Posts filed under 'Campaign 2008'
Obama is out there trying to buy the election - and not with the small donations of average Americans, but with the criminal donations from who knows where:
Barack Obama refuses to release the names of the 2 million-plus people who have given his campaign less than $200. According to campaign officials, it would be too difficult and time-consuming to extract this information from its database.
So how come we were able to do it in a couple hours? Not literally—we don’t have access to the campaign’s list of donors—but we created a database of similar size and format in a Web-ready file and posted it online. (You can view a sample text version of it here. The full version is 824 MB.)
But before we get into the technical details (though, if you’re with the Obama campaign and want to skip ahead, please do), it’s worth dwelling on the reasons for the Obama campaign’s reluctance to disclose this information. It can’t be legal: No law prevents Obama from releasing these names.
Politically, there would be several advantages in releasing the names. Obama has campaigned (effectively) on a platform of making government more transparent, citing his efforts to do so in Chicago and Washington as signature achievements. He has also disclosed the bundlers who raise large amounts of money for his campaign. Finally, making the list public would rebut McCain’s broad and unsubstantiated claims that the list (and the huge sums of money it represents) is shot through with fraud.
Which is why, of course, Obama won’t do it - his fundraising is shot through with fraud. So much so that in my opinion the Justice Department should initiate a Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organization investigation into the Obama campaign. Certainly if Obama wins next week, we have to know how many criminal donations there have been and what role Obama played in setting up and maintaining this criminal conspiracy against the American electorate - because after Obama gets in, such investigations not only won’t happen, but anyone who brings such things up will be punished by Obama and his minions for daring to question The One.
Our liberal friends have been screaming for 8 years about imaginary threats to their freedom - but if Obama does manage to corruptly obtain the White House and remains un-challenged on it, then there will be no reason for him not to use the same tactics once in office…including the intimidation of media we’ve already seen in this campaign.
Tags: fundraising, liberal lies, Obama Deceptions
November 1st, 2008
From Drudge:
ZOGBY SATURDAY: Republican John McCain has pulled back within the margin of error… The three-day average holds steady, but McCain outpolled Obama 48% to 47% in Friday, one day, polling. He is beginning to cut into Obama’s lead among independents, is now leading among blue collar voters, has strengthened his lead among investors and among men, and is walloping Obama among NASCAR voters. Joe the Plumber may get his license after all..
Obviously, the quick rebuttal is that national polls don’t matter… state polls do. Fair enough. But one cannot deny the obvious trend in McCain’s favor over the past week. This means that with the election a few days away that momentum is on his side. This makes a good case for him to carry the last minute undecided voters who could decide the election.
Tags: Polls, Zogby
November 1st, 2008
Geesh:
EL PASO — A man who jumped 60 feet to his death from the Spaghetti Bowl on Thursday left a note with a message for Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama.
A note to “Obama” was found in the man’s car, which was parked on the top ramp of the Spaghetti Bowl.
Officials offered no further explanation nor interpreted the note’s meaning…
…Police confirmed that the man left behind a note that read, “Obama take care of my family.”
Just want to confirm something - you lefties out there, you do realize that Obama is just a man, right? I mean, even if he’s fabulously better than McCain, he’s just a man and prey to all of man’s weaknesses - you do realize that, don’t you?
Just want to be sure about this sort of thing…
October 31st, 2008
With ACORN and other Obama groups planning to defraud our electorate, we must stay vigilant and ensure that the vote is as clean as possible:
Today, the McCain-Palin campaign launched the Honest and Open Election hotline to help citizens learn the location of their polling place, as well as report any instances of irregularities at the polls, including voter fraud, intimidation, violence and electioneering. The hotline can be accessed via phone at: 866-976-VOTE.
“With November 4th quickly approaching, our Honest and Open Election hotline will serve as an informative guide for all Americans participating in the electoral process,” said McCain-Palin National Political Director Mike DuHaime. “The hotline will allow us to learn about and take steps toward remedying any voter irregularities at polling places across the country. While we are hopeful that Election Day will be free of any wrongdoing, allies of the Democrat Party, such as ACORN, have shown a willingness to commit fraud in both this election cycle and in 2004. Given the tightness of the polls, all examples of fraud must be addressed to preserve the integrity of the election.”
