Jay Bookman

By getalife

September 20, 2008 11:20 AM | Link to this

Palin and socialism killed that ticket. It is sad watching McLiar desperately trying to get back to rovian distraction politics after leading on the socialist revolution with Gramm.

This election is about stopping the socialist revolution. Want more socialism, vote gop.

If not, don’t.

By Wyld Byll Hyltnyr

September 20, 2008 11:22 AM | Link to this

Never forget - Obama, in his infinite wisdom drawn from deep and broad experience, recommended that the security council sanction Russia after the Georgia invasion. Only problem, Russia holds a security council veto and would never sanction itself. Blinded by partisanship and a towering personal arrogance, Obama denied the sucess of the surge (much as his “negotiations without condition” partner from Iran denies the holocaust) of the surge even as the most die hard liberals (among them, Jay) acknowledged the success of our brave warrior soldiers in the surge. So, even if one agrees that Palin is not qualified (and I certainly do not agree as she is no less qualified than a certain debaucher who formerly served as Arkansas governer was in 1993), a reasonable man would rather have the inexperience in the second chair than with its hand on the nuc-u-lar trigger.

By "The Corporal"

September 20, 2008 11:24 AM | Link to this

If Palin is such a bad choice, why are the liberal loonies so afraid of her? You would think they would just leave her alone and let her self-destruct. Hummmmmm …………

The main reason liberal feminists don’t like Palin is that she is attractive. No contest there.

By Bosch

September 20, 2008 11:38 AM | Link to this

Palin has been using the same lines from her acceptance speech because her Bush speechwriters haven’t written her a new one.

In the same grain, Corporal is reusing his same posts because he can’t think of anything new to say, other than…….

“DUUUUHHHHHHHHHH, UHHHMMMMM”

Corporal, you need a new writer or a new post. Just like Palin’s bs, neither one of your crap is true or interesting.

The Palin honeymoon is over, we’ve woken up the next day and seen her without makeup and realized that last night was a bad drunken dream.

By whoosy

September 20, 2008 11:39 AM | Link to this

I’m thinking it will be more of the same with Obama and Biden. Obama has no exectutive experience, Biden does. Bush too had a veep with experience, Cheney. Looks like more of the same to me.

I think the Washington greedy and corrupt are clearing out of Washington with their money, causing this financial chaos because they see two well known reformers taking steps towards the White House.

By Bosch

September 20, 2008 11:43 AM | Link to this

getalife,

Isn’t it fun to turn the whole “socialism” thing around on the GOPers?

By AJC/DNC Management

September 20, 2008 11:52 AM | Link to this

Can you believe that Jay actually called into question the foreign policy experience of the bottom of the Republican ticket considering what the libs have at the top?

Never mind that both Hair Plugs and Fake Temple Pilot have been wrong about every single solitary foreign policy that they have ever taken a stab at.

Desperate, are you?

By Diane

September 20, 2008 11:53 AM | Link to this

It’s just plain scary to think of Sarah Palin as Commander in Chief. I am a Democrat who wasn’t thrilled with Obama and was consideringf voting Republican. That changed when the party picked Sarah to run on the ticket with McCain. Joe Biden certainly can take over the Presidency if necessary…….Sarah Palin, NO WAY!!

By James Sheeler

September 20, 2008 11:53 AM | Link to this

I’ve been casually hearing about Sarah Palin for months, but knew nothing about her until John McCain picked her as his running mate. Now all I can say is “What was he thinking?” If he wanted a female on his ticket he had plenty to choose from, rather than turning his campaign into a side-show. All he accomplished with this pick was to reduce himself to hiding from the media as Palin Palin’s little side-kick. Rather than a campaign I feel like I’m washing a reality show train wreck. I was undecided , but now Bob Barr will be getting my vote on Nov 4th.

By Girl From Texas

September 20, 2008 12:00 PM | Link to this

One of my initial thoughts when Palin was selected was that if National Security really is such an important issue, then she would not have been selected.

Now, I’m beginning to wonder just how important National Security is.

Putting Palin on his ticket was the smartest thing McCain could have done to win this election. It is depressing however to see how little he respects this country. Unfortunately, if he is elected, this will be only the first of many of his decisions we will be forced to live with.

By getalife

September 20, 2008 12:02 PM | Link to this

“Hillary Sent Me.”

I think they are using the China model of socialism without the accountability part and death sentence.

If they are, the airlines and car companies will be socialized.

Want more socialism, vote gop.

If not, don’t.

By John

September 20, 2008 12:05 PM | Link to this

It’s not experience that counts, it’s CAPACITY.

Obama has the capacity, McCain and Palin do not.

By the stone men on water street

September 20, 2008 12:06 PM | Link to this

I don’t know if I like the direction McCain’s campaign has taken after picking her.

I mean, there’s a reason why this page about the Palin Truth Squad works as a parody.

By Patsy

September 20, 2008 12:12 PM | Link to this

Gov. Palin will be o.k. I feel the Dems. are running scared. One thing that I feel she needs to address, is, the story in Utub about her giving open season on the wolves in Alaska. Its showing some horrible videos of shooting and maming wolfs. That is not going over too well, especially with the animal activists or even people I know that are animal lovers.

By "The Corporal"

September 20, 2008 12:13 PM | Link to this

To All

Following is a few of my vent submissions for this week that the AJC refused to print.

My wife came home with a “Palin” bumper sticker and asked me to put it on her car. I told her a democrat would probably vandalize her car by “keying” it but I did it any way.

Sarah Palin and Barack Obama - the Margaret Thatcher and Neville Chamberlain of America.

Senator Biden calls paying higher taxes a “patriotic act” and to think we went to war once over a “tea tax”.

Liberal facists are trying to “Clarence Thomas” Governor Sarah Palin.

By Matt

September 20, 2008 12:13 PM | Link to this

“If Palin is such a bad choice, why are the liberal loonies so afraid of her? You would think they would just leave her alone and let her self-destruct. Hummmmmm …………

The main reason liberal feminists don’t like Palin is that she is attractive. No contest there. “

As a “liberal loony” I can tell you that the real thing that we are afraid of is the celebrity exposure tactics used by the GOP. Most of us, unfortunately, know the reality of the American voter is that they would rather vote for Clay Akin than Al Gore.

