Craig Crawford's Trail Mix

Number 1??

Also, remember that he cited Palin's lack of qualifications as a major reason for the endorsement as well.

cue the band and get the flowers ready. To quote Bob Dylan,
"Its all over now Baby Blue."

Redemption is wonderful. Just like Spike said, Do the Right Thing!

I am glad Powell did the right thing.

Powell knows veiled racism when he sees it.

Hi Katherine,

If you didn't see it---yesterday's NYT--- an honest article which offers a practical proposal to the housing crisis that continues to be ignored.

"Shouldn't We Rescue Housing?" by Joe Nocera

"Pass a law tht encourages homeowners with impaired mortgages to forfeit the deed to their lenders but allows them to stay in the homes for 5 yeras, paying prevailing market rent. The law would force the lender to accept the deed and the rent.

After 5 years the homeowner turned renter would have the right to but the home back, at FMV, from the lender."

Plan proposed by a Daniel Alpert, partner of Westwood Capital, a small investment bank.

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/18/business/18nocera.html

Brian: You can already see it on some of the blogs, but my guess is that many conservatives will overlook Powell's serious critiques of the McCain campaign and chalk the endorsement up to race.

huff has the video up from MTP

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/10/19/colin-powell-endorses-oba_n_135895.html

Floyd County, Indiana -
“I’ve never seen anything like this, in any election,” said Floyd County Clerk Linda Moeller. “We’ve never had anything like this.”

http://www.newsandtribune.com/local/local_story_293083955.html

The turnout was about four times larger than previous years, Von Nida said.

St. Clair County and other Illinois polling places also reported huge crowds on Tuesday.

http://suburbanjournals.stltoday.com/articles/2008/10/19/madison/news/1019edw-voting.txt

Survey USA has put out data on early voting in New Mexico, Ohio, North Carolina, Georgia and Iowa -- all important states for Mr. McCain. Even where Mr. McCain still leads among "likely voters," the polling results show Mr. Obama leading by as much as 34% (in Iowa and North Carolina) among "early voters." Even Georgia, where Mr. McCain holds an 11-point overall lead in Survey USA's polling, Mr. Obama is ahead by 6% among early voters.

Coreen

Thanks for the link. A very interesting proposal. I think there should be multiple programs.

The article points out for now there is nothing unless the bank is willing. B of A recently settled with a groups of Countrywide mortgage holders but they were part of a lawsuit.

A lot of talk about troubled homeowners --no action.

Just saw the endorsement, kudos to Powell for also mentioning the even further shift to the right his party is taking and saying we can't afford two more conservative appointments to the Court.

Nevada -
More than 3,000 people came out within the first 3 hours of early voting in Washoe county.

Florida early voting begins tomorrow. We're going to have a fun week. Hillary and Barack will be in Orlando on Monday and Miami on Tuesday. Wednesday, Michele comes to Gainesville (my town!) in an effort to draw people to the downtown courthouse for early voting. Looking at the polls, the energy, and experiencing the ground game first hand, I do believe the democrats are going to take Florida.

We're taking em all PoU! LOL, even WV!

Gen Powell showed himself as a patriot rather than a partisan. I hope all the people who have criticized him as being a weak-kneed, complicit follower, listen to his MTP appearance.

I've made no secret of my admiration for Gen Powell; without a doubt he is one of my five favorite soldiers of those whom I've known personally.

Take an attitude check based on his rules:
http://uts.cc.utexas.edu/~afwebpg/additionalknowledge/additionalknowledge7.html

North Carolina -

Across the state, Democrats showed the most first-day enthusiasm. Of the nearly 114,000 first-day voters, 64 percent were Democrats, 21 percent Republicans and 15 percent unaffiliateds.

African American turnout was up significantly. Black voters, who make up about 22 percent of registered voters, were 36 percent of Thursday's early voters.

In 2004, blacks made up 18.6 percent of voters.

Experts estimate that Barack Obama needs a black turnout in North Carolina of between 22 percent to 23 percent to carry the state. No Democratic presidential candidate has carried North Carolina since Jimmy Carter in 1976.

anon...this will be a huge participation election. I was upset about Hillary, but I have gotten over myself. It is going to take a lot of little peeps to move that pendulum and it is refreshing to see. I have also gotten over myself as I really think I was harboring resentment towards a lot of new voters who did not see my choice as a winner....hey, it's their america, too. So what if it took eight years of indignities to awaken the masses? We are all here now and voting!

An early voting site at the Santa Fe County Fairgrounds was packed with long lines and poll workers ran out of pens Saturday morning as people lined up to cast their ballots.

"The line is out the door and into the parking lot," Santa Fe County Clerk Valerie Espinoza said Saturday. "There are hundreds and hundreds and hundreds of people out to vote. They're showing up in droves."

In Bernalillo County, about 2,000 people had cast ballots in the first two hours of voting Saturday at 15 polling sites, county spokeswoman Liz Hamm said.

Another comment about the Powell interview: can we put Brokaw out to pasture? He's absolutely horrible!

Craig, were the cameras on for his post-show? From your description of it, it sounds as if you were there. That so?

I didn't sense that his heartburn was so much about Mr McCain as it was for the rotten core of the Republican Party.

powell put it nicely, but I sense his large scale healthy revulsion over that republican rotten core.

