Republican Voters Aren’t The Only Ones Who Are Mad As Hell
By Ani on October 11, 2008 at 2:00 PM in Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, Hillary Clinton, John McCain, Nancy Pelosi, Obama, Republicans
GOP Anger Unleashed At McCain Rallies, filed by Michael D. Shear and Perry Bacon Jr. of WaPo, and reported in CBS News today, makes clear some Republicans have little patience left for the Gentleman Jim approach that McCain took at the Convention.
What this story does not mention, however – and what no mainstream outlet wishes to acknowledge – is that they are not alone in their outrage. There are plenty of Democrats and Independents likewise furious at the egregious media bias, and at the Obama campaign’s ability to dodge any and all legitimate questions about him.
The story reports:
There were shouts of “Nobama” and “Socialist” at the mention of the Democratic presidential nominee. There were boos, middle fingers turned up and thumbs turned down as a media caravan moved through the crowd Thursday for a midday town hall gathering featuring John McCain and Sarah Palin.
“It is absolutely vital that you take it to Obama, that you hit him where it hits, there’s a soft spot,” said James T. Harris, a local radio talk show host, who urged the Republican nominee to use Barack Obama’s controversial former pastor, the Rev. Jeremiah A. Wright Jr., and others against him.
“We have the good Reverend Wright. We have [the Rev. Michael L.] Pfleger. We have all of these shady characters that have surrounded him,” Harris bellowed. “We have corruption here in Wisconsin and voting across the nation. I am begging you, sir. I am begging you. Take it to him.”
The crowd of thousands roared its approval.
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“I’m mad! I’m really mad!” another man said, taking the microphone and refusing to surrender it easily, even when McCain tried to agree with him.“I’m not done. Lemme finish, please,” he said after a standing ovation. “When you have Obama, [House Speaker Nancy] Pelosi and the rest of the hooligans up there going to run the country, we have to have our head examined.
“It’s time that you two represent the rest of us. So go get ‘em.”
Interesting that this gentleman brought up Nancy Pelosi. Clearly she, along with Chris Dodd, Barney Frank and others, are playing politics with people’s life savings – and whether the media wants to acknowledge that or not, the voters get it..
The DNC elite wanted the disastrous economy as their “Fall issue” and have been campaigning with it. Her grandstanding last week, lambasting Republicans to make sure the rescue plan vote failed is evidence of this. Meanwhile, as Bill Clinton himself acknowledged, Democrats are the ones who fought against further regulation of Fannie and Freddie and now are loathe to acknowledge their part in this disaster.
Clearly there is plenty of blame to go around. But more than pointing fingers, the American people want a solution. McCain went back to Congress in an attempt to find just that. Obama, on the other hand, said “Congress will call me if they need me.” Typical. No wonder people are furious.
McCain spends most of his time at his rallies and town hall meetings lambasting his rival, often calling him a “co-conspirator” with congressional Democrats in what he argues are the seeds of the financial crisis at mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
“Will you assure us,” one woman asked, “that, as president, you will take immediate action to investigate, prosecute and name the names of the people actually responsible?”
“I will,” McCain answered.
“The same people that are now claiming credit for this rescue are the same ones that were willing co-conspirators in causing this problem that it is,” he said, raising his voice to be heard over the crowd. “You know their names. You will know more of their names.“
McCain/Palin have as their campaign mantra “Country First,” but they have found themselves ‘at the center of an outpouring of raw emotion rare in a presidential race.’
The crowds that show up for his rallies these days appear to have little appetite for the talk of bipartisan compromise that had been at the heart of his message around the Republican National Convention. During a rally outside a small airport in Mosinee, Wis., on Thursday, McCain said that “it’s time we come together, Democrats and Republicans to work together. That’s my record. I’ll reach across the aisle.”
The crowd stood silent.
Maybe those who stood silent are frustrated because it is apparent the Democratic leadership was not exactly acting in a spirit of bi-partisanship. On the contrary, they used McCain suspending his campaign to return to Congress against him. Here we finally have a rather moderate Republican, by all accounts a decent man working to do the right thing; he can’t get a break in the media and his own party wants him to go nuclear. They see Obama as a disastrous choice for our country, and there is no hope that the media will report fairly. Perhaps since some Republicans have cried wolf about Dem candidates in the past, now that one really deserves to lose the election, they can’t get anyone to pay attention to the truth about him.
I can relate to the frustration, if not the backstory. As a lifelong Democrat, I never thought I’d be faced with such egregious corruption in my own party – trashing the better candidate in favor of a dissembling charlatan. They ignored any evidence against him and kept beating the drum for Hillary to get out.
At the town hall gathering here, McCain praised Harris for his “courage” in speaking his mind. But, heedful of the economic chaos gripping the country, McCain sought to steer away, at least briefly, from attacks on Obama’s character and integrity.
“Yes, I’ll do that,” he said of the request to “take it to” Obama. …“We need to restore hope and trust and confidence in America and have Americans know that our best days are ahead of us. That’s the future and strength and beauty of America.”
I far prefer a positive message myself, and Senator McCain needs to continue to communicate his ideas and policies, but I certainly understand many who wish to first derail the mainstream media’s ceaseless determination to put Barack Obama in the White House.
“I’m not mad, I’m pissed,” said Joan Schmitz, who owns a plumbing company here. She said she was frustrated with polls showing Obama surging, McCain’s performance in a Tuesday night debate, Obama himself, the media, and the liberal group ACORN, which she said was registering voters fraudulently.
Noting Obama’s connections with Ayers, she said that “if it was a Republican, it would be nonstop,” referring to what she said was the media ignoring the controversial acquaintance.
Note how in this story, Ayers is characterized by the writers as a “controversial acquaintance” – this is exactly what I am talking about – Ayers is far more than an “acquaintance” to Senator Obama.
“I can’t stand to look at him, I don’t trust him. I don’t like the circle of friends he keeps, I don’t like his policies,” Schmitz said of Obama. “I’m pissed off by it. I’m beyond mad. How is he climbing up in the polls?”
Well, perhaps because organizations like Gallup don’t admit that 80% of the people they call are hanging up on them this year. A Gallup pollster being interviewed on Michael Medved’s radio show the other day said that usually, the number of hang-ups hovers around 40%-50%, so there are a lot of people not willing to talk about their voting preferences. This begs the question – who is left? Who are the Gallup people, for example, actually talking to and are their polls representative of the actual electorate.
The Obama campaign has been playing the race card since January. The media happily played along and now the DNC is openly using it as a campaign strategy. I, and millions like me, who are not guilty of race bias are furious – in fact, apoplectic – at being accused of a horrible sin we are not in the least guilty of. Is it any wonder someone would not want to share their voting preferences with a pollster when to say you do not support Obama is, according to the media, tantamount to saying you are a racist.
Up until now, the press has not been willing to report fairly on much of anything, although investigations into voter fraud by ACORN are growing legs in the mainstream media and some reports are creeping out almost against the will of the MSM:
On the way into the event, the Republican Party of Wisconsin handed out fliers reading “Your Vote Is Being Stolen,” an anti-ACORN leaflet that concluded, “Why is vote fraud allowed? Vote fraud is allowed since it benefits Democrats.”
Well actually, no, I don’t want voter fraud to benefit anyone. Two wrongs don’t make a right. And I sure don’t want voter fraud to benefit the dissembling and endlessly flip-flopping Senator Obama.
The crowd showed equal disdain for the media, fueled by comments from Palin, who encouraged the Republican supporters to take the campaign’s message around the media. “I can’t pick a fight with those who buy ink by the barrel,” she said. “It’s dangerous territory whenever I suggest the mainstream media isn’t asking all the questions.”
That message was clearly shared among the crowd. Mike Payne, who traveled from Madison, Wis., for the rally, rejected the idea that McCain’s supporters are angry, preferring to use the word “frustrated.”
“It might have something to do with you guys,” he told a reporter.
“It’s not anger at all. It’s frustration. There’s millions of people around the country that think like we do. You guys refuse to acknowledge that, and you insult our intelligence by misreporting the information. You are treating [Obama] like he’s Britney Spears and covering him like he’s Paris Hilton, instead of the next president of the United States, potentially.”
Yep. The celebrity candidate. Hillary supporters were pleading for press fairness since January – also to no avail. We knocked but no one was home. The fact that mainstream media has refused to vet Senator Obama is truly a disgrace. His lies, nefarious associations, and misjudgments, his reneging on vital policy positions would all have sunk any other politician.
Now that more of the facts about him are seeping out, I am sure any Republicans foolish enough to vote for him in the primary in order to stop Hillary may now regret having done so. She is a leader, someone who does put country first and would certainly have been a better choice to steer us out of this mess than anyone else vying to get on the ticket in either party.
McCain advisers dismissed the crowd’s angry tone as an exception and not representative of most of the campaign’s events. And they noted that those gathered seemed most upset by the media’s handling of the contest, and simply wanted McCain to be more aggressive.
But when McCain is more aggressive in pointing out the truth of Obama’s contradictions and associations, the press, typically, rips him a new one. The idiotic Andrea Mitchell was even calling for Governor Palin to be “censured.” Okay. And now the media is also trying to paint voters’ legitimate frustration as ‘wild and out of control’ — further bashing Senator McCain’s supporters. By all accounts, he has attempted to keep a civil tone.
They also noted that many of McCain’s events are attended by liberal protesters, who often yell epithets and hold angry signs as McCain’s bus drives by. And they recalled angry words from Obama at a rally in Las Vegas last month, in which he urged supporters to talk to their friends and neighbors, saying “I want you to argue with them and get in their face.”
So Obama and his supporters can get in our faces and disaffected Democrats and Republicans are just supposed to keep smiling – all the way to him being elected?
Not likely.
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Thursday, October 9th, 2008
Don’t Believe The Obama Hype
In the weeks leading up to the first primary of 2008 the Dimocratic leadership and the Obama campaign tried to force Hillary out of the race. The people of New Hampshire however gave the first in the nation primary victory to Hillary.
