Filed under: Conservatism, Election 2008, Politics, Socialism | Tags: John McCain, Vote, Zombies
They don’t eat. They don’t sleep. They don’t think! They have no will of their own. They walk the Earth, in search of brains, with that dazed look in their eye.
You may have noticed I haven’t posted much of late.
Writer’s block.
I simply haven’t been able to figure out what to write. How do you appeal to the reason of those who aren’t reasoning? How do you persuade the unpersuadable? How do you get through to the walking dead?
But of course, you don’t. Obama supporters aren’t going to listen to reason. You can run through his math, and prove that it doesn’t add up. You can play audio of his disdain for the constitution and founding fathers. You can catalogue his shady dealings, radical ties and corrupt connections, or detail his disturbing attempts to prosecute and intimidate critics….
There is no persuading the Obamazombies.
But, I realized, there is a great deal we can do. We don’t need to wake the dead. We can beat them.
The media are working very hard, and very deliberately to convince you the election is over. You’ve probably heard many pundits say as much. “It’s over”, “Obama’s clinched it” — any story they can find to convince you your vote is pointless. They even run reports of a bookie in Ireland who has paid out on bets, conceding that “Obama’s already won”.
They’re doing it very much on purpose.
In 2000, they learned that by calling the election in Florida before polls were closed in the panhandle, they convinced thousands not to bother. They are applying that lesson now, trying to dispirit and depress Republican turnout.
Don’t listen to them. It’s deliberate, pre-meditated propaganda. The polls are close and getting closer. McCain and Palin have struck a chord by pointing out Obama’s redistributionist promises. The all important youth vote? The one’s that are supposed to be most motivated to turn out for “the One”? …John McCain now leads that demographic.
So don’t listen to Obama’s mouthpieces in the MSM. Do NOT be discouraged. Be absolutely sure to vote. Vote early if you can. Call your friends and family and make certain they vote as well. Call up your local McCain campaign, or the campaign offices of your local Representatives or Senators and volunteer to help them get out the vote.
Voter turnout will decide this election — it’s that close. All we need to stop 4-8 years of socialism, a drastic lurch to the left, liberal courts, the “Freedom to Choose” Act, “Card Check”, the “Fairness” Doctrine and electoral reforms intended to keep Democrats in power in perpetuity — is to ignore the media, don’t despair, vote, and help our candidates turn out the vote! If you live in a solid-red state or precinct, the campaign can give you a phone and you can help turn out the vote in a swing state!
If you’ve never done it before, volunteering for a campaign can be a little intimidating. There’s no reason it should be. It’s very easy. Call up, or drop by in these last few days, and ask how you can help. It’s not rocket-science. They’ll teach you everything you need to know. But it makes a very big difference!
Filed under: Economy, Election 2008, Politics | Tags: Democrat lies, Economy, Fannie Mae, Financial Crisis, John McCain, Taxes
Two great new ads about the real Barack Obama from NeverFindOut.Org. Pretty devastating if you ask me. Just wish the McCain campaign were running more like them.
Donate here to help them out if you can.
Filed under: Conservatism, Election 2008, Liberalism, News the Media Doesn't Want You to Hear, Politics | Tags: Al Gore, John Kerry, John McCain, Obama, Polls, President Bush
Many Republicans are fretting over recent polling (RCP average Obama +5.9) in the presidential election, fearing, as some pundit on CNN declared, “the election is over”. Liberals, on the other hand, are quite cocky.
But let’s hold on for just a second and put things in persepective. A quick google search indicates things may not be as dire as Republicans fear and liberals, and the media (redundant, I know) would have us believe. Let’s take a little trip back in the time machine:
Newsweek Sept 30-Oct 2, 2004: Kerry 49 Bush 46
AP/Ipsos October 4-6, 2004: Kerry 50 Bush 46
Reuters/Zogby October 6-8, 2004: Kerry 46 Bush 45
Gallup Sept 30-Oct 2, 2000: Gore: 47 Bush 39
And there is more reason for optimism. As HotAir reports, the McCain campaign is saying it’s going to take the gloves off and start calling attention to Obama’s nefarious associations with criminals and radicals since the MSM won’t.
If they also start pointing the finger at Obama and Democrats for the financial crisis, and drawing attention to the big bucks and advisers Obama got from Fannie Mae, then things might actually turn around.
