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General Wesley Clark, acting as a surrogate for Barack Obama’s campaign, invoked John McCain’s military service against him…This makes me sad because I do believe Wesley Clark is an amazing man, who has just been led astray by Obama. Love or hate McCain, how can one criticize his record. The guy was a prisoner of war for goodness sakes. I am not saying vote for McCain(who we vote for is completely up to each and every one of us), but I am ashamed by the tactics that the Democrats have taken up.
Clark said that McCain lacked the executive experience necessary to be president, calling him “untested and untried” on CBS’ “Face the Nation.” And in saying so, he took a few swipes at McCain’s military service…
“He has been a voice on the Senate Armed Services Committee. And he has traveled all over the world. But he hasn’t held executive responsibility. That large squadron in the Navy that he commanded — that wasn’t a wartime squadron,” Clark said.
“I don’t think getting in a fighter plane and getting shot down is a qualification to become president.”(Yahoo)
I love this man! He tells it like it is.A senior Democrat who worked for Mr Clinton has revealed that he recently told friends Mr Obama could "kiss my ass" in return for his support. (from the Telegraph)
This kind of stuff scares me. Read the rest at NoQuarterHow is Obama going to fix Social Security? The One has NO IDEA. Yet, that’s not stopped him from coming up with more Change We Can’t Believe In.
In Thursday’s Wall Street Journal, Donald L. Luskin reports the following:
Would it help Social Security’s financing problems? Mr. Obama has no idea. One of his senior economic advisers admitted to me that no one on the campaign has run any detailed models or performed any rigorous analysis. When one proposes an enormous tax increase, shouldn’t there at least be a spreadsheet somewhere?
While the Coalition respects the genuine nature of Senator Clinton in keeping her word to campaign with and for Senator Obama, we will not support him now or on November 4, 2008. Senator Clinton’s vote is her own; our votes are our own and they will not be cast for
Senator Obama. The Just Say No Deal Coalition members will either choose to stay home in
protest, write in Senator Clinton’s name or vote for Senator John McCain. Our votes are our
voices and Just Say No Deal’s voices are 2 million strong and growing.
--Diane Mantouvalos is an anger-shaker. The night before Clinton announced the suspension of her campaign, Mantouvalos was at home in Miami checking posts on her blog and sensing a mood that went beyond disillusionment, beyond sadness, beyond "I'm upset and bummed out." As co-creator of Hireheels.com, which describes itself as "a forum of power chics for Hillary," Mantouvalos hangs out on the sassy edge of the blogosphere. Feeling more empowered than embittered, the public relations consultant wondered: "Wouldn't it be great if we could thread all of these disparate factions and form one coalition?" A brassy coalition of rebels.
On June 8, the evening after Clinton conceded the Democratic presidential contest to Barack Obama, Mantouvalos organized a conference call with some 40 bloggers, political activists and other hardened loyalists of the New York senator's, in what became "a jam session of very intense opinion" -- about the party, its leadership, its presumptive nominee, the media. Five hours later, Mantouvalos, age "north of 35," had built a new Web site, JustSayNoDeal.com, which has become a clearinghouse for the renegade forces that are now confounding Democratic Party officials and Obama campaign operatives.
My contribution is part of the "Buck$ the DNC VOTE" drive and is only to be
used for Hillary Clinton primary or general election campaigns so Hillary
will be fully funded and ready to finish the fight for the White House by
Independence Day July the 4th
I am looking for people interested in a protest on Independence Day. On July 4, would you or anyone from your group be able to come to DC for a public protest outside of the FOX studios? It is a national press conference and Indepence from the DNC/Obama Protest...our signs can have our individual groups on them, and messages to the DNC stating this is our official statement...
Myth: McCain will reverse Roe V Wade so abortion will be illegal and women’s rights will be reversed!
Truth: The president of the
MYTH: McCain will keep us in
Truth: We have been in
Note:
On July 28th, the day after his speech at the Democratic convention, Barack Obama told a group of reporters in
MYTH: Obama was against the war. Hillary and McCain supported the war!
Truth: Obama was Not a senator during the war vote. However, he has since voted to continue funding the war4. There is no way we will ever know what Obama would have done. Barack on Iraq War: ‘Not Much of a Difference Between My Position and George Bush's Position’. — July 2004.
MYTH: McCain is Bush Part III
Truth: Bush did NOT have foreign policy experience and little record of bi-partisanship. Bush was in the pockets of big Oil and Gas companies. Bush was arrogant and Bush depended on advisors to make decisions. Bush’s arrogance, naiveté, lack of experience and greed were the foundation for the invasion of
Obama voted for the Bush-Cheney energy bill that that put $6 billion in the pocket of big oil. Obama said he voted for it "reluctantly." Therefore, Obama’s inexperience, support of the Bush/Cheney Energy Bill, lack of credible bi- partisanship, arrogance and willingness to bomb
Dear Supporter,
The WashingtonPost has a great article about Hillary's return to the Senate. (Read It Here)
Talking to a group of reporters this morning Pelosi admitted that sexism played a roll with Hillary's Campaign.I first noticed fake homemade signs like that watching Robot Wars on Techtv, then that celebrity boxing show on Fox, and lately on the new American Gladiators. It's really sad the lengths people will go to create the impression of enthusiasm for someone on a reality tv show, much less a politician. It says alot about politicians that they are learning how to manipulate the public by watching reality tv.
