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To: greenspirit who wrote (268391)	9/13/2008 5:20:37 PM
From: Paul Smith	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793964

The WA state news is great but not an isolated situation. The Obama boat is leaking in several key places - for example, look at Pennsylvania -- realclearpolitics.com Obama still winning but only by 2%. The PA lead was 7%-8% during the summer. If Obama loses PA, the election will be over before the polls close on the west coast.

To: greenspirit who wrote (268391)	9/13/2008 5:23:30 PM
From: gamesmistress	5 Recommendations Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 793964

Chuck Norris Smacks Down Arianna Huffington By Noel Sheppard September 13, 2008 - 16:58 ET Newsbusters If you wanted any more evidence of why conservatives always beat liberals in a debate -- and why Barack Obama won't dare be interviewed by Fox News's Sean Hannity -- you need to see Chuck Norris wipe the floor with Arianna Huffington. In what almost turned into a free-for-all on Wednesday's "Larry King Live," Norris demonstrated how little Huffington understands about the Iraq war, while proving that liberal elites like her, because of their position, are allowed to say and write whatever they want, regardless of factual inaccuracy, and do so with total impunity. With that as pretext, prepare yourself for this well-deserved and truly delicious smackdown of one of the nation's foremost, holier-than-thou, liberal media elites (video embedded right): ARIANNA HUFFINGTON: ...if you are so concerned about the amount of money we're spending, you should certainly be concerned about the war in Iraq, because that's $350 million a day. So would you at least say that it's time to bring our troops home, since, according to John McCain, victory is in sight? CHUCK NORRIS: Well, let me ask you one question, Arianna, since you're very rich. How many pages are there in the IRS tax code? HUFFINGTON: This has nothing to do with the question (INAUDIBLE)... NORRIS: Well, yes it does. I just asked... HUFFINGTON: (INAUDIBLE). NORRIS: I'm just asking you... HUFFINGTON: (INAUDIBLE) -- to ask because every time you... NORRIS: It's 66,498... HUFFINGTON: Every time you talk about the... NORRIS: ...pages, Arianna. HUFFINGTON: Every time you talk about... NORRIS: And who is the... HUFFINGTON: ...(INAUDIBLE)... NORRIS: And who knows what's in that tax code? You're the high priced tax accounts like what you have. LARRY KING: No, but her question was about the money spent on Iraq. It was a fair question, Chuck. Isn't that a lot of money? NORRIS: It's a lot of money, but we're spending a lot of money everywhere. We're spending a lot of money on Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. And we're spending a lot of money that will probably wind up paying off the car dealers -- the cars and the airlines. I mean we're bailing everybody out. And we can debate the question about whether we should be in Iraq or not Iraq, but we are there and we've got to take care of the situation there. I've been there twice, Arianna. I've done two tours over there. I know what's going over there. You haven't been there. HUFFINGTON: This is really the most absurd response, because (INAUDIBLE) been to Iraq, I'm sorry to say, makes no difference compared to the fact that... NORRIS: Yes, it does. HUFFINGTON: ...if the president... NORRIS: I've talked to the troops over there. HUFFINGTON: If the president and John McCain and... NORRIS: I've talked to troops. HUFFINGTON: ...Sarah Palin... NORRIS: And they believe that we should stay there until we finish the job, you know? HUFFINGTON: Well, there are many, many... NORRIS: You would pull tail and run. HUFFINGTON: You know, there are many, many... NORRIS: You know... HUFFINGTON: ...people in the military (INAUDIBLE)... NORRIS: But that's your liberal view, Arianna. You're so liberal. HUFFINGTON: Chuck, you know what, let me just finish the sentence. There are many people in the military who are deeply concerned about what's happening to our military. We are destroying our military. Suicide rates... NORRIS: Not the military people I've talked to. HUFFINGTON: Suicide rates... NORRIS: I've talked to all the military... HUFFINGTON: You know... NORRIS: ...commanders over there. HUFFINGTON: You know what... NORRIS: ...and they don't feel that way, Arianna. KING: Well, you're... HUFFINGTON: If I were a member of the John McCain campaign, I would accuse you of sexism right now because you keep interrupting me. NORRIS: Well, why? HUFFINGTON: So let me just finish. NORRIS: Because I'm backing Sarah Palin so I'm sexist? HUFFINGTON: Let me just finish... KING: I think, Chuck... HUFFINGTON: Let me just finish one sentence. KING: Chuck, I'm... HUFFINGTON: ...and this is that what's happening to the American military is something that all of us need to be concerned about, as is the fact that... KING: OK. Chuck... HUFFINGTON: ...we are absolutely spending trillions of dollars. KING: Chuck, if you haven't endorsed McCain and Palin tonight, you got me lost. NORRIS: Well, the thing is, I'm leaning in that direction. KING: I mean I have no hint that you're going to endorse Obama. NORRIS: No. No. KING: No, I gather that. NORRIS: He's not our leader. No. You know what. And I think the majority of the people will realize that. When the time comes to vote, I think the people will decide and know that that's not the man to lead our country. Now THAT'S entertainment! newsbusters.org

To: greenspirit who wrote (268391)	9/14/2008 1:43:05 AM
From: KLP	2 Recommendations Respond to of 793964

Hopefully it may that others, including me, don't want to know that the Repubs may just be on their way to winning.... I won't answer ANY phone poll for instance....None of their darn business who I'm voting for....Rossi and McCain's campaigns know, because they've seen a bit of green from us. Hopefully, for WA State, and the Nation, this trend will continue up for Republicans in all States in the US... This is out from SoundPolitics yesterday... MCCAIN IS WITHIN 2 PER CENT IN VERY BLUE WASHINGTON soundpolitics.com McCain-Palin are very close in our very liberal state according to the Rasmussen Reports. Rasmussen Reports: Washington is the latest state to show a strong western surge for John McCain since he added Alaska Governor Sarah Palin to the Republican ticket. The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey in Washington finds Barack Obama still ahead, but barely. It's Obama 49%, McCain 47%. A month ago, Obama was up by twelve percentage points. Recent polls have shown McCain gains in Montana, New Mexico and North Dakota. Among Democrats, Obama now attracts 83% of the vote, down six points from last month. However, the big change comes among unaffiliated voters who now favor McCain by a 48% to 43% margin. In August, before the two parties held their conventions, Obama led by twelve among voters not affiliated with either major political party (see demographic crosstabs). ... McCain is now viewed favorably by 60% of Washington voters, up eight points from 52% in the previous survey. Obama is viewed favorably by 58%, which is essentially unchanged. As for the running mates, Biden is viewed favorably by 56%, Palin by 51%. However, feelings are much stronger about Palin--39% voice a Very Favorable opinion of her while 31% have a Very Unfavorable view. For Biden, the comparable numbers are 26% Very Favorable and 22% Very Unfavorable. Among unaffiliated voters, McCain is viewed favorably by 66%, Obama by 55%, Palin by 53%, and Biden by 49%. Cross posted at Economic Freedom. Posted by Ron Hebron at September 12, 2008 05:27 PM