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Republicanism- a Certifiable Failure Conservatism is an extinct dinosaur, wiped off the face of the Earth by Karl Rove, George W. Bush and Dick Cheney. The Republicanism that has replaced it is a Frankenstein monster of religious fanaticism, end-times fairy tales, homophobia, racism, denial, anti-intellectualism, runaway greed, blatant hypocrisy, fear-mongering and the symptoms of untreated emotional abuse. It will take three domestic terrorist attacks, eight years of continual hubris, failure, aggression, secrecy, economic collapse, mounting debt, Constitutional and Civil Rights desecration, unaccountability, lawlessness, intimidation and worse for Barack Obama and the Democrats to catch up to the colossal failure that is the legacy of Republicanism and the Bush administration in the twenty-first century. Tags: Republican Failure Barack Obama Bush Cheney Crime |
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Privatize Profits and Socialize Failure - REPUBLICANISM See the Republican Base: http://bloggerinterrupted.com/ "John McCain says he's about change, too, and so I guess his whole angle is, 'Watch out George Bush.' Except for economic policy, health care policy, tax policy, education policy, foreign policy and Karl Rove-style politics : That's not change.... --Barack Obama Tags: wall street bail out bill hicks republican Keating Five |
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The Final Silent Debate http://www.MyDamnChannel.com The last word on the Presidential race: no words at all. Tags: 08 2008 Barack Biden Brokaw debate election Joe John McCain Obama Palin political politics presdential Sarah Tom |
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The Wolfe Tones - Protestant Men Tribute to the Protestants in the Irish Republican movement This song is about the United Irishmen rebellion in 1798 when Protestants and Catholics joined forces to try to free Ireland from British rule. Many Protestants throught the centuries have played important roles in the Republican movment, right from its foundation. The Orange in the Irish tricolour represents Protestants, they are just as Irish as anyone else on this island. The founding father of Irish Republicanism, Wolfe Tone was a Protestant. Pics also include some of the many protestant republicans and nationalist's throughout the centuries Pics of Protestant Republicans / nationalists (in order)- James Napper Tandy- United Irishmen Robert Erskine Childers- Sinn Féin Henry Joy McCracken- United Irishmen Theobald Wolfe Tone- United Irishmen (and founder of Irish republicanism) John Mitchell - Young Irelanders Charles Stewart Parnell - Irish Parlimentary Party Noel Lyttle- INLA Jack White - IRA George Plant- IRA Ronnie Bunting - INLA John Martin - Young Irelanders Lord Edward FitzGerald - United Irishmen Robert Emmet - United Irishmen The IRA had many protestant members. The IRA in Belfast had Protestant commanders nicknamed 'The Prod Squad' This included Billy Smith, Rex Thompson and John Graham. Jack White was another protestant IRA member from Broughshane, Co. Antrim who had previously founded the Irish Citizen Army. Erskine Childers was a protestant IRA member, as was George Plant and George Gilmore from Portadown. Bulmer Hobson from Holywood Co. Down was a leading member of the Irish Volunteers and IRB Protestants from the loyalist shankill road also were invloved in the Republican Congress in the 1930's. Ronnie Bunting was a protestant IRA member who went on to found the Irish National Liberation Army. Noel Lyttle was also a Protestant member of the INLA Sinn Féin have an protestant ex-orangeman, Billy Leonard who is elected in Coleraine, Co. Derry. In 1905 the Sinn Fein party was co-founded by Edward Martyn, who served as its first President. The Sam Maguire Cup, the biggest prize in Gaelic Football, is named after another famous protestant Irish Republican. Sam Maguire was the man who recruited Michael Collins into the IRB Protestant Men (Lyrics) It was back in history's page, the story's told of Napper Tandy brave and bold With his scarlet and green, he then was seen with his big long gun and his fighting men They did beat upon the drum, they fired their gun and shook the English establishment And the Lords and the Peers they then took fears and Grattan got his Parliament So here's to those brave Protestant Men Who gave their lives to free our land All the people they sang their praises then For the brave United Irishmen In Belfast town there lived a man and his name was Samuel Neilson A minister's son, Presbyterian, and the paper called the Northern Star There was Henry Joy, the Green Volunteers and Thomas Russell and McCabe and McTeir And to them was known a man Wolfe Tone and they formed the first United Men So here's to those brave Protestant Men Who gave their lives to free our land All the people they sang their praises then For the brave United Irishmen So your laws with dragons teeth and then you'll see you've sowed the seeds of bigotry Be Englands fool divide