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Is Palin already eyeing 2012?

By Jay Bookman | Sunday, October 12, 2008, 07:43 PM

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

The post-election narrative begins to take shape early…. from the Times of London:

With his electoral prospects fading by the day, Senator John McCain has fallen out with his vice-presidential running mate about the direction of his White House campaign.

McCain has become alarmed about the fury unleashed by Sarah Palin, the moose-hunting “pitbull in lipstick”, against Senator Barack Obama. Cries of “terrorist” and “kill him” have accompanied the tirades by the governor of Alaska against the Democratic nominee at Republican rallies….

Palin, 44, has led the character attacks on Obama in the belief that McCain may be throwing away the election and her chance of becoming vice-president. Her supporters think that if the Republican ticket loses on November 4, she should run for president in 2012.

A leading Republican consultant said: “A lot of conservatives are grumbling about what a poor job McCain is doing. They are rolling their eyes and saying, ‘Yes, a miracle could happen, but at this rate it is all over’.

“Sarah Palin is no fool. She sees the same thing and wants to salvage what she can. She is positioning herself for the future. Her best days could be in front of her. She wants to look as though she was the fighter, the person with the spunk who was out there taking it to the Democrats.”

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By RW-(the original)

October 12, 2008 7:58 PM | Link to this

Let’s take a look at actual unleashed fury, shall we?

On another note, what exactly is wrong with a President and Vice President disagreeing with each other and voicing their concerns to each other? Sounds like a good idea to me.

By AJC/DNC Management

October 12, 2008 8:08 PM | Link to this

The Obamedia is attempting to set yet another false narrative: The narrative of the McCain “mob.” McCain-Palin rallies are out of control, they wheedle. Conservatives are mad! They’re yelling mean things about Obama and calling him names! It’ scaaaaary!

This is insane rage — Madonna bashing Sarah Palin and shrieking “I will kick her as-s:”

This is insane rage — Sandra Bernhard bashing Sarah Palin and cursing her head off with hate warping her crazed face:

This is violent escalation — Palin-hating artwork designating her an “M.I.L.P.” (Mother I’d Like to Punch). Hat tip: Edge of Forever:

This is insane rage and violent escalation — trendy “ABORT Sarah Palin” stickers:

This is self-admitted insane rage: Why Sarah Palin Incites Near-Violent Rage In Normally Reasonable Women.

Reader Monica M. sent me a link to the Democratic Underground’s latest thread for commenters to come up with nicknames and posters to slime GOP Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin — and then to “spread [them] all over the ‘net.” There are now nearly 100 filthy, hate-filled responses and counting. Among the “nicer” entries: “Cruella,” “Gidget,” “Governor Jesus Camp,” “VPILF,” “Fertilla the Huntress,” “Iditabroad,” and “KILLER PYSCHO FUNDIE B* FROM HELL!!”

And the sickest attack of them all — mocking Palin for being a nursing mom:

This is insane rage — deranged left-wing photographer Jill Greenberg sabotaging an Atlantic magazine photo shoot of John McCain and defacing the pictures on her website:

This is insane rage and violent escalation — pointing a fake gun at the head of a Sarah Palin likeness sitting next to a cardboard cutout of her daughter in a museum display:

You were saying kookman?

By "The Corporal"

October 12, 2008 8:13 PM | Link to this

Sarah and Hillary in 2012.

Now that would be a cat fight !

By AJC/DNC Management

October 12, 2008 8:17 PM | Link to this

It’s about time:

McCain said he and running mate Sarah Palin would continue campaigning hard in the three weeks left before Election Day, in places like Ohio, Pennsylvania, New Mexico, Nevada and Colorado. The two planned a joint appearance Monday in Virginia, a Republican stronghold turned battleground this time. “We’re going to spend a lot of time and after I whip his you-know-what in this debate, we’re going to be going out 24/7,” McCain said.

He’s baaaaaccckkkk.

By hillbilly ragger

October 12, 2008 8:18 PM | Link to this

Poor little conservatives! after years of sh!tting on minorities, women, and rational people in general, their pathetic little world is coming apart.

It’s rather glorious, really. I’m feeling better about this country and its prospects with every passing day.

Keep up the good work, Jay. You’re providing a real window to the world, both with your insightful posts, hard work, and willingness to baby-site the resident whackjobs, exposing the likes of the Luckotrooool and Reich Wing to the light of day.

later!

By getalife

October 12, 2008 8:19 PM | Link to this

Her fifteen minutes are up.

I think if the dems can actually do something for the people like this:

“WASHINGTON — After consulting with Barack Obama, Democratic leaders are likely to call Congress back to work after the election in hopes of passing legislation that would include extended jobless benefits, money for food stamps and possibly a tax rebate, officials said Saturday.”

They will remain in power. If they govern like the gop with socialism for the rich, Americans will finally look for more parties.

Lets hope we still have a country in 2012.

By ByteMe

October 12, 2008 8:20 PM | Link to this

Times of London was also the paper that broke the story that the McCain campaign was seriously considering a shotgun wedding for Bristol + Levi before the election as a way to distract people further. Didn’t happen. I doubt the truthiness of the article.

