On another note, he decided to chum it up with Bush. Surely they are out there, but I haven't met many republicans that feel too confident voting for someone that's a buddy with the guy. In my opinion, I don't think this was such a smart move. When going against someone as articulate as Obama, you've got to be ready for everything.
Besides actually getting out to vote next month, being REGISTERED to vote is the next most important thing we need to do.
This site has a very detailed look at each state's requirements, but here's a quick look at the deadlines for registering:
Alabama Fri, Oct. 24
Alaska Sun, Oct. 5 (postmark by Sat, Oct. 4)
Arizona Mon, Oct. 6
Arkansas Mon, Oct. 6
California Mon, Oct. 20
Colorado Mon, Oct. 6
Connecticut Tues, Oct. 21
Delaware Sat, Oct. 11
District of Columbia Mon, Oct. 6
Florida Mon, Oct. 6
http://www.thedailyshow.com/video/index.jhtml?videoId=184086&title=sarah-palin-gender-card
It couldn't have been said better. This is perfect...
Joe Biden is my homeboy's homeboy
Who is crazy?
Comments on previous posts have stooped to the politics of personal destruction, ad hominem attacks, and calling people "crazy."
Did you know that shortly after Frank filed with the FEC there was a staff post, since deleted, on Daily Kos, asking if Kos should support Frank instead of Obama? So the Kos staff was taking him seriously.
Tell me, who is crazy?
Frank Lynch is creating a new university http://www.fluni.com to train teachers of science, math, medicine and engineering to help treat our national shortage of science teachers and had the audacity to name the university after his father, who died at home in his arms.
Obviously Lynch is crazy, a loon, an egomanic and should be chased out of town. It goes against the principles of the Democratic Party to advance education and to deal with the teacher shortage. Drive Lynch away from posting, he is dangerous. And he is taking on the monumental, back breaking tsask of creating a non-profit, charitable university, and serving without compensation? What a jerk!
Frank Lynch is creating a public charity devoted to abused children and abused women and to fighting poverty inside of America as opposed to Clinton's foundation which is mostly outside the USA. http://franklynchfoundation.org also named after his deceased father.
Lynch is insane, What a narcissist. Anybody who wants to fight poverty inside America is a Nazi. Shout him down, ban him, ridicule him. And he wants to help abused children and save them from the broken foster care system? He can't possible be a true Democrat.
Lynch is writing books and creating a publishing company to raise money for his charities to help education and fight poverty in America. Criminal! UnAmerican. Anti-Democrat. No Democrat Presidential candidate ever wrote a book? Boo! Go away Frank. It is illegal to write a book.
Frank filed to run for president even though he knew the Democratic Party insiders would not let him on the ballots. Why? As a means of getting the other Presidential candidates to copy the ideas he posted on http://www.franklynch.org and use them in their previously vacant websites previously filled with only empty rhetoric from Jimmy Carter's 1976 campaign, and we know Carter's legacy.
Gee Frank, you reminded Hillary and goaded Barack into helping college students and into adopting Universal Healthcare. Frank, you really are a tin hat wacko loon. Everybody knows that Hillary and Barack adopted universal healthcare AFTER you publicized it and nagged the Chairpersons of all 50 state party organizations about it. What a maroone.
And by doing so, Frank Lynch changed America. What a terrible person! Pushing for universal healthcare and helping college students. Lock him in jail.
And Frank Lynch filed to run for President without ever serving as a legislator.
Now this is a big one. Frank Lynch is going to propose a Constitutional Amenment to forbid anyone who has ever been a US Senator or Representative, or ever graduated from law school, from running for President.
No lawyer ever SUCCESSFULLY managed anything of substance in the entire history of America. No many of you will cite lawyers who were the head of all sorts of things. Yes, ABraham Lincoln, my geatest personal hero, was a lawyer, but he never went to law school. Ha! Try to focus. No lawyer evere SUCCESSFULLY managed anything of substance.
Chew on that! First it is a really big crime how so many Senators do nothing about carrying out their duties to the taxpayers for two whole years while they abandon the Senate to run for President.
Second, the Presidency is EXECUTIVE. Senators and Representatives do nothing but work to get re-elected and collect campaign donations by holding hearing after hearing after hearing after hearing to extort contributions from the victims of their hearings.
Third, have you every watched CSPAN? None of those bums should ever be allowed to be President.
Frank Lynch has expert experience in the areas that determine America's future: science, national security, finance/economics, and running a business. See http://www.franklynch.name
In fact, compared to the irrelevant experience of all the other candidates, Lynch is OVERQUALIFIED
Frank Lynch at age 18 dropped out of college because he thought his professors were stupid. At age 19 he was back as a National Science Foundation researcher studying the effects of early experience on adult biochemical and hormonal reactions to stress.
Since stress is involved in weapons systems, he was recruited as a national security consultant, first on selection of advanced weapons systems, then intellegence, and he co-authored a study that predicted the current MidEast situation, in detail, with 100 percent accuracy, 40 years ago! Current candidates don't even understand the MidEast today, let alone see the future.