they'll rule so they set to break the United Men And they killed them in the fields and some in jail and some upon the Gallows high When Willie Orr did die his very last cry was "Unite and fight brave Irishmen" So here's to those brave Protestant Men Who gave their lives to free our land All the people they sang their praises then For the brave United Irishmen Cast dissensions to the wind let all men lend to the common name of an Irishman For across historys page to rant and rage men crossed the pails of bigotry There was the men of '98 no sadder fate, Lord Edward, Tone and the brothers Sheres It was Emmet's plea in 18 and 3 when he tried to set our country free So here's to those brave Protestant Men Who gave their lives to free our land All the people they sang their praises then For the brave United Irishmen Tags: wolfe tones protestant catholic eire irish rebel united ireland irishmen |
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SA@Takimag - David Brooks and His Friends When New York Times columnist David Brooks declared that the recent election spelled the end of conservatism, SA decided to point out how the rejection of Bush Republicanism was actually the rejection of men like David Brooks. Tags: Southern Avenger Taki's Magazine David Brooks George Bush Barack Obama Pat Buchanan Ron Paul neocons Kristol Frum Iraq |
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"OBAMA'S 'NOT EXACTLY'S"- A Pathetic Republican Spam Blast eMail. SEE THE TURD FEST HERE: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2027844/posts "OBAMA'S 'NOT EXACTLY'S", a pathetic Republican spam blast email. Thirty eight examples of the disastrous effects of Republicanism on the brain. Maybe you've seen this testimony to right wing moronism about Barack Obama. It's poetically called "OBAMA'S 'NOT EXACTLY'S" Since when did Republicans decide that saying shit that wasn't EXACTLY true was an outrage? Huh? Please, do you REALLY wanna go there? How about judgment. Not a stump speech but actual judgment about life and death, war, the economy, the Constitution, Civil Liberties and the course of this nation! Repubnutz are all scared that Barack Obama's a Muslim secret agent who works for Ayers and the Weathermen, who hates America and will go all Osama Bin Ladden on our asses if he gets elected. Pretty sane right? There is a 380,000-plus-word database that contains 935 LIES delivered to the American people about the Iraq war. Lies that were told to the families of sons and daughters who gave life, limb and spirit based on their trust of their leaders. The best argument any sane supporter of these Republican war criminals that lead this abomination is that they didn't lie they were just wrong. Well fuck you! People in their position that are that WRONG should have had the keys taken away from them before they could do any further harm. But you fucknutz supported these authoritarian monsters right up to the end. And now you want to put another of your wingnut cronies behind the wheel! Talk about judgment! Do Republicans have any sense of personal integrity, or simple honesty? NOT EXACTLY! PS. Here's the real story on the 1984 ad in spite of what Apple.com says: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/phil-de-vellis-aka-parkridge/i-made-the-vote-differen_b_43989.html Here's the 935 LIES link: http://projects.publicintegrity.org/WarCard/ Tags: Obama Not Exactly WMD Lies Republican Propaganda Free Republic attack ad |
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Sky News - Charles at 60 Republic's Campaign Manager Graham Smith debates the monarchy with royal biographer Penny Junor. Tags: Monarchy Republicanism Republic Prince Charles |
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SA@Takimag - David Brooks and His Friends When New York Times columnist David Brooks declared that the recent election spelled the end of conservatism, SA decided to point out how the repudiation of Bush Republicanism was actually the rejection of men like David Brooks. Tags: Southern Avenger Taki's Magazine David Brooks George Bush Barack Obama Pat Buchanan Ron Paul neocons Kristol Frum Iraq |
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Message to Sarah Palin from The Lower 48. A Sincere Message to Governor Sarah Louise Palin considering her recent heart-breaking election loss... Tags: Sarah Palin election mccain political republican liberal Barack Obama democrat conservative |
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Top Republican Supporter Going Bankrupt - Redemption! Watch more at http://www.theyoungturks.com Tags: the young turks john mccain republican iran war attack bombing iraq sheldon adelson gop funder bankrupt awesome redemption commentary analysis |
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Bob & Eva Average American workers across the country don't want to see the fruits of their hard work taken away from them at the hands of Obama tax plans. MN Joe the Plumbers Bob and Eva couldn't agree more. Tags: Average Joe the plumber MN republican McCain Palin John Sarah |
