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John McCain: A Veteran against Veterans

Wed, 03 Sep 2008 11:19:13 GMT

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clipper's remarks: He takes on the mantle of veteran for political reasons. He's got some nerve accusing Barack Obama of playing politics. That's McCain's M.O. as betrayer MA/POWs and their families so that his father-in-law could sell more beer. I wonder how many houses McCain's back-stabbing bought.

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Older veterans remember well how John McCain and John Kerry shut down all further investigation into remaining MIA/POW in order to open up trade with Vietnam over the protests of family members. They remember full well how these families were treated and talked to by McCain. They also remember how John McCain's father-in-law immediately opened up a beer industry in Vietnam as soon as trade resumed

Union Veterans, has this to say about John McCain

Not only has McCain voted the wrong way on veterans' issues - such as opposing increased funding for veterans' health care the last four years in a row - but he also doesn't support middle class people's issues

He wants to tax people's health care benefits, and supports unfair trade deals, including NAFTA." www.unionveterans.org

John McCain runs on a platform of being a vet yet he obviously does not support the needs of veterans. Why support a politician who does not support our troops? Surely, our veterans deserve more than just buffalo chips.

Palin's Church May Have Shaped Controlversial Worldview

Wed, 03 Sep 2008 01:04:21 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Go to the article to watch the video of Palin's speech. I wanted to watch the recorded sermons of Palin's Assembly of God pastor, Ed Kalnins at http://www.wasillaag.net. The server was overloaded.

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Speaking before the Pentecostal church, Palin painted the current war in Iraq as a messianic affair in which the United States could act out the will of the Lord.

"Pray for our military men and women who are striving to do what is right. Also, for this country, that our leaders, our national leaders, are sending [U.S. soldiers] out on a task that is from God," she exhorted the congregants. "That's what we have to make sure that we're praying for, that there is a plan and that that plan is God's plan."

Religion, however, was not strictly a thread in Palin's foreign policy. It was part of her energy proposals as well. Just prior to discussing Iraq, Alaska's governor asked the audience to pray for another matter -- a $30 billion national gas pipeline project that she wanted built in the state. "I think God's will has to be done in unifying people and companies to get that gas line built, so pray for that," she said.

what is Palin's faith and how exactly has it influenced her policies?

Gov. Sarah Palin was for "Bridge to Nowhere"

Wed, 03 Sep 2008 00:08:04 GMT

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In fact, the Palin administration has spent "tens of millions of dollars" in federal funds to start building a road on Gravina Island that is supposed to link up to the yet-to-be-built bridge, Weinstein said. Republican Mike Elerding also told McClatchy Newspapers, “he would have a hard time voting for the McCain ticket because of Palin's subsequent neglect of Ketchikan and her flip-flop on the "Ralph Bartholomew Veterans Memorial Bridge."

Yet another outing of Liepublicans.

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On October 20, 2006, the Associated Press reported that "Republican Sarah Palin's spokesman, Curtis Smith, said Palin supports the Ketchikan bridge project.

In August 2007 after political pressure over pork barrel projects brought national attention to the so-called “bridge to nowhere”, Congress removed the stipulation - that the money be used for the bridge to the airport, but gave the money to the state anyway, to use in whatever way they wanted

On September 21, 2007 A press release from the Governors office said that since project costs had ballooned to 398 million dollars the state would be considering alternatives to the bridge

Govern Palin said “we are about $329 million short of full funding for the bridge project, and it’s clear that Congress has little interest in spending any more money on a bridge between Ketchikan and Gravina Island

The state, however, never gave back any of the money that was originally earmarked for the Gravina Island bridge

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Gov. Palin on Family Planning: The Eagle Forum questionnaire

Tue, 02 Sep 2008 11:40:51 GMT

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3. Will you support funding for abstinence-until-marriage education instead of for explicit sex-education programs, school-based clinics, and the distribution of contraceptives in schools?
Sarah Palin: Yes, the explicit sex-ed programs will not find my support.

8. Do you support parental choice in the spending of state educational dollars?
Sarah Palin: Within Alaska law, I support parents deciding what is the best education venue for their child.