Filed under: Domestic Policy, Election 2008, Foreign Policy, Liberalism, News the Media Doesn't Want You to Hear, Politics, Socialism, The Constitution | Tags: Campaign Politics, Debunking Liberal Lies, Democrat Demagogues, John McCain, Senator Joe Biden, Vice Presidential Debates
- Joe Biden lied when he said that Barack Obama never said that he would sit down without preconditions with Ahmedinijad of Iran. You would think that in this day and age when whatever you say is recorded, not only in print, but in your own voice — and often you can watch the offending comment on YouTube — there would be in increase in honesty. But no-oo.
- Biden claimed to be for offshore oil drilling, but he has opposed offshore drilling and compared it to “raping” the Outer Continental Shelf.
- Joe Biden claimed that John McCain and Obama voted the same way against funding the troops in the field. McCain opposed a bill that contained a timeline and that the President had already said he would veto, because of the timeline.
- According to FactCheck.org Biden exaggerated McCain’s record when he claimed that McCain had voted against it 23 times. (He should have voted against it even more)
- Biden claimed that McCain would raise taxes on people’s health insurance coverage. They get a tax credit to offset any tax hike. Independent fact checkers have confirmed this.
- Biden claimed that the top military commander in Afghanistan said the surge could not be applied to Afghanistan. But General David McKiernan, NATO commander, said that the principles of the surge strategy, including working with the tribes, could be applied to Afghanistan.
- Biden falsely claimed that McCain weakened regulation of the mortgage giants, but McCain introduced legislation to increase control.
- Biden claimed that McCain was “dead wrong” on Iraq, but they shared the same vote to authorize the war, and Biden was “dead wrong” on the surge which McCain supported, and “dead wrong” on his proposal to break Iraq up into 3 states.
- Biden claimed that the economic rescue legislation matches the four principles that Obama laid out, but in reality it doesn’t meet two of the four principles that Obama outlined on September 19, which were that it include an emergency economic stimulus package and be “part of a globally coordinated effort with our partners in the G-20.”
- Biden claimed that McCain voted against the Violence Against Women Act, which was accurate, but he forgot to mention that the Supreme Court ruled that much of Biden’s law was an unconstitutional power grab by Congress of rights reserved to the states. Nobody voted against the act because they favored violence against women.
- Biden said “Look, all you have to do is go down Union Street with me in Wilmington or go to Katie’s Restaurant or walk into Home Depot with me where I spend a lot of time and you ask anybody in there whether or not the economic and foreign policy of this administration has made them better off in the last eight years.” According to Delaware sites, Katie’s Restaurant hasn’t been there for perhaps 20 or 30 years.
- On Pakistani weapons, Biden said that Pakistan already has nuclear weapons that can hit Israel and the Mediterranean. The distance between Israel and Pakistan is 2,085 miles, websites indicate that the top range of a Pakistani missile than can carry a nuclear warhead is 1000 miles.
- Biden said we “kicked Hezbollah out of Lebanon” and I said and Barack said “Move NATO forces in there. Fill the vacuum, because if you don’t know — if you don’t, Hezbollah will control it.” Reuters thinks perhaps he meant to refer to Syria, but it still would be inaccurate because the Lebanese kicked Syria out of Lebanon.
- Biden said that the U.S. spends more in Iraq in one month than it has in Afghanistan in six or seven years. That figure is off by 2000 percent.
- Biden said that “Vice President Cheney’s been the most dangerous vice president we’ve had probably in American history. He has — he has — the idea he doesn’t realize that Article I of the Constitution defines the role of the vice president of the United States, that’s the executive — he works in the executive branch. He should understand that. Everyone should understand that.” Constitutional scholar Biden might notice that Article I of the Constitution does not, in fact, define the role of the Vice President of the United States. It defines the role of the legislative branch, the branch where Mr. Biden has served for 36 years. It does describe the vice president’s role in the legislative branch, but that’s not what Senator Biden meant.
There are more, listed here and here and the list keeps growing. I know candidates often say silly things in the heat of a debate, bit there are limits, aren’t there?
Obama is getting more and more reckless in his claims, and in his denials that he has said what he said or done what he has done. People don’t pay enough attention, or don’t know the facts, so it is easy to assume that truth doesn’t matter. But it does. It really does.
