Well, it is summer -- vacation time when millions of Americans are actually having personal fun, enjoying "The Dark Knight" and the bright beach, just before the back-to-school sales. It's already been a long campaign -- 19 months -- for everyone to pay attention all the time. And the interregnum between winning the nominations and getting them is a long, hot one.
Also, the down side to "fresh face" is "little-known face." Obama's still a very new character on the national stage. And though Europeans have shown they can fall in love with an American politician during one speech in a platz, Americans historically take much longer to grow comfortable with a potential national father figure.
For a large number of Americans who don't make up their minds anymore according to their parents' "D" or "R," they let the anecdotal impressions of candidates accumulate over time to create a larger, whole portrait for their gut ballot decision. The TV debates could be crucial.
Despite awfully quick denials by party officials and the smiling summit of Obama and Hillary Clinton in Unity, N.H., is the Democratic Party perhaps more severely fractured than it looks? Is race more important than many let on?
Plus the American people don't like it when others try to shove an unqualified candidate down their throats. This is what elite Hollywood and our mostly liberal MSM wolfpack press have done with "the one", Obama. Even a recent poll showed that Americans are getting tired of hearing about Obama everyday. Folks are very uneasy about Obama because they can't figure out who the "real one" is. I know I can't which means the "trust factor" goes down which inturn means less folks are willing to vote for him.
The bottom line is Obama is a big question mark and his campaign and fans will say that "Americans just don't know enough about him yet". But we do and what we see is a guy without major accomplishments and a "core" that's made out of some kind of Jello. Noooooooooo I'm afraid it's going to be John McCain's night on November 4th as the "Silent Majority" makes their "final" decision.....................................and weighs in for McCain. And also, It's a case of oversaturation. The MSM has been obsessing over Obama all year, just like with any product or celebrity there comes a point when the consumer starts rolling their eyes and turning off. Couple that with the Obama ads, videos, songs, etc. all over the net and elsewhere and it just magnifies the effect.
McCain has stared death in the eye and spit in its face more than once and he has served his country for almost 50 years.
Obama has done.... what?
Tuesday
Are you a Democrat, a Republican, or a Redneck
Here is a little test that will help you decide.You're walking down a deserted street with your wife and two small children. Suddenly, an Islamic terrorist with a huge knife comes around the corner, locks eyes with you, screams obscenities, praises Allah, raises the knife, and charges at you.
You are carrying a Glock cal 40, and you are an expert shot. You have mere seconds before he reaches you and your family.
What do you do?
Democrat's Answer:
Well, that's not enough information to answer the question! Does the man look poor! Or oppressed? Have I ever done anything to him that would inspire him to attack? Could we run away? What does my wife think? What about the kids? Could I possibly swing the gun like a club and knock the knife out of his hand? What does the law say about this situation? Does the Glock have appropriate safety built into it? Why am I carrying a loaded gun anyway, and what kind of message does this send to society and to my children? Is it possible he'd be happy with just killing me? Does he definitely want to kill me, or would he be content just to wound me? If I were to grab his knees and hold on, could my family get away while he was stabbing me?Should I call 9-1-1 ?Why is this street so deserted? We need to raise taxes, have a paint and weed day and make this a happier, healthier street that would discourage such behavior. This is all so confusing! I need to discuss with some friends over a latte and try to come to a consensus.
Republican's Answer:
BANG!
Redneck's Answer:
BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! Click….(sounds of reloading) BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! click
You are carrying a Glock cal 40, and you are an expert shot. You have mere seconds before he reaches you and your family.
What do you do?
Democrat's Answer:
Well, that's not enough information to answer the question! Does the man look poor! Or oppressed? Have I ever done anything to him that would inspire him to attack? Could we run away? What does my wife think? What about the kids? Could I possibly swing the gun like a club and knock the knife out of his hand? What does the law say about this situation? Does the Glock have appropriate safety built into it? Why am I carrying a loaded gun anyway, and what kind of message does this send to society and to my children? Is it possible he'd be happy with just killing me? Does he definitely want to kill me, or would he be content just to wound me? If I were to grab his knees and hold on, could my family get away while he was stabbing me?Should I call 9-1-1 ?Why is this street so deserted? We need to raise taxes, have a paint and weed day and make this a happier, healthier street that would discourage such behavior. This is all so confusing! I need to discuss with some friends over a latte and try to come to a consensus.
