Jay Bookman

By TN Gelding

October 18, 2008 9:54 AM | Link to this

They’re grasping for straws. Fox has spent an enormous amount of time on this story. Anything to distract from the real issues and improve their chance to win. It does appear that ACORN needs to improve its screening procedure for canvassers.

By CHIP S

October 18, 2008 9:59 AM | Link to this

28 Years of Republican Economics…

Even Alan Greenspan has said that, in terms of the economy, Bill Clinton was a Republican, because he signed the free trade deals that the Republicans had sought forever and which were passed by almost all Republicans in congress. If you consider Clinton a Republican economically, then we’ve had the last 28 straight years of Republican economic policies, Bush, Bush Clinton, Clinton, Bush, Reagan, Reagan.

28 years of lessening corporate regulation, cutting social programs, cutting spending on public works, lowering taxes on the top 1% allowing more and more free trade and illegal immigration. Look where we are now.

By TW

October 18, 2008 10:07 AM | Link to this

One of the interesting trends of the election was that anti-war candidates, not only Mr. Obama but also Ron Paul, were getting more support from the uniformed military than hawkish Mr. McCain. That remains the case. Mr. Obama received $340,400 from members of the uniformed service branches compared to $321,500 for Mr. McCain. Mr. Paul had taken in $213,000 from uniformed service members.

So, it is the position of the McCain camp that nearly half of our active military support a ‘terrist’ for President?

Musn’t the McCain camp demand Patreas investigate the massive infiltration?

By alan

October 18, 2008 10:08 AM | Link to this

I agree, TN Gelding. Fox is trying soo hard to tie Obama to every issue. Anything that can help McCain.

Last Saturday night, the usual suspect, Sean Somebody, did a “special” on Obama’s so-called associations. Today, Greta Van Somebody will also do “Obama and associations” at the same time.

Question: WHEN WILL FOX DO A SPECIAL ON McCAIN AND HIS ASSOCIATIONS? Fair and Balanced my rear.

The same idiots on the F-Word network believe GW Bush has done an excellent job, and that the mainstream media is biased. Come November, voters will expose them for who they are!

alan

By cliff zeider

October 18, 2008 10:09 AM | Link to this

Hey Jay, I haven’t read a thing in one of your articles taking John Lewis or John Mertha to task for their racial comments, looks to me like both of these nuts have been at the tax payers trouth to long. Cliff Port St. Joe Fl.

By Vinny

October 18, 2008 10:17 AM | Link to this

Oh for cryin out loud Jay, one instance of voter fraud is one too many. It has been proven that voter fraud exists in many states - you’re just too partisan to report the truth.

This race is too close and too important to our country to allow any room for any type of fraud. However, since it favors the democrat party, you try to discount it.

Journalism is dead.

By AmVet

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

CHIP S, you are correct.

And what about this supposed financial bailout? It is a fictional fix and is truly throwing money into a hole.

Let me see if I understand this correctly. We’re buying out bad credit? From uncredit worthy creditors?

Yet they are the very ones who caused this “crisis”! First they created false financial values. Then they extracted profits that didn’t exist. Then they exempted themselves from market disclosure.

In reality this is a bailout of the two Party political system which knowingly allowed and enabled it.

And it is the ultimate insult to the American people.

There were NO public hearings. No gathering of the best minds to find actual long term solutions.Or even someone who could discuss options and who would advocate for us taxpayers and consumers.

It was a backroom deal between George W. Bush and the Congressional Democrats. (No, Cheney was not involved int his one, he was in an “undisclosed location”!)

They shut out, and sold out the American people.

In 1775 there were 13 colonies under King George II. And in 2008, there are 50 colonies under King George IV.

This is taxation without representation.

More to come on this topic…

By AJC/DNC Management

October 18, 2008 10:19 AM | Link to this

If you make a charge that serious, you better have something to back it up. McCain has nothing. Nada zero zilch.

Blah, blah, blah:

Instances of dead voters’ names being used to cast ballots were most frequent in three elections, the November 2004 general election, the November 2006 general election and the March 2008 Democratic primary, the analysis found.-Texas Watchdog

There are more people registered to vote in Lake County Illinois than there are people living there.

The democrats need those non existent voters as well as imprisoned perverts and the Dallas Cowboys starting offense.

Who else would vote for them?

By Road Scholar

October 18, 2008 10:22 AM | Link to this

CHIP S: Exactly! Right on!!!

But if there is fraud by ACORN, I do not want those Repub law breakers voting numerous times! Folks, ACORN is attempting to register voters…of both parties. You think their first question is “are you a Demo?” You think that all repubs are already registered? Would not lie about their affiliation to get registered if they wanted to be? No. Isn’t each state’s Sec of State (or equivalent) responsible to verify each prospective voters info and legitamacy? Yes. Don’t the majority of states now require ID’s? Yes.

Let our governments processes That were set by both sides) do their job… impartial review of everybodies credentials. (besides under the repub mantra, regulation and oversight is not needed, (unless you are not assured to win)).

Finally, by the way, give me proof of anyone casting a specific vote( or votes in this case) that violates the law. I’m waiting…..

By GodHatesTrash

October 18, 2008 10:23 AM | Link to this

Looks like the 2008 National GOP has become the 1950s Southern Democrats - keep Blacks from voting by any means necessary.

By Ben

October 18, 2008 10:30 AM | Link to this

One, the court did not reject the GOP’s complaint in Ohio, they merely rejected the GOP’s right to bring that complaint to court. They did not in any way rule on the merits of the complaint itself, but go ahead and mislead your readers, Bookman. Your credibility is already down the drain.

Two, if someone did vote in 12 different places under 12 different registered names, there would be no proof. It could have happened thousands of times in every election, and probably has, but we have no way of knowing. The best way to prevent it is to prevent registration fraud, and have an ID requirement for voting.

Three, if you care so little about registration being legit or not, why not call for doing away with registering altogether? Think of all the money we would save. In your view, registration is pointless since you have no problem with the massive registration fraud being perpetrated by ACORN, so what’s the point of registration in the first place?

By Dave Barnett

October 18, 2008 10:38 AM | Link to this

Wow. I missed your article about Gore’s attorneys poring over the mailed in ballots from overseas troops trying to find anything that they could use to have them thrown out. The same Dems who weren’t concerned about that want to make sure anyone who can be bused in from out of state or in one confirmed cases, from other countries, gets to vote in Ohio. Yesterday those student reporters went to the registered address of one of ACORN’s get out the vote organizers who actually cast a vote in Ohio and found that he’d gone back home… TO ENGLAND.

Picture ID to register. With a time lag enough to let the local boards verify your residency. And picture ID to vote. That’s not fear of voters. It’s just common sense.

By citizen

October 18, 2008 10:38 AM | Link to this

The National Alliance on Mental Illness states that one out of four adults, 58 million, experience a mental disorder in a year in the United States.. 1 out of 4 voters can be diagnosed with mental illness. 1 out of 4 politicians can be diagnosed with mental illness. 1 out of 4 journalists, 1 out of 4 on the comments stream. Kind of scary!!

