Open thread!

I will not click a video of an empty stage. Not!

Damnit, I'm not really OCD. I'm not.

*click*

re: #1 tommygum

Open thread!

OK, what's the second thing you have to say?

So, what are the odds McCain will hit Obama on his glass chin tonight? Or, will he sit there and grumble all night and let "the One" walk all over him?

I'm so ronery here!

smother the fucker in truth johnno..

Hit him hard, keep it polite, refer to facts, project confidence, and never lose your cool.

When's the debate start anyway?

It'd root hog or die, John. I think you owe your country one more favor.

The truth will set us free.....

...really doubt he has been taking any. Wouldn't it be nice if he did for a change!

what's up with the link mouse in the bottom right fourth of the screen?

here's some pre show entertainment...

[Link: farewellisrael.com...]

re: #9 maddogg

It'd root hog or die, John. I think you owe your country one more favor.

he doesn't 'owe' us anything..but he put himself up in this position and he damn well better fight for it!

re: #7 joncelli

Oh, and give me a pony!

/Poor John's probably getting LOTS of advice.

will obama have his "me too" bracelet tonight?

John, Mr. Senator sir,

When you talk about Ayers, tell 'em it's not how many board meetings they shared, it's the agenda that they shared that makes Obama unfit to lead, because they still share that agenda.

Oh crap. I just put 2+2 together and got Phillies game + debate. :-(

McCain has promised to whip Obama. I want Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, Ayers, Wright, Obama's lies, Obama's tax increases (to all of us!), and every bit of flim-flam exposed.

Ignore the questions. Dig into what you want to say, McCain.

Get on Hussein's six.
Blow him out of the sky.

You've got more than enough ammo.
FOR GOD'S SAKE USE IT ALL!

Dow's taking another dive. Down almost 700.

re: #20 littleoldlady

That's why remotes have 'Last" buttons.

McCain needs to take the pitbull attitude in with him, minus the lippy, of course.

Odds are I'll be watching the Habs/Bruins game or the Dodgers/Phillies game- you know.....to see who my Red Sox will play in the World Series after yet another come-from-behind ALCS win

re: #25 A Kiwi Infidel

McCain needs to take the pitbull attitude in with him, minus the lippy, of course.

I don't know, it seems to me that McCain could use some make-up help.

Perhaps Hillary Clinton can lend him her stylist?

re: #23 Charles

Dow's taking another dive. Down almost 700.

That's Obama's debate prep.

last-minute advice you may have for John McCain.

Has he listened to any before now?

Advice to McCain?

Keep it simple.

Nobody ever defended anything successfully, there is only attack and attack and attack some more. Attack, attack and attack more on Obama's socialism and radical leftist associations which inform the electorate as to Obama's character, judgment, and leftist leanings to solve all problems through government intervention and redistribution of wealth. It's the economy, stupid. Obama's (and the Democrats in general) solution for the economy is to socialize ever larger aspects. That's destructive and corrosive to the entrepreneurial spirit that makes this nation the envy of the world (and yes, I'd say that in the debate - because it's true and is a natural segue into foreign policy discussion, where again Obama wants to duck his protectionist bent).

Obama cannot defend his socialism. He'll deflect it and try to weasel around it, but he cannot avoid the fact that he's calling for massive redistributions of wealth. If Obama tries, it will be to the cheers of racism and smears by his supporters against McCain.

Interesting...Who Wrote Dreams From My Father?

re: #24 joncelli

That's why remotes have 'Last" buttons.

The minute I switch the channel I miss the good stuff on the other channel.

/no mazel :-(

re: #20 littleoldlady

Oh crap. I just put 2+2 together and got Phillies game + debate. :-(

I have my CWV meeting. I'll blow through it quick. "No new business, motion to close."

Turn me on.

A conservative talk show host in Denver, Mike Rosen (KOA Clear Channel), was saying today that McCain should get off of the Ayers and Rezko stories.

He says since the MSLM (main stream liberal media, since he considers himself main stream conservative media) is NOT really covering any of these stories in any detail, then John Q. Public really doesn't know anything about them and McCain doesn't have the time to try to bring the public up to speed in minute and a half debate answers.

Rosen said most of the coverage on these topics are on conservative talk show and blogs, which amounts to preaching to the choir and doesn't reach the people who count.

He says McCain should address the economy and stay off those other subjects, becuase the economy IS a topic that has been covered to death by the MSLM.

Keep the racists and kooks out from this one.

McCain should ask The Vapid One why he sued to force a bank to make sub-prime mortgages. Then he should ask him what he wanted to teach the children of Chicago. Then he should ask why he has directed his followers to shut down dissenting opinions. Then ask the American public why it's a good idea to elect a radical Marxist as President. Then ask...

re: #23 Charles

Dow's taking another dive. Down almost 700.

You know, Charles, I just cant help thinking that someone, somewhere, is making a shit load of money manipulating the market during these tumultuous times. That said, someone is losing a shitload at the other end.

Be charming and paint in broad strokes.

Most of the yapping brainiacs don't like you anyway.

re: #23 Charles

Dow's taking another dive. Down almost 700.

Bernanke talked the markets down with his comments earlier. The moment he said economy slowing, the market went south at a faster clip.

I'd watch energy prices too. They can't sustain these levels if the economy slows as much as they're claiming. The oil prices are going to tank. Literally.

Later gang!

For the love of God John stop with the "my friends"

If I was McCain, I would ask Obama how his "spread the wealth" comment to the plumber differs from socialism. Simple and sweet.

re: #23 Charles

Dow's taking another dive. Down almost 700.

Huh- weren't Frank, Pelosi and all those other congresscritters patting themselves on the back two weeks ago saying this was exactly what the bailout was supposed to prevent?

Nut up and start hammering. Don't stop until he's a bleeding, twitching pile of goo on the floor. My Dad always said "David, you should never start a fight. But, if you find you're in one, damn well make sure you END the fucker." Go get him John. I'll hold your coat.

Ignore the Polls. I say McCain takes PA.

This site is the best Video Ads for McCain/Palin Must See

BRING UP IRAQ.

Again, if the situation was reversed, any time the MSM would mention McCain, they would write:

John McCain, who for the last 2+ years has said that Iraq was the most important issue in the world.......

re: #2 Dianna

I will not click a video of an empty stage. Not!

Damnit, I'm not really OCD. I'm not.

*click*

hee-hee.
you and me both.

re: #20 littleoldlady

Oh crap. I just put 2+2 together and got Phillies game + debate. :-(

This sort of dilemma is why god invented the DVR.

Dow closed 758 down.

Wearing my Nobama shirt to school right now. I'll give you all an update soon.

re: #52 TheMatrix31

Wearing my Nobama shirt to school right now. I'll give you all an update soon.

I hope you are well armed..

re: #52 TheMatrix31

Wearing my Nobama shirt to school right now. I'll give you all an update soon.

GAH! All we want to hear is that you've come back ALIVE! :-/

re: #44 Walter L. Newton

Good one. Everyone can identify with having their money expropriated.

re: #23 Charles

Dow's taking another dive. Down almost 700.

That's the Plumber Effect.

Say nuclear as often as possible -

to replace fossil fuel power
to power making hydrogen
to power regeneration of batteries
to reduce emissions incredibly
to be self-sufficient
to avoid sacrifice at home
to stay ahead in the world marketplace
to make Yucca mountain good for something
(and to roll Reid along the way - we need that proven disposal site!)
to provide the stick to go with the carrot to the rest of the world
to nuke the moon (imao)
to avoid wasting money on renewables that are energy sinks
to avoid warping the economics of food

By the way, Charles, thanks for shortening the comment field!

Quick, someone post Ayatollah Gmaoidjhajalsdjflasd's great post to McCain.

