The Republican campaign has reached a new all time low. Lies, distortions, going to a dinner makes you palling around with those
who are there, slinging mud at your opponents character, etc.
They are really down in the mud. McCain is putting his campaign before his decency, slinging mud daily in a desperate attempt to find anything sleazy that will stick. He apparently will say and do anything to win. That is the kind of President he would be.
Even republicans are denouncing him and his choice for VP. AND God help us if she EVER becomes our President.
31 October, 2008
27 October, 2008
McCain says he voted 90% with Bush
We know that it's time for new ideas and new leadership and the change we need in the White House.
But Senator McCain voted with President Bush 90 percent of the time over the last eight years. He said it on TV--we have seen the tape. Now at the last moment, he is trying to lie his way out of it.
AND Just the other day, George Bush returned the favor and voted early for John McCain.
But Senator McCain voted with President Bush 90 percent of the time over the last eight years. He said it on TV--we have seen the tape. Now at the last moment, he is trying to lie his way out of it.
AND Just the other day, George Bush returned the favor and voted early for John McCain.
25 October, 2008
right wing republican religious groups
Although hard-edge attacks are common late in campaigns, the tenor of the strikes against Obama illustrate just how worried conservative Christian activists are about what should happen to their causes and influence if Democrats seize control of both Congress and the White House.
It looks like, walks like, talks like and smells like desperation to me," said the Rev. Kirbyjon Caldwell of Houston, an Obama supporter who backed President Bush in the past two elections.
The Methodist pastor called the 2012 letter "false and ridiculous." He said it showed that some Christian conservative leaders fear that Obama's faith-based appeals to voters are working.
It looks like, walks like, talks like and smells like desperation to me," said the Rev. Kirbyjon Caldwell of Houston, an Obama supporter who backed President Bush in the past two elections.
The Methodist pastor called the 2012 letter "false and ridiculous." He said it showed that some Christian conservative leaders fear that Obama's faith-based appeals to voters are working.
21 October, 2008
McCain proves he is another Bush
McCain avoided the one major break he could have made with Bush -- opposing the Wall Street rescue package. Going against Bush would have put voters on notice that McCain is a different kind of politician.
He would have helped himself immensely if he had opposed the bailout. All the elites were all arrayed against the American people. He would have been the populist champion standing up to them. He had an opportunity to be different from Bush. He wasn't because he isn't.
He would have helped himself immensely if he had opposed the bailout. All the elites were all arrayed against the American people. He would have been the populist champion standing up to them. He had an opportunity to be different from Bush. He wasn't because he isn't.
19 October, 2008
republicans keep people from voting
Republicans are trying to keep people from voting to depress the vote as they know a big turnout helps Democrats up and down the ticket. Don't let them get away with that!!!
If questions about eligibility remain on early voting or Election Day, those voters are entitled to cast a "provisional" ballot. Which of those ballots are ultimately counted depends on local and state rules.
If questions about eligibility remain on early voting or Election Day, those voters are entitled to cast a "provisional" ballot. Which of those ballots are ultimately counted depends on local and state rules.
17 October, 2008
another fraudulent gimmick by McCain
Joe the Plumber's story has sprung a few leaks. It turns out that the man held up by John McCain as the typical, hard-working American taxpayer isn't really a proper plumber and owes nearly $1,200 in back taxes. And, officially at least, he isn't even called Joe.
A bit of digging soon uncovered the fact that Mr Wurzelabacher doesn't have a plumber's licence. And then there was the matter of his taxes - according to court records, Mr Wurzelbacher owes the state of Ohio $1,182.98 in personal income tax. Last January the Ohio Department of Taxation filed a claim on his property until he pays the debt.
Even if Mr Wurzelbacher was in a position to buy the plumbing business he works for, it would be unlikely that his personal income would ever climb over $250,000. Currently he earns much less, he admits, so would probably be in line for a tax cut under Mr Obama's plans.
A bit of digging soon uncovered the fact that Mr Wurzelabacher doesn't have a plumber's licence. And then there was the matter of his taxes - according to court records, Mr Wurzelbacher owes the state of Ohio $1,182.98 in personal income tax. Last January the Ohio Department of Taxation filed a claim on his property until he pays the debt.
Even if Mr Wurzelbacher was in a position to buy the plumbing business he works for, it would be unlikely that his personal income would ever climb over $250,000. Currently he earns much less, he admits, so would probably be in line for a tax cut under Mr Obama's plans.
Analysis of McCain vs. Obama
Mr. Obama is a man of supple intelligence, with a nuanced grasp of complex issues and evident skill at conciliation and consensus-building.
