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Posted By capj71 1 year, 2 months ago in NewsThe latest Quinnipiac University swing state poll confirms that the Sarah Palin bounce is long gone as Obama is leading McCain beyond the margin of error in Colorado (49%-45%), Michigan (48%-44%), and Wisconsin (49%-42%). His lead in Minnesota (47%-45%) is within the margin of error.
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September 23, 2008 - Change Puts Obama Up Slightly In Four Battlegrounds, Quinnipiac University/Wall Street Journal/Washingtonpost.Com Poll Finds ---
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COLORADO: Obama 49 - McCain 45
MICHIGAN: Obama 48 - McCain 44
MINNESOTA: Obama 47 - McCain 45
WISCONSIN: Obama 49 - McCain 42
More voters in each state also would rather see Democratic vice presidential candidate Sen. Joseph Biden become President, even though voters in each state say Sen. McCain's selection of Gov. Sarah Palin as running mate is a good choice.-
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donald511 year, 2 months ago
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Klarris, liar again! Most do not think Palin was a good choice... most evil repugs might, but not most voters... she is totally unqualified and blocking an investigation in her own state - how corrupt in view of her pledge for government transparency!
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Mdiar1 year, 2 months ago
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Good polling info, I think. Good day for Obama with that particular pollster, particularly considering the Colorado numbers and the Michigan ones, too. Minnesota is closer then I'd like, but Obama is abandoning North Dakota to strengthen his support there.
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nassie11 year, 1 month ago
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Right on about Palin as W with a big W=Woman. the idea for McC. was bright but she isn't...she's a HEARTBEAT AWAY from us having a national nightmare if this incompetent, delusional person were EVER to even be near the W House. Cheney would seem tame by comparison...at least he had some brains (even if he used them as an evil genius).....
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Blackacereturn1 year, 2 months ago
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I find it hard to think that Palin can bounce back now the newness of her is gone and I think the GOP did here in. At some point they should have let her sit down and talk to reporters instead of just two in over a month.
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Look all these polls are targeting likely voters and are ignoring all the people that has made the effort to register to vote...that is just dumb. I think Obama will win by a landslide if things continue to trend this way.
The race issue is a not really as big as the press wants you to think it is...people have made two mistakes in electing and reelecting bush the are well aware of this and will be very keen not to make the same mistake.
All this talk about Obama not being ready blows my mind, did anyone see the man on 60 MIN? I was shocked how on Monday they were very little talk at how much better he did that McCain on there.
I still think the Media knows better, however if they came out and say the race is not a race who would watch them really?-
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Klarissa1 year, 2 months ago
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Black - Interesting that you libs on here are boasting about the poll showing a slight increase for obama, but totally ignore another poll result in the same article!
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"More voters in each state also would rather see Democratic Vice presidential candidate Sen. Joseph Biden become President, even though voters in each state say Sen. McCain's selection of Gov. Sarah Palin as running mate is a good choice."
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EHS1 year, 2 months ago
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The media have been disappointed they were slighted the chance to destroy Sara Paylin, even givng the hint of how they destroyed another vice president. She has enough governing savvy to stand on issues and enough charm to stand against the charm of Obama. Maybe, foreign ministers may be more gracious, especially since America is not very favored. Hopefully, she will find an opening of doors that were closed. She knows Alaska enough to help us push forward with oil drilling. Obama plays both the Muslim and Christian trump card as well as the race card. In his book, Audacity of Hope, he states 'I will stand with the Muslims should political winds shift in an ugly direction.'Islam dominates 57 nations and pushing hard in others. In his book, Dreams of My Father, he states,'I found a solace in nursing a pervasive sense of grievance and animosity against my mother's race.' He has inner conflicts. Though we should not 'judge the color of the skin, but the content of the heart'. My family have mixed races and it is not an issue. We find much confusion in the character of his Chicago friends and his Anti Israel Arab fundraiser.(2000)Also, Obama funded, socialist cousin in Kenya who caused the country much distress and rioting last December, '07. This goes beyond gender, economics, race etc. Think through issues carefully, not gender or race. Our country's future is at stake. McCain has proven his American loyalty and Sara Paylin has proven her leadership abilities. Obama was community organizer. What and who does he bring to the table?
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Lurch1 year, 2 months ago
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And McCain`s campaign is run by a bunch of fascist warmongers. The same people who ran the people who ran this country into the toilet over the last eight years.
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Palin may look ok, but when she opens her mouth all that comes out is condescending redneck earmark elite hubris.
McCain`s backers are more pro-Israel than pro-America. That`s been the same problem with the current admin.
Why don`t you give the America first guy a chance?
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Lurch1 year, 2 months ago
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Campaign by photo op.
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McCain has no integrity and no issues on his side. He had to do something because his poll takers showed there was no way he was going to pick up the middle anyway, so he had better get out the Religious nuttos and redneck elite if he was to stand a chance.
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miklkit1 year, 2 months ago
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Can you explain why McSame was NOT promoted along with the other POW's? His resulting low rank forced him to retire early. Can you explain why McSame was dating his current wife while still married? Ross Perot and Nancy Reagan had to take care of his first wife. Can you explain why McSame turned tail and abandoned his own anti torture bill? Can you explain why McSame violated his own campaign finance reform bill? Can you explain why McSame has some 160 lobbyists running his campaign? Can you?
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mabvictim1 year, 2 months ago
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First, being a bad pilot does not make you a war hero. Being a prisoner of war, and specially treated because Daddy was an admiral does not make you a hero. Being so specially treated that you were the only one of the prisoners in the prison camp to gain weight is certainly not moral. He should have shared some of his extra food with the other prisoners.
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keystonekim1 year, 2 months ago
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McCain has no integrity?????.....I am sorry but you have no respect and do not understand some things....have you ever sacrificed your life for your country?... probably not since I bet you weren't born but about 2 decades ago.......
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dhch1 year, 2 months ago
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Agreed, McCain heroically served his country and suffered greatly for it. On that, he has integrity. Does that make him the man to be the next President? Sorry, I don't see it. Just because he has been in war doesn't make him an expert. On the economy or healthcare or energy? He offers nothing that would make any positive difference for me or anyone I know. What's he gonna do for you?
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donald511 year, 2 months ago
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Key, why did Mcbush cave on his own Anti-torture bill? Sure failed the integrity test there!
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Lied that he would never own a foreign car also - he has two!
How about obstruction of the Alaska investigation of the trooper firing... lots of failed integrity there too!
More lies everyday... like his pledge to keep the election civil... all lies that the Honor Code of the Naval Academy would have kicked him out for!-
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Klarissa1 year, 2 months ago
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hey donald - you still haven't commented on this (except for calling me names)
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"More voters in each state also would rather see Democratic vice presidential candidate Sen. Joseph Biden become President, even though voters in each state say Sen. McCain's selection of Gov. Sarah Palin as running mate is a good choice."
