We are in the worst financial crisis this country has faced in modern times. During these eight long years of Republican control, we have seen runaway greed, the deregulation of financial institutions and the mismanagement of the housing market resulting in the skyrocketing number of home foreclosures. This has led to a disastrous unraveling of the U.S. economy. We can't continue with four more years of the irresponsible practices and policies of the Bush administration.
The country can't afford to elect John McCain! In his own words he admitted that he doesn't know much about the economy. The day the stock market plunged 504 points, McCain agreed with President Bush that "the fundamentals of the economy are strong."
McCain has illustrated his lack of judgment time and time again. Not only did he pick an unqualified running mate, but he supported the Bush Doctrine, this preemptive, unnecessary war in Iraq, a war that Barack Obama was against from the beginning. Five years later, the war continues, costing the American public $435 million a day -- money that is desperately needed here at home.
So, as the war wages on and the economy continues to falter, as the government spends billions bailing out companies from bankruptcy, who is left to pay the bill? The American taxpayers -- the people who are working harder for less and are watching their 401K, pensions and life savings disappear. Barack Obama is fighting for these people.
We need a President Obama, a man of intelligence, integrity and vision, to end the war, to lift us out of this economic storm, and to lead this country back on the road to prosperity.
Friday, September 19, 2008
Never forget the price paid for where you stand today.
And South Carolina Continues to fly the Confederate flag on government buildings....Have we really come that far? A black man poised to win the highest office in the world and a state in the union of which he will govern still has view that are stuck and deeply rooted in racism....Have we really come that far?
Spread the Stupidity
Only in America .....do drugstores make the sick walk all the way to the back of the store to get their prescriptions while healthy people can buy cigarettes at the front.
Only in America .....do people order double cheeseburgers, large fries, and a diet coke.
Only in America ......do banks leave both doors open and then chain the pens to the counters.
Only in America .....do we leave cars worth thousands of dollars in thedriveway and put our useless junk in the garage.
Only in America .....do we buy hot dogs in packages of ten and buns in packages of eight.
Only in America ......do we use the word 'politics' to describe the process so well: 'Poli' in Latin meaning 'many' and 'tics' meaning 'bloodsucking creatures'.
Only in America .....do they have drive-up ATM machines with Braille lettering.
EVER WONDER .... Why the sun lightens our hair, but darkens our skin?
Why women can't put on mascara with their mouth closed?
Why don't you ever see the headline 'Psychic Wins Lottery'?
Why is 'abbreviated' such a long word?
Why is it that doctors call what they do 'practice'?
Why is lemon juice made with artificial flavor, and dishwashing liquid made with real lemons?
Why is the man who invests all your money called a broker?
Why is the time of day with the slowest traffic called rush hour?
Why isn't there mouse-flavored cat food?
Why didn't Noah swat those two mosquitoes?
Why do they sterilize the needle for lethal injections?
You know that indestructible black box that is used on airplanes?
Why don't they make the whole plane out of that stuff?!
Why don't sheep shrink when it rains?
Why are they called apartments when they are all stuck together?
If con is the opposite of pro, is Congress the opposite of progress?
If flying is so safe, why do they call the airport the terminal?
Only in America .....do people order double cheeseburgers, large fries, and a diet coke.
Only in America ......do banks leave both doors open and then chain the pens to the counters.
Only in America .....do we leave cars worth thousands of dollars in thedriveway and put our useless junk in the garage.
Only in America .....do we buy hot dogs in packages of ten and buns in packages of eight.
Only in America ......do we use the word 'politics' to describe the process so well: 'Poli' in Latin meaning 'many' and 'tics' meaning 'bloodsucking creatures'.
Only in America .....do they have drive-up ATM machines with Braille lettering.
EVER WONDER .... Why the sun lightens our hair, but darkens our skin?
Why women can't put on mascara with their mouth closed?
Why don't you ever see the headline 'Psychic Wins Lottery'?
Why is 'abbreviated' such a long word?
Why is it that doctors call what they do 'practice'?
Why is lemon juice made with artificial flavor, and dishwashing liquid made with real lemons?
Why is the man who invests all your money called a broker?