By ByteMe

October 18, 2008 10:45 AM | Link to this

Citizen: and according to polls, one out of four people approve of George Bush’s performance in office.

Can’t make this stuff up.

By Taxpayer

October 18, 2008 10:46 AM | Link to this

Jay,

I think that the extreme right wing Republicans are in such a drunken stupor with the McCain/Palin anti-Barack rhetoric that McCain or Palin could claim that Obama is an alien from Mars and that crowd would start chanting something like “Down with Martians, Kill Them!” Then again, desperation will make people do all sorts of strange, illogical things.

By getalife

October 18, 2008 10:56 AM | Link to this

We are in stupid season of this cycle. DoJ, the RW arm in trouble for taking this case. Violence on Acorn and a wingnut rep on a witch hunt for unAmerican politicians and will be censored.

Damn, we are an ignorant hate filled country and our future is the worst I have ever seen.

By "The Corporal"

October 18, 2008 10:59 AM | Link to this

Jay

1) You are being disingenous. The Supreme Court ruling was not on the merits but who had standing to bring the suit. You know better.

2) We are fast approaching (if we haven’t alread passed it) a point where over 50% of the electorate pays no federal income taxes but have the ability (by volume of voters) to make the rest of us provide for their support in various ways. That in effect becomes taxation without representation. Our nation started with a revolution over something as simple as a tea tax. You don’t make the poor rich by making the rich poor and I fear for the future of this Republic.

By GodHatesTrash

October 18, 2008 11:01 AM | Link to this

GOP = mob rule.

By sunshine and thunder

October 18, 2008 11:03 AM | Link to this

No, the GOP isn’t terrified of voters. Far from it.

The GOP knows it doesn’t have a chance against voters like “Jive Turkey” and “Mickey Mouse”.

Acorn is the Democrat party’s fraudulent voter arm. You know it, I know it and the Democrats know it.

Does anyone seriously think that Acorn is registering any Republicans? Those that are too lazy or don’t care enough to register to vote will have the same attitude in learning the issues.

They will vote to receive goodies from the politicians that steal them from the other party’s voters.

Thank goodness most of those voters won’t care enough to get their butts to the polls on election day. Except the ones who are being paid to do so.

By catlady

October 18, 2008 11:04 AM | Link to this

On fraud, methinks the Republicans doth protest too much. Do they really think ACORN, using drunks and the homeless, can take an election the way they did using much higher up people in Florida and the Supreme Court? They must have a LOT of faith in the little people!

By RW-(the original)

October 18, 2008 11:08 AM | Link to this

We know Jay B reads his blog and over the last few days lots of people here have linked to evidence of potential voter fraud so Jay’s statement that there is no evidence of trying to rig the election is interesting. I guess it means Jay condones voter fraud as long as it doesn’t appear conspiratorial.

Here’s an example of potential voter fraud right here in Georgia

Now I’ll wade of into the land of speculation. First off I think the massive amounts of phony registrations have a dual purpose that don’t really involve sending out stealth voters on election day. It could, of course, and it would make sense to register as many derelicts as possible so you could send your local community organizer out to cast the vote pretty much assured that the derelict you’re casting a vote for hadn’t already shown up, but I think the real purposes are to a) keep the registrars so busy they don’t have time to fully inspect absentee ballots which allows all those people that popped into Ohio, registered at the same address, cast an absentee ballot and went back home to get their vote counted, and b) to inflate the numbers of “registered voters” of one party to increase the party ID number. The reason that’s important is that it allows polling companies to weight their polls heavily in one direction. This is meant to suppress the voters on the other side and create a bandwagon effect on the your own side. So which party do we see “registering” all these phony “voters?” Democrat(ic).

By AJC/DNC Management

October 18, 2008 11:11 AM | Link to this

“At least in Europe, the Socialist leaders who so admire my opponent are upfront about their objectives,” McCain said in a radio address. “They use real numbers and honest language. And we should demand equal candor from Sen. Obama. Raising taxes on some in order to give checks to others is not a tax cut; it’s just another government giveaway.”-Yahoo

How’s that as-s feel, Oblahma?

By getalife

October 18, 2008 11:13 AM | Link to this

White people gone wild:

“Matthews: How many Congresspeople, members of Congress are in that anti-American crowd you describe?

Bachmann: [Deer in the headlights]

Matthews: How many Congresspeople you serve with — I mean, there’s 435 members of Congress —

Bachmann: — well right now —

Matthews: — how many are anti-American in that Congress right now that you serve with?

Bachmann: You’d have to ask them, Chris, I’m focusing on Barack Obama and the people he’s been associated with —

Matthews: But do you suspect that a lot of the people you serve with —

Bachmann: — and I’m very worried about their anti-American nature.

Matthews: Well, he’s the United States Senator from Illinois, he’s one of the people you suspect as being anti-American. How many people in the Congress of the United States do you think are anti-American? You’ve already suspected Barack Obama. Is he alone, or are there others?

Bachmann: [Deer in the headlights]

Matthews: How many do you suspect of your colleagues do you suspect of being anti-American?

Bachmann: I would say, what I would say is that the news media should do a penetrating expose and take a look — I wish they would. I wish the American media would take a great look at the views of the people in Congress and find out, are they pro-America or anti-America? I think the people would love to see an expose like that.”

Hahahah. Hilarious. LOL.

By ByteMe

October 18, 2008 11:16 AM | Link to this

Republicans prefer top-down fraud: by reducing the number of voting machines in poorer areas, losing ballots, challenging registrations in court. Democrats prefer bottom-up fraud: registering every rock that moves.

Another good example of why having more than two robust parties would be better. Another party might come up with a unique way to defraud us. The 24-hour news cycle demands it.

By RW-(the original)

October 18, 2008 11:22 AM | Link to this

Ah yes, more stories of make believe shouts of “kill him” and the angry and vicious McCain/Palin supporters that nobody can ever quite seem to find. Including the Secret Service.

Funny how we never hear stories about the real thing.

The overly formal document doesn’t mention this important detail: the victim was a small, quiet, middle-aged woman wearing glasses, and the attacker was a loud, angry man who went into orbit at the mere sight of McCain campaign signs.

I guess 51st and Lexington was just a little to far out in the boondocks for the New York media to find.

By citizen

October 18, 2008 11:22 AM | Link to this

The Georgia Senate staff released this information on 10/8/2008 “Georgia’s main revenue category, Individual Income Taxes are on the decline-payments coming in are down and refunds going out are up.” ‘Corporal’, how do we get this country back on track?

