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"Tell Them About The Real Barack Obama" [Kensington]

This really resonates for me, and I suspect I won't be the only one. Peter Robinson over at the Corner points to this eyewitness account of a speech given by Governor Sarah Palin last night in Burlingame, California.

The writer remarks that one part in particular really stood out:

So what played to this audience? What caused genuine applause? Well, one line, in particular: near the end of her twenty-minute speech, Sarah Palin told the audience that out on the hustings one comment from supporters has dominated, in frequency, all others: tell people about the real Barack Obama. She said this quietly, without drama. But: thunder, hoots, an ovation. It was the one real firework in her stump speech; yet from the cadence of the speech one could tell that it was not intended thus. Audiences know that standing up for one particular line in a political speech is reserved for positive lines—lines that honor someone, or declaim some principle, or express some affirmation, or promise some victory. Rarely are audiences moved to bolt from their chairs over a negative line. (They’re more likely to boo affectedly.) But Mr. Obama’s guile has created considerable resentment—so much, in fact, that even a flat recitation of his positions, with not a drought of oratorical flare, dazzles and refreshes and fires an audience.

Read the whole thing.

I'll tell you what: when I read that, I almost want to cry because it cuts right to the heart of how frustrating and maddening it is that this guy seems to be coasting to victory while most of the country knows nothing about how shady his background is, from the shoddiness of his record to the loathesomeness of his church to the sleaziness of his business associates.

Tammy Bruce elaborates upon all of this at her blog, focusing on how Obama's connection to the Trinity Church in and of itself should have been a deal breaker months ago. An excerpt:

We've heard Jeremiah Wright's sermons damning America and applauding the 9/11 attacks as our just deserts. Go to YouTube and refresh your memory if you need to. We've heard Wright's paranoid rants about sinister plots to spread AIDS, and Michael Pfleger's race baiting outburst against Hillary Clinton. We've heard the crowds react to these tirades with thunderous applause. It's clear that, whatever else may go on there, hatemongering and fear is the glue that holds this group together. Any decent man would leave that place immediately. If you had heard this sort of stuff from your own church or social group, wouldn't you have walked out and never returned? What can you say about a man that stays there and then brings the kids?

I truly believe that our only hope in winning this election is in hammering this guy day after day, over and over until his name isn't even Obama anymore but rather Obamaayersjeremiahwrighttonyrezkoinfanticide. I'm glad that the Saracuda is going there, and I hope very much that McCain will be joining her there soon.

"Tell them about the real Barack Obama." I hear that and I want to stand up and give an ovation, too.

Posted by: Open Blog at 10:09 PM



Comments

1

Obamas up in Virginia. In PA. In OH. In FL. In NM. In CO. All the swing states. I dont think McCain has a lead in any of them.

Motherfucker pulled it off. Hes fooled everybody.

This will go down in history as the greatest scam since new coke.

Posted by: TMF at October 05, 2008 10:14 PM (/YM8H)

2 This is a start. This is the response of the McCain Campaign to the article by the AP criticizing Palin for highlighting Ayers during her appearance in Carson yesterday:

“The last four weeks of this election will be about whether the American people are willing to turn our economy and national security over to Barack Obama, a man with little record, questionable judgment, and ties to radical figures like unrepentant domestic terrorist William Ayers. Americans need to ask themselves if they’ve ever befriended an unrepentant terrorist, or had a convicted felon help them buy their house — because those aren’t smears, those are true facts about Barack Obama.” —Tucker Bounds, spokesman McCain-Palin 2008

Posted by: Sara (Pal2Pal) at October 05, 2008 10:16 PM (Wi/N0)

3

To: Senator John McCain:

Listen to your running mate, Gov. Palin.

Tell them US about the real Barack Obama.

Do it now. Keep doing it until 9:30 Pacific Time 03 November 2008

Remember to include Obama's links to Frank Rains, Jim Johnson, and the rest of the fools in Congress who caused the sub-prime meltsown.

Posted by: Arbalest at October 05, 2008 10:18 PM (AgBuQ)

4 He hasn't pulled it off yet.  For four weeks the focus will be now: What will an Obama presidency be like?

This is truly an excellent post, Kensington.  It distills everything rather nicely.  In many elections, the challenger gets out to a lead and sees it slip.  Think 1976 because the parallel is illustrative.  Suddenly, with the mysterious challenger in the lead, people stop focusing on the hated administration and on the alternative.  And they will be suspicious of what they see.

Triply so with Obama, who has never suffered proper scrutiny, other than with respect to Rev. Wright.  But as we see, Wright is just emblematic of a much larger picture.

The Obamaniacs want to declare it to be over because they hope we will not allow this last act to play out.

Posted by: AmishDude at October 05, 2008 10:22 PM (GlrN/)

5 Don't forget Richard Fuld, former chair of Lehman Bros.  He and his wife gave 10 times as much money to D's as R's, including nearly $200,000 directly to the Democratic party.  Look it up on fec.gov.

Posted by: AmishDude at October 05, 2008 10:24 PM (GlrN/)

6 "Obamaayersjeremiahwrighttonyrezkoinfanticide"

Obama Raines Johnson.

Btw, Kerry was ahead -- and at 50% -- at this point, too.

Un-knot those panties, kids.

Posted by: someone at October 05, 2008 10:25 PM (2z2WN)

7 Obama's chickens............ are comin' home to roost!!!

Posted by: Editor at October 05, 2008 10:30 PM (p4YSL)

8
john and sarah must be defiant. That Big R next to their name will soon stand for Racist. They better not shy from it and spit it back in O's pissant face.

Posted by: i'm john mccain and i approve this message at October 05, 2008 10:30 PM (5RjUC)

9 I hope this is the return to the "McCain who stole South Carolina (or whatever caucus that was) from Romney.  Damn it I want back that McCain who is going to do everything within the rules to do what it takes to win.

Posted by: David at October 05, 2008 10:32 PM (HAdov)

10 I just got home from watching her appearance in Omaha, where I had a total fanboy moment shaking her hand! She used this line about the Real Obama tonight also, I believe, and tied him to Bill Ayers by name. Very popular with the crowd.

The McCain campaign should have booked a bigger venue...she was in the Music Hall of the Omaha Civic Auditorium, which holds around 2,500. I arrived 3 hours before the event to find a block-long line...I was one of the last couple hundred people to get in, and the line behind me still was a couple blocks long, so thousands were turned away.

The obligatory Obama counter-demonstration across the street from the Auditorium was pretty pathetic - about 15-20 Obamabots. We had fun yelling "Nobama" and "Hussein" across the street at them. Looking at their signs, they seemed to have a real problem with her debate wink - one sign said "Winky Dink" and another said "Don't You Wink At Me Ever". There was guy with a sign that said "Vote 3rd Party Just To Screw With Things", but the Obamabots exiled him down the street once they realized what his sign said.

The welcome for her was fanatically enthusiastic. She was introduced by a bevy of local Nebraska and Iowa Congresscritters, along with Bush's Secretary of Agriculture, who is a former Nebraska governor running for the Senate seat being vacated by Chuck Hagel. Hagel himself thankfully did not show his face (I think he's in the tank for Obama anyhoo.)

The theme music before and after her appearance was "Life Is A Highway" - not sure why. No "Barracuda" music, doggone it. Sarah looked fantastic in a charcoal skirt and jacket, and patent-leather knee boots with spike heels (yowza). Aside from a few references to Nebraska (the local college team at the University of Nebraska Omaha are called the "Mavericks", and they presented her with a football jersey) it was mostly the same speech she gave in Carson. The crowd loved every word and booed at every Obama/Biden/MSM reference. Lots of veterans and active-duty military were there from nearby Offutt Air Force Base, she gave them a shout-out.

All in all it was a fun rally. I particularly liked that it opened with everyone in the audience singing the National Anthem, followed by the Pledge of Allegiance. Midwesterners aren't shy about their patriotism, and they also aren't shy about showing some Palinmania.

Now excuse me, I have to figure out how I can get by with never washing my hand again.

