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Vandals strike York County GOP headquarters

                       

                    By Matt Garfield                

 

Vandals spray-painted the words “Republican means slavery” on the door of the York County GOP campaign headquarters overnight Friday.

Party volunteers called police after discovering the message when they arrived at the office on Rock Hill’s Oakland Avenue. The vandals also stole about 45 candidate signs from the front yard and spray-painted over a banner that carried a picture of Republican presidential nominee John McCain. Their messages included lettering and symbols sometimes used by gangs.

The culprits could face charges on petty larceny and damage to property, said Rock Hill police Sgt. Roderick Stinson. No one appears to have entered the office.

Whether it was teenagers playing a prank or adults looking to make a political statement, the nature of the message reflected racially charged hostilities that have flared around the country in recent days. Democrat Barack Obama is the first African-American to win a major party’s presidential nomination.

At McCain rallies last week, some spectators were heard yelling comments about Obama such as “kill him” and “off with his head.” At an event in Florida, a racial insult was directed at a black television cameraman.

McCain sought to quell such rhetoric Friday, saying Obama is a “decent person" and a “family man” who shouldn’t be feared as a potential president.

In York County, Republican leader Glenn McCall is among the first African-American to chair a county party in South Carolina. He’s also one of two black representatives on the 100-member Republican National Committee.

McCall said he believes the vandals were trying to influence voters at a time when polls show a tight contest.

“It just goes to show the election is much closer than folks would have you believe,” McCall said. “We have probably the most liberal ticket on the Democratic side that we’ve ever seen. When I look at the polls, it’s within the margin of error. There are people who are just getting nervous about that. As a result, they do desperate things.”

What Else Do We Need To know?

Obama to Plumber: My Plan Will 'Spread the Wealth Around'

   

Barack Obama tells a plumber in Ohio he wants to "spread the wealth around," eliciting criticism that his economic recovery      plan is socialist in nature. 

 

Far Left Attack On Marchers

Obama's High School Friends

By Ronald Kessler

As the media turns over every rock in the past of vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin, there has been shockingly little vetting of Barack Obama’s background.

Although candidates should not be judged solely by their behavior as adolescents, an examination of their overall past is fair and important, especially as we pick our next president. And former schoolmates can help provide character clues, such as the former Obama schoolmate who told Newsmax that she is surprised he is running for president.

“I remember he didn’t hang out with a group I thought was the right group to hang out with,” said the woman who attended Punahou High School in Honolulu with Obama. “It was the group known as the Bingham benches, the druggies’ group.”

Obama has admitted taking drugs in high school, but the fact that he kept company with others who were known to take drugs has not been reported previously. That appears to be part of a pattern of associating with questionable people, raising questions about his character and judgment. Among those people are William Ayers, who has admitted bombing buildings; convicted fundraiser Tony Rezko; and the Rev. Jeremiah A. Wright Jr., whom Obama considered his mentor and who gave an award for lifetime achievement to Louis Farrakhan.

“I would say Obama didn’t show great character about choosing who he hung out with,” said the former schoolmate, who did not want to be quoted by name. “I think he behaved well and wasn’t getting into trouble, but he didn’t seem to hang out with the right people.”

The “druggie” group was called the Bingham benches because they tended to congregate around benches at a hall at the prep school named for the Rev. Hiram Bingham, the first Christian missionary in Hawaii.

“There were probably 15 or 20 in the group,” she said. “I hung out with theater people. He hung out with the Bingham benches, which were the ones that were more known as smoking dope.”

Cont. at Newsmax

Good Newsletter On Corsi

Look Closley This May Be Our Future...

It has been reported yesterday, by worldnet dailey, that Dr. Corsi the aurthor of Obama Nation, is being held by immigration officals in Keyna. Police picked him up at his hotel, in keyna this morning. Dr. Corsi was getting ready to issue a press confrence today, in regard to his findings of his investagation of Obama. He was to speak about the connection between Obama and the Kenyian government.

Corsi, the author of the No. 1 best-selling book “The Obama Nation,” was picked up by authorities at his hotel at 9:45 a.m. and detained at Nyayo House, the provincial headquarters for Nairobi.

“Just as we were about to start the 10 a.m. press conference at the Grand Regency Hotel in Nairobi, Kenyan immigration approached us and detained us,” Corsi told WND by telephone this morning. “Tim Bueler, my publicist, and I are now in the immigration offices, with our passports taken. The immigration officer told the press, ‘There is no problem, and Dr. Corsi is a friend of Kenya.’”

Unconfirmed reports say Corsi has been taken by government officials to the airport. He has not been available by phone or e-mail since 9:30 a.m. Eastern time.

