the things you believe you're seeing...

From NRO: Point on Last Night    [Rick Brookhiser] A friend writes:   This is a 57 states moment.   Here is the transcript:   Obama:  "...we’ holding assets long enough that eventually taxpayers get it back and that happened during the Great Depression when Roosevelt purchased a whole bunch of homes,"   Obama is talking about the present bailout that will return a profit - only problem is that FDR never did such a thing .     Gaffe city? Jonah? Amity?

Get ready for your blood to boil....

From NRO: And speaking of Biden... [Yuval Levin] At a rally on Thursday in Pennsylvania, Joe Biden told his audience that John McCain, through his health care plan, is: proposing the largest increase on middle class taxpayers in American history....It will cost the middle class over one trillion dollars in additional taxes. So ladies and gentlemen it’s almost unbelievable, you almost don’t believe what I’m telling you, because it sounds so wrong. It is indeed unbelievable because it is in fact completely wrong. Even The Washington Post's Fact Checker column can’t find an excuse for the claim, and gives Biden the full four Pinocchios, while explaining that actually: By most independent calculations, the McCain plan will leave most taxpayers better off in strictly financial terms, at least until 2013. After 2013, the benefits will begin to diminish. By 2018, taxpayers in the top quintile will be slightly worse off, but middle-income taxpayers will either break even or be s...

This was not good presidential form by The One...very juvenile to say ""thats not it" or "thats a tough one" .... He should have kept his mouth shut.

"I've got a bracelet too...."  What? And whats up with glancing down at the bracelet to remember the soldiers name?

I don't recall Obama portraying McCain as a hothead. I'd like some evidence to backup that claim. My Way News - Obama, McCain argue over war, taxes in 1st debate Obama, McCain argue over war, taxes in 1st debate Email this Story Sep 27, 7:30 AM (ET) By CHRISTOPHER WILLS OXFORD, Miss. (AP) - In a faceoff that returned again and again to judgment, John McCain portrayed himself as a battle-tested elder running against a naive rookie, while Barack Obama suggested the Republican is a hothead who made the wrong choices on the Iraq war, corporate taxes and more.

The things you believer you're seeing are in fact identical to what you saw with Sarah Palin meeting world leaders, except when the MSM says they are not... MILWAUKEE (AP) - Joe Biden has met with Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili (sah-kahsh-VIH'-leh) in Milwaukee. Photographers took pictures of the pair at the start of the meeting, but reporters weren't allowed into the session. Phil Walzak, a spokesman for Barack Obama's campaign, calls it a private meeting between the Democratic vice presidential candidate and a head of state. Earlier this week, reporters were initially barred from meetings between Biden's Republican counterpart, Sarah Palin, and world leaders. But the restriction was later dropped. Walzak is rejecting any comparisons between the two situations.

Of course the media is focusing on Palin's admittedly weak answer to the Russia/Alaska question but lets look at the question that followed that question which she knocked out of the park: Asked why she only obtained a passport last year, Palin said, "I'm not one of those who maybe came from a background of, you know, kids who perhaps graduate college and their parents give them a passport and give them a backpack and say go off and travel the world. No, I've worked all my life. In fact, I usually had two jobs all my life until I had kids. I was not a part of, I guess, that culture." What an arrogant and snobbish question from Couric. I guess if you don't have a passport you are not qualified for any job.

2 terrorist suspects arrested on KLM flight - Yahoo! News 2 terrorist suspects arrested on KLM flight By NICOLE LANGE, Associated Press Writer 1 hour, 56 minutes ago COLOGNE, Germany - German police boarded a plane at Cologne airport and arrested two terrorist suspects Friday just before the plane took off for Amsterdam. ADVERTISEMENT A 23-year-old Somali man and a 24-year-old German man born in Somalia were arrested before the KLM flight left the airport, a spokeswoman for North Rhine-Westphalia state police said. Police spokeswoman Katharina Breuer told The Associated Press that officers boarded the plane at 6:55 a.m. (0455 GMT) and arrested the men without incident. She said authorities do not think the men planned to hijack the flight. Germany's top-selling Bild newspaper, citing police sources, said the men had been under observation for months and a suicide note was found in their apartment saying that they wanted to die for the "jihad" or "holy war." Breu...

From McCain; At today's cabinet meeting, John McCain did not attack any proposal or endorse any plan. John McCain simply urged that for any proposal to enjoy the confidence of the American people, stressing that all sides would have to cooperate and build a bipartisan consensus for a solution that protects taxpayers. However, the Democrats allowed Senator Obama to run their side of the meeting. That did not work as the meeting quickly devolved into a contentious shouting match that did not seek to craft a bipartisan solution. Interesting since the Dems have been trying to trash McCain all day by claiming a deal had been struck shortly after McCain arrived to later saying he disrupted the meeting while others said he didn't say much except to push the alternative deal. And then later on two unnamed Dems claimed McCain was acting erratically. Now Johnny Mac says the Obama run meeting was a disaster.

From Politico; "He has been pretty erratic – there's no other way to describe what we've seen out of this guy in the last week," an Obama aide said of McCain's conduct during the financial crisis. Another Democratic official cited McCain's "erratic, all over the map response to the economic crisis." As opposed to Obama's "call me if you need me" response. Yeah...ok.

He had much more important things to do...

Of course they had no knowledge whatsoever that they were getting sweet deals. No of course they didn't know. Countrywide created a program called "Friends of Angelo" so they could give standard mortgages at the going rates to very important people. Ok, right! Countrywide Made Home Loans to Gorelick, Mudd - WSJ.com Countrywide Made Home Loans to Gorelick, Mudd Leading Democrat, Ousted Fannie Chief Deny Any Favoritism By GLENN R. SIMPSON Countrywide Financial Corp., the biggest U.S. mortgage lender, made large, previously undisclosed home loans to two additional executives of Fannie Mae, the government-chartered firm at the center of the U.S. credit crisis. One of Countrywide's previously undisclosed customers at Fannie was Jamie Gorelick, an influential Democratic Party figure whose $960,000 mortgage refinancing in 2003 was handled through a program reserved for influential figures and friends of Countrywide's chief executive at the time, Angelo Mozilo. Ms....