12. In relationship to families, what are your top three priorities if elected governor?
Sarah Palin: 1) Creating an atmosphere where parents feel welcome to choose the venues of education for their children; 2) Preserving the definition of “marriage” as defined in our constitution, and 3) Cracking down on the things that harm family life: gangs, drug use, and infringement of our liberties including attacks on our 2nd Amendment rights.

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Perhaps the most detailed account of her views came in her responses to a questionnaire put out by the Alaskan arm of the conservative pro-family group The Eagle Forum. We've pulled the questions most relevant to family planning,

1. Complete the sentence by checking the applicable phrases (you can check more than one).
Abortion should be:

Banned throughout entire pregnancy.
Legal to save the life of the mother.
Legal in case of rape and incest.
Legal if the baby is handicapped.
Legal if the baby has a genetic defect.
Legal in the first trimester.
Legal in the second trimester.
Legal in the third trimester.
Other:__________________

Sarah Palin: I am pro-life. With the exception of a doctor’s determination that the mother’s life would end if the pregnancy continued. I believe that no matter what mistakes we make as a society, we cannot condone ending an innocent’s life.

Gov. Palin's Record on Family Issues

Tue, 02 Sep 2008 11:40:34 GMT

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Clip Source: blog.newsweek.com

the particulars of her personal life may not be as useful in judging her candidacy for the No. 2 job as does her legislative record on family issues

Two years into her governorship, that record is still pretty thin. Although openly pro-life, Palin has spent her political capital on other projects, like the natural-gas pipeline project she finally managed to push through at the beginning of August. As a result, besides giving speeches at Right to Life events, the family-values governor appears to have barely devoted any time or energy to family issues in her first two years in office. She rejected a state legislator’s request for extra debates on a partial-birth-abortion ban during a special session in April, saying she'd need to see a “path to success” to justify additional time spent on the issue

Senator Barack Obama's Qualifications for the Office of the President of the United States

Mon, 01 Sep 2008 11:25:58 GMT

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Let’s also not diminish another strong point of Barack Obama’s qualifications for President; he is a scholar of U. S. Constitutional law. On January 20, 2009 the person we elect will solemnly swear to “preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States”. With respect to the two major canidates for President, it could be said that Barack Obama’s resume shows him to be intellectually more qualified to execute that oath.

Clip Source: www.gainesville.com

Let’s give credit where credit has been earned. Let’s list other significant experience and accomplishments with an abbreviated resume.

Columbia University

B.A. Political Science

Major International Relations Thesis topic: Soviet nuclear disarmament

Harvard Law School

J.D. magna cum laude 1988-1991

Elected President, Harvard Law Review

1983-1988 Director of the Developing Communities Project

1993-2004 Senior Lecturer in Constitutional law at the University of Chicago Law School

Illinois Senator 1996-2004

Chairman, Health and Human Services Committee

United States Senator 2004-present

Member, Senate Foreign Relations Committee

Chairman, Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on European Affairs

Member, Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

Member, Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

Member, Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs

With respect to John McCain’s higher education, he finished near the bottom of his class at the US Naval Academy in 1958.

Alaska National Guard General: Palin Plays No Role in National Defense Activities Involving AK Guard

Mon, 01 Sep 2008 07:47:43 GMT

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clipper's remarks: The final paragraph is from the comments section. The constant harping about Obama's [/i]lack of experience[/i] is actually a subtle affirmative action jab. Sarah Palin shines the light on that bullshite.

FRC = Foreign Relations Committee

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Maj. Gen. Craig Campbell, adjutant general of the Alaska National Guard, considers Palin "extremely responsive and smart" and says she is in charge when it comes to in-state services, such as emergencies and natural disasters where the National Guard is the first responder.

But, in an interview with The Associated Press on Sunday, he said he and Palin play no role in national defense activities, even when they involve the Alaska National Guard. The entire operation is under federal control, and the governor is not briefed on situations.

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RustyGranite

Only in Republican America would a black man with a law degree from Harvard, 12 years in politics, four years on the senatorial FRC and manager of one of the most impressively flawless and forward thinking presidential campaigns ever not be ready for the presidency while a white female evangelical with 19 months in national politics and a bachelors in journalism is considered "ready on day one".