A senior immigration official in charge of investigations, Carlos Maluta was quoted by the Associated Press as saying: “We still haven’t decided what to do with him.”

Corsi promised a news conference today that would “expose details of deep secret ties between U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama and a section of Kenya government leaders, their connection to certain sectoral groups in Kenya and subsequent plot to be executed in Kenya should Senator Obama win the American presidency.”

It is clear now, that speaking out about Obama, will not be tolerated. This should be plain to every American. If this can be done to a person in the public spotlight, like Dr. Corsi, then what will happen to the rest of us?

I have to say the idea, is frightening to say the least. It was also reported by KMOV TV ANCHOR that Obama’s presidential campaign is asking Missouri law enforcement to target anyone who lies or runs a misleading television ad.

This is begining to look more like a socialist party, than the democratic party. It is a sad day, when the United States looks more like the USSR, than a free republic.

---from Native Americans Against Obama

Obama Warning To British Prime Minister

from Newsmax

British Ambassador: Obama Elitist, Uninspiring

Thursday, October 2, 2008 10:20 PM

Sir Nigel Sheinwald, Britain's ambassador in Washington, wrote a seven-page letter to the British prime minister warning him about Barack Obama.

The contents of the letter were leaked to the British press late Wednesday, and they offered a worrisome view about the man who might be the next president.

Reportedly written just before Obama's summer visit to Britain, the ambassador made clear Obama was a deeply flawed man whose political agenda may not be in sync with British interests.

Among Sheinwald's observations, he notes:

# Obama's Senate voting record as "decidedly liberal," and claims Obama left little mark on legislation where "the main impression is of someone who was finding his feet, and then got diverted by his presidential ambitions."

# That charges of elitism or being aloof "are not entirely unfair" and may be seized upon by John McCain's campaign.

# The Democrat can be "tough and competitive," which the ambassador chalked up to Obama's "Chicago school" of politics.

# Though he praised Obama’s oratory, he said Obama's "energy levels do dip and he can be uninspiring, e.g. in debates."

# Iran could be a sticking point because of "the articulation between (a) (Obama's) desire for unconditional dialogue with Iran and (b) our and the (U.N. Security Council’s) requirement of prior suspension of enrichment before the nuclear negotiations proper can begin."

# Obama "can seem to sit on the fence, assiduously balancing pros and cons," and "does betray a highly educated and upper middle-class mind-set."

# Obama "may be aloof, insensitive," and he points to the fact that Obama "can talk too dispassionately for a national campaign about issues which touch people personally, e.g. his notorious San Francisco comments (in April) about small-town Pennsylvanians 'clinging' to guns and religion."

Sheinwald also offered mixed praise for Obama, calling his speeches "elegant" and "mesmerizing."

He is "highly intelligent" and has "star quality," he added.

Nevertheless, his "policies are still evolving" and that if elected he will "have less of a track record than any recent president," Sheinwald concluded.

We Deserve It Dividend

This is a creative solution to our Financial Crisis. It's original, it's not for real but, it is food for thought. The people who would be damaged by poor judgement and bad management of officers of the financail institutioins being bailed out by our government might just manage these funds better than the 'experts'.

Whoever T. J. Birkenmeier is, I sincerely salute him:

I'm against the $85,000,000,000.00 bailout of AIG.

Instead, I'm in favor of giving $85,000,000,000 to America in a We Deserve It Dividend.
 
Our population is about 301,000,000 counting every man, woman and child. So 200,000,000 might be a fair estimat of bonafide U.S. Citizen adults age 18 and up.

So divide 200 million adults 18+ into $85 billion that equals $425,000.00.

My plan is to give $425,000 to every person 18+ as a We Deserve It Dividend.

Of course, it would NOT be tax free.

So let's assume a tax rate of 30%.

Every individual 18+ has to pay $127,500.00 in taxes.

That sends $25,500,000,000 right back to Uncle Sam.

But it means that every adult 18+ has $297,500.00 in their pocket.

A husband and wife has $595,000.00.

What would you do with $297,500.00 to $595,000.00 in your family?

Pay off your mortgage – housing crisis solved.

Repay college loans – what a great boost to new grads

Put away money for college – it'll be there

Save in a bank – create money to loan to entrepreneurs.

Buy a new car – create jobs

Invest in the market – capital drives growth

Pay for your parent's medical insurance – health care improves

Enable Deadbeat Dads to come clean – or else

Remember this is for every adult U S Citizen 18+  including the folks who lost their jobs at Lehman Brothers and every other company
that is cutting back. And of course, for those serving in our Armed Forces.