People often forget just how much the modern military has changed. We have gone from "If the Army wanted you to have a wife, they would issue you one" to very married soldiers and family men.

Since military tends to marry military, there are a lot of young Barrack Obamas growing up on the military bases of the nation with just about every conceivable racial composition.

End result: You have young families with all the problems of today's young families a large percentage of which are racially mixed. They are right of center politically with a sense of duty and love of country. The old McCain would have been a natural fit, but this far right, racist turn drives them away and the Powell endorsement is a very big thing.

There are huge sections of a lot of newly pink southern states where there will be a surprising number of Obama votes. Fort Benning, GA anyone?

Flatus

Powell spoke to the media (some carried it live) after his appearance on MTP and answered questions.

I think we should just cancel the Presidential election this year. Keith Olbermann or Chris Matthews could do the honors of declaring Obama the winner and be done with it. Never mind all those annoying voters who don't think Obama will be the best President this country has ever seen. They're all uneducated racists anyway. Who cares what they think. Let's just skip the formalities and get on with the utopia we are about to experience.

What are you talking about Flatus, during the MTP interview he made a great point of slamming McCain over Ayers.

Colin POWELL Is the mack daddy!

ubns: you sound frustrated...

Here's the real proof of this election _

Take Judie Almond, 68, from the small rural town of Wadesboro, an hour's drive from Charlotte. She is a true social conservative. Resolutely anti-abortion, she fears that the country is on such a slide that homosexual marriage will not only soon be lawful but might become mandatory. 'We can't become a homosexual nation,' she said with passion.

But Almond's most colourful biblical language and ire is now aimed firmly at Wall Street, not gays. The credit crisis has trumped all else in her world-view and she blames McCain's party. 'The Republicans have made such a mess. And the salaries these Wall Street people were getting? It's an abomination. It is sinful,' she said. She is almost certain to vote for Obama.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/oct/19/obama-democrats-carolina-charlotte

Chris Buckley up NOW on Bloomberg Political Capital.

He's got a slight Locust Valley lockjaw accent too. Had never heard him speak before...

ubns...I guess you missed anon's post...the election has already started. Too late to cancel.

Blonde wino...

I truly know how you feel. I supported Hillary until I saw and heard Obama speak and how he carried himself.

I hope everyone remembers that he will be coming in with Our Country in the worst shape it has been in since the Great Depression and he will have a lot of problems facing him.

Still I firmly believe that he will do everything possible to turn Our Country around and lead us into a greater future then the previous one in this new century.

ubns

Suck on it.

Buckley: Palin pick was disqualifying.

Hear hear.

Later: Al Hunt: "Your father must be spinning in his grave...."

Obama & Ayers Shared Chicago Office For Years On the Same Floor... And Maoist Hardliner Mike Klonsky Worked There Too

BARACK OBAMA LIED ABOUT HIS ASSOCIATION WITH BILL AYERS

"Barak Obama told George Stephanopoulos during the ABC democratic primary debate in April that "Bill Ayers" was just "a guy who lives in my neighborhood":

Mike Klonsky is listed as Co-Director with Bill Ayers at the same address as Obama."

http://gatewaypundit.blogspot.com/2008/10/obama-ayers-shared-chicago-office-for.html

" can we put Brokaw out to pasture? He's absolutely horrible! "

I gotta agree -- and I had anticipated him being very good. What happened? Too much time spent hawking his Greatest Generation cottage industry, maybe.

Ive been getting an avalanche of desperate PUMA email over the past couple days. Crazy, over the top stuff that makes GORDOs posts seem rather tame. People who I know and try to stay friendly with are going off the deep end with this craziness an it's making me sad.

Whatever. Colin Powell's statement on MTP today just washed it all away.

Gordo -

You better get to work on Powell's birth certificate as well.

Hey Anon...

When are we going to see GORDO's birth certificate?

After all how do we know he's who he says he is.

Has anyone seen the new Oliver Stone pic "W?"

Evidence Mounts: Ayers Co-Wrote Obama's Dreams

"Evidence continues to mount that Barack Obama had substantial help from Bill Ayers in the creation of his 1995 book, Dreams From My Father, a book that Time Magazine has called "the best-written memoir ever produced by an American politician." The evidence falls into five general categories, here summarized."

http://www.americanthinker.com/2008/10/evidence_mounts_ayers_cowrote.html

Psst...GORDO ....General Powell was born to Jamaican parents. In the country of Harlem. Check it out.

Gordo -
Here's another "enemy of the state" -

Houston Chronicle endorses Obama

Craig, Powell gave many other reasons for supporting Obama. He said Palin was UNQUALIFIED and McCain's selection of her called into question McCain's judgement. He also emphasized the economic crisis and Mc Cain's poor response to it. He slammed the party for moving too far to the right. He said that he thought Obama would make better Supreme Court nominations. Need I go on? My guess is that Powell made up his mind to vote for Obama about 7weeks ago as he suggested, but that the nasty and unfair attacks on Obama are what made him come out and announce his decision publicly.

McCain: Obama fundraising hurts public financing

COLUMBUS, Ohio — The vast sums of money Barack Obama is raising for the presidential campaign risk the post-Watergate financing reforms, Republican rival John McCain charged Sunday.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/huff-wires/20081019/mccain/

McCain is becoming a national joke!

