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Race Vs Sex

2008-09-04T08:26:00.000-07:00

When it comes to Palin and GOP everything is sexism, any questions asked is sexist but what about last night's Rudy's comments?

“Her hometown isn’t cosmopolitan enough [for Obama]," Giuliani said. “.I’m sorry, Barack, that it’s not flashy enough. Maybe they cling to religion there.”

A bad media by Roger Simon, Politico.com

We should stop reporting on the families of the candidates. Unless the candidates want us to.

Sarah Palin wanted the media to report on her teenage son, Track, who enlisted in the Army on Sept. 11, 2007, and soon will deploy to Iraq.

Sarah Palin did not want the media to report on her teenage daughter, Bristol, who is pregnant and unmarried.

Sarah Palin thinks that one is good for her campaign and one is not, and that the media should report only on what is good for her campaign. That is our job, and that is our duty. If that is not actually in the Constitution, it should be. (And someday may be.)

Palin as Earmarks, We did well

2008-09-04T07:55:00.001-07:00

Digging through Wasilla’s municipal records is a lesson in the very essence of tedium. You’ve got pages of proposals to rename streets, assess sewers, build skateboard parks, buy lawnmowers, rent “pop” machines, carve snowmobile trails, congratulate high school football teams — the kind of stuff that makes small towns run, but leaves you glad that someone else is running them.
Every once in a while, though, something pops up and grabs your attention. Take, for example, Wasilla City Council Informational Memorandum 99-62, prepared on June 14, 1999. This little gem outlines some of the state-funded projects that Wasilla City secured that year, including $1.2 million for storm water treatment and $605,000 for pedestrian pathways.
Then, slapped in the margin, former Mayor Sarah Palin — reformer extraordinaire — scribbled the following message:
FYI This does not include our nearly one million Dollars from the Feds for our Airport Paving Project.

We did well!!!

Gonzo, Rove justice dept and Palin's troopergate

2008-09-04T07:47:00.001-07:00

Rove did not testify siting executive priviledge, Gonzo only said he cant recall. Now the pattern has reached to ALASKA. Palin aide refused to testify siting executive priviledge. Sounds Familiar?

"I canceled that," Bailey's lawyer, Greg Grebe of Anchorage, said Wednesday. "I'd say about 6 o'clock last night I learned that the governor's office was contesting the jurisdiction of the Legislature to handle this matter. It's my understanding that they believe the jurisdiction is properly with the personnel department. I can't make a judgment or a call on that."

His client will cooperate with whomever ultimately is in charge of the investigation, Grebe said.

"I don't want him to be a political football being used by one side or the other and being inconvenienced in all of this hoopla. I want it done once and I want it done right," the lawyer said.

Palin's night fact check

2008-09-04T07:31:00.000-07:00

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin and her Republican supporters held back little Wednesday as they issued dismissive attacks on Barack Obama and flattering praise on her credentials to be vice president. In some cases, the reproach and the praise stretched the truth.

Some examples:

PALIN: "I have protected the taxpayers by vetoing wasteful spending ... and championed reform to end the abuses of earmark spending by Congress. I told the Congress 'thanks but no thanks' for that Bridge to Nowhere."

THE FACTS: As mayor of Wasilla, Palin hired a lobbyist and traveled to Washington annually to support earmarks for the town totaling $27 million. In her two years as governor, Alaska has requested nearly $750 million in special federal spending, by far the largest per-capita request in the nation. While Palin notes she rejected plans to build a $398 million bridge from Ketchikan to an island with 50 residents and an airport, that opposition came only after the plan was ridiculed nationally as a "bridge to nowhere."

PALIN: "There is much to like and admire about our opponent. But listening to him speak, it's easy to forget that this is a man who has authored two memoirs but not a single major law or reform _ not even in the state senate."

THE FACTS: Compared to McCain and his two decades in the Senate, Obama does have a more meager record. But he has worked with Republicans to pass legislation that expanded efforts to intercept illegal shipments of weapons of mass destruction and to help destroy conventional weapons stockpiles. The legislation became law last year. To demean that accomplishment would be to also demean the work of Republican Sen. Richard Lugar of Indiana, a respected foreign policy voice in the Senate. In Illinois, he was the leader on two big, contentious measures in Illinois: studying racial profiling by police and requiring recordings of interrogations in potential death penalty cases. He also successfully co-sponsored major ethics reform legislation.

PALIN: "The Democratic nominee for president supports plans to raise income taxes, raise payroll taxes, raise investment income taxes, raise the death tax, raise business taxes, and increase the tax burden on the American people by hundreds of billions of dollars."

THE FACTS: The Tax Policy Center, a think tank run jointly by the Brookings Institution and the Urban Institute, concluded that Obama's plan would increase after-tax income for middle-income taxpayers by about 5 percent by 2012, or nearly $2,200 annually. McCain's plan, which cuts taxes across all income levels, would raise after tax-income for middle-income taxpayers by 3 percent, the center concluded.

Obama would provide $80 billion in tax breaks, mainly for poor workers and the elderly, including tripling the Earned Income Tax Credit for minimum-wage workers and higher credits for larger families.

He also would raise income taxes, capital gains and dividend taxes on the wealthiest. He would raise payroll taxes on taxpayers with incomes above $250,000, and he would raise corporate taxes. Small businesses that make more than $250,000 a year would see taxes rise.

MCCAIN: "She's been governor of our largest state, in charge of 20 percent of America's energy supply ... She's responsible for 20 percent of the nation's energy supply. I'm entertained by the comparison and I hope we can keep making that comparison that running a political campaign is somehow comparable to being the executive of the largest state in America," he said in an interview with ABC News' Charles Gibson.

THE FACTS: McCain's phrasing exaggerates both claims. Palin is governor of a state that ranks second nationally in crude oil production, but she's no more "responsible" for that resource than President Bush was when he was governor of Texas, another oil-producing state. In fact, her primary power is the ability to tax oil, which she did in concert with the Alaska Legislature. And where Alaska is the largest state in America, McCain could as easily have called it the 47th largest state _ by population.

MCCAIN: "She's the commander of the Alaska National Guard. ... She has been in charge, and she has had national security as one of her primary responsibilities," he said on ABC.

THE FACTS: While governors are in charge of their state guard units, that authority ends whenever those units are called to actual military service. When guard units are deployed to Iraq or Afghanistan, for example, they assume those duties under "federal status," which means they report to the Defense Department, not their governors. Alaska's national guard units have a total of about 4,200 personnel, among the smallest of state guard organizations.

FORMER ARKANSAS GOV. MIKE HUCKABEE: Palin "got more votes running for mayor of Wasilla, Alaska than Joe Biden got running for president of the United States."

THE FACTS: A whopper. Palin got 616 votes in the 1996 mayor's election, and got 909 in her 1999 re-election race, for a total of 1,525. Biden dropped out of the race after the Iowa caucuses, but he still got 76,165 votes in 23 states and the District of Columbia where he was on the ballot during the 2008 presidential primaries.

FORMER MASSACHUSETTS GOV. MITT ROMNEY: "We need change, all right _ change from a liberal Washington to a conservative Washington! We have a prescription for every American who wants change in Washington _ throw out the big-government liberals, and elect John McCain and Sarah Palin."

THE FACTS: A Back-to-the-Future moment. George W. Bush, a conservative Republican, has been president for nearly eight years. And until last year, Republicans controlled Congress. Only since January 2007 have Democrats have been in charge of the House and Senate.

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Associated Press Writer Jim Drinkard in Washington contributed to this report.

Palin said: As a mayor I had reponsibilities but where are the policies?

2008-09-04T07:27:00.000-07:00

Palin no doubt gave a good political speech, I must say. But the speech it self was angry and tearing down the opponent rather than focusing on the issues (well McCain/Palin campaign is not about issues - Rick Davis). She surely did a great job for GOP base and might be for some Hillary Supporters who think gender is the only issue (ah well that was the reason she was in McCain ticket).

She did not go through the issue or substance in her 40 mins speech rather she does not have any views on issues except few like "MAKING ABORTION ILLEGAL", "I HAVE NOT THOUGHT OF IRAQ WAR", "CREATIONISM"... but I must say Palin and McCain agree on one issue that is "IRAQ WAR IS FOR OIL". Next..

McCain and Palin claims that she is a reformer by supporting "BRIDGE TO NOWHERE", $27 Million in PORK for Washington and just few months back asked Sen. Steven for $200 M of more of the same. Next ..

She claims to be fiscal conservative ah! what about those $27 Millions and $20 Million in debt for the city of 5000 people, is that the defination of fiscal conservative, get $27 Million and put the city in $20 M debt. Nice try Next..

She and other GOP said Community Organizing is nothing and Gulianni does not even know what is that? so he claims to be experienced. Does that mean JFK's appeal to americans "Dont ask what a country can do for you, ask what you can do for country?" and the surge in peace corp volunteers are all fool. Next....

She claimed being a Mayor is like community organizer but has real responsibilities, so lets look at the SO CALLED RESPONSIBILITY. Next ...

But the very first thing to point out is she hired an administrator to help govern, so that was the responsibility of a Mayor. And below are her real policies ..

ON FOREIGN POLICY

Palin Hasn’t Given The War In Iraq Much Thought. Palin told the Alaska Business Monthly, “I’ve been so focused on state government, I haven’t really focused much on the war in Iraq. I heard on the news about the new deployments, and while I support our president, Condoleezza Rice and the administration, I want to know that we have an exit plan in place.” [Alaska Business Monthly, 3/1/07]

Palin Has Never Been To Iraq. In her only trip overseas, Palin visited Alaska National Guard troops stationed in Kuwait and Germany in July 2007. [AP, 7/25/07]

Palin Believes That The Iraq War Is A Task ‘From God.’ Speaking at the Wasilla Assembly of God church in June, Palin said that “our leaders, our national leaders, are sending [U.S. soldiers] out on a task that is from God.” [Huffington Post, 9/2/08]

Palin Believes The Iraq War Was Fought Over Oil. “We are a nation at war and in many [ways] the reasons for war are fights over energy sources,” Palin told BusinessWeek in an interview. [BusinessWeek, 8/29/08]

Palin Didn’t Have A Passport Until 2007. Palin first obtained a passport in July 2007 for her trip to Kuwait and Germany to visit Alaska National Guard troops. Her only other trip outside of the United States was to Canada. A Palin spokeswoman had previously said that Palin had also been to Ireland, although it was actually just a “refueling stop” on her Germany/Kuwait trip. [New York Times, 8/29/08; Politico, 9/2/08]

ON EARMARKS

Palin Supported The Bridge To Nowhere. During her unveiling as McCain’s running mate, Palin claimed that she said, “Thanks, but no thanks” to federal funding for the Bridge to Nowhere. But in her 2006 campaign for governor, Palin repeatedly expressed support for the bridge project, saying Alaska should take advantage of earmarks “while our congressional delegation is in a strong position to assist.” [Anchorage Daily News, 10/22/06; Ketchikan Daily News, 8/9/06, 11/21/06]

Palin Obtained $27 Million In Earmarks As Mayor Of Wasilla. As mayor of Wasilla, AK, Palin “hired a private lobbyist to help the tiny town secure earmarks from [Sen. Ted] Stevens.” “The town obtained 14 earmarks, totaling $27 million between 2000-2003.” [Associated Press, 9/3/08]

ON THE ENVIRONMENT

Palin Denies Man-Made Global Warming. When asked for her “take on global warming,” Palin replied, “A changing environment will affect Alaska more than any other state, because of our location. I’m not one though who would attribute it to being man-made.” [Newsmax, 08/29/08]

Challenging ‘Uncertain Climate Models,’ Palin Is Suing To Lift Protected Status For Polar Bears. After a multi-year court battle, the Bush administration recognized in 2008 that polar bears are threatened with extinction by global warming. Announcing Alaska’s suit to block the listing, Palin said, “We believe that the listing was unwarranted and that it’s unprecedented to list a currently healthy population based on uncertain climate models.” [Reuters, 5/22/08]

Palin Established Illegal Fly-By Wolf Hunting Bounty. In 2007, Palin illegally established “a $150 bounty to the state sanctioned airborne wolf hunters as an added incentive to increase their kills,” soon overturned by the Alaska State Court. [Alaska Wildlife Alliance; Anchorage Daily News, 3/31/07]

ON ENERGY

Palin Is A Top Arctic Wildlife Refuge Drilling Advocate. Palin said she thinks McCain is “going to evolve into, eventually, supporting ANWR opening also” and “I’d like the opportunity to get to change his mind about ANWR.” [Kudlow & Co., 6/25/08]

Palin Opposes Lieberman’s Bill To Prevent Arctic Refuge Drilling. In a letter to Congress opposing the Arctic Wilderness Act (S. 2316), Palin wrote that “as a citizen of the United States” she believes “development [of the Refuge] should be authorized.” [Letter to Sen. Akaka, 11/9/07]

