McCain/Palin rally in Bethlehem, PA, October 8, 2008.
Dear sweet Jesus. These people are idiots. And McCain encourages this hatred.
Please stop. Seriously. Please. Stop.
And the next state over, Strongsville Ohio
10.10.2008
10.09.2008
McAngry
Brave New Films released a new video focused on McCain's temper, featuring "original interviews with former U.S. Senator from Arizona Dennis DeConcini, former Arizona Republican Party Executive Director Jon Hinz, former Arizona Republic Editor Pat Murphy, and Eleanor Apodaca, sister of a Vietnam POW/MIA soldier. All four attest to McCain's explosive anger, three of them with personal anecdotes."
This looks cool
Off politics for a minute.
I'll admit to my love for dystopian movies - altered futures, all hope is gone, virus-plagued humanity, the whole deal. So, based on the trailer, Quarantine looks like a natural fit.
Quarantine is based on a Spanish film called [REC], which has a freaky trailer made all the freakier by it's lack of dialogue.
I'll admit to my love for dystopian movies - altered futures, all hope is gone, virus-plagued humanity, the whole deal. So, based on the trailer, Quarantine looks like a natural fit.
Quarantine is based on a Spanish film called [REC], which has a freaky trailer made all the freakier by it's lack of dialogue.
10.08.2008
David BROOKS said this?
Right-wing David Brooks? Really?
On Sarah Palin:
"[Sarah Palin] represents a fatal cancer to the Republican party."
"Brooks praised Palin's natural political talent, but said she is "absolutely not" ready to be president or vice president."
On Joe Biden:
The New York Times columnist also said that the "great virtue" of Palin's counterpart, Democratic vice presidential nominee Joe Biden, is that he is anything but a "yes man."
"[Biden] can't not say what he thinks," Brooks remarked. "There's no internal monitor, and for Barack Obama, that's tremendously important to have a vice president who will be that way. Our current president doesn't have anybody like that."
But read what he says about Barack Obama:
"Obama has the great intellect. I was interviewing Obama a couple years ago, and I'm getting nowhere with the interview, it's late in the night, he's on the phone, walking off the Senate floor, he's cranky. Out of the blue I say, 'Ever read a guy named Reinhold Niebuhr?' And he says, 'Yeah.' So i say, 'What did Niebuhr mean to you?' For the next 20 minutes, he gave me a perfect description of Reinhold Niebuhr's thought, which is a very subtle thought process based on the idea that you have to use power while it corrupts you. And I was dazzled, I felt the tingle up my knee as Chris Matthews would say.
And the other thing that does separate Obama from just a pure intellectual: he has tremendous powers of social perception. And this is why he's a politician, not an academic. A couple of years ago, I was writing columns attacking the Republican congress for spending too much money. And I throw in a few sentences attacking the Democrats to make myself feel better. And one morning I get an email from Obama saying, 'David, if you wanna attack us, fine, but you're only throwing in those sentences to make yourself feel better.' And it was a perfect description of what was going through my mind. And everybody who knows Obama all have these stories to tell about his capacity for social perception."
Holy shit.
On Sarah Palin:
"[Sarah Palin] represents a fatal cancer to the Republican party."
"Brooks praised Palin's natural political talent, but said she is "absolutely not" ready to be president or vice president."
On Joe Biden:
The New York Times columnist also said that the "great virtue" of Palin's counterpart, Democratic vice presidential nominee Joe Biden, is that he is anything but a "yes man."
"[Biden] can't not say what he thinks," Brooks remarked. "There's no internal monitor, and for Barack Obama, that's tremendously important to have a vice president who will be that way. Our current president doesn't have anybody like that."
But read what he says about Barack Obama:
"Obama has the great intellect. I was interviewing Obama a couple years ago, and I'm getting nowhere with the interview, it's late in the night, he's on the phone, walking off the Senate floor, he's cranky. Out of the blue I say, 'Ever read a guy named Reinhold Niebuhr?' And he says, 'Yeah.' So i say, 'What did Niebuhr mean to you?' For the next 20 minutes, he gave me a perfect description of Reinhold Niebuhr's thought, which is a very subtle thought process based on the idea that you have to use power while it corrupts you. And I was dazzled, I felt the tingle up my knee as Chris Matthews would say.