Posted by: Jim62sch at October 05, 2008 10:32 PM (ubHgw)

11 I don't really believe the Virginia polls. This one done by in-state liberal newspapers was hidden deep in the paper.
I also live in Virginia and I am seeing less Obama signs and bumperstickers than I did 4 years ago, plus I am seeing more McCain/Palin and even Palin bumperstickers and signs than I saw Bush/Cheney 4 years ago.
None of this may mean anything, but then again maybe it does.

Posted by: mrcaniac at October 05, 2008 10:32 PM (Rbulg)

12

McCain would rather run an honorable campaign than win an election.

If the ticket were flipped, we'd have a shot.  Not so now.

My prediction is EV count of 302-236 in favor of Obama.

Another bloodless socialist coup.

Best Regards (while we're still able to talk to one another)

Posted by: ATNorth at October 05, 2008 10:34 PM (fg/R5)

13 Someone, 

Good Lord, I hope you're right.

Posted by: KelliPundit at October 05, 2008 10:35 PM (G7jB4)

14

And let me say this:  If it's close, then the state which will decide it is New Hampshire.  Best-case is 283-255 in favor of McCain, but I think his probable margin of victory would be something like 270-268 if he does indeed win.

And 269-269 is not out of the question!

Posted by: ATNorth at October 05, 2008 10:36 PM (fg/R5)

15 Hannity's America tonight was an hour of Obama's radical connections with Ayres, Wright, Pfleger, Farrakhan, ACORN, etc.  The MSM won't investigate any of this.  They're too busy sending armies of investigative reporters and DNC operatives (but I repeat myself) to Alaska to pick through Palin's garbage.  I fear Hannity's effort was largely preaching to the choir.

Posted by: Reiver at October 05, 2008 10:36 PM (lcnlv)

16 The most "killing" question that could come up in the second McCain-Obama debate  ...

What is your most significant legislative achievement ?

Of course it will never be asked because Obama has none to call "his own."  Practically ever bill of significance that was passed Obama's name on it, also has John McCain's name on it as well.

This is the real Obama.

Posted by: Neo at October 05, 2008 10:38 PM (Yozw9)

17 Honorable campaign?  McCain is willing to fight dirty. 

Posted by: AmishDude at October 05, 2008 10:38 PM (GlrN/)

18 Well. Tuesday is the next debate. If McCain doesn't mention this stuff there, then he won't.

Posted by: lorien1973 at October 05, 2008 10:38 PM (fE4SP)

19 Neo at October 05, 2008 10:38 PM (Yozw9)

Since the questions will come from the audience, I guess there is the chance of this happening. Unless it's stacked - which, if 1992 is a guide, it will be.

Posted by: lorien1973 at October 05, 2008 10:39 PM (fE4SP)

20

Good to hear that the reference Sarah made to Obama's terrorist buddy Bill Ayers in Carson wasn't a one shot deal.  Keep repeating that name over and over again.  Make people think real hard about who they are voting for.

Posted by: Reggie1971 at October 05, 2008 10:40 PM (H8wQz)

21 What is your most significant legislative achievement ?

What would be true, he can't say: He was a stalwart on the infanticide bill.  He would probably say the ethics bill that Tom Coburn allowed him to put his name on.

Posted by: AmishDude at October 05, 2008 10:40 PM (GlrN/)

22 I too have noticed a lack of BO stickers, signs, etc. It seemed that Gore and Kerry had roughly as many of such as Bush did in my area. You don't think we'e being lied to, do you?

Posted by: Wilhelm Klink at October 05, 2008 10:41 PM (8D00g)

23 Diet Castro still tastes like shit. The problem with Cuba isn't the sugar.

Posted by: anonymous at October 05, 2008 10:42 PM (wtK29)

24

"I don't really believe the Virginia polls. This one done by in-state liberal newspapers was hidden deep in the paper."

I feel the same way about Florida.  According to some sources, Obama has a lead in the Sunshine State.  Having lived in Florida twice (and during 2 Presidential Elections), I can't see Obama winning Florida in a million years, ESPECIALLY since he's not getting the Jewish vote that previous Dems enjoyed. 


 

Posted by: Joe at October 05, 2008 10:42 PM (8nB5X)

25 : AmishDude at October 05, 2008 10:40 PM (GlrN/)

That's his standard response to that question.

Posted by: lorien1973 at October 05, 2008 10:43 PM (fE4SP)

26 What I find most troubing is that Obama really is a cipher.

One could surmise, digging into his background (and I've read every link that I've found) that he is the devil incarnate or that he is merely an opportunist. Nonetheless there are two things which frighten me in either case.

First, especially with 60 democrats in the senate, the people who are presently illegal aliens will be voting sooner rather than later.

Second. He is likely to gradually defang the second amendment. Even if merely by appointing the right judges.

Posted by: gh at October 05, 2008 10:44 PM (EhUaQ)

27

Go Saracuda!   She does have the ability to sink the shiv in without her opponent even feeling it--and she's smiling all the time.  Now that's a person with a real killer instinct.  Turn her loose and watch the carnage.

 

 

Posted by: Michael J. Myers at October 05, 2008 10:45 PM (LZ3cP)

28 Wilhelm Klink at October 05, 2008 10:41 PM (8D00g)

In my neighborhood, in 2004, there was one Kerry sign that I remember. No Bush signs. The guy that put out that sign has no sign out this year; and I've seen 4 different McCain signs. Plus a huge McCain banner not far down the road. Also, on the way to work I see 6 other houses with McCain signs out front. Again, in 2004, there was nothing.

Posted by: lorien1973 at October 05, 2008 10:46 PM (fE4SP)

29 "Unrepentant terrorist William Ayers (photo), radical Pastor Wright (photo), failed Fanny CEO Jim Johnson (photo), felonious failed Fanny CEO Franklin Raines (photo), Senatorial switchboard operator. Who's in your five?"

Posted by: Al at October 05, 2008 10:46 PM (Lk931)

30 In MN, a Survey USA poll was released Thursday that had McCain up by one. Today the StarTribune (a.k.a. RedStar) comes out with a poll that has Obama up by 18 points.

Posted by: mark at October 05, 2008 10:46 PM (SUcpq)

31 This will go down in history as the greatest scam since new coke.

Well, he did have help, you know.

Posted by: the MSM at October 05, 2008 10:47 PM (iXNy9)

32 Yeah baby. It's on. Sounds like the Maverick's getting the message.

Posted by: Milesdei at October 05, 2008 10:47 PM (ACHxk)

33 lorien, there are several counter-responses:
(1) Maybe you should have chosen Coburn as your running mate.
(2) Why did you oppose reform candidates in Chicago?
(3) Why are you hiding the names of your donors from the FEC?
(4) Well, I (McCain) have had my name on a few ethics reform bills in my time.
(5) Is Tom Coburn going to help you be president, too?

Posted by: AmishDude at October 05, 2008 10:50 PM (GlrN/)

34 Posted by: AmishDude at October 05, 2008 10:50 PM (GlrN/)

Yeah, I get those. I'm just saying that's what Obama always says when asked that question. McCain couldn't pivot on Obama's support of Pelosi's oil drilling during the first debate and drive home the point that Obama is actually anti-drilling if he supported it, I doubt he's quick enough to pull off any of 1-5 in the second.

Posted by: lorien1973 at October 05, 2008 10:53 PM (fE4SP)

35

I haven't seen a single presidential lawn sign, only local policital ones. Did see 2 Obama stickers on cars.

Obama is not used to anyone being tough with him. If he walked out of a press conference, what's he going to do during a debate? Or with O'Reilly--"you got me there".

That gives me hope. If he looks horrified that people are asking quesions, it's going to make him look bad.

Posted by: MamaAJ at October 05, 2008 11:01 PM (X6Zdh)

36 Wait, did I just hear that the Tuesday night debate is going to be one of those "town hall" things? God's wounds, those things are lame!! They usually stack the audience with a bunch of brainless deadbeats  and Oprah-fied whiners, whose questions all boil down to "what are you going to do to get me some government benefits?" So, since the candidates aren't willing to do the right thing, i.e. tell the jackass to grow a sack and get a life, they instead get into a duel to see who can be the biggest panderer. It is, and will be, completely disgusting to watch.

Get ready for a maddening, frustrating evening.

Posted by: OregonMuse at October 05, 2008 11:02 PM (iXNy9)

37

You all really think it will matter? Obama is freaking teflon. It's very distressing, but true.

