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Is There A Skeleton In John McCain's POW closet?

Sat, 11 Oct 2008 17:06:08 GMT

clipped by: thinkingblue
clipper's remarks: Excerpted From The Rolling Stone Magazine:

In its broad strokes, McCain's life story is oddly similar to that of the current occupant of the White House. John Sidney McCain III and George Walker Bush both represent the third generation of American dynasties. Both were born into positions of privilege against which they rebelled into mediocrity. Both developed an uncanny social intelligence that allowed them to skate by with a minimum of mental exertion. Both struggled with booze and loutish behavior. At each step, with the aid of their fathers' powerful friends, both failed upward. And both shed their skins as Episcopalian members of the Washington elite to build political careers as self-styled, ranch-inhabiting Westerners who pray to Jesus in their wives' evangelical churches.
Rolling Stone Link: http://www.rollingstone.com/news/coverstory/make_believe_maverick_the_real_john_mccain

Also On: http://www.thethinkingblue.com/MCPAIN.html

Clip Source: thinkingblue.blogspot.com

Is there a skeleton in John McCain's POW closet?

The Rolling Stone has an article called "Make-Believe Maverick"

23/6 commented on this article, and also referenced John McCain's sensitivity to his shortness. (Huh?)

The shortness part, isn't why I am blogging this. Because I could care less if McCain is touchy about his lack of tallness. What I did find interesting was in the comment section, at the bottom of the webpage. A comment made by an ex-Air Force officer, who remarked about John McCain's POW HERO status and lack there of. Now I don't know if this ex-Air Force officer knew John McCain or not. But never-the-less, it raises a lot of suspicion about Maverick McCain's Hero Rank. I can't help but wonder, why the Obama Camp doesn't seem interested in using it, the same way the NASTY ONES, on the other side of the political arena would... (THE RED SIDE)

I'm glad it's finally coming out that this man is NO hero!

Holy, "SOP", Batman! If only one third of this is true... it's explosive.

Tags: mccain, rolling stone, obama, elections, politics

For Those Undecided Voters...

Wed, 08 Oct 2008 13:06:16 GMT

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clipper's remarks: If you are undecided about who to vote for in the US presidential race (HUH?) Maybe, you should check with Obama's standing in the world.... Which translates something like this...
In Percentages
GEORGE W BUSH = 0%
BARACK OBAMA = 99%
JOHN McGRUMPYPANTS = 1% (Just Kidding)
Excerpt from article:
No matter where you live, no matter which nation you hail from or to which political ideology you tend to adhere, the Bush/McCain approach to leadership -- belligerent, militaristic, religiously closed-minded, culturally stagnant, environmentally reckless, fiscally irresponsible -- has resulted in one of the most epic collapses of a world power in modern history, which in turn has made the rest of the world a more volatile, hostile place for all.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/g/a/2008/10/08/notes100808.DTL&nl=fix

Clip Source: www.sfgate.com

What would happen if the entire world could vote in our election? One guess

The entire world is, apparently, full of whiny no-good commie liberals.

It's true. This is the only logical conclusion, the only way you can possibly parse the piles of (largely unscientific, but still pretty damn convincing) numbers and data and full-blown emotional consciousness now pouring in from all over the world, pumping our little presidential election full of all sorts of cosmic meaning and profundity and oh-my-God-can-it-be-true.

But if you're a hard-core McCainite and/or are under some sort of unfortunate, chemically-induced delusion that Sarah Palin is just exactly the sort of dangerously harebrained, folksy, winking, nonsensical political confection we all really need right now, well, you might be more than a bit peeved to learn that the entire world has already cast its vote for our next president.

And of course, the world wants Obama.

largest margin you will see anywhere except maybe Hawaii and D.C

Tags: obama, humor, political

THE SHIT PEDDLERS

Sun, 28 Sep 2008 13:43:30 GMT

clipped by: thinkingblue
clipper's remarks: All the myths that are floated as truth, is nauseating beyond the puke bucket. The right-winged, learned ones who perhaps didn't sleep through all of their college courses, whip out the dialogue of mendacity every time they are threatened to be overthrown by THE OTHER PARTY. Oh they keep their fairytale myths alive all through their years of control but election time is when they really roll up their sleeves and get the SHIT shovels lined up to cover us all in blankets of Repulsive Untruths against our common senses and THE OTHER PARTY.
I picked up a newspaper belonging to a red bible belt area where many of the followers or better word SHEEP live and who desperately want to believe the crap their Right-winged commanders spew forth, even if it doesn't quite make sense to them. MORE BELOW or follow this link... http://www.thethinkingblue.com/shitpeddlers.html

Clip Source: www.americanpolitics.com

The Real Reagan Legacy
Debunking Myths About Reagan
by Mike Hersh

March 19, 2002 (Political Sanity/APJP) -- Let's begin our examination of the real Reagan Legacy by taking a look at myth number one: Democrats dominated Congress all through Reagan's terms, and called all his budgets Dead On Arrival.