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The Winner of the Election Is... - 11/04/08 We settle the score! We tell you the winner! The country will never be the same again! VOTE! VOTE! VOTE! -Doug Tags: downstairsguys ironsink modelball upstairsgirls rock the vote kevin doug alex ashley bikini boobs cleavage breasts hot sex sexy cute ninja costume babe ass beer drink celebrate mccain palin biden obama president election cnn msnbc fox news voting controversy congress house senate democrat republican turnout voter voted precinct electoral college machines cheer barack cindy john joe sarah commission alaska arizona california proposition gay marriage virginia florida swing state |
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Dave The Fisherman. You heard about Joe The Plumber, now meet Dave The Fisherman. Dave will exercise his Freedom to make Change on Nov. 4th Tags: joe the plumber dave fisherman democrat republican obama mccain palin politics documentary political commercial |
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CBS News: Risqué Robo-Call Catches Voters Off Guard A local congressional contest took a racy turn when an "enthusiastic" staffer recorded a robo-call that attracted an unusual amount of attention. http://cbs13.com/local/thompson.starkewolf.robocall.2.850190.html Tags: dirty politics robocalls sexy female freedom liberty patriot act constitution bailout ron paul liberal republican commentary analysis documentary gotcha! news political commercial |
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We're Not All Like Al John Ratzenberger, Pat Boone, Stephen Baldwin, Robert Davi and Victoria Jackson speak out against Al Franken. More at http://www.FranklyFranken.com Tags: Al Franken Senate Minnesota MN MN-SEN Senator Victoria Jackson John Ratzenberger Stephen Baldwin Robert Davi Pat Boone |
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Bill Kauffman on Anti-War Conservatism According to Bill Kauffman, true conservatives have always resisted the imperial and military impulse: it drains the treasury, curtails domestic liberties, breaks down families, and vulgarizes culture. From the Federalists who opposed the War of 1812, to the striving of Robert Taft (known as "Mr. Republican") to keep the United States out of Korea, to the latter-day libertarian critics of the Iraq war, there has historically been nothing unusual about anti-war activists on the political right. Kauffman pays tribute to these conservatives in Ain't My America: The Long, Noble History of Antiwar Conservatism and Middle-American Anti-Imperialism. Tags: cato institute bill kauffman Ain't My America Long Noble History of Antiwar Conservatism Anti-Imperialism |
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Republican National Convention: Day Two Day Two at the Republican National Convention. Tags: republican convention mccain palin minneapolis st paul election vote delegates |
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John McCain Gets BarackRoll'd http://hmatkin.blogspot.com John McCain gets BarackRoll'd at the Republican National Convention. By Hugh Atkin and Alastair Corrigall. Tags: barackroll barack roll obama john mccain sarah palin nomination convention speech president vice comedy funny rickroll parody spoof |
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Palin's First Press Conference Since The Election. 13.11.08 Miami FL. Governor Sarah Palin of Alaska has just given her first press conference since she shot to international prominence when John McCain picked her as his vice-presidential running mate. It was a mess, the actual Q & A with her lasted 3 minutes and 23 seconds and there were just 4 questions - 3 before press staff attempted to shut the thing down. It wasn't really Palin's fault. She was answering the questions competently, declining "to talk about strategy within a campaign that's over" and repeatedly pivoting back to talking about GOP governors - a dozen of whom were standing behind her (though one Governor Bobby Jindal of Louisiana was conspicuous by his absence). This is, after all, the Republican Governors Association gathering. Perhaps out of a desire to stop it becoming the Sarah Palin Show, perhaps in an attempt to shield the Alaska governor from a Mainstream Media free-for-all, what was billed as a Palin press conference began with 13 governors filing in. Governor Rick Perry of Texas then gave a lengthy introduction. After that, Palin delivered her own remarks followed by the very brief question session. 13.11.08 Tags: news press conference govenor sarah palin alaska miami florida cnn msnbc fox abc interview bobby jindal GOP republicans media gotcha republican govenors associaton RGA |
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Why are you a Republican in 2008? Win the chance to spend a day in the presidential campaign press pool, and attend the 2008 Republican National Convention! Go to: http://www.youtube.com/gopconvention And submit a video answering the question: "Why are you a Republican in 2008?" The 5 most creative and compelling videos will be selected by the Republican National Convention Committee, and YouTube users will vote for the winner. The deadline for submission is AUGUST 1 - so submit your video today! http://www.youtube.com/gopconvention Tags: 2008 Republican National Convention Mike Duncan YouTube |