I don’t doubt that there’s definite dissention in the ranks. The McCain people managing McCain aren’t all that tight with the ex-Bush people managing Palin. It’s likely that there’s not good vibes going on internally, given the disjointed campaign being run.

As for Palin considering a serious run at President in 2012: Like Huckabee, she won’t make it out of the primary season if she decides to do that. And for many of the same reasons.

By AJC/DNC Management

October 12, 2008 8:26 PM | Link to this

I wonder if we’ll ever hear of this from the Urinal/DNC or if we do, will they twist it into something harmless:

The presidential campaign got a little too hot for two Portland men who were arrest early Saturday morning, Oct. 11, and charged with burning a John McCain campaign sign in Southeast Portland.

Portland Fire and Rescue investigators said the two men made a Molotov cocktail and threw it at the sign in the 7900 block of Southeast 17th Avenue.-The Bee

Imagine for just a moment had a McCain supporter done this.

By Dusty

October 12, 2008 8:29 PM | Link to this

I knew it! I knew it! Bookman cannot get his mind off Sarah Palin. Here we go AGAIN.

He had to go all the way to London to get some good “stuff”.

When did Palin and McCain allow reporters in their private plans and conversations? The LONDON TIMES is making up its own conversations. Journalism has become pure fiction.

They have even decided Palin is TRYING to disrupt the campaign so she can run as President later. Has Democratic propaganda even infiltrated London?

So the “spectre” item did not work as Dems try to rip McCain. Now we get the “inside friction” try. That will not work either. OH, and I forgot the hired hooligan bit to set things up at rallies. Democrats are getting lower than the proverbial snake’s belly.

Where is Obama? Sitting on cloud nine while his cohorts do the dirty work? Where is Biden? Where are the decent Democrats? They are getting harder and harder to find. How long are they going to perpetuate what started as Bush hate and now is McCain Palin hate? How long before Jimmy Carter speaks up? Sam Nunn?? Are they going to say nothing while the USA goes down the drain with all this trash??

The silence over this promotion of hate and intrigue tells us a lot about the Democratic Party. None of it is good.

By Vinprose

October 12, 2008 8:38 PM | Link to this

This woman is sui generis. She’s a natural political force- that’s why all the anitpathy is directed at her, and not Sen McCain. Race over? I don’t know-Today’s Gallop says +7 registered voters, but down to +4 likely voters. I wouldn’t bet against McCain- he has an advantage. He has Sarah…and they don’t.

Thanks for the forum AJC. Vin at www.wegotsarah.com

By Huac

October 12, 2008 8:40 PM | Link to this

Jay, this is a nice gig you’ve got. Surf the net until you find the best ‘bait’ then jsut put it on the hook and throw it out. What’s the best bait? Whatever puts ‘em in a frenzy, of course. Sure, you can ladle out the chum, but only for so long. Becasue to really get ‘em going, they need a big hunk o’ meat. Yes, Jay, you are indeed a master baiter.

By AJC/DNC Management

October 12, 2008 8:41 PM | Link to this

Horsey: Anyone who drives liberals so obviously bat crap crazy must be a true Conservative and for that effort, we will make sure she is around for the longest time.

Trust me on this one.

If not for her principles then maybe for the insanity she brings from you.

It’s like what ever.

By TN Gelding

October 12, 2008 8:43 PM | Link to this

ByteMe

October 12, 2008 8:20 PM

It didn’t happen….yet.

By Dusty

October 12, 2008 8:46 PM | Link to this

Good conclusion about Sarah, Vinprose. I think McCain saw the same talent you see. She’s a winner.

By "The Corporal"

October 12, 2008 8:58 PM | Link to this

Too late for the ballot box and too early for the Revolution.

By BS Aplenty

October 12, 2008 9:00 PM | Link to this

Top Ten Changes to You Can Expect during an Obama Administration

10.Cynthia Tucker discovers there’s life after racism but can’t find much to write about

9.The National Anthem is changed to “U Can’t Touch This (Country)” by M.C. Hammer

8.The Rev. Jeremiah Wright converts to Christianity

7.The Irish government mistakenly claims “President O’bama” as a native son and commends him for weight gain since his ‘Potato Famine’ emigration

6.William Ayers is appointed Secretary of Defense and hailed by media as an “experienced hand dealing with terrorist groups”

5.Oprah Winfrey moves to Washington, D.C. but swears she’s only there to redevelop the city

4.Excessive faculty celebration leaves Tuscaloosa with the newly named “University of AlO’bama”

3.Chris Matthews “outs” himself and confesses to serious “leg tingling” for most of adult life

2.Jay Bookman finally gets an invite to an Inaugural Ball but must clear tables afterward

And the number one change you can expect during an Obama presidency

1.Alaska is put up for sale

McCain/Palin ’08 – The Right Kind of Change

By AJC/DNC Management

October 12, 2008 9:01 PM | Link to this

“Sarah Palin is no fool. She sees the same thing and wants to salvage what she can. She is positioning herself for the future. Her best days could be in front of her. She wants to look as though she was the fighter, the person with the spunk who was out there taking it to the Democrats.”

You do realize that this portrait does not at all jive with the “chillbilly” Sarah that you libs have worked so hard to paint?

Don’t you?

By G

October 12, 2008 9:14 PM | Link to this

By 2012 Palin won’t even be able to get a job as a Wasilla street sweeper.

