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Monday, November 3, 2008
Obama and Former Hillary Staffer Comes Clean?
HatTip to RedState, "What you were never intended to know in this election"
After a long and careful consideration of all the implications and possible consequences of my actions today, I have decided to go through with this in the hope that our country can indeed be guided into the right direction. First, a little personal background… I am a female grad student in my 20’s, and a registered Democrat. During the primaries, I was a campaign worker for the Clinton candidacy. I believed in her and still do, staying all the way to the bitter end. And believe me, it was bitter. The snippets you’ve heard from various media outlets only grazed the surface. There was no love between the Clinton and Obama campaigns, and these feelings extended all the way to the top. Hillary was no dope though, and knew that any endorsement of Obama must appear to be a full-fledged one. She did this out of political survival. As a part of his overall effort to extend an olive branch to the Clinton camp and her supporters, Obama took on a few Hillary staff members into his campaign. I was one such worker. Though I was still bitterly loyal to Hillary, I still held out hope that he would choose her as VP. In fact, there was a consensus among us transplants that in the end, he HAD to choose her. It was the only logical choice. I also was committed to the Democratic cause and without much of a second thought, transferred my allegiance to Senator Obama... (read the whole post!)
Interesting post supposedly from an Obama campaigner. Who knows? It's interesting to note how critical the VP selections have been and will be in this election year versus prior presidential election years.
I am almost certain Obama would had a guaranteed win if he choose Hillary. So if he loses, I would place most of the blame on this decision. Same with McCain, if he loses, I would place most of the blame on his selection of Palin.
I still give Obama a gut-check call of a 70% chance of winning. Exciting, exciting.
After a long and careful consideration of all the implications and possible consequences of my actions today, I have decided to go through with this in the hope that our country can indeed be guided into the right direction. First, a little personal background… I am a female grad student in my 20’s, and a registered Democrat. During the primaries, I was a campaign worker for the Clinton candidacy. I believed in her and still do, staying all the way to the bitter end. And believe me, it was bitter. The snippets you’ve heard from various media outlets only grazed the surface. There was no love between the Clinton and Obama campaigns, and these feelings extended all the way to the top. Hillary was no dope though, and knew that any endorsement of Obama must appear to be a full-fledged one. She did this out of political survival. As a part of his overall effort to extend an olive branch to the Clinton camp and her supporters, Obama took on a few Hillary staff members into his campaign. I was one such worker. Though I was still bitterly loyal to Hillary, I still held out hope that he would choose her as VP. In fact, there was a consensus among us transplants that in the end, he HAD to choose her. It was the only logical choice. I also was committed to the Democratic cause and without much of a second thought, transferred my allegiance to Senator Obama... (read the whole post!)
Interesting post supposedly from an Obama campaigner. Who knows? It's interesting to note how critical the VP selections have been and will be in this election year versus prior presidential election years.
I am almost certain Obama would had a guaranteed win if he choose Hillary. So if he loses, I would place most of the blame on this decision. Same with McCain, if he loses, I would place most of the blame on his selection of Palin.
I still give Obama a gut-check call of a 70% chance of winning. Exciting, exciting.
Friday, October 31, 2008
Summary of the Obama Campaign and Camp
A great cartoon that summarizes many in the Obama camp. Ever read political discussion threads between McCain and Obama supporters? Many times some Obama supporter will infer or directly say that the McCain supporter is being racist because of their criticisms on Obama. Can someone throw out these intellectual light-weights? I believe some of this stems from the Obama campaign itself and Senator Obama's own words and inference.
There is criticism of McCain's campaign being so negative and "hateful," but those of less intellectual rigor cannot identify how subtle tactics are just as negative.