I like CP, but he is always late in coming to his conclusions,all of them,,,,,it took him this long to speak out against the R's calling someone else unpatriotic,,i like him a lot but i also think that he puts his finger to the wind

Becoming? I think he reached that point with the Palin pick.

Solar: I doubt seriously it's a finger in the wind. Nice try.

I think Powell has preferred Obama for months, that the rumor that he was "on McCain's shortlist" for VP around GOP convention time was a plea to Powell to stay quiet through the convention and not embarrass his old friend,McCain.

Powell did not come to this decision lightly.

And what a powerful time to roll out the endorsement. (Any time is good in my book!)

Divalicias ---------------------------

Had not planned to post about it today. But since you brought up the subject.

There is no problem with General Powell. He has the Constitutional requirements for POTUS. He would have no reason to hide his BC from the public. Why is SoetorObama hiding his? Because he has something to hide. Citizenship laws are far more complex than most people realize. It should not take lawsuits to get a look at a BC. Everyone I know has had to show a hardcopy BC numerous times to prove date and place of birth. He has a "hidden" past -- an authentic BC would reveal info he has to keep secret.

Dog

It doesn't matter if im right or wrong, i think he will help O with the fence leaners, i think that part of late decision making is mostly out of loyalty which is a very good thing,,,,but sometime he should have no?

I think (speaking to Anon concerns) that CP will help the country heal a little faster, a lot on the right even the nut cases might consider not to do anyone harm to others?

Not to jump on McCain, but the Detroit Free Press has endorsed Obama as well. When it's 538-0, you'll all think I was a genius.

"Powell did not come to this decision lightly. "

I wish he'd have spent the same amount of time and effort hefore appearing in front of the United Nations to tout Iraq's weapons of mass destruction.

Solar: agree: there are fence sitters who are genuinely conflicted.

Powell informs them: loyalty is good. But the Republican party you are seeing on display with this campaign is what you are going to get.

It is not the Republican party that I joined, or that Christopher Buckley joined.

It's not the party of moderates, or small business.

It's lost its bearings -- witness the ugliness of the campaign and its emphasis on scaremongering (Ayers, socialism, income redistribution, big government) and shortage of solutions.

Look beyond loyalty.

Vote with your head AND heart. And eyes and ears.

Gordo,

Your answer is right there in your own posting.

"Everyone I know has had to show a hardcopy BC numerous times to prove date and place of birth"

Obama has quite obviously had to provide certified copies of his birth certificate many times over for various educational and employment reasons. Just because he hasn't mailed you a copy because it is none of your business, doesn't mean that he doesn't have one.

For some balance - read the comments at NQ.

“Profile in Courage” Open Thread

http://noquarterusa.net/blog/2008/10/19/profile-in-courage-open-thread/

Corey: good to hear re Detroit Free Press. Also Houston Chronicle.

Any other big endorsements out there today or this week? It's time, given early voting in so many states and absentee voting everywhere....

Dog

Vote with your head AND heart. And eyes and ears.

This is the reason that i will vote for Ron Paul,,,,,i live in Il so i feel that i will not cause any harm, but if it's a shoe in for O in other states, i want the #'s of indies to increase,,,,think about that

for some balance? No Quarter?

For some insanity.

Voting for Ron Paul is a principled vote, Solar. Go for it!

PS: I am an independent too.

Balance from NQ? LOL, oh come on GORDO. You've posted reams of off the wall shit, but that surely takes the cake!

some recent comments from No Quarter, GORDO's recommended site:

mar wrote: No surprise-they’re both black, and regardless of what Obama is, has been,or will be, he’s “black”, and will get the black vote.

Since we have been in-undated with blacks on all the networks, movies, music since Obama’s campaign started, why are we surprised? Have you noticed too, that the blacks are always put in charge-always the boss, and never the guilty, or criminal in these shows? So disgusting, determined to cram down our throats the fact that blacks are superior. I has the reverse effect on me.

MAC ATTACK writes: We need McCain to WIN…Has anyone been watching FOX NEWS this morning in reference to an alert given to the Canidates about suspected Terrorism to hit soon?..They are warning we are very vulnerable between NOW and the next ADMIN. taking office..NY is a hinted target again..WTF!!!

witness08: Anyone who is not HYPNOTIZED knows that this was manipulation to take the focus off what could be the game changer (Joe the Plumber). Obama was outed for his socialist agenda.
This is typical Obama/Axelrod strategy.
Remember when Hillary was betrayed by Gov.Richardson’s endorsement after the Reverend Wright controversy.
My friends, this is history repeating itself.
I wish I had kept a timeline of these timely endorsements because there was more than one.

Keep focused!

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Yeah, that Joe the Plumber is one credible source!!

Gordo----I truly enjoy you, but you are on the wrong trail,,,,,,now if it was a cpl months away( the election) i would hammer Obama with MO and the 4-5 hundred dollar snack(this would piss off fence leaners)----if i had donated $ to O' this would turn me off and demand my hard earned money back, with interest----how much would that be ha?
does lobster go with arugula?