The National Enquirer got the Edwards story completely right so they get kudos there but apparently their big scoop on Sarah Palin and her alleged affair comes from a guy who is not all that reliable and you need to read this a few times to properly connect the dots. From RiehlWorldView ; The National Enquirer is still flogging the Palin had an affair story. No I'm not linking it, look it up. They can, apparently, as they have someone on the record. Someone on the "inside," I guess?? However, Hanson family insider, Jim Burdett, has gone on the record and passed a rigorous polygraph test, revealing de­tails of the affair to The NATIONAL ENQUIRER in a world exclusive interview. Burdett is a former brother-in-law of Hanson’s estranged wife Carolyn's brother, Craig Batton, and still speaks with many family members. I have to write this out to connect the dots - Palin to alleged paramour, to alleged paramour's estranged wife, to alleged paramour's estranged...

Check out the quotes from Barney Frank, Chuck Schumer and guess who didn't take a position...

SOURCE: House Republicans met in am: Just 4 members support Paulson plan...

Obama is willing to return to Washington "if it would be helpful." But reiterated Obama intends to debate on Friday." "An Obama campaign official told ABC News the Democratic presidential candidate called McCain this morning to suggest a joint statement of principles. McCain called back this afternoon and suggested returning to Washington. Obama is willing to return to Washington "if it would be helpful." But reiterated Obama intends to debate on Friday. " A joint statement is not the same as suspending your campaign and going back to Washington to do your job, you are a US Senator, are you not? Ok...who are you going to debate? Joe Biden?

They weren't wrong by too much.... "Now, a correction. Last week, the Early Show aired an segment on an outfit Cindy McCain wore during the Republican National Convention. We estimated the total cost was more than $300,000. It turns out that dress is off-the-rack and the pearl necklace is not real . We regret the error."

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said Tuesday that McCain had assured Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson that he would support the $700 billion legislation. Asked about that Wednesday, McCain responded: “I did not say that.”

Obama says the debate is on...is he going to debate himself? “I have spoken to Senator Obama and informed him of my decision and have asked him to join me,” McCain planned to say in New York City, according to advance excerpts released by his campaign. “I am calling on the president to convene a meeting with the leadership from both houses of Congress, including Senator Obama and myself. It is time for both parties to come together to solve this problem.” However a senior Obama campaign official said Obama "intends to debate. The debate is on."

McCain says will suspend campaign to return to Washingon Thursday to help with bailout negotiations, asks that Friday debate with Obama be postponed so bailout negotiations can continue 2:51pm EDT

Imagine actual reporting done by reporters? Here is what it looks like... Biden, Obama helped keep 'Bridge to Nowhere' alive - CNN.com Biden, Obama helped keep 'Bridge to Nowhere' alive * Story Highlights * Joe Biden, Barack Obama voted to kill a Senate amendment diverting bridge funding * Both voted for final transportation bill that included the $223 million bridge earmark * Alaska's "Bridge to Nowhere" has been used by Dems to mock Gov. Sarah Palin * Next Article in Politics » * Read * VIDEO By Drew Griffin and Kathleen Johnston CNN Special Investigations Unit Decrease font Decrease font Enlarge font Enlarge font DEWEY BEACH, Delaware (CNN) -- Although Democratic vice presidential candidate Joe Biden routinely mocks his Republican counterpart, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, for her onetime support of the infamous "Bridge to Nowhere," Biden and his running mate voted to keep the project alive twice. Democratic vice presid...

This is simply unbelievably galling. Barack Obama has now flip-flopped on his position to speak with Hitler Jr. without preconditions and expects us to just forget that he ever said any such thing. And on top of that he "once again" calls on Senator McCain to legitimize his latest political position and try to make us believe that he has held this position that we all know he did not. Unreal! Below is a Statement from Senator Barack Obama on President Ahmadinejad’s Remarks “I strongly condemn President Ahmadinejad’s outrageous remarks at the United Nations, and am disappointed that he had a platform to air his hateful and anti-Semitic views. The threat from Iran’s nuclear program is grave. Now is the time for Americans to unite on behalf of the strong sanctions that are needed to increase pressure on the Iranian regime. “Once again, I call upon Senator McCain to join me in supporting a bipartisan bill to increase pressure on the Iranian regime by allowing state...

Biden talking to Katie Couric on the Today Show; "When the stock market crashed, Franklin Roosevelt got on the television and didn't just talk about the princes of greed," Biden told Couric. "He said, 'Look, here's what happened.'" One little problem, Hoover was president and TVs were mostly experimental in 1929.

CNN's Commitment to Equality · Snapped Shot CNN's Commitment to Equality By Brian C. Ledbetter · Tuesday, September 23. 2008 11:35 CNN is genuinely fair and balanced, says anchor Rick Sanchez. The proof? Negative stories aired about B. Hussein Obama: 43 Negative stories aired about Sarah "Cooties" Palin: 22 See? 43 is bigger than 22. That ought to convince all of us neanderthal conservatives about how pure and holy CNN's dedication to being fair is.* *Oh wait, I reckon I did neglect to share one key detail with you, didn't I? Obama has been campaigning for 19 months, during which those 43 stories were generated. Which makes for roughly (43 stories / 82 weeks) a half of a negative story per week. Sarah Palin, as you'll recall, was announced three weeks ago, which means she's up to (22 stories / 3 weeks) 7.3 negative stories per week—Which rounds to roughly one negative story PER DAY. Rick, your dedication to fairness is certainly inflated. Much like you...