McCain cant trouble himself to not take the weekend off 5 weekends from the election. 4 more to go. I wonder if McCain will campaign for the next four weekends, or retreat to Arizona to chill and ponder his Senate moves in 09.  It's sad, at least Romney or Huck would have fought like hell.....

Posted by: geoff at October 05, 2008 11:02 PM (5r0Tz)

38 (6) And what is your second-greatest legislative achievement?

Posted by: AmishDude at October 05, 2008 11:05 PM (GlrN/)

39 Obama is not used to anyone being tough with him. If he walked out of a press conference, what's he going to do during a debate? Or with O'Reilly--"you got me there".

Obama's not going to get any tough questions (see #36). And if he does, say, get a question about Ayres, he'll use the same non-answer he used before and that will be that.

Posted by: OregonMuse at October 05, 2008 11:05 PM (iXNy9)

40 Geoff,
Chill.  Keep working stay of good cheer.  The polls (all of them the ones you like and the ones you don't) are probably less reliable than ever this year.  No one will know anything until November.

Posted by: The Obvious at October 05, 2008 11:05 PM (1g+FW)

41 Posted by: geoff at October 05, 2008 11:02 PM (5r0Tz)

I know. It's awful. McCain, you can nap when you get to the Whitehouse. I -really- hope he's strategerizing this weekend and getting his talking points together. I don't think I heard a single thing from him since wednesday or something? Is he still running?

Posted by: lorien1973 at October 05, 2008 11:05 PM (fE4SP)

42 I'm pretty much resigned to President Obama at this point. My hope now is that everybody sees how clueless he is when he tries to deal with the shit sandwich of an economy that 2009-2012 is going to feed him. Maybe in 2012 we'll be lucky enough to get a solid conservative (coughPalincough)

Posted by: Farmer Joe at October 05, 2008 11:06 PM (nYv/9)

43 Meanwhile Joe Biden is speaking to 17 people in the "Banquet Room" of the Cornhole, Virginia Applebee's.

Posted by: Jim62sch at October 05, 2008 11:06 PM (ubHgw)

44 Seriously, the repubs have a much better chance at the White House than they probably should all things considered.  Might even luck into making up a little ground in the Congress ( real long shot, but possible)  providing the base doesn't work itself into a Kos-fit.   Be clam, keep working, don't worry so much about polls.

Posted by: The Obvious at October 05, 2008 11:09 PM (1g+FW)

45 Just watch him answer the question in the Democrat debates... He does it like a liar.

Liar, liar


Posted by: Editor at October 05, 2008 11:12 PM (p4YSL)

46 "I don't really believe the Virginia polls. This one done by in-state liberal newspapers was hidden deep in the paper.
I also live in Virginia and I am seeing less Obama signs and bumperstickers than I did 4 years ago, plus I am seeing more McCain/Palin and even Palin bumperstickers and signs than I saw Bush/Cheney 4 years ago."



Here in the deep blue part of OH, I'm seeing something similar.

About parity in terms of signs, though McCain/Palin stuff went up like weeds over the past two weeks.

And then you look at the crosstabs on these polls and see how they're oversampling dem opinions.

I'm really thinking that this election will boil down to ACORN, fraud, and the youth vote.  I know the RNC ground game is good, but if it can't outmaneuver the community organizer shills...it'll be hard for Johnnymac to win.

 

Posted by: kal at October 05, 2008 11:12 PM (atUWl)

47 Look, if you're looking to get into some form of therapy run down to your regional mental hospital.  If you want to do yourself some good in the election talk to neighbor or two or email the McCain campaign with what you think he should cover in the debate.  Feeling sorry for yourslef because you have a real chance to win an election that you should be losing by thirty points or so is just...something you'd see at Democratic Underground

Posted by: The Obvious at October 05, 2008 11:13 PM (1g+FW)

48 Warm up your vocal chords:

"God damn America!  Land of Barack!"

Were I a lyricist, I would pen subsequent verses.  Maybe someone else can flesh it out.

Posted by: Diffus at October 05, 2008 11:13 PM (H1b52)

49 The polls are definitely being cooked to dispirit the McCain-Palin team and it's supporters. See this link over at ClassicalValues.com:
http://tinyurl.com/4aw227

We shall overcome!!!

Posted by: JimK at October 05, 2008 11:13 PM (J5yag)

50 If I'm going to have a president who fights dirty, I'd rather have McCain, who does so with honor (if that makes any sense -- fight dirty back and he just smiles and rubs his hands together and says "Good. Now we're having some fun."). Obama fights dirty because he's serving some sort of higher goal, meaning his techniques aren't really dirty at all (at least in his warped mind). Fight dirty back and he, with sorrow in his voice, declares you the enemy of all good things because you're fighting against his noble cause. Guh.

Posted by: Joanna at October 05, 2008 11:14 PM (qBRUE)

51 The place for Obama's associations to be aired is at the debates when 50+ million people are watching. McCain has two more chances to take him to the woodshed in front of the whole country, and he has to unload with both barrels both times.

Posted by: lmg at October 05, 2008 11:14 PM (A/vgC)

52 Johnny needs to be Rambo, not Ghandi. The base is finally fired up over Sarah. Jews hate him. Hispanics hardly trust him. Undecideds haven't heard any of this shit because they aren't junkies like us. Out of 50 ads they might hear 2, with this shit (Wright/Rezko/Raines/Ayers etc...) in it. Pound this shit on the air, ground and speechs....And get bigger venues for Sarah. She can fill them without big name bands and free booze. ..Might want to point that out too....Wait, Fountains of free Valu-rite Vodka(tm) might be cool.    Why does the moron always come out in me?

Posted by: hutch1200 at October 05, 2008 11:22 PM (kYm9O)

53 Palin told the audience that out on the hustings one comment from supporters has dominated, in frequency, all others: tell people about the real Barack Obama. She said this quietly, without drama. But: thunder, hoots, an ovation.

FINALLY!   IT'S ABOUT TIME!!!!


I did a standing ovation myself when I read this! About frickin' TIME they start hammering this megalomaniac about ayerswrightrezkoacorninfanticide. (h/t: someone) Perhaps all is not lost after all. Now for pete's sake, Team McCain, keep it up! NAIL THIS GUY!

[The general public would never read it, but for all you morons I recommend this article, "Understanding Obama: The Making of a Fuehrer."
http://www.faithfreedom.org/obama.html
Liberal socialist-leaning Democrats with the media completely in their pocket are one thing. Been there, done that. John Kerry, R.I.P. But a guy with a traumatic childhood who's developed a messiah complex in the complete absence of any real achievements except writing his own autobiography is very likely mentally unstable--it's called narcissistic personality disorder (NPD) and the guy who wrote "Mein Kampf" had it too....]

Posted by: Kathy from Kansas at October 05, 2008 11:22 PM (zbukW)

54 I've only noticed one sign in my neighborhood - a McCain/Palin sign. There'll be another one if the lawn sign I ordered a month ago gets here before the election.

Posted by: lmg at October 05, 2008 11:22 PM (A/vgC)

55 McCain:  More Bill O'Reilly; Less Valium.  Get it in gear, dear sir.

Posted by: FloofyParisParamus at October 05, 2008 11:24 PM (Jwex8)

56 Around here, there are one or two Obama signs that have been up since before the primaries.  Lots of McCain/Palin signs popping up, but no Obama signs.  There are yard signs for democrats running for other offices but no Obama signs with them. It's kind of weird. Maybe since Iowa is so in the bag for Obama, he thinks he don't need no stinkin' signs here?

Posted by: estee at October 05, 2008 11:25 PM (51h4I)

57 #54

I ordered a t-shirt and some bumper stickers the day after Palin's intro in Ohio.  I didn't get them for almost a month.

I wonder how big the demand is for ObamaBiden merchandise.

Posted by: Gran at October 05, 2008 11:25 PM (mTWN+)

58 That's what I want Sarah to tell Kunty Curic..."Golly, we just had an event, about 50,000 people, without bands and free booze. In front of Americans who understand WHAT I'M Saying, and it was such a positive thing. I wish you were there, instead of giving Barry a hand-job on his parked bus"....Moron part comes out at the end there...Sorry

Posted by: hutch1200 at October 05, 2008 11:27 PM (kYm9O)

59

>He is likely to gradually defang the second amendment

They will be obliged to try defanging me in person. I have no family or children, so I will not go quietly.

