http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/20...ite-claims.html

Despite Claims Today He Warned of this Crisis, McCain in 2007 Said He Didn't See This Crisis Coming

Yuck that woman at that town hall meeting asked the DUMB question to Palin about how she can balance her life and job. STUPID.

Which articles are offensive?

I did not think any of them were offensive. That is what I said in the previous comment.

As far as the woman who defected, having seen her on television and me being an Obama supporter, I personally hope the McCain campaign continues to roll her out. Sour grapes really don't play well in public. The woman is a sore loser and she doesn't do well complaining. It really makes McCain appear desperate.

Sarah Palin's History of Indifference to Sexual Assault

Finding out that Sarah Palin charged Wasilla rape victims to pay for their own rape kits was quite a shock. How much of a shock is another question, but the very idea of making victims pay up to $1200 to gather medical evidence against their attacker seems surprising even for the most conservative of folk.

Well, apparently Palin's history of apathy towards victims of sexual assault doesn't end there.

Shakesville put it all together after finding the details behind Troopergate. While Palin fired her Public Safety Commissioner Walt Monegan after he failed to reopen an investigation into her sister's ex-husband, her failure to address the epidemic of sex crimes in Alaska led him to plan a trip to Washington to seek federal funding to address the problem, in which he was stopped short in his tracks:

The last straw, the McCain campaign said, was in July, when Monegan planned to travel to Washington to seek federal money for a plan to assign troopers, judges and prosecutors who could exclusively handle sexual assault cases -- one of the state's most intractable crime problems.

In a July 7 e-mail, John Katz, the governor's special counsel, noted two problems with the trip: The governor hadn't agreed the money should be sought, and the request was "out of sequence with our other appropriations requests and could put a strain on the evolving relationship between the Governor and Sen. (Ted) Stevens."

Four days later, Monegan was fired. He said he had kept others in the administration fully apprised of his plans to go to Washington.

Not only did Palin drive her Public Safety Commissioner to Washington due to her failure to address sexual assault in her state, but didn't allow him seeking federal funds because of a fear of mucking a relationship with a senator later indicted for corruption. And then subsequently fired him. Melissa says:

And even if it were true, it still means that Palin is shockingly indifferent to rape and domestic violence in her own state and contemptuous of the people who don't share her indifference--and, weirdly, the McCain campaign appears to believe that's somehow more palatable than Palin having simply fired Monegan for insubordination because she wasn't getting what she wanted from a public servant on her personal family matter.

That's quite an amazing calculation.

Yes it is. It has become painfully clear that not only is Sarah Palin not an advocate for rape victims, she is not an advocate for women. But Palin doesn't hate women; she just doesn't care about them.

If this is true.........

I wonder if all the Palin people who have been backing her would want someone who did something like this?

Disgusting.

Sarah Palin's History of Indifference to Sexual Assault

Finding out that Sarah Palin charged Wasilla rape victims to pay for their own rape kits was quite a shock. How much of a shock is another question, but the very idea of making victims pay up to $1200 to gather medical evidence against their attacker seems surprising even for the most conservative of folk.

Well, apparently Palin's history of apathy towards victims of sexual assault doesn't end there.

Shakesville put it all together after finding the details behind Troopergate. While Palin fired her Public Safety Commissioner Walt Monegan after he failed to reopen an investigation into her sister's ex-husband, her failure to address the epidemic of sex crimes in Alaska led him to plan a trip to Washington to seek federal funding to address the problem, in which he was stopped short in his tracks:

The last straw, the McCain campaign said, was in July, when Monegan planned to travel to Washington to seek federal money for a plan to assign troopers, judges and prosecutors who could exclusively handle sexual assault cases -- one of the state's most intractable crime problems.

In a July 7 e-mail, John Katz, the governor's special counsel, noted two problems with the trip: The governor hadn't agreed the money should be sought, and the request was "out of sequence with our other appropriations requests and could put a strain on the evolving relationship between the Governor and Sen. (Ted) Stevens."

Four days later, Monegan was fired. He said he had kept others in the administration fully apprised of his plans to go to Washington.

Not only did Palin drive her Public Safety Commissioner to Washington due to her failure to address sexual assault in her state, but didn't allow him seeking federal funds because of a fear of mucking a relationship with a senator later indicted for corruption. And then subsequently fired him. Melissa says:

And even if it were true, it still means that Palin is shockingly indifferent to rape and domestic violence in her own state and contemptuous of the people who don't share her indifference--and, weirdly, the McCain campaign appears to believe that's somehow more palatable than Palin having simply fired Monegan for insubordination because she wasn't getting what she wanted from a public servant on her personal family matter.

That's quite an amazing calculation.

Yes it is. It has become painfully clear that not only is Sarah Palin not an advocate for rape victims, she is not an advocate for women. But Palin doesn't hate women; she just doesn't care about them.

If this is true.........

I wonder if all the Palin people who have been backing her would want someone who did something like this?

Disgusting.

Yep, that is disgusting.

OK. I'll bite again.

Me too.

CHOMP!

But, if there is any information that is wrong, and can be backed up by facts, no problem. I just don't want it to go back to "My opinion is right, therefor you are wrong if you disagree with me". I think at times, we all may do that.

Very true.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26763744/

Link to Bush still hurting McCain, poll finds

Please, take it with a grain of salt.

