Jack & Jill Politics

Crist had some persuasion to extend voting hours in Florida...

Obama Camp Giddy Over Early Voting Extension In Florida
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/10/28/obama-...

UPDATE: Obama deputy campaign manager Steve Hildebrand, who was recently dispatched to Florida for the last weeks of the race, told the Huffington Post's Seth Colter Walls that the campaign sent a couple of go-betweens to speak to Crist about expanding the hours for early voting locations.

"We had a couple of key supporters make a suggestion to him, to advance the premise that Florida elections need to be run very smoothly," Hildebrand said. "And that three or four or five hour waits for people to vote is not a smooth process."

Hildebrand declined to identify the individuals who took the Obama campaign's message to the Governor, saying: "this was not a pressure deal by any stretch. The Governor was incredibly cooperative, and recognized that this was best for the election process."

TruthSeeker: BIG TIME APOLOGIES! I DUPLICATED THIS. VERY SORRY!

But giddy. :>)

rikyrah: An NOW a word from the "AUTHORITIES":

Well, we've heard from one of the "presently jailed, would-be assassins." She said - "He's SORRY!"

And NOW a word from the "authorities":

http://blackpoliticsontheweb.com/2008/10/28/aut...
Authorities say skinhead plot wasn’t fully formed

Two white supremacists charged with plotting to behead blacks across the country and assassinate Barack Obama while wearing white top hats and tuxes were likely too disorganized to carry out the plot, authorities said, and their planning was riddled with blunders.

Paul Schlesselman, 18, of Helena-West Helena, Ark., and Daniel Cowart, 20, of Bells are accused of dreaming up the plan. While authorities say they had guns capable of creating carnage, documents show they never got close to getting off the ground.

Among the blunders: They drew attention to themselves by etching swastikas on a car with sidewalk chalk, only knew each other for a month, couldn’t even pull off a house robbery, and a friend ratted them out to authorities.

“Certainly these men have some frightening weapons and some very frightening plans,” said Mark Potok, director of the Southern Poverty Law Center, who studies the white supremacy movement. “But with the part about wearing top hats … it gets a bit hard to take them seriously.”

Despite making sure the plot was stopped, authorities did not believe Cowart and Schlesselman had the means to carry out their threat to assassinate Obama, said a federal law enforcement official who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to discuss the case publicly.

Asked whether the two suspects had Obama’s schedule or plans to kill him at a specific time or place, a second law enforcement official who also was not authorized to speak publicly said, “I don’t think they had that level of detail.”

SKIP

The plot referenced two numbers important to skinhead culture by aiming to take the lives of 88 people, and 14 of them would be beheaded. The number 14 refers to a 14-word phrase attributed to an imprisoned white supremacist: “We must secure the existence of our people and a future for white children” and to the eighth letter of the alphabet, H. Two “8″s or “H”s stand for “Heil Hitler.”

SKIP

Attorneys for Cowart and Schesselman haven’t commented, but Schlesselman’s sister said Tuesday she spoke with him after the charges were made public. “He said he’s sorry about everything he’s done,” she said.

The plot was the third high-profile incident involving death threats against Obama in the last three months.

Raymond Hunter Geisel, 22, has pleaded not guilty to charges he threatened to assassinate Obama and President Bush. Authorities said Geisel kept an arsenal of weaponry and military gear and made the threats while attending a training class to become a bail bondsman.

Soooooo, am I getting the feeling or message that this "ain't no big deal!?", according to the "authorities?" Hmmf!! There is sooo much about this that "harkens me back to the 'KANGAROO COURT' concept!"

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&rlz=1B3RNFA_...

A court with no legal basis, also slang for a court of law in which violations of legal processes are so bad that justice is denied.
www.militarylawoffice.com/legal_dictionary


A judicial or quasi-judicial proceeding, or a group which conducts such proceedings, which is without proper authority, abusive, or otherwise unjust
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/kangaroo court


**shaking my head** **tsk! tsk!**

Well, guess what, "authorities", it's a BRAND NEW DAY!!

How do you know that "THEY" don't have "skinhead friends" WITH the ability to plot a "FULLY-FORMED PLAN??" Geeeez!!

Moving right along. Waiting for Chapters 2, 3, 4, etc.

Whew! Shaking my head Deep Breaths!!

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Barack's gonna be on Rachel's show Thursday! You go Dr. Rachel!

She seemed very pleased to annouce it.

Yes she did. Rachel has earned the right to this interview with Barack. Maybe he'll offer her a slot in his cabinet!

Justice58: There's something unsettling about that decision. Hmmmmm.?

Yes, it might help him to win!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

But yet CNN gives a time slot to a black man who bashes black women and portray black men as ghetto pimps and call it comedy!

London calling. check out the editorial cartoons about the Republican campaign. for those trying to understand the poodle; when Blair was PM he backed the Iraq fiasco lock stock and barrel and overruled everyone in English politics(remember they created Iraq and it did in Churchill after WWI):
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/cartoon/

Rob M: LOL!! :>) :>) I love British humor! :>) Many times it it BRUTAL!! Love it!
Thanks for the laff!! :>)

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I realize I have Election Related Anxiety Disorder (ERAD) but I am freaking out here.

Is anyone else hearing McCain saying he is absolutely, positively, 100% going to win PA?

Does anyone else wonder if he's got something up his sleeve? or the corrupt GOP has some stinking filth up it's sleeve?

Lord, I need a valium or something. This is unbearable. How many more days?????

BAB: HANG IN THERE!! You got some friends HERE! :>)

WE ARE FAMILY!

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LOL @ ERAD! I'm going to have to use that. This is one of the reasons why I am enjoying this site - it's good to be able to share our frustrations with each other, but also to be motivated to do more for the campaign. We'll get through it! (And without valium!!)

I'm feeling similarly anxious and at my wits end.

I say this to you: DO WHATEVER YOU CAN TO CHANNEL THIS ENERGY INTO THE CAMPAIGN. They need people to GOTV really badly. Make calls on behalf of Move-on or Barack Obama Campaign. As long as you as an individual make a difference, you will feel energized and not scared. The era of the politics of fear dies with us- GET FIRED UP AND READY TO GO!

not just you. but, we're going to help each other through it. we will.

Rikyrah and BAB, it's possible that McInsane is chanting this mantra "I am absolutely, positively, 100% going to win PA.," because his hypnotist instructed him to do so?

He knows he must win PA to have any hope of getting into the White House, and figures if he repeats this mantra enough (out loud), it just might work for him. Dream on, dude!

PA. Govenor Ed Rendell is going to be on The Rachel Maddow show tonight.

Ed called the tax redistribution talk from mccain/palin "deceitful."

Recap:

Don't believe the polls, don't you dare move, stay in those lines, and vote. The undecideds are more confused than undecided. Folks are still telling Ed that Barack is going to raise their taxes. Folks need to understand that their best hope is Barack Obama.