Bring up the fact that all The One spoke about for 2 out his 3 years in the Senate campaigning for PRes, was about IRaq, and how the MSM and The One, for some strange reason, NEVER bring it up anymore.

re: #23 Charles

This is exactly why i'm staying away from stocks and just trading currencies.markets like this are hard to make money on. Yeah, if you are on the right side of the move you can do well. But if you aren't.......ouch

In other debates and interviews I noticed Obama often answers questions with some variety of "First I would" blah blah blah. The answer goes on and on but he never gets to a "Second I would" blah blah blah. He leaves you with the impression he has many well thought out answers when all he had was 1 long rambling answer to a now forgotton question.

re: #43 bulwrk

For the love of God John stop with the "my friends"

If I were undecided the last thing I'd want is some suck-up trying to woo me over by pretending he's my friend.

re: #43 bulwrk

For the love of God John stop with the "my friends"

And replace it with "My fellow Americans".

re: #23 Charles

Dow's taking another dive. Down almost 700.

Just in time for the O to use it as a talking point. "Why just today Wall Street dropped 700 points because of the failed policies brought to you by 8 years of Bush and McCain". Can't you just hear it now?

/barf...

re: #51 tommygum

Dow closed 758 down.

Those who started the sell off will be buying back in tomorrow. Expect the DOW to rise another 700, then the sell off will begin again, and the so the cycle continues.

re: #35 Walter L. Newton

Then he's missing out.

CNN is hammering ACORN; Ayers has actually been mentioned.

Rumblings from the depths, perhaps, but I think this is going to blow up big.

re: #64 Dave_Da_Kid

Just in time for the O to use it as a talking point. "Why just today Wall Street dropped 700 points because of the failed policies brought to you by 8 years of Bush and McCain". Can't you just hear it now?

/barf...

McCain needs to stop being afraid to defend Republicans and Bush.

Ooh, a debate! I've got a little something to say. Please forgive, if it requires some scrolling :-)

McCain should look at this as Democracy vs. Socialism and show a little bit of that temper we've all heard about.

SWEEP THE LEG.

Yup, I'm waiting for McCain "to turn me on."

More important, does a debate take precedence over my Phillies?

Bring The Plumber from Ohio as your special guest and during any "free debate" portion you may be given, ask Obama if he remembers talking to this man a few days ago...

Obama's game plan for the debate would be thrown so off kilter, he could never recover. He might just have to talk about pies for the rest of the debate.

Also, bring some acorns in your pocket just to toss around the stage while Obambi is pontificating. (o:

Perhaps McCain could start off by asking Obama just what it is about him that caused Ayers and his wife to support him.

"Senator, I think the American people would like to know why it is that unrepentant terrorists Ayers and his wife have been so supportive of you in your political career."

re: #36 Abu Kuffar

Keep the racists and kooks out from this one.

You mean exclude the nutroots?

Advice for McCain? Just win, baby. Just win.

More concretely, hit 0bama on his "spread the wealth" comment to that plumber. And point out we're all plumbers now.

Christopher Hitchens who supports Bush on the war came out for Obama/Biden. That makes one less columnist I have to read.

re: #66 Dianna

Then he's missing out.

CNN is hammering ACORN; Ayers has actually been mentioned.

Rumblings from the depths, perhaps, but I think this is going to blow up big.

I smell PUMA folks...no way this can/would happen otherwise.

re: #66 Dianna

They're just fumbling for a way to defuse these issues before the election.

re: #66 Dianna

Then he's missing out.

CNN is hammering ACORN; Ayers has actually been mentioned.

Rumblings from the depths, perhaps, but I think this is going to blow up big.

Because the MSM is really racist.

THey've been playing AS IF they are in the tank long enough that, when Mickey tells them to go southpaw, they can't be labelled racists.

They're very clever.

re: #76 HelloDare

Christopher Hitchens who supports Bush on the war came out for Obama/Biden. That makes one less columnist I have to read.

I am truly disappointed. I credited him with more discernment than that.

...then ask him why he thinks the redistribution of wealth is a good thing in a capitalist economy. Then ask him why he thinks infanticide is a good moral position. Then ask him if he thinks that America is a force for good or evil in the world today. Then ask him...

The Libtards are nervous about PA!

PITTSBURGH (AP) - U.S. Rep. John Murtha says his home base of western Pennsylvania is racist and that could reduce Barack Obama's victory margin in the state by 4 percentage points.
Link

We must VOTE no matter what goes down in the debate. IGNORE everything. the MSM, the Market , the Talking Heads, the Campaigns. Ignore everything. Don't let the MSM compromise your resolve.

VOTE for McCain/Palin

i live in a very nice subdivision in no. colorado--there is only 1 obama yard sign on my street and it is next door in a jewish drs yard. I just went to get the mail- and lo and behold--someone put up a huge humongous blow-up snowman! I know it wasn't the dr-- they never decorate for the holidays! i guess my other neighbors have a sense of humor!

re: #70 oh_dude

SWEEP THE LEG.

LMAO!

re: #43 bulwrk

For the love of God John stop with the "my friends"

BRAVO!

Hammer Obama on Iran, Ayers, Acorn, Fannie and Freddie, Rev. Wright, Taxes, Socialist Economic Policies, Iraq, and do it again and again and again.

re: #66 Dianna

Then he's missing out.
CNN is hammering ACORN; Ayers has actually been mentioned.
Rumblings from the depths, perhaps, but I think this is going to blow up big.

He was talking about the networks, the papers, the magazines, the stuff that reaches the MAJORITY OF AMERICANS.

Where as cable TV is not a uncommon as it use to be, if you look at the viewership of any cable news channel, it's no where near network TV and the everyday outlets that people are used to getting their news from.

Just roll over John, and tuck in to avoid hits to the head. Protect the groin if you can. It will be over in an hour.

Hit Obama on Fannie and Freddie.

Hit the Democrats on their failed social engineering.

Blame your esteemed colleagues and good friends for the mess they have made.

Whatever you do, don't remind the American voters that 90+ % of Americans have jobs.

Feeling sick.

Because...it turns me on

._-=~:[ Funeral Oration, for a Dead Campaign ]:~=-_.

Friends, Americans, Fly-over-countrymen, lend me your earmarks!

Kindle them to burn upon crony capitalism's pyre, and give warning to the campaign of the Socialist abomination crawling the horizon!

Now, I will speak first of the Plague's ancestors, for it is right and seemly that now, when New Dealers are lamenting the chared heap of their General Socialist Enterprises, the GSE, a tribute should be refunded from their ill destiny.

There has never been a time when corrupt agenda did not infest this land,
whereby liberal academic poison, dripped down from generation to generation, has wrenched from rational men control of the commanding heights of the publicly-educated masses,

Even as they are eternally worthy of blame, still more were their fathers, who added to their incompetance, and after many a wretched spasm transmitted to us their entitlement disease upon this great republic.

And their dullard crusades to this day, writhed in the clutches of liberal guilt, have carried the impetus of incompetance further, and have graffitied our cities with foul things, so that they are intellectually insufficient both in economic peace and financial war.

Of the marshalled mental exploits by which our defenses were acquired, or of the energy with which we or our fathers drove back this tide of fools, academic barbarians, I will not speak; for the warnings of Von Mises and Von Hayek should be long familiar to you.

However, before we now raise again the battle standard, we shall point out by what principles of action we rise -- to power, and under what true institutions and through what real manner of life our republic becomes great.

For we conceive that critical thoughts, though absent in the diatribe of the Liberal, are not unsuited to any occasion, and that this numerous assembly of citizens and strangers may profitably listen to them.

Therefore, as the host of the Socialist abomination streaks forward wild-eyed to the coronation of their intellectual Emperor with no clothes,
bear in mind that history has witnessed, withstood, and broken such abject idiocy before, upon capitalist foundations no command economy can destroy.

Thus, when the Socialist leviathan of infinitely expanding government demands more taxes from you and your clan, more food from your plate, and more of your life's energy for their arbitrarily determined wages, cast out to them concrete examples of defiance, plunging their feather weight minds into the cool vast depths of free market perception.