Monday, October 20, 2008
TIME'S Hack Job on McCain
This week's cover story on Time magazine is "Does Temperament Matter? How a President's personality can determine success - or failure - in times of crisis." It's a total hack job. If you're going to endorse Obama and smear McCain, just come out and say it. It was written by one of their editors, Nancy Gibbs. Here is my letter to them:
Dear Editors,
Nice hack job by Nancy Gibbs on "Does Temperament Matter?." Where is TIME's journalistic integrity especially for a cover story? If you're going to position an article in support of Obama, it would be best to just come out and state it instead of insulting your readers' intelligence with an article that dances around its true intent. The "fiery" McCain's negatives are painted by third-party sources while the "cool" Obama is described by McCain. Wow, I wonder who sounds more credible? Anyway, if you're going to do an endorsement of Obama, you should just use this article as the foundation for the piece. Thank you.
Bernard Moon
Palo Alto, CA
Dear Editors,
Nice hack job by Nancy Gibbs on "Does Temperament Matter?." Where is TIME's journalistic integrity especially for a cover story? If you're going to position an article in support of Obama, it would be best to just come out and state it instead of insulting your readers' intelligence with an article that dances around its true intent. The "fiery" McCain's negatives are painted by third-party sources while the "cool" Obama is described by McCain. Wow, I wonder who sounds more credible? Anyway, if you're going to do an endorsement of Obama, you should just use this article as the foundation for the piece. Thank you.
Bernard Moon
Palo Alto, CA
Sunday, September 21, 2008
McCain & Obama Are Idiots About Detroit... Don't Bailout The Big Three!
George Will has a good op-ed at The Washington Post, "Bailout on Wheels"
I'm disappointed in both McCain and Obama for bowing to the Big Three auto manufacturers on this bailout issue. I'm actually more disappointed in John McCain. He's a maverick and has gone against the majority and his party's leaders numerous times before. Obama has no track record of being a maverick or of standing up against greater powers, so he's hitting par for me.
The GM, Ford and Chrysler do not need help from our government and their demise will not affect our economy in a significant manner. This is a purely political situation that the auto manufacturers are taking advantage of. Michigan is such a critical state in this election that both parties have to submit to this chokehold by Detroit's Big Three. Let them survive on their own merits! Down with Detroit!
I'm disappointed in both McCain and Obama for bowing to the Big Three auto manufacturers on this bailout issue. I'm actually more disappointed in John McCain. He's a maverick and has gone against the majority and his party's leaders numerous times before. Obama has no track record of being a maverick or of standing up against greater powers, so he's hitting par for me.
The GM, Ford and Chrysler do not need help from our government and their demise will not affect our economy in a significant manner. This is a purely political situation that the auto manufacturers are taking advantage of. Michigan is such a critical state in this election that both parties have to submit to this chokehold by Detroit's Big Three. Let them survive on their own merits! Down with Detroit!
Wednesday, September 3, 2008
Palin and Giuliani Homers, Huckabee Triples
The Republicans answered the challenge of the left-leaning media's bashing of Governor Palin over the past several days. I missed Mitt Romney's speech, but everyone else tonight hit their stride. Mike Huckabee's speech was solid. I would have classified it as a home run, but then I saw Giuliani's and Palin's speech afterwards and changed it to a triple. Giuliani and Palin hit homers, and they might have been upper deck home runs. I think the Obama/Biden camp is sweating.
Rudy's delivery and words were simply excellent. Here are his best lines (full transcript here):
"... He worked as a community organizer. He immersed himself in Chicago machine politics.
Then he ran for -- then he ran for the state legislature and he got elected. And nearly 130 times, he couldn't make a decision. He couldn't figure out whether to vote "yes" or "no." It was too tough.
He voted -- he voted "present.
...
But he's never -- he's never run a city. He's never run a state. He's never run a business. He's never run a military unit. He's never had to lead people in crisis.
He is the least experienced candidate for president of the United States in at least the last 100 years.
Not a personal attack, a statement of fact. Barack Obama has never led anything, nothing, nada.
...
Let's look at just one example at a lifetime of principled stands that John McCain's brought about: his support for the troop surge in Iraq. The Democratic Party had given up on Iraq.
