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To: Land Shark who wrote (142094)	10/20/2008 7:44:04 PM
From: Ruffian	2 Recommendations Respond to of 173976

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To: Land Shark who wrote (142094)	10/20/2008 7:45:41 PM
From: Ruffian	2 Recommendations Respond to of 173976

(Micheal) Powell Endorses McCain (Endorsement Ignored by MSM) By P.J. Gladnick (Bio \| Archive) October 20, 2008 - 16:26 ET Powell has endorsed McCain. Huh? Is that some sort of typo? Nope. It is the Powell endorsement that the mainstream media is ignoring. Colin Powell has endorsed Barack Obama which was widely heralded in the MSM. However, his son, former FCC Commission Chairman Michael Powell has endorsed John McCain. The MSM is conveniently ignoring it but here is the report of this endorsement in The Hill: Colin Powell’s endorsement of Barack Obama, the Democratic nominee, has put him at odds with his own son, former Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Michael Powell. Michael Powell, who served as a policy adviser to Vice President Dick Cheney, is a surrogate for John McCain and represents the GOP nominee on the campaign trail. He endorsed McCain early in the Republican primary in January, and said the Arizona senator was the best candidate to “calm the turbulent economic waters and to steer the new economy in a direction that will bring growth, opportunity and prosperity to all Americans.” Powell contributed $1,000 to McCain the day of the Iowa caucuses and another $1,000 before the Florida primary. In August, he defended McCain, who had said he rarely uses the Internet, as someone who “understands technology very well” from his time as chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Technology. ...He has addressed the media as a technology adviser to McCain’s campaign, and told National Public Radio in August that McCain has the experience to help create the economic and social conditions for tech businesses to thrive. Now imagine if the reverse had happened. Colin Powell endorses McCain while son Michael endorses Obama. Does anyone doubt that the tenor of the Colin Powell endorsement story would be that while he endorsed McCain, his "progressive" son, representing the younger generation, endorsed Obama? However, since the reverse happened, the Michael Powell endorsement of McCain is almost completely overlooked in the media. Check out Google and you will see the only mention of the Michael Powell endorsement of McCain is in The Hill. —P.J. Gladnick is a freelance writer and creator of the DUmmie FUnnies blog. newsbusters.org

To: Land Shark who wrote (142094)	10/20/2008 7:51:24 PM
From: Ruffian	2 Recommendations Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 173976