Why is the time of day with the slowest traffic called rush hour?
Why isn't there mouse-flavored cat food?
Why didn't Noah swat those two mosquitoes?
Why do they sterilize the needle for lethal injections?
You know that indestructible black box that is used on airplanes?
Why don't they make the whole plane out of that stuff?!
Why don't sheep shrink when it rains?
Why are they called apartments when they are all stuck together?
If con is the opposite of pro, is Congress the opposite of progress?
If flying is so safe, why do they call the airport the terminal?
Thursday, September 18, 2008
The Religious Right
How To Fight The Religious Right
I would be interested in hearing left and right opinions on the information contained in above mentioned site. I plan on researching the sample content posted below to check it's validity.
Sample content:
The most common reference against homosexuality comes from a story in Genesis. In Chapter 18 of the book, we see God about to destroy the evil twin cities of Sodom and Gomorrah. God sends two angels to warn the one godly family of the imminent demise of these cities, only to have the locals demand that these two angels, who appeared like men, come out so they could have sex with them. Of course this didn't please God very much. However, Lot, the father of this one so-called godly family, does an interesting thing. In chapter 19, verse 8, the Bible tells how Lot offered to give his virgin daughters to these men so that they might rape them instead. Is this how God wants us to protect ourselves from the "homosexual agenda," by offering to let them rape our virgin daughters? Ask that to the Fundamentalist and see how much they squirm.
Forced out of the Old Testament in their crusade against homosexuality, the Fundamentalist will quote from Romans, or more specifically from 1 Corinthians 6:9-10, both written by the Apostle Paul. He offers a list of sins that will keep a person out of Heaven. Among them is homosexual behavior. However, also listed among these is adultery. Such a revelation won't phase the Fundamentalists until you remind them that in Luke 16:18 Christ defined a man or woman who has divorced and remarried as also being an adulterer. Ask these Fundamentalists how many of their church's members have been divorced and remarried. Then ask them if their church performs the weddings for these adulterous members. If homosexuality is to be condemned, should not these fellow church goers also be condemned? Challenge these Fundamentalists to go back to their churches and apply the same rules to their adulterous remarried members as they apply to homosexuals. What? They won't do it? Why on earth, then, are they picking on homosexuals? Are they selecting one sin as being worse than another? Of course they are - and you've just called them to the carpet for it. Why are they allowed to commit some sins yet feel free to condemn someone else's?
Obama and the Economy
Please take a minute to read Obama's plan to strengthen the economy HERE.
The Problem
Wages are Stagnant as Prices Rise: While wages remain flat, the costs of basic necessities are increasing. The cost of in-state college tuition has grown 35 percent over the past five years. Health care costs have risen four times faster than wages over the past six years. And the personal savings rate is now the lowest it's been since the Great Depression.
Tax Cuts for Wealthy Instead of Middle Class: The Bush tax cuts give those who earn over $1 million dollars a tax cut nearly 160 times greater than that received by middle-income Americans. At the same time, this administration has refused to tackle health care, education and housing in a manner that benefits the middle class.
The Problem
Wages are Stagnant as Prices Rise: While wages remain flat, the costs of basic necessities are increasing. The cost of in-state college tuition has grown 35 percent over the past five years. Health care costs have risen four times faster than wages over the past six years. And the personal savings rate is now the lowest it's been since the Great Depression.
Tax Cuts for Wealthy Instead of Middle Class: The Bush tax cuts give those who earn over $1 million dollars a tax cut nearly 160 times greater than that received by middle-income Americans. At the same time, this administration has refused to tackle health care, education and housing in a manner that benefits the middle class.
Lipstick...
Video: Questioning phony outrage over lipstick
MSNBC Article:
This game that's being played is not an insult of a candidate. It's an insult to the intelligence of our democracy, which is really all we have, each of us, to decide and build the future.
Our only escape is to force ourselves, against all the distractions, to think through the hearts and minds of those young people who will have to live in the world we are now deciding who's to build, who's to lead us to.
by Chris Matthews
Read complete article HERE
MSNBC Article:
This game that's being played is not an insult of a candidate. It's an insult to the intelligence of our democracy, which is really all we have, each of us, to decide and build the future.