If we're going to re-distribute wealth let's really do it...instead of trickling out a puny $1000.00 ( 'vote buy' ) economic incentive that is being proposed by one of our candidates for President.

If we're going to do an $85 billion bailout, let's bail out every adult U S Citizen 18+!

As for AIG – liquidate it.

Sell off its parts.

Let American General go back to being American General.

Sell off the real estate.

Let the private sector bargain hunters cut it up and clean it up.

Here's my rationale. We deserve it and AIG doesn't.

Sure it's a crazy idea that can 'never work.'

But can you imagine the Coast-To-Coast Block Party!

How do you spell Economic Boom?

I trust my fellow adult Americans to know how to use the $85 Billion We Deserve It Dividend more than I do the geniuses at AIG or in Washington DC.

And remember, The Birk plan only really costs $59.5 Billion because $25.5 Billion is returned instantly in taxes to Uncle Sam.

Ahhh...I feel so much better getting that off my chest.

Birk
T. J. Birkenmeier, A Creative Guy & Citizen of the Republic                                                                                                                                             

PS:  Feel free to pass this along to your pals as it's either good for a laugh or a tear or a very sobering thought on how to best use $85 Billion!!

How Obama Makes It Look Like He's Winning

From Obama's website, claims that the AOL Polls were incorrect because Hillary's fans had compromised the integrity of the AOL Poll results and inviting his followers to do the same. At the time, Obama couldn't admit that he was just not as popular as Hillary Clinton.

This activity is most probably still going on today and is another example of the desperation that the Obama camp displays in it's dirty tricks campaign. I copied the content from the website as well as including the link in case they delete it in an effort to cover their tracks.

http://my.barackobama.com/page/community/post/democracynow2008/gGCgS5/commentary

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AOL Presidential Poll Make Your Votes Count Online

By DemocracyNow2008 - Apr 19th, 2008 at 1:40 pm EDT

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Tags: barack obama, campaign 2008, change, dnc, election 2008, labor, media, news, Progressive, Students for Obama, Unions, women for obama

Aol for months has been doing a online weekly President Straw Poll.

The Purpose is to see each week which of the Candidates for President has more support.

Recently the Clinton Campaign decided to takeover this Presidential Poll and voted so many times the whole Map shows Clinton not Obama ahead .

Here's the deal I need every Obama Supporter to vote for Obama each week in this Poll and you can revote again and again if needed .

The Aol Presidential Poll is so out of sink with the other National Polls .

Again the other reason is Hillary Clinton supporters have taken it over and keep voting over for Clinton.

So here is the link http://news.aol.com/political-machine/2008/04/14/aol-straw-poll-april-14-21/

Once you go to the link you can vote for Obama .

Then you can vote again more then one time if you wish.

Step one go to www.aol.com/

To vote for Obama more then once in your State on the Aol Straw Poll
go to wwww.aol.com/ then Internet Options then Settings and or go to Internet(Web)Options then press
Internet Explorer Settings on the upper right side.
Step 1.) Press delete button on Browsing History first
Then
Step 2.) Tempory Files press Delete
Step 3.) Cookies Press Delete
Step 4.) History Press Delete
Step 5.) At bottom Press Ok and you can Vote for Obama Again.
Once you have voted again you need to do this process all over again
which takes about 2 minutes.

Please pass this on all over Obama Country and lets get the Aol Presidential Poll Map for Obama .
Obama 08

Press Release: from New Agenda Re: Palin

MSNBC has asked The New Agenda co-founder Amy Siskind to appear on David Gregory's "Race for the White House" program for a discussion of NOW's endorsement of an all male ticket.

 

Amy said no.  Not without the requested meeting with NBC's Zucker and the public apology from Matthews for on-air sexism.  Amy also let Gregory's representative know that, "until such time as Mr. Zucker and Mr. Matthews follow through on our requests, we would certainly be hypocritical to appear on any MSNBC show."

Until we get that meeting and big public apology from Chris Matthews, it's no way, no how to MSNBC.  That should go for all of us and anyone we think values the fair treatment of women by the media.  Spread the
word.

To review the letter we sent to MSNBC's President and COO Jeff Zucker, visit our website by following this link:

<http://thenewagenda.net/september-16-2008-letter-to-mr-jeff-zucker/>

The New Agenda Team 
New Agenda Press Release

New Agenda Responds to Now

The New Agenda has issued a press release expressing concern about NOW's recent endorsement of the Obama/Biden. This precedent-setting move marks the first time in NOW's 42-year history that it has endorsed an all-male ticket.