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jordan111 year, 2 months ago
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.have you ever sacrificed your life for your country?... probably not since I bet you weren't born but about 2 decades ago.......>>>>>
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As much respect as I have for those who have gone to war, I am fed up with the insinuations that they are somehow 'better' than any other American. Ordinary people show courage every day of there lives when they never give up, pay their fair share, endure injustices, raise good children, & get up every time they're knocked down. They're the backbone of this nation, & are no less American than john mccain. Most people do what is asked of them in life, and most do it quietly and without fanfare. ENOUGH of this trying to make mccain a 'god.' He did a job and had a tough break. So did thousands of others in war time, and thousands didn't get the chance to have any more tomorrows. He's no better. And he has no mandate to be President for doing what tens of thousands did before him and after his service! -
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Lurch1 year, 2 months ago
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> .have you ever sacrificed your life for your country?..
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No, and neither has McCain nor you. So what does that have to do with the price of a bowl of rice in China?
I could give a rats azz about what happened to McCain in Vietnam 40 years ago. You Republican neocon suckups taught me that one when you smeared a real war hero, John Kerry.
Besides, McCain has shown he has no integrity time and again over the last decades and especially in the last eight years. The lies, the adultery (worse than Clinton!), the cheating, the stealing, the voting time and again AGAINST our own troops, the entitlements to his crony buddies and handouts to oil and other PACS that donate to him. The stealing of private property for crony profit. I mean the list goes on and on!
Not to forget that he flip-flops so much he makes Kerry look steady like the Rock of Gibraltar. How many presidential candidates have not only switched their positions within a day, how many have written a law only to break it? How many have sponsored a bill before they were against it? McCain has more waffles than IHOP. -
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dhch1 year, 2 months ago
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Makes me sad because I really believed that what is right would take hold and I thought Obama was that. The saddest part are these narrow minded, bigotted people who actually think they are right. They act as if the Republican party has done something for them. I keep asking, what is it that the Republican party has done for any of us just hard working folks? Yet they don't answer that question.
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Marrabella1 year, 2 months ago
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Obama, really, what was the DNC thinking. Oh, er, I mean what was George Soros thinking? I can guess .... He was thinking "Who is a corrupt politican that I buy lock stock and barrel and bring the USA down". Don't be a dupe people .... research and learn.
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NoWayMan1 year, 2 months ago
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when you can't think of anything else, just say "George Soros" like it means something.
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standard operating porcedure from the right.
the election is 42 days away. in much less time than that the world will realize that McCain is a lobby/special interest (w)hore. he's already taken almost $200,000 from lobbies while Obama has taken only $6000.
and McCain's senior staff is filled with lobbyists.
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Klarissa1 year, 2 months ago
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Jim Johnson is a lead advisor to Obama, and he was on the VP pick committee>
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James. A. Johnson has been or is on the boards or an officer of the following:
Chairman of Perseus, Perseus-Soros Biopharmaceutical Fund, which Perseus co-manages, was formed in 2000 with capital commitments totaling $449 million to make investments in life sciences companies, a merchant banking and private equity firm.
. . . American Friends of Bilderberg,
Council on Foreign Relations
The Trilateral Commission,
The Brookings Institution.
National Housing Endowment
National Association on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
Advisory Council for Public Strategies
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities-
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sinophil491 year, 2 months ago
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Klarissa - Again a little misleading on your part.
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Jim Johnson was an UNPAID volunteer to head up the VP vetting committee. As soon as he became the source of controversy, he immediately resigned. He was there - what - 2 weeks?
In contrast, the campaign director for McCain is Rick Davis. He just happens to be head lobbyist for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
And he has not resigned yet
So, do you want to continue bringing up Jim Johnson vs Rick Davis. I assure you that McCain is looking pretty sordid in this game of "Count the Lobbyists."
As of several days ago, when I last looked, McCain had 177 identifiable lobbyists in his campaign structure. If you want, I can look again and see how many more have signed on to help McCain. I simply got so disgusted I haven't bothered to look again.-
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Klarissa1 year, 2 months ago
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Unions begin big election effort, By John Wojcik, People's Weekly World
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With the primary season over, labor is wasting no time jumping into the fall campaign. The 10-million-member AFL-CIO is expected to endorse Barack Obama, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, shortly. The Change to Win federation has already endorsed him.
Once the AFL-CIO officially endorses Obama, it is expected to deploy large numbers of ground troops for the election. It has already budgeted $54.3 million for its own get-out-the vote drive and may, according to its political committee chairman, AFSCME President Gerald McEntee, spend as much as $60 million on the effort.
The Steelworkers have already begun what they say will be 30,000 or more worksite visits by union activists, talking directly to workers about Obama’s positions. They’re emphasizing his proposals for fair trade policies and for creation of millions of good paying “green” manufacturing jobs. The jobs they are talking about include production of solar cells, industrial-sized windmills to power electric turbines, and hybrid automobile engines.
The Service Employees (SEIU), the largest union in the Change to Win federation, voted at their June 2–4 convention in San Juan, Puerto Rico, to spend $85 million for the fall campaign to elect Obama and a bigger Democratic majority in Congress.
An additional $55 million will be spent for a legislative campaign to push for creation of a “universal, comprehensive and affordable national health care plan,” according to a union statement issued after the convention.
In a unique move, SEIU voted to spend $10 million to mount campaigns against legislators on any level who go back on promises they have made to the labor movement.
The SEIU info
Organizing in Oregon
The Civil and Human Rights Committee of SEIU Local 503, Oregon Public Employees Union sponsored and hosted a talk by Communist Party Vice Chair Jarvis Tyner, Local 503 retiree activist Ann Montague and union organizer Bob Novick on Friday, August 8 in Portland, Oregon.
The forum was held to reflect on past civil rights struggles and to tie these to the present political moment. The panel featured three slightly different perspectives on the past and on the Obama candidacy. Communist literature was briskly distributed. One woman who attended took a number of items with her for her non-union paper mill.-
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sinophil491 year, 2 months ago
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Klarissa - Thank you for this wonderful article showing how much AMERICAN workers and laborers back Obama. It seems they understand that Obama's tax policies will help the common folk far more than the tax cuts to the rich and continuation of the trickle down policies that McCain espouses.
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They realize that Obama is far more committed to creating new jobs in the "Green" industry than McCain will ever be.
They realize that Obama's policies of subsidizing health care insurance costs for all Americans makes much more sense than McCain's taxing of corporate health care benefits.
I admire you and am quite amazed you have turned into an Obama supporter. Welcome to the fold.
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jordan111 year, 2 months ago
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7 years Chicago Senate. 4 years US Senate. Passed up lucrative jobs to help the disadvantaged. Constitutional scholar. Colombia University degree Foreign Relations. Harvard University graduate (honors). President Harvard Law Review.
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Brains, experience, commitment. By golly, my "research" tells me he's the man for the job.-
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NoMoreBushOrDick1 year, 2 months ago
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Go to http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J9pnzQ96kWA and see why Palin should never have been a candidate. She doesn't know what the VP does?
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ADLIB721 year, 2 months ago
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There is so much emphasis on Sarah Palin because we all know that McCain has one foot in the grave and the other on a banana peel, so if he's elected President, he may not make it 4 more years and Guess who will be running our country? Sarah Palin. JONCONNOE, get a grip !!!