In 2004, multiple forms of voter fraud occurred, including voter intimidation, fraudulent registrations, multiple ballots cast and votes bought for money. Already during the 2008 election cycle, a dead woman in Missouri cast an absentee ballot, individuals were arrested for voting twice in Florida and people in Ohio registered and voted on the same day.
Write that number down and carry it with you when you go to vote - if you suspect anything, call it in and allow the experts to determine if its fair or foul. Don’t get into arguments about it at the polling place - but report what you see. Our right to vote is vital and we must prevent people from diluting our votes with bogus ballots.
Tags: conservative truth, Iran, liberal lies, Obama Deceptions, Voter Issues
October 31st, 2008
When you call the Iraqi war a mistake you disrespect the service and sacrifice of everyone who has died promoting freedom.
See the most popular video on You Tube.
Tags: Defeaticrats, Iraq Campaign, liberal lies, Obama Deceptions
October 31st, 2008
What happens when you invite crooks and kooks to be part of your party - from NRO’s The Corner:
Last night at a candidate’s forum at Temple Beth El in Boca Raton, long time congressman Alcee Hastings debated his opponent Marion Thorpe Jr., for Florida’s 23rd Congressional District seat. According to a police report filed by Thorpe immediately after the event, debating wasn’t the only activity to take place that night.
According to the report, Congressman Hastings approached his opponent on the back of the stage, after the debate for their race had ended. As the candidates for State Attorney began their debate, following the Hastings-Thorpe exchange, Hastings embraced Thorpe and began threatening to “take (him) out, permanently! (emphasis his)” if he ever mentions Hastings’ impeachment again. He followed up by turning away from his opponent, wagging his finger and whispering “it’s not over, it’s not over, I’m coming for you.”
Witnesses of the event only saw what seemed to be a terse embrace and huddling of the candidates after the debate. It was noticeable that Thorpe was visibly taken aback after the encounter.
A police report was filed in which Thorpe has asked for criminal charges to (be) laid against Hastings, as well as for a restraining order to be issued. He believes that his recent endorsement by Esquire magazine and several news outlets may have led to Hastings’ peculiar behavior, Hastings not being used to electoral opposition.
According to attendees of the event, it was Hastings, not Thorpe, who raised the issue of Hastings’ 1989 impeachment by the House on charges of bribery and perjury.
Ok, Democrats - first off, I’d love to hear you ever explain why a crook manages to get elected and re-elected in your party. After that, I’d like to explain why you aren’t calling for this insane crook to be forced out.
Tags: Alcee Hastings, Extremism, Marion Thorpe
October 31st, 2008
Depending on when you ask Obama it peaple who make under $250,000 or $200,000
If you ask Joe Biden, it’s under $150,000.
If you ask Obama surrogate Bill Richardson, it’s under $120,000.
In the end. the only thing we can count on is that if you pay taxes now, Obama would have you pay more, so he can spread the wealth around to those who don’t pay any taxes at all.
Tags: Bill Richardson, Joe Biden
October 31st, 2008
Perhaps:
The L.A. Times/Bloomberg poll, which had Obama up by three points in Florida three days ago, is now reporting that McCain has a 49-45 lead among Floridians who have already voted. And this after Governor Charlie Crist extended early voting at the urging of Florida Democrats.
Obama supporters are always at the ready with some “effect” whenever McCain sees a downtick in numbers. So let’s play the same game: Could we be witnessing the Biden Effect? The Plumber Effect? The Khalidi Effect? The Wait, This Guy Has Said Some Scary Things Effect? The Infomercial Effect? The Who Exactly Does He Consider Rich Effect? Maybe it’s The Liberal Media Emotionally Blackmailed Us into Lying about Who We Were Going to Vote for Effect? They all have promise!
I think this would be the Our Polling Model for 2008 Is So Far Off as to Amount to Journalistic Malpractice Effect. Honestly, I don’t think there will be that many more Democrats in the voting mix than there were in 2004 - the enthusiasm Obama brings among African-Americans and upper class whites is counterbalanced by the un-enthusiasm he generates amongst blue collar and older Democrats. And even that wouldn’t be the whole story as no one - not even the most savvy observer out there - knows how many Democrats will show up and actually vote McCain. Obama is in the lead, as far as polling goes, but only that far - right now, I won’t make a prediction about who will win but I will say that both of them have very reasonable paths to 270 electoral votes.
