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MikeDiesel- 09-19-2008
QUOTE (Grim @ September 19, 2008 07:31 am)
John Ashcroft is not dead.

...nor a Democrat.

pixtaker- 09-19-2008
QUOTE (MikeDiesel @ September 19, 2008 09:50 pm)
QUOTE (Grim @ September 19, 2008 07:31 am)
John Ashcroft is not dead.

...nor a Democrat.

he's from Missouri tho' laugh.gif

Missco- 09-20-2008
John Ashcroft that is name that brings chills to the people of Pemiscot County Missouri. Heres a story for you Mike Diesel. In the early seventies when he was the AG for Missouri. He ran a witch hunt against the sheriff of Pemiscot county Clyde Orton. In an election the township of Holland(yep the one north of Blytheville) had 275 registered voters. In the sheriffs election 300 people voted for Orton and 0 for his opponent. My wifes grand father was one of his deputies. Back then Pemiscot County had the second highest % of insurance claims in the USA. Cook County, Illinois was first. I could tell stories for days. Any way Ashcroft got Orton out of office. The next election he was re-elected.

fastpitch62- 10-01-2008
Breakdown of Obama's Plan


Disabilities

"We must build a world free of unnecessary barriers, stereotypes, and discrimination .... policies must be developed, attitudes must be shaped, and buildings and organizations must be designed to ensure that everyone has a chance to get the education they need and live independently as full citizens in their communities.

Is this why he made fun of John McCain's disability about him not being able to email or use the computer?


Economy/Taxes

As president, Barack Obama will implement a 21st century economic agenda to help ensure that America can compete in a global economy, and ensure the middle class is thriving and growing. He will increase investments in infrastructure, energy independence, education, and research and development; modernize and simplify our tax code so it provides greater opportunity and relief to more Americans; and implement trade policies that benefit American workers and increase the export of American goods.


Code word is more taxes and more liberal spending on pork projects.


Education

Throughout America's history, education has been the vehicle for social and economic mobility, giving hope and opportunity to millions of young people. Our schools must prepare students not only to meet the demands of the global economy, but also help students take their place as committed and engaged citizens. It must ensure that all students have a quality education regardless of race, class, or background. Barack Obama is committed to strengthening our public schools to maximize our country's grea-*test*-('") natural resource - the American people. Obama believes that we must equip poor and struggling districts, both rural and urban, with the support and resources they need to provide disadvantaged students with an opportunity to reach their full potential. Too often, our leaders present this issue as an either - or debate, divided between giving our schools more funding, or demanding more accountability. Obama believes that we have to do both, and has offered innovative ideas to break through the political stalemate in Washington.


Code for more government control and throwing more money at it. I guess this has really worked for the inner city schools huh?


Energy & Environment

Senator Obama has been a leader in the Senate in pushing for a comprehensive national energy policy and has introduced a number of bills to get us closer to the goal of energy independence. By putting aside partisan battles, he has found common ground on CAFE, renewable fuels, and clean coal.

Means less oil drilling, more tree hugging liberal crap where we are supposed to drive electric cars or bikes and they jet set on their planes. You noticed here he said pushed for the policy, not actually ever passed any.


Ethics

Throughout his political career, Barack Obama has been a leader in fighting for open and honest government. As a U.S. Senator, he has spearheaded the effort to clean up Washington in the wake of the Jack Abramoff scandal. In a politically charged election year, Obama acknowledged that corruption was a problem that plagued both political parties. He subsequently enlisted the help of Republican allies to limit lobbyist influence, shine sunlight into the earmarks process and promote open government.

After all the thugs in his background, he ain't the one to talk about corruption and seeing how he was rated the most liberal in congress, he can't say anything about earmarks.


Faith

In June of 2006, Senator Obama delivered what was called the most important speech on religion and politics in 40 years. Speaking before an evangelical audience, Senator Obama candidly discussed his own religious conversion and doubts, and the need for a deeper, more substantive discussion about the role of faith in American life

After seeing his supposed church and pastor, you can throw his faith out the door.


