Craig Crawford's Trail Mix

yowzah

bonsewer

Democratic delicate dreadlock.

She's up for an Oscar and it is out on video. Definitely go see "La Vien Rose"

Teach you to raise the stakes

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uzEJ7NV_g98

I figure that melody is up there for some ungodly reason with Ave Maria.....and Liebestraum from Liszt.....really pretty melodies, like the one in the fifth sym. second movement (by looodvick)

the melody for La vie en rose, I mean

melodies which transcend.....like "I'll be seeing you in all the old familiar places" and "My Romance" and "Spring is Here" and "How are thiings iin Glocca Morra"

and somewhere over the rainbow......or when you wish upon a star......

Ok......pretty melody contest.....no lyrics.....just melody....winner gets a stupid faux brass medal to be received at a much later date in some very out of the way venue........

Here's That Rainy Day, My Funny Valentine, are like that for me.

The musical Jumbo may have been light weight but the Rogers and Hart songs were incredible. My Romance is great, but my favorite was "Little Girl Blue"

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jumbo_(musical)

piano concerto, tchaikovsky.. makes me warm all over..

my all time favorite album was Frank singing Rogers and Hart.....every song a killer

Jamie...

Edith Piaf....ahhhhhh....

Thanks for that link.

I met frank jr on staten island oncet.......such a gentleman.......at least to goobers who came to see his show.......

Jumbo......"Ladies and Gentlemen, boys and girls....I present the most famous monster in the whole world"

my baby daughter's rendition of the introduction of Jumbo by Jimmie Durante........

Still reading and just finished the story link I posted a short time ago. Here is the complete story from the Raw Story linked in its article.

http://www.progressive.org/mag_rothschild0308

I would also suggest you take the time to read the comments at the bottom of this article. I believe that I have brought this up previously as to what our country is headed for.

Take care and ...

God Bless.

Pretty Melody Contest Entry: Begin The Beguine

Jo Stafford is worth listening to the lyrics

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqO5YyCsIkk&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dXYNCYOR108

Sheesh...if I knew it was a Pretty Melody Contest, I'd have just ended it before it began...with the most beautiful tune ever written. Coltrane, Naima:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q6WwuxqXPOg

See Your Tchaikovsky and raise you a Debussy

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KKPBtZ0Zzok

and......just to set the standard: Schttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQVz6vuNq7shubert......

a condendah:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QNvuwtil4PU

Ulterior motive?

"On the eve of her state's caucuses, Washington Gov. Chris Gregoire (D) endorsed Sen. Barack Obama for the Democratic nomination for president, according to the Seattle Post-Intelligencer.
However, Gregoire's endorsement may help her as much as it helps Obama as she seeks to appeal to independents in what is expected to be a close re-election bid."
http://www.politicalwire.com/

Sturg...oh yeah. Awesome Miles.

rats.....contendah

http://youtube.com/watch?v=xUNRhHz3XRk

ohh skylark..wont you lead me there..

this one knocks the hay out the loft:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wq2-2xztcHY

Coltrane and Miles Davis

Unfair to the competition. :-) There isn't a decent version of "Skylark" on all of You Tube.

ive posted this before..but..she just breaks my heart..

http://youtube.com/watch?v=eUwTdqPkluY

Okay. I take it back. You found one while I was typing.

Just the idea of Herbie Hancock building a rhythm box for someone else, and then someone as epic as Wayne Shorter sitting back and waiting his turn to play...until the master is finished. Tells you all you need to know about the greatness of the MDQ.

I'm fast depleting my reserve of superlatives, but this one is primo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bn7exBrCiUI

yer right jamie.. i think mercer's was the best but it's not on youtube.. kd lang did a nice version of it for Garden of Good and Evil too

Jamie...you could punch us back and knock us out with anything by Billie Holiday. Just sayin...

yvonne elliman

What, no Bessie Smiff?

my daughter has tickets to see Jesus Christ Superstar (Ted Nealy's never-ending farewell tour) and I swear she's as excited as I was when I was her age and saw the original road show..

Well my favorite Billie Holiday is anything but pretty

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4ZyuULy9zs

But for the pretty melody

Good Morning Heartache

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQ3PVm6YbmU&feature=related

Sturg, Jamie...I guess I'm specifically thinking about Strange Fruit...even though it might not fit everyone's definition of a "pretty melody."

But...what a work of art.

saw this little girl one time......
so I may have strayed from the melody concept....so sue me.....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_SR2sVPjfw

ella

Jamie...Great Minds. You beat me to the punch.
Let's get married now.

how many women have you proposed to on here, LaLi? I've lost count

LaL

I'll do that again when I meet someone who understands that a happy marriage is side by side houses.

haha..how bout this for a little girl?

http://youtube.com/watch?v=GLSr0UzL1HE

Tylenol...I'm just a hound dog. I admit it.

Jamie...I'll check and see if there's a vacancy next door.

"my daughter has tickets to see Jesus Christ Superstar "

Tylenol....my daughter and a friend have tickets to take their pre-school daughters to see The Doodlebops in Cincinnati. My daughter is making the little girls Doodlebop costumes to wear -- my granddaughter picked Dee Dee Doodle.

(PS....when Ohio comes around, my daughter and her friends from the mom's group are all voting for Hillary.)

careful, LL... years ago what I thought was a joke ended up with a guy who was getting ready to drive clear across the country to land on my doorstep... Mr Tylenol wasnt nearly as amused as I was..

That's all she wrote for me tonight. Keep on singing. I've got a caucus to attend tomorrow.

this is most decidedly not a great melody, but it's one of the strangest songs I've heard......It was also the flip side of Patti Page's "Old Cape Cod".......very strangia......

aww patsi.. that's so cute :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Esf5NRXVrY

woohoo, jamie!

Tylenol...yikes. Sounds like the scenes from Good Will Hunting that ended up on the cutting room floor.

i was watching the news from arkansas and tenn... so sad..

yorf.....whore a file I taut moy were alto senti-manatee-al...nora glean dart stats nardo case........

yaargg........I yeold to low-ger expotriationses......it's also nart more parbolemons......

whan that ahpral wit it's shores shoat

"aww patsi.. that's so cute"

Ha! Tylenol, I told my daughter that the "real" concert requests are yet to come. She'll look back and think 2 year olds were a breeze.....

According to CNN tonight at 5:30 pm PST
The delegate count is as follows

Clinton - 1133

Obama - 962

Still reading other sites, but before I forget.

I'm sure many of you seen the Charmin commercial with the Blue Bear and the Red Bear. So I went and ask my boss this question.

I said to my boss let me ask you a personal question. What toilet paper brand do you buy and use.

He said the stores brand I think, than I said have you seen the Charmin ad with the two bears on TV? The one with the Blue Bear and the Red Bear.

He said yes, why?

I told him see, if Charmin can bring together the Blue Bear and the Red Bear than just think how Charmin can unite the shit to the paper.

At least I thought I had made a funny.

God Bless.

