Barack Obama Elected President!

[Wales2004]

It's too bad kids have to live any where near him and whoever dressed McCain up like a KKK member. These are some really troubled people and I don't think he understands the Bible if he thinks Christians can be racist.

[Scotty]

^^After reading that article that mentioned Rush Limbaugh and George Will, it really goes to show you just how desperate the Republicans have become. Anything to take the focus off of the real issues facing our country right now.

[Scotty]

It's sad that, rather than focus on how to save our sagging economy, that the Republican bigwigs would rather set around and complain that the well-respected and admired Colin Powell only endorsed Obama because he was black. It's good to see that holes are being poked in that theory.

But then again what do you expect from the same party that made an issue of a person Obama first met at age 8, attempted to portray him as a terrorist loving Muslim whose middle name is eerily similar to Osama, called him a socialist, whined that Tina Fey impersonating Sarah Palin was sexist, and looked the other way when Sarah Palin worked up a crowd to hate Obama so much that they shouted "Kill him!"

Meanwhile, the war in Iraq and especially Afghanistan is in trouble, the economy is faltering, gas prices remain high, and the rest of the world hates us.

[Scotty]

You forgot the fact that he also has some explaining to do to the IRS, since it seems he has some unpaid taxes.

[Roman]

We weren't bored!

We just didn't have anything to do.

[Darcy]

From AOL:

In Georgia, Iowa, North Carolina and Ohio, Democrats — or at least those living in heavily Democratic areas — are requesting and submitting ballots in large numbers. In Florida, Republicans hold an edge, while in Indiana, absentee voting has been split among Republican and Democratic areas.

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Democrats Bank Early Votes in Key States

Can anyone tell me about early voting? I never heard of it. I understand about the absentee ballot but I saw people lined up (for hours) to go to polls to vote. Why can they do this and is it only in a few certain states?

ITA. I also think it's so bogus to say he picked Obama because of race. I thought he did an excellent job of explaining why he is voting for Obama and not McCain, including ones that other high-standing white Republicans have also stated why they would be voting for Obama and not McCain, and the same can be said for newspapers that have traditionally endorsed Republicans. I suppose all these racist critics of Powell think all the newspaper editors are Black too and that is why they chose Obama.

I thought she did really good - especially considering she is seemingly 10 months pregnant!

[Roman]

If that is what those two think, so be it.

CP owes no one an explanation of why he chose who he chose. And, as bad of a campaign as JM has run, if they want to think he picked Obama because of race, fine.

I just would ask them one question.........

Are they McCain supporters because of his race?

[bandbfan]

As far as Palin on SNL...eh I was disappointed. She didn't do much at all. I thought it was funny when she was dancing along with Amy's rap. But I think the opening skit was a big let down. They should've had some interaction between Tina and Sarah.

Do all states not have early voting? I know we can only do it at a federal courthouse or something.

Just a way for people to vote at a more convienient time than having just one day to do it. Even though employers are supposed to allow workers to do it, the reality isn't always as nice. And people have busy lives. I think it makes voting much more convienient. I'm a little surprised that people would wait for hours to early vote, because once it starts, you have every day until election day to do it.

[Greg's GL]

Catching up from last night. I always wonder if I should reply to each post individually or in one big gagger, like I've done here. I guess it doesn't matter......

JM has run a horrible campaign. Aren't most campaigns successful when they pick a message early on and stick with it? Like Obama's "Change"? The problems JM is having is similar to Kerry in 04. He kept changing his tag line and didn't give anything a chance to resonate with voters.

On to the polls tightening/not tightening thing from last night. Sorry for appearing to be contradicting myself. I rarely do that except for when the voices in my head get really loud! Anyway....

Regarding the race not being so close is strictly my opinion. It is not based on anything I've seen on TV or other media, just my thoughts about how things are shaping up and what I've seen around my community (and travels).

As far as the Joe the Plumber statement about polls tightening, I saw that on several news sites - MSNBC, CNN - last evening and was merely stating that the MSM are claiming Joe gave the McCain campaign a boost (Obama was down to a 3 point advantage in the daily tracking poll Sunday). However, that "boost" seems to have dissipated, because this morning the MSM is claiming Obama now has a 6 point advantage. So that's what I was alluding to.