By Taxpayer

October 18, 2008 11:23 AM | Link to this

HaHaHa. I have just got to volunteer to work at a polling station so I can ask folks like Mr. J. Turkey for his photo ID. ” Are you from around these parts, Mr. J. Turkey, ‘cause you shore don’t look like a regular.” Some people will just gobble up anything. Then, there’s those deceased voters. Of course, the dead giveaway there would be all those hundreds of folks with the word “cemetery” in their address. Can you just imagine the chaos that would result from splitting a cemetery between voting districts. The horror of it all. I’ll have nightmares for sure. And their photo IDs could belong to just about anyone, the pile of bones with no recognizable facial features or even a finger print. It’s ghoulish, I tell you, just plain monstrous to expect a volunteer at the polling booth to be able to differentiate between skulls. I think these walking dead should have to bring in dental records at the very least.

By joan

October 18, 2008 11:40 AM | Link to this

The difference between the two parties is fundamentally that Republicans believe in themselves and their ability to make their own living, care for their own families, and take care of themselves. Deomocrats want to depend upon the government to come in and help them from cradle to grave.

By joan

October 18, 2008 11:40 AM | Link to this

The difference between the two parties is fundamentally that Republicans believe in themselves and their ability to make their own living, care for their own families, and take care of themselves. Deomocrats want to depend upon the government to come in and help them from cradle to grave.

By joan

October 18, 2008 11:40 AM | Link to this

The difference between the two parties is fundamentally that Republicans believe in themselves and their ability to make their own living, care for their own families, and take care of themselves. Deomocrats want to depend upon the government to come in and help them from cradle to grave.

By CJ

October 18, 2008 11:41 AM | Link to this

All persons interested in this issue, should know these important facts:

By AmVet

October 18, 2008 11:41 AM | Link to this

getalife, is that the intelligent design in public schools science classes, amend the US Constitution to ban gay marriage, “stay the course”, ban all abortions, Light Bulb Freedom of Choice Act (you can’t make this stuff up!), “Ten Commandments Rally” at the State Capitol, nuke Iran, Joe McCarthy emulator, Michelle Bachmann of Minnesota?

By ByteMe

October 18, 2008 11:50 AM | Link to this

CJ: You just know the rightwingnuts can’t read that much at one time without stopping to take a breath….

By sunshine and thunder

October 18, 2008 11:51 AM | Link to this

The Clintons are all the proof one should need to conclude that idiots should not be allowed to vote.

You might be a liberal if:

You think Al Gore didn’t try to steal the 2000 election.

You think uneducated voters are your best chance at keeping your party in the White House.

By TW

October 18, 2008 11:56 AM | Link to this

joan - if, as you’ve posted, the Republicans care about no one but themselves, then they should surely move - and leave their Bibles here.

By catlady

October 18, 2008 11:57 AM | Link to this

he difference between the two parties is fundamentally that Republicans believe in themselves and their ability to make their own living, care for their own families, and take care of themselves.

Ah, Joan, like the subsidies they get in tax write offs such as interest payments on their home loans? Such as the low cost student loans that are available even if wealthy (such as Unsubidized federal loans)? Such as tax breaks on all manner of other things? Yep, those Rupublicans, making their OWN living and taking care of THEMSELVES. No help from anybody. What kinds koolaid was that?

By ByteMe

October 18, 2008 11:57 AM | Link to this

Ah, sunshine: You think uneducated voters are your best chance at keeping your party in the White House.

I’m sure this totally coincides with your understanding that “Red” states have the lowest education scores in the country and “Blue” states have the highest.

By getalife

October 18, 2008 12:01 PM | Link to this

Amvet,

Yes, the w hugger at the last SOTU. I think she is talking about all those who voted for socialism for the rich. The majority of Congress.

When Chavez said w was to the left of him, she lost it.

She is a looker like Palin but bat sh-it crazy too.

By Midori

October 18, 2008 12:07 PM | Link to this

hmmmmm.

Joan posted 3 times, yet no ridiculous analysis or case study from RW as to the cause.

hmmmmm……

By RW-(the original)

October 18, 2008 12:10 PM | Link to this

Now I see why the New York Times doesn’t have the manpower to report the story of the male Obama supporter attacking a little old lady for holding a McCain sign, They’re too busy trolling Facebook to see what kind of gossip they can get from 16 year olds.

Jodi Kantor apparently got so desperate for dirt on Cindy McCain for the tiresome rehash the New York Times published today that she tried suckering teenagers on Facebook into cooperating with her. The McCain campaign released the contents of an e-mail Kantor sent to one of Bridget McCain’s 16-year-old classmates through the social-networking site. Is this what “political correspondents” do?

By getalife

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

It is amazing Acorn was competent to catch the fraud and attacked for competence.

Also, McCain getting entitlements from Social Security and disability when his wife is worth 100 million.

We have socialism for the rich but our friends on the right ignore these facts in their arguments.

They got nothing but hate and division and could care a less about their their country.

Country first is 100% bs.

By Midori

October 18, 2008 12:15 PM | Link to this

You might be a liberal if:

You think Al Gore didn’t try to steal the 2000 election.

spoken like a poor, deluded wingnut loser.

By TN Gelding

October 18, 2008 12:16 PM | Link to this

In the end the Palin candidacy is a symptom and expression of a new vulgarization in American politics. It’s no good, not for conservatism and not for the country. And yes, it is a mark against John McCain, against his judgment and idealism.

Peggy Noonan

By Midori

October 18, 2008 12:21 PM | Link to this

Cindy McCain was new to Washington and not yet 30 when she arrived at a luncheon for Congressional spouses to discover a problem with her name tag.

It read “Carol McCain.” That was the well-liked wife John McCain had left to marry Cindy, to the disapproval of many in Washington.

Fearing that the slight was intentional, she slinked to a half-empty table that never filled. “No one wanted to sit at her table,“ said Barbara Ross, a friend who was not surprised when Mrs. McCain announced a few months later that she was moving back to Arizona. “It was like high school.”

By Dusty

October 18, 2008 12:25 PM | Link to this

Why comment on a Bookman “piece” where even the title is incorrect?Oh well..OK

GOP is NOT terrified of American voters. They do think the Democratic nominee is less than suitable. AND with good reason; inexperience, “bad” friends, suspicious ties, “changed” religion and winning on charisma, not credentials.

If a resume turned up with these facts, most places would throw such a paper into the shredder. Democrats are endorsing it.

Republicans are not any more terrified about voters than they fear Halloween pranksters at the front door. Just give them the best goodies and they will leave.

Thus Halloween comes and goes, just as Bookman does. Don the mask, and try to scare. Ho hum…some Democrat has gotta do it so Bookman gets paid. Hey hey..BOOOOOOO..and the next propaganda piece will soon be here, a la Bookman that is.

By Midori

October 18, 2008 12:33 PM | Link to this

Excellent commentary, Jay.

Just excellent.

They ARE scared of the voters.

Their abysmal record speaks volumes.

By @@

October 18, 2008 12:43 PM | Link to this

Are you kiddin’ me jay?

Obviously you have no problem with a candidate whose ACORN (nuts) threaten the integrity of fair elections. The mere hint of is enough cause for concern.