The Obama campaign kept up the drumbeat about “the Math” and how the race was over very early on. But the race was not over. In the end the Dimocratic “Rules” Committee had to drag Obama across the finish line. The Dimocratic leadership intervened and awarded Obama delegates in an election in which he was not even on the ballot - going so far as to strip Hillary of some of her duly elected delegates and bailing out Obama. The Obama Bailout by Party leaders was applauded by Big Media in the same way we have seen Big Media applaud the Wall Street Bailout Bill.
As we wrote, the Wall Street Bailout Bill was a lot of razzle-dazzle that would not solve the nation’s economic crisis nor even come close to addressing the problem. In the same way, we opposed the razzle-dazzle Obama Bailout by the Rules Committee and the Dimocratic leadership.
The Obama campaign and the Chicago thugs did succeed in grabbing the nomination with bluster and aid from Big Media. Now the Obama campaign is trying the old razzle-dazzle again. This time it is to convince the American people that this election is over and those opposed to Obama should just stay home on election day in NOvember. ….
Forget the anecdotes and the Obama Chicago hype, let’s look at the ACTUIAL numbers:
This year, Ohio allowed any citizen not registered to vote to show up, register, and vote on the same day in Sept. 30 to Oct. 6 window. The AP was writing back in August, “If Obama’s campaign were able to tap into college campuses with one-stop voting, it would add thousands of votes to his tally in a state where, in 2004, John Kerry lost to President Bush by only about 118,000 votes, putting Bush over the top in the electoral count.”
Those who were already registered were also permitted to use the early voting window. The expectation was that lots of Ohioans would partake of the opportunity. The Washington Post reported, “The Ohio secretary of state’s office estimates that a quarter of all voters will cast their ballots as absentees or at an early voting location before Election Day, more than twice as many as did so four years ago.” (Obviously, absentee would make up a large chunk of that, but one would figure the early voting window would attact its fair share.)
And the anecdotal evidence was that the Obama campaign was readying the Mother of All Turnout Operations in this state. The Washington Post poll of Ohioans, 40 percent said they had been contacted by the Obama campaign either in person or by phone, an astonishingly high percentage. Bruce Springsteen was doing a concert at Ohio State University to get people out for early voting. Cuba Gooding Jr. was deployed to events in Dayton, Hamilton, Lima and Toledo.
The Obama hype was that before the end of the day on October 6 there would be a groundswell of incense burners overpowering the election sites. The actual result? The actual result with Bruce and Cuba holding events while buses waited to transport the Obama armies to vote immediately? 28, 466 votes. 28,466 votes out of 8.2 million registered voters and any new voters that could be shanghaied into registering and then voting.
The actual number of people, we presume citizens, who registered and voted on the same day (with Bruce and Cuba bussed in for that sole purpose) in the entire state of Ohio was 5,223.
Don’t believe the Obama hype - Obama can’t be trusted by friend nor foe.
Another aspect of this year’s voting which was almost entirely consistent was that Hillary Clinton received the votes of voters who decided on election day and Hillary Clinton received most of the votes of voters who said they were “undecided”. Frankly we think that “undecided” is really a NObama vote - these are people who do not want to be tagged as “racists” so they are keeping their mouths shut.
The hype is to spread fear, suppress voter turnout and create apathy and let Obambi waltz to a victory. We ain’t dancing!
Will anyone hold Obama and ACORN guilty for their dirty work in stealing Hillary’s victory in the primary?
Will we let Obama and ACORD get away of their crime and do it again in the election?
Obama and ACORN has turned the American election to that of an African country (Kenya, probably.)
The word is really getting out there about all the voter fraud. My elderly mom says she saw an interview with someone who said he had been contacted to register to vote 72 times.
Great post - You have stated so clearly my frustration with the MSM - I can’t believe they can live with themselves and profess to be a channel of information to the public. I don’t care who they are reporting on - I just want the truth - be it a Republican or Democrat.
I have to admit, I’m proud of John McCain doing his best to tamp down ugliness from people in his crowds. But let’s keep in mind that one or two angry people who shout nasty things at a political rally are not an indication that mob violence is at hand. McCain shows good judgment and leadership to admonish them to be civil, as well as to try to reassure people that if he loses, it’s not the end of the world. It may seem like it to most of us, but life will go on.
I also trust that the next few weeks will be bringing some heavy stuff down on BO.
This is sure to be an ongoing thing for the next 20+ days. People are getting pissed and angrier. I know I sure am. You are right about McCain handling the situation with ease and grace but that is not what we need. He does not need to validate or correct anyone who says they are afraid that Obama is Arab or Muslim, what he needs to do is to say he understands their frustration and that if Obama released his original birth certificate, complete medical records and college transcripts would this answer the people’s concerns about Obama not being an American.
I’m with you! McCain doesn’t need to get in the gutter with the likes of Obama but he needs to stand up for the American people to call out the ugliness that is going on with the media, the voter fraud and such. What’s wrong with saying “the American people need and want to know the truth!” Vet us if you must, but vet us ALL!” Don’t tell me that won’t have an impact on most Americans if a politician actually say what we all are thinking! Enough already with Obama is a decent man when we know damn well that is not the case. NO decent person would ever have the circle of associates he has. How many race baiting reverend do we have in our lives along with a former unrepentant terrorist, a Sharia loving cousin, a sleazy slum lord friend who buys a lot next door to us, or a preacher who thinks Farrakhan is a great man? Enough with the bullshit already.
i think the one or two in the crowd are obama’s minions sent to drum up the race card.
Exactly.
http://www.audacityofhypocrisy.com/
Check out this new video…The Truth is out there
Yes, the truth is making its way to the media, thanks to FOX. The rest of the media is starting to pick it up now only because they are starting to fall in the ratings. Keep up the good work FOX. Thanks to Sean Hannity, Bill Oreilly and the others at FOX news. They are doing a great service for our country. We will always remember the bias bull from CNN< ABC and other the MSM.
You know what, steve? I am sick of hearing that ammo is coming at Obama shortly. It has been US that have been using ammo on him, not the Mccain Camp. It has been our wonderful Fox who has heard us too. If it was up to the Mccain camp- they would have children dancing while smelling flowers in the streets. Right now, they are thinking of backing off the attacks, and the attacks are working. The heck with those who think that Mccain is too tough….he has to be otherwise our country will be sold to this radical.
It’s the townhall format. Some people with poor judgment are getting ahold of the microphone.
John handled it fine. You just remind the audience that respect is important.
That is where I agree with you. If Mccain does not want another person screaming profanities about Obama, then go get Palin to talk the next 30 minutes on the trail with him- this way he doesn’t have to give the mike to anyone to talk.
While “Off with his head” may be a bit harsh, I have to agree with the guy who yelled that he was mad about the financial crisis, and the need to name names…and how the media is allowing a socialist to take over our country. I am FURIOUS–beyond frustration over the media delivering this dangerous and repugnant man-child to be the most powerful leader in the world.
OT,
Philip Berg in an 11 minute video on Obama’s citizenship issues. He filed the suit.
http://powerandcontrol.blogspot.com/2008/10/who-is-barack-obama.html
why doesn’t Obama show his long form Birth
Certificate and let us all see it. Berg has been on 50 radio shows
stating that all Obama has to is produce the documents he asking for
and he will drop the suit. Seems simple enough to me. I think the
American people have the right to know.
Was Obama born in Kenya and his Mother or Grandmother registered him
in Hawaii? Hawaiian law allows a birth to be registered with just an
affidavit of birth in Hawaii.This could all be cleared up with an
original birth certificate supplied to the press, all the other
candidates have done so. There is also the fact that an Obama advisor
was the CEO (also ex-CIA) of the company that breached passport files
of Obama, Clinton and McCain. With the new story about his birth
certificate it makes us asks what was this guy really doing with the
files. What information was he getting rid of? Maybe a summer trip in
1961 by Obama’s Mother to Kenya.
http://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/03/22/passport.files/index.html
it is absolutely unconscienable (sp?) that a person could be elected president merely on their say-so that they are a natural born US citizen. un-f-ing-believable. we are no longer citizens of this country; we are subjects of its aristocracy.
this is a good video.
M.Simon-
Good video. I will cross post.
The media coverage of Obama confused me at first. Then it scared me. Now I am angry and scared. Bad combo.
I know Obama would never be where he is without the MSM protecting and promoting him, while never vetting him–all while attacking his opponents.
But the MSM has burned a lot of bridges as well.
I guess there is a cost benefit analysis of it…I can just imagine that they knew they would not get all dems to vote for him, which is why they needed to cheat with caucus and voter fraud, and with the advantage of the msm bias.
P.S.
OT: Is it true that Mike Huckabee said on Fox this morning that he had a very reliable source who told him that this economic crisis is terrorism, an act of economic terrorism? Someone wrote that on another blog.
I have to admit that I’ve been wearing my tin hat with the chin strap fastened while thinking the same thing. Another of Bin Laden’s goals was to destroy the U.S. and global markets…makes one think…
It is an act of terrorism perpetrated by William Ayres, ACORN and a radical leftist fringe peopled by the likes of Farrakhan et al. It has been liberally aided and abetted by Democrats like B. Frank, C. Dodd, M. Waters and others who have been bamboozled into legally abetted ponzi schemes, aka, sub prime mortgages. It is connected to a larger international network peopled by the likes of Auchi, Manzour, Odinga and middle eastern power brokers. Obama is a dupe of this effort and I struggle with the idea that he does not have a clue to wondering if maybe he is deeply involved with Ayers in directing it. But the economic crisis and the election fraud we are witnessing are bringing this country and the world to its knees in a far more effective way than that hit on the twin towers.
I think we did that one all by ourselves…..greed and corruption.
I heard that too….do you remember which blog?
