Posted on 08/30/2008 8:58:21 AM PDT by backhoe
Sen. Barack Obama's ties to terrorists.
ARTICLE SNIPPET from the link in post no. 1:
“Abunimah’s report included a photo of Obama with his wife Michelle seated at a table with virulently anti-Israeli Professor Edward Said and his wife Mariam, in what Abunimah said was a May 1998 Arab community event in Chicago at which Said gave the keynote speech.
In an interview earlier this year for the leftist radio show “Democracy Now!,” a daily TV and radio news program hosted by Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez, Abunimah said he knew Obama for many years as his state senator “when he used to attend events in the Palestinian community in Chicago all the time.””
The invaluable Andrew McCarthy takes note of a connection between Barack Obama and Edward Said, an apologist for terrorism, who played a key role in changing the field of Middle East Studies towards an anti-Western and anti-Israel bias.
Why the Left Wants To Change America
The left, from The New York Times to MoveOn.org, has led itself and others to believe that: Nine out of ten members of the laughingly misnamed "watchdog press," as well as 9 out of 10 members of its mirror image- the "entertainment industry" lean so far Left they fall over... Want proof?
Damn statistics. Keep getting in the way of socialism. Harvard economics professor Greg Mankiw talks dollars and cents by comparing the McCain and Obama tax plans to the status quo. He presents a straightforward calculation anybody can follow. But through the magic of television and the news and despite the armies of pundits, most readers will be seeing the numbers for the first time. That’s sad. October 28, 2008 01:01 PM by Michelle Malkin414 Comments | 8 Trackbacks Barack Obama reminds me a bit of John Gotti. Obama is no murderer, of course, but here is the analogy: John Gotti (before his incarceration) was a well-dressed, genial, smooth-talking guy. Not a visible threat in sight. But if you crossed him, his thugs were very quickly at your door. Likewise with Barack Obama. He is always at pains to seem high-minded, but his tactics are anything but. If you cross him, his goons, too, are sure to retaliate, albeit in less deadly fashion than Gotti's. The case of Joe "the Plumber" Wurzelbacher is an object lesson in how Obama and his supporters try to destroy anyone who even inadvertently gets in their way. Once Wurzelbacher was thrust into the limelight after Obama approached him in his driveway, Democrats swung into action to try to discredit the plumber by ransacking records on file with the State of Ohio. These efforts--the ones that have come to light so far--are recounted in the Columbus Dispatch: Authorities in Toledo and Cleveland confirmed today that workers accessed Wurzelbacher's driving record and vehicle information through state computer systems in checks uncovered by The Dispatch. ... The Toledo Police Department announced that a records clerk improperly pulled Wurzelbacher's information on behalf of a reporter for a Toledo television station the day after the Oct. 15 presidential debate. ... Altogether, the Dispatch identifies four separate violations of Wurzelbacher's privacy by Democrats in Ohio's state bureaucracy who improperly accessed his records, hoping to find information helpful to the Obama campaign. This is the worst one: Inspector General Thomas P. Charles also is investigating why the director of the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services approved a check on Wurzelbacher through the state's child-support computer system. Director Helen Jones-Kelley said that after a "team meeting," she OK'd the check because the department often runs inquiries to check for unpaid child support on people thrust into "the public spotlight." Is that disgusting, or what? They actually held a "team meeting" to decide to spy on Wurzelbacher on Obama's behalf. As it happens, Wurzelbacher doesn't pay child support, but they apparently thought there was no harm in checking. The Director of the Department of Job and Family Services denies that she was trying to help Obama: Jones-Kelley said there were no political motivations behind the check. The Democratic appointee has contributed the maximum $2,300 to the Obama campaign this year, according to Federal Election Commission records. Democrats often purport to be concerned about privacy rights, but those claims are about as credible as their claim to be tax-cutters. To comment on this post, go here. They’d better not flare on my street. Exactly. We've broken open the weapons locker, and laid out "an interesting assortment" of small arms, including some of the smaller crew-served weapons. Run my wife through various drills, to be sure she remembers what I taught her long ago when I trained another interesting assortment of LEO's, spooks, and military guys. She remembers, well. So do I... "To stand at the dawn, weapon in hand, and know the soaring freedom of the warrior: you are already dead, you stand with men you trained with and love, the Gods will decide your fate. To live, to die, is merely a detail needing no thought. You will do what you know how to do. The Gods will decide..."
* George W. Bush lied America into war.
* Tens of thousands of Iraqis and more than 4,000 Americans have been killed in a war waged in order to line the pockets of Vice President Dick Cheney's friends.
* The Constitution has been trampled on.
* America has become a torturing country.
* America's poor have become far more numerous and far more downtrodden.
* American troops in Iraq repeatedly have engaged in atrocities against innocent civilians.
* The opportunity for economic self-improvement has ceased for most Americans.
* Racism is endemic to American society.
* Republican rallies are hate-fests.
* John McCain has run a racist campaign against Barack Obama.
* Sarah Palin, the governor of Alaska, is a religious zealot and an idiot.
* Christian fundamentalists are on the verge of taking over America and turning it into a theocracy.
* The world is getting closer and closer to catastrophic and irreversible damage caused by human beings; and George W. Bush and energy interests are standing in the way of preventing universal destruction.
* America is on the road to fascism.