Somehow this Dem delegate thing is leaving me cold. They've got it so convoluted, that I wonder if it means anything.

tt

Craig,

If the delegates from Michigan and Florida are at this point, not to be seated for the Democratic convention, why hasn't the DNC reduced the number of delegates needed to win the nomination by the split of those outlaw delegates? If the DNC did so, would either candidate project to win enough without the help of the super delegates?

Back for a bit. I'm a little slow, but I just figured out why they are having so much trouble counting these darn delegates.

In the states that divide up the delegates by congressional districts have people voting in precincts. The two designations can be in conflict and trying to figure out which votes belong where is making them crazy mainly because of the gerrymandering of the Congressional districts.

jamie. cnn has clinton ahead in the delegate count, and it's looking good for her in new mexico, too.

bear...
Lincoln Chaffee is a True American Patriot and a Real Republican. He was the only Republican to vote against the Military Commissions Act of 2006.

A great loss to the Senate as I see it and I vote Democrat 99.9 percent of the time. I think he would make a good VP for Obama.

Just my opinion.

God Bless.

Well wouldn't you just know it, I finally get caught up and I need to hit the sack. Four thirty comes around really fast when its this late.

See all later.

Take care and ...

God Bless.

I finally saw the movie about the SS St. Louis , "Voyage of the Damned".
I had heard the story many times, now thanks to TCM I saw the movie.
I deals with a ship with a passenger list of nearly a thousand Jews, sent from Germany in the late Spring of 1939, bound for Havana. Denied exit from the ship, they hoped to land in US...but Roosevelt turned them back into the sea.
Finally they were taken in by France and Belgium, only to be eventually captured and 600 of them died in the concentration camps. Only something like 128 survived the ordeal.
Quite a sad story , and a great movie.

Most of you folks do not watch the 6:30 news, so I will report this:
A man in England has made a real-time blog dealing with his grandfather's experiences in the first world war...real-time...just 90 years to the day late...it's an internet smash-hit...

d-min=2006-01-01T00%3A00%3A00Z&updated-max=2007-01-01T00%3A00%3A00Z&max-results=5

sorry...let me fix that link...

http://wwar1.blogspot.com/search?updated-min=2006-01-01T00%3A00%3A00Z&updated-max=2007-01-01T00%3A00%3A00Z&max-results=5

So Shuster learned a lesson, mainly no one can toss around words like that , even though he was just making a point.

Someone should have called Obama out when he knew goddam well Bill Clinton was strictly talking about Obama's war votes and not his campaign when Bill Clinton said the fairy tale statement.
It was like 8 days later that Obama mentioned that Bill was referring to Obama's war votes...in other words, he let it play out like racism, a RIDICULOUS claim made by people who are too stupid to even read the voting records that show that Obama has supported W Bush's war on Iraq ever since he walked into the Russell Bldg or wherever his office is.
Again, I ask, why doesn't Obama explain how he has voted for years to fund Bush's invasion, yet claim to be a peace candidate? He wasn't even in the Senate then.
He's a phony.
Go ahead, I can take it...tell me how I am wrong.

Not me Dexter...I agree 100%
~g

what a fascinating political discussion :) ...OH and Eva Cassidy was such an amazing singer. She died too young, oh and so did Kate Wolf... Another wonderful voice.

Good morning all... This was a nice blog to wake up too!

It's fine and dandy that the AP says Obama's ahead but the problem is, they may likely be wrong and they've been wrong before.

When Hillary won here in Nevada the arrogant obama camp was quick to insist that obama got 1 more delegate so he won NV. It was petty, arrogant and a lie. AP picked up the story FROM THE OBAMA CAMP AND USED THAT AS FACT, and sadly others picked it up from AP as if it's fact.. and it isn't.

They reported Obama with 13 and Hillary with 12. The actual state numbers are both have 12 and the other one will be decided in mid April-and this is NOT in regards to Super Delegates. Those who understand what SD are, know this is a whole separte deal.

Now on to this new news from AP.

I think if you go to 6 different sites for info on delegates, you'll come up with 6 different answers. That said, let me present you with the :

NY Times:
http://www.nytimes.com/pages/politics/index.html

Which has Hillary ahead on pledged delegates AND on Super Delegates.

and CNN:
http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2008/primaries/results/scorecard/#D

Also has Hillary up on pledged and Super.

I know Craig is a supporter of Hillary's and that's great, but considering most of the media is pro Obama and anti Hillary, I am once again amused that the MSM chose to ignore the polls that show Hillary ahead, and then focus only on any poll they find that says Obama is ahead, (then they use that to report on the cable news networks repeatedly as if it's fact).

Oh those facts, they can be a silly, sneaky thing that can be spun spun spun.

By the way regarding David Shuster, Politico has posted emails that prove David had no intention of apologizing on his own, he was defiant infact. . I mean surely no one out there believed his apology was from the heart! I It was forced .

It doesn't mean much to me. I want Chris Matthew's head on a platter. Yesterday he pulled one of his slimiest tricks. He opened the show with 2 republican commentator guests then sat there quietly while they trashed Hillary for over 20 minutes. The woman and I dont' remember her name, she trashed Hillary worse than I've heard in a long long time.. she went back to Bills' adminsitration and brought up every smarmy lie and spin the reps have ever used.. i mean it was badddd and chris just sat thre quietly while his guests did his dirty work..

Interesting exit poll from Advocate.Com regarding Gay/Lesbian voters:

GLB VOTERS CHOSE CLINTON OVER OBAMA

Among many interesting developments last night, mainstream news organizations acknowledged that gay, lesbian, and bisexual voters exist and asked them to identify as such in the exits polls. A solid majority of those polled in California and New York preferred that Sen. Hillary Clinton be their next president.

NBC exit polling found that among the 4% of California voters who identified as GLB, 63% voted for Clinton, 29% for Obama, and 1% for Edwards. In New York, 7% of voters self-identified as GLB and 59% voted for Clinton, 36% for Obama, and 3% for Edwards.

New York and California were the only states in which this question was asked. The results show that the GLB electorate didn’t move much from where they were last fall in Hunter College’s national polling of the community, when likely GLB voters preferred Clinton by 63%, Obama’s by 22% and Edwards at 7%.

Regarding Barack Obama's young drug use... so what? The guy was searching for something and like many of us, temporarily starting down the wrong path but changed the route and has made his life one of political activism, politics and inspiration. I think he should be commended for this.

What? A Hillary supporter saying such nice things about Barack? Surprise! I think if you ask every Hillary supporter they will recall Mr. Obama's keynote address at the 2004 Democratic National Convention. For a while I said I wouldn't vote for Obama because of how he went negative early on in the nominating process because his poll numbers stayed in the cellar. Some have suggested that I didn't like him because he is black, or because he dares to run against Hillary. That is bull ! It is because I saw him give that speech and I said "there's someone who really has an ideological framework for stopping the American divide, but then abandoned it when the chips were down."

After reading about his college years: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/09/us/politics/09obama.html?ref=politics , all I can see is a man who has worked hard, is extremely intelligent and committed to a better world. So in a nutshell, if he gets the nomination, I will vote for him.

I am still strongly for Hillary Clinton. I also really do believe that together, Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama would be the new "dynamic duo" of politics and work hard to re-energize the American Dream.