When it comes the financial meltdown, it’s interesting how little discussion there is about how it is affecting the Middle East.
http://www.chicagodsa.org/ngarchive/ng98.html#anchor830405
Please read this ‘letter’ from the Chicago DSA newsletter called New Ground. It is from January-February 2005 and seems to be written by a New Party member. Of interesting note is this passage:
What, then, are we progressives supposed to do? We must start again on the laborious task of building an alternative political force, a new party. Not right away, but when objective conditions (depression or losing a war) send the people to the left. That will come, maybe sooner than we think.
Barack Obama has proven ties to this organization starting back in 1995. Damning proof that this beyond left socialist party wants America to ‘lose a war or have a depression’ so that they can push for their socialist agenda.
Link for entire newsletter:
http://www.chicagodsa.org/ngarchive/ng98.html#anchor830405
Link for entire archive of Chicago Democratic Socialists of America newsletters:
http://www.chicagodsa.org/ngarchive/index.html
Congress has ordered George Soros to appear before the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on October 16 to investigate what he knows about the financial crisis. Pay special attention to the article on political change through orchestrated crisis (Cloward-Piven Strategy).
ttp://www.americanthinker.com/2008/09/barack_obama_and_the_strategy.html
http://www.discoverthenetworks.org/groupProfile.asp?grpid=6967
http://oversight.house.gov/documents/20081002120615.pdf
Ani, great writing. Thank you and it is definitely not just the Republicans that are pissed. I recently changed my party affiliation from Dem to Ind and I am not “frustrated”. I am angry as hell.
When McCain becomes president,there is another problem to attack, not such a big one but important one with an easy solution. The MSM needs to go, they are done! For McCain’s first big press conference he needs to invite the independent bloggers and ignore the press. It is time to even out the playing field and to show the MSM they lost along with Obama.
It’s time for a reality check.
What sort of allegiance to true American values does it suggest when someone asserts that the mainstream media has got to go?
You appear to be voicing an objection to the First Ammendment to the United States Constitution.
Freedom of Speech and Freedom of the Press do not apply only those we are in agreement with.
If you think liberals are presently motivated, just try screwing around with that fundamental right and see what happens.
We’ve put up with a president we’ve had profound misgivings about for 8 long years. I fail to comprehend the level of irrational anger and outright hatred that’s being generated by the possibility that a majority of Americans may have decided it’s time for a change.
This is only a presidential election. We hold one every 4 years. Every election, some of the voters support the winning candidate and some support the losing candidate. Sometimes time reveals that the majority have chosen wisely. Sometimes time reveals that they haven’t. When they haven’t, there’s always the next election. That’s the way things work in a democracy.
The MSM is now a propaganda machine. There is no real objective journalism that I can find.
I’ve seen all of the same stories and topics covered by FOX on MSNBC and CNN. Ayers, Wright, and Rezko have all been covered. ACORN has been covered. What’s primarily lacking there are the overt anti-Obama polemics.
FOX, on the other hand, plays down anything not reflecting favorably on McCain and Palin. They’ve run endless hours of blatantly anti-Obama stories and documentaries. They’ve contrived lengthy interviews with Palin designed to cast her in a favorable light. FOX is the most biased “news” outlet going, in my opinion. FOX clearly has a conservative agenda.
Objectivity is ultimately the responsibility of the intelligent viewer. Viewers are free to choose what to watch and free to form their own opinions.
That statement alone leaves out most of Oblockhead’s supporters. Objectivity, responsibility, and intelligent are not words that can be associated with Obama supporters if one wishes not to create an oxymoron.
You are wrong about the media. There are stats showing how the msm favored Obama over Hillary and now Obama over McCain.
Obama vs his opponents when it came to magazine covers and positive articles…it’s been heinous.
Fox news reported on Pastor Wright for over a year before it was discussed on other stations. Fox News talked about Ayers and others for well over six months before other stations picked it up.
John Edwards was running for president and having an affair, and possibly a baby. National enquirer broke it. Obviously the liberal media was protecting him, it was an open secret.
The msm IS and has ALWAYS been doing their best to help Obama win. Find out who owns what. They support O.
the media is filtering the news, picking what we should hear and most of time, not doing the background check to verify. Reminds me of the Chinese media outlets during the summer Olympics. You will hear what they want you to hear. Not exactly freedom of anything applies when Americans are being manipulated like we are.
It is impossible to have objectivity when all you are watching is ABC, CNN and MSNBC — these are the all Obama all the time networks.
I cannot tell you how many intelligent people I have spoken to have no idea of Obama’s associations, his policy reversals, missed votes, 130 present votes, 6 ‘wrong’ votes. His contradictory statements on important policy.
Some of these “intelligent people” actually think Obama “voted against the war” — they don’t even know he was not yet elected to he U.S. Senate at that time. He was merely in the IL state legislature at the time of the IWR vote.
A friend of mine in the midwest ran into an Obama supporter and they got into a discussion — when she informed this lady that Obama reversed his position on FISA and several other things she did not know, she said he would no longer be voting for him.
A little education is a powerful thing.
I have never before seen such egregious media bias and protection of any candidate — not even Bush 2.
your so full of bull,thats why the public doesnt know about 14million obama helped rezko get for renovation of housing even while there were stories about major problems,no heat in january,in the chicago papers.none of them that i know of have mentioned the part about obama helping to change the makeup of the hospital facilities board thus enabling rezko to control the boards vote.oh one other thing that the msm is doing except for fox is they are not talking about how radicle the education programs that ayers was pushing with barkys help through the ananberg board.so yea except for a few minor details like thease they have covered the subject.
What a joke. Yea, CNN & MSNBC are really objective! Keith Olbermann’s rants against Clinton and now McCain/Palin are really rational huh? Your version of FOX is exactly how the rest of the media looks to us. The NY Times editorials are nothing but anti-HRC, and now Palin diatribes. That is not even close to objective journalism. Campbell Brown, Wolf Blitzer, Rachel Maddow, ABC, NBC, CBS? Give me a break.
I guess you don’t see Fox in the early afternoon, do you? They talk very nice about Obama. I guess you don’t see the Sean & Alan show at Fox- Alan is always defending Obama. I guess you got a little confuse- because what I see on Cnn- is 8 democrats and one republican- What I see on Msnbc is 8 democrats and one dependent and NO republican- except poor Pat Buccanan who can’t get a word in due to all the kissing of Obama’s royal ass from the other anchor people. I think you have been watching the wrong channels, child.
There was a time where we had objective reporting in the United States. Reporters researched and wrote/spoke the facts. If they felt compelled to give their opinion, they clearly stated it was their opinion - not objective reporting. Now we get from reporters is opinion and commentary, but it’s given as well researched fact.
There was a time a news anchor never gave commentary. News programs commentators only gave commentary, they never reported facts. Now just about every news anchor also has commentator listed in their job description. The viewer no longer knows when they’re getting factual reporting or commentary. Or if they realize it’s commentary, they don’t know if it’s the reporter/commentator’s personal opinion based on the facts or the corporation who writes the paychecks opinion based on what raises the advertising rates.
http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/maybe-some-of-it-is-about-race-after-all/2/
I thought this was interestink….
The MSM needs to go. Translation: We the citizens have to stop watching/reading them. There’s nothing in the First Ammendment against THAT!
The first amendment all includes provisions for free association. I certainly do not wish to be associated with the likes of the MSM in general or Oblockhead and his supporters, in particular. Guess that’s another reason McCain gets my vote.
This is not about taking away the Freedom of Speech - it is about the MSM and they are not doing their jobs! The MSM now makes decisions on what side they support and only report the news that reflects their point of view. We as viewers are stuck making our decisions on that biased reporting. Fact in point - the media is going crazy about the people in McCain’s audiences right now, the same crap is going on in Obama’s audiences and all the heading are just about the mob mentality of McCain supporters. The media needs to be re-tuned and I say get rid of them and bring in real reporters willing to do the job fairly. Trust me I am not saying taking away freedom of speech - save that for Obama (re: Missouri) I am saying the media is not doing their jobs and they need to be called on it and something done about this. We might not be in war with Iraq if they did their jobs correctly 5 years ago. Do we need another “Iraq war” situation by electing the wrong president of the US due to the incompetence of the media propaganda machine.
Are you new to the blogoshphere? - Obama supporters started shit this 9 months ago. Go back and look at some of the vile, vulgar, ugly crap that has been written about Hillary and Palin. DO NOT SAY YOU DON”T UNDERSTAND OUR ANGER! Look in your own backyard for those answers.
I agree….I am a life long Democrat, and after what happened to Hillary during the primaries…you bet I’m angry at the MSM.
How obtuse are Obama supporters? We are angry at the blatant anti-democratic practices that Obama has used, including caucus fraud, voter suppression and manipulation of FL & MI, and a bogus roll call vote; the fueled misogyny; the constant lies and hypocrisy; the race-baiting–and all of it aided and abetted by DNC leaders and the media. What the hell kind of change is that? We’ve already had 8 years of secrecy and deception from Bush/Cheney, thank you very much.
In 4 years a lot of damage can be done, and with an Obamagasm media this Country, our beloved America will be forever changed. Once socialized, there’s little chance of going back as the uniformed masses will always choose “freebies” over freedom.
72 times man plus a video:
http://powerandcontrol.blogspot.com/2008/10/ohio-voter-registers-multiple-times-for.html
The louder the media proclaims Barack Hussein Obama’s “lead” the more it means they are running scared and engaging in voter discouragement if not downright suppression. If all the voters for McCain/Palin come out to vote and those democrats who don’t want Barack or McCain stayed at home, the people win.
Let us all vote our rational caps on and refused to be cowed/depressed/frustrated/ intimidated by ANYONE. Remember, you own your mind, your thoughts, your vote. Power is ultimately the people’s.
The reason Obamas crowd believe he is the “SAVIOUR”…is because His basket always magically Fills up With Money and he tells the Crowds…They can do that too if they Only ‘”Believe”..and Have “HOPE”..and they will get”CHANGE”….and Besides that Baracks friends Smell Fishy..and he sendeth forth Acorn two by Two to be fishers of Men..Opps ..Voters..