Toolin’ the news media today:

“Don’t underestimate the capacity of Democrats to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory. Don’t underestimate our ability to screw it up.” — Manhattan

Now reflecting on how OBlahMa, his campaign, and his leftist supporters have done everything within their power to destroy the credibility of The Average Joe I’ll cut through their cult leaders “crap” and tell you what he really said……..

@@’s translation: “Don’t underestimate my ability to continually remind you that you are the defeated ones, and from your emotions, I will snatch victory for myself.” He goes on to say…..

“We will win this election and, you and I together, we’re going to change the country and change the world.” (snicker) The Oval Office ain’t that big.

@@’s translation: “I have flushed you out with the help of ACORN

When It Comes to TAX Liens ACORN is King

“so that I may retire to my throne alone, at which time I will be flush with power. As a courtesy, I will then flush you as you will no longer be needed in my pursuits. THE WORLD will be my toilet.” and in response his followers say:

“We all love you Obama”, “I love you” and “We will work with you” - was devoted to the kind of quasi-religious sentiments and motivational-coach style exhortations, the kind of pride that set him up for a big fall in January.

Wooooosssshhhh! Either OBlahMa or his supporters will get a well-deserved swirly. We should all be HOPING it’s the megalomaniac , OBlahMa.

megalomaniac: “The One” who is possesses an obsession with doing extravagant or grand things.

By Taxpayer

October 18, 2008 12:44 PM | Link to this

Here’s a trivial little item regarding one or more persons that decided to distribute some flyers in Clayton County, Georgia. Of course, it pales in comparison to that horrid person that broke into an e-mail account that was purportedly being used by Mrs. Sarah Palin to conduct government business from. Isn’t that right, you wingnuts.

By @@

October 18, 2008 12:55 PM | Link to this

Here’s some info on “the other woman” that Midori so despises.

Did your husband leave you for another woman Midori?

Yours is clearly an obsession.

By Dusty

October 18, 2008 12:59 PM | Link to this

Txpasyer @12:44

Please don’t tell me you are trying to compare an insignificant lil nutcase in one subdivision in Atlanta to hacking into the internet of the VP candidate of the USA and releasing private messages to the internet world?

You liberals are getting desperate. Surely you can find better “stuff” than that. Both actions you mentioned are rotten but they are not equal in comparison.

By Taxpayer

October 18, 2008 1:06 PM | Link to this

Well, that was just too easy. Then again, it was JUST Dusty. Your conehead is showing Dusty. You better cover it back up.

By AmVet

October 18, 2008 1:08 PM | Link to this

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Rep. Vito Fossella was convicted Friday of drunken driving in suburban Virginia, another blow from a late-night traffic stop that exposed secrets of his personal life and wrecked his career.

After a daylong trial at Alexandria General District Court, Judge Becky Moore found Fossella guilty of driving under the influence when he was pulled over for running a red light shortly after midnight on May 1. The arrest led to revelations that he had fathered a child from an extramarital affair, and he decided not to seek re-election. Fossella, New York City’s only Republican congressman, was first elected to the House in 1997.

Vito, maybe Karl Rove/Fox News will make you an offer you can’t refuse!

By getalife

October 18, 2008 1:12 PM | Link to this

More of dusty’s fat, old friends, spewing hate

By "The Corporal"

October 18, 2008 1:15 PM | Link to this

Senator Biden was technically correct in saying that “we all love this country” and chiding Governor Palin for saying some parts of this country were more “pro-America”. However, the better analogy for Biden to consider is that while all parents love their children, some abuse them and many raise spoiled brats while others make the tough decisions and raise responsible contributing citizens.

Let the chips fall where they may and if the shoe fits wear it ………. :o)

By sunshine and thunder

October 18, 2008 1:18 PM | Link to this

BYTE ME

You wrote:

I’m sure this totally coincides with your understanding that “Red” states have the lowest education scores in the country and “Blue” states have the highest.

Are you comparing government indoctrination with education?

What does that have to do with knowing the issues?

Yes, grade inflation, union teachers and inner city schools are the democrat party way to educate.

Religion is banned from government schools unless it’s the religion of left nut politics.

Outside of a few pockets of success, do you know of any public schools that actually educate their students?

By @@

October 18, 2008 1:19 PM | Link to this

Taxpayer:

I have neither read nor heard about those flyers in our local newspaper. That’s not to say it didn’t happen but I’ll wait to see the results of an investigation if it’s alright with you.

Since Clayton County is 70% minority (AA, hispanic, other) it seems unlikely that a 30% white minority would do such a thing although not inconceivable.

We’ve had incidences of racist graffit in the past. If I recall, it was traced back to juveniles from both races but directed towards the black minority. In one instance it was self-inflicted to support a lawsuit.

It’s true, we’ve got problems down here, we just haven’t figured out what they are. We’re working on it no thanks to you.

By AmVet

October 18, 2008 1:24 PM | Link to this

Religion is banned from government schools…

As it should be.

Don’t pray in my school and I won’t think in your church.

By Taxpayer

October 18, 2008 1:25 PM | Link to this

@@ is from Clayton County. Well, who would have ever thought. Exactly how upset are you that an American citizen, Obama, has had his life threatened via a flyer handed out in your county, @@. Are you as upset about that as you were about Palin’s e-mail account break-in? more upset? less upset? Come on @@, show us that dark side that you try so hard to conceal with that veil of self-proclaimed “righteousness”. By the way, that’s also no thanks to me.

By Original Rick

October 18, 2008 1:28 PM | Link to this

In 2004, there were persons stationed outside libraries in Jax, FL. They were asking every person who they supported.

If the patron answered, “Kerry,” the person said thanks, and made a note on a piece of paper and nothing more was done.

If the answer was “Bush,” the patron was asked if they were registered to vote. If not, they were taken (not invited, taken!) to a table to fill out the papers.

I know this. I was asked this when I visited the library off San Jose Blvd, in Mandarin. I thought it odd that someone was just asking me a simple question, so I waited in the building until my questioner walked away. I exited the library looking innocent and dumb, I answered “Bush” and, lo and behold, I was treated like visiting royalty.

Unfortunately, another had already called the Folio Weekly so I did not get my name in the article, but it did make for a cute scandal in The First Coast for a couple of days.

By @@

October 18, 2008 1:29 PM | Link to this

And Taxpayer, another thing you don’t know…..

There is not a subdivision in this county — from the high-end Lake Spivey (million dollar homes) to the affordable housing subdivisions in which whites and blacks alike do not reside.

Idiot!

By fearless fosdik

October 18, 2008 1:36 PM | Link to this

“You liberals are getting desperate!”

Yea right….

Friday the DENVER POST..endorsed Obama.

As well as the Chicago Sun-Times, Kansas City Star. Southwest News-Herald (Ill.) and the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. And to top it off: another Bush-backing in 2004, The Salt Lake Tribune.