He then spent 10 years as a Corporate Finance Officer on Wall Street, followed by creating a new business from scratch, building it up into a publicly traded company, and selling it to a larger company.
In contrast, both Obama and McCain state they do not understand business, finance or the economy.
No other Presidential candidate has these comprehensive, totally relevant, qualifications to deal with the problems facing America today.
Maybe Howard Dean erred by keeping Frank Lynch off the primary ballots? Would it not be interesting if the voters had had the chance to debate this?
Yes, I will write-in Hillary no matter what the ballot will look like on the Election day. Please go on, Hillary!
Michael Collins: Election Fraud and Tyranny - Part 2
From image: "I can't believe you morons actually buy this sh..."
They don't. They're just following the script. That's why Miller calls them
"the servile press." Banksy
"Loser Taker All: Election Fraud and The
Subversion of Democracy, 2000-2008"
Edited by Mark Crispin Miller
Ig Publishing
Michael Collins
"Scoop" Independent News
Washington, D.C.
Also see Part 1
How did we reach our current state of decline in just eight excruciating years? Aren't we working hard enough? Was there some millennial shift in consciousness and morality? How could we elect leaders like Bush and Cheney and their minions on Capitol Hill?
Mark Crispin Miller's latest book, "Loser Take All," provides an explanation that precedes any other: election fraud. In his collection of essays, Miller shows that the losers took everything in both the 2000 and 2004 presidential elections. That made all the difference.
Read More »-Microsoft attempted to buy Yahoo! but ultimately failed.
-The New England Patriots almost complete an undefeated streak until defeated by the New York Giants during the Superbowl.
-The US presidential election season ended after much division with Barrack Obama and John McCain the nominees of the Democrat and Republican Parties.
-Kosovo controversially seceded from Serbia
-Fidel Castro resigned and died with the title of longest dictatorial reign in the modern world.
-Vladmir Putin was defeated in Russian Presidential election by Dmitry Medvedev. When Medvedev was sworn in as president, Putin was immediately made Prime Minister...He continues his reign today.
-Mugabe lossed Zimbabwe election. He still won't resign, and he is continuing his reign over Zimbabwe.
-All parts of the world were hit by disasters, from cyclones in Myanmar to volcanoes in Chile.
-The Phoenix spacecraft landed on Mars.
-Samesex marriage to be recognized in California and New York.
-Tim Russert, host of Meet the Press, died from a heart attack.
There are so many other events that occurred so far this year. It is way too hard to name them all. Please post some other note-worthy happenings so far in 2008 in the comments.
Here's what I think:
What is there to think about? Look at the last 8 years. As a citizen, the reality is that your choice is simple and options are limited. We simply can't afford to argue back and forth forever. Before you know it, it will be the day after election day and we will have to live with our choices.
Choose one of three:
A. McCain - more of the same neocon nonsense
B. Obama - a liberal-leaning candidate who can win
C. don't vote/vote 3rd party - passing the buck to other voters
You don't need 5 months to think about it. The obvious answer is B. Brush that chip off your shoulder and get on board. We need you!
So your back is up against the wall. It is the morning of the election. What do you do if your current candidate in NOT on the ballot?
Obaminators, Clintonites-- what are you going to do? Do you honor your candidate by staying home, or, god forbid, voting for McCain? Or will you defend our country against another 4 years of Republican rule?
(for the record, I am voting Democratic in November, and I voted Edwards in my primary)
This harshly contentious part of the 2008 campaign season reminds me of the 2006 Mid Term Elections where Progressives used to get in heated arguments regarding Joe Lieberman. I remember blogging here and engaging in the fight between what were , at the time , Connecticut Democrats who were backing Joe Lieberman and Progressive Connecticut Democrats backing Ned Lamont. The majority of Connecticut Democrats were backing Lamont and many Progressive activists were helping them raise money on line.
I remember all the attacks by Lieberman supporters who were calling Progressives Anti-Semite , because Lieberman happened to be Jewish , until they realized that the champion of the Progressive Activists is none other than the Honorable Russell D. Feingold who's Jewish and it's a known fact that Progressives pretty much worship this man like a God and consider him the head of all today's Progressives. So, that didn't work.
Then , they accused us of not being real Democrats because no real Democrat would be attacking Joe Lieberman who was the Vice Presidential candidate for Al Gore and who has a wonderful history of being a great Democrat and is a leader of the party. Until we showed them his record and it was discovered that he sided with the Republicans on key issues and that killed that argument.
Then, they told us we were fools because Ned Lamont was not going to unseat an incumbent and that there was no way he could beat the great Joe Lieberman in the Primary until...we actually did forcing Joe Lieberman out of the party and causing him to create his own little party of one in an effort to stay on the ballot. He just could not respect the fair race and wanted to keep his seat so bad.
If it wasn't for the help of the Republican Party , putting up a very weak and lame Republican candidate , the Connecticut Republicans who overwhelmingly gave Joe Lieberman the victory , Ned Lamont would be in office. So , once again , Republican interference stopped the Democrats from having a real Progressive that would actually vote with the Democrats as opposed to Joe Lieberman who continued voting with the Republicans.