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sinophil491 year, 2 months ago
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Klarissa - How about all the conservative posts that use Osbama or B. Hussein, or the monikers like dropkickalib, osbama-lin-biden.
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And the neocons who accuse Obama of:
1) Being a Muslim, or
2) Being a black, militant, Christian disciple of Rev. Wright
Then there are all the lies about Obama's corruption because Rezko's wife helped them purchase a house or the lies about him never reaching across the political aisle to get a bipartisan compromise, or the lies about his raising the taxes on the middle class.
Then let's talk about the swift boat lies, smearing a legitimate war hero in John Kerry who actually was injured in Vietnam (compared to the cowards like Bush and Cheney who never saw combat).
So don't get all righteous on me Klarissa. You neocons have done far worse smearing, lying, covering-up, and mud-slinging than us dems.
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coymoy1 year, 2 months ago
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The Quinnipiac is so left that their recent poll results actually show that McCain has gained substanciallly. This is based on their results in comparison to past polls. See below
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Method Obama McCain
Survey USA 236 281
Rasmussen Reports 259 279
Quinnipiac 242 155
Mason Dixon 190 126-
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amervtrn1 year, 2 months ago
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I guess if you step on a liberal's toes your comments are deleted as spam!
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Quinnipiac's Polls do appear to have been very slanted when compared to the other major polls. But we have seen it before. Polls are like statistics, believe neither which you have not falsified yourself.-
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mivan41 year, 2 months ago
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I don't know what it is with Quinnipiac usually they slant way left, but on occasion they slant way right. Rasmussen hit the last election on the head and tends to be the more reliable poster. Seltzer also has a left slant along with zogby
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Mdiar1 year, 2 months ago
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Seltzer is good in Iowa bot nowhere else, I believe.
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Rasmussen hit the last election on the head, but its worth noting that may be because of how he weighs party id more Republican then other pollsters and Bush/Cheney/Rove turned out just about every single Republican. Obama is emulating that strategy, at the moment, only the opposite (turn out every Democrat). This election will determine how correct Rasmussen is. He's a hell of a pollster, I'll say that right now, though I disagree with him politically.
Zogby has no slant. Its a laughing stock. It is the pollster that put McCain +5 while Obama was leading in every other national poll, if you remember. Zogby is just random, probably due to the new methodology I hear they're test running this year (that's hear-say, tbh).
I'm not a pollster expert, that's just mine and a few other people's opinions I've ran into (most knowing way more then me). My own opinions just tends to be observations I've made. Throw out everything SUSA puts out along with Zogby Interactive.
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solJonas1 year, 2 months ago
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If you speak to the real financial geniuses on Wall Street they will tell you that the Democratic partisanship was the cancer that created the financial mess we are in today
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Would you let a medical intern who just graduated medical school to do brain surgery on your child, clearly based upon his handsome looks and his pressed shirts? This is a medical intern that during surgery with your child's brain exposed has to refer to his medical text books on anatomy. Or would you feel more confident giving that job to a well respected surgeon with 30 years of experience who is able to make decisions and think on his own two feet?
Think about this before you make a final decision about giving a man with practically no experience, a man who is unable to make a decision without a Teleprompter, the most powerful and the most important job in the world! If you make the wrong decision, not only is your child's life going to be affected, but your entire family, including your business, home, your job, your vehicle, everything!-
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Micki1111 year, 2 months ago
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What is your life now??? The republicans have been in control for 8 years. Do you think McCain is offering anything different? If you want someone to fix this mess we are in you need to do some more homework. Obama is the only one capable of helping us at this time.
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rrobin61281 year, 2 months ago
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Nice try, folks think of this. McCain back in 2005 addressed the congress and said these banking issues needed to be dealt with and it was blocked by the democrats including Obama. Bush has spoke before Congress on several occassions with the same concerns and no action. The do nothing House and Senate controlled by the democrats the last two years have caused this to happen and now they want to say the 8 years of Bush. Sorry, but everything has taken a dive the last to years since the dems have taken over when they promised what? Change? It didn't happen two years ago and it won't happen under Obama!
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fresnodanny1 year, 2 months ago
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nice try capecoral. after boo hooing for 5 years that dems fillibustered too much... the instant the dems got "control" the repubs commensed a string of fillibusters unprecedented in american history. and THEN the repubs have the audacity to say dems haven't accomplished ANYTHING! well... duh! i'm an independent who is disenchanted with the dems who should have impeached the pack in the white house, but please, let's be honest here - repubs have forgotten what being an american is all about and expect everyone to rally round their flagpole (except those they deem to be unpatriotic). go sit on your dock and count manatees.
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donald511 year, 2 months ago
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Yes, you'd have thought the repugs would have done something after the Enron and Worldcom failures at the start of Dumya's tenure!
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Like the Bush Energy bill on CSPAN... a simple repug majority and they voted out all the anti-monopoly laws for the New Deal and refused to consider investigation of why California was chrged over 800% by Enron for power!
Shelby and every other repug today who have contributed to this economic mess, have jumped the Bush boat in an effort to save their tails and McBush!
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JackofallChems1 year, 2 months ago
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Actually, Senator Obama has finally demonstrated beyond reasonable doubt that his mental acumen matches what one can reasonably expect by his economic policy preferences. He is as dim and clueless as a former VP named Dan Quayle. However, this is to be expected from a law school grad that lived through the fall of the Iron Curtain, something that happened because socialist economic policies (even those backed by deadly force like in communism or fascism) can’t put food on the tables of the people, and yet he can still believe that the ‘rich’ owe everyone else – or at least the guys in charge and their most easily bribed political flunkies – and that confiscatory taxes on only the least populated income brackets is justified. It’s a shame that there are High IQ Morons in this world, but I’m not enough of a sucker to vote for one. I’ll take the old Republican guy that can at least admit that HE HIMSELF isn’t the economic expert he is relying on for policy decisions. If it didn’t work for a country almost the size of a continent, in spite of putting guns to the heads of the people, there’s a good chance that taxing only the rich is a bad policy idea – it’s that thing called ‘experimental data’.
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Now the hard part is convincing the old guy that he’s been taken for a ride by contemporary economists (the ones too educated and delusional to realize that they don’t have a clue), and that this scam has been going on since before the Great Depression. If all this can sink in where McCain and the general public are concerned, then there’s at least a chance that someone with a little insight can be hired to actually fix something or come up with a way for someone else to do the heavy work. Think about it, and vote down the guy that's proud about supporting the stupid stuff that turned the USSR back into Russia and scared China straight for a few months.
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roseyred1 year, 2 months ago
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This election has got people talking and acting crazy! Reasoning ability is disabled down to shear emotional nerve! In my opinion, McCain is a war hero, and that is it. He likes war but that does not make a president, whereas Obama has insight, and gut feeling for what he believes. I think he will be a smart president and make smart decisions without all that emotional disability.
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sinophil491 year, 2 months ago
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The reasons for the financial collapse of the mortgage market are varied. And the fault falls on BOTH parties.
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However, one of the primary early reasons is Reagan's constant push to deregulate all industries. In his political philosophy, the government was the problem and not the solution to economic issues.
It also dovetails with his deep tax cuts and his ridiculous "Trickle Down Economics."