I feel........that Powell's endorsement is powerful, no doubt.......I also feel, and can see it already, that those who are backwash, diehard right (limbo, hannity, mccain, o'reilly etc) will totally dismiss his action as a black voting for a black......this is, of course, (and I underline: "of course") not my view but the right is what the right is and necessity will dictate that this is the path they will take.

Solar why do you assume the "$400 lunch" story is true? Frankly why do you assume anything GORDO posts has any base in fact?

she probably paid for the dinner with her own money.....and what is she supposed to get......Hamburger and fries? (I bet hamburger and fries there runs $250..........)

and fifty dollars apiece for 2 deli pickles......

Brian---I don't, until i see proof, i don't assume anything,you r right,talking to gordo remember, although that is was interesting to see the bill that was sent to O on the link that gordo supplied, if true the R's would be all over it,thanks

Brian---thanks for asking me first, and not jumping all over me

as far as spread the wealth is concerned.....I know the CEO makes more and the worker bees are not to be paid millions, as it were......but the GAP between the worker bees and the multi-millions at the top is totally disproportionate......ridiculously so.

http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/trailmix/2008/10/ayers-flap-drove-powell-to-oba.html#comment-160864

What I noticed about the bill was the legibility of the signature. If Michelle Obama signed that bill, she has very nice handwriting.

http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/trailmix/2008/10/ayers-flap-drove-powell-to-oba.html#comment-160816

yes, Flaus, while Powell ticked off a bunch of reasons for backing Obama in the press gaggle after MTP, he was by far the most passionate and engaged on the Ayers/Muslim/Un-American factor putting him over the top

I admire Colin Powell very much so, and his endorsement of Barack Obama...

Looking ahead, I wonder if we might see other endorsements of Barack Obama from Republican senators and congressmen, now that Powell has endorsed his candidacy and Barack is surging ahead in the polls.

Is the Obama-express an unstoppable train? If so, might some Republicans want to get on board with the majority public opinion?

I'll wager that I know who's making retirement plans......Joe the Lieberman................can he say "political toast"?

Maybe Michelle bought lunch for her staff. Who cares what she does with her money. Anyone mention how much McCain drops at the crap tables?

Jamie -------------------

WRONG AGAIN !!!

Ever hear of false documents? "Illegals" use them all the time.
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About the Hawaiian BC:

From TD BLOG
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"If he is a US Citizen under these circumstances his Oath of Allegiance must be on Record somewhere. If it isn’t he is not a US Citizen.

[§338-17.8] Certificates for children born out of State.

(see link)

So by that section he could get a certificate claiming Hawaiian birth even if he was physically born outside the US but the Place of Birth would need to be correctly recorded.

Understand, the Hawaiian Authorities may be able to Issue a Hawaiian Birth Certificate under these circumstances but they cannot make you a US Citizen. A child born in Kenya to and underage US Female and a UK and Colonies Citizen in 1961 was not born a US Citizen under any US Federal Law, under British Law, or International Law. The only way such an Individual could be a US Citizen in terms of the XIVth Amendment, or any Statute, or Code of US Federal Law is by Naturalization."

http://texasdarlin.wordpress.com/2008/10/11/obama-born-in-kenya-new-information/

A little detour here. A friend of mine from high school has his own website. He is an accomplished musician living in Texas. If you read his "about me" section it lists all that he has done. The "media" section has some of his music on there.

http://www.peteremersonjazz.com/Home_Page.php

Jamie---i noticed that also, it seemed so clear and purposeful. would she get the bill personally or would the campaign, i would not want anyone other that the candidate to be able to sign, or someone pre arranged to sign, i think it was bogus, but if she could sign i would follow the money trail and nail her for a brand new moose hand bag,,,gotta be expensive with the straps tied to the antlers no?

Can someone give me more info about Susan Collins? I've always found it strange that she's a Republican. She seems to have nothing in common with her party. Is there something I don't know about her?

I think (speaking to Anon concerns) that CP will help the country heal a little faster, a lot on the right even the nut cases might consider not to do anyone harm to others?

Posted by: SolarCrete | October 19, 2008 11:38 AM

Great point.

http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/trailmix/2008/10/ayers-flap-drove-powell-to-oba.html#comment-160875

you got that right, Mr. Democrat -- Collins did not even go to the Republican Convention:

http://www.cqpolitics.com/wmspage.cfm?docID=news-000002944323

the right are already disdainful of Powell for not following ruthlessly the dictates of the Great God (fearing) Boosh.

Mr Democrat,

Heres the Wiki on Collins. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Susan_Collins

But with that is a note to who helped shape her early in her career. William Cohen.....to me that says it all.

When I found that detail out, it answered why I have respected her for so long.

Mr. D

Susan Collins is the classic moderate to liberal Republican ... financially cautious but socially liberal. In the era of the fundamentalist driven GOP she became something of an anachronism. It would be a shame if she were defeated because of an Obama landslide with coat tails.

Here is the Wiki on her

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

corey........damned impressive statistics on your friend's career...............

Bread & Butter Jamie. ;0)

Susan Collins voted with Bush and is hiding out.
She also said she would not run again. Yet she is. She deserves to lose.

http://www.turnmaineblue.com/showDiary.do?diaryId=87

Agree with Jamie on Susan Collins.