Now, as it happens, none of those things is true. But the left believes them all. That is why radical "change" becomes mandatory -- or America will collapse (and the world, too, which is why Barack Obama often mentions changing the world, as well as America).
From my file "89% Voted"( for Clinton...)--
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/833678/posts?page=9439#9439The liberal media is biased
A tour of Jeremiah Wright’s new mansion
The Wealth is Already Spread Enough
Posted by Captain at 4:40 PM | Comments (23)
Sarah Palin in jeans, rocking out to “Redneck Woman”
Smearing Joe the Plumber
October 28, 2008 Posted by John at 10:50 PM
Tempers flaring
Michael Medved: Will the Return of Values Voters Bring Another Election Day Surprise?
Nope, not at all...
AIRSHIPS ARE COOL: "For less than $500, you can take a flight on the the first zeppelin to touch down on American soil in more than seven decades. Housed in an enormous hangar at NASA Ames in Mountain View, California, the 246-foot airship is the longest in the country, and one of just three existing zeppelins in the world." I'd do it.
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Yes, it's thuggishness of the sort I hoped never to see in America.
I've heard rumors of this bloody tape for a while, so I'll remain skeptical until it actually airs- if true, it could be a game changer.
All told, candidates for the presidency have raised more than $1.5 billion since January 2007. This staggering sum is bound to arouse dismay in all high-minded people. And remember, we're not even counting those "independent" advocacy groups that are dredging the swamp for votes.
But before we get all moralistic about the state of the union, let's put these numbers in perspective. Americans spend around $8 billion a year on beauty products. They spend more than $45 billion on lottery tickets a year and another $4 billion or so on pornography.
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Ping to #290.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/bloggers/2117322/posts?page=290#290
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Calpernia’s important post.
Do you suppose ... well, sometimes truth is stranger than fiction. There’s no reason why we wouldn’t find ourselves in the middle of history making events. I’m just askin’:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/bloggers/2117322/posts?page=292#292
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http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/bloggers/2117322/posts?page=302#302
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Photos, more down the page:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/bloggers/2117322/posts?page=268#268
There are strong ties between Obama and Ayers. And Ayers is one creepy dude. Here is today’s update in the Ayers Link Thread:
Experts affirm: Ayers wrote Obama’s memoir
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2118294/posts
[I’ve been watching this development. God bless Jack Cashill.]
Weathermen insider/FBI informant Says “Don’t Believe Obama”! [reg. Ayers]
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2117911/posts
Eyewitness to the Ayers Revolution
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2117643/posts
Ayers was glad he attended a lecture by George Lincoln Rockwell, American Nazi Party (Neo-Nazi) founder.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2118160/posts
Greta: Bill Ayers is on the Kahlidi tape
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2118150/posts
The Ayers/Weatherman Link thread:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/2111988/posts?page=53#53
Obama is just a tremendous threat to the Constitutional Republic, he has no respect for the guard rails in the Constitution, he will undermine them every chance he has to do so.
His Joyce Foundation’s stealth purpose was to flood legal journals with anti 2nd amendment articles to influence rullings.
The man is a total menace to the Republic, I can stomach McCain, Obamao...
Just know that "new" is a code word for "Chicago"...
The Columbus Dispatch reports that at least one culprit has emerged from the misuse of public information to attack Joe Wurzelbacher — and to no one’s surprise, she’s a Democrat and a big Barack Obama supporter. [...] Those records are supposed to be checked only when some probable cause exists to do so. What was Jones-Kelley’s probable cause? She claims that sudden public notoriety is enough to generate an investigation of someone’s status.
October 29, 2008 04:04 PM by Michelle Malkin
Breaking in Pittsburgh this afternoon: Testimony from a former Project Vote worker that brings together the ObamACORN family all together again…
Moncrief was fired for putting personal expenses on the organization’s credit card. (Top ACORN brass were involved in massive embezzlement schemes and escaped punishment for years.)
October 29, 2008 05:18 PM by Michelle Malkin51 Comments | 2 Trackbacks
October 29, 2008 08:00 PM by Michelle Malkin
Wonder if Aunt Zeituni Onyango will be tuning in:
His internals must show that the “Senator Government” jibe is hurting him. (See: The Democrats want your 401(k))
Obama promises to be Mr. Tough on national security. He’ll bolster the military. (Not if Barney Frank has his say.)
Guffaw: A supporter says he wants a leader who is devoted to the Constitution.216 Comments | 13 Trackbacks
Here’s a painful statement from another thread:
“A SURVEY released last week by Quinnipiac University found that Jews in the battleground state of Florida are backing Obama by a margin of 77 percent to 20%, while a Gallup survey revealed that nationwide, Jews favor him over Sen. John McCain by 74% to 22%.”
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2118364/posts
IT'S NOT JOE THE PLUMBER THIS TIME, but here's more improper use of public records:
Delaware State Police stopped Alvina Vansickle from purchasing a .22-caliber pistol for self-defense because she was too old and a woman, said Superintendent Col. Thomas MacLeish.
The outrage that followed led to the revelation that Delaware State Police had been keeping lists of gun buyers for years; state law requires them to destroy these records after 60 days.
Will anyone go to jail for this? Will anyone lose their job?
...just look out your parliamentary window.