Strangely enough, he stubbornly refused to cut government spending - remember his 600 ship navy, his SDI (Star Wars missile defense), and other military pet projects.
Then we had the Gramm-Leach-Bliley bill passed in 1999 by the Republican controlled congress. This bill essentially repealed much of the protection from the Glass-Steagall Act of 1933. The G-S Act prohibited the mixing or joining of commercial banking and investment/securities banking.
The Gramm-Leach-Bliley bill was passed by a veto-proof margin.
It is true that the Democrats were responsible in 2005 for blocking the latest attempt to regulate some of the mortgage industry.
But your post laying the blame entirely on the Democrats is disingenuous and unfruitful. The Republicans have much more blame in the history of deregulation.
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THE LAST EIGHT YEARS OF BUSH HAS RUINED THE MIDDLE CLASS. CLINTON MORALES WERE FAR FROM PERFECT BUT IN HIS EIGHT YEARS WE ALL HAD JOBS AND THE REPUBLICANS AS FAR BACK A RONALD REGAN DEREGULATED TO MANY THINGS AND THAT'S WHY THE U.S. IS NO LONGER A COUNTRY WITH A VOICE THAT ANY COUNTRY WILL TAKE SERIOUS AND WE ARE SADLY CONSIDER A JOKE. THANK YOU FOR NOTHING THE REPUBLICAN ADMINISTRATION!
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Dionys1 year, 2 months ago
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"The Palm Beach Post says 60,000."
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dhch1 year, 2 months ago
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Please speak only for yourself. In my mind Palin is a 50 year setback for me. I believe a woman should have a right to choose. I believe my children deserve sex education in the schools. I believe that it is possible we are ruining our planet so I choose to error on the side of caution. Palin is a very backwoods person. She is an insult to my intelligence as a woman so please speak for yourself.
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rrobin61281 year, 2 months ago
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You weren't there, quit blowing smoke? They had ictures and panned the croud on Fox. It certainly wasn't 60,000 but it was certainly 25,000+ easily.
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You are the maddest dog out there. If you ever learnt the history of the Roman Empire, you would understand that Obama is here to bring down the American Empire. Obama is a plant long seeded in America just waiting for this day. And fools like you have been so stupid not to see that America's political system is being exploited for its destruction; and with idiots like you, America will go down the drain just like Rome.
Are you blind? The Iranian president steps his legs on American soil and insults the US president; and American media are there clapping for him. If an American said something just like that anywhere in the middle East, they will be dead in 10 seconds.
Muslims have the RIGHT to open up mosques in America but Christians must hide in order to pray in most Arab coountries. America's downfall will come from its senseless politics. In Kenya, no one without both Kenyan parents can run for any public office but in America, a dog born in Maryland can become president.
America's enemies have tried to bring down America by open war without success; and now they have figured out that the best way to bring down America is from within via America's senseless democracy. Obama is a plant. The end of time for America is approaching. Obama will destroy America.
Russia will be the next world power. Watch this. Fools
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HannibalBarca1 year, 2 months ago
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Hey what about d ickless standing on your carrier a year ago shaking his fist at Iran, maybe they didn't take too kindly at being threatened, even if it was am empty gesture, so there response is wrong?
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Hell no wonder they are pi ssed at the imposition of the Shah.
And Rome fell due to corruption of its leaders, read your history.
And just because the Berlin Wall fell, it did not signal that Russia was no longer a power, just that there was a massive change in policies. Hitler found out the hard way that they were a power, even with Stalin killing off all his Generals in 38.
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backtoearth1 year, 2 months ago
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It's funny how the people from Alaska do not support her....what does that tell you? Take a look at this site for the story they didn't tell you on the news... http://mudflats.wordpress.com/2008/09/14/alaska-wo...
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MrBuddie1 year, 2 months ago
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Yes, and the 60,000, as you say, and actually there were only 30,000 are all over 65 years old in a retirement community, living in gated communities and playing golf all day long, grew up Republicans and will die Republicans. Actually Florida is finally waking up to the truth about the Republicans and the Independents and Democrats are are about even with them in sunny Fl. I can spout anything I want also., and a fool will believe it.
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That doesn't mean she's gaining momentum. People like watching train wrecks. I'm drawn to her only to prove to others how unqualified she is. She doesn't have a clue about what's going on. She's a puppet. I like seeing her strings pulled.
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NoMoreBushOrDick1 year, 2 months ago
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Go to http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J9pnzQ96kWA and see why Palin should never have been a candidate. She doesn't know what the VP does?
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palinisaliar1 year, 2 months ago
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thanks republicanforobama for setting the record straight about xpalin crowd numbers. what are the repugs afraid of, why don't they send her out without prepackaged bush writer speeches. she looked like a blooming idiot posing for the camera with world leaders. check out the Georgian president responds when asked by brian williams what he thought of sarah palin. first word out of his mouth was joe biden
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Informed11 year, 2 months ago
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I have read Sen. Obama's Plan as well as Sen. McCains or lack thereof! As far as each candidates plan for this country Sen. Obama clearly has a more in dept plan!!!!
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The one thing at this point that bothers me the most is WE STARTED A WAR! Sen. Obama voted against the war which by the way I HAVE (2) nephews fighting over there under the false pretense which we were fed!
When is someone going to discuss Sen. McCains lack of integrity! I was shocked to find out what he did to his 1st wife and family! The woman was crippled and waited for this man and he repayed her by returning home and repeatedly cheated on her! When he figured no one really gave a d~$# he left her and the kids! He applied for the marriage license to Barbie Macain before his divorce was even final!
Yes, bring up Bill & Hillary, I'm talking about a man who would abandon a woman who was faithful, almost died and left crippled for the rest of her life and his only comment on McCain REVEALED was I take total responsibility for the failure of my marraige! Well I guess you haven't because it's the measure of a man!
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beavith11 year, 2 months ago
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keep researching. your only repeating the stuff you've been spoonfed.
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take a look at O's and McC tax policy and figure out which one is better for america and the whole economy, not just the 'poor and downtrodden.' which one would you rahter have facing a Putin or Chavez?
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dhch1 year, 2 months ago
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Well you must make more than 250K a year. I don't and I can certainly appreciate that the wealthier can afford a little bit more tax and I know some of the more moral wealthy people that agree. They are willing to pay more taxes because it is the right thing to do for the whole. Not sure where your researching but I'm going with Informed. You are the one that needs to go back to the drawing board. Do you ACTUALLY THINK that the Republicans get close to having the majority of the Country at heart?
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sinophil491 year, 2 months ago
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beavith - Well, let's see.
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McCain wants to make permanent the tax cuts on income, estates, and capital gains that the rich are enjoying from the "temporary" tax cuts that Bush pushed thru. McCain wants to drill for more oil and make the profits of the oil companies greater. He has consistently voted against investment and tax credits for alternative energy sources that would decrease our dependence on oil from nations that hate us.
McCain wants to tax the health care benefits that corporations give to their employees.
Obama wants the tax cuts to simply die and revert to the previous marginal tax rates that existed before the cuts. He wants to decrease taxes on the middle class and the poor and raise taxes on those w/ incomes above $250,000.
