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Latest Articles: (s)Elections
Drudge Racists Oprah with Backlashing
Post Date: 2008-09-09 21:49:45 by Jethro Tull
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“The use of the term ‘Backlash’ is clearly intended to wax white America nostalgic of the days when their authority over us was demonstrated by their ability to whip us,” says racial psychologist Dr. Louis Sidney Jacobs. “Subliminally, Drudge is telling whites to whip Oprah by not tuning into her program. Our sources close to the Drudgereport say media wizard Matt manufactured the whole story in hopes of not only tainting Winfrey, but also lending support to the GOP presidential bid.
Palin Per Diem, Travel Expenses Scrutinized
Post Date: 2008-09-09 17:47:06 by a vast rightwing conspirator
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Palin Per Diem, Travel Expenses Scrutinized Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin used a government "per diem" allowance to charge the state for more than 300 nights spent at home (graphic) and spent another $43,490 on travel for her children and husband, The Post's James V. Grimaldi and Karl Vick report today. Many of the trips (graphic) were to ferry her children and husband from their hometown of Wasilla to the state capital of Juneau, which is 600 miles away, The Post reported. Palin's spokeswoman, Sharon Leighow, said the expenses are not unusual, noting that each of Palin's five children could have claimed a per diem expense and that Palin often did not seek out ...
SLIMING PALIN
Post Date: 2008-09-09 16:37:46 by rowdee
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False Internet claims and rumors fly about McCain's running mate. Summary We've been flooded for the past few days with queries about dubious Internet postings and mass e-mail messages making claims about McCain's running mate, Gov. Palin. We find that many are completely false, or misleading. Palin did not cut funding for special needs education in Alaska by 62 percent. She didn't cut it at all. In fact, she tripled per-pupil funding over just three years. She did not demand that books be banned from the Wasilla library. Some of the books on a widely circulated list were not even in print at the time. The librarian has said Palin asked a "What if?" question, ...
Russell Brand: On Behalf of the World elect Obama MTV 7/9/08
Post Date: 2008-09-09 16:27:44 by Jethro Tull
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Poster Comment:From one citizen of the world to another, "elect Obama"! I think this kid was hired by the GOP'ers.....
[How McCain got where he is today] Boston Globe, Associated Press Complicit in New Hampshire Vote Fraud?
Post Date: 2008-09-09 10:59:32 by Itisa1mosttoolate
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Boston Globe, Associated Press Complicit in New Hampshire Vote Fraud? It may seem a bit provocative to start this article out with a question that already assumes the New Hampshire primary vote was fraudulent, but the evidence that something was indeed sorely amiss in the New Hampshire primary vote - at least on the Republican side - cannot easily be discounted. EXHIBIT #1: Exhibit number one is a video screen shot of the Boston Globe web site where the election results were listed early on January 9, 2008. After stating at the top that McCain won by some 86,000 votes, the vote tabulation immediately below showed that McCain’s vote counts in each district were all in the single ...
McCain's Annoying Little Fraud
Post Date: 2008-09-09 10:12:41 by a vast rightwing conspirator
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McCain's Annoying Little Fraudkf recasts its blog in its own maverick image!By Mickey KausUpdated Saturday, Sept. 6, 2008, at 3:56 PM ET (Pierre, S.D.) McCain would like everyone to think his campaign imploded last summer because of his courageous support for the surge in Iraq:I fought for the right strategy and more troops in Iraq, when it wasn't a popular thing to do. And when the pundits said my campaign was finished, I said I'd rather lose an election than see my country lose a war.--McCain's acceptance speech, 9/4/08This bit of history was repeated by the McCain campaign in at least one WaPo group interview I attended--suggesting it's an accepted talking point. ...
Record Contradicts Palin's 'Bridge' Claims
Post Date: 2008-09-09 07:27:23 by a vast rightwing conspirator
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Record Contradicts Palin's 'Bridge' Claims By ELIZABETH HOLMES and LAURA MECKLER September 9, 2008 The Bridge to Nowhere argument isn't going much of anywhere. Despite significant evidence to the contrary, the McCain campaign continues to assert that Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin told the federal government "thanks but no thanks" to the now-famous bridge to an island in her home state. The McCain campaign released a television advertisement Monday morning titled "Original Mavericks." The narrator of the 30-second spot boasts about the pair: "He fights pork-barrel spending. She stopped the Bridge to Nowhere." Gov. Palin, who John McCain named as his ...