And I believe, ladies and gentlemen, when they gave up on Iraq, they had given up on America.
The Democratic leader -- the Democratic leader of the Senate said, and I quote, "This war is lost."
Well, well, if America lost, who won, Al Qaeda, bin Laden?
...
They would have acted in their self-interest, and they would have changed their position in order to win an election. How many times have we seen Barack Obama do this?
Obama -- Obama promised to take public financing for his campaign, until he broke his promise.
Obama -- Obama was against wiretapping before he voted for it.
When speaking to a pro-Israeli group, Obama favored an undivided Jerusalem, like I favor and like John McCain favored. Well, he favored an undivided Jerusalem -- don't get too excited -- for one day, until he changed his mind.
Well, I'll tell you, if I were Joe Biden, I'd want to get that V.P. thing in writing.
Our hero, our candidate, John McCain said, "I'd rather lose an election than a war." Why? Because that's John McCain.
When Russia rolled over Georgia, John McCain immediately established a very strong, informed position that let the world know how he'll respond as president at exactly the right time. Remember his words? Remember what John McCain said? "We are all Georgians."
Obama's -- talk about judgment. Let's look at what Obama did. Obama's first instinct was to create a moral equivalency, suggesting that both sides were equally responsible, the same moral equivalency that he's displayed in discussing the Palestinian Authority and the state of Israel.
Later -- later, after discussing this with his 300 foreign policy advisers, he changed his position, and he suggested the United Nations Security Council could find a solution.
Apparently, none of his 300 foreign policy security advisers told him that Russia has a veto power in the United Nations Security Council.
By the way, this was about three days later. So -- so he changed his position again, and he put out a statement exactly like the statement of John McCain's three days earlier.
I have some advice for Senator Obama: Next time, call John McCain."
These last lines were hilarious and really reflects the inexperience, lack of knowledge, and the lack of fortitude of Obama. We really need a President to hit the ground running during these dangerous times. We don't need a President to go through on-the-job training.
More on Rudy's home run speech, "Giuliani Questions Obama’s Qualifications" NYTimes
"Giuliani rips Obama, touts 'hero' McCain" USA Today
Governor Sarah Palin's speech was a home run too. Maybe a grand slam considering that it was her first time on the national stage. My favorite excerpts (full transcript here):
"... I had the privilege of living most of my life in a small town. I was just your average hockey mom and signed up for the PTA.
I love those hockey moms. You know, they say the difference between a hockey mom and a pit bull? Lipstick.
...
I guess -- I guess a small-town mayor is sort of like a community organizer, except that you have actual responsibilities.
I might add that, in small towns, we don't quite know what to make of a candidate who lavishes praise on working people when they're listening and then talks about how bitterly they cling to their religion and guns when those people aren't listening.
No, we tend to prefer candidates who don't talk about us one way in Scranton and another way in San Francisco.
...
When oil and gas prices went up dramatically and filled up the state treasury, I sent a large share of that revenue back where it belonged: directly to the people of Alaska.
And despite fierce opposition from oil company lobbyists, who kind of liked things the way that they were, we broke their monopoly on power and resources. As governor, I insisted on competition and basic fairness to end their control of our state and return it to the people.
I fought to bring about the largest private-sector infrastructure project in North American history. And when that deal was struck, we began a nearly $40 billion natural gas pipeline to help lead America to energy independence.
That pipeline, when the last section is laid and its valves are open, will lead America one step farther away from dependence on dangerous foreign powers that do not have our interests at heart.
... Americans, we need to produce more of our own oil and gas. And...
And take it from a gal who knows the North Slope of Alaska: We've got lots of both.
Our opponents say again and again that drilling will not solve all of America's energy problems, as if we didn't know that already.
But the fact that drilling, though, won't solve every problem is no excuse to do nothing at all.