Look at this very unremarkable exchange between Matt Lauer and Obama  related to Obama bashing McCain for not supporting the AIG bailout but  literally minutes later Biden said the exact same thing, and Lauer called him on it; "But it's the kind of thing that drives people crazy about politics," Lauer said. "It sounds like you were trying to score some political points against John McCain using his words, when your own running mate had used very similar words." "No, hold on a second Matt," Obama said. "I think what drives people crazy about politics is the fact that somebody like John McCain who for 26 years has been an advocate for deregulation, for 26 years has said the market is king and then starts going out there suggesting somehow that he's a populist who's been railing against Wall Street and regulation -- that's what drives people crazy about politics."

Watch the video and listen carefully in the first 15 seconds where Biden says "we're not supporting clean coal" very clearly...Yes Biden did talk about China building dirty coal plants but it is very clear that he said that the Obama/Biden ticket does not support clean coal. 

It's tough to keep up Joe Biden but he certainly is on a roll the last 24 hours or so.  Rush has started a movement to save Joe Biden and keep him on the ticket.  Here he is the latest in just the last several days; He contradicted his own ticket's position on clean coal technology. He said the "McCain can't email" ad was terrible he wouldn't have done it, even though he had never seen it. He said he didn't support the AIG bailout even though Obama did. He stated that Obama's not gonna take away his Berreta and said "don't buy that malarkey." He lied again about being forced down in Afghanistan when he implied it was due to hostile Taliban when in fact it was due to a snow storm according to John Kerry who was also on the trip. He said that President Roosevelt went on TV in 1929 and told everyone about the financial crash. Hoover was president and there was no TV in 1929.

Just how in the mainstream is Obama, not so much it would seem; Obama and Ayers Pushed Radicalism On Schools - WSJ.com Obama and Ayers Pushed Radicalism On Schools By STANLEY KURTZ Despite having authored two autobiographies, Barack Obama has never written about his most important executive experience. From 1995 to 1999, he led an education foundation called the Chicago Annenberg Challenge (CAC), and remained on the board until 2001. The group poured more than $100 million into the hands of community organizers and radical education activists. The CAC was the brainchild of Bill Ayers, a founder of the Weather Underground in the 1960s. Among other feats, Mr. Ayers and his cohorts bombed the Pentagon, and he has never expressed regret for his actions. Barack Obama's first run for the Illinois State Senate was launched at a 1995 gathering at Mr. Ayers's home. The Obama campaign has struggled to downplay that association. Last April, Sen. Obama dismissed Mr. Ayers as just "a g...

When are the American people going to realize that the Democrats are not looking out for us.. Gateway Pundit: Dems Block Iraq Oil Deals With US... Block Drilling Off US Coast Dems Block Iraq Oil Deals With US... Block Drilling Off US Coast For 30 years Democrats have blocked domestic energy development. Why is America NOT energy independent? Because, over the past 30 years: Democrats have blocked the development of new sources of petroleum. Democrats have blocked drilling in ANWR. Democrats have blocked drilling off the coast of Florida. Democrats have blocked drilling off of the east coast. Democrats have blocked drilling off of the west coast. Democrats have blocked drilling off the Alaskan coast. Democrats have blocked building oil refineries. Democrats have blocked clean nuclear energy production. Democrats have blocked clean coal production.

Palin hacker's IP address linked to Tenn. student's apartment Palin hacker's IP address linked to Tenn. student's apartment, Proxy service operator confirms IP address of hacker belongs to ISP that provides service to apartment searched by FBI By Gregg Keizer September 22, 2008 (Computerworld) The man who traced the IP address of the hacker who accessed Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's e-mail account last week confirmed today that it belongs to an Illinois company that provides Internet service to the Knoxville, Tenn., apartment complex where the FBI served a search warrant early Sunday. Gabriel Ramuglia, the webmaster of Ctunnel, an Athens, Ga.-based proxy service used by the hacker to mask his or her identity, acknowledged that the IP address he found in his server logs belongs to Pavlov Media, an Internet service provider based in Champaign, Ill.

According to this poll fromm CNN, Americans blame the Republicans for the current mess on Wall Street demonstrating how woefully uninformed they are on the subject. CNN Poll: GOP takes brunt of blame for economy, Obama gains « - Blogs from CNN.com CNN Poll: GOP takes brunt of blame for economy, Obama gains WASHINGTON (CNN) – A new CNN/Opinion Research Corporation Poll suggests that by a 2-to-1 margin, Americans blame Republicans over Democrats for the financial crisis that has swept across the country the past few weeks — one factor that may have contributed to an apparent increase in Barack Obama’s edge over John McCain in the race for the White House. To see who really is to blame for this mess you need look no futher than Investors Business Daily ; Congress Tries To Fix What It Broke By INVESTOR'S BUSINESS DAILY | Posted Wednesday, September 17, 2008 4:20 PM PT Regulation: As the financial crisis spreads, denials on Capitol Hill grow more shrill. Blame an aloof President Bush, g...

It's about friggin time! This is audio during a press conference call today with the McCain campaign.  The voice is Steve Schmidt in response to the latest hit piece from The NY Times;

Media Caught Fabricating White Racists? - DigitalJournal.com: The Power of Citizen Journalism Media Caught Fabricating White Racists? A quote attributed to Sandra Cichon, a private citizen, is spreading across the internet as a living example of White Racism. Did a reporter put words in this woman’s mouth? An article in the St. Petersberg Times, quotes Cichon as having said, “I can't imagine having a black president . . .” In a phone interview Saturday, Sandra Cichon of Spring Hill, Florida denied that she ever spoke with any pollster or reporter concerning Obama or about anything regarding race. Cichon was taken by surprise when phoned by this reporter, and she was not aware that she had been quoted in any newspaper.