And like Olympia Snowe even more. Rep. Chris Shays of CT is in trouble; squeaked by last election.

A shame that moderate GOP are endangered; would rather see some diversity in that party.

And Yet Collins is over 10 points in the lead. Says a lot of what her constituents think of her. I believe thats bottom line.

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2008/senate/me/maine_senate-564.html

Got to protect our RINOs!!

(Republican in Name Only; as in RINOs and DINOs.)

Today the opposite happened, thanks to some foresight from Planned Parenthood. Collins Watch broke the story in Maine.

In a precedent-setting move with national ramifications, Planned Parenthood has broken decisively with Sen. Collins, and will endorse Rep. Allen's bid to unseat her.

The decision to intervene in the race--coming from the nation's most important and respected pro-choice organization--sounds an urgent warning to pro-choice Collins supporters, admonishing them to take another look at the junior senator's record.

And because Planned Parenthood backed Collins in 2002 (and frequently endorses Republicans) its support for Allen represents a serious, nonpartisan challenge to Collins' carefully-cultivated "moderate" image.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/howie-klein/planned-parenthood-dumps_b_132968.html

Not McCain's economic policy. Not his Iraq policy. Not his plan to tax health insurance benefits. Collins doesn't seem to have much problem with the substance of McCain's plans for America.

She just wants him to give them a softer sales pitch.
http://collinswatch.blogspot.com/2008/10/rhetorical-distance.html

Collins is a real Republican.

Oh good -- agreeing with Chef Sheila and Mr D too. (Had not read far enough upthread.)

From Congresspedia on Susan Collins: no wonder she is popular in Maine. She is good on the issues (IMO):

"In the U.S. Senate, Collins played a role during the Senate's impeachment trial of President Bill Clinton, when she and fellow Maine Senator Olympia Snowe sponsored a motion that would have allowed the Senate to vote separately on the charges and the remedy. When the motion failed, both Snowe and Collins subsequently voted to acquit, believing that while Clinton had broken the law by committing perjury, the charges did not amount to grounds for removal from office.

Labeled as a moderate or liberal Republican, Collins often breaks with her party. She voted against the ban on partial-birth abortions, the restrictions on travel to Cuba, harsher punishments for drug users, and she opposed amending the U.S. Constitution to prohibit same-sex marriages. On taxation and trade she has taken a more moderate line, voting against some trade agreements, most recently CAFTA. In 2001 she was one of only four Republicans to vote to limit the reduction in the top tax rate and to increase the amount of tax relief for those at the bottom of the income scale. In 2003 she was the only Republican to vote in favor of spending a portion of the tax cut reserved for upper-income payers on the building of hospitals in rural areas. She has voted against drilling in Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and in favor of increasing the average mile-per-gallon requirement for vehicles."

http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Susan_Collins

Why does Susan Collins hate solders and veterans?

http://downwithtyranny.blogspot.com/2008/05/what-does-susan-collins-have-against.html

Hypocritica,

Even though, yours is a statement of action and not the reason she is 13 points ahead of her apponent, you have a right to point out the very hard fight for all republicans this year.

However, Susan Collin's popularity with her constituents and others across the country was her even handed Crossing of the aisle throughout her junior term.

If she goes, then too bad for the American Public. Its like Chris Shays. Another bipartison Republican

GORDO- just wanted to make sure you didn't think I was calling you a tool as in "You're such a tool" but a tool that is being used.

Susan Collins votes with Bush.
On issues of importance to real Democrats she is a Republican. No loss and the same for Shays. Planned Parenthood did the appropriate action and stepped away from her hypocritical actions.

If she were honest, she wouldn't be running again. But she is liar and broke her pledge to only serve two terms.

Hypocritica,

I applaud your democratic views. However, since we can't have an entirely democratic Senate, would it not be preferable to have a republican who can work across the aisles in a stately and friendly bipartison manner?

just sayin.

Time to get ready for church. See ya dog, Jamie, Mr Dem, Sturg, Brian, and Craig!

I was very disappointing to see Olympia Snow introducing Palin at a rally in Maine last week. Snow is a woman in generally I have a lot of respect for, but showing up at a Palin rally was uncalled for.

Collins and her BFF Joe Lieberman

http://downwithtyranny.blogspot.com/2007/08/has-maine-rubber-stamp-senator-susan.html

PRINCETON, NJ -- Barack Obama's advantage over John McCain in the presidential race has again widened to 10 points among registered voters, 52% to 42%, in Gallup Poll Daily tracking from Oct. 16-18.

This is the first Gallup Poll Daily tracking report based on data collected entirely after Wednesday night's third and final presidential debate. McCain's current 42% support level is at the midpoint of the 41% to 43% range he has received over the past 18 days. Obama's 52% is at the upper end of the 48% to 52% range of support he has received over the same time period. (To view the complete trend since March 7, 2008, click here.)

http://www.gallup.com/poll/111232/Gallup-Daily-Obama-Retains-Significant-Lead.aspx

I don't think Colin Powell is credible. He should have resigned when Clinton allowed gays to serve in the military, but comprimised with don't ask don't tell, then he should have resigned when he was made to back up faulty intel in front of the UN. He does what is politically convienent. Powell is probably in line for the Sec of State job under Obama.