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John McCain | 2008 Republican Convention | 9/04/08 | 6 of 6 John McCain | 2008 Republican Convention | 9/04/08 | 6 of 6 John S McCain - "Tonight, I was deeply honored to accept the Republican nomination for President of the United States. I am proud of my record of service to our country and would be humbled to continue my service as your next president. I have often said that I owe my country more than she has ever owed me. I am deeply indebted to our country. I never let a single day go by without giving thanks for the freedoms we are so fortunate to have as citizens of the greatest nation on earth. This is just one of the reasons I have always put the needs of our country before my own self-interest. I'm very fortunate to have found a true partner in this election, Governor Sarah Palin. Governor Palin and I have a lot in common. One thing in particular is the nickname "maverick." I've been a maverick in Washington and I can't wait to have another maverick join me on the ticket and in the White House as we stand up to the status quo that has stifled reform for so long" Tags: Sarah Palin 2008 ad Barack Campaign Democrat John McCain Obama Political President Republican TV web |
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Defeat the Republican Talking Points It is a mathematical certainty that Cenk outlines the proper response when Bush says, "We thought the oceans could protect us." Young Turks, with Cenk Uyugr and Ben Mankiewicz, airs daily on Air America Radio from 6-9 am ET, and online at www.theyoungturks.com Tags: The Young Turks Defeat Republican Talking Points President Bush George Oceans |
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Shocking Video Unearthed Democrats in their own words Covering up the Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac Scam that caused our Economic Crisis Democrats in their own words Covering up the Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac Scam that caused our Economic Crisis. At a 2004 hearing see Democrat after Democrat covering up and attacking the regulations to protect Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (their Cash Cows) that are now destroying our economy because the Democrats let them cheat. Tags: Obama John McCain Fannie Mae Freddie Mac Barack Campaign ad election debate economy crisis financial Palin commentary analysis documentary gotcha! news political commercial Democrats in their own words Covering up the Scam that caused our Economic Crisis. |
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YTB Presentation (Part 1 of 2) Travel YTB Presentation part 1 of 2. This is the full length YTB Travel Presentation for YTB International. Right now the Travel Industry is EXPLODING. It's already a $7 Trillion a year industry and is expected to double by the end of this decade! You're at the RIGHT place at the RIGHT time! Don't miss out on this exciting opportunity! We are now Recruiting Travel Agents and Sales & REPS. A Licensed and Publicly Traded Company, Earn 50% Matching Bonuses for ALL Personally Recruited Reps, Earn HUGE Achievement Bonuses up to $1,000,000! YTB is so confident about this opportunity that they now offer a $6,000 guarantee! That's right! By successfully participating in the magazine program you are now guaranteed a minimum income of $6,000. Everyone loves to vacation! Ask yourself, "if you had all the time and money in the world, what would you do"? That's right -- TRAVEL! And we don't have to create or change anyone's buying habits. People you know are already traveling... someone is getting paid for booking it... Why not you? Please Contact YTB Power Team Coach Eric Nestler at http://www.funtravelco.com for more info Tags: Xango Monavie Arbonne Nuskin Mary Kay Avon Tahitian Noni GeneWise Melaleuca Herbalife Amway Quixtar Pre Paid Legal Agel Tupperware WORLDVENTURES TRAVERUS JOETHEPLUMBER Joe the Plumber Barack Obama Tax Credit Plan Democrat John McCain Sarah Palin Republican Conservative commentary analysis documentary grassroots outreach gotcha! news political commercial Baby Boomers BabyBoomers barack obama president |
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PRESIDENT ELECT OBAMA PART # 1 I hope the whole world will celebrate Thanksgiving with us this year in honor of our new President-elect Barack Obama! Pass it on! Thanksgiving is celebrated... Tags: Democrat Republican Obama McCain Palin Maher Hannity Limbaugh History White House Bush President Elect America |
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Republican Speaks Against Palin versus Buchanan: McCain's decision on Palin "was brilliant." Republican versus Republican Michelle Laxalt and Bay Buchanan Tags: Commentary Analysis Democrat Republican Obama McCain Palin Biden Economy Bail out Wall Street Debate Electorial Map Winning the Election Red State Blue |
