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time to retire for the night, will say my prayers for this family.
http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=IAr4PKwo5Kg
Voter Registration: The Struggle in Mississippi
And:
Hillary stumping for Obama in FL
Sleazy McCain and Ms. Moosellini
http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=wzllw5UYUuc
Too many folks are letting McCain and the McMedia frame the way they think about the election even when the same sh*t was done during the primaries...
Devastating new viral video on McCain's lies
http://dailykos.com/storyonly/2008/9/12/231843/...
PLEASE DIGG!!! (LOOKS LIKE REPUBS ARE TRYING TO BURY THIS)
http://digg.com/2008_us_elections/John_McCain_s...
WHY???? Now where's my RDA?? [-1]
Just returned from doing some Voter Registration. Will be out again SAT!!
Obama-Biden '08 Whoooo Hooo!!! :>) :>)
Let's Stop Being Played by McCain/Palin. Declare Saturday, Sept. 13 McCain/Palin Blogging Blackout Day
http://tpmcafe.talkingpointsmemo.com/talk/2008/...
By Joe Perez - September 12, 2008, 9:10PM
Now I feel like a fool. Read this truly must-read post by Andrew Sullivan, wherein one of his readers makes the case that the Liberal Blogosphere has been duped by the McCain campaign.
How did Rove's proteges pull off this feat? How did he replace Thoughtful Liberal Bloggers with Pod People?
We have been focusing all our energy on replying to McCain's sleaze, Palin's lies, rebuting their arguments, defending ourselves, digging up dirt, we have totally turned the Liberal Blogosphere "McCain Central". We've forgotten Obama! We're not pushing Obama's message! We're reinforcing McCain's narratives! We're helping John Sidney McCain win!
It's not enough to "Drop SARAH PALIN like a BAD HABIT!!! WE are running the McCAIN/BUSH/ROVE playbook for them!!" only to start "digging up all the dirt we can find and verify on John Sidney McCain" -- despite O¿O's good intentions, that too is still giving up a focus on driving home Obama's Story, Why We Must Have Change, Why Only Obama/Biden Can Be Trusted to Deliver That Change, What Obama Is Doing and Why It Matters, and What Biden is Doing and Why It Matters.
Can we try a full day -- say, Saturday, Sept. 12 -- where nobody at the TPM Cafe blogs about McCain or Palin or feeds on any of their narratives and frames? Let's try turning the page.
I promise not to post anything to TPM Cafe tomorrow-- not even in the comments -- that will simply focus all of its attention on What McCain is Saying, What Palin is Saying, or Why They're Wrong. Just for a day, one day at a time.
Is anyone else up for this challenge?
And ... here's a clip from Sullivan's reader:
It also occurs to me that in a way McCain and Rove have actually simply taken over the liberal blogosphere in some way. They are being played.
Just a few examples---yesterday Obama gave a fantastic interview at the Service Forum. Did the liberal blogs even cover this? No.
He gave a great speech on the trail. Are his town halls even posted or excerpted? No.
The liberal bloggers have become McCain central. They make people click on his ads, make the world spin around him instead of focusing on our candidate and what he is trying to do. There is ZERO coverage of what Obama is actually doing every day talking tough on the issues. There is ZERO coverage of Biden (who is on the trail but the blogs don't seem to care or cover him unless he is doing what they think he should be doing. Sadly AFP did cover him this week and people seemed to be too busy saying he was not doing anything to include the link with his forceful comments against McCain. The one time the blogs linked to Biden---when the MSM tried to make a big deal out his answer to a question that made Hillary look bad and he defended her. That was it).
McCain and crew realized early this cycle that they did not have a visible internet presence. So what did they do? They took over the liberal presence, they are manipulating the leading liberal blogs , just as they manipulate the MSM. All to their own advantage. And the blogs have all fallen for this hook, line and sinker. Does no one realize this?
They are all being played.
And Obama, god bless him, he gets it. As does his team. while everyone whines he keeps at it every day with much much class and like a laser focused on the issues. The problem is not Obama, is that no one wants to follow his lead. Instead they are following McCain-Rove and they don't even know it.
Insulted Women Sound Off on Campaign Politics.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/marlene-h-phillip...
Erica, a 30-year-old high school English teacher in Colorado Springs, may have personally affected me most. Erica has never voted in a presidential election. Her reasons included relocation and college, but she also said: "It didn't seem to matter that much," "What was the point?" and, "It seemed like my vote wouldn't count." This year was shaping up to be no different: "I didn't even want to hear about the campaign, until one of my students challenged me to become more involved. Outside of class, she urged me to see that this election was going to be more important than any so far in our lifetimes, and her passion for the system made me realize just how cynical I'd become about our government.." Urged on by the example of her student, Erica started paying attention. And now? "I've become the Obama Campaign Team Leader for Colorado Springs House District 16 -- a challenging position given that House District 16 is one of the most conservative districts in the entire country!" Erica shared her opinion of John McCain: "I think he served his country in an incredibly courageous way for five years during the Vietnam War while he was held captive. Other than that, I've seen him, in his own words, describe his devotion to the Bush administration, admitting that he voted with our current president over 90% of the time -- more than most other Republicans. I, personally and professionally, cannot take even one more year of what's been happening over the last eight. My family will not be able to afford gas, groceries or even diapers if the state of the economy continues."