This is very interesting. According to an LA Times/Bloomberg poll of those who voted early in Florida, McCain leads Obama 49-45% even though more Democrats voted than Republicans:
NOTE: The article below is from last year. It’s a story that was never picked up by the media (since when have they ever picked up anything about Obama?) and the Clinton campaign did not know what to do with this — people we’ve spoken to said that, in retrospect, they realize what a mistake this was because what Obama did here is actually a prosecutable crime. We were told, specifically, that the bribe Obama took as a state senator is the thing David Axelrod has lived in terror of this whole campaign — he has been praying this does not get out.
(Excerpt) Read more at hillbuzz.wordpress.com ...
Here’s several millions (minimum) of PUMAs, etc..
Hillary Clinton Supporters For John McCain:
http://www.hcsfjm.com
Party Unity My A$$ PAC/People United Means Action PAC:
http://blog.pumapac.org
Democrats Against Obama/Nobama ever!
http://democrats-against-obama.org
Just Say No Deal:
http://justsaynodeal.com
Agree completely.
MORE ON MANKIW, OBAMA, and incentives to work. Or not. Time to "go John Galt?"
HMM: Obama's Secret Weapons: Internet, Databases and Psychology.
FOUAD AJAMI: Obama And The Politics of Crowds.
Ann Althouse asks an interesting question: Why isn’t Obama that far ahead?
I have no idea what any of it means, or how next week will turn out - how can anyone project anything in the face of voter “registration” fraud, whackadoo polling and an in-the-tank media?
But all of this uncertainty - all of these “narrowing” polls are proving one beautiful thing, definitively: that America actually is more post-racial than most realize.
Think about it. Obama can’t break 50%. Neither could Kerry, Gore or Clinton.
So, Obama is being treated precisely like every other Democrat politician of the last 16 years. His race is not holding him down. His race is not propping him up.
This should be cause for celebration, I think. We’ve clearly moved past race.
Why is Obama not “so far ahead?” Perhaps because he’s really not. I’m sure tomorrow we’ll see blaring headlines that more people “watched Obama’s half-hour ad than have watched all Super Bowls, all Oscar telecasts, all Jerry Lewis telethons and all moon-landings combined” - the press is committed to the hyper-narrative. But beyond all that, beyond the spin, Obama is just a Democrat having trouble breaking 50%.
Really, that’s nothing new. And we should feel good about that.
Mark Steyn notes that the White House incumbent is wildly unpopular. True. But the Dem-controlled congress is hated even more.
Instalanche! Thanks Glenn! while visitors are here, please look around; I have an interesting email from “the product of Pittsburgh Steelworkers” and a fun and fascinating fictitious parallel to the meeting of Barack Obama and Joe the Plumber. Plus, Halloween thoughts and pics. Enjoy!
Slightly O/T - George Weigel explains why commending all of the candidates to the prayers of St. Thomas More makes sense
Obama results will be called quickly, McCain results will be dragged out until possibly the next century. My guess, if you see McCain victories in Maine or NH, get your shootin' irons ready, it means McCain has won.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r92dlhLontU
Biden: "I'm the guy that originally wrote the assault weapon ban."
One man
One vote
One time...
You don't have to be a conservative or a Republican to be opposed to Barack Obama. Here are some of the reasons that almost anyone should oppose him:
1. PERSONALITY CULT As a host of Youtube videos, comments on blogs, chants at rallies, and even tattoos show, Obama clearly has a growing personality cult. About the only policy positions some of those supporters could name would be "hope" and "change". Most of his supporters find little fault with him and are willing to believe in him whole-heartedly. In the U.S., we should be supporting ideas, not blindly following Great Leaders. Such movements are extremely dangerous in all cases, including when the Great Leader eventually is shown to be a mere mortal. Who knows how his supporters will react should he finally be shown to be an empty suit.
2. SMART, BUT UNTESTED Obama is indeed smart. However, a good part of his reputation is due to his speaking skills and the fact that he's only very rarely been challenged. He's frequently said things that, were someone around to engage him in dialogue, would reveal that he hasn't thought things through in much depth. However, the media has completely given him a pass. During the last debate he was momentarily flustered after he was called on his past associations and on about the only occasion when he was pressed by the media he did not respond too well. He clearly has a narcissistic personality, and that personality type is prone to breaking down when challenged in the right fashion. America's enemies will attempt to take advantage of that.
3. HIS INDOCTRINATION PLAN FOR PRE-TEENS No, really. Right on their website, the Obama campaign is specifically reaching out to pre-teens, and he wants to use those kids 12 and under to get votes. That plan is like something from Red China or the Soviet Union.
4. PART OF THE CHICAGO MACHINE While Obama wasn't originally part of the Machine, he is now. Electing him will bring Machine politics to our national government. It won't be as bad as, for instance, electing Mayor Daley (either one) to be president, but there's no way that someone who's part of the Machine and who has advisors and supporters linked to the Machine will not give them something.
5. DIRTY CAMPAIGNING Obama himself has largely kept his hands clean, while his surrogates have done the dirty work. Nothing McCain or Palin have said or done comes remotely close to the dirty campaigning that Obama's surrogates and supporters - including those in the media - have done. An Obama win would validate all of the tactics that Obama's supporters have engaged in.
6. SUPPORTING QUESTIONABLE PEOPLE WITH QUESTIONABLE LINKS The person Obama supported to be Illinois Treasurer had little experience and a questionable background. Such links go beyond Obama's links with radicals.
