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McCain To Appear With GOP Chairman Who Compared Obama To Osama Bin Laden
Jeffrey Frederick, the chairman of the Virginia Republican party, gave GOP volunteers talking points on “the connection between Barack Obama and Osama bin Laden.” “Both have friends that bombed the Pentagon,” Frederick told 30 volunteers. “That is scary.”
Despite Frederick’s outrageous comments, McCain is set to appear with him in Virginia on Saturday:
Contacted by ThinkProgress today, the Virginia Republican Party said that Frederick is “expected to be there on Saturday.” During the debate last night, McCain said that “every time there’s been an out-of-bounds remark made by a Republican, no matter where they are, I have repudiated them.”
Instead of repudiating Frederick, McCain is set to appear with him. Jeffrey Frederick, the chairman of the Virginia Republican party, gave GOP volunteers talking points on “the connection between Barack... more -
Misconceptions of Obama fuel Republican campaign
As the US presidential campaign enters its final weeks, both the Republican and Democratic candidates are hitting the swing states.
But misconceptions and rumours abound and many voters have their facts about the candidates all wrong. Some believe that Democrat Barack Obama is a Muslim, for instance.
Casey Kauffman talked to some Republican supporters after a rally by Sarah Palin, the Republican vice-presidential candidate, in Ohio. As the US presidential campaign enters its final weeks, both the Republican and Democratic candidates are hitting the swing states. ... more -
Wanda Sykes for Treasury Secretary or Fed Chair!!!
Hear her out! Makes sense to me.... more than Poulson's plan, anyway... :)
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Time to call for an impeachment or two?
From the link...
"America's House and Senate, just a couple of short weeks ago, passed a law that was denounced by The American People, where representatives and senators were receiving calls 50:50 against - 50% "No" and 50% "Hell No".
In response, Wall Street banks employed spam-call-banks to "counter" this outpouring of public opinion and CEOs of Fortune 500 companies broke the law by sending out emails and other communications that essentially threatened their employees with loss of their job if they did not lobby for this horrible bill to be passed.
The bill passed after Henry Paulson and Ben Bernanke threatened Congress with the imposition of Martial Law. Yeah. Tanks in the streets stuff. Literally.
This was disclosed in the well of the house by a few brave representatives, including Representative Sherman.
Were you told this was how Congress was browbeaten into passing this law? Were you told that Congress was essentially threatened that tanks would be deployed into our cities and towns if Congress did not pass this bad law that Paulson and Bernanke demanded?
Well, yes you were. Representative Sherman disclosed this fact in an impassioned speech in the Well of the House.
Did CNBC or CNN report that? No, but CSPAN did carry it.
If you watched."
more at the link.. From the link... ... more -
Bill and Hillary campaign with the Bidens in Scranton
Behind the scenes in Scranton........
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Biden Hits New Hampshire
In New Hampshire, Democratic Vice Presidential nominee Joe Biden speaks to supporters on Columbus Day.
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Rapper Recaps News Weekly Over Fresh Beats
Every week, Jasari X recaps the news over the hottest beats...The elections, the scandals, the economy, the news media, the music, Jasari leaves nothing behind...
This is episode 6 for the week of October 6th...
Check out http://www.mypace.com/jasirix for the previous weeks...
At last, a rapper speaks the truth instead of throwin money at the camera and drivin cars in slow motion...
If you don't know what's been goin on (I think you'd know since you're on Current but you probably know people who are clueless), pay attention to what he says and pass it on to your clueless friends... Every week, Jasari X recaps the news over the hottest beats...The elections, the scandals, the economy, the news media, the music, Jas... more -
what a dream...
This makes it real easy for folks to catch up if they haven't been following the presidential campaigns. Simple, concise and a bit subversive to come at it from a different angle then I've seen. This makes it real easy for folks to catch up if they haven't been following the presidential campaigns. Simple, concise and a bi... more
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Biden says some reactions at McCain events 'scary'
(CNN) — Joe Biden said Monday some of the reactions he has seen at recent McCain campaign rallies are downright “scary,” and said the Republican presidential ticket should be careful not to encourage "fringe people."
But in the interview with ABC News, Biden added he does not worry the McCain-Palin rallies could lead to violence as long as John McCain and Sarah Palin adequately control their supporters.
"I'm no more concerned about it, as long as … John pushes it back in a box and Governor Palin pushes it back in a box, because what you don't want to do is encourage — I don't think they intentionally do it — encourage people who really are fringe people," Biden said in the interview. He also said that what he saw at the rallies was "really off the wall" and "scary stuff." (CNN) — Joe Biden said Monday some of the reactions he has seen at recent McCain campaign rallies are downright “scary,” and said the ... more -
Campaign Update 10/14/08
Democratic mistresses, economic plans, and debate prep -- plus conkers!