Filed under: Conservatism, Cool Site of the Day, Election 2008, Fun n Games, Politics, Pop Culture | Tags: baby, banner, bumper sticker, button, Campaign, Conservative, dog, Election, gear, John McCain, kids, McCain/Palin, men, mug, Pets, Republican, Sarah Palin, sticker, t shirt, women, yard sign
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Filed under: Conservatism, Economy, Election 2008, History, Liberalism, Media Bias, News, News the Media Doesn't Want You to Hear, Politics | Tags: Debunking Liberal Lies, Democrat lies, Democrats, Fannie Mae, Financial Crisis, Freddie Mac, John McCain, Obama
It’s about TIME!
After weeks of Democrats disingenuously blaming the housing crisis on Republican policy and their supposed deregulation, John McCain is hitting back with a new ad proving that it was Republicans who have been pushing to regulate Fannie Mae and Freddy Mac and corrupt Democrats who blocked the reforms.
If you’re like me, and you don’t live in a battleground state, chances are you haven’t seen these ads. And considering the media isn’t about to cover this election fairly, ads like these are one of the few places most Americans can get a glimpse of the other side of the story.
It’s a powerful ad — especially since it stars Bill Clinton. It could be even more hard-hitting, but its a good start. It’s a 60 second ad, which makes it more expensive to air. If you agree, email the McCain Campaign, and tell them you want more ads like this. (And if you can, contribute so they can afford it.)
A good ad giving a taste of how a McCain/Palin ticket would address economic problems with solid conservative principles:
And another new ad, directly taking on Obama’s policy proposals and his dishonest portrayal of them:
And lastly, a few ads that have been out for a while that I either didn’t see, or that bear repeating:
Filed under: Conservatism, Election 2008, Foreign Policy, Liberalism, News, Politics | Tags: Dan Quayle, debate, Henry Kissenger, John McCain, Lloyd Bentsen, Obama
Henry Kissinger slams Obama. The Weekly Standard has the exclusive:
Henry Kissinger believes Barack Obama misstated his views on diplomacy with US adversaries and is not happy about being mischaracterized. He says: “Senator McCain is right. I would not recommend the next President of the United States engage in talks with Iran at the Presidential level. My views on this issue are entirely compatible with the views of my friend Senator John McCain. We do not agree on everything, but we do agree that any negotiations with Iran must be geared to reality.”
Of course McCain pretty much slammed him on the spot. Is there anyone who wasn’t reminded of Lloyd Bentsen’s famous response to Dan Quayle?
“Senator, I know Henry Kissinger, and you’re no Henry Kissinger.”
A devastating blow.
Filed under: Conservatism, Developing Nations, Economy, Election 2008, Foreign Policy, Liberalism, News, Politics | Tags: debate, John McCain, Obama
Man that was quick. So quick in fact that they had the video out before Obama had finished praising McCain for being right. Apparently he said it 7 times total.
It’s essential to note, that while Obama has his talking points down about McCain being wrong about everything, when it comes down to the facts, Obama is forced to admit, over and over, that McCain’s position is the right one. And throughout the campaign, from the surge to meeting with foreign leaders, to going to Washington to work on the bailout, to Georgia, it has been Obama who has modified his position to match McCain’s — after which he inevitably claims that it was his position all along.
My first impression is that McCain won decisively. I was very aggravated at first as McCain seemed to be letting Obama get away with far too many lies, but as the debate wore on, it was clear that McCain was the one in command of the facts, McCain was the one who looked presidential, bipartisan, and ready to lead, while Obama came across as nasty, bitter, partisan, and as though he were reciting talking points rather than speaking from a thorough understanding and comfort with the issues.
McCain was calm cool and collected. Obama was aggitated, angry, barely civil and constantly interrupting. McCain seemed presidential, Obama seemed unprofessional. I was reminded strongly of Gore’s performance 8 years ago when he kept sighing and clicking his tongue every 2 seconds.
More to follow.
Filed under: Election 2008, Liberalism, News, News the Media Doesn't Want You to Hear, Politics | Tags: Democrat Lies/Dirty Tricks, John McCain, Rush Limbaugh
While Obama runs around the country claiming a McCain ad, that is comletely true, lies about his support for teaching sex-ed to kindergarteners, he is running a Spanish language ad in Colorado and other markets that is truly audacious in it’s dishonesty and race-baiting.