Palin Dismisses Alternative Energy. Palin said that “Congress needs to lift the ban on drilling” because “alternative-energy solutions are far from imminent and would require more than 10 years to develop.” [Charleston Post and Courier, 8/16/08]

Palin Believes It Is ‘God’s Will’ To Build A Natural Gas Pipeline. Speaking to the Wasilla Assembly of God church in June, Palin said, “I think God’s will has to be done in unifying people and companies to get that gas line built, so pray for that,” referring to a $30 billion national gas pipeline project. [Huffington Post, 9/2/08]

ON BIG OIL

Palin’s First Statewide Campaign Was Fueled By Veco. “While mayor of Wasilla, Palin ran for lieutenant governor in 2002. She gathered $5,000 — or about 10 percent of her campaign fund — from Veco officials or their wives along the way.” [Anchorage Daily News, 9/6/06]

Palin’s Inauguration Was Sponsored By BP. Beyond Petroleum Exploration Inc. is listed by the Alaska Inaugural Committee as a sponsor of Palin’s 2007 Governor’s Balls. [Alaska Inaugural Committee]

ON SCIENCE

Palin Supports Teaching Creationism In Public Schools. In a 2006 gubernatorial debate, Palin “said she thinks creationism should be taught alongside evolution in the state’s public classrooms.” [Anchorage Daily News, 10/27/06]

ON WOMEN’S RIGHTS

Palin Is A Member Of Anti-Abortion Group Feminists For Life. Palin is a member of an “anti-abortion group called Feminists for Life.” When running for governor in 2002, she “sent an e-mail to the anti-abortion Alaska Right to Life Board saying she was as ‘pro-life as any candidate can be’ and has ‘adamantly supported our cause since I first understood, as a child, the atrocity of abortion.’” [Anchorage Daily News, 8/6/08]

Palin Opposes Abortion Even In Cases Of Rape Or Incest. In 2006, Palin said that even if her daughter were raped, “I would choose life.” She said that she would support abortion only if the mother’s life were in danger. [Anchorage Daily News, 11/3/06]

Palin Slashed Funding To Help Teenage Mothers. Earlier this year, Palin used a line-item veto “to slash funding for a state program benefiting teen mothers in need of a place to live.” Funding for Covenant House Alaska, which provides transitional housing for teen mothers, was cut by 20 percent — from $5 million to $3.9 million. [Washington Post, 9/3/08]

Palin Supports Abstinence-Only Policies. In 2006, the Eagle Forum Alaska asked Palin whether she would “support funding for abstinence-until-marriage education.” Palin replied, “Yes, the explicit sex-ed programs will not find my support.” [Politico, 9/1/08]

Palin Supports Parental Consent Laws For Minors Seeking Abortions. According to the Anchorage Daily News, Palin was “disappointed lawmakers let a bill die requiring girls under 17 to get parental consent for an abortion. ‘My belief is parents have the right to know about the health and welfare of their children,’ she said.” [Anchorage Daily News, 8/14/08]

ON ETHICS

Palin’s Lobbyist Had ‘Close Ties’ To Don Young, Ted Stevens. “As mayor of Wasilla, however, Palin oversaw the hiring of Robertson, Monagle & Eastaugh, an Anchorage-based law firm with close ties to Alaska’s most senior Republicans: Rep. Don Young and Sen. Ted Stevens, who was indicted in July on charges of accepting illegal gifts.” [9/2/08]

Palin’s Lobbyist Was Part Of ‘Team Abramoff.’ Steven Silver, the lobbyist Palin hired as Wasilla Mayor, also listed Jack Abramoff’s lobbying firm, Greenberg Traurig, as a client. Silver lobbied on issues similar to those headed up by Abramoff, including “Indian/Native American policy” and “legislation relating to gaming issues.” [TPMmuckracker, 9/2/08; Washington Post, 9/2/08]

Palin Served As Director Of ‘Ted Stevens Excellence In Public Service’ 527. Palin’s name was listed on 2003 incorporation papers of the “Ted Stevens Excellence in Public Service, Inc.,” a 527 group that could raise unlimited funds from corporate donors. She also “served as one of three directors until June 2005, when her name was replaced on state filings.” [Washington Post, 9/1/08]

State Employee Charged Palin With Ethics Violation. A state employee filed an ethics complaint alleging Palin tried to secure a job for one of her supporters. The complaint accused Palin and her top staffers of “breaking executive ethics branch and hiring rules. It centers on the hiring of surveyor Tom Lamal, who once co-hosted a Palin fundraiser, for a state right-of-way agent job in Fairbanks.” [Anchorage Daily News, 9/7/08]

Palin Forced Top Wasilla Employees To Resign As Loyalty Test. As Mayor of Wasilla in 1998, “asked all of the city’s top managers to resign in order to test their loyalty to her administration.”[Daily Sitka Sentenial, 10/28/06]

Palin Fired Police Chief For Not Fully Supporting Her. After becoming Mayor of Wasilla, Palin fired the city’s police chief, Irl Stambaugh, writing, “I do not feel I have your full support in my efforts to govern the city of Wasilla. Therefore I intend to terminate your employment.” Stambaugh charged that Palin fired him “because he stepped on the toes of Palin’s campaign contributors, including bar owners and the National Rifle Association.” [Anchorage Daily News, 2/1/97; ABC News, 9/3/08]

Palin Used Mayoral Office Resources For Campaigning. During her 2002 campaign for lieutenant governor, Palin ordered campaign materials from City Hall, had them delivered there, and used city employees on city-aid time to arrange campaign events. According to the Anchorage Daily News, there was “no indication she repaid the city for the incidental expenses the city incurred.” [Anchorage Daily News, 7/21/06]

ON TROOPERGATE

Ousted Former State Official Accused Palin Of Pressuring Him To Fire Trooper. Palin allegedly “tried to get a state trooper fired and she then fired the trooper’s boss because he wouldn’t act on her request.” Palin’s sister was involved in a “bitter child custody battle” with the trooper. [Anchorage Daily News, 7/18/08]

Palin’s Intial Denials Of Interference In Firing Were Proven False. Palin “previously said her administration didn’t exert pressure to get rid of trooper Mike Wooten,” but “an audio recording that shows an aide pressuring the Public Safety Department to fire a state trooper embroiled in a custody battle with her sister.” The McCain campaign now says Palin’s husband and members of her staff had made inquiries “about the appropriate Department of Public Safety procedures for dealing with someone they considered a dangerous person and rogue trooper.” [Anchorage Daily News, 8/14/08, 9/02/08]

Palin’s Lawyer In Investigation Is Also Her Personal Attorney. Thomas V. Van Flein, the lawyer Palin hired to defend her in the trooper investigation, is “representing Palin both personally and in her official capacity as governor.” The AP noted, “Depending on where the investigation leads, that could put him in a difficult situation if Palin’s interests and the interests of the public office diverge.” [AP, 9/02/08]

Palin Has Refused To Release E-mails, Citing ‘Executive Privilege.’ Palin has refused to release e-mails requested by the state’s trooper union, citing executive privilege. Questions have been raised, however, as to whether these documents are actually related to official business, since her husband was copied on some of them. [KTUU, 8/6/08; TPMmuckraker, 9/1/08]

ON THE RADICAL RIGHT

Palin Cheered On the Alaskan Independence Party. Six months ago, Palin “told members of the Alaskan Independence Party” — who advocate for a vote on secession from the union — to “keep up the good work” and “wished the party luck on what she called its ‘inspiring convention.’” Palin and her husband attended the party’s convention in 2000, and “for all but two months from 1995 to 2002, the governor’s husband was registered as an Alaskan Independence Party member.” George Clark, the vice chair of the party, claims that Palin was a member of the party “before she got the job as a mayor of a small town.” The McCain campaign denies the charge. [LA Times, 9/3/2008; ABC News, 9/1/2008]

Palin Welcomed The Hard-Right Candidacy Of Pat Buchanan. Palin reportedly supported Pat Buchanan’s 1999 presidential bid. When Buchanan visited Alaska in 1999, “[a]mong those sporting Buchanan buttons were Wasilla Mayor Sarah Palin and state Sen. Jerry Ward, R-Anchorage.” Buchanan said Palin “was a brigader in 1996 as was her husband, Chris, they were at a fundraiser for me.” The McCain campaign says Palin “never worked for any effort to elect” Buchanan. [The Nation, 8/29/08; ABC News, 8/30/08]

Palin Characterized Ron Paul As ‘Cool.’ During an interview with MTV in February, Palin called Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX), who ran against McCain in the primaries, “cool.” “He’s a good guy,” she added. “He’s so independent. He’s independent of the party machine. I’m like, ‘Right on, so am I.’ ” [MTV News, 8/29/2008]

Palin Believes The Founding Fathers Wrote The Pledge Of Allegiance. In 2006, when asked by the Eagle Forum Alaska if she found the phrase “Under God” in the Pledge of Allegiance offensive, Palin replied, “Not on your life. If it was good enough for the founding fathers, its good enough for me.” But the words “Under God” didn’t appear in the Pledge until 1954. The Pledge itself wasn’t written until 1892. [Huffington Post, 9/1/08; Slate, 6/28/02]

ON CIVIL RIGHTS

Palin Supports Denying Benefits To Same-Sex Couples. In 2006, Palin vetoed legislation denying benefits to same-sex couples, “based on a legal opinion from her new attorney general that the legislation was unconstitutional.” However, she said that she would support a constitutional amendment to deny same-sex couples the benefits. [Gay Republic Daily, 9/20/06; Anchorage Daily News, 12/21/06]

Palin Opposed Expanding Hate Crime Laws. A 2006 Eagle Forum Alaska questionnaire asked, “Will you support an effort to expand hate crime laws?” Palin replied, “No, as I believe all heinous crime is based on hate.” [Washington Blade, 9/2/08]

ON HEALTH CARE

Palin Advocated Consumer-Driven Health Care. While running for governor, Palin attributed rising health care costs to “a lack of competition” and called for “flexibility in government regulation that allow competition in health care.” [On The Issues]

Palin Introduced Health Care Transparency Act. Palin’s Alaska Health Care Transparency Act established “an Alaska health care information office” to help consumers “make better-informed decisions about health care in the state.” The act also called for the repeal of Certificate of Need Laws, programs “aimed at restraining health care facility costs and allowing coordinated planning of new services and construction.” [Gov Tech, 1/28/2008; National Conference of State Legislatures, 8/21/2008]

Palin Did Not Take A Position On Expanding SCHIP Funding. Palin did not advocate for greater federal funding of SCHIP. [Blagojevich Press Release, 2/23/07]

Palin Signed Watered-Down SCHIP Bill. Palin signed legislation updating eligibility for Alaska’s SCHIP program, Denali KidCare, to maintain the eligibility level–which had dropped to an effective rate of almost 150 percent of the poverty line due to inflation. However, by limiting eligibility to families living below 175 percent of the poverty line, Alaska’s eligibility criteria are still among the lowest in the nation. Palin did not support legislation to expand eligibility to higher levels. [National Conference of State Legislatures, 6/2008; Kaiser Network, 5/22/2007; Anchorage Daily News, 4/15/2008]

Palin Failed To Support A Bill To Cover All Alaskans. While governor, Palin “did not get behind the most significant piece of health legislation offered — a proposal to ensure that all residents have health insurance, without disrupting the coverage that many Alaskans already have.” [Anchorage Daily News, 5/17/2008}

ON THE ECONOMY

Palin Left Wasilla $20 Million In Debt. As mayor of Wasilla, Palin cut taxes while simultaneously expanding the town’s operating budget by almost $2 million. She ended her term in 2002 with Wasilla $20 million in debt. [Anchorage Daily News 10/23/06; the Politico, 8/29]

Palin Instituted A Windfall Profits Tax On Oil Companies. In 2007, Palin raised taxes on oil company profits by $1.5 billion a year, enabling Alaska to double its oil revenue. However, in 2008 she said, “Windfall profits taxes alone prevent additional investment in domestic production.” [Bloomberg, 3/8; Seattle Times, 8/10; Governor’s Office Press Release]

Palin Supported Flat Tax Advocate. Palin appeared in campaign commercials in support of Republican Senate candidate Mike Miller, who was advocating the Flat Tax. [Fairbanks Daily News-Miner, 4/24/04]

Cindy McCain: Palin Has National Security Experience Because Alaska Is Close To Russia

2008-08-31T08:58:00.000-07:00

When a Fox News morning host, Steve Doocy, testified to Sarah Palin's national security experience on Friday by saying that her state, Alaska, was so close to Russia, it drew hoots across the media and blogosphere (and even, no doubt, from a few Fox viewers).