She could be walking the streets, however.

Obama/Biden ‘08

By Greg Mendel

October 12, 2008 9:16 PM | Link to this

ATTN: AC/DC —

Your posting of examples of left-wing rage is the first time I’ve heard of any of them. Leftie fringes. Same as rightie fringes.

You have overlooked the fact that Sarah Palin’s hostility is obvious and open, not hidden in obscure internet “news.” She delivers her implications and innuendo from a stage, in front of the national media, and directed to an audience that is as ignorant and bigoted as any you’d find in Germany in 1932.

The national media calls her on it, and — whoa! — they’re picking on poor little innocent Sarah!

Nonsense! It’s sleaze. You know it’s sleaze. And you make excuses because it’s YOUR sleaze. You approve her message.

By AJC/DNC Management

October 12, 2008 9:27 PM | Link to this

Greg: Offer up some suggestions of Sarah’s “hostility” please.

We all need a good laugh this evening.

By Goldie

October 12, 2008 9:33 PM | Link to this

If you loved Dick Cheney, you’re gonna love Palin…she’s Cheney with a bee-hive hairdo and has a John Birch-er for a husband. Pee-ewwwww!

By ByteMe

October 12, 2008 9:35 PM | Link to this

Forget it, Greg. It’s not worth it. He’ll never admit anything. He has no idea what sleeze is when it comes from republicans and everything that gets forwarded to his inbox that “libruls” supposedly said or did is sleeze. Joe Walsh had it right: You can’t argue with a sick mind. So why bother? Better to spend your time getting everyone you know to vote for your candidate.

By RW-(the original)

October 12, 2008 9:36 PM | Link to this

Your posting of examples of left-wing rage is the first time I’ve heard of any of them

That was the whole freaking point of the post MM put together. Thanks for confirming her point, Greg.

By WCR

October 12, 2008 9:39 PM | Link to this

I don’t think she’ll run, especially if she’s censured by the Republican legislature in January. I wouldn’t be surprised at all to see her resign effective January 1st, as part of a deal to put in Parnell, effectively guaranteeing the Republicans a 2010 win, and possibly helping Lisa Murkowski (who’s no friend of Palin’s).

If she’s smart, she’ll nail down a book contract, get a good ghost writer, have the book out close enough after Inauguration Day, while the crazies are at the height of sulking, and spend 2009 doing book tours and appearances.

By AJC/DNC Management

October 12, 2008 9:55 PM | Link to this

You wanna see insane rage?:

Liberal Outrage: A Pro-McCain March In Manhattan

Now this is truly scary.

By AmVet

October 12, 2008 10:02 PM | Link to this

Mr. Bookman, that is really quite an astounding assertion the blokes are making. That Palin would intentionally “throw” the election to get her chance in 2012?

(Speaking of good laughs: In describing her beautiful home, Sarah Palin says that when she stands on her porch she can see the moon. You know what that means — she’s now qualified to be an astronaut.)

Seriously, after this long term debacle of an experiment called neo-conservatism, what realistically would her chances be???

I have voted for a Republican president in my entire lifetime exactly once, in 1984. (Though I hated myself for it.)

And had this awful Dem/Rep duopoly succeeded again in using abusive litigation and other groundless tactics to bankrupt and keep Ralph Nader off the ballot this year, I would consider strongly voting for McCain.

But I think his odd choice of VP, as much or more than anything, will ultimately cost him this election and even the possibility of my vote.

H&ll, even Bob Barr may be a better option. ( I must be losing my mind, but at least he’s had a major epiphany and he understands and respects the Constitution!)

By getalife

October 12, 2008 10:07 PM | Link to this

Another bad day in the market tomorrow unless they think government owning bank stock is a good idea.

Looking for a bottom but way overpriced for a recession.

By RW-(the original)

October 12, 2008 10:17 PM | Link to this

One wonders if placing the words of a late night comic in parenthesis satisfies the fair use and credit standard for utilizing the intellectual property of others.

Actually one doesn’t. The Palin/astronaut riff was from Jay Leno on Thursday the 9th.

A lesson my friends. Whenever Blowhard types anything remotely interesting it’s a dead giveaway that it was stolen material.

By RW-(the original)

October 12, 2008 10:29 PM | Link to this

Here’s a twist. Country second

By AmVet

October 12, 2008 10:30 PM | Link to this

Stolen?

Give it up ballerina.

Did you really think I made it up? We both realize that I’ve humiliated you for a long time, yet you give me too much credit!

I guess you also missed that I reaffirmed what Midori noted earlier today regarding your fecklessness and nonsensical non-answer regarding our inquiries of Curly’s hundreds of “unsourced articles”.

BTW did you get Leno’s joke, crybaby?

Nah, probably not. You are WAY too hung up…

By RW-(the original)

October 12, 2008 10:37 PM | Link to this

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAH

Blowhard,

I bet even Jay B is trying to figure out a way to give your boring a$$ the boot.

By Bud Wiser

October 12, 2008 10:39 PM | Link to this

Anyone that goes by what that racist old hag Midori writes is even more of an idiot that can be measured on the PhiliFullmer scale.

