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Can't Afford Gas? Google Tour Elitist McCain's 8-11 Homes

Sat, 23 Aug 2008 04:59:27 GMT

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clipper's remarks: John McCain owns 8-11 different homes purchased for over $10 million dollars.

The McCains were in tax default on one of them (how many of you normal average Joe's get away with that?).

And remember, Obama is suppose to be the elitist.

When republicans aren't laughing all the way to the bank, at their dim witted supporters expense, they are screwing America when nobody's looking or listening.

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The McCain Residences: A Google Earth Tour

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Tags: john mccain, gold digging man whore

Short Retrospective of John McCain

Sun, 17 Aug 2008 06:03:03 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Currently votes with the worst president in modern history 100% of the time.

John McSame or McBush...... take your pick.

Clip Source: www.crooksandliars.com

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Another great video ad from Plisko at Mediacrashers

Tags: repubican whore monger.

How to Honor the U.S. Flag

Wed, 13 Aug 2008 13:32:17 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Since republicans have made flag politics a cornerstone of their campaigns (instead of trying to solve problems that face average Americans everyday), you would think the leader of the conservatives and republicans wouldn't keep disrespecting the flag as he does here and on opening night of the olympics.

However, I do think this symbolizes something very profound. America has gone backward under Bush and the republican presidency.

Sheesh, what a moron. Can we be done with the republicans already?

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Old Glory, Oh Lordy! American Flag Flip-Flopped

George W. Bush seems happy as ever as America's cheerleader-in-chief at the Beijing Olympics. Too bad his handlers didn't take care of the flag business as they normally do in arranging props for the President.

So, is Dubya using the flag to make a political statement? Is he unAmerican? What if a figurehead like Miss America showed disrespect like this for America's number one symbol?

Tags: galf eht ot ecnaigella egdelp i

Conservative Republican Disrespecting US Flag at Olympics

Sun, 10 Aug 2008 16:09:01 GMT

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clipper's remarks: The leader of the republicans once again desecrates the U.S. flag and everything it stands for. You wish that just once they had an ounce of true patriotism.

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Bush Dissrespectful to American flag

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Tags: w - the constitution is just a piece of paper

Red Alaska going to Democratic Senate Candidate

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 02:12:52 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Another corrupt republican biting the dust. Apparently it is the women who are holding us to our higher standards. Way to go women.

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Election 2008: Alaska Senate

Alaska’s U.S. Senate race between Republican incumbent Ted Stevens and Anchorage Mayor Mark Begich has been a toss-up for several months now, but the Democratic challenger is now ahead 50% to 41%. When “leaners” are included, Begich leads 52%to 44%

Stevens is the longest-serving Republican Senator in history. Begich was just six-years old when Stevens was first elected to the Senate in 1968

Six years ago, Stevens won re-election with 78% of the vote. Since then, however, he has been caught up in a federal corruption investigation. FBI agents served a search warrant on Stevens' Girdwood home

Among unaffiliated voters, Begich leads by a two-to-one margin. The candidates are relatively even among men but Begich has a twenty-two point advantage among women.

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Sen. Ted Stevens (R-AK) walks to the Republican party luncheon in the U.S. Capitol July 31, 2007 in Washington, DC. Federal agents raided Stevens' Alaska home yesterday

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Begich is viewed favorably by 63% of voters

Tags: corruption equals republicans, people are tired of repugs

Key Clinton Constituencies Moving Toward Obama

Wed, 21 May 2008 03:02:07 GMT

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clipper's remarks: As I expected, once the dust settles Democrats will rally behind the Democratic nominee.

No Democrat, and no sane thinking person wants to see four more years from McBush.

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Key Clinton Constituencies Moving Toward Obama

Obama now competitive among women, whites, and the less educated

Gallup Poll Daily tracking has documented a surge in Democratic voters' support for Barack Obama over Hillary Clinton in recent days, swelling from a four percentage-point lead for Obama during the first part of May to a record 16-point lead for him in polling from May 16-18.

At the same time, support for Clinton among some of her traditionally stalwart support groups -- women, Easterners, whites, adults with no college education, and Hispanics -- has fallen below 50%.

The only major demographic group still supporting Clinton to the tune of 51% or more is women aged 50 and older. This group's preferences have changed little during May, at the same time that Clinton's support among younger men (those 18 to 49) has declined by nearly 10 points.

Bottom Line

Obama's latest gains have come from a broad spectrum of rank-and-file Democrats

Tags: clinton supporters moving to obama

The Perfect Tube

Sun, 18 May 2008 06:55:49 GMT

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clipper's remarks: How cool this must be.

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Tooby treat: Andy Irons of Hawaii finds a perfect tube at the Billabong Pro tournament in Tehaupoo, Tahiti.

Tags: surfing, the perfect tube

Republican Senate candidate not sure what state he lives in

Thu, 15 May 2008 13:43:15 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Ha ha ha ha....... I already suspect 2 comments I might see in the comment section. Something about 57 states? Ha Ha ha ha.......