Yes..The Crowds are Madly shouting..
“GIVE US BARACKUS…GIVE US BARACKUS”…!!
And Alice..History Does repeat itself..
That is the Star of Obama shining in the East..
More than ANYTHING I want to believe that McCain can win.
I had always been a Dem in the past until Obama slimed Hillary…and now I will vote for McCain and against any Dem that supports Obama and his minion of vermin.
But I am worried….my husband’s daughter, a sweet but not overly curious or questioning person believes that everything about Ayers and Acorn is a Republican smear campaign, her whole family in No. Cal. believe that…..
it makes me feel hopeless.
Her husband and son just got laid off at the lumber plant they work at and think Obama will fix everything because he says “we can all work together”
They won’t look at all the things Obama promised in Chicago and how everything actually got worse, lots worse.
I just don’t know….these people all deserve the government they will get, only problem is…we all have to live here, too.
I’m an artist with no $$ to move…and what country would I move to?
Drop the fear and despair. Work your ass off for Mac!
Bell’A…
This race is neck and neck — do not buy the hype. No time for despair — that is what his side is counting on. That is what the corporate controlled media is counting on.
The best reason not to vote for Obama is that these same MSM idiots trumpeted Bush in 2000 and sold us Bush’s war.
In my view, when the media is pushing so hard for a candidate, you can bet they are pushing for a corporate shill. We already know Obama has no courage to stand up for anything. He shifts with the prevailing wind to advantage himself.
My new rule: whoever the media wants, vote the other way.
Vote, call, send articles to your contacts. Get the word out. You have absolutely nothing to lose by working for what you believe in. You can then look back with no regrets because you stepped up to the plate.
Hey everyone cut out the fear and don’t fall for the diversions! Pass along this information!
https://secure.johnmccain.com//Secure/Signup.aspx?smode=phonebank
Sign up to make phone calls for Mac!
Remember, our efforts during the primary proved we can make a difference! If the DNC/RBC and delegates did what they were supposed to, Hillary would have been the nominee. There is no RBC and chicken shit delegates in the GE! Obama will be defeated!
I tried signing up to make phone calls on the McCain site but I got an error message twice
I can only hope the site is being overloaded by volunteers!
I will try again later.
My area is so in the tank for Obama that there isn’t a McCain office with 40 miles.
I wanted to go volunteer at one but I can’t afford the gas to go that far.
Go to the Citizens for McCain site.
MCCAIN blame democratic congress
From state house to Whitehouse
Obama will raise social security taxes from current 102,000
Obama will raise capital gains taxes
Obama and his supporters are thugs
The last Republican I voted for? Ronald Reagan UNtil this year A NC Democrat
Our economy is going further and further south and the answer to this problem is a tax hike? If a company is in serious trouble, do you think they’ll put out an ad asking for someone with no experience to turn it around? McCain is no business guru but damn, what am I missing here? How can Americans be so naive to think that a change from Republican to Democrat will cure our economic ills?
i have to tell you guys ,im amazed at the stupidity of people out there.i just had a conversation with a mamager at drive time where we bought one of our 2 cars trying to restructure our monthly payment so idont have to do a volentary repo and ruin our credit which we have been rebuilding for the last 3 years.he is mid 50’s hispanic and he is voting for the one.we had a civil 45minute talk and he thinks that all of this talk about barky is overblown.i even asked him if the whitey tape came out would that make a differance,his responce is white people in south are racist no big deal!talked to him about rezko and the other coruption possibilities and he said if any of it proves out we can remove barky then.what are thease people crazy.god help us.
Next time, tell him, if push comes to shove, history has shown, Obama will throw Hispanics (and Asians and whites) under the bus.
http://www.weeklystandard.com/Content/Public/Articles/000/000/015/386abhgm.asp?pg=2
Great article. I think McCain is worried about ticking off the independents and hasn’t come out swinging for that reason. Maybe he needs to hear that the Obamacrats are the reason PUMA’S exist.
Larry you need to have a PUMA DAY
Where all PUMAS from all over the country call in to a telephone hook up —State their first name and the state they represent
Was Barack Obama’s logo based on Weather Underground’s logo…imagery from West German Terrorism groups?
Check this out…chilling..
http://www.aftershockmagazine.com/goldsworthy68.html
Notice the weather underground logo…then consider Obama’s logo…then check out the cover of Bill Ayers new book at Amazon about ending white supremecy…due in June 2009.
Chilling
The Weather Underground Logo is 9 from the top left of the group of logos…chilling!
Just the fact that he has a “logo” is weird. What’s wrong with the “logo” we already have? It’s called the American flag.
I agree.
Bill Ayers had his Weather Underground logo tattooed to his back between his shoulders (Fugitive Days pg. 292)
The resemblance between these two logos is more than wierd.
The circle stands for the globe, and “global leftist guerilla terrorism”.
In William Ayers Words:
“our trademark thick and colorful rainbow with a slash of angry lighting (sic) cutting through it. New morning, it signified, changing weather…”
Change we can believe in!
It kind of looks like the ACORN symbol also…UGH!
Was bouncing around other blogs and ran into this, “How a Young Chicago Litigator Helped Create the Subprime Housing Crisis.”
http://mypetjawa.mu.nu/archives/194379.php
Obama was part of a group of litigators filing lawsuits against banks for not approving loans between Asians, whites and blacks in parity. Despite all other factors involved, Obama and co. chose to focus on melanin concentration as the likely cause of the disparity between the groups while ignoring all other factors.
No collateral? No job? Black? No loan? Racism!
This is exactly the opposite of what Mr. King was striving for when he famously stated in his speech on August 28, 1963, “I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.”
yes everyone. THe vote does not end until nov.4th. Stop worrying and spread the message of McCain all over.
Volunteer. Make calls. I volunteered at my local republican HQ. Get involved. Obama’s ground operation is bigger than mac’s.
So, instead of fretting over soundbites and fake scandal get out the vote.
If you know poeple voting third party, tell them, beg them to do otherwise.
We can and will win.
It is amazing how much some have let Obama and the media beat you down. We are Hillary supporters and we have been through this before.
GO VOLUNTEER. Tell everyone you know of obama’s corrupt connections and racist background along with his terrorist friends.
You guys are letting him and his cronies snatch this election right under your nose and all some of you can do is complain.
If you really want obama to lose you have to make it so. It takes a nation to elect a president.
Excellent reporting, Ani. I am so angry, that I could stroke out before this election is over.
Repulsive…Saul Alinsky repulsive.
You are right. We are not likely to back down, and neither should John McCain. If anyone has video of Obama saying that, it should be used in a 527.
I had to listen to him for a few minutes this morning before I could get to the remote to change the channel. Every time he mentioned McCain or the Republicans, the crowd booed and acted ugly. Obama bounced his head and never once tried to change the tone. Funny how the media never seems to notice.
Very interesting post. The media has lost all credibility with me. They honestly think they know better than voters. It’s amazing.
I don’t know if mad is the right word either. What I am seeing is people are disgusted. They dislike both candidates and are sick of the campaigning. In my small world, both Repubs and Dems do indeed want to stay home on election day. I was a life-long Dem until mid Sept, my first opportunity to change my affiliation in person, not by mail. I went Indy and will probably stay there. I will vote though and it is McCain/Palin for me this time. My 24-year-old daughter is voting for the first time, just to stop Obama. I’m concerned that Obama can pull this off because of the MSM manipulation. The hard-core Dems just stick to the policy meme and it is Obama by default. I’m disgusted!
The race card, threats. Cause it’s all they got:
John Lewis, invoking George Wallace, says McCain and Palin ‘playing with fire’
Lewis didn’t accuse McCain of imitating Wallace, but suggested there were similarities.
“George Wallace never threw a bomb,” Lewis noted. “He never fired a gun, but he created the climate and the conditions that encouraged vicious attacks against innocent Americans who were simply trying to exercise their constitutional rights. Because of this atmosphere of hate, four little girls were killed on Sunday morning when a church was bombed in Birmingham, Alabama.”
Lewis’s sharp words may be dismissed as those of a partisan Democrat in a campaign season. But the former head of SNCC and hero of Selma is somebody who McCain has lavished praise upon over the years, including admiring him in a book on courage and bravery and repeatedly invoking Lewis’s name in public appearances.
…
“As public figures with the power to influence and persuade, Sen. McCain and Gov. Palin are playing with fire, and if they are not careful, that fire will consume us all,” Lewis said today. “They are playing a very dangerous game that disregards the value of the political process and cheapens our entire democracy. We can do better. The American people deserve better.”
http://www.politico.com/blogs/jonathanmartin/
1008/John_Lewis_invoking_George_Wallace_says_McCain_and_Palin_playing_with_fire.html
if they are not careful, that fire will consume us all
When the oborg issue their threats, which we saw plenty of during the primaries, why won’t they say exactly what they mean? What the hell does oborg john lewis mean when he says “fire will consume us all.” It sounds scary but I’m not sure exactly what he means.
The American people deserve better than Obama.
More phony Obama donors. Obama is the CEO of his campaign.
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/the-trail/2008/10/10/fake_obama_donors_raise_questi.html
Troopergate Legislative Council,
http://www.theodoresworld.net/pics/1008/okpalintrooperImage8.jpg
Obama said he is qulified because of this campaign he has run. Maybe now he will scratch that off his resume since all of the small donations he brags about are from Hamas and Palestine and Iran.
Transparency my ass.
Obama’s donations have come from individual U.S. citizens all across America who believe it’s time for a change from Republican business as usual. I know a lot of people who have sent the Obama campaign a few bucks. None of them are rich. None of them are radical. None of them are delusional. They’re all about as main-stream American as anyone gets.
Is there a turnip truck in your neighborhood, by chance?