We're Gonna Frickin' Lose this Thing
Post Date: 2008-09-08 22:49:09 by Horse
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Stop saying that!" my wife says to me. But this is not a high school football game and I'm not a cheerleader with a bad attitude. This is an election and as things stand now, we're gonna frickin' lose this thing. Obama and McCain at best are even in the polls nationally and in a recent Gallup poll McCain is ahead by four points. Something is not right. We have a terrific candidate and a terrific VP candidate. We're coming off the worst eight years in our country's history. Six of those eight years the Congress, White House and even the Supreme Court were controlled by the Republicans and the last two years the R's have filibustered like tantrum throwing ...
Obama's Years at Columbia Are a Mystery - He Graduated Without Honors [Full Thread]
Post Date: 2008-09-08 21:26:36 by Jethro Tull
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Obama's Years at Columbia Are a MysteryHe Graduated Without Honors By ROSS GOLDBERG, Special to the Sun | September 2, 2008 COMMENT|SHARE|PRINT|EMAIL Add to del.icio.usAdd to DiggAdd to FacebookAdd to Newsvine //new Dialog.Box('feedback'); new Dialog.Box('article_email'); Senator Obama's life story, from his humble roots, to his rise to Harvard Law School, to his passion as a community organizer in Chicago, has been at the center of his presidential campaign. But one chapter of the tale remains a blank — his education at Columbia College, a place he rarely speaks about and where few people seem to remember him. Contributing to the mystery is the ...
Rendell: If I Was Palin You'd Be Calling For My Impeachment
Post Date: 2008-09-08 19:04:08 by angle
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Gov. Ed Rendell decried a double standard in the treatment of Sarah Palin on Monday, saying that if it was he who was at the center of the "troopergate" investigation, the press would be calling for his head. "She [claims to be] a reformer," said the Pennsylvania Democrat. "And yet she is being investigated on the charge that she used her power as governor to fire someone who was going through a messy divorce with a relative of hers. Could you imagine if I was doing the same thing in Pennsylvania? You would be calling for my impeachment." The remarks came at the end of a long list of criticisms that Rendell, one of the foremost supporters of Sen. Hillary ...
BREAKING: Ron Paul Will be on Presidential Ballot in Montana
Post Date: 2008-09-08 18:26:30 by TwentyTwelve
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Constitution Party Filed Paperwork Friday BREAKING: Ron Paul Will be on Presidential Ballot Rep. Ron Paul Ron Paul's name will appear on the Montana presidential ballot as the Constitution Party nominee, along with running mate Michael Peroutka, according to a spokesman at the Montana Secretary of State's office. Jonathan Martin, state chairman of the Constitution Party of Montana confirmed that he submitted the paperwork for Ron Paul's presidential candidacy Friday. The Montana Constitution Party recently disaffiliated itself with the national Constitution Party, which is supporting Chuck Baldwin, a conservative radio talk show host and Baptist minister in Florida. Ballot ...
Fact Check: Palin and the Bridge to Nowhere
Post Date: 2008-09-08 15:48:20 by angle
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WASHINGTON - A new ad from John McCain's presidential campaign contends his running mate, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, "stopped the Bridge to Nowhere." In fact, Palin was for the infamous bridge before she was against it. THE SPIN: Called "Original Mavericks," the ad asserts the Republican senator has fought pork-barrel spending, the drug industry and fellow Republicans, reforming Washington in the process, and credits Palin with similarly changing Alaska by taking on the oil industry, challenging her own party and ditching the bridge project that became a national symbol of wasteful spending. Obama spokesman Bill Burton came back with fighting words. "Despite ...
Commentary: Obama wrong to spurn Hillary, pick Biden
Post Date: 2008-09-08 14:14:56 by Jethro Tull
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NEW YORK (CNN) -- Ten days ago, Sen. Joe Biden was the most brilliant vice presidential pick imaginable. He was going to add the experience and foreign policy credential that Sen. Barack Obama's thin resume was missing. The so-called expert commentators were arguing that blue-collar Joe was going to guarantee Pennsylvania (because he was born in Scranton) and other states and get Catholic voters because he is a pro-choice Catholic. I guess they forgot that Joe didn't do so well with Iowa Catholics (23 percent of the population) when he campaigned there for more than a year in the Democratic caucus race. But then getting less than 1 percent of the vote and coming in fifth place ...