As for the liberal feminists, Palin was pulled to the vice presidential spot with no major successes in policy, no strong voting record, and no established popular following. That tells us that the GOP’s view of women in politics is that image an absolute necessity but aptitude is completely optional.

By Florida

September 20, 2008 12:15 PM | Link to this

I have never seen such an obvious good AND bad choice in one election. McCain camp will scratch and claw ans say whatever it takes to get into the whitehouse. Now Obama is not totally innocent, but hes just playing some hardball for once with his oppenent. Id rather have fresh ideas in the whitehouse, than the eventual collapse of the American way with what has been happening. Last, we put a man on the moon, so dont tell me that we cant solve this energy crisis with Obamas plan.

By getalife

September 20, 2008 12:16 PM | Link to this

It is like China won a war and we surrendered.

By ProudTexan

September 20, 2008 12:21 PM | Link to this

If I were Governor Sarah Palin, I would not worry about my lack of experience in foreign affairs. I would say:” Like many Governors, I have not made many decisions involving other countries, but I am certainly better equipped than some candidate who has suggested that we should accept defeat in Iraq, meet with international rogue countries without preconditions, court foreign crowds by apologizing for our national policies, and our citizens’ behavior.

By Bud

September 20, 2008 12:23 PM | Link to this

It always amazes me how liberals can be so easily brainwashed. If you actually do some unbiased research you would know exactly why Palin was chosen. Now if you also do the same type of research on Obama you might know why conservatives can’t believe Obama is running for president.

I have a couple of lesbian freinds who freaked out when Palin was selected. They said they have fought to hard for women’s rights to let McCain and Palin win. I know some of this is because McCain is pro-life. What lesbians/feminists don’t want to hear is that McCain doesn’t want to regulate abortions, on the otherhand liberals do.

The fact that Palin has been skewered by the liberals speaks very loudly that you are afraid of a strong, stable, smart, hardworking mother. I think many feminist/lesbians are ashamed of themselves for being what they are - loud mouthed, self centered, self absorbed, typically childless angry people with a persecution complex.

Keep up the good work…

By getalife

September 20, 2008 12:23 PM | Link to this

What do you think Corporal?

Did China win and we surrendered to Chinese socialism?

By RW-(the original)

September 20, 2008 12:25 PM | Link to this

Ah yes, another mindless attack on the VP candidate’s foreign policy experience, meanwhile…..

CBS 2 HD Has Learned Democrats Threatened To Attack Jewish Groups’ Tax Exempt Status Over VP Nominee Invite

……..we have Democrats threatening the very fabric of our freedom.

“I’m absolutely appalled at the behavior of the Democrats,” said Bob Kunst of Defenders.net. “I’m a Democrat and for the first time in my life I’m going to vote Republican. I can’t take it anymore.”

Back on topic though, I believe I’m more comfortable with someone that may have to gather her experts together than I am with the Democrat duo that both think they know everything and are only consistent in that they’re always wrong.

By "The Corporal"

September 20, 2008 12:25 PM | Link to this

To Matt

For you to tout Republicans (as opposed to Democrats) being known for using celebrity exposure tactics is absolutely laughable.

You have lost all credibility on this one.

The fact is that the majority of American voters are unfortunately unlearned, uninformed, non-tax paying individuals who vote primarily on emotion and what’s good for them rather than what’s good for the country.

That’s the basic difference between a Republican and a Democrat.

By Ray

September 20, 2008 12:28 PM | Link to this

If all of you libs are correct, the Annointed One should be running against McCain and not his VP pick. Rove gave him some pretty good advice when he said that running against the wrong candidate will lose you elections. Palin has had 5 times as many media attacks as has McCain. The lib media is scared. Biden doesn’t sell newpapers, TV ads and internet trash, Palin does. In Biden’s run for the White House on two occasions, he got pathetically few votes. America doesn’t really like him. If Palin and Biden were running for the presidency, she would put him away, despite all of his “experience”. Mr. Wonderful knows this and knows that he made a bad pick. With the Hilldabeast on the VP side, it was sewed up. Another hole in the foot.

By AJC/DNC Management

September 20, 2008 12:42 PM | Link to this

I talked to a couple of good old boys this morning who noticed the McCain-Palin sticker on thee back window, and the first words out of their mouths, well, after all the Hot Sarah talk, was, “they want to drill.”

Word.

The main issue of the campaign, guess who owns it, everybody knows it.

They rambled on for five minutes about how sick and tired they were of getting “gouged” on energy and told me that many, many people are madder than hell.

At the dimocrats.

It goes without saying that we know, should the need arise for a major foreign policy decision to be made, McBushie and General Patreous will handle it.

Let’s see what Sarah can do about getting us our oil and gas from Alaska.

By Ray

September 20, 2008 12:46 PM | Link to this

Jay,

On your previous blog, G-Man posted a poll taken by Yahoo which might be one of the defining articles about this whole election, http//news.yahoo.com/page/election-2008-political-pulse-obama-race

Any chance of you opening the door on this subject? No one else has and it will have a lot to do with who wins, despite all of this lib/conserv rhetoric.

By odon

September 20, 2008 1:01 PM | Link to this

It’s a good thing that the “silent majority” doesn’t listen to all of you two faced libs. When the person who, in almost all catagories, meets your criteria for the high position of womanhood, actually confesses that to be where you want to be, you actually have to do it on your own without the help of the political correctness crowd, you attack not only her, but her family. Make accusations that have absolutely nothing to do with the job she is vying for. Try to twist and spin everything said, with a viciousness not seen since the Andrew Jackson political era. How could you posssibly claim fairness,or (here’s one for you)”tolerance”. Is this not the mantra for your upright views? At least it was until your O’bama slide down to reality,let’s call it a correction, an adjustment of the reality of life. I listened to the O’bama hype during the convention and all I got out of it was that he will put a chicken on every table, (but only once), and he will get the rich to pay for it. After which, he will raise taxes on all making over $250K. Let’s see..he made what, $4million, that’s right, $4 million last year and he’s claiming that he’s on the side of the middle class? Come now. $250K is the small bussiness backbone of this country!! As usual it’s tax, tax, tax. Unfortunetally, the tax is regressive and the the people who will pay the most is EVERY0NE under that limit! Oh, you say how can that be? Business passes all taxes and all charges on to the consumer,(DUH!)So who pays? The people at the bottom with the least. Congratulations, Mr. O’bama. Can you say “Hoodwinked” children?? AS for the BIG OIL Companies, are they not allowed to make a profit like, oh for instance, HARVARD, which had more net profit than EXXON. We’re talking BILLIONS here. EXXON 15.4 Billion,Harvard 24 Billion! Come on! At that rate everyone could go to Harvard for practically nothing. Can you believe that?? If O’bama is for higher education for all my children how come he’s not making noises about getting these exceptionaally rich colleges to have a heart and “subsidize” the poor to enter these esteemed Educational facilities, which by the way, are “susidized” by the FED,i.e.you and me,already? Just a few thoughts.