Ha!
oborg are rubes of the highest quality. They are amazing.
Right, and these “individual U.S. citizens” who are donating thier hard earned money have names like Han Solo and Wsodifjo Iaowjff and Xwpefjf Paowefnfo and Fspdjfwoef Laowf?
They choose to believe their lying eyes.
“If you tell a lie big enough and keep repeating it, people will eventually come to believe it. The lie can be maintained only for such time as the State can shield the people from the political, economic and/or military consequences of the lie. It thus becomes vitally important for the State to use all of its powers to repress dissent, for the truth is the mortal enemy of the lie, and thus by extension, the truth is the greatest enemy of the State.”
Joseph Goebbels.
“A lie told often enough becomes truth.”
Vladimir Lenin.
Make the lie big, make it simple, keep saying it, and eventually they will believe it.
Adolf Hitler
I did hear Huckabee on FOX this am, and he did state that he thought the the market crash was an act of terrorism, and that facts would come out to back this up….it is very strange that at THE EXACT MOMENT THAT OBAMA was loosing support, the market started to tank, and I did hear on TV that someone has short sold milllions and millions of stocks at the same time.
Does the worst thing for Mac happen 5 weeks before the election…the timing is very convient.
Huckabee seems convinced, and he is not a nut bag usually.
I heard someone say Soros was going to be called in to testify.
Soros: BINGO!
Jim Cramer said he thought it was an act of economic terrorism. My thought is that George Soros is behind it. I like Warren Buffet, but he supports Obama and he has been making some buys too. I think that for the last 2 years the Democratic Congress has been also involved, setting the stage for their chosen one.
It is quite possible that it is a left wing
conspiracyplotmaneuver todestroyCHANGE America.These 2 video I cannot play from my current location. Can someone play them and then report what is being talked about? I know nothing about the site I found them on, I was researching one of the usual suspects in this mess and ran across them.
Congress Threatened With Martial Law If Bailout Was Not Passed
http://noworldsystem.com/category/henry-paulson/
By the way Paulson has ties to CHICAGO. Anyone surprised? Anyone curious as to why the CHICAGO police force of 13,500 need assault rifles in a gun controlled zone?
Really? That’s crazy.
What did he suggest backed that up?
I think Soros is behind the economic mess. Soros caused it when barky was falling behind in every poll except economics. Why any fool would trust barky to improve anything, including the economy is beyond me.
Please see this video (and save it) before YouTube censored it. It pulls together all the pieces to show why Obama is not constitutionally qualified to be president.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gA6_k3NtXZs
You bring up Ayers, your a racist, you bring up Wright, you are a racist, you bring up Odinga, you are a racist, you know what is gonna happen, some of these idiots who supported Obama who are white are gonna drop him faster then the stock market. Us whites are sick and tired of being called racist because we don’t want a socialist in our country. Am I living in the twilight zone because I look around and see whats happening and I can’t believe what I am seeing. Are we really gonna elect a socialist/communist into our country..WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH PEOPLE!! STOP BEING BRAINWASHED. Notice the stock market, Obama goes ahead in the polls, the stock market crashes, coincidence, I THINK NOT. Even wall street doesn’t want this fool in power. He will DESTROY AMERICA. We will have nothing left but the change in our pockets as we sit in jail for saying anything negative about the messiah. No more right to protest, no more right to free speech, no more jobs cause small businesses will leave this country in a new york minute do to the massive tax hike Obama will give them. Small businesses ARE America, no small businesses, no jobs, which means the unemployment rate is gonna skyrocket to over 15% it’s gonna be brutal people and don’t forget the health care, we are gonna have to pay for peoples health care too, a right or a responsibility, health care is a RIGHT, if you are too stupid to get health care for yourself and you need others to pay for it for you thats SOCIALISM, come on, at least call it what it is, we are doomed
Obama can raise taxes, but nobody will pay. LOL* I’m sure as heck not paying his capital gains. I’ll stick right where I’m at.
No way.
If I’m a small business owner, I’ll make darn sure I don’t hit his magic threshhold, even if it means reining in my growth.
I’d ask my employer to wiggle my pay with perks before putting me into the over 250,000, if I’m there.
He’s not going to get “raised” taxes. He’s going to get clever people avoiding his threshholds.
and it’s a horrible plan because of that.
Frankly, we need to raise tax revenues to pay off this horrific debt.
My husband keeps saying that the stock market will right itself, we just have to be patient. When I asked if anything could happen that would change that, he stopped and thought for a moment and said, “Well, if this country decided to eliminate capitalism…”
And he wants to vote for socialist/terrorist/care-only-about-himself Barry Soetero? There goes capitalism!
I am simply baffled at the stupidity and radicalism so prevelant in this country. Voting for someone who is friends w a terrorist and after 9/11. To me this is treason.
I too have spoken to people who either say they are torn because they like neither candidate or they are sick of hearing about it. I tell them “so doing nothing is better”??
I’ve hear the same sort of claptrap from people who are otherwise responsible citizens. I tell them they can’t bitch if they don’t vote and if they vote for Oblockhead, they *really* can’t bitch.
AA follow malcom X, not MLK.
Martin luther King jr. was a Republican. He was registered as a republican in 1956. His niece says that he was a Republican.
Go to: http://www.nationalblackrepublicans.com
Thanks for this link. I’ve saved it in my favs. I will read in detail about this group. I think I now find I am more a republican than a Dem. I will certainly research the group
Please see this video (and save it) before YouTube censors it. It pulls together all the pieces to show why Obama is not constitutionally qualified to be president.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gA6_k3NtXZs
Obama brings a gun to a knife fight
June 14, 2008
“If they bring a knife to the fight, we bring a gun,” Obama said in Philadelphia last night. “Because from what I understand, folks in Philly like a good brawl. I’ve seen Eagles fans.”
http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/0608/Obama_brings_a_gun_to_a_knife_fight.html
Did the “liberal medias” panties bunch and did they wring their hands when berry was talk’in all that guns and brawl smack? No, no they didn’t. Was david gergen very concerned and did he suggest The Precious dial it down? No, no he didn’t. Well, now today john lewis threatens fire that will consume us all. Can’t wait to here what gergen has to say about that.
I haven’t talked to too many people who don’t feel the Democrats are as involved in this fiasco as Republicans. They don’t like any of them right now.
The frustration is fueled by fear in the economy. It has nothing or little to do with stoking the fires.
The pundits are off-base on what they are seeing.
Perhaps some but what is troubling is those who see the truth yet report the lie anyway.
How is it possible to tell someone’s motive?
What I see, from ALL the networks, is this intensity of expression.
Things aren’t described in moderate terms. They are described as “dangerous,” etc.
Personally, I fault BOTH politicians for this. Their rhetoric has been ratcheted up too far. McCain calls Obama “dangerous.” Obama calls McCain “dishonorable.”
I understand this is a campaign, so precision isn’t the way of the world right now, but it’s pretty darn ridiculous.
They sound like bloggers sometimes to me, venting.
AnninCA, I am a bit dismayed by your non-plussed approach as there is simply too much evidence that Barack Obama is a fraud, a charlatan, a manipulator, a cheat, a flip-flopper, and a liar. He couldn’t get a first level security clearance for a government job and yet he is vying for the most powerful position in the world. I don’t think you could describe him in the position of POTUS as anything but DANGEROUS!
What we all have to remember…
Obama doesn’t belong in this race. He is ONLY here because he and the DNC committed literally THOUSANDS of acts of VOTER FRAUD in the Caucus States to get Hillary booted. The only reason they got away with it is because Caucuses are regulated by the DNC. So, do you all get the IRONY? The COMPLAINTS all went to the DNC, who were IN ON THE FRAUD. Kind of like the rat guarding the cheese. IF these acts of voter fraud would have been committed in PRIMARIES and not CAUCUSES then people would have been arrested and it all would have ended up in court. With Caucuses you can’t go to court.
Now we have HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS, if not MILLIONS eventually, of instances of voter fraud. THIS time Obama will have to answer to the courts. I don’t care if Jennifer Brunner is getting away with the fraud, not everyone will. We just have to find a way to keep on top of it, volunteer like crazy, and when the time comes get some courts to pay attention to it. Obama is a CRIMINAL. There is no doubt about that. He has NEVER won ANYTHING fairly, all the way back to Alice Palmer, to Hillary, to the GE now. He’s scum. But it’s still OUR country and we have to protect it from him.
Obama cannot be trusted. He is a liar and a con man. He thinks if he smiles, everyone is going to faint away. I don’t think he realizes how ugly he is because of his dishonesty. It shows on his face and in his eyes.
Not to mention that the very people who CAUSED this economic crisis are the one’s IN CHARGE of FIXING IT!
Talk about a fox in the hen house!
“The truth shall set you free”. We know what the truth is, and you can’t get it from the media. I do believe that McCain, and his 527 buddies will be getting more and more of the truth out in these last few weeks. Stay strong, and don’t get caught up in the Obama hype. If BO had that big of a lead, would he be buying up huge chunks of air time, scheduled for the week before the election? Frankly, I think he is making a big mistake. It looks like his grandstanding in Europe, and the Democratic Convention. In hard economical times, it looks extravagant to average Joe. That man sure knows how to waste money.
Thanks for another excellent piece, Ani. One of your best. You’ve captured the frustration we’re feeling. I used to be a Democrat. I re-registered Independent. Right now I plan to vote a straight Republican ticket, from A to Zed, from president to dog catcher. I also plan to continue using citizen journalists such as yourself for my main source of news. The media is a subsidized servant being used to back the candidate of General Electric and other corporations. We pay taxes to General Electric (defense) and the rest. General Electric will probably benefit from Paulson as well. We pay, and they abuse their power and treat us like dirt. Mad? Angry? You betcha.
And how convenient that the media overlooks that teensy-tiny $700B bailout, as if that had nothing to do with the mood of the country. We’re going broke and now we’re expected to bailout the financial class scraping by on $$$millions while they call us rubes, hicks and white trash.
