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Too Little, Too Late

Sat, 11 Oct 2008 18:33:58 GMT

clipped by: AtlLiberal
clipper's remarks: The comment by the woman who claimed that Obama was an Arab was the clinching justification that a large segment of the McCain supporters are deluded, gullible, and ignorant. It concerned me that people could be so easily manipulated into believing such fantastic claims. In some ways it reminded me of the frenzy I was told about in 1930's Germany against the already hated Jews and Gypsies. We've come too far in 50 years to allow this type of hate to enter back into American discourse.

Clip Source: www.nytimes.com

McCain Draws Line on Attacks as Crowds Cry ‘Fight Back’

When a man told him he was “scared” of an Obama presidency, Mr. McCain replied, “I want to be president of the United States and obviously I do not want Senator Obama to be, but I have to tell you — I have to tell you — he is a decent person and a person that you do not have to be scared" of "as president of the United States.” The crowd booed loudly at Mr. McCain’s response.

Later, a woman stood up at the meeting, held at Lakeville South High School in a far suburb of Minneapolis, and told Mr. McCain that she could not trust Mr. Obama because he was an “Arab.”

“I don’t think it’s that big a deal,” Rick Davis, Mr. McCain’s campaign manager, told reporters in a conference call on Friday. “I think political rallies have always attracted people who have an emotional connection to the outcome of an election.”

America Must Plumb Olmert's 'Depths of Reality'

Sat, 11 Oct 2008 17:37:12 GMT

clipped by: Seosamh Dalzell

Clip Source: mwcnews.net

Israel did not fight in the first Gulf War, neither did its soldiers die in Afghanistan or Iraq—a war its cooked intelligence helped to bring about. This year our “strongest ally” pushed the Bush administration to the brink of war with Iran—a war whose catastrophic reverberations would have been on a par with the current global economic meltdown.

Israel’s regional aggression and its repressive—often brutal— domestic policies regarding the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip and occupied West Bank inflames its Arab neighbors and cinches tight the explosive vest to the chests of Arab youths.

Predictably, the United States’ irrational and unconditional support of Israel makes it equally culpable and equally target-worthy in the eyes of Arabs and Persians in the Middle East and Muslims worldwide. An ally that causes more insecurity than succor can hardly be considered the strongest ally in the world—unless that ally is also the only way to the White House.

McCain Denounces Pitchfork-Wavers

Sat, 11 Oct 2008 08:54:10 GMT

clipped by: keeth

Clip Source: www.time-blog.com

McCain Denounces Pitchfork-Wavers

"I respect Sen. Obama and his accomplishments." People booed at the mention of his name. McCain, visibly angry, stopped them: "I want EVERYONE to be respectful, and lets make sure we are."

there's a "difference between record and rhetoric, and I plan to talk about his record, respectfully... I don't mean that has to reduce your ferocity

"I'm scared to bring up my child in a world where Barack Obama is president."

"you don't have to be scared to have him be President of the United States." A round of boos.

the best of both world: Crazy base-world gets to bring up Ayers and whatever else, really, and he gets to say, "Be respectful." But I think he means it.

UPDATE: Indeed, he just snatched the microphone out the hands of a woman who began her question with, "I'm scared of Barack Obama... he's an Arab terrorist..."

"No, no ma'am," he interrupted. "He's a decent family man with whom I happen to have some disagreements."

Tags: mccain, obama, palin, rallies, politics, anger, rage, terrorist, claim

McCain urged supporters to stop 'hate speech' against Obama

Sat, 11 Oct 2008 05:52:13 GMT

clipped by: Nathan_7870

Clip Source: blogs.news.sky.com

Today John McCain was forced to stop the "hate speech" that Sarah Palin has be gleefully stirring up on his behalf.

There was glimmer of the old John McCain who many used to admire and respect.

This latest Campaign 2008 version is of someone who wants to win at all costs.

Or maybe not. What price Victory, John McCain?

McCain who bills himself as a "Man of Honour" must on some level be sickened and disgusted by the behaviour of some of his most vitriolic supporters.

This glimpse of the old John McCain was a man who could win an election with a true bi-partisan message and some good ideas to get the economy moving that would appeal to middle.