This followed this afternoon’s surprises: the Chicago Tribune, which has never in 150 years endorsed a Democrat, backed Obama, as did its fellow Tribune paper, the Los Angeles — which had endorsed no one in more than 30 years. It seems like a dam broke yesterday with the unexpectedly early choice of Obama by The Washington Post.

It’s not the liberals who are desperate.

Is all one has to do is watch a few of the republican talking heads such as Tucker Bounds, Nicole Wallace, Lindsey Graham…Etal.

And one can conclude who is desperate!

By Dusty

October 18, 2008 1:40 PM | Link to this

Taxpayer,1:25

You are so bent out of shape that you cannot even be factual or sensible.

I don’t doubt that there are a few threats around the country against BOTH OBAMA AND MCCAIN. That does not indict the whole country but only those so poisoned by hate or mental illness.

To include everyone from one location in your “judgment” of nut cases is to show YOUR OWN POOR JUDGMENT. You have lost the ability to think in a rational manner.

By @@

October 18, 2008 1:42 PM | Link to this

Taxpayer:

I don’t believe you’ll find where I expressed outrage about the e-mail break in. I suspected it was a democrat’s kid, as it turns out, IT WAS.

Just because you perceive your world as dark and threatening doesn’t mean I do. Nope! TIS I, who is vocal in my protest against liberals like you, OBlahMa and Planned Parenthood’s pursuit to rid the world of not only African American babies, but ALL babies.

You really are an Idiot Taxpayer. Allowing yourself to do their dirty work.

By Bosch

October 18, 2008 1:44 PM | Link to this

Good column as usual Jay.

The American system is a republic, not a democracy, and I’ve always thought that Republicans take that to to the extreme. They believe that there are those more qualified to lead, and the masses should trust them for their leadership prowess. I happen to not believe that, but that’s just me. We’ve seen what kind of leadership we get from the GOP (and to be fair some Democrats too). I’ve always believed that Democrats work more for all Americans, while the GOP work to have those chosen few remain in power to their benefit, and benefit the corporations in this country because they feel that when business is good, the country is good.

It’s just a philosophical difference. However, I think we are seeing that philosophy is flawed by greed and corruption (also to be fair from both sides, not one) and that attitude in our country needs to shift.

But that’s just me.

And by the looks of some, like the video getalife just provided, people are scared and desperate to hang on to that power. It’s going to get ugly.

I expect Osama bin Laden will release a video next week, and the race will get very close.

On another note:

I always get a chuckle when wingnuts criticize teacher unions.

Religion isn’t banned from public schools. There are many clubs such as Fellowship of Christian Athletes, etc. In my childrens’ schools there are allowed moments of silence in the morning.

It’s just not taught as a subject, which I think is unfortunate. I think children should be exposed to other religions and learn religion from a historical perspective. It’s always unfortunate when people think their way is right and everyone else is wrong.

By Dusty

October 18, 2008 1:47 PM | Link to this

AmVet !:24

What a farce! You don’t go to school or church but you want to tell us all about them.

Keep up your sqawks about veterans, etc. The USA Constitution is taking care of the rest.

By AmVet

October 18, 2008 1:51 PM | Link to this

Dusted @1:47.

Yawn…

By Taxpayer

October 18, 2008 1:51 PM | Link to this

It all right, @@. I understand. Really, I do. By the way, a more appropriate word regarding my knowledge of the “makeup” of Clayton County’s subdivisions might be something like “unaware” or “uninformed” — not, “idiot” — and I have never claimed to be a know-it-all. Now, precisely how does that alter the fact that these flyers were distributed within your county and why would you choose to shift the focus away from the more relevent aspect — the fact that Obama’s life has been threatened via those very flyers. Are you not concerned. Now, watch closely for here would be a good time for me to use the word, idiot, if I had a mind to do so, that is. Do you see the difference.

By Dusty

October 18, 2008 1:59 PM | Link to this

Well, yes, bosch.

When business is good, the country is good. (have you noticed a bit of business problems lately that endanger our country and many others?)

Do you prefer the “ideal” Take from the rich and give to the poor?

I believe you work with/for a company that claims to make a profit. Are you giving all company profits to the poor? How long would you stay in business if you did? Does this help the country or does it cause loss by stock buyers, workers and taxes?

And don’t tell me what you are having for dinner tonight to change the subject. Paul is interested. I am not.

By Dusty

October 18, 2008 2:01 PM | Link to this

AmVet 1:47

Are your meds making you sleepy? Nappy time?

By swolf

October 18, 2008 2:02 PM | Link to this

There is no way to know for sure how well Obama will do if elected. That said, a vote for McCain is absolutely a vote for at least 4 more years of what we’ve just been through. Honestly… I do not believe this country can survive that. Period.

By AJC/DNC Management

October 18, 2008 2:09 PM | Link to this

al-Gitmo: Just as an example, when KKKlinton was selling nuclear secrets to China in exchange for kampaign kontributions, is this the type of love the liberals have for their country?

Maybe you pinkkkos are too stupid to know you hate America, that could be it.

By "The Corporal"

October 18, 2008 2:12 PM | Link to this

“Republican presidential candidate John McCain on Saturday accused Democratic rival Barack Obama of favoring a socialistic economic approach by supporting tax cuts and tax credits McCain says would merely shuffle wealth rather than creating it.”

Sorry Senator McCain but you are wrong.

It’s worse than that. Obama is a closet Marxist and that’s just part of what he is hiding in that closet !

By AmVet

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

No Dusted, you are.

Yawn…

By stillcool

October 18, 2008 2:24 PM | Link to this

Republicans don’t like people to vote. Not the leaders of the party, not the representatives, and not the people they represent. These poor people that regurgitate the nonsensical Fox News talking points in the comments above makes it apparent that lack of education and information is a National Security Threat. Thank goodness the majority of the American people are good, decent, thoughtful, humane people, and not the bunch of rabid dogs spewing right wing garbage. Good will out.

By getalife

October 18, 2008 2:24 PM | Link to this

Andy,

How many times have you used that line?

1000?

Did they quit sending you current talking points?

Geez.

By @@

October 18, 2008 2:25 PM | Link to this

Taxpayer:

Through OUR tax dollars, OBlahMa is afforded the protection he is due. On the other hand……

We, as taxpayers have to rely on “the good guys” for our protection.

Turner said he plans to respond to the budget restraints by relying on drug seizure funds. So far, in 2008, the county’s drug enforcement agents have seized about $28 million in cash, with the assistance of the Drug Enforcement Agency. Last year, at this time, the agents had taken about $7 million.

“We have a top notch drug unit,” Turner said. “These drug funds are going to help us out in some areas … We’re probably going to have to depend on drug funds more than in previous years.”

The drug unit has also seized cars, and some of those vehicles are being used in the county’s burglary suppression unit. There are currently seven department vehicles which are unmarked, undercover and patrolling neighborhoods with heavy burglary rates.