The Washington Post picked up the press release and wrote about us on their blog. Within hours, the piece was moved to the front page of the Washington Post and received over 1000 comments.

The New Agenda co-founder Amy Siskind says, "We find it quite perplexing that NOW has chosen this moment to endorse an all-male ticket." The endorsement seems all the more puzzling given the fact that the Republican Party is running its first female candidate for Vice-President, Gov. Sarah Palin, and the Green Party is fielding its first all-woman presidential ticket with Cynthia McKinney and Rosa Clemente.

Jennifer Borg, another co-founder of The New Agenda, says, "We want to give Sarah Palin a chance to tell us what Sarah Palin believes on women's issues." End Quote

The New Agenda is a non-partisan political group that supports ALL women.

Obama Is No Black JFK

Obama Is No Black JFK

Tuesday, September 16, 2008 12:06 PM

By: James Humes Article Font Size

The election of the Democratic presidential candidate would be a first in U.S. history. His victory would break down a biographical bar that previously had excluded all presidential candidates of that particular background. He faced a candidate who had far more depth in national security issues and foreign policy experience. Undertones of bigotry were raised in the campaign. The Democratic candidate, however, had the charisma and glamour of a Hollywood movie star, along with an eloquence that made audiences swoon. The candidate had even written a best-selling book. The election promised to be close.

Sound familiar? Actually, I was describing the 1960 presidential campaign that pitted Catholic Sen. John Kennedy, the Democrat, against Republican Vice President Richard Nixon. It was razor close. Kennedy won the electoral votes. Few realize that Nixon carried the popular vote, as Al Gore did in 2000, because the votes in Georgia, Alabama and Mississippi, where Dick Russell was the Democratic presidential candidate on the ballot, were added to Kennedy’s totals.

But Democratic Sen. Barack Obama is no black JFK. The country knew who Kennedy was. He had served in Congress and the U.S. Senate since 1947. His father had been President Roosevelt’s ambassador to Britain at the start of World War II. If Obama loses, it will be attributed to race. Yet the African-American Gen. Colin Powell, in Gallup Polls back in 1999 and 2000, was beating all other possible candidates, including Gore in 1999, by percentages of more than 10 percent to 15 percent.

Aside from some hard-shelled Protestants, there was far more of a comfort level with Kennedy in 1960 than with Obama this year. Kennedy scored heavily with the working class, winning more of their ballots than had voted for Republican Gen. Dwight Eisenhower against Democratic Gov. Adlai Stevenson in the previous two presidential elections. Read More

Obama Won't Loan Reid and Others

from Poltico

Cash-poor Obama says no to Reid
By JOHN BRESNAHAN | 9/16/08 4:41 AM EST

Barack Obama and Harry Reid
Harry Reid and Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee Chairman Charles Schumer had hoped at one point to get as much as $10 million from the Obama campaign.
Photo: AP

Earlier this month, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid made a personal appeal to Barack Obama: Help me grow the Democrats’ Senate majority by sharing some of the $77 million you’ve got in the bank.

Obama’s campaign said no.

Although Democratic insiders say a better deal could still come, the Obama campaign so far has agreed only to let Senate Democrats use Obama’s name — as well as those of his wife and running mate — in mail and online fundraising pitches. The campaign has planned no joint fundraising events with House or Senate Democrats, and insiders say none is likely to be held before Election Day.

In rejecting a direct request from his Senate leader, Obama has put a fine point on the financial pressures he’s feeling as the presidential race turns toward the fall. read more

We Remember With Heavy Hearts

Note: Press Release from "Just Say No Deal Coalition"

For_Immediate_Release:

United States of America (Press Release) September 10, 2008
-- The Just Say No Deal Coalition is outraged by
Senator Obama's lewd attempt to rile up his
audience by insinuating that Governor Palin is a
pig. While some may have found his reference
titillating, we do not, nor do the millions of
women we represent.

We see a pattern here, as evidenced by a number
of recent vulgarities and sexist innuendo on the
campaign trail, in songs/videos by three of
Senator Obama's high-profile supporters:
Ludacris, Sean 'Diddy' Combs and Jay-Z and
during a comedic routine by the late Bernie Mac.

Bill Getting Out Of Denver

Taken from Fox news

In another sign of lingering discord between the Clinton and Obama camps, FOX News confirmed Wednesday that former President Bill Clinton will not attend Barack Obama’s Democratic presidential nomination acceptance speech at Invesco Field in Denver Thursday night.

A senior Obama aide said the candidate is “not worried about it. There’s places besides Denver where we need and will get [Clinton's] help winning this election.”