This morning, on ABC in an interview with George Stephanopoulos, Cindy McCain endorsed this very view.

Asked about Palin's national security experience, Cindy McCain could not come up with anything beyond the fact that, after all, her state is right next to Russia. "You know, the experience that she comes from is, what she has done in government -- and remember that Alaska is the closest part of our continent to Russia."

She added that Palin has "was more experience than...." but Stephanopoulos cut her off before she could say, for example, "Barack Obama" or maybe "others give her credit for."

Earlier, she said that Palin was "heavily experienced" in general, citing her going from the PTA to mayor to governor -- and having a son headed for Iraq.She actually said that she started her political career at the PTA "like everybody else." She also said she met her just before Palin's meeting with McCain on Thursday and came away impressed that she too was a "reformer."

Meanwhile, Palin's mother-in-law, Faye Palin, told a New York Daily News reporter that she didn't agree with Sarah on everything and hadn't yet decided how she would vote. She added: "I'm not sure what she brings to the ticket other than she's a woman and a conservative. Well, she's a better speaker than McCain," Faye Palin said with a laugh.

But this actually isn't as appalling as a phone interview Palin herself gave yesterday to reporter back home, at the Anchorage Daily News.

The reporter, Kyle Hopkins, asked, according to the transcript posted today, "Are you ready to be President Palin if necessary?"

"I am ... I am up to the task, of course, of focusing on the challenges that face America," she answered, and that was all she could say on her behalf on this question. Then she abruptly shifted to how her candidacy would help Alaska. "And I am very pleased with the situation that I am in, when, when you consider the situation now that Alaska will be in.

"And that is Alaska, and Alaskans will be allowed to contribute more to our great country and they'll be allowed to do that because I -- if we're elected -- will be in a position of opening the eyes of the country to what it is that Alaska is all about and what Alaska has to offer. So, I am happy to and very honored to be asked to do this. I know it's going to be great for Alaska."

Who said the woman was against earmarks?

The early returns are not good, with most in the media still stepping lightly around the issue of John McCain's hypocrisy in asserting, for months, that Barack Obama is "dangerously" inexperienced in facing international threats -- and then appointing Sarah Palin as his running mate. If you don't believe it, just keep reading the Alaska newspapers.

Is Palin Ready?

2008-08-31T08:56:00.001-07:00

Lets hear to her hometown's leading newspaper.

From the Saturday editorial in the Daily News-Miner in Fairbanks:

Sen. John McCain's selection of Gov. Sarah Palin as his vice presidential running mate was a stunning decision that should make Alaskans proud, even while we wonder about the actual merits of the choice.... Alaskans and Americans must ask, though, whether she should become vice president and, more importantly, be placed first in line to become president.

In fact, as the governor herself acknowledged in her acceptance speech, she never set out to be involved in public affairs. She has never publicly demonstrated the kind of interest, much less expertise, in federal issues and foreign affairs that should mark a candidate for the second-highest office in the land. Republicans rightfully have criticized the Democratic nominee, Sen. Barack Obama, for his lack of experience, but Palin is a neophyte in comparison; how will Republicans reconcile the criticism of Obama with the obligatory cheering for Palin?

Most people would acknowledge that, regardless of her charm and good intentions, Palin is not ready for the top job. McCain seems to have put his political interests ahead of the nation's when he created the possibility that she might fill it

.

And from the editorial in the Anchorage Daily News:

It's stunning that someone with so little national and international experience might be heartbeat away from the presidency.

Gov. Palin is a classic Alaska story. She is an example of the opportunity our state offers to those with talent, initiative and determination...

McCain picked Palin despite a recent blemish on her ethically pure resume. While she was governor, members of her family and staff tried to get her ex-brother-in-law fired from the Alaska State Troopers. Her public safety commissioner would not do so; she forced him out, supposedly for other reasons. While she runs for vice-president, the Legislature has an investigator on the case.

For all those advantages, Palin joins the ticket with one huge weakness: She's a total beginner on national and international issues.

Gov. Palin will have to spend the next two months convincing Americans that she's ready to be a heartbeat away from the presidency.

Hard questions of Ms. Palin.

2008-08-31T08:54:00.000-07:00

Once the buzz over Ms. Palin's nomination dies down, the hard questions about her will begin.
Considering both McCain’s advanced age and the state of the world today, it is essential that the veep be exceedingly qualified to assume the office of president.

Here are some of the hard questions:

1) Can she face Putin ?
2)How will she deal with China?
3)How about Iraq?
4) Can she chase Bin Laden out of his cave?
5) Can anyone say with a straight face that Palin would have gotten picked if she were a man?

Begala - Is McCain out of his Mind?

2008-08-29T11:57:00.000-07:00

John McCain needs what Kinky Friedman calls "a checkup from the neck up."

In choosing Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin to be his running mate he is not thinking "outside the box," as some have said. More like out of his mind.

Palin a first-term governor of a state with more reindeer than people, will have to put on a few pounds just to be a lightweight. Her personal story is impressive: former fisherman, mother of five. But that hardly qualifies her to be a heartbeat away from the presidency.

For a man who is 72 years old and has had four bouts with cancer to have chosen someone so completely unqualified to become president is shockingly irresponsible. Suddenly, McCain's age and health become central issues in the campaign, as does his judgment.

In choosing this featherweight, McCain passed over Tom Ridge, a decorated combat hero, a Cabinet secretary and the former two-term governor of the large, complex state of Pennsylvania. iReport.com: 'McCain pick might be a gimmick'

He passed over Mitt Romney, who ran a big state, Massachusetts; a big company, Bain Capital; and a big event, the Olympics.

He passed over Kay Bailey Hutchison, the Texas senator who is knowledgeable about the military, good on television, and -- obviously -- a woman.

He passed over Joe Lieberman, his best friend in the Senate and fellow Iraq Kool-Aid drinker.

He passed over former congressman, trade negotiator and budget director Rob Portman.

And he also passed over Mike Huckabee, the governor of Arkansas.

For months, the McCainiacs have said they will run on his judgment and experience. In his first presidential decision, John McCain has shown he is willing to endanger his country, potentially leaving it in the hands of someone who simply has no business being a heartbeat away from the most powerful, complicated, difficult job in human history.

Note: For the very first time I completely agree with Begala. I say job well done.

Palin trying to court Clinton's vote but

2008-08-29T11:46:00.000-07:00

Here is what she had to say about Clinton;

Once onstage, together with Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano, Palin talked about what women expect from women leaders; how she took charge in Alaska during a political scandal that threatened to unseat the state's entire Republican power structure, and her feelings about Sen. Hillary Clinton. (She said she felt kind of bad she couldn't support a woman, but she didn't like Clinton's "whining.")

And also she is aggressive Pro-life. What does this say to those so called Hillary Voters?
Answer: we will have to play how this plays and what Denver did to DEMs.

Today's Headlines

2008-08-29T11:35:00.000-07:00

Picture speaks louder.

Its Palin

2008-08-29T11:09:00.000-07:00

Sen. John McCain pick Sarah Palin as his running mate and here is her introduction by Sen. McCain

"She's exactly who this country needs to help me fight the same old Washington politics of me first and country second," the presumptive Republican nominee said at a Dayton, Ohio, rally of about 15,000 supporters, who welcomed the surprise pick of the relatively unknown politician with cheers and flags.

"She's got the grit, integrity, good sense and fierce devotion to the common good that is exactly what we need in Washington today," McCain said.

Well, McCain's choice reflects that he is trying for so called dis-franchise Hillary Clinton vote and that was prover right by the VP pick.

Palin made an immediate play for support from Democratic women, mentioning that she followed in the footsteps of Geraldine Ferraro, who was the Democratic vice presidential running mate in 1984.

She also referred favorably to Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, who drew 18 million votes in her unsuccessful run against Obama for the Democratic nomination.

Sen. McCain has been trying to make case against Sen. Obama, that he is not ready to be President but will that argument disappear from McCain's stump speech?
Obama camp Response:

“Today, John McCain put the former mayor of a town of 9,000 with zero foreign policy experience a heartbeat away from the presidency.

Governor Palin shares John McCain’s commitment to overturning Roe v. Wade, the agenda of Big Oil and continuing George Bush’s failed economic policies — that’s not the change we need, it’s just more of the same.”

And here is McCain's camp (simply hillarious):

“She has a record of accomplishment that Senator Obama simply cannot match. Governor Palin has spent her time in office shaking up government… Senator Obama has spent his time in office running for President."

She does not have any experience what so ever, either foreign policy, domestic policy, energy crisis (she was a chairwoman of the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission - sounds familiar?). Yes she has experience of leading a town of 9000 people as a Mayor.

She was elected mayor of the town of Wasilla (population 9000) when she was 32. After she lost a bid to be lieutenant governor in 2002 -- by less than 2,000 votes, raising her statewide profile.

Palin is currently under legislative investigation herself, accused of firing the state's public safety commissioner for not firing her former brother-in-law.

"A legislative panel has launched a $100,000 investigation to determine if Palin dismissed Alaska's public safety commissioner because he would not fire the trooper, Mike Wooten," the AP wrote earlier this month. "Wooten went through a messy divorce from Palin's sister. Palin has denied the commissioner's dismissal had anything to do with her former brother-in-law. And she denied orchestrating the dozens of telephone calls made by her husband and members of her administration to Wooten's bosses. Palin said she welcomes the investigation: 'Hold me accountable.'"

Above all she even does not know what VP does. Check it out yourself.

In an interview just a month ago, she dissed the job, saying it didn’t seem “productive.”

In fact, she said she doesn’t know what the vice president does.

Larry Kudlow of CNBC’s “Kudlow & Co.” asked her about the possibility of becoming McCain ticket mate.

Palin replied: “[A]s for that V.P. talk all the time, I’ll tell you, I still can’t answer that question until somebody answers for me what is it exactly that the V.P. does every day? I’m used to being very productive and working real hard in an administration. We want to make sure that that V.P .slot would be a fruitful type of position, especially for Alaskans and for the things that we’re trying to accomplish up here for the rest of the U.S., before I can even start addressing that question.”

And here are few reaction from pundits, specially from Pat Buchanan and Joe - Priceless.
Chuck Todd

They really wanted to pick a woman, and there were no obvious choices.

Pat Buchanan

Biggest political gamble I believe just about in American political history...that is not hyberbole. I can think of no choice of VP that approaches this.

Joe Scarborough

I can't imagine a woman that's been a governor for a year and a half, but to debate Joe Biden on GEorgia, a remerging Russia, an emerging China and India, on the Middle East, my God, how does she do that?

She also praised Sen. Obama's Energy Plan, and it wont take long for her to say Sen. Obama's Energy plan is wrong, now she is a VP pick.

August 4, 2008, Fairbanks, Alaska - Governor Sarah Palin today responded to the energy plan put forward by the presumptive Democratic nominee for President, Illinois Senator Barack Obama.

"I am pleased to see Senator Obama acknowledge the huge potential Alaska's natural gas reserves represent in terms of clean energy and sound jobs," Governor Palin said. "The steps taken by the Alaska State Legislature this past week demonstrate that we are ready, willing and able to supply the energy our nation needs."

In a speech given in Lansing, Michigan, Senator Obama called for the completion of the Alaska natural gas pipeline, stating, "Over the next five years, we should also lease more of the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska for oil and gas production. And we should also tap more of our substantial natural gas reserves and work with the Canadian government to finally build the Alaska natural gas pipeline, delivering clean natural gas and creating good jobs in the process."

Governor Palin also acknowledged the Senator's proposal to offer $1,000 rebates to those struggling with the high cost of energy.

"We in Alaska feel that crunch and are taking steps to address it right here at home," Governor Palin said. "This is a tool that must be on the table to buy us time until our long-term energy plans can be put into place. We have already enjoyed the support of Alaska Senator Ted Stevens, and it is gratifying to see Senator Obama get on board."

But there is a similarity in Sarah Palin and Sen. Barack Obama, they both played basketball in High School.

Stay tune.. more to come

Barack Obama's exceptance speech

2008-08-29T07:35:00.001-07:00

Buchanan - This was a manly Speech

2008-08-29T07:22:00.000-07:00

Last night Pat Buchanan shocked the pundits around the world and this morning he was all praising Obama.

Even Joe is praising Obama's Speech.

Joe: Houston we have a problem (speaking of republicans).

Barney Smith - change of hearts

2008-08-29T07:20:00.000-07:00

THE AMERICAN PROMISE"

2008-08-29T07:05:00.000-07:00

Barack Obama yesterday stood in front of more than 83000 in Invesco Field and millions around the world to accept his historic nomination, his speech was one of the greatest and I think he did what he was suppose to do, re-introduce himself, draw differences between him and Sen. McCain and look like presidential. Pundits around the world had set a standard for him as what he should be doing and what needs to be mention, but clearly he not just reached the goals set by others but also defined himself as who is he and what he is going to do.

