"From TampaBays10: The head of the Hillsborough GOP, David Storck, distributed an email from a Republican Party volunteer saying the voters are a threat. That's because, as the volunteer says in the email, he sees "car loads of black Obama supporters coming from the inner city to cast their votes for Obama." It goes on to say, "This is their chance to get a black president and they seem to care little the he is at minimum a socialist and probably Marxist in his core beliefs." The Republican volunteer says that is because, "After all he is black- no experience or accomplishments but he is black." Read on...

 

If the McCain/Palin campaign has done anything, it has exposed the worst in our society."

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I can't wait for election, because, no matter who wins, that will be one less thing for us to be uncertain about. When you see the markets bounce around a few hundred points everyday, you know it's because they're in the dark--just not enough real information about the future so they're going on gut and emotion.

I think you'll see a runup right after the election, especially if there's a clear and decisive victory that gets called before we all head to bed. Then, it will be up to whoever wins to follow through in the next year+ on the hope for a better tomorrow that has been entrusted to them.

Powell cites McCain's inability to provide clear answers on the economy, his campaign campaign tactics, and the Palin nomination.   He said that Obama displays an intellectual curiousity and vigor, and brings the kind of approach we need.

"Because of his ability to inspire, because of the inclusive nature of his campaign, because he is reaching out all across America, because of who he is and his rhetorical abilties... as well as his substance...he has met the standard... he is a transformational figure... and for that reason I'll be voting for Senator Barack Obama."

Ten minutes that should effectively end the McCain-Palin campaign... 

That's what CNN said and I agree. So, hats off to the Republican party for coaching her enough to prevent her from throwing up on herself again--verbally or literally.

What was obvious to me, though is that she doesn't even come close to grasping the isses that she spoke to. Her answers were memorized and delivered in a kind of exhausitive unease reminiscent of a second grader at a spelling bee waiting for the bell to ding, and breathing a sigh of relief everytime it didn't.

What's more was that Biden, too, exceeded expectations. He started off really slow, but gathered a ton of steam as things got rolling. His answers on foreign policy were thoughtful, nuanced--exactly what our policy hasn't been the last eight years.

And when it came time to relate to the little guys, Joe actually shined. Palin's doggonnit Alaska hockey mom thing got old quickly. She used it in uncomfortable places, while on the other hand, Biden's own emotions around his family snuck up on him. His getting choked up as a parent was so genuine, and Palin didn't even seem to notice it. She was too busy repeating lines in her head to pay attention.

What was also great was when Biden called bullshit on the whole "Maverick" thing. It's been tired for a while and Joe put it to bed.

Did Biden wipe the floor with her? No. Did he prove himself to be infinately more qualifed and prepared to be VP?

Unquestionably.

I don't often agree with Penelope, but I definitely thought this same when I heard about her family.  Penelope has special needs kids and a similar home life...

"Okay. Look. I wasn't going to tell you what I think of Sarah Palin, but so many people are asking, so fine. Here it is. She is nuts. And the Republicans are nuts for putting her on a ticket. She has a five-month-old kid with Down's Syndrome."

Palin's children should take priority over being Vice President » Brazen Careerist by Penelope Trunk

"Now, I want to be clear and speak directly to those of you who LOVED that Palin interview. You're an idiot. I mean that. This is not one of those cases where we're going to agree to disagree. This isn't one of those situations where we debate it passionately and then walk away thinking that the other guy is wrong but argued well. I'm not going to think of you as a thoughtful but misguided person with different ideas who still really cares about the country and the world. No, sorry, not this time. This time, if you watched those interview excerpts and weren't scared out of your freakin' mind, then you're mentally ill, mentally disabled, or mentally disturbed."

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