Pennsylvanians aren't buying the erractic messages of McCain. barack not getting enough credit from the media about his economic message.

Ashely Todd: terrible that his camp jumped on that story. dishonorable and disappointing. They throw the shit up long enough and they hope it sticks.

John McCain has "Joe the Plumber" on the campaign trail attacking Obama.

Found this over at Faux News Trashy site---McCain is a dishonorable and shameless politician



'Joe the Plumber' Backs Claim That Obama Would Bring 'Death to Israel'
Joe Wurzelbacher, on his first campaign trail appearance for John McCain, says he agrees that a vote for Barack Obama would be "a vote for the death to Israel."

October 28, 2008

Joe Wurzelbacher, a.k.a. "Joe the Plumber," on Tuesday twice agreed with a claim from an audience member at a John McCain rally that "a vote for Barack Obama is a vote for the death to Israel."

Wurzelbacher was hitting the campaign trail on behalf of McCain for the first time, joining former Rep. Rob Portman on a GOP bus tour through Ohio.

At a stop in Columbus, he fielded the question on Israel from a self-identified Jewish senior citizen.

The questioner said he was "concerned" with Barack Obama's associations and "It's my belief that a vote for Obama is a vote for the death to Israel."

Wurzelbacher responded: "I do know that."

The questioner then complained about Obama's tax policies and reiterated his Israel comment.

"Well, you know what, I'll actually go ahead and agree with you on that one," Wurzelbacher said. "You know ... no, I agree with ya.'"

Wurzelbacher's first trip to the podium as a McCain surrogate was freewheeling. He often apologized to reporters gathered in a flag store for talking from his gut.

"I'm honestly scared for America," Wurzelbacher said.

He later said Obama would end the democracy that the U.S. military had defended during wars.

"I love America. I hope it remains a democracy, not a socialist society. ... If you look at spreading the wealth, that's honestly right out of Karl Marx's mouth," Wurzelbacher said.
"No one can debate that. That's not my opinion. That's fact."

Though "Joe the Plumber" has become a centerpiece of McCain's campaign in the closing days of the presidential race, McCain aides told FOX News the Republican nominee does not share Wurzelbacher's opinion on Obama's view toward Israel.

Obama states on his Web site that he strongly supports the U.S.-Israel relationship, as well as Israel's right to defend itself and foreign assistance to the country.

McCain, though, has suggested Obama's commitment to Israel is not as deep as it should be.

A McCain TV ad out Tuesday ridicules Obama for saying Iran, whose president is openly hostile toward Israel, is a "tiny" country that "doesn't pose a serious threat."

The narrator says: "Terrorism, destroying Israel, those aren't serious threats? Obama -- dangerously unprepared to be president."

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

I wonder if he even knows what a socialist really is. And they say Obama exploited Joe.the.Plummer. gmafb

http://thinkprogress.org/2008/10/28/joe-plumber...


Today, Joe “the Plumber” Wurzelbacher hit the campaign trail on behalf of Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) for the first time, joining former Bush OMB Director Rob Portman on a GOP bus tour through Ohio. Stopping at a flag store, Wurzelbacher twice agreed with a questioner who said that “a vote for Obama is a vote for the death to Israel.”

Fox News brought Wurzelbacher on to discuss his claims, but despite host Shepard Smith’s best efforts, Wurzelbacher refused to explain why he agreed with the nonsensical claim:

SMITH: Joe, do you know Barack Obama’s positions on Israel?

WURZELBACHER: Listen, I know you wanna really get some answers on this one, I’m just not gonna help you out here, Shepherd. Let people go out and find, that’s what I’ve been telling people. […] Listen, you don’t want my opinion on foreign policy. I know just enough probably to be dangerous.

SMITH: Yeah, well that’s what I was kinda wondering.

Smith also read a statement from the McCain campaign standing firmly behind Wurzelbacher’s absurd claims:

While he’s clearly his own man, so far Joe has offered some penetrating and clear analysis that cuts to the core of many of the concerns that people have with Barack Obama’s statements and policies. … [T]here is good reason to question the judgement that Obama would bring to the Oval Office.


Huh? John McCain has no shame. Joe The Plumber is an idiot

Joe's an opportunist, John's the idiot.

Monie: This is what should happen! McAncient PALS AROUND with those of his ILK: LIARS! DECEIVERS!! EVIL!! GREEDY!! ERRATIC!! CONFUSED!! NON-INTELLIGENT!! (O.K. DUMB!!), RACIST!!, anything else VILE!, etc., etc., etc.

JTP is a GREAT FIT!! :>) :>)

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PATHETIC! His campaign simply accepts any damn body, saying any damn thing!

"Joe" the Plumber is a neo-Nazi.

That's what I thought the first time I saw him.

That is exactly what he looks like. You are probably right about this!

"Joe" the plumber is being used as a desperate, last ditch effort of Mcshame to appeal to the white male. (The racist, dumb, ignorant, sorry ass poor white trash)

Today's Polls 10.28

Arkansas Rasmussen McCain 54, Obama 44 McCain +10
Colorado Politico/InAdv Obama 53, McCain 45 Obama +8
Florida LA Times/Bloomberg Obama 50, McCain 43 Obama +7
Georgia InAdv/PollPosition McCain 48, Obama 47 McCain +1
Mississippi Rasmussen McCain 53, Obama 45 McCain +8
Montana NBC/Mason-Dixon McCain 48, Obama 44 McCain +4
Nevada Rasmussen Obama 50, McCain 46 Obama +4
Nevada Suffolk Obama 50, McCain 40 Obama +10
New Hampshire NBC/Mason-Dixon Obama 50, McCain 39 Obama +11
New Jersey Strategic Vision (R) Obama 53, McCain 38 Obama +15
North Carolina NBC/Mason-Dixon Obama 47, McCain 47 Tie
Ohio SurveyUSA Obama 49, McCain 45 Obama +4
Ohio LA Times/Bloomberg Obama 49, McCain 40 Obama +9
Pennsylvania Rasmussen Obama 53, McCain 46 Obama +7
Pennsylvania InAdv/PollPosition Obama 51, McCain 42 Obama +9
Pennsylvania Morning Call Obama 53, McCain 41 Obama +12
Wisconsin Strategic Vision (R) Obama 50, McCain 41 Obama +9

National Rasmussen Reports Obama 51, McCain 46 Obama +5
National Gallup Obama 50, McCain 43 Obama +7
National Diageo/Hotline Obama 50, McCain 42 Obama +8
National ABC News/Wash Post Obama 52, McCain 45 Obama +7
National Ipsos/McClatchy Obama 50, McCain 45 Obama +5
National Pew Research Obama 53, McCain 38 Obama +15

30 Days | 30 Reasons : Kids (#8)
http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=fRdEZX05Co4

Charles Meets Barack
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/10/28/161745...