To my surprise, even Pat Buchanan praised the speech and I think that should tell what he did last night.

And here are few reactions from pundits.

Andrew Sullivan:

It was a deeply substantive speech, full of policy detail, full of people other than the candidate, centered overwhelmingly on domestic economic anxiety. It was a liberal speech, more unabashedly, unashamedly liberal than any Democratic acceptance speech since the great era of American liberalism. But it made the case for that liberalism - in the context of the decline of the American dream, and the rise of cynicism and the collapse of cultural unity. His ability to portray that liberalism as a patriotic, unifying, ennobling tradition makes him the most lethal and remarkable Democratic figure since John F Kennedy.

What he didn't do was give an airy, abstract, dreamy confection of rhetoric. The McCain campaign set Obama up as a celebrity airhead, a Paris Hilton of wealth and elitism. And he let them portray him that way, and let them over-reach, and let them punch him again and again ... and then he turned around and destroyed them. If the Rove Republicans thought they were playing with a patsy, they just got a reality check.

TPM's Josh Marshall:

I thought this was a very strong speech. About exactly what was needed. It was a strong speech. He made the case for himself; he laid out clear policy goals; and he aggressively set forth the stakes of the campaign. He made the case against John McCain while not attacking his character -- which makes a clear contrast with McCain's aggressively personal, denigrating campaign strategy.
I've heard a few people say that he seemed to hold back from giving the soaring speech he might have given. But I suspect that was intentional and I think a good decision. Meta-themes and tonality form the deeper structure of political communication. And the aim of this speech was not eloquence but strength.

Washington Post's Chris Cillizza:

The optics of the event - the first national party convention to be held outdoors since John F. Kennedy accepted the Democratic nomination at the Los Angeles Coliseum in 1960 -- were breathtaking. Television screens filled with images of Obama supporters dancing in the aisles to the tunes of Stevie Wonder and Sheryl Crow; a blazing orange sun set on an arid Colorado night as Obama prepared to take the stage. The speech ended with fireworks and confetti, as Obama, his runningmate, Sen. Joe Biden, and their families stood together waving to the crowd of delegates and supporters, at the climax of the Democratic National Convention.

Senator Hillary Clinton:

"Barack Obama's speech tonight laid out his specific, bold solutions and optimistic vision for our nation and our children's future.
"His speech crystallized the clear choice between he and Senator McCain. Four more years of the same failed policies or a leader who can tackle the great challenges we face: revitalizing our economy and restoring our standing in the world. I am proud to support Senator Obama, our next President of the United States and Joe Biden, our next Vice President of the United States."

Radar's Charles Kaiser:

It was the perfect culmination of a convention that was just as well-choreographed as the campaign that preceded it. Obama's speech was a splendid blend of stagecraft and substance. If you read the text, it hardly jumps off the page. But in Obama's hands it came alive, particularly here:

* We are the party of Roosevelt. We are the party of Kennedy. So don't tell me that Democrats won't defend this country. Don't tell me that Democrats won't keep us safe.
And here:

* If you don't have any fresh ideas, then you use stale tactics to scare voters.

The cumulative effect of the words of Michelle, Teddy Kennedy, Bill Clinton, and Obama himself should give the him a noticeable bounce.

MotherJones' David Corn:

It was a historic speech on a historic night--in a remarkable setting. A crowd of tens of thousands of Americans, filling an entire stadium in the middle of the country, waved American flags and signs calling for "Change." Never in the nation's history had more Americans attended such an event. Never before had an African-American accepted the presidential nomination of a major party in the United States. And the speech of Barack Obama matched the moment.

He connected his own history--the history of a not-quite-ordinary American family--to the mythical promise of America. His rhetoric soared--as usual--but it was tethered to reality: in particular, the stark differences between how Obama would approach the challenges the nation now faces and how John McCain would do so. Obama laced his criticism of the Bush years and the possible McCain years with a dose of populism, which gave portions of the speech a sharp edge. And he brought his pitch for hope and change down to the ground with a succinct description of policy ideas he would work for as president.

Obama's speech by numbers

2008-08-29T07:04:00.000-07:00

Total words: 4,786

America and American: 52
Democrat or Democratic: 9
Republican: 7
McCain: 21
Bush: 8
Hillary: 1
Clinton: 3
Biden: 9
I, my, me, mine: 92
You/your: 65

God: 2
Hope: 4
Promise: 32
Iraq: 7
Iran: 2
Afghanistan: 3
War: 9
Women: 5
Economy/economic: 12
Jobs: 8
Health/healthcare: 6
Child/children: 10

Robin Golden and his story!

2008-08-27T07:09:00.000-07:00

Robin Golden
Autoworker from Michigan scheduled to lose his job

He gave a great touching story of his in his speech yesterday and I think its worth watching.

Here is his prepared speech.

Good evening Denver. I am Robin Golden from Grand Rapids, Michigan. I am president of UAW Local 2344. Ten years ago, I started working for an auto parts manufacturer. I am an end-of-the-line inspector: I make sure our products are safe before they get into the cars that Americans drive.

When I first took my job, the economy was growing and business was booming. It looked like I had a great future there. I believed if I worked hard and did good work, I would have a job until I retired.

In two weeks, I will be unemployed. My job is being shipped to Mexico, along with the jobs of most of my 430 hourly co-workers. That means every single member of my local will be unemployed in two weeks. I am not just losing my job; I am losing my union—and all the benefits it has brought me. I feel like I am losing my chance to get ahead.

Meanwhile, in Washington, Senator McCain voted for tax breaks for companies that outsource jobs. Senator McCain voted against supporting those companies whose products are made by American workers like me. It’s time for a change.

I’ve just been diagnosed with diabetes and my health insurance runs out three months after I lose my job. Paying for it out of pocket will be one-third of my unemployment benefit. It’s time for a change.

Gas and grocery prices keep going up, and everyone’s paychecks are buying less. Families all around us in Michigan are losing their homes. I’ve sent out resumes to try and find a new job, but I haven’t even heard anything back. I can’t even think about retirement any more. It’s time for a change.

I have worked hard my entire life. My wife works hard as a librarian. We clip coupons. We make sacrifices. Because we love America, we want to protect and strengthen the American dream. We want a fair chance to get ahead for all who work hard. I want a president who represents working-class families, not big oil companies. I want a president who knows that organized labor helped build the middle class, and that organized labor helps keep our middle class strong. I want a president who will keep American jobs here at home.
The change we need is Barack Obama for president. Americans, unite! Let’s come together to send someone to Washington who will work for American jobs, American energy independence and the American dream. Let’s come together for Barack Obama!

video here

Kucinich: WAKE UP AMERICA!

2008-08-27T06:55:00.000-07:00

As always Dennis Kucinich gave a fierce speech last night in Denver urging America to Wake up and fight for the right cause. It was brilliant wake up call.

Sen. Clinton's speech

2008-08-27T04:31:00.000-07:00

Here is Sen. Clinton's speech from last night

Women React to Senator Clinton's Speech

Matthews, Olbermann, Maddow - Speech Analysis

Denver Day 2 Hero

2008-08-27T04:21:00.000-07:00

Montana governor Brian Schweitzer.
He fired up the crowd in Denver’s Pepsi Center with his pre-Clinton speech and often finished many of his sentences by breaking into pro-Obama chants, with the crowd happily falling in line.

On McCain:

If you drilled in all of Senator McCain’s backyards…even the ones he doesn’t know he has…that single proposition is a dry well.

Wednesday night - all eyes on Pres. Clinton

2008-08-27T04:15:00.000-07:00

As Former Pres. Bill Clinton preps for his Wednesday speech to the Democrats in Denver the real question is What will he say and How will he say? Last night's speech of Sen. Clinton was slam dunk or electrifying, will he deliver in the same manner or will he just read out the speech and keep the anger leaving the podium?

We really don't know the answer but we will see tonight. Is UNITY on the way or do we leave Denver as we came in?

With yesterday's brilliant speech by Sen. Clinton and expected another electrifying speech from Former Pres. Bill Clinton, the pressure is in Sen. Obama to deliver another speech which ought to be better than his 2004 convention keynote speech.

I think Sen. Clinton did what she was suppose to do and I hope Pres. Clinton will do the same tonight, now its upto Sen. Obama how he will use the Clinton's going forward after Denver.

No Way! NO HOW! NO McCain! - Reviews

2008-08-27T03:50:00.000-07:00

Tom Brokaw:

Hillary Clinton did tonight what she needed to do.

John King:

She passionately endorsed Barack Obama... She's a big game player, that was a big-game speech... she did what Obama wanted.

Keith Olbermann:

A grand slam.

James Carville:

This is what a major-league fastball looks like.

Anderson Cooper:

This speech has electrified everyone in this crowd.

Bill Richardson:

She couldn't have been clearer... She hit a huge home run, a 500-foot homerun. The best news is Democrats are unified.

David Gergen:

Perhaps her finest hour in politics.

Rachel Maddow:
Anybody who could be persuaded would be persuaded by that speech...She nailed it.

Wolf Blitzer:

Exactly what Barack and Michelle Obama wanted to hear.

Dems RED MEAT moments

2008-08-27T03:46:00.000-07:00

GOV. SEBELIUS:

I’m sure you remember a girl from Kansas who said there’s no place like home. Well, in John McCain’s version, there’s no place like home. Or a home. Or a home. Or a home. Or a home.

GOV. STRICKLAND:

George W. Bush came into office on third base… and then he stole second. And John McCain cheered him every step of the way.

SEN. CASEY:

John McCain calls himself a maverick, but he votes with George Bush more than 90% of the time. That’s not a maverick, that’s a sidekick.

GOV. RENDELL:

The only thing green in John McCain’s energy plan is the billions of dollars he’s promising in tax cuts for oil companies.

GOV. PATERSON:

If [McCain is] the answer, then the question must be ridiculous.

Sen. Clinton:

It makes sense that George Bush and John McCain will be together next week in the Twin Cities, because these days they’re awfully hard to tell apart.

Democrats in attack mode

2008-08-26T13:13:00.000-07:00

Nat. Press Secretary for Obama, Bill Burton, said that Richardson, Bayh and Kaine might go after McCain in their speeches.

Pelosi: Two cents in Ten years crowd

2008-08-26T13:09:00.001-07:00

House Democratic leaders and protesters waving McCain signs had a war of words Tuesday at a press event outside an old train station. The demonstrators interrupted House Speaker Nancy Pelosi with chants of “Drill here! Drill now!”

Pelosi paused and asked the group, “Right here?”

Seeming to enjoy the back and forth, she followed with another question: “Can we drill your brains?”

She went on to refer to the protestors, who continued to chant sporadically, as “handmaidens of Big Oil.” Arguing that increased offshore drilling would only reduce gas prices two cents in 10 years, she referred to the demonstrators as the “two-cents-in-ten-years-crowd.”

Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer swiped at the demonstrators, too, saying that “sophomoric chanting” won’t solve the energy crisis and that “all thinking Americans know” — stressing the word "thinking" and looking at the crowd — that America doesn’t have a quarter of the word’s fossil fuels yet uses a quarter of the world’s energy.

James Carville - where is attack mode?

2008-08-26T07:00:00.000-07:00

As the Day 1 in Denver wrapped up Democratic Strategists like James Carville and David Gergen left no time to criticize Day 1. They think, attacking GOP and trying to tear down them from Day 1 is a excellent strategy, but what they failed to understand was the theme of the day "ONE NATION", they should have understood the direction Democratic Party is going. How can you achieve "ONE NATION" if you start attacking those who disagrees with us. Like Sen. Obama said

We can disagree without being disagreeable

Well, they are right that we need to differentiate between Democratic Party and GOP, Sen. Obama and McCain + Bush but yesterday's theme was not to divide the country and voters but rather was delivering message to unite the country for a cause. But today is a different day and different theme "RENEWING AMERICA'S PROMISE", I think today is the day to draw the differences and let voters and America know whats on stake in this Election and whats in stake for our Future. I thought he was a great adviser for President Clinton, but after hearing him last night, I might have been wrong. This is different election that previous ones and for sure this time is not as 90's, politics of fear worked in past, but i dont think it will work this time, politics of swift boating worked in 04 but it wont work in 08 (i think).

I was amazed with David Gergen's comments as well. He said

We waisted few hours of attacking GOP.

Tuesday night - all eyes on Clinton

2008-08-26T04:55:00.000-07:00

Clinton stressed anew Monday that she supports Obama and wants the 18 million people who voted for her in the primaries to transfer their allegiance as well.

"We are here for one purpose," she told supporters at a Denver hotel Monday, "to give the party momentum going into the general election so that come November, Barack Obama will become the President of the United States.