Oh, such an interesting point–people hanging up on pollsters. I do it, but I never imagined that the rate was so high!
I bet we don’t really know anything abut anything via polls.
I have a terrifying thought: What if Bush has no intention at all of helping to elect John McCain? What if the whole economic crises (which they timed to happen ) so close to the election was the ultimate doublecross? What if the Saudis have prevailed upon their friend, the Bushes, to make sure Obama is elected? What if the Saudi Royal family and other sheiks have bought controlling shares in all the mainstream media except Fox which Rupert Murdock still controls?
Bush could have had all this subprime problem surface two years ago. Hillary spoke about it; so did John McCain. Why just now?
The American people, the ultimate victims, are being kept in the dark with so many competing noise in the media. How do they get the information necessary for them to make a decision? Who will be the Paul Revere of the 21st Century and shout, “the redcoats are coming, the redcoats are coming”?
Please dear God! Give us eyes to see!
Bush said there was a problem with Fannie May and Freddie Mac in 2001,then 9/11 happened and it was set aside.The Bush Administration brought up the need to legislate reform several times and even according to Bill Clinton,it was the DEMOCRATS who BLOCKED REFORM!
To blame Bush for everything only allows the guilty to escape recognition and therefore retribution.
Fortunately Bush isn’t running again.Unfortunately many of the guilty ARE!
yeah, I’d remember the big fight ol george W. made to reform fannie may and freddie mac, LOL except it didn’t happen.
I have been saying this for years. The United States bases it’s whole future on the next quarter in the stock market.
Whether it be house builders,mortgage companies etc all need to show growth for the stock holders and not what’s in the best interests of the company. Everyone is guilty if cooking the books and cashing in on the American people.
That is why the world is facing financial ruin.
In 1980 the American people bought into the idea of greed before country. Now at the end of the path that took us down, a few of us are fabulously wealthy and the rest of us are teetering on the edge with the country itself.
Was it worth it?
We stopped trying to make great products and just wanted to increase profits for shareholders.
while I actively encourage investing in America, the average shareholder never put a dime into a company and unless they worked for the company, never earned one for it either. In biology that kind of creature is called a parasite. I don’t know about others but I go out of my way to scrape parasites off me.
I once worked for a company that had on a wall their mission statement.
Number 1..
Our mission is to be beholden to the stockholders
I’m glad I’m not beholden to anybody whether it be company or political party.
While others got rich trading paper I actually built something that people need that employs real families.
I warned those paper traders that their day was coming!!
That’s how it used to be. That’s how it can be again.
Did you get my e-mail?
Great example is Boeing
They bought McD and ran up the stock and cashed in. Condit received $300 million in the deal and they left like bandits out to the city to Chicago.
Now Boeing outsources every part of the 787 which hasn’t even taken off because the parts don’t fit.
Contrast that to their European competition.
Airbus gets direct public investment rather than tax breaks and stock gimmicks. The result is they build great planes, have great r & d and the jobs stay in their home countries. The down side of course is that no one individual walks away with 300 mil. But I can live with that.
You got that right wild…
That’s why the Republican brand is so damaged.
Many people are voting for Obama wishing for the European model.
My problem is throwing the baby out with the bath water.
I lived in England for 8 years back in the 70’s and I can tell you that things were stagnant.
We are on the same track..
Losing an empire is hard to do!!
I think that ultimately, we have to stick with what we are and we must make what we are the basis for our argument of change. Otherwise, any changes we propose will not work. What we are is defined very simply in our countries motto: E pluribus unum, out of many….one.
It’s a statement of country but it’s also a statement of life itself. What it says it that our systems aren’t all one way or all another but rather a wonderful conglomerations of all things and all peoples coming together to make up one country. We exhaust ourselves arguing capitalism vs socialism yet each has its strengths as each has it’s limitations and in the spirit of e pluribus unum both must be used as they best fit to compliment the other so that the one can achieve it’s highest potential while maximizing the freedoms for the many. We’ve lost sight of this in our quest for individual glory and riches and we’ve left our country weaker as a result.
We are losing our identity as one nation of Americans.
Instead we are now balkinizing with each group seperate and at odds with each other. Divided we fall!!
an interesting video by Thomas Paine.
The 2nd American revolution
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pKFKGrmsBDk
I won’t live in that guys country.
He wants everybody to be like him. Sorry, but I prefer being me.
Both the MSM and Congress are oblivious to the fact that there is a lot of anger among citizens. The failure of the much-hyped economic bill to stabilize the markets is a good indication of both the lack of trust and the anger towards both groups. Instead of stabilizing the market, their handiwork set loose a sense of crisis and panic.
Where I live (and there is a major university nearby) most people are simply tired and angry of both the hype of the MSM and the failure of Congress to do their job. There is not a lot of normal political activity. There are very few bumper stickers or signs; there are also no individuals outside of the stores promoting one group or another.
What there is however are a number of people who plan to vote against anyone who is currently a member of Congress. They also plan to vote for McCain/Palin since they are annoyed that Obama has never been properly vetted, believe he is hiding something, and is untrustworthy.
Ani–great post pulling it all together. Some days I wake up and declare that I will stay away from NQ and Fox for the day but I keep watching anyway. It’s so frustrating. I’ve never witnessed a primary or gen election like this ever!
The media is insane–you cannot listen to Air America or watch any cable (except FOX!!) or read the papers. On the weekends we get 3 papers–the NYT, the SF Chronicle and our local Marin County paper–all the headlines today were about the violent Republicans at McCain rallies.
BO is Bush III–he claims to be a uniter not a divider but he’s worse than Bush. He’s certainly done more to HURT race relations than help them.
I’m still hoping McCain can pull this off. But it’s like Hillary–can he win with all the media aligned against him? I believe she could have won in spite of the media if the DNC hadn’t rigged it; so maybe there’s hope.
She was winning anyway. Nobody caucuses in November. I don’t think anyone is going to put a gun to anyone’s head at the voting booth.
All the stands between us and the corruption of this election are our votes.
The main stream media has been paid off by socialist billionaires like George Soros to promote Obama. All of Obama’s warts and faults have been ignored or glossed over. Obama is a wishy washy individual being used as a pawn by powerful puppet masters.
Rezko( a Syrian) is a known crook that has ties to Nahdim Auchi, an Iraqi billionaire and friend of Saddam Hussein. Among his ventures, Auchi used to sell arms to Saddam when Saddam could not buy weapons from other countries.
Auchi gave Rezko 3 million dollars when Rezko claimed in an affidavit that he was bankrupt and proceeded to buy the lot next to Obama’s home the following week.
Obama is a crooked politician. Just think, how can a young inexperienced man from New York come to Chicago to be the Chairman of the Board of a group started by Ayers? Obama was responsible for managing 50 million dollars. How could that happen?
Rezko gave money to start Obama’s campaign. Most of Rezko’s businesses were failures. He had money because Auchi(Saddam’s friend) gave him money all the time. Some reports claim Rezko got from Auchi about 27 million dollars. For what? What was the purpose of that “seed money”?
If you dumb people vote for Obama we are in trouble. For all we know, this Manchurian candidate is in cahoots with the Kremlin or with Iran.
Read Rick Moran’s article on Pajamas Media April 2008. Other articles about the Rezko, Auchi and Obama relationship appeared on the Sun Times of Chicago.
My “To Do List”:
1.) Defeat Barky
2.) Elect McCain
3.) Support Palin
4.) Expose biased journalists
5.) Rebuild Democratic Party ruined by Obama & Co
6.) Get ready for big celebration as we elect President Hillary Clinton in 2012.
7. Move DNC back to Washington without Howie.
What this nation needs at this time is two intelligent people to get us out of the predicament we are in. I will gladly vote for two intelligent men. I feel sorry for you if you think the answer to the worst economy since the great depression is the two morons GOP has chosen to save this nation. Intellect should count for something. We have a man at the top of the ticket that was in the bottom of his class intellectually. And the person that would be 1/2 a breath away from the presidency attended 5 colleges before she was able to pull together enough credits to receive her diploma from the University of Idaho. They might have a piece of paper, but do they have the intelligence to lead this nation in the hard times ahead? I don’t belive so. But what else is new we elected a moron to lead the United States of America and look where it brought us. Sarah Palin would be ½ a breath away form having her finger on the nuclear button. Do you trust her with your life and the lives of your children and grandchildren? I don’t! I’m sorry you can’t take a crash course in intellect. That is why this Christian, white, Republican, woman will be voting for Barack Obama.
and just who do you think is more likely to push that red button? palin or obama? women dont start wars..men do.
If you were a woman and a mother, Kwaayesnama, you would know what mothers’ instincts are in protecting their own. This is a quality of the gender that transcends all species of life. It is the mother hen that would valiantly put her life on the line against an attacking hawk to protect her brood while roosters scamper for cover. And try getting between a mother bear and her cubs. I would trust a mother who has already demonstrated her skills as a mayor, governor, with my life and that of her country. As for Palin’s educational background, she obviously worked hard and earned whatever she accomplished without the patronage of anyone. And her school records are open to anyone who want to see them; unlike Barack Hussein Obama.
So please stop the pretense. What you have posted are exactly the same talking points posted by other Hussein-Obama supporters.
I will never, never vote for Barack Hussein Obama considering his non-record of achievement; no core beliefs except to gain the position and only he knows for sure what he will do once he gets there.
Yeah, and look where all the Yale and Harvard graduates got us this time. What a dope you are!
The MSM thinks voters are getting mean. They need to look at themselves in the mirror. I have never seen a more vicious, mean-spirited bunch of bullies.
The MSM tells us the issue is the economy and anything else is just negative campaigning. If the economy is THE issue, why are they spending so much time on attack stories against Palin everyday? Why is CNN doing several stories about how racist McCain supporters everyday?