Starting in January, in a McCain-Palin administration, we're going to lay more pipelines, and build more nuclear plants, and create jobs with clean coal, and move forward on solar, wind, geothermal, and other alternative sources. We need...
We need American sources of resources. We need American energy brought to you by American ingenuity and produced by American workers."
Rudy's delivery and words were simply excellent. Here are his best lines (full transcript here):
"... He worked as a community organizer. He immersed himself in Chicago machine politics.
Then he ran for -- then he ran for the state legislature and he got elected. And nearly 130 times, he couldn't make a decision. He couldn't figure out whether to vote "yes" or "no." It was too tough.
He voted -- he voted "present.
...
But he's never -- he's never run a city. He's never run a state. He's never run a business. He's never run a military unit. He's never had to lead people in crisis.
He is the least experienced candidate for president of the United States in at least the last 100 years.
Not a personal attack, a statement of fact. Barack Obama has never led anything, nothing, nada.
...
Let's look at just one example at a lifetime of principled stands that John McCain's brought about: his support for the troop surge in Iraq. The Democratic Party had given up on Iraq.
And I believe, ladies and gentlemen, when they gave up on Iraq, they had given up on America.
The Democratic leader -- the Democratic leader of the Senate said, and I quote, "This war is lost."
Well, well, if America lost, who won, Al Qaeda, bin Laden?
...
They would have acted in their self-interest, and they would have changed their position in order to win an election. How many times have we seen Barack Obama do this?
Obama -- Obama promised to take public financing for his campaign, until he broke his promise.
Obama -- Obama was against wiretapping before he voted for it.
When speaking to a pro-Israeli group, Obama favored an undivided Jerusalem, like I favor and like John McCain favored. Well, he favored an undivided Jerusalem -- don't get too excited -- for one day, until he changed his mind.
Well, I'll tell you, if I were Joe Biden, I'd want to get that V.P. thing in writing.
Our hero, our candidate, John McCain said, "I'd rather lose an election than a war." Why? Because that's John McCain.
When Russia rolled over Georgia, John McCain immediately established a very strong, informed position that let the world know how he'll respond as president at exactly the right time. Remember his words? Remember what John McCain said? "We are all Georgians."
Obama's -- talk about judgment. Let's look at what Obama did. Obama's first instinct was to create a moral equivalency, suggesting that both sides were equally responsible, the same moral equivalency that he's displayed in discussing the Palestinian Authority and the state of Israel.
Later -- later, after discussing this with his 300 foreign policy advisers, he changed his position, and he suggested the United Nations Security Council could find a solution.
Apparently, none of his 300 foreign policy security advisers told him that Russia has a veto power in the United Nations Security Council.
By the way, this was about three days later. So -- so he changed his position again, and he put out a statement exactly like the statement of John McCain's three days earlier.
I have some advice for Senator Obama: Next time, call John McCain."
These last lines were hilarious and really reflects the inexperience, lack of knowledge, and the lack of fortitude of Obama. We really need a President to hit the ground running during these dangerous times. We don't need a President to go through on-the-job training.
More on Rudy's home run speech, "Giuliani Questions Obama’s Qualifications" NYTimes
"Giuliani rips Obama, touts 'hero' McCain" USA Today
Governor Sarah Palin's speech was a home run too. Maybe a grand slam considering that it was her first time on the national stage. My favorite excerpts (full transcript here):
"... I had the privilege of living most of my life in a small town. I was just your average hockey mom and signed up for the PTA.
I love those hockey moms. You know, they say the difference between a hockey mom and a pit bull? Lipstick.
...
I guess -- I guess a small-town mayor is sort of like a community organizer, except that you have actual responsibilities.
I might add that, in small towns, we don't quite know what to make of a candidate who lavishes praise on working people when they're listening and then talks about how bitterly they cling to their religion and guns when those people aren't listening.
No, we tend to prefer candidates who don't talk about us one way in Scranton and another way in San Francisco.
...