Folks can't say they don't know where McCain is coming from and what he intends to do for the "little guy":

Does McCain want to raise the minimum wage? ‘Of course not.’
http://thinkprogress.org/2008/10/28/mccain-min-...

Pennsylvania GOP sends e-mail to Jewish voters with warning: vote Obama, and risk another Holocaust.

http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1031235.html

RonnieB: Here is the FAUX-POLOGY! :>)

http://blackpoliticsontheweb.com/2008/10/27/ex-...

RonnieB: Not to worry. Yesterday, the JUDGE who "skimmed" the document, made a PUBLIC FAUX-POLOGY and SENT out an e-mail [ALLEGEDLY] to the 75,000 Jews who received the first one. I'll try to find the article - from yesterday. :>) :>)


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My dad forwarded this email to me, not sure who started it but I thought it was funny:

Obama could actually win this thing! If that happens there will be a lot of people (some of our co-workers included) who will be afraid that an Obama presidency will usher in the end of days. They'll be watching us on November 5th (the day after the election) for 'signs of the end' times. To keep the peace and keep a lot of folks from getting nervous, I think we should develop a list of acceptable celebrations and behaviors we should probably avoid - at least for the first few days:

1) No crying, hugging or shouting 'Thank you, Lord' – at least not in public.

2) No high-fives - at least not unless the area is clear and there are no witnesses.

3) No laughing at the McCain/Palin supporters.

4) No calling in sick on November 5th. They'll get nervous if too many of us don't show up.

5) We're allowed to give each other knowing winks or nods in passing. Just try to keep from grinning too hard.

6) No singing loudly, 'We've Come This Far by Faith' (it WILL be acceptable to hum softly).

7) No bringing barbeque ribs or fried chicken for lunch in the company lunchroom for at least a week (no chitterlings AT ALL! This may make us seem too ethnic too soon.)

8) No leaving Kool-aid packages at the water fountain.

9) No Cupid Shuffle during breaks (this could indicate a little too much excitement.)

10) Please no Moving on Up music (we are going to try to remain humble.)

11) No grits, chicken & waffles and half & half for breakfast in the office

12) No Obama Shuffle on the back parking lot or down the hall to the conference room.

13) No singing loudly…"Ain't No stopping Us now"

14) No block parties circling the perimeter of the White House

pjamma: ROTFL!!! :>) :>) 2 FUNNY!! :>) :>)

Thank your dad!! :>) :>) :>)

LOL!!!LOL!!! :>) :>) :>) STILL LAUGHING!!!

I say we all agree to walk around with a beatific smile on our faces

Rory

Here's two more: lol

Please try not to yell—-BOOOO YAH!

Just in case you’re wondering, Doing the Running Man, cabbage
patch, or a backhand spring on the highway is 100% okay

I think it's deceptive.

So wait...you're saying we can do those things?? lol

As Barack says, there are two words to remember when considering these good-looking polls: New.Hampsire.

rikyrah: A sister of ONE of the Little INCARCERATED SOB's says "He's sorry!"

http://blackpoliticsontheweb.com/2008/10/28/sis...
Sister says suspect in Obama plot is sorry
October 28, 2008 ·

O.K.??? I guess. . . . . . .

What am I suppose ta do with this information??


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I read the article and my only thought is "cry me a river". I don't have any sympathy for those guys because I am sure their feeling is still the same regarding minorities. My sense is that the only regret is that they got caught.

Exactly Val! These thugs had in mind to kill black kids & a presidential candidate for the pure joy of it. Keep their asses locked up forever as far as I'm concerned. May they never see the light of day!

Hey JJP folks: I VOTED TODAY!

My two year old daughter and I stood in a really, really long line and we pushed the buttons together. It was a GREAT feeling. I also wrote about it on my blog: http://thebottomofheaven.com/2008/10/28/i-voted...

I voted early so that my daughter could come with me and also because (gulp!) I've decided to volunteer with the Obama campaign next Tuesday and either call or help others get to the polls. This is the most politically involved I've ever been in my life and it feels great.

Also, someone may have already posted this, but just in case you're feeling a bit complacent: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Xnk9aqih8o

Yes we can!

this is so beautiful. thank you

Claudia: CONGRATULATIONS!! I know "you feel good!!" :>)


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CONGRATULATIONS CLAUDIA. Balloons and confetti streaming from the skies.

Good for you.

Good for you, Claudia! Yay!

I do not want to put the cart before the horse, or start high stepping before we get the touchdown, because everyone needs to vote. But check this out:

Mayor Daley Predicts 1 Million At Obama Election Party
Source: CBS 2 Chicago

Mayor Daley predicted Tuesday that more than a million people would descend on Grant Park for Barack Obama's election night "celebration" and said the city has no plans to screen people entering the park.

The mayor said "everybody's talking about" the Obama celebration.

"It's gonna be surprising. There's gonna be a lot of people who will want to come down and celebrate…We hope it's a million or more. It would be wonderful."

The Chicago Sun-Times reported this week that the Police Department's retired resident expert on security planning has been hired back-this time on contract—to quarterback logistics for the Obama rally.

http://cbs2chicago.com/local/obama.election.nig......

Ummm....

We must win the election....first.

The city is not going to screen people? What does that mean?

This article is irresponsible. I can't believe Daley would say something like that in public.

Is he crazy?

Co-signing, CH. WTF? Two crazy knuckleheads got scooped up yesterday for plotting to kill blacks and Barack Obama, and this idiot is advertising no screening of folk before entering the park!

Mercy! , Daley needs to have his head examined. He needs to retract that statement and clarify that the evernt will be properly vetted for the safety of all attendees at this event.

That is way too dangerous! He definitely needs to retract the statement!

Dag, I wish I could be there.... Which reminds me - I was talking to a friend who has already made reservations in DC for the inauguration. That may be putting the cart before the horse too, but I'll probably look back and wish I had done the same!

A lot of groups have scheduled bus packages to DC for the inauguration. I am thinking about signing up for one. I prefer to fly but with the packages I will already have my hotel room. Refunds will be given if necessary but it doesn't look as though that will be necessary.

I'll have to check this out. I'm in SF, but would fly East because I have fam in DC and NYC.

Hmmm... I may have to look into that. If you find out about any good deals, I hope you'll post the info!

Do a Google search for inauguration trips from the city you reside in!

Ooops! Sorry, that makes more sense doesn't it?!?!

rikyrah: One more: :>)

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/10/28/mccain...
McCain Remains ABSOLUTELY Anchored Down By Bush:POLL

Poll numbers don't look good for John McCain these days. But the internal dynamics are even worse.