Colin Powell endorsed George W Bush. Colin Powell endorsed Dick Cheney. Colin Powell endorsed the preemptive war in Iraq. Colin Powell endorsed Barack Obama.

I haven't forgotten that Colin Powell lied to the American people to garner support for an unjustifiable war that has led to the deaths of possibly as much as 1 million people or more. People will die today, tomorrow and the day after that because of the lies he told.

Powell --the next "Joe the Plumber." The politics of personal destruction seems to be the strategery of the day.

"Colin Powell Endorses Obama: Backing A Winner When He’s Winning
By: Jane Hamsher Sunday October 19, 2008 10:00 am
As predicted, Colin Powell endorsed Obama today. After Obama raised a hundred million dollars last month, every meaningful newspaper is behind him, he's soaring in the polls and McCain's campaign has devolved into a complete clown car.
Way out there on a limb, Colin. "

"George Will: Colin Powell Endorsed Obama Because He’s Black
By: Blue Texan Sunday October 19, 2008 10:31 am

This morning on "This Week" George Will was asked what he thought about Colin Powell's endorsement of Barack Obama.

His response?

Black, black, blackety-black black black blackety-black. "

Jim Hill

I don't talk too much about the military, but you suck-----In the marine corps i came to know a few gays, never have known these good patriots to do anything wrong,,,if you served you probably never knew if your bunk mate was or wasn.t gay,sweet dreams

http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/trailmix/2008/10/ayers-flap-drove-powell-to-oba.html#comment-160904

I have sworn off participation here, but Solar's post is awesome and I had to send out electronic hugs and high fives. As for Jim, I would guess he's "over the Hill." Sad that in 2008 homophobia still runs rampant in the USA. :-( ... and now my offensive self will stop posting again, but still lurk.

Obama/Biden 2008

no et come home

Brzezinski: Powell Endorsement A "Comprehensive Indictment" Of McCain-Palin Ticket

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/10/19/brzezinski-powells-obama_n_135922.html

My final shot at Powell:
Powell may have been the single most respected general in Vietnam. I was a soldier there, a contemporary , if you will, although I never met him nor served directly under him. I have know a few men over the years who served with him and I have heard them tell me stories of incredible courage and inspiration they witnessed firsthand regarding Powell.
Now we jump to 2000 and we hear Powell , totally behind Cheney and Powell, 100% on-board. Then I recall with great clarity the morning Powell went to the UN and showed grainy "evidence" that WMD were on the move. He had become a pitchman for Bush to go into Iraq...and even today on MTP, he defended his position from back then, blaming it on "intelligence". Anyone who had even a passing interest in politics then surely remembers that there WAS great outcry that WMD did not exist, and that Hans Blix was not allowed to finish his job once it became clear thjis entire thing was a hoax upon the US citizenry. Here we had Powell , ever the good soldier, spewing lies on national TV about WMD. Later he became irritated because it became clear he had just been another Bush/Cheney patsy.
My sincere admiration and total respect for General Powell evaporated that morning at the UN.
He's voting for Obama. Well, he got that part right, at least.

Oh Tom don't be a stranger, I always enjoy reading what you have to say. Don't let the agents of hate silence you!

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Dog's Eye

Under current circumstances, I would dearly love to see both parties ditch their wings in the interest of healing the country. For that reason, I hate having the moderates such as Collins and Snow endangered. Now Dole will be no great loss at all. Give her a pink slip.

Poll: Debates Improved Opinions Of Obama Among Independents And Conservatives

http://tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com/2008/10/poll_debates_improved_opinions.php

North Dakota is now tied, I wonder just how many "red" states McCain will end up losing by the time this thing is over.

http://tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com/polltracker/ndpres/

Jamie how did you see ND going in terms of your electoral prediction?

Brian,

I didn't give him ND or GA before the cut off time, but I'm looking hard at both of them.

My states are:

AR, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, HI, IA,
IL, IN, MA, MD, ME, MN, MO, NC, NH, NJ, NM, NV,
NY, OH, OR, PA, RI, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV

Oh Lord! KO is going to do another "Special Comment". Can't they put him on a once a month bloviating diet?

awwwwwwwwww shucks, "Joe" is upset.

’Joe the Plumber’ strikes back at media

http://www.bostonherald.com/business/media/view/2008_10_19__Joe_the_Plumber__strikes_back_at_media/

I almost feel like running a corollary contest:

Which states are so guaranteed to McCain that you can't come up with even a far fetched but plausible arguement that might shift them to Obama? :-)

Right now the only ones I would absolutely swear to would be Utah and Idaho. :-)

Taking ND would be just amazing, I'm faklempt at the thought!

Craig is on right now.

"Direct Counterpoint To Liberal Feminist Agenda"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_MRanG6kqU

The Democratic Party’s Drubbing

It seems like just yesterday that the party of Franklin D. Roosevelt and John F. Kennedy was talking about income equality and civil rights and worker protections and going to bat for the little guy, the blue collar laborer, the everyday Joe the Plumber.

Now, the well-to-do elites who run the Democratic Party — and their surrogates — greet these people with brickbats. They insult them, talk down to them, and even try to destroy them. Isn’t that the sort of war on the working class that Democrats are always accusing those greedy and heartless Republicans of waging?

http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/the-democratic-partys-drubbing-of-joe-the-plumber/

My first knowledge of Powell and Schwarzkof (sp?) was the first Gulf War, and I thought they were great.