By Chris Salzmann

September 20, 2008 1:02 PM | Link to this

Corporal said: Back on topic though, I believe I’m more comfortable with someone that may have to gather her experts together than I am with the Democrat duo that both think they know everything and are only consistent in that they’re always wrong.

We already tried it your way…..remember Bush, that moron you voted into the White House? We’ve already seen how well it works with clueless leaders listening to their “experts”.

I’m voting for the smarter guy this time.

By Chris Salzmann

September 20, 2008 1:06 PM | Link to this

ProudTexan said:Like many Governors, I have not made many decisions involving other countries, but I am certainly better equipped than some candidate who has suggested that we should accept defeat in Iraq, meet with international rogue countries without preconditions, court foreign crowds by apologizing for our national policies, and our citizens’ behavior.

So how would a clueless Governor be better equipped??? Do you have any specifics or is that just more clueless “happy talk” for mindless supporters grasping as reasons to support a clueless idiot (just like themselves”???

By TeaTime

September 20, 2008 1:08 PM | Link to this

Palin/McCain 08: If politics makes for strange bedfellows, then America just got short-sheeted.

By Chris Salzmann

September 20, 2008 1:14 PM | Link to this

By AJC/DNC Management September 20, 2008 11:52 AM | Link to this Can you believe that Jay actually called into question the foreign policy experience of the bottom of the Republican ticket considering what the libs have at the top?

Hey clueless, at least Obama knows a lot more that’s going on in the world than Ms. Bimbo “I can see Russia from my house”. In fact, Obama has been saying for years that we should be concentrating our resources in Afghanistan. And who had said that invading Iraq was a mistake before most other folks??? I guess he was better informed than Bush/Cheney and all their “experts”

Jay’s right to question her qualifications. Old geezer McCain may not even finish his first term.

By TeaTime

September 20, 2008 1:32 PM | Link to this

The SnowWitch.

The snow witch had been planning a real speech for some time; the old fashioned kind, where you say more than one word.

She practiced in front of a mirror. She gesticulated wildly for emphasis. She paused at critical points for drama. She varied her tone and at some parts would yell out at the top of her lungs. She would be ready.

The day of her speech arrived and she stood before the throngs, silent. She didn’t move, or say anything for a few minutes. The tension grew quickly as the seconds passed and she just stood there looking at her audience, who were on pins and needles. More seconds passed, another minute, how long would she wait. The electricity was unbearable. Then, unexpectedly, she took a drink of water. That broke some of the tension and murmurs of remarks could barely be heard, but it was soon as quiet as a tomb again and still the SnowWitch did not flinch or say a word.

The agony of silence was broken anticlimaticly when the SnowWitch uttered in a barely audible, low voice….”Ladies and Gentlemen, Pointy heads, Fellow Pundits, Bloggers, Council Members, members of the army, members of the gentry, and of course, the rabble…..”

She started in such a low volume that the pointy heads were leaning forward in their seats to try to glean some phrase or every other word or something….

The Snow Witch then spoke in normal tones at normal volume, and the pointy heads settled back, totally absorbed in the main body of the SnowWitch’s address……and when the speech was finished, the Pointy Heads had their scapegoat, a group who had previously gone under the radar, a group who was most certainly responsible for all that had gone wrong in the past…..it took the SnowWitch to see it, and to point it out to the pointy heads who lived in the land of the pundits…..

By Chris Salzmann

September 20, 2008 1:33 PM | Link to this

MCCAIN’S FLIP-FLOPS IN JUST 1 WEEK!!!

He said the fundamentals of the economy were “strong,” then he said the economy was “in crisis.”

He called for a 9/11 Commission-style investigation into the financial crisis, then never brought it up again.

He said he opposed the $85 billion bailout of insurance giant AIG, then he said he supported it.

He said SEC Chairman Chris Cox had “betrayed the public’s trust” and should be fired, then called him a “good man” who only had to resign to be held accountable as the head of the commission.

In just one freaking week. AND to cap it call, whereas Obama said he supported whatever steps the Fed Chairman and Treasury Secretary took to calm the markets, McCain used this grave issue to attack and blame Obama for this crisis.

So, who’s looking Presidential now? Do I want someone who’s calm in the face of difficulties or someone who blindly lashes out???

By AJC/DNC Management

September 20, 2008 1:39 PM | Link to this

By Chris Salzmann September 20, 2008 1:14 PM And who had said that invading Iraq was a mistake before most other folks???

Let’s not leave that unanswered, it was the Teleprompter Wizard that said it.

The biggest foreign policy achievement in our lifetimes, America did the right thing by removing a sadistic dictator with the approval of the U.S. Congress and acting under a United Nations mandate. And for once, well at least since Vietnam, we did not abandon the people of Iraq to the cutthroat terrorists nor did we suffer a defeat at the hands of a raggedy as-s band of murderers and religious extremists. No, we came away victorious as a nation and I believe that frightens and confuses you koward liberals.

Iraq is a free and independent country with democratically elected leaders that can protect themselves and is an ally in the war against terror and that pis-ses you liberals off more than anything.

I got your “mistake.”

What would idiot Oblahma “achieved” for us, an utterly humiliating defeat?

Wow, that’s what I want.

Not.

By RW-(the original)

September 20, 2008 1:47 PM | Link to this

Well the Obama ground strategy for Virginia and probably every other battleground state has been unveiled.

Voter fraud using out of state students

Long said she’s now reviewing an application from a student from Savannah, Ga., who pays out-of-state tuition, is declared as a dependent in Georgia and has a Georgia driver’s license and car registration.