Clinton/Obama 2008

Some songs don't need words. This is favorite.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WTnq_w54iSg

I am not myself...

http://www.jannarden.com/journal.php

On another note:

Just when Chris Crocker was on his way to becoming nothing more than a caricature of himself, he has issued a video that cuts the crap and speaks directly against an extremely important problem specifically online, not to mention overwhelming in many areas of our societies.

I decided to join Chris Crocker's MySpace as a friend because I suspected that there was/is a lot more to him than meets the eye. Making fun of him for the Britney video is fine and good, but it would be a mistake to dismiss this 19 year old man of being a light weight.

Check out the video... LANGUAGE alert for those who might be offended. It is, after all, in Chris Crocker's very much "in your face" style. I sense that in this video we see the real Chris Crocker down to his soul. http://youtube.com/watch?v=Yd1Oe1LELcc

The Advocate magazine article Homophobosphere is available here:
http://www.advocate.com/issue_story_ektid51690.asp

BJ:

You better get used to that type of criticism if Hillary is selected as the Democrat nominee. As many have stated on this board, the Republicans will pull no punches when it comes to the Clintons.

If she does successfully make it to the White House, it will be behind a trail of slaughtered elephants and donkeys.

What do you want MSNBC to do. Suppress such harsh words until the general. The Republicans are like rapid dogs waiting to engage in a bitter game of political pay back against the Clintons. If CNN is not making that clear to you - you should watch Hardball.

Being forewarned is being forearmed. Btw, someone else said that. I don't want to be called out for cheating.

Warren --------

The Repubs want to "frighten" Dems into voting for Obama because they fear Hillary. The Repubs will destroy Obama in the General.

Chuck Todd is a whte wine a**hole. MBNBC really sucks.

"Not only did Joe make fun of her, but he smelled the pages like they were Paris' underwear. "

Lord! I didn't see that one....

How would of Brokaw, Jennings, Rather, Kronkite report on all the excitement about Obama. Would the results be any different.

The big thing now is what network person said what. Let's just get back to reporting the news.

"Seattle today, the Olympian newspaper was reporting that Jim McDermott — the congressional expert on universal health care — said he prefers Clinton’s health care plan to Obama’s."

http://www.theolympian.com/adamw...ory/ 352396.html

It should be we report you decide, but FOX is not fair and balanced, CNN and MSNBC are not much better.

The polls are also indicating that the GOP would much prefer their chances against Hillary Clinton

I just went to check out the exact location of the Grace E. Metz Middle School. It is 10.5 miles from my home 8)

How soon will they be opening the doors at the school

I meant what time will they open the doors on Sunday

I know what the polls and conventional wisdom say about the GOP wanting to run against Hillary. But I watched Fox on Super Tuesday specifically to hear what Karl "Darth Vader" Rove had to say. When he started going down the list and saw whatstates had gone for which candidate he made what appeared to be a throw away comment, because he quickly backed away from that subject. He said that democrats in states that had no hope of winning in the general were voting hope. Then he shook his head, and said, "And the rest of the voters want to win."

I was thinking about that myself, daryl. I don't know, as I have never been to a town hall or rally.

Maybe those who have been, can shed some light on it for us 8)

I know they fill up fast. I went to Kerry's 4 years ago when he won VA.

How big is that gym

I don't think we can carry any deep south state. I do think we can take back Tennessee. Either candidate is in for a blood bath....

I told Jim that I wanted to go over about 8:00am, to get in line or a good seat. He didn't think that would be early enough.

I thought about 9. No later than 10.

I didn't see the gym, but there is lots of parking. Do you remember how far in advance you arrived at the Kerry rally?

Since this is the only visit in our area you might be right about 8.

It was at George Mason, I left right from work and got there at 4 or so and he did not come out till they announced he won the state. I think it was 8:30 or later. I know they are never ontime for their rallies.

Well, HRC was in Alexandria(on Thursday, I think), but I was unable to attend.

I did get right in front. But it got so packed it was hard to get any air. The person behind me near the end of the speech started to pass out. There were reporters in front of us so we got their attention and we lifted her up and carried her to them. Then Kerry came off the stage and we had to redirect him another way. Never did get to talk to him, all he wanted to know was how she was and if he could talk to her.

I think the media and the GOP are telling us they want to run against Hillary. Did anyone see the speech Bill Clinton made about the Republicans doing reverse plastic surgery on Democratic leaders (including Jimmy Carter, Hillary and Bill himself?) Well, they havne't done their job on Obama yet. I may be a conspiracy theorist but something doesn't pass the sniff test with Frank Luntz going on Bill Maher and saying that he just can't think of anything they could run against Obama on.

So if you get close be prepared to get pushed around a bit. I had a good time. There is a lot of things that go on behind the scenes before the candidate comes out. Fun to watch. I also ended up getting one of the Real Deal banners they had up. They take them from event to event but after awhile they start to fall apart so they give them away. I stayed for awhile afterwards and that's when I got it.

correction: Arlington

so, if I faint, I will get to meet HRC??????

LOL

Headline of the Mon Award:

http://www.myfoxdc.com/myfox/pages/Home/Detail;jsessionid=5A90A4C5854BAEE226825CA18D024D29?contentId=5657259&version=3&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=TSTY&pageId=1.1.1&sflg=1

They can run against O's war stance for starters.

I will probably drive back over tonight...see if anyone is around...maybe ask some questions.

That's an idea. It worked for that girl, she ended up getting a private visit.

In August 2004 Kerry was ahead of Bush in the polls.

Worrying about electability and who the Republicans fear the most doesn't mean much,

Democrats can win without independents and moderates. The Ed Rendell coalition which defeated the conservative Bob Casey jr in the primary and has won two general elections for govenor is the progressive coalition that can win in November.

My wife has a heart condition, hmmmm!!!

OMG @ vadaryl!!

I am surprised that Hannity has been giving him a free ride. He did say he wanted Hillary to win so that the GOP's can beat her. He's been to busy unloading on McCain, but now that is settled I wonder if he will back off Hillary and go full tilt against Obama.

Is that why they call it a butt crack?

I would never pull at stunt like that, just kidding.

Good morning...during my self-suspension (although it seemed more like "I am taking my ball home and won't play anymore), I have observed one thing about this next election. The dems whom I favor, are dead locked. We do not need a uniter, but a healer. Obviously, neither candidate is uniter or we would not be so split. I still hope for a dream team as I cannot tolerate four more years of repugs in power. Now who can step-up to the role of healer? I do not think HRC or BHO are able to do that as it would be admitting defeat for either one. Perhaps, there is a healer in the party who willl emerge by August to glue the dream team together.

I think everyone should go to one of the candidates rallies just to get a feel what's it like out on the trail. You get to meet people that have the same opinions you have.

Al Gore?

I agree, vadaryl...I am psyched for tomorrow!!

Patsi

Wouldn't it have been more newsworthy if it had moved?

Patsi

Wouldn't it have been more newsworthy if it had moved?

Only clicked once. The system seems to have turned the other cheek.