Posted by: Jack Napier at October 05, 2008 11:27 PM (KOkrW)

60 #59 is me

Posted by: Jones/CO at October 05, 2008 11:28 PM (KOkrW)

61 #60

That's freaky... #57 is me.

What are the odds of that happening?

Posted by: Gran at October 05, 2008 11:29 PM (mTWN+)

62 McCain, show the country what Obama is made of, just don't step in it.

Here in Ohio, we have plenty of McCain Palin signs with few Obama ones (about 10-1 in my town). However, Cuyahoga County is getting it's poll workers from the county employee pool which means those morons will be screwing up the voting machines. Information Weekly article from years ago put the blame of 2004 Cuyahoga Voting screw ups on the lack of training for the morons running the show.
McCain, just spend the next 30 days bringing up Ayers, Rev Wright, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac donations to Obama, overseas campaign donations..etc.
I recall in the last 2 elections at this point, the polls had the Dems up ahead, happens every time. However, the optimist in me says that the McCain camp doesn't want to shoot it's load too soon. Look how fast the Palin boost wore off, don't want to waist all this good stuff too early and have it wear off come election time.
The pessimist in me says McCain is going to wimp it out, be a nice guy, lose and put Country Second.



Posted by: Ring at October 05, 2008 11:33 PM (FPnM5)

63

McCain's still not going all the way. The cards are stacked against us this year, but McCain seems to think he can smile his way into the Whitehouse.

Why isn't McCain bringing up Acorn, campaign donations from Fannie Mae, etc. I feel like I'm watching Bob Dole 2.0.

Posted by: adolfo_velasquez at October 05, 2008 11:36 PM (uvylW)

64 Re: #22
And speaking of them lyin' polls, do we really believe that 92% of black voters are voting for Obama? Blacks, like Jews, are under tremendous pressure to "stick with the tribe" and if they don't, they're branded as the worst kind of traitor. If whites can be intimidated into keeping mum about not supporting Obama, what do you suppose the intimidation factor is for BLACK people? I simply don't buy that only 8% of black people are OK with gay marriage, infanticide and communist bomb-throwers.
Then again, what do I know? Some of the nicest, sweetest, most giving people I've ever known--black nurse's aides who spent their days giving tender loving care to old, often racist, white ladies--thought Louis Farrakhan hung the moon, and went to hear him at the big arena when he came to town.
I never have figured out that paradox. Guess I'm just a clueless honky....

Posted by: Kathy from Kansas at October 05, 2008 11:38 PM (zbukW)

65

Here in the deep blue part of OH, I'm seeing something similar.

I'm also in a blue part of OH (not that deep though; actually, where I live is more McCain country, where I work is more partial to Obama). I've noticed relatively few Obama bumper stickers or yard signs. Four years ago, Kerry-Edwards stuff was everywhere, outnumbering Bush stuff at least 10 to 1, possibly more. This year, there's not much going on. In fact, I think I still see more Kerry-Edwards bumper stickers left over from four years ago then I see Obama-Biden stickers. And, I see almost as much McCain stuff, though not much of that either.

I'm not sure what it all means, but in my neck of the woods, the excitement here for Obama is pretty contained (or really, nonexistent).

Also, the majority of Obama stickers are on Honda Priuses (or however you make that plural). As if we didn't already know who they were going to vote for.

Posted by: Jason at October 05, 2008 11:40 PM (sV0Yw)

66 We went down to the Republican hq and got our Palin/mccain sign ourselves instead of waiting around for someone to drop it off.  Just sayin'.

Posted by: estee at October 05, 2008 11:41 PM (51h4I)

67

Here in the deep blue part of OH, I'm seeing something similar.

Sorry, that part was a quote above.

Posted by: Jason at October 05, 2008 11:41 PM (sV0Yw)

68

Kathy,

I agree. I don't think anywhere near 92% of black people consistently vote Democrat, although I would believe that that many say they do.

Probably closer to two-thirds, but that's just an uneducated guess.

Posted by: Jason at October 05, 2008 11:44 PM (sV0Yw)

69 I do believe that black people will vote in (slightly) higher numbers for Obama than usual.  I just wonder, though, if they consider the high likelihood that Obama will be the worst president ever.  He's Carteresque in many ways.  How will that effect race relations?

Posted by: AmishDude at October 05, 2008 11:46 PM (GlrN/)

70 I truly believe that our only hope in winning this election is in hammering this guy day after day, over and over until his name isn't even Obama anymore but rather Obamaayersjeremiahwrighttonyrezkoinfanticide.

Agreed.  I think McCain agrees, too.  He's been keeping his powder dry for the final stretch.  No since in hitting Obama with attacks too early, if it means Obama can recover.

Posted by: Daryl Herbert at October 05, 2008 11:47 PM (YvLui)

71 Mrscaniac and I went to a local fundraiser this weekend for a local non profit. Usually at these things we see tons of donkey bumper stickers, none this year, but several for McCain/Palin and even a few Sarah! ones.

Posted by: mrcaniac at October 05, 2008 11:51 PM (Rbulg)

72 lmg (#54) and Gran (#57)
RE: Long delays on McCain/Palin merchandise

My guess is the official campaign store simply got swamped after Sarah came on the scene.
I've had good luck with www.cafepress.com and www.zazzle.com.

Posted by: Kathy from Kansas at October 05, 2008 11:55 PM (zbukW)

73

Everyone with more than two brain cells to rub together knows how deeply in the tank the press is for Obama specifically and the left in general. What everyone doesn't know is how the press can be forced to report on Obama and his record and his policies objectively. This might work:

This is a call to all, decent America loving employees of all the usual suspect press organs - the New York Times, Washing Post, CNN, CBS, ABC, NBC, CNBC, MSNBC, PBS, Boston Globe, Chicago Sun Times, L.A. Times, USA Today, etc..., we all know which usual suspects of which I speak. The time has come for you to prove your love of country and countrymen and fire the first shot against the forces of subversion in our land that, if they have their way, would subjugate the rest of us and our posterity to nothing more than grist for the Statist mills they would control.

You memory will be honored in the history of this great nation alongside such giants as Lincoln, Jefferson, Washington, and Adams. And you don't even have to pledge your estates to the cause. All you have to do is your job. All you have to do is expose the backroom scheming that is taking place in editorial meetings all over this country every day. All you have to do is secretly tape (audio or video, either works, but video is the most damning) what goes on in these meetings and at your workplace - what topics are discussed, what is said about these topics, who is doing the talking, how they plan to lie about, spin, or flat out deliberately ignore stories damaging to the left - then either forward this evidence to any of the dozens of blogs who have been knocking their brains out trying to inform the public with the actual truth, or post the video or audio yourself online.

Are you tired of biting your tongue whenever obvious lies are printed or broadcast by your employer? Are you fed up with having to defend the rag you work for, especially knowing that the attacks against them are legitimate and deserve mass communication? Then do something about it, damn it! Use the same tools being used against you and your own freedoms. Hell, there may even be a Pulitzer in it for you. And if appealing to your patriotism doesn't seal the deal and money would tip it in, maybe some far-sighted entrepreneur would be willing to sponsor an "X-pose the Press X Prize" or be willing to pay a respectable sum for any and all videos or audio tapes that pull down the curtains of corruption the press hides behind. If we take down enough high profile traitors, all of the rest of the vermin will scurry for the shadows afraid to take the chance that they will be next.

Posted by: Fed Up at October 05, 2008 11:56 PM (a3lE5)

74 #64
Sorry, shouldna drunk that beer, I guess. I meant to say,
I don't believe that only 8% of black people are NOT okay with gay marriage, infanticide and communist bomb-throwers.

Posted by: Kathy from Kansas at October 06, 2008 12:00 AM (zbukW)

75 My brother lives on a corner lot and put out 3 McCain yard signs Friday night... Saturday morning they were gone.  He went to the GOP office Saturday afternoon and got more.