There are some interesting findings in that poll, Roman. One of them concerning the VP picks that I will quote here:

Biden vs. Palin

This poll found evidence of concern about Ms. Palin’s qualifications to be president, particularly compared to those of Senator Joseph R. Biden Jr. of Delaware, Mr. Obama’s choice for a running mate. More than 6 in 10 of those surveyed said they would be concerned if Mr. McCain could not finish his term and Ms. Palin had to take over. In contrast, two-thirds of voters surveyed said Mr. Biden would be qualified to take over for Mr. Obama, a figure that cut across party lines.

And 75 percent said they thought Mr. McCain had picked Mrs. Palin more to help him win the election, rather than because he thought that she was well-qualified to be president. By contrast, 31 percent said they thought that Mr. Obama picked Mr. Biden more to help him win the election, while 57 percent said it was because he thought Mr. Biden was well-qualified for the job.

We have discussed this very thing here in this thread. I believe it was either Jess or Wales that pointed this out a while back...I can't remember. Regardless, polls obviously are fallible so take it for what it's worth.

As far as the woman who defected, having seen her on television and me being an Obama supporter, I personally hope the McCain campaign continues to roll her out. Sour grapes really don't play well in public. The woman is a sore loser and she doesn't do well complaining. It really makes McCain appear desperate.

Jess, fill me in on this one. I haven't seen this person. Was she an ex-Obama supporter? What happened that she's complaining about?

Jess, fill me in on this one. I haven't seen this person. Was she an ex-Obama supporter? What happened that she's complaining about?

I think she is talking about that woman was a huge supporter of Hil Clinton and was like her tyop supporter. She is now supporting McCain siting he is in the middle and Obama is an elitist.

Here you go-

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080917/ap_on_...linton_backer_1

I think she is talking about that woman was a huge supporter of Hil Clinton and was like her tyop supporter. She is now supporting McCain siting he is in the middle and Obama is an elitist.

Here you go-

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080917/ap_on_...linton_backer_1

Thanks, JP.

And on MSNBC this morning:

Election Day could be a mess

Pretty scary. Which brings me to a question. The commission that GWB created for elections included Jimmy Carter, didn't it? And wasn't one of the recommendations that Election Day should be a national holiday? Does anyone remember if that was one of the commission's suggestions?

Personally, I think it would make a lot of sense to proclaim Election Day as a national holiday. It may solve some of the problems they mention in the article above.

Thanks, JP.

And on MSNBC this morning:

Election Day could be a mess

Pretty scary. Which brings me to a question. The commission that GWB created for elections included Jimmy Carter, didn't it? And wasn't one of the recommendations that Election Day should be a national holiday? Does anyone remember if that was one of the commission's suggestions?

Personally, I think it would make a lot of sense to proclaim Election Day as a national holiday. It may solve some of the problems they mention in the article above.

No problem.

I think that without a doubt it should be a national holiday. There are those laws that force employers to give you time off but... i just dont think thats good enough. And it SHOULD be one. I mean, its election day.

Brad Pitt is awesome. He's donated $100K to support gay marriage in CA, saying:

“Because no one has the right to deny another their life, even though they disagree with it, because everyone has the right to live the life they so desire if it doesn’t harm another and because discrimination has no place in America, my vote will be for equality and against Proposition 8,” Pitt said Wednesday.

Regardless of how you may feel about celebrities and politics, he said this very eloquently.

Here's the full article.

Group Posts E-Mail Hacked From Palin Account -- Update

http://blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/2008/09/g...-posts-e-m.html

Unprecedented, the lengths the left will go to in search of Palin dirt...

Democratic Congress May Adjourn, Leave Crisis to Fed, Treasury

Sept. 18 (Bloomberg) -- The Democratic-controlled Congress, acknowledging that it isn't equipped to lead the way to a solution for the financial crisis and can't agree on a path to follow, is likely to just get out of the way.

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=was...id=aVPBaUbYV_qQ

No wonder the 71% of Americans disapprove of the work the Democratic-controlled Congress is doing... there is no work being done! Talk about an understatement -- "it isn't equipped to lead the way to a solution" for anything. Even Bush's approval rating is higher than that of Congress!

Obama Tried to Delay Iraq Troop Withdrawal!

http://bobmccarty.com/2008/09/17/obama-tri...oop-withdrawal/

Iraqi government sources have revealed to the New York Post that Democratic Party presidential nominee Obama demanded Iraqi officials stop negotiations with the Bush Administration to withdraw U.S. troops from Iraq. Fearful that the success in Iraq would harm his political aspirations, Obama sought to keep U.S. troops in Iraq so he can continue attacking the Bush Administration for not imposing a timetable for withdrawal.

McCain’s attempt to fix Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac in 2005

http://hotair.com/archives/2008/09/17/mcca...ie-mac-in-2005/

Which candidate foresaw the credit crisis and tried to do something about it? As it turns out, John McCain did — and partnered with three other Senate Republicans to reform the government’s involvement in lending three years ago, after an attempt by the Bush administration died in Congress two years earlier.

The bill McCain cosponsored never made it out of committee. Chris Dodd, then the ranking member of the Banking Committee and now its chair, was in the middle of receiving preferential loan treatment from Countrywide Mortgage, one of the companies gaming the system in the credit crisis. Meanwhile, Barack Obama took hundreds of thousands of dollars from the lobbyists McCain mentions in this speech, making him the #2 recipient of Fannie/Freddie money.

Obama will bring change and reform?