"Let the Issues be the Issue"

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So I saw this earlier on the news and thought it was great.


The caption says it all: "Let the issues be the issue" and not a race election based on the races of the candidates.

McCain Stood Up By "Joe the Plumber"

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And it gets even better - almost too good to be true.

"Joe the Plumber" didn't even show up to the rally he was supposed to be at with McCain. McCain's aides that "he decided not to come" and may show up later in the day, but when CNN's Mary Snow talked to Joe, he said:

it was "news to him" that he was supposed to be at the McCain rally. Wurzelbacher [AKA "Joe the Plumber"] said nobody from the McCain campaign confirmed he was attending the event and called the incident a "miscommunication."

He also told Snow that he had no plans to meet with up with McCain later.

When CNN contacted him a second time, Wurzelbacher said the campaign only called him to confirm after the event in question already took place and that he would now try to meet up with McCain later in the day.

Here's the original article.

Palin Mistakes Fans for Protesters at VA Rally

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So who is keeping track of everything absurd Sarah Palin has done in the short time since she has been in the spotlight? I know, I know.. it is too many to keep track of, but here's another one that I read on CNN!

So apparently Sarah Palin mistook some of her own fans for protesters at a rally.
Many people in the crowd could not hear Palin speak, so they began chanting "Louder! Louder!" and the chant grew, and some people were pointing up to the sky, as to signal to Palin to speak louder. Palin, being the genius she is, stopped and looked toward the commotion and said: "I hope those protesters have the courage and honor to give veterans thanks for their right to protest." Some people in the crowd even tried shouting to her what was really being said, but she couldn't hear them either I guess.

I am sure the McCain campaign is ecstatic to hear Palin messed up again.

McCain Attempts to Cancel V.P. Debate Altogether

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Tell me you didn't see this coming : McCain's excuse attempt to delay tomorrow's first presidential candidate debate was actually an effort to cancel the V.P's debate! McCain wants to delay the debate from tomorrow.. cancel the V.P. debate.. and in place of the V.P debate, hold the debate originally slotted for tomorrow. The first thought that came to my mind yesterday afternoon when I heard McCain wanted to delay tomorrow's debate was that he'd doing this as a part of a bigger deceitful plan to cancel the V.P debate and surprise surprise I am right - I am sure many other people caught on fast enough as well.

The article also insists that McCain simply won't go to the debate Friday if there's no deal on the bailout. Is McCain personally going to fix our economic problems? - oh please! If anything, the debate is that much more important to see what the two of them have to say about such issues. McCain simply realizes how unprepared Palin really is and he's still trying to keep her from incriminating themselves any further - but the general public is not that stupid (or at least I would hope so).

McCain's Just Like Us Huh

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So McCain's just like us huh.. McCain and his campaign have been trying to instill how ordinary McCain is in the American population and of course another crazy fact comes out against McCain. So not only does he have so many houses that he can't remember how many in total he has, now we find out McCain owns 13 cars! 13! And of course let's not forget the fact that McCain believes one would need to make over 5 million dollars in a year to be considered rich. Oh yeah, he's just like the average American.

Here's the quote from the CNN Political Ticker:

A Newsweek article published on the magazine's Web Site Sunday said registration records show the McCains currently own 13 cars — two of which are foreign-made: a Honda and a Volkswagen. That appears to contradict the Republican presidential nominee's past statements he only buys cars made in America. (Cindy McCain also drives a Lexus and daughter Meghan owns a Toyota Prius, but neither are registered to the McCains.)

Newsweek also reported Barack Obama owns one car: a Ford Escape Hybrid.

I don't know about you.. but I sure don't know any "average" person that owns that many properties or automobiles...who is he trying to fool with his lies?

Click here to read the original article.

Political Cartoon

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So I always love reading political cartoons (any comics for that matter) ... and this particular one in Newsweek Magazine that I just read was pretty funny:

McCain Chooses V.P.

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In an attempt to go after women voters and going on and on about the fact that Obama did not choose Hillary Clinton.. McCain apparently has chosen Sarah Palin - a Governor from Alaska (yeah, I know pretty much nothing about her either). All the major channel news reports are reporting that McCain will use this to advantage and bring home the point that Obama did not choose a women.. and I did - look what that says about me.

McCain will officially reveal/introduce his V.P. pick at a rally later this afternoon (12 noon ET).

And how about the fact that the republicans are considering pushing back the convention? Talk about a convenient excuse.

More to follow after he officially reveals his V.P. candidate...

Edit at 10:44 A.M.: CNN confirms McCain picks Palin as his running mate.
Major news reporters are reporting that just one day after Obama makes history of being the first African American candidate, Palin makes history of being the first Alaskan to be on the candidate... hm, one seems more important. :) Palin is NOT the first women to appear on a major ticket since in 1984 Democratic presidential nominee Walter Mondale chose then-U.S. Rep. Geraldine Ferraro as the Democratic V.P. nominee. I don't think McCain got the memo that choosing just any women would do the job, especially a woman he has only met once!

Either way, it's history in the making. Come this November, we will have either our first African American President or first female Vice President.

Another Win For Obama

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The final results for the February 19th primaries and caucus were:

Democrats:
Hawaii: Obama (with 79%)
Wisconsin: Obama (with 58%)

Republicans:
Washington: McCain (with 49%)
Wisconsin: McCain (with 55%)

With the Hawaii win, Obama is now up to a 10 state winning streak.

Midnight Voting

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There's a town in New Hampshire, called Dixville Notch, that apparently always casts its votes at midnight, so they are always the first ones to vote and their votes are quickly tallied up and announced. The town is known for being one of the first places to declare its results for elections. This year, there were only seventeen people eligible to vote in that town
(population of town: 75). The poll was even closed by 12:02 A.M., just two minutes into the primary. This year in the town Dixville Notch, McCain won the republican and Obama won the democrat.

The total votes were:

Republicans:
1. McCain - 4
2. Ronmney - 2
3. Guiliani - 1

Democrats:
1. Obama - 7
2. Edwards - 2
3. Richardson - 1

The key point here is obviously that Hillary got no votes here, and neither did Huckabee. Of course, we have to keep in mind that there were only seventeen people voting in this town. I believe McCain for the republicans and Obama for the democrats are the top contenders in New Hampshire, but who knows... we may be surprised.

There is another town nearby Dixville Notch called Hart (population being 42) that also votes at midnight in New Hampshire, and McCain and Obama also won there.