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Sarah Palin: George Bush In Lipstick?

Sun, 07 Sep 2008 23:55:23 GMT

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A core Democratic talking point against Sarah Palin is beginning to take shape: she is, critics say, the female counterpart of the current President of the United States, not only in terms of policy and social conservatism, but even personality.

"She's not a bulldog in lipstick," said one female Democratic operative, referencing a line from Palin's convention speech. "She's George Bush in lipstick."

Tags: gop, elections, sarah palin, george bush, politics, usa

A tale of two conventions

Sun, 07 Sep 2008 22:24:24 GMT

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Clip Source: www.windycitymediagroup.com

During the RNC convention in St. Paul, Minn., delegates passed the party platform, which contained a few references to LGBT people. The platform mentioned “the incompatibility of homosexuality with military service,” which means the party continues to support the military policy “Don't Ask, Don't Tell.”

The platform also mentioned the party's continued support of a Federal Marriage Amendment, which would ban same-sex marriage across the nation. The platform also went after activist judges who rule in favor of advancing LGBT rights.

One of the most talked about news coming out of the RNC was the announcement of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as McCain's running mate. Palin supported a 1998 Alaska constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage. Also, one of the first things she did when elected to office was veto a bill that would have granted same-sex partners of state employees domestic partner benefits.

Gay Republicans rally behind McCain-Palin ticket

Sun, 07 Sep 2008 22:00:08 GMT

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Clip Source: www.minnpost.com

The Log Cabin Republicans endorsed candidate George W. Bush in 2000 but rejected him in 2004 after his campaign used gay marriage as a wedge issue in an effort to win over conservative voters, said Jimmy LaSalvia, the organization's programs and policy director.

McCain was among a small group of conservatives who opposed the amendment, calling it "antithetical in every way to the core philosophy of Republicans."

Log Cabin Republicans are optimistic but admittedly in the dark about Palin's positions on gay and lesbian issues. They cite Palin's veto as governor of a bill that would have denied benefits to gay state employees and their partners. However, her reasons for vetoing the legislation are complicated.

Ratkaisu isanmaan sailymiseen ?

Sun, 07 Sep 2008 20:56:12 GMT

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clipper's remarks: .. vai kuka täällä kohta määrää!

Clip Source: www.taloussanomat.fi

Oikea tapa
on korjata Suomen lainsäädäntöä pienellä lisäyksellä: "Suomessa noudatetaan lainsäädännössä vastavouroisuus periaatetta suhteessa ulkomaalaisiin tai siihen rinnastettaviin henkilöihin tai yhtiöihin".
Tämän selitysosassa tarkennetaan sitten että ellei suomalaisella ole sitä vastaavaa oikeutta ulkomaalisen lähtömaassa kuin mitä ulkomaalainen hakee Suomesta, niin ulkomaalisella ei ole myöskään kyseistä oikeutta Suomessa.
Laki on säädettävä lisäksi taanehtivaksi voimaan jollakin siirtymäajalla esim. 5 vuoden kuluessa.

Lainaa Ilmoita asiaton viesti

7.9.2008 19:58 pekka

Tags: foreign policy, suomi, suggestion, 2008

Palin's secession flirtation

Sun, 07 Sep 2008 15:45:16 GMT

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clipper's remarks: "It's untrue that Palin has no foreign policy experience, anyway. In fact, she appears to have seriously flirted with the idea of trying to turn Alaska into a foreign country."

Clip Source: www.latimes.com

It's untrue that Palin has no foreign policy experience, anyway. In fact, she appears to have seriously flirted with the idea of trying to turn Alaska into a foreign country. How many vice presidential candidates can put that on their resumes?

Over the years, Palin has actively courted the Alaska Independence Party, or AIP, an organization that supports Alaskan secession from the U.S. To be clear, we're not necessarily talking about friendly secession either: As the AIP's founder, Joe Vogler, told an interviewer in 1991: "The fires of hell are frozen glaciers compared to my hatred for the American government. ... And I won't be buried under their damn flag."

The McCain campaign denies that Palin ever joined the AIP. But while it is in dispute whether she attended its 1994 convention, she did visit the 2000 one and addressed AIP conventions in 2006 and 2008. Her husband, Todd, was a registered AIP member from 1995 to 2002, and the AIP leadership certainly considers her one of their own.

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Sun, 07 Sep 2008 15:38:31 GMT

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Oppression of indigenous Hawaiians by US

Sun, 07 Sep 2008 09:40:01 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Excerpted from UNPO site
Unrepresented Nations and People Organization

Clip Source: www.unpo.org

Kalahui Hawaii

The indigenous Hawaiians are descendants of Polynesians who arrived at the islands in 200 A.D. Throughout the years the people

maintained a distinct culture shared amongst the islands of Nihau, Kauai, Oahu, Molokai, Lanai, Kahoolawe, Maui, and Hawaii. Following the arrival of Captain James Cook in 1778, numerous missionaries and whalers settled in the region and eventually influenced the indigenous Hawaiians (the Kanaka Maoli).

Foreigners acquired most of the land in just one generation and began cultivating sugar, controlling the government in order to maintain control over their wealth.