The best evidence suggests that he would seek to maintain U.S. leadership and engagement, continue the fight against terrorists, and wage vigorous diplomacy on behalf of U.S. values and interests. Mr. Obama has the potential to become a great president.
Mr. McCain would draw on many of the same policymakers who have brought us to our current state. Here the choice is not a close call. Mr. McCain has little interest in economics and no apparent feel for the topic. His principal proposal, doubling down on the Bush tax cuts, would exacerbate the fiscal wreckage and the inequality simultaneously.
Mr. Obama also understands that the most important single counter to inequality, and the best way to maintain American competitiveness, is improved education, another subject of only modest interest to Mr. McCain.
A better health-care system also is crucial to bolstering U.S. competitiveness and relieving worker insecurity. Mr. Obama hopes to steer the country toward universal coverage by charting a course between government mandates and individual choice.
Overshadowing all of these policy choices may be the financial crisis and the recession it is likely to spawn. It is almost impossible to predict what policies will be called for by January, but certainly the country will want in its president a combination of nimbleness and steadfastness -- precisely the qualities Mr. Obama has displayed during the past few weeks.
Mr. Obama's temperament is unlike anything we've seen on the national stage in many years. He is deliberate but not indecisive; eloquent but a master of substance and detail; naturally confident but eager to hear opposing points of view. He has inspired millions of voters of diverse ages and races, no small thing in our often divided and cynical country. We think he is the right man for a perilous moment.
The best evidence suggests that he would seek to maintain U.S. leadership and engagement, continue the fight against terrorists, and wage vigorous diplomacy on behalf of U.S. values and interests. Mr. Obama has the potential to become a great president.
Mr. McCain would draw on many of the same policymakers who have brought us to our current state. Here the choice is not a close call. Mr. McCain has little interest in economics and no apparent feel for the topic. His principal proposal, doubling down on the Bush tax cuts, would exacerbate the fiscal wreckage and the inequality simultaneously.
Mr. Obama also understands that the most important single counter to inequality, and the best way to maintain American competitiveness, is improved education, another subject of only modest interest to Mr. McCain.
A better health-care system also is crucial to bolstering U.S. competitiveness and relieving worker insecurity. Mr. Obama hopes to steer the country toward universal coverage by charting a course between government mandates and individual choice.
Overshadowing all of these policy choices may be the financial crisis and the recession it is likely to spawn. It is almost impossible to predict what policies will be called for by January, but certainly the country will want in its president a combination of nimbleness and steadfastness -- precisely the qualities Mr. Obama has displayed during the past few weeks.
Mr. Obama's temperament is unlike anything we've seen on the national stage in many years. He is deliberate but not indecisive; eloquent but a master of substance and detail; naturally confident but eager to hear opposing points of view. He has inspired millions of voters of diverse ages and races, no small thing in our often divided and cynical country. We think he is the right man for a perilous moment.
14 October, 2008
Vote the bottom line.
The bottom line is:
Both candidates for President are responsible for what they and their campaign says and does. They can't have it both ways and the voters should not be told otherwise.
Have you seen the McCain rallies. He lets them bring in those racist, violence-suggesting signs? Obama has those kinds of signs confiscated at the doors.
If McCain is not the one responsible for his campaign, then we don't want him responsible for this country. If he is in charge of his campaign, then the direction it has taken has also proven he is not fit for the office. Either way...VOTE OBAMA for your children and grandchildren's future.
Both candidates for President are responsible for what they and their campaign says and does. They can't have it both ways and the voters should not be told otherwise.
Have you seen the McCain rallies. He lets them bring in those racist, violence-suggesting signs? Obama has those kinds of signs confiscated at the doors.
If McCain is not the one responsible for his campaign, then we don't want him responsible for this country. If he is in charge of his campaign, then the direction it has taken has also proven he is not fit for the office. Either way...VOTE OBAMA for your children and grandchildren's future.
Republican liars quote themselves
It pays to do a little research.
Andy Martin is the man who is widely credited with starting the cyberwhisper campaign about Mr. Obama.
An appearance in a documentary-style program on the Fox News Channel watched by three million people thrust the man, Andy Martin, and his past into the foreground. The program allowed Mr. Martin to assert falsely and without challenge that Mr. Obama had once trained to overthrow the government.
An examination of legal documsents and election filings, along with interviews with his acquaintances, revealed Mr. Martin, 62, to be a man with a history of scintillating if not always factual claims.
He has left a trail of animosity — some of it provoked by anti-Jewish comments — among political leaders, lawyers and judges in three states over more than 30 years.