Tell them all their foolish ideas have already been tried, even in, and especially in, developed first world nations (not just podunk Soviet borscht belts), via popular election, with the full power of representative government, and those ideas even then STILL failed rapidly and massively, like a toxic shock to a national economic body un-vaccinated against the rational expectations of the surrounding world and -- more importantly -- the expectations, desires, and dreams of its own citizens.

Tell them of the year 1981. Tell them of the ascendency of the 5th Republic, the popularly elected regime of the Socialist saviour, Mitterand, and of their collosal collective failure:

"The French Socialists began with the boldest drive in recent decades to implement "more state" in the industrial world ... Mitterand's program was an amalgam of Keynsian economic management, nationalization, and state control. But ideology would not be able to resist cold econmic realities." [YG]

(end part 1)

re: #66 Dianna

Then he's missing out.

CNN is hammering ACORN; Ayers has actually been mentioned.

Rumblings from the depths, perhaps, but I think this is going to blow up big.

I haven't watched CNN in awhile, but I guess late last week Hugh Hewitt or Laura Ingraham was using audio from one CNN segment that went more in-depth on the Ayers and ACORN accusations than '0bama was just a kid when Ayers was setting off those bombs'

re: #79 Ben Hur

I don't think the media is going to torpedo Obama (I wish), but I also remember how the media torpedoed the candidacy of their boy Howard Dean in 2004 over that "Scream." Which was nowhere near as bad as they made it out to be.

The media is extremely liberal, but sometimes it is also very conservative and doesn't like "new things." Maybe it will occur to them to do to Obama what they did to Dean. We can hope.

re: #78 joncelli

They're just fumbling for a way to defuse these issues before the election.

"Fumbling" being the operative word.

This is deadly stuff to most Americans. Fraud takes our votes away.

Too bad Acorn's aren't edible... John could snack on 'em during the debate... Maybe someone could make some candy acorns, like candy corn! A sweet conversation starter...

re: #15 joecitizen

he doesn't 'owe' us anything..but he put himself up in this position and he damn well better fight for it!

I disagree with you Joe, McCain ran for and managed to win the right to represent our party in the election for CEO of this country. A country paid for by the blood of our forefathers, our contemporaries, and John McCain himself. He owes his country freedom from socialism by virtue of taking representation. He owes the Founding Fathers fidelity to the principles that founded this country. When he took the nomination, he no longer belonged to himself, but to this country, for at least the term of office he serves. He becomes CEO, and a vassal to the Constitution.

McCain needs to mention what Jackson said about Israel.

Obama will retort that Jackson is not part of his campaign and doesn't know his views.

That will be an huge opening for McCain to bring in all of Obama's radical associations.

McCain can then ask Obama why Jackson would assume such policies? Is it because Jackson, knows Chicago politics and players. Jackson knows that if you are in the crowd of Wright and Ayres and if Farrakhan likes you, and you associate with PLO member Khalid Rashidi, then you most likely share their views.

This isn't an attack by McCain. It's just an explanation of what Jackson must be thinking.

re: #97 hillbilly geek

Too bad Acorn's aren't edible... John could snack on 'em during the debate... Maybe someone could make some candy acorns, like candy corn! A sweet conversation starter...

Or he could just lean across the table and offer some to The One!

re: #80 goddessoftheclassroom

I am truly disappointed. I credited him with more discernment than that.

I am disappointed and shocked. It makes no sense. Hitchens is and was such a strong defender of the Iraq War yet he is for the guy who would have handed victory to the enemy. It just doesn't make any sense.

Heavens, I can't even believe that I'm a writer when I read my posts, AFTER I HIT THE POST BUTTON.

Hell, I'm not worried about my typing, not when I'm fired up.

re: #89 Rednek

Hit Obama on Fannie and Freddie.

You know, in England that means something different all together.

“Madonna and Guy Ritchie have agreed to divorce after seven-and-a-half years of marriage, their representatives confirmed today.

“They have both requested that the media maintain respect for their family at this difficult time.”

Bwaaahhhhh! Did MAD ONNA respect Palin and her family? Does Madonna respect anything? Total Ho.

re: #98 maddogg

I disagree with you Joe, McCain ran for and managed to win the right to represent our party in the election for CEO of this country. A country paid for by the blood of our forefathers, our contemporaries, and John McCain himself. He owes his country freedom from socialism by virtue of taking representation. He owes the Founding Fathers fidelity to the principles that founded this country. When he took the nomination, he no longer belonged to himself, but to this country, for at least the term of office he serves. He becomes CEO, and a vassal to the Constitution.

I think that's pretty much what I said..heh

(start part 2)

"Mitterand and his associates were determined to assert government sway over the economy. They launched a broad set of measures intended to stimulate the economy out of its sluggishness ... At the same time, the state increased its control and coordination of the major industries to ensure that they acted in the "right way".

"It nationalized banks (96% of deposits) and many large industrial corporations, and took controlling interest in many other companies. It vastly increased social spending, cut an hour from the work week with no loss of pay, increased paid vacations from four to five weeks, and hired another hundred thousand government workers."

"This program of public spending and nationalization, along with increased taxes on high incomes, became known as la relance -- or "the relaunching".

"But la relance immediately set off widespread panic in the capital markets, leading to continued assults on the value of the French currency. Instead of stimulating growth, la relance bred inflation, stimulated capital flight, and drained money out of the treasury."

"Unemployment increased dramatically. The newly nationalized industries were losing enormous amounts of money, contributing mightily to the swelling budget defecit. France was heading for bankruptcy, and the Socialists for disaster."

Tell them Socialism DOES NOT WORK.

Tell them the fundamental flaw of Socialism: There is no efficient price function. Only a free market can establish price efficiently. Any government attempts to set prices will ALWAYS fail; whether or not it be prices for grain, medical care, mortgage debt, or, Lord help us, Moon Pies.

For the Republican candidate to become Commander-in-Chief,

Call out your enemy, rekindle confidence in the base, inspire swing voters, and terrify enough of the foe into crossing the line, by storming talk radio, major conservative blogs, and planting a stake into the ground declaring:

"I shall reduce the size of the government, lower taxes, cut spending, fire lazy government workers, break the teacher's unions, destroy tenure, eliminate state ownership and subsidy of mortgage lending institutions and banks, divide thoroughly corrupt political orgy ridden states like California (the largest contributor to the global mortgage-debt nightmare) into three separate electoral college regions, and reduce term limits in Congress to a single term."

Then, and only then, by burying the enemy's campaign, and no longer your own, you will win.

[YG] Yergin, Stanislaw, The Commanding Heights, The Battle For The World Economy, 2002, NY, NY.

(end part 2)

Sadly I am going to miss the debate. We have our monthly VFW meeting and have some serious (money) issues to discuss.

re: #80 goddessoftheclassroom

I am truly disappointed. I credited him with more discernment than that.

I bow to no one in my slavish adoration of Hitchens, he cannot be relied on when someone promises Marxist sounding stuff. Because he is a Marxist.

re: #98 maddogg

I disagree with you Joe, McCain ran for and managed to win the right to represent our party in the election for CEO of this country. A country paid for by the blood of our forefathers, our contemporaries, and John McCain himself. He owes his country freedom from socialism by virtue of taking representation. He owes the Founding Fathers fidelity to the principles that founded this country. When he took the nomination, he no longer belonged to himself, but to this country, for at least the term of office he serves. He becomes CEO, and a vassal to the Constitution.

uhh. What about when Obama accepted the nomination?

re: #99 Opinionated

"McCain can then ask Obama why Jackson would assume such policies? Is it because Jackson, knows Chicago politics and players. Jackson knows that if you are in the crowd of Wright and Ayres and if Farrakhan likes you, and you associate with PLO member Khalid Rashidi, then you most likely share their views.

This isn't an attack by McCain. It's just an explanation of what Jackson must be thinking."

He can sum up this section by telling Obama that "if Rev Jackson doesn't cut off your balls, I will." Or would that be racist?

re: #72 SagamoreGal

Bring The Plumber from Ohio as your special guest and during any "free debate" portion you may be given, ask Obama if he remembers talking to this man a few days ago...