Clinton has continued to lob perceived bombs at the man who defeated his wife, Hillary Clinton, in the Democratic primary. Just hours before the New York senator took center stage Tuesday night to offer words of healing, her husband was detonating what could be interpreted as another blast.

Speaking at a forum of former world leaders less than a mile from the site of the Democratic National Convention, Bill Clinton drew an analogy that had many wondering whether he had made peace with the idea of an Obama candidacy.

“Suppose for example you’re a voter and you have candidate X and you have candidate Y,” Clinton said. “Candidate X agrees with you on everything but you don’t think that person can deliver on anything. Candidate Y disagrees with you on half the issues but you believe that on the other half, the candidate will be able to deliver. For whom will you vote?

“This is the kind of question that I predict — and this has nothing to do with what’s going on now — but I am just saying if you look at five, 10, 15 years from now, you may actually see this delivery issue become a serious issue in Democratic debates because it is so hard to figure out how to turn good intentions into real changes in the lives of the people we represent.”

Whether Clinton, who for 20 years has been the star of the Democratic Party, intended the analogy to represent a futuristic look at presidential politics, its relevance to the current candidacies of Republican John McCain and Obama was unmistakable.

“What his strategy is to go around drumming stuff on Obama, his crazy quotes, and he’s cultivated a careful reputation for being eccentric, and therefore, Hillary is not blamed for what he does … and the result is he can go around and dump on Obama and almost be like a negative Greek chorus,” said FOX News contributor Dick Morris, a former Clinton adviser.

The motive, Morris said, is “to defeat Barack Obama and make sure Hillary can get elected in 2012.”

“I don’t think the Clintons’ feelings would be hurt” if Obama lost the 2008 election, said Republican strategist Chip Saltsman.

The former president is scheduled to put the capstone on the Hillary-Bill public endorsement of Obama during a convention speech Wednesday night.

On Wednesday, Obama spokesman Bill Burton said Bill Clinton is “one of the most unique and beloved figures in the Democratic Party and the country” and will “talk about why Senator Obama is the right leader right now” and how he knows Obama “will get the country back on track.”

Obama called Bill Clinton on Tuesday night to congratulate him on his wife’s address to the convention. Obama said he knew how proud Clinton must have been watching Hillary Clinton and how grateful he was for their support.

But tensions were simmering Wednesday ahead of Clinton’s speech, which has not been read by the Obama campaign. Obama senior adviser Anita Dunn said the camp is “not nervous at all” about not having seen the text, but is rather “excited” since it will be an “electric moment” when Clinton makes “the case for Obama and for change.”

On Sunday, it was reported that Clinton was unhappy about the night of his speech because he preferred to address domestic issues, and the theme of Wednesday night’s proceedings is foreign policy. Clinton, however, will be speaking on the importance of a strong economy.

Obama said Monday he’d spoken to Clinton about the speech, saying he told Clinton he could talk about anything he likes.

“Bill Clinton knows a little bit about trying to yank the economy out of the doldrums,” Obama said. “It wouldn’t make sense for me to want to edit his remarks.”

Playing second fiddle to the new Democratic order doesn’t mean the former president can’t influence an Obama administration.

“Bill Clinton’s place in the hearts of Democrats is very secure. He rescued us from the wilderness” said former California Gov. Gray Davis, a Democrat. “We had been wandering there for 40 years, having lost three presidential elections.

“Now we’re turning a page. Barack Obama is going to be our next president and I expect Bill Clinton to be campaigning for him.”

Davis added that Clinton could serve as an ambassador or envoy for an Obama administration the way he has for President Bush.

FOX News political analyst Michael Steele said he believes Clinton will use his Wednesday night speech to try and restore his image, especially with black voters, who were part of his base of support.

“I think this is about Bill, not Barack,” Steele said, adding that Clinton can and will restore his image.

“He still has a role to play,” he added. “He will assert that role in any number of ways. We’ll see one of those ways when he gives a speech at the convention.”

Democratic consultant Tad Devine said he expects Bill Clinton to be supportive, adding that one role Clinton could perform is that of attack dog on the Republicans.

“If anything I wouldn’t be at all surprised to see Clinton give a very strong speech in support of Obama,” he said.

FOX News’ Sharon Liss and The Associated Press contributed to this report.

Obama's Friends...from Fox News

The Texas Republican Party is set to release a Web video Wednesday evening entitled, “Obama and Friends,” which digs deeper into Barack Obama’s questionable friendships dating back two decades.

In a continuing effort to erode the credibility of the Democratic presidential nominee, the ad describes Obama’s relationships with three characters that have frequently been used in efforts to tar Obama’s patriotism and honesty.