7. VALIDATION OF INCREDIBLE MEDIA BIAS In this election, the mainstream media has become little more than an arm of the Obama campaign. The smallest infraction by McCain is blown out of proportion and Sarah Palin is taken to task for failing to state things in the most exact and legalistic terms. At the same time, Obama is allowed to make false statements and propose plans that have hugely obvious flaws. The press has served as both the source for and amplifier of outrageous smears, especially those targeted at Palin. They've also failed to ask Obama tough questions at the same time as engaging in ambush journalism against Palin. They've even taken quotes out of context. An Obama win would completely validate and reward the media's coverage. An Obama defeat would also be a crushing, humiliating defeat to the mainstream media.
8. RACE CARD Obama himself has played the race card; as he said, he's not like all the presidents on the dollar bills. But, his surrogates and supporters have taken it to a new level, with one of them even claiming that "socialist" was a code-word for "black". The supposed "post-racial candidate" is in many ways simply a slicker version of Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson.
9. NEARLY ONE-PARTY CONTROL If Obama wins, the Congress will be Democratic, the mainstream media will continue lying and covering up for Obama as they have been doing, and Obama's past associates will still be around. And, millions of people at various levels within various public agencies will be more or less controlled by Obama through their unions: teachers, office workers, low-level bureaucrats, etc. While extreme Democratic Party hacks will certainly have no problem with something approaching one party rule, everyone else should be deeply concerned. Those who are extremely partisan should also note that any failures will clearly be the responsibility of the Democrats.
10. THE PERMANENT GOVERNMENT Just as George Bush has done, Obama will stock the permanent government - the faceless mid-level bureaucrats, Assistant Undersecretaries, etc. - with his cronies. Some of those will come from the Chicago Machine.
11. SOME SUPPORTERS HAVE FASCISTIC TENDENCIES It used to be that liberals would oppose corrupt foreign governments "losing" a reporter's paperwork in order to shut them up. Now, see the response from some of those in Obama's netroots base to such a case. While some at those sites no doubt oppose such things, very few of them spoke out against it. Some of the people highlighted at the previous link would have been right at home in East Germany.
12. ASSOCIATIONS WITH RADICALS In 'Dreams from My Father', Obama said, "To avoid being mistaken for a sellout, I chose my friends carefully... The more politically active black students. The foreign students. The Chicanos. The Marxist professors and structural feminists.". That's continued until very recently, with a long line of associations with radicals, extremists, and those on the far-left. Most politicians would not associate with largely unrepentant terrorists, racists, and the like. And, in fact, Obama has thrown several of his past friends and affiliates under the bus, but only after his association with them became an issue. Just as one might expect that a politician who spends their days going to Chamber of Commerce events has some sympathy with the positions of the Chamber of Commerce, Obama clearly has sympathies with the positions of the radicals with whom he's been associated. In fact, it's difficult to find many past Obama associates who are completely mainstream.
13. CRITICISM WILL NOT BE TOLERATED The case of Joe the Plumber should be shocking to anyone who supports the U.S. Constitution. Someone dared to ask Obama a question and was later mentioned several times during a debate. Obama's supporters and surrogates responded by leaking private information on him and by trying to drive him out of work. The Obama campaign was probably involved in that, and at the least they did absolutely nothing to stop it. Those are the types of activities more commonly found in authoritarian societies. If Obama is president expect similar situations and perhaps even worse.
14. THE FIRST AMENDMENT Barack Obama is a clear threat to the First Amendment. Some Democratic leaders support the Fairness Doctrine and the like; for instance, the Center for American Progress supports more government control over radio station ownership. And, Obama himself has said that "hate" has no place on the airwaves. However, the "hate" part was a reference to Lou Dobbs and Rush Limbaugh, both of whom he's also smeared. Whether Obama personally pushes it or not, the Democrats will attempt to pass some sort of bill having an impact on what you can hear on the radio and perhaps on the TV as well. Petitioning the government is also a key part of the First Amendment; as described above, Joe the Plumber was almost driven out of work after asking Obama a question.
15. THE GREAT UNKNOWN There's been controversy over Obama's eligibility to be president, with some thinking he could be a citizen of Kenya or Indonesia. There's a very good chance that he is indeed a U.S. citizen, but he has not proved it despite what you might have heard from "fact checkers". He could have easily prevented all the speculation by releasing his original birth certificate and other information to, for instance, an impartial judge. Yet, he did not. And, he even refuses to release something as simple as his college applications. Even the New York Times has noted that Obama isn't telling the truth about his years at Columbia University ("Obama's Account of New York Years Often Differs From What Others Say", link). His failure to release even the most basic background information isn't just a stunt designed to tie up his opponents; it's clear that there's something that he does not want to reveal. His opponents will only fight harder to discover potentially embarrassing information if he's elected. If something damning is found it will have a dramatic impact not just on his administration but also on the Democratic Party and all of those public figures who supported him.
16. CENTER FOR AMERICAN PROGRESS The head of Obama's transition team and some of his advisors come from one of the lowest-wattage think tanks around, the Center for American Progress. They also support illegal immigration; per them, a "progressive" precept is opposition to xenophobia, and in their case that's manifested by supporting illegal activity. One of their senior fellows is part of the Mexican government's extended network. They also run the blog ThinkProgress, a juvenile site that specializes in gaffes, mockery, enforcing political correctness, and the like. That blog also refers to mainstream rightwing talk radio as "hate radio".