You may have heard about the ad: Obama tries to smear McCain with quotes from Rush Limbaugh. The problem? McCain and Rush had opposing views on immigration to begin with, and Obama was taking Rush completely out of context to begin with. Far from telling Mexicans to get out, Rush was paraphrasing Mexican immigration policy!
ABC’s Jake Tapper puts the lie to Obama’s repugnant ad:
There are some real factual problems with this ad, which is titled “Dos Caras,” or two faces.
First of all, tying Sen. McCain – especially on the issue of immigration reform – to Limbaugh is unfair.
Limbaugh opposed McCain on that issue. Vociferously. And in a larger sense, it’s unfair to link McCain to Limbaugh on a host of issues since Limbaugh, as any even occasional listener of his knows, doesn’t particularly care for McCain.
Second, the quotes of Limbaugh’s are out of context.
Railing against NAFTA in 1993, Limbaugh said, “If you are unskilled and uneducated, your job is going south. Skilled workers, educated people are going to do fine ’cause those are the kinds of jobs NAFTA is going to create. If we are going to start rewarding no skills and stupid people, I’m serious, let the unskilled jobs that take absolutely no knowledge whatsoever to do — let stupid and unskilled Mexicans do that work.”
Not one of his most eloquent moments, to be sure, but his larger point was that NAFTA would mean that unskilled stupid Mexicans would be doing the jobs of unskilled stupid Americans.
I’m not going to defend how he said it, but to act as if this was just a moment of Limbaugh slurring Mexicans is not accurate. Though again, certainly if people were offended I could understand why.
The second quote is totally unfair. In 2006, Limbaugh was mocking Mexican law, and he wrote:
“How do you say ‘double standard’ in Spanish? How about: ‘No mas!’”
“Everybody’s making immigration proposals these days. Let me add mine to the mix. Call it The Limbaugh Laws:
“First: If you immigrate to our country, you have to speak the native language. You have to be a professional or an investor; no unskilled workers allowed. Also, there will be no special bilingual programs in the schools with the Limbaugh Laws. No special ballots for elections. No government business will be conducted in your language. Foreigners will not have the right to vote or hold political office.
“If you’re in our country, you cannot be a burden to taxpayers. You are not entitled to welfare, food stamps, or other government goodies. You can come if you invest here: an amount equal to 40,000 times the daily minimum wage. If not, stay home. But if you want to buy land, it’ll be restricted. No waterfront, for instance. As a foreigner, you must relinquish individual rights to the property.
“And another thing: You don’t have the right to protest. You’re allowed no demonstrations, no foreign flag waving, no political organizing, no bad-mouthing our President or his policies. You’re a foreigner: shut your mouth or get out! And if you come here illegally, you’re going to jail.
“You think the Limbaugh Laws are harsh? Well, every one of the laws I just mentioned are actual laws of Mexico today! That’ how the Mexican government handles immigrants to their country. Yet Mexicans come here illegally and protest in our streets!
But even if one is uninclined to see Limbaugh’s quotes as having been taken unfairly out of context, linking them to McCain makes as much sense as running a quote from Bill Maher and linking it to Obama. [read more]
Tapper concludes:
…McCain has changed his rhetoric and his emphasis when discussing immigration after almost losing the GOP presidential nomination because of it.
He now says the borders must be secured before anything else happens. And in that, he’s opened himself up to charges of flip-flopping, though the Obama campaign is quoting him selectively and unfairly to make their points.
The greater implication the ad makes, however, is that McCain is no friend to Latinos at all, beyond issues of funding the DREAM act or how NCLB money is distributed. By linking McCain to Limbaugh’s quotes, twisting Limbaugh’s quotes, and tying McCain to more extremist anti-immigration voices, the Obama campaign has crossed a line into misleading the viewers of its new TV ad. In Spanish, the word is erróneo. [read the whole thing]
Of course this is much worse than trying to link Obama to a quote by Bill Maher, there is no evidence that Obama and Maher disagree to any significant extent, whereas Limbaugh is constantly criticizing McCain, and vice versa. And Obama was not linking McCain to what Rush said, he was linking McCain to lies about what Rush said.
But Kudos still go to Tapper for calling Obama on this truly repugnant, race-baiting ad.
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