He wants to put more investments into alternative fuels and decrease our dependence on oil. He wants to subsidize health care so that everyone can participate in health care plans.
Seems to me Obama's plan is a clear winner.
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BillieMaxer1 year, 2 months ago
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Whats this I am reading on AOL and this is the person you say is ready to possibly be President, give your head a shake, what a sham!
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John McCain's camp has shielded the first-term Alaska governor for weeks from spontaneous questions from voters and reporters, and went to striking lengths Tuesday to maintain that distance as Palin made her diplomatic debut.
The GOP presidential campaign, applying more restrictive rules on access than even President Bush uses in the White House, banned reporters from the start of the meetings, so as not to risk a question being asked of Palin.
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coymoy1 year, 2 months ago
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Spare me the one-sided-biased left wing media, Sarah Palin is out doing exactly what Joe Biden is doing .... campaigning. Worry about Obama ... he hasn't had any press conferences for a while and he doesn't answer questions anyway. Why won't Obama tell the public what happened to the $150 million dollars of CAC money that was suppose to be for the improvement of Chicago school children. We know he gave some of that money to Jeremiah Wright for his church. We also know he refused funds to legitimate educational programs. WHERE"S THE MONEY? And you think this Chicago Politician with one of the worst states in the US is Presidential material. I rather vote for my dog.
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kargus1 year, 2 months ago
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John McCain's camp has shielded the first-term Alaska governor for weeks from spontaneous questions from voters and reporters, and went to striking lengths Tuesday to maintain that distance as Palin made her diplomatic debut.
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The GOP presidential campaign, applying more restrictive rules on access than even President Bush uses in the White House, banned reporters from the start of the meetings, so as not to risk a question being asked of Palin.
McCain aides relented after news organizations objected and CNN, which was supplying TV footage to a variety of networks, decided to pull its TV crew from Palin's meeting with Afghan President Hamid Karzai.
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coymoy1 year, 2 months ago
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How did Omana get away with refusing to anser questions he didn't like. WHERE' S THE CAC MONEY? How about his relationship with William Ayers? They were partners in the CAC debauckle. NO QUESTIONS THERE! Just stop, the press has given a free pass to Obama. Why should Palin subject herself to the biased left wing one sided media. She's handling herself perfectly. The people will decide.
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How do they think they can get away with this?
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They're happy for CNN to pull coverage. They don't want any kind of criticism from media. They'll be thrilled when crazed right-wing bloggers write fluffy reports and when no one discovers Palin couldn't learn about foreign affairs even after cramming for three weeks.
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thisismycountry1 year, 2 months ago
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When it comes to ANY NEWS written or published by AOL/Time Warner you can assume that it is pure Bull Sh_t. I just spent time in 2 of the states mentioned and while there is concern the McCain/Palin ticket is head and shoulders above Mr Obama unfortunately as the lesser of the 2 evils. Time to take our country back by what ever means necessary. First we must harness a liberal media and somehow force the to report in a fair and unbias manner. Today "THE MEDIA" in my opinion PUBLIC ENEMY #1
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solJonas1 year, 2 months ago
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Would you let a medical intern who just graduated medical school to do brain surgery on your child, clearly based upon his handsome looks and his pressed shirts? This is a medical intern that during surgery with your child's brain exposed has to refer to his medical books on anatomy. Or would you feel more confident giving that job to a well respected surgeon with 30 years of experience who is able to make decisions and think on his own two feet? Think about this before you make a final decision about giving a man with practically no experience, a man who is unable to make a decision without a Teleprompter, the most powerful and the most important job in the world! If you make the wrong decision, not only is your child's life going to be affected, but your entire family, including your business, home, your job, your vehicle, everything!
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willottica1 year, 2 months ago
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sol,
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Would you let a man who graduated 894th out of 899 in his class do that surgery?
Or would you want the guy who graduated magna c um laude to do it?
McCain didn't make much of his education, didn't succeed too well in the army (unless crashing planes and getting captured is success to you), failed in his first marriage, and then went on to the Senate where most fellow senators don't like him very much.
Obama graduated near the top of his class, was President of the Harvard Law Review, and rose very quickly through the ranks of the DNC, clearly showing that he has something special.
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miklkit1 year, 2 months ago
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Naw. Dumbya has that Alfred E. Newmann look down pat.
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"Would you let a medical intern who just graduated medical school to do brain surgery on your child..."
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Quinnipiac's Polls do appear to have been very slanted when compared to the other major polls. But we have seen it before. Polls are like statistics, believe neither which you have not falsified yourself. -
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Mdiar1 year, 2 months ago
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Wow.
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I didn't realize enough people in Nevada made enough money to benefit more under McCain then Obama. That is about 20% of the population of the country as a whole, and surprisingly this population is in blue states more-so then red states. Could you care to explain Obama's proposals? I dislike them, myself, but I at least know what they are. -
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coymoy1 year, 2 months ago
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What choice do they have an unqualified Chicago politician from a corrupt failed state. Where's the $150 million of CAC money that was for the improvement of the Chicago school children? Why won't Obama tell us what he did with their money. Obama gave some of it to Jeremiah Wright Obama's church, while he turned down legitimate educational projects. A failed project and no accountability with Obama at the helm. WHERE'S THE MONEY?
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dottiegrr1 year, 2 months ago
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"Once the election is over, the Vice President's usefulness is over. He's like the second stage of a rocket. He's damn important going into orbit, but he's always thrown off to burn up in the atmosphere." -An aide to Vice President Hubert Humphrey quoted by LIGHT 1984 cited in Sigelman and Wahlbeck 1997.
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Mdiar1 year, 2 months ago
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Obama has had a couple solid days of polling. Alot of folks think its a bounce. Rather, I believe that the economy issue bumped off the RNC as the last "major event" in the news cycle and tended to shift things back to pre-convention levels and an extra +2 or 3 Obama on top of that (as more people prefer Obama on the economy when compared to McCain). The extra points will fade out, the race will go to tie status with small Obama advantage and it'll stay that way unless the debates shake the numbers a bit.
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coymoy1 year, 2 months ago
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That makes sense. I think the debates will solidify a McCain/Palin lead. If you look at the polls since Jan. McCain has gradually gained momentum with a jump with Palin and a hold with minor deviations. The polls that have showed minor loss have weighted the polls in favor of the dems... raw numbers put it back in McCain's court.
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Mdiar1 year, 2 months ago
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A weighting in Democratic favor makes sense as far more Democrats exist in the United States today then in 1988 or even 2000 and the Republicans have not been keeping up at that pace. Today, more Dems exist then Republicans. Even Rasmussen, who is perhaps the best pollster out there, gives the Dems about a 5% party edge (Research 2000 does a +9 Dem and Gallup recently conducted a survey and came up with +10 Dem). Gallup, not sure if they do party id or not, except in the separate poll I just mentioned. However, the wild swings I see in Gallup suggests they don't (Rasmussen, the one with the closest party id, has little to no fluctuation). In the Gallup, Obama polls a consistent 2-3% above McCain.