17. IMMIGRATION Both Obama and McCain support illegal and massive immigration, both would allow it to continue, both are panderers, and both would push amnesty ("comprehensive immigration reform"). McCain might try to push it earlier in his administration than Obama would, since his goals are less sweeping and he'd have less to do. However, Obama has shown himself even worse than McCain, such as by uttering 'reconquista'-style comments, thanking an open borders extremist for his work, and the like. The American public blocked amnesty once, and it can be blocked again.
18. BUSH'S SPP.GOV Obama supports a Bush trade scheme called the Security and Prosperity Partnership (spp.gov). That highly secretive plan - conducted completely without Congressional oversight - has been called "NAFTA on steroids", and some think it's a precursor to a North American Union. One doesn't have to be a "conspiracy theorist" to think that a highly secretive Bush trade scheme could be much more than we're being told. Obama continued the secrecy surrounding the plan by speaking in code when he came out in support of it.
19. HABIT OF LYING McCain and Palin have both made false and misleading statements. However, Obama has taken it to a new level by uttering obviously false statements that he's rarely been called on. See, for instance, the list here. His campaign has also silently modified his website as his lies were revealed and silently omitted part of a quote to make someone look bad. See also this ad which even Joe Klein eventually called him on. In one case he even admitted to having been deceptive.
To summarize: please do not vote for Barack Obama.
Great Merciful Zeus! PUMAs are winning Florida for John McCain!
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NOTE: The below comes from one of the smartest two blogs out there for insight on polls (the other being Wizbang). Things have been unraveling for Obama since early voting began — just like in the primaries, Obama’s alleged advantage amongst his “youth army”, blacks, and yuppies is not turning up in the early vote “tidal wave” he was supposed to have. Obama spent TENS OF MILLIONS of dollars trying to drive early votes to him, but it’s not happening.
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And from the mentioned WhizBang Blog:
McCain Up in Florida Early Voting Poll Obama's infomercial painted the image of an America so horrible, large people have to cut back on...snacks for their children. People actually get arthritis, too! This is not the real America. It's just people with tough times. (Rush 24/7 Members: Listen Here) Rush In a Hurry - Obama Infomercial Fails (10/30/08)
The Obama crowds seek a redeemer in a time of turmoil. It's not what he says, it's how he says it. Fouad Ajami explains it: Obama and the Politics of Crowds
Pearl of Wisdom: "This Obama infomercial was a parade of victims. I feel sorry for these people waiting around for him to save them. This wasn't inspiring. There wasn't one example of Obama's leadership. He's a cold, angry, charismatic demagogue. It was like watching 30 minutes of one-minute campaign ads. Would you do that?"
» Parody: The Obama EIB Network Infomercial » PaulShanklin.com
Obama calls America selfish, and thinks "charity" is government taking your money to "be our brother's keeper." Hey, you have a brother subsisting in a hut, and your beloved aunt living in a Boston slum! (Rush 24/7 Members: Listen Here)
Obama's media manipulation tactics exposed in a pro-Hillary blog post? Could be.
The Coming Storm (Vanity)--Many people on this board think we have plenty of time to deal with Obama but I think the Tsuanmi is already approaching critical mass and the wave that breaks may have dire consequences for us all.
I agree with your assessment. Many on FR are foolishly braying that there's no way the GOP (even in it's current sorry state) can lose to an empty suit like Osamabama. Many GOP'ers made the same mistake with no-name Slick Willie in 1991 and laughed at his chances all the way up to the November election.
I’m going to let you in on a few secrets here, and this is not because I enjoy the gossip or the attention directed my way. I’m doing this because I doubt much of you know the true weaknesses of Obama. Another reason for my doing this is that I am lost faith in this campaign, and feel that this choice has been forced on many people in this country. Put simply, you are being manipulated. That was and is our job – to manipulate you (the electorate) and the media (we already had them months ago). Our goal is to create chaos with the other side, not hope. I’ve come to the realization (as the campaign already has) that if this comes to the issues, Barack Obama doesn’t have a chance. His only chance is to foster disorganization, chaos, despair, and a sense of inevitability among the Republicans. It has worked up until now. Joe the Plumber has put the focus on the issues again, and this scares us more than anything. Being in a position to know these things, I will rate what the Obama campaign already knows are their weak links from the most important on down.
1 – Hillary voters. Internal polling suggests that at best, we are taking 70-75% of these voters. Other estimates are as low as 60% in some areas – particularly Ohio and western PA. My biggest problem with this campaign’s strategy was the decision NOT to offer Hillary the VP slot. She was ready and able to take this on, and would have campaigned enthusiastically for it. This selection would have also brought virtually all of her supporters into the fold, and the Obama campaign knew it. Though I have no way of knowing this for certain, and I do admit that I am relying on internal gossip, Senator Obama actually went against the advice of his top advisors. They wanted him to choose her, but the only significant opposition to this within the campaign came from Barack and Michelle Obama. In short, he let personal feelings take precedence over what was the most logical thing to do. Biden, by the way, has been a disaster inside the campaign. Everyone cringes whenever he gives an interview, and he creates so many headaches as the campaign has to stay on their toes in order to disseminate information and spin whatever it was he was trying to say.