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Neo-Nazi Skinhead Plot to Assassinate Obama Foiled by ATF WCTV MSNBC Breaking news, The Associated Press is reporting that the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms has disrupted an alleged plot to assassinate Barack Obama. The Democratic Party's nominee for President is leading in many polls and is expected to win the White House on Nov. 4. AP reports that court records, unsealed Monday, point to a plan by two neo-Nazi skinheads to shoot or decapitate 102 black people in a Tennessee murder spree. Read the court documents here: http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/posted/archive/2008/10/27/court-documents-detail-plot-to-assassinate-obama.aspx Agents said they disrupted plans to rob a gun store and target an unnamed but predominantly African-American high school. Jim Cavanaugh, special agent in charge of the Nashville field office for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, said the two men planned to shoot 88 black people and decapitate another 14. The numbers 88 and 14 are symbolic in the white supremacist community. Reuters reports that the two men "wanted to go to a place where they could shoot as many non-Caucasian as they could," according to anonymous quote from an official source. It's not the first time authorities have broken up a group intent on assassinating Mr. Obama. Three Denver-area men were arrested on the eve of the August, 2008, Democratic nominating convention in Colorado. The men were said to have a plan "more aspirational than operational." "We don't know if this was a serious plot or some methamphetamine-induced racist babbling or what," said Brian Jenkins, senior adviser on counterterrorism with the Rand Corporation. Arkansas television station KAIT has this report on the more recent plot, in which it names the suspects: ATF Arrests Arkansas, Tennessee Men in Plot to Kill Obama Daniel Cowart, 20, of Bells, Tennessee and Paul Schlesselman, 18, of West Helena were charged in a federal complaint last Friday of illegal possession of a sawed-off shotgun, conspiracy to rob a federal firearms licensee, and making threats against a major candidate for the Office of President. According to the complaint, Cowart and Schlesselman met via the Internet through a mutual friend last month, with both men claiming to have very strong beliefs regarding "White Power" and "Skinhead" philosophies. On October 20, 2008, Cowart allegedly travelled from Tennessee to Arkansas to pick up Schlesselman in order to carry out their plan. Officials alleged Cowart and Schlesselman stated that they would be willing to die during their attempt. The pair was arrested on October 22, 2008 by the Crockett County, Tennessee Sheriff's Department. Cowart and Schlesselman appeared in court Monday, and are scheduled to appear again at a detention hearing on October 30th. Circling back to the 14/88 stuff, Wikipedia and Urban Dictionary seem to agree that 14/88 has significance to white supremacists in the following ways: "14" representing 14 words written by David Lane (founding member of the white nationalist group "The Order"), "We must secure the existence of our people and a future for white children." That slogan was apparently inspired by a statement, 88 words in length, quoted from Volume 1, Chapter 8 of Adolf Hitler's Mein Kampf: What we must fight for is to safeguard the existence and reproduction of our race and our people, the sustenance of our children and the purity of our blood, the freedom and independence of the fatherland, so that our people may mature for the fulfillment of the mission allotted it by the creator of the universe. Every thought and every idea, every doctrine and all knowledge, must serve this purpose. And everything must be examined from this point of view and used or rejected according to its utility. It can be combined with 88, as in 14/88 or 1488. The 8s stand for the eighth letter of the alphabet (H), with HH standing for Heil Hitler. 88 can also stand for the book 88 Precepts by David Lane. http://www.kait8.com/Global/story.asp?S=9246347&nav=menu67_2 http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/posted/archive/2008/10/27/203041.aspx http://www.nationalpost.com/news/story.html?id=750903%20 barack obama assassinate skinhead skin head skinheads atf fbi cia feds neo-nazi zionist muslim mossad october 27th 2008 neo nazi assassination kill murder barack obama michelle john mccain sarah palin rush limbaugh michael savage fox news bill o'reilly sean hannity keith olbermann arianna huffington the huffingtonpost matt drudge drudgereport hillary clinton view elisabeth hasselbeck democrat republican conservative liberal malkin ann coulter dailykos jon stewart daily show stephen colbert report laura ingraham rachel maddow Tags: barack obama assassinate skinhead skin head skinheads atf fbi cia feds neo-nazi nazi zionist muslim mossad october 27th 2008 |
