Quite a few people are still visiting this blog for Barack Obama info. Still deciding? Make sure you visit BarackObama.com.
Also, Barack Obama’s half-hour commercial/mini-documentary aired on Wednesday evening, October 29th. Following the produced segment, viewers caught the conclusion of a live Obama rally in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida.
If you missed it, you can watch the full video below.
The Republicans believe if you repeat something for long enough (i.e. that Palin has so much more experience than Obama), it will become true. Let’s take a real look at the political careers of Palin vs. Obama and you can decide.
Alaska population: 683,000 people
Illinois population: 12.9 million people
SARAH PALIN
BARACK OBAMA
Last night’s Republican Convention officially unveiled Sarah Palin to the public. While we learned that the Governor of Alaska is very poised, intelligent and impressionable, it mostly showed us that she is quite capable of delivering prepackaged speeches with a litany of zingers aimed at the opponents.
Palin compared her mayor of Alaska experience to Obama’s community organizing. Except that during the time Palin was a mayor of Alaska (1996 - 2002), Obama was in the State Senate (1996 - 2004). Palin was elected Govenor in November of 2006.
For some reason, the speech writer took great delight in “bending” the truth. But nevermind that. Perhaps a commenter called “realtalk” summed it up best on how “comfortable Palin seemed at lying about her record” by saying this:
Sarah Palin lied with a straight face, even knowing that most people are well aware of the truth of her actually having supported the building of the “Bridge to Nowhere”, and about her record of hiring lobbyists to lobby Washington for money. Sarah Palin claims she is against earmarks, BUT THE TRUTH IS, as governor she requested earmarks totalling $750 million dollars from the federal government (the largest amount in this country per-capita request in the nation).
Sadly of all is that Sarah Palin claims that families with children with disabilities will have her as a champion in the White House, BUT the fact is in Alaska those same parents had NO champion in Sarah, who actually CUT by 60% funding to programs which helped children with disabilities in her state.
Sarah Palin also CUT funding to programs which help HOMELESS pregnant teens, have a place to sleep while pregnant.Hypocritically, of all is that Sarah Palin boldly sites an ethics bill in Alaska, it seems she has forgotten that she herself is RIGHT NOW under investigation for ethics violation.
Sarah Palin is ALREADY participating in the same type of behaviour that we have seen in the White House over the past 8 years, the coverups, and lies to try keep that behaviour, of ethics violation, from the public.
Interesting.
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First there was “Obama girl”, now there are.. the “McCain girls”. People are certainly excited about politics these days. These three women want John McCain in the White House. Did they convince you?
MEDIA IGNORE MCCAIN CONTROVERSY
A few Democrats, unhappy with Obama’s connection to pastor Jeremiah Wright, have stated they will vote for McCain if Obama is the Democratic Nominee. Wright has been labeled as “racist and anti-American”.
Are we to understand that these party-switching Democrats will feel better supporting John McCain who has connections to Pastors John Hagee and Rod Parsley?
Televangelist John Hagee has publically endorsed McCain:
“All I can tell you is I’m very proud to have pastor Hagee’s support,” Mr. McCain said.
|||| Hagee on Katrina:
HAGEE: I believe that New Orleans had a level of sin that was offensive to God, and they are — were recipients of the judgment of God for that.
|||| Hagee on Women:
In his book, What Every Man Wants in a Woman, Hagee wrote (Page 14):
Do you know the difference between a woman with PMS and a snarling Doberman pinscher? The answer is lipstick. Do you know the difference between a terrorist and a woman with PMS? You can negotiate with a terrorist.
|||| Hagee on Catholics:
He said that Roman Catholics were linked with Hitler “in a conspiracy to exterminate the Jews,” and called the Catholic Church “the Great Wh-re”.
|||| Hagee on Muslims: (more…)
HIGH PROFILE REPUBLICAN SUPPORTS OBAMA
Senior advisor to John McCain, Mark MacKinnon, has indicated today he will step down from the McCain campaign if Obama wins the Democratic nomination. MacKinnon, who designs McCain’s advertisements, said he could not face being part of a campaign that “would inevitably be attacking” Obama. He went on to say:
“I have met Barack Obama. I have read his book. I like him a great deal. I disagree with him on very fundamental issues but it would be uncomfortable for me and it would be bad for the McCain campaign”.
(Ironically, it seems he feels perfectly fine in attacking Hillary if she wins the nomination. Perhaps he did not read her book. )
The confession, along with former Republican Senator Lincoln Chafee’s endorsement today, indicates again just how much potential there is for cross party support for Obama, and how high up within the Republican Party the Obama support exists.
Lincoln Chafee, the former Republican senator for Rhode Island, endorsed Barack Obama, despite the fact he was unseated in 2006 partly because Obama campaigned hard for his opponent.
Obama has dubbed Republicans leaning his way “Obamacans” - disaffected Republicans who have drifted away from their party.
Are Republicans supporting Hillary too? Yes, but it seems their motivations are slightly different. Excerpt:
They have wanted her to lose the nomination for the mere sport of it, and they have wanted her to win because they think she’s the weakest potential Democratic nominee. Lately, the entire party seems united in its quiet pleading: “Please, Hillary, you’re in it, now win it — for us.”
First, as someone else so eloquently remarked: Count me as one of those people who does not want to see the Clintons on an Obama ticket. He needs someone who will add to and complement, rather than subtract from the ticket. But anyway…