Then after the war, they met with the Iraqi's in tents in the desert. The Iraqi's played cute and arrived late etc, and these two generals let them get away with it, and I thought, what are you guys thinking? What bozo's!

Then they testified to Congress that our soldiers would not tolerate serving with gays, and I thought, If soldiers will shoot to kill the enemy, they'd better damn well obey orders to get along with gay comrades. These generals just don't like gays - how dare they say our soldiers wouldn't obey orders!

Then they went before Congress to say basically they had no respect for their commander-in-chief, Clinton because of his womanizing! I thought, you sons-of-bitches! What hypocrisy, what dis-honesty, what arrogance - what fools!

And still when Powell went to the UN and showed how Saddam was going to melt the world, I believed him.
What kind of fool am I? If he had just resigned or even spoken up more about going to war, I might have held on tosome shred of respect for him.

Maybe he has had enough time to think over some of the pusilanimous stands he has taken - and that's why he finally spoke up and criticized republicans. Whatever his reason, he's still a failed public servant in my opinion, altho I'm glad he finally did something right.

http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/trailmix/2008/10/ayers-flap-drove-powell-to-oba.html#comment-160921

PUMA talking points, what a bore!

During the run-up to the war, Time Magazine (cover story) wrote about how Powell seemed to be the only person in the Whitehouse who wasn't itching to get into Iraq. I think he was duped, just like everyone was duped. I think Cheney, Rumsfeld and everyone else in War Inc. met without Powell, cooked the books, and sent him to the UN. I think that's why he resigned.

Let me see if I got this right .....

According to McCain Obama is :

An Inexperienced, Celebrity, Muslim, Socialist, Arab, Liberal, Elitist, Terrorist, who loves Sweet Potato Pie ?

You forgot babykiller.

Sweet Potato Pie, somewhere a Simpson's writer is working hard.

Let me see if I got this right .....

According to McCain Obama is :

An Inexperienced, Celebrity, Baby Killer, Muslim, Socialist, Arab, Liberal, Elitist, Terrorist, who loves Sweet Potato Pie ?

Oh, I agree that Powell was duped. That's when he should have screamed bloody murder and resigned and started talking fast and very clearly.

He should have realized that if W could dupe him, he was capable of doing much worse to the people. We deserved Powell's honesty too, not just W's. He apparently was the only one who knew the truth.

Whether Powell was duped or not is not the issue, The endorsement will do for Obama with swing voters what the Kennedy endorsement did with many on the left who were unsure whether to to go to Hillary or Obama.

Mein Fuehrer

UNDERSTANDING OBAMA: THE MAKING OF A FUEHRER

"It is surreal to see the level of hysteria in his admirers.

When cheering for someone turns into adulation, something is wrong. Excessive adulation is indicative of a personality cult. The cult of personality is often created when the general population is discontent.

I was amused to hear a listener calling Fox News Radio ... saying: "Listening to Obama ... it harkens back to when I was younger and I used to watch those deals with Hitler, how he would excite the crowd and they'd come to their feet and scream and yell."

http://atlasshrugs2000.typepad.com/atlas_shrugs/2008/10/mein-fuehrer.html

It was the issue I was responding to. There had been several comments posted about Powell the man, and I just added my two cents worth. I agree Powell's endorsement means a lot to Obama's campaign, and I really like the reasons he gave for endorsing him.

For myself, endorsements don't mean much, and Powell's wouldn't either, but I think it was the right thing for him to do and for the right reasons.

Comment from Chris Buckley to Newsweek"

"My hope is that Obama will govern, in that dolorous phrase, from the center," he said. "I think his instincts are conservative—he is a churchgoing, Christian family man. If his family resembled Sarah Palin's family, can you imagine the howls from the right?" Buckley paused. "He will have to be an artful dodger, for sure. But he knows the country is basically conservative." It is something Obama needs to remember as the trumpets begin to sound—not for a Roosevelt or a Reagan, but for him.

I think Buchanan's reaction to the endorsement on Hardball just now shows just how devastating to both McCain and the GOP Powell's endorsement of Obama is. So much for the "Big Tent Party".

GODWIN'S LAW ALERT!

"GODWIN'S LAW ALERT!"

Why does this never get posted after one of anon-paranoid's paranoid rants?

Powell wasn't duped- he knew exactly how faulty the intelligence was on which his argument was based. That Powell, a principle figure in the Bush administration that led to the war that has nearly bankrupted our country, compromised international leverage, not to mention the deaths of a whole lot of people with no end in sight, is given a free pass by the Obama faithful because of the supposed value of his endorsement exemplifies how disingenuous and unprincipled the new ideologues are. Anything to win.

Let the loser have his fun, Patsi. At least he isn't running loose on the streets subjecting the general populace to his poor grammar and myopic political perspective.

"GODWIN'S LAW ALERT!"

Why does this never get posted after one of anon-paranoid's paranoid rants?

Posted by: Patsi Author Profile Page | October 19, 2008 6:13 PM

A rhetorical question I presume.

Check please!