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The Republican Convention Does Not Represent America This is my short take on the RNC Convention and speeches of Tuesday, September 2, 2008. I hold that the Republican Party presented at the RNC does not represent America. The convention consists of a part of America -- older, white, and mostly male -- and it's entirely focused on the war or matters related to it, at a time when we need to pay attention to rebuilding Amerca. i did not like Senator Fred Thompson's speech, though I have the greatest respect for him. The surge did not work. It's that simple. What's true is that we have killed more than 80,000 iragi civilians and wrecked the culture of that nation. Senator Joe Liberman stood up and comitted political suicide tonight. He attacked the Democrats and Senator Barack Obama, who Senator Liberman asked to help him in 2006, and Barack did so. Now, Liberman's stabbing him in the back. The Republicans have seemed to forget the plight of the working person. Tags: minnesota convention fred iraq joe john liberman mccain national politics republican rnc thompson war barack obama oakland zennie62 denver dnc |
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Dems Reaching Out to Rural Republicans More campaign 2008 videos are at www.wsj.com/video. The Obama campaign is reaching out to Democrats in reliably Republican counties in North Carolina. WSJ's Christopher Rhoads reports. (Oct. 28) Tags: WSJ Wall Street Journal Christopher Rhoads Barack Obama race black John McCain rural voters Republican Democratic North Carolina The South |
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Shocking Video - OBAMA WILL BANKRUPT THE COAL INDUSTRY - Energy Prices Will Sky Rocket Shocking Video - OBAMA WILL BANKRUPT THE COAL INDUSTRY - Energy Prices Will Sky Rocket MARIETTA, OH -Sarah Palin unleashed a new attack today after an audio file of an interview Barack Obama did in January 2008 was reported on conservative blogs and linked on the Drudge Report. Palin accused the Democratic nominee of wanting to bankrupt the coal industry. Barack Obama explained his plan to the San Francisco Chronicle this year, early this year. And he said that, sure, if the industry wants to build coal fired power plants, then they can go ahead and try, he says, but they can do it only in a way that will bankrupt the coal industry, and hes comfortable letting that happen. And you gotta listen to the tape. The audio file has been on the San Francisco Chronicles website since the January interview with its editorial board, but Palin accused the newspaper of withholding the information until right before the election. Now a couple points on this: One is that here again, why is the audio tape just now surfacing? This interview was given to San Francisco folks many, many months ago. You should have known about this, so that you would have better decision-making information as you go into the voting booth, Palin said as shouts of liberal media! could be heard from the crowd. In the interview Obama spoke about his energy plan which includes an aggressive cap and trade policy which will charge polluters in an effort to curb greenhouse gas emissions. John McCain is also a supporter of cap and trade. So if somebody wants to build a coal-powered plant, they can; its just that it will bankrupt them because theyre going to be charged a huge sum for all that greenhouse gas thats being emitted. Obama said, That will also generate billions of dollars that we can invest in wind, solar, biodiesel and other alternative energy approaches. The only thing that I have said with respect to coal, I havent been some coal booster. What I have said is that for us to take coal off the table as a ideological matter as opposed to saying if technology allows us to use coal in a clean way, we should pursue it. Palin promised the crowd at Marietta College that her ticket will not let that happen to the coal industry. Instead, well make clean coal a reality and to help power the American economy with clean coal technology, were going to be looking to the hard-working people of Ohio and West Virginia and Pennsylvania. The Obama points out that later in the interview the Illinois senator says that eliminating coal is an illusion. Ohio Governor Ted Strickland responded to Palins comments. After John McCain said hed like to transition away from coal entirely, his campaign is hardly in a position to criticize a coal state Senator like Barack Obama who has outlined a $150 billion investment in clean coal and other technologies to create jobs and build a new energy economy. The truth is, John McCain and Sarah Palin cant name a single thing theyd do differently on the economy than George Bush, so all they have to offer is last minute, desperate distortions. Hardworking families dont need more Washington-style political attacks, they need a President who will create jobs and stand up for the middle class and thats Barack Obama. Tags: SNL Tina Fey Sarah Palin ad Barack Campaign Democrat John McCain Obama Political President Republican TV web |