Obama Should Beg Bill to Help Him
Post Date: 2008-09-08 13:02:07 by Jethro Tull
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Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama did the smart thing when he eagerly grabbed at Bill Clinton's invitation to have lunch with him. Now he should do the even smarter thing and implore him on bended knees if necessary to stump for him. Despite poll numbers that show Clinton's popularity is down with Democrats, and that he is damaged goods with party regulars and the media, Clinton is still hugely popular with a wide segment of the voters who Obama needs to win the White House. They are white male, centrist to conservative independents. They make up a substantial number of voters in the South and the Heartland states. With Republican rival John McCain's resurgence in the ...
McCain: I Will Appoint Democrats to My Cabinet
Post Date: 2008-09-08 09:56:15 by christine
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Republican John McCain said Sunday if he’s elected president, he will appoint Democrats to his Cabinet. Arguing Americans’ distrust of government doesn’t break down by party, McCain said he wants the best people to tackle the nation’s toughest problems regardless of partisanship. He continued to build on his nomination acceptance speech last week in which he faulted Democrats as well as Republicans for losing their way in Washington. “When we do all the town hall meetings and people, say I’ve lost all trust and confidence in government, they don’t say, I’ve lost confidence in Republicans, Democrats. They’ve lost confidence in everybody. The way ...
Obama's verbal slip fuels his critics
Post Date: 2008-09-08 06:22:01 by Disgusted
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Obama's verbal slip fuels his critics Christina Bellantoni Sunday, September 7, 2008 ST. LOUIS, Mo. - Sen. Barack Obama's foes seized Sunday upon a brief slip of the tongue, when the Democratic presidential nominee was outlining his Christianity but accidentally said, "my Muslim faith." The three words -- immediately corrected -- were during an exchange with ABC's George Stephanopoulos on "This Week," when he was trying to criticize the quiet smear campaign suggesting he is a Muslim. But illustrating the difficulty of preventing false rumors about his faith from spreading, anti-Obama groups within one hour of the interview had sliced it out of context ...
USATODAY POLL: MCCAIN TAKES 10-POINT LEAD OVER OBAMA IN LIKELY VOTERS... [Full Thread]
Post Date: 2008-09-07 22:13:37 by Old Friend
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WASHINGTON — The Republican National Convention has given John McCain and his party a significant boost, a USA TODAY/Gallup Poll taken over the weekend shows, as running mate Sarah Palin helps close an "enthusiasm gap" that has dogged the GOP all year. McCain leads Democrat Barack Obama by 50%-46% among registered voters, the Republican's biggest advantage since January and a turnaround from the USA TODAY poll taken just before the convention opened in St. Paul. Then, he lagged by 7 percentage points. The convention bounce has helped not only McCain but also attitudes toward Republican congressional candidates and the GOP in general. "The Republicans had a very ...
Brought To You By The Good Folks @ Amnesty inc!
Post Date: 2008-09-07 20:08:52 by Rotara
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Brought To You By The Good Folks @ Amnesty inc! Posted by Jake in Uncategorized | Our new friend, who shall remain nameless for the moment, has made the moderately insane commitment to watch every second of the two conventions this year. Through that effort she made this great catch…Raza Development Fund president & CEO is godfather of McCain’s son I write this at the end of Day 3 (Wednesday) of the Republican National Convention. As if Juan Hernandez wasn’t enough! A new concern has arisen regarding John McCain. (At least, it’s new to me.) I caught this while watching the Republican National Convention on Tuesday. McCain seems to have closer ties to La Raza and ...
Update: ABC Scores First Palin Interview
Post Date: 2008-09-07 18:36:51 by christine
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UPDATE: "Republican vice presidential running mate Sarah Palin is offering her first televised interview to ABC News in the coming week in Alaska," AP reports. "A McCain-Palin adviser says an interview was offered to ABC's Charlie Gibson several days ago and that they expect it to happen in the latter part of the week in Alaska. Palin is the governor of Alaska and is expected to return home at midweek after more joint appearances with McCain." ORIGINAL POST: It's been nine days since Gov. Sarah Palin was tapped to be John McCain's vice president, and the Alaska Republican has given nary an interview since then. Her absence was acutely felt this Sunday, as ...