And the other thing that does separate Obama from just a pure intellectual: he has tremendous powers of social perception. And this is why he's a politician, not an academic. A couple of years ago, I was writing columns attacking the Republican congress for spending too much money. And I throw in a few sentences attacking the Democrats to make myself feel better. And one morning I get an email from Obama saying, 'David, if you wanna attack us, fine, but you're only throwing in those sentences to make yourself feel better.' And it was a perfect description of what was going through my mind. And everybody who knows Obama all have these stories to tell about his capacity for social perception."
Holy shit.
McDisdain: "That one"
The phrase that might have alientated independents and killed his campaign.
Darren Davis, a professor at Notre Dame who specializes in role of race in politics, writes about McCain's "that one" line. "It speaks volumes about how McCain feels personally about Obama. Whomever said the town hall format helps McCain is dead wrong."
John McCain tried to dehumanize Obama, but he also showed his true colors and true feelings. If he's so rattled by Obama as to call him "That one", do we want him making life-or-death decisions on foreign leaders as President?
Then there was "The Dis" where he refused to shake Obama's hand. Even Wolf Biltizer noted:
"It's apparent to say that Sen. McCain has some disdain, I think it's fair to say, for Sen. Obama. That was very apparent throughout the course of this debate."
Very unpresidential.
Darren Davis, a professor at Notre Dame who specializes in role of race in politics, writes about McCain's "that one" line. "It speaks volumes about how McCain feels personally about Obama. Whomever said the town hall format helps McCain is dead wrong."
John McCain tried to dehumanize Obama, but he also showed his true colors and true feelings. If he's so rattled by Obama as to call him "That one", do we want him making life-or-death decisions on foreign leaders as President?
Then there was "The Dis" where he refused to shake Obama's hand. Even Wolf Biltizer noted:
"It's apparent to say that Sen. McCain has some disdain, I think it's fair to say, for Sen. Obama. That was very apparent throughout the course of this debate."
Very unpresidential.
Sean Hannity gets his ass handed to him
Obama aide Robert Gibbs goes after Sean Hannity for building an entire program around an unrepentant Anti-Semitic lunatic named Andy Martin. Sean doesn't like the guilt-by-association game when it gets turned around on him. Gibbs repeatedly asked Hannity, "Are you anti-Semitic?" and playing up his ties with Martin. (Huff Post)
Andrew Sullivan's "mauling"
From the LiveBlog of a true Conservative:
This was, I think, a mauling: a devastating and possibly electorally fatal debate for McCain. Even on Russia, he sounded a little out of it. I've watched a lot of debates and participated in many. I love debate and was trained as a boy in the British system to be a debater. I debated dozens of times at Oxofrd. All I can say is that, simply on terms of substance, clarity, empathy, style and authority, this has not just been an Obama victory. It has been a wipe-out.It has been about as big a wipe-out as I can remember in a presidential debate. It reminds me of the 1992 Clinton-Perot-Bush debate. I don't really see how the McCain campaign survives this.
This was, I think, a mauling: a devastating and possibly electorally fatal debate for McCain. Even on Russia, he sounded a little out of it. I've watched a lot of debates and participated in many. I love debate and was trained as a boy in the British system to be a debater. I debated dozens of times at Oxofrd. All I can say is that, simply on terms of substance, clarity, empathy, style and authority, this has not just been an Obama victory. It has been a wipe-out.It has been about as big a wipe-out as I can remember in a presidential debate. It reminds me of the 1992 Clinton-Perot-Bush debate. I don't really see how the McCain campaign survives this.
10.07.2008
October 7 Polls
Hot off the presses:National:
(Gallup): Obama 51-42
(Rasmussen): Obama 52-44
(Res 2000): Obama 52-41
Swing States:
PA (SurveyUSA): Obama 55-40
NC (CNN): Tied 49-49
OH (CNN): Obama 50-47
WI (CNN): Obama 51-46
IN (Res 2000): Tied 48-48
IN (CNN): McCain 51-46
Just a thought...
What would the reaction be if Barack Obama was linked to a witch hunter?
Would the right take the calm approach they have with Gov. Sarah? They wouldn't stoop to portray him as a bone-through-the-nose tribesman with a spear and a lioncloth, would they?
Would the right take the calm approach they have with Gov. Sarah? They wouldn't stoop to portray him as a bone-through-the-nose tribesman with a spear and a lioncloth, would they?