In light of the Bush 2000 vicious attack, it is hard to understand how McCain could condone a strategy where his campaign tried to label Barack Obama a dangerous unpatriotic "outsider" and a "terrorist" by association.

at a campaign rally he stopped one of his most vocal supporters from calling Obama an "Arab"-- maybe even he has had enough of the hate.

McCain Tells Supporters to Dial Back the Hate, Gets Booed for It

Sat, 11 Oct 2008 03:12:28 GMT

clipped by: Wisco
clipper's remarks: How disappointed they must be to find out they don't finally have an openly racist candidate. Good luck getting that geni back in the bottle, John. You may not have created this monster, but you gave it a place to live.

It's a little late to try to kick it out now.

Clip Source: www.mcclatchydc.com

John McCain on Friday moved to calm rising anger among his supporters at rival Barack Obama, calling him a decent man and at one point taking the microphone away from a woman who'd called Obama an Arab.

Their anger apparently still at flash point, McCain's supporters then booed him for his conciliatory words about Obama.

Increasingly angry, supporters of McCain and running mate Sarah Palin have responded at rallies with loud cries of "terrorist" and "traitor."

But when one man said he was scared to raise his unborn child in a country that might be led by a President Obama, McCain disagreed.

Later, another supporter told McCain, "I don't trust Obama...He's an Arab."

McCain stood shaking his head as she spoke, then quickly took the microphone from her.

Tags: news

NY election mix-up: 'Osama' on the ballot

Sat, 11 Oct 2008 02:22:07 GMT

clipped by: paleblue
clipper's remarks: Don't think this isn't deliberate!!! Just like the woman at McCain's rally that stood up and said 'he's a arab' you've got plenty of ignorant people out there that will see this and second guess their vote or solidify their backwards thoughts..

Clip Source: news.yahoo.com

NY election mix-up: 'Osama' on the ballot

TROY, N.Y. - Who is running for president? In an upstate New York county, hundreds of voters have been sent absentee ballots in which they could vote for "Barack Osama."

McCain Calls For Respect For Obama, Gets Booed

Sat, 11 Oct 2008 00:35:20 GMT

clipped by: keeth

Clip Source: www.411mania.com

McCain Calls On Supporters To Be Respectful Of Obama, Gets Booed

"I want everyone to be respectful. And let's make sure we are, because that's the way politics is done in America."

"I have to tell you, he is a decent person, a person that you do not have to be scared [of] as president of the United States."

The crowd booed, and some yelled "Come On, John" after McCain said this.

A woman at the town hall asks softly: "I've heard that Sen. Obama is an Arab."

"No, maam. He's a decent family man and citizen," McCain says. "He's not. Thank you."

Even FOX News spent a lot of time this afternoon talking about how McCain is now at odds with his own campaign

It's hard to make the case that people should be scared of an Obama Presidency, which is the goal of McCain's TV ads, when McCain himself says people have no reason to fear an Obama Presidency.

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Tags: mccain, palin, politics, hate, fear, obama, rallies, fox, news

McCain Saw what he had Wrought

Sat, 11 Oct 2008 00:10:26 GMT

clipped by: oscarrob
clipper's remarks: And apparently he didn't like it. Good for him

Clip Source: www.time-blog.com

He acknowledges the "energy" people have been showing at rallies, and how glad he is that people are excited. But, he says, "I respect Sen. Obama and his accomplishments." People booed at the mention of his name. McCain, visibly angry, stopped them: "I want EVERYONE to be respectful, and lets make sure we are."

McCain told her there's a "difference between record and rhetoric, and I plan to talk about his record, respectfully... I don't mean that has to reduce your ferocity, I just mean it has to be respectful."

And then later, again, someone dangled a great big piece of low-hanging fruit in front of McCain: "I'm scared to bring up my child in a world where Barack Obama is president."

"you don't have to be scared to have him be President of the United States."

a woman who began her question with, "I'm scared of Barack Obama... he's an Arab terrorist..

"No, no ma'am," he interrupted. "He's a decent family man with whom I happen to have some disagreements."

Tags: mccain, campaign, terrorist, obama, election, politics

Republicans try to tie Obama to voter fraud

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 15:22:52 GMT

clipped by: citizenbfk
clipper's remarks: Republicans are going full tilt trying to smear Obama. This is just one sustained example.

