We Now Know Who the Next President Will Be »
Posted By Radiofreeeuropa 1 year, 3 months ago in Political NewsMy friend Tim Russert, who didn't pull his words, famously said on the night of the North Carolina and Indiana primaries: "I think we now know who the Democratic nominee will be."
Tonight I think we know who the next President will be.
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Goppy1 year, 3 months ago
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Personally, I take no pleasure in watching the fall of this fine American.
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I had long felt that John McCain was the last hope for the Republicans ... in spite of his moral lapses such as the Keating 5 and his deplorable behavior with his first wife, Carol.
I supported McCain in the 80's and 90's because he didn't seem to buy into the Re-Invented Republican party ... for you youngsters ... the 'Republican Revolution'.
That's where Newt Gingrich instituted an overtly partisan, demonization campaign. He laid it all out in his GOPAC handbook ... "Frequently call your Democratic opponent un-patriotic, question their patriotism, go for the jugular."
This is the type of mindset that infected the Republican party in the 70's. And when they Republicans melded together the Self Rigteous Bombast of the 'Moral Majority' and the Military Expansionist Mindset of the Neo-Conservatives ... well .... it's pure Moral Vacancy.
But when McCain lost out to "Vote for me because I'm BornAgain, George W ... McCain lost his soul.
He became ... One Of Them.
And what are they?
They aren't really Republicans ... Republicans claim to believe in Fiscal Conservatism ... George W. Bush and his idol ... Ronnie Reagan went CRAZY for Deficit Spending!
They aren't really Christians ... Christians emulate the teachings of Jesus ... Peace, Love, non-judgemental, help for the poor, the sick, the needy. ... Christian Conservatives FIGHT against these things!
They aren't really Moral ... Lying to go to war, twisting intelligence, funneling money to the wealthy, denying benefits to the middle class, perverting the Judiciary.
They don't even care about the soldier ... Surprising, because Republicans have traditionally portrayed themselves as the soldier's best friend. But they sent in our soldiers with inadequate materiel, incompetent leadership, unrealistic expectations, and ... as if all that were not enough ... back home, they voted against bonuses for Iraq soldiers ... voted to cut funding for head trauma centers IN HALF ... and voted AGAINST the GI Bill ... even Johnny Shapeshifter McCain voted against this ... saying it was 'too expensive'.
Frankly, I really don't know what the Republican Party stands for any longer ... other than spending money as fast as possible, giving kickbacks to large oil companies and military contractors, and screwing up our government and our standing in the world.
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Goppy1 year, 3 months ago
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What I saw was an 'old time' politician ... trying to score points with mis-represented comments.
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I was impressed with Obama ... very impressed ... he deflected the 'Swift-Boat' style of politicking with surety and grace.
My wife observed that Obama was really serious ... some find this un-telegenic ... but I think, when compared to Johnny's 'embarrassment' and 'contempt' ... as you say, RFE ... I think it pointed out that these are two very different people ... one who is barely able to keep his emotions in check, and the other 'dead serious' about the task ahead. -
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PinkyPie1 year, 3 months ago
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hmmmm.....what was spam? This one?
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http://www.bigmouthfrog.org/2008/09/27/megyn-kelly...
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Radiofreeeuropa1 year, 3 months ago
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Really?
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McCain was wrong on many facts, and this is his strong suit? In a foreign policy forum Saturday, Kissinger said: "I am in favor of negotiating with Iran."
If you think a presidents job is to antagonize and threaten other nations foolishly, well he's your ol' man. Otherwise....
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Klarissa1 year, 3 months ago
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Obama's Trade Trickery
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September 26, 2008
An Obama ad implies that a Pennsylvania plant sent jobs overseas and says that McCain is to blame. That's wrong.
Summary
An Obama-Biden ad ties McCain to the closing of a plant in Pennsylvania. Its assertions are misleading and false:
* The ad says McCain "sold ... out" workers whose factory closed. But there was nothing McCain, or anyone could have done. The factory was making parts for televisions that are becoming obsolete. The company in question has called the ad "misleading."
* It implies jobs were sent to China by saying that workers were paid to "disassemble the plant and ship the equipment to China" and that McCain "supported tax breaks for companies that ship jobs overseas." But the only things shipped to China were the parts.
* It's misleading to imply that McCain's support for the tax code in question is to blame for companies sending jobs overseas, as we've said before. The Obama-Biden campaign refers to a dynamic of U.S. tax code that allows companies to defer paying corporate income taxes on money they earn overseas and leave overseas. But the relationship to lost jobs is tenuous.
Analysis
The Obama-Biden campaign is running an ad that tells the story of the closing of a Corning plant in Pennsylvania and alleges Sen. John McCain was involved. But this story is a tall tale.