Pundits say Democratic Party is still divided and Clinton's supporters are not yet behind Barack Obama. Analysts say

If he wants to win the election, he needs to get the vast majority of Hillary supporters. Her strongest support is where he's weakest: white, working class men and women.

The next question is will Sen. Clinton release her all delegates, we heard a deal was under way, will this help unify the party (I think we are getting there), as I heard yesterday in NPR from one of Clinton's supporters and was proud of her. She said:

I came to Denver wearing "Hillary Clinton for President" and will leave Denver wearing "Barack Obama for President"

Will this passion lasts until Thursday when Mr. Obama will give one great hell of a speech in front of 75 Thousands supporters. I hope so.

I know Obama has to do a lot to convince Clinton supporters but I also think Clinton has to do their part.

So I will be watching carefully what Clinton has to say and what will she do tonight and specially tomorrow night when the ROLL CALL is done.

Pat Buchanan - Michelle's speech scripted

2008-08-26T04:38:00.000-07:00

Michelle's speech was simply awesome, some reviews are already in and pundits gave average of an "A". It was a ONE NATION day and I think Michelle nailed it on the theme. Most of the pundits said it could not have been any better than what she did last night but I am always amazed with Pat Buchanan, I was shocked, outraged and mad when i heard Pat say, that was scripted, well Mr. Buchanan when you give a big speech it ought to be scripted or rather well prepared. I don't know what you did when you ran for office or may be you never got the nomination because you never had you speech well prepared or Scripted.

Your own guy can't even read properly from well prepared speech or rather in your own own SCRIPTED speech.

Later on Keith made fun of "Scripted" comment saying Chris hide your scripted paper and said, we will be back after a break from kind of scripted show.

As always Rachel did a great job fighting back with Mr. Buchanan on the McCain's gaffe on "How many house do you own"? and their POW CARD. My hats off to Rachel.

Denver Day 1

2008-08-26T04:24:00.000-07:00

Kennedy:

The Hope Rises Again And The Dream Lives On

Caroline Kennedy:

Everywhere I go in this country, people tell me that Barack Obama is making them feel hopeful the way they did when my father was president.

Tribute to Ted Kennedy

Ted and Caroline Kennedy

Michelle:

An Obligation To Fight For The World As It Should Be

Pelosi:

Republicans say John McCain has experience. We say John McCain has the experience of being wrong.

Sen. Claire McCaskill:

They did tax cuts for the wealthiest. They did everything big oil asked. And look where we are. Come on America, let's call on our common sense

Republican Rep. Jim Leach:

This is not a time for politics as usual. Obama will recapture the American dream and be a truly great president.

Barack Obama greets family via Satellite

take care of mom and sleep tight girls, I will see you on Thursday.

McCain ad featuring former Clinton Delegates

2008-08-25T07:43:00.000-07:00

We have been talking a lot about party unity for a long now, what will Clinton's 18M + voters will do, will they support Barack, are they behind McCain? Really there are so many questions and not so definite answer. The Convention will kick off today and in 4 days we might be able to get some idea as to what they are going to do. Recently MSM is behind Obama-Clinton story that they are not happy with each other, this might be true in a sense after having a brutal primary between two camps, but at the end it comes down to the issue i think abortion, Iraq, middle class. I watched the McCain ads featuring proud Hillary Clinton but is she really for McCain on the issues like abortion, taxes, war, health care I dont think so, and a million dollar question - above all does her voice speaks for the remaing 18+ Millions of her primary voters?

Having said that will she still support McCain after the convention is over and the democratic Party comes out United. Will the same Hillary Democrats comes up with another ad pounding McCain on Social Security, Health Care, TAXES, WAR, Middle Class, I hope she does.

"F" word Fox News

2008-08-25T07:39:00.000-07:00

Demonstrator in Denver had some bad things to say about FOX NEWS when a reporter tried to interview the demonstrator. Some said its all about "STOP TORTURE, STOP WAR" and most of then had a unified message to FOX NEWS. Check it out yourself

New Obama Video "American Prayer"

2008-08-24T05:20:00.000-07:00

After "YES WE CAN" video will this go viral?
Watch it here

Obama veep Drama says CNN

2008-08-24T05:19:00.000-07:00

Watch it here.

Obama-Biden 08

2008-08-23T10:47:00.000-07:00

Bumper Sticker slide show

Reactions on veep choice

2008-08-23T10:38:00.000-07:00

New York Sen. Hillary Clinton:

In naming my colleague and friend Joe Biden to be the vice presidential nominee, Barack Obama has continued in the best traditions for the vice presidency by selecting an exceptionally strong, experienced leader and devoted public servant. Senator Biden will be a purposeful and dynamic vice president who will help Senator Obama both win the presidency and govern this great country.

Virginia Gov: Time Kaine:

Biden is a tremendous leader and a great complement to Senator Obama and his candidacy.

Governor Kathleen Sebelius:

I’m delighted Senator Obama has chosen Joe Biden as his running mate. His extensive experience dealing with foreign policy issues are an asset in these complicated times. He will be a great partner for Barack Obama in bringing about the change so desperately needed in our country, and restoring to America our sense of optimism and hope for a brighter future. I am proud to support this incredible team.

Senator Chris Dodd:

Jackie and I congratulate our dear friend, Joe Biden, who will make an excellent running mate for Barack Obama, and more importantly a great Vice President. I have known Joe for almost 30 years and I've had the privilege of sitting next to him on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and sharing the campaign trail both with him and Barack. I know this is a ticket that can win in November.
With rising gas prices, increasing health care and education costs, a damaged reputation across the world, and a struggling economy at home, the American people are ready for change. Barack Obama and Joe Biden represent that change. They will bring new leadership to the White House that will get our economy moving again, finally end the war in Iraq and our bring our troops home, ensure that all Americans have access to affordable health care, and end our dependence on foreign oil.

Senator Claire McCaskill:

Joe Biden will make a great vice-president for our country. He knows what's important to hard-working Americans and their families, and he's not afraid to work across party lines to make things happen. He has put in place some of the strongest crime prevention legislation ever enacted and is the author of the Violence Against Women Act which has saved the lives of countless women across the country.

Senator Harry Reid:

Joe Biden has been fighting his entire career for the change that Sen. Obama champions. He is a dedicated family man who has been an effective chairman of both the Foreign Affairs and Judiciary Committees, has been a sage voice on many of the toughest foreign policy issues of our time, and has long been a strong advocate for protecting American families and making our communities safer.

Speaker Nancy Pelosi:

Over his decades of public service and accomplishment, Senator Joe Biden has demonstrated a commitment to improving the lives of all Americans. As our Vice Presidential nominee, he will bring his middle-class values -- the values he grew up with, the values of his constituents, and the values of the American people -- to this campaign and to put our country back on track.

DNC Chairman Howard Dean:

Senator Obama has made an outstanding selection in Joe Biden. Joe Biden is a strong leader, fierce advocate, and devoted family man with values rooted in the best of what America stands for. He will be a strong partner with Barack Obama in bringing the change America wants and needs.
Delegates here in Denver are already buzzing with strong enthusiasm for the Obama-Biden ticket.
Senator Obama's selection shows that unlike the Bush-McCain way of doing politics, Obama is not afraid to have strong people around him helping to lead our great country.
Together they will serve America well over the next eight years, and our Party is ready to rally behind them and put them on the path to the White House starting right here in Denver.

Senator Amy Klobuchar:

Minnesotans will love Joe Biden. He's a regular guy from a working middle-class family who has never owned a home in Washington. In fact, he takes the train home to his wife and family in Delaware every night. He's both down to earth and incredibly well respected around the world.
I was particularly proud to work with Joe when he led the fight to fund 100,000 new police officers on the streets across the country, which for Minnesota has made a big difference in lowering the crime rate. Barack Obama said he wasn't looking for a yes man, and by picking Joe Biden he adds to the ticket someone who has independent judgment and will truly help him bring change to this country.

Montana Governor Brian Schweitzer:

Senator Biden was mentored by one of Montana 's own great leaders – Mike Mansfield," said Governor Schweitzer. "Mansfield, who worked in the mines of Butte before becoming a Senator understood the value of hard work and knew what a dollar was worth. So, does Joe Biden.
In Montana, where straight talk is what we expect from a neighbor, friend or someone running for office – Senator Biden won't disappoint.
And in a place where we like to see folks working together – like my Republican Lieutenant Governor, John Bohlinger and I to bridge partisan gaps and bring real solutions to the table, Joe Biden has shown time and time again to be that kind of leader.

Howard Wolfson

writes in The New Republic Biden was the best choice for veep aside from Clinton.

Nebraska Sen. Chuck Hagel:

U.S. Senator Chuck Hagel issued the following statement today following Senator Barack Obama's selection of Senator Joe Biden as the presumptive Democratic Vice Presidential nominee: "Joe Biden is the right partner for Barack Obama. His many years of distinguished service to America, his seasoned judgment and his vast experience in foreign policy and national security will match up well with the unique challenges of the 21st Century. An Obama-Biden ticket is a very impressive and strong team. Biden's selection is good news for Obama and America," Hagel said.

Indiana Sen. Richard Lugar:

U.S. Sen. Dick Lugar made the following statement today en route to Tbilisi. "I congratulate Senator Barack Obama on his selection of my friend, Senator Joe Biden, to be his vice-presidential running mate. I have enjoyed for many years the opportunity to work with Joe Biden to bring strong bipartisan support to United States foreign policy…"

Pennsylvania Sen. Arlen Specter:

Pennsylvania's Arlen Specter, a Republican who serves on the Judiciary Committee with Biden and often rides Amtrak with him to Washington, also offered praise. "No one on the Democratic side knows more about foreign policy than Sen. Biden," Specter said. "He's been an articulate spokesman on the subject. He also knows about domestic policy. He's been a leader on crime control."

McCain on Biden and Obama

2008-08-23T10:29:00.000-07:00

McCain camp fires back to Obama’s veep pick quickly with 30-second spot including clips of the Delaware Senator criticizing Obama in the debates and praising McCain.

EN Route to Springfield

2008-08-23T10:24:00.000-07:00

And here is a flightAware site tracking Biden's plane en route to Springfield.

Obama chooses BIDEN

2008-08-23T10:20:00.000-07:00

Barack Obama named Delaware Sen. Joe Biden as his vice presidential running mate early Saturday, balancing his ticket with a seasoned congressional veteran well-versed in foreign policy and defense issues

Obama's decision leaked to the media several hours before his aides planned to send a text message announcing the running mate, negating a promise that people who turned over their phone numbers would be the first to know who Obama had chosen. The campaign scrambled to send the text message after the leak, sending phones buzzing at the inconvenient time of just after 3 a.m. on the East Coast.

Houses and attack ad

2008-08-21T08:17:00.000-07:00

It did not take long for new attack ad.
Obama: Seven

update

McCain spokesman Brian Rogers responds to the growing Democratic mockery of McCain's difficulty with a question about how many houses he has by returning to the talking point that it's Obama who's an elitist, citing his more recent wealth:

Does a guy who made more than $4 million last year, just got back from vacation on a private beach in Hawaii and bought his own million-dollar mansion with the help of a convicted felon really want to get into a debate about houses? Does a guy who worries about the price of arugula and thinks regular people “cling” to guns and religion in the face of economic hardship really want to have a debate about who’s in touch with regular Americans?

The reality is that Barack Obama’s plans to raise taxes and opposition to producing more energy here at home as gas prices skyrocket show he’s completely out of touch with the concerns of average Americans.

update
Snarky Democrats note that by McCain's $5 million standard, Obama doesn't actually qualify as rich.

Three way Race

2008-08-21T08:07:00.000-07:00

Obama vs The Two McCains

McCain of Now and McCain of 2000.

Good read by Arianna Huffington

Obama Ad and Outside Group's Effort

2008-08-21T08:03:00.000-07:00

Is it the fear urgency of NOW that the ads are coming our fast and hard?

The Obama Ad:

The Outside Ad:

"Recession" from CDA on Vimeo.

Debate Schedule Released

2008-08-21T07:58:00.000-07:00

The campaigns release a debate schedule, as negotiated by Rahm Emanuel and Lindsey Graham:

1. First Presidential Debate:

* Date: September 26
* Site: University of Mississippi
* Topic: Foreign Policy & National Security
* Moderator: Jim Lehrer
* Staging: Podium debate
* Answer Format: The debate will be broken into nine, 9-minute segments. The moderator will introduce a topic and allow each candidate 2 minutes to comment. After these initial answers, the moderator will facilitate an open discussion of the topic for the remaining 5 minutes, ensuring that both candidates receive an equal amount of time to comment

2. Vice Presidential Debate

* Date: October 2nd
* Site: Washington University (St. Louis)
* Moderator: Gwen Ifill
* Staging/Answer Format: To be resolved after both parties’ Vice Presidential nominees are selected.