CAMPAIGN UPDATE knows that election news and weird jokes go together like a popped-collar meathead and a vacant-eyed blonde. Created by Mark Ganek and Brett Erlich, Campaign Update strives to be the dumbest smart show on television.
Bookmark us and check us out every weekday at current.com/campaignupdate Democratic mistresses, economic plans, and debate prep -- plus conkers! ... more -
Pelosi plus Star Kist plus American Samoa plus Minimum Wage Bill Equals ???
Another reason why we have to change the balance in the House. These
facts aren't hard to find, where's the media on all of this? San Fran
Nan's connection to American Samoa is well know.
Facts:
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi's home district includes San Francisco.
Star-Kist Tuna's headquarters are in San Francisco, Pelosi's home district.
Star-Kist is owned by Del Monte Foods and is a major contributor to Pelosi.
Star-Kist is the major employer in American Samoa employing 75% of
the Samoan workforce.
Paul Pelosi, Nancy's husband, owns $17 million dollars of Star-Kist stock.
In January, 2007 when the minimum wage was increased from $5.15 to
$7.25, Pelosi had American Samoa exempted from the increase so Del
Monte would not have to pay the higher wage. This would make Del
Monte products less expensive than their competition's.
Last week when the huge bailout bill was passed, Pelosi added an
earmark to the final bill adding $33 million dollars for an "economic
development credit in American Samoa".
Pelosi has called the Bush Administration "corrupt".
She should know.
The Star-Kist matter was big news at the beginning of 2007, and the
$33 million earmark was news last week.
Here are some links:
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2007/jan/12/2007011...
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/1... Another reason why we have to change the balance in the House. These ... more -
Mad Money host scoffs at idea 'Obama panic' is causing financial crisis ...
According to CNBC Mad Money host Jim Cramer, there is no "Obama fear" hurting the markets, and his plans to tax those making over $250,000 won't hurt the economy.
NBC's Matt Lauer referred to an op-ed published in Monday's New York Post by Cramer's colleage at CNBC, Charles Gasparino, which argued that an "Obama panic" was gripping investors who feared his potential policies if elected president. Gasparino wrote that "the markets are casting a vote of 'no confidence.'"
Cramer was asked by Lauer if Barack Obama's tax policy would damage the economy.
"What we need is someone with sophistication," Cramer said. "Whoever has the best economic team will do well. I think Charlie's wrong there. I don't think it's tax. I think we're trying to keep a great depression off the table. Either guy is stuck with that. I don't think any tax program is going to change it."
"I don't think anything had to do with Obama," Cramer said.
In a column in New York Magazine, Cramer has effectively endorsed Obama. Cramer wrote, "And while any president will be an improvement over the current one, there is a growing belief on Wall Street that Barack Obama has the capacity to lead us out of this wilderness while John McCain does not. I'll go a step further: Obama is a recession. McCain is a depression." According to CNBC Mad Money host Jim Cramer, there is no "Obama fear" hurting the markets, and his plans to tax those making... more -
Questions raised over McCain's NRA endorsement over Barr
The National Rifle Association's endorsement of Sen. John McCain over former Georgia congressman and NRA board member Bob Barr has raised questions over whether the gun rights organization has betrayed traditional allegiances in endorsing a Republican over the principles of its members.
Barr, the libertarian candidate, is admittedly a long shot for president, and political organizations have been known to hold their nose and back candidates who are less supportive because they are more viable in an election. But the NRA has a history of sitting out elections where they don't think either candidate is supportive enough on guns. In 1996 and 1992, the organization declined to endorse either Bill Clinton, George H. W. Bush or Bob Dole.
As such, the group's decision to endorse McCain has left some supporters puzzled. McCain isn't an NRA member.
Barr received an A+ rating for every term of Congress he served, and once served on the organization's board.
"Previously, the NRA backed pro-gun Democratic incumbents to show their appreciation and I suppose to hedge their bets," Barr supporter and elector Richard Cooper wrote Saturday. "But in the Bush years with Karl Rove’s strategies for making Republican majorities permanent, this policy seems to have been largely abandoned."
"What do these actions show?" he added. "The NRA is officially the National Rifle Association. However, it has become the National Republican Association."
NRA chief Wayne LaPierre has brushed off criticism of the group's support for McCain.
"He's cast more than 60 votes in the Senate in support of the Second Amendment," LaPierre told the Washington Times. Praising McCain VP pick Sarah Palin, he said, "She's a hunter, she's a Second Amendment supporter and she's a tremendous asset to the ticket."
Palin received an A+ rating with the group when she ran for governor in 2006. As mayor, she spent $750 from her campaign fund to upgrade her NRA membership.
"It is understandable given the two party stranglehold on American politics dubbed by some a 'duopoly,'" Cooper added. "But is it justifiable?"