A Pew Research poll released on Tuesday reveals that the Arizona Republican is not only trailing substantially (19 percent) among early voters, but faces political obstacles that seem downright insurmountable. Despite devoting countless airtime and speeches towards distancing himself from George W. Bush, more people today believe McCain would be an extension of the current administration's policies than they did just one week ago. As Pew reports:

"As disapproval of President Bush's job performance has edged upward, fewer voters say that McCain would take the country in a different direction from Bush's. Currently, more voters say McCain would continue Bush's policies than say he would take the country in a different direction (47% to 40%). Just a week ago (Oct. 16-19), voters were divided over whether McCain would continue Bush's policies or not (44% continue, 45% take new direction."

Making matters worse for the Republican ticket, the same-as-Bush perception is getting stronger among the Independent voters that McCain needs to court.

"Independent voters have become substantially more likely to say McCain would continue Bush's policies (37 percent in mid-October, 48% now) than to say he would take the country in a new direction (50% in mid-October, 38% now)."

Indeed, it appears that much of McCain's efforts this past week to cast his candidacy as the one to help the working class have been for naught. Buried in the Pew polls findings is this little nugget: "Half of voters say that, if elected, McCain 'would do too much for wealthy Americans.'"

These findings suggest that Barack Obama's efforts to paint McCain as an copy of Bush have paid off. But the current race for the White House is being played on an uneven field.

THERE IS MORE.

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Don't know if this story was already covered, I just saw it. More idiocy from the GOP in trying to suppress voters.

Judge orders Gary, Hammond, East Chicago, Ind., early voting sites to stay open; GOP to appeal
by Tom Coyne / Associated Press
SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- Early voting centers that Republicans contend increase the risk of voter fraud will remain open in Gary, Hammond and East Chicago under an order from a special judge, who said closing them could jeopardize people's fundamental right to vote.

A Republican official said the party would appeal.

Lake County Superior Court Judge Diane Kavadias Schneider acknowledged that "regrettably, Lake County has had a history of public corruption and voter fraud." But she said there are several safeguards in place for in-person absentee voting, including a state law requiring voters to present photo identification and access to registration checks through a state voter database.

Kavadias Schneider sided with Democrats, who have argued that many residents of the three cities cannot get to Crown Point to cast early ballots and will not have time to vote on Nov. 4.

The judge noted that travel to Crown Point from Gary, Hammond and East Chicago "is impractical or impossible" and challenged the plaintiffs and their attorneys to go to certain intersections in each city and attempt to travel to Crown Point by public transportation.


"It is highly probable that they would find it difficult, if not impossible, to do so," wrote Kavadias Schneider, who was named by the Indiana Supreme Court to hear the case.

The case has taken on racial overtones, with some Democrats questioning whether Republicans are trying to suppress votes by minorities likely to favor Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama. Indiana has not chosen a Democrat for president since 1964, but polls show this year's race between the Illinois senator and Republican John McCain to be close.

Kavadias Schneider said providing early voting in predominantly white Crown Point but barring locations to the majority of Lake County's black and Hispanic residents would violate the federal Voting Rights Act.

"It is not reasonable or fair to allow voters residing in Crown Point or in close proximity thereto to cast and early ballot there, while at the same time requiring the many more voters in Gary, Hammond and East Chicago to make an onerous and lengthy round trip there to vote," she wrote.

The ruling noted that there has been no evidence of any voter fraud since the early voting centers opened and that Republicans had provided no proof that they "will suffer any injury if the voting continues."

Lake County GOP Chairman John Curley said Wednesday evening that the party would appeal, though he was not certain what court would hear the case. Messages seeking comment also were left at the offices of attorneys for the Republican Party.

My bad...didn't realize it was that long when I copied it.

np Miranda. Great read.

rikyrah: I just saw this. Their own campaign is "doubting their Health Plan!":

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jason-rosenbaum/m...
McCain Campaign: Our Health Plan Doesn't Work

Another admission from the McCain campaign that their health care plan is nothing more than a bunch of right-wing platitudes thrown together without any real serious thought as to how to solve the health care crisis. From CNN:

Changing the tax treatment wouldn't hurt the employer-sponsored system and would allow more of the uninsured to buy their own coverage, [the McCain campaign says]. Also, his advisers say a McCain administration would keep an eye on the credit to make sure it didn't lag behind the cost of coverage, while also working to lower the rate of medical inflation.

Younger, healthier workers likely wouldn't abandon their company-sponsored plans, said Douglas Holtz-Eakin, McCain's senior economic policy adviser.

"Why would they leave?" said Holtz-Eakin. "What they are getting from their employer is way better than what they could get with the credit."

Got that?

THERE IS MORE

C-O-N-F-U-S-E-D/E-R-R-A-T-I-C!!


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I think O talked about it on the stump in the rain. It was briefly reported on CNN too.

Let's repeat that! McCain's OWN PEOPLE say

"Why would they leave?" said Holtz-Eakin. "What they are getting from their employer is way better than what they could get with the credit."

Honesty has a way of creeping out of even the most astute and habitual liars ;-)

Charlie Crist does the right thing:

Gov. Charlie Crist signed an executive order today, extending the hours for early voting during the current general election.

"I have spoken with the Secretary of State and members of the Florida Legislature and have concluded that it is always the right thing to do to give voters every opportunity to cast a ballot," Crist said. "I have a responsibility to the voters of our state to ensure that the maximum number of citizens can participate in the electoral process, and that every person can exercise the right to vote."

Effective immediately, early voting sites will be open from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., through Friday, Oct. 31, 2008, and for a total of 12 hours between 7:00 a.m. on Sat., Nov. 1, and 7:00 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 2, 2008.


I will remind folks that:
1. it was the Florida GOP in the State Legislature that CUT the number of hours for early voting, as well as cut the number of early voting polling places
2. Crist was the one who restored felon voting rights.

Charlie Crist, the tan man . . . I keep hoping that his closeted self will come to the light and the right side of politics in this country. Maybe this is a sign . . .

I do not think I am the first to post this, but if I am here are some great pictures.

9,000 IN THE RAIN for Obama in Chester, PA
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/10/28/13364/...

This is wonderful! Thanks for the link. I love how Obama is wearing jeans and a pullover....

SuprK: GREAT/POWERFUL PICS!! THANK YOU for the INSPIRATION!! :>) :>)

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Thanks for the link, Suprk

Barack never ceases to amaze me! It is so inspiring to see people standing in the cold & rain to hear him speak. That is someone wanting change!

Come on, Nov 4th!

Those pictures made me cry. I don't know why exactly but ... thank you for posting.

saw that. got some good pictures from it.

Everytime I see pictures with people and raw emotions...I think of you Rikyrah...thinking..hey that's an open thread shot.

rikyrah: My response: MAJOR CO-SIGN!!

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/10/28/palin-...
Palin A "Whack Job", Top McCain Advisor Says

One of John McCain's advisers recently called his running mate Sarah Palin a "diva" after she went off-script at a rally, and suggested she was looking after her own political future over the current campaign. Now another adviser ups the ante in a conversation with the Politico's Playbook, labeling Palin a "whack job."