How is it they even have to review that one? Rejecting it should be a no brainer.

By Chris Salzmann

September 20, 2008 1:55 PM | Link to this

AC/DC said: The biggest foreign policy achievement in our lifetimes, America did the right thing by removing a sadistic dictator with the approval of the U.S. Congress and acting under a United Nations mandate.

YOU’RE KIDDING, RIGHT??? I thought we went into Iraq because they were a clear and direct threat to the United States??? What happened to all those chemical, biological, and nuclear weapons threatening us??? What happened to Iraq supporting Al-Qaeda and the 9/11 terrorists???

Acting under a UN Mandate??? Which one? That’s NEWS to me.

Iraq is a free country that can now protect itself??? So why are we still there? In reality, we removed a Sunni dictator and pushed Shia Iraq into Shia Iran’s fold.

Here’s my question: Where’s the mastermind of 9/11??? You know, that Bin Laden guy? The same guy Bush wanted dead/alive? The guy who actually planned 9/11? Why is he still running around free?

By Shripathi Kamath

September 20, 2008 1:59 PM | Link to this

Exactly right!

You don’t get to call yourself better just because you claim to be different.

The media is using kid-gloves when it comes to Palin. A smart strategy of preemption launched by the McPalin campaign in the footsteps of many a religious bombast.

Nail yourself to the cross and claim persecution!

By Chris Salzmann

September 20, 2008 2:01 PM | Link to this

By RW-(the original) September 20, 2008 1:47 PM | Link to this

Well the Obama ground strategy for Virginia and probably every other battleground state has been unveiled. Voter fraud using out of state students

Long said she’s now reviewing an application from a student from Savannah, Ga., who pays out-of-state tuition, is declared as a dependent in Georgia and has a Georgia driver’s license and car registration.

How is it they even have to review that one? Rejecting it should be a no brainer.

I read the piece and it says nothing about voter fraud. Lets see, the student lives in VA, studies in VA, pays school tuition in VA. VA election law does not specifically address the situation. Should all these students be disenfranchised because they are out of state students in VA? That will be addressed before the election.

If you want to talk about voter fraud, lets talk about election caging tactics being tried out by the Republican Party in MI and FL. That basically is the tactic of using home foreclosures lists to disqualify people from voting. NOW THATS SICK!!!

By Dusty

September 20, 2008 2:02 PM | Link to this

Jay Bookman, talking about the ‘package’ AGAIN and claiming nothing attractive about Sarah Palin but her “good looks”.

All that while Obama is so wrapped in a huge package of liberal adorned ribbons that it is amazing. Short political experience, bad and bigoted companions, drugs, congressional absenteeism, anti-war, flip flopping, socialism in many forms, muslim schooling in a muslim country….that is the glorious gift that liberals are dead set on forcing upon us. BUT THEY ARE FAILING! Bye, bye Obama.

Americans are not blind and cannot be fooled for long. The masquerade of Obama is wearing thin and Dems are desperate.

Governor Sarah Palin looks better and better just being the real thing. No peacock strut. Just confidence, composure, common sense and political experience. She’s got IT and the libs hate IT.

Watch out, Bookman. Your envy is showing… among other things.

By mAtt

September 20, 2008 2:05 PM | Link to this

This is probably the most interesting and bizarre comment thread I’ve ever read on this site. Viz.:

September 20, 2008 11:20 AM “Want more socialism, vote gop.”

September 20, 2008 12:13 PM “Liberal facists are trying to “Clarence Thomas” Governor Sarah Palin.”

You’re reading that correctly: Republicans are now socialists, and Democrats are now fascists. The whole world is on its head.

By Bud Wiser

September 20, 2008 2:10 PM | Link to this

Obama’s only 25% black and he’s got the g-rats wrapped around his finger to the tune of @95%.

Palin’s 100% woman, and she’ll draw a lot of female voters just because of that.

Very few use their brains to vote anymore …. blacks voting for a partial black, women voting for a woman.

It takes the white men of America to sort it all out, and that is not meant as a sexist statement either, just fact.

Obama/Biden ‘08 - making it easy to be stupid and racist ( a hard set to separate there for sure)

McCain/Palin ‘08 - chicks dig the old guy

By RW-(the original)

September 20, 2008 2:11 PM | Link to this

Chris Salzman,

If you truly read the article then you’d know that Virginia law differentiates between residence and domicile, but the Obama campaign is trying to block the efforts to determine domicile. Paying out of state tuition is a pretty clear indicator of your domicile being out of state, as is holding a driver’s license and vehicle registration from another state.

Of course based on the rest of what you’ve spewed it’s obvious you couldn’t read it even if you went to the link.

By Chris Salzmann

September 20, 2008 2:14 PM | Link to this

Dusty Said:Americans are not blind and cannot be fooled for long. The masquerade of Obama is wearing thin and Dems are desperate.

Governor Sarah Palin looks better and better just being the real thing. No peacock strut. Just confidence, composure, common sense and political experience. She’s got IT and the libs hate IT.

So why’s Obama constantly ahead in the polls??? Also Sarah is the real thing? Common sense? “I can see Alaska from my house so I know Russia??? I’ve changed my story about EVERYTHING so many times I don’t know what’s true anymore??? Example of this is how she accepted the decision to be VP: Didn’t blink (on Gibson), had my daughter’s put it to vote (on Hannity), asked husband first (Todd Palin on Fox). Which story is true is anyone’s guess.

The only thing I agree with is that she’s confident alright. She lies VERY CONFIDENTLY.

What about Todd Palin being a member of the Alaska Independence Party till 2002? In a Fox interview, he differentiated between American’s and Alaskans. Last I heard, they were both Americans.

By TW

September 20, 2008 2:17 PM | Link to this

Ego will kill them Jay. When the Dems took their lumps, they revised the message and it is why they will win in November (that and the Republican harry carey). Now, it’s the Republicans turn to reinvent - but ego won’t let them. Conservatives are all but done with the party, and in return the neocons go inlist Sarah Palin? She will cost them this one, the next one, and possibly the one after that, Not until W and the likes of Sarah are not only dropped, but denounced as the mistkes they are, will a healing begin in the Republican party. How ironic that the pride and ego they trumpet as the backbone of their party are the same entities presently kickin’ their tails?

