McCain makes Virginia a rare stop on campaign trail

I get my info from the Senate floor on C-Span, unique in the world. We still got a long way to go in transparency, but the US is far ahead of other nations. The EU debates are available in English and French only because these bureaucrats refuse to translate them for all EU citizens to keep them fighting while advancing their own agenda, such as beating the US as an economic superpower. The US is unique in that we the people get to vote for a candidate rather than having the winning party select the party's leader. Senator Obama's candidacy is possible only in the US, so was having General Colin Powell at the top of the chain of command.

Senator Obama’s grandfather was a WWII vet while his mother was born at the military base in Ft. Leavenworth. It explains his voting record on Veterans' issues and his close associations with Veterans in the Senate such as Hagel and Lugar, real Republicans.

where the republicans on these boards get their information?

Here's one of their "research" sources:

The man behind the whispers about Obama

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27157703/

My clock has reached about 45 days since being nominated and not one press conference. No questions about abusing power as governor, nothing about her relationship to the anti-American Alaskan Independence Party. All we know about her is that she thinks she has experience in foreign policy because Putin enters the air space in Alaska. I'm afraid she knows just as much about the Global Economy.

Governor Palin is the most unknown and unqualified VP candidate in American history. Her prepared statements and stump speeches are not going to change my mind. Is she looking for a job as cheerleader or an actual candidate for VP, possibly our next President? Senator McCain must really think I'm stupid.

Obama/Biden/Nye/Warner 2008

From AP:

NEW YORK - A watched clock never moves — unless it's the National Debt Clock.

In fact, the digital counter has been moving so much that it recently ran out of digits to display the ballooning figure: $10,150,603,734,720, or roughly $10.2 trillion, as of Saturday afternoon.

A republican president for eight years, with a republican congress for six of the last eight years and this is what fiscal responsibility looks like.

Worse, they don't even have the decency to take responsibility for it.

I remember Warren Buffett, another association and supporter of Obama, who may become the next Treasury Chief. I remember Obama's associations with more than 200 economists who agreed with him that McCain's gas tax holiday is a bad idea.

I remember McCain's economic advisor who told me that I'm a whiner, it's all in my head. We could talk about Reverend Hagee and other McCain associations. I rather hear when Senator McCain will finally end his associations with the lobbyists that are running his campaign given the role they played in the mess this country and foreign countries are currently in.

I want to hear McCain/palin talk about the issues instead of the constant attack.

Now that Ron Paul is a forgotten punchline, the American Nazi Party has thrown its support behind McCain. So has the KKK.

What are we supposed to make of that?

I remember who worked and supports Obama, his associations with Hagel, Lugar, Coburn, Powell and other high profile Republicans. Lugar took Obama to the unsecured WMD in the former Soviet Union and sponsored Lugar-Obama Nonproliferation Legislation that was passed in early 2007. To this day I've not heard a word from Senator McCain how he is going to prevent WMD from falling in the hands of terrorists. The McCain camp does not increase it's credibility with their personal attacks, especially since none of the above associations are campaigning for McCain.

It's sad to see these desparate efforts of Governor Palin and Senator McCain while lots of Americans just lost their life time savings.

Save your childish comparisons to Hitler and your tired end of the world scenarios. Your drums of doom may have been sucessful at firing up the rabble (love the cries of "kill him." That's what great about America), but the blow back for the lies and the scarey stories is that a great many formerly undecided citizens aren't going to be voting for McCain or Palin. People have just gotten tired of the politics of fear, like they get tired of television sitcoms that go on for too long.

But, Gary, if you want some end of the world stories, you can fantasize about McCain's gaffe about an endless multi-generational war or Palin's seemingly whole-hearted rush toward the rapture. There are some frighteners to tell around the campfire

Just remember who supports Obama besides the Ultra Liberals ! Louis Farakan, Father Fleager, Bill Ayers,Jesse Jackson, Al Sharpton, Hamas and members of the PLO, his radical relatives both in the US and Kenya.
Some of the above just hate the US others just anti white or anti Jewish, but anyway you look at it this man will not bring this country together but will devide it. In 1933 Germanys economy was in ruin, along came a guy with no real experience just a radical who told the crowds exactly what they wanted to hear and made them feel good he had the country in the palm of his hand, promised them the moon and look what the world had to indure. History has a way of repeating itself folks!! You are who you associate with! Lest we forget! This man is a cameleon you really don't know who you are going to get Attila the Hun or the Messiah.

and return to the real party of Lincoln with true Republican and capable leaders like Lugar, Coburn and others. Even John Warner is not supporting Gilmore, another campaign that took the Bush stronghold in 2000 and 2004 for granted. My boss is a die-hard Republican who came to the conclusion yesterday that Palin/McCain will lead this country into self-destruction. He too has decided to put country first instead of the party and vote for the Democratic ticket without ever becoming a Democrat. McCain is losing support in his own party every day. His lobbyists that are running his campaign have been self-destructing the party since the day they talked McCain into picking Governor Palin.