In fact, there is also evidence that links Republicans to voter fraud, but far less coverage of that.

They would like to win the election by painting Obama as if he's doing voting fraud, as if he's linked to 'domestic terrorist,' as if he's getting vast amounts of funding from Arab sources, etc.

They are appeal to hate and fear; hate and fear and no substance behind it at all; and no substance to actually work for the interests of the American people (or the world).

Compared to these fabrications we can see the realities of: False War; Failed Economy; a FEMA government.

Also note, this clip makes it clear that ACORN supervisors were following the rules requiring them to submit all voter registration cards AND dutifully pointing out ones they themselves suspected as fraud.

Thus, Republican false attacks not only wrong, but deliberately deceitful.

Vote Obama; it's a necessary

Clip Source: www.boston.com

Republicans try to tie Obama to vote fraud cases

ACORN spokesman Brian Kettenring said that in most cases the bogus registrations were flagged by ACORN supervisors during a review, brought to the attention of the local officials when they were submitted, and ACORN fired "probably a couple of dozen" employees who fabricated them. Under most state laws, the organization must submit every card an employee collects, he said.

In 1995, as a lawyer in private practice, Obama and two other lawyers from his firm represented ACORN in a successful suit that forced the state of Illinois to comply with a federal law that made it easier to register to vote.

McCain talking points boost support for radicals

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 15:16:20 GMT

clipped by: lifecyce1898

Clip Source: thinkprogress.org

Homeland Security Report Sharply Rebukes McCain’s ‘Islamic Extremism’ Rhetoric»

Earlier this week, The Islamic Society of North America (ISNA) launched a campaign to persuade Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) to drop the adjective “Islamic” when describing terrorists and extremists. Indeed, one of McCain’s favorite talking points is railing against “Islamic” extremists and terrorists. But the McCain campaign has refused to budge, saying that he will continue to refer to Islam when talking about terrorism

Such words may actually boost support for radicals among Arab and Muslim audiences by giving them a veneer of religious credibility or by causing offense to moderates. […]

“We should not concede the terrorists’ claim that they are legitimate adherents of Islam,”

Muslim leaders in the U.S. have long argued that such language “offends the vast majority of moderate Muslims,” but the McCain campaign thinks it knows better.

Tags: right wing, facists, hate monger, xenophobe, war monger, elitists, fat cats

Big Brother Listening in on Personal Phone Calls

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 13:55:39 GMT

clipped by: spirithiker
clipper's remarks: If these allegations turn out to be true, it will only be further proof that this administration refuses to follow the letter of the law.

There are clear stipulations concerning when eavesdropping without a court order can be used and, of course, the NSA claims it operates in “strict accordance with U.S. laws and regulations”. What else are they going to say?

It is despicable that our government has turned itself into such a distrusting caretaker.

The flip side to this story is that the two individuals could have made this up for the purpose of having contributed to a book that author Jim Bamford is writing. This could also be a stunt to get his name in front of the public and increase sales.

See what we have become? It is now so easy to believe that everyone is capable of lying to satisfy some ulterior motive that no news item can be taken at face value.

This country is in serious need of an ethical makeover.

Clip Source: www.cnn.com

Congress is looking into allegations that National Security Agency linguists have been eavesdropping on Americans abroad.

The allegations were made by two former military intercept operators on a television news report Thursday evening.

A terrorist surveillance program instituted by the Bush administration allows the intelligence community to monitor phone calls between the United States and overseas without a court order -- as long as one party to the call is a terror suspect.

Adrienne Kinne, a former U.S. Army Reserves Arab linguist, told ABC News the NSA was listening to the phone calls of U.S. military officers, journalists and aid workers overseas who were talking about "personal, private things with Americans who are not in any way, shape or form associated with anything to do with terrorism."

when linguists complained to supervisors about eavesdropping on personal conversations, they were ordered to continue transcribing the calls.

Tags: nsa, surveillance, trust, ethics

Inside Account of U.S. Eavesdropping on Americans

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 01:49:17 GMT

clipped by: Jorjor
clipper's remarks: Listening in on phone sex.

