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Politics : GOPwinger Lies/Distortions/Omissions/Perversions of Truth -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Land Shark who wrote (136050)	9/12/2008 8:42:36 AM
From: TideGlider	1 Recommendation Respond to of 173976

Well the other perv is now posting. You guys need to take a break! You only wish you were as decent as Palin and her family.

To: Land Shark who wrote (136050)	9/12/2008 8:44:12 AM
From: jlallen	6 Recommendations Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 173976

lol What an ignorant post! How typical of you. J.

To: Land Shark who wrote (136050)	9/12/2008 9:05:44 AM
From: TideGlider	1 Recommendation Respond to of 173976

Obama is not needed Submitted by Kyle Dull on 09-11-08, 9:07 pm \| More from this Writer \| Submit to Digg or Facebook The Hustler recently published a commentary declaring the need for Sen. Barack Obama. I couldn't disagree more. However, why wasn’t Sen. John McCain mentioned? Obama isn't running against Gov. Sarah Palin for the presidency, he's up against McCain. Why is the VP nominee of one campaign being compared to the presidential nominee of the other? I guess the race has boiled down to a Palin-Obama battle. Sure, Palin was mayor of a small town in Alaska with a budget of $12 million; however, she is now governor of a state with a budget of $11.2 billion. Both of these are executive positions. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Professor Thad Beyle’s “Gubernatorial Power Index” lists Alaska’s governor’s office as being one of the most powerful in the U.S. As governor, Palin encouraged oil exploration, which has resulted in a $5 billion surplus and cash in the citizens’ pockets. What budget does a community organizer overlook? What executive powers does a community organizer have? Is fraternizing with and securing government subsides for Chicago slumlord/campaign donor Tony Rezko part of the community organizer job description? Rezko was the landlord of a government-subsidized apartment building that lacked heat during the winter of 1997. He is now facing sentencing for multiple charges of fraud and bribery. Are these the responsibilities parallel to those of the chief executive? What about Bill Ayres? Is a friendship with one of the founders of the militant Weather Underground indicative of a person who values peace and loves America? Palin climbed the political ladder through her diligence and actual accomplishments. She truly challenged the system and ran against members of both parties, including incumbents, to secure her offices. During his run for Illinois State Senate in 1996, Obama managed to win the election only after discrediting the campaigns of his competition and eliminating them from the ballot. In 2006, Obama refused to support the reform movement — supported by both conservatives and liberals — in Chicago’s Cook County. Is this admirable or just the same old Chicago-style politics we have seen for years? Obama doesn’t represent change and isn’t a bearer of hope. Obama isn’t a progressive reformer and he doesn’t reach across the isle. He votes with the Democrats, the controlling party in Congress, 96 percent of the time. Congress has an approval rating of less than 20 percent. Foreigners love him; but foreigners aren’t primarily interested in what’s best for America. The only thing admirable about Obama is the following he has amassed since his introduction onto the national scene. Obama is not what we need.