Meanwhile, Dana Milbank reports on more signs of division between McCain and his running mate on the stump:

THERE IS MORE.

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AND, OT but re: "oh-twelve" (in that article)

The other day I was saying to my girlfriend that when the zeroes run out from the year, it won't be any fun anymore to say dates in a dramatic voice. (For example, I may be on the verge of embarking on ~~MattressQuest Oh-Eight~~ soon).

So just adding an oh- to the numbers after 2009 ... not such a bad idea, actually, in terms of preserving the fun of things.

/non-political ramblings

PS Thanks for your reply to my "Jewish agency" comment last night. GreenLadyHere. It was late at night and I was feeling punchy and worried it would only make sense to me :)

Michelle: My pleasure. I try to respond to many comments in order to encourage people. :>)

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LOL! Well she is a "whack job." I can see it from here, can't imagine what it must be like to have to try to work with her

Not to mention, listening to that voice!

Justice58: Co-sign!! LOL!! LOL!! **WINK*** :>)

wacthing my Tivo of last night's Rachel Maddow.

David Corn is a funny progressive. He's so on point, but usually makes his point with humor. Biting humor, but humor.

rikyrah: Oh. I'm so loving this "Re-Make" of "THE HUG!" I'm sure that it will go away later 2-day, but I'm enjoying it NOW. :>) :>)

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/
Picture of "THE HUG!" [I have it Bookmarked.] :>)

DANG! It went away!

Here it is: http://s3.amazonaws.com/apache.3cdn.net/29eb53e...

rikyrah: Is this the ULTIMATE DISS THE DUDE? I hope so.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/10/28/gop-ho...
GOP Homepage Makes NO MENTION Of McCain

Any mention of, information about, or support for John McCain, outside of a link to McCain's campaign store and an outdated opportunity to volunteer for McCain on "Super Saturday," October 25th. A Fred Thompson video, in which John McCain gets four sentences and is mentioned by name only once, gets top billing.

Read the whole story here.

I think so.. . . . . :>)

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GLH,

that's HILARIOUS.

Absolutely HILARIOUS.

I've tried and tried. I've given her many a pass. I've simply denied the stuff that comes out of her mouth. But as much as I want Tamron Hall to be good at her job, she's really not. I'm not even sure I could say she's all that intelligent at this point. If she is, she hides it well.

I'm glad you stuck with her this long, craig. I gave up awhile ago.

I really like Tamron. I admire her for standing up to the local Fox network she worked for in Chicago as well as that repulsive radio dimwit Mancow. I use to watch her everyday when she did the daily morning show.

I'm willing to give her the benefit of the doubt. I think she hasn't found her fit. She would've been great opposite, Joe in the mornings (I can honestly say, she wouldn't take his crap), but they have cheerleader Mika instead.

She does look like a fish out of water.

But she still doesn't strike me as intelligent.

That's my biggest problem with her.

Study LONG, Study WRONG.

Now, if the Obama camp does the same thing when FOX comes calling, I'd get a bigger belly laugh than I had reading this one. LOL

Yes! Oh I want him to ignore Fox so bad....especially Sean Hannity! He was the main cheerleader in the Rev Wright situation.

Why give ABC JACK?

Puleeze.

Original reports said he never even offered ABC an ad buy. I'd imagine the April debate still stings.

Yep, the campaign igg'd ABC on the serious tip.

Charles Gibson got the first interview with Sarah...He'll surely be getting the LAST interviews that President-Elect Obama will be granting anchors.

My money bets that Barack will grant Brian Williams the first interview.

ABC News Sucks.

I don't blame him if he did ignore them after that debacle of a debate. It was pure bs. D%mn haters!

ABC is the main network's FOX.

Cosigning, CH. Annnd, ABC aka, Assholes, Bullshiters and Crackas, scheduled some quirky show titled "Pushing Daisies." to air while the other networks air Barack's talk. Screw'em!

Oh the irony of it all.

McCain Phone Bankers Quit After Refusing To Peddle Low-Brow Obama Smears

http://crooksandliars.com/silentpatriot/mccain-...


It's nice to see at least some people in the McCain campaign still have standards.

TPM:

Some three dozen workers at a telemarketing call center in Indiana walked off the job rather than read an incendiary McCain campaign script attacking Barack Obama, according to two workers at the center and one of their parents.

Nina Williams, a stay-at-home mom in Lake County, Indiana, tells us that her daughter recently called her from her job at the center, upset that she had been asked to read a script attacking Obama for being "dangerously weak on crime," "coddling criminals," and for voting against "protecting children from danger."

Williams' daughter told her that up to 40 of her co-workers had refused to read the script, and had left the call center after supervisors told them that they would have to either read the call or leave, Williams says. The call center is called Americall, and it's located in Hobart, IN.

My 1st grade grandson, yesterday afternoon:

"Grandma! If that old white man gets elected, he's going to make us black people slaves again!"

And the child shall lead...LOL

BAB: Wisdom - out of the mouths of babes! Sadly, they KNOW the "cultural nuances" operating in this country. Hmmm?


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OMG! He sounds like my son!

One time I was watching a documentary on Walmart. The part came on when they were discussing Walmart operations in China and the deplorable conditions the workers lived and worked in.

He turned to me and said, mommy, walmart is making those people slaves!

Now whenever we go near a Walmart he says, "oh no, we are going to evil Walmart!"

Virginia NAACP sues Virginia GOV over not having enough voting machines in minority communities

Congratulations to the Virginia NAACP for being proactive and learning the lesson of elections past! They have rightly identified the signs of underhanded attempts to suppress minority voters, and have chosen to take action while something can still be done.

good find Cheri.

rikyrah: Found a criticism of the McAncient Health Plan. [I don't know how to ONLY access the single article. So I just posted it. :>)]

http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/

MCCAIN'S HEALTHCARE CONTRADICTION.... How bad is the McCain healthcare plan? So bad that the McCain campaign is now undermining its own proposal.

Douglas Holtz-Eakin, McCain's senior economic policy adviser, told CNN that younger, healthier workers probably won't give up their employer-sponsored healthcare plans because they would have no incentive to change. "Why would they leave?" said Holtz-Eakin. "What they are getting from their employer is way better than what they could get with the credit."

That's true. Taking a credit given by a McCain administration onto the open market would be very unappealing, especially those who are getting "way better" employer-sponsored healthcare.

But here's the thing: this isn't supposed to be the McCain campaign's argument. As Ezra explained:

Young workers are cheap. They don't need much health insurance. The theory of the McCain plan is that because of this, they will take their tax credit and head over to the individual market, either purchasing very cheap health care or no health care at all. This, in theory, will bring down total spending.