"Does anyone still think that John McCain has any chance to defeat Barack Obama?" he continued. "A vote for John McCain is a wasted vote. John McCain is spoiling Bob Barr's chances to defend the entire Bill of Rights, which is under threat from both Obama and McCain."
The NRA withheld its endorsement throughout the primaries, even after Sen. John McCain had become the presumptive nominee. If anything, it seems that Palin tipped the balance.
An NRA endorsement, notes Hotline, is seen as a "vital seal of approval for the party's conservative base and a nod that matters to voters in rural swing states, such as New Hampshire and Virginia." The National Rifle Association's endorsement of Sen. John McCain over former Georgia congressman and NRA board member Bob Barr ha... more -
Biden, Clintons team up for Obama
Sen. Joe Biden teamed up with the Clintons on Sunday for a rally in his hometown of Scranton, Pennsylvania.
Former President Bill Clinton and Sen. Hillary Clinton explained to voters why they think Barack Obama's Democratic ticket is the best choice for middle-class families.
Clinton told voters that Biden understands their lives, and that out of all of the people in Congress, he is one of the members who knows "the most about the economic, political and security challenges of America."
Clinton won the Pennsylvania primary in April, beating Obama 55 to 45 percent.
The New York senator blasted the Republicans as she made her case for Obama and Biden.
"To John McCain and George Bush, the middle class isn't fundamental; it's ornamental. They don't understand that we are at the core of whether this country goes up or down," she said. Sen. Joe Biden teamed up with the Clintons on Sunday for a rally in his hometown of Scranton, Pennsylvania. ... more -
McCain Volunteer Sends Out "Obama is an Arab" letters (VIDEO)
It is scary that some people believe this!!.
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12 major newspapers endorse Obama today
Barack Obama picked up at least 12 newspaper endorsements this weekend, including six in swing states Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Ohio, North Carolina and Missouri. John McCain, as far as we know, gained none.
The Wisconsin State Journal and The Sun of San Bernardino had backed Bush in 2004. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch called Obama's opponent, John McCain, "the incredible shrinking man" who had made a horrific pick for his running mate.
Backing Obama: In Ohio, The Blade in Toledo and the Dayton Daily News; the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, The Tennessean of Nashville, the Wisconsin State Journal. the Asheville (N.C.) Citizen-Times, and in California the Fresno Bee, Sacramento Bee, Contra Costa Times, The Herald of Monterrey, and The Sun of San Bernardino (which had picked Bush over Kerry).
E&P is charting every endorsement and the circulation size of each paper (see new chart on Monday). So far Obama leads by a 21-9 margin with at least 300 to go. Send us any pick you see, to: gmitchell@editorandpublisher.com
For more, and links, go to our new blog:
The E&P Pub
Here are excerpts from some of the papers.
SACRAMENTO BEE
For voters pondering the presidential election, there is one key question: Is John McCain or Barack Obama better suited to lead this country in a time of great uncertainty?
The terms of the question help reveal the answer. In this election, Americans are picking a future, not a past. That makes Barack Obama the better choice for president of the United States.
By electing Obama, voters will make a clear break from the policies of the past eight years.
POST-DISPATCH:
Over the past nine months, Mr. Obama, the junior senator from Illinois, has emerged as the only truly transformative candidate in the race. In the crucible that is a presidential campaign, his intellect, his temperament and equanimity under pressure consistently have been impressive. He has surrounded himself with smart, capable advisers who have helped him refine thorough, nuanced policy positions.
In a word, Mr. Obama has been presidential.
Meanwhile, Mr. McCain, the senior senator from Arizona, became the incredible shrinking man. He shrank from his principled stands in favor of a humane immigration policy. He shrank from his universalcondemnation of torture and his condemnation of the politics of smear.
He even shrank from his own campaign slogan, "County First," by selecting the least qualified running mate since the Swedenborgian shipbuilder Arthur Sewall ran as William Jennings Bryan's No. 2 in 1896.
In making political endorsements, this editorial page is guided first by the principles espoused by Joseph Pulitzer in The Post-Dispatch Platform printed daily at the top of this page. Then we consider questions of character, life experience and intellect, as well as specific policy and issue positions. Each member of the editorial board weighs in.
On all counts, the consensus was clear: Barack Obama of Illinois should be the next president of the United States....
John McCain has served his country well, but in the end, he may have wanted the presidency a little too much, so much that he has sacrificed some of the principles that made him a heroic figure in war and in peace. In every way possible, he has earned the right to retire.
Finally, only at this late point do we note that Barack Obama is an African-American. Because of who he is and how he has run his campaign, that fact has become almost incidental to most Americans. Instead, his countrymen are weighing his talents, his values and his
beliefs, judging him not by the color of his skin, but the content of his character.