Tags: 2008 Campaign, early voting
October 31st, 2008
Regarding Obama’s support for the anti-human “Freedom of Choice Act”:
Dear Senator Obama,
A 14-year-old girl walked into a Planned Parenthood clinic in Cincinnati, accompanied by her soccer coach, John Haller. He was 21 years old and had initiated sexual activity with the girl when she was 13. Now that she was pregnant, Haller wanted her to have an abortion.
Rather than calling the parents as required under Ohio law, Planned Parenthood called the soccer coach’s cell phone and failed to verify he was the parent.
Planned Parenthood turned a blind eye . . . and performed the abortion. Afterward, they provided the girl with a bag of condoms and a Depo-Provera shot.
Thirty-six states across the country require some form of parental notification or consent prior to an abortion involving a minor child. And these laws are supported by 80% of the American people. In addition to the obvious reason that parents need to be involved when their child undergoes a medical procedure, these laws also protect young girls from sexual abuse. Research shows high percentages of teen pregnancies are fathered by adult men and a relationship between early teen sex and coercion.
Senator Obama, why do you oppose these parental involvement laws that protect our children from sexual abuse?
Despite Planned Parenthood’s actions, the parents of the Cincinnati teenager found out about her abortion and the sexual abuse perpetrated by her soccer coach. Eventually John Haller was convicted of seven counts of sexual battery and served three years in prison.
Senator Obama, the mainstream media refuses to ask you these questions, so we will:
Why have you promised Planned Parenthood that the first piece of legislation you will sign is the Freedom of Choice Act, a piece of abortion legislation which would eliminate ALL of the common-sense parental involvement laws across the country?
Sincerely,
Charmaine Yoest, Ph.D.
President and CEO, AUL Action (emphasis in original)
Tags: abortion, conservative truth, culture of death, Culture of Life, Freedom of Choice Act, Obama Deceptions
October 31st, 2008
Wow - and she’s also written for Edwards and Hillary:
This drift started on a personal level with the fall of former Senator John Edwards. It got stronger during the Democratic National Convention when I counted the substantive mentions of poverty on one hand and a whole bunch of bad canned partisan lines against Senator John McCain. Some faith was lifted after Senator Hillary Clinton’s grace during a difficult hour. But that faith was dashed when I saw that someone had raided the Caligula set and planted the old columns at Invesco Field.
The final straw came the other week when Samuel Joseph Wurzelbacher (a.k.a Joe the Plumber) asked a question about higher taxes for small businesses. Instead of celebrating his aspirations, they were mocked. He wasn’t “a real plumber,” and “They’re fighting for Joe the Hedge-Fund manager,” and the patronizing, “I’ve got nothing but love for Joe the Plumber.”
Having worked in politics, I know that absolutely none of this is on the level. This back and forth is posturing, a charade, and a political game. These lines are what I refer to as “hooker lines”—a sure thing to get applause and the press to scribble as if they’re reporting meaningful news.
As the nation slouches toward disaster, the level of political discourse is unworthy of this moment in history. We have Republicans raising Ayers and Democrats fostering ageism with “erratic” and jokes about Depends. Sexism. Racism. Ageism and maybe some Socialism have all made their ugly cameos in election 2008. It’s not inspiring. Perhaps this is why I found the initial mocking of Joe so offensive and I realized an old line applied: “I didn’t leave the Democratic Party; the Democratic Party left me.”
The party I believed in wouldn’t look down on working people under any circumstance. And Joe the Plumber is right. This is the absolutely worst time to raise taxes on anyone: the rich, the middle class, the poor, small businesses and corporations…
…I was dead wrong about the surge and thought it would be a disaster. Senator John McCain led when many of us were ready to quit. Yet we march on as if nothing has changed, wedded to an old plan, and that too is a long way from the Democratic Party.
I can no longer justify what this party has done and can’t dismiss the treatment of women and working people as just part of the new kind of politics. It’s wrong and someone has to say that. And also say that the Democratic Party’s talking points—that Senator John McCain is just four more years of the same and that he’s President Bush—are now just hooker lines that fit a very effective and perhaps wave-winning political argument…doesn’t mean they’re true. After all, he is the only one who’s worked in a bipartisan way on big challenges.
I know that none of you Democrats will believe me on this, but your man Obama is a disaster-in-waiting. He’s a product of the hopelessly corrupt Chicago Democratic machine and he lacks the knowledge, judgment and courage to be President. He won’t heal anything and won’t change anything - he can’t; he won’t be allowed to by the Powers That Be in the Democratic party and he lacks the ability to face them down and do the right thing in spite of them.
