Thank you, John McCain

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Perhaps it would be best to send President Clinton to Alaska to campaign for Obama

This is how Democrats snatch defeat from the jaws of victory:

At one point, host Tom Brokaw asked, "Would you use the same words for [Obama] that you have used for Senator McCain, that you admire him and that you think he's a great man?"

Clinton's response:

"Well, I don't -- look, I had my first conversation with [Obama] in my entire life in Harlem," a reference to a lunch the two had in mid-September. Clinton followed by stating that he "certainly admire[s]" Obama, but that while the Illinois Democrat has "unlimited potential," he could only achieve greatness in time.

Clinton went on to speak up Palin. (For full details see here.)

President Clinton: get with the program. You continue to give the perception that you value your wife's political career over what is good for the nation in this present moment. This election is too important and your lukewarm endorsements of Obama is not helping the cause.

It's not me blowing this up, it's the Republicans.

The following is an except from a NY Times article:

Friday morning, on CBS’s “The Early Show,” Representative Barney Frank of Massachusetts, the lead Democratic negotiator, said the bailout had been derailed by internal Republican politics.

“I didn’t know I was going to be the referee for an internal G.O.P. ideological civil war,” Mr. Frank said, according to The A.P.Thursday, in the Roosevelt Room after the session, the Treasury secretary, Henry M. Paulson Jr., literally bent down on one knee as he pleaded with Nancy Pelosi, the House Speaker, not to “blow it up” by withdrawing her party’s support for the package over what Ms. Pelosi derided as a Republican betrayal.

“I didn’t know you were Catholic,” Ms. Pelosi said, a wry reference to Mr. Paulson’s kneeling, according to someone who observed the exchange. She went on: “It’s not me blowing this up, it’s the Republicans.”

Mr. Paulson sighed. “I know. I know.”

From an article in the NY Times.

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"Suspend being president?"

"What are you going to do if you're elected and things get tough? Suspend being president? We've got a guy like that now!"

--Dave Letterman on McCain suspending his campaign.

Alleluia, version 1

Over at my music blog (The Note Head) I've just added a new song: Alleluia. The idea of sacred music is definitely not new, but I want to experiment a bit with creating soundscapes based on this idea. I have a blog entry with some more thoughts on that.





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And now for something completely different...

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Man does not live by political blogging alone... What we've all been waiting for. The true tales of MCLOVIN!!!

Socialism, Republican Style

You know what this is?

Republican Socialism

Yep, you heard me, Republican Socialism. R-E-P-U-B... well, you get the picture.

I wish I could take credit for that phrase, but I first saw it on the blog Celtic Progressive. Don't get me wrong: I think that these bail outs are probably necessary at this point. But is this not an example of a corporate safety net? Why don't ordinary people deserve such a safety net?

Les Misbarack

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Thanks to Ben who alerted Mindy who posted this to facebook!

You might have to be a true Music-Theatre Geek to get how really off the wall funny this is, but trust me--it is! Special mention is needed for McCain/Palin showing up as the Thénardiers.

"Sarah and Hillary" on SNL

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Craig Ferguson on voting

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I saw this last night! It was EXCELLENT! GO CRAIG! GO VOTE!!!

A voice for the end of distractions.

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Lipstickgate is a distraction. Obama points out that such distractions is what keeps our political debates from being about the issues. Thanks to Alan B. for bringing this to my attention.

The bully who cries "they're being mean to me."

Obama points out that saying the McCain ticket will be an agent of change is like "putting lipstick on a pig". Of course McCain can't stand this, so his camp has to twist it into "They are saying mean things about Palin--calling her a pig."

Nice try at trying to twist words--but not true. I guess they have to try to distract people since they are running on style, not ideas. Obama is NOT calling anyone a pig. However, he is calling their track record of voting with Bush swine-like. I find that fair.

Wow--McCain/Palin seems to be pretty thin-skinned for claiming to be so tough.

Iraq is a task from God.

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"Our national leaders are sending them [the soldiers] out on a task that is... from God."--Sarah Palin

I believe in praying for our members of the military. But I don't believe this war was a "task from God." McCain does not want to be locked into a comparison with Bush. Yet it seems he chooses for VP someone who is even more like Bush than McCain is.

I hear Americans talk of fear of theocracies from the Middle East. A fear of governments who form their policies because they believe they know God's will. I have to ask how are comments like this different?

September 3, 2008: John McCain: The Person He Is

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I grew up with Uncle Walter on TV, but I think Cousin Jon is truly taking his place.

Who to believe? Same people, pre- and post- Palin.

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You got to be careful in the age of YouTube and such about talking out of both sides of your mouth.

Top Ten Signs You're Obsessed with 'Lost'

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This is SO true.

McCain on Leno during DNC

I'm just wondering why McCain was on Leno during the Democratic National Convention, but I don't see signs of either Obama or Biden on Leno during the Republican National Convention. Perhaps the democrats where offered, but this does seem a bit unfair during an election. Just sayin'.

The Programmers Anthem

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I think I have found a theme song!

My son's video creation

Tony's first youtube video! It's cool!