Holtz-Eakin is saying the theory may not work. The individual market sucks. You can be eliminated for preexisting conditions. Administrative costs are sky-high. There is no protection against the whims of your insurer. The same policy you had with your employer will, for these reasons and others, cost $2,000 more on the individual market. As such, young people may not exactly want to throw themselves into that situation.

Moreover, what young folks get from their employers is much better than what they'd receive on the individual market. Employer-based coverage plans are not aimed at young people who don't need much in the way of health care. They're aimed at older workers, and workers with families, who do. If the young workers, who are the good insurance bets, can't get better coverage on the individual insurance market, imagine how much worse the coverage will be for those who actually need to avail themselves of health care services.

Quite right. And what makes McCain's plan so striking is that it would discourage employers from providing the "way better" healthcare, precisely so workers would take McCain's credit onto the open market. "Why would they leave?" Holtz-Eakin asks. Because McCain wants them to.

"What they are getting from their employer is way better than what they could get with the credit," Holtz-Eakin argues. Well, sure. The next question, though, is why Holtz-Eakin's boss believes the smart thing to do is to push Americans away from their "way better" healthcare, taking inadequate credits that the McCain campaign now concedes are worse than the status quo.

Update: Atrios' summary is far more straightforward than mine: "So, the [McCain] plan is to increase taxes on people with decent health care plans and provide a tax credit for people to buy shitty ones. That's some wealth spreading we can believe in, my friends!"
—Steve Benen 1:20 PM Permalink | Trackbacks | Comments (3)

ERRATICand CONFUSED!!

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rikyrah: K.O called McAncient out yesterday - calmly- to "SAY SOMETHING" on the Stevens case. Here's his TEPID RESPONSE:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/10/28/mccain...
McCain Calls On Stevens To Step Aside, Predicts That Palin Won't Vote For Him

UPDATE: Sarah Palin has told CNBC's Maria Bartiromo that she believes Stevens "needs to step aside and allow our state to elect someone who will be supportive of those ideals of America."[MIND YOU - SHE WORKED WITH HIM!!!]

On Tuesday morning, John McCain called for Sen. Ted Stevens to step down after the Alaska lawmaker was found guilty on seven counts of corruption charges, while a campaign aide suggested on television that Sarah Palin would not vote for the embattled legislator in his tight reelection race.

"Yesterday, Senator Ted Stevens was found guilty of corruption. It is a sign of the health of our democracy that the people continue to hold their representatives to account for improper or illegal conduct, but this verdict is also a sign of the corruption and insider-dealing that has become so pervasive in our nation's capital," McCain said, adding: "It is clear that Senator Stevens has broken his trust with the people and that he should now step down. I hope that my colleagues in the Senate will be spurred by these events to redouble their efforts to end this kind of corruption once and for all."

THERE IS MORE

TEPID!!


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Great rebutal, Cheri!

"In this case, I move that you simply be written off as the conservative kool-aid drinker that you are." By the time this election is over, they're gonna need Gatorade for all their sweating!

LOL, thanks! As you can tell I was simply outraged at the accusation in that article.

Supervillains Endorse McCain
http://newsone.blackplanet.com/entertainment/hu...

It hurt me to read about the skinheads and their plans. As unrealistic as they may have been, just the fact that they are willing to talk about them around other people, and actually have some weaponry was more than chilling.

Then I read what I wrote the last time this happened at the convention, and I had to think about this a little harder, because I can't let these people have that much control over what I think about.

Replacing The Hate I Feel With Hope

Brown Man: I went "Field Trippin'" to your article.

Sadly, I have LIVED through some of the times of LYNCHING, KILLING, etc. As I've said B4, I still have the "EMOTIONAL SCARS!" I have lived around these type of people -fortunately- I didn't have the fear to speak up and out now, as I would have had back in my parents' and grandparents' day!

So, I'm saying that I expect the "HATRED" that these 2 exhibit! I've taught "skin-heads" - complete with steel-toed boots and RED shoe laces! And, you know, some of them have complemented me because THEY DIDN'T KNOW! They are carefully INDOCTRINATED in their homes, and sometimes, in spite of their homes. Parents cain't control them!! [Witness 'Harris & Clebolt' at Columbine High School].

Sooo, THESE PEOPLE have NO CONTROL over me in any form! I have learned when and how to "strike" against them.

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GreenLady,

What gets me is the 2 thugs are ages 18 & 20 years old. That is awfully young to be filled with so much hate. Someone has been planting that seed probably since they were small children. Poor trash thugs!

Justice58: Sadly, it is NOT 2 young. In education, we see it all. As a Director of Child Welfare and Attendance and a teacher, I have seen "hate-taught' elementary students! Annnnd, they were hard to break 'cause they were so controlled.

Evidence: I was the director for expulsion cases. I spoke to a father to ask him to come in for the "pre-expulsion conference." His 8th grade son was being recommended for expulsion for CONTINUED "racial harassment" of a variety of students. He was an =-opportunity bigot! :>)


So, he came to my office area, walked right past me to my secretary to ask for me. Meanwhile, I went into my office, 'cause I wasn't planning to meet him in the area. He HAD to MEET ME in MY OFFICE. Uh -HUH!! It don't go down like that!! :>) :>)

Soooo, my secretary brought him to the door, stuck her head into my partially-closed door and announced the Mr. Jones is here.

Well, I stood my African-American self up and asked her to show him in!!

Well, OXYGEN MASKS should have dropped down from the ceiling - 'cause "home-boy" [NOT] turned as RED as he could!

Annnnnnd, I professionally extended my AA hand and said: "WELCOME! PLEASE HAVE A SEAT! and Tommy, you can sit here! :>)

IT WAS A MAGIC MOMENT!! I HAD THE POWER!! And I ENJOYED EVERY MINUTE OF IT!!!

He squirmed! But, you know what I did: I made his son say EXACTLY WHAT he called the last student. [A Black Nappy-Headed MF.] And I stared at his father the whole time. He was motionless! It was fun!! :>)

Then I proceeded to hold a Loooong "COUNSELING SESSION" with his son. I didn't let the father open his mouth!

END OF THE STORY: The FATHER SHOOK MY HAND and THANKED ME for TREATING HIS SON FAIRLY. THE SON HUGGED ME.

"Today was a good day; didn't have ta use my AK!"

No! Not all conferences ended that way; but, this shows how some kids are brainwashed.

P.S. The son was expelled by the Board of Education.

THE END! :>)

IT WAS A MAGIC MOMENT!! I HAD THE POWER!! And I ENJOYED EVERY MINUTE OF IT!!!



I enjoyed every minute of listening (reading) to it. That was great! What a shame for a child so young to have their mind destroyed with so much hate. You handled yourself very well! Props! :)

Justice58: Thank you. Hopefully, this child was "saved" from his father. Hopefully, this father was "saved" from himself!