You also might get on TV, C-Span and CNN usually carry these rallies. CNN shows them on their web site, sometimes live on TV during their Election Bowl coverage on the weekends. I know C-Span may show it again at night. Check their schedule for Sunday.

Hey Fellow Craigites.... Eleanor Clift of Newsweek has an excellent article about our Democratic race for the nomination:

http://www.newsweek.com/id/109432/page/1

This is an excellent view of the situation in the democratic party. We have two powerful camps in our democratic race for the demo nomination. Everyone who is for Obama is trumpeting him just as much as everyone that is for Hillary is trumpeting her. That trumpeting by pundits in our national media is only fueling the divide between the two camps. The voters in each camp are hitting the blogs with such fervor and downright disdain for the other camp that it is going to be hard to bridge that once there is a nominee... in fact, I really don't believe that we will have everyone unite because there will be so much grief... and thus we have a McCain presidency unless a miracle happens where Hillary and Barack find a way to lead their camps together. THEY are the only ones who can do it!!! I wish the both could get together and lead this country together for what is needed... they BOTH could bring so much to the presidency. If it was my call, I believe that it would be great to have a Clinton-Obama presidency for 8 years and an Obama-Edwards the following 8 years. We can dream can't we??

I have had Direct TV installed and hubby and I are enjoying the NewsMix feature...it is perfect for politcal junkies like us.

LL and Vadaryl

I do not know who could perform the marriage of HRC and BHO in Denver...Al Gore is a thought..

Craig...any thoughts on a healer for the party?

Indy man

My point exactly...who can step-up to bring the party back together? We have some really "killer" candidates that can wipe out the repugs in the election.

Indy Man: The only way to conquer in November against McCain will be to unite. A Clinton/Obama ticket is my first choice as well. Howard Dean needs to come out of the shadows and unite the two divisions in the party and fast. I have not been impressed with his leadership in the primary season to say the least.

Okay...so far we have Howard Dean and Al Gore marrying HRC and BHO...any others?

I have directv. I have never seen the news mix channel. I will have to check it out. Jim watches sports mix all the time.

Good Morning Folk, 3 comments before I head off for a day at the walk in clinic to see if I should fear the lump I found...

1. Gordo, these are comments from Putin that make me think Obama may be on to something after all...

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23077188/

2. Now the Christian talk radio folks are upset with Dr. James Dobson because he waited so long to endorse Huckabee. They wonder how much better he would have done had that ensdoresment come sooner.

3. I have no problem with a biased news media so long as they report news stories objectively and that they make their bias known. You can get your news from the Nation or The National Review. The NY Times or the NY Post or WSJ.

Has MSNBC seen the quality of its work slip? Yes but I would attribute it to a staff that is fully engaged in and excited about the biggest election of our lifetimes.

I needle Craig about his "pro Clinton" bias. Who cares though, he still offers insightful commentary that is far more observant than his competition. I like listening to Pat Buchanan because of the perspective he brings to a discussion. I may cringe at some of his points but I always feel that I learned something.

If the cable networks have gotten you down, time to turn to C-Span or NPR....

Craig, Why didn't CQ politics sponsor a debate this election cycle? Most of the candidates who ran were members of Congress so there would have been some synergy there...

Have a good day all...hopefully I will be back posting in a couple of weeks...

I'm a regular NPR listener and I wouldn't say they are exactly unbiased...

I came across this in my journey through some of the blogs this morning...

http://www.16yearplan.com

This is a website where you can sign a petition to Howard Dean to encourage the two to run together. Who knows, that might be the miracle I shared in my earlier post. Share this website info with all your posts on all sites. Let's do it!!!

And I don't always agree with Pat Buchanan either but agree that he is very astute and I always appreciated that he came forward in the 2000 election and said the he couldn't possibly have gotten all of the votes in Palm Beach County that he did and they were likely Gore votes after all...

Bear... you made some really good points about the MSNBC crew... they are passionate about their work and therefore their biases do come through. I've done the same thing in that I know their biases and I try to glean from their discussions and reporting with that filter in mind. My concern is that it does fuel the divide between our two strong camps of HIllary and Barack.

NPR serves the corporate "public" broadcasting mainstream. If you really want to get news listen to Pacifica. http://www.pacifica.org ... I think that's the URL

someone was talking about butt cracks and this reminded me of a weird children's song called "Let's Trade Butts" by Peter Alsop. It's goes "let's trade butts, let's trade butts" and at some point he says he wants to return his butt for a new one because "this butt's cracked"... LOL http://www.peteralsop.com/

It's calm here today... mostly relaxed people... it's Nice.

The reason why David Shuster and Chris Matthews and multitude of others are in favor of Obama over Hillary is because they feel that Obama is a tan white man.. If you will read Obama's biography you will find out that Obama was raised by his white grandparent from Kansas who they believe share their values and morals and most important the Senator was void of any experiences of black Americans.

That's all good I admire him for all of his accomplishments he is a great American and he will make a good president I believe but, I think African-Americans and need to know how he got elected ----- when he get elected

Nivramel: Matthew Dowd on Bill Maher last night said a black man is easier to elect than a woman...

Bear -- Passion when covering politics is fine, indeed perhaps needed, but there should be a difference between those who report the news and those who comment on it. It's called Principles of Journalism, and it's covered in Journalism 101, first semester, first class of the year. Pat Buchanan is hired to give commentary..everyone knows what side of the aisle he's on and where he's coming from. But those who are hired to sit at the desk and dispense information are required to present it in a neutral fashion.

PMSNBC has blurred the lines. When Scar had his show, it was opinion. Now that he's hosting Morningload, his opinion seeps into everything covered in the morning. It's bad news for the industry.

And Bill Maher also made exactly your point...Obama isn't too black and that makes it easier for America to accept. Sad but true in his opinion.

Tylenol: Very, very well said. Thank you.

Thank you Ally... those classes have come in handy :)

A Rasmussen poll in mid-January found McCain running two points behind Clinton and five behind Obama just days before he won in South Carolina.

“McCain has led Clinton in four of the last five polling match-ups conducted by Rasmussen Reports. He has had the edge over Obama in three of the last four polls,” Rasmussen indicated in a write-up about its survey.

The polling data finds Clinton has significant problems among male voters as McCain enjoys a 22-point lead with men. Among women, Clinton leads by three percent. The same gender gap doesn't appear with Obama as McCain leads by eight points among men, five points among women.

http://www.lifenews.com/nat3683.html

The reason for Tweety's apparent disdain for all things HRC goes back a long way... IMHO, he's still smarting because he didnt get to be Bill Clinton's press secretary.

Media figures call Obama supporters' behavior "creepy," compare them to Hare Krishna and Manson followers
This is from Media Matters http://mediamatters.org/items/200802080014?lid=45297&rid=3304221

"The cult has basically only two purposes, recruiting new members and fund-raising. Established religions and altruistic movements may also recruit and raise funds. However, their sole purpose is not to grow larger; such groups have the goals to better the lives of their members
and mankind in general. The cults may claim to make social
contributions, but in actuality these remain mere claims, or gestures. Their focus is always dominated by recruiting new members and fund-raising."