Whatever. I can't say that I'm the least bit surprised about Rush. I mean, honestly, does anything that comes out of this man's mouth make sense to everyday people? He's an idiot. The only people that are going to care about his and Will's asinine statements are the far right-wingers, and there was never a chance they'd vote for Obama to begin with.

That being said, the statement itself pisses me off. When Liberman endorsed McCain, was it because he was white? Liberman caucuses with the Dems on every major issue, which is generally against McCain. So....the only explanation is that he endorsed McCain soley because of the pigmentation of his skin.

However, if Powell would have endorsed McCain, he would be hailed by these same people as a war hero and former Sec. of State with a "stellar record". Now he's been cast to the wolves because heaven forbid that he could make a case for his choice for president on any basis other than race.

I was watching Fox News for a few minutes the other day, and they had someone from Milwaukee (I believe that's where the first "kill him" statement was made) saying that no one ever said that statement. She said they contacted "everyone" that attended the rally and asked if they knew whom or from where "kill him" was yelled. "Everyone" said they never heard that. But of course no one is going to admit to saying it or hearing it after all the attention it's gotten in the press. But Fox is still trying to debunk it.

Yes, there are people supporting McCain primarily because of his race. Definitely so. Let me just say that not everyone supporting McCain does so because of race. Some are swayed by his "experience" or tax policies or "values". And there are some people that could never vote for a black man, so they are going with McCain.

Florida early voting started today. We can go to any library to cast our ballots. The media is really promoting this option, especially for those (like me) who have made up their minds and are firmly behind thier candidate. I've always liked going to the polls on election day, though. I don't mind standing in line and waiting to vote cuz it makes me feel like part of the community...

I'm done now with my gagger post.

[Ryan]

Nice to see you in here Scotty. I couldn't have said it any better

[Greg's GL]

Wow. Thanks for that, Wales! How inspirational! 100K turning out for Obama in Missouri?!?! That's incredible.

How pathetic. So he has the balls to hang something like this in his yard, but won't go on camera and take ownership of it because of his job? He should have thought about that before he did it. To be so unrepentant about being a racist is just unbelievable.

His comment about "White Christians" are only allowed to be POTUS just shows how much of a close-minded bigot he is. If I lived near him, cct, I would go to his house and take it down myself.

[Roman]

Palin and McCain disagree on federal gay marriage ban

Posted: 09:35 AM ET

From CNN Political Producer Peter Hamby

Palin and McCain disagree on a federal gay marriage ban.

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado (CNN) — Add one more policy item to the list of things John McCain and Sarah Palin disagree on.

Palin told CBN’s David Brody over the weekend that she supports a constitutional amendment banning gay marriage, a proposal John McCain voted against in 2004. McCain believes the matter should be left to the states.

Brody asked Palin if she supports “something like” an amendment banning gay marriage.

“I am,” Palin said. “In my own, state, I have voted along with the vast majority of Alaskans who had the opportunity to vote to amend our Constitution defining marriage as between one man and one woman. I wish on a federal level that that's where we would go because I don't support gay marriage.

“I'm not going to be out there judging individuals, sitting in a seat of judgment telling what they can and can't do, should and should not do,” she said. “But I certainly can express my own opinion here and take actions that I believe would be best for traditional marriage and that's casting my votes and speaking up for traditional marriage that, that instrument that it's the foundation of our society is that strong family and that's based on that traditional definition of marriage, so I do support that.”

McCain and Palin disagree on a number of issues, including stem cell research, whether or not global warming is man-made, and drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Reserve.

In the past, McCain has joked away any policy differences between the two running mates.

“By the way, you may figure out from time to time, Sarah and I don’t agree on every issue,” McCain said at a joint town hall last month in Michigan. “What do you expect of two mavericks, to agree on everything? Eh?”

[Greg's GL]

^ ^ ^ That is going to do nothing to enhance the Republican platform for independents. She is just pandering to the base and they already have their support locked-up.

[Greg's GL]

The author hits on some of the more pathetic attempts by the right to sway voters to McCain.

[Greg's GL]

Here's a column about Crist (our governor) and his take on what's going on with him and McCain. He makes some good points. Of course, it's the author's speculation....

Wales and Jess might find this particularly interesting cuz we were discussing the Crist/McCain split sometime last week.

Crist knows that Obama will beat McCain