You mean Vic Mackey?

re: #97 hillbilly geek

Too bad Acorn's aren't edible... John could snack on 'em during the debate... Maybe someone could make some candy acorns, like candy corn! A sweet conversation starter...

Acorn's are edible. When I lived in Brooklyn in the 50's, as a boy, I use to walk to school, through a park, and in the fall, I would pick up acorns, put them in my pocket, and crack them open in class and nibble on the nut.

Ain't saying they tasted really good, bitter, but edible.

I don't think it affected me in any way,,,, in any way,,,,, in any way,,,,, smack.... that's better.

re: #65 A Kiwi Infidel

Those who started the sell off will be buying back in tomorrow. Expect the DOW to rise another 700, then the sell off will begin again, and the so the cycle continues.

And so the Lemming market^(C) continues.

_{Copyright 2008- Cold Raptor}

Unfortunately, I think McCain will sadly listen to the mainstream media voices who are calling him "racist" and he will back off and then look forward to be rehabilitated by the same Washington press which savaged him so, because he chose to lose "nobly" to the annointed one.

Sarah Palin on the other hand is Ronald Reagan with nicer gams. She can sink the knife with a charming smile on her face. The left is terrified of her.

Palin/Jindal 2012!

re: #100 arethusa

Eeee-xcellent idea! Nice, arethusa!

Guns and ammo are always a good investment. Something to keep in mind as the Obamessiah comes closer to being crowned God-Emporer.

re: #41 taxfreekiller

Get a copy of those fake fraud voters Michale Malkin has up on her web site, ask him what he thinks of that and ACORN . Advise him that fraud allows the lifting of the corporate veil, and the directors of all the ACORN operations nation wide to be sued individually, WOULD YOU SUPPORT THIS ?

are they allowed props? I know Obama camp going around showing a pic of McCain at an event co-sponsored by Acorn way before all this crap was brought out ....... I am sure that is what Obama will come back with about Acorn .... ass .....

Seems like the stock market is moving inversely with the Obama polls.

re: #91 sharp_discernment

Feeling sick.

Breathe. Do not allow yourself to panic.

By the way, should 0bama win, how many lizards will be skittering off to Canada (ironically with a more conservative government) for sanctuary?

re: #113 Walter L. Newton

Heh! Technically, yes, but you have to soak them to get the tannin out.

re: #121 Fenway_Nation

By the way, should 0bama win, how many lizards will be skittering off to Canada (ironically with a more conservative government) for sanctuary?

Not I. Abandoning ship ain't an option.

re: #121 Fenway_Nation

By the way, should 0bama win, how many lizards will be skittering off to Canada (ironically with a more conservative government) for sanctuary?

Lizards stay and FIGHT!

re: #110 unrealizedviewpoint

uhh. What about when Obama accepted the nomination?

It meant that half of the country went dirt stupid.

re: #69 jill e

McCain should look at this as Democracy vs. Socialism and show a little bit of that temper we've all heard about.

my family was just discussing that today ...... say the word Socialist .......but then maybe to some people they don't fear that .......

Some Americans have a very short memory ...........I guess 7 years is just too long ago for them ......

Battle conditions, John. Relax, take a deep breath and DON"T BE YOUR NORMAL FREAKIN" SELF FOR ONCE IN THE GODDAMN CAMPAIGN YOU SISSY ASSHAT. OBAMA MUST BE DEFEATED AT ANY AND ALL COSTS INCLUDING LOOSING THE POLITENESS CONTEST. COUNTRY FIRST. COUNTRY FIRST. COUNTRY FIRST.

re: #121 Fenway_Nation

Leftists do that. I'm an American and I stay in America.

re: #125 maddogg

It meant that half of the country went dirt stupid.

Let's hope only 49%

...and in reply to the second question, ask him why he thinks the US should invade an ally. Then ask him why he's letting Jessie Jackson dictate foreign policy. Then ask him...

When does the debate kick off?

re: #121 Fenway_Nation

By the way, should 0bama win, how many lizards will be skittering off to Canada (ironically with a more conservative government) for sanctuary?

I'd be lying if I said the thought hadn't occured to me. Should Obama win the Canadian dollar will probably fare much better than the greenback as well. Still, I just don't know if I can live in a country where the casinos charge you for your liquor.

re: #127 lesbianrainforest
dinged ya down for 'sissy ass hat'...

re: #127 lesbianrainforest

...OBAMA MUST BE DEFEATED AT ANY AND ALL COSTS INCLUDING LOOSING THE POLITENESS CONTEST. COUNTRY FIRST. COUNTRY FIRST. COUNTRY FIRST.

repeat

re: #133 joecitizen

dinged ya down for 'sissy ass hat'...

I just edited it. :)

HELP!

I have a big zombietime essay I need to upload IMMEDIATELY. Before the debate.

But I can't think straight and need feedback. I'm too rushed to get a clear view.

Here it is:

The Left's Big Blunder: The disastrously counter-productive strategy of Obama's supporters

Tell me how it can be improved/fixed. You have only 15 minutes!

THANKS IN ADVANCE!

re: #121 Fenway_Nation

By the way, should 0bama win, how many lizards will be skittering off to Canada (ironically with a more conservative government) for sanctuary?

I don't know about that, but speaking economics - Lizards (and non-lizards) will be highly motivated to invest outside the US if the Cap gain tax rate goes up. That's a fact.

BIG MARKET VOLATILITY IS RIPPING US OFF! ! ! ! ! 1

re: #138 Dirk Diggler

You can say that again.

For a while this afternoon I debated chucking my regular evening at the pub. After all, I reasoned, I can lay aside my golden pint of Woodchuck, my accordion, "Maggie in the Woods" and the other assorted Irish tunes for just one evening.

Thank goodness common sense finally kicked in, around 3pm.

I'll be home after pub tonight to check out the Mavericks' performance, and the comments here... 10ish.

Tonight, I raise a pint to John McCain.
May his promise to finally, FINALLY kick Barack Obamas' fookin' arse to the curb be everything that he said it will be... and everything that it should be.

re: #120 Dianna

Breathe. Do not allow yourself to panic.

Do not touch the sell button, and keep your finger off the trigger.

Time for a football analogy. Press and most everybody anointed the Patriots undefeated before they even played the Super Bowl. Giants basically said screw you....we're going after Brady and if we lose, we lose. They went after him balls out and Brady could not play his game. McCain can do the same thing. Polls and press are meaningless.....Go after Obama! Don't let him play his game. Don't let him breath. If you lose, you lose but let him know he is in a fight. If McCain does this I think Obama and the Pats will end up with the same rep..cheating losers who couldn't close the deal.

Putting on the foil.

I'm serious about comment #136. Any and all suggestions, no matter how harsh or trivial or huge or whatever, are MUCH appreciated! I have to get up out into the blogosphere ASAP, like in less than 20 minutes.

Obama's talking points for the media re: the debate.

Where are the lizard talking points?

re: #120 Dianna

I'm going to be watching with one eye closed and fingers positioned to go right in my ears if McCain does that same soft ball sh*t. Disgust wouldn't BEGIN to describe my emotions. It got dang near close to it at the last election. No one has handed Obama the truth straight to his face or held his feet to the fire because he's so slippery. McCain has GOT to do that, eye to eye and man to man.

Why so early? Nobody's going to see it.

re: #124 joecitizen

Lizards stay and FIGHT!

Yes!

I'm not giving up my country - or my state, or my county, or my Bay Area - without a fight!

re: #80 goddessoftheclassroom

I am truly disappointed. I credited him with more discernment than that.

I didn't.