That says something profound and good — about him as a candidate and about us as a nation Barack Obama picked up at least 12 newspaper endorsements this weekend, including six in swing states Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Ohio, N... more -
Biden: 'Abuse of power' is 'most serious' abuse (VIDEO)
A vote for Obama/Biden is a vote for your interests, Senators Clinton and Biden told the audience at a Scranton, Pennsylvania rally alongside former President Bill Clinton. Also, Biden called the upcoming election literally the most important in one's lifetime.
"I'm deputizing every one of you to make the that has to be made" to undecided family and friends, Sen. Clinton told the audience, "because Barack and Joe are not asking you to marry them... they're asking you to vote for them and vote for yourselves."
"This election is too important to sit on the sidelines of history," she added.
"There is the one most serious abuse a man or a woman, or a government, can engage in...is to abuse power," Biden noted in a segue to the economy. While no particular person was named, Biden's opponent, Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, was found in a report released on Friday related to the "Troopergate" investigation to have abused her power in violation of Alaska's state ethics law. Gov. Palin, her husband Todd and their aides were accused of a campaign of pressure on state officials aiming to get their ex-brother-in-law, Alaska State Trooper Mike Wooten, fired during his divorce battle with the Governor's sister. Public Safety Commissioner Walt Monegan was believed to have been let go because he refused to dismiss Wooten.
"Right now, all across Pennsylvania, folks are trying to figure out what all this tough economic news means for them and for their families.
"But [for too many] Americans, the economy didn't start collapsing a week ago, it didn't start collapsing a month ago, it didn't start collapsing a year ago... it started collapsing eight years ago. For too long, families have been asking questions as simple as they are profound...'Will I have a job next month?' 'Can I afford to go to the doctor's?' 'Can I fill the gas tank?' 'Is my house worth what I paid for it?' 'Will I be able to send Mary back to college next semester?' 'Will I be able to retire now that my 401(k) and the value of my home has (sic) evaporated?'
"Ladies and gentlemen, they're asking simple questions; simple and profound questions; that this administration and John McCain and Sarah Palin have been unwilling, unable, and apparently, it seems like [they] sometimes don't know how to even begin to answer." A vote for Obama/Biden is a vote for your interests, Senators Clinton and Biden told the audience at a Scranton, Pennsylvania rally al... more -
Racism/Prejudice Litmus Test
How Racism Works:
What if John McCain were a former president of the Harvard Law Review? What if Barack Obama finished fifth from the bottom of his graduating class?
What if McCain were still married to the first woman he said "I do" to? What if Obama were the candidate who left his first wife after she no longer measured up to his standards?
What if Michelle Obama were a wife who not only became addicted to painkillers but acquired them illegally through her charitable organization? What if Cindy McCain graduated from Harvard?
What if Obama were a member of the "Keating 5"? What if McCain was a charismatic, eloquent speaker?
If these questions reflected reality, do you really believe the election numbers would be as close as they are?
This is what racism does. It covers up, rationalizes and minimizes positive qualities in one candidate and emphasizes negative qualities in another when there is a color difference.
Look inside yourself and your friends and acquaintances... How Racism Works: ... more -
You're in for a big surprise about the Bailout...
On the link, click on Cover Story and read on...
It links to other publications and websites, too... Here's what I sent to some of my closest friends and relatives just now...
Start Here:
http://www.marketminder.com/a/fisher-investments-market... [which is dated Monday...]
And …
http://www.marketminder.com/a/fisher-investments-us-eco...
This links to…
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/09/business/yourmoney/09...
This links to a juicy one at http://www.reason.com/news/show/129361.html
Here’s an excerpt…
"The rescue surrenders an important principle: that private sector mistakes should be borne by the people who make them. If the bailout means we may all get the bill anytime a company implodes, it will undermine the critical incentives of the market. In the long run, that will not strengthen the economy but weaken it.
Ditto if it means we are resolved to do the impossible—namely, live indefinitely even further and further beyond our means. Which, by the way, it does.
But none of this will deter our policymakers from sticking to their approach. Waist deep in the Big Muddy, and the big fool says to push on." On the link, click on Cover Story and read on... ... more -
Palin abused power, broke no laws in trooper case - Bipartisan Legislative Council...
Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin abused her power as Alaska's governor in the firing of her public safety commissioner, but violated no laws, a report for the state Legislature concluded Friday.
Public Safety Commissioner Walt Monegan's refusal to fire Palin's ex-brother-in-law from the state police force was "likely a contributing factor" to Monegan's July dismissal, but Palin had the authority as governor to dismiss him, the report by former Anchorage prosecutor Stephen Branchflower states.
The bipartisan Legislative Council earlier Friday went into executive session to discuss the Branchflower report before its scheduled release. Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin abused her power as Alaska's governor in the firing of her public safety commiss... more
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