Well well well....the party that keeps warning of scare tactics seems to be warning about themselves ... More than a third of all white Democrats and independents — voters Obama can’t win the White House without — agreed with at least one negative adjective about blacks, according to the survey, and they are significantly less likely to vote for Obama than those who don’t have such views… Lots of Republicans harbor prejudices, too, but the survey found they weren’t voting against Obama because of his race. Most Republicans wouldn’t vote for any Democrat for president — white, black or brown. Not all whites are prejudiced. Indeed, more whites say good things about blacks than say bad things, the poll shows. And many whites who see blacks in a negative light are still willing or even eager to vote for Obama. On the other side of the racial question, the Illinois Democrat is drawing almost unanimous support from blacks, the poll shows, though that probably wouldn’t be enough to counter th...

The grumpy old guy on CNN better know as Jack Cafferty asked on Friday if Palin's 15 minutes were up. I think this answers that question... Palin draws crowd of 60,000 in The Villages | news-press.com | The News-Press Palin draws crowd of 60,000 in The Villages By Bill Cotterell • news-press.com capital bureau • September 21, 2008 THE VILLAGES -- Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin told wildly cheering, flag-waving, chanting supporters that John McCain is "the only great man in this race" and promised Sunday he will fix the nation's economy if voters give the GOP four more years in the White House. "He won't say this, so I'll say it for him," the Alaska governor said in an almost confidential tone at the close of her first Florida stump speech. "There is only one man in this election who has ever really fought for you. John McCain wore the uniform of his country for 22 years -- talk about tough." The Villages, a vast, upscal...

At least someone in the media is paying attention and rightly points out that the one that is doing the scaring is The One himself; Closing the Whopper Gap By Ruth Marcus Monday, September 22, 2008; Page A15 The symmetry of sin is suddenly looking more equal. Last week, I flayed John McCain for dishonesty -- flagrant and repeated dishonesty -- about Barack Obama's proposals. Obama was by no means blameless, I argued, but his lapses were nowhere near as egregious as his opponent's. I stand by everything I wrote. But a series of new Obama attacks requires a rebalancing of the scales: Obama has descended to similarly scurrilous tactics on the stump and on the air. On immigration, Obama is running a Spanish-language ad that unfairly lumps McCain together with Rush Limbaugh -- and quotes Limbaugh out of context. On health care, Obama misleadingly accuses McCain of wanting to impose a $3.6 trillion tax hike on employer-provided insurance. Obama has been furthest out of line, howeve...

Obama loses his cool with an elderly woman...

Will Obama finally admit at long last that the surge has worked? The World - Back in Iraq, Jarred by the Calm - NYTimes.com BAGHDAD — At first, I didn’t recognize the place. On Karada Mariam, a street that runs over the Tigris River toward the Green Zone, the Serwan and the Zamboor, two kebab places blown up by suicide bombers in 2006, were crammed with customers. Farther up the street was Pizza Napoli, the Italian place shut down in 2006; it, too, was open for business. And I’d forgotten altogether about Abu Nashwan’s Wine Shop, boarded up when the black-suited militiamen of the Mahdi Army had threatened to kill its owners. There it was, flung open to the world. Two years ago, when I last stayed in Baghdad, Karada Mariam was like the whole of the city: shuttered, shattered, broken and dead. Abu Nawas Park — I didn’t recognize that, either. By the time I had left the country in August 2006, the two-mile stretch of riverside park was a grim, spooky, deserted place, a symbol for the dyin...

McCain needs to make this point at the debates. How the left will go crazy if he compares Obama to Rumsy! From The Jawa Report ; September 21, 2008 If you liked Donald Rumsfeld's Iraq Strategy, You'll Love Barack Obama I meant to write something on this a couple of week's ago after watching the Frontline special on the Iraq War. The point made in the PBS documentary was that Donald Rumsfeld's Iraq strategy was no different than that of Barack Obama's: get a "political solution", and then get the hell out. It turns out, according the the documentary, that it was Condi Rice that pushed for the "clear, hold, & build" strategy. In my imagination, fed by MSM stories of the blood thirsty Rumsfeld, the SecDef wanted an indefinite commitment to Iraq while Rice wanted to get us out. Not so, apparently. Here's a story from the WSJ on why the surge worked. You really should read it, but here's a teaser : For the next three years, Donald Rum...

Rangel pays IRS, complains of 'guerrilla war' - Yahoo! News Rangel pays IRS, complains of 'guerrilla war' By DEVLIN BARRETT, Associated Press Writer Fri Sep 19, 6:08 PM ET WASHINGTON - Rep. Charles Rangel wrote six checks for about $10,800 in back taxes, and then penned an open letter to New Yorkers Friday, saying he has done nothing dishonorable and is the target of a GOP "guerrilla war." Rangel, the dean of the New York congressional delegation, has faced a string of embarrassing revelations — he didn't pay taxes on rental income for a beach house in the Dominican Republic; he used three rent-stabilized apartments in Harlem, including one for a campaign office; he used his congressional stationery to drum up private donations to a college center named after him. He ended up writing a number of checks to cover taxes due on his 2004, 2005, and 2006 returns, related to the unreported rental income, said his chief of staff, George Dalley.

You kidding me! Dems more interested in party than country? Say it isn't so! Sources tell CBS 2 HD that a decision to disinvite Palin from the high profile rally after Clinton pulled out in a huff came as the result of intense pressure from Democrats. “This is insulting. This is embarrassing, especially to Gov. Palin, to me and I think it should be to every single New Yorker,” Assemblyman Dov Hikind, D-Brooklyn, told CBS 2 HD. Sources say the axes were out for Palin as soon as Sen. Clinton pulled out because she did not want to attend the same event as the Republican vice presidential candidate… The groups sponsoring the rally against Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad speaking at the UN were reportedly told, “it could jeopardize their tax exempt status” if they had Palin and not Clinton or Democratic VP candidate Joe Biden on hand… “It’s an absolute shame that this has happened,” Hikind said. “To threaten organizations … to threaten the Conference of Presi...