Healthcare

"I...believe that every American has the right to affordable health care. I believe that the millions of Americans who can't take their children to a doctor when they get sick have that right...We now face an opportunity - and an obligation - to turn the page on the failed politics of yesterday's health care debates. It's time to bring together businesses, the medical community, and members of both parties around a comprehensive solution to this crisis, and it's time to let the drug and insurance industries know that while they'll get a seat at the table, they don't get to buy every chair." -Barack Obama, Speech in Iowa City, IA, 5/27/07


Code for socialized healthcare, ie, the government running it and taxing the crap out of us to pay for it. Yeah I bet that will work.



Immigration

Barack Obama has played a leading role in crafting comprehensive immigration reform. Obama believes the immigration issue has been exploited by politicians to divide the nation rather than find real solutions. This divisiveness has allowed the illegal immigration problem to worsen, with borders that are less secure than ever and an economy that depends on millions of workers living in the shadows.

Yeah, open the doors and put them on welfare so they can depend on government and vote democrat.

Iraq

Before the war in Iraq ever started, Senator Obama said that it was wrong in its conception. In 2002, then Illinois State Senator Obama said Saddam Hussein posed no imminent threat to the United States and that invasion would lead to an occupation of undetermined length, at undetermined cost, with undetermined consequences. Since then, Senator Obama has laid out a plan on the way forward in Iraq that has largely been affirmed by the bipartisan Iraq Study Group led by James Baker and Lee Hamilton

In a few words. Retreat and sit down and talk to Iran and N Korea without preconditions and get them to say, ok, we'll stop building nukes.


Poverty

There are 37 million poor Americans. Most poor Americans are in the workforce, yet still cannot afford to make ends meet. And too many poor Americans are single mothers who are raising children. Barack Obama has been a lifelong advocate for the poor -- as a young college graduate, he rejected the high salaries of corporate America and moved to the South Side of Chicago to work as a community organizer. As an organizer, Obama worked with churches, Chicago residents and local government to set up job training programs for the unemployed and after school programs for kids.

Just more welfare for more votes.

Last but not least:


Seniors & Social Security

Americans turning 65 this year have grown our economy by 4.5 times over the course of their working lives. They have tilled our soil, defended our country, taught our children, worked in our factories, and raised a new generation to build upon their successes. And yet, many struggle to get by. Threats to Social Security and Medicare, skyrocketing health costs, and abuse and neglect of seniors all jeopardize our unspoken covenant: our seniors worked hard to take care of us, and now we must be here for them.

Scare the old folks for more votes rather than actually fix the problem.












fastpitch62- 10-01-2008
QUOTE (neafbfan @ September 19, 2008 05:21 am)
QUOTE (Pokeyfan @ September 18, 2008 09:00 pm)
I am a registered Democrat.  However, you take it to the bank that this ole gal will not be voting for Obama.  I don't think that he has this country's best interests at heart.  I feel like he's only out for himself.

While you're getting in touch with how you "feel" about a candidate, how do you "feel" about this little known notion.

Sarah Palin suported her husband while he was a card carrying member of the Alaska Independent Party that wants to secede from the United States.

If she loves her country sooooooooo much, why would she support her husband becoming a member to a group that wants to leave the USofA and go back to, I don't know-Russia?

Country first! Suuuuuuuuuuuuuuure.

More like MPG - Money, Power, Greed. And let's not even mention sex because we know where that's headed.


Not that it would matter to me anyway, she has been a registered republican since 1982, and never joined the Alaska Independent Party. Even if they did, who could blame them after the way half this country thinks. Is it any different from us seceding from the north or when we had our Boston Tea Party?

fastpitch62- 10-01-2008
Another reason not to vote for Obama the Messiah:

http://www.newsmax.com/timmerman/Obama_fun.../29/135718.html

thegame10- 10-02-2008
QUOTE (fastpitch62 @ October 01, 2008 10:38 pm)
Another reason not to vote for Obama the Messiah:

http://www.newsmax.com/timmerman/Obama_fun.../29/135718.html

Obama the Messiah?

How about Palin the Idiot?

McCain the Hothead?

For your signature to say that Palin is "America's Mom" is an embarassment to us as Americans. Surely "America's Mom" could answer a simple question...but no, Palin can't do that unless it is a part of her RNC acceptance speech...

Seriously....having Sarah Palin as Vice President of the United States should scare you to death.




thegame10- 10-02-2008
QUOTE (fastpitch62 @ October 01, 2008 10:38 pm)
Another reason not to vote for Obama the Messiah:

http://www.newsmax.com/timmerman/Obama_fun.../29/135718.html

Oh, great source, by the way... nearsports/07388820.gif

If this is where you get your info from, then it's no wonder......