Among the three named is Weather Underground member Bernadine Dohrn, a leader of the left-wing terror group responsible for numerous bombings in the 1960s and 1970s, including at the U.S. Capitol and Pentagon. Dohrn hosted a party to launch Obama’s campaign for the Illinois Senate, the ad says.

Tony Rezko is another friend and a contributor named. Rezko helped Obama purchase a home and was recently convicted of 14 felonies related to influence peddling and corruption. Rev. Jeremiah Wright, the former pastor of Trinity United Church of Christ, where Obama and his family had attended for 20 years, was also noted for several anti-American sermons he has given.

“In light of the fact that the public has been deluged with pro-Obama pabulum over the course of the last 10 months, we felt it was crucial to make sure voters get the whole story. And there is no better way to tell a story than to illustrate it with the company you keep,” Texas GOP spokesman Hans Klingler told FOXNews.com.

“The fact remains Barack Obama launched his political career in the house of known terrorists and was helped with the purchase of a home by a now convicted felon. This speaks volumes about his lack of judgment, vision and experience,” Klingler said, adding that the Texas GOP refuses “to leave any stone unturned” when it comes to looking into Obama’s ties to possibly unsavory characters.

It’s not the first time that independent groups have tried to emphasize Obama’s relationships. Last week, the independent American Issues Project bought national airtime for an ad that notes Obama’s ties to William Ayers, a founder of the Weather Underground, and guest at Dohrn’s party.

The project is not tied to McCain, though a chief benefactor has raised funds for McCain. The Obama campaign responded to the ad by launching a response that blamed the Republican candidate for the attack. The McCain campaign took advantage of the charge.

“The fact that Barack Obama chose to launch his political career at the home of an unrepentant terrorist raises more questions about Senator Obama’s judgment than any TV ad ever could,” said McCain spokesman Brian Rogers.

Click here to watch the video: “Obama and Friends”

FOX News’ Mary Ann Mancuso contributed to this report.

McCain Benefits from Hillary's Speech

lifted from Fox news

                        DENVER, Colorado (AFP) - Former New York mayor Rudolph Giuliani crowed Wednesday that Hillary Clinton's showstopping convention speech would help Republicans defeat the Democrats in the White House race.

                        

             "I think she gave a very good speech from her point of view and our point of view, but not necessarily for Barack Obama's point of view," he told Fox News.

"She never really answered the key question, is he prepared to be president? Which is the issue she put out there, rather dramatically, during the primaries."

Clinton brought the Democratic convention at Denver to its feet late Tuesday with a powerful speech ordering her supporters to unite behind Obama, who defeated her in the nominating contests.

Her speech sought to end the party divisions after the bruising primary race, and Obama said afterwards he thought it was an "outstanding" address.

"She gave a great speech last night," agreed Giuliani, who failed in his own bid to carry the Republican crown into the November 4 elections losing to John McCain.

             "Why isn't she the vice-presidential candidate. Why isn't she the presidential candidate," he added, once again picking at the Democrat's wounds with many Clinton supporters still distraught at her defeat.

             He said on Fox and Friends he had been convinced that Obama would pick Clinton as his running mate and "I couldn't understand why he would organize a convention to give the Clintons two nights and then diss Hillary as vice-president."

Tuesday, August 26, 2008

                        Tuesday, August 26, 2008                    

                                       

        McCain receives unexpected support 

   

        08/26/2008 10:32 AM
   

   

       

            

By: News 14 Carolina Web Staff       

       

                                       

       

        Some Clinton supporters in south Charlotte say they will now vote for Republican John McCain.    

CHARLOTTE -- Some Hillary Clinton backers switched sides Monday night and marched in support of Republican John McCain.
   
A small group of people met in south Charlotte to protest the Democratic National Convention and the impending nomination of Barack Obama.

"It is a hard move for us to make but we are doing this out of principle that we feel that bad behavior by the DNC can not be rewarded with our vote," said Clinton supporter for McCain Trisha Redwine.

On Monday, Clinton acknowledged that Democrats weren't all on the same side during primary season, but says they should be now.

       

Whether you are a Democrat or a Republican, you might enjoy reading > this...'Walking Eagle' Senator BARACK OBAMA was invited to address a > major gathering of the American Indian Nation two weeks ago in upstate > New York > > He spoke for almost an hour on his future plans for increasing every > Native American's present standard of living, should he one day become > the President. He referred to his career as a Senator, how he had > signed 'YES' for every Indian issue that came to his desk for > approval. Although the Senator was vague on the details of his plan, he > seemed most enthusiastic about his future ideas for helping his 'red > sisters and brothers'. > > At the conclusion of his speech, the Tribes presented the Senator with > a plaque inscribed with his new Indian name - Walking Eagle. The proud > Senator then departed in his motorcade, waving to the crowds. > > A news reporter later inquired to the group of chiefs of how they came > to select the new name given to the Senator. They explained that > Walking Eagle is the name given to a bird so full of crap it can no > longer fly. >

What Would Jefferson Say?