Desperation trumps honor
Sen. John McCain: "I pledge again a respectful campaign. A respectful campaign based on the issues and based on the stark differences we have on the vision for the future of America." (March 5, 2008)
McCain: "It's not the message of the Republican Party. It's not the message of my campaign. I've pledged to conduct a respectful campaign" (April,23, 2008 - declaring that the Wright issue was off limits for the duration of the campaign)
McCain: "It's not the message of the Republican Party. It's not the message of my campaign. I've pledged to conduct a respectful campaign" (April,23, 2008 - declaring that the Wright issue was off limits for the duration of the campaign)
10.06.2008
Keep the smears coming, and look at the scoreboard
In case math isn't your strong subject Senator McCain, that means you have to outscore Obama 106 to 5. So maybe you should get to talking issues, because these are transcendent times. If you continue down this path, you're only doing 2 things: 1) ensuring you'll lose and 2) leaving as your legacy a further division in the people of this nation. Now is the time to come together, debate the issues and elect a president for ALL of America. Don't let your legacy be one of division.
For as much as I disagree with your politics today, I have always respected you as a man of honor. I switched to the Republican party to vote for you in the PA primary in 2000. There were two reasons: 1) I thought you were a decent, honorable man who could provide leadership for America, and 2) I thought that George Bush was despicable for what he did to you in South Carolina that year.
You sir, are attempting to do the same thing.
When you are gone, do you want this to be the enduring image of you we carry?
You sure you want to discuss Ayers and Wright?
Here's a list of John McCain and Sarah Palin's questionable alliances:
Joe Vogler - anti-American leader of the Alaskan Independence Party, which First Dude Todd Palin belonged to as late as 2005. He was murdered trying to buy plastic explosives when the deal went bad. Nice quote coming: "I'm an Alaskan, not an American. I've got no use for America or her damned institutions." One more: ""The fires of hell are frozen glaciers compared to my hatred for the American government. And I won't be buried under their damn flag." And he wasn't. When they found his corpse in a blue tarp, he was buried in Yukon Territory.
From the AIP website: "Todd Palin was registered as a member but never participated in any party activities aside from attending a convention in Wasilla at one time."
Charles Keating of the famed Keating Five. He cost American taxpayers $124 billion in the 1980's, went to jail for fraud, cost 25,000 people their life savigs as owner of Lincoln Savings and Loan (with GWB's brother Neil on the Board) and landed McCain in front of the Senate Ethics Committee.
John Singlaub and the Council for World Freedom, on whose board McCain serves. "Singlaub was also active with the World Anti-Communist League, described by former member Geoffrey Stewart-Smith as "largely a collection of Nazis, Fascists, anti-Semites, sellers of forgeries, vicious racialists, and corrupt self-seekers.""
Dave Brickner, executive director of Jews for Jesus, spoke at Wasilla Bible Church on August 17th (with the Barracuda in attendance). Brickner described terrorist attacks on Israelis as God's "judgment of unbelief" of Jews who haven't embraced Christianity.
Plus we have Sean Hannity's source on the whole Bill Ayers thing. His name is Andy Martin and Sean Hannity loves his big meaty man-pole of lies. From the Washington Times: "In 1986, when Mr. Martin ran as a Democrat for Connecticut's 3rd Congressional District seat under the name "Anthony R. Martin-Trigona," his campaign committee filed papers saying its purpose was to "exterminate Jew power in America and impeach U.S. District Court of Appeals judges in New York City." "
Nice.
Joe Vogler - anti-American leader of the Alaskan Independence Party, which First Dude Todd Palin belonged to as late as 2005. He was murdered trying to buy plastic explosives when the deal went bad. Nice quote coming: "I'm an Alaskan, not an American. I've got no use for America or her damned institutions." One more: ""The fires of hell are frozen glaciers compared to my hatred for the American government. And I won't be buried under their damn flag." And he wasn't. When they found his corpse in a blue tarp, he was buried in Yukon Territory.
From the AIP website: "Todd Palin was registered as a member but never participated in any party activities aside from attending a convention in Wasilla at one time."
Charles Keating of the famed Keating Five. He cost American taxpayers $124 billion in the 1980's, went to jail for fraud, cost 25,000 people their life savigs as owner of Lincoln Savings and Loan (with GWB's brother Neil on the Board) and landed McCain in front of the Senate Ethics Committee.
