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Comment on Colbert - Shakespearean election counterparts by themguys

themguys — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 21:31:01 +0000

couldn’t get the audio !

Comment on VP debate Palin vs Biden by magix

magix — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 16:27:46 +0000

Welcome SophiaPearl, yes, she is a performer. Worse she craves even more power than Cheney has held! Probably that was the single most chilling thing about the evening… somehow she has it in her head, who knows from where, that her powers might be expanded! Who put that in her ear after only ‘five weeks’?

Comment on VP debate Palin vs Biden by SophiaPearl

SophiaPearl — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 08:05:15 +0000

Sarah Palin continues to be swathed in the protective gauze provided her by her Republican handlers, who coached her all week on John McCain’s Arizona ranch. Her debate performance tonight proved what we already knew: she can PERFORM. She memorized salient points provided by Republican speech writers but repeatedly failed to answer the questions posed to her, an indication that, if elected, she will shun the press, as do her predecessors in the current Republican regime.

I’d like to know why the press hasn’t called McCain/Palin on their outright plagiarism of the Obama campaign for Change. All you’d have to do is show dated clips of the Obama campaign, which announced at the beginning for Change, contrasted with the Johnny-Come-Lately “change” campaign launched by the supposed maverick.

If you’re a maverick, why do you have to copy the slogan of the opposition campaign? This is an elementary, obvious question that the press has ignored.

Nothing can remove the mind-numbing silences witnessed by the American public during the Katie Couric interview. And what is Palin’s response? To announce to the public that she intends to distance herself from the press as a result! The last thing we need is another Cheneyesque, insular Vice President, a woman who hopes to extend the powers of the Vice Presidency even further (according to her own testimony in tonight’s debate).

The American public needs to quit voting its “comfort level.” We just experienced eight years in a disastrous Bush presidency, and he came to power despite ample evidence that he had been a lazy student, too incurious to learn about other cultures or, despite, his family’s personal wealth, bother to travel abroad. Those who voted for him–and continue to vote for “C” students–must bear the full burden of guilt for the 4,000-+ service-persons who have lost their lives thus far in a war for which many servicemen volunteered under false pretenses.

Comment on Republican IT specialist calls for check into Diebold voting machines by E-voting - is the election rigged?

E-voting - is the election rigged? — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 15:36:47 +0000

[…] Spoonamore whom I have written about before says the November election will be hacked to give John McCain and that twit, Sarah Palin, the […]

Comment on InfraGuard - guarding the infrastructure or structuring the guards by bhaddock

bhaddock — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 00:08:22 +0000

There’s a good article about infragard, including the history of how it began, on the Smash the Man web site (http://smashtheman.com/smash/Articles/Article.aspx?ID=72). It was started in 1996 and has really grown large. The organization is pretty creepy and most people don’t even know that it exists.

Comment on Preparing for veterans suffering from PTSD and TBI by magix

magix — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 02:26:42 +0000

Thank you so much for your comment and for your family’s sacrifice. My son is an Iraq combat veteran and from my own experience I know that people are not prepared for the problems communities will have to confront upon their return.

We must start working now to educate our neighbors and law enforcement to help our loved ones upon their return.

Thank you for all that you do

Comment on Preparing for veterans suffering from PTSD and TBI by OIFVetWife

OIFVetWife — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 01:46:22 +0000

It’s wonderful that they are preparing Veterans before deployments with information about PTSD and TBI. Veteran, family, and community education is so important if we, as a nation, are going to give our Veterans the help & support they deserve after serving.

Thanks for this article!

Sincerely,
Brannan Vines
Proud wife of an OIF Veteran
Founder of FamilyOfaVet.com - a site dedicated to helping Veterans and their families survive and thrive after combat!

Comment on Surrogate circulates petition for Reaves by magix

magix — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 03:21:02 +0000

Have you read concilor Parker’s letter to the editor? These people need to be drug up from the gutter kicking and screaming into the light of day. Honestly, I don’t think Reaves has a prayer, I know I will certainly do everything I can to discourage votes for him

Comment on Surrogate circulates petition for Reaves by PotentialMalcontent

PotentialMalcontent — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 03:06:46 +0000

Mike Reaves for Mayor….scary thought there.

He couldn’t cut it as Police Chief…joins some retired cops club and vows to solve Leah’s case…

has a business here in Coquille…probably thinks being mayor will help his business.

I can’t imagine what will happen to our fair city with Reaves as mayor. Wasn’t Reaves and his micromanaging nightmare as Chief enough for this community?

Comment on Olbermann - Vets get the shaft from McCain by Kathy

Kathy — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 16:43:02 +0000

It’s more of the same……….from new and old sources. Appalling that the Republicans can continue to ignore those they supposedly