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Why Republican Base loves Sarah Palin

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 13:52:11 GMT

clipped by: thinkingblue
clipper's remarks: This article. goes right to the heart of why the Republican base is so in love with Sarah Palin. She doesn't give them facts, she gives them the red-meat they lust for. I'm sure most, can remember people like Palin, in high school. The bubbly types, who dub anyone who doesn't fit their interpretation of what's "IN", a pariah. Yes, they have a blueprint of what is "IN", the right style, a snooty air, a superficial manner will get you, "IN". As bad as this exclusivity is, it could be tolerated if they also had a "live and let live" attitude. But unfortunately, anyone who crosses their path, who's not "IN" they will socially banish. They do this, by falsely labeling, and contriving suspicions of any non-"IN", creating an impression that something is shockingly wrong with anyone who, by their calculations, cannot be part of their "IN" crowd. But what's most perplexing is... It's one thing to behave like this in a state of childhood but carried into adulthood? Mind boggling!

Clip Source: seattlepi.nwsource.com

Palin's ascension shows GOP's lack of interest in governing

JAY BOOKMAN

Republican Party has held the White House for the past eight years and has controlled both chambers of Congress for 12 of the past 14. But if trends continue as they have, that run is about to come to an end.

John McCain is doomed to be cast as the scapegoat by his fellow Republicans, in part because they never really liked him much in the first place.

Sarah Palin, by contrast, will reign as the party's crown princess.

Palin is being positioned by conservative media outlets as the stalwart defender of the faith, the true believer who is fighting the infidel

Palin's

arguments that conservatives most want to hear

accusing Obama of "palling around with terrorists."

Palin's star

brighter

in defeat

Republicans could govern

expertly

if they simply cared

Republican success

campaign trail

appeals to tribal politics

"they" aren't like "us"

Unfortunately,

Palin epitomizes that mindset

Biden

making

rounds

talk shows

Palin

nowhere

to be found

Why?

Tags: sarah palin, politics, republican, democrats, political

Sarah Palin Won't Blink by Jon Stewart

Tue, 16 Sep 2008 21:40:23 GMT

clipped by: thinkingblue
clipper's remarks: This is too funny. I wished it weren't true but we sure do need a laugh now and then. Especially now!! Thanks Jon Stewart, you are America's brightest star. Watch the video here:
http://thinkingblue.blogspot.com/2008/09/jon-stewart-sarah-palin-wont-blink.html
Or right from the Daily Show Website here:
http://blog.indecision2008.com/2008/09/16/jon-stewart-on-the-sarah-palin-interview/

Clip Source: thinkingblue.blogspot.com

Jon Stewart is Hilarious!

Jon Stewart sure knows how to make us laugh. Thanks Jon, We needed that. thinkingblue.blogspot.com

This just in: Even the Lord has

abandoned the desperate, shameful Right

Let's keep our heads, while we continue to watch

THE THEATER OF THE ABSURD!!!

CRYINGUNCLE

BEAM ME THE HELL UP SCOTTY, NOW!!!

Tags: sarah, palin, obama, politics, video, jon, stewart

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.

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Tags: obama, t-shirt, political, politics

The Lunatic Fringe's Political Twilight Zone (revisited)

Mon, 08 Sep 2008 14:52:35 GMT

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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

Will Government Ever Learn From The Past?

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 16:33:45 GMT

clipped by: thinkingblue
clipper's remarks: I doubt it. Today's Delancey's Place Tidbit, gives a brief encounter of what happened when the US Government "forced" a whole nation to go dry. What followed was a horrific scene of "forced" drunkenness, "forced" crime and "forced" misery... Today's Government "forced" War on Drugs has produced similar anguish especially for those who seek marijuana to relieve pain and suffering. Not to mention, if this so-called Governmental War on Drugs would lax some of its absurdities, the revenue collected from such sales would help the sinking economy. But it is not about a failing policy, it's all about politics and getting elected. Common sense, must take a back seat once again. Stupidity continues to rule, as time marches on! thinkingblue

Clip Source: www.thethinkingblue.com

Delancey Place's Today's Tidbit

In today's encore excerpt--the U.S. outlaws the manufacture, transport, and sale of alcoholic beverages under the Volstead Act (1920-1933), more commonly called Prohibition. Against expectations, Prohibition resulted in even greater levels of alcohol consumption in America and it was repealed in 1933. The backlash that led to Prohibition extended to other areas as well, including banning highly suggestive language such as "the cat's meow":

"When, at the stroke of New Year 1920, the U.S. formally went 'dry,' most revelers would have only experienced the dull ache of their hangovers. It was only as time went by that the realization sunk in of how profoundly Prohibition had altered American life. It would be 1925 before Variety would note that Times Square--between 34th and 52nd streets--boasted 2,500 speakeasies, where before Prohibition there had been only 300 saloons.