AP rants against Bush. He's been called on the Hitler references before, but he's not about to change and other than the fears of Bush not going quietly, AP is a really sweet person/

When you add that Bush has definitely shown dictator tendencies over and over, the paranoia can be somewhat contagious. So far there have been no such demonstrations from Obama.

maybe it's only Godwin's Suggestion.......

The parallels between Obama and Bush are many, and have been identified by myself in this forum, as well as by many others in countless other forums.

Powell LIED TODAY on national TV, by the way, in stating that Obama "has always been a Christian", which contradicts statements Obama himself has made on record.

Waiter, check please!

"Check please!"
"Waiter, check please!"

Looks like this poster could at least have come up with a new phrase, instead of stealing an old one from me.

If McCain would listen to Powell it might actually save his campaign. Instead, McCain has been listening to a campaign staff that has done him a great injustice.

Has Obama expressed an intent to reinstate those rights which were stolen under the Bush administration, such as Habeus Corpus and Posse Comitatus? Has he expressed an eagerness to lobby Congress to repeal the FSMA of 1999, the Telecommunications Act of 1996, the Bankruptcy Reform Act of 2005 and the Patriot Act? Where does he stand on FISA?

Ken if the entire GOP would listen to Powell they might actually not be spending the next decade out in the cold (not that's that a bad thing mind you)

If the GOP wanted to win this election they wouldn't have nominated McCain. Wake up.

For Brian -------------------------

Obama = Hitler

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eS2rJP-udUs&feature=related
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Sing for Change

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gH-2Fwx5RU0
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GODWIN'S LAW ALERT! X 2

(I'll do it for you.)

I hate when pundits say it's the economy driving Obama's lead, that's not exactly right. It's how both candidates have reacted to the crisis that is the real factor.

The is the photo Powell referred to in his endorsement:

http://www.newyorker.com/images/2008/09/29/p465/080929_slideshowplaton16_p465.jpg

If the gop wanted to win this election they wouldnt have had McCain pick Palin........lol

the gop powers-what-be were watching the primaries really closely.......they asked themselves, "Now, who is doing the absolute WORST here?" (That was actually a VERY hard pick to make, but they perservered) Having watched really closely looking for the absolute worst campaigner.........they caught Mac totin' his own luggage thru the airport by himself, and though it was tough picking between the cross dresser, the mormon and the baptist preacher......really tough......they decided that Mac had what it took and they picked him.........you shoulda heard the howls of laughter coming outa that room right before they called old Mac......and then they had him pick Palin and they were all each and every one ROFLTFAO.......

Jamie check this out, Pollster.com is now showing Obama ahead in ND by almost three, and look at the trend lines, amazing.

http://www.pollster.com/polls/nd/08-nd-pres-ge-mvo.php

http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/trailmix/2008/10/ayers-flap-drove-powell-to-oba.html#comment-160946

Patsi

If your gonna steal steal from the best, I always say.

Beyond that I think we all know the answer to the why question.

Jack

If the GOP wanted to win this election they wouldn't have nominated McCain. Wake up.

Posted by: champ | October 19, 2008 6:34 PM

but does Mccain know that

Posted by: ? | October 19, 2008 7:08 PM

Of course he does.

Under the current Two-party system, you, as an American citizen are afforded two supposedly-viable options from which to select your next President. One of those choices is a representation of the last 8 years of failed public and foreign policy spearheading an inept campaign. If you buy into the fallacy of our so-called representative democracy but are rational enough beyond that, you are now left with only ONE viable OPTION from which to choose. How convenient.

As for Colin Powell, it is far too little and much too late. He has never apologized for his participation in GWB's tremendous blunders, Nor has he admitted to error. His endorsement is only relevant to the koolaid drinkers. His anger at his former aid, Lawrence Wilkerson's public dissent and disagreement with the Bush administration says more about the man than any public endorsement 3 weeks before the election.

Jack

Does anyone really believe that Obama and Ayers "NEVER TALK" about what is wrong with America ? Does anyone really believe that Obama and the Rev Wright in 20 years never talk about his brand of preaching. Does anyone really believe that Michelle never talk to Ayers or the Rev Wright about ways to change American. They are both weil educated and I am can't believe they never had a conversation about how we can "FUNDAMENTAL CHANGE AMERICA"

I GUESS ALL THEY TALK ABOUT WAS THE "WEATHER"

VJ Machiavelli
http://www.vjmachiavelli.blogspotcom

I think the GOP knew it had no bench. That after Bush, the country was totally sick of them and close or landslide, it was a Democratic year. They needed a sacrificial lamb to get through this election while they tried to hang on in either the House or Senate and groom for 2012.

Unfortunately, they were expecting Hillary and weren't ready for a phenomenon like Obama. Now they are stuck with the blame for a loused up war, a massive financial crisis, and a major generational shift that could keep them on the outs for 8 to 16 years.

GORDO-part of the Hitler thing is scape-goating and inciting to violence. Sorry guy, but that seems much more like Palin/McCain.

I think he's in the dark........he must have stepped on quite a few big toes along the way to have wound up in this position he's now in, instead of running around as a very heavy-weight senator, (like say, Hillary)...........They managed also with the one arrow to shaft Lieberman and Lindsay Graham as well, with the taint......any other gop shafted in this set-up?

2 weeks before the election