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One dangerous thing exists for McCain going into this debate. Expectations for him are high, as its a foreign policy debate. If Obama just ties, he wins. If Obama loses, its a tie. You get the picture. The same goes for Palin when she debates Biden. No matter what, people don't expect Palin to win against Biden. Her expectations are low, so people are less likely to be surprised if she loses. I think no one bounces after Friday. We are going into this baby with a statistical tie and an electoral map slightly favoring Obama at this point.-
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coymoy1 year, 2 months ago
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They have a faulty weighted number. Not all registered democrats are democrats. Many republicans crossed party lines to vote for Hilary in a movement to keep Obama from getting the nomination. This number is significant and depending on the area could affect the percentages as much as four points. That's why I believe the polls are weighted too heavily in favor of dems ... wrong basic stats.
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Mdiar1 year, 2 months ago
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The same argument goes for Republicans, though. Party unity is about the same in each respective party the last time I saw the numbers. McCain got his base with Palin and Obama got his with Biden. After the conventions, most Hillary supporters decided to support Obama. Pennsylvania and New Hampshire are the states that Obama needs to watch in his column. IMO, Pennsylvania stays Dem (Bush did better there in polling data at this point then McCain) and New Hampshire probably turns red.
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I don't believe alot of the polling takes high African-American turnout into account (which factors in Obama's favor, or any Dem for that matter) or newly registered voters into account (which is a huge number in some states). They can't really take enthusiasm into account, either. The Bradley Effect seems to have died out in the 90s, thank God for that, and that's the one thing that could save McCain at this point (short of unforeseen events). Hell, considering the support McCain is pulling and that its acceptable to vote for him, this isn't even a true Bradley Effect situation either, I believe.-
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Mdiar1 year, 2 months ago
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Whoops, misread your post. I was thinking of the southern Democrats who don't vote Democratic in national elections. Very tired.
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Firstly, as I understand it Operation Chaos primarily effected Texas and other states that Obama has no shot in. Alot of the states Obama is picking up were largely untouched by that particular phenomenon.
Also, like I said, polls aren't accounting for quite alot of things at the moment that favor Democrats as well as Republicans. The structural make-up of the map is a Democratic dream and a Republican nightmare, at the moment.
Also, I should point this out. It is my understanding that most polls weighted by voter ID don't just look at the numbers that are registered as this, they just call people and ask how they're registered and use those percents. Like Rasmussen uses 6 weeks of data to alter the voter weighting as opposed to just raw percents provided by governments.
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coymoy1 year, 2 months ago
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They have a faulty weighted number. Not all registered democrats are democrats. Many republicans crossed party lines to vote for Hilary in a movement to keep Obama from getting the nomination. This number is significant and depending on the area could affect the percentages as much as four points. That's why I believe the polls are weighted too heavily in favor of dems ... wrong basic stats.
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I think it's clear McCain is a moderate and not a Republican when he and Biden are agreeing on things - things Barack disagrees with because he is SO far left. Poor Joe, I think he's gonna vote for McCain. Maybe the ticket should be McCain/Biden !
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dhch1 year, 2 months ago
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Cool. Hopefully, now that the Palin bump might be over, we can stop being giddy and get back to the business at hand. I can't believe that every American regardless of sex or race or otherwise is not insulted. But evidenced by the fact that Bush got re-elected, it appears that the many American's are about being manipulated rather looking at facts and being logical. Gee, what a coincidence that we are going to hell in a handbag and the Bush Administration are the ones at the helm. That means nothing?
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Mdiar1 year, 2 months ago
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Not completely over, I think. I believe the Democratic Party is in an extremely good position at the moment, but the GOP can bounce back. Polls will be a statistical tie on election day, one way or the other. I'm hoping Obama's structural advantage and GOTV efforts is enough to carry the swing states. Or at least Colorado.
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miklkit1 year, 2 months ago
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So you think it will all come down to election fraud.
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Mdiar1 year, 2 months ago
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Colorado, the ultimate swing state (this election), has a Democratic Governor so I'd not be worried there. Ohio has the same situation (still think McCain is taking it). Florida is a lost cause, IMO, and McCain needs to pull out. New Mexico should go to Obama and Iowa too. New Hampshire is a state Obama needs to watch. If he gets Kerry+Iowa+Colorado+New Mexico its an Obama win.
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Right now I feel that God has answered my prayers to expose Satin in our Government and Corporate world. Every day God is revealing the depth of the corruption and I see it, I can only hope and pray that the American people will also see what God is revealing and will then Vote for who is best to lead our country out of this mess.
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Now I want to thank God for answering my prayers.
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"If you are not a liberal by the time you are 21 you have no heart...if you are still a liberal by the time you are 40...you have no brain" ....Winston Churchill
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"Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel or envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery."
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Sol your comments are so biased. You're talking about Palin's lack of experience and she's running for VP but yet you don't put the same comparison's on Obama and he's running for President. Just give it up already.
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didn't you get the memo, the APL Straw Poll is a huge farce. Every state is a red state with McCain winning every state because some republicans must be using a computer program and voting over and over. I live in Hawaii, an Obama state all the way (he grew up here and went to High School here and we love him) and the stupid AOL Straw Poll will always say McCain is winning. It shows that McCain is always winning every state, so you know that is a farce and I quit voting on it a long time ago. -
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backtoearth1 year, 2 months ago
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ASK YOUR TV STATIONS WHY WE DIDN'T GET TO SEE THE BIGGEST RALLY IN ALASKA ? Alaska Women Reject Palin rally was held outside on the lawn in front of the Loussac Library in midtown Anchorage . Home made signs were encouraged, and the idea was to make a statement that Sarah Palin does not speak for all Alaska women, or men. The organizers had someone walk the rally with a counter, and they clicked off well over 1400 people (not including the 90 counter-demonstrators). This was the biggest political rally ever, in the history of the state. The Alaska Women Reject Palin rally was significantly bigger than Palin's rally that got all the national media coverage! Feel free to spread to anyone who needs to know that Sarah Palin most definitely does not speak for all Alaskans. The citizens of Alaska, who know her best, have things to say.
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How can anyone stand to listen to this palin woman's absolutely annoying voice/accent. When she talks she sounds like one of those housewives who gossips on the phone all day not knowing what she is talking about. I would like to believe that the majority of moderately intelligent republicans can not be taking this woman seriously. I think most republicans are just trying to save face by feigning support for her. How could anyone seriously consider this woman and keep a straight face.
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backtoearth1 year, 2 months ago
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First, if you can get pass all the lies she tells....how can you begin to trust her? Then, she doesn't have a clue......and McCain thinks her two day meetings will prepare her for her debate next week??? They are funnier than ever, but guess what, the joke is on them. What is not being shown is....Alaska is BLUE!!! Go OBAMA
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Who can see Russia from ther back-yard!!!! The real Ms Palin we will see I can't wait to see the debate btween Biden & Palin becuz she kno's nothing when it comes to Politic's I wld not want sm time Gov Palin. as my Presid.McCain is already hitting 80'. No she is not Presid.worthy!!!!
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Mdiar1 year, 2 months ago
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Uhhhh... that isn't possible. If you like, here is Gallup's home page.