Senator McCain,

Please make the following points tonight:

1. The sub-prime crisis had its origins in the Clinton era.
2. The potential problems were seen in the late 1990's
3. The current administration has tried every year since 2003 to remedy the problems.
4. The failure to do so is a combination of both Democrat obstructionism and a lack of resolve by the then GOP House and Senate leadership.
5. By 2006, the damage was done.
6. That the culture of corruption decried by the Democrats is alive and well in their own party;
a. Tim Mahoney is worse than Mark Foley; Foley never paid hush money
b. Nancy Pelosi knew about this scandal and never did a thing
c. No Democrat, other than one courageous Representative from Alabama, will acknowledge their complicity in the present crisis.
d. Senator Obama is getting housing advice from the architect responsible for the melt-down at Fannie Mae and another was on the steering committee that selected Joe Biden.
7. Senator Obama's economic plan will deliver tax cuts, only after the Bush tax cuts are allowed to expire.
8. Senator Obama's tax plan will pay money to people who do not pay taxes at all at present
9. Senator Obama's tax plan is Huey Long's Share the Wealth plan revivied.
10. Explain why Senator Obama's health care plan is no plan at all and will result in a system akin the to UK's national health service, or worse.
11. Explain, in detail, how your tax plan will work.
12. Explain, in detail, how you will pay for your energy plan.
13. Explain, in detail, how the bail-out is not a bail-out and how the Federal government might make money.
14. Mention the Iranian motor vessel seized by pirates in August and how the Russians think it was meant to be a giant dirty bomb--and that Obama wants to meet with the man who authorized such an act.

I could go on, but work beckons...

re: #120 Dianna

I meant last DEBATE! See how delirious I am?

re: #101 HelloDare

I am disappointed and shocked. It makes no sense. Hitchens is and was such a strong defender of the Iraq War yet he is for the guy who would have handed victory to the enemy. It just doesn't make any sense.

He's an ass.

re: #149 mama winger

I didn't.

Me either.

Politely call out BHO on his tax increases and what he really wants to do vs. his BS ads. Cal him out on Wright and his 20 year relationship, his flip-flip on Iraq, etc. We can not afford Obama.

I suppose Sen. McCain does need to at least address Ayers, as so many ads/comments have been made (by the campaign and committee), and knowing that Sen. Obama's talking points are geared to responding...

Perhaps something like this:

"Senator Obama, let me be clear as to why your relationship with William Ayers troubles me. It isn't even so much that his terrorist acts occurred so long ago, nor even that you were only eight when they did. No, Senator, what troubles me is that William Ayers is unrepentant to this day. You have worked with him, socialized with him, and know - or should know - that he has no regrets other than possibly "not having done enough"....Senator, that is precisely what troubles me."

re: #138 Dirk Diggler

BIG MARKET VOLATILITY IS RIPPING US OFF! ! ! ! ! 1

The trend is your friend. If there ain't no trend, there ain't no friends.

re: #93 blackpajamas

Well, aren't we just a ray of sunshine. Excuse me while I go drink my lunch.///

I want John McCain to say ONE word....SOCIALISM

If he says it I'll be cheering my a$$ off!

re: #72 SagamoreGal

Bring The Plumber from Ohio as your special guest and during any "free debate" portion you may be given, ask Obama if he remembers talking to this man a few days ago...

Obama's game plan for the debate would be thrown so off kilter, he could never recover. He might just have to talk about pies for the rest of the debate.

Also, bring some acorns in your pocket just to toss around the stage while Obambi is pontificating. (o:

Just what we need...more pie talk
Sweet Potato Pie
Coconut Cream Pie
Lemon Meringue Pie
Hey maybe he could break his record of mentioning pie 15 times in
one session.

Even John "Abscam" Murtha (D-PA) thinks Pennsylvanians are racist!

re: #158 sharp_discernment

I want John McCain to say ONE word....SOCIALISM

If he says it I'll be cheering my a$$ off!

Didn't he vote for the bailout? Seems a little hard to rail against Socialism after voting yes on that one.

re: #115 RaiderDan

Unfortunately, I think McCain will sadly listen to the mainstream media voices who are calling him "racist"...

I will play as an armchair physcotherapist here...

I think McCain has a lot of pent up anger, a lot from his Vietman days. After all, he had to put on a sort of "happy face" to his captors, at least not blowing up in front of them.

And then back here in the states, his temper flairs up once in a while, and he gets a fair share of toungue lashing from the media and public.

I think he tries too hard to display the "turn the other cheek" mentality as part of his life goals.

My Dad voilently abused my Mom, and I promised myself I would NEVER hit a woman or even argue with her. And in the past, trying to live up to that promise, I have at times let myself be treated unfairly becuase I would not stand up for myself.

It's only my opinion, but I see some of that in McCain.

Man, big Z: re: #136 zombie
That's a lotta content! But it's chopped into manageable sections, and seems fairly cogent.
I hope your conclusion is predictive.

re: #136 zombie

Can you break it up into multiple pages and use larger type?

Great essay. The Solomon Asch reference is right on the money. If you need to shorten it, remove the Clever Hans section.

I say, "Mac, this is it. We don't want to see you holding on to your timid position. We are not holding on to anything--let The One do that. We are advancing constantly and we’re not interested in holding on to anything except the enemy. We're going to hold on to him by the nose and we're going to kick him in the ass. We're going to KICK THE HELL OUT OF HIM ALL THE TIME AND WE'RE GONNA GO THROUGH HIM LIKE CRAP THROUGH A GOOSE!

"All right, you sumbitch--you know how we feel."

Ask Obama why he showed NO leadership back in '05 by GOING AGAINST HIS OWN PARTY and working with republicans to get some much needed control over FM/FM that could have headed off the 700 billion dollar bailout boondoggle!

At Hot Air

Ask Obama why he keeps lying about the 95% of Americans getting "tax cuts" when 40% don't even pay taxes in the first place, and therefore, this 40% will get a check from our already deeply indebted government!

Ask Obama why he believes in robbing plumbers and other small business owners by taxing them and "spreading around the wealth"!

Ask Obama why he wants our relatively low unemployment rate to go even higher through increased business taxes and capital gains taxes!

Like Ted Nugent said the other night, if you like the cesspool my hometown of Detroit has become under the control of the left, your gonna love Obama...

re: #161 Lizard by the Bay

Yeah, but he doesn't want to "spread the wealth around" with his tax plans. BIG difference.

re: #136 zombie

A facinating essay Zombie. Excellent!

re: #127 lesbianrainforest

Battle conditions, John. Relax, take a deep breath and DON"T BE YOUR NORMAL FREAKIN" SELF FOR ONCE IN THE GODDAMN CAMPAIGN YOU SISSY ASSHAT. OBAMA MUST BE DEFEATED AT ANY AND ALL COSTS INCLUDING LOOSING THE POLITENESS CONTEST. COUNTRY FIRST. COUNTRY FIRST. COUNTRY FIRST.

You had me until the unfortunate loosing part.

This is the question I would like to see John ask:

"Senator Obama -

You claim that you will be a champion of the middle class. Yet for twenty years, you subscribed to a so-called "Black Value System" whose main points included "DISAVOWAL of Middleclass-ness".

Can you explain how for twenty years you disavowed the middle class as something to be rejected, and yet now you say you want to help it?

In other words - Were you against the Middle Class before you were for it?"

re: #160 arethusa

Even John "Abscam" Murtha (D-PA) thinks Pennsylvanians are racist!

He is saying that because he is very very worried. And I suspect he thinks his seat is up for grabs in this election. IMO he is trying to make people feel bad for him and Obama. Or this could possibly be a lame excuse for why the One loses PA.

Lets here about McCain's vision rather than attacks on Noboma or some goofy scheme or other.

...then ask him how their children went to school together when Ayers kids are now in their twenties and Obama's are pre-teens. Then ask why he supported Odinga's overthrow of an elected government. Then ask...

advice for McCain?...hmmm..kick obama in the nuts!
/metaphorically speaking of course.

re: #158 sharp_discernment

I want John McCain to say ONE word....SOCIALISM

If he says it I'll be cheering my a$$ off!

He should shout it like "Humperdink!" from The Princess Bride.

re: #168 sharp_discernment

Yeah, but he doesn't want to "spread the wealth around" with his tax plans. BIG difference.