FOX News/Rasmussen Reports Poll: McCain Gains Slight Lead in Florida and Ohio As Election Day approaches, a recent poll finds McCain gaining ground in two key battleground states -- Florida and Ohio. FOXNews.com Monday, October 20, 2008 0 x in order to recommend a story, you must login or register. 52 Comments \| Add Comment FOX News/Rasmussen Reports state polling this week shows a slightly improved situation for John McCain compared to a week ago -- though the underlying dynamic of the election still favors Barack Obama. The biggest change is found in Florida where the race is now essentially even with McCain at 49 percent and Obama at 48 percent. A week ago, Obama was up by five percentage points and the week before he held a seven-point lead. The current polling shows McCain's support at its highest level since mid-September. McCain also moved slightly ahead again in Ohio with a 49 percent to 47 percent advantage over Obama. A week ago, those numbers were reversed and Obama had the two-point advantage. In Florida, the current poll shows McCain at his highest level of support since mid-September. But it is hard to classify Ohio as anything but a pure toss-up -- four straight weekly polls have found McCain and Obama within two points of each other or closer. During that time, neither man has topped 49 percent support or fallen below 47 percent. Average the four polls together and the candidates are within half-a-point of each other. North Carolina has drifted slightly in the opposite direction. Obama now leads in the Tar Heel State 51 percent to 48 percent. A week ago, the candidates were tied in a state that has not voted for a Democrat since 1976. Missouri has also drifted slightly towards Obama. The Democrat now leads in the Show-Me State by 49 percent to 44 percent. Both last week and the week before Obama held a narrower advantage, 50 percent to 47 percent. The survey was conducted the day after Obama attracted 100,000 people to a rally in St. Louis and 75,000 to a rally in Kansas City. There is little change in Colorado where Obama leads by five points, 51 percent to 46 percent. The previous FOX News/Rasmussen Reports survey was conducted two weeks ago and found Obama up by six points in that state. Overall, these results are a slightly better for McCain only in that he has overcome deficits to draw even in Ohio and Florida. However, all five of the battleground states were carried by George W. Bush four years ago and are considered must-win states for McCain. The results are also consistent with national polling that shows the race might have tightened somewhat over the past week. The Rasmussen Reports daily presidential tracking poll has generally shown Obama up by four or five points nationally during the past week. Prior to that, Obama had consistently enjoyed a five-to-eight point lead. Still, despite McCain's gains in key states and in the national numbers, the overall state of the race continues to favor Obama with just over two weeks left until Election Day. A number of other themes emerge from the data that are worth noting: - Economic issues remain far and away the top priority in all states. - The best single indicator of a state's preference for Obama or McCain is the question of which candidate is more trusted by voters on issues related to the economy. Obama is trusted by slightly more voters than McCain on economic issues in four of the five states. In Florida, 47 percent trust each candidate most on the economy. - In all five battleground states polled this week, McCain's net support is just one to four points better on the ballot question than it is on the trust on economy question. - On the question of who has the "right experience" to be president, McCain has a solid advantage in all five states. - The number in each state saying that "right experience" ranges from a low of 63 percent to a high of 68 percent. The comparable range for Obama is from 40 percent to 46 percent. The biggest reason for this gap is that Democrats are divided on whether McCain has the right experience. - In all states but North Carolina, voters not affiliated with the major political parties are more likely to see McCain as having the "right experience." In North Carolina, 49 percent of unaffiliated voters see each man as having the right experience. - Both candidates are viewed favorably by most voters in all five states. - In all five states, Obama is seen as more likely to bring about real change. The number who say he is the only candidate who could deliver on change ranges from 40 percent to 43 percent in these battleground states. The number saying McCain is the only candidate who could bring about change ranges from 27 percent to 29 percent. - Between 15 percent and 18 percent of voters in each state believe both candidates could bring about real change. Between 9 percent and 12 percent in each state believe neither can do so. - The battleground state surveys were conducted the day that former Secretary of State Colin Powell endorsed Barack Obama. All interviews were conducted after the endorsement was made and it is not clear if there was any impact from the announcement. In national polling, there was little immediate impact from the Powell endorsement. Things to Look For At this point in the campaign, Obama appears to be ahead in every state won by John Kerry in 2004. All of the battleground states voted Republican four years ago. This means the most significant thing to watch for in the coming week is whether McCain can gain ground and take the lead in these states. To accomplish that he will have to gain ground as the candidate to trust on the economy.

To: Land Shark who wrote (142094)	10/20/2008 10:08:39 PM
From: Ruffian	1 Recommendation Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 173976

"Trickle-Up" Poverty: The New Economics of Barack Obama The liberal media talking heads are already proclaiming that a Barack Obama victory will be revolutionary. Revolutionary is right. The last great revolution took place in Russia. Within a year of the Russian Revolution in 1917, the communist leader Lenin brought the Russians change they could believe in. He created an economic system in which: * All industry was nationalized and strict centralized management was introduced. * Obligatory labor duty was imposed onto "non-working classes" or people who had money. Food was rationed and centrally distributed. * Military-like control of railroads was introduced. * Private enterprise became illegal. After Stalin took over the Soviet Union, he: * Imposed a state-run system of socialized medicine * Formed a strict, centralized cultural administration and ideological control system – in other words, reeducation. There is every reason to believe that some kind of socialist revolution will occur under B.O. Bush has already imposed socialism on the banks, and Obama promises to do more of the same. The Soviets put people with money to work in factories. Under Obama, the business owners in this country who drive the economy will be put to work by being forced to pay crushing taxes that will fund gold-plated healthcare for illegal aliens and welfare cases. Private enterprise may not actually be made illegal, but so many businesses will die under an Obama administration that the same goal will be accomplished. Instead of trickle-down economics, we’ll have trickle-up poverty. We already know Obama will impose socialized medicine – that is a given. And reeducation will come in the form of the Fairness Doctrine, which Nancy Pelosi will push through the Congress by stressing the need to foster unity and avoid destabilizing the markets with hurtful and unbalanced commentary.This is what the future holds under B.O.