Leaning more heavily on seizure money, as well as pushing for federal grants to fund additional positions, Turner’s planned response to the rise in burglaries and thefts includes continuing the suppression work and increasing community cooperation.

Some of the increase in the crime statistics can be attributed to the success of the burglary task force and community-oriented policing efforts resulting in more 911 calls, according to Turner.

“We’re asking people to call in, and they’re picking up the phone,” the chief said. “The numbers always going up doesn’t always mean a bad thing … Traditionally, people would turn their heads at crime, but now we’re getting reports of suspicious activity and stolen bicycles, stuff where people would have said it’s trivial, now they’re reporting everything. And we want them to call. We need them to call.”

More of something you don’t know about Clayton County. About seven years back we had an onslaught of politicians (black) who declared to the black community that it was **OUR, meaning their county now. A D.A. with no criminal trial experience (she was elected) who was selectively soft on crime. She’s gone now. A black Sheriff, Victor Hill, who broke this county file lawsuit after lawsuit seeking personal power. His objective was to have one law enforcement agency, getting rid of Jeff Turner’s department. Jeff’s our black Police Chief. Check out ^^^ what Jeff’s doing with confiscated drug property. Victor used it for all sorts of self-promoting endeavors. The guy was an idiot.

If there’s anything to the flyers, thank God Jeff is on the job instead of Victor. BTW, I could have voted for an inexperienced WHITE candidate for Sheriff in the general. I didn’t, I voted for an experienced black candidate.

Worry about your own problems Taxpayer while WE, here in Clayton County, deal with ours one dem idiot at a time.

By Bosch

October 18, 2008 2:28 PM | Link to this

Socialize losses, and privatize gains.

Yeah, that make sense (as I roll my eyes).

By @@

October 18, 2008 2:36 PM | Link to this

Taxpayer:

Now that I’ve explained to you why my concern for OBlahMa’s safety is limited (Secret Service Protection), would you explain to me why you support a bi-racial candidate who supports what Alveda King (neice of Martin Luther King) calls racial genocide? Is it the white OBlahMa or the black OBlahma who seeks to inflict genocide?

It goes directly to what Dr. King called the “content of a man’s character, not the color of his skin.”

I’ll check in for your justification.

By getalife

October 18, 2008 2:38 PM | Link to this

Racist ‘N-Word’ Robocall Reported In Pennsylvania.

Of course, Mr. Murtha get attacked for telling the truth.

By Dusty

October 18, 2008 2:42 PM | Link to this

AmVet,2:20

Don’t blame me for your medications. We know you need them. We read your posts.

By Dusty

October 18, 2008 2:45 PM | Link to this

Getalife 2:38

Are you a robo poster?

By AmVet

October 18, 2008 2:57 PM | Link to this

Dusted @2:42, (we?) you and your pet pocket gerbils…

Yawn…

By GodHatesTrash

October 18, 2008 2:58 PM | Link to this

Finally - Andi caught on film.

By GodHatesTrash

October 18, 2008 3:01 PM | Link to this

Vote for the Irishman!!!

By getalife

October 18, 2008 3:02 PM | Link to this

dusty,

Are you a witch?

Get your broom tuned up for Halloween?

By AJC/DNC Management

October 18, 2008 3:14 PM | Link to this

By getalife October 18, 2008 2:38 PM Racist ‘N-Word’ Robocall Reported In Pennsylvania. Of course, Mr. Murtha get attacked for telling the truth.

al-Gitmo: How do you know that Oblahma didn’t send that call out?

Hey, while we are on the subject of love for our country, when Dhimmy Carter let Iran storm our embassy and take all of the diplomats hostage for 444 days, was that because he just adored the United States?

By @@

October 18, 2008 3:15 PM | Link to this

I swear Getalife! you’re beginning to sound more and more like Midori.

Are you a witch?

Get your broom tuned up for Halloween?

She puttin’ the squeeze on ‘em is she?

You are not the Getalife I once knew.

By getalife

October 18, 2008 3:22 PM | Link to this

Obama Rally Draws 100,000 in Missouri

Wow.

By getalife

October 18, 2008 3:27 PM | Link to this

I am the same guy @@ er dusty.

We figured out “dusty” was the witch Palin’s pastor exorcised from the town because she was causing car wrecks?

Kooky, huh?

By GodHatesTrash

October 18, 2008 3:28 PM | Link to this

Hensley-McCain voters discuss the election…

By Taxpayer

October 18, 2008 3:30 PM | Link to this

@@, calm down. You’ll be OK. All I did was act as messenger originally by posting a link to an article about Obama. You just could not maintain any level of composure and as usual you chose to attack me for simply sharing facts. So, I’ll stand by my earlier description of you — self-righteous, that is. After you have calmed down, you can ask me about different topics again and if I choose to address one or more of them, I will. Otherwise, please try to focus on one item at a time. Speaking of one topic, the one topic that I raised originally, what do you think about that flyer and its distribution in your county. I see that you have already noted that the majority of your county’s residents are non-white. Do you think that the threats against Obama came from one of them. That is one possibility that you were inferring with that poorly conceived comment regarding another person’s activity in your county and his/her lawsuit. Do you really believe that Obama put out that flyer himself. Really, @@, you do go for the dramatic, don’t you. By the way, here is another prime opportunity for me to apply that word you seem to enjoy, you “idiot”, if I had a mind to, that is.

By Ackmed

October 18, 2008 3:33 PM | Link to this

Thee Iman volunteered all of thee terror cells under his command to work in thee neighborhoods for ACORN today.

I am so proud to be a part of thee patriotic duty for my country, what ever thee Blessed Oblahma asks of me, I will do for him, except eat thee pork roasts with his old lady, oh my, that woman can put thee food away, enough for a whole goon squad all by her bad self.

So me and Mohamed went door to door in thee neighborhoods of Pershawar, most of thee people became agitated until we told them that Oblahma was thee true Muslim and under his rule Allah would return to thee Earth after Obambi got rid of thee wingnuts for us, who of course would kill Allah as soon as thee Predator spotted him. Upon hearing this good news, we gladly registered thee people and gave them thee absentee ballot.

It was a long, tiring day, we went to thee prisons to sign up thee perverts, we went to thee caves to sign up thee al Qaeda number 3 man who eyes were darting around and seemed quite nervous, and then we were off to thee Afghanistan frontier to register thee blessed Taliban.

When we returned to thee mosque, thee Iman became furious with us, apparently Ohio is not spelled Oh-High-O. He sawed off one of thee new recruit’s heads and sent us back out.

Such is thee life of thee raghead.

Allah Akbar!

Yes we can!

By Taxpayer

October 18, 2008 3:36 PM | Link to this

Dusty, dear little Dusty. Now, how did you know that I get bent out of shape some days after working in the garden? It’s the arthritis. What can I say. You don’t have to be so cruel about it though, do you? Have you been spying on me again. You and George Bush sure do like to pry into people’s private lives, don’t you. Well, shame on you, girl. Don’t you worry that feeble little brain of yours about these difficult issues though because once we get rid of the Republicans, then we can get back to making this country of ours something to be proud of again. Now, run along deary and play with your Sarah doll some more.