Green Lady, I love you..... A woman after my own heart.

rorysmomma: Back at-choo! :>) :>)

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I love her too!

Blogger hates me, but I have read many of your blogs and really appreciate them. I thought I would comment here as I can never leave on there.

If the Obama family doesn't obsess about it, then I guess we shouldn't either. Still, it's distressing that when Black school children are threatened with violence the mainstream media can't be bothered to be concerned. They rarely, if ever, show concern about the well-being of Black children. Rather, they have the nerve to try and whip us up into an obsessive concern about endangered white children.

Had this threat been made by two Arab boys; had they planned to kill 102 white kids (beheading 14 of them), culminating in the spectacular assassination of Sarah Palin; the media would be all over this 24/7, and the Republican party would have deputized the NRA and taken to the streets.

we'll have to get used to this. hadn't thought of it as such, but those girls will live a unique experience in world history. they look to be built for it, though, taking right after mom and dad. a lot of the threats will be hype, jokes (yeah they'll call it that), and perhaps real - what they have in common is that for O and the family, they gotta treat a lot of these as viable. It's a necessary part of breaking the molds in this society - glad they have the courage to do it, knowing full well what it entails.

rikyrah: [Had TROUBLE accessing JJP this morning. Hmmmm?]

To my post from Huffpost:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/10/27/phony-...
Phony Election Fliers in VA. Tell Democrats To Vote On Nov. 5

A phony State Board of Elections flier advising Republicans to vote on Nov. 4 and Democrats on Nov. 5 is being circulated in several Hampton Roads localities, according to state election officials.

In fact, Election Day for voters of all political stripes remains Nov. 4.

THERE IS MORE

Talk about VOTER SUPRESSION! It comes in many forms!!! I see it!!

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A GOP strategist just said that they want to take advantage of the "fact" that Barack overpolls but under performs.

In the primaries, he overperformed the polls in almost every state he won (or lost) except New Hampshire. In the states he won, he overperformed the polls by an average of 5 points.

So the GOP strategist said they were going to take advantage of this "fact" in New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, and Minnesota.

It's going to be a long night.

Craig we all know that they are going to spin as much as possible in favor of McCain or to give McCain the illusion of a win. My guess is it isn't really to give McCain the edge, but instead to add to the drama of Nov 4. They want a squeaker and not a landslide because they want you up until 3 a.m. in the morning.

We can continue to state the case for Barack on why he WILL win and why we can't afford for him not to.

Where did you hear this? I hope that the reporter actually pointed out that Obama usually over-performed the polls.

On MSNBC. The reporter didn't correct him at all.

The MSM is focused on Pennsylvania, taxation lies, and smears.

They're trying to help the GOP steal another election.

My mother said we live in a virtual dictatorship and if the GOP steals three in a row, then she, as usual, is right.

There were reports that soldiers from Virginia in Kuwait weren't going to have their votes counted over some technicality on the ballot.

Imagine that. Denying our troop overseas from casting a vote in Northern Virginia. If we sit by and allow these things, we are no better than the scoundrels who keep duping us.

I haven't read anything here on the subject, but if you recall most of the soldiers Barack visited in Kuwait this summer are black.

Last night I watched a video at MSNBC where Rachel interviewed Howard Dean. She mentioned that the vote suppression issues kept her up at night, and wondered if Dems were deliberately not promoting these stories so as not to scare voters off. Howard said they have fixed most of the suppression problems....I thought WHAT??? I don't follow legislation there, do you guys know of anything Democrats have done to prevent vote suppression tactics?

To my eye, they've done absolutely nothing concrete in the years since the elections were stolen. Surely, if the ballots of troops are being disqualified for clerical errors and poor ballot design....then how can it be said that they've done anything?

Wasn't the reporter David Shuster, I'm not sure? He has a habit of letting some things go unchallenged.

Why I am not surprised by this? (Sigh)

Have you guys seen this picture of Michelle?

Photographed by Annie Leibovitz

The Natural

To the role of would-be First Lady, Michelle Obama brings modesty, dedication—and a reputation for truth-telling.

Yeap..that's my absolute favourite picture of her...love the moody lighting.

Yep. I used it on one of my blogs around the time the article came out in Vogue.:)

News Orgs Investigate Possibly Fatal McCain '64 Car Crash

For the past two months, a major American magazine and an allied news service have been engaged in a legal battle with the United States Navy over records that they believe show that John McCain once was involved in an automobile accident that injured or, perhaps, killed another individual.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/10/28/news-o...

Val: If true, McAncient has been ERRATIC for a loooooooong time! But we know that!! :>)

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If it were Sen. Obama, Fixed news and O'Reilly would be pushing this article 24/7!

Steve Harvey has been going all out for Obama. This morning he had on Rep. John Conyers to discuss the election. I missed the interview. When I got to my radio, I heard Mr. Harvey apologizing for the interview. What happened?

Didn't hear it. I stopped listening to Steve's show. On the other hand, Barack was on the Tom Joyner Morning Show this morning.

RonneB: So I went looking for the youtube on that show. Initially it came up on Real Clear Politics. But then it said that the video was no longer available.

O.K. I said, I'll look elsewhere, but in the meantime, I found some polling data!

Poll Date Sample MoE Obama (D) McCain (R) Spread
RCP Average 10/21 - 10/27 -- -- 50.4 43.6 Obama +6.8
Rasmussen Reports 10/25 - 10/27 3000 LV 2.0 51 46 Obama +5
Gallup (Traditional)* 10/25 - 10/27 2448 LV 2.0 49 47 Obama +2
Gallup (Expanded)* 10/25 - 10/27 2343 LV 2.0 51 44 Obama +7
Diageo/Hotline 10/25 - 10/27 878 LV 3.6 50 42 Obama +8
Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby 10/25 - 10/27 1202 LV 2.9 49 45 Obama +4
Pew Research 10/23 - 10/26 1198 LV -- 53 38 Obama +15
ABC News/Wash Post 10/23 - 10/26 1314 LV 2.5 52 45 Obama +7
GWU/Battleground 10/21 - 10/27 1000 LV 3.1 49 46 Obama +3
IBD/TIPP 10/22 - 10/26 886 LV 3.0 47 44 Obama +3
Newsweek 10/22 - 10/23 882 LV 4.0 53 41 Obama +12

See All General Election: McCain vs. Obama Polling Data

There is much more! But, I mainly look at the LAST column. Mr. Obama has it goin'on!!! Whooo! Hoooo! :>)

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But once you’ve made a narrative choice, you do have to stick with it - you can’t just keep bouncing around, or people become confused. If you are telling the story of a scary vampire, you can’t decide in chapter 2 that he’s also 500 feet tall and radioactive and bent on destroying Tokyo, in chapter 3 that he is actually a giant man-eating shark, and in chapter 4 that he is all this and a super-terrorist trying to plant a nuclear bomb in Los Angeles. All of these things are, indeed, scary, but taken together they add up to a muddle.