Oh, and every month that this abortion on the right continues, another month of eighteen year olds is able to register and see that the neocon movement is not only a selfish joke - but a loser as well.

Fine by me.

By Tim

September 20, 2008 2:18 PM | Link to this

What will the Flea Markets do with all the “Obama” Tshirts and hats if he loses?

By Chris Salzmann

September 20, 2008 2:20 PM | Link to this

Hey RW, here’s a cut and paste from the HEADLINE of that piece you quote: Norfolk officials ease rules for registering student voters

So, if they loosened their registration procedures, how does it make it “voter fraud”.

Did YOU read the whole piece???

By Joe

September 20, 2008 2:24 PM | Link to this

So the top of the dem ticket with Barrack Hussein Obama has foreign policy experience. The Obama/Biden ticket is more of the same. Do nothing but let the people suffer with high gas prices and a failing economy…

By AJC/DNC Management

September 20, 2008 2:28 PM | Link to this

By Chris Salzmann September 20, 2008 1:55 PM YOU’RE KIDDING, RIGHT??? I thought we went into Iraq because they were a clear and direct threat to the United States??? What happened to all those chemical, biological, and nuclear weapons threatening us??? What happened to Iraq supporting Al-Qaeda and the 9/11 terrorists??? Acting under a UN Mandate???

Blah, blah, blah:

United Nations Security Council Resolution 1441 is a resolution by the UN Security Council, passed unanimously on November 8, 2002, offering Iraq “a final opportunity to comply with its disarmament obligations” that had been set out in several previous resolutions (Resolution 660, Resolution 661, Resolution 678, Resolution 686, Resolution 687, Resolution 688, Resolution 707, Resolution 715, Resolution 986, and Resolution 1284).

That Iraq was in material breach of the ceasefire terms presented under the terms of Resolution 687. Iraq’s breaches related not only to Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMDs), but also the known construction of prohibited types of missiles, the purchase and import of prohibited armaments, and the continuing refusal of Iraq to compensate Kuwait for the widespread looting conducted by its troops in 1991.

Klown.

By RW-(the original)

September 20, 2008 2:28 PM | Link to this

Chrissie,

One big mistake you moonbats always make is taking a headline and pretending it tells the story. It rarely does and didn’t in the case of your cut and paste.

You and your question mark key have a good afternoon and I’ll check back to see if you’ve worn it out later.

By Gazoo

September 20, 2008 2:35 PM | Link to this

if experience were an honest concern in this election, Obama never would have been picked over Clinton.

It’s humorous watching this disingenuous panic about a VP selection by the very same people that support Obama.

By Dusty

September 20, 2008 2:38 PM | Link to this

Chris Salzman, 2:14

Do you live in Athens and have a propensity for jacking emails? Just wondering. You sound well informed on small details. Democrats certainly know how to get well informed. Phewww!!

You TRY to stetch a molehill into a mountain. Alaska IS across the bay from Russia and was once owned by Russia. How do you know she can’t see it? The point is—she is not UNFAMILIAR WITH RUSSIA. She did not claim to be a diplomat.

And you, jerk, obviously don’t have a close family. Sarah Palin wanted her family to be part of her decision to be VP. She probably got them TOGETHER and asked them how they felt about it.

Mr. Palin is a worker on the oil fields and on fishing boats, in season. He sounds about as American as a working man can be. 2002? Six years ago he dropped out of a group that didn’t interest him or he would have stayed. What were YOU doing six years ago? Never changed your mind EVER?

Go back to your cadre of paid volunteers. It is easy to spot them everytime. They spout the same minutia including their liberal adornments.

By AmVet

September 20, 2008 2:42 PM | Link to this

The ranking for the fattest states just came out and predictably the Moron Belt red states occupy virtually all of the top spots.

Just as they occupy all of the bottom spots in education rankings.

The GOP’s “southern strategy” - go after the fat, dumb and lazy vote. Throw in the racists and bible thumpers and they’re sure to win Georgia.

I truly hope John McCain remains healthy as a horse if elected. His replacement is clearly in WAY over her head.

We as a nation have just suffered through eight years of the most awful president in American history. Remember he ran as an outsider with no foreign policy experience?

And look at how badly he shiite the bed.

No wonder these BushCo apologists and faux conservatives think the imminently unqualified Palin is a good choice.

Anyone who voted for Dumb and Dumber should do the country a huge favor and just stay home on November 4.

By Chris Salzmann

September 20, 2008 2:49 PM | Link to this

By RW-(the original) September 20, 2008 2:28 PM | Link to this Chrissie, One big mistake you moonbats always make is taking a headline and pretending it tells the story. It rarely does and didn’t in the case of your cut and paste.

CHRIS: So where does it make a case for election fraud in the entire story??? In fact, the word FRAUD is not even mentioned once!!! The laws were changed to accommodate out of state students. How does that constitute election FRAUD???

I’ve cut and paste the full story here to prove the point:

Norfolk officials ease rules for registering student voters

Sen. Barack Obama’s campaign complained about the Norfolk registrar’s policy of sending a questionnaire to anyone applying to register from a college campus, saying the form discouraged students from following through.

City confusion The city’s questionnaire sought to establish domicile, as required under state law. It asked such questions as whether the students pay out-of-state tuition, pay Virginia income taxes or have a Virginia driver’s license. Now, local election officials don’t know how a student’s residency status will be determined.

NORFOLK

Norfolk election officials on Friday reluctantly loosened procedures for registering college students to vote after protests from presidential candidate Barack Obama’s campaign and an admonishment from state election officials.

The Illinois senator’s campaign complained that the Norfolk registrar’s policy of sending a questionnaire to anyone applying to register from a college campus discouraged students from following through. The State Board of Elections asked general registrar Elisa J. Long to halt the practice.

The Norfolk Electoral Board agreed to that but said in a statement: “This compliance is with the understanding that the Board strongly feels that by doing so, we are out of compliance with Virginia Election Laws.”

Kevin Griffis, a spokesman for Obama’s campaign in Virginia, said Norfolk’s practice was “completely ridiculous” and had “a chilling effect on voter registration on campuses.”

Obama’s campaign has been aggressively registering students in Virginia, viewed as a battleground state. Griffis said Obama “is energizing young voters in a way that’s not happened in a generation or more.”