He is a law school graduate, but his admission to the Illinois bar was blocked in the 1970s after a psychiatric finding of "moderately severe character defect manifested by well-documented ideation with a paranoid flavor and a grandiose character."
He ran as a Republican for the Florida State Senate and the United States Senate in Illinois. When running for president in 1999, he aired a television advertisement in New Hampshire that accused George W. Bush of using cocaine.
He prepared to run as a Democrat for Congress in Connecticut, where paperwork for one of his campaign committees listed as one purpose “to exterminate Jew power.” He ran as a Republican for the Florida State Senate and the United States Senate in Illinois. When running for president in 1999, he aired a television advertisement in New Hampshire that accused George W. Bush of using cocaine.
In the 1990s, Mr. Martin was jailed in a case in Florida involving a physical altercation.
Mr. Martin's general outlines have turned up in a host of works that have expounded falsely on Mr. Obama’s heritage or supposed attempts to conceal it, including “Obama Nation,” the widely discredited best seller about Mr. Obama by Jerome R. Corsi. Mr. Corsi opens the book with a quote from Mr. Martin.
These liars quote themselves trying to create the impression of good research.
Andy Martin is the man who is widely credited with starting the cyberwhisper campaign about Mr. Obama.
An appearance in a documentary-style program on the Fox News Channel watched by three million people thrust the man, Andy Martin, and his past into the foreground. The program allowed Mr. Martin to assert falsely and without challenge that Mr. Obama had once trained to overthrow the government.
An examination of legal documsents and election filings, along with interviews with his acquaintances, revealed Mr. Martin, 62, to be a man with a history of scintillating if not always factual claims.
He has left a trail of animosity — some of it provoked by anti-Jewish comments — among political leaders, lawyers and judges in three states over more than 30 years.
He is a law school graduate, but his admission to the Illinois bar was blocked in the 1970s after a psychiatric finding of "moderately severe character defect manifested by well-documented ideation with a paranoid flavor and a grandiose character."
He ran as a Republican for the Florida State Senate and the United States Senate in Illinois. When running for president in 1999, he aired a television advertisement in New Hampshire that accused George W. Bush of using cocaine.
He prepared to run as a Democrat for Congress in Connecticut, where paperwork for one of his campaign committees listed as one purpose “to exterminate Jew power.” He ran as a Republican for the Florida State Senate and the United States Senate in Illinois. When running for president in 1999, he aired a television advertisement in New Hampshire that accused George W. Bush of using cocaine.
In the 1990s, Mr. Martin was jailed in a case in Florida involving a physical altercation.
Mr. Martin's general outlines have turned up in a host of works that have expounded falsely on Mr. Obama’s heritage or supposed attempts to conceal it, including “Obama Nation,” the widely discredited best seller about Mr. Obama by Jerome R. Corsi. Mr. Corsi opens the book with a quote from Mr. Martin.
These liars quote themselves trying to create the impression of good research.
Republicans caused this economic mess
Republicans pushed new policies encouraging homeownership, like the "zero-down-payment initiative," which was much as it sounds—a government-sponsored program that allowed people to get mortgages without a down payment.
More exotic mortgages followed, including ones with no monthly payments for the first two years. Other mortgages required no documentation other than the say-so of the borrower.
Absurd though these all were, they paled in comparison to the financial innovations that grew out of the mortgages—derivatives built on other derivatives, packaged and repackaged until no one could identify what they contained and how much they were, in fact, worth.
As we know by now, these instruments have brought the global financial system, improbably, to the brink of collapse.
More exotic mortgages followed, including ones with no monthly payments for the first two years. Other mortgages required no documentation other than the say-so of the borrower.
Absurd though these all were, they paled in comparison to the financial innovations that grew out of the mortgages—derivatives built on other derivatives, packaged and repackaged until no one could identify what they contained and how much they were, in fact, worth.
As we know by now, these instruments have brought the global financial system, improbably, to the brink of collapse.
McCain, the fighter
Last week, the McCain-Palin message was ugly: that Obama "pals around" with terrorists, implying Obama is therefore a terrorist himself. This incited ugly behavior by their supporters, who openly called Obama a "terrorist." Americans recoiled in horror, and Obama surged to a commanding 8% lead in the polls, which would produce an Electoral College landslide.
McCain read the polls, freaked out, and adopted an entirely new message: he's a "fighter." This one is true! McCain has devoted his political career to fighting against everything we care about: peace, justice, jobs, education, health care, the environment, civil rights, voting rights, and honest government.
McCain read the polls, freaked out, and adopted an entirely new message: he's a "fighter." This one is true! McCain has devoted his political career to fighting against everything we care about: peace, justice, jobs, education, health care, the environment, civil rights, voting rights, and honest government.