This is the problem. It’s not just the McCain campaign’s problem - although their inability to pick a narrative and stick to it is a special kind of inexcusable - it’s a problem for the entire wingnut noise machine. Obama is a Marxist Muslim Arab Jesus Black White Terrorist Technocrat Racist Do-Gooder Liberal FDR Stalin Hilter Commie Fascist Gay Womanizing Naive Cynical Insider Noob Boring Radical Unaccomplished Elite Slick Gaffe-Prone Pedophile Pedophile-Seducing Liberation Theology Atheist Etc. & Anti-Etc. with a bunch of scary friends from - wait for it! - the Nineteen Hundred And Sixties. It makes no sense. It’s a jumble sale of fears and scary associations from 50 years of wingnut witch hunts and smear campaigns, a flea market of pre-owned and antique resentments, and if one does detect a semi-consistent 1960’s motif running through it all, that’s because that’s when most of these ideas were coined.

http://thepoorman.net/2008/10/26/panic-in-the-s...

I agree. Made the point a few months ago, when it was obvious that they were vacillating between

Barack Obama, the next coming of Huey Newton

and

Barack Obama, the Black Frasier Crane

These two images CANNOT possibly co-exist with one another.

That's why the caricature of Michelle Obama as a latter-day Angela Davis was no good.

HOW in the hell could the Black Fraiser Crane be with Angela Davis? doesn't make any sense.

While this is oh-so-true Craig, it is the mainstream media who continue to make these musical-chair narratives possible. Without their assist, McCain and Co. wouldn't be able to bounce from scheme to scam the way he does. And McCain knows it.

"From scheme to scam."

Snap.

You are so right about this. Not only do they have a problem with the contradictions of the core ideologies of the GOP.

Their problem is also one of marketing, more specifically messaging. They have been unable to create a stable brand identity for the McCain/Palin ticket (at least not one that is positive). Ironically, these multiple attempts to clarify their message has further corrupted any hope of a positive message.

Obama's camp was smart to seize on this and call it exactly what it is...

ERRATIC!!!

I don't want to be long-winded so I'll just say CO-SIGN and keep it moving...

From TPM:

Poll: Obama Ahead in Ohio, Way Up On Early Votes
A new SurveyUSA poll gives Barack Obama a 49%-45% lead in Ohio, with a ±3.9% margin of error. The key number from the internals is that 22% of the likely electorate has already voted, and they've gone for Obama by a 56%-39% margin, with the two candidates tied 47%-47% among the remaining 78%.

found this in the comments section over at fivethirtyeight.com

The Indianapolis StarNews withheld any endorsement for President of the United States.

This is significant.

The Indianapolis StarNews will endorse the Republican named Satan over the Christ if he was running as a Democrat.

They have eight editors - all Republicans ranging from the Christian conservative wing to the clothcoat economic moderates. They split in the room 4 to 4.

This is as good as endorsing Obama in the eyes of long-time Indiana observers. They never endorsed Roosevelt. They endorsed Nixon three times and had a difficult time defining Watergate as a crime. They defended the excuse of anti-Catholicism in editorial against the candidacy of John F. Kennedy. The Indianapolis StarNews, in the words of RFK, is the most conservative newspaper in the country.

We can cite the shock of the Chicago Tribune or Anchorage paper endorsing Obama. A non-endorsement by the Indianapolis StarNews is akin to an Obama non-endorsement by the KKK or full Obama endorsement by the John Birch Society.

Yeah, they are that conservative at the Indy StarNews.

October 27, 2008 10:01 AM

LMAO at "an Obama non-endorsement by the KKK"

They're just trying to keep pace with Al Qaeda's McCain endorsement...

I came across an article that actually has the nerve to blame Obama for Chicago being the murder capital of the U.S.

The article basically says that because Obama was a community organizer in the high crime areas associated with many of the murders that he's responsible!

You know I had to write my own rebuttal to this crap, right?

Here's an excerpt from my rebuttal:

Dear Ms. Fenig,

What will you GOP shills think of next? We're seven days from the election, and it ain't looking good for your team. You can try, but you cannot stop the momentum of a movement that would rather be driven by hope than fear.

What a joke that the title of your blog is American Thinker. I motion that the name be changed to something more fitting, something like Rantings of a Raving Non-Thinking American.

People who use the type of misinformation presented in your article to support their racist tendencies are despicable. I would respect you more if you practiced a little intellectual honesty, and admitted your real reason for not wanting Obama to be president.

Oh, pardon me, in order to practice some intellectual honesty you'd have to be capable of an outward display of some semblance of intellect. In this case, I move that you simply be written off as the conservative kool-aid drinker that you are.

The time when your race-baiting tactics and dog-whistle racist rants are effective is coming to a close. You will not win this battle. And please believe me when I say that your children for generations to come will be better off for it.

Warmest wishes,

Cheri

Hi Cheri,

I had not seen the article until you posted it but I have seen comments posted in the comments section of various websites the last few days.

As a lifelong Chicago resident, anyone can tell you Mayor Daley runs this city not Obama. Daley runs it with an iron fist. Also, the epidemic of crime in Chicago's inner city is so nuanced one could not point out a single cause (nor resolution) to end it. That being said, many of the ills may be sourced to poverty, lack of employment opportunities and drugs. This is an epidemic that will take the collective resources of all branches of goverment and the community to overcome.

Although I live in Wisconsin, I am from Chicago too, and you're right about that. Daley has had the city on lock since he was elected.

I also agree with you regarding the source of crime. Something has to be done to give people better opportunities. On the flip side there are a lot of people who need to get off their behinds and do something with themselves instead of waiting on a rescue. They just need to stop acting so damned helpless.

Cheri: Oooooo-eeeee!! :>)
What a joke that the title of your blog is American Thinker. I motion that the name be changed to something more fitting, something like Rantings of a Raving Non-Thinking American.

This [THINKING!] is where to begin to "dismantle" people!! 'cause they cain't be -THINKING- with the evil and unjustified RACIST thoughts and words they they spew!!

I guess you TOLD them!! YES YOU DID!! GO U!!! :>) :>)

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Evil is exactly right! They really need to stop holding on to that hate and embrace some love... Seriously.

I loved how warm you stayed through out the cuss out.

LOL. I really am a warm person, although you might not be able to tell that from my commentaries. LOL.

Of course I couldn't help being a little over-the-top with the sweetness for the sarcastic effect. LOL

YOU. DID. THAT.

Kudos!!

The time when your race-baiting tactics and dog-whistle racist rants are effective is coming to a close. You will not win this battle. And please believe me when I say that your children for generations to come will be better off for it.


Ouch! Right in the kisser. Throw those punches, Cheri!

Preach.