2 – Sarah Palin. Don’t believe what the media is telling you about how horrible a choice she was. Again, our internal polling suggest that though she has had a minimal impact on pulling disaffected Hillary Democrats to McCain, she has done wonders in mobilizing the base for McCain. Another thing – we were completely taken by surprise with her pick. In my capacity in the research department, I looked into the backgrounds of Leiberman, Romney, Pawlenty and Ridge, and prepared briefs. I don’t mind bragging that we had pretty good stuff on all of them. With Leiberman, the plan was to paint him as an erratic old-timer who didn’t have a clue as to what he was doing (pretty much a clone of McCain). In Romney, we had him pegged as an evil capitalist who cut jobs. Pawlenty was going to get the “Quayle treatment”, or more precisely: a pretty face, with no valid experience. Tom Ridge was going to be used to provide a direct link from McCain to Bush. As you can see, we were quite enamored of all of them. Then the unexpected happened – Sarah Palin. We had no clue as to how to handle her, and bungled it from the start. Though through our misinformation networks, we have successfully taken some of the shine off. But let there be no doubt. She remains a major obstacle. She has singlehanded solidified “soft” Republican support, mobilized the McCain ground game, and has even had some appeal to independents and Hillary voters. This is what our internal polling confirms.
3 – Obama’s radical connections. Standards operating procedure has been to cry “racism” whenever one of these has been brought up. We even have a detailed strategy ready to go should McCain ever bring Rev. Wright up. Though by themselves they are of minimal worth, taken together, Rev. Wright, Bill Ayers, Father Pfelger, and now, Rashid Khalili, are exactly what the campaign does not need. The more focus on them, the more this election becomes a referendum on Obama. The campaign strategy from the very beginning was to make this election a referendum on Bush. Strategists have been banging their head on how successfully McCain has distanced himself from Bush. This has worked, and right now the tide is in his favor. People are taking a new look at Barack Obama, and our experience when this happens tells us this is not good news at all. When they take a look at him, one or more of these names are bound to be brought up. McCain has wisely not harped on this in recent weeks and let voters decide for themselves. This was a trap we set for him, and he never fully took the bait. Senator Obama openly dared him to bring up Ayers. This was not due to machismo on the part of Obama, but actually due to campaign strategy. Though McCain’s reference to Ayers fell flat in the last debate, people in the Obama campaign were actually disappointed that he didn’t follow through on it more and getting into it. Our focus groups found this out: When McCain brings these connections up, voters are turned off to him. They’d rather take this into consideration themselves, and when this happens, our numbers begin to tank.
4 – The Bradley Effect. Don’t believe these polls for a second. I just went over our numbers and found that we have next to no chance in the following states: Missouri, Indiana, North Carolina, Florida, New Hampshire and Nevada. Ohio leans heavily to McCain, but is too close to call it for him. Virginia, Pennsylvania, Colorado, New Mexico and Iowa are the true “toss up states”. The only two of these the campaign feels “confident” in are Iowa and New Mexico. The reason for such polling discrepancy is the Bradley Effect, and this is a subject of much discussion in the campaign. In general, we tend to take a -10 point percentage in allowing for this, and are not comfortable until the polls give us a spread well over this mark. This is why we are still campaigning in Virginia and Pennsylvania! This is why Ohio is such a desperate hope for us! What truly bothers this campaign is the fact that some pollsters get up to an 80% “refuse to respond” result. You can’t possibly include these into the polls. The truth is, people are afraid to let people know who they are voting for. The vast majority of these respondents are McCain supporters. Obama is the “hip” choice, and we all know it.
As part of my research duties, I scour right wing blogs and websites to get somewhat of a “feel” as to what is being talked about on the other side. Much of it is nonsense, but there are some exceptions which give the campaign jitters. A spirited campaign has been made to infiltrate many pro-Hillary sites and discredit them. A more disorganized, but genuine effort has also been made to sow doubts among the unapologetically right wing sites such as redstate.com. Don’t you guys get it? This has been the Obama campaign’s sole strategy from the very beginning! The only way he wins is over a dispirited, disorganized, and demobilized opposition. This is how it has been for all of his campaigns. What surprises me is that everyone has fallen for it. You may point to the polls as proof of the inevitability of all of this. If so, you have fallen for the oldest trick in the book. How did we skew these polls, you might ask? It all starts with the media “buzz” which has been generated over the campaign. Many stories are generated on the powerful Obama ground game, and how many new voters were registered. None of this happens by coincidence. It is all part of the poll-skewing process. This makes pollsters change their mixes to reflect these new voters and tilt the mix more towards Democratic voters. What is not mentioned or reported on is not the “under-reported cell phone users or young voters” we hear so much about. What is underreported is you.
I changed my somewhat positive opinion of this campaign during the unfair and sexist campaign against Sarah Palin. I will never agree with her on the issues and will probably never vote for her, but I am embarrassed of what has happened. I can’t ignore our own hand in all of this. What I do know is that I will not be voting for Obama this time around. Treat that as you will.
Yep...
I am not a Democrat nor a Republican, I was recently one of those” undecided voters”, but after exhaustive research, I’m relieved that I’m no longer undecided. What I have discovered shook me up. How come I didn’t hear these things from the media?
If you are reasonable, open minded, please take 8 minutes to read this, will save you much time sifting through conflicting info.
In the beginning, I felt Obama sounded good and I had reservation about McCain.
