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Republican red faces as regulators close bank

Mon, 08 Sep 2008 08:08:03 GMT

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clipper's remarks: They say that the apple doesn't fall far from the tree...

A bank with ties to the family of John McCain was shut down by federal regulators on Friday, marking the 11th US bank failure this year and threatening to cause ripples across the presidential election campaign.

Andrew McCain, son of the Republican presidential nominee, was a director of Nevada-based Silver State Bank until resigning in July for “personal reasons”.

He was a member of Silver State’s audit committee, which has responsibility for overseeing the bank’s financial accounts.

Silver State had about $2bn of assets and $1.7bn in deposits at the end of June and reported a second-quarter net loss of $72.3m.

Its failure is expected to cost the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, which insures bank deposits up to $100,000, about $450m-$550m.

The younger McCain joined the board of Silver State in February after it acquired Arizona-based Choice Bank, for whom he had served as a director since 2006.

Tags: mccain, keating, economy, bank

Palin wants to be treated with "Deference"

Sun, 07 Sep 2008 19:25:14 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Does that mean we the sheeple will have to bow down and kiss her.... ring?

Clip Source: blogs.abcnews.com

McCain Camp Says She Won't Do Interviews Until It Knows She'll Be Treated with "Deference"

Davis assailed the way the media had discussed Palin and her family in the last week and said the campaign would wait until a less hostile media environment.

So when will she subject herself to questions?

"When we think it's time and when she feels comfortable doing it," Davis said, praising a Fox News Channel profile of Palin that ran last night.

Why is she scared of answering questions? Wallace asked.

"She's not scared to answer questions," Davis said, "but you know what? We run our campaign not the news media."

In fairness, an Alaska TV reporter did get to ask Palin a question Thursday, something along the lines of

"Governor, we feel like we're losing you - are you still going to be there for Alaska?"

Palin Won't Give Interviews Until Campaign Is Ready

Sun, 07 Sep 2008 19:14:32 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Oh, the ARROGANCE! We've had eight years of arrogance from BushCo, which was quite enough.

The only reason the media "focused" on Bristol Palin's pregnancy is because Sarah Palin is a staunch advocate of "abstinence only" education - and her daughter is a perfect example of why that type of "education" does NOT work.

And if Davis wants to whine about objective journalism, what about the media frenzy over Obama's pastor, the flag pin non-issue, etc etc etc.

If she wants to be a heartbeat away from the Presidency, she had better start answering to the people of the United States.

And if she's being so secretive and arrogant now, while just a barely-known candidate, imagine what she would be like if (God forbid) she were to become POTUS?

Hell YEAH she's scared to answer to the people! Prove us wrong, beauty queen.

Clip Source: www.bloomberg.com

Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin isn't giving interviews to the news media and won't until ``the campaign is ready,'' campaign manager Rick Davis said today.

Palin will answer questions from reporters ``when we think it's time and when she feels comfortable doing it,''

``She's not scared to answer questions, but you know what?'' Davis said. ``We run our campaign, not the news media.''

`She will do interviews, but she'll do them on the terms and conditions'' the campaign decides.

Davis referred to the media as ``piranhas'' and said that reporters focused on Palin's personal life, including the pregnancy of her unmarried 17-year-old daughter.

The coverage last week was ``not what I would call objective journalism,'' Davis said. ``So until at which point in time we feel like the news media is going to treat her with some level of respect and deference, I think it would be foolhardy to put her out into that kind of environment.''

Track Palin joined Army to avoid jail?

Sun, 07 Sep 2008 17:51:41 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Truth or rumor? Anyone else have info on this?

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School bus service resumes after vandalism

ANCHORAGE - Regular school bus service for Chugiak and Eagle River students resumed Wednesday after mechanics repaired brake lines on 50 school buses that were vandalized sometime before Monday morning.

The buses belong to First Student, the company that provides the Anchorage School District with about two-thirds of its buses and drivers and exclusively transports Eagle River students.

District officials said Tuesday that the estimated cost of repairs and lost revenue for First Student was $36,000.

The vandalism left about 2,700 students without their normal transportation to school. More than 560 students were absent from Eagle River and Chugiak schools on Monday, which school officials said is more than normal. Bus service resumed Tuesday on some, but not all, routes.

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Track Palin joins the army to avoid jail?

Rumor is he cut the brake line on a school bus and took the army to avoid jail time.

The United (Police) States of America - Medics harrased, arrested at RNC

Sun, 07 Sep 2008 08:55:58 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Scary.

Clip Source: narcosphere.narconews.com

"Four members of the Portland Street Medic Collective who had travelled to the RNC to provide medical care to the radical community were arrested on 9-1-2008.

"The four medics helped with the evacuation of at least five patients, including one with a broken hand from being hit with police weaponry, one with an injured ankle from being hit with police weaponry who needed physical support to walk, and one who was blinded by pepper spray.

"Later in the week, a group of six medics, three of them from Portland, were again the targets of police misconduct.

"The second medic was questioned as to why they were carrying a backpack and hip pack. The medic explained their status as an EMT and allowed officers to take their registration card as proof.

"During the search, officers repeatedly made threats about possible criminal charges against the medic, including "medical terrorism."

"These police actions were not based on any reasonable suspicion of wrongdoing.

Tags: police brutality, rnc, mccain, bush

War, Inc.

Sat, 06 Sep 2008 21:22:00 GMT

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Clip Source: www.evtv1.com

Blackwater Army In Iraq

Most people do not know that under George Bush a private, mercenary army has been created to carry out foreign policy objectives. This private army is called Blackwater and bills themselves the "federal express" of the military. A must see!