3. Second Presidential Debate

* Date: October 7
* Site: Belmont University (Nnashville)
* Moderator: Tom Brokaw
* Staging: Town Hall debate
* Format: The moderator will call on members of the audience (and draw questions from the internet). Each candidate will have 2 minutes to respond to each question. Following those initial answers, the moderator will invite the candidates to respond to the previous answers, for a total of 1 minute, ensuring that both candidates receive an equal amount of time to comment. In the spirit of the Town Hall, all questions will come from the audience (or internet), and not the moderator.

4. Third Presidential Debate

* Date: October 15
* Site: Hofstra University
* Topic: Domestic and Economic policy
* Moderator: Bob Schieffer
* Staging: Candidates will be seated at a table
* Answer Format: Same as First Presidential Debate
* Closing Statements: At the end of this debate (only) each candidate shall have the opportunity for a 90 second closing statement.

Elitist back in the game

2008-08-21T07:55:00.000-07:00

So who is ELITISTS?

"I think — I'll have my staff get to you," McCain told Politico in Las Cruces, N.M. "It's condominiums where — I'll have them get to you."

Democrats all over McCain's house counts

Tim Kaine (might be VP) jumped on the story this morning on CNN.

"He couldn’t count high enough apparently to even know how many houses he owns," said Kaine.

Meanwhile the DNC is jumping on another line in the Allen/Martin interview:

“I define rich in other ways besides income,” he said. “Some people are wealthy and rich in their lives and their children and their ability to educate them. Others are poor if they’re billionaires.”

Cone of Silence

2008-08-18T06:12:00.000-07:00

NBC's Andrea Mitchell reported on Sunday's Meet the Press

The Obama people must feel that he didn't do quite as well as they might have wanted to in that context, because that — what they're putting out privately is that McCain may not have been in the cone of silence and may have had some ability to overhear what the questions were to Obama.... He seemed so well-prepared.

This morning NYT times strongly backed up the story by Andrea. There has been a cold war going between Sen. McCain and NYT times

Senator John McCain was not in a "cone of silence" on Saturday night while his rival, Senator Barack Obama, was being interviewed at the Saddleback Church in California... The matter is of interest because Mr. McCain, who followed Mr. Obama's hourlong appearance in the forum, was asked virtually the same questions as Mr. Obama. Mr. McCain's performance was well received, raising speculation among some viewers, especially supporters of Mr. Obama, that he was not as isolated during the Obama interview as Mr. Warren implied.

Mr. Warren, the pastor of Saddleback, had assured the audience while he was interviewing Mr. Obama that "we have safely placed Senator McCain in a cone of silence" and that he could not hear the questions... Interviewed Sunday on CNN, Mr. Warren seemed surprised to learn that Mr. McCain was not in the building during the Obama interview.

But what surprised me was Pastor Wareen interviewed to CNN on Sunday. Warren seemed surprised to learn that Mr. McCain was not in the building during the Obama interview.

And here Sen. McCain's camp Rick Davis had to say:

"The fact is that during Senator Obama's segment at Saddleback last night, Senator McCain was in a motorcade to the event and then held in a green room with no broadcast feed."

Now the question is who do we trust. Pastor Warren assured everybody that he is in the cone of silence, but during that hour Sen McCain was not in the building, so what exactly "CONE OF SILENCE" means? Do we trust McCain camp when they said he was in motorcade but did not have access to the feed? How about ppl around him, and their cell phone and txt messages?

So, Did Pastor Warren tell us a lie or was he also kept in dark as we were? Guess we will have to wait and see how this develops.

Sunday Talk Show

2008-08-17T11:00:00.000-07:00

Sunday talk show was full of surrogates from both camp and also those who are supposed to be in VP's short list. No breaking news came out of all the shows as usual everybody did what they were suppose to do. But I did not see people disagreeing without being disagreeable.

Only thing to point is regarding RUSSIA-GEORGIA conflict.

Republican Sen. Lugar dismissed Lieberman’s criticism of Obama at a McCain camp event as “clearly a partisan statement.” And also said McCain’s support for kicking Russia out of the G-8 is probably not a good idea.

Secretary Gates also reiterated the same.

Faith Forum - Marriage

2008-08-16T18:49:00.000-07:00

As we all know Obama flat out supports UNION but McCain hints at approval for civil unions.

But I was amazed with what Sen. McCain said two different things in about few minutes.

Moral issue:
McCain: Failure of my 1st Marriage:

Marriage:
McCain: Union between one man and one woman.

But did it apply to his own life?

Faith Forum - Definition of Rich

2008-08-16T18:40:00.000-07:00

Ah, this got my attention and I could not stop writing.

Pastor: Define Rich.
Obama: anybody who earns more than $ 250K
McCain: anybody who earns more than $ 5M

The difference between two candidates is for sure vast, but I was amazed with the difference in the payroll, thats about $4.75M. Well, I think thats about 2% of Americans.

McCain said AMERICA was not about taxes in the past but rather he said its all about "SPENDING", he did mention about $ 3M DNA research of BEARS which is laughable (crowd agreed) but what he forgot to mention was our spending of almost $10 Billion (with a B) in IRAQ, with that money if spend here in home we could achieve so many domestic issues. He always talks about spending but he never talks about paying his plans, if we don't tax properly or proportionally then whats the INCOME for the Federal Government to fulfill his ambition.

Anyway the FORUM was good and it did bring out the honesty from the candidates on the issue (I think).

Obamas and Faith

2008-08-15T17:56:00.000-07:00

Some say he is Muslim, Some say he is not all Christian, some say he is JEW. So what is he? He has tried to clear this up so many times but still conservation spear machine keeps bringing his faith and religion, so is this election going to be based on RELIGION and FAITH, I so hope not.

At the begining of the race, MSM pundits said, he is not BLACK enough or he is not WHITE enough, but he is an AMERICAN and values every American dreams and thats what important in this election, I think this election year is different from the pervious ones. Was there any candidate who had to go through all this, "RACE", "RELIGION", "FAITH", ah and not "AMERICAN or FOREIGN"? We might want to revisit if McCain "AMERICAN enough" as we all know now that he was born in "PANAMA". Has MSM got guts to re-raise the issue and bring the rumor to rest? My hats off to Mathew25 for bringing out this add and playing in tomorrows forum.

Buy American, Vote Obama

2008-08-15T17:44:00.001-07:00

Obama camp is coming up with new theme "Buy American, Vote Obama" which will be launched in Pennsylvania tomorrow.
Obama's Pennsylvania campaign aide says

The events will feature a few dozen actual Harley riders for Obama that have been recruited for the weekend's events.

"Harley riders aren't typically supportive of Democratic candidates," the aide says. "But we're making a play for them by saying that Obama's economic policies are the true patriotic ones."

If "Buy American, Vote Obama" catches on, it could conceivably be unveiled in other battlegrounds.

Old Buddies Revisited

2008-08-15T17:39:00.000-07:00

In a new webad DNC links McCain to Abramoff.

"Desperate to raise campaign cash to run more negative attack ads, John McCain is cozying up to Jack Abramoff's cronies."

We have to wait for McCain's camp's response on this allegation which all know would be a word or two. "LIE" or "NOT TRUE". But involving Mr. Ralph Reed to raise campaign cash certainly raises few eyebrows.

Russo-Georgian Conflict - Jon Stewart

2008-08-15T12:17:00.000-07:00

I cant agree more with Jon Stewart.

Fact Check: More Tax Deception

2008-08-15T12:12:00.000-07:00

Brian Deese, the Obama campaign adviser has done a great job debunking the lies McCain camp is pushing hard everyday.

This is a must watch. Spread the words.

Dick Cheney and RNC's virtual War

2008-08-15T09:44:00.000-07:00

Moscow's Obama angle
This really has, in a way, very little to do with the presidential campaign, but it's fascinating:

Russians were told over breakfast yesterday what really happened in Georgia: the conflict in South Ossetia was part of a plot by Dick Cheney, the Vice-President, to stop Barack Obama being elected president of the United States.

The line came on the main news of Vesti FM, a state radio station that — like the Government and much of Russia's media — has reverted to the old habits of Soviet years, in which a sinister American hand was held to lie behind every conflict, especially those embarrassing to Moscow. Modern Russia may be plugged into the internet and the global marketplace but in the battle for world opinion the Kremlin is replaying the old black-and-white movie.

The Obama angle is getting wide play. It was aired on Wednesday by Sergei Markov, a senior political scientist who is close to Vladimir Putin, the Prime Minister and power behind President Medvedev.

“George Bush's Administration is promoting interests of candidate John McCain,” said Dr Markov. “Defeated by Bara[c]k Obama on all fronts, McCain has one last card to play yet - the creation of a virtual Cold War with Russia . . . Bush himself did not want a war in South Ossetia but his Republican Party did not leave him any choice.” The Americans were now engineering an armed conflict between Ukraine and Russia, Dr Markov added.

O'mobile site

2008-08-15T07:19:00.000-07:00

Obama camp announced yesterday the launch of O'mobile site. Its a great step in embracing the technology and giving those people who "live and breathe on their cell phones". I think the target is once again YOUNG FOLKS. Don't be surprised in McCain camp come up with the mobile edition (if they already have not).

Here is a snapshot of O'Mobile site.

Jerome Corsi: The Obama Nation

2008-08-14T17:39:00.000-07:00

Despite "all my apologies" for bigoted comments, Corsi reportedly scheduled to appear on "pro-White" radio show
Despite stating that he had apologized for what was described as a "series of bigoted and hateful posts," Jerome Corsi, author of The Obama Nation, is scheduled to appear with host James Edwards on the August 17 edition of The Political Cesspool Radio Show, which, according to its "Statement of Principles," "represent[s] a philosophy that is pro-White." In a blog post, Edwards has stated that "[i]nterracial sex is white genocide."

On Hannity & Colmes, Corsi still compounding book falsehoods with further falsehoods
On Hannity & Colmes, Jerome Corsi claimed that the "whole point" of his book The Obama Nation is that the assertion by Sen. Barack Obama that he stopped using illegal drugs when he went to college is "not reliable." But Corsi does not make that point in his book; rather, Corsi falsely asserted that Obama "has yet to answer questions" about his drug use. Sean Hannity asked Corsi, "[D]o we know if he ever sold drugs[?]" -- though Hannity has previously asserted that such a question was a manifestation of "politics of personal destruction."

Confronted by Brewer over falsehood, Corsi responds with two more
After being confronted by MSNBC's Contessa Brewer on his book's false claim that Sen. Barack Obama did not dedicate his own book to his mother and grandparents, Jerome Corsi responded with two more falsehoods.

Flashback: MMFA investigates: Who is Jerome Corsi, co-author of Swift Boat Vets attack book?

* Corsi on Islam: "a worthless, dangerous Satanic religion"
* Corsi on Catholicism: "Boy buggering in both Islam and Catholicism is okay with the Pope as long as it isn't reported by the liberal press"
* Corsi on Muslims: "RAGHEADS are Boy-Bumpers as clearly as they are Women-Haters -- it all goes together"
* Corsi on "John F*ing Commie Kerry": "After he married TerRAHsa, didn't John Kerry begin practicing Judiasm? He also has paternal grandparents that were Jewish. What religion is John Kerry?"
* Corsi on Senator "FAT HOG" Clinton: "Anybody ask why HELLary couldn't keep BJ Bill satisfied? Not lesbo or anything, is she?"

On Fox & Friends, Corsi contradicted his own book with another false claim
In The Obama Nation, Jerome Corsi writes that Sen. Barack Obama "has yet to answer" the question of whether "he stopped using marijuana and cocaine completely in college." But on Fox & Friends, Jerome Corsi contradicted that assertion, stating that Obama "fully admitted his drug use, both marijuana and cocaine. He says it continued through college." In fact, both of Corsi's allegations are false; Obama wrote in his memoir that he "stopped getting high" shortly after moving to New York City to attend Columbia University as an undergraduate.

Citing Media Matters report on Obama Nation falsehoods, MSNBC's Brewer asked Corsi: "[W]hy should we give you the credibility?"
After being confronted by MSNBC's Contessa Brewer on his book's false claim that Sen. Barack Obama did not dedicate his own book to his mother and grandparents, Jerome Corsi responded with two more falsehoods.

Unfit for Publication: Corsi's The Obama Nation filled with falsehoods
In its preface, Jerome Corsi compares his new book, The Obama Nation, to his 2004 book Unfit for Command. The comparison seems apt: Just as Unfit for Command contains false attacks on Sen. John Kerry's military service, a Media Matters review finds that The Obama Nation similarly contains numerous falsehoods about Sen. Barack Obama.