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As the Colorado Senate campaign starts to hot up, GOP hopeful Bobblehead Shaffer has launched a new TV ad telling us how he’s the change Colorado needs. It’s a pretty spot, which features this scenic shot of Mt. McKinley towering majestically over … ummm, hold the phone…

The staff at The Onion are probably sitting around right now wondering how they’re going to top this one.

We need a change, all right. Specifically, we need to change to a candidate who can find Colorado on a map. Meanwhile, Alaska, you’re welcome to him.

UPDATE: Anchorage mayor Mark Begich, himself a US Senate candidate, responds here:

“While Alaskans can understand why Bob Schaffer would promote our beautiful mountain, I hope he doesn’t expect Alaska to cede North America’s highest peak to the State of Colorado.”

Tell you what - we’ll trade you Colorado Springs for it.

Tags: alaska, colorado, what's the difference

Party of McBush getting crushed in polls, key races

Wed, 14 May 2008 13:29:34 GMT

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clipper's remarks: More: In the polls, they are setting records (and not the good kind). The most recent Gallup Poll has 67 percent of voters disapproving of President Bush; those numbers are worse than Richard Nixon’s on the eve of his resignation. A CBS News poll taken at the end of April found only 33 percent of Americans have a favorable view of the GOP — the lowest since CBS started asking the question more than two decades ago. By comparison, 52 percent of the public has a favorable view of the Democratic Party.

The Democratic National Committee polling, according to a memo it provided, has two-thirds of swing voters expecting McCain to pursue policies very similar to Bush’s. The voters’ top three concerns about McCain: his age, his support for the war and his similarities to Bush.

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John McCain is planning to run as a different kind of Republican. But being any kind of Republican seems like some sort of death sentence these days.

In case you’ve been too consumed by the Democratic race to notice, Republicans are getting crushed in historic ways both at the polls and in the polls.

At the polls, it has been a massacre. In recent weeks, Republicans have lost a Louisiana House seat they had held for more than two decades and an Illinois House seat they had held for more than three. Internal polls show that next week they could lose a Mississippi House seat that they have held for 13 years.

Things are so bad that many people don’t even want to call themselves Republicans. The Pew Research Center for the People & the Press has found the lowest percentage of self-described Republicans in 16 years of polling.

“The anti-Republican mood is fairly big, and it has been overwhelming,” said Michigan Republican Party Chairman Saul Anuzis.

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Tags: 4 more years, vote mcbush

Bush's signature dooms Colorado republican running for Senate

Wed, 14 May 2008 04:58:44 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Bush, even when doing something right, is the republicans biggest liability.

Mark Udall currently leads republican Schaffer in the Senate election to replace retiring republican Seantor Wayne Allred.

Clip Source: www.politicswest.com

Democrats Monday used President Bush's recent signing of a bill that supporters say will eliminate sweatshops on the Northern Mariana Islands to settle a few political scores, including one in Colorado

Democrats have been trying since the mid-1990s to revoke the protectorate's exemptions from U.S. labor and immigration laws but had long been outflanked by powerful Republicans in the House and the islands' now-jailed lobbyist, Jack Abramoff.

Former Congressman Bob Schaffer's role in those efforts has been a campaign issue

"I know that from what I read and the people I listened to, it was clear that there were abuses there. . .. I don't understand how you could leave the Marianas thinking everything was perfect," said Rep. Mark Udall, referring to a fact-finding trip Schaffer took in 1999 that was partly arranged by Abramoff's lobbying firm. Schaffer said he found problems in only one out of 20 factories he visited.

Udall, D

and Republican Schaffer are vying for the U.S. Senate

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Mark Udall

Tags: republican battle cry "it's w, run away !"

Democrat tied to Obama wins special election in Mississippi

Wed, 14 May 2008 04:26:37 GMT

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clipper's remarks: More: The special election was held to fill the seat of former Rep. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), who was appointed to serve out the remainder of Sen. Trent Lott’s term last December. Wicker had never faced a competitive race since first elected in 1994, and the district gave President Bush 62 percent of the vote in 2004.

The results amount to a rebuke of the Republican strategy of trying nationalize the race by tying Childers to Sen. Barack Obama and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Obama held low approval ratings in the district, but the nearly $2 million that GOP groups poured into northern Mississippi failed to make the race a referendum on the national political landscape.

A GOP House leadership aide told Politico last week that “if we don’t win in Mississippi, I think you are going to see a lot of people running around here looking for windows to jump out of.”

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Democrats picked up a northern Mississippi House seat in one of the most conservative-minded districts in the country Tuesday night -- an upset that will reverberate darkly through a House Republican caucus already reeling from losses in special elections in Illinois and Louisiana.

With all precincts reporting, the Democratic nominee, Prentiss County Chancery Clerk Travis Childers, defeated Republican Greg Davis, 54 to 46 percent. Childers was able to expand his three-point margin of victory from the race's first round of balloting last month -- even as he faced an onslaught of Republican attacks.

