Nope, and I realize trying to point out the double standard...

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religionist.  I practice no religion.  Christianity is not a religion.  It is a relationship with Jesus Christ.  Put down religion all you want.  I'll agree with you. 

Want to tackle Catholicsm?  Islam?  Hindu?  Buddhism?  Scientology?  Global warming?  Emergent church?  Contemplative spirituality?  Any other of the myriad religions?

Palin says Obama is "just" a community organizer and unqualified for the job, but we aren't supposed to say anything about her unbelievable lack of knowledge.  She showed that all by herself w/o the help of the campaign.

She tried to tie Obama to terrorists and says he's a socialist, marxist, and I don't even know what all else.  And yet she should not have any scrutiny when she has video out there of her with the witch doctor.

Fox News can take a video of a fist bump between PRESIDENT-ELECT Obama and his wife and call it some kind of terroist signal, and MSNBC is not supposed to point out just how ridiculous this is?

Fox News, yet again strikes and plasters a bottom of the screen banner over video of Michelle Obama calling her a "baby mama," and we aren't supposed to question Palin's fifth child that was soooo questionable.

If you want to be mad at somebody about talking about Sarah Palin, try the republican party.  They are the ones who ruined her.  They are the ones talking about how much her clothes were.  They are the ones talking about the show up at the door in a towel incident. 

I didn't hear any of you complaining when there was a joke about Obama....what's up with that?

While I hope its McCain, Obama “seems” to be in the lead.  I say seems because I think a lot of what we hear gets distorted and I have to remember back to when Gore ran and everyone was 100% sure he’d win he didn’t.  Also I think everyone was sure that Kerry would win and he didn’t.  And I was also talking to my dad and he said when Kennedy & Nixon were running everyone was sure Nixon would win, but he didn’t.  So I believe that there is nothing that we can be sure of and you just never know what could happen.  And whether it is Obama or McCain, I hope the country will turn around and improve. 

I’d like to share a couple thoughts as I’m curious if other people feel this way too.

First, I have to say that I’m sitting here with my ballot not filled out yet and not sure if I will even vote because the two choices are neither of whom I picked.  I know I can write in anyone I want, but will that just waste my vote on nothing?  While I’m a registered democrat there is just some things that are not sitting right and its on both sides.  On the dem side I would have liked to have seen Richardson or Kucinich, and on the rep side I would have liked to see Ron Paul or Duncan Hunter.  But no, who do they pick?  John McCain.  The guy who lost against Bush (talk about a bad omen).  I just don’t get why they think he will win over Barack Obama if he couldn't even win over Bush.  No doubt about it Barack Obama is a spectacular speaker.  He seems well put together.  So how in the world did they ever think McCain could win over him.  I also don’t get it because Romney, Huckabee & Paul were doing very well in the primaries and McCain was not, but at the last minute all of a sudden McCain is picked.  Maybe the “big plan” is they put in such a person on purpose so the democrats would win.  One can only imagine.  So with that said I’m not real trustful of the government and here I sit with my blank ballot wondering what to do.

While I am not for either of the candidates that are running for President I do happen to like both running mates.  I actually hoped Biden would have been chosen for President, and even though I had no idea who Sarah Palin was, I do like her.  Yes you can ridicule me all you like, but I could care less about the “fluff” stuff, I’ve read about what she has accomplished and I think she’s a fine person.  My perfect ticket.  Biden/Palin.  HA HA HA.  Please don’t flame me, I’m just trying to describe my dislike for the Presidential candidates.

While I do have to admit McCain just doesn’t seem to “get it”.  There is so much he could bring up but he doesn’t and it makes me wonder how strong of a person he is and would he be good in the office.  My husband adamantly flat out says “NO”.  Then in the same breath he says but look at the other candidate.  Both of them scare me.  Not for anything the media says because I don’t believe or trust the media, but rather looking at their past records.  I believe they are both saying what they believe we want to hear to get elected - isn’t that what all politicians do? 

As for Obama’s tax hike, I don’t have to worry because I don’t make $250K or over, but at the same time I don’t want to receive from the people who do because that would not be fair to them.  Especially someone putting in over 60 hours a week to make ends meet and now they are going to take some of that and give to me?  What I do have to worry about is if he pulls a Bill Clinton and then lowers the tax rate and now people making 90K and up will have more taken from them.  Then when he realizes he needs more money to fund all his programs he will then lower the rate and lower and lower.  Then before we know it instead of getting taxed 23% on 30K a year we will be taxed 42 or 43% like we were under the last democrat president.  So, we’ll just have to wait and see, and if it happens I will deal with it.

As for who’s to blame for what has happened with the economy there is enough blame to go around on both sides.  You can’t honestly say it’s all the republicans fault or it’s all the democrats fault.  That’s not fair because I’ve seen both sides against the bail out and both sides for it.  It’s just a little disheartening to know that both candidates who want to be our leader voted for it (no matter what they said ahead of time).  This is why I have a lot of distrust in them both.