Republican's Answer:
BANG!
Redneck's Answer:
BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! Click….(sounds of reloading) BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! click
Hang In There American's
If there is one real way you can tell you're a Republican. You have faith in free enterprise, faith in the resourcefulness of the American people, and faith in the U.S. economy. Sure we hit some bumps in the road on the way, but that’s the way it goes. Nothing can keep going up, up, up without a detour now and then. Just hang in there you’ll be alright. This is nothing new. To those critics who are so pessimistic about our economy, I say to them, where else can you get what you already have! America is not in a crisis.
For y'all who didn’t grow up in America, this is how it works.
The U.S. economy remains the envy of the world. We have the highest economic growth of any of the world's major industrialized nations. Don't you remember the pessimism of 20 years ago when the critics said Japan and Germany were overtaking the U.S.? Ridiculous!
Now they say the same thing about India and China are overtaking us. Don't you believe it! We may hit a few bumps -- but America always moves ahead! That's what Americans do!
We move prosperity ahead. We move freedom ahead. We move people ahead. Under President Bush and Vice President Cheney, America's economy is moving ahead in spite of a recession they inherited from the Clinton’s....and in spite of the attack on our homeland.
Now, the other party says there are two Americas. Don't believe that either. I've been in Iraq, I've fought for our country for 12 months And I've been wounded and in military hospitals. And I can tell you this: Our troops believe in America. They believe that what we are doing over there is the right thing. If this election was based on their vote and their vote only, then John McCain would win in a landslide.
They believe we are one America and they are fighting for it! We are one America -- and President Bush is defending it with all his heart and soul! Say what you may about him, but y'all can’t say that he is not determined to win this war. And to win it with honor. That's what I admire most about him. He does not waiver. He knows you don't reason with terrorists. Y'all defeat them, you kill them.
For y'all who didn’t grow up in America, this is how it works.
The U.S. economy remains the envy of the world. We have the highest economic growth of any of the world's major industrialized nations. Don't you remember the pessimism of 20 years ago when the critics said Japan and Germany were overtaking the U.S.? Ridiculous!
Now they say the same thing about India and China are overtaking us. Don't you believe it! We may hit a few bumps -- but America always moves ahead! That's what Americans do!
We move prosperity ahead. We move freedom ahead. We move people ahead. Under President Bush and Vice President Cheney, America's economy is moving ahead in spite of a recession they inherited from the Clinton’s....and in spite of the attack on our homeland.
Now, the other party says there are two Americas. Don't believe that either. I've been in Iraq, I've fought for our country for 12 months And I've been wounded and in military hospitals. And I can tell you this: Our troops believe in America. They believe that what we are doing over there is the right thing. If this election was based on their vote and their vote only, then John McCain would win in a landslide.
They believe we are one America and they are fighting for it! We are one America -- and President Bush is defending it with all his heart and soul! Say what you may about him, but y'all can’t say that he is not determined to win this war. And to win it with honor. That's what I admire most about him. He does not waiver. He knows you don't reason with terrorists. Y'all defeat them, you kill them.
Friday
The White House race is a close call.
You just can't keep a good man down. That might be the simplest way to sum up John McCain's campaign for the US presidency right now. He's not winning right now but he's running stronger than anyone knows how to explain. McCain is a fascinating figure with a compelling personal and political story. He was a feisty young pilot shot-down in Vietnam, where he was imprisoned for nearly six years and he's a feisty guy today.
That might be the simplest way to sum up John McCain's campaign for the US presidency right now. He's not winning, but he's running stronger than anyone knows how to explain.
Right now, McCain is in an uphill fight for the presidency and ought to be doing badly, hurt by an unpopular Republican incumbent, two wars and a terrible economy.
By contrast, Barack Obama is a charismatic candidate who is setting records for fundraising and voter turnout, buoyed by enormous media attention.
But McCain, according to a new USA Today/Gallup poll, is ahead among likely voters, 49 to 45 per cent.
Other polls still give the lead to Obama but even they routinely give him only a few percentage points and none puts him above 50 per cent.
That's even more remarkable after that tumultuous week of travel, during which Obama was virtually endorsed by the prime minister of Iraq, greeted by a crowd of 200,000 people in Germany, and given breathless coverage by the American media all the way.