Voting "present" Obama votes 'Present' on new economic rescue plan for now | Top of the Ticket | Los Angeles Times Obama votes 'Present' on new economic rescue plan for now CORAL GABLES, Fla. -- Sen. Barack Obama today met with some of his many economic advisors and made an announcement that he was not going to make an announcement about any new plan to plan plans. Obama did suggest a bipartisan effort to deal with the financial crisis wreaking havoc on Wall Street, always a good idea for any candidate after the primaries because it sounds good and costs nothing. But Obama did not present any detailed proposal of his own for how to resolve the monetary situation that has roiled world markets in recent days. Obama's inaction prompted Jay Leno in his opening monologue tonight on "The Tonight Show" to point out an essential presidential campaign unfairness, that Obama has criticized McCain's economic plan but the Republican can't respond bec...

When you think the Dems could not sink any lower on the PDS front Charlie Rangel says oh yeah? This from a guy under fire for tax troubles and is the head of the House Ways and Means Committee claims that he didn't know that rental income was taxable.  Nitwit!

Jonathan Martin's Blog: Obama outraged at being accused of not supporting something he doesn't support - Politico.com Obama outraged at being accused of not supporting something he doesn't support Obama, on the trail in New Mexico, had this to say of McCain: "And today he accused me of not supporting what the Treasury and the Federal Reserve Bank did with AIG despite no evidence whatsoever that that’s what I had said." To recap, when I wrote earlier today that Obama supported the bailout, I quickly was instructed by his staff that this was not the case. He just didn't oppose it, I was told. Now he's so adamant about not opposing the Fed's move that he's complaining about McCain's portrayal. Where, I wonder, is the line between not opposing and, ya know, supporting.

From NRO: The Corner on National Review Online Washington Post Faults McCain For Relying On...Washington Post [Byron York] A number of journalists are trying hard to fit McCain's "Advice" ad into the now-established theme of the McCain campaign employing lies and underhanded tactics. The Obama campaign says the ad is a lie. Writers at Time and the Atlantic have suggested that it has racist overtones, because Franklin Raines is black, and Obama is black, and a photo depicting a generic victim of their alleged financial wrongheadedness is of a white woman. Now, the Washington Post fact checker takes McCain to task for relying on…the Washington Post. Yes, the paper reported in July that Raines had "taken calls from Barack Obama's presidential campaign seeking his advice on mortgage and housing policy matters," and in August called Raines a "member of Mr. Obama's political circle." But hey, the Post says now, that information originally came...

Why on Earth would the AP not turn over copies of the emails? If it were Obama's emails they would be hand delivering them to the Secret Service. And they state that they didn't comply as if they were talking about some other AP.  Are we suppose to stand up and cheer that the AP doesn't feel its necessary to help find the punks who broke into the Governors email? Hackers break into Sarah Palin's e-mail account Hackers break into Sarah Palin's e-mail account Sep 17 09:11 PM US/Eastern By TED BRIDIS Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - Hackers broke into the Yahoo! e-mail account that Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin used for official business as Alaska's governor, revealing as evidence a few inconsequential personal messages she has received since John McCain selected her as his running mate. "This is a shocking invasion of the governor's privacy and a violation of law. The matter has been turned over to the appropriate authorit...

State rep says son focus of Palin e-mail hacking rumors : State and Regional News : Knoxville News Sentinel State rep says son focus of Palin e-mail hacking rumors News Sentinel staff and wire Originally published 04:53 p.m., September 18, 2008 Updated 05:54 p.m., September 18, 2008 NASHVILLE - State Rep. Mike Kernell said today that he was aware of Internet rumors about his son being the subject of speculation that he accessed the personal e-mail of vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin. Asked whether he or his son, a student at the University of Tennessee-Knoxville, had been contacted by authorities investigating the break-in of Palin's account, he responded: "Me, no." As far as his 20-year-old son, David, he said: "I can't say. That doesn't mean he has or hasn't (been contacted by investigators)." Kernell, D-Memphis, cited the father-son relationship. He said he had talked to his son today, but that he talks to his son regularly. He declined fur...

Political Radar: Bill Clinton: McCain 'A Great Man'; Praises Wife's, Not Obama's Economic Plan Bill Clinton: McCain 'A Great Man'; Praises Wife's, Not Obama's Economic Plan Email Share September 18, 2008 6:33 PM ABC News' Jennifer Parker reports: Former President Bill Clinton has largely kept himself out of the public eye since his wife lost the Democratic primary to Barack Obama. However in a rare television interview tonight the former president called Republican presidential candidate John McCain "a great man" and praised GOP vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin as an "instinctively effective candidate." On a day when Obama sought to convince voters that he's best able to handle the economic crisis, the former president said it was his wife, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-NY, who gave today "the most detailed position." In an interview with CNBC's Maria Bartiromo, Clinton, who has tried to put to rest rumor...

It would have been a great show of national unity against Iran. Unfortunately party is more important to the Democrats... Palin Disinvited From Iran Rally After Clinton Pulls Out - America’s Election HQ Palin Disinvited From Iran Rally After Clinton Pulls Out by FOXNews.com Thursday, September 18, 2008 Sarah Palin has been disinvited from a rally next week to protest Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, an event that Hillary Clinton pulled out of just a day earlier so as not to be seen alongside the Republican vice presidential candidate. Organizers said they aren’t being partisan. They decided to bar all elected and federal officials from the rally on Monday in fear of a “media feeding frenzy.” The rally was specifically intended to protest Ahmadinejad’s presence at the United Nations. “In order to keep the focus on Iranian threats and to ensure that this critical message not be obscured, the organizers of the rally have decided not to have any American political personalities appe...

NRO reports that McCain's proposal from his speech earlier today looks to be coming very soon... HORSERACE, JOHN MCCAIN The Markets Overrule My Skepticism on RTC 2.0 The markets disagree with my assessment of RTC 2.0, to the tune of more than 400 points in the Dow Jones Industrial Average. All of this comes from a CNBC report that Treasury Secretary Paulson is going to sign off on a proposal for an RTC-like entity, one that John McCain was calling for a few hours ago. All of this conspires to make the GOP nominee look pretty smart. Two days ago , Obama said the proposal was "premature." Smart guy that I am, I was urging the candidates to say, "no."