12 October, 2008
Republicans mission
With his electoral prospects fading by the day, Senator John McCain has fallen out with his vice-presidential running mate about the direction of his White House campaign.
An investigation by the Alaska Legislature concluded that Republican Sara Palin, McCain's VP, abused her power in trying to orchestrate the firing of her former brother-in-law, a state trooper.
The public has become alarmed about the fury unleashed by Sarah Palin, the moose-hunting “pitbull in lipstick”, against Senator Barack Obama. Cries of “terrorist” and “kill him” have accompanied the tirades by the governor of Alaska against the Democratic nominee at Republican rallies.
Let's face it. George W. Bush is going to leave one hell of a mess for the next president to clean up. I don't know why anyone is surprised by this, it's just another empty hole he's drilled using other people's money and then moved on. It's the story of his life.
But the reality is that an Obama victory next month, while necessary, is not the culmination of anything. It's only the beginning of the fight to keep this nation from returning to the Dark Ages represented by the lunatic Sarah Palin and her Armies of Jehovah.
Because you know as sure as we're standing here, that as of November 5, Sarah Palin will be the frontrunner for 2012. And if there isn't significant improvement in people's lives by then, we could be faced with Governor Architect of the Apocalypse ready and waiting to take over and complete her mission.
An investigation by the Alaska Legislature concluded that Republican Sara Palin, McCain's VP, abused her power in trying to orchestrate the firing of her former brother-in-law, a state trooper.
The public has become alarmed about the fury unleashed by Sarah Palin, the moose-hunting “pitbull in lipstick”, against Senator Barack Obama. Cries of “terrorist” and “kill him” have accompanied the tirades by the governor of Alaska against the Democratic nominee at Republican rallies.
Let's face it. George W. Bush is going to leave one hell of a mess for the next president to clean up. I don't know why anyone is surprised by this, it's just another empty hole he's drilled using other people's money and then moved on. It's the story of his life.
But the reality is that an Obama victory next month, while necessary, is not the culmination of anything. It's only the beginning of the fight to keep this nation from returning to the Dark Ages represented by the lunatic Sarah Palin and her Armies of Jehovah.
Because you know as sure as we're standing here, that as of November 5, Sarah Palin will be the frontrunner for 2012. And if there isn't significant improvement in people's lives by then, we could be faced with Governor Architect of the Apocalypse ready and waiting to take over and complete her mission.
11 October, 2008
Palin's husband will be running the country.
Three is A long pattern of pressure that Sara Palin and her husband applied on state officials to try to get the trooper fired, according to an Alaska legislative report released Friday. The report said those contacts amounted to an abuse of power and a violation of the state's ethics laws, which prohibit using public office for personal benefit.
But while the condemnation of now-vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin was the conclusion, the nearly 300-page report by investigator Stephen Branchflower was more about her husband. Todd Palin, the self-described "first dude" of Alaska, had extraordinary access to his wife's office, her staff and her power.
Todd Palin spent about 50 percent of his time in the governor's office, making phone calls, participating in meetings or just hanging out, said Gary Wheeler, a member of Gov. Palin's security detail.
"He had a significant influence, in that he was always interacting with the, the employees there," Wheeler told state investigators. "Any time I needed to get information to the governor, I would always go through Todd."
But while the condemnation of now-vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin was the conclusion, the nearly 300-page report by investigator Stephen Branchflower was more about her husband. Todd Palin, the self-described "first dude" of Alaska, had extraordinary access to his wife's office, her staff and her power.
Todd Palin spent about 50 percent of his time in the governor's office, making phone calls, participating in meetings or just hanging out, said Gary Wheeler, a member of Gov. Palin's security detail.
"He had a significant influence, in that he was always interacting with the, the employees there," Wheeler told state investigators. "Any time I needed to get information to the governor, I would always go through Todd."
09 October, 2008
McCain resorts to swift boating/racism
Jerome Corsi coauthored the book "Unfit for Command:Swift Boat Veterans Speak Out against John Kerry" which turned out to be a bunch of lies. Most of his documentation refers to others of his stripe. They pass around documentation as fact. He and McCain are at it again about Obama.
Also, I read where Corsi's wife divorced him, accusing him of being a pedophile.
These neocon-republicans have captured the republican party, of which I was a member, and have all but destroyed our country. We used to be a force for good in the world.
Now look at us, we have attacked another country based on lies, killing millions that did not attack us (leaving Bin Laden alive who admitted he did). They are exporting jobs, importing cheap labor for short term gain, $5 trillion in debt when they came into office and over $10 trillion in debt now most of it to India and China.