That's numerically and historically false.

Reagan's people shoved his program through the Congress during the early Reagan years

Baker

Stockman

other Reaganites

ran roughshod over Tip O'Neill

won every critical vote

GOP majority in the Senate and the GOP-"Boll Weevil" (or "Dixiecrat") coalition in the House

Phil Gramm

House Democrat at the time,

sponsored the most important Reagan budgets

Only after the huge Reagan recession -- made worse by utterly failed Reagan "Voodoo Economics" - did Democrats regain some control in Congress.

halted some Reagan initiatives, but couldn't do much on their own. That was a time of gridlock.

Six years into Reagan's

Dem

retook

Senate

began to reverse

Reagan's horrendous policies

Tags: election, politics, political, economy, right-wing, conservative

I WENT TO JAX TO SEE OBAMA, WOWZER!

Wed, 24 Sep 2008 14:44:57 GMT

clipped by: thinkingblue
clipper's remarks: continued from I WENT TO JAX TO SEE OBAMA... clipmark:

** If you are of low income, you have only yourself to blame.

** If you are uneducated, it's your own fault.

** If you think War is not an answer to a problem, you are un-American.

** If you dare to question the government's roll in spying on the people or
arresting people without due process, you are anti-patriotic.

** If you believe TORTURE is wrong, you are siding with the terrorists.

** If you believe state and church should be separated you are GODLESS AND EVIL.

** And dare to say a word against the McCain/Bush/Cheney practices of
deregulation, no-contract bids and the good ole boys agreement of YOU SCRATCH MY BACK AND I'LL SCRATCH YOURS, Karl Rove and his followers tell you to...' GET THE HELL OUT OF 'THEIR' COUNTRY!'

More in comment section...

Clip Source: www.youtube.com

I WENT TO JAX TO SEE OBAMA. WOWZER!

[Video]

I had said to myself on numerous occasions, if Obama ever shows up in the proximity of my neighborhood, (take or leave a few hundred miles) I will go to see him in the flesh. Barack Obama, is like a dream come true for me and my fellow Democrats. He embodies for us, the reason we chose this party over the other big one and all of the smaller ones.
It's not easy being a Progressive, Populist Democrat, especially since the hypnotic propagandizing by Karl Rove, who mesmerized so many Americans with his hypocritical rhetoric that if you don't share his political neoconservative, ideology you are subhuman. He was a master at penetrating minds with nuances such as...

Tags: politics, video, obama, florida, biden, political

Get an Obama T-Shirt

Wed, 10 Sep 2008 17:51:08 GMT

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clipper's remarks: If you want to elect a thinking president (for a change) buy a t-shirt and help to get more young people registered to vote... Thanks!

Clip Source: political.moveon.org

Want an Obama T-shirt?

You must donate at least $12 to get a T-shirt, but please donate more if you can.

These high-quality, union-printed American Apparel shirts are part of a huge campaign to register 500,000 young Obama voters in swing states before Election Day. Shirts may take 3-5 weeks to arrive.

See a larger image of this shirt.

If you'd like to donate less than $12, or if you'd like to donate without receiving a T-shirt, please chip in here, instead.

Tags: obama, t-shirt, political, politics

The Lunatic Fringe's Political Twilight Zone (revisited)

Mon, 08 Sep 2008 14:52:35 GMT

clipped by: thinkingblue
clipper's remarks: After 8 long years of the Bush Twilight Zone. Here we are again being sucked into the McCain's version of this same Zone. Where the HELL is reality? McCain's pick of Sarah Palin is almost as troubling as a W. Bush second win. After proving himself totally incompetent with his first 4 years, the US people gave him the majority vote to rule for another 4 years. I know the rest of the world must think of us as Nut Cases. And we deserved the title! Sarah Palin is as nutty as a Jerry Falwell, the "man" who had babbled "AIDS is not just God's punishment for homosexuals; it's God's punishment for the society that tolerates homosexuals." AND, "The idea that religion and politics don't mix was invented by the Devil to keep Christians from running their own country." ALSO, "Good Christians, like slaves and soldiers, ask no questions." (MORE BELOW)

Clip Source: www.truthout.org

Palin and McCain's Shotgun Marriage

Sarah Palin makes John McCain look even older than he is. And he seemed more than willing to play that part on Thursday night. By the time he slogged through his nearly 50-minute acceptance speech - longer even than Barack Obama's - you half-expected some brazen younger Republican (Mitt Romney, perhaps?) to dash onstage to give him a gold watch and the bum's rush.