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http://www.gallup.com/Home.aspx
Not sure who told you that, but, as you can see, Obama is leading by 3 at the moment (he's returning to pre-convention levels, will probably stay there).
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Delbro1 year, 2 months ago
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Let's be honest here. The fact that we at at war, fast becoming the most hated and distrusted country in the world, led for most of the last 8 years by a president and presidential staff who believes they are both above the law. the will of the people and aptly aided by one of the most corrupt, lobbyist-owned republican party in our nation's history and now in a financial crisis are not the issues that will decide this election. Instead, the decisive issues that will place this country in the hands of a now near doddering old man who once was a dashing american war hero like many others and a wet behind the ears female governor who as governor of a state served fewer people than the mayor of Memphis, TN, not because they are the most qualified but because they represent a more palatable choice on the basis of race and gender to a large segment of our population who places racial and gender prejudices above the needs of the country and the future of our children. In the eyes of the rest of the world the McCain-Palin ticket is a non-starter when placed against the Obama-Biden ticket. Heaven help us all as we start our Nov 4th treak toward third world status.
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howi121 year, 2 months ago
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It is unbelievable to me that this nation would even consider electing McCain and Palin. Have we not been through enough in the past 8 years. Could you imagine her as president? This country has been the laughing stock of the entire world, for pretty much the whole time that Bush has been in office. Not only has he ruined our economy, but he has ruined our image abroad. Would you hand your 6 month old child, the keys to an F18? If you answered yes, then vote for Palin. This woman has no idea what she is doing or saying. She is just repeating, what she is told to say. And if you watch McCain, he can't finish a sentence without looking down at his scribble pad. What a great pair they are. WOW!!!!
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NoMoreBushOrDick1 year, 2 months ago
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Go to http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J9pnzQ96kWA and see why Palin should never have beena candidate. She doesn't know what the VP does? Palin doesn't even know what the BUSH DOCTRINE is! I am screaming WAKE THE f--k UP! Why would you vote for someone who exclaims, " What does the VP really do?!"
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BUSH, please save me from your followers?
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jojo81 year, 2 months ago
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Sarah Palin requisitioned quite a bit of money for Alaska's aerial shooting of wolves program. According to the Defenders of Wildlife Action Fund, she is an enemy to animals there. Palin also led the way this past legislative session on measures to increase hunting in Alaska including by destroying in as cruel a way as possible wolves, wolverines and brown bears. She's a hypocrite!! Palin says she's pro-life but then contradicts herself by supporting and taking part in the killing of our animals and wildlife. Sarah Palin your a damned hypocrite!! You got a fight coming Palin!!!! She offered a bounty of $150 for each left front leg of freshly killed wolves. As mayor of Wasilla, she made rape victims pay for their own forensic evidence kits. She used $400,000 of state money to fund a propaganda campaign in support of aerial hunting. She is opposed to listing the polar bear as an endangered species because it might limit oil exploitation. While mayor of Wasilla she tried to fire the city librarian because the librarian refused to censor books. She is presently under investigation in Alaska for abuse of power. She is opposed to listing the Cook Inlet beluga whale as an endangered species.She has no international experience and only obtained her first passport just last year (2007). http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQobIUE1zTU Sarah Palin : Animal Killer!! She says she's pro-life but she supports, passes laws and takes part in the brutal slaughter of the wildlife. Palin is a freakin' hypocrite!! Hey Sarah Palin....You got a fight coming!!!! Obama "08"!!!!
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annbparker1 year, 2 months ago
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McCain and Palin will come ahead to win. It's laughable how much the Democrats have messed this election up. They have everything on their side, but they will still lose. Also, any women who attack Palin have no integrity and are absolutely hypocritical.
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NoMoreBushOrDick1 year, 2 months ago
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Okay...I am sooooo over people saying that Obama does not have enough experience. WHAT KIND OF EXPERIENCE DID DUBYAH BUSH HAVE? LOOK WHERE THAT EXPERIENCE TOOK THE NATION AND NOW THE WORLD? PUHLEEEEEZE!
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OBAMA served in the Illinois Senate from 1997 to 2004. He taught constitutional law at the University of Chicago Law School from 1992 to 2004. After a primary victory in March 2004, Obama delivered the keynote address at the Democratic National Convention in July 2004. He was elected to the Senate in November 2004 with 70% of the vote. -
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NoMoreBushOrDick1 year, 2 months ago
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Go to http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J9pnzQ96kWA and see why she should never have been a candidate. She doesn't know what the VP does? She doesn't even know what the BUSH DOCTRINE is! I am screaming WAKE THE f--k UP REPUBLICANs! Why would you vote for someone who exclaims, "What does the VP really do?!"
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That is such a BUSHism, that it makes STUPID people look smart.
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BarrowADillo1 year, 2 months ago
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PALIN BRINGS THE DESIRE FOR A ATIVAN AS IT BRINGS THE ZEN OF SELF IN THIS SYSTEM OF THE DANCE OF FOOLS CONDUCTED BY THE PR, PRESS RELEASE GROUP OF KAFKA AN HIS COCKROACH ARRANGEMENT ON THE WALL.
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IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO DIG FOR THE INSIDE LOOK FOR THE MEDIOCRE OPERATIVES IN THE BUSHVILLE FIFDOM WITH THE GANG OF GREED AND THE GROUP THS SOLD THIS COUNTRY OUT TO THE (WE PAY THEM OVER $2,000,000, 000.00 IN INTEREST EVERY DAY) CHINESE COMMUNISTS, WAL-MART AND THE CORPORATE RATS THAT WANT THE GOOD CITIZENS TO REWARD THEM FOR THEIR BAD BEHAVIOR AN GREED LIKE ALL OF BUSH LOSING AT EVERY TURN OR THE WHOLE FAMILY THAT IS OWEND BY THE HAND HOLDING SAUDAS .
WEB SITES OF INTEREST
FOR RESEARCH TO LOOK FOR
THE TRUTH OR WHAT EVER AND THINK FOR YOURSELF.
Intro’diggin’s
By Barrow A. Dillo.
Will be diggin and mining the internet and will update this with some others and will post them as I find them.
I have a suggestion that helps when gathering facts.
When you hear a name, title, or the think tank name make a note of name ,title or organization that they belong to.
Google the name also use other search engines this will give you more links to look for your information for example: “Cato institute” to find out who, what, where and why?
THE WEB TO CHECK OUT IS :
www.whitehouseforsale.org
/ This will give you the Bush money folks (rangers, pioneers and super rangers) also I suggest that you Google all the names as it will tell you about the industries, real estate, insurance and etc. these are the people that BUSH is selling this country to.
This site has a blog and free newsletter it also has all of the rangers and pioneers and Bush govn’t appointee payoff areas the list to all major donors to Bush reelection funds, along with a PR spin news letter on current news stories
www.fundrace.org
/ this is a fun place to get nosey about who gave $$$$$ to. When they site page appears you can put your zip code in and push the button and WOW you will be able to see all in your zip by name, address, occupation and the amount given to Bush, Kerry, Nader, Dean etc. this applies to all of U.S.
www.prwatch.org
/ This will give you all the Public Relations spins on the current PR release information of who said what to whom or did what to what. You may sign up for newsletter Free.
www.opensecerts.org
/ Need I say more lots of information for back door political and monkey business along with a sign up for a Free newsletter
www.captialeye.org
/ This is a watch group in Washington DC and they keep track of bills, issues and the daily business in the congress.