I wanted hard facts, not just feel good, because some people can be big talkers.
I am sick of last 8 years, I honesty want change, but need assurance it’s change for better! Can you promise not to jump to defend or argue?
Surprise #1. Obama’s utter lack of experience for the job Four years ago, he admitted he was not ready for the job, but what has he accomplished in 4 years that qualified him. I was surprised that On Feb19, 2008, Chris Matthew of Hardball interviewed Obama supportor, Senator Kirk Watson, and asked twice,” Can you name one accomplishment of Sen. Obama in the US senate?” He could not name even one!
Compare the resumes, he has far less executive experience than Gov. Palin! I got ask myself, we are faced with the worst crises, would I hire him with no executive experience, never fixed any problem to be the CEO of my company which is in a financial storm? Nope! That would be audacity of insanity! It’s like asking a new electrician to fix a huge blackout after a Hurricane! I have asked at least a dozen of my pro- Obama friends,” What has he done which caused you to believe he will bring good change? Not 1 could name 1 thing! That bothers me more! Are they a bunch of robots who’s been mesmerized by a smooth talking personality? The best is,” He promised to cut tax for…” I remember Clinton promised he would not raise taxes, but turns around to raise it!
I listen to his 30 minute infomercial, and he promised the moon, but I kept asking,”How will he pay for all this, in light of the HUGE bailout? I discovered third shocking fact? It becomes clear that he has a tendency to say anything that would get him votes. Remember he first promised a tax cut for 90% of all Americans. When pointed out that 35%+ don’t pay any income tax, then he changes to 90% of working Americans.
Honestly, I am not sure McCain has the know how to fix our mess, but Obama has even less experience. Quickly, as to who was to blame for this Credit Crises, I think both parties. share the blame, but if you will watch this video of the 2004 Senate hearing to investigate Fannie Mae & Freddie , you will be SHOCKED that it was the Democrats who blocked reform.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_MGT_cSi7Rs
Surprise #2. Sen. Obama’s radical and alliance with dozens of extremists and racists
Willian Ayer was just the tip of iceberg. McCain nor the media has not touched on 95% of them, but I found them googling,” Obama's communist friends.” Obama had at least four mentors, all share a common socialist or communist ideology. They are Frank Marshall Davis, Rev. Jeremiah Wright (a racist Rev. who hated White America), Father Michael Pfleger (another radical left racist) , Professor John L. Mcknight of Harvard . You could learn much about a man by his mentors!
Obama in his book mentioned his first mentor, by “Frank” who guided him in his decisions. If such a person who was like a “father” to him, shouldn’t he mention his FULL name? But if it’s easy to prove that Frank Marshall Davis was a known member of the Communist Party, USA and also a sex pervert and sold drugs, then if I were Obama, I naturally won’t put down his last name. H’mm.
See http://www.aim.org/aim-report/media-abet-communist-cover-up/ Don’t take my word for it, but Google all these issues yourself.
The media did not report to us that Obama campaigned for his communist cousin for President of Kenya 2 years ago. Here’s 2 minute proof:
"Barack Obama and Raila Odinga –this extremist instigated mass murders after he narrowly lost
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=Q1P_P8lBCsE
Surprise #3. Obama sat under his second mentor, America-hating Rev. Wright for 20 years!
How could a man not be influenced? Obama, in his book, said he decided to join Trinity Church of Christ, BECAUSE of its ideology. He HAD to know something about its radical Anti-American beliefs. After hearing over 1000 sermons, how could he give the following lame reply, after Wright’s hate sermons were exposed, “ I never heard such teachings…” Oprah joined this same church but left after 2 years? Why would a man tolerate and subject his children to such regular spewing of hate for THAT long?
See Obama's Ties to Ayers, Rev. Wright & Kilpatrick Takes only 1 minute to see this unbelievable U-tube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eDcQUcAjoeI
Obama ‘s favorite writer was Malcolm X
Surprise #4. Obama did clearly have a Muslim past
I have nice muslim co-workers. I don’t despise people of a different religion. Obama has stated that he NEVER was a Muslim, and that he has become a Christian. What bothers me is why did he have to lie about his past? You gotta watch these 2 brief shocking videos where Farrakham of Nation of Islam and Kaddafi of Libya , both called Obama,”My Muslim brother”. Both were on record endorsing him.
Libya’s Kaddafi cheering for Obama in a mass rally http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gMgQ-W_hZGc
Racist Farrakham of Nation of Islam calling Obama”Messiah” ,”My brother”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OowxMcVTjTE
Surprise #5. Sen. Obama really believes in Socialism, no kidding!
If someone put a gun to your head, and take your wallet, that’s theft, right? But if the government force businesses and the “rich” to “Spread the wealth around” by taking your money and give to the poor, it’s sacrifices, it’s legal, and patriotic. I don’t get it! Have you ever worked for a poor person? Won’t such coercion force many businesses to lay off or ship the job abroad or just close its door? Greed destroys yourself in the long run! I recall in my college days that class envy/ warfare are Marxist teachings.
I bet you don’t know that in Dec. 07, Obama was a co-sponsor of the Global Poverty Act (S.2433) . He wants America to share $845 billion wealth with all the poor of the world! If that’s not socialism, then I don’t know what is! Sharing is beautiful when it’s voluntary, but it’s evil when it’s compulsory! It bugs me that Obama would not share his wealth with his poor half brother in a Kenyan hut and his poor aunt here!