Also what I don’t like is if I don’t vote for Obama because of his policies people will accuse me of being a bigot and will say I’m not voting for him just because he’s black (which is not true), but on the other hand there are people out their voting for him solely because he is black.  Are they bigots too? (which as I stated earlier I have not voted for anyone yet).

What I am trying to do right now is research some of what Nostradamus predicted.  It seems like I remember he had said something about what would happen to America.  He predicted a lot from World Wars ad Hitler coming to rise, to the Twin Towers falling.  Yes, I know some of his predictions did not come true, but he had more right than wrong.  So I’m curious and researching some of his predictions to see if there is anything about the US and what will happen to our country.  My husband says he believes there is.  If I find something I can post if anyone is interested. 

What I am wondering and starting to believe more and more is maybe this is our time and its up.  If you believe in Armageddon or Nostradamus or another other future events maybe it’s already set in stone that our time has come.  Maybe we have lived a little too much of “the good life” and now its time for a transformation in America and that is why Obama will get in.  Some of us believe we may not “deserve” it and a lot of people probably think its nonsense, but we have to remember we thought we would never be attacked before 9/11 either.  So, I’m not saying I think we deserve it, but just a thought that maybe our time has come.  So wonder if others think this way too, or am I just hitting heavy on the “Ju-Ju Juice”.  HA HA

Would like to hear your thoughts.  Please no slams.  I tried not to slam any of the candidates so nobody would get offended.  There’s plenty I don’t like about all of them, and some I do like about all of them.  I just feel really mixed up right now and wonder if others are like me (or am I just weird).

She stumbled on, saying that our education over here in the U.S. should help the U.S., uh, should help South Africa, it should help the Iraq and the Asian countries so we will be able to build up our future, for us.

and such.

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Obama interview:

How does it feel to break a glass ceiling?
How does it feel to “win”?
How does your family feel about your “winning” breaking a glass ceiling?
Who will be your VP?
Should you choose Hillary Clinton as VP?
Will you accept public finance?
What issues is your campaign about?
Will you visit Iraq?
Will you debate McCain at a town hall?
What did you think of your competitor’s [Clinton] speech?

Palin interview:
Do you have enough qualifications for the job you’re seeking? Specifically have you visited foreign countries and met foreign leaders?
Aren’t you conceited to be seeking this high level job?
Questions about foreign policy
-territorial integrity of Georgia
-allowing Georgia and Ukraine to be members of NATO
-NATO treaty
-Iranian nuclear threat
-what to do if Israel attacks Iran
-Al Qaeda motivations
-the Bush Doctrine
-attacking terrorists harbored by Pakistan
Is America fighting a holy war? [misquoted Palin]

There’s no doubt the Charles Gibson interviews showed extreme prejudice against Palin and extreme favoritism towards Obama…He constantly questioned her ability to lead but never questioned Obama’s ability to lead, all the more amazing considering that Palin was the only one with executive experience and the presidency is the highest level executive job in politics.
There's much more at The Anchoress, so head over there to see the full report.

Palin is currently paying back her state for misappropriated funds, Sanford is going to have to pay back money for his Argentina trip, and Ensign used pub party money to pay off his mistress et al, and you're worried about a party at the White House? 

I think I would much rather pay for an event that not only collects money for charities but also provides a pick-me-up for those invited (congress and the media) than I would for yet another republican sordid affair.

*when has government ever solved a problem.*

*They actually believe that is their government's job, to make all their laws and tell them how to live.*

How about remembering that you said this when it comes to abortion and same sex marriage.

Flashback: Carville Wanted Bush to Fail

The press never reported that Democratic strategist James Carville said he wanted President Bush to fail before the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. But a feeding frenzy ensued when radio host Rush Limbaugh recently said he wanted President Obama to fail.

By Bill Sammon

Wednesday, March 11, 2009

On the morning of Sept. 11, 2001, just minutes before learning of the terrorist attacks on America, Democratic strategist James Carville was hoping for President Bush to fail, telling a group of Washington reporters: "I certainly hope he doesn’t succeed."

Carville was joined by Democratic pollster Stanley Greenberg, who seemed encouraged by a survey he had just completed that revealed public misgivings about the newly minted president.

"We rush into these focus groups with these doubts that people have about him, and I’m wanting them to turn against him," Greenberg admitted.

The pollster added with a chuckle of disbelief: "They don’t want him to fail. I mean, they think it matters if the president of the United States fails."

Minutes later, as news of the terrorist attacks reached the hotel conference room where the Democrats were having breakfast with the reporters, Carville announced: "Disregard everything we just said! This changes everything!"

The press followed Carville’s orders, never reporting his or Greenberg’s desire for Bush to fail. The omission was understandable at first, as reporters were consumed with chronicling the new war on terror. But months and even years later, the mainstream media chose to never resurrect those controversial sentiments, voiced by the Democratic Party’s top strategists, that Bush should fail.

That omission stands in stark contrast to the feeding frenzy that ensued when radio host Rush Limbaugh recently said he wanted President Obama to fail. The press devoted wall-to-wall coverage to the remark, suggesting that Limbaugh and, by extension, conservative Republicans, were unpatriotic.