Current slang, like

'Hot Dog,'

The Cat's Meow

Cat's Pajamas

'Hot Cat,'

also on

list

Tags: prohibition, politics, medical, marijuana

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

LYING FORWARDS FROM THE RIGHTWING

Mon, 18 Aug 2008 13:21:10 GMT

clipped by: thinkingblue
clipper's remarks: My niece sent me this email and asked me the following...
Hey Aunt C, Somebody sent this to me and I know you are fantastic at finding the truth, so is this true or some republican trying to change peoples votes. Thanks, (Niece)

LINK HERE:
http://www.snopes.com/politics/obama/taxes.asp

Hi, (Niece). it is completely false... Thanks for asking... I wish that others would question this baloney the republican rightwing sends around to the naive, who mindlessly accept these stupid forwards as the truth... A sad America, where the rich get richer and the poor get poorer, (and the middle class continues to disappear) is the result of such irrationality... The very ones who get hurt by these forwards are the ones who would probably be helped if the wealthy, whether they be individuals or corporations were forced to pay their share of taxes, instead of getting tax breaks that the republican party keep giving them.
http://thinkingblue.blogspot.com

Clip Source: www.thethinkingblue.com

LYING FORWARDS FROM THE RIGHTWING

THE TRUTH BE TOLD

My niece sent me this email and asked me the following...

Subject: Fw: Taxes...VERY IMPORTANT!!]
Date: Sunday, August 17, 2008, 6:13 PM

Hey Aunt C, Somebody sent this to me and I know you are fantastic at finding the truth, so is this true or some republican trying to change peoples votes. Thanks, Niece

Spread the word.....

Proposed changes in taxes after 2008 General election:
CAPITAL GAINS TAX

0% on home sales up to $500,000

OBAMA
28% on profit from ALL home sales

How does this affect you?

DIVIDEND TAX
MCCAIN 15% (no change)

OBAMA 39.6%

INCOME TAX

MCCAIN (no changes)

OBAMA
(reversion to pre-Bush tax cuts)

INHERITANCE TAX

MCCAIN 0%

OBAMA Restore the inheritance tax

NEW TAXES BEING PROPOSED BY OBAMA

New government taxes

New gasoline taxes

New taxes on natural resources

New taxes on retirement accounts

New taxes to pay for socialized medicine

Thank You
Robert D. Jenkins
Vice President - Investments

Wachovia Securities

Tags: lying, forwards, rightwing, politics, political, obama, mccain

Fight The Republican Whelp Operation

Sat, 16 Aug 2008 16:48:12 GMT

clipped by: thinkingblue
clipper's remarks: The Republican Smear Campaign is in Full Swing trying to win the '08 election with fabrications, distortions, lies and nasty name calling... It's Yogi Bearer's déjà vu all over again. Why do people listen and believe this nonsense? This should have been left in grade school a long, long time ago. They say children can be mean... Well childhood has nothing on the Republican "YO MAMA WEARS COMBAT BOOTS" campaigning.

Join the "Truth fights back" movement ... sign up today and let's stop the very old "REPUBLICAN WHELP" operation in their tracks. This will not heal America it will only weaken her more! Link here: http://www.truthfightsback.com/site/index

WHELP n - any of the young of various carnivorous mammals and especially of the dog

Clip Source: www.youtube.com

John Kerry asks Jon Kyl to explain McCain's 'celebrity ad.'

[Video]

Added: August 06, 2008 (Less info)

It's clearly an attempt to smear him (Obama) with the objections to Hollywood... What does she (Britney Spears) have to do with health care, with employment, with foreign policy. You tell me what she has to do with the national dialog. Please.

Category: News & Politics

Tags:

truthfightsback Barack Obama John McCain Kerry celebrity commercial Britney Spears Paris Hilton Jon Kyl

Tags: republican, whelp, politics, political, negative, 08, campaign

George W Bush Whoops It Up!

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 22:06:16 GMT

clipped by: thinkingblue
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

Get Your Morning Laugh Here

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 10:47:27 GMT

clipped by: thinkingblue
clipper's remarks: The Young Turks is a show that can really give you a few chuckles. The host Cenk Uygur, is a funny guy. He sure called the shots on McCain describing him as a mumbling, grumbling, bumbling old man. Thanks Cenk, I needed that pick-me-up. Sorry McCain, if the shoe fits... Wear It!
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(If the shoe fits, wear it)
If something belongs or pertains to you, accept it. This proverb first appeared as “if the cap fits,” which may have referred to a fool’s cap. The later version has become more common and is associated with the glass slipper in the fairy tale, “Cinderella.”