Obama/Biden ‘08 - making it easy to be a veg-head

By AmVet

October 12, 2008 10:40 PM | Link to this

I know you loons of the Far Riech Wing want to alter the US Constitution to include all of your dufus pet issues.

And watching the Dodgers/Phillies game reminded me of the line in Bull Durham where Crash says he thinks there should be an amendment to the Constitution banning the DH.

It also strikes me as funny that the two more recent faux conservative icons - Reagan and Bush 43 are both connected to baseball.

King George IV, of course, with the ballerina’s beloved Rangers. Who sadly failed to again play even .500 baseball much less his ridiculous prediction of .600.

And Ronnie Raygun as a sportscaster with the Cubs.

D@MN, these guys can really pick the winners, huh?

By AmVet

October 12, 2008 10:51 PM | Link to this

Ricky Biden, you stole my twelve HAHAs from earlier. (Actually you messed it up at the end, fumble fingers).

In my experience, you betting on anything means to take the opposite bet!

Further, I wonder how you of all people, would dare think for or speak for the aforementioned “kookman”?

Or anyone else for that matter. That is always a loser…

By RW-(the original)

October 12, 2008 10:54 PM | Link to this

Blowhard,

If you can provide proof that I predicted the Rangers would play .600 ball for the entire season I’ll send a hundred large to your favorite charity immediately. Are you willing to do the same when you can’t provide that proof?

By RW-(the original)

October 12, 2008 11:07 PM | Link to this

Blowhard,

I’ll put another hundred large on your ability to provide proof of me calling Jay B “kookman.”

Here’s where to send your cash

That’s $200,000.00 you should be sending them, but I realize that you finding two quarters to rub together is probably a stretch so I guess I’ll just accept your apology and donate myself.

By TN Gelding

October 12, 2008 11:09 PM | Link to this

AJC/DNC Management

October 12, 2008 9:55 PM

Looked like to me they were crashing a block party.

By Greg Mendel

October 12, 2008 11:12 PM | Link to this

RE: Liberal rage

I had seen none of the given examples of “liberal rage” from AC/DC or Michelle Malkin because I don’t look for them — the same way I don’t look for conservative rage.

There seems to be a misunderstanding that actual candidates — as opposed to fringes and columnists — have an ethical obligation to participate in public events that do not incite screams of “treason!” or “terrorists!” That they don’t just shrug when supporters and introductory speakers refer to their opponents as “Osama” and “terrorists.”

If McCain or Palin made speeches devoted to their plans to get us out of the cesspool they and their party got us into (instead of the personal attacks McCain pretends to disdain), I doubt there would be audience rancor.

Instead, theirs is the message of “no change, no way.” That’s why the Republicans are going to lose, why the country will finally win. America — not just Democrats — is fed up with the same old divisive, ignorant garbage.

By TN Gelding

October 12, 2008 11:14 PM | Link to this

Back to the drawing board for Senator McCain?

By TN Gelding

October 12, 2008 11:21 PM | Link to this

getalife

October 12, 2008 10:07 PM

The futures are up. Maybe we’ll get that 1k point rally you missed on Friday.

By GodHatesTrash

October 13, 2008 12:35 AM | Link to this

L-o-l-a Palin - Bush in a skirt.

By N-GA

October 13, 2008 5:02 AM | Link to this

Does anyone remember Katherine Harris? Barely? You used her, then tossed her under the bus!

You Repugs have memories like an elephant.

By AJC/DNC Management

October 13, 2008 5:17 AM | Link to this

By JAY BOOKMAN

September 10, 2008 10:34 PM | Link to this

AmVet, this blog does not exist for you to abuse people and call names. Those posts are pulled — clean it up, or you will be as well.

By AJC/DNC Management

October 13, 2008 5:25 AM | Link to this

Now we get some McCain coverage:

Leaders question McCain strategy-Urinal/DNC

So Urinal, if the article is about McCain and “leaders,” why would you have a picture of Oblahma above the story?

He ain’t McCain and he damn sure ain’t no leader.

By Tyrus Raymond

October 13, 2008 5:30 AM | Link to this

That I could read.

By AJC/DNC Management

October 13, 2008 5:30 AM | Link to this

Should we get too heedless in our anger or arrogance over the next few weeks, should fear of loss or change drive us too far, we may find ourselves inflicting wounds and divisions that are too deep to heal easily.-kookman, Urinal

It’s about time for another “stupid” Sarah column, isn’t it?

We’ve gone almost 12 hours without one.

By N-GA

October 13, 2008 5:30 AM | Link to this

Obama is definitely a leader…he’s leading McCain by 10 percentage points among likely voters!

By AJC/DNC Management

October 13, 2008 5:39 AM | Link to this

“Registered” voters, eh?:

“Between March 23rd and October 1st, various groups, including ACORN, submitted over 252,595 registrations to the Philadelphia County Election Board” with 57, 435 rejected for faulty information. “Most of these registrations were submitted by ACORN, and rejected due to fake social security numbers, incorrect dates of birth, clearly fraudulent signatures, addresses that do not exist, and duplicate registrations. In one case, a man was registered to vote more than 15 times since the Primary election.”-AmSpec

By AJC/DNC Management

October 13, 2008 5:43 AM | Link to this

Law enforcement should keep a tally of the fake registrations and when someone shows up to vote under one of the fake names, they should lock that as-s up.

For five years.

By N-GA

October 13, 2008 5:44 AM | Link to this

Can’t read?

The post said “LIKELY” voters!

By AJC/DNC Management

October 13, 2008 5:51 AM | Link to this

Aren’t these the same liberals that whine and moan about deficit spending:

The Tax Foundation estimates that under the Obama plan 63 million Americans, or 44% of all tax filers, would have no income tax liability and most of those would get a check from the IRS each year. The Heritage Foundation’s Center for Data Analysis estimates that by 2011, under the Obama plan, an additional 10 million filers would pay zero taxes while cashing checks from the IRS.

The total annual expenditures on refundable “tax credits” would rise over the next 10 years by $647 billion to $1.054 trillion, according to the Tax Policy Center.-Wall Street Journal

By Boycotting Bookman

October 13, 2008 5:58 AM | Link to this

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By N-GA

October 13, 2008 5:59 AM | Link to this

I guess if someone wants to criticize Obama’s economic plans, he is also criticizing his choice of economic advisers.

But that is ill-advised for someone who is math-challenged. Kinda like the 5:39 post that fails to point out the nearly 200,000 successfully registered voters. Who would instead emphasize the rejected registrants.

By AJC/DNC Management

October 13, 2008 6:35 AM | Link to this

N-GA: So we should fill out as many fake registrations as possible in hopes that we pick one unregistered name?

Really?

By AJC/DNC Management

October 13, 2008 6:38 AM | Link to this

More than 30,000 Florida felons who by law should have been stripped of their right to vote remain registered to cast ballots in this presidential battleground state, a Sun Sentinel investigation has found.

By N-GA

October 13, 2008 6:59 AM | Link to this

No Andy,

But we should be happy that almost 200,000 Americans who were not registered are now able to exercise their Constitutional right to vote! Now that is some news to report.

And oh! BTW, those other “registrants” never did get the opportunity to vote. I mean, how do you think that dude who “registered” 15 times would have actually voted? He would probably be sleeping it off in some homeless shelter.

By TN Gelding

October 13, 2008 8:07 AM | Link to this

* AJC/DNC Management*

October 13, 2008 5:25 AM

We don’t know about Obama’s leadership. But I think we can agree he has run the better campaign

By TN Gelding

October 13, 2008 8:19 AM | Link to this

AJC/DNC Management

October 13, 2008 6:38 AM

I would think it would be unconstitutional to bar them in the first place. The GOP is selectively purging more registered voters than ACORN is adding.

By Eric1

October 13, 2008 9:09 AM | Link to this

The Lens Crafters Lady will never be VP and she’ll certainly never be president. That nasally whine of hers alone is enough to kick her lame butt to the curb.

By CommunistAJC

October 13, 2008 9:53 AM | Link to this

hillbilly ragger, What a moron. Sh!tting on minorities? Thats a good one my idiotic comrade. Was it not conservatives who brought about MLK as a national holiday? Was it not W that put blacks in higher power than ANY other president? Was it not conservatives who put a black man on the supreme court?

It was democrats who turned the hoses on blacks in Alabama. YEP! George Wallace and Bull Conor. Both democrats.

Go sell stupid somewhere else you ignorant cross burning, trailer trash, goat f*cking, sister marrying piece of crap!

By CommunistAJC

October 13, 2008 9:54 AM | Link to this

Investors’ Real Fear: A Socialist Tsunami

By INVESTOR’S BUSINESS DAILY | Posted Friday, October 10, 2008 4:20 PM PT

The Crash: “Why has the market dropped so much?” everyone asks. What is it about the specter of our first socialist president and the end of capitalism as we know it that they don’t understand?

The freeze-up of the financial system — and government’s seeming inability to thaw it out — are a main concern, no doubt. But more people are also starting to look across the valley, as they say, at what’s in store once this crisis passes.

And right now it looks like the U.S., which built the mightiest, most prosperous economy the world has ever known, is about to turn its back on the free-enterprise system that made it all possible.

It isn’t only that the most anti-capitalist politician ever nominated by a major party is favored to take the White House. It’s that he’ll also have a filibuster-proof Congress led by politicians who are almost as liberal.

Throw in a media establishment dedicated to the implementation of a liberal agenda, and the smothering of dissent wherever it arises, and it’s no wonder panic has set in.

What is that agenda? It starts with a tax system right out of Marx: A massive redistribution of income — from each according to his ability, to each according to his need — all in the name of “neighborliness,” “patriotism,” “fairness” and “justice.”

It continues with a call for a new world order that turns its back on free trade, has no problem with government controlling the means of production, imposes global taxes to support continents where our interests are negligible, signs on to climate treaties that will sap billions more in U.S. productivity and wealth, and institutes an authoritarian health care system that will strip Americans’ freedoms and run up costs.

All the while, it ensures that nothing — absolutely nothing — will be done to secure a sufficient, terror-proof supply of our economic lifeblood — oil — a resource we’ll need much more of in the years ahead.

The businesses that create jobs and generate wealth are already discounting the future based on what they know about Obama’s plans to raise income, capital gains, dividend and payroll taxes, and his various other economy-crippling policies. Which helps explain why world stock markets have been so topsy-turvy.

But don’t take our word for it. One hundred economists, five Nobel winners among them, have signed a letter noting just that:

“The prospect of such tax-rate increases in 2010 is already a drag on the economy,” they wrote, noting that the potential of higher taxes in the next year or two is reducing hiring and investment.

It was “misguided tax hikes and protectionism, enacted when the U.S. economy was weak in the early 1930s,” the economists remind us, that “greatly increased the severity of the Great Depression.”

We can’t afford to repeat these grave errors.

Yet much of the electorate is determined to vote for the candidate most likely to make them. If he wins, what we consider to be a crisis in today’s economy will be a routine affair in tomorrow’s.

By BiteMe

October 13, 2008 10:00 AM | Link to this

the third post of the day reaches for the Nazi image. Great job Jay. Don’t say you aren’t part of the return to civility in this country. Hypocrite!

By CJ

October 13, 2008 10:12 AM | Link to this

Did they interview all 32 of her supporters in order to reach the conclusion that she should run in 2012?

By TN Gelding

October 13, 2008 10:14 AM | Link to this

CommunistAJC

October 13, 2008 9:54 AM

Still unwilling to take responsibility. Unbelievable!

By CommunistAJC

October 13, 2008 10:18 AM | Link to this

hillbilly moron, Can you please explain to us idiot conservatives, that’s sarcasm by the way, how democrats have helped minorities? I want clear answers. Because this is how conservatives few liberal “outreach” to minorities.

1: Democrats have kept blacks in the dark and “in their place” for years.

2: Affirmative action has made black people stupid. Oh the humanity! Here’s how: Not only does affirmative action keep people from being high achievers, it also makes them feel insecure in the work world knowing that they didn’t do so hot on test scores.

3: Only in the democrat party could you have a member of the KKK serving NOW and saying the word n!gger on national tv.

4: The subprime lending mess. Yes, its Barney Franks fault. Who got the loans to buy houses they could not afford? That’s right, illegal aliens and poor blacks. Now, feel free to call me a racist.

5: Democrats tell poor blacks that they need democrats in order to live. IE: ghettos and project homes created by the democrats to keep blacks “in their place.”

6: WELFARE! Created by FDR, welfare has kept poor blacks poor by splitting families and telling poor black woman to have 10 babies so that the government can send her a check.

7: Abortion: Democrats have pushed abortion on poor black women for years. Prove me wrong.

Now hillbilly, I know it’s a lot to swallow but you’ve been swallowing sh#$ for years so I’m sure you can handle it.

By CommunistAJC

October 13, 2008 10:20 AM | Link to this

TN Gelding, Responsibility for what? Your stupidity? No, that’s your problem.

By TN Gelding

October 13, 2008 10:30 AM | Link to this

CommunistAJC

October 13, 2008 10:18 AM

Blame it on Barney Frank? NOT!

THINK The minorities are going to be a minor part of the problem. Jay showed recently that the foreclosures are in all neighborhoods. It takes 10 $100k bad loans to equal one $1 million dollar failure. It’s the up and coming rich wanna-bes that are a bigger part. Greed, lack of oversight and fraud are the culprits, as well.

By CommunistAJC

October 13, 2008 10:36 AM | Link to this

TN Gelding, UH, ok. Do you not understand that Freddie and Fannie are BOTH government run banks? Barny Frank is waste deep in both of them. In 2004 Bush and Mccain said there needed to be regulation and oversight. Barney scoffed at them. How dare they! We are where we are. You can keep yourself in the dark as long as you want but facts are facts. Greed? Banks were bullied by democrats and “community organizers” such as ACORN to give out loans to people who could not afford them. Most of your so-called “rich wannabes” are still in their homes. More illegal aliens bought these homes!

By Joe

October 13, 2008 10:46 AM | Link to this

I must say Jay for the first time ever I agree with you. Sarah Palin is eyeing 2012 but we probably disagree on the reasons. I think McCain will only want one term and Palin will run for the top prize in 2012. In case you haven’t noticed with the up tick in attacks recently the polls are again getting tight. The McCain/Palin ticket is a well oiled machine and they are both in agreement on their campaign strategy. Anything that will make libs think there’s divisiveness I’m sure you’ll report Jay. Without any sort of proof I might add. Did media matters or daily cos report that? I think anyone with half a brain realizes that if they are within the margin of error on Election Day it will spell defeat for “the one”. The closer people look at Obama and all his radical criminal ties the more they dislike him. What needs to be brought out more is this though. Do you really want two of the most far left loons in America running our great country? Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid. Because that will surely happen if Obama gets elected…

By ButtHead

October 13, 2008 10:46 AM | Link to this

I am an independent, so neither candidate is good for me, but I must voice my opinion of the failure of both parties. The people who keep voting democrat, and their lives do not get any better, this is due to the misconception that the dimocrats are for the people. They are NOT; otherwise the people that vote for them would not be in low income housing. Look at Michigan the highest unemployment and lowest wages in the country and they keep voting democrat, why? Shouldn’t they have helped them? They do not! As for the republicans, they have lost their way in the woods and can’t find a way out. This lie that they are for cooperate America and not you is very misleading, corporations do NOT pay taxes, they collect them from the consumer, yet the dimocrats still can’t figure that out; and their constituents seem to believe that corporations pay taxes. If our education system worked then we would have more than one party, because the 2 we have are only one great bunch of losers and we need more parties to make our country great again. Vote out all incumbents and put in any body but a dimaocrat or republican.

By TN Gelding

October 13, 2008 10:48 AM | Link to this

CommunistAJC

October 13, 2008 10:36 AM

That was 2004. This is 2008. Much happened in between.

It was the loan originators that were greedy and fraudulent. The rating firms were negligent as well. Fannie and Freddie thought they were buying investment grade securities.

By Shawny

October 13, 2008 10:48 AM | Link to this

ACORN..making it easier to get dems in office.

Where is the MSM coverage and outrage? Oh yeah…they want the annointed one in office, too.

By CommunistAJC

October 13, 2008 10:54 AM | Link to this

TN Gelding, Are you a moron? Seriously? Do you still not understand who was in charge of Fannie and Freddie? DEMOCRATS! You people keep saying the last 8 years have been terrible. Democrats have been in control for the past 2 years. The bubble burst last year. Who was in charge? DEMOCRATS!

By jb

October 13, 2008 11:05 AM | Link to this

Don’t know about that but I do find it funny that the AJC has kept the non-story about SP being “booed at a hockey game” on the front page of the internet addition for 3-4 days now. Oh, I forgot, since readership is down, you probably don’t have enough people to get to that right away.

By Josh

October 13, 2008 11:17 AM | Link to this

By hillbilly ragger October 12, 2008 8:18 PM | Link to this Poor little conservatives! after years of sh!tting on minorities

Why, because the Republicans don’t give handouts?

By thogwummpy

October 13, 2008 11:35 AM | Link to this

How stupid of Jay! Doesn’t he know that by time a triumvirate of Obama, Pelosi, and Reid get done with their draconian/traditional Leftist measures to suppress challenges with instruments like speech codes, prosecution, and “Fairness Doctrines”…by time 2012 rolls around the Republican Party will be outlawed, and Palin will either be living in exile or in prison for her crime of speaking out.

By TN Gelding

October 13, 2008 11:40 AM | Link to this

Mrs. Godzilla

October 13, 2008 11:14 AM

Thanks for the reinforcement!

They’ll do anything to try to win an election and do our country more harm. Country first? Are you kidding?

By CommunistAJC

October 13, 2008 12:01 PM | Link to this

Mrs. Godzilla, Yes, reading is fundamental. But, reading a liberal sh!t rag like talking points memo is a bit funny to me. Why? Cause it proves a point about how retarded liberals are. ACCORN has been caught, red handed, signing up dead people, felons and underage kids. They’ve been caught on tape signing up one guy 72 times. Gee, who was it that made his career through ACORN?? Hmm, Barack Hussein Obama! Go sell stupid somewhere else, cow.

By CommunistAJC

October 13, 2008 12:03 PM | Link to this

JAY BOOKMAN, I’m eyeing your job.

By TN Gelding

October 13, 2008 12:07 PM | Link to this

CommunistAJC

October 13, 2008 12:01 PM

There’s a difference between voter registration fraud and voter fraud. Certainly the INDIVIDUALS that are committing the fraud should be stopped and punished. If an investigation shows that ACORN poicy encourages it then the leadership should be punished as well.

By Mrs. Godzilla

October 13, 2008 12:31 PM | Link to this

Commie….

Can’t fight the truth.

Can’t post any back up.

If calling me a cow makes you feel like a man……

Putz.

By CommunistAJC

October 13, 2008 12:31 PM | Link to this

TN Gelding, Uh, yeah. I saw a video of Obama saying that ACORN shaped him and his campaign in Chicago. It’s on youtube.

By CommunistAJC

October 13, 2008 12:39 PM | Link to this

Mrs. Godzilla, Putz? I’ve posted several articles on ACORN and the democrat bank sandal over the past couple of days. Maybe you were too busy rubbing Keith Olberqueers bunions to notice. That or maybe you just can’t read. Did you not read my earlier posting about how the socialist Obama Hussien will wreck the economy? Can’t fight the truth? Are you kidding me? I thought libs hated fighting and that fighting isn’t the answer?

By the way, calling you cow doesn’t make me feel anything. It’s just that I am stating the obvious. How’s that workman’s comp for obesity working out for you?

By TN Gelding

October 13, 2008 12:39 PM | Link to this

CommunistAJC

October 13, 2008 12:31 PM

Please come into the present and cross that bridge to the 21st century with us. That was 20 years ago.

The DEM ticket should be Hillary/Obama. But surely you can see McCain’s time has come and gone. Too bad he wasn’t the GOP nominee in Y2K.

By gadem

October 13, 2008 12:58 PM | Link to this

It is not illegal for a convicted felon to vote as long as they have served their time, and they are not on probation…the felony conviction can not be a violent act either…so please be specific about what types of convicted felons are signed up to vote. I once was naive and a sheep until I started researching and reading for myself…everyone has an agenda…truth be told.

By Midori

October 13, 2008 1:09 PM | Link to this

Why, because the Republicans don’t give handouts?

They only give them to the rich. Which makes you the fool, as I doubt you are somehow benefitting.

Putz.

By Common Sense

October 13, 2008 1:19 PM | Link to this

To AJC:

You have got to start telling the truth! Are Mr. Palin everytime you speak a lie proceed out of your mouth.

Do you actually believe anyone finds your blogging truthful about Fannie and Freddie?

So I guess you forget about Bearn Sterns, Argent,First Franklin,New Century etc all subprime companies who are not regulated under the CRA act!

Can you turn over a new leaf and start with telling the truth?

By Common Sense

October 13, 2008 1:30 PM | Link to this

If Palin is the lead ticket in the GOP party, the Democrats will win in 2012 very easily!

Americans are not fooled by a person who is better know for being a hockey mom!

I guess that makes her an expert on hockey!

Maybe Governor Plain should try being an expert or have experience at raising her daughters!

It would be nice to see her daughter gets off the campaign trail and get back to completing her education.

I have not seen a candidate get so kept up with the applause and not recognize so many obvious limitations regarding her knoledge about politics.

But all the Joe six packs do not believe Governor Palin needs knowledge about politics as long as she winks she can get Joe six-pack!

By CommunistAJC

October 13, 2008 2:20 PM | Link to this

Common Sense, Can yous start righting yer sentences using correct Engwish? Can yous? Moron.

By Kevin

October 13, 2008 2:26 PM | Link to this

I hope that thogwummpy at 11:35 am is being somewhat excessive. If Comrade Obama, I will refuse to address him with the same title as Abraham Lincoln- President, has not made us a permanent second rate nation, than we will have a slight light at the midterm elections and final replacement in 2012. I wonder how Joe Biden will respond to being called Vice Comrade Biden?

By JackLeg

October 13, 2008 2:43 PM | Link to this

Mrs.Godzilla, please understand how stupid you sound. The mortgage loans are put into bonds that are then bought by entities like Fannie and Freddy and then resold and people make money from servicing these accounts. If you are a bank and are forced by the government to make loans, by the way the dimocrats forced the law change, to people that can’t repay them then the money merry-go-round stops working. It was regulation not deregulation that caused this problem. Now every body in this BLOG knows that you are a breeding heart liberal that will vote for Obama so you can keep getting your welfare check so please take a day off so we don’t have to read your cut and paste dribble.

By Ka- Bush

October 13, 2008 3:19 PM | Link to this

I see Jack-legg continues the classless comments of people who support Democrats are are welfare recepients!

I guess all those people in California, Florida and Nevada who have more foreclosures than other states all have poor folks who purchased those $300,000 to $1,000,000 dollar homes.

I guess the poor folks make-up the majority of foreclosures of the high-end housing market.

By Eleanor

October 13, 2008 3:48 PM | Link to this

If Palin runs in 2012, it will be “Gidget runs for President.” Republicans seem h*ll-bent on voting in AVERAGE people.

By Bruce

October 13, 2008 3:54 PM | Link to this

Um, could we talk about something else ? The woman makes my skin crawl.

By Time Out

October 13, 2008 4:07 PM | Link to this

OK folks, before we continue bashing each other can we get some things straight?

When referring to people it is “their” and not “there”.

When you are about to lose the game it is spelled with one “s” and not two, as in “loose”.

Definite is spelled as you now see it, there is not an “a” in it.

Thanks, carry on.

By Mrs. Godzilla

October 13, 2008 4:14 PM | Link to this

Hey Jackleg…..what name do you usually post under?

By Ka- Bush

October 13, 2008 4:19 PM | Link to this

Hey we did not choose Governor Palin, This was the maverick idea not the real Republican party.

Hey we need the gun totting,hockey moms, moose shooting,baby making,gun rack riding,misinformed white voters to win the White House.

But we do not want them to be the president of the United States that is for us the money making,highly educated,corporate decision makers,brothers and defenders of all CEO of major corporations, capitolism supporting leaders of the GOP party.

By TN Gelding

October 13, 2008 4:19 PM | Link to this

CommunistAJC

October 13, 2008 2:20 PM

Just because someone can’t/doesn’t spell correctly or use proper English it doesn’t make them/us a moron. The name calling accomplishes nothing.

By Arrrrrgh!

October 13, 2008 4:19 PM | Link to this

Can’t we get through this election before we start talking about 2012?

By justmyopionion

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

I like that name, Kookman!! How true it is.

By No_Osama08

October 13, 2008 4:25 PM | Link to this

This liberal article assumes McCain isn’t going to win this November. McCain will beat Barrack Hussien Obama easily and everyone will be in total disbelief. It will be a beautiful thing!!!!

By CommunistAJC

October 13, 2008 4:44 PM | Link to this

TN Gelding, I just call em like I see em.

By Sarah P

October 13, 2008 5:31 PM | Link to this

My fellow Americans,

If elected in 2012 I promise that I will move the White House to Wasilla so I can still see Russia from my house.

By p

October 13, 2008 6:26 PM | Link to this

Of her 15 minutes if fame, 14:45 has been used up.

By Palin is a Monkey

October 13, 2008 7:22 PM | Link to this

By 2012 Palin will go the way of the do-do bird, extinct. This 2 cent wench needs to go back to them Alaska hills and breed with the wolves she kills from the sky. BTW, she ca