On three Hannity programs, Corsi offered another falsehood: Obama supports abortion "[a]fter a child's born"
Jerome Corsi, author of the book, The Obama Nation, falsely claimed on Hannity's America that Sen. Barack Obama said, "Even if a child was born ... the woman still had the right to kill the child in an abortion." Corsi similarly falsely asserted on Hannity & Colmes that "[a]fter a child's born, Obama ... in the [Illinois] state Senate, wanted the child killed if the mother desired an abortion," and on Sean Hannity's radio program, said that "Obama's on record as let's kill the baby if that's what the mother wants." In fact, Obama has never supported giving people the right to kill their children.

Publisher's promotional materials for Corsi's Obama Nation echo falsehood and baseless charge in book
Simon & Schuster's promotional materials for Jerome Corsi's book, The Obama Nation, echo Corsi's false claims and baseless charges about Sen. Barack Obama's Global Poverty Act and his views on nuclear weapons.

On Hannity & Colmes, another Corsi falsehood about Obama
On Hannity & Colmes, author Jerome Corsi claimed that in his upcoming book, The Obama Nation, "I do a great deal of analysis of [Sen. Barack Obama's] autobiography." Corsi then asserted, "Obama first presents his father as a great hero, and the truth was, his father was a polygamist and a alcoholic." However, contrary to Corsi's suggestion that Obama did not address these issues in his memoir Dreams From My Father, he discusses his father's alcoholism and polygamy in multiple passages in the book.

First reported allegation in Corsi's Obama attack book is false
A WorldNetDaily.com article about author Jerome Corsi's forthcoming book, The Obama Nation, asserts that the book "points out" that "Barack Obama admitted using drugs in his autobiography but never revealed if or when he stopped." In fact, Obama wrote in his autobiography, Dreams from My Father, that he "stopped getting high" shortly after moving to New York City to attend Columbia University.

Source: MediaMatters

Joe Trippi to Wolfson: Believe It or Not, Barack Obama Won It

2008-08-14T17:32:00.001-07:00

I have to start by saying that I like Howard Wolfson, and respect him. Wolfson is one of the smartest, toughest and fiercest operatives in the Democratic party. I have worked with him, and I have been on the opposing side of him. Hands down I would rather be in a campaign with him.

So his comments declaring that if John Edwards told the truth and left the race earlier then he did, Hillary Clinton would be the Democratic nominee, leaves me scratching my head. Howard Wolson in denial too? Say it ain’t so.

In politics the number of things you can wonder “if only” about are legion in a losing campaign, and Hillary Clinton’s campaign has hundreds of them.

If only they had actually contested the caucus states, Hillary Clinton would have been the nominee.

If only they had known the campaign was going to last past February 5th, and planned accordingly, Hillary Clinton would have been the nominee.

If only they hadn’t spent all that money prior to Iowa, Hillary Clinton would have been the nominee.

If only they had figured out just a little earlier that change was more important than experience, Hillary Clinton would have been the Democratic nominee.

If only they had run a more bottom-up campaign that empowered people, Hillary Clinton would have been the nominee.

If only they had let Hillary be authentic, Hillary Clinton would have been the nominee.

And of course, if only Barack Obama had not run for President, Hillary Clinton would be the nominee.

If only, if only, if only.

But it was, in the end, the Clinton campaign that decided it was going to promote experience over change, while John Edwards and Barack Obama contested the nomination as change candidates.

Our data showed that the bulk of voters, in Iowa and elsewhere, who supported John Edwards wanted change. When asked who was their second choice if Edwards wasn’t in the race most chose Barack Obama.

John Edwards framed the race better than any other candidate to be about the status quo vs change. If that had an adverse impact on the Clinton campaign, why would that be the case? When you say status quo does anyone think Obama?

The Clinton campaign conducted itself in a way that made voters see Hillary Clinton as a status quo candidate. Its amazing that the first woman with a serious chance at the presidency could be seen that way. But it was the Clinton campaign that created that perception – not John Edwards, not the press, not Barack Obama.

If John Edwards had left the race before Iowa, Barack Obama would have defeated Hillary Clinton by a wider margin in the Iowa caucuses. Clinton would have almost certainly lost New Hampshire as many of the Edwards change voters voted for Obama, and then she would have lost Nevada for the same reason. The Clinton campaign’s calculation that the race would be over by February 5th would have proven correct except that Barack Obama would have sailed to the nomination that much sooner.

The country is hungry for change, and Barack Obama is the candidate Democrats chose to be the nominee.

John Edwards didn’t lose it for Hillary Clinton. Believe it or not, Barack Obama won it.

Media Matters' Waldman vs. Corsi on Larry King Live

2008-08-14T17:19:00.000-07:00

He claims he is an investigator reporter and this is what we get from right leaning reporter. His main sources are right- wing bloggers and the following is must watch.

Fox and Obama

2008-08-14T17:01:00.000-07:00

Why FOX news mostly gets OBAMA's facts wrong? Is it so called their FAIR AND BALANCED network means? I understand surrogates trying distort the fact and try to be the propaganda machine but what I don't understand is FOX distorting the facts and spreading the rumors in PRIME TIME.

Corsi and his lies

2008-08-14T16:44:00.000-07:00

Unfit for Publication
One of the most vile smear peddlers of the 2004 election has found a new target.
Jerome Corsi just published a new book full of rehashed distortions and the same old lies about Barack Obama, and the right-wing noise machine is in full gear promoting it.
In 2004, Corsi helped launch the Swift Boat smear campaign with a book of distortions and lies he wrote about John Kerry.
It’s up to you to spread the truth, so here it is. We’ve posted some of the facts about Corsi and his desperate fabrications on this page, but there’s even more in our (PDF)PDF: Unfit for Publication.

A LITTLE RESEARCH DISPROVES EVEN CORSI’S MOST BASIC CLAIMS
LIE:

The year 1995 was a banner one for Obama. He had just married Michelle and the couple bought a Hyde Park condo, the first home Obama ever owned.[p 145]

REALITY:

OBAMAS MARRIED IN 1992 AND BOUGHT A CONDO IN 1993
10/3/92 Obama And Michelle Robinson Were Married. [Chicago Sun-Times, 10/3/07]
1993 Obama Bought a Condo for $277,550. [Chicago Sun-Times, 1/22/06]

NONE OF CORSI’S DIVISIVE, REHASHED CLAIMS CHECKS OUT, EITHER
LIE:

Senator Obama could claim to be a citizen of Kenya, as well as of the United States. Obama can trace his heritage back to his mother, who was born in the United States and was an American citizen when he was born, and to his father, who was born in Kenya and was a Kenyan citizen when Obama was born. [p 103]

REALITY: OBAMA CANNOT CLAIM KENYAN CITIZENSHIP

Kenya Does Not Allow Dual Citizenship Applications for People Over 21 Years of Age. The U.S. Office of Personnel Management writes of Kenya, “DUAL CITIZENSHIP: Not recognized except for persons under 21 years old.” The Kenyan Constitution writes, “A person who, but for the proviso to section 87 (1), would be a citizen of Kenya by virtue of that subsection shall be entitled, upon making application before the specified date in such manner as may be prescribed by or under an Act of Parliament, to be registered as a citizen of Kenya: Provided that a person who has not attained the age of twenty-one years (other than a woman who is or has been married) may not himself make an application under this subsection, but an application may be made on his behalf by his parent or guardian.” [U.S. Office of Personnel Management; Kenyan Constitution]

Even if Obama Had Applied for Dual Citizenship Before He Was 21—Which He Did Not—It Would Have Expired. ”A person who, upon the attainment of the age of twenty-one years, is a citizen of Kenya and also a citizen of some other country other than Kenya shall, subject to subsection (7), cease to be a citizen of Kenya upon the specified date unless he has renounced his citizenship of that other country, taken the oath of allegiance and, in the case of a person who was born outside Kenya, made and registered such declaration of his intentions concerning residence as may be prescribed by or under an Act of Parliament.” [Kenyan Constitution]

CORSI CAN’T EVEN RECOGNIZE REAL RESEARCH WHEN HE SEES IT
LIE:

Christopher Hitchens noted on Salon.com that Michelle announces in her Princeton thesis that she has been influenced by the definition of ‘black separatism’ given by Stokely Carmichael and Charles Hamilton in their 1867 book Black Power: The Politics of Liberation in America. [p 232]

REALITY: USING A DEFINITION IS NOT THE SAME THING AS HAVING INFLUENCE

The Thesis Used Carmichael And Hamilton’s Definition Of Black Separationism In Her Study But Did Not Suggest She Was “Influenced” By It. Michelle Obama wrote in her thesis, “Stokely Carmichael and Charles Hamilton’s (1967) developed definitions of separationism in their discussion of Black Power which guided me in the formulation and use of this concept in the study…Thus, Carmichael and Hamilton define separationism as a necessary stage for the development of the Black community before this group integrates into the “open society”. The idea of creating separate social structure and cultural structures as suggested by these authors serves to clarify definitions of separationism/pluralism as they function in the dependent variable which tries to measure the 26 respondents’ ideologies concerning political and economic relations between the Black and White communities.” [Michelle Obama’s Thesis]

Few things to know about the Author:
He has crazy 9/11 conspiracy theories
Here are more of his lies.

AFL CIO - Social Security

2008-08-14T07:49:00.000-07:00

Thanks to Sen. Chuck Schumer for providing feed backs to all regarding the elitist life style of Sen McCain.

Shoes, Jets and Houses

Social Security and its future

ECONOMY gets focus again

2008-08-14T07:45:00.000-07:00

Obama: 'Fix the economy'

New Obama Olympic Ad Touts Middle-Class Economic Plan

Fact Check - Taxes

2008-08-13T13:54:00.000-07:00

Here is a flyer which compares Obama's and McCain's tax plans breaking it down by 6 middle class income brackets how much LESS each would pay with Obama!

Leaflet Source : http://vt71443.com/materials/taxes.html

New polls

2008-08-13T10:29:00.000-07:00

Pennsylvania:
Obama 46, McCain 41

New Jersey:
Obama 51, McCain 41

RCP Average
07/31 - 08/12
Obama: 46.8
McCain: 42.2

Obama +4.6

Obama Camp's New Ad "ECONOMICS"

2008-08-13T10:26:00.000-07:00

This morning the campaign released new video nailing Sen. McCain in taxes. MSM are reporting this ad as negative ad, but I say its a powerful ad based on truth.

Script:

“I’m Barack Obama and I approved this message.”
Economics … by John McCain.
Support George Bush 95 percent of the time.
Keep spending ten billion dollars a month for the
war in Iraq …
While the Iraqis sell oil for record prices.
Giving Iraq a $79 billion oil surplus …
And hurting our economy.
Barack Obama’s plan:
End the war responsibly.
Better schools.
No more tax breaks for oil companies.
Barack Obama … the Middle Class first.

Joe Liberman - Now and then

2008-08-12T15:09:00.000-07:00

Now

One of the McCain campaign’s new themes, that Senator John McCain has always put his country first, has been seem by some analysts as a subtle suggestion that his opponent, Senator Barack Obama, has not.

But as he introduced Mr. McCain at a campaign event here on Tuesday, Senator Joseph I. Lieberman of Connecticut made the attack a lot more explicit, calling the election a choice "between one candidate, John McCain, who has always put the country first, worked across party lines to get things done, and one candidate who has not.

Then

"The worst thing that can happen is you loose and life goes on, I can say that with my experience"

Powerful ads against Sen. McCain

2008-08-12T15:05:00.000-07:00

From the Obama campaign, "Embrace"

from the DNC "Job Killing John"

from the Ohio Democrats - DHL and Rick Davis

McCain - more wars

2008-08-12T15:03:00.000-07:00

Sen. McCain says "I am sorry to say but there will be more wars". He always wanted to bomb Iran and now he is talking a war with Russia, Do we see where we are heading?

McCain - “No Room For Partisanship” on Russia

2008-08-12T14:51:00.000-07:00

We have been hearing different statements coming out of McCain campaign in the last couple days. Sometimes it says, go Georgia, we are all Georgians and today McCain proved that he would be Bush's third term with bold but ugly statement

No Room for Partisanship on Russia

to Fox news. Rest to be aired later tonight. Will update on that later.

For a change he was asked about Sen. Obama's response and here is what Sen. McCain had to say.

I respect Senator Obama’s views and I believe that it’s important that we act in a bipartisan fashion now.

We can continue the same policy and arrogant or change the way washington works.

We are all Georgians!

2008-08-12T12:30:00.000-07:00

We are all Georgians is patriotic but we are the citizens of world is not, I am amazed and tired with Sen. McCain's the say anything for political points. This wont work this time (I think).