If you want change, then McCain is your man - he’ll get right to work actually changing the way DC does business.
Tags: 2008 Campaign, Obama Deceptions
October 31st, 2008
Just happened to overhear that in Mesquite, Nevada, yesterday and it really just encapsulates the entirety of Campaign ‘08.
October 31st, 2008
I think that, this time, we’ve got him:
Veteran Democratic Rep. John Murtha (Pa.) has sent out a last-minute plea for $1 million to save his hotly contested seat, endangered by his own remarks describing his district as racist.
In an e-mail sent to potential donors, Murtha’s campaign asked his supporters to maximize all campaign contributions.
“We need to raise another $1 million to compete,” his campaign fundraiser Susan O’Neill wrote in the e-mail obtained by The Hill. “We need money immediately.”
O’Neill blamed Republicans from outside Pennsylvania for Murtha’s problems. Polls show Murtha, running for his 18th term, ahead of his GOP opponent by just a few percentage points.
“Congressman Murtha is in a brutal reelection campaign,” O’Neill wrote. “The Swift Boaters have put up a candidate from Virginia and have raised millions of dollars against Congressman Murtha. In addition, other 527s and the [National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC)] have spent millions to smear Congressman Murtha on TV, radio and in newspapers.”
The definition of “swift boat”: Telling the truth about a Democrat. Murtha called our glorious Marines cold blooded murderers, and he’s called his own constituents a bunch of racist rednecks. No, Ms. O’Neill, it isn’t EVIL REPUBLICANS doing your man in, but his own idiocy.
As an aside - if you’d like to help turn Murtha’s seat over to a patriot, go here.
Tags: Defeaticrats, fundraising, Haditha, Iraq Campaign, Jack Murtha, liberal lies, Lt. Col. William Russell
October 31st, 2008
Tags: humor
October 30th, 2008
The Anchoress notes the odd truth:
…I have no idea what any of it means, or how next week will turn out - how can anyone project anything in the face of voter “registration” fraud, whackadoo polling and an in-the-tank media?
But all of this uncertainty - all of these “narrowing” polls are proving one beautiful thing, definitively: that America actually is more post-racial than most realize.
Think about it. Obama can’t break 50%. Neither could Kerry, Gore or Clinton.
So, Obama is being treated precisely like every other Democrat politician of the last 16 years. His race is not holding him down. His race is not propping him up.
This should be cause for celebration, I think. We’ve clearly moved past race…
Obama is just another liberal trying to masquerade as a centrist agent of hopenchange - sound familiar? And it is nice that even if it works, it won’t work by much - I’m pretty confident we won’t see the Obama landslide the breathless media was hinting at a week ago.
October 30th, 2008
Well, as in space aliens, that is.
Tags: humor
October 30th, 2008
From the Las Vegas Review-Journal:
Exit polling of early voters conducted by a local political consultant suggests a close presidential contest in the Silver State: Democratic nominee Barack Obama had the votes of 50 percent who had voted, while Republican nominee John McCain had 48 percent of the early vote.
The poll, conducted by Las Vegas-based consultant Steve Nathan’s firm Dialing Nationwide Automatically, or DNA, was conducted by automatically dialing everyone who had voted through Friday, based on statewide voter records, and weighting responses to reflect the composition of the electorate so far.
Nathan said the statewide numbers were based on 7,147 responses to the survey. He said McCain was getting much of his support from rural and Northern Nevada.
Experts caution that it is important to take such data with a grain of salt because it reflects only who has voted, not who intends to vote.
Indeed - a few grains of salt should be added, but here’s the interesting thing: Obama leads in early voting 50% to 48%, while the party ID in Clark County (the place where Obama must do well to win the State) has been 55% Democrat, 29% Republican - which indicates a substantial number of Democrats are voting for McCain. Translate this to election day and around the country, and McCain will pull off a huge upset.
Tags: Exit Polls, Nevada
October 30th, 2008
What may prove critical to who wins is the number of Democrats who decide not to vote for Obama:
WHILE BARACK OBAMA talks a good game about being able to unite this country, as a former Hillary Clinton supporter who has closely examined both his words and actions, I don’t see it that way at all. I and a growing number of my fellow Democratic elected officials in New Hampshire believe that it is actually John McCain who is best able to bring us together as a country and a people, will inspire a new American unity and patriotism and will push all of us to work together to solve our most pressing challenges at home and abroad.