Of Virginia’s 49,000 new registrations in August, 43 percent were age 23 and under, he said.

State law requires registrars to decide eligibility based on two components of residence: place of abode and domicile. Long said the questionnaire had been used to determine domicile and was based on suggested questions from the state elections office. Abode is address.

“The frustration is that the code says you may ask questions to help you make the determination of domicile, yet now we’re being told we cannot use a questionnaire,” Long said.

“Domicile is a tricky question; we don’t consider any one thing,” she said. Questions included whether the students pay out-of-state tuition, pay Virginia income taxes or have a Virginia driver’s license.

Long said she does not know how a student’s residency status now will be determined.

Mary Alana Welch, a 21-year-old student at Old Dominion University, received one of the questionnaires.

“It was a big deterrent,” she said. “It gave me the impression I wasn’t supposed to be registering here.”

She said she never returned it and is still figuring out how to change her registration from Northern Virginia to Norfolk.

To cast her first vote, she wants to go to the polls instead of sending in an absentee ballot.

Long and the Norfolk Electoral Board are urging that the General Assembly clarify the student voter registration policy.

The American Civil Liberties Union of Virginia agrees.

“College students are in a unique situation…. They live in two places,” the organization’s executive director, Kent Willis, said. “The state law does not address that properly.”

“If homeless people have the right to vote by choosing their principal residence, college students ought to have the same right.”

Long said she’s now reviewing an application from a student from Savannah, Ga., who pays out-of-state tuition, is declared as a dependent in Georgia and has a Georgia driver’s license and car registration.

“What automatically makes these out-of-state students Virginians?” she asked.

The Norfolk Electoral Board statement reads: “Although the revised policy guidelines places the burden of proof of residence with the person asserting it, the policy allows students to claim residence in Virginia unchallenged.”

Firestorm s erupted in a few other Virginia college towns this month - including Blacksburg with Virginia Tech - over college student registrations, particularly those of out-of-state students.

Registrars in two other local cities with colleges - Virginia Beach and Williamsburg - said they do not use questionnaires. Newport News officials could not be reached.

By Slick

September 20, 2008 2:59 PM | Link to this

Sarah Palin is another example of why McCain is the DUMB candidate - as well as the one who doesn’t know TRUTH from LIE.
She adds another nominee who is DUMB as a red brick, and does not know TRUTH from LIE.

Joe Biden is another example of why Obama is the SMART candidate - as well as one who knows and values experience and competence.

On the DUMB side: McCain graduated in the BOTTOM FIVE of a 900 midshipman class. Palin attended five different “educational” institutions in order to string together enough credits for a degree in journalism, one of the least demanding academic degrees. The DUMB ticket…

On the SMART side: Obama graduated from Columbia University, and Harvard Law in the TOP of his class. Biden graduated from Syracuse University and Law School. The SMART ticket…

I’ll take the SMART ticket any day over the DUMB ticket!!

AND SO SHOULD EVERYONE!

Except, of course, the DUMB posters on this blog (you DUMMIES know who you are - and so do all of the SMART posters).

By Chris Salzmann

September 20, 2008 3:00 PM | Link to this

Hey AC-DC,

Blah Blah Blah (your quote) just shows you really have nothing to say about why we actually went into Iraq in the first place. I guess you’ve conviniently forgotten about the administration quotes on Iraq having WMD’s and how the administration erroneously tried to tie Iraq and 9/11. Nice try on re-writing history. Nice reason to kill 4000 Americans, maim 30,000 Americans and waste $ 1 Trillion dollars.

The Bush administration killed and wounded more Americans than Al-Qaeda ever did and they’re going to get away with it.

The UN Mandate you quoted was never proven to be in breach because the UN Arms Inspectors never found any WMD’s. In fact, Bush had them removed so he could start the war.

Nice try again but history has again proven that argument wrong.

Try pulling the wool over someone else’s eyes; it won’t work here.

By Chris Salzmann

September 20, 2008 3:06 PM | Link to this

Slick said:On the DUMB side: McCain graduated in the BOTTOM FIVE of a 900 midshipman class. Palin attended five different “educational” institutions in order to string together enough credits for a degree in journalism, one of the least demanding academic degrees. The DUMB ticket…

On the SMART side: Obama graduated from Columbia University, and Harvard Law in the TOP of his class. Biden graduated from Syracuse University and Law School. The SMART ticket…

I’ll take the SMART ticket any day over the DUMB ticket!!

GOOD POST SLICK!!! COULDN’T AGREE WITH YOU MORE.

By TeaTime

September 20, 2008 3:09 PM | Link to this

The SnowWitch.

The snow witch had been planning a real speech for some time; the old fashioned kind, where you say more than one word.

She practiced in front of a mirror. She gesticulated wildly for emphasis. She paused at critical points for drama. She varied her tone and at some parts would yell out at the top of her lungs. She would be ready.

The day of her speech arrived and she stood before the throngs, silent. She didn’t move, or say anything for a few minutes. The tension grew quickly as the seconds passed and she just stood there looking at her audience, who were on pins and needles. More seconds passed, another minute, how long would she wait. The electricity was unbearable. Then, unexpectedly, she took a drink of water. That broke some of the tension and murmurs of remarks could barely be heard, but it was soon as quiet as a tomb again and still the SnowWitch did not flinch or say a word.

The agony of silence was broken anticlimaticly when the SnowWitch uttered in a barely audible, low voice….”Ladies and Gentlemen, Pointy heads, Fellow Pundits, Bloggers, Council Members, members of the army, members of the gentry, and of course, the rabble…..”

She started in such a low volume that the pointy heads were leaning forward in their seats to try to glean some phrase or every other word or something….

The Snow Witch then spoke at times in normal tones at normal volume, and at other times in shrieks of outrage and dissent, and the pointy heads settled back, totally absorbed in the main body of the SnowWitch’s address……and when the speech was finished, the Pointy Heads had their scapegoat, a group who had previously gone under the radar, a group who was most certainly responsible for all that had gone wrong in the past…..it took the SnowWitch to see it, and to point it out to the pointy heads who lived in the land of the pundits…..

By TeaTime

September 20, 2008 3:23 PM | Link to this

Sarah Palin is a Mother I’d Lobby For!!!