Saw somewhere earlier a fake picture of a butter spread jar called "Obama's Wealth Spread" or something like that.

re: #175 Spider Mensch

advice for McCain?...hmmm..kick obama in the nuts!
/metaphorically speaking of course.

I metaphorically dinged you up.

re: #177 arethusa

Saw somewhere earlier a fake picture of a butter spread jar called "Obama's Wealth Spread" or something like that.

Michelle Malkin's site

The Zero campaign is clearly hoping McCain will steer clear of any mention of Ayers during the debate. The spokesmouths interviewed today on Fox News came across as if they had all read from the same talking points memo, which I'm sure they have.

McCain should hammer Obama on his longtime personal and financial ties to Ayers and Rezko. If the moderator does not bring up the subject of Ayers, McCain should find an opening to mention it.

Obama will try to attack him on the economy which Dems see as McCain's Achilles Heel.

re: #173 Abdul Abulbul Amir

Lets here about McCain's vision rather than attacks on Noboma or some goofy scheme or other.

Agreed, but want the goofy schemes as well. Specifics, is the name of the game. Engage the voter, then worry about 0bambi.

Even if I am the only remaining person in the entire country voting for McCain, I'm voting for him.

re: #176 calcajun

He should shout it like "Humperdink!" from The Princess Bride.

"Get back, Witch!"

He should say that if you are black & you don't for me, then you are a racist. Hey, it is the same as the Obama plan.

re: #131 yma o hyd

When does the debate kick off?

9PM Eastern.

re: #136 zombie

Hope I'm still before your deadline - excellent essay, perhaps that first image, the Obama/ain column diagram is a bit too heavy for the page?
Make it a bit smaller?

re: #136 zombie

The type is a little hard to read. Paragraphs could use a little air.

McCain could win the election and do the GOP some good just by pointing out that the Dems tried to create a $100,000,000 slush fund for ACORN and their ilk in the first bailout bill, which was rejected because the GOP refused to be bullied into supporting it by Pelosi and Reid, and where was Obama during all that, anyway?

McCain went to Washington and got ACORN's money taken out.

re: #184 jopa416

He should say that if you are black & you don't for me, then you are a racist. Hey, it is the same as the Obama plan.

black? you do not have to be black and NOT vote for him to be considered a racist...

re: #183 scottishbuzzsaw

"Get back, Witch!"

"You've never had it so good."

Sure hope John has the time to read all these posts and suggestions, what with all...
/

re: #80 goddessoftheclassroom

O please, Hitchens is a total jerk...I believe that 20 years ago the guy would be scribbling memos on toilet paper and would never, ever have had anything put into print/published...(the only "published" record would be through a vanity press).

re: #136 zombie

HELP!

I have a big zombietime essay I need to upload IMMEDIATELY. Before the debate.

But I can't think straight and need feedback. I'm too rushed to get a clear view.

Here it is:

The Left's Big Blunder: The disastrously counter-productive strategy of Obama's supporters

Tell me how it can be improved/fixed. You have only 15 minutes!

THANKS IN ADVANCE!

Kudos!

My 'constructive criticsm' is that you are not proving that MSM is engaged in said behavior conformity. We all think that to be the case, but we don't know for sure.

Should the election turn in McCain's favor, you can add the proff on the MSM engaging in the various levels of conformity behavior and make this into a book....seriously.

Please expose the redhanded comrade's economic track record.

re: #172 JohnnyReb

He's screwed if he loses PA and doesn't get VA and FL. This is actually pretty interesting.

re: #136 zombie

HELP!

I have a big zombietime essay I need to upload IMMEDIATELY. Before the debate.

But I can't think straight and need feedback. I'm too rushed to get a clear view.

Here it is:

The Left's Big Blunder: The disastrously counter-productive strategy of Obama's supporters

Tell me how it can be improved/fixed. You have only 15 minutes!

THANKS IN ADVANCE!

Don't.Change.A.Thing.

Excellent piece, and when I get more time to digest it better, I'm going to read it again.

re: #80 goddessoftheclassroom

I am truly disappointed. I credited him with more discernment than that.

He writes fluff for Slate! Pure Opinion.
He is an anti-theist. With this as premise it is not unreasonable to deny his existence. He does not exist.

I'm tryitg to decide whether to stay up and watch (dreading McCain's likely performance, from earlier debate evidence), or sack out at my usual time and read about it here in the morning. I'd love to see him come out swinging, but I'm terribly afraid he'll let that "Senate collegiality" keep him on his Mr. Nice Guy routine.

re: #182 Who Watches the Watchmen?

Even if I am the only remaining person in the entire country voting for McCain, I'm voting for him.

I'm assuming you read the final sentence of my essay! :

Yet it may very well be that an army of glum, dispirited and pessimistic conservatives will reluctantly trudge to the polls on November 4, each one imagining they are only remaining person in the entire country voting for McCain, and lo and behold -- they'll turn out to be a silent majority after all.

Are we broke yet?

Not me. I went downstairs to head out the door to go to the grocery store to pick up chili fixin's. I looked at my neighbor's pumpkin, which she hadn't carved yet, and a squirrel had chewed through the 3 inches of pumpkin to get to the seeds inside. I've never seen a squirrel do that before.

But he'd probably have a lovely pumpkin-y flavor. As long as I've got him, I guess I'm not broke, yet... :)

re: #186 yma o hyd

Hope I'm still before your deadline - excellent essay, perhaps that first image, the Obama/ain column diagram is a bit too heavy for the page?
Make it a bit smaller?

Done.

re: #176 calcajun

Humperdink, Humperdink, HUMPERDINK!

Once again...how to win the debate and possibly the election tonight:

Say you're going to put Rudy Giuliani in charge of investigating and prosecuting all the Wall Street fraud, all the Congressional fraud and all the voter registration fraud.

re: #185 CyanSnowHawk

9PM Eastern.

Gah - I'll be deep in the Land of Nod by then, no chance, no way can I watch that.
Gotta rely your comments then ...

re: #170 debutaunt

You had me until the unfortunate loosing part.

Maybe it's a reference to his waistline?

Ok John, here's the plan:

A knee to the groin should get his head down low enough for you to get in two, maybe three good punches before you get hauled off stage and restrained.

Sometime tomorrow Sara Palin announces that the RNC has moved her up to the top of the ticket and picked, um, Micheal Steele, J.C. Watts, or Thomas Sowell for V.P.

Landslide for GOP occurs November 4th. Problem solved

/fantasy mode off

re: #187 HelloDare

The type is a little hard to read. Paragraphs could use a little air.

But bigger type and wider spacing make it seem even more huge and overwhelming than it already is!

re: #196 ploome hineni

who actually put that into the bill? any individual?

Chris Dodd and Barney Frank, I believe.

OT: How about the Dow?

re: #203 sharp_discernment

Humperdink, Humperdink, HUMPERDINK!

Well, considering the GOP is mostly dead, it can't hurt.

re: #174 BackwardsBoy

...then ask him how their children went to school together when Ayers kids are now in their twenties and Obama's are pre-teens. Then ask why he supported Odinga's overthrow of an elected government. Then ask...

THese questions don't mean a thing. There are just too many people who are only concerned if they are going to have all the toys and games that they have had for all these years.

Considering the state of the economy right now, it doesn't matter who's fault it was, as long as Obama is talking about "sharing the wealth," there are a whole lot of Americans that are interested in NOTHING more than that.

It a minority of people left in this country who are going to work hard to make things better. JFK could propose that we all buck up together and head for the moon, but that was almost 40 years ago. Most folks in this country are not going to fight for thier supper anymore.

They expect it, it's an entitlement, a right and Obama is promising them that the government will supply it.

Socialism, Marxism, Communism doesn't mean anything to them, they have no historical content in wish to compare it to. Our schools don't teach it, our popular media doesn't show it for what it really is and most folks have lost touch with what this country has had to sacrifice to get to where we are.

