Silicon Investor (SI) -- The First Internet Community

STOCKTALK

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor. We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community. If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.

Politics : President Barack Obama -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: zeta1961 who wrote (30790)	9/5/2008 6:11:54 PM
From: Jim McMannis	Respond to of 149317

RE:"refers regularly to Alaska’s Aboriginal people as “Arctic Arabs” – how efficient, lumping two apparently undesirable groups into one ugly description – as well as the more colourful “mukluks” along with the totally unimaginative “f**king Eskimo’s,” according to a number of Alaskans and Wasillians interviewed for this article." Sounds like a domestic argument with she had with her 1/4 eskimo husband.

To: zeta1961 who wrote (30790)	9/5/2008 6:24:23 PM
From: stockman_scott	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 149317

Why did Palin LIE about selling her state's plane on eBay...?? voices.washingtonpost.com Plane Not Sold on eBay By Anne E. Kornblut One of the compelling anecdotes about Sarah Palin is that she auctioned off the Alaska governor's jet on eBay after taking office -- a swift move made by a reformer hoping to clean up the excesses of her predecessor. But in fact, the jet did not sell on eBay. It was sold to a businessman from Valdez named Larry Reynolds, who paid $2.1 million for the jet, shy of the original $2.7 million purchase price, according to contemporaneous news reports, including a story in the New York Times. Dan Spencer, the director of administrative services for Alaska's Public Safety Department, said that the Republican speaker of the Alaska House, John L. Harris, brokered the deal. What happened? It appears that, as promised during her bid for governor in 2006, Palin did try to sell the plane on eBay but that doing so was not as easy as it might have sounded. After putting it up to auction, there was one serious bid, in December 2006, and it fell through. Still, the Westwind II was sold about eight months later, achieving Palin's goal of ridding the state of a luxury item. But that hasn't stopped Palin, or McCain, from implying -- and, on Friday, claiming outright -- that Palin did sell the jet on the Internet. "You know what I enjoyed the most? She took the luxury jet that was acquired by her predecessor and sold it on eBay -- and made a profit!" McCain declared in Wisconsin at a campaign stop on Friday. It could not be immediately determined what that profit was. The video tribute to Palin that aired at the Republican National Convention on Thursday night made the same claim. "She signed sweeping ethics reform legislation, auctioned the governor's jet on eBay," the narrator said, citing it in a list of Palin's achievements. Palin has been more cautious in her comments. Rather than claiming she sold it on eBay, she gave in her convention remarks a description that was true but, nonetheless, still left the impression she had sold the jet online. "That luxury jet was over the top. I put it on eBay," Palin said. Officials in McCain's campaign did not immediately reply to requests for comment. Posted at 4:15 PM ET on Sep 5, 2008 \|

To: zeta1961 who wrote (30790)	9/5/2008 7:42:24 PM
From: stockman_scott	Respond to of 149317

Republican VP Nominee Sarah Palin Isn't Welcome on 'Oprah' abcnews.go.com <<..."Having Palin on the show would be a conflict of interest," said Elwood Watson, a professor of history and African-American studies at East Tennessee State University and co-author of "The Oprah Phenomenon." "She's made up her mind, and she's not going to sway from it," said Watson, when asked whether it would be plausible for Winfrey to simultaneously support Obama and interview Palin on her show, which could be interpreted as an endorsement. "How can you endorse two people?"...>>

To: zeta1961 who wrote (30790)	9/5/2008 8:09:57 PM
From: stockman_scott	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 149317

Let's look at the current RealClearPolitics map... realclearpolitics.com They have Obama 238, McCain 174, and 126 for tossup. The tossup states are: NV, NM, CO, VA, NC, MI, NH, FL, OH, IN. I see NM, MI, and CO going for Obama at the moment. I see NV, VA, NC, NH, FL, OH, and IN going for McCain at the moment...Yet, It's very possible some of those could switch over to Obama as they are extremely close...In fact I feel Obama has some strong momentum in states like VA and IN right now. Here's the crazy thing. My original scenario might mean a 269-269 tie...Yet, I really don't expect that to happen. Some of the key states to me are VA, CO, FL, and OH because I think those could switch to either person and they all carry a significant amount of electoral votes. I think Obama has a chance to win BIG this November and the Dems may even get 60 seats in the Senate too (a working majority)...This is clearly "a change election" and the economic trends favor Obama and the Dems in a very powerful way...and we need to realize which party ran a better convention...Obama's campaign also has more funding and a superior ground game and that will make a difference in some of the close states.