"The cult appears to be innovative and exclusive. The leader claims to be breaking with tradition, offering something novel, and instituting the only viable system for change that will solve life's problems or the world's ills. While claiming this, the cult then surreptitiously uses systems of psychological coercion on its members to inhibit their
ability to examine the actual validity of the claims of the leader and the cult." From the following link:
http://www.factnet.org/rancho5.htm

Kind of scary when you think of putting Clinton and Obama on the same ticket. I don't want or think that should be. Clinton needs to get away from him.

One last thought before I go remove the last snow we received..........ENOUGH ALREADY!! I question why the Dem party put both on the ticket in the same year. I question why the party could not see the problems with removing the delegates of MI & FL. Therefore, I question the leadership of Howard Dean. These people are suppose to be leaders, well I question that also.

Have a great weekend, everyone. Take Care, Linda

POTUS is a radio station you can also listen to online. They cover the presidential politics without the pundits.

Direct TV News mix is great. It is the best part about having to pay to listen to the MSM.

LinW

You make some good points and I was so upset that both candidates are running this year. I would hope that if both could team-up, HRC would be prez and BHO would be v prez.

My fear is what I have been hearing from my F&F (friends and family) that if their dem candidate is not chosen, they will not vote in Nov. Even Mrs. BHO (see I am really trying to here) has stated that if HRC gets the nod, she would have to think long and hard about voting for her.

My hubby thinks that with the Bush fatique so heavy, all of the sour dems can stay home in November and a dem will still win. I am not so sure.

And one final note, getting along is very peaceful...but not good for ratings.

Maybe we need to bring that wonderful show of 1950s, the Honeymooners!

I am still the Queen of typos --

I am really trying here...

Maybe we need to bring back that wonderful show of the 1950's, the Honeymooners.

http://www.honeymooners.net/

And who is our spiritual leader of the dems that could heal and marry HRC and BHO?? I do not think Howard Dean can be the one as he has to watch over the process and all states have not spoken yet.

And who is our spiritual leader of the dems that could heal and marry HRC and BHO??

Blonde, I think that we may the MSM and others are throwing the joint ticket down our throats. Is that really our only choice here? If Clinton wins, then IMO, she needs to distance herself as far away from him as possible. Who would make a good VP for her?

Your husband may be correct. I know I won't vote for BHO this fall. It would be the first time in my life, since I could vote, that I would not be voting for a president. (And that is a long time!!) And I will cancel my cable tv too!! Because in the end if he wins, the MSM and some of the pundits will be picking our next president.
Canada is looking good!!

Now off to shovel!!

Obama, the not too candidate

not too black
not to vetted
not too modeate
not to honest
no too able to win a large Blue Sate
not too realisitc
not too bipartisan
not too experianced
not too strong on foreign policy
not too willing to put his vote where his mouth is

Yep, the "not too" candidiate

What to see how moonbat-like Obama supporters are? Just go and read the comment thread following the ABC article on Shuster's pimp slip.

Can't decide if they're a cult or if Obama's just the Second Coming.

And remember Warren, the under dog is not a team that enjoys the bias of umpires. That is called handi-capping. Under these compensatory rules an old lady could beat Tiger Woods.

And Blonde, I am the typo king. Just look at my last comment.

moderate instead of modeate, want to see instead of what to see......

if only Craig had a spell checker here.....

good morning gang..... or is it afternoon yet.....

Blonde wino and dog.... it's great to see you both posting again.....

Ally.... I had the same thought when I saw Frank Luntz say he couldn't think of a negative thing about Obama on Bill Maher.... man is this a set-up or what....

tylenol.... here, here on your very thoughtful post about journalism vs opinionated commentary..... keep taking those classes....

I agree about Pat Buchanan.... some of his opinions make me cringe too....
but I think he is very knowledgeable and doesn't get carried away emotionally like so many other pundits...... I read his book "Where the Right Went Wrong"..... and even though I didn't agree with a lot of it.... I did learn quite a bit from it....

as for a healer for the Dems..... I don't know..... god knows we need one....

I just know that at the opening of that last Dem debate on CNN when both Clinton and Obama came out on stage together it brought tears to my eyes....
to think we've finally progressed to see a woman and a black man and know that one of them will be the eventual nominee......

let's not blow it..... or the next president will be an old white guy.....

Max-----You have some typos----but you have some great critical thinking and strong rebuttals that I wish I was capable of.

I think the campaigns are moving into the over-saturated mode, where voters, especially young people, will be on to others things. They may come back around in fall, but summertime is a siren.

And I feel a "burned out"about OB, and "fatigue" of HRC and a "who cares" about the old crazy man, coming on. Just an observation and a sense of mood.

RR

Seeing them both on the stage was really a wonderful mind/body feeling for me, too. I can't think of a better team to run in the autumn. It is all we have right now and it is too late to start over.

I also think that Clinton/Gore in '92 and '96 was a good marriage. I can't say that for Gore/Liebermann in '00. I was asleep at th wheel then...perhaps drinking too much Y2K water...but, what was the reasoning behind that? Mondale/Ferraro was a disasterous marriage.

The Weekly Radio Address...parody...

http://weeklyradioaddress.com/WRA20080209.htm

burrito

You may be right and with the writer's strike ending...
who knows?

Later all....I have to get some work done.

Uburitto....
good observation..... yeah.... right now it's winter and a lot of the country is holed up and sitting on the couch watching waaaaay too much tv.....
once summer comes.... things will quiet down because we're all so busy havin' summer fun....

Blonde wino... I think Gore picked Lieberman because he wanted the Dem party to progress onto another first..... the first woman running as VP had already been picked..... so Gore chose to pick the first Jewish person to run on the ticket..... I remember everyone lauding that pick at the time...... it's only in hindsight and Lieberman's current behavior that is making everyone revisit that choice, IMO....

lots of places in the blogostan are having problems

http://www.thecarpetbaggerreport.com/archives/14523.html

go democrats!

Please, Luntz is a Hillary hater and spends most of his time on Fox. He tried to defend his polls on NH AFTER Hillary won and suggested her tears were fake. Do your research.

http://www.slate.com/id/2183968 A Slate artcile on the differences between Hillary and Obama, though the article is still slanted against Hillary. Slate also shows the long history of candidates promising change.Nothing unconventional about that.

Thanks chicadee. I hope my typos don't distort the message.

One thing is clear; media loves the Obama stroy they're creating. Hillary is the under dog in this primary because the umpires of media and even party leadership (not Senators in general) give an unfair advantage to Obama. The Giants would have lost if officals called Tyree's catch a dropped ball and in politics there is no instant reply. Even where repeating Hillary's LBJ comments over and over, the pundits kept contextualizing it in racist terms.

Now a new story circulates of the ultimate irony. It goes like this: don't vote for Hillary because she'll either put Bill or Barak on the Supreme Court. Independents who lean a bit right might find Barak on SCOTUS more dangerous than seeing him beaten up for four years as President. So even Republicans are using justice Obama as a weapon against the Clintons....LOL

Not a suggestion that President Barak put Hillary on SCOTUS..eh?

