Will somebody please tell Mrs. Sarah Palin that small town America isn't the only place hard working, patriotic, real Americans can be found. Just because someone doesn't agree with your political message doesn't mean that person isn't a real American. On the contrary, the fact that someone exercises their 1st Amendment rights and voices a dissenting opinion is as real as it gets, sister! Those who march lock step to the beat of your divisive rhetoric drum are far more like the brown shirts of Germany in 1934, than real Americans of the 21st century. How horrible it is for the children of this country to witness the corruption of one of the greatest gifts it has to offer, the peaceful transfer of power through democratic held elections. What used to be heated political contests of vision and ideas has been hijacked by the Right and turned into political civil war. (I'm not using the term "civil war" as hyperbole) Right Wing Republicans have claimed Christianity, Patriotism, and the American way as teir own. And their not sharing! According to the new doctrine of the right, it's "Us" against "Them". Echoed in the words of W, "You're either with us or against us." Damn, that's divisive, counter productive, stupid, and dangerous. It didn't used to be this way, Kennedy sought the advise of both Repubs and Dems, knowing that both parties loved their country. You could disagree with each other's policies and ideas but, you didn't accuse someone of being dangerous or evil or not real Americans if they belonged to the other party. ( Unless your name was Joseph) This path we're heading down is going to lead us into a very dark place. Do we really want to go there? Questioning patriotism or loyalty to the country is the protocol of a fascist society and not a democracy.
Now having said all that, attacking those highly paid pseudo pundits and talk show hosts is absolutely fair game. Insulting these guys and gals in no way harms democracy as I don't call into question their loyalty. It's obvious to me that they bow to the almighty dollar.
If you wonder why senator McCain finds himself talking down supporters who say they fear an Obama presidency, it's because of the junk yard dogs like Hannity continually try to equate a Democrat or a Liberal with someone who is A-moral, unAmerican, and a terrorist sympathizer. He has said repeatedly that, "Americans have a lot to fear if Obama becomes president."
I actually heard a local Right wing talk show host say that he knew for a fact that George Bush, Dick Cheney, John McCain, and Sarah Palin love this country more than Barack Obama. It was said with great confidence. This guy needs to resign from the radio gig and go to work as a mentalist . . .apparently he can read minds. Can you say thought police?
Let's not forget the grand daddy of all the right wing wind bags, the fat drug addicted racist ass clown Rush Limbaugh. Rush told his sheep (oops sorry I meant listeners) that Obama is an Arab and not an African American. What a bigot! Obama is not an Arab, nor is he of Arab descent and even if he was who gives a shit?! Interestingly enough Rush just this week after the Colin Powell endorsement told everyone that the only reason Powell endorsed Obama was because of race. He was emphatic about it. I guess he forgot that he told everybody that Obama was black. Maybe Rush thinks General Powell is an Arab as well.
I thought the 2004 presidential race was as bad as it was going to get in this country. The swift boating of a John Kerry, a Viet Nam Vet who received a purple heart mocked at the Repub convention with the band aids. I was wrong this campaign takes the cake.
McCain campaign rep and congress woman Barbara Bachman re-invokes McCarthyism with her comment on last night's edition of HARDBALL. Ms Bachman believes that Obama may hold anti-American views and wishes that the news media would to do an in depth expose' on those in congress who hold those same "Un- American" views. Are you kidding me? I thought this crap went the way of the Edsel. The bright side: Since her ill fated appearance on HARDBALL, the RNC has pulled all her advertising financing for re-election bid. Her Democratic opponent, who was down in the polls, has received nearly a million dollars in campaign donations and has closed the gap. The race is up for grabs. It is to laugh
I just want to finish up with the hypocrisy of Mrs. small town values. I'm not calling into question her patriotism or loyalty merely her hypocrisy.
By BRETT J. BLACKLEDGE, ADAM GOLDMAN and MATT APUZZO Associated Press Writers
11:19 PM CDT, October 21, 2008
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) _ Gov. Sarah Palin charged the state for her children to travel with her, including to events where they were not invited, and later amended expense reports to specify that they were on official business.The charges included costs for hotel and commercial flights for three daughters to join Palin to watch their father in a snowmobile race, and a trip to New York, where the governor attended a five-hour conference and stayed with 17-year-old Bristol for five days and four nights in a luxury hotel.In all, Palin has charged the state $21,012 for her three daughters' 64 one-way and 12 round-trip commercial flights since she took office in December 2006. In some other cases, she has charged the state for hotel rooms for the girls.Alaska law does not specifically address expenses for a governor's children. The law allows for payment of expenses for anyone conducting official state business.
According to The Politico, Palin is living large on the Republican dime.
"The Republican National Committee appears to have spent more than $150,000 to clothe and accessorize vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin and her family since her surprise pick by John McCain in late August," reports The Politico.
I seem to remember a huge uproar from the right when it was reported that John Edwards got $400.00 hair cuts.
Palin loves to invoke 'Joe the Plumber" as she accuses Obama for his socialist ideas saying things like, . . .with the financial crisis we find ourselves in, this is no time for socialistic ideas like the
redistribution of wealth. I paraphrased the statement.
One of Gov Palin's accomplishments was to put higher taxes on the oil companies in Alaska in 2008 so she could generate revenue for the State. Jacking up the price per barrel for those of us in the lower 48. She then distributed this money to Alaska's citizens in the form of individual rebate checks worth $3,269.00 apiece. Even those non hard working unemployed lazy welfare recipients received a check thanks to good old socialist hating Sarah.
Sarah Palin fires up her supporters questioning Obama's connection to William Ayers saying, --"Our opponent ... is someone who sees America, it seems, as being so imperfect, imperfect enough, that he's palling around with terrorists who would target their own country."
Here's a few quotes I found: "My government is my worst enemy. I'm going to fight them with any means at hand." "When the [federal] bureaucrats come after me, I suggest they wear red coats. They make better targets. In the federal government are the biggest liars in the United States, and I hate them with a passion." "The fires of Hell are frozen glaciers compared to my hatred for the American government and I won't be buried under their damn flag."
Did William Ayers spew that hatred for the United States of America? Nope. The quote is from Joe Vogler, the raging anti-American who founded the Alaska Independence Party. The very same secessionist party that her husband Todd was a member of as recently as belonged to for seven years and as recently as 2002. In 1993 the AIP made a deal with Iran in which Iran was going to sponsor AIP as a sovereign nation. You don't hear a lot about that terrorist connection do you? Ms Pit Bull with lipstick made a video and sent it to the AIP convention earlier this year and told the members to, "Keep up the good work."
And last but not least, the Vice President is not in charge of the United States senate!!!! If elected you will not have the authority to do anything in the senate other than voting to break a tie!! That's it!!! You don't get to get in there and help write legislation or policy changes!!!! Please, please, please, read the constitution just in case you find yourself a heart beat away from the presidency.
DaG Out
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