The pollsters are looking at the race very differently from the way the press is, and they see something close to a tie.
That might be the simplest way to sum up John McCain's campaign for the US presidency right now. He's not winning, but he's running stronger than anyone knows how to explain.
Right now, McCain is in an uphill fight for the presidency and ought to be doing badly, hurt by an unpopular Republican incumbent, two wars and a terrible economy.
By contrast, Barack Obama is a charismatic candidate who is setting records for fundraising and voter turnout, buoyed by enormous media attention.
But McCain, according to a new USA Today/Gallup poll, is ahead among likely voters, 49 to 45 per cent.
Other polls still give the lead to Obama but even they routinely give him only a few percentage points and none puts him above 50 per cent.
That's even more remarkable after that tumultuous week of travel, during which Obama was virtually endorsed by the prime minister of Iraq, greeted by a crowd of 200,000 people in Germany, and given breathless coverage by the American media all the way.
The pollsters are looking at the race very differently from the way the press is, and they see something close to a tie.
Thank God for Obama? I think not!
Every day, for the past several months, I've made a habit in my morning prayers of thanking God for the emergence of Barack Obama. Not because my hope is in Obama, but because my hope is always, unequivocally in God.
As so many have noted, 2008 is not an ordinary American election.
Rather than two people with different policy positions vying for the President's job, we have one man who understands he's a mere mortal like the rest of us, and one man, who seems to think he is a god.
And y'all know what I'm talkin' about here.
Many of Barack's followers manifest troubling signs of regarding him as at least a demigod. Even while refraining from saying outright that they think he's a god, their belief comes through in the strange messianic iconography of their Obama-glorifying posters, videos and music. Belief in the godlike nature of Barack's powers comes through in their faith in the vast promises he or his surrogates make about the change that's going to come about, not if, but when he becomes president, not just of our Country, but the whole darned world, oceans and all. Or so he seems to think..
Obama, the Anointed One, will be diastrous for our county. Hopefully the voters will not install him to join with the unprincipled dems in Congress.
As a fellow Christian, I believe God created the world, and all in it, to be Good. Adam and Eve broke it by choosing to go their own independent way; prompted with the temptation of Satan to, ‘be like God.’ We should take care not to blame God for our self-made messes. I hope the majority of American voters wake up to the chimera who is named Barack Obama, before it is too late.
Which is worse? Hussein Obama or the voters that WILL vote for him.
As so many have noted, 2008 is not an ordinary American election.
Rather than two people with different policy positions vying for the President's job, we have one man who understands he's a mere mortal like the rest of us, and one man, who seems to think he is a god.
And y'all know what I'm talkin' about here.
Many of Barack's followers manifest troubling signs of regarding him as at least a demigod. Even while refraining from saying outright that they think he's a god, their belief comes through in the strange messianic iconography of their Obama-glorifying posters, videos and music. Belief in the godlike nature of Barack's powers comes through in their faith in the vast promises he or his surrogates make about the change that's going to come about, not if, but when he becomes president, not just of our Country, but the whole darned world, oceans and all. Or so he seems to think..
Obama, the Anointed One, will be diastrous for our county. Hopefully the voters will not install him to join with the unprincipled dems in Congress.
As a fellow Christian, I believe God created the world, and all in it, to be Good. Adam and Eve broke it by choosing to go their own independent way; prompted with the temptation of Satan to, ‘be like God.’ We should take care not to blame God for our self-made messes. I hope the majority of American voters wake up to the chimera who is named Barack Obama, before it is too late.
Which is worse? Hussein Obama or the voters that WILL vote for him.
Rappers Make Obama Skip a Beat!
In the arsenal of the culture wars, rap music remains somewhat radioactive -- and Barack Obama now finds himself exposed.
Avowed Obama supporter Ludacris on Wednesday released a freewheeling song called "Politics" in which he repeatedly praised the candidate -- as well as himself, for having found a home on the senator's iPod. But the Atlanta rapper also used a derogatory term to describe Hillary Clinton; asserted that John McCain should be in a wheelchair, not the White House; and declared that President Bush "is mentally handicapped."
Gee, thanks for the endorsement, Luda!
Some of the Democrat's most vocal (literally) supporters are sticking him with a hip-hop dilemma: how to respond to an art form that has a long history as a cultural wedge issue but whose fans and wildly unpredictable practitioners are a part of his base?
