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True Blue???

Real Patriot — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 17:38:05 EDT

I cannot understand the persistence in True Blue advocating a Third Party candidate in 2008. The one thing that seemed immediately apparent was that he truly was a Democrat. One that sees the downward spiral our country is in right now and the need for Democratic leadership. However, his recent advocacy for a third party candidate says otherwise. Insisting on voting for a third party candidate is nothing more than continued pouting when his candidate lost. I do not adovcate telling him not to post, as censorship isn't just un-American, its Republican. Advocate whatever you want true-blue. But one thing is for sure: change your name, call yourself True-Billary. True Clinton or Truely Disappointed. But get real. I too am frustrated with the Democratic Party and their reluctance to standup to Republicans. Whether it be the War, FISA, Karl Rove, the are weak, but much better than the alternative. If you do vote 3rd Party or Repub, do us all a favor, post on the Repub site or the Green Site. But know you do not stand for Democratic principles. You stand for a senial man advocating a continuation of Iraq, streching the military far beyond its capacity, out of control spending, poor state of the economy, shelter for predatory mortgage companies, reluctance to get off oil, abrasive and disgraceful foreign policy, shelter for political criminals and overall incomptence. Join their party and freely voice your opinion to those who care. And I pray, I don't hear you complain about what John McCain's administration has done to this country next year because voting for a third party is voting for McCain.

Anyone Who Votes For McCain...

Real Patriot — Wed, 07 May 2008 16:45:23 EDT

If any of you who are registered Dems, vote for McCain ahead of our nominee, you truly have more spite than love for your country. Clinton and Obama agree on every goal for America. They merey disagree on the means to get there. If you believe in Clinton's ideas, you are closer to Obama than Mccain. The only reason to vote for McCain is spite and that is stupid. If you vote out of spite, or even if you stay home out of spite, you don't deserve the precious right to vote that billions of people around the world only dream of. Suck it up. Help us fix this country and forget the dark ages. VOTE DEM IN '08!!!

Quitters Aren't Democrats

Real Patriot — Wed, 07 May 2008 11:22:28 EDT

I cannot understand those of you who say that you will vote for McCain if your candidate does not win. John McCain has espoused a 3rd Bush term. Meanwhile, Obama and Hillary differ on very little. Their goals are the same: get out of Iraq, cut down corporate corruption, acheive universal health care, implement an immigration plan that makes sense, and improve our standing in the world. They differ only in their means of getting there. To say that if your candidate doesn't win, you will vote for McCain is like taking your ball and going home because you didn't get the call. Of course Obama can't win if you don't vote for him. Saying you won't vote for him because he can't win is the definition of a self-fulfilling prophecy. I challenge all of you who say you will vote for McCain if your candidate does not win to tell me what makes you a Democrat. What makes you a Democrat if you vote to stay in Iraq? What makes you a Democrat if you vote to make permanent tax cuts for the wealthy? What makes you a Democrat if you support the abrogation of civil liberties in the name of safety? What makes you a democrat if you vote to allow a pro-choice, pro death penalty candidate replace Justice Stevens and Ginsberg? I'll tell you what:
NOTHING.
A vote for John McCain is a vote against core Democratic principles. Don't vote out of spite, vote with your brain.

Obama/Clinton in '08!

Real Patriot — Tue, 06 May 2008 23:58:51 EDT

Nuff said.

McCain's Pastor Makes Rev. Wright Irrelevant

Real Patriot — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 12:38:51 EDT

Doesn't McCain's pastor make Reverend Wright irrelevant. In my opinion, saying that Hurricane Katrina is God's punishment for condoning homosexual activity is the same as Reverand Wright saying that 9-11 was God's punishment for racial injustice. If anything, Obama has distanced himself from Rev. Wright, McCain embraced Rev.Hagee's endorsement and made him a spiritual advisor. I don't think this is a feather in the GOP cap anymore.