Nevermind.

fastpitch62- 10-02-2008
QUOTE (thegame10 @ October 02, 2008 12:35 am)
QUOTE (fastpitch62 @ October 01, 2008 10:38 pm)
Another reason not to vote for Obama the Messiah:

http://www.newsmax.com/timmerman/Obama_fun.../29/135718.html

Obama the Messiah?

How about Palin the Idiot?

McCain the Hothead?

For your signature to say that Palin is "America's Mom" is an embarassment to us as Americans. Surely "America's Mom" could answer a simple question...but no, Palin can't do that unless it is a part of her RNC acceptance speech...

Seriously....having Sarah Palin as Vice President of the United States should scare you to death.

I would rather have her than Obama the radical. Contrary to what you think she does have more executive experience than Nobama. He has spent all his time in the Senate running for office. As far as news sources, keep watching the main stream media and drinking the kool aid, that's what is wrong with america today.

fastpitch62- 10-02-2008
Obama's buddy:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Ayers

Obama's pastor:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeremiah_Wright

and now his plan for gun control.

Barack Obama's Ten Point Plan To "Change" The Second Amendment

1.) Ban use of firearms for home defense.

2.) Pass Federal laws eliminating your Right-to-Carry.

3.) Ban the manufacture, sale and possession of handguns.

4.) Close down 90% of the gun shops in America.

5.) Ban rifle ammunition commonly used for hunting and sport shooting.

6.) Increase federal taxes on guns and ammunition by 500 percent.

7.) Restore voting rights for five million criminals including those who have been convicted of using a gun to commit a violent crime.

8.) Expand the Clinton semi-auto ban to include millions more firearms.

9.) Mandate a government-issued license to purchase a firearm.

10.) Appoint judges to the U.S. Supreme Court and Federal judiciary who share his views on the Second Amendment.

enough reason for me not to vote for him.


Rebel04- 10-02-2008
cant we get along

neafbfan- 10-19-2008
Just a friendly reminder of how why we got to where we are.

Bush's Resume'
Objective: I need a job.

I will be available in January 2009, am willing to relocate.

RESUME

GEORGE W. BUSH
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue
Washington, DC 20520
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

Law Enforcement:
I was arrested in Kennebunkport, Maine, in 1976 for driving under the
influence of alcohol. I pled guilty, paid a fine, and had my driver's
license suspended for 30 days. My Texas driving record has been "lost"
and is not available.

Military:
I joined the Texas Air National Guard and went AWOL. I refused to take a drug -*test*-('") or answer any questions about my drug use. By joining the Texas Air National Guard, I was able to avoid combat duty in Vietnam .

College:
I graduated from Yale University with a low C average. I was a
cheerleader.

PAST WORK EXPERIENCE:
I ran for U.S. Congress and lost.
I began my career in the oil business in Midland Texas , in 1975. I
bought an oil company, but couldn't find any oil in Texas .. The company went bankrupt shortly after I sold all my stock.
I bought the Texas Rangers baseball team in a sweetheart deal that took land using taxpayer money. With the help of my father and our friends in the oil industry (including Enron CEO Ken Lay), I was elected governor of Texas .

ACCOMPLISHMENTS AS GOVERNOR OF TEXAS :
I changed Texas pollution laws to favor power and oil companies, making Texas the most polluted state in the Union .
During my tenure, Houston replaced Los Angeles as the most smog-ridden city in America. I cut taxes and bankrupted the Texas treasury to the tune of billions in borrowed money.

I set the record for the most executions by any governor in American
history. With the help of my brother, the governor of Florida , and my father's appointments to the Supreme Court, I became President of the United States , after losing by over 500,000 votes.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS AS PRESIDENT:
I am the first President in U.S. history to enter office with a criminal
record.

I invaded and occupied two countries at a continuing cost of over one
billion dollars per week.

I spent the U.S. surplus and effectively bankrupted the U.S. Treasury.

I shattered the record for the largest annual deficit in U.S. history.

I set an economic record for most private bankruptcies filed in any
12-month period.

I set the all-time record for most foreclosures in a 12-month period.