FILE UNDER NEWS FLASH

By the way, Putin is ranting again about US arms race and bases near their border. This is getting quite alarming. Obama is supposedly the chair person of the Senate select Committe on the Foreign Relations in Eastern Europe and Nato as Jaime's Washington Monthly post highlighted. There is nothing out of Obama on these serious trends despite his use of JFK. I suppose he is waiting for Putin to announce new Russian bases for Caracs and Cuba giving them sub power since JFK ended that threat. Isn't it ironic that Obama is silent when his job is to vet these matters as chair person for his committee on these affairs, a committee which he has never called a meeting for? Even greater irony that he lifts the very rhetoric of JFK who would be spinning in his grave over this issue? Does anyone see the huge irony in this?

Obama what about the next move Putin will make near our back door? Can you summon the brain power to see what Putin will d next, or must CNN point to out to you? What about the situation in Eastern Europe? Do you support new US bases in Romania or Bulgaria? Do you dennounce threats against Kosovo by Serbia, a place where Clinton stood up and sent troops? Will you send troops to counter the arms race Putin is planning with Chavez in South America or counter agression by Chavez against his neighbors? Do you support NATO's desire for a nuclear first strike doctrine to counter Putin's? Do you support miisle defense in Europe?

Please Barak, show us how Reaganesque or JFK-like you are instead of lifting these leader's rhetoric to advance your vague promise of change. I will bet anyone here that McCain is already sharpening his knives. No matter what pollster say, if Barak stutters or fumbles the questions that are coming, Independents will move right and Obama loses. We know how strong Hillary debates. Wonder why? Obama is keeping quiet on these forementioned issues because 1. he has no answers despite his chair person position on the very committee that is supposed to find answers 2. his naswers might refute his anti-war pandering 3. wrong answers will give Hillary more to beat him with.

We call this approach -not too forthright, not too "taking tough decisions on controversial issues:, not to genuine in candor, not to responsible as head of a Senate sub Committee that ought to have answers to these serious questions.

This is why most of Europe is suspect of Obama and wants Hillary. Imagine Obama talking to our eneimes with Republican support here and little support among our allies. Now you decide.

Maxtrue....
all those world problems is why I chose to vote for Hillary....
I know some here don't like your posts due to length.... but I read every word....

gotta go now.....
gotta go back to work......

I haven't heard anything here about Europe wanting Hillary. There has been a long sense that she would win the nomination. Europe, which is rapidly growing into what could be called "The United States of Europe", wants to see U.S. leadership as a partnership with the rest of the world. Not some unilateralist madman who says "do as we say". Europe would be happy with Hillary or Barack. I also think many Europeans are a bit puzzled about the brouhaha over a woman leader. Afterall in Europe alone, there was Mags Thatcher, Gro Harlem Brundtland in Norway, Mary Robinson of Ireland, Mary McAleese also of Ireland, Tarja Kaarina Halonen of Finland, and of course Angela Merkel in Germany.

Now with typos fixed.....

Please, Luntz is a Hillary hater and spends most of his time on Fox. He tried to defend his polls on NH AFTER Hillary won and suggested her tears were fake. Do your research.

http://www.slate.com/id/2183968 A Slate artcile on the differences between Hillary and Obama, though the article is still slanted against Hillary. Slate also shows the long history of candidates promising change. Nothing unconventional about that.

Thanks chicadee. I hope my typos don't distort the message.

One thing is clear: media loves the Obama story they're creating. Hillary is the under dog in this primary because the umpires of media and even DNC party leadership (not Senators in general) give an unfair advantage to Obama. The Giants would have lost if officals called Tyree's catch a dropped ball and in politics there is no instant replay. Even when repeating Hillary's LBJ comments over and over, the pundits kept contextualizing it in racist terms.

Now a new story circulates of the ultimate irony. It goes like this: don't vote for Hillary because she'll either put Bill or Barak on the Supreme Court. Independents who lean a bit right might find Barak on SCOTUS more dangerous than seeing him beaten up for four years as President. So even Republicans are using justice Obama as a weapon against the Clintons....LOL

Not a suggestion that President Barak put Hillary on SCOTUS.....eh?

FILE UNDER NEWS FLASH

By the way, Putin is ranting again about the US arms race and bases near their border. This is getting quite alarming. Obama is supposedly the chair person of the Senate select Committe on the Foreign Relations in Eastern Europe and Nato as Jaime's Washington Monthly post highlighted. There is nothing out of Obama on these serious trends despite his use of JFK. I suppose he is waiting for Putin to announce new Russian bases for Caracas and Cuba giving them sub power (and RUSIAN SLBM COVERAGE) since JFK ended that threat. Isn't it ironic that Obama is silent when his job is to vet these matters as chair person for his committee on these affairs, a committee which he has never called a meeting for? Even greater irony is that he lifts the very rhetoric of JFK who would be spinning in his grave over this issue. Does anyone see the huge irony in this?

Obama what about the next move Putin will make near our back door? Can you summon the brain power to see what Putin will do next, or must CNN point to out to you? What about the situation in Eastern Europe? Do you support new US bases in Romania or Bulgaria? Do you dennounce threats against Kosovo by Serbia, a place where Clinton stood up and sent troops? Will you send troops to counter the arms race Putin is planning with Chavez in South America or counter agression by Chavez against his neighbors? Do you support NATO's desire for a nuclear first strike doctrine to counter Putin's? Do you support miissile defense in Europe?

Please Barak, show us how Reaganesque or JFK-like you are instead of lifting these leader's rhetoric to advance your vague promise of change. I will bet anyone here that McCain is already sharpening his knives. No matter what pollster say, if Barak stutters or fumbles the questions that are coming, Independents will move right and Obama loses. We know how strong Hillary debates. Wonder why? Obama is keeping quiet on these forementioned issues because 1. he has no answers despite his chair person position on the very committee that is supposed to find answers 2. his answers might refute his anti-war pandering 3. wrong answers will give Hillary more to beat him with 4. Obama plans to move center after the primaries revealing how disengenuious he was to the Democratic base in order to win at all costs.

We call this approach -not too forthright, not too "taking tough decisions on controversial issues:, not too genuine in candor, not too responsible as head of a Senate sub Committee that ought to have answers to these serious questions.

This is why most of Europe is suspect of Obama and wants Hillary. Imagine Obama talking to our enemies with no Republican support here and little support among our allies. Now you decide.

I guess typos do make some difference in the message.......I will try harder in the future to correct.

I haven't heard anything here about Europe wanting Hillary. There has been a long sense that she would win the nomination. Europe, which is rapidly growing into what could be called "The United States of Europe", wants to see U.S. leadership as a partnership with the rest of the world. Not some unilateralist madman who says "do as we say". Europe would be happy with Hillary or Barack. I also think many Europeans are a bit puzzled about the brouhaha over a woman leader. Afterall in Europe alone, there was Mags Thatcher, Gro Harlem Brundtland in Norway, Mary Robinson of Ireland, Mary McAleese also of Ireland, Tarja Kaarina Halonen of Finland, and of course Angela Merkel in Germany.

If you haven't seen the Tim Russert Weekend show on MSNBC make an attempt to see it. It is the first truly substantial discussion by four men (they couldn't find one woman in the hall somewhere?), but it was still worth watching for the analysis of the current state of the campaigns.