Vote Dem in 08 No Matter What

Real Patriot — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 13:45:03 EDT

As I have read many of your bolgs it is absolutely clear that this race must end? Why, because many of us are so fixated on the shortcomings of a Democratic candidate, we have not been paying enough attention to the shortcomings of McCain. These candidates have traded so many barbs, there is so much hatred Dems may do the unthinkable. I have read post after post saying "I will not vote for Obama, or I will not vote for Clinton." These positions are stupid. And if that is the case you folks are paying too much attention to the negative ads, and not enough attention to how close these candidates are on the issues as well as how competent both are. Meanwhile, John McCain was quoted this week as saying we are safer under the Bush administration's policies, that his economic policies are working, that inflation is minimal, that Iran needs to be threatened, that they economy is fine. Folks pay attention. I hate Hillary Clinton as much as anybody, but if you are so caught up in the negative that you will vote for the Jimmy Carter of the Repubs and four more years of Bush politics,rather than the Dem, then you should switch parties.
Dems in 08 whoever they are!

Hillary's unpatriotic

Real Patriot — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 23:53:52 EDT

Hillary Clinton is unpatriotic. She doesn't wear a flag pin. She must hate America. Well at least SHE doesn't wear a flag pin. Just thought that was funny and not nearly as imporant to ABC.

What a Bias Debate

Real Patriot — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 15:13:54 EDT

I cannot believe the bias tone of that debate last night. That debate was an ambush, not because ABC is for Hillary, but because the news wants this election to be drawn out. Obama got skeleton questions on every person who so much as had a speeding ticket. However, Hillary got no questions on Mark Penn's Colombia dealings, Clinton's Kazik dealings, the extraordinary amount of money going to the Clinton "library". She got one question from a viewer on her Bosnia statements. It is time to move on. Let's talk about the issues and how John McCain can't muster a competent thought on any of them if his life depended on it.

I Used To Think Superdelegates Were Un-Democratic...

Real Patriot — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 12:50:30 EDT

For those of you, my self included, who believe superdelegates are un-democratic, you ain't seen nothing yet. Hillary Clinton is once again trumpeting the horn for pledged delegates to change their votes. These aren't just delegates who MAY overrule the people, but are delegates prescibed to represent our voices. This is wrong and should be condemned. I realize that techinically these delegates can be cast for anyone, but calling on them to vote for who they wish rather than represent the people they were elected to is just low.

Clinton the Great Disinfranchiser

Real Patriot — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 18:05:47 EDT

I am puzzeled by the assertions that because allegedly Obama refuses to sign off on a mail in vote, much like Hillary refused to sign off on a caucus he is the disinfranchising candidate. Meanwhile, Clinton is not only urging Superdelegates to vote for who they want rather than following the will of the people, AND is threatening members of her party who advocate a vote that corresponds with the will of the people, BUT on top of that is urging pledged delegates who represent voters votes to vote for who they want and not who they were selected to represent. Get real. Obama the Great Disinfranchiser...I think Not!

Frankly, He's Right About Pot

Real Patriot — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 17:11:22 EDT

Yesterday, I heard Barney Frank discuss an issue that no candidate has discussed since Chris Dodd left the campaign: Marijuana should be legal. Barney Frank intends to introduce legislation decriminalizing small amounts of marijuana for personal use. Not only is he targeting allowing medical patients with serious infirmities t receive the care they need, but he also forbiding the federal governemtn from locking up people who are not a threat to society. He plans to call this the Make Room For Serious Criminals Act. Simultaneously, I watched Obama give a very good speech on economics. Is there a better way to balance the budget than the legalization of marijuana? Right now, the federal government spends billions investigating, arresting, prosecuting and locking up marijuana offenders. Marijuana's most publicized detrimental effect is that it is a gateway drug to worse drugs. Not only is this a fallicious argument, but its not a good enough reason to lock up our citizens. Not only would our budget have billions of dollars as a result of cutting a budget for enforcement of marijuana laws, it would increase its budget through taxation of marijuana. The windfall could be in the trillions of dollars. The legalization of marijuna could pave the way for universal health care alone. Moreover, Barney Frank is calling his bill the "Make Room For Serious Criminals Act". He is exactly right. Right now, the FBI is receiving over 80 leads per day of people actively downloading child pornography. Most of these people downloading child pornography are convicted sex offenders. Flint Waters the head of this unit for Wyoming Department of Criminal Investigation has publicly stated that he is unable to take action against any downloader with fewer than 1,500 files! Why? He doesn't have the resources. Let's protect our children and give Flint the resources. By getting rid of ludacris marijuana laws we can allow the feds to remove predators from the street. Let's battle abuses of drugs through education and rehabilitation, not prison. Marijuana causes less problems than alcohol and can single handedly balance our budget. Rep. Barney Frank is exactly right. Let Congress and the President catch up with the public. Prison is for animals. Please right your congressman to support Barney Frank. Vote for the Make Room for Serious Criminals Act!