Republicans dispatched a lineup of heavy hitters in the campaign’s final week, including a pre-election stop Monday by Vice President Dick Cheney. President Bush, Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) and First Lady Laura Bush recorded automated calls urging voters to support Davis.

"His victory has sent a political thunderbolt across America tonight," DCCC chairman Chris Van Hollen said

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Tags: look out above, republicans jumping out of windows

GOP Leaders Warn of Election Disaster

Wed, 14 May 2008 04:18:14 GMT

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clipper's remarks: More: And in a closed-door session at the Capitol, National Republican Congressional Committee Chairman Tom Cole (R-Okla.) told members that the NRCC doesn’t have enough cash to “save them” in November if they don’t raise enough money or run strong campaigns themselves.
Although a top House Republican brushed aside Gingrich’s broadside as “hype from a has-been who desperately wants to be a player but can’t anymore,” the harsh words from Cole were harder to ignore.

National republican Campaign Committee run by an Oklahoman? No wonder they are getting they are getting their b***s kicked. I can think of only one or two states more out of touch with the rest of the country.

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In a piece published in Human Events, the Republicans’ onetime captain, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, warned his old colleagues that they face “real disaster” on Election Day

Shellshocked House Republicans got warnings from leaders past and present Tuesday: Your party’s message isn’t good enough to prevent disaster in November, and neither is the NRCC’s money.

The double shot of bad news had one veteran Republican House member worrying aloud that the party’s electoral woes - brought into sharp focus by Woody Jenkins’ loss to Don Cazayoux in Louisiana on Saturday - have the House Republican Conference splitting apart in “everybody for himself” mode.

“There is an attitude that, ‘I better watch out for myself, because nobody else is going to do it,’” the member said. “There are all these different factions out there, everyone is sniping at each other, and we have no real plan. We have a lot of people fighting to be the captain of the lifeboat instead of everybody pulling together.”

Tags: oklahoman leading party to historical failure

McCain - Bush shirked mantle of leadership

Tue, 13 May 2008 04:39:48 GMT

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clipper's remarks: All aboard the Double Talk Express !!!!

Clip Source: www.breitbart.com

"I will not shirk the mantle of leadership that the United States bears," McCain was due to say in a speech in the western state of Oregon.

"I will not permit eight long years to pass without serious action on serious challenges," he said, in a clear rebuke to the Bush administration.

"The United States will lead and will lead with a different approach -- an approach that speaks to the interests and obligations of every nation."

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Tags: mccain and bush, he loves me, he loves me not

Things Abraham Lincoln Never Said - But some would like to believe he did

Wed, 07 May 2008 22:27:02 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Seems like a lot of attribution is going around these days that is not accurate.

Suggested web sites for checking the facts.
www.snopes.com
www.urbanlegends.about.com
www.factcheck.org

Any other resources people would like to list would be invaluable.

Clip Source: www.lincolnpresenters.com

Over the years other Lincoln Presenters have used these "Cannots," really thinking that Lincoln said them. He did not, even though they are attributed to him.

When President Reagan used them, various Lincoln Scholars pointed out his error. The "Sound advise from Abraham Lincoln" was not written by Abraham Lincoln. They were written by Rev. Boetscher about 75 years ago and passed off as Lincoln sayings.

"The 10 Cannots"
You cannot strengthen the weak by weakening the strong.
You cannot help small men by tearing down big men.
You cannot help the poor by destroying the rich.

You cannot establish security on borrowed money.

Written by Rev. Boetscher

Tags: urban legends

Democrat linked to Obama and Pelosi wins Congressional seat in Louisiana

Sun, 04 May 2008 09:59:59 GMT

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clipper's remarks: The Obama campaign has said that it would run a 50 state campaign aiding down ticket candidates in the election bids in November.

The republicans "misunderestimate" the populaces desire to lessen their influence in national politics.

Clip Source: news.yahoo.com

Democrat Cazayoux wins congressional seat in Louisiana

A Democrat won a special congressional election here Saturday, bolstering his party's majority status on Capitol Hill by taking a seat Republicans have held since 1974.

Don Cazayoux, a lawyer and state lawmaker, beat Republican Woody Jenkins to cap a race that Democrats viewed as a chance to further tighten control over Congress. The seat opened when Republican Richard Baker, a 20-year incumbent, resigned to take a lobbying job.

The congressional district includes Baton Rouge and surrounding parishes.

"People in Louisiana are hungry for a new direction in Washington," Cazayoux said in a written statement issued by his campaign.

the Cazayoux-Jenkins race attracted attention and money from Washington interest groups and the national parties.

Cazayoux, 44, who raised twice as much money as Jenkins, was attacked in ads that painted him as a supporter of presidential contender Barack Obama and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.

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Tags: being linked to obama and pelosi results in a win