The only problem, of course, is that the entire thing was a sham.

the speech's central argument, that the 72-year-old McCain will magically morph into a powerful change agent as president, is a non sequitur.

more fraudulent

is the contrast between McCain's platonic presentation of his personal code of honor and the man he has become

McCain has fled

with his

embrace of Sarah Palin.

don't know a lot about Palin

except

she's better at

a speech than McCain

and

she defends her own pregnant daughter's right to privacy

even as she

would have

gov

intrude to police

reproductive

choices

of all

women

Tags: mccain, obama, bush, palin, election, politics, political

John McCain's Secret Love Affair.

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 11:49:55 GMT

clipped by: thinkingblue
clipper's remarks: Take the pledge to tell Media Corporations, they must stop the liaison between themselves and the rightwing. I did below.
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I am tired of the media's constant attempts at manipulating their viewers political mentality. Even though it has tweaked in recent times to be more balanced and fair they are still tilting much too far to the right. After all, most media outlets are run by Media Conglomerates and benefit excessively ($$$) when republicans are in charge. In a free society facts from all political persuasions should be presented fairly. Let's not waste a single opportunity to tell them so. thinkingblue.blogspot.com

Take the pledge at the link below. What the media does, really matters.
http://mediamattersaction.org/theyloveme/?src=love0729-3

Clip Source: www.youtube.com

They Love Him

[Video]

New ad from the Media Matters Action Network targeting Media's love for John McCain

Tags: media, mccain, politics, political, media matters, video, youtube

George W Bush Whoops It Up!

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 22:06:16 GMT

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clipper's remarks: George W. Bush whoops it up at a "R": fundraiser; Laughing and joking while Americans suffer in silence.

This time, Cenk Uygur, is very angry at the Bozo-In-Chief... Watch video and feel his rage.

Read More At This Link: http://losangeles.injuryboard.com/miscellaneous/bush-will-sign-housing-bill-after-making-fun-of-economy-housing-crisis.aspx?googleid=244314

See more on this clipmarks here: http://thinkingblue.blogspot.com/2008/07/bush-will-sign-housing-bill-after.html

Clip Source: www.youtube.com

Bush - "Wall Street Got Drunk"

[Video]

Tags: wall, street, politics, political, bush

A Video For Progressives - How Obama can win.

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 15:12:32 GMT

clipped by: thinkingblue
clipper's remarks: View Video Here: http://www.thethinkingblue.com/obamacompromice.html

Eric Alterman argues that Obama is a political realist, a consensus politician who understands that he must compromise in order to be electable.

Transcript Here:
http://therealnews.com/t/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=31&Itemid=74&jumival=1768&updaterx=2008-06-30+15:29:39

Clip Source: www.thethinkingblue.com

June 30, 2008

Is Obama a conservative or a progressive realist?

READ TRANSCRIPT HERE

Tags: obama, progressive, election, politics

Who is the real Obama?

Wed, 11 Jun 2008 17:40:02 GMT

clipped by: thinkingblue
clipper's remarks: Obama leans to the right on certain issues, like Iran but compared to Neocon McCain he is a Gandhi.
Watch the video at: http://therealnews.com/t/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=31&Itemid=74&jumival=1645

Clip Source: therealnews.com

June 9, 2008

Who is the real Obama?

New York talk show host Sam Greenfield discusses the progressive critique of Obama (1 of 3)

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Talk show hosts from across the United States met in New York last weekend to attend the “New Media Seminar.” The event is ripe with informed opinion from political commentators, pundits and experts on American politics. The Real News Network's Senior Editor Paul Jay met with New Jersey talk show host Sam Greenfield to discuss his take on recent developments in the Democratic primaries.

Tags: obama, sam, greenfield, video

Is Bill Clinton secretly campaigning for Obama?

Tue, 20 May 2008 20:02:34 GMT

clipped by: thinkingblue
clipper's remarks: This short video is REALLY something to think about... Using Bill Clinton's own words to encourage people to vote for Obama. Too bad Hillary didn't heed the words of her husband. What goes around, comes around. To see it on youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vw9o481X4f8

Clip Source: www.youtube.com

New Clinton Commercial for Kentucky, Please Pass it On!

[Video]

Unedited remarks by Bill Clinton, who Spoke these words while campaigning for John Kerry in 2004. Are they any less true today? Of course, they are not.

Tags: obama, clinton, political, ads

Hillary's CUTTING OFF NOSE TO SPITE FACE!