I set the all-time record for the biggest drop in the history of the
U.S. stock market. In my first year in office, over 2 million Americans
lost their jobs and that trend continues.

I'm proud that the members of my cabinet are the richest of any
administration in U.S. history. My "poorest millionaire, " Condoleezza
Rice, has a Chevron oil tanker named after her.

I set the record for most campaign fund-raising trips by a U.S.
President.

I am the all-time U.S and world record-holder for receiving the most
corporate campaign donations.
My largest lifetime campaign contributor, and one of my best friends,
Kenneth Lay, presided over the largest corporate bankruptcy fraud in
U.S. history, Enron.

My political party used Enron private jets and corporate attorneys to
assure my success with the U.S. Supreme Court during my election
decision.

I have protected my friends at Enron and Halliburton against
investigation or prosecution. More time and money was spent
investigating the Monica Lewinsky affair than has been spent
investigating one of the biggest corporate rip-offs in history. I
presided over the biggest energy crisis in U.S. history and refused to
intervene when corruption involving the oil industry was revealed.

I presided over the highest gasoline prices in U.S. history.

I changed the U.S. policy to allow convicted criminals to be awarded
government contracts..

I appointed more convicted criminals to my administration than any
President in U.S. history.

I created the Ministry of Homeland Security, the largest bureaucracy in the history of the United States Government.

I've broken more international treaties than any President in U.S.
history.

I am the first President in U.S. history to have the United Nations
remove the U.S. from the Human Rights Commission.

I withdrew the U. S. from the World Court of Law.

I refused to allow inspector's access to U.S. "prisoners of war"
detainees and thereby have refused to abide by the Geneva Convention.

I am the first President in history to refuse United Nations election
inspectors (during the 2002 US election)

I set the record for fewest numbers of press conferences of any
President since the advent of television.

I set the all-time record for most days on vacation in any one-year
period. After taking off the entire month of August, I presided over the
worst security failure in U.S. history

I garnered the most sympathy ever for the U.S. after the World Trade
Center attacks and less than a year later made the U.S. the most hated country in the world, the largest failure of diplomacy in world history.


I have set the all-time record for most people worldwide to
simultaneously pro-*test*-('") me in public venues (15 million people),
shattering the record for pro-*test*-('")s against any person in the history of
mankind I am the first President in U.S. history to order an unprovoked, preemptive attack and the military occupation of a sovereign nation. I did so against the will of the United Nations, the majority of U.S.Citizens and the world community.

I have cut health care benefits for war veterans and support a cut in
duty benefits for active duty troops and their families in wartime.

In my State of the Union Address, I lied about our reasons for attacking Iraq and then blamed the lies on our British friends.

I am the first President in history to have a majority of Europeans
(71%) view my presidency as the biggest threat to world peace and
security.

I am supporting development of a nuclear "Tactical Bunker Buster," a
WMD.

I have so far failed to fu lfill my pledge to bring Osama Bin Laden to
justice.

RECORDS AND REFERENCES:
All records of my tenure as governor of Texas are now in my father's
library, sealed and unavailable for public view.

All records of SEC investigations into my insider trading and my
bankrupt companies are sealed in secrecy and unavailable for public
view.

All records or minutes from meetings that I, or my Vice-President,
attended regarding public energy policy are sealed in secrecy and
unavailable for public review. I specified that my sealed documents will
not be available for 50 years.

The Bassmaster- 10-20-2008
What does that have to do with Obama or McCain? nearsports/0c4fae0e.gif

Tiff- 10-26-2008
It scares the heck out of me to think of what will happen if McCain gets this. His internal organs are practically composed of compacted dust. We're all one inhale of Pledge away from Natasha the Moose-shanker running our country on Baby food slogans and $150k wardrobe sprees for her interns. Ofcourse she can say she wants "world peace", she's a beauty queen for christ's sake. And I hear they're promising a real life diamond tiara at the chamber seat to the VP hopeful with the cu-*test*-('") wink this year.

But in the alternative, as intelligent, collected and "sincere" as Obama may be...he's spent this entire campaign promising the entire world what everyone wants to hear. I believe he is fully capable of taking us in the right direction towards those goals. However, no man (even if he IS the "messiah" nearsports/4fcd5118.gif ) could possibly solve all of the worlds problems in 4 years with the crap for brains hicks like we have running around our nation.

Rebel04- 10-26-2008
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