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Mdiar1 year, 3 months ago
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I'm not thinking its over until the Fat Lady sings, but most polls have undecideds saying Obama won, but didn't get a knockout blow. In the reaction tracker, Independents kept diving when McCain went on the offense and spiked when Obama spoke. Overall, I think that this is a win for Obama.
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Three more debates to go. If Obama wins them (which I think he will) then we can be alot more confident. Until then (or, better yet, until November 5th) keep on volunteering and donating, or whatever it is you do. We have a chance to really change that electoral map. McCain is now only +1 in Missouri, for Christ's sake and tied in North Carolina, Rasmussen has a 5 point Obama lead in Virginia. Lets flip this map around.
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Mdiar1 year, 3 months ago
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BTW, forgot to mention if Biden wins his as well, that'll be fun to watch but its almost the reverse; everyone expects Biden to do extremely well and Palin to crash and burn. If its a draw, like yesterday was for the most part, then its a win for Palin.
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Ratskii1 year, 3 months ago
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McCain did get Obama on the defensive several times. I thought Barry said, "I agree with Senator McCain," too many times. Still all Obama needed to do was show himself to be knowledgeable and to keep his calm, which he did. Senator McCain repeated himself too often and never looked at Obama. I'll have to go back over the transcripts to put the specifics out, but I recall McCain making a couple of statements that made absolutely no sense.
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There were places where I disagreed with both candidates. For example, I consider the surge in Iraq to have been a relatively minor part of the events that have brought down the overall violence.
Overall I thought Obama looked and sounded slightly better. McCain did surprise me to the extent that he didn't make any major screw-ups. We'll have to see if he manage to continue to do as well.
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Mdiar1 year, 3 months ago
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Overall I thought Obama looked and sounded slightly better. McCain did surprise me to the extent that he didn't make any major screw-ups
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To be fair, I hear "course not", but check this out:
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Klarissa1 year, 3 months ago
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Marshall_Davis
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Relationship between Davis and Barack Obama
In his autobiographical Dreams from My Father, U.S. Senator and Democratic Party presidential candidate Barack Obama wrote about "Frank", a friend of his grandfather's.
"Frank" told Obama that he and Stanley (Obama's maternal grandfather) both had grown up only 50 miles apart, near Wichita, although they did not meet until Hawaii. He described the way race relations were back then, including Jim Crow, and his view that there had been little progress since then.
As Obama remembered, "It made me smile, thinking back on Frank and his old Black Power, dashiki self. In some ways he was as incurable as my mother, as certain in his faith, living in the same sixties time warp that Hawaii had created."[14]
Obama also remembered Frank later in life when he took a job in South Chicago as a community organizer when he took some time one day and visited the areas where Frank had lived and wrote in his book, "I imagined Frank in a baggy suit and wide lapels, standing in front of the old Regal Theatre, waiting to see Duke or Ella emerge from a gig." [15]
Gerald Horne, a Communist Party historian and contributing editor of Political Affairs, claims that "Frank" was Davis, and further claimed he was a "decisive influence" on Obama.[16] Similar claims were made about Davis in the anti-Obama book The Obama Nation.[17]
A rebuttal to The Obama Nation released by Obama's presidential campaign, titled Unfit for Publication, confirms that "Frank" was, in fact, Frank Marshall Davis, but disputes claims made about the nature of their relationship -
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Tango571 year, 3 months ago
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I miss Tim Russert. I would love to hear what his thoughts would of been over the debate. I believe Obama will be the next President. He looked and acted very Presidential in the debate. He is steadfast, calm and insightful, no rush to opinions. That's a breath of fresh air for me.
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epiphannyy1 year, 3 months ago
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I was saying to someone just this morning how much I really miss Tim Russert and how sad it was that he isn't around to participate in this election. There really isn't anyone around who can call themselves his true contemporary. Everyone on the air today can't seem to help but to put their own spin on everything and it is reflected in every interview they do. They go easy on "their guy" while doing their best to blind side the opposition. That's why I always loved to watch Tim Russert every Sunday morning, especially during the elections, to see a truly unbiased interview of the current candidate. You knew, on his show, they'd get away with nothing and cornered when they tried to evade questions. No one has stepped up to the plate in Russert's absence either. It truly is a shame and we all lose because of it.
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But then I'm reminded of Russert's rainbow that miraculously followed his memorial service, while Somewhere Over the Rainbow played over the PA and I have to believe that he's watching it all anyway....I just wish we had the benefit of his insights. No election in generations have had higher stakes than this one does. Who knows...maybe we'll all be treated to a second "rainbow" on Nov. 5th.
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