John Singlaub and the Council for World Freedom, on whose board McCain serves. "Singlaub was also active with the World Anti-Communist League, described by former member Geoffrey Stewart-Smith as "largely a collection of Nazis, Fascists, anti-Semites, sellers of forgeries, vicious racialists, and corrupt self-seekers.""
Dave Brickner, executive director of Jews for Jesus, spoke at Wasilla Bible Church on August 17th (with the Barracuda in attendance). Brickner described terrorist attacks on Israelis as God's "judgment of unbelief" of Jews who haven't embraced Christianity.
Plus we have Sean Hannity's source on the whole Bill Ayers thing. His name is Andy Martin and Sean Hannity loves his big meaty man-pole of lies. From the Washington Times: "In 1986, when Mr. Martin ran as a Democrat for Connecticut's 3rd Congressional District seat under the name "Anthony R. Martin-Trigona," his campaign committee filed papers saying its purpose was to "exterminate Jew power in America and impeach U.S. District Court of Appeals judges in New York City." "
Nice.
Racist scumbag with a badge
“On Nov. 4, let’s leave Barack Hussein Obama wondering what happened,” the law enforcement officer said.
He followed up, defending his remarks: “I absolutely, unequivocally don’t regret saying it,” Scott said. “In order to be a speaker at this event, I had to give my full name — Michael Joseph Scott — to the Secret Service, even though I’m the sheriff of Lee County. So why would I apologize? Is there some kind of double standard here where I have to give my full name, but I can’t use his?”
When asked why he then didn’t use Palin’s middle name, he admitted he didn’t know it.
This guy should be embarrassed for being such a blatant race-baiter and I hope the good voters of Lee County FL boot his ass out.
eMail him at sheriff@sheriffleefl.org and tell him how you feel. I did.
Tina is brilliant
"We'll get all mavericky"
"Marriage should be a sacred institution between two unwilling teenagers"
"Marriage should be a sacred institution between two unwilling teenagers"
Palin on Patriotism
Sarah Palin: "Patriotic is saying, government, you know, you're not always the solution. In fact, too often you're the problem so, government, lessen the tax burden and on our families and get out of the way and let the private sector and our families grow and thrive and prosper."
Yeah, that's gone so well. Why are we in this mess? Lack of government oversight and the private sector run amok in an orgy of greed.
And Sarah wants more.
Please. Is she anything more than an empty shell for the Bush neo-cons running the campaign to pour slogans into?
Yeah, that's gone so well. Why are we in this mess? Lack of government oversight and the private sector run amok in an orgy of greed.
And Sarah wants more.
Please. Is she anything more than an empty shell for the Bush neo-cons running the campaign to pour slogans into?
Chuck Todd's Map: Obama at 264
MSNBC Political Guru Chuck Todd has Obama at 264 and McCain in the position where he has to win every single toss up state. Not impossible, but...
"We’ve moved Michigan, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin from Toss-up to Lean Obama. Also, every single Toss-up state is now a red state, and we are close to moving another red state -- Missouri -- to the Toss-up column. "
McCain's map is getting smaller and smaller.
(Map generated at 270towin.com)
"We’ve moved Michigan, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin from Toss-up to Lean Obama. Also, every single Toss-up state is now a red state, and we are close to moving another red state -- Missouri -- to the Toss-up column. "
McCain's map is getting smaller and smaller.
(Map generated at 270towin.com)
Dow is down 400; it's Rev. Wright time
The Dow Jones is down 400 points, falling below 10,000. there's a worldwide stock sell-off because no believes the bailout will be effective in the short term, and so McPalin decides today is the day to talk about.... Rev. Wright.
COUNTRY FIRST, MF'ers.
COUNTRY FIRST, MF'ers.
John McCain vs. John McCain
In March, John McCain was given the opportunity by non-journalist Sean Hannity to go after Obama on the Rev. Wright issue. He declined, quite honorably: "I think that when people support you, it doesn't mean you support everything they say. Obviously, those statements are things none of us would associate ourselves with," McCain said.
"I do know Sen. Obama, he does not share those views."
Today, the pitbull smeared her lipstick while tearing at the last shreds of John McCain's honor by bringing it back up in an interview with Bill Kristol.
PLUS: 30 lies about Ayers refuted
"I do know Sen. Obama, he does not share those views."
Today, the pitbull smeared her lipstick while tearing at the last shreds of John McCain's honor by bringing it back up in an interview with Bill Kristol.
PLUS: 30 lies about Ayers refuted
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