Obama has said he wants to make the 12 million illegal here U.S. citizens ASAP, add health care…, do the math! I am convinced now that Obama HAS to RAISE TAXES to fund all his pet projects. Best economists say if you increase tax during such times, it will DRIVE US into a Depression! Remember Hoover’s mistake!
I bet you never heard from the media that in 96 Obama first ran for State senator in Illinois for the New Party in Chicago, a socialistic party, NP was established by the Democratic Socialists of America . Weatherman Underground later split from it.
Again, Google, “Obama and New Party” So much documentations here.
Guess what is the favorite slogan of socialists? “Change!” The fact that he voted in IL Senate to Ban all guns, and he was against homeowner’s right to defend his home with a gun worries me more. Radical changes are coming!
Surprise #6. Virtually every communist, socialist, radical groups here and numerous terrorist States/groups abroad all endorses Obama’s candidacy!
This frankly was the straw that broke the camel’s back for me.
They include racist Louis Farrakhan (Nation of Islam), Raila Odinga, communist leader in Kenya, Daniel Ortega, Marxist Leader, Nicarauga, Raul Castro, Cuba, Kaddafi of Libya, the Hamas, New Black Panther Party , William Ayers, and four other members of the Marxist Weatherman Underground! Something’s wrong with this picture! You can not say the same of McCain, no matter what you think of him.
The fact is the above all want to CHANGE America into a Marxist Regime. Should I really be voting for such a man, perceived by enemies of America to be weak or who secretly want to change America into a socialist nation? See link with pictures: you’ll in for a shock!
http://www.jeffhead.com/obamacircle.htm
Shocking #7 Why did Obama refused to release 14 pertinent documents?
Why won’t he release his medical, Columbia thesis record, Harvard College records, Illinois State Senate record, Certified Copy of original Birth certificate , Harvard Law Review articles published. Did he write about socialistic ideas? Obama has yet to release information on more than 80% of his contributors. I checked, McCain has released them.
It bothers me when I found overwhelming evidence that one party is attempting to STEAL this election, by hook or by crook! I don’t care which party! The leftist ACRON has registered 1.2 million new voters this year, there are investigations in 15 States over its massive voter fraud, registering dead or fictitious people, even Mickey Mouse can vote in Florida! Google “Obama and ACORN” His fingerprints are all over this massive, nationwide voter fraud, Obama’s campaign gave over $800,000 to this outfit! He trained its workers, but he had the audacity to lie before nationwide YV audience,” I was not involved with ACORN”!
In closing, I am a well educated professional, I came to the conclusion and I hate to admit it, much of my shock is due to the mainstream media. I just read the PEW poll which found 70% of the people think the media favors Obama, while only 9% for McCain.
Obama cannot be a strong candidate, with the worst economic mess, armed with record war chest, outspending McCain 5 to 1, he should be running at least double digits!. Currently, he is about 3 points ahead. This is still a very dangerous world, even Sen. Biden predicted Obama will be tested by foreign powers within n 6 months. I wonder on which side he will stand on? All his close buddies hate America! The fact that he championed & voted for driver’s license for illegal Aliens in Illinois showed he was incredibly naïve and way out of mainstream America!
I also am concerned that if he wins, for the first time, there’ll be no more checks and balance as one party controls all branches!
From my heart, I like to see a African American to be President, but the RIGHT kind of African American, Obama has too much heavy baggage from his hidden past, No spin, no speculation
Do your own research rather than go with your media or friend’s spin!
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http://oldbluewebdesigns.com/USSA.htm
The following link has the best evidence you need
http://www.theobamadisaster.com/
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http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122108881386721289.html
A concerned citizen
Part I: Obama/Ayers Revelations on Hannity & Colmes
Part II: Bill Ayers Dedicated Terrorist Manual to Robert Kennedy's Assassin, Sirhan Sirhan
A regular caller to the Quinn and Rose radio program, "Carl from Ohio," who claims to be involved in the McCain campaign's internal polling operation (I know, I know ...), says that unless the Obama fraud is so widespread it will be a McCain landslide.
Here is what he says the GOP internal state by state polling is showing for last night:
NJ M - 48, O - 43, U-7
MI M - 44, O- 42, U - 10
CA O - 44, M - 43, Barr - 3, U - 9
PA M - 55, O - 33, U - 10
He says undecideds are breaking 4:1 for McCain.
In Pennsylvania, the Dem vote is O - 47, M - 37, U - 13
#1 issue for Dems voting for McCain is the that Obama is cheating and trying to buy the election...
Here is a video of how Obama’s wealth redistribution plan will work. Get ready to bend over if this guy wins.
Mel Tappan read link below.....
http://www.giltweasel.com/stuff/Tappan%20on%20Survival.pdf
Where the candidates stand: Gun control Gannett News Service
Dave Kopel: Gunning for Victory - Second Amendment voter guide.
Democrats Should Fear the 'Brady Effect'
If you trust IBD for raw numbers, and assume that the “undecided” vote breaks heavily for McCain (most analysts do), then I’d say as of yesterday, McCain has about a 2% national lead.
If he keeps the momentum going into Tuesday, expect to see McCain 51, Obama 47, Others 2, with McCain taking 300+ EV.
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