By AJC/DNC Management

October 18, 2008 3:45 PM | Link to this

The real kooks roam about the hate America enclaves:

While the Democrat-leaning media continues to scare undecided voters with bedtime stories about some mythical angry McCain supporter whom nobody has seen, here is a real district attorney’s complaint documenting an unprovoked assault by an enraged Democrat against a McCain volunteer in midtown Manhattan: “Defendant grabbed the sign [informant] was holding, broke the wood stick that was attached to it, and then struck informant in informant’s face thereby causing informant to sustain redness, swelling, and bruising to informant’s face and further causing informant to sustain substantial pain.”

The overly formal document doesn’t mention this important detail: the victim was a small, quiet, middle-aged woman wearing glasses, and the attacker was a loud, angry man who went into orbit at the mere sight of McCain campaign signs.

Brave little pinkkkos.

By RW-(the original)

October 18, 2008 3:45 PM | Link to this

getalife,

Your story of the 100,000 people at the rally originally said, they were on the banks of the Missouri River under the arch in the capitol of Missouri, St. Louis with the capitol building in the background of the AP photo.

Shall we explore the errors in that? St Louis isn’t the capitol, the building is a courthouse and the river is the Mississippi. I’m sure they were accurate with the headcount though. /sarc

By getalife

October 18, 2008 3:47 PM | Link to this

Andy’s party is ripping each other to pieces

Too funny.

By @@

October 18, 2008 3:51 PM | Link to this

Taxpayer:

You really should quit trying to project your lack of composure onto me.

As always, I’m very calm. I attribute it to my profession. A gift from my students, for which I am grateful.

Do you think that the threats against Obama came from one of them.

I have no idea. Like I said……I’ll wait to see what the investigation turns up rather than assume leaving my azz exposed. You, on the other hand, seem to have no problem exposing yours.

Do you really believe that Obama put out that flyer himself.

There is nothing in my post that would suggest I did.

Now I’m beginning to feel guilty about putting you on the spot. I’ll exchange idiot for delusional.

You need to take a break buddy. I suggest YOGA.

Stretch your body……..not your truths that have no basis in reality.

Wierd!

By getalife

October 18, 2008 3:52 PM | Link to this

RW,

Which band played?

By AJC/DNC Management

October 18, 2008 3:59 PM | Link to this

al-Gitmo’s party has already ripped itself apart:

In the later primaries, even as a panicked media were demanding that Hillary drop out of the race, she consistently routed Obama in Ohio and Pennsylvania and crushed him in West Virginia and Kentucky.

Remember those days, when Bruno was your man, er, uh, whatever?

By AJC/DNC Management

October 18, 2008 4:09 PM | Link to this

I’ll let Thomas Sowell speak:

Sarah Palin’s record is on the record, while whole years of Barack Obama’s life are engulfed in fog, and he has had to explain away one after another of the astounding and vile people he has not merely “associated” with but has had political alliances with, and to whom he has directed the taxpayers’ money and other money.

“Clean up the mess in Washington”? He was part of the mess in Chicago and lined up with the Daley machine against reformers.

Whatever the shortcomings of John McCain and Sarah Palin, they are people whose values are the values of this nation, whose loyalty and dedication to this country’s fundamental institutions are beyond question because they have not spent decades working with people who hate America. Nor are they people whose judgments have been proved wrong consistently during decades of Beltway “experience.”

By Taxpayer

October 18, 2008 4:13 PM | Link to this

@@, please try to compose your thoughts a little better before you start typing. Trust me on this one, you simply are not remaining objective. Your emotions are in control. For one thing, you finally take note of the fact that you do not harm me and in fact only bring ridicule on yourself when you describe me with the word “idiot” but instead of changing your “ways”, you choose to just change your word. Childish, @@, and some might even call you “weird” and rightfully so, I might add. By the way, @@, please note the correct spelling of your latest choice of word, “weird”, that you have chosen to toss out. Of course, you do realize that your behavior does not, to say the least, lead me to believe that you are even remotely qualified to be within fifty feet of children, much less provide instruction for anything more complicated than nose wiping. But, if these are the sorts of issues that you choose to emphasize via your rants over the topic that I originally raised (a far more important topic, by the way), then please feel free to continue to embarrass yourself.

By AJC/DNC Management

October 18, 2008 4:17 PM | Link to this

Using corporate, partisan and taxpayer grants, the nonprofit group has spent $35 million this year to register 1.3 million people in 21 states. But it’s highly likely that hundreds of thousands of these registrations are bogus. That’s because ACORN relies on canvassers who appear to be paid based on how many signatures they get – an invitation to fraud – and because ACORN as an institution appears to collectively think such fraud is tolerable in the name of “social justice.”

ACORN’s voter drive in San Diego County – detailed in yesterday’s Union-Tribune – is troubling. Nearly 2,000 of the 26,000 forms it turned in were invalid, much higher than the norm. But compared with what ACORN did elsewhere, its San Diego effort was a model of probity. In Ohio, for example, officials say ACORN gets the primary blame in the registration of 200,000 new voters whose forms appear to be bogus.

Unfortunately, many Democrats depict concern over ACORN as Republican hysteria.-The San Diego Union-Tribune

By TW

October 18, 2008 4:17 PM | Link to this

By nonsensically labeling Obama a terrorist, does McCain not dilute the real war on terror?

Or has the ‘war on terror’ been a joke?

Or is McCain a joke?

By RW-(the original)

October 18, 2008 4:21 PM | Link to this

getalife,

They usually try to hide that part. I hear it was these guys.

By Dusty

October 18, 2008 4:25 PM | Link to this

Ackmed @3:33

Thee are the funniest raghead around. Probably the only funny one around. I am talking about terrorists of course. (I don’t want to get accused of some kind of discrimination here.)

Please tell your recruits that Missouri is correctly spelled M-I-S-H-O-O-W-E-E , Yes! Me thinks there may be BIG ACORN NUT drive in capitol city St. Louis on River Mishoowee after big big drive by big big Socialist thee Obama. (Free prizes at all gates, exits and bunkers at big big drive.) I would not want your recruits signing INCORRECTLY all those voter registration cards at the big big rally!! We have enough liberals losing their heads without sawing and chopping any others.

Peace be with you and a pox on your Osamie the Owful.

McCain/Palin 2008

Dusty (the Defender)

By Dusty

October 18, 2008 4:39 PM | Link to this

RW-(the original)@4:21

Those Soviet Kitties are the cutest! They are almost as good as those little guys in the Nordic boat (can’t think of their names). Couldn’t understand the words the kitties were “singing” but they would probably fill the bill at the rally.

Thanks for getting the “facts” straight here. Somebody’s got to do it!! For sure!!