So this moron is more of a good liar than a techie...he lied about who he was to the idiots at Yahoo using her birth date and zip code. Terrific! Great securtity measures at Yahoo. Hacker impersonated Palin, stole e-mail password Hacker impersonated Palin, stole e-mail password Sep 18 03:25 PM US/Eastern By TED BRIDIS Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - Details emerged Thursday behind the break-in of Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin's e-mail account, including a first-hand account suggesting it was vulnerable because a hacker was able to impersonate her online to obtain her password. The hacker guessed that Alaska's governor had met her husband in high school, and knew Palin's date of birth and home Zip code. Using those details, the hacker tricked Yahoo Inc.'s service into assigning a new password, "popcorn," for Palin's e-mail account, according to a chronology of the crime published on the Web site where the hacking was f...

...is good news for Dems spelled out clearly by this woman who found it necessary to say "tits" during her interview;

So if you are campaigning on lowering taxes for 95% of Americans, why in the world would Biden be talling people that its patriotic to pay taxes? Biden told ABC’s “Good Morning America” on Thursday that, in his words, “it’s time to be patriotic … time to jump in, time to be part of the deal, time to help get America out of the rut.”

Isn't this interesting...in the same room together in 2005.

ABC News Fact Checks Obama's latest ad and finds lies and misstatements.

That ain't saying much but I guess Olby should stop promoting his boffo ratings against O'Reilly when he can't even beat a show on his own network. They both still get creamed by Fox but its still pretty funny. MOVE OVER, OLBERMANN, RACHEL MADDOW TOPS MSNBC RATINGS! [AND SHE BEATS LARRY KING, TOO] CABLE RACE, TUES, SEPT 16 HANNITY/COLMES 3,136,000 O'REILLY 3,060,000 GRETA 2,908,000 HUME 1,977,000 COOPER 1,828,000 RACHEL MADDOW 1,801,000 SHEP SMITH 1,724,000 KING 1,710,000 OLBERMANN 1,635,000 GRACE 1,166,000 DOBBS 1,156,000 HARDBALL 821,000

These people are insane! “Race — that’s the only reason people in the Valley won’t vote for him,” said state Rep. Thomas Letson of Warren, D-64th, about Barack Obama, his party’s presidential nominee. “There are 1,000 reasons to vote for Obama and one reason why you won’t — race.”

Someone had to ask.... so Ace does .

Imagine that! Program snagging more illegal immigrants than expected Raleigh, N.C. — Since early July, 435 illegal immigrants have been identified in the Wake County Jail under a federal program designed to help local law enforcement authorities get a better handle on immigrants charged with crimes. The numbers are higher than many federal officials predicted, but Wake County Sheriff Donnie Harrison said he wasn't surprised to find illegal immigrants comprise 15 to 20 percent of his daily jail population. About 1,500 inmates are in the jail on an average day. County detention officers began participating in the federal 287-G program three months ago.The program trains local officers to determine the immigration status of people charged with crimes and begin the process to deport those people found to be in the U.S. illegally.

Katie Couric : What one personal flaw do you think might hinder your ability to be president? Sen. Barack Obama : I don't think ... there's a flaw that would hinder my ability ... to function as president. I think that all of us have things we need to improve. Sen. John McCain : You know I'm not an objective observer. I think that would have to be to make sure that I don't make any decisions that are not fully informed by every source of information that's credible I can possibly get.

Aren't the Obama events pre-ticketed? And isn't using a teleprompter now because he can't come up with an original thought? ABC News: Palin Meets the 'Pre-Ticketed' Palin Meets the 'Pre-Ticketed' McCain-Palin to Take Questions in Michigan By TEDDY DAVIS and RIGEL ANDERSON September 16, 2008 Sarah Palin is set to meet the "pre-ticketed" at 7:00 pm ET on Wednesday when she and John McCain hold their first joint town-hall meeting.

I generally like O'Reilly and think he is usually correct on the issues. But he is woefully misinformed on oil and gas prices. He love to blame the oil companies for the price of gas. He thinks someone sits in a dark room and determines the price and then sends a courier to all of the oil companies with the price for the day. So its refreshing to see someone finally stand up to O'Reilly's nonsense on gas and oil prices;

It's a sad, sad situation... The day before the Democratic National Convention Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) went on Meet the Press and told Tom Brokaw: I’m, I’m, I’m investing in something I believe in. I believe in natural gas as a clean, cheap alternative to fossil fuels. … These investments in wind, in solar and biofuels and focus on natural gas, these are the real alternatives. As we pointed out at the time, natural gas is not an alternative to fossil fuels … it is a fossil fuel. And as the “Energy Kids Page” of the Energy Information Administration (EIA) explains, it is a fossil fuel that needs to be drilled for. One would hope that Pelosi had studied up on the issue since then, but her comments after the House passed a bill codifying the ban on most of the Outer Continental Shelf shows she still does not. Pelosi told The Washington Post: “We’re not trying to give incentives to drill, we’re giving incentives to invest in renewables and natural gas that will take us where we...

This is wrong ...standing up to Iran is more important than politics. Iran rally gets complicated Hillary's withdrawal from an anti-Iran rally in New York, organized by Jewish groups, has put the organizers -- who were aiming for a non-partisan, bi-partisan, event -- in a tough spot, a person familiar with the talks now says. Sarah Palin's appearance there -- part of a push to shore up her national security credentials, and to reassure Jewish voters about her -- may now be in doubt. There's a "major push to disinvite Palin, if Obama/Biden don't attend," the source says. Meanwhile, McCain-Palin puts pressure on the Democrats to attend. "Governor Palin believes that the danger of a nuclear Iran is greater than party or politics. She hopes that all parties can rally together in opposition to this grave threat," says spokeswoman Tracey Schmitt.