I didn't tell you the Joe Kennedy story to tell you which way to believe about the controversy--just to say it was significant enough that even biographers who adore JFK mention it as part of his story. You get to form your own conclusions, of course.
The Obama fundraising has been incredible--and I do believe they will debug the on-line anonymous contributions thing, probably even before the election. He is brilliant to have raised so much money from small donors and may well be a brilliant president financially--I hope so. I don't think you can call an election where someone is outspent "tainted" because it is just something that happens. A fact of life.
Finally, Tim, I didn't have room to say this before. When I said I ignore trolls, I didn't mean you. Once before I questioned why you were calling me out so forcefully, but you're no troll. Sorry I didn't say that more clearly. I do hate to fight

to see the video of the lunatic wingnuts at McShame's VA BCH rally (John Birch Society meeting?)ranting and whining about how they are going to lose BIG. Hopefully a stake is driven once and for all through the heart of neocon "movement" conservatism which has ruined this country's standing in the world for the last 28 years. Republican deregulators have managed to wreck not only the US economy but the entire world financial system with their unbridled greed and arrogance. I am so enjoying witnessing the Republican party self-destruct. Unfortunately, they took our economy with them.

Obama/Biden/Nye/Warner 2008 - Virginia has turned blue! Deal with it!! Bye-bye Thelma.....

A man enters a gift shop. He sees a lifelike brass rat with a price tag of $1,025. He tells the shop owner, "I like this rat, but it seems expensive." The owner says, "The rat is just $25. I'm charging an extra $1,000 for the story behind the rat."

Excited, the man says, "I don't care about the story, just give me the rat." The owner shrugs and sells the rat for $25.

A few moments after the man leaves the store he hears a nipping sound and turns to see a couple of rats. A couple of blocks later, he turns to see several dozen rats swarming behind him.

He starts to run and the number of rats multiplies. He reaches the water and hurls the brass rat into the bay. Hundreds of rats jump into the bay and drown.

When the man gets back to the shop, the owner says, “I guess you’re ready to pay the thousand dollars to hear that story now?"

But the man says:

"To hell with the story, I want to know if you have any brass republicans."

Democrat Barack Obama on Friday soared 11 points ahead of Republican rival John McCain taking a double digit lead for the first time in a Newsweek poll amid deep concerns about the economy.

Obama now leads McCain nationally by 52 percent to 41 percent among registered voters compared to a Newsweek survey carried out a month ago, before the economic crisis began to bite, and which had the two candidates tied at 46 percent.

When John McCain visits VA next week, I won't be attending. But, I would like for someone that does attend and is given the opportunity to ask a question, to ask just ONE question for me.

Just WHO is this Sarah Palin?

I still believe you are trying to imply that Obama will win this election dirty when you bring up the Joe Kennedy story, which is a pretty well disputed story. I think he was smart to go the way he did once he the war chest of the RNC and the cast of characters who he would be opposing. Finally, I must reiterate my point from my last post, which was that it is extremely bad form to accuse someone of trolling because of a disagreement you might have with them. I believe that all of my correspondence with you has been both respectful and fact based. When I happen to disagree with something that is in a post, I will respond. Please note that I often do not respond to some of the silliest, ill informed posts; I mean, why would I waste my time? And finally, let me assure you; whoever wins this election, I truly hope they end up being a great president...we really need one now.

the only reason that McCain is "honoring his promise" to stick with public funding is that his fundraising was weak -- even after he acquired the nomination quickly. Don't rewrite history.

A teacher asked her 6th grade class how many of them were Obama fans. Not really knowing what an Obama fan is, but wanting to be liked by the teacher, all the kids raised their hands except for little Johnny. The teacher asked Little Johnny why he has decided to be different.
Little Johnny said, 'Because I'm not an Obama fan.'
The teacher asked, 'Why aren't you an Obama fan?'
Johnny said, 'Because I'm a Republican.'
The teacher asked him why he's a Republican.
Johnny answered, 'Well, my Mom's a Republican and my Dad's a Republican, so I'm a Republican.'
Annoyed by this answer, the teacher asked, 'If your mom was a moron and your dad was an idiot, what would that make you?'
With a big smile, Little Johnny replied, 'That would make me an Obama fanʼ

Senator McCain and Governor Palin can come to Virginia every day between now and the election and will not change the outcome. The country is facing financial crisis, several corporations have faced bankruptcy, major corporations in the Fortune 500 face the prospects of bankruptcy and it can be traced to eight years of bankrupt policies foisted on us all by the Republican controlled government. Here's the bottom line: the Republican Party is bankrupt, bereft of ideas other then no taxes and is incapable of facing the truth that this is a multi-ethnic, multi-religious, multi-cultural country that is the greatest country on the face of the earth but is not infallible. Someone asked earlier about what change would Obama offer. Besides the specifics of programs and plans let's talk about the greatest change that I believe he will be able to bring about. An Obama presidency is going to brin