Obama's Speech Appeals to Repubs, but Not Clinton Voters

Real Patriot — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 11:11:05 EDT

I was happy to hear that even Republicans could recognize the greatness of the speech that was given by Barack Obama. Pat Buchanan, the National Review and Shaun Hannity gave it glowing reviews. Even Bill O'Reilly gave it a B+. My father, a lifelong Conservative said it was terrific. The only group who has condemned this speech and refused to recognize its importance are Clinton supporters. Why? Has this race gotten so nasty that Clinton supporters refuse to recognize a historical apolitical speech, having really nothing to of substance to do with this election, from one of our own? Barack Obama is a great Democrat. Everything he said yesterday made me feel great not just to be an American, but a Democrat. That speech would have never come from a Republican. But somehow, half of our party refuses to jump on this shining moment and recognize why we as a party are better qualified to lead this country. We need to see past this election. Right now, I believe Clinton supporters would vote for Bush ahead of Obama simply out of spite. Lets use our heads here folks. I don't care if those words came from Barack Obama or Karl Rove, yesterdays speech was excellent. I think even Hillary would agree. He even stuck up for Hillary. Please lets drop this pettiness and not allow John McCain pull ahead of us in the polls. Two months ago we could have run Lassie against McCain, but this spitefulness demonstrates that our chances in November may be in jeopardy whether it is Obama or Hillary. In order to right this ship we need to start with the small things and recognize when one of our own does something great, whether its Obama or Clinton.

We All Must Be Objective

Real Patriot — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 11:45:42 EDT

I hope that everyone on this blog gets the opportunity to listen to Senator Obama's speech concerning race. If you haven't, YouTube it so that you can see it in its entirety. It is the most insightful, objective and important statements on race that has been made since 1968. He points out that the problems concerning race are rooted in most American's subjective views of race, rather than an objective perspective. First we must achieve individually. We must then recognize the plight of others. This is necessary because often times this plight is identical to our own. If we do this, we can conquer problems together while indirectly battling the issues and divide of race. While we cannot ignore these concerns, we must temper our concerns with others' concerns. Because if we don't, we lose track of the righteous path to addressing those concerns. This speech was historic. It also could have been made with Senator Clinton standing at his side. Hoepfully now, this campaign can move towards the general election.

We Are Our Own Kryptonite

Real Patriot — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 00:43:17 EDT

I have often been an outspoken critic or at least observer how the Democrats fall, no matter how short is inevitable. I thought there was no way we would lose in 2004. But somehow, we put the most spineless, unopinionated cowardly candidate against Bush because we thought Dean would offend people. Now fast forward to 2008, and we again face an inevitable demise to a weaker candidate. Why? Because people are too busy talking about Jeremiah Wright and Geraldine Ferraro that they have no time to speak about the people actually running. These two characters have nothing to do with this election and should be forgotten as quickly as they were forced down our throats. We should be worrying about who's plan out of Iraq will be the most realistic and rapid. We should be worried about whose economic plan can provide for the most relief without causing inflation. We should worry about how we face John McCain, when we have trouble even facing oursleves. We are our own kryptonite and if we all keep throwing grenades at each other, we will become only martyrs, not vehicles for change.