The woman running the GOP office that day had two black eyes and a broken nose.  He found out from the other volunteers there that some OGoons had come into the office earlier this week and beat her up!!!!  Not a damn thing on the local news about it. 

He went home and put his new yard signs back up and covered the wires with shoe black and epoxy.  Hopefully, they will get an unpleasant surprise if they try it again. 

Posted by: bmeuppls at October 06, 2008 12:02 AM (lNXkY)

76 Kathy from Kansas at October 05, 2008 11:55 PM (zbukW)

Call your local GOP office too. They usually have more inventory, too. Yard signs are free - they just ask for a donation. Shirts and stuff; you have to donate.

Posted by: lorien1973 at October 06, 2008 12:04 AM (fE4SP)

77 And speaking of them lyin' polls, do we really believe that 92% of black voters are voting for Obama?

I do. Based on my very limited experience, they live in a totally separate mental world from the rest of us. Remember, these are the people whose cream-of-the-crop stand up and cheer for Rev. Wright when he says "God Damn Amerika!"

Two data points: I've been attending the theater in NYC a lot lately, and there might be 1 or 2 blacks in an audience of 1,000 or more people. But the audience for The Color Purple, which was letting out when I passed by one night, was 100% black.

The Yankee game I attended wasn't much different. There seemed to be more minority players on the field than minority fans in the stands.

Voluntary self-segregation is the reality, so yes, I can believe that 92% of blacks will vote Obama, and they will do so for one reason alone: He is black. His positions don't matter at all.

Posted by: lmg at October 06, 2008 12:14 AM (A/vgC)

78 My squeakhole is open and willing? Any takers?

Posted by: Diderot's dog at October 06, 2008 12:16 AM (nrD02)

79

We need to start calling him by his real name

Barak Hussein Obama

And let the freak outs begin, what can he say, racist of course, but its his name he took when he converted to a Muslim.

I still for the life of me cannot see how he got to this position.

Anti-Christ would be the most likely cause 

Posted by: bob hussein dole at October 06, 2008 12:22 AM (yl9yA)

80 Don't believe the polls. They're in the bag for Obama, just like the main slime media. Stay tough, make your points to whomever will listen (and others, too), and keep the faith, baby (I just couldn't resist). I think we'll suddenly see a big change at the last minute in the polls, because they have to be somewhat close to correct or they won't be able to sell their snake oil the next time. Even if we don't see that poll change, don't lose hope. How many people do you think would say McCain if asked by a poll, and then in the voting booth pull the lever for McCain? A bunch. Polls are either over the phone or in person, and no one wants to give the impression they're racist, even if the reasons for voting against Obama have nothing to do with race. In the voting booth it's different. Walter

Posted by: Walter M. Clark at October 06, 2008 12:26 AM (msnAr)

81 No cock for me tonight. Mommy put me back in my training pants.

Posted by: Diderot's dog at October 06, 2008 12:26 AM (nrD02)

82 I visited my grandmother in Wisconsin this weekend (she told an ozombie that she wasn't voting for Obama because, God bless her, she "doesn't like him").  We had lunch at the VFW followed elsewhere by her sister-in-law's 90th birthday.  And there was not a kind word to be said for Obama at either.  Quite a few I'm voting for Palin types, though.

We stopped at the local Republican HQ and bought a couple yard signs for good measure.  They're really hard to come by in Illinois (go figure).

Posted by: Methos at October 06, 2008 12:30 AM (QHtlg)

83 I will be glad when this is over so the scum dog troll will crawl back to her moms basement and change his diapers

Posted by: bob hussein dole at October 06, 2008 12:35 AM (yl9yA)

84 Burp. Say, this sheep cum sure tastes great.

Posted by: Diderot's dog at October 06, 2008 12:39 AM (nrD02)

85 Diderot's toy poodle, do you think any of us Americans much cares what you think of us?  That's the big problem with you goose-stepping obamabots-you have no concept of the difference between your perceptions/feelings and reality. 

For your information Foxnews had that entire sermon during the primary.  The first 15 minutes were fairly boring, while the rest was unremitting ugliness.  It was easy to conclude that Jeremiah Wright is an evil man and none of his flock has any idea what Christ Jesus is about.

I wrote a report to my friends at the time, because I was forwarding the video and didn't want them thinking I endorsed his vileness.  You however are unworthy.

Posted by: Methos at October 06, 2008 12:44 AM (QHtlg)

86 That's pretty amusing.

Political Correctness is essentially the modern doublespeak. It leads to comments as inane as "It depends on what the meaning of the word 'is' is." - William Jefferson Clinton.

Posted by: Al at October 06, 2008 12:46 AM (Lk931)

87 So, who's salad can I toss this evening?

Posted by: Diderot's dog at October 06, 2008 12:48 AM (nrD02)

88 Diderot's chihuahua, I think you have now revealed your particular problem.  As I have frequently found, the hopelessly lost tend to project their inadequacies on others.  In your case, you know on some level that your capacity for critical thought is limited.  Because each of us has made a choice not to fall for the propagandists' narrative, we stand against your Fuhrer.  Because we reject the temptations of collectivism, not a one of us can be bought.

But, by all means, if it makes you feel better, continue to make a fool of yourself here.  You have only the next few weeks to pretend that the country will follow your direction.  We shall be living free under McCain and then Palin for at least the next 12 years.

Posted by: Methos at October 06, 2008 12:52 AM (QHtlg)

89 #81 - diddle dog;
"...and all you need to do to change my judgment of you to this very effect is to file an accurate and detailed report on Wright's talk, including the rationale for his using those words."

Bwahahaha!   to the Secret Service? CIA? Kennel Klub?

Posted by: Fritz at October 06, 2008 12:53 AM (UU4Hu)

90 Hannity had a great show tonight ... all about Obama's radical associations and noquarterusa.net has all the videos. Awesome. Let's get this out there folks ... email all your friends and have them pass it on. Ace should embed videos. :-)

Posted by: kimberly at October 06, 2008 12:54 AM (Rpam5)

91 Oh BTW, BO and camp are freaking out about it and have started the "Keating 5" ads. Keating doesn't even compare with the dirt on BO. The kooks on dailykos and DU are also freaking out ... some saying, "Gee, I didn't know about half this stuff." Well, duh.

Posted by: kimberly at October 06, 2008 12:55 AM (Rpam5)

92

McCain wants to stay "above the fray" because it makes him feel virtuous--- and well all know, my friend, how much he enjoys lording his moral superiority over us.

  In that respect he's no different from the libs Thomas Sowell writes about in "Visions of the Anointed".

But remaining virtuously "high-minded" while your opponent is kicking you in the nuts is plain stupid.  The last thing I want is a candidate who lies there and takes it, whining "Forgive them, Lord, for they know not what they do". 

That's not just the philosophy of martyrdom, it's the philosophy of a loser.

Who woulda thought that Palin would have more spine than the Maverick?

 

Posted by: fulldroolcup at October 06, 2008 12:56 AM (fH1BE)

93 rrrrrrrrrr  aaaagghhhhhh aaaiiiiieeeeeee i like little boys rrRRrrrRRrrrrr spiders! get them off me aaeeieeieeie obama is my lord and savior wwoooowwwwwrrrrrrrrrr no daddy not the broom handle again rrrRRrrrRRRRrrrrr gggggaaaaaaaa sssssssssssss my cousin and i touched wieners ccccooooooocccccckkkkkkkkk bbbbrrrrrrrrr

Posted by: Diderot's dog's subconscious at October 06, 2008 12:57 AM (mTWN+)

94 Hee hee. I have my hand down my pants right now.

Posted by: Diderot's dog at October 06, 2008 12:57 AM (nrD02)

95 farmer joe@42...Obama isn't clueless...he dangerous.
 Very very dangerous....

About the signs. I'm here in far northern California [Humboldt county] and I'm not seeing any signs either. McCain/Palin yes...Obama ...no.
 Even when we had  to go to the town that is the county joke...Arcata.... I said to Doc, you know we are going to be seeing a sea of Obama signs, and guess what?
 We didn't.....now that is freaky....

Posted by: christmasghost at October 06, 2008 12:59 AM (aUut1)

96 This needs to be real for people.  The name 'William Ayers' needs to be repeated over and over as 'Timothy-McVeigh-wannabe-William-Ayers'.  Just because Ayers was more inept than McVeigh does not make him a better person.