Now why can't Eleanor Clift be part of THAT show?

European Poll

http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,2144,2992172,00.html

I don't do other people's homework. Most media outlets report the polling done in Europe particularly in regards to European leadership amd military heads. The polls show a strong desire for Hillary, not Obama who hasn't even paid them a visit like JFK did.

Germany has shown some support for Obama but particularly because he's black. Now that is a great reason, yes?

Like who Jamie?

Donna Brazille works for CNN
Mary Matalin, Romney advisor and nut job
Kate O'Beirne, RW hack and nut job
Katrina Vandenhuvel, Flamine left wing nut job...also not very good
Rachel Maddow- Yes
Margaret Carlson- Maybe
Coutlergeist, Malkin, Ingraham, etc...thankfully a Hell No.
Hillary Rosen, Clinton surrogate, not very good anyway

A quick glance at that list finds Maddow the only viable option for me and I wouldn't waste her on Russert. I want her and Buchanan to continue working on their show.

I will be gone for the next few weeks. Bad news at the Dr. this morning and I think I am one of those on our hosts iggy list so I am off until the Texas primary.

For the record, I still have yet to see a McCain sign anywhere in this state. Still a ton of Ron Paul, some Hillary and Obama signs...hell, I still see W signs but none for McCain.

Jamie-
Have you read "Goodbye to all that Part II" by Robin Morgan? I get the feeling you probably have. If not check it out..

Max---please don't stop commenting to the ignorant!
Some of us out here appreciate your thinking.

Max,

No I haven't read the book. I just checked on the web, and if the descriptions are accurate, I would probably find her a little too feminist oriented for my attitudes, but I probably should read before making a judgement.

I'm probably more of a Molly Ivins feminist.

Just for the record, I adore men in general. It's only in the specific that bless their little pea brains, they just aren't all that bright some times.

She is absolutely a little radical, but she makes some excellent points.

i read it . and yes she did make some good points. well worth reading, jamie.

Good morning.

Just reading some sites and ran across this economically troubling item. If you want to see how bad our economy is read this link below.

http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=va&aid=8033

I hope nobody has to much tied up in stocks and bonds, let alone uninsured deposits.

Catch you later.

God Bless.

Maxtrue, what an excellent post!!!

"Just for the record, I adore men in general. It's only in the specific that bless their little pea brains, they just aren't all that bright some times"

Hey! I...........

Whats that dear oh,

Jamie never mind my wife says I need to get back in the Kitchen.

Gotta keep making that guacamole ;-0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZIW2Teg4F6k

Jack

"It isn't a litmus test. It is a desire by women who are sick and tired of constantly having their lives run by men who frequently don't have a clue as to what it is like for women in society."

I think men (in general) either understand the problem or or part of the problem. What they do with their "understanding" varies.

When MSM pundits self-sabotage with sexists comments, I think those comments, and thoughts, stem from their "core" beliefs. Tough to change someone's core.

Hey folks
It is just politics not the end of the world if you candidate loses. In politics you need to remember these words from the Texas Tornados

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YDDS5JimKQg

Jack

"Both female and male reporters were less likely to quote female candidates supportingtheir claims with evidence"
http://womenscouncil.wi.gov/docview.asp?docid=11064&locid=2

I am old enough to know why the ERA didn't pass as the 28th amendment to our constitution. It was women like Phyllis Schlafly a conservative neo-victorian mannered woman who thought that it would create the draft for women.

In a Gallup poll conducted in 1955, 52 percent said they would support a woman for president. That number rose to 73 percent in 1975 and to 82 percent in 1987. http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/02/03/opinion/polls/main1281319.shtml

Prince Andrew rebukes U.S. handling of Iraq

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/02/04/prince-andrew-rebukes-us-_n_84988.html

""It was women like Phyllis Schlafly a conservative neo-victorian ... draft for women."

Awoman in office is no garuntee that the feminist agenda will be helped. And btw of course women should be included in a draft if god forbid we need one again."

First Schlafly is incredibly hypocritical in that her public stance and private life are almost total opposites.

Agree, both women and men should be subject to the draft, though I would take it even farther and make it "two years of mandatory public service". There is lots that needs doing even if there isn't a war.

GORDO:

I don't care how many times you and the Clinton camp repeat the mantra: "The Repubs want to 'frighten' Dems into voting for Obama because they fear Hillary. The Repubs will destroy Obama in the General."

It is simply not true. I have talked to Republican friends who have stated with conviction that the Republicans will beat Hillary - but they don't know about Obama. This was an honest discussion among friends - not some type of cloak-and-dagger attempt to pull the wool over my eyes.

You Clintonites eat up all these conspiracy theories. Likely because the flaws in Hillary's talking points are being exposed.

Do me a favor, take off your Hillary-colored glasses and read this article:

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB120241915915951669.html?mod=opinion_main_commentaries

I know, I know. Peggy Noonan is an rapid Hillary hater and a self-loathing female, but please understand that Ms, Noonan is also a well-respected journalist who is speaking to and on behalf of many Americans.

"I know, I know. Peggy Noonan is an rapid Hillary hater and a self-loathing female, but please understand that Ms, Noonan is also a well-respected journalist who is speaking to and on behalf of many Americans."

Does Peggy Noonan speak for you? Areyou one af the "many" who speak of?

"Originally the voting right in this new nation was limited to white male who owned property. Until 1869 and the passage of 15th Amendment each black man was equal to 3/5 of a white man and the women counted as nothing and had no voting rights. In fact women did not have voting rights until 1920 and even Hispanic Americans gained voting rights in 1965 during MLK's Civil Rights movement. With the Moslems as new target of demonization and discrimination it seems like the American history is repeating...........One would expect that if there is one country in the world in which women have become equal to men, that country is America. In fact, the number one question of twenty first century is, why does America remain the only industrial nation in which a woman has not been allowed to become president, or even vice president when even in many developing countries that has happened many times. Therefore, the anti-women factions mentioned above, with some of the big media at their service have managed to neutralize the women's struggle for more equality or place it on the back burner. "

http://payvand.com/news/08/jan/1052.html

Peggy Noonan is interviewing for a position at MSNBC.

Quotes from Robin Morgan
http://womenshistory.about.com/od/quotes/a/robin_morgan.htm

Peggy Noonan is not a journalist.

see tylenols post
http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/trailmix/2008/02/democratic-delegate-deadlock.html#comment-30582

several threads ago Blonde wino said, "I will always be your Gringa." I been thinking about that and was Gringa used as a pejorative term? In some locals ii is, as you may well know. I prefer to use it as a term of endearment.

yo soy Horsedooty!

Peggy Noonan was a speech writer for Tricky Dick.

yo soy Horsedooty!

"I think we tend to confuse commentary with journalism."

you might. I don't. And the news organizations shouldn't either. that was the point of tylenol's post.
It's bad for journalism.

L in W

If things do not work out in November....