Palin/McCain 08: If politics makes strange bedfellows, then America just got short sheeted.

By jim

September 20, 2008 3:24 PM | Link to this

The first thing I think of when I hear Obama is “TWENTY YEARS”. It took him “TWENTY YEARS” to find out what was happening in his church and now, in a flash, he is going to solve the worlds problems with a few highfalutin words and preacher like deliveries. His knowledge of world affairs didn’t seem to good in the Debates as Hillary “cleaned his plow” in all of them.

If Palin is halve as good as she appears. I don’t think we could go wrong with her, She beats the other 3 “hands down”.

Remeber “TWENTY YEARS”

By Chris Salzmann

September 20, 2008 3:31 PM | Link to this

Jay Bookman Said: …..and fact that so many in the GOP have embraced her as their party’s future suggests they don’t care a whit about substance but are enthralled by the package.

AND THE REPUBLICANS SAY OBAMA SUPPORTERS ARE MINDLESS SHEEP???

IS PALIN “”THE ONE”“? YES, ACCORDING TO THE NATIONAL REVIEW!

http://nrd.nationalreview.com/

ROFL!

By Midori

September 20, 2008 3:37 PM | Link to this

LMAO - I see Chris is giving our resident wingnuts fits.

too funny!!

good job, Chris.

By Chris Salzmann

September 20, 2008 3:40 PM | Link to this

Jim said: His knowledge of world affairs didn’t seem to good in the Debates as Hillary “cleaned his plow” in all of them. If Palin is halve as good as she appears. I don’t think we could go wrong with her, She beats the other 3 “hands down”.

What the heck is a “halve”??? At least he didn’t claim that he understand’s Russia because he lives in an adjoining state.

Palin’s lies are becoming legendary. Bridge to Nowhere, Troopergate, “Didn’t Blink”, etc, etc.

So you aren’t voting for the “Old Man” but for the mindless Bimbo??? Says a lot about your level of intelligence (or lack of it).

By Chris Salzmann

September 20, 2008 3:56 PM | Link to this

By Dusty September 20, 2008 2:38 PM | Link to thisChris Salzman, 2:14 DUSTY: Do you live in Athens and have a propensity for jacking emails? Just wondering. You sound well informed on small details. Democrats certainly know how to get well informed. Phewww!!

CHRIS: SO I”M WELL INFORMED. HOLD THAT AGAINST ME! LOL

DUSTY: You TRY to stetch a molehill into a mountain. Alaska IS across the bay from Russia and was once owned by Russia. How do you know she can’t see it? The point is—she is not UNFAMILIAR WITH RUSSIA. She did not claim to be a diplomat.

CHRIS: AND I GUESS SARAH PALIN WAS AROUND WHEN RUSSIA OWNED ALASKA BACK IN THE 1800’s??? SHE SAID SHE WAS FAMILIAR WITH RUSSIA BECAUSE ITS NEXT DOOR. READ THE GIBSON INTERVIEW TRANSCRIPTS. I CAN SEE THE MOON FROM MY BACKYARD, THAT MAKE ME AN ASTRONAUT??? ACCORDING TO SARAH PALIN, YES IT DOES.

And you, jerk, obviously don’t have a close family. Sarah Palin wanted her family to be part of her decision to be VP. She probably got them TOGETHER and asked them how they felt about it.

CHRIS: SO WHY WITH GIBSON DID SHE SAY SHE DIDN’T BLINK BEFORE SAYING YES? ON HANNITY SHE SAID SOMETHING ELSE. HER HUSBAND TODD HAD ANOTHER STORY ABOUT THIS ON FOX. CAN YOU EXPLAIN ALL THE INCONSISTENT STORIES ABOUT THIS??? UNLESS THEY’RE ALL LYING! LOL

Mr. Palin is a worker on the oil fields and on fishing boats, in season. He sounds about as American as a working man can be. 2002? Six years ago he dropped out of a group that didn’t interest him or he would have stayed. What were YOU doing six years ago? Never changed your mind EVER?

CHRIS: HE DROPPED OUT OF THE ALASKA INDEPENDENCE PARTY WHEN HIS WIFE FIRST RAN FOR LT. GOVERNOR IN, COINCIDENTALLY, ALSO ……….IN 2002! LOL!!! 6 YEARS AGO, I STILL DIDN’T THINK GA SHOULD GO ITS SEPARATE WAY. AND IN A FOX INTERVIEW HE DIFFERENTIATED BETWEEN AMERICANS AND ALASKANS. HMMMMMM???

Go back to your cadre of paid volunteers. It is easy to spot them everytime. They spout the same minutia including their liberal adornments.

CHRIS: SORRY, I DON’T GET PAID TO DO THIS. I GUESS THAT MAKE ME PRETTY STUPID! LOL. THAT’S ONE THING I COULD AGREE WITH.

By AJC/DNC Management

September 20, 2008 4:04 PM | Link to this

Deep-seated racial misgivings could cost Barack Obama the White House if the election is close, according to an AP-Yahoo News poll that found one-third of white Democrats harbor negative views toward blacks—many calling them “lazy,” “violent” or responsible for their own troubles.

Suck on that, liberals.

And by the way, I think that most elite blowhard white liberals are “lazy,” “violent” or responsible for their own troubles.

By Midori

September 20, 2008 4:06 PM | Link to this

Chris,

prepare yourself for a full on assault.

they are gathering their stupid talking points attack against you as I type.

been there; done that.

they are so predictable.

By Mike

September 20, 2008 4:07 PM | Link to this

Can anyone tell me one thing that Obama has accomplished in office?

Just trying to understand how Palin can be continually bashed when I can’t find anyone who can tell me one thing Obama has accomplished as an elected official.

By getalife

September 20, 2008 4:10 PM | Link to this

Andy,

Again, just because he is half white and white power has turned our country into socialism, is no reason to vote against him.

Do you know who will buy the Treasury debt now that Japan and China said no more?

Do you think they are using the “pinko” China model of socialism and capitalism is dead?

By Chris Salzmann

September 20, 2008 4:12 PM | Link to this

By AJC/DNC ManagementSeptember 20, 2008 4:04 PM | Link to this Deep-seated racial misgivings could cost Barack Obama the White House if the election is close, according to an AP-Yahoo News poll that found one-third of white Democrats harbor negative views toward blacks—many calling them “lazy,” “violent” or responsible for their own troubles.Suck on that, liberals. And by the way, I think that most elite blowhard white liberals are “lazy,” “violent” or responsible for their own troubles.