As we all know , the judgement of the Progressives was right all along as we now see Joe Lieberman who had promised to vote with Senate Democrats in exchange for keeping his committee seats , had turned his back on the Democratic Party and is currently campaigning with the Republican Nominee John Mc Cain. All of that fighting and accusing against the Progressives and we ended up being right all along. I wonder where all the Lieberman supporters are now ?
I see the same thing in this campaign. The charges of Sexism hurled against those who refuse to support one candidate over another, the claims that those who do not support the life long Democrat are not REAL Democrats themselves. The argument that the challenger will never defeat such a strong leader of the party. The interference of Republicans in the Democratic Primary ( Operation Chaos ) I'm just glad it's too late for the loser of this Primary to change the rules instead of concede.................oh, wait a minuet. Naw , I'm sure we've learned our lesson.
We may be at a point that our Party is irreparably damaged in the area of the Presidential Nomination, especially if the continued actions by the Party elite are successful at strong-arming Obama into the nomination without allowing the delegates the opportunity to vote first in Denver, but there is a greater cause that can unite all Democrats. There is a good chance that McCain could become our next President, due to the deep and damaging divides in the Democratic Party. If this happens, it becomes all the more important for all Democrats to put aside our differences over the Presidential race and focus on the all important Congressional races.
This year, a record number of Republican House Members and Senators have announced they will not seek re-election. They see the writing on the wall about their future. All national polling shows that when the American public is asked "which party would you prefer to see in control of the Congress?", the overwhelming response is the Democratic Party.
Currently our Party has a significant margin over the Republicans in the US House of Representatives, but a larger margin is needed to be able to have control over the direction this nation will take, should McCain become President.
In the Senate, our Party has only a two vote majority, due to two Independent Senators caucusing with the Democrats, for a total of 52 votes. We must all work together to strengthen that margin to 60.
During the 110th Congress, due to the Democrats not having 60 votes in the Senate, they have been unable to override vetoes from President Bush. They have also been blocked by Republicans from being able to bring legislation to the floor of the Senate for debate, discussion and votes. Much of the important legislation passed by the House has gone nowhere in the Senate due to this absence of the 60 votes needed for full control of the legislative agenda. Republicans have hijacked the process, blocking any progress that a Democratic majority could have brought about. They have been masters of the use of Cloture Votes to control the direction of the Senate.
Regardless of whomever we support for our Party's Presidential Nomination, it is imperative that we all put those feelings and divisions aside for the purpose of working together to get as many Democrats elected to both the House and Senate, especially the Senate.
If the Democrats have the 60 vote majority in the Senate, the votes will be there to override any veto that a President McCain could make to stop the agenda for the people. With the 60 vote majority, the Republicans can no longer block the legislative agenda to bring change to this nation.
I can not impress upon everyone the high stakes that exist that require us all to speak out and support the Democratic candidates for the US House and Senate in your respective Congressional Districts and your US Senate races.
Though we are divided deeply on the Presidential Nomination process, we have within us the ability to join together to not only retain control of both houses of Congress but to also make some major gains in the number of seats Democrats control in both Houses. So our work is cut out for us. Let's get down to work and bring forth a Democratic majority that is "VETO PROOF".
from gail collins, today's ny times:
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/24/opinion/24collins.html?_r=1&th&emc=th&oref=slogin
More specifically, the fact that Clinton is white, is the biggest factor prolonging this race. If Obama was white, the race would have been called long ago. To many black people, it seems as if the DNC is trying to find some reason to legitimize the Clinton campaign, so they are letting the race go on, letting the situation in the democratic party fester.
To end this fiasco, the so called "super delegates" should cast their vote for the candidate with the lead in all areas. Anything to the contrary would not be looked upon very positively by black Americans.
Obama is in the lead. He has the most of everything. Everyone knows that Clinton cannot catch him. We should be moving forward.
In essence, the DNC is showing, without question, that America is still a cesspool of racism and bigotry.
The people in Pennsylvania and Ohio did not prefer Clinon because of her politics, they preferred her because she is white. Stop sugar-coating it with terms like "conservative" and "blue collor." These terms have long been used as ways to hide the truth about the racist disease that is prominent today in the USA.
The world is watching and they can see this. They can see the hypocrisy which is the USA. Thay know that America did nothing of importance to end Apartheid in South Africa. They know that if Nelson Manadela had been white, the US never would have tolerated what happened to him.
The DNC needs to let black America know that it is against the very appearance of being racist. It needs to encourage all of the "super delegates" to do the right thing, and show America and the rest of the world that the national party of the Democrats in America will not tolerate or support racism in any form.
On the Clinton win in Pennsylvania, Clinton has a 15 year lead in recognition over Obama!! She has been far more negative than she needed to be. She has suggested that he might be a muslim, that he can't beat McCain, and much more!!! People who say that she did well in Pennsylvania are fooling themselves. She lost at least 10 points.
I appeal to the DNC to start the process towards correcting all of the racial problems which are alive and well in America.
BE WELL!!!
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