There is always Australia to move to...although it is like taking a cartwheel into a parallel universe, they have already gotten rid of Howard and have Rudd. Everything is so opposite there...the liberal party is actually the conservative party, spring is autumn, night is day and try driving on the opposite side of the road (at night, no less). But, they do not fear women and have a really great outlook on immigration (although getting to Australia is not like crossing Rio Grande here). I do not want to get so fed-up with living here, but sometimes think we are becoming like Russia (and they are on the upswing while we appear to be going down). Putin flat out scares me and seems to have a load of young supporters. Sound familar?

Boo! I sure get scared during an election year.

HD

It is a term of endearment for me. How are you?

NEW THREAD

Another person picks up his marbles in a huff and "goes home"

maxtrue...

Like I said here is a part of your questions answered. I will not answer them all since it appears your true agenda is to question my faith and it don't really matter to you what I reply as you will find fault with any answer I give.

As long as I live I will have to answer to man's laws for my actions, unlike the current administration. When I pass on and I stand in front of my Creator Jesus I will accept whatever judgment He passes on me. I am not perfect as is no one but Jesus and I put my faith in Him.

Since these are rather long and I'm also including links this will be posted in multiple comments. Also you call my views radical and I'll agree that they are, however that doesn't mean I'm wrong. If it turns out I am than so be it, I'll just be another nut job spouting garbage. If I'm right than we have lost our Democracy and our Country. We may also end up in a Nuclear War where our country will be destroyed along with most of the World as China and Russia will side with Iran {if we are foolish enough to go to war with them} as they will not allow us to control Middle Eastern Resources like Gas and Oil.

So here is the first reply to your questions.

Answer 1:

1: Who brought down the WTC?

The Trade Center Buildings were attacked by ninteen hijackers. These are the countries from which they came from.

Saudi Arabia: Fifteen
United Arab Emirate: One
Lebanon: One
Egypt: One

There was not one hijacker from Iraq. However, AE911 Truth.Org believes that the collapse of the buildings themselves was brought down by controlled demolitions. This group is made up of
Architects & Engineers and they have a online video you can watch if your willing to take the time.

The link for the site is:

http://www.ae911truth.org/

Parts I & II - "WTC Building # 7 and Twin Towers - Controlled Demolition { 2 hours} can be found on this link:

http://www.911blogger.com/node/10025

Or you can see Part I: "WTC Building # 7 - A controlled demolition?" {45 minutes} by clicking on the video link on the left side of the websites page found above.

God Bless.

maxtrue...

Answer 2:

2: Has Patraeous betrayed us?

Only Patraeous can answer that. The death toll of Iraqi citizens still continues to rise. These deaths are from a combination of American Military operations and Sectarian Violence between the different Iraqi Sects.

The estimated death toll of Iraqi citizens by the Lancet Group has been discounted by Government Officials.

You can find the Casualties of the Iraq War at this link below:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casualties_of_the_conflict_in_Iraq_since_2003

And you can also read the interview of the Co-Author at this link below:

http://www.democracynow.org/2006/10/12/co_author_of_medical_study_estimating

Continued on next comment.

God Bless.

maxtrue...

Answer 3:

3: What racist view similar to Hitler has Bush or Cheney written or stated?

I don't believe I ever said that Bush or Cheney stated or wrote any racist view. Would you please show me where I said that. I have said that they have the same powers that despots and dictators past and present have and that Bush got his through laws passed just like Hitler did. I also listed the Legislation which gave him those powers.

In Europe for many years in its history there was a demonization of Gypsies which I had mentioned and jamie commented on it. Germany had laws against Gypsies for many years and they were treated like the scum of the earth. You can read some about it if you care at the link below.

http://history1900s.about.com/od/holocaust/a/gypsies.htm

Also Germany under Hitler and I haven't researched this very much, looked upon blacks as inferior and beneath them and showed great disdain as shown in the Munich Olympics. Much like America treated blacks and other minorities throughout our history. Below is a link to an essay entitled Racial Discrimination in America during the 1920's.

http://www.planetpapers.com/Assets/2047.php

As you can see it was not only blacks being discriminated against if you read it.

And of course let's not forget what Hitler did to those of Jewish Heritage. I do not have to post any links on that as it is well known. He wanted to preserve the pure German bloodline, as he considered Germans superior to all others.

So what we have here is three examples of the Racists and Bigoted policies of Germany and Hitler.

How does that relate to the current administration and the country so many of us love?

We destroyed the Native Americans and stole almost everything they had and cherished. Over the years in our history we have had racists and bigoted views against anyone who was not a white Anglo Saxon American.

For Hitler it was Gypsies, Blacks and Jews.

For White America, not all, it went from Blacks to Hispanics {mostly Mexicans} to now Muslims. Those who on the far right call themselves Christians while preaching divisive policies give all other Christians a bad name. Though I find this to be very sad a lot of the so called Conservative Values crowd push issues that continue to divide this Nation. These so called family values voters {not all}, but I would suspect a majority run on and vote on issues like immigration, Abortion, Gay Marriage, Gun Rights and anything that will bring out there base and divide the country.

The constant sound byte from this Administration and the majority of Republicans is the Islamofascist Muslims want to kill us. This gives the impression that all Muslims are radical and therefore we have to fear them. We also here how they want to take our Freedoms away from us. The only ones who can take our Freedoms away from us is our Government. No one else has that power. Not any Third World Country can do that. Only ours.

For years we have interfered in the Governments of Foreign Countries. For years if we didn't like there policies we worked to undermine there Governments and installed our Dictators who were friendly to us. We did that in Iran and it didn't work out so well did it? Back then under Reagan along with many in this current administration {like Donald Rumsfeld} we supported Saddam Hussein. In fact we gave or sold him the Chemical Weapons he used in his War with Iran.

In fact after the first Gulf War we let Saddam use his helicopters to use poison gas against the Kurds in the North who rose up after we urged them to and then didn't help them when he attacked and killed them with the WMD's we sold him. So much for believing that the United States would follow through and come to there aide.

So long as Saddam was our Dictator we left him alone. When he decided to sell Iraqi Oil on a Bourse he was no longer of any interest to us, however the oil was. Our brave soldiers are dying and being maimed not for Democracy, but for Oil. So much for Christian values.

Anyone who believes its alright to spy on one's own citizens, arrest without a warrant because they think you may do something, hold indefinitely without the right to a lawyer or a court hearing, approve and condone Torture is not a true American, but a Fascist.

Remember that's what our forefathers fought and died for when they broke from England. The rights in our Constitution and Bill of Rights is what made us stand out from the rest of the World as a moral Nation built on the premise that All Men Are Created Equal.

Habeas Corpus which dates back to the Magna Carta was inserted into our rights to prevent the very thing from happening that is now becoming common place. And its not just those so called Terrorists that are affected by the stripping out of our Constitution that very principle. Even a American Citizen can now be held forever on a whim. Political opponents as well as any American Citizen who speaks out against these policies in favor of returning to our Constitution can be arrested and held.

This is not the America I was born in. I went to bed one night and woke up in American The Fourth Reich and if you think that's a radical thought than you are blind to what's taking place in what once was a Great Nation.

I'm through now. Think what you will of me. I will not be silent and I will not be a good German.

God Bless.