CHRIS: NO ONE EVER SAID IT WOULD BE EASY. BUT HE”S AHEAD IN THE POLLS INSPITE OF ALL THIS. GO CHEW ON THAT!!!

AND THESE POLLS DON’T CALL PEOPLE WITH CELL PHONES. MOST YOUNG VOTERS DON’T HAVE LAND LINE PHONES. SO, HE’S AHEAD INSPITE OF THE POLLS NOT COUNTING A LARGE SEGMENT OF WOULD BE OBAMA SUPPORTERS!

GO CHEW ON THAT TOO!

By Midori

September 20, 2008 4:13 PM | Link to this

Getalife,

it appears that Andy is so very proud of the racism that exists in this country.

telling, isn’t it?

By Chris Salzmann

September 20, 2008 4:15 PM | Link to this

By Midori September 20, 2008 4:06 PM | Link to this Chris, prepare yourself for a full on assault. they are gathering their stupid talking points attack against you as I type. been there; done that. they are so predictable.

CHRIS: Thanks Midori.

By getalife

September 20, 2008 4:16 PM | Link to this

Mike,

Ethics bill but there is more if you bother to use the google.

Did you know McCain and Gramm showed leadership in deregualtion to cause socialism?

Do you think McCain should resign in disgrace?

Good thing they are not in China. They know how to hold people accountable.

By AJC/DNC Management

September 20, 2008 4:19 PM | Link to this

By Chris Salzmann September 20, 2008 3:00 PM |Hey AC-DC,

Something wrong with being gay, chrissy?

Blah Blah Blah (your quote) just shows you really have nothing to say about why we actually went into Iraq in the first place. I guess you’ve conviniently forgotten about the administration quotes on Iraq having WMD’s

Uh-huh:

According to the report, a large stockpile of concentrated natural Uranium, known as “yellowcake,” reached a Canadian port to complete a top secret U.S. operation that included a two-week airlift from Baghdad, and a ship voyage crossing two oceans. The Uranium material had been housed at a former IraqiJerry Curry nuclear complex 12 miles from Baghdad.

Aahhh, yes, thee yellow cake that Mrs. Plame was looking for.

and how the administration erroneously tried to tie Iraq and 9/11.

Yep-

It is the little-discussed original indictment of bin Laden, obtained by the Justice Department in spring 1998 — several weeks before the embassy bombings and at a time when the government thought it would be prudent to have charges filed in the event an opportunity arose overseas to apprehend bin Laden. Paragraph 4 of that very short indictment reads:

Al Qaeda also forged alliances with the National Islamic Front in the Sudan and with the government of Iran and its associated terrorist group Hezballah for the purpose of working together against their perceived common enemies in the West, particularly the United States. In addition, al Qaeda reached an understanding with the government of Iraq that al Qaeda would not work against that government and that on particular projects, specifically including weapons development, al Qaeda would work cooperatively with the Government of Iraq.

Not only that, Has Been Laden specifically called for jihad against America because we were bombing Iraq, try reading a book, toady.

Nice try on re-writing history. Nice reason to kill 4000 Americans, maim 30,000 Americans and waste $ 1 Trillion dollars.

Gee, for some reason, I find this far less appalling than the liberals getting 59,000 Americans killed in Vietnam and then cutting and running like cowards.

The Bush administration killed and wounded more Americans than Al-Qaeda ever did and they’re going to get away with it.

Who do you think killed those Americans in Iraq, moron? While being slaughtered wholesale, no less.

The UN Mandate you quoted was never proven to be in breach because the UN Arms Inspectors never found any WMD’s. In fact, Bush had them removed so he could start the war.

Read carefully dimwit:

That Iraq was in material breach of the ceasefire terms presented under the terms of Resolution 687. Iraq’s breaches related not only to Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMDs), but also the known construction of prohibited types of missiles, the purchase and import of prohibited armaments

That was UN language.

By getalife

September 20, 2008 4:21 PM | Link to this

Yes it is Midori.

Funny, I see greedy white power is the problem.

They destroy the economy every time they get power.

Why Americans will vote for destroying their money and getting socialism is beyond me.

I guess it is their ideology and hatred of the other side (liberals). Taking rush seriously.

Country first and all that crap.

By Midori

September 20, 2008 4:27 PM | Link to this

Chris,

the very first weapon that Andy (AKA DNC/AJC Mgt) uses is an attack on your sexual orientation - as evidenced by his 4:19.

Not sure what it has to do with anything, but hey, that’s his weapon and he’s sticking to it.

Either he’s a homophobe or a closeted homosexual. Your guess is as good as mine.

By AJC/DNC Management

September 20, 2008 4:27 PM | Link to this

Oh my, look at all the pinkos angry because thee economy is improving:

Hoping a Hail Mary Pass Connects - Joe Nocera, New York Times

Paulson Bailout Plan a Historic Swindle - William Greider, The Nation

By getalife September 20, 2008 4:10 PM Andy, Do you think they are using the “pinko” China model of socialism and capitalism is dead?

bwa

By Kyra

September 20, 2008 4:28 PM | Link to this

U.S. Congressman Nick Lampson, Democrat of Texas, fed up with FEMA’s slow response to victims of hurricane Ike, asked and received permission from House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to bring 200 computers and 200 phones owned by the House of Representatives to Houston. As of yesterday more than 5000 people had used them to file for help.

OBAMA/BIDEN ‘08

By Chris Salzmann

September 20, 2008 4:29 PM | Link to this

By Mike September 20, 2008 4:07 PM | Can anyone tell me one thing that Obama has accomplished in office?

Just trying to understand how Palin can be continually bashed when I can’t find anyone who can tell me one thing Obama has accomplished as an elected official.

CHRIS: SENATE RECORD

During Senator Obama’s first 8 eight months of elected service he sponsored over 820 bills.

He introduced 233 bills regarding healthcare reform, 125 bills on poverty and public assistance, 112 bills on crime fighting, 97 economic bills, 60 human rights and anti-discrimination bills, 21 ethics reform b