Ferraro's Comments Not Racist, Just Stupid

Real Patriot — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 11:08:03 EDT

I do not believe that Geraldine Ferraro's comments were racist in anyway. However the fact that they were not racist does not diminish how insulting they were. They were absolutely stupid. They basically undermine every positive quality Obama possesses. No one can deny that Barack Obama has achieved success faster than most US Senators. He achieved this success, not because of his race, but because of his ability to identify specific and real problems and attempt to address them. He has achieed becaue he appeals to people across the board and can persuade them to drop their party affiliation to to what is best for this country. He is not a product of affirmative action, but achievement. The irony is that unlike Barack Obama, Ferraro truly IS where she is because of who she is...a woman. She was no one at the time she was picked as Mondale's running mate, but because she was a woman, she made the ticket appealing. Kind of calling the kettle black (no pun intended) aren't we Geraldine? There are two things that disgust me about Ms. Ferraro's comments. The first is how after she insults Obama by undermining his achievements, she portrays herself as a martyr. The second is that I do think this comment was interjected intetionally. The Clinton campaign should be ashamed of themselves, not because they did not distance themselves from Ferraro, but because I believe they are seeking to divide the party. They have no chance of winning the delegate count, but because of what they feel is an entitlement to the thrown straight out of medeval times, they have stopped at nothing to achieve that entitlement. Ferraro's comments were not racist, they were stupid. And Clinton's reluctance to distance herself from Ferraro does not make her racist, it makes her greedy.

Real Estate Dealings

Real Patriot — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 11:44:18 EST

Are the Clintons really going to attempt to have a debate with Barack Obama regarding shady real estate dealings? Really? Jim McDougal? The fact of the matter is, many people have these types of connections. Its seems, however, the Cinton have more. Oh yeah, I believe the Clintons and Rezco have met on more than one occasion.

Democracy Should Prevail...But Not Without a Price

Real Patriot — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 11:04:53 EST

Even as an Obama supporter, I do believe that both Florida and Michigan's votes should be counted and their delegates should be seated. However, a "do-ever" primary or caucus should be held and those states should be solely responsible for footing the bill. I listen to these state politicians whine and cry about how un-Democratic this is, yet ALL of them said they knew the rule, they broke the rule and are daring the Democratic party to challenge them. This is absolutely unacceptable. The Democratic Party should allow these states to have their votes counted, but only if they hold elections where both cnadidates are represented equally and the State bears the responsibility for their actions. I have no sympathy for these politicians who jeopardized there constituents voices for their own selfish reasons. There must be a penance for breaking the rules, and having to dole out the money from the state treasury is a perfect place to start.

Another Brick in the Wall

Real Patriot — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 00:38:36 EST

As I watched the debate tonight I was very impressed with both candidates. Specifically, I wanted to clap for both of them after they announced their immigration policy reform plans. UNTIL both of them said they voted and supported a wall. There is not a dumber, bigger waste of money and so anti-democratic than a wall. It casts shadows over the day when East Germans took tack hammers from their houses and slowly chipped away in 1989. But don't take it from me. Let Penn and Teller convince you, why its wrong, why its stupid and why its a waste of $60 Billion. http://youtube.com/watch?v=8y13DzxfrjY&feature=related.

The Real McCain Story

Real Patriot — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 12:06:53 EST

Here is a link to what I beieve the real McCain story is. Shame on the media for hiding this.
http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2008/02/21/former-mccain-aide-speaks-out-on-times-report/

Obama, Hillary Should Blast the Times

Real Patriot — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 11:44:56 EST

Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton should blast the NY Times and their smear campaign of John McCain. Not only should they wholeheartedly attack this Karl Rovian style political game because its wrong, but because they will win over independents and further insulate themselves from such attacks in the general election. By coming to McCain's aid, they can take away some of the sympathetic portrayal which McCain will undoubtedly and deservedly receive. They can instead shift the light from McCain as a victim to the Democratic Nominee as one with principles and convictions and the savior of righteous political advancement. Any attacks should come only in defense if the Republicans make accusations regarding special interests. Again, this affair tactic is something we as Democrats opposed when Clinton and Gary Hart were the nominees, and we should oppose when it involves a Repubilcan. We are better than this.