Where as I don't like Nationalism that becomes an "ism," in the sense of us against everyone else, but maybe a little dose of Nationalsim would do us some good.

re: #136 zombie

Damn, I'm sorry. I picked exactly the wrong time to check my email.

re: #210 Jetpilot1101

OT: How about the Dow?

Speaking of mostly dead...

re: #208 zombie

The bulk of the essay will be scroll-down territory. On a web page, people are more intimidated by great density than by great length.

Does anyone have the poll stats for where Gore and Kerry were at this point in the election cycle?

If I remember correctly they both were up by 8+ points at this point and I seem to recall Kerry being up by double digits 2 weeks before the election.

re: #193 DeafDog

Kudos!

My 'constructive criticsm' is that you are not proving that MSM is engaged in said behavior conformity. We all think that to be the case, but we don't know for sure.

Should the election turn in McCain's favor, you can add the proff on the MSM engaging in the various levels of conformity behavior and make this into a book....seriously.

Yes, I agree that I don't "prove" that the MSM is doing this intentionally, but to do so would literally take a book's worth of evidence -- I have neither the time nor the space to include all the evidence! Good observation though.

My advice to John McCain? Let's see, market dropped 770, the most in one day since the 87 crash, on the day of my last fucking debate. Anybody think this is not being manipulated is dense, so I would grab my chest and fall to the floor.

I hope McCain thanks Obama and his party for tanking everyone's retirement accounts tonight.

re: #152 mama winger

He's an ass.

Hitchens should go back to his trailer park.

/it's satire

re: #215 joncelli

The bulk of the essay will be scroll-down territory. On a web page, people are more intimidated by great density than by great length.

I'll see what I can do.

San Serif font? Extra spaces between paragraphs?

re: #204 jill e

Once again...how to win the debate and possibly the election tonight:

Say you're going to put Rudy Giuliani in charge of investigating and prosecuting all the Wall Street fraud, all the Congressional fraud and all the voter registration fraud.

I agree with this totally, and you know Giuliani would be all to happy to oblige. He also needs say that he's going to bring Mitt Romney on as his Secretary of Treasury. He needs to start forming a formidable "team" around him that will "close the deal"..

re: #219 IgofAntioch

Naw, the Democrats have a plan for that too.

Just a reminder, of something Sharmuta posted on another thread:
Keep this here also an Eeyore-free Zone!

re: #121 Fenway_Nation

By the way, should 0bama win, how many lizards will be skittering off to Canada (ironically with a more conservative government) for sanctuary?

Welcome...just let us know, we'll organize some special lizard crossings - nice and dry and flat for easy skittering. Oh, just a couple of things - unless you're a criminal you can't bring your guns along. And unless you're a visible minority, you better bring lots of greenbacks to pay all those income and consumption taxes we hold so dear up here. :D

If the debate goes anything like the previous two, insomnia will not be a problem tonight!

re: #208 zombie

But bigger type and wider spacing make it seem even more huge and overwhelming than it already is!

Can you summarize the big points in a bulleted list, and then link to the relevant section of the big doc? That way, if they know most of this, they can hit just the points they don't know.

/Free advice; free to ignore it

re: #208 zombie

But bigger type and wider spacing make it seem even more huge and overwhelming than it already is!

Maybe for some people. But for me, the width of the line and the size of the type make it difficult to read. But again, that may be just me. In any case, the piece is great. Congratulations.

I'm afraid McCain has neutered himself with regard to the Ayers connection and all the other disturbing associations of the messiah.

If I were Obama, in response to any attack from McCain along these lines, I would simply say "John, you yourself said a few days ago to an audience of supporters, some of whom by the way are frankly extremists, that I am a decent guy and there's nothing to fear in an Obama presidency. So I really don't understand the relevance of all this stuff about Ayers."

re: #202 zombie

Done.

That looks excellent now!

Outstanding essay, zombie!

re: #136 zombie

Add Stanly Milgrim if you can- he was a student of Ashe and conducted research on the influence of authority on conformity. . .You tube video of some of the subjects. . .

I'm not sure I can watch tonight's debate. Still mulling it over.

re: #136 zombie

HELP!

I have a big zombietime essay I need to upload IMMEDIATELY. Before the debate.

But I can't think straight and need feedback. I'm too rushed to get a clear view.

Here it is:

The Left's Big Blunder: The disastrously counter-productive strategy of Obama's supporters

Tell me how it can be improved/fixed. You have only 15 minutes!

THANKS IN ADVANCE!

OMG. Looks like good stuff zombie. I only had time to read the intro and the conclusion, but it looks goods.

typo in the conclusion "last-miniute."

re: #229 rudi

I'm afraid McCain has neutered himself with regard to the Ayers connection and all the other disturbing associations of the messiah.

If I were Obama, in response to any attack from McCain along these lines, I would simply say "John, you yourself said a few days ago to an audience of supporters, some of whom by the way are frankly extremists, that I am a decent guy and there's nothing to fear in an Obama presidency. So I really don't understand the relevance of all this stuff about Ayers."

Maybe "John" could refer to "Barack" instead of "Senator Obama"?

Senator McCain:

Do NOT look at the camera

look at Obama as you attack, attack, attack
throw Acorns on the floor as an accent to the OUTRAGE we Americans all have about his people's attempts to steal an election

attack on Wright, Ayers, Rezko - those are no brainers
but attack the democrat party in total
Murtha - disgracing Marines who were found innocent
again for saying western PA is racist
Foley's replacement - sex crimes in the House
Pelosi - house banking scandal of years ago
and the Freddie/Fannie meltdown thanks to Barney Franks
John Kerry for abetting the enemy in Vietnam
Ted Kennedy for Mary Jo & for hiding the Kennedy fortune in south pacific island nations away from inheritance taxes
Jimmy Carter for Iran, Libya, Syria, Lebanon, Saddam's all their rise to power as terrorist states that they are
and for being the first ex-President to bash a sitting President
Pelosi again for going to Syria and meddling in foreign affairs, and breaking the law/separation of powers in negotiating with foreign powers/treaties

then go after CBS
mention dan Rather and the guard doc's fraud

remind Obama (and remember, don't look at the fucking camera - you're not debating America - you are representing them) and tell him what a bunch of pathetic losers he, the democrats and their allies in the media are

re: #211 calcajun

Well, considering the GOP is mostly dead, it can't hurt.

You forgot the *lisp* for sound effects. :)

McCain, have fun storming the castle!

re: #225 sparrowlake

And don't come knocking during the hockey game. At least wait till intermission.

re: #223 lawhawk

Naw, the Democrats have a plan for that too.

I really hate the Democrats!

re: #223 lawhawk

Naw, the Democrats have a plan for that too.

Social Security II?

re: #221 zombie

San Serif font? Extra spaces between paragraphs?

All of the above, and it would be nice if you had an option to increase/decrease point size.

re: #183 scottishbuzzsaw

"Get back, Witch!"

I'm not a witch, I'm your wife. . .

OT, but on the bailout bill which requires the US govt to buy$100bn of preferred stock from 9 banks,I do not see anything that reigns in the 0 down payment subprime loans or scales back Fannie or Freddie from buying toxic paper.any bankers on here know anything on this?

re: #204 jill e
Yes! There is such anger over the banking/sub prime fiasco that people do want to an investigation that will name names and assign blame. No one except Congress wants to put this behind us.

My advice for McCain:

Stop using all these words, sentences and statements that get in the way of your saying "My friends".

You really risk voters forgetting that you're their friend when you go for more than a few seconds without saying "my friends" but don't be afraid to mix it up. Here's a sample speech:

"My friends, friendly friends find fine friends fun and friendly. Frown on fiends, fend off foes and fund fans of friends."

Sorry all, I wanted Romney for prez. Brilliant speaker, presidential and somebody who actually was an amazing success in his private life. And how handy might it have been to have a financial genius in the Whitehouse right now? I never believed these polls that showed McCain being more popular than him, I think they were all set up by the Democrat scum machine. They also artificially inflated Huckabee's popularity as well I'm sure.

And it worked, they knew they could either beat McCain or have a turncoat Republican in the Whitehouse.