1893 The US forcibly overthrew the Kingdom of Hawaii.

Kanaka Maoli are excluded from the U.S. policy by which American Indian and Alaskan Native governments are recognized and allowed legal and economic jurisdiction over their lands and natural resources.

most of these lands are held "in trust" for native Hawaians the U.S. government controls these lands and continues to breach this trust

Tags: kanaka maoli, hawaii, us oppression

God, how can the people responsible for this will ever face U?

Sun, 07 Sep 2008 05:26:08 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Suicide among US soldiers to hit new record

Clip Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

By Catherine Elsworth in Los Angeles

Suicides among serving US soldiers are on course to hit a new record this year and could exceed the rate among the general population for the first time since the Vietnam War, according to Army officials.

By the end of last month, as many as 93 active duty soldiers had killed themselves so far this year, although 31 of those deaths remained under investigation.

If the total is confirmed and the trend continues, the suicide rate among soldiers would exceed that of the general US population for the first time since the Vietnam War, officials said, and top last year's figure of 115, the highest annual toll on record.

"With four months left, we're probably going to surpass 115," Colonel Eddie Stephens, the army's deputy director of human resources policy, told a Pentagon news conference.

The figures were revealed as Army General David Petraeus, America's senior commander in Iraq, recommended delaying troop reductions in Iraq until next year.

Misery Index

Sat, 06 Sep 2008 22:15:31 GMT

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Clip Source: latimesblogs.latimes.com

Presidents running for reelection have long known that two issues are good predictors of success: whether the county is at peace, and whether its citizens are living in prosperity.

The misery index, a term coined by the late economist Arthur Orkin, combines the national unemployment rate and the annual rate of inflation to track the mood among voters. Any president whose misery index climbs above 10% -- Gerald Ford in 1976, Jimmy Carter in 1980, George H.W. Bush in 1992 -- is in trouble. Those who serve in times of a falling index -- see Ronald Reagan and Bill Clinton -- prosper.

The Wall Street Journal, in a recent editorial called "McCain, Bush and the Dollar," argues that the economy is ailing now not just because of the subprime mortgage crisis, high gasoline prices or federal tax policy. The culprit, says the Journal: the Bush administration's "malign neglect of the dollar."

Tags: economy, bush, mccain

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.

Hawaii Church Looks at Obama and McCain

Sat, 06 Sep 2008 20:12:47 GMT

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clipper's remarks: The National Council of Churches urges churches to look at politicians, government policies and civic leaders through a wider lens and to ask how they measure up to biblical teaching about peace, justice, protection of the weak and the poor, and stewardship of Creation.

A Kailua church will use the National Council of Churches' "Christian Principles in an Election Year" for an eight-week course of study that will bring Scripture to bear on speeches and platforms of presidential contenders Barack Obama and John McCain."

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"We'll be doing what churches know how to do: ask faith questions about real life," Summers said.

Among the 10 "Christian principles" in the National Council of Churches' guide to listening to politicians are:

» "God created us for each other, and thus our security depends on the well-being of our global neighbors." Translation: Shape foreign policy based on cooperation.

» "Those who follow Christ are called to heal the sick." Translation: Provide health care for all.

» "Christians have a biblical mandate to welcome strangers." Translation: How does that look as an immigration policy?

The national organization provided a list of Old and New Testament passages to use in examining what politicians propose to do when they are in power. Jesus' command to "Love your neighbor as yourself" tops that yardstick.

Tags: politics, religion

Test Clip

Sat, 06 Sep 2008 17:46:31 GMT

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clipper's remarks: this was a test

Clip Source: www.nysun.com

MINNEAPOLIS — Senator McCain wasn't the only candidate reaching out to conservatives last night. While Mr. McCain accepted the Republican presidential nomination, his Democratic rival, Senator Obama, was talking tough on foreign policy in a…

Not the way to get elected

Sat, 06 Sep 2008 15:34:31 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Obama needs to focus on the important issues. Like wearing lapel pins, waving flags, starting new wars, destroying the environment and the economy. Most important trade in Biden for a small town, bible thumping beauty queen.

Clip Source: www.npr.org

Obama Talks Economy, Foreign Policy In Pa.

Morning Edition, September 5, 2008 · Determined not to let the Republicans get the entire spotlight, Barack Obama has been campaigning hard in swing states. On Thursday, he was in Pennsylvania, which Democrats have won in the past two presidential elections.

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Christian, Remember This Is What It Is All About

Sat, 06 Sep 2008 13:40:32 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Where are the Christians on free speech? Journalists are being raided at the Republican National Convention and they continue to support the party that encourages such behavior. Don't they see the connection? Are they going to wait until they are personally affronted? It will be far to late if it isn't too late already. What they need to do is start speaking out, buy a video camera to record incidents like this, and let others know. The Republican Neocons are monitoring your response and when they see you pull the covers over your head, they will attack us all.

Newsweek Mar 2007 reported that 80% of Americans claim to be Christian. If this is so, where is the light, where is truth, where is hope in any degree compared to what your Lord brought? If you said you follow the god of darkness I would believe you.

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During the spring of 2006, graduating senior Brittany McComb was chosen to give the valedictory speech at Foothill High School in Henderson, Nev., by virtue of achieving the highest GPA in the school. After composing her remarks, she submitted them to school administrators according to standard district policy. School administrators, with the advice of their district legal counsel, censored her speech, deleting all three Bible references, several references to "the Lord" and the only mention of the word "Christ."

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