There are a handful of reporters with some integrity, but their stories get little air time or it gets buried far behind the front page. What has happened to honesty, integrity, professional ethics, and professional competence? Pelosi gets a free pass with stealing 100,000 dollars of contributions. Dodd gets a pass for his VIP mortgage rate from Countrywide.
Where was the outcry against ageism when polls showed that some people are voting against McCain because of his age? Where is the outcry against ageism when Obama supporters say “heartbeat away”? Where was the criticism of the Obama campaign for suggesting McCain was erratic and losing it? Why weren’t they asking if that is ageism? Why are they not questioning whether scaring seniors about social security is ageism?
Why was it moving when Biden cried in the debate but the MSM attacked Clinton when she showed emotions?
All these questions can be answered: “The MSM is in the septic tank for Obama”. Voters no longer trust the MSM.
Yeah, I’m pretty fucking outraged myself. As a FORMER Democrat, I can tell you that learning about the Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac debacle has just burned my ass. To think that the Democratic Party knew full well they were RIPPING OFF America with that boondoggle makes me want to scream. First, there was the news about S. 190, the legislation sponsored by McCain and 5 other Republicans to get regulation over Fannie/Freddie to PREVENT THE ECONOMIC CRISIS OF TODAY; now there’s this:
http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=28973
I’m sick of being called a “low information” voter; sick of being called a “racist,” sick of Democrats smearing John McCain and Hillary Clinton as “racists” [John Lewis fired the first salvo in the new smear campaign; Frank Rich and Maureen Dowd sniping tomorrow].
I’m disgusted that I EVER TRUSTED the Democratic Party to represent justice, truth, and integrity.
Never Again.
Never. Ever. Again.
Ani,
This is a well thought out analysis of the very real frustration so many people are feeling. What is at stake is the idea of self-determination: the right to choose the candidate one prefers without pressure tactics and hype.
Heidi Li
There are plenty of Democrats and Independents likewise furious at the egregious media bias, and at the Obama campaign’s ability to dodge any and all legitimate questions about him.
What they are missing is that the anger is the expression of the fury we all feel about being manipulated and coerced for months. This is OUR democracy, not Obama’s and not the media’s or the corporation’s. We’ve all HAD IT! McCain and Palin are not CREATING this anger, they are just providing a forum and people are opening up. But I guess that’s different from 75,000 people in a stadium chanting “O-BAMA!” Mobs are in the eye of the beholder.
By the way, Ani-great piece! The old soldier has a story to tell you. I went into my favorite store Kinko to make alot of copies. My machine in my office was broken and I had to make 500 copies or so. As I was copying, my eye went to some postcards that were in a rack along the middle of the floor. I saw a postcard with Hillary’s face and a big nasty tear flowing down her eye as if she was crying. The card I believe said “boo hoo” or something like that. This brought anger in me- but- as a nice Judeo-Christian I ignored it. Another picture on the rake was the face of the beloved Obama wishing everybody a wonderful day! But nothing nasty about the picture . A couple of minutes later, I see some youth- with disgusting pants hanging on their asses and look like they haven’t bathe in years- a comb through their head of hair-as if this was the place to put a comb- were looking and laughing at the post card of Hillary Clinton. Once again- anger came inside me-and I said to myself, that I was going to vote for Mccain to show these thugs and for me not to pay no mind to them. But, a couple more of these thugs showed up- and they were whites and blacks kids, mind you, and their pants were so dirty that I wonder what kind of parents could let these pigs out looking like that- were now making more fun of the picture of Hillary. All were laughing and making fun of her. The kids went to do their copies- and something came over me- I went and finish copying and grab my credit card out of the machine- got a big majic marker- wrote “LARRY SINCLAIR” and put it on the rake that Obama’s face picture was on and walked to my car. I then watched from my car to see if the kids would notice any changes. SURE ENOUGH- THEY WENT TO OBAMA’S PICTURE AND WERE RANTING AMONG THEMSELVES- GLORY BE- WHAT A THRILL I GOT- I DECIDE TO GO TO CHURCH AND ASK G-D TO FORGIVE MY LITTLE SIN.
lol*…..glad you had a bit of fun.
Anytime I see anyone say anything nasty or disparaging about Hillary, I feel my rage rise again.
The attacks on Palin have brought this all to the surface as well. These sexist, ignorant boobs are not helping themselves.
I even let two women have it yesterday and set them straight (these were ex Hillary supporters, now supporting Obama by default — so they think). I told them, if you wish to argue Palin’s policies, fine. However, if you wish to attack her with lies and on sexist terms, then as women, you are also defecating on yourselves.
They were duly chastened, agreed with me and said they would think better of the words that came out of their mouth about her.
I told them, just think of Hillary and the unfair attacks she received daily. Just because someone does not agree with your politics that doesn’t make them less of a human being.
Ironic that Obam pretends to be the one wanting a civil discourse — he has run one of the most vile, race-baiting camp[aigns ever, centered on identity politics and little else.
Soldier, I think your sin will be forgiven.
Excellent article, Ani.
The MSM, as we all know, has been bought and paid for. We as citizens need to turn off the news on our TV’s, cancel our newspaper subscriptions, and call advertisers on the news programs and let them know we won’t buy their products.
Money is the only thing these corporate boot lickers respond to. HOW MAD ARE YOU? MAD ENOUGH TO BE RESPONSIBLY INCONVENIENCED?
right you are!
I have pretty much boycotted the entertainment industry. I don’t even want to start talking about these silly entertainers acting like they actually know ANYTHING about politics, & the problems of average Americans.
Weather Underground-Overground: The Finance Oligarchy’s Secret Weapon or Obama gives Ayers the H-bomb!
Well yes no coincidence that the Obama logo is the updated version of the Weather Underground logo, probably designed by Ayers. Obama’s whole resume stinks of sleeper agent, but it Ayers is the sleeper who never slept, rather was given a new assignment groom a multicultural Hitler hero.
Did Ayers ghost write Obama’s books? Why was the Weather Underground seeded into academia and given millions by Foundations, cover for their brainwashing operations? What the right does not get
is just because Annenberg supported Reagan, does not make him a good guy, rather a parasite against America.
Black people need to vote for Mckinney!
And Mckinney herself needs to get vocal against Obama and quick.
That african american who stood up is on 620wtmj.com of anyone is interested.
I agree about the polls & most folks ignoring the pollsters. Take the latest Fox poll which had Obama up by 7 . Well, the poll had 53 questions. Now what average person who votes is going to take the time to answer all those questions. Few. I will be voting for McCain/Palin. However, if the Fox pollster called me & asked me to answer that long of a poll I would be polite & hang up.
http://www.foxnews.com/projects/pdf/101008_foxpoll.pdf
Wow, did we hear this same crap towards the end of Hillary’s campaign?
That she was wishing death on Obama because of her Robert Kennedy comparison (where she was putting herself in the Kennedy role).
And the media talked about how terrible she was…now they’re trying this same schtick with Palin/McCain and no one is calling them on that?
http://pub36.bravenet.com/forum/3009070907/fetch/879567/
Ed Hale
Date Posted: Oct 11, 08 - 7:36 PM
IP Address: 98.20.52.126
I guess the time has come to set the story about Obama Kenya Birth Certificate. I hosted Phil Berg on our No Obama Talk show on August 21, 2008. We then had Phil back on August 28, 2008. At that time I was contacted by one of the HCSFJM member by phone who told me that they were a importer/exporter and they had connection in Kenya. I talked to this person and also talk to Phil about it. We then discussed a plan on how to get the BC to the USA. We knew that Obama would do anything to stop this. We decide that Caren and I would be the decoy. We would announce that this BC would be shipped to Carens work place. Actually the BC was never coming to us. Our member was able to find the BC and it cost $1000.00 to get. There was 3 copies of the BC sent to the USA via 3 different carries to 3 different people.
HCSFJM had a member very near Phil and this was the primary target. I received a email on September 14,2008 from our member. The email said “The packages are on their way”. I knew that the
BC had been secured and was enroute to the USA. 3 days later I received another email that said “The package has been delivered”. I knew that our member had deliver the BC to Phil. In addition to Kenya BC, there is 3 certified statement from people who stated they were present when Obama was born. We are seek additional information at this time about Obama US BC. I have had a person who has looked at the “vault” book for Obama original BC form Hawaii. It does not exist.
All Phil Berg want is to have a court hearing and he will introduce that Kenya BC. I have a copy of that BC but I will not post it till I am cleared by Phil.
Do you remember when Phil made the statement on our show “He would talk to the real media which was us”. Now you know why we are able to get Phil on about any time we need him.
Very few people knew about this, Caren, Phil, our 2 HCSFJM members and myself. We had security on this that was unbelievable. No it is a matter of time before Phil get into court. Relax Folks, Obama will never be the president of this country as long as we have people who are willing to put their lives on the line for this great country. I will reveal in due time who those 2 great American (HCSFJM member) in due time. They must remain in limbo as of now for their own security.
I want to thank all of you for your support of this web site. Without you, this would never had occured. When I was talkign about starting a radio show, I had several people tell me I was crazy, but I guess the joke is now on them. I want to thanks the millions of people who listen to me and the gang every weekdday night. Today I am the proudest American alive
Is this a joke?
This great link sends a pre-formed letter to your local congressman and state representatives aslking them to avoid the Constitutional crisis that would occur if Obama is not qualified under the constitution to become President.
All you have to do is give an email and a zip code and it does the rest. Let’s force them to recognize this issue! Obama does not appear to meet the Consititutional requirements of President — if he did, why wouldn’t he simply produce his birth certificate in the lawsuit that has been filed against him by a Democrat fundraiser??? [go to http://www.obamacrimes.com for information and updates on the Berg lawsuit]
Send your letters at:
http://www.rallycongress.com/constitutional-qualification/1244/stop-obama-constitutional-crisis/
Bobo and his minions will have either of two outcomes to their insistence that he is “surging” and has as good as won. Either his opponents will sit out the election in dejection, or they will come out in droves to see that he is rejected. From the rhetoric that is being exhibited in rallies and online, I would bet heavily on the latter. If the MSM weren’t in Bobo’s tank, they would have long ago driven him from the race with reports of all his nefarious associations. Even many of the Kool-Aid drinkers would have seen the light. In my opinion, they have propped up a sure loser, a poseur who is going to suffer a stunning landslide. As election day nears, more and more people are going to realize that they have to go to the polls and see that he does not assume the Presidency.