Not a fan. Because this guy blew it we're going to have our first Communist President.

Bummer.

re: #210 Jetpilot1101

OT: How about the Down?

you forgot the the n
the DOWN Jones Industrialre: #225 sparrowlake

Welcome...just let us know, we'll organize some special lizard crossings - nice and dry and flat for easy skittering. Oh, just a couple of things - unless you're a criminal you can't bring your guns along. And unless you're a visible minority, you better bring lots of greenbacks to pay all those income and consumption taxes we hold so dear up here. :D

As much as I love Canada, I am an American and will stay and fight the good fight, no matter who wins. If Obama wins, he will have 2 years to f*ck up the place, after that, we are coming after the House and Senate. In 2012, if the White House is still there, we will go after that again and we will reclaim it.....

Obama is doing a MASSIVE POWER GRAB via Government intrusion into our private family choices and activities.

Obama will control us like he already controls the media.

re: #245 docremulac

My advice for McCain:

Stop using all these words, sentences and statements that get in the way of your saying "My friends".

You really risk voters forgetting that you're their friend when you go for more than a few seconds without saying "my friends" but don't be afraid to mix it up. Here's a sample speech:

"My friends, friendly friends find fine friends fun and friendly. Frown on fiends, fend off foes and fund fans of friends."

Sorry all, I wanted Romney for prez. Brilliant speaker, presidential and somebody who actually was an amazing success in his private life. And how handy might it have been to have a financial genius in the Whitehouse right now? I never believed these polls that showed McCain being more popular than him, I think they were all set up by the Democrat scum machine. They also artificially inflated Huckabee's popularity as well I'm sure.

And it worked, they knew they could either beat McCain or have a turncoat Republican in the Whitehouse.

Not a fan. Because this guy blew it we're going to have our first Communist President.

Bummer.

Oi!
No defeatism before 11/05!
Work your socks off so you don't get a Communist President.
Are you going to let yourself be put to shame by the PUMAs?

re: #43 bulwrk

came here to say that. It sounds forced and phony. Not pretending to know JMc's mind but it doesn't seem to come naturally for him.

re: #218 kansas

My advice to John McCain? Let's see, market dropped 770, the most in one day since the 87 crash, on the day of my last fucking debate. Anybody think this is not being manipulated is dense, so I would grab my chest and fall to the floor.

There is manipulation but I think that most of the drop is the free market capitalist getting freaked out by the impending socialization of this country. GWB is an idiot and he is surrounded by inept people who don't have a clue what is going on. If government had kept their greasy little paws off the markets, then we'd be at 4000 by now but at least all the institutions would be failing like they should. Sure times would suck but not as much as it's going to suck with nationalized banks, insurance and a 0 in the white house. Hugo Chavez, eat your heart out. We can socialize way better than you can and do it under the guise of capitalism.

re: #221 zombie

I'll see what I can do.

San Serif font? Extra spaces between paragraphs?

I always use Arial 12 and make sure I've got moderate length paras, and a good break. People get tired, trying to read dense prose on a screen.

I'm not sure my heart can last 20 more days. This is nerve-wracking.

Let's see, advice for John McCain. Bring up:

1. Taxes, Taxes, Taxes
2. Federal Spending
3. Monolithic Federal Bureaucracy
4. Gun Rights

And finally, he should think about:

My friends.

If the subject of Ayers comes up and obama says people would rather talk about the economics issue; tell him it goes right to the heart of the economic issue because it was the socialist philosophy that bullied the banks into making loans to people who could not afford the houses. It is the ACORN socialist agenda that created the problem.

In fact his association with ACORN and Ayers speaks strongly of an agenda for this country, an agenda the majority of the American people don't want any part of.

Name all the people he has had to distance himself from-that speaks to judgment and ideology, an ideology that is anti-american.

I wish John would give him the Quayle treatment. . ."Obama, you are not ready to lead, you have not stuck to a single principle under fire, your judgement is such that you continue to find yourself surrounded by people you dod not know, you sir, are NOT a leader, you are a follower, and the American people need leadership"

Anyone see Obambi's latest complain:

“I am convinced that if there were no Fox News, I might be two or three points higher in the polls,” Obama told me. “If I were watching Fox News, I wouldn’t vote for me, right? Because the way I’m portrayed 24/7 is as a freak! I am the latte-sipping, New York Times-reading, Volvo-driving, no-gun-owning, effete, politically correct, arrogant liberal. Who wants somebody like that?
“I guess the point I’m making,” he went on, “is that there is an entire industry now, an entire apparatus, designed to perpetuate this cultural schism, and it’s powerful. People want to know that you’re fighting for them, that you get them. And I actually think I do. But you know, if people are just seeing me in sound bites, they’re not going to discover that. That’s why I say that some of that may have to happen after the election, when they get to know you.”

Is he freaking kidding me? What planet is he living on?

re: #247 DistantThunder

Obama is doing a MASSIVE POWER GRAB via Government intrusion into our private family choices and activities.

Obama will control us like he already controls the media.

The media are willing disciples. He will find us, the unwilling, much harder to control.

re: #245 docremulac

If only McCain would stop saying, "My friends", and Obama would slip and start saying, "Comrades."

- We don't know anything about him
- What little we do know is bad (Ayers & Dohrn, Rezko, he's neck-deep in ACORN vote fraud and the housing mess, and then there's the rabid leftist base, his Marxism, racism, infanticide, you name it)
- Pelosi, Reid, and the Dems running rampant with Obama in charge really WOULD be "More of the same", or worse. Hey, we've got these things called Checks and Balances, right? How well do you think they'd work in THAT Administration? How do you all feel about Socialist societal engineering in the middle of this mess? Do you really trust them with your money?
- Obama is lying to you pretty much constantly and I'm sorry I haven't called him on it, that stops now (95%, his Iraq plan, all his positions since the primaries), and by the way, he's also flat-out lying about me, my votes, and my policies (give examples. Write 'em on your note cards, John)
- I just introduced my economic plan on Tuesday and it would work a lot better than his (see also: Obama lies)
- Do you really want to hand over the keys to the national Ferrari to a guy with no experience, no legislation, no history, no ideas, who's supporters slander and lie about my ticket day in and day out? The media doesn't elect Presidents, you do, and you shouldn't be afraid to make your choice because of trumped-up charges of racism, or Obama Chicago Machine thuggery. This is not the time to gamble with the Presidency.

Thank you and good night.

Shoot straight, tell the truth, don't put up with any bullshit from Robin, state your case, don't bluster. Give Giuliani a call and have him advise you. Talk to Sarah. And above all, don't let that little weasel call you a liar in public again.

re: #252 joncelli

I'm not sure my heart can last 20 more days. This is nerve-wracking.

My dr. has been very displeased with my BP lately...;>)

re: #175 Spider Mensch

advice for McCain?...hmmm..kick obama in the nuts!
/metaphorically speaking of course.

I'd pay to see that.....we all would. In fact, this may remove the need for a tax hike. Just take a national collection of all those willing to pay to watch McCain kick Obama in the nuts.

re: #245 docremulac

You're not helping.

re: #253 Gus 802
He ought to write it on a dry erase board and take it on stage with him. These are the important issues! The defining issues.

re: #260 taxfreekiller

Now, lgf'ers,, do not count your chickens as hatched in this debate tonight,
Rome was not built by one debate, do not build it up to much, its not the debate that will win the deal, Nov. 4th and every last sob votes no matter what, go after these dam third party screw balls, tell them if they want a chance to ever get any voice, if they allow Obama a win by their % not going to McCain, they have the most to loose.

like that to the 3rd party ones,

JUST VOTE , the debate is just fore play

You've hit the nail on the head, again, tfk.

Gazillion updings, sorry I can only give you one.

re: #262 DeafDog

I'd pay to see that.....we all would. In fact, this may remove the need for a tax hike. Just take a national collection of all those willing to pay to watch McCain kick Obama in the nuts.

Better hurry, before Jesse rips 'em off.