Erica recounted her reaction to what she called the lowpoint of the election so far, while insisting: "I'm not saying this as a Democrat or as a Republican but as an American -- that was Giuliani's speech during the Republican National Convention. It was embarrassing, disparaging, disgusting, and disrespectful to his party and his nation." But, she continued, this year something was different. It was Erica herself. "In the past I might have heard that speech and thrown in the towel, and taken his words as affirmation of my refusal to vote. This time, I'm voting to show Giuliani, McCain, Palin, the Republican Party, and my fellow Americans that my vote does count. That I am an important part of our nation and its government. That I can and I will stand up for what I believe in. And I believe that it's time for the change that Obama and so many of us have envisioned for so long. Can we make a difference? Yes. We can."
I liked reading the letters of support for Obama-Biden! :>) :>) :>)
Now, on to the real stuff. Am heading into downtown Chicago to the National Volunteer Headquarters to do some phonebanking today. Looking forward to taking some novices along later next week. It's a way of spreading the experience of talking to voters and getting people to be real activists.
I am so ready to organize others so we get to as many voters as possible.
My guest blogger for today expounds on one aspect of the contest.
GUEST BLOGGER: Undecideds Aren't Looking To Get "Energized"
EXCERPT:
Why aren't we going to lose this election?
Short answer: Because the undecideds aren't looking to get "energized".
Long answer:
The process by which our side and their side get energized is the same: your candidate/surrogate says or does something that validates or agrees with your values; or, the other side's candidate/surrogate says or does something that dismisses or disagrees with your values.
Again, thank you! :>) :>)
I'll be gone for most of the day! :>) :>) Gotta do some "community service!!"
Whooooo! Hoo! :>) :>) :>) Obama-Biden '08!!!! :>) :>)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/09/13/hurric...
http://allotherpersons.wordpress.com/2008/09/13...
And lest we forget what this is about:
Find out at:
http://wearerespectablenegroes.blogspot.com/200...
This is to help remember what this is about...
http://allotherpersons.wordpress.com/2008/08/19...
http://1219sibmtt.blogspot.com/2008/09/more-cam...
McCain-Palin Crowd-Size Estimates Not Backed by Officials
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601070...
I mean, it's ridiculous, isn't it?
http://thedemocraticdaily.com/2008/09/11/lies-l...
Lies! Lies! Lies! by Pamela Easly
Haven’t we all had enough of the lies? Isn’t it time more in the media joined “The “Enough” Club” and the American public got on the bandwagon too?
Me, I am tired of the lies. I am tired of our political discourse not getting to the heart and soul of what is wrong with our country, but focusing on phony, trumped up charges that have nothing to do with the issues. Enough is enough. We all need to shout it from the roof tops.
Loved the ENOUGH CLUB Concept!! :>) :>)
http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/the_daily...
Last lines:
Her alleged visit to Ireland was also, it turns out, a refueling stop. She didn't leave the plane. I swear to you I'm not making any of this up.
We believe!!! Hallelujer!!! We believe!! :>) :>) :>) :>)
Any New Yorkers (or Jersey-ites) might be interested in the Brooklyn Book Festival tomorrow. There are some panels about the upcoming election that look pretty interesting.
http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=zGrD1tTi4ec
Women Against Sarah Palin
Some quotes from the nearly 100K letters received by the latter site:She ain't selling well; McCaint seems to have defecated, then stepped in it.
Side note, did you guys see on the Drudge Report about a group selling Obama Waffles at an event sponsored byt the Family Research Council?
Every time sincere Republicans try to make inroad into our communities, fools like this allow stupidity like this to go on....
obamatravel.org
http://www.newser.com/article/d935qfho0/russian... Russians pack up; leave western Georgia; dispute over monitors still looms
Hundreds of Russian forces packed up and withdrew from positions Saturday in western Georgia, and a Georgian official said Russia met a deadline for a partial pullout a month after the war between the two former Soviet republics.
FYI. :>)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/09/13/tina-f...
SNL on Clinton-Palin :>) :>) :>)
Tina Faye held it down! Voice, smarmy attitude were ON POINT :>) :>)
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601070...
Greenspan Says McCain's Tax Plan NEEDS Corresponding Budget Cuts
Sept. 12 (Bloomberg) -- Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said the country can't afford $3.3 trillion of tax cuts proposed by Republican presidential nominee John McCain without corresponding spending reductions.
Greenspan, a lifelong Republican and longtime friend of McCain, said today on Bloomberg Television's ``Political Capital With Al Hunt'' that ``I'm not in favor of financing tax cuts with borrowed money.''
"McAncient"! With "friends" like this . . . . . :>) :>) :>)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/ar...