The intellectuals have already circulated the ost-American world meme, so that when the Obama goons strip America down( decrease its military power, turn it into a socialist country) its not their fault. Remember it’s already a post-american world.
The MSM is simply a propaganda machine for the Obama campaign. They have promoted and pushed him since the primaries when it was between Hillary and the fraud. Is this what this country is all about? What happened to fair and true reporting?
The Obama campaign is more like “Big Brother” controlling all the media outlets and restricting free speech. That’s the only conclusion I can reach because they have given Obama so many free passes- it has to be unprecedented. If Hillary had the background that Obama has she wouldn’t have lasted a week after she launched her campaign.
Heaven help us if he becomes president! You think this country was divided with Bush? Hang on to your seat if O becomes POTUS!
As usual, McCain’s campaign is downplaying something they should be taking note of and grabbing hold of. A few weeks ago they had Senator McCain telling us the economy was fundamentally strong when everyone from a Wal-mart greeter to the CEO of Bank of America knew we were teetering on an edge of a cliff. You didn’t have to have a ph.d in economics to know that, all you had to be doing for the past few years is running the every day errands of the average American to the grocery store, the gas station, the dry cleaners and then dropping by the bank to deposit the paycheck (or checking the statement to see if the check was electronically deposited).
This is a Wisconsin political audience that has angry and frustrated people. Wisconsin of all states!!! This is a state that only gets fired up by the Green Bay Packers. And we’re not talking about riled up like the Oakland Raider fans who nearly riot in the stands every Sunday afternoon. No, this is Wisconsin where they put on cheese hats and jovially jump up and down in the stands to intimidate the opposing team.
Wisconsin is an optimist’s utopia. Where everyone is sure tomorrow will be a better day, the latest crisis will have a good outcome, there’s a silver lining coming once those clouds move out over Lake Michigan. This is Wisconsin that is turning against the media, screaming nasty things about Senator Obama, etc. This isn’t a rough and tumble state. Does the McCain campaign really think this isn’t representative of how America is feeling across the country? That they somehow wandered into a bubble that exists nowhere else? Or do they realize this is an emotion that is growing strong nationwide and instead of finding a way to use it in a healthy, productive way - they’re running scared from it and pretending it doesn’t exist? Is Senator McCain going to suspend his campaign for a few days this week to let America calm down a bit?
Hey, Senator McCain - I’ve got news for you. America is angry. We’ve worked hard to build financial security in our lives with our 401ks and homes. While we were working so hard on that financial security, the financial industry, Executive branch and Congress were on a feeding frenzy binge that now has all the markets in the world teetering on collapse, taking huge corporations and banks with them. We’re angry. We’re frustrated. We’re scared. We have the right to be. And you’re going to dismiss how we feel by saying Wisconsin is not representative of the majority of campaign events you stage? Get a clue before you’re one more failure for the American people.
Forget your maverick stump speeches. Forget your rhetoric of taking on Washington. Forget the earmarks. Stop telling us off shore drilling and new nuclear plants are going to keep us employed. A gallon of gas has dropped over an dollar in the past month - that’s an old issue now. (That doesn’t mean in January you should forget about energy independence, it means that is no longer an issue you need to press on the campaign trail).
Get out there and tell us you’re as angry as we are. Show us exactly how you’re going to bring financial stability and security to our lives again. Tell how us how our Justice Department is going to go after those who cultivated the fraud, mismanagement and negligence in our financial markets. Tell us how oil speculators are no longer going to be able to determine how our paychecks are spent. Tell us how greedy speculators in every market will no longer be able to hold us hostage under your administration and the executive branch with all those departments - SEC, FDA, etc.. will start enforcing the laws and regulations they have been entrusted with.
We don’t want to hear about how you’re going to reach across aisles in Congress. We want to hear about how you’re going to take on the markets that have been run by out of control speculators who have been permitted to skirt the laws and regulations and who have created a financial mess that is threatening to bring down the entire world from capitalists to communists. That’s job number one right now, Senator McCain. We need someone to step up to the plate and lead. You have yet to do that and behind door number two we have that other candidate, who we have no idea who is actually behind him, but we do know who ever is backing Senator Obama doesn’t have the best interests of the American citizen and the rest of the world citizens in their playbook.
Monet,
Thank you for your excellent post. I brought it to Susan’s attention because I think it should really be seen.
We will be quoting your entire post in a guest thread later tonight…”Don’t Dismiss Our Anger/Open Thread”. I hope you will like.
Again, I appreciate your words and the feelings behind them.
Best,
Ani
Ani, I’m honored. I’m a little frustrated with the McCain campaign these days and my keyboard ended up expressing it this morning. After I posted, I decided to send my comment off to the McCain campaign too and altered it a bit. If you would prefer to use this one instead, go ahead:
As usual, the McCain campaign is downplaying something they should be taking note of and grabbing hold of. A few weeks ago Senator McCain told us the economy was fundamentally strong when everyone from a retired Wal-mart greeter picking up $50 a week to supplement their retirement income to the CEO of the Bank of America knew we were teetering on an edge of a cliff. You didn’t have to have a ph.d in economics to know that, all you had to be doing for the past few years is running the every day errands of the average American to the grocery store, the gas station, the dry cleaners and then dropping by the bank to deposit the paycheck (or checking the statement to see if the check was electronically deposited).
This is a Wisconsin political audience that has angry and frustrated people. Wisconsin of all states!!! This is a state that only gets fired up by the Green Bay Packers. And we’re not talking about riled up like the Oakland Raider fans who nearly riot in the stands every Sunday afternoon. No, this is Wisconsin where they put on cheese hats and jovially jump up and down in the stands to intimidate the opposing team.
Wisconsin is an optimist’s utopia. Where everyone is sure tomorrow will be a better day, the latest crisis will have a good outcome, there’s a silver lining coming once those clouds move out over Lake Michigan. This is Wisconsin that is turning against the media, screaming nasty things about Senator Obama, etc. This isn’t a rough and tumble state. Does the McCain campaign really think this isn’t representative of how America is feeling across the country? That they somehow wandered into a bubble that exists nowhere else? Or do they realize this is an emotion that is growing strong nationwide and instead of finding a way to use it in a healthy, productive way - they’re running scared from it and pretending it doesn’t exist? Is Senator McCain going to suspend his campaign for a few days this week to let America calm down a bit?
Hey, Senator McCain - I’ve got news for you. America is angry. We’ve worked hard to build financial security in our lives with our 401ks and homes. While we were working so hard on that financial security, the financial industry, Executive branch and Congress were on a feeding frenzy binge that now has all the markets in the world teetering on collapse, taking huge corporations and financial institutions with them. We’re angry. We’re frustrated. We’re scared. We have the right to be. And you’re going to dismiss how we feel by saying Wisconsin is not representative of the majority of campaign events you stage? Get a clue before you’re one more failure for the American people.
Forget your maverick stump speeches. Forget your rhetoric of taking on Washington. Forget the earmarks. Stop telling us off shore drilling and new nuclear plants are going to keep us employed. A gallon of gas has dropped over an dollar in the past month - that’s an old issue now. (That doesn’t mean in January you should forget about energy independence, it means that is no longer an issue you need to press on the campaign trail - we got the message you’re going to work on energy independence). We know you’ll use due diligence in bringing stable governments to Iraq and Afghanistan and an end to the wars. We know you’ll use intelligence and common sense when dealing with the rogue nations.
Get out there and tell us you’re as angry as we are. Show us exactly how you’re going to bring financial stability and security to our lives again. Tell how us how our Justice Department is going to go after those who cultivated the fraud, mismanagement and negligence in our financial markets. Tell us how oil speculators are no longer going to be able to determine how our paychecks are spent. Tell us how greedy speculators in every commodity market and industry will no longer be able to hold us economically hostage under your administration and the executive branch with all those departments the tax payer pays for - SEC, FDA, etc.. will start enforcing the laws and regulations they have been entrusted with.
We don’t want to hear about how you’re going to reach across aisles in Congress. We want to hear about how you’re going to take on the markets and industries that have been run by out of control speculators who have been permitted to skirt the laws and regulations and who have created a financial mess that is threatening to bring down the entire world from capitalists to communists.
That’s job number one right now, Senator McCain. We need someone to step up to the plate and lead. You have yet to do that and behind door number two we have that other candidate, Senator Obama. We have no idea who is actually behind him, but we do know who ever is backing Senator Obama doesn’t have the best interests of the American citizen and the rest of the world citizens in their playbook.
I’m hunting for a leader, Senator McCain. I’m an Independent/former Senator Clinton Democrat/former Senator Edward Democrat. This past June, after researching all of the candidates (including third parties), I became a supporter of your campaign. While I disagree with you on many social issues, I decided you were the best candidate to lead us and the global community to stable, secure prosperity and peace. There are hundreds of thousands of Independent voters out there just like me, who have never voted for a Republican candidate for president and are willing to do so in this election. Our patience is running out and we would really like to know if you’re going to step up to the plate and lead us or continue to be bogged down in countering the Obama campaign. Please take the lead and leave Senator Obama in the dust.
I am extremely concerned about Gov. Palin’s future son-in-law Levi Johnston, dropping out of high and not registering to vote. What message are we sending to our future generations?
i didnt know the campaine was getting nasty by telling the truth about obama?
when all of a sudden the poles are in obamas favor i wonder at the accuracy of the poles they could just make the stuff up.allso i agree with the coment who is being poled, the brain washed obama-bots?