When oil and gas prices went up dramatically and filled up the state treasury, I sent a large share of that revenue back where it belonged: directly to the people of Alaska.
And despite fierce opposition from oil company lobbyists, who kind of liked things the way that they were, we broke their monopoly on power and resources. As governor, I insisted on competition and basic fairness to end their control of our state and return it to the people.
I fought to bring about the largest private-sector infrastructure project in North American history. And when that deal was struck, we began a nearly $40 billion natural gas pipeline to help lead America to energy independence.
That pipeline, when the last section is laid and its valves are open, will lead America one step farther away from dependence on dangerous foreign powers that do not have our interests at heart.
... Americans, we need to produce more of our own oil and gas. And...
And take it from a gal who knows the North Slope of Alaska: We've got lots of both.
Our opponents say again and again that drilling will not solve all of America's energy problems, as if we didn't know that already.
But the fact that drilling, though, won't solve every problem is no excuse to do nothing at all.
Starting in January, in a McCain-Palin administration, we're going to lay more pipelines, and build more nuclear plants, and create jobs with clean coal, and move forward on solar, wind, geothermal, and other alternative sources. We need...
We need American sources of resources. We need American energy brought to you by American ingenuity and produced by American workers."
Friday, August 29, 2008
McCain's Picker Is A Winner... Biden is Boring
Headlines are in...
"Alaska Gov. Is McCain's VP Shocker
Sarah Palin, 44, Is First Female Republican Running Mate" CBS News
"McCain Chooses Palin as Running Mate" NYTimes
"Surprise, surprise. John McCain picks Sarah Palin" Christian Science Monitor
Brilliant move by McCain. This shows that he's willing to take risks and change the landscape. I know Obama's Biden pick disappointed many on the left. Biden doesn't excite. It's boring. He's boring. Palin as Vice President of the United States excites. Don't you hear the footsteps of moderate women and Hillary supporters pacing towards the Republican ticket?
Palin is an excellent choice for the base of the Republican party especially conservative, pro-lifers. People have an incredible amount of respect and admiration for her since she chose not to have an abortion after learning she was carrying a child with Down syndrome.
Like Obama, she is inexperienced but at least had gone through difficult executive-level decisions which Obama has never faced. She doesn't have foreign policy experience but doesn't need it. As Vice President, she will learn it all and then be ready for the presidency. As I posted a while ago, I still believe that the first woman President will be from the Republican party.
"Alaska Gov. Is McCain's VP Shocker
Sarah Palin, 44, Is First Female Republican Running Mate" CBS News
"McCain Chooses Palin as Running Mate" NYTimes
"Surprise, surprise. John McCain picks Sarah Palin" Christian Science Monitor
Brilliant move by McCain. This shows that he's willing to take risks and change the landscape. I know Obama's Biden pick disappointed many on the left. Biden doesn't excite. It's boring. He's boring. Palin as Vice President of the United States excites. Don't you hear the footsteps of moderate women and Hillary supporters pacing towards the Republican ticket?
Palin is an excellent choice for the base of the Republican party especially conservative, pro-lifers. People have an incredible amount of respect and admiration for her since she chose not to have an abortion after learning she was carrying a child with Down syndrome.
Like Obama, she is inexperienced but at least had gone through difficult executive-level decisions which Obama has never faced. She doesn't have foreign policy experience but doesn't need it. As Vice President, she will learn it all and then be ready for the presidency. As I posted a while ago, I still believe that the first woman President will be from the Republican party.
Wednesday, February 20, 2008
"Hardball" Way Too Hard for Obama Supporter
All style no substance? This is a hilarious video where Hardball's Chris Matthew asked Obama supporter, State Senator Kirk Watson, for some of Obama's legislative accomplishments. He couldn't think of one. I'll be a hefty sum that a vast majority of Obama supporters can't name one either. McCain is easy since many know at least the McCain–Feingold Act. Anyway, watch this. Hilarious!
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