Tuesday, September 30, 2008
It's Always Sunny In Florida
fivethirtyeight, 9/30:
Florida, where PPP today shows Obama ahead by 3 points, may well be on the verge of surpassing Ohio as a potential tipping point state.
Florida, where PPP today shows Obama ahead by 3 points, may well be on the verge of surpassing Ohio as a potential tipping point state.
Palin's Debate Style
Anchorage Daily News:
On the other side of the stage, Palin simply needs to do what she's always done best during debates: fill the room with her presence and stick to scripted sound bites. With limited interaction, thus less chance of going off message, Palin can definitely hold her own.
On the other side of the stage, Palin simply needs to do what she's always done best during debates: fill the room with her presence and stick to scripted sound bites. With limited interaction, thus less chance of going off message, Palin can definitely hold her own.
Andrew Sullivan Remains Convinced Clinton's Want McCain Victory
Time.com shows a new McCain ad; where Senator McCain says Bill Clinton was right, and the Democrats were wrong, and Fannie and Freddie likely fell because of that.
Monday, September 29, 2008
A Bailout's Not A Bailout If It's Not Called A Bailout
Pew Research finds that almost 2/3rds of the public thinks the government is doing the right thing investing billions of dollars to keep financial institutions and markets secure.
Marc Ambinder
When described as a "bailout," the public opposes it. When the principles of the bill are described without using the word "bailout," they support it.
He goes on to say:
Speaker Pelosi gave a partisan speech at the wrong time; it's indeed possible that it cost her 15 votes. Still, if those Republicans had been of stronger backbones and more nimble minds -- and more mature than Pelosi, who, let's call it, gave a relatively tame, generic partisan speech -- the bill would have passed. Those Republicans were looking for an excuse, and Pelosi gave it to them. It shouldn't matter what Pelosi says; the future of the Republican was at stake......Pelosi's not responsible for how House Republicans vote.
Marc Ambinder
When described as a "bailout," the public opposes it. When the principles of the bill are described without using the word "bailout," they support it.
He goes on to say:
Speaker Pelosi gave a partisan speech at the wrong time; it's indeed possible that it cost her 15 votes. Still, if those Republicans had been of stronger backbones and more nimble minds -- and more mature than Pelosi, who, let's call it, gave a relatively tame, generic partisan speech -- the bill would have passed. Those Republicans were looking for an excuse, and Pelosi gave it to them. It shouldn't matter what Pelosi says; the future of the Republican was at stake......Pelosi's not responsible for how House Republicans vote.
Ask Sarah Palin A Question And She Will Answer It Here!!!!
This is a humorous site; here is the main info page but click on the title link to get... your... answers.
Hey, we need a laugh right now, don't we?
Hey, we need a laugh right now, don't we?
More On Sheldon Adelson
Sheldon Adelson's possible ties to McCain's campaign. And his dinner with him in August. As that Accountable America post says,
The meeting raises important questions:
And here for some of Adelson (who is very close to the current administration, as well) other "issues".1. Are groups Adelson is funding really independent from the McCain campaign?
2. Will Adelson use information provided to him by the McCain campaign in private strategy meetings to influence how Freedom's Watch and other groups he finances promote McCain and attack Obama?
More "Obsession". There is no way this film "coincidentally" is being mass distributed to SWING states; within 6 weeks of the election.
September 13, 2008, E & P Pub:
An article at the group's site, www.radicalislam.org, all but endorsed McCain this past week, then was pulled down. The statement could have been this:
"McCain's policies seek to confront radical Islamic extremism and terrorism and roll it back while Obama's, although intending to do the same, could make it worse," said the site. This statement was later removed, says an article on TampaBay.com.
The "shadowy" Clarion Fund, behind the DVD, say they are not endorsing any candidate or party. However the website clearly points out "liberal" agendas, and the Florida Attorney General, who was also a campaign adviser to Rudy Guiliani, REQUIRED his employees to watch the film.
Apparently, this DVD was in our Des Moines Register Sunday paper two weeks ago. Now that I think about it, I vaguely remember there being a cd in the outer wrapper. Where it went, I have no idea; I truly hope it was assumed to be an ad (like the trial games in cereal boxes) and tossed with other garbage. While information can be helpful; especially to cement one's own convictions; there is absolutely no doubt in my mind that this mass campaign was to revive the "Barack Obama is a Muslim" and he will take over and bring radial Islamic extremists to take us over. Or, to just instill enough misgiving in the non-thinking sector of America to make them vote for McCain or not vote at all.
WHY CAN THEY NOT WIN ELECTIONS ON THEIR OWN MERITS, IDEAS, POLICIES, AND ABILITIES?
The story is not yet broken, but there seems to be quite a few references linking the funding of this mass campaign to Sheldon Adelson, a billionaire. (google: Sheldon Adelson "Obsession").