Obama Points To The Issues
Sen. Barack Obama brought his newly aggressive campaign against Republican opponent John McCain to an open-air rally here, castigating the senator from Arizona as a latecomer to the cause of change and imploring about 8,000 Granite State citizens to ignore the GOP's barrage of negative attacks.
Turning that proverbial page!! :>) :>) :>)
Obama-Biden'08 :>) :>) :>)
Gotta go!! :>) :>)
The New Gop: Destroying the Black Vote - http://www.newsone.com/article/the-new-jim-crow...
I can see the issue of the foreclosure for people of all races because the mortgage problem affects people across all backgrounds. But the article didn't flesh out what happens if there is a foreclosure notice on your home when you go to vote. I'm assuming you still get to vote.
Maybe I'm missing something.
It's clear that Republicans insist upon requiring picture ID because it will affect minority and poor voters, and not some noble sense of fair elections. If it were about being noble and fair, they wouldn't be sending lawyers to challenge individuals in the first place.
i've recently found out to my surprise that my immediate family members are all strongly ANTI-obama. they won't vote for mccain but they are not going to vote for obama. they either are going to write someone in or vote for a third party candidate. here's what i learned in a nutshell:
dad: an admitted clintonite (Bill, mostly) HATES obama and has been closely following him for the last 18 months of the campaign and has actually read the audacity of hope. dad feels that obama is inexperienced, has no substance and lacks character, morals and values. he also says, according to my sister, that obama is "evil." in the same way that bush is evil. dad also believes that obama is criminal because of the rezko thing and that he'll be indicted if he loses the election. dad also thinks that obama was behind jesse jackson jr's blistering response to his dad's "cut his nuts off" tirade. *PLEASE NOTE*... i got this from my sister who says that my dad gave a lot more detail about his views on obama during a discussion they had before i got into town. i didn't have the strength to have this conversation with my dad because we're dealing with a lot of family issues this weekend.
mom (and dad): barack has done everything to distance himself from black people i.e. not going to memphis for the 40th anniversary of dr king's assassination (this bugged me too), not mentioning king by name in his acceptance speech (this struck me as odd as well), not attending certain events and she mentioned something about legal immigrants that i didn't quite understand. mom also says that barack wouldn't be as popular as he is if he wasn't half white and that black people are only voting for him because he's black.
aunt: according to my mom, one of my aunts was turned off by the "groupie behaviour" displayed by barack's white supporters and says there's something not right about him.
sister: sister says that barack is too nonchalant (and perhaps arrogant) and that bill clinton did a better job of articulating obama's vision than he did at the dnc. she also says that obama says stupid stuff sometimes and contradicts himself. she's also starting to believe what my dad says about obama having no morals, character or values.
like i said it was a surprise and gave me pause. i didn't feel like arguing with any of them but it did give me food for thought, particularly on the race issue. i know obama can't be seen as the "black" candidate and there's a method/strategy in how he deals with black people and what event he chooses to participate in. however, is anyone else wondering what an obama cabinet would look like given that his top people and inner circle are predominantly white? will obama speak out about issues that impact african-americans the hardest like HIV in the black community when elected? sometimes i wonder if he really is keeping black people at arm's length. other times i think people are just being haters. i don't know. i's confused :) are my family members crazy or do they have valid points?
What is John McCain's vision?
What about the groupie behavior displayed by Sarah Palin supporters?
What about John McCain's arrogance?
Is John McCain speaking to black issues? What is John McCain going to do about HIV in the black community?
The problem I have with questioning Barack Obama on black issues is that the same people questioning Obama on black issues are NOT questioning John McCain on the same issues.
If your family is wondering the same thing about McCain and concluding that neither McCain or Obama are meeting their needs, fine.
If your family is ONLY wondering about Obama while giving McCain a pass, then they are being haters.
One to this is, many of the Obama "haters" are hard core Clinton supporters. They believe Hillary was the better candidate, were emotionally invested in her campaign, and bought into Clinton's negative rendering of Obama.
The thing I tell my mother is: (a) get over it; Hillary lost; (b) what now? McCain voted for the Iraq War, against minimum wage hikes 19 times, against the MLK holiday...
Bottom line, it's not about Hillary, it's about John McCain. That should be the focus.
gilding the lily much?
For future reference this is where you went overboard and most dismissed you as a republican troll.
My parents are Republicans. My father has been a big booster of the Party for the last thirty odd years, and can't stand anybody named Clinton, but on this...on this he has just about gone under radio silence about the Republicans this year, and feels that if Obama can get this many people involved in the political process, especially black people, who weren't before, then he is a good thing.
My mother still watches FOX News, but she is proudly and officially an Obama Mama.
I don't know what part of the country you're from, or your real life alter ego is from, but in the neck of the woods I grew up in, the white man and the devil were kissing cousins whenever it came to morality.
Between the 90% of blacks who support Obama, and the 5% who are die hard Republicans, the few that are left are what the statisticians call "statistically insignificant".