does not need any more opportunities to apologize for voting for stuff that turned out to be detrimental to the American people (bankruptcy, energy bill, Iraq invasion, etc ). John Edwards consistently deflected answering questions directly, preferring instead to fall back on his stump speech and well-worn anecdotes. When asked about English as an official language, he went off on his immigration talking points on laws, fines, and learning to speak English, and never answered the question. John Edwards does not need any more opportunities to exercise his inflated ego. When he was talking about the very real tragedy of the assassination of Benazir Bhutto, he reduced the significance of this horrific event to a plug for himself and his abstract, superficial meetings and knowledge of the people involved, preferring to name-drop in an effort to exaggerate his own importance and score political points.

On the question about how each candidate made the decision to run for president…Hillary went on blah blah blah with her stump speech spew. John Edwards said that his decision to run was based on the causes he crusades for, and for his desire to spend time serving the country. Barack Obama’s answer revealed that he put concerns for his family’s welfare first. He also pointed out that his priority was not whether he would win, but whether he should win, and what he could do for the country in terms of effective leadership, bringing the country together, and creating positive change.

After the debate, MSNBC spent the next 20 minutes solely focusing the cameras on Hillary Clinton. All but one of the commentators relentlessly praised what they perceived as Hillary’s assertion of power during the debate. They were amazingly slanted and skewed towards Clinton. Chris Matthews persistently preached how he had observed Clinton as reigning over John Edwards and Barack Obama. He repeatedly projected the image of Clinton being above all of this debate stuff and already transported to the Denver convention as the inevitable nominee. It was absurd. Hillary didn’t even come close to “winning” the debate.

There was no mention of the Michigan primary, in which Hillary Clinton initially appeared to zoom to a 63% lead, where she peaked, while “Uncommitted” steadily gained on her as she lost points. The ultimate result was HC 56%, Uncommitted 40%, Kucinich 4%, and Gravel less than 0%.

Hillary, It's Over; Go Home.

Michele from Normal, IL — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 12:47:45 EST

Hillary, honey, come on--are you dense? The snarky statement you made this weekend that "you campaign in poetry, you govern in prose," showed exactly just how out of touch with the American people you actually are. We are looking for a little poetry, and by the way, Barack Obama could prose circles around you! Even John Edwards, whether sensing his campaign's ultimate demise, or (despite his denial) jockeying for a VP slot, has jumped on Train Obama, as was evidenced by the ABC/Facebook debate, in which he zinged you with the words, "I didn't see these kind of attacks from Senator Clinton when she was ahead. Now that's she's not, we hear them, anytime you speak out for change, this is what happens," after you sharply criticized Obama.

The likability campaign didn't work. We don't like you. We don't want to have a beer with you, a cup of coffee with you, and we are sure glad not to have been one of the people whose door you hiked through the snow to knock on in Iowa.

Just like your Tammy Wynette-like "Stand By Your Man" support of your lecherous husband, you will not let go of your tired "Ready on Day One," strategy, even if it is not what the American people are pining for. Here's a tip: IT'S NOT WORKING. YOUR POLL NUMBERS ARE DROPPING. You are not even trying to adapt your campaign strategy to what the American people are obviously looking for. America's favorite pundit extraordinaire and "Wait, Wait Don't Tell Me" panelist Mo Rocca called your boilerplate spiel plodding and uninspired and went on to describe your weary posse: Bill looking miserable, and Madeleine Albright "looking more and more like Aunt Clara from Bewitched."

The reason Barack Obama and Mike Huckabee are doing well and you and Mitt Romney are not can be neatly summed up in the words of a song from the Broadway musical "Damn Yankees" which I have altered a bit for the occasion.

Coach:
[Spoken]
See boys and girls, that's what I'm talking about. Being the leader of our country is only one half skill, the other half is something else.....something bigger!
{sung}
You've gotta have heart
All you really need is heart
When the odds are sayin' you'll never win
That's when the grin should start
You've gotta have hope
Mustn't sit around and mope
Nothin's half as bad as it may appear
Wait'll next year and hope
When your luck is battin' zero
Get your chin up off the floor
Mister you can be a hero
You can open any door,
There's nothin' to it but to do it
You've gotta have heart
Miles 'n miles n' miles of heart
Oh, it's fine to be a genius of course
But keep that old horse
Before the cart
First you've gotta have heart

Hillary, you have no heart. If you want to be our president, you gotta have heart. Thanks for playing, and entertaining us with a few more months of Clinton dramatics before exiting, stage left. But like Ferris Bueller said at the end of the movie, it's over. Go home.

Michele Franks
musingmom.wordpress.com