The Clarion Fund, the official source behind the film and the one whose bulk mail permit was used for the distribution, had no money in their bulk mail account per the New York Postmaster. So with someone else behind it, and costs that are estimated in the 5-15million dollar plus range..... shares the same office address as Aish Hatorah; and if the video is being distributed as non-political related, and the organizations are not for profit, how can statements like this be made?
An article at the group's site, www.radicalislam.org, all but endorsed McCain this past week, then was pulled down. The statement could have been this:
"McCain's policies seek to confront radical Islamic extremism and terrorism and roll it back while Obama's, although intending to do the same, could make it worse," said the site. This statement was later removed, says an article on TampaBay.com.
The "shadowy" Clarion Fund, behind the DVD, say they are not endorsing any candidate or party. However the website clearly points out "liberal" agendas, and the Florida Attorney General, who was also a campaign adviser to Rudy Guiliani, REQUIRED his employees to watch the film.
Apparently, this DVD was in our Des Moines Register Sunday paper two weeks ago. Now that I think about it, I vaguely remember there being a cd in the outer wrapper. Where it went, I have no idea; I truly hope it was assumed to be an ad (like the trial games in cereal boxes) and tossed with other garbage. While information can be helpful; especially to cement one's own convictions; there is absolutely no doubt in my mind that this mass campaign was to revive the "Barack Obama is a Muslim" and he will take over and bring radial Islamic extremists to take us over. Or, to just instill enough misgiving in the non-thinking sector of America to make them vote for McCain or not vote at all.
WHY CAN THEY NOT WIN ELECTIONS ON THEIR OWN MERITS, IDEAS, POLICIES, AND ABILITIES?
The story is not yet broken, but there seems to be quite a few references linking the funding of this mass campaign to Sheldon Adelson, a billionaire. (google: Sheldon Adelson "Obsession").
The Clarion Fund, the official source behind the film and the one whose bulk mail permit was used for the distribution, had no money in their bulk mail account per the New York Postmaster. So with someone else behind it, and costs that are estimated in the 5-15million dollar plus range..... shares the same office address as Aish Hatorah; and if the video is being distributed as non-political related, and the organizations are not for profit, how can statements like this be made?
Tom Trento, who heads www.watchobsession.org, the group that distributed the movie at the Democratic and Republican parties’ nominating conventions, told JewsOnFirst that their goal is to awaken the country…before the election so everyone can “see the insidious nature of radical Islam.” Trento said, his group’s website then directs viewers of the video to “a scorecard that shows how elected officials have voted” on terrorism-related issues so they can decide “how they can intelligently vote” in November.
The scorecard is on the website of Act for America, a group that says it has tabulated electeds’ “votes related to national security and the threat of Islamofascism.” Its Senate scorecard consistently favors Republicans over Democrats…
Sunday, September 28, 2008
MUSLIM CHILDREN GASSED AT MOSQUE IN DAYTON, OH; COULD A VICIOUS DVD BEING WIDELY CIRCULATED IN SWING STATES BE TO BLAME?
My brother in law David lives in Dayton, OH. He alerted me tonight to a terrible incident that occurred Friday night at the Islamic Center of Greater Dayton. Apparently, a chemical irritant was sprayed in to the room where the children and babies were being kept while their mothers prayed.
This happened during Ramadan. Daily Kos, from what David and I have found, was the first and only source, other than the original news story (click the title for the link) in the Dayton Daily News.
Chris Rodda at the Huffington Post was able to communicate with someone directly affected. While the newspaper comes across as a minor incident; the more recent story, here, posted about an hour ago, describes the situation as much more incidious.
COULD THERE BE A CONNECTION TO THE "OBSESSION" DVD BEING DISTRIBUTED BY THE MILLIONS? I am appalled that our "One Nation (Under God), With Liberty And Justice For All" could be so hateful. My earlier post about "Palintology", and what makes people vote Republican, seemed to insinuate that the left's push for diversity made us feel less united. That, perhaps, the goal should be for coming together as one, and celebrating our similarities, NOT our differences. I don't know what to say. I'm going to keep looking in to this, and will have more on this DVD soon.
This happened during Ramadan. Daily Kos, from what David and I have found, was the first and only source, other than the original news story (click the title for the link) in the Dayton Daily News.
Chris Rodda at the Huffington Post was able to communicate with someone directly affected. While the newspaper comes across as a minor incident; the more recent story, here, posted about an hour ago, describes the situation as much more incidious.
COULD THERE BE A CONNECTION TO THE "OBSESSION" DVD BEING DISTRIBUTED BY THE MILLIONS? I am appalled that our "One Nation (Under God), With Liberty And Justice For All" could be so hateful. My earlier post about "Palintology", and what makes people vote Republican, seemed to insinuate that the left's push for diversity made us feel less united. That, perhaps, the goal should be for coming together as one, and celebrating our similarities, NOT our differences. I don't know what to say. I'm going to keep looking in to this, and will have more on this DVD soon.