Clip Source: abcnews.go.com

Despite pledges by President George W. Bush and American intelligence officials to the contrary, hundreds of US citizens overseas have been eavesdropped on as they called friends and family back home, according to two former military intercept operators who worked at the giant National Security Agency (NSA) center in Fort Gordon, Georgia.

"These were just really everyday, average, ordinary Americans who happened to be in the Middle East, in our area of intercept and happened to be making these phone calls on satellite phones," said Adrienne Kinne, a 31-year old US Army Reserves Arab linguist assigned to a special military program at the NSA's Back Hall at Fort Gordon from November 2001 to 2003.

Kinne described the contents of the calls as "personal, private things with Americans who are not in any way, shape or form associated with anything to do with terrorism."

Calling home to the United States, talking to their spouses, sometimes their girlfriends

Tags: politics, bush, eavesdropping, spying

Obama Flip-Flops and American Press Just Winks...

Wed, 08 Oct 2008 23:14:12 GMT

clipped by: Cezanne777
clipper's remarks: Obama has accepted money from big oil and a Chicago criminal. He dumped Jewish voters to appease Arabs. Now he wants to meet with Ahmadinejad with 'no preconditions.'

Clip Source: www.ynet.co.il

Can Obama be trusted?

Obama’s promises of change can’t hide manipulations, political flip-flops

He promised to “stay away” from the money and influence of powerful interests, but switched sides when he accepted money from oil companies, from a dubious Chicago criminal, and from other sources. He “promised” Jewish voters that under his administration Jerusalem shall remain Israel’s united capital, but got scared and reversed course (resorting to mumbled explanations) when Arab voters were outraged.

Tags: obama, press, oil, chicago, jewish, voters

To Each According To His Hyphen

Wed, 08 Oct 2008 21:35:17 GMT

clipped by: ColoradoRight
clipper's remarks: Clearly no member of ethnic minority should be allowed, under any circumstances, to oppose Obama. By doing so they will equate themselves to the self-reliant and individualistic, success-driven Caucasian male grownups, which is patently absurd. Someone has yet to answer for the existence of Thomas Sowell, Michael Steele, and Condi Rice. What will happen to the Party if all minority representatives stop representing and abandon the progressive protection racket?

Clip Source: www.thepeoplescube.com

Every progressive knows that minorities can not be self-reliant and must be treated condescendingly. It is for their own good, therefore, that the vanguard of the progressive movement defines their identities for them and tells them how they ought to feel, think, act, and vote.

The official Obama-Biden website provides the following alphabetical list of Party-approved minority groups who must live and act within the boundaries assigned to them by their progressive betters

African-Americans, Arab-Americans, Asian-Americans, Disabled-Americans, Environmental-Americans, Euro-Americans, Faith-Americans, First-Americans, Foreign-Americans, Generation-Obama-Americans, Jewish-Americans, Kids-Americans, Labor-Americans, Latino-Americans, LGBT-Americans, Mediterranean-Americans, Military-Americans, Pacific-Americans, Republican-Americans, Rural-Americans, Senior-Americans, Small-Business-Americans, Sportsmen-Americans, Student-Americans, Veteran-Americans, and Women-Americans.

Tags: progressive, hyphen, divisive, racket

Ten Tallest Buildings in the World

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 14:42:28 GMT

clipped by: infopunk

Clip Source: www.dirjournal.com

Taipei 101, Taipei, Taiwan – 1671 ft (509 m) 101 Floors

Shanghai World Financial Center – 1614 ft (492 m) 101 Floors

Petronas Twin Towers – 1483 ft (452 m) 88 Floors

The Sears Tower – 1451 ft (452 m) 108 Floors

Jin Mao Tower – 1380 ft (421 m) 88 Floors

Two International Finance Center (IFC) – 1362 ft (415 m) 88 Floors

CITIC Plaza – 1283 ft (391 m) 80 Floors

Shun Hing Square – 1260 ft (382 m) 69 Floors

Empire State Building – 1250 ft (381 m) – 102 Floors

Coming Up

Burj Dubai, Dubai, The United Arab Emirates (167 Stories)

The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH), is the official body that determines which buildings fall under the ‘The World’s Tallest Building’ category. It ranks the height of buildings, based on the height to the architectural top of the building, highest occupied floor, top of the roof or the tip of the building.

Tags: buildings, tall