Don't you believe something has changed if protesters exercising their First Amendment Rights will be facing tear gas and all sorts of riot gear ONLY if they are protesting at the DNC in Denver? Mind you, protestors appearing at the RNC in September will be facing none of this. What has changed? Do we remember the time when we could depend on the media to bring us an approximation to the truth? If we no longer have a truthful media to bring us the news, how will we keep the government accountable? The media is even requesting that they be kept far and away from the protest camp due to being in harms way. So I guess it is up to those who have not sold out in any sense of the word to uphold democratic principles, processes, and most of all rights, such as "The First Amendment". The corruption we are witnessing today is a reality, and a major "Mother may, I " step away from Democracy.

Hopefully, strong leaders will come out of this disarray. Good people who will lead this Party away from the corruption that has overtaken it. We are seeing this evolution now in the Puma Pac organizations. These are the watch dogs of government that are sorely needed in every democracy.

Fortunately, as this Convention soon begins, we will have the free voices of PUMAs keeping the blogosphere informed with the true state of affairs in Denver.  Could this be our modern day version of "Radio Free Europe"? What would Jefferson say? He would say,"Just Say No Deal"...Of Course!

Redwine, Charlotte Front and Center

Problems Mount For Obama as Convention Nears

from US News and World Report...Bonnie Erbe

contributed by Mawachpo

Entries for August 4, 2008
Problems Mount for Barack Obama as the Democratic Convention Nears
August 04, 2008 10:31 AM ET | Erbe, Bonnie | Permanent Link

Call it delusional, even fanatical. But a growing Web-based movement of Sen. Hillary Clinton supporters is pressing to have Clinton's name "placed in nomination" at the Democratic convention in Denver later this month. Some are hoping, as Congressional Quarterly reported, that "if the roll call of the states is conducted, she might—might—still win."

There was a bit of a media dust-up about this story over the weekend. The New York Daily News cited a source close to Clinton confirming that "she won't file a formal request to the convention asking to be nominated along with Barack Obama, who eked out the victory in their fierce primary slugfest. 'She is not going to submit the signed request,' the insider told the Daily News. 'People are still circulating petitions on her behalf, but this is a done deal.' " read more

Note: To Denver Protesters

Denver officials announced today that the protest zone for Invesco Field
where Sen. Barack Obama will deliver his nomination acceptance speech will
be in the parking lot. The lot will be fenced.

The fenced-in area will be about 53,000 square feet in Lot J. Delegates
entering the convention will pass by the area from between 200 and 400 feet
away after they are dropped off for the night's speech by Sen. Barack Obama.

Protesters will be allowed to use bullhorns, and the city will provide a
stage, amplification equipment, and at least two speakers that will be
located outside the zone and pointing toward Invesco Field at Mile High.

DeFeat Jerry Wexler

Lynda, a Hillary Supporter, has asked that we help support Florida, Democratic Independent, Ben Graber, for the 19th congressional seat.

Read Lynda's own words: "Help a REAL Floridian beat Jerry Wexler.
Please give a helping hand to assist Mr. Ben Graber, Florida District 19, who is running against Congressman Wexler … he openly supported Senator Clinton, in August 2007, still supports Senator Clinton today, and would support Senator Clinton IF he were the District Representative seated at the upcoming convention in Denver."
Go to Ben Graber For Congress

Voter Fraud Spreading in Alabama

from Fox News.Com

Alabama was the cradle of the civil rights movement, where much of the battle for voting rights was waged more than 40 years ago, but now there are growing allegations of voter fraud across the state.

The claims have surfaced in eight counties in Alabama, and they include allegations that absentee ballots were sold and traded for cash, crack-cocaine and even piles of driveway gravel.

“They get them, and say, ‘I will give you 40 or 50 dollars,’ so a lot of people are unemployed and will jump for that,” voter Wanda Sanders said.

Some officials, though, are launching investigations in a move to make sure all votes are not only counted but counted fairly and honestly...read more

Obama Runs Into Protest

from Fox News.Com

Barack Obama got into a heated exchange with a group of protesters during a speech in Florida on Friday who accused him of ignoring the black community.

The commotion started when three young black men stood up in the middle of Obama’s address on economic security, holding a banner that asked, “What about the black community, Obama?”