Sarah Palin Laughs as Cancer Survivor is Mocked

Mon, 01 Sep 2008 01:23:38 GMT

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Clip Source: www.huffingtonpost.com

Early on in the conversation before Palin started to crack up, Lester referred to Sen. Green as a jealous woman and a cancer. Palin, who knows full well Lyda Green is a cancer survivor, didn't do what any decent person would do, say, "Bob, that's going too far."

But as the conversation moved on, Lester intensified his attack on Green.

Lester questioned Green's motherhood, asking Palin if the senator cares about her own kids. Palin laughs.

Then Lester clearly sets the stage for what he is about to say by warning his large audience and Palin. He says, "Governor you can't say this but I will, Lyda Green is a cancer and a b----." Palin laughs for the second time.

Lester then describes Green's chair as big and cushy. A clear reference to the senator's weight. Palin laughs a third time. She's just having a grand old time.

Palin was clearly enjoying every second of Lester's vicious attack on her political rival.

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McCain, Palin and New Orleans

Sun, 31 Aug 2008 21:26:13 GMT

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clipper's remarks: McCain's going to New Orleans: pure Machiavellianism.

Listen to the Palin video. Go to youtube if there is no sound. She is an effective propagandist for oil in the way she minimizes Anwar.

The majority of the American people want to drill. History show that the majority is often wrong.

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McCain on Katrina

Forty Senators and 100 members of Congress visited New Orleans before he [McCain] did; he finally got there in March 2006

voted against appropriating $109 billion in supplemental emergency funding, including $28 billion for hurricane relief

he consistently voted against more funds for FEMA

against making it an independent agency as it had been in the 1990s, and even against the creation of a commission to investigate how the government failed after Katrina. That indifference to learning from experience and adjusting accordingly is a central characteristic of movement conservatism

McCain's initial response to Katrina was not exactly frantic.

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Sarah Palin does not think global warming is man-made! But then she thinks we should indoctrinate our children in the theory that Jesus rode a small dinosaur into Jerusalem

she is in favor of drilling pristine lands in Alaska (her husband works for British Petroleum)

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McCain falsely claimed that oil rigs can withstand hurricanes.

Not Seen on CNN: Denver Police Gitmo Tactics

Sun, 31 Aug 2008 03:45:03 GMT

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They took us in an elevator that went up to a jail cell, and we were told to watch a video of a judge telling us our rights, through the bars. It was surreal, like being in a futuristic movie, like "1984" or "A Clockwork Orange."

They'd keep us for long periods of time in one cage, and then re-handcuff us and move us to another cell, as if something was about to change, but it didn't. It was all psychological.

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I was taken to another area, loaded onto a bus that took us to a warehouse in a Denver industrial park. There were Special Operations Response Team police there, who took our pictures again, printed both hands - not just the fingers, but our whole hand rolled onto the ink - and did a medical check. Then they assigned us to different chain-link cages, maybe 15 feet by 15 feet, all chain link, with a padlock. Between 10 and 20 of us were in one of those cages. Females and males were separated.

"They pumped in cold air, in these big white tubes, all night and all day the next day.

We asked them to turn off the cold air, but they didn't

"Eventually they put all of us in metal leg shackles, and re-handcuffed us in pairs, with our right hands together — right hand to right hand - so it was difficult to move. . .

We were utterly confused. We did not understand why we were being detained. We hadn't been read our Miranda rights. We didn't know what we'd done to merit such a violent response

Sarah Palin: Patrick Buchanan Brigader

Sat, 30 Aug 2008 15:00:24 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Well, the G.O.P. has shown it's true colors once again. Racist. Anti-Semitic. Anti-Free Will.

I wonder how those Jewish voters who are against Obama will react to Sarah Palin.