Sat, 19 Apr 2008 14:07:59 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Now read this article of more Hillary nose destruction...
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/washington/2008/04/hillary-clin-10.html

Hillary Clinton dissed party activists and MoveOn.org
Apparently Hillary Clinton hasn't always been enamored with the rambunctious nature of the historic fight for the Democratic presidential nomination. Speaking to financial backers after Super Tuesday, she blamed the party's activists and MoveOn.org for her early primary and caucus defeats, according to an item over at The Huffington Post.

"MoveOn.org endorsed [Barack Obama] -- which is like a gusher of money that never seems to slow down," the item quotes Clinton as saying (there's audio on the site).

Clip Source: www.huffingtonpost.com

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John McCain Should Go on Vacation, Hillary Clinton is Doing His Job for Him

Here's Sen. Evan Bayh, commenting on the political firestorm surrounding Barack Obama's remarks -- broken here on HuffPost's OffTheBus -- about economically-depressed small town voters: "The far right wing has a very good track record of using things like this relentlessly against our candidates, whether it's Al Gore or John Kerry. I'm afraid this is the kind of fodder they might use to harm him."

They? They? It's not the far right wing relentlessly using these comments for political gain, Senator. It's your candidate, Hillary Clinton, adopting the frames, lies, stereotypes and destructive clichés long embraced by the likes of Lee Atwater and Karl Rove. She has clearly decided that the road to victory runs through scorched earth.

if she succeeds, what kind of Party will she be left to lead?

She's burning down the village to save it

Tags: hillary, nose, cutting, politics, obama

P J O'Rourke

Sat, 19 Jan 2008 17:04:58 GMT

clipped by: thinkingblue
clipper's remarks: I caught this on Real Time with Bill Maher last week and P J O'Rourke is really funny

Clip Source: www.youtube.com

P J O'Rourke

[Video]

PJ O'Rourke delivers some funny political humor. (less)

Tags: comic, humor, politics

Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act-S 1959

Mon, 07 Jan 2008 22:16:50 GMT

clipped by: thinkingblue
clipper's remarks: From: http://betterbadnews.com/
Online policing of politically unreliable web sites (Senate Bill S-1959) will bring to the US internet what Yahoo has already brought to China: Internet related censorship services and jailed dissidents. Why is the internet tech community so quiet about this issue?

The bill, (S-1959) misleadingly called the Homegrown Terrorism and Violent Radicalization act of 2007 is a thought crime bill. The bill was passed in the house under a curious suspension of the rules usually reserved for non controversial issues like the naming of a post office.
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This doesn't sound good to me... Who is to decide whether your belief system is radical or not... Scary Stuff!!! Please sign the petition at: http://www.petitiononline.com/S1959/petition.html

Clip Source: www.petitiononline.com

To: U.S. Senate

We the undersigned strongly oppose the Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act, HR. 1955 / S. 1959. This legislation does not criminalize conduct, but may well lead to criminalizing ideas or beliefs in violation of the First Amendment. By targeting the Internet, it may result in increased surveillance of Internet communications in violation of the Fourth Amendment.

It defines "violent radicalism" as "adopting or promoting an extremist belief system for the purpose of facilitating ideologically based violence to advance political, religious, or social change." The term "extremist belief system" is not defined.

"Ideologically based violence"

If a group of people blocked the doorway of a corporation that manufactured weapons, or blocked a sidewalk during a demonstration, it might constitute the use of "force" to promote "political beliefs."

We the undersigned strongly urge the Senate to refuse to pass S. 1959,

Fun Media Source to Watch Iowa Caucus

Thu, 03 Jan 2008 19:27:46 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Join The Party. You Don't Have To Be Young...

The Iowa caucus is an electoral event in which Iowa residents elect delegates to the county convention to which their precinct belongs. There are 99 counties in Iowa and thus 99 conventions. These county conventions then select delegates for both Iowa's Congressional District Convention and the State Convention, which eventually choose the delegates for the National Convention. The Iowa caucus is noteworthy for the amount of media attention it receives during U.S. presidential election years: Since 1972, the Iowa caucus has been the first major electoral event of the nominating process for President of the United States. It has served as an early indication of which candidates for President might win the nomination of their political party at that party's national convention.

The 2008 Iowa caucus takes place January 3.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iowa_caucus

Clip Source: bravenewfilms.org

We create and host the best political videos on the web to inspire you to pssst... DO SOMETHING! Learn more →

Clip Source: gobnf.org

Hosted by Cenk Uygur, Ben Mankiewicz,
and Wes Clark, Jr.

Tags: bravenew film, iowa caucus