Keith Olbermann is a lying piece of moose excrement . Why is this man allowed to continue lying and misleading his dozens of views about Gov. Sarah Palin.  In Keith's world when you triple funding for special needs children instead of quadrupling it that is called "gutting" funding.  The Association of Alaska School Boards director Carl Rose called it a "historic event".  

The gift that keeps on giving!

I keep hearing how Obama is going to cut taxes for 95% of Americans. The media loves to repeat this over and over again when they protect defend help Obama from this obvious lie misleading statement. How can he cut taxes for 95% of Americans when 33% of Americans DON'T PAY TAXES at all! Can someone in the media please grow a pair and ask this question?

I keep hearing how Obama is going to cut taxes for 95% of Americans. The media loves to repeat this over and over again when they protect Obama from this obviously misleading statement. How can he cut taxes for 95% of Americans when 33% of Americans DON'T PAY TAXES at all! Can someone in the media please grow a pair and ask this question?

...it isn't.   From ABC News last year July 2007 . When Obama's campaign was asked by ABC News to explain what kind of sex education Obama considers "age appropriate" for kindergarteners, the Obama campaign pointed to an Oct. 6, 2004 story from the Daily Herald in which Obama had "moved to clarify" in his Senate campaign that he "does not support teaching explicit sex education to children in kindergarten. . . The legislation in question was a state Senate measure last year that aimed to update Illinois' sex education standards with 'medically accurate' information . . . 'Nobody's suggesting that kindergartners are going to be getting information about sex in the way that we think about it,' Obama said. 'If they ask a teacher 'where do babies come from,' that providing information that the fact is that it's not a stork is probably not an unhealthy thing. Although again, that's going to be determined on a case ...

After being questioned about her record of failure over the last two years she falls back on the usual Dem strategy of distraction; Pelosi orders wide Wall Street probe - Mike Allen - Politico.co m Pelosi orders wide Wall Street probe By MIKE ALLEN | 9/16/08 6:51 PM EDT House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has ordered a broad, swift investigation of Wall Street and will demand testimony from Bush administration officials and captains of finance, congressional officials said. House Democrats plan to aggressively look at the administration’s role in the meltdown over the weekend and to explore further regulation and government structures that would be taken up under the new president. Republican aides accused Democrats of trying to shift blame with a series of “show trials,” but acknowledged that key officials will wind up cooperating.

Taking credit for the first stimulus package? Check Obama takes more money from Fannie and Freddie than anyone but the chairman of the committee? Check Former CEO of Fannie head of Obama's VP search? Check On the side of the people, the ones that can pay $28,500 a plate fundraiser? Check

From ABC News; In Golden, Colo., today, Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., took credit for the stimulus package that passed earlier this year. "In January, I outlined a plan to help revive our faltering economy," Obama said, "which formed the basis for a bipartisan stimulus package that passed the Congress." Is that true? Democrats on Capitol Hill who support Obama say no. Wanting Obama to win, however, none will say so on the record. He likes taking credit for things he had nothing to do with...remember he said he was on the Banking Committee, you know, the one he is not a member of?

Oh really? "You look at Obama's economic advisers, the guys he has counted on from day one and who have raised him a ton - and I mean a ton - of money: Franklin Raines and Jim Johnson, both of them are waist to neck deep in the mortgage debacle." Both Raines and Johnson have served as CEO of Fannie Mae, with Raines taking over from Johnson. Both are key political and economic advisers to Obama. "How can Obama go out with a straight face and say it was Republicans who made this mess, when it is his key advisers who ran the agencies that made the big mess what it is?" says a Democrat House member who supported Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton. "It's his people who are responsible for what may well be the single largest government bailout in history. And every single one of them made millions off the collapse that are lining Obama's campaign coffers. If the McCain campaign lets this one go, they deserve to lose."

Rangel won't step down from tax-writing post Rangel won't step down from tax-writing post Sep 16 02:05 PM US/Eastern By DEVLIN BARRETT Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - Rep. Charles Rangel will not step down as chairman of a powerful tax-writing committee as he undergoes an ethics investigation by fellow lawmakers, his lawyer said Tuesday. So whats the big surprise? Name a recent Dem who got into trouble and either stepped down or was removed. Nancy Pelosi and the most ethical Congress ever!

Bad news for America? Obama cheers.

What a bunch of ungrateful whiners...they should be thrilled that their music is even still be played at all!  Look at all the attention they're getting. Groups like, Orleans, Heart, Van Halen, John Mellencamp and others.  Geezer Rock!  I love it.  I hope they keep playing all of the songs.  Apparently all of these idiots have no legal basis to make them stop anyway. GOP gets no love from musicians Cease-and-desist letters from musicians have rained down like confetti on Republicans over the years. But nothing compares to the virtual commune full of left-leaning artists who are mad at John McCain right now, though, in most cases, they have no legal basis to stop him from using their songs.

Priceless;

Ok...for starters its called wolf control . The killing of wolves either via the air or the more traditional ways saves moose and caribou which is the intent. And also Alaskans rely on deer, moose, caribou and other wildlife for food . These dumb asses would rather have you believe that Palin is hanging out the side of the helicopter screaming in hysterical joy while she slaughters these poor defenseless wolves. And isn't that really the point anyway.

Another state in jeopardy for Obama. I know he could still win but the trend is definitely to McCain right now. I am sticking with my prediction of a 6-8 point win for McCain that I made back in January. The contest between Barack Obama and John McCain in New Jersey is too close to call, with a new Quinnipiac University poll showing the battle for the state’s fifteen electoral votes at 48%-45% among likely voters. Obama led McCain by ten percentage points, 51%-41% in an August Quinnipiac poll. This is the fourth independent poll within the last week to show New Jersey as an emerging battleground state in the presidential campaign. A Monmouth University/New Jersey poll released this morning shows Obama leading by 8 points, and a Marist College poll released Friday night had identical numbers to Quinnipiac, 48%-45%. A Fairleigh Dickinson University poll from last week had Obama up by six points. … In New Jersey, Obama has a 56%-34% favorable rating, while McCain is at 56%...

