Playing with Fire
A number of people are afraid that the ugly tactics of the McCain-Palin campaign are going to incite violence, maybe assassination. Joe Klein , Andrew Sullivan , McCain’s former adviser John Weaver —even the ultimate sober-sided moderate David Gergen last night on CNN. I hope they’re wrong. It’s a big leap from hateful talking points and shouted epithets to vigilantism and the lone gunman. What’s undeniably true is that Republican rallies and the incendiary language of party leaders are stirring up the darker, destructive mob passions that have a long history in American politics. At the very least, the Republican ticket is making sure that, if Obama wins, he’ll be regarded as an illegitimate and dangerous President by thirty or forty per cent of the country.
Palin is too shallow to understand the weapon she’s playing with; she’s just thrilled to be the birthday girl and the object of so much semi-erotic devotion. But McCain knows better. His...
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Wait a minute.... From: politicalgroove.com Post Date: 2008-10-13 08:39:31
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A woman took the microphone to say that Obama could not be trusted because he is an "Arab" -- not a surprising misconception, given the Republicans who have taken to stressing Obama’s middle name, Hussein. But McCain rebuked her: "No, ma’am, he’s a decent family man, a citizen, who I just happen to have disagreements with on fundamental issues. And that’s what this campaign is all about."
Did McCain sugg... more
Do you watch any of the other networks besides FOX? I rotate them, CNN, MSNBC, FOX etc. If you only watch one, I expect a lot of what I’m seeing here. I noticed you didn’t touch a couple of the points I brought up. In another post you said: "The ACORN doesn’t fall far from the tree, does it?" McCain was the keynote speaker for Acorn in 2006. And just go thru the article I linked to, lots of Republicans work with them. And the other article I linked to, about McCain picking ... more
She’s on the stage and she’s on the last chorus. The fat lady is singing and we’re heading down the Obama crevasse. I admit I’m voting for McCain though I’m not real fond of him. But if he could just halfway be charismatic and put a few sentences together without mumbling or stumbling so much, he’d have a great shot at winning this election. If he were Ronald Reagan, this election would be over. Shoot, I think Ross Perot, Mitt Romney or even Mike... more
Common-sense laws are more likely than ban on owning guns Yakima Herald-Republic,WA- 1 hour ago If would also give a lot of clout to independents Bernie Sanders of Vermont and Joe Lieberman of Connecticut. And as he has recently shown, Lieberman does ... ... more
Sundays are a great day to abbreviate. Tom Friedman : If Iraq can keep improving — still uncertain — and become a place where Kurds, Sunnis and Shiites can write their own social contract and live together with a modicum of stability, it could one day become a strategic asset for the United States in the post-9/11 effort to promote different politics in the Arab-Muslim world. But even if it does, I was still wrong enough about Iraq that it would be despite what I&rsq... more
DOES LIEBERMAN OWE OBAMA?.... By most indications, Barack Obama’s magnanimity towards Joe Lieberman played a rather direct role in Lieberman keeping his committee chairmanship. It’s hard to say with any certainty what would have happened in yesterday’s caucus meeting if...... more
Barack Obama calls for stop to mortgage foreclosures
The Democratic presidential candidate unveils a package of proposals in his ‘economic rescue plan for the middle class.’
By Maeve Reston and Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times Staff Writers
11:28 AM PDT, October 13, 2008
TOLEDO, Ohio — Democrat Barack Obama today called for a moratorium on mortgage foreclosures as part of a package of proposals to deal with the impact of the current economic crisis on voters, while... more
October 12, 2008
Palin draws a line between ‘good guys’ and ‘bad guys’
Posted: 08:21 PM ET
From CNN Political Producer Peter Hamby
Palin visited the crucial battleground state of Ohio Sunday.
ST. CLAIRSVILLE, Ohio (CNN) — At a campaign rally designed to reflect the pastoral beauty of the heartland in autumn — with a stage set up in a red barn overlooking a sweeping field and piles of pumpkins — Sarah Palin warned th... more
What must it feel like …
t o carry the hopes and dreams of an entire race of people on your shoulders?
As much as I hate to say it, I know beyond a doubt that the next four weeks are going to be nasty . He’s leading, and there are people who simply cannot stomach the idea of his beautiful family living in the “ White ” House. There will be smears, all sorts of slander and lies, the likes of which you’ve probably rarely seen. So we’ve got to p... more
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