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The Nation's Chris Hayes scored a big scoop this morning, unearthing a report from 1999 of Palin's support of then-Independent Presidential candidate Buchanan. And per Ben Smith, Buchanan said today on MSNBC that Palin was "brigader [for his campaign] back in 1996." Take a look:

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Buchanan's statements and actions over the years have earned him his own page on the Anti-Defamation League's website, highlighting statements ranging from "Capitol Hill is Israeli occupied territory" from 1990 and "If you want to know ethnicity and power in the United States Senate, 13 members of the Senate are Jewish folks who are from 2 percent of the population. That is where real power is at..." from just last year

Palin appears to have been a long-time supporter of Buchanan. This is the way McCain and the Republicans expect to court Jewish voters (as well as the roughly 90 to 95 percent of Americans who are to the left of Buchanan)

Watch Barack Obama's Acceptance Speech. Make a Donation

Sat, 30 Aug 2008 05:08:54 GMT

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clipper's remarks: I donated $15 right after Barack's historic speech: an addition to my monthly donation. All it takes it a little, and a little adds up.

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Yesterday, Barack Obama accepted the Democratic nomination for President of the United States of America.

This could not have happened without you.

But this is just the beginning. The general election is going to be faster and tougher than anything we've faced so far. And our opponents will do everything they can to tear us down.

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This campaign belongs to supporters like you who have built this movement from the bottom up. Your support is needed more than ever before.

Say Goodbye to the Politics of the Past. Vote for Barack Obama on November 4

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 07:15:18 GMT

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Clip Source: www.barackobama.com

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America, our work will not be easy. The challenges we face require tough choices. And Democrats, as well as Republicans, will need to cast off the worn-out ideas and politics of the past, for part of what has been lost these past eight years can't just be measured by lost wages or bigger trade deficits. What has also been lost is our sense of common purpose, and that's what we have to restore.

But I stand before you tonight because all across America something is stirring. What the naysayers don't understand is that this election has never been about me; it's about you.

on November 4th, we must stand up and say: Eight is enough.

Now, now, let me -- let there be no doubt. The Republican nominee, John McCain, has worn the uniform of our country with bravery and distinction, and for that we owe him our gratitude and our respect.

But the record's clear: John McCain has voted with George Bush 90 percent of the time.

I don't know about you, but I am not ready to take a 10 percent chance on change

How to Replace Bush Democrats - Spread the Word

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 06:34:54 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Obstructionists out!

Clip Source: www.actblue.com

While Democrats control the House of Representatives by 236-199, they cannot pass progressive bills on health care, the environment, jobs, justice, and impeachment – or even stop horrendous Republican bills on Iraq, torture, and warrantless wiretapping – because a few dozen “Bush Democrats” regularly vote with George Bush

replace “Bush Democrats” with progressive Democrats through primary elections, and that’s why we created this page. Read more about our efforts here: http://www.democrats.com/bushdemocrats
The candidates below are running against “Bush Democrats” in Democratic primaries. We hope you’ll join us in supporting them!

Stephen A. Harrison

NY-13 (Map)

Howard Shanker

AZ-01 (Map)

One solution is to elect more Democrats to increase our majority so “Bush Democrats” matter less, and many netroots groups like Moveon.org, DailyKos.com, and Blue America are doing this brilliantly

Rush Limbaugh on Barack Obama's Success

Mon, 25 Aug 2008 09:39:12 GMT

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clipper's remarks: The Blazing Saddles clip - that's what R.L. is really saying. Rush is the guy on the rooftop. LOL. I love this scene.

Rush Limbaugh = Racism Pays

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“it is striking how unqualified [Sen. Barack] Obama is and, and how this whole thing came about with, within the Democrat [sic] Party. I think it really goes back to the fact that nobody had the guts to stand up and say no to a black guy

I think this is a classic illustration here where affirmative action has reared its ugly head against them. It’s the reverse of it. They’ve, they’ve ended up nominating and placing at the top of their ticket somebody who’s not qualified, who has not earned it

It’s perfect affirmative action

Read on…

Clip Source: www.presidentsusa.net

Qualifications for the Office of President

Age and Citizenship requirements - US Constitution, Article II, Section 1

No person except a natural born citizen, or a citizen of the United States, at the time of the adoption of this Constitution, shall be eligible to the office of President; neither shall any person be eligible to that office who shall not have attained to the age of thirty-five years, and been fourteen years a resident within the United States.

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