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Norton

Sarah Palin!

sabang

Letterman is definitely pro--Obama, but he and Mccain go back a long way- they've got (rather, had) a pretty good relationship. McCain has been on his show a number of times before, and was certainly willing to go on again.

We all, Rep or Dem, know the game McCain is playing- "the Nation is in crisis (true) so I'm the man to fix this up with a bipartisan solution". Therefore turn his back on the political campaigning, which he is currently losing, find a face saving way to delay the Obama debate (and maybe in the process prevent the wholesale massacre of Palin by Biden)- and look like good Presidential material, a man who puts country first and all that.

OK, it's a political ploy- like nominating Palin as VP. Maybe it will work, thats a matter of opinion. Unfortunately, by then appearing with Katie Couric on CBS, he shot himself in the foot, plain and simple. He excused himself at short notice for 'national interest' reasons. He then campaigned on another channel. What on Earth was he thinking.

A terrible misjudgement.

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bkkandrew

No, they are gearing up for FED debt default and Martial Law...

Milkman

She very well could be the President b/c of McCain's age. I don't like her policies, nor the way she answers questions, nor the way she got elected in Alaska with her campaign tactics.

For me, Palin is a major reason, I want BO to win.

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britmaveric

^ Palin is a smart lady even Bill Clinton says as much - respects/admires her. Very shrewd politician who gets things done. Think she prob will be president some day, but most likely after 2 terms of McCain.

raycarey

well brit, it's nice to see you pull back from your incredibly absurd post about clinton 'supporting' palin.

anyway, this video is an interesting way to help obama win in florida.
very funny.

sabang

How can Obama possibly not win?

It is inconceivable.

raycarey

Inigo Montoya: You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.

attaboy

Minor point. They both work for CBS.

AntRobertson

Because he's black and has a Muslim name that sounds suspicously like "Osama".

One alone's probably fatal to his chances.

Boon Mee

Why BO will win?
Voter fraud up the ass in Ohio...

A judge denied the Ohio GOP's plea to separate votes cast before the election by same day applicant/voters. So they can be more easily verified. Court says not necessary. So, everybody in Ohio can vote, and Democrats are making sure they do.

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• Ohio bars, homeless shelters mined by Democrats for votes

• Get-out-the-vote efforts target foreclosed homeowners

• Children having trouble filling in voter apps.

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Here's an update:
They are bussing in loads of homeless people and they can register and vote on the spot, one guy even admitted he was from Chicago, they don't even have to prove who they are. They were interviewing people who were witnessing this in ohio (Freeper)

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Norton

Impressive political machine don't ya think Booners?

As defeat is slipping slowly but steadily from jaws of victory the GOP is already positioning the excuse for losing. Voter fraud is a new one. Thought only the Dems used that one. The liberal media is a tried and true approach. Doesn't seem to be working but the GOP is still trying. Then there is the list of lies told by those unscrupulous Dems. Problem with that is the Dems have a list of their own GOP whoppers and are using it to good effect.

Time to bring out the big guns and get tough! "Rev. Wright is really Obama's father" and "Obama is an AQ member" are in the plan as we speak.

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HappyGirl

If this true why dont they throw votes in the garbage

Boon Mee

One can only hope, eh?

sabang

Is John McCain Doomed To Lose To Barack Obama?


(US News) Of course, it's not over 'til it's over, but is this a sign it might be nearly over? Check this Associated Press filing from today:

"Obama hammered McCain's economic record during a rally in Michigan, a state struggling with the country's highest unemployment rate. The Illinois senator's speech came several hours before knowledgeable Republican officials said McCain's campaign has given up trying to win Michigan and is shifting resources from there to other states."

Then there's electoral-vote.com's calculation that shows Obama at 338 in the Electoral College and McCain at 185. I've seen Obama slightly above 300 on electoral-vote.com before. But just a week or two ago, McCain was ahead in Electoral College votes, and I've not seen the tally this far skewed in Obama's favor before.

What could be McCain's game-changer during the next four weeks? It's not likely to be tonight's vice presidential debate, given the contestants. A sudden turnaround in the economy? Also dubious, given that Goldman Sachs is forecasting no growth this quarter or in the first quarter of '09. A slam-dunk victory in one of the next two presidential debates? Again, less likely than the boost he might have gotten had he bested Obama in the first debate. Palin dropping off the ticket? Boy, would he anger the conservative base if he took that turn in the road. An October surprise? By my calculations, it would take nothing short of Russia invading yet another former satellite nation or an unimaginable terrorist strike. Neither of those things is anything anyone should hope for.

Is John McCain Doomed To Lose To Barack Obama?, By Bonnie Erbe - CBS News

As the article says, it ain't over til it's over- but on those numbers, McCain has got to pull a mighty big rabbit out of the hat to stand a meaningful chance.

bkkandrew

This is a quote from the first link you posted:

I am confused - could you tell me what is wrong with allowing all people, homeless or not, to vote?

Jet Gorgon

^ No fixed address.
People register and vote the same day. ID? Thought you needed something like a driver's licence with your address on it, but apparently not. The voter registration sends cards out to these folks' addresses for confirmation and surprise, no voter by the name of Mighty Moe at that address. When the registration figures it out, the votes are already gonzo into the system with no way of retrieving them. I posted on this, which is what ACORN was caught for in Washington State. Ohio's Dem secretary of state is pulling political strings for BO.

bkkandrew

^So you accept that there is nothing wrong with homeless people voting per se?

Milkman

I've been crunching the polling data state by state for a couple of days,

I am calling the election over, today, on October 4th, 2008.

If I'm wrong you can rip me all you want.

If....nothing changes, Obama will have a decisive electoral victory.

My reasoning is based on statistics in state where McCain is even in the lead, because these leads are so slim.

IN - McCain will win it, but he's up by less than 2%.

Obama does not need FL and VA and NC.

But these states are tightening.

If you look at a variety of electoral models, Obama wins.

If Obama national lead is only 1% on the day of the election Obama can win or lose.

If Obama's national lead is 3%, Obama wins.

If Obama's national lead is 5%, Obama wins.


On average, Obama has about a 5%+ lead, right now.


My source: spending hours and hourse pouring over polling averages from a minimum of 11 different polling companies with the sample sized the Likely voter listing.

I am calling this election, over.

bkkandrew

Assuming there is no conflict with this thread:

http://teakdoor.com/us-domestic-issu...hread-usa.html (My New Martial Law Thread for the USA)

Bush's last throw of the dice?

Remember the McCain attempted withdrawel from the first presidential debate? Was it a trial baloon?