So . . . the Joe Kennedy lesson would be that it is possible, with McCain tying himself to his own campaign finance promises and Obama releasing himself from his, for an election to happen due to out-spending the rivals. However, as I said, if it happens, it only gives the person one chance to prove that he is a great American or he will never be re-elected. If your man is who you think he is, no harm, no foul if his $$$ manage to give him the chance to prove that. He may well be another JFK. If not, time will tell. I think he was very shrewd to waffle on campaign finance. I mean, if there was one area worth waffling on, that was it.
I believe him when he says he will have a campaign worker in every university town to question every single college student turned away (even if they never registered, etc., the workers will find a way to let them vote). Money well and shrewdly spent, really! Esp for the college studen

Colin Powell had to go Berlin in 2004 to remind foreign leaders of their responsibilities for maintaining peace in a new Europe that's free and whole, because of the new firestorm of hatred in their countries where a new form of anti-semitism has arisen that's closely related to anti-americanism. Europe has yet to learn from the Holocaust. Even Americans appear to be hating Americans today. Governor Palin and Senator McCain show no respect Senator Obama, grandson of a WWII Vet that help raise him. No surprise here, we've seen him disrespect fellow Vietnam Vets as well when confronted with his voting record. Palin/McCain don't seem to understand that an American inciting hatred against another American does not make us more safe, nor does it improve our credibility in this world, or help us get support from our allies in tracing down Bin Laden and kill him.

Even John McCain has become embarrassed by hate from the ultra right wing nuts in the party. Imagine, McCain telling some people to stop the negativity because Obama is a good decent family man that was born in America. He and Palin have stoked the fears of citizens with race baiting hatred. The chickens are coming home to roost as members of his own party ask him to tamp down the lies and hatred about Obama. When you are speaking at a rally and nuts from the audience yell out " kill him" "terrorist", "liar" to a presidential candidate who has worked hard and played by the rules in this great country, God help us all. Many of us are fearful for Obama's safety. We pray for him his family and our country everyday that God will keep him safe. McCain and Palin, please talk about the economy or issues - stop the hatred and division. This is not Sean Hannity's America!

Of course, 50% disagree with me. I haven't become Democrat yet. About 50% disagree with you, too. Isn't this a great country?
Now, Joe Kennedy. The bio stated what I had heard as a child--that he, as a wealthy man in the private sector, intended for Joe Jr. to go into politics, but when Joe Jr. was killed in the war, JFK became the family heir apparent. Between Joe Kennedy and Honey Fitz, JFK's wealthy father-in-law, the sky was the limit in campaign finance and JFK would win because he would outspend his rivals. This was his first Senate run, I think. Any time defeat reared its head, more money was poured into the campaign. The R's back then said the election was bought. The D's said money was spent to get the right man on the job. No matter where you fell in the controversy, JFK became a great American and would not have won a second election without those qualities (you can only buy the first election,

No Bama-No Biden-No Rev. Wright

Put a fork in them.

Alaska panel finds Palin abused power in firing

By MATT APUZZO Associated Press Writer

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) -- Sarah Palin unlawfully abused her power as governor by trying to have her former brother-in-law fired as a state trooper, the chief investigator of an Alaska legislative panel concluded Friday. The politically charged inquiry imperiled her reputation as a reformer on John McCain's Republican ticket.

Investigator Stephen Branchflower, in a report by a bipartisan panel that investigated the matter, found Palin in violation of a state ethics law that prohibits public officials from using their office for personal gain.

The republicans are imploding. From AP:

LAKEVILLE, Minn. - The anger is getting raw at Republican rallies and John McCain is acting to tamp it down. McCain was booed by his own supporters Friday when, in an abrupt switch from raising questions about Barack Obama's character, he described the Democrat as a "decent person and a person that you do not have to be scared of as president of the United States."
A sense of grievance spilling into rage has gripped some GOP events this week as McCain supporters see his presidential campaign lag against Obama. Some in the audience are making it personal, against the Democrat. Shouts of "traitor," "terrorist," "treason," "liar," and even "off with his head" have rung from the crowd at McCain and Sarah Palin rallies, and gone unchallenged by them.

Kilgore, Allen, Bolling, and McDonnell? Are they going give me a straight answer? McCain still refuses to this day when confronted with his voting record on Veteran's issues for one. Senator McCain didn't count on having to campaign in Virginia, he took my vote for granted. Now, three weeks before the election, he finds himself without any high profile Republicans to campaign for him.