People need to hear language that conveys the intentions of the perp.

If you are talking to people to young to remember McVeigh, you can use Mohamed Atta, but the racist dodge is much easier.  Use McVeigh-wannabe if you can.

Posted by: jc at October 06, 2008 01:00 AM (E9BMW)

97 So if you all will excuse me, I have some dog balls to suck.

Posted by: Diderot's dog at October 06, 2008 01:03 AM (nrD02)

98 My mouth yearns for cock!

Posted by: Diderot's dog at October 06, 2008 01:05 AM (nrD02)

99 OK, so my fantasy now is to suck on Chris Matthew's cock while taking it up the ass from Keith Olbermann at the same time. For a long time.

Does that make me gay?

Posted by: Diderot's dog at October 06, 2008 01:08 AM (nrD02)

100 Damn, can that Diddy Dog ramble!  I'd love to kick his silly ass, but I can't stay awake long enough to get his point.  Brevity is the soul of Wit, squeakie.
BTW, guess I got banned from Daily Kommie, it was a busy night.

Posted by: Captspaulding at October 06, 2008 01:10 AM (LVT6e)

101 Diddy Dog was saying sumthin. about racist.  Might as get this out of the way.  We can all start calling Obama "Chimpie", now.  The bedwetters have called a white guy that for 8 years now, can't be racist then, can it?

Posted by: Captspaulding at October 06, 2008 01:13 AM (LVT6e)

102 to "lmg" at 77: Have you ever actually listened to the "God damn America" talk? Right through?

OK I did.  I remembered seeing the longer version of it before, but went to watch it again, just to refresh my memory.  So he thinks that God should damn America because of the ways that government has treated minorities in the past and the way he says it continues to treat minorities (prisons, three strikes laws, etc.).  He thinks that the government somehow passes out drugs to Afro-Americans.  He thinks the government has failed Afro-Americans.  What I came away from it with was that he thinks God should damn America for it's sins past and present.

Some of the things that he names can't be denied (except the wacky the government supplies drugs to the inner city crap). 

But what can I do about it?  What responsibility do I have for it?  My ancestors immigrated to this country in the 1870s.  Never owned slaves.  My parents taught me not to treat people differently just because they weren't white.   I don't think I owe anyone anything because of the color of their skin.  The only practical thing I can do it treat people right. 

I could vote Democrat, but look how much they've screwed up inner city America in their attempts to "make things right".  LBJ (the government) tried to fix this by throwing all kinds of money at the problem and look at what has happened to the inner city (especially in the 20th century version of Indian reservations call "projects" that the government created).  Democrats controlled the House of Representatives from 1952-1994.  They are the ones that have fucked up inner city America.

Posted by: rockhead at October 06, 2008 01:14 AM (DvaIL)

103 Cock! I love it!

Posted by: Diderot's dog at October 06, 2008 01:22 AM (nrD02)

104 Diderot's hyena, do they pay you per post, word, or letter?  Do you have to make any sense?  Any bonus if we respond to you?  Overtime if we go past midnight?

I'm just wondering, because I want to sure you can afford the crack on the way back to the shelter.

Posted by: Methos at October 06, 2008 01:29 AM (QHtlg)

105 Mommy, I pooped my pants!

Posted by: Diderot's dog at October 06, 2008 01:31 AM (nrD02)

106

Kensington: "I almost want to cry because it cuts right to the heart of how frustrating and maddening it is that this guy seems to be coasting to victory while most of the country knows nothing about how shady his background is"

I felt that way too. Until I realised that we now have a Progressive electorate which doesn't care about that shit.

And if we aren't now a Progressive people, then we will be one in four years. Or eight. The world is against us. Our own demographics are against us. Democracy is against us.

I say: let the Progressive electorate have its Progressive Senate and its Progressive President. Let them have the One they've been waiting for.

Obama '08

Posted by: David Ross at October 06, 2008 01:36 AM (qQ7GT)

107 Diderot's Gnoll,


....

I'm actually out of things to say, I just wanted to be sure I had clarified how seriously I think you deserve to be taken.

Posted by: Methos at October 06, 2008 01:39 AM (QHtlg)

108 Is this dog the black creature Diderot may have believed was inhabiting his body, causing his melancholia?  And his constipation.  He died of intestinal problems. 

Posted by: Captspaulding at October 06, 2008 01:39 AM (LVT6e)

109 David Ross, please promise us you'll be here on the night of the election.  It just wouldn't be the same without you.

Posted by: Methos at October 06, 2008 01:41 AM (QHtlg)

110 lmg: Blacks vote for Democrats and the more socialist the better. Obama's race isn't a factor in how they vote (granted, it's a factor in black enthusiasm). If race had been a factor, blacks would have voted for Steele in 2006.

Posted by: David Ross at October 06, 2008 01:42 AM (qQ7GT)

111 Ya, Ollie's responsible for the problem of inner city drug use.  Damn, I didn't know that!  I hear BJ was knee deep into this operation also.

So the CFR and the Trilateral Commission are going to allow Bambi to be elected.  He must be one of them too!

Posted by: rockhead at October 06, 2008 01:52 AM (DvaIL)

112

Great site to read the nuts and bolts of (one of ) the journalists who tried to push the NY Times into airing the Ayers Story originally

Global Labor and Politics

I can easily understand why some readers may have become confused by the explosion of stories today on the Obama/Ayers relationship.

The partial story of the Ayers/Obama relationship told by the New York Times today is collapsing of its own weight but has likely added to the confusion. Since I am one of the "bloggers" referred to without an explanation in the Times' story I thought I would summarize the top ten highlights of the current state of play.  

It turns out as these ten key points confirm what I have argued all along - that Bill Ayers was responsible for the elevation of Obama to the Chicago Annenberg Challenge board and the New York Times reporting on this story actually supports my conclusion, though inadvertently.

Posted by: Cromagnum at October 06, 2008 01:58 AM (j5MnB)

113

Jason - Did you do that on purpose? Funniest moment on radio ever was the seminar caller to Hannity who summed up his big screed about enviromental issues with a rousing, "And I drive a 2006 Honda Prius!!"

Priuses are built by Toyota.   BUSTED

They also tend to be driven by the most totally inconsiderate assholes. In the last week I have ticketed three cars for parking in handicapped parking space w/o permits. Two were Priuses.

Posted by: Have Blue at October 06, 2008 02:40 AM (WuPk/)

114

113 - I saw that too. It's always amusing how the jerks who cut me off are either Prius, Volkswagen Beetle or some sort of SUV with an "Obama" sticker. The driver is invariably a cool, well-toned white dude with designer stubble.

Posted by: David Ross at October 06, 2008 02:58 AM (qQ7GT)

115 subarus....the new volvo.
 it's a lefty thing

Posted by: christmasghost at October 06, 2008 03:13 AM (aUut1)

116 kensington: the axelrod trolls ALWAYS remind us that the polls are way way way against Mccain and there's no way we'll win.

They are doing it on purpose... they think it will supress GOP turnout.  That's also why huge amounts of cash trade in intrade whenever anything significant happens that helps Mccain.  It's obvious that intrade is also being used to astroturf.

It's going to backfire in my opinion, because college kids aren't going to show at the polls if they think Obama has it in the bag, and they do.  Also, enough of the media (that the kids don't watch) is going to play this as close no matter what the polls say... and a lot of GOP voters will show up thinking this is a tough fight that they cannot ignore. 

The polls are cooked.  This whole Obama swing happened for no reason, was caused only be resampling (in an absurd way in my opinion), and it's shrunk a bit.  Mccain is winning, and everyone who supports him needs to show up.  Hell, even if he's losing we need to show up to deny Obama the 'mandate' argument.  But if we were losing, this turnout suppresion and poll scam would not be the heart of the present astroturfing campaign.  Every time you see an Obama troll gloat about polls, note that this is a central tenent of voter suppression efforts Axelrod is engaged in.

Posted by: Shill at October 06, 2008 03:23 AM (8jYMc)

117

subarus....the new volvo

HEY! I drive a Subaru wagon cause it's a great little car with just enough room for a decent amount of camping gear and has 4 wheel drive. Got the big roof rack and the skid plate for the differential to keep from bottoming out on those really rough goat tracks in the piney woods up north. Only thing I wish is that she could tow more than she does.