Given the fact that I am making a difficult decision to cross party lines to support Sen. McCain, I thought it would be useful to explain why I am joining a growing number of Democrats (including three lifelong Democratic state representatives who have endorsed John McCain in just the last month) in this state who are uniting to elect John McCain as our next President. While Obama talks of putting partisan politics aside, the reality is that his record in the U.S. Senate shows he has voted with Democrats 97 percent of the time. He has never once taken on the Democratic Party on even a single issue.
John McCain, on the other hand, has never allowed partisan politics and Washington political scorekeeping to come before the greater good of what is necessary for this nation. I have seen him time after time rise above the political pettiness in Washington politics to get things done for this country to make it more safe, secure and prosperous. He has taken on people in his own party time and time again and has made many in the Republican Party leadership upset – which, I can tell you as a Democrat, first caught my attention and showed that will put country over partisanship.
As a former Hillary supporter, I certainly do not agree with John McCain on everything; but, what I most like most about John McCain is that he has proven continually that we can trust him to do what is right for our country.
Country first, indeed. And this is true - lost in all the hub bub of Campaign ‘08 is the fact that GOPers in general and conservatives in particular have long had bones to pick with Senator McCain but aside from a few elitist “wets” (as Maggie Thatcher called them), we’re all swinging enthusiastically behind John McCain. Why is that?
Sarah Palin is a big reason, but the more important reason is that John McCain is someone who has the experience to be President from day one; that John McCain is a man unafraid of taking the hard path in service to our nation as a whole; that John McCain is a sincere patriot who views America as an exceptional place, graced by God with immense wealth and power for the benefit and example of the whole world. Trust me on this one, if McCain wins on Tuesday, on Wednesday we conservatives will start gearing up to do battle with McCain on such issues as global warming and campaign finance reform…and while I’ll be with McCain on it, there will be those on the conservative side who will still want to fuss with McCain on the immigration issue. We are not, you see, supporting McCain out of blind, partisan fury - we are supporting him because he is clearly the better man for the job.
As I’ve said before, I feel an affinity for Barack Obama - he is, after all, the first person of my generation to rise to the top of our political field. He and I disagree on 19 out of 20 issues, but I sense in him a kindred spirit in a lot of ways. I’m hopeful that Obama - now freed from Wright’s poison - will grow in his faith and start to realize that being an economic liberal is a matter of opinion, but being a leftwing fanatic is a matter of exceptionally poor choice. But, for the present, I’d rather have Joe the Plumber in the Oval Office than Barack Obama - at least Joe has been in charge of something in his life other than the advancement of Joe.
Some Democrats see this, too - and understand that while it’d be nice to win the White House, its not worth winning if the man who will hold it is not up to the job. It would not only be bad for America and the world for someone like Obama to win, but also bad for the Democratic party which would bear the brunt of anti-Obama disaffection by 2010.
Country first, fellow Americans - once we secure a government which will do that, then we can get back to our regularly scheduled political arguments.
Tags: 2008 Campaign, Democrats for McCain
October 30th, 2008
Mary Grabar over at Pajamas Media has the scoop on Obama’s adherence to this anti-American and decidedly unjust philosophy. If anyone wants to know where Obama comes from ideologically, this article is a must-read.
Tags: liberal lies
October 30th, 2008
Did anyone see it? From the comments I’ve read around the right blogosphere, it was a bust - but one must sit up and take notice when the AP finds fault:
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama was less than upfront in his half-hour commercial Wednesday night about the costs of his programs and the crushing budget pressures he would face in office.
Obama’s assertion that “I’ve offered spending cuts above and beyond” the expense of his promises is accepted only by his partisans. His vow to save money by “eliminating programs that don’t work” masks his failure throughout the campaign to specify what those programs are — beyond the withdrawal of troops from Iraq…
The Mrs said she watched it - well, strictly speaking, she had it on the TV but just couldn’t concentrate on it…she did recall, however, that McCain had spots right before and right after it, which puts a lie to the concept that McCain is running a slipshod campaign. I’ve noted more than one person lately saying that Obama’s voice is becoming a bit annoying - that he just yammers on and on about the same things and when he does say something new, its usually in direct contradiction to something he said before.
Anyways - what did you think of it? Will it help? Hurt? Make no difference? Did Chris Matthews get another leg-tingle out of it?