The Maverick gets stuck a little in his jet-ski buddies name.

I know from speaking this morning to the President of Georgia, Misha Saakashvili, who I've known for many years, that he knows that the thoughts and the prayers and support of the American people are with that brave little nation as they struggle today for their freedom and independence. And he wanted me to say thank you to you, to give you his heartfelt thanks for the support of the American people for this tiny little democracy far away from the United States of America. And I told him that I know I speak for every American when I say to him, today, we are all Georgians.

After stumbling in his buddies name, here comes bitter again. To get the media attention away from his stumbling, the Maverick tries to deflect media raising BITTER comment and tries to control media (when he is the only one around the media). If he cant handle media when he is the only player around, I bet its going to take a lot of surrogates to do that and thats exactly whats McCain camp is and will do for the rest of the campaign.

According to Sen. McCain, election night is going to be very long.

I think we are going to be up late on election night, I'm the underdog in this race. I'm the underdog and I love being the underdog," he said. "But we are going to be up late in this night and I think you are going to hear the commentators say we are waiting for Pennsylvania, as Pennsylvania has been a battleground state in all elections in recent memory.

I also think election night will be long but the outcome would be very interesting.

I actually liked when I read "We are born Americans and we will die Georgians in war with Russians", I seriously wish the assertion is wrong but POLITICS of FEAR is back in the game as if it was never there.

Morning News

2008-08-12T07:19:00.000-07:00

Russia calls off troops

Obama campaign is re-launching its efforts to straighten its reach across party lines called Republicans for Obama. Media call is expected to include GOP Rep. Jim Leac, Ex-Bush fundraiser Rita Hauser and ex-Sen. Lincoln Chafee.

House Judiciary To Probe Allegations White House Ordered Forged Letter Linking Saddam-Al Qaeda in the book by Ron Suskind's.

Interesting move and more interesting election to watch. Even though its a very very long shot of Sheehan, but still Sheehan Qualifies To Challenge Pelosi

Dont get surprised, there will no hard pressing question on McCain's policies or gaffe instead I think it will be mostly focused on bashing Sen. Obama and his policies. But we will see will it be really fair and balanced? Sen. McCain Talks to Fox Tuesday and Carl Cameron will interview the Arizonan for a piece to air on Special Report with Brit Hume at 6 pm ET Tuesday.

The Front-Runner’s Fall a nice piece.

Withdrawing troops are no longer a debate instead when to end the war and how is the question? Experts differ on How to end Iraq war

Is it that bad to be popular?

2008-08-11T14:37:00.001-07:00

McCain camp is hammering Obama for his charisma and popularity not just to Americans but also around the world. Is is that bad to be likable and also be the President?

I would take a president who is popular and charismatic any day. I love Harley roars but also I like couple hundred thousands chant "USA USA USA -- OBAMA OBAMA"

Is Sen. McCain Ready to lead?

2008-08-11T13:28:00.000-07:00

What MSM is not asking is "Is Sen. McCain ready to lead?". I guess this is a fair question to ask, when right, left and center all are pounding on Sen. Obama with this question, they say he is naive, inexperienced and out of touch. As Bill Clinton mentioned few days back, no one is ready to be President (that might be his honest answer to the question) but in a way he is right. Same doubts were raised against Abraham Lincoln and John F Kennedy, and they turned out to be one of the best president of United states.

Sen. Obama had the judgement to call IRAQ war the wrong and dumb war. He was right. Last week Mr. Ron Suskind's book "The Way of the World: A Story of Truth and Hope in an Age of Extremism." revealed the forgery by the white house and their motive behind Iraq war was not WMD. Experience is needed and as Sen. Obama says VP chenny and Rumsfield are the most experience people in current administration but unfortunately they had wrong kind of experience. I would go with a little right kind of experience against the Veterans with wrong kind of experience. In my opinion Sen. Obama has the courage and right judgment when it matters, whether its a 3 am call or current Geogia/Russia conflict. When Sen. Obama said he will attack Pakistan if we have actionable intelligence and Pakistan government is not willing to act, everybody declared him to be naive and he should not be making these kind of statement while running for president, I thought the rest were trying to make political points. In contrary the current administration did the same and still doing the same (attacking targets in Pakistan) sometimes without even letting Pakistani government know about the future attack, now thats UNILATERAL approach by Bush administration which will be the McCain administration approach as well.

Is he ready to lead?

Iraq/Iran/Pakistan and Foreign Policy
When he has been making so many gaffes, some says he is a maverick, he rally's against his party on the issues that are vitals for America and he sees Americans first than Republicans. Over the past few months (after clinching party nomination) he has been putting Republicans first than Americans or America. Thats the new McCain we are seeing now, he promised not to run dirty campaign and now he is becoming the attack machine because his Republican friends and adviser like Rick Davis (DHL deal breaker) and Karl Rove are suggesting him to be aggressive (aggressive is a strong word and I would rather love Sen. McCain use these in foreign policy, climate change, ecomony ..).
1. He does not know sunni, Shi'ite and Al-Queda (Sen. Liberman had to remind him what is what).
2. He gets confused in Iraq/Pakistan boreder, Iran is in between those two unless McCain has already won the war against Iran and merged it with Iraq (then it makes sense).
3. He made new history by mistaking surge timetable.
4. Iraq has $80 billions in surplus and Sen. McCain still wants to send our tax dollars to IRAQ why? Halliburton? We are in deficit and he wants to send billions of dollar yes with a B to Iraq for re-construction, how about political re-conciliation first and have them get around with their own money.
4. He is against specific timetable for troops withdrawal but he says TIME HORIZON is good, oh yeah 100 years or may be more is what you are thinking.

ECONOMY/ENERGY

We have tons of youtube video where Sen. McCain himself said he does not know much about economy. I dont think we need to say anything more on this, simply he does not know anything besides criticizing Sen. Obama's economic plans, but he never comes up with detailed plan of his. His one of the best and dearest adviser said we are in mental recession and Sen. McCain echoed the same while he suggested on off shore drilling "we will have a psychological relief". Sen. McCain we are not looking for psychological relief instead we are looking for real solution.

Health Care
Same policies

Social Security
Same as current or Bush's policies, lets privatized it and I will be able to use that money in future wars.

Housing Crisis
I have 6 houses, i am not in trouble so the rest of America is not.

Oops! McBush Did It Again!

2008-08-11T09:05:00.000-07:00

One of my friend made and sent this video over to me, I think he has done great job defining the intelligence of Sen. Obama and Biggest Celebrity of the World -- Britney spears.

Morning News

2008-08-11T06:04:00.000-07:00

Sen. Obama's Campaign released a new ad "EMBRACE" aka "CELEBRITY AD" which says Same Old Washington Games and where is same old McCain (the bipartisan leader).
Watch here

After releasing statement in favor of Georgia, Sen. McCain is trying to clear out the lobbyist influence in his statement.
Sen. McCain to address Georgia-Russia Conflict

Sen. Obama to announce in VP choice via Text Msg, campaign claims first in the Nation.

AFL-CIO goes after Sen. McCain over DHL deal

Putin to US: Mind your own business

Wolfson: Edwards' Cover-up Cost Clinton the Nomination
"I believe we would have won Iowa, and Clinton today would therefore have been the nominee," former Clinton Communications Director Howard Wolfson told ABC News.com

Morning News

2008-08-10T06:49:00.000-07:00

Russia Expands Bombing Blitz Against Georgia

Once again Sen. McCain trying to frame Sen. Obama as Naive and Not Ready. McCain: Obama Seeks To 'Legislate Failure' In Iraq

How low can Lieberman go? Dem VP candidate in 2000 election and now most likely Reps VP Candidate, is it time for people of CT to rise up? - Lieberman ‘on McCain short-list’

Obama Camp and Clinton's camp working hard for a compromise in their role at the convention. After, Bill Clinton's spot on convention all eyes turned to Hillary Clinton. Report says Chelsea to Introduce Mom at Convention

Let the game begins. Pres. Bush hangs out with athletes, leaving his politics and political agenda behind in China at least for few hours or a day. Bush Hangs With Beach Volleyball Stars at Olympics

Sen. McCain's adviser tied to Georgia lobby group and Sen. McCain camps defends their initial statement on Russia/Georgia Conflict which favored Georgia and critics are all over the adviser's role.
Sen. McCain's Statement on Russian Invasion of Georgia
Sen. McCain camp defends Scheunemann against 'Obama Campaign/Kremlin'

Morning News

2008-08-09T07:03:00.000-07:00

Obama Talks Economy, Iraq in Radio Address : “This is a defining moment in our history. We can either continue down a failed course, or we can choose a better future.” Listen here

1,500 Reported Killed in Georgia Attacks

Elizabeth Edwards: I will stand by my man

John Edwards admits to Affair and says "I have Been Stripped Bare"

Obama Camp: McCain's Ohio DHL Deal A Turning Point

Finally a Pro-Obama editorial by WSJ.

HANDS: Sen. Obama's new energy plan

2008-08-08T16:44:00.000-07:00

Sen. Obama released new TV ad highlighting his energy policies and focused on the issue we need and want. While Sen. McCain once again played old school politics and told corn producers of Des Moines, IA that he doesn’t want to subsidize their "EHTANOL" but he is willing to give tax break to his OLD buddies OIL INDUSTRIES.

Maverick and Foreign Policy

2008-08-08T15:53:00.000-07:00

Few days back Sen. McCain Camp released an ad trying to prove him "MAVERICK" and using DEMOCRATS like Sen. John Kerry, Howard Dean and even Sen. Obama, but they forgot to mention was that those comments were atleast 2 years old and back then Sen. McCain was reaching across the aisle to get things done in Washington but the time has changed so has Sen. McCain.

Here are some Maverick's expertise in Foreign Policy.

Sadr to McCain - I will disarm if you agree on timetable

2008-08-08T13:18:00.000-07:00

Today, Anti-American Iraqi Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr would dissolve his Mehdi Army militia if the United States started withdrawing troops according to a set timetable.

Did you hear that McCain? When Iraqis wants us out, can you please explain if we a reformer or invader?

You said know Malliki very well a few weeks back when you were asked by Wolf about Malliki's sort of endorsement to Sen. Obama's withdrawal plan. So, do you still want to be in IRAQ for 100 years? After Malliki its Sadr who is asking us to leave and they will work out for IRAQ's peace and security. Now you are being political rather than a leader. A great leader (or celebrity in your word) listens to the respective citizens and leaders, makes bipartisan efforts to resolve conflicts, involves allies and adversaries to achieve the goal. Thats not naive Mr. McCain, thats leadership and diplomacy.

Can you please stop playing politics of fear and selfishness, its the matter of Americans and future of our nation. Where did straight talk go?

McCain's positive and respectful Campaign

2008-08-08T12:31:00.001-07:00

John McCain promised to run a positive and respectful campaign against Sen. Barack Obama but straight talk express took a wild turn and adopted strategy from Rove's playbook.

Yes, changing position talking to experts is understandable John! but changing the staight talk express to attack machine is simply POLITICAL. You have been saying "You would rather loose a political campaign than a war" well thats your perception and was a straight talk (even though I thought that was your agenda to get nominated) but now you are saying "I would rather win a political campaign than a honesty, integrity and my Character" with all these baseless attacks on Sen. Obama.

McCain's best sound bites

2008-08-08T10:31:00.000-07:00

Here are some of Sen. McCain's flip flops or gaffes.

1. Bush's Tax
I am against it (then I was not running for office) and now i am supporting (I am running for office).

2.Bringing Troops home
Thats not important for me.

3. Iraq War is for OIL.
Ah well I mis-spoke, what I meant was democracy.

Friday August 8th Morning News

2008-08-08T04:07:00.000-07:00

A deal has been made between Obama Campaign and Clintons Legacy
Bill Clinton to Address Democrats at the Convention

Let the fun begin, Its all about game, no politics allowed
2008 Summer Olympics Bigins

And this is what happens if you mix politics into athletics.
China Detains White House Press Plane for three hours

Dems worry about Obama's soft response and Sen Chuck Schumer suggests: 'OBAMA, Hit McCain Harder'

Obamamania goes to Denver Seats for Obama's speech gone

Does this mean he will be called upon to testify under oath? McCain Calls For Investigation of Firm He Aided

And McCain says Obama is a job killer Leaked McCain Memo: Paint Obama As A "Job Killing Machine"

McCain's Campaign finance in trouble - McCain Camp to Return $50,000 in Donations and yesterday we had similar one with Romney's Campaign. Do we need to dig deeper?

Gonzo back in the news U.S. Attorney Scandal Probe Enters White House Circle

DNC Parodies "Dems Praise McCain" Ad By Using The Same Talking Heads

What Happened - John?

2008-08-07T08:00:00.000-07:00

Straight Talk Express got derailed.