Our only escape is to force ourselves, against all the distractions, to think through the hearts and minds of those young people who will have to live in the world we are now deciding who's to build, who's to lead us to.
by Chris Matthews
Read complete article HERE
Georgia conflict
This article came from MSNBC.....read and then read some of the comments...sad...
Georgia conflict has an effectAlso working against McCain is the conflict in the former Soviet republic of Georgia. The U.S. and Russia have supported opposite sides, with the U.S. voicing strong support for Georgia and Russia backing South Ossetia and Abkhazia, two separatist regions on Georgian territory.
In many ways the Georgia War was fought on the airwaves and the television screens as much as it was on the ground, and Russians’ response to the candidates tend to follow what they heard in the Russian media.
And while both candidates were critical of Russia’s military actions on Georgian soil beyond the separatist areas, many Muscovites I spoke with quoted McCain’s statement at a campaign stop in York, Pa., when he declared that "We [Americans] are all Georgians," as one reason for their leaning toward Obama. "In both cases, it will be very hard relations between United States and Russia," said Anton Lopatin, 23, taking a lunch break on the Arbat from his job in financial services.
Many Russians agree with him. Less than a fifth of Russians respondents to the recent poll described U.S. relations as "friendly," "neighborly" or "calm."
Opposite sidesOverall, the saber-rattling over Georgia has sparked a greater interest in U.S. politics and how it can affect Russia.
In the poll, 47 percent of respondent said they "closely" or "somewhat" follow the U.S. elections, up from 36 percent just two months earlier.
"America, it’s the biggest country," said Natalia Golubeva, a 26-year-old who works in financial services, "so we are also interested in the policy … of your country."
That shows that we need to have McCain in the office. They want Obama so they can walk over him!!
Dave in Illinois (Sent Thursday, September 18, 2008 9:18 AM)
If Russia is headed back to true socialism, why wouldn't the Russians like Obama??? Peas in a pod!
Andrew Ritch (Sent Thursday, September 18, 2008 9:34 AM)
What? No comments from Obama lovers? Don't you all want to be "one" with Russia, Venezuela, China, Iran, Cuba, North Korea, et. al? Obama is just the kind of pushover the rest of the world wants. He's just the weak link socialist and communist world leaders want to bring America into their fold. And Obama is just the person to do it. How naive Obama supporters are.
Philip, Tucson, AZ
This is another excellent reason to vote for McCain. Even the Russian people know that the inexperienced Obama would be a push-over and that McCain will work hard to defend America's rights and freedoms.
DL
...."I’m against that one – the aggressive one – I'm for Obama," said Valentina Savina, a lottery ticket seller..." WOW, that's funny! lets really look at what he's saying, I want the one we (Russia) can shove around if need be. Russia has a long long history of nation grabbing, and a renewed, fervent nationalism. Obama's dopey pro-marxist foreign policy ideas would allow mother Russia to flex her muscles MORE FREELY - Georgia is just the first step, Poland, Ukraine and the Baltic States are watching what happens in the Caucasus. Sadly, many Americans are more concerned with Obama's tailored suits and vapid speeches, rather than the solid posture of a seasoned statesman like John McCain. OF COURSE the Russians want Obama! Much like a burgler would rather rob a house guarded by a daschund instead of a dobermann.
MSgt G
My Comment-it didn't post yet though.
To all of you who think we will be safer with Mccain rather than Obama:
Do you people really thing that the Russians polled by the question on who they'd prefer as the next U.S. president are trying a Jedi mind trick or some sort of reverse Psychology? Get real!! They want Obama for the same reason all American's should want Obama, to avoid a war that can be averted. If McCain were to become president, he might start a war that he is too old to see the conclusion of. You are all talking about keeping America safe, but none of you are talking about why in the heck are we even getting behind Georgia in the first place? Typical Republicans. You go off half cocked, and the U.S. citizens pay the price. Over 4,000 troops dead in Iraq. Was that for America's freedom? For the last 8 years the Republican Party has eroded our Foriegn relationships and our economy,and you expect any American with half a brain to vote you guys in for another 4 years! McCain has lied about everything except his name! He's a shifty, untrustworthy, dishonorable, fraud! This is not the man i would trust to walk my dog let alone keep the U.S. out of another war.