Oh, and I'm slightly to the right of Jenghis Khan. (At least according to my family.)

Posted by: Have Blue at October 06, 2008 03:27 AM (WuPk/)

118 Subarus are great machines... I don't know why liberals like them so much, and I hate that I know the political affiliation of 95% of green Foresters is liberal.  (You can kinda tell just by looking at the shrill woman driving it that she's probably a professor or pretends to be to her kids).

They aren't fuel efficient.  They are sports cars and SUVs.  It's just one of those cars that liberals get because they look funky... like Volvos.  But the Jettas are even more confusing.  Who the fuck would buy an overpriced, ugly, and dramatically less reliable Corolla?  A poetry therapist, that's who.  They say a two year old Jetta is less reliable than an 8 year old Toyota.

Posted by: Shill at October 06, 2008 03:52 AM (8jYMc)

119

Shill, possibly; but my contention is that the country is trending their way anyway. The nice people are Democrats. The cool people are Democrats (see above). Non-whites are Democrats. Only racist white losers are Republicans.

Why fight it? More to the point - why fight it with John McCain as our standard bearer? The better strategy would seem to be to take this punch, let Obama have a few years of Change and see what happens.

Posted by: David Ross at October 06, 2008 04:15 AM (qQ7GT)

120 I'm not buying the polls. Not any of them, good or bad, for McCain/Palin.

This is an extraordinary year with the propaganda machine as juiced up as possible. Yes, that's the MSM I'm talking about.

Anecdotally, I've started seeing quite a few McCain/Palin signs popping up now. In fact, 100% of them have been for McCain/Palin and at a higher rate than usual for a national office. (Local electioneering always gets very high signage, but not national ones.) Granted, I'm not in a blue state, but to see 100% advantage by any candidate at any point tells me McCain/Palin can win this - and this is despite local news accounts whereby Obama's most insidious positions and associations are being whitewashed. I repeat, local, not national, news has been providing cover for Obama, and McCain/Palin is still doing well.

The news will never cover this but reportage isn't matching reality. My extended neighborhood isn't buying the news - figuratively and probably literally considering the tanking of the industry.

Stay on offense Team McCain. Tell us who Obama really is, every day, in every speech, directly to the people. It works. You'll have to force the issue because the MSM will not. Your advantage, McCain, is that increasingly, voters are now realizing this especially when they think to themselves, "How come I've never heard this stuff about Obama before?" Morons who track this stuff consider it old news. To too much of the electorate, it remains new. Class is in session... now!

Posted by: AnonymousDrivel at October 06, 2008 05:04 AM (sI5Ho)

121

Do or die time folks.

Every friggen minute of every day HAS to be about Obama's past, no exceptions.

Media wants a response from Team McCain about  Obama's latest ad linking McCain with Keating?

Jerimia Wright

Media wants a quote from McCain to respond to Obama's charge that he has no plan for Health Insurance?

Bill Ayers

etc etc

NO EXCEPTIONS, NO RETREAT.  If McCain doesn't follow this plan, he loses, plain and simple...

Posted by: James at October 06, 2008 05:43 AM (eRZdo)

122 The Bradley effect (5-10%) + liberal oversampling (2-5%) + in the tank bias (1-3%) = McCain by 50+ EV.

Posted by: moronizer at October 06, 2008 05:48 AM (JxyMA)

123 furthermore,

 those who drive subarus are invariably ass-munching hippy douches.  At least 100% in teh Pac NW.


Posted by: moronizer at October 06, 2008 06:01 AM (JxyMA)

124 Shill, great point about Intrade being used to astroturf. It hadn't occurred to me, but I keep a close eye on Intr. since it has a rep for picking the winner where the polls can be all up and down. It would be smart, given that reputation, to mess with the really quite small political betting markets. If Axelrod and the Winners have spent such vast amts of cunning and cash on astro- and youtube-turfing, why wouldn't they manipulate that market to make the candidate look "unbeatable"? hmmm

Posted by: Erwin Hussein O'Barry at October 06, 2008 06:20 AM (eepJm)

125 Mccain has gained about ten points on Obama in the last 7 days on intrade.

It would only take a few thousand to send it right back to Obama ahead +30.

When Palin was chosen, Mccain shot up like a cannon, but then, just as the polls switched back to Obama (inexplicably), intrade leapt to favor Obama more than ever... and trolls started showing up all over the internet gloating that Obama is invincible... and specifically citing intrade as proof that it's just 'common knowledge' that Mccain is toast.

If Axelrod is paying money for astroturfing... he would obviously be willing to pay money to sway intrade.  I guess you could use that information to make a smart bet on there.

I am curious how many thousands of dollars were spent on the Winner advertisement.  Obama is blowing a ton of cash, and I'm surprised Mccain hasn't pointed out that his only executive experience seems to be to throw money around and accomplish relatively little.

Posted by: Shill at October 06, 2008 06:47 AM (8jYMc)

126

Guess I'm just a clueless honky....

 

Have you ever actually heard that word used by a black person?   (No, not "clueless", I'll spot you that one).

Posted by: Prufrock at October 06, 2008 07:13 AM (vISQb)

127 Obamaayersjeremiahwrighttonyrezkoinfanticide!

shout+1

Posted by: I aint' Obama's granny at October 06, 2008 07:41 AM (F1b/5)

128 those who drive subarus are invariably ass-munching hippy douches.

My 72-year-old Republican dad will be interested to hear that.

Posted by: Farmer Joe at October 06, 2008 08:04 AM (nYv/9)

129

How many of you caught harriet Christian on Cavuto. We need to get this woman out in the public more !!!

 

YouTube - Clinton Supporter Harriet Christian on VP Debate and Sarah Palin

 

Posted by: ozzmancometh at October 06, 2008 08:07 AM (XWJh5)

130 I disagree with James @ 121(re everything has to be about Obama's past). It's important to make--keep making-- the substantive arguments. I'd say McCain has so far presented reasons much more substantive than Obama has (I mean: Change/ Hope/ Yes we can/ The planet will heal & waters recede/ Europe will like us (the Germans like me, they really like me)/ He's the One! We the anointed celebrities say so/ Bush Bush Bush, I'm not Bush and you are, na na, na na na/ McCain's old & can't type, haha/ Palin's a fascist brain-dead vicious racist fluffy bunny/ liar liar pants on fire, even the NYTimes says so/ you meanies, stop attacking me, you're not supposed to do that/ Republicans (and the Clintons) are racists (y McCain es racista y odia los hispanos!), you racist blablabla) for his election.

But for the substantive/policy arguments to be effective, or even to get through (past the media obfuscation, spinning, fabrications, trying their best to control the message), the spell of Obama has to be broken, the fantasy demystified, his messianic aura removed, his halo taken down-- the curtain pulled back (ala Wizard of Oz). And the media has to be unmasked and discredited-- as serving the Obama campaign, regurgitating its memes & narratives, and covering for him completely. That's why this crash course in Obama's history is so important. Not as a substitute for substance (though I'd say questions of ideological affiliation count as substantial), but precisely to clear the way for substance re policy. It's saying, snap out of it, people! This is the man, not the beautiful blank screen, or the saint of media hagiography, you're thinking of electing as president. Now listen...

Posted by: lael at October 06, 2008 08:09 AM (ulEmZ)

131 Here in Scranton (drink)..people fucking hate Biden. He only shows up or mention us when he's running for president. This is like his 9th National run. Never shows up for our Saint Patricks day Parade of Drunkeness(tm), Freindly Sons dinner etc...Some people despise Barry because he showed up at the Freindly Sons dinner and didn't even have a green fucking tie...Don't you you get a kit when you run for pres??  A Mexican tie, Italian tie, Polish tie etc...Dumbass. What an arrogant motherfucker....As far as signs? The mines have been closed for decades. Yet I get cut off by an asshole in a new Acura MDX with a "united mine workers for obama" sticker. This was in Waverly,  a town described on Law and Order as the "Greenwich of Scranton"....Biden family sent the Irish INTO the unsafe mines, they didn't work in them. Yes his ancestors admired the people that worked underground, but they were the ones who put the dead miner bodies in  sacks and threw them on the porch of the company house. With an eviction notice, so another Mick family could move in and work underground. He should be ashamed of his ancestors. These fuckers were WORSE than slave owners....His people got the mules out, before the workers in a collapse. Nice family Joe Bidencunt.

