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To: i-node who wrote (430847)	10/28/2008 1:49:11 PM
From: Tenchusatsu	1 Recommendation Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1574733

Inode, > 2 points or 7, depending on which model you believe. According to the electoral model, McCain's odds are long. Name one state that Kerry won in 2004 that will likely vote McCain this year. Tenchusatsu

To: i-node who wrote (430847)	10/28/2008 2:17:30 PM
From: tejek	Respond to of 1574733

Here is a liberal member of the media.....definitely not supporting McCain/Palin........who is calling them like she sees them in regards to Palin. This is not the first time and probably won't be the last. Commentary: Embracing your inner diva (CNN) -- It was big news when this story broke over the weekend -- a shocking quote from an adviser to John McCain, calling Sarah Palin a "diva." You see, apparently the McCain campaign is frustrated with Palin. They say she is "going rogue" -- not following orders, speaking for herself without running it past their people first. Her people say she is trying to "bust free" of the damaging and mismanaged rollout of her candidacy. So the McCain campaign, in its frustration, is now speaking to the media, trying to put her in her place. And what this McCain adviser said is that Sarah Palin is a diva. A diva who takes advice from no one. A diva who is playing for her own future. "Remember: Divas trust only unto themselves, as they see themselves as the beginning and end of all wisdom," the adviser said. Let's just start with the word diva. It is obviously a sexist slight -- a term that is only applied to women, almost always in a derogatory way. It's usually applied to women who are viewed as overly ambitious. It is applied to demanding women, to women who follow their own path. There is really no equivalent word for men -- except maybe "successful." So, with that in mind, I applaud Sarah Palin, or any other woman, for embracing her inner diva and "busting free" of what she believes is a damaging situation. But we are going to go easy on the Helen Reddy here, because what is really pathetic about all of this is the hypocrisy. Don't Miss Brown: Schwarzenegger on Palin Brown: Women in public eye face double standard In Depth: Commentaries Campbell Brown: No Bias, No Bull Almost from the moment Sarah Palin was announced as McCain's running mate, the McCain campaign has accused the media of sexism. And sure, in some cases, questions were raised that were sexist in nature -- much the same way that Hillary Clinton had to deal with sexism in the primary race. We are not yet a society free of sexism and this will continue to be an issue for all women candidates. Watch CNN's Campbell Brown make her case » But by and large, the questions raised about Sarah Palin have been about her qualifications and her experience. So now, for the McCain campaign to attack its own candidate in the most overtly sexist way, calling her a diva, is beyond ridiculous. Whoever this anonymous adviser is should be ashamed, or at the very least, have the courage to say it on the record. As someone who urged the McCain campaign early on to free Sarah Palin so that the American people could have the opportunity to find out who she is and whether or not she is qualified for the job, I applaud Gov. Palin for finally tossing those shackles aside. Because Governor, if it were Mitt Romney, Joe Lieberman or Tom Ridge standing in your shoes right now, being mismanaged the way you feel you are, I can assure you they would have tapped into their inner divas and tossed those advisers aside a long time ago. cnn.com

To: i-node who wrote (430847)	10/28/2008 2:57:45 PM
From: tejek	Respond to of 1574733

Some people want the job and some not so much. Obama gets a different kind of chilly reception By BEN FELLER, Associated Press Writer Ben Feller, Associated Press Writer 43 mins ago CHESTER, Pa. – The World Series got suspended. Obama politics never stop. Democrat Barack Obama carried on Tuesday with an outdoor rally at Widener University, outside Philadelphia, despite a cold, steady rain that made the temperature feel freezing. About 9,000 people came out to hear the presidential contender. They stood in mud. "I just want all of you to know that if we see this kind of dedication on Election Day, there is no way that we're not going to bring change to America," Obama told the shivering crowd. The weather was so miserable that Obama's rival, Republican John McCain, canceled a rally 50 miles north in Quakertown — hardly insignificant, given the dwindling campaign time. Even Major League Baseball suspended the fifth game of the World Series in Philadelphia because of the same wet conditions Monday night, a first in the history of the baseball championship. Gone were Obama's suit and tie. He wore jeans, sneakers and a waterproof raincoat. Still, shunning an umbrella, he got soaked. Obama later changed clothes before resuming his events. McCain and Obama converged on Pennsylvania, a vote-rich state where Obama leads but McCain remains hopeful of a turnaround. Later, Obama was heading to Virginia, a longtime Republican state where he leads in polls. Closing in on history, the front-running Obama has returned to broad, uplifting themes of change in hopes of ending the campaign in the most positive light. The election is in one week. Obama promised better days "if we're willing to reach deep down inside us, when times are tough, when it's cold, when it's raining, when it's hard — that's when we when stand up." Gunning for the 270 electoral votes the Democrat needs to win the White House, Obama is almost exclusively targeting tossup red states, the label for the ones that trend Republican. Any one of them might tip him to victory. Combined, they could give him a dominant win. Meanwhile, he can afford to spend little time at all defending Democratic blue states except for one — Pennsylvania — where McCain is pushing hard to nab a win. McCain and running mate Sarah Palin held a rally in Hershey, Pa., on Tuesday before going their separate ways — McCain to North Carolina, another contested state, while Palin stays in Pennsylvania. The event they scuttled in Quakertown was to be held at a baseball stadium. Obama's rally was in the strategic Philadelphia suburb of Chester. The small city is in Delaware County, a pivotal swing area of the state. Neighborhoods here range from economically depressed to working class to ritzy. Republicans hold an edge over Democrats in voter registration, and both campaigns are surging to get out the vote. Chester itself is predominantly black, but the broader county has a mostly white population. The event was a cross-state bookend to Obama's appearance Monday in Pittsburgh, where he pledged to cut taxes for the middle class and help factory workers as much as company owners. Obama was then heading to Virginia, which is offering up intense political interest this year. Obama is vying to become the first Democrat for president to win the state in 44 years. The Illinois senator was staging a rally at James Madison University in Harrisonburg, an area which has posted one of Virginia's largest gains in voter registration this year. At night, Obama will campaign in Norfolk, Va., a major military community. This will be Obama's ninth trip to Virginia since he clinched the Democratic Party's nomination in June. McCain and Palin are campaigning aggressively in Virginia, too. The transformation of the Washington-savvy northern Virginia region, coupled with distaste for an unpopular president, no longer makes the commonwealth reflexively Republican. ___ On the Net: McCain: johnmccain.com Obama: barackobama.com