As the men starting shouting, Obama turned around and tried to calm down the crowd, which booed in response to the protesters and initially prevented Obama from continuing with his speech.

After the crowd started chanting “Yes we can,” drowning out the three men, Obama scolded them.

“Young man, this is going to be a question and answer session — you can ask your questions after … sit down,” he said. “You don’t want to disrupt the whole meeting. Be courteous, that’s all.”

After finishing his speech in St. Petersburg, Obama called on one of the men as promised.

“My question is, in the face of the numerous attacks that are made against the African community, or the black community by the same U.S. government that you aspire to lead … why is it you have not had the ability, not one time, to speak to the interests … of the oppressed and exploited black community in this country?” he asked, citing sub-prime lending, Hurricane Katrina and the shooting of Sean Bell by New York City police officers in 2006. Read More

President Obama Continues Hectic Victory Tour

by Dana Milbank

Barack Obama has long been his party's presumptive nominee. Now he's becoming its presumptuous nominee.

Fresh from his presidential-style world tour, during which foreign leaders and American generals lined up to show him affection, Obama settled down to some presidential-style business in Washington yesterday. He ordered up a teleconference with the (current president's) Treasury secretary, granted an audience to the Pakistani prime minister and had his staff arrange for the chairman of the Federal Reserve to give him a briefing. Then, he went up to Capitol Hill to be adored by House Democrats in a presidential-style pep rally.

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How Weird Dean

Cross-posted from Free Us Now

By: Bettyjean Kling

On his bus, after being met by Clinton protesters in Charlotte, Howard Dean told reporters,

“I’m not sure all of them are Clinton supporters,” he said. “I think some of them are having fun at the Democrats’ expense. I think shouting through somebody’s speech is low-class.”

That’s a very weird comment even for Dr. Dean! He refuses to answer our letters, our calls, our e-mails, our petitions and now our public protests are ‘low class.’

Well pray tell Dr. Dean, do tell us what is the appropriate avenue we must take in order to get you to listen? How else might we express our First Amendment right and petition you to hear us?

You have mounted a bus at our expense and are traveling our roads and stopping in our towns and are eating our food at our expense and talking at will to our people and yet you do not allow us to talk back. You expect to come to us and tell us what you want us to hear but are not open to hear us and all this on our dime. You have the unmitigated gall to repot that we are low class? You Dr. Dean have no class at all. Move away from our table, get off our damned bus and go home!

Obama's Brother Busy In China

from Fox News

Barack Obama’s half-brother has quietly been promoting cheap Chinese exports as the Democratic senator raises his domestic and international profile in the race for the White House, according to the Sunday Times of London.

Mark Ndesandjo — the son of Barack Obama’s late father and his third wife, American Ruth Nidesand who runs an upscale kindergarten in Nairobi – has taken significant steps to avoid public scrutiny, the paper reported. Ndesandjo's relationship to the Democratic hopeful remains unknown to most of his acquaintances in Shenzhen, a border boomtown in southern China where he has lived since 2002.

While Obama refers to Ndesandjo simply as “my brother,” the two men have held divergent viewpoints on their American heritage and the how to live in the glare of publicity, according to the Times of London.

“He is big, strong and full of energy, speaks good Chinese and is a really easy-going guy,” a Chinese friend of Ndesandjo’s told the Times of London. “He always wears a hat over his shaven head. I believe he has several consultancy jobs.” read more

Dean Calls Charlotte Hillary Supporters "Low Class"

(ref: Dean's Change Bus Tour,Charlotte, N.C., July 25,2008).

Now I am sure we love Howie more than ever. During a brief interview with reporters on the Magic Bus in Charlotte,N.C.,Howie told reporters: "I'm not sure all of them are Clinton supporters," he said. "I think some of them are having fun at the Democrats' expense. I think shouting through somebody's speech is low-class."

Quoted From Keep in mind that the Observer reported 150-170 Obama supporters. We counted. There were 70 at the tops including politicians and reporters. There were about 24 Pumas gathered.

Yes, Howie, we are your low class, gun toting, religion-clinging, bitter Democrats.

Howie, you are also in denial. We are Democrats....Real Democrats...who refuse to vote for someone so unqualified as Obama.

You see, it is statements previously made by Obama and Dean that proved to us how a radical segment of the Democratic Left have no respect for Hillary or her supporters. In fact, Dean and his troopers have said much nastier things to us than I ever heard from the Rovian Republicans of years gone by.

On the other hand, maybe it was the "Dump Dean" signs that sent our buddy Dean over the edge one more time.

TR