I am surprised that so many so-called Christians would believe this swift boating after we learned about how it works. Latent racism is alive and well in America. I hear it almost every day from otherwise good people. My God is not a racist.
Also, I read where Corsi's wife divorced him, accusing him of being a pedophile.
These neocon-republicans have captured the republican party, of which I was a member, and have all but destroyed our country. We used to be a force for good in the world.
Now look at us, we have attacked another country based on lies, killing millions that did not attack us (leaving Bin Laden alive who admitted he did). They are exporting jobs, importing cheap labor for short term gain, $5 trillion in debt when they came into office and over $10 trillion in debt now most of it to India and China.
I am surprised that so many so-called Christians would believe this swift boating after we learned about how it works. Latent racism is alive and well in America. I hear it almost every day from otherwise good people. My God is not a racist.
06 October, 2008
McCain using racism
read today: Whether "intended or not" by the McCain campaign, portraying Obama as "not like us" is another potential appeal to racism. It suggests that the Hawaiian-born Christian is, at heart, un-American.
They are a lot of things, but dumb is not one of them. They know they are playing to racism for votes. Shame on McCain.
They are a lot of things, but dumb is not one of them. They know they are playing to racism for votes. Shame on McCain.
McCain's bankrupt economic philosophy
During the savings and loan crisis of the late '80s and early '90s, McCain's political favors and aggressive support for deregulation put him at the center of the fall of Lincoln Savings and Loan, one of the largest in the country.
More than 23,000 investors lost their savings. Overall, the savings and loan crisis required the federal government to bail out the savings of hundreds of thousands of families and ultimately cost American taxpayers $124 billion. Now he wants to change the subject.
Sound familiar?
In that crisis, John McCain and his political patron, Charles Keating, played central roles that ultimately landed Keating in jail for fraud and McCain in front of the Senate Ethics Committee.
The McCain campaign has tried to avoid talking about the scandal, but with so many parallels to the current crisis, McCain's Keating history is relevant and voters deserve to know the facts -- and see for themselves the pattern of poor judgment by John McCain.
Go to www.KeatingEconomics.com for the facts.
More than 23,000 investors lost their savings. Overall, the savings and loan crisis required the federal government to bail out the savings of hundreds of thousands of families and ultimately cost American taxpayers $124 billion. Now he wants to change the subject.
Sound familiar?
In that crisis, John McCain and his political patron, Charles Keating, played central roles that ultimately landed Keating in jail for fraud and McCain in front of the Senate Ethics Committee.
The McCain campaign has tried to avoid talking about the scandal, but with so many parallels to the current crisis, McCain's Keating history is relevant and voters deserve to know the facts -- and see for themselves the pattern of poor judgment by John McCain.
Go to www.KeatingEconomics.com for the facts.
05 October, 2008
where is the "media" on Palin
Palin's married to Todd Palin, a member of the party which advocates seceeding from the USA, and may even have had personal involvement in the party herself even though she was never registered as a member. There's a tape of the party leader at their convention claiming that Sara Palin was active in the party.
"bring it on" McCain'Palin
Sarah Palin: doesn't just pal around with secessionists, she is married to one and she courts the political support of others.
Bring it on McCain/Palin
The director of Division of Elections in Alaska, Gail Fenumiai, says that Todd Palin registered in October 1995 to the Alaska Independence Party, a radical group that advocates for Alaskan secession from the United States.
Besides a short period of a few months in 2000 when he changed his registration to undeclared, Todd Palin remained a registered member of AIP until July 2002 when he registered again as an undeclared voter.
Besides a short period of a few months in 2000 when he changed his registration to undeclared, Todd Palin remained a registered member of AIP until July 2002 when he registered again as an undeclared voter.
"Bring it on" to McCain
McCain wants to get dirty. We say "BRING IT ON." We will reply with the FACTS about the Keating five(and indicted co-conspirators) and the running around, having affairs on first wives.
McCain, gutter politition
Today, the McCain-Palin team took their discredited, dishonorable campaign one desperate step further, announcing that they were going to try 'turning a page on this financial crisis' by launching more personal attacks on Senator Obama.
Instead of offering solutions for working Americans and families struggling through a failing economy, they are now mired in more gutter politics and false attacks. McCain will say anything, any lie to win.
Instead of offering solutions for working Americans and families struggling through a failing economy, they are now mired in more gutter politics and false attacks. McCain will say anything, any lie to win.
The McCain we see on TV
The McCain campaign says he is going mean and personal. Viewing him, we have concluded he already is a mean old man.
04 October, 2008
Watch for McCain's smear campaign
McCain operatives are now saying that McCain will try to smear Obama as he is losing on the issues.
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