Clip Source: youtube.com

McCain Goes On Today Show & Gets Clobbered by Vieira

[Video]

Added: July 21, 2008 (Less info)

Watch more at http://www.theyoungturks.com

Category: News & Politics

From: TheYoungTurks
Joined: 2 years ago
Videos: 1,889

Tags: politics, mccain, young, turks, morning, show

The Prosecution Of George W Bush for Murder

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 12:14:45 GMT

clipped by: thinkingblue
clipper's remarks: When I first saw Vincent Bugliosi, talk about his book "The Prosecution Of George W Bush for Murder", I was blown away. I thought, he's not just another crackpot trying to sell a crackpot book, he is serious. Bush lied us into an illegal war and thus far, nothing, but words has happened to him and his crew. Is this reality? A reality that allows Bush to go scot-free for so many crimes. With no one not one group to point a finger and demand he pay for his misdeeds. Without a doubt, Bush, appears to be one who IS above the law. Not only is he above the law, he gets help to get away with his transgression. (namely: the FISA vote).... We are, most of us anyway, holding our breaths to see this sad excuse for a man leave the highest office, once and for all. But is that enough? I hope Bugliosi, one of the greatest prosecutors of our time, will not rest until he sees justice served upon George W. Bush. Also watch, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HlISseXFjng

Clip Source: www.youtube.com

The Prosecution Of George W. Bush For Murder

[Video]

Added: July 21, 2008 (Less info)

The Prosecution of George W. Bush for Murder
By: Vincent Bugliosi

Please watch v=HlISseXFjng for more insight.

Category: People & Blogs

Tags:

vincent bugliosi prosecution bush murder politics impeach

Tags: prosecution, bush, bugliosi, book, impeach, politics

Is The Thrill Gone For Obama Supporters?

Tue, 15 Jul 2008 16:34:24 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Obama Fades? I can't speak for anyone else but for me his glow has dimmed, since he started wearing that flag lapel pin. While living through years of the worst president the US has had at the helm, I could identify the enemy or the Bush supporters by their Bush/Neocon fraternity pins. And I could direct my anger even before the Bushy sycophants opened their bombastic collective rhetorical pie-holes and blather the some ole, same ole. So the flag label pin had become a symbol of pretentious superciliousness to me. Of course, with Obama pandering to the "R's" and the "I's" who voted for Dubya and helped ruin our country and make us a laughing stock all over the world (Remember the headline from the UK’s Daily Mirror: How Can 1,230,065 People Be So Dumb?) may have a little to do with the Obama Fade From Grace. But that PIN is all I see when this eloquent orator takes center stage and its glare has a blinding effect on the reflection of the man behind that "R" studded brooch.

Clip Source: www.newsweek.com

Glow Fading?

The latest NEWSWEEK Poll shows Barack Obama leading John McCain by only 3 points. What a difference a few weeks can make.

A month after emerging victorious from the bruising Democratic nominating contest, some of 's glow may be fading.

Obama's rapid drop comes at a strategically challenging moment for the Democratic candidate.

for a candidate who'd slogged through a vigorous primary challenge in most every contest from January until June. Obama's reversal on FISA legislation, his support of faith-based initiatives and his decision to opt out of the campaign public-financing system left him open to charges he was a flip-flopper.

new poll, 53 percent of voters

believe that Obama has changed his position on key issues in order to gain political advantage.

Obama supporters worry that the

traveling the country courting big donors at lavish fund-raisers, may have done lasting damage to his image as an arbiter of a new kind of .

Tags: obama, politics, flag, pin, fade, poll

A Video For Progressives - How Obama can win.

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 15:12:32 GMT

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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

A truth article about this election - BITTER POLITICS

Sun, 25 May 2008 13:13:41 GMT

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clipper's remarks: A truth article about politics...

But it wasn't just the media. In a recent Sunday talk-show appearance, McCain was eager to delve--unprompted--into yet another discussion about Bill Ayers, while Clinton invoked her affinity for her small-town brethren by recounting her girlhood shooting lessons. In other words, multimillionaire McCain, the millionaire pundit class and the millionaire Clintons all spent the last weeks waging a culture war against a man who spent most of his career organizing in or representing the South Side of Chicago. It was enough to make one cling to religion.

What was so dispiriting about this spectacle wasn't its nastiness. Politics in a democracy will always be rancorous; it's the nonviolent means we've established to referee conflicting interests. No, it was the sheer staleness: the run-up to Pennsylvania was dominated by the umpteenth iteration of a clash of fabricated caricatures.

More below:

Clip Source: www.thenation.com

Bitter Politics

So here we are again. As has been the case so often this primary season, weeks spent eagerly anticipating some "decisive" result gave way to an election night that merely returned the race to its torturous equilibrium.

The six-week grind to April 22 featured a sustained descent into what Obama rightly called "the distractions and the silliness" that trivialize serious issues. Instead of scrutinizing the candidates' Iraq exit strategies or economic recovery plans, the press ran endless loops of a few truncated moments of Reverend Wright's sermons, images of Clinton on the tarmac in Tuzla, Obama's "bitter" comments. It all culminated in the infamous "debate" on ABC, whose moderators spent the first fifty-three minutes lingering with prurient seriousness over such details as Obama's lack of a red, white and blue lapel pin.

Clintons

spent the last weeks waging

culture war against a man

who spent most of his career

representing

Chicago

It was enough to make one cling to religion

Tags: bitter, obama, clinton, mccain, election