No Quarter has a great article on the recent Rasmussen Poll. (Link to the article)
"Sources at the meeting said that Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas, a Clinton supporter, expressed the desire that Obama and his campaign would reach out the millions of women still aggrieved about what happened in the campaign and still disappointed that Clinton lost.
Obama agreed that a lot of work needs to be done to heal the Democratic Party, and that he hoped the Clinton supporters in the room would help as much as possible.
According to Rep. Yvette Clarke, D-N.Y., Obama then said, "However, I need to make a decision in the next few months as to how I manage that since I'm running against John McCain, which takes a lot of time. If women take a moment to realize that on every issue important to women John McCain is not in their corner, that would help them get over it."
Rep. Diane Watson, D-Calif., a longtime Clinton supporter, did not like those last three words -- "Get over it." She found them dismissive, off-putting. (ABC News)
"This is an open letter to inform you that we will not be backing, supporting or voting for Obama in November at the General Election. We have heard all of you say that we are "FEW" or that we are a "SMALL" group of angry, bitter women, but that we will fall in line and vote for a Democrat when we look at the issues. Well, you can keep on thinking that if it makes you all feel better about the "crooked" election you ran in the 2008 Presidential Primary. We are here to tell you now that there are over 2.5 million of us and in November, we will vote for "John McCain and ONLY for the Democrats on the ticket that supported Hillary Clinton", unless she suddenly becomes the nominee.
This is not because we are "sore losers" or any other stupid reason you come up with. It is because you took the Democratic Party and made a SHAMBLES out of it. The Democratic nominee was NOT elected, he was selected by "those smoke filled back room deals” that you all have said over and over you didn't want to see happen. It was the way you proportioned the Delegates, the way you STOLE Delegates, the way that you started trying to push Hillary to drop out before the Primary Season was over and all of the people had voted. It is about the way you blamed her for the "Division" in the Party, saying that she was only staying in to hurt Obama's chances. You and Obama are the ones that divided the Party with a lot of help from the media, so all of you need to pat yourselves on the back and stand up and take responsibility for destroying the Party and any chance we had of taking the White House back." (you can read more here)
With his decision, Mr. Obama became the first candidate of a major party to decline public financing — and the spending limits that go with it — since the system was created in 1976, after the Watergate scandals......Mr. McCain has been a champion of public financing of campaign throughout his career.
(nytimes)
Ever since it became clear that Barack Obama's record-breaking fund-raising juggernaut could make him richer than God during the general election, it was expected that he would eventually opt out of public financing, a system which would have given him about $85 million to spend after the convention, but would have capped private fund-raising. The only problem is that he had pledged to work within the public-financing system if his opponent did. This, then, won't help dispel the notion that Obama is all talk. But will it actually damage Obama's image, or is the issue just too boring for anyone to care about? (NYMag)
But I wonder: Where was Obama's strict "families are off limits" stance when he was snapping at Clinton that he "didn't know who he was running against" sometimes--her or her husband--in the South Carolina debate (after Clinton pointed out that she, not her husband, was Obama's opponent)? Where was his "families are off limits" stance when he blasted Clinton in that same debate for "your husband['s]" criticism of Obama's statements on Ronald Reagan? Where was it when he implied Clinton was dipping into her wealthy husband's assets to pay her campaign debt? And for that matter, where was it when media pundits like Chris Matthews were implying that Clinton didn't win her Senate race on her merit, but because people felt sorry for her because her husband "messed around"?--If families are off limits, they're off limits--whether the spouse in question is a former President or a whip-smart corporate attorney working full-time for your presidential campaign. I find it disappointing that Obama's desire to take the high road didn't emerge until it was his spouse under attack. Nor will I be surprised if Obama has a similar revelation about sexism, a topic he consistently declined to address when it was used to against his female opponent, once it's turned against his wife.
The convention was a disappointment to the Hillary coalition. Most of the speakers barely if ever mentioned Hillary - many of us felt invisible - there were no olive branches to us ...Cindy Schwartz
ABC News has a great article about Obama's Danger Signs via NoQuarter"A ABC News/Washington Post poll shows Obama, D-Ill., leading McCain, R-Ariz., by a margin of 48 percent to 42 percent. It is a surprisingly small lead considering that the incumbent Republican president George Bush is at record lows and public opinion overwhelmingly feels the country is on the "wrong track".--
No Bounce, Resistance from Clinton Supporters
The poll indicates that Obama did not get the traditional "bounce" in the public's opinion by finally defeating Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., and getting her endorsement as the Democratic presidential candidate.
While leading among young voters and other key demographics, ABC News chief Washington correspondent George Stephanopoulos saw what he called "danger signs" for Obama."