Posted by: hutch1200 at October 06, 2008 08:57 AM (kYm9O)

132

Jason - Did you do that on purpose?

Actually, no. I do (obviously) know that Priuses are built by Toyota. Don't know why I typed Honda. Had a few beers last night, that's all I can say.

Posted by: Jason at October 06, 2008 09:15 AM (sV0Yw)

133 The connections between both Obamas and Ayers go deeper than previously revealed. Via Drudge, a report from 1977:

Ayers, who spent a year observing the Cook County Temporary Juvenile Detention Center in Chicago, is one of four panelists who will speak on juvenile justice at 6 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 20, in the C-Shop ...

Ayers will be joined by Sen. Barack Obama, Senior Lecturer in the Law School, who is working to combat legislation that would put more juvenile offenders into the adult system ...

Michelle Obama, Associate Dean of Student Services and Director of the University Community Service Center, hopes bringing issues like this to campus will open a dialogue between members of the University community and the broader community.

Posted by: Evil Pundit at October 06, 2008 09:26 AM (//eLA)

134 I've been saying this since the Wright story first broke. I've also been accused of racism every step of the way by the same people who say that it is NOW time to hammer Barry about this, and that Wright should have disqualified Barry months ago. Great job, but all you white cowards who waited until panic time to wake up, woke up too late. The kicker? They STILL consider you racist, even though you gave Barry a pass. Take a bow, all of you...

Posted by: JS at October 06, 2008 10:02 AM (Nnczr)

135

Subaru driving, female economic free marketer here (and former college prof) -- no, it isn't a very fuel saving car; in fact my pickup gets almost as good gas mileage and it's a heavy half w/ a tow package.  But my Subaru is 10 years old, has a bajillion miles on it and is very easy to self maintenance, the AWD is nice for the winter and I can haul three bales of hay in it if I have to.

Besides, I love the  looks I get from liberal folks when they catch a glimpse of my Buburu's backside:  bumper sticker reads -- "My daughters protect freedom so your son can be an honor student" (with the US Army insig bracketing and flag graphic underneath -- my husband made it for me).

Thinking about putting our McCain/Palin sticker on, but this is an IL college town with a high public aid demographic -- there have been some "in your face" moments and vandalism...I'm being a sissy, but I've got kids to think of.

Posted by: unknown jane at October 06, 2008 10:25 AM (/lvmU)

136

Nobody noticed when Ikhwan (Muslim Brotherhood, HAMAS, CAIR, al Qaeda...) said Obama's 'Christianity' didn't conflict one bit with Islam.   How about that football game?  Anyone even bothered to notice what his three names mean if you honestly translate them from the Arabic?  For one thing, Barack is from al-Buraq: the winged horse which forms the basis for the Islamic claim on Jerusalem.  I get the distinct impression some Muslims (who post in English) think his name is a message, not just a name. 

Lightning Martyr Lion?  Anyhoo... Nobody gives a damn and I hate being the only person even interested in the fundamental facts.         

Posted by: Mohammed Chip Hussein Jihad Shahid Mahmoud at October 06, 2008 10:52 AM (sOtz/)

137 *Rolls eyes.*

Posted by: lael at October 06, 2008 11:23 AM (ulEmZ)

138 (Sorry, I don't mean to be condescending, if you're genuine. I just think that's an especially blind alley to pursue. No need to focus paranoid analysis on his name-- there's so much else, in the clear light of day, about the man himself and his policies, to criticize.)

Posted by: lael at October 06, 2008 11:30 AM (ulEmZ)

139 133 Evil Pundit - I think that should be 1997 not 1977.   In 1977 Obama would have been in high school at best and not married to Michelle.

Posted by: Have Blue at October 06, 2008 12:40 PM (WuPk/)

140 David Ross, that's an argument I've seen made by people I admire (Auster), and I can understand it. I just don't know if I could go along with it and feel okay, though. I'd probably sooner completely withdraw -- heavily armed, of course.

Posted by: Anonymous at October 06, 2008 12:48 PM (4yauu)

141 Democrats controlled the House of Representatives from 1952-1994.  They are the ones that have fucked up inner city America.

Amen, brother. And it's not just black folks being brainwashed into thinking the Democrat Party is their friend. I live in farm country and most folks around here think the Farm Bureau is their friend, when it has continually advocated policies that put family farmers out of business. Or take labor unions--who are supposed to benefit working-class people, but often make such exorbitant demands that the companies ship their jobs overseas.

Seems that people are very easily fooled into thinking that the ones who have done them the most damage are actually their friends. It's all about words. You just say the right words. You talk the "I feel your pain" talk, the "you and me against the world" talk, and cry some crocodile tears--then proceed, either deliberately or just through your own damn foolishness and incompetence, to screw them to the wall. Barack Obama as Crocodile--is that racist?

Posted by: Kathy from Kansas at October 06, 2008 03:40 PM (RzkwA)

142 Fuck.  Let's see, along about January 20, 2008, we become the USSA--the United Socialist States of America. Just.........fuck.  Gotta start digging a hole to put my safe room in.  Fuck.

Posted by: Davey at October 06, 2008 09:22 PM (HG6lD)

143 David Ross,

You don't win by losing. Period. Move on, please.

Posted by: VRWC Agent at October 06, 2008 11:54 PM (o2slJ)

144 Re: #124
Astroturfing Intrade? Wow, those guys think of everything, don't they?

BUT there are a few things they can't fathom at all, and we've GOT 'em on those:
faith, the power of truth, and the never-ending appeal of sheer, simple goodness.
(That's why they don't "get" Sarah.)

These things make up the "X" factor that blows all their polls and projections and takes 'em by surprise on Election Day....

Posted by: Kathy from Kansas at October 07, 2008 12:45 AM (RzkwA)

145 Kathy, you're not from around here, are you?

Posted by: Anonymous at October 07, 2008 01:13 AM (4yauu)

146 Re: #136
I thought Barack was from baraka=blessing.
Oh. Guess it still makes your point!

Posted by: Kathy from Kansas at October 07, 2008 01:14 AM (RzkwA)

147 Reply to #145:
What's that supposed to mean?

Thought my username would make it obvious.
You know, just a down-home hick from the hinterlands of the heartland....

Posted by: Kathy from Kansas at October 07, 2008 01:28 AM (RzkwA)

148 In other words, you're a moby laying on the astroturf. All concerned-like.

Posted by: Anonymous at October 07, 2008 01:40 AM (4yauu)

149 Anonymous, I'm sorry my naivete made you think I'm a moby. For better or worse, I don't have enough wit or imagination to be anything other than sincere. I'm a life-long pro-lifer who spent many years as a radical peacenik until my fellow peaceniks' stubborn intransigence on the abortion issue finally disillusioned me. And that opened my mind to the possibility that they might be wrong on a bunch of other things, too. Watching their attempts to steal the election in 2000 was the final straw. I started listening to talk radio just to get the basic "facts on the ground" that were being omitted or completely distorted by the MSM.

Fast forward to present day. I see this election as, deep down, a sort of referendum on the '60s. A sort of culmination or final battle in the cultural war that's torn this country for the last 40+ years. And what appropriate standard-bearers the two sides have! On the left (literally), a Marxist community organizer with a bunch of Marxist friends and supporters. On the right (literally), a Vietnam veteran who actually believes in "duty, honor, country."

And the mascots in this battle? On one side, little Trig Palin, a Down syndrome baby, welcomed as a blessing and a gracious gift from God.  On the other side, another little Down syndrome baby--one who survived his mother's attempt to kill him by abortion in a Chicago-area hospital, being cradled by a nurse who couldn't stand to see him die alone, abandoned on top of a hospital waste heap. A nurse who would go on to testify before the Illinois Senate, where her heart-rending testimony failed to touch the heart of one Barack Obama, the lone senator who spoke out against legislation that might have saved that baby's life.

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