Palin: the real scandal

Sat, 06 Sep 2008 20:52:53 GMT

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Clip Source: www.independent.co.uk

Seen from the air, Sarah Palin's state is an environmental wonderland.

The guardian of this wilderness – and Governor of Alaska – has, this week, become one of the most recognisable faces in the world. But behind her beaming smile and wholesome family values is a woman aligned with the big oil and coal firms that are racing to exploit Alaska's vast energy reserves.

But the woman who could soon be a 72-year-old's heartbeat away from the United States presidency has an environmental policy so toxic it would make the incumbent, George Bush, blush.

Mr McCain has stressed he is concerned about global warming and has come out against drilling in the Arctic reserve. But, in recent weeks, he has wobbled on the issue. And environmentalists are describing Mrs Palin, who denies climate change is man-made, as "either grossly misinformed or intentionally misleading".

The Palin administration has allowed Chevron to triple the amount of toxic waste it pours into the waters of Cook Inlet.

McCain's Viagra moment

Sat, 06 Sep 2008 17:30:13 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Very good, legit, and simple question posed by the reporter - yet McCain couldn't answer it.

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Please wait, your request is processed... No Questions: Palin Won't Talk To Press

Sat, 06 Sep 2008 08:19:53 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Reminds me of another secretive VP... Dick Cheney.

I don't know about you all, but I'm tired of all the secretiveness from the Bush Administration for the past eight years (while spying on American citizens) . It''s looking like McCain/Palin are going keep the tradition alive. No surprise.

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A John McCain campaign aide tells Jay Carney that she sees no reason why Sarah Palin should have to answer reporters' queries:

According to Nicole Wallace of the McCain campaign, the American people don't care whether Sarah Palin can answer specific questions about foreign and domestic policy.

It will be up to the press and public to raise enough of a stink about this, that Palin is forced to submit to real interviews with real questions that show whether her real-life experience is any preparation for assuming high office. In that sense, the Palin nomination is as much of a test of us as it is of her.

Joe Biden's foreign policy experience

Fri, 05 Sep 2008 19:48:07 GMT

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clipper's remarks: No osmosis here.

Clip Source: usforeignpolicy.about.com

Senator Biden is a long serving member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and serves as chair in the 110th Congress. He is considered one of the Democratic Party's leading voices on foreign policy.

For the last Congressional term, Citizens for Global Solutions gave Senator Biden an A+ rating on his foreign policy positions.

And his assignment on the Senate Judiciary Committee has given him experience on immigration, citizenship, and international narcotics regulation.

Tags: palin, biden, election, mccain

Sarah Palin, Foreign Policy Expert

Fri, 05 Sep 2008 19:43:41 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Osmosis???

Clip Source: www.thenation.com

The zealots and zombies of the Christian right, those dark armies of the night, are girding for battle behind Sarah Palin's flag and, to be sure, she has credentials to lead them. But it's been hilarious this week watching Republican spokesmen trying to put a positive spin on Palin's utter lack of foreign policy experience.

Some GOP pundits and strategists have suggested -- as Jon Stewart has noted -- that Palin has a good grasp of foreign policy because her state is up there someplace near Russia.

As that state's governor, Sarah Palin would know more by osmosis – if nothing else – about the necessity for U.S. anti-missile systems than either Messrs. Obama or Biden.

Umm, so her "experience" comes by "osmosis."

"Listening to her critics, one might think that John McCain's chosen running-mate is a complete ignoramus when it comes to matters of national security." Well, yes, Frank, that about says it.

Palin attended five colleges in six years

Fri, 05 Sep 2008 17:51:11 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Palin has a Bachelor's in Journalism.

So, an Associate's in nursing should qualify me to be the next Surgeon General in McSame's administration, right? Or at least Sec'y of Health and Human Services...

Clip Source: www.ktva.com

Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin attended five colleges in six years before graduating from the University of Idaho in 1987.

Federal privacy laws prohibit the schools from disclosing her grades, and none of the schools contacted by The Associated Press could say why she transferred. There was no indication any of them were contacted as part of the background investigation of Palin by presidential candidate John McCain's campaign.

From North Idaho College, Palin transferred 70 miles south to the University of Idaho, the state's flagship institution. She majored in journalism with an emphasis in broadcast news. She attended Idaho, whose mascot is the Vandals, from fall 1984 to spring 1985.

The McCain campaign did not have an immediate comment on Palin's higher education record.

Tags: sarah palin, education, mccain, election

Kwame's Mama

Fri, 05 Sep 2008 12:36:45 GMT

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Is McCain Palin's Bitch?

Fri, 05 Sep 2008 11:26:53 GMT

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Tags: mccain, palin, comedy, election

McCain: Infallible POW

Fri, 05 Sep 2008 11:02:39 GMT

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John McCain was a prisoner of war in Vietnam. He is therefore infallible, untouchable, bulletproof, and a genius in all matters of foreign policy.

It is well known that anyone who was a prisoner of war instantly has special knowledge of all matters dealing with foreign countries. Everyone knows that.

Even in the face of absurdly untrue and factually incorrect statements, no one can question the foreign policy credentials of a man tortured as a prisoner of war.

There is a magic transformation that occurs when someone is tortured in a foreign country by a foreigner who speaks a foreign language.

All that exposure to foreign-ness makes a person instantly brilliant when it comes to all things foreign. Like foreign policy. Like foreign movies. Like foreign restaurants.