Fox News Pulls Negative Palin AP Story
Andrew Sullivan linked to this story; which points out several examples of this "Top News Story" on FoxNews.com. Why did it mysteriously disappear?
Disappearing Racial Bias: Further Proof That The "Bradley Effect" May No Longer Exist
Princeton Election Consortium cites in Ron Fournier and Trevor Tompson's AP piece, which sparked a discussion about Obama needing to overcome the fact that, according to a study, almost 1/3 of white voters agreed with at least one negative stereotype about blacks.
But the Consortium article discusses a Harvard political science study that asserts the Bradley effect has disappeared.
But the Consortium article discusses a Harvard political science study that asserts the Bradley effect has disappeared.
Think Progress: McCain Admits Health Plan Would Increase Taxes
Middle Class Experiences Largest Tax Increase: For a couple earning $40,000 and paying $13,800 for insurance, “McCain’s new tax credit would cut their taxes by $50 in 2009, but because the credit quickly falls behind rising premiums that are the basis of the current tax break, the family would pay $1,169 more in taxes in 2013…[and] would pay $2,809 more in taxes by 2018.”
McCain has repeated that he will not raise taxes. McCain's interview with ABC's George Stephanopoulos seems to prove otherwise.
McCain has repeated that he will not raise taxes. McCain's interview with ABC's George Stephanopoulos seems to prove otherwise.
Palin Paparazzi Possibilities
The Sunday Times reports that a McCain insider says that a Bristol Palin wedding before the election would be "fantastic", because it would "shut down the race for a week".
I have heard multiple comments by McCain reps that the media is glaringly liberal, and can't be trusted to be objective with the McCain campaign. Shouldn't those statements be tied to actual examples? EVERY DAY is a new ballgame in politics, and we see evidence of that, well, every day. With small things able to cause massive shifts in public opinion, why isn't the "Straight Talk Express" flooding the air and sound waves with positive talking points?
Surely, if Sarah Palin was able to get elected as Governor of Alaska, she could hand-pick media to have a press conference on something very specific; that she could truly hold her own on. And structured correctly, she could decline questions that did not relate from the agreed upon subject. And why, why why was she not out there, pimping for McCain after the debate? She could always say: "I don't recall that exact exchange, I'd have to see the transcript". Michael Crowley, on The Stump blog from The New Republic, brings this up.
I have heard multiple comments by McCain reps that the media is glaringly liberal, and can't be trusted to be objective with the McCain campaign. Shouldn't those statements be tied to actual examples? EVERY DAY is a new ballgame in politics, and we see evidence of that, well, every day. With small things able to cause massive shifts in public opinion, why isn't the "Straight Talk Express" flooding the air and sound waves with positive talking points?
Surely, if Sarah Palin was able to get elected as Governor of Alaska, she could hand-pick media to have a press conference on something very specific; that she could truly hold her own on. And structured correctly, she could decline questions that did not relate from the agreed upon subject. And why, why why was she not out there, pimping for McCain after the debate? She could always say: "I don't recall that exact exchange, I'd have to see the transcript". Michael Crowley, on The Stump blog from The New Republic, brings this up.
Movin' On Up
And the piece of the pie is gettin' bigger.
Gallup's Newest Poll: Obama +8
FiveThirtyEight.com: Chance of Obama winning the election: 78.5%
RealClearPolitics: National Average of Polls: Obama +4.8
Pollster.com: Obama 48.2/McCain 42.1
Rasmussen: "Obama's biggest lead yet" 50%/44%
Battleground Tracking: Is the lone holdout of all the polls, coming it at +2% McCain, with data through 9/25/08.
Gallup's Newest Poll: Obama +8
FiveThirtyEight.com: Chance of Obama winning the election: 78.5%
RealClearPolitics: National Average of Polls: Obama +4.8
Pollster.com: Obama 48.2/McCain 42.1
Rasmussen: "Obama's biggest lead yet" 50%/44%
Battleground Tracking: Is the lone holdout of all the polls, coming it at +2% McCain, with data through 9/25/08.
SNL Saturday, September 27, 2008
No one, I mean no one, can do Sarah Palin like Tina Fey. Not even Sarah Palin, I believe.
Brook Turner points out: The writers at SNL are getting a big break; some of the sketch dialog was taken directly from the actual interview/transcript. But as Andrew Sullivan points out,
"There is no way Saturday Night Live could make more fun of Palin than she made of herself. How does McCain win an election with a national joke as his running-mate?"
Brook Turner points out: The writers at SNL are getting a big break; some of the sketch dialog was taken directly from the actual interview/transcript. But as Andrew Sullivan points out,
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