Georgia conflict has an effectAlso working against McCain is the conflict in the former Soviet republic of Georgia. The U.S. and Russia have supported opposite sides, with the U.S. voicing strong support for Georgia and Russia backing South Ossetia and Abkhazia, two separatist regions on Georgian territory.
In many ways the Georgia War was fought on the airwaves and the television screens as much as it was on the ground, and Russians’ response to the candidates tend to follow what they heard in the Russian media.
And while both candidates were critical of Russia’s military actions on Georgian soil beyond the separatist areas, many Muscovites I spoke with quoted McCain’s statement at a campaign stop in York, Pa., when he declared that "We [Americans] are all Georgians," as one reason for their leaning toward Obama. "In both cases, it will be very hard relations between United States and Russia," said Anton Lopatin, 23, taking a lunch break on the Arbat from his job in financial services.
Many Russians agree with him. Less than a fifth of Russians respondents to the recent poll described U.S. relations as "friendly," "neighborly" or "calm."
Opposite sidesOverall, the saber-rattling over Georgia has sparked a greater interest in U.S. politics and how it can affect Russia.
In the poll, 47 percent of respondent said they "closely" or "somewhat" follow the U.S. elections, up from 36 percent just two months earlier.
"America, it’s the biggest country," said Natalia Golubeva, a 26-year-old who works in financial services, "so we are also interested in the policy … of your country."
That shows that we need to have McCain in the office. They want Obama so they can walk over him!!
Dave in Illinois (Sent Thursday, September 18, 2008 9:18 AM)
If Russia is headed back to true socialism, why wouldn't the Russians like Obama??? Peas in a pod!
Andrew Ritch (Sent Thursday, September 18, 2008 9:34 AM)
What? No comments from Obama lovers? Don't you all want to be "one" with Russia, Venezuela, China, Iran, Cuba, North Korea, et. al? Obama is just the kind of pushover the rest of the world wants. He's just the weak link socialist and communist world leaders want to bring America into their fold. And Obama is just the person to do it. How naive Obama supporters are.
Philip, Tucson, AZ
This is another excellent reason to vote for McCain. Even the Russian people know that the inexperienced Obama would be a push-over and that McCain will work hard to defend America's rights and freedoms.
DL
...."I’m against that one – the aggressive one – I'm for Obama," said Valentina Savina, a lottery ticket seller..." WOW, that's funny! lets really look at what he's saying, I want the one we (Russia) can shove around if need be. Russia has a long long history of nation grabbing, and a renewed, fervent nationalism. Obama's dopey pro-marxist foreign policy ideas would allow mother Russia to flex her muscles MORE FREELY - Georgia is just the first step, Poland, Ukraine and the Baltic States are watching what happens in the Caucasus. Sadly, many Americans are more concerned with Obama's tailored suits and vapid speeches, rather than the solid posture of a seasoned statesman like John McCain. OF COURSE the Russians want Obama! Much like a burgler would rather rob a house guarded by a daschund instead of a dobermann.
MSgt G
My Comment-it didn't post yet though.
To all of you who think we will be safer with Mccain rather than Obama:
Do you people really thing that the Russians polled by the question on who they'd prefer as the next U.S. president are trying a Jedi mind trick or some sort of reverse Psychology? Get real!! They want Obama for the same reason all American's should want Obama, to avoid a war that can be averted. If McCain were to become president, he might start a war that he is too old to see the conclusion of. You are all talking about keeping America safe, but none of you are talking about why in the heck are we even getting behind Georgia in the first place? Typical Republicans. You go off half cocked, and the U.S. citizens pay the price. Over 4,000 troops dead in Iraq. Was that for America's freedom? For the last 8 years the Republican Party has eroded our Foriegn relationships and our economy,and you expect any American with half a brain to vote you guys in for another 4 years! McCain has lied about everything except his name! He's a shifty, untrustworthy, dishonorable, fraud! This is not the man i would trust to walk my dog let alone keep the U.S. out of another war.
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