Baseless in Obamaland
Post Date: 2008-09-06 13:37:07 by Yellow Cake
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Weekend Edition September 6 / 7, 2008From Chad Ocho Cinco to Sarah Palin Baseless in ObamalandBy ERIC PATTON It's official. Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Chad Johnson is now Chad Ocho Cinco. What in God's name does this have to do with the left? In the NFL, wide receivers seem to need attention like green plants need sunshine. From New England Patriots wideout Randy Moss (who, to be fair, has settled down since his worst attention-seeking days when he played for the Minnesota Vikings) to Dallas Cowboys pass catcher Terrell Owens, Chad is just carrying on an NFL tradition of getting the TV cameras pointed at him. Chad is actually a talented football ...
Who is god speaking to now?
Post Date: 2008-09-06 00:13:59 by richard9151
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"The National Government will regard it as its first and foremost duty to revive in the nation the spirit of unity and cooperation. It will preserve and defend those basic principles on which our nation has been built. It regards Christianity as the foundation of our national morality, and the family as the basis of national life." : Adolph Hitler, My New World Order, Proclamation to the German Nation at Berlin, February 1, 1933 = "I feel like God wants me to run for President. I can't explain it, but I sense my country is going to need me. Something is going to happen... I know it won't be easy on me or my family, but God wants me to do it." -George W. Bush ...
How the Republicans Solved Sarah Palin's Jewish Problem
Post Date: 2008-09-05 13:18:38 by Jethro Tull
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September 5, 2008How the Republicans Solved Sarah Palin's Jewish Problem A Lesson Before Lying By IRA GLUNTS Politically powerful American Jews tend to be uncomfortable with evangelical Christians, unless they are the kind that unconditionally support Israeli foreign policy and are members of organizations which send boatloads of money to the Jewish state. Reverend John Hagee and his Christians United For Israel (CUFI) come to mind in this regard. Republican Vice Presidential candidate Sarah Palin, unlike Hagee, is an evangelical for whom Israel does not play an important role. It did not, at least, until a few days ago when the colorful, gun-toting, Christian conservative Alaska ...
Joe Lieberman Helping Palin With Foreign Policy
Post Date: 2008-09-05 13:10:30 by christine
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ST. PAUL, Minn., Sept. 4 -- Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman is among several national security experts helping brief Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin on foreign policy issues as she prepares to hit the campaign trail while cramming for a debate with her Democratic opponent, Sen. Joseph R. Biden Jr. (Del.), in less than a month, according to officials from Sen. John McCain's campaign. Lieberman, who was the 2000 Democratic vice presidential nominee but is now an independent, has helped introduce Palin to officials of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, the leading pro-Israel lobby. In a meeting Tuesday, the day before she delivered her prime-time address at the ...
Prospective Presidents’ Painful Pandering At Annual AIPAC Assembly
Post Date: 2008-09-05 12:22:48 by christine
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LIKE A MUSLIM undertaking the Hajj, the once in a lifetime trip to Mecca, or a Catholic chancing to see the pope speak from his Vatican window, presidential candidates seemingly long to trudge to the annual AIPAC conference to pay fealty to Israel and its Lobby. This year we were fortunate enough to witness John McCain, Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton taking turns losing their dignity before the AIPAC crowd. It was so bad and so without criticism by the Mainstream Media that we had to rely upon Jon Stewart of the “Daily Show” to point out the ugly smell of it all. At one point in his parody, Stewart spoke of John McCain taking with him Sen. Joe Lieberman on a visit to Israel, ...
Palin Power: Fresh Face Now More Popular Than Obama, McCain
Post Date: 2008-09-05 12:19:49 by christine
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A week ago, most Americans had never heard of Alaska Governor Sarah Palin. Now, following a Vice Presidential acceptance speech viewed live by more than 40 million people, Palin is viewed favorably by 58% of American voters. The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 37% hold an unfavorable view of the self-described hockey mom. The figures include 40% with a Very Favorable opinion of Palin and 18% with a Very Unfavorable view (full demographic crosstabs are available for Premium Members). Before her acceptance speech, Palin was viewed favorably by 52%. A week ago, 67% had never heard of her. The new data also shows significant increases in the number who say McCain ...
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