This is what today's American left has become;

Clearly feeling the pain of regular Americans, Obama attends $28,500 a plate fundraiser...That's right, $28,500 a plate! Streisand to Perform at Hollywood Fundraiser for Obama by Associated Press Tuesday, September 16, 2008 DENVER (AP) — How does Barack Obama lure wealthy donors to a big-money fundraiser in Hollywood? Bring in Barbra Streisand as the headline performer. The Oscar-winning singer and actress was to perform Tuesday night on Obama’s behalf in Beverly Hills. It was to be a two-step evening with a reception and dinner costing $28,500 a person followed by a later event featuring Streisand at $2,500 a ticket. And lets not forget why he is able to rake in this kind of cash; Obama is financing his presidential race with private contributions after abandoning a pledge to take public financing capped at $84 million. His campaign announced Sunday it had collected $66 million in August, a fundraising record for any presidential candidate in a monthlong period. Of course the $66...

Well I guess that one way to stop the uhs and ums...

Well, it sure sounds like she did ; In the New York Post, conservative Iranian-born columnist Amir Taheri quoted Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari as saying the Democrat made the demand when he visited Baghdad in July, while publicly demanding an early withdrawal. “He asked why we were not prepared to delay an agreement until after the US elections and the formation of a new administration in Washington,” Zebari said in an interview, according to Taheri. “However, as an Iraqi, I prefer to have a security agreement that regulates the activities of foreign troops, rather than keeping the matter open,” Zebari reportedly said. … Obama’s national security spokeswoman Wendy Morigi said Taheri’s article bore “as much resemblance to the truth as a McCain campaign commercial.” In fact, Obama had told the Iraqis that they should not rush through a “Strategic Framework Agreement” governing the future of US forces until after President George W. Bush leaves office, she said...

She owns a tanning bed and she bought it with her own money! <insert dramatic music> Self-proclaimed "hockey mom" Sarah Palin had a private tanning bed installed in the Governor's Mansion in Juneau, Alaska, Usmagazine.com confirmed on Monday. "She did. She paid for it with her own money," Roger Wetherell, chief communications officer of Alaska's Department of Transportation and Public Facilities told Us .

Oops...someone please let Joe Biden know; Bloomberg agrees with McCain: Economy 'fundamentally ... strong ' I just now asked the New York mayor, a former Wall Street hand who's been in the mix in the current crisis, whether he agrees with McCain that the fundamentals of the American economy are strong. "I do agree that fundamentally America has an economy that is strong," he said. "America’s great strength is its diversity, its hard work, its good financial statements, its broad capital markets,its enormous natural resources" and its work ethic, he said at an afternoon press conference devoted to reassuring New Yorkers that the city's finances and its economy are intact. "I'd rather play America's hand than any other country," he said. "Without problems? No."

I thought he was "just a guy in the neighborhood"

Yes, I know that's hard to believe but Catherine McNichol Stock somehow twists her way to that conclusion; Intolerance thrives in Palin's Pacific Northwest Catherine McNicol Stock is chair of the history department at Connecticut College and author of "Rural Radicals: Righteous Rage in the American Grain" Despite her efforts to portray herself as an average, small-town, "folksy" American, Sarah Palin's political views - ardently pro-gun, pro-censorship, antichoice and antigay - make John McCain's conservative credentials pale in comparison. What few observers have said, however, is these beliefs are not just extreme - they are radical, and even bear a comparison with some of the most notorious "rural radicals" of our time. It has been years since groups such as the Montana Militia, the Posse Comitatus and the Sagebrush Rebels, and individuals such as Terry Nichols and Ted Kaczynski have made us wonder why so many "angry white men...

From ABC News; Since the Delaware senator left Obama's side and ventured out on his own on Labor Day, he has hardly garnered any national media interest at all. His plane, a blue chartered 737, now crosses the country with about three-quarters of its seats empty, rows and rows with nary a warm body to be found. Biden's supporters maintain that he is connecting with voters and garnering positive media interest on a local level. They also say that Biden is a "governing" pick, not a "political" pick, unlike Palin. That is, Biden will actually be able to help Obama govern; he's not just a cynical selection to help his boss win the election. Either way, as Air Joe flew from Wilmington to Charlotte Sunday, the only reporters onboard were off-air reporters from the five television networks and correspondents from NBC and Politico. There was only one camera crew. The back of the plane, reserved for press, sat totally deserted. The New York Times? Gone. The Washi...

Thanks to Confederate Yankee ;

The walking gaffe machine strikes again ; When telling the story of how his granddaughters had a slumber party with Barack Obama’s daughters during the week of the Democratic National Convention, Biden equated it to what he says Americans want. “I believe that's a metaphor, a metaphor for what the country is looking for. They're looking for a sleepover with people they like! ”

And I have no doubt that it is true... OBAMA TRIED TO STALL GIS' IRAQ WITHDRAWAL Last updated: 4:10 am September 15, 2008 Posted: 4:02 am September 15, 2008 WHILE campaigning in public for a speedy withdrawal of US troops from Iraq, Sen. Barack Obama has tried in private to persuade Iraqi leaders to delay an agreement on a draw-down of the American military presence. According to Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari, Obama made his demand for delay a key theme of his discussions with Iraqi leaders in Baghdad in July. "He asked why we were not prepared to delay an agreement until after the US elections and the formation of a new administration in Washington," Zebari said in an interview. Obama insisted that Congress should be involved in negotiations on the status of US troops - and that it was in the interests of both sides not to have an agreement negotiated by the Bush administration in its "state of weakness and political confusi...