Rappers tend to love him -- or at least the basic idea of a black man in the White House. Pro-Obama rap songs and references are proliferating at a staggering clip, and online video endorsements are arriving just as quickly, from "Yes We Can" splicer Will.I.Am and hip-hop impresario Sean "Diddy" Combs on down.
But Obama can't love them back -- at least not unconditionally, given the music's continuing lightning-rod status. This is a man, after all, who has worked tirelessly to make inroads among older white voters, many of whom have a deep aversion to hip-hop.
Better make some more room for another problem person under that bus!
But folks, can't yall see that this is the kind of people that follow this guy around. Can't yall see that he is surrounded by this kink of trash? Can't yall see that Obama is admired by people like this?
A bunch of immature guys running around with their pants down by their knees, with guns mind you, threatening people all the time rhyming made up language is what Obama likes?
He said he would bring change. Well here is some of it. Reparations aren't far behind.
Avowed Obama supporter Ludacris on Wednesday released a freewheeling song called "Politics" in which he repeatedly praised the candidate -- as well as himself, for having found a home on the senator's iPod. But the Atlanta rapper also used a derogatory term to describe Hillary Clinton; asserted that John McCain should be in a wheelchair, not the White House; and declared that President Bush "is mentally handicapped."
Gee, thanks for the endorsement, Luda!
Some of the Democrat's most vocal (literally) supporters are sticking him with a hip-hop dilemma: how to respond to an art form that has a long history as a cultural wedge issue but whose fans and wildly unpredictable practitioners are a part of his base?
Rappers tend to love him -- or at least the basic idea of a black man in the White House. Pro-Obama rap songs and references are proliferating at a staggering clip, and online video endorsements are arriving just as quickly, from "Yes We Can" splicer Will.I.Am and hip-hop impresario Sean "Diddy" Combs on down.
But Obama can't love them back -- at least not unconditionally, given the music's continuing lightning-rod status. This is a man, after all, who has worked tirelessly to make inroads among older white voters, many of whom have a deep aversion to hip-hop.
Better make some more room for another problem person under that bus!
But folks, can't yall see that this is the kind of people that follow this guy around. Can't yall see that he is surrounded by this kink of trash? Can't yall see that Obama is admired by people like this?
A bunch of immature guys running around with their pants down by their knees, with guns mind you, threatening people all the time rhyming made up language is what Obama likes?
He said he would bring change. Well here is some of it. Reparations aren't far behind.
Obama's Plans for Iraq.
Obama has said that he would consult our commanders on the ground and Iraqi leaders, but he did no such thing before releasing his “plan for Iraq.” Perhaps that’s because he doesn’t want to hear what they have to say. During the course of eight visits to Iraq, I have heard many times from our troops what Major General Jeffrey Hammond, commander of coalition forces in Baghdad, recently said: that leaving based on a timetable would be “very dangerous.”
Sorry, Obamba, but al Qaeda has just been driven from Iraq with its tail between its legs, such a huge blow to it that even conservative Muslim scholars are now publishing screeds to kick al Qaeda while it’s down. That’s why a few of its survivors are returning to the Afghanistan area (actually to Pakistan, a sovereign nation that you have suggested we invade). Or don’t you know anything that’s going on in the Muslim world?
Oh, also, love your attempt to make it sound like we are in Iraq against “the will of Iraq’s sovereign government” - when, in fact, we are there at the *request* of Iraq’s sovereign government, whose words / intent *you* recently *lied* about (that liberal Big Lie technique again).
As for McCain, he gets it.
Certain points cannot be repeated enough
Sorry, Obamba, but al Qaeda has just been driven from Iraq with its tail between its legs, such a huge blow to it that even conservative Muslim scholars are now publishing screeds to kick al Qaeda while it’s down. That’s why a few of its survivors are returning to the Afghanistan area (actually to Pakistan, a sovereign nation that you have suggested we invade). Or don’t you know anything that’s going on in the Muslim world?
Oh, also, love your attempt to make it sound like we are in Iraq against “the will of Iraq’s sovereign government” - when, in fact, we are there at the *request* of Iraq’s sovereign government, whose words / intent *you* recently *lied* about (that liberal Big Lie technique again).
As for McCain, he gets it.
Certain points cannot be repeated enough
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