There is also a Free newsletter.
www.followthemoney.org
There is information about $$$ trails and where it goes also there is a free newsletter to sign up for
THESE ARE SOME OF THE ARMADILLO DIGGIN' SITES
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Georgia501 year, 2 months ago
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Nov. 5, 2008
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Governor Blabovich
Illinois Statehouse
Springfield, IL
Dear Governor,
Please disregard my letter of resignation from the US Senate. As you know, I was defeated last night in my bid for the Office of the President of the United States. Damn that sounds good; unfortunately we're in for four more years of McSame.
On a positive note, I will be serving the Great People of Illinois for an indefinite period as their senator, and I intend to cast as many votes "Present!" as I possibly can.
I do have one favor. Please get a note to Sen. Durbin and ask that he stop trying to out-stupid me. It's clear by now that in this regard, I'm more than out-classed by all three of his brain cells.
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sfaslaw1 year, 2 months ago
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I always felt that John McCain never completely got over his long years as a POW in Vietnam--not an experience you can easily forget. Noone has observed whether this man still suffers from PSTD and whether his explosive temprament and impulsiveness makes him qualified to lead our country. His selection of Palin, out of the blue, made me think that could be suffering from PSTD--it was not a considered choice--really it was sexist. Palin will not be prominent in his administration-she may not want to live in Washington--hot muggy Washington at all--she may spend most of her time in Alaska with her family--so much for a strong Vice President. McCain picked her because if he is elected-he will put her out of the way--except when he needs a rhetorical barracuda to cut down his critics.
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JKD1 year, 2 months ago
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Ever feel that you would better enjoy someone who is not in your age group or easily see yourself fitting into his or her life despite the age difference? http://cougarkiss.bravehost.com is just the place bridge the gap and make you whole!
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autopeep1 year, 2 months ago
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Pay the rock star for snake oil? Now there's an educated Democratic Party. Obama Rocks?? whos gonna pay for cleanup if that dude gets into office?? My Taxes r too high already. The DEMs control the house, they do nothing but blame the president. Last I heard ther are 3 Branches of govenment. How about they earn there living instead of adjourning at there leasure.
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lloydm651 year, 2 months ago
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I believe in the debates Obama will have to tell truth,because when he's lying it's so obvious.The truth is forever,a lie is short lived.All that stuttering,and stammering is from making it up as you go.When you stick to the facts you stay on tract.If he had known for sure we only had fifty states,he would have never even thought of a different number.I can see now why him,and Williams Ayers were unsuccessful trying to improve education in Chicago.Of course that wasn't their real interest trying to bring America down was first,foremost.
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lloydm651 year, 2 months ago
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Lordy,lordy,I can't see Obama letting Biden participate in the debates,if he's going to drop him anyway,I'd do it now.Here's a man who just put president Roosevelt in office three years before before he was elected,and put him on national television thirty years before it was possible.He has told a cripple man to stand up, he say's if you don't volunteer more of your income to the rat hole,your not a good American.I personally think there is a little drain bamage here.
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justdig1 year, 2 months ago
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I think in the last Obama well be the winner
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jovial1 year, 2 months ago
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This is good stuff! A lot of funny comments. The question everyone has to think about is, "Do we want the McSame S**t for another 8 years?" Or do we want someone who has new ideas and intelligence to guide us? If people put aside prejudices and fear of the unknown long enough to use the logic side of their brain, they would see that voting for Obama makes the the most sense.
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maremast1 year, 2 months ago
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From:
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RealClearPolitics Poll Averages
This first one is the average of all of the polls listed below it.
General Election: McCain vs. Obama
Poll Date Sample Obama(D)McCain(R)
RCP Average 09/17-09/23 -- 48.1 44.9 Spread: Obama +3.2
Rasmussen 09/21 - 09/23 3000 LV 49 47
Tracking
Spread: Obama +2
Hotline/ 09/21 - 09/23 903 RV 48 42
FD Tracking
Spread: Obama +6
ABC News/ 09/19 - 09/22 780 LV 52 43
Wash Post
Spread: Obama +9
Ipsos- 09/18 - 09/22 923 RV 44 43
McClatchy
Spread: Obama +1
Battleground 09/17 - 09/23 800 LV 46 48
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Spread: McCain +2
Gallup 09/20 - 09/22 2740 RV 47 44
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Spread: Obama +3
CNN/Opinion 09/19 - 09/21 697 LV 51 47
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sanlove7771 year, 2 months ago
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OBAMBA AND MCCAIN BOTH ARE SAYING IN AND EVERY THING TO
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GET ELECTED .
ONCE ELECTED,THEY WILL DEVELOPE AMNESIA AND TOTALLY FORGET
WHAT THEY SAID.
POLITICS IS A SAD STORY.
THIS COUNTRY IS IN TROUBLE NOW....
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Dennis2421 year, 2 months ago
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tony20sux17 hours, 35 minutes ago
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Palin is "W" with a vagina!
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keystonekim16 hours, 29 minutes ago
Why do liberals talk so much about vaginas. This is the third time today I have read liberal authors mention the word....so funny.....I guess it has some sort of weird power for them
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It's a sign of males without Masculinity, Emasculated males, and envious, spineless females.
Sarah, "is" the Republican campaign. She's the only politician, currently, who's bold and truthful enough to get things done. Let her at the financial breakdown, problems. She'll take away all the assets of the former CEO's of Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, AIG, and all the failed heads of company's that are poised to take trillions of dollars from the American Public. Sarah will take them down a peg.
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Dennis2421 year, 2 months ago
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Who’s To Blame?
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Jennifer Rubin - 09.23.2008 - 1:05 PM
Barack Obama would have us believe that lax regulation and deregulation in the form of the Glass-Steagall Act are at the root of the problem. He’s wrong on both counts.
First, as detailed by two AEI gurus, the answer is closer to home–or to the House and Senate, to be exact. The nub of the problem they argue in convincing fashion were Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae which jumped into the sub-prime mortgage market with abandon:
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coates001 year, 2 months ago
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If you are interested in the real life of the Obama-Biden duo you might read the post at
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DonJose1 year, 1 month ago
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McCain lost this election in late August when he caved in to pressure from the cynics in his party and chose Palin. He could not have known how bad she would be. Her appeal to the base ONLY highlights what an embarrassment the base has become to the GOP. These aren't the small government, fiscal conservatives who built the party. These are the ignorant yahoos who believe dinosaurs roamed the earth with cavemen 6,000 years ago. Palin is one of them, only better dressed.
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DonJose1 year, 1 month ago
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Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, while part of the sub-prime problem, cannot explain away 62 TRILLION DOLLARS IN FAKE CDS WEALTH with their several hundred million dollars in bad loans. The DE-REGULATED BANKS did that. And MANY bad loans have nothing to do with Freddie and Fannie.
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