By RW-(the original)

October 18, 2008 4:43 PM | Link to this

Dusty,

Here they are!

By hillbilly ragger

October 18, 2008 4:46 PM | Link to this

“To rational people, that would suggest that no such conspiracy exists.”

Since when has the GOP targeted rational voters?

By @@

October 18, 2008 4:56 PM | Link to this

I’ll give you that one Taxpayer. f often transpose my “i” and “e” when typing the word “weird”. It’s that old i before e except after thing. There are times when I spell it correctly — other times when I consider it inconsequential provided my point is made. It’s obvious, as far as you’re concerned, it was.

Of course, you do realize that your behavior does not, to say the least, lead me to believe that you are even remotely qualified to be within fifty feet of children, much less provide instruction for anything more complicated than nose wiping.

Although I find him a little “out there”, I dare say that Stephen Hawking, a mathematician and theoretical physicist, at one time or another, needed to have his nose wiped. Stephen Hawking, an advocate for special education — “From Victim to Reform”.

Their noses are their own responsibility Taxpayer. Mine is to encourage them in greater pursuits. Pursuits that are comparable to those met by typical students. Some are limited, but not the “little snots” that you believe them to be.

I’ve answered your question Taxpayer. You’ve done everything within your limited power to answer mine.

Planned Parenthood has been proven to promote racial genocide. Barack OBlahMa supports Planned Parenthood. They, in turn, support Barack OBlahMa.

Again, I ask…….if you are so concerned about racism, why then, do you support a candidate who supports the liberal application of racial genocide?

Why Taxpayer……..why?

zzzzzzzzzzzzz

Wake me up when you have an answer.

By Taxpayer

October 18, 2008 5:00 PM | Link to this

The desperation of the dwindling number of Republican loyalists is getting more and more obvious each day. Their antics are so amusing that writers at SNL, the Daily show, etc., are just paying McCain and Palin to come on the shows and use their own speeches. The writers all say that they just cannot come up with better material on their own. Sad, but true.

By @@

October 18, 2008 5:02 PM | Link to this

And sometimes I put an “f” where an “I” should be.

Too funny.

IHB

By Tonto

October 18, 2008 5:02 PM | Link to this

Cindy McCain released her 2007 Income Tax Return on Friday. Very Interesting.

Warren Buffet has stated that he pays less percentage of his income in taxes than his housekeeper. Cindy McCain is rich even by John’s standards. Yet she paid only 28% of her income in taxes in 2006 and 26% in 2007. John on the other hand earned 24 times less income and closer to middle class and yet paid 34% and 33% of his income. Why are the rich not paying their fair share? Why would anyone want to continue this tax cut for the rich which amounts to welfare for the rich?

By Dusty

October 18, 2008 5:02 PM | Link to this

Thanks, RW, for bringing on the Viking Kitties again. They are the cutest with that bumpety bump music. Don’t believe the Russian Kitties can beat them.

Good line from the Viking Kitties..Aaaaaaaa-a.. Valhalla! I am coming!

Did Obama get some of his lines from them? Somehow I was reminded!

By @@

October 18, 2008 5:04 PM | Link to this

Awwhhhh, the Viking Kitties sail again.

By To

October 18, 2008 5:19 PM | Link to this

Warren Buffet has stated that he pays less percentage of his income in taxes than his housekeeper. Cindy McCain is rich even by John’s standards. Yet she paid only 28% of her income in taxes in 2006 and 26% in 2007. John on the other hand earned 24 times less income and closer to middle class and yet paid 34% and 33% of his income. Why are the rich not paying their fair share? Why would anyone want to continue this tax cut for the rich which amounts to welfare for the rich?

By Taxpayer

October 18, 2008 5:21 PM | Link to this

@@, why do you persist with your incoherent rants, your non-factual statements, and your less than believable claims to be a “teacher”. You attacked my post about a flyer that was distributed in Clayton County and you persist in attacking me while talking about all sorts of topics that apparently just pop up in your mind while you type for some strange reason. I think you like me, is that it, @@. Do you like me.

By Eric1

October 18, 2008 5:35 PM | Link to this

Was Joan under a rock when her president bailed out Wall St. with over 700 billion, that’s billion dollars?!!! You don’t know the difference from a hole in the ground and the one in your head, Joan. I seriously doubt you know the difference between the dems and the others.

By @@

October 18, 2008 5:38 PM | Link to this

@@. Do you like me.

No, but I do feel sorry for you if that helps.

You’ve fallen and can’t get up.

You’ve been backed into a corner and can’t get out.

You just can’t seem to shake your questionable associations. The ones who participate in racial genocide.

As Andy would say……….I win!

Now, because my feet are cold while my heart is warm, I’m off to bundle up.

By Taxpayer

October 18, 2008 5:47 PM | Link to this

@@, please try in the future to avoid making your baseless attacks on other posters and perhaps you will not be subjected to yet another round of ridicule and embarrassment. Then again, you do seem to enjoy it. As for you winning something, feel free to tell yourself that if it makes you feel good. I, for one never entered into into bet or game with you so maybe you think that you have managed to best yourself. Is that it, @@.

By G

October 18, 2008 5:50 PM | Link to this

So many McCain-Palin supporters are birdbrains. They pay no attention to the truth, they just make things up as they go along, weaving lies to suit their purposes. I, for one, am sick of it. The truth is the truth, Repubs are for the rich and only the rich, and I know for a fact that all of these whiny butts are not rich. Many of them are poor folks, and extremely ignorant ones, and they don’t want to be educated with the facts.

Frankly, I don’t give a damn how they vote, but they are appearing as a bunch of crazy @sses to the whole world. They need to give it up.

Obama/Biden ‘08

By TN Gelding

October 18, 2008 6:56 PM | Link to this

The GOP wrote the book on voter fraud.

That’s probably why they’re so worried. I learned at a very early age that if you have to cheat to win then the victory is hollow. Cheaters never win and winners never cheat.

By Joel

October 19, 2008 6:02 AM | Link to this

You’re correct, Republicans fear the American voter. They understand that the American voter holds the power to shape this country. They fear and respect us. The Democrats, on the other hand, treat the voters as ignorant children that have to be promised things to control us. The Democratic party has little fear of the American voter, they, more than any party, should fear us.

By Jack

October 19, 2008 4:15 PM | Link to this

Yes Jay,

and don’t forget gallup and ALL other polling professionals are contacting dead people and Mickey Mouse to ask who they are voting for… ha ha ha…boy those right wing lunatics are mindless….what losers! Can’t wait for the democratic landslide!!!

By Alex

October 19, 2008 4:21 PM | Link to this

Wow! Bold writing for a newspaper in a Red State. I know Atlanta is a haven for moderation, thought and reason (as Al Gore might say), but kudos to you for living in RepublicanLand. I know how that feels here in Folsom (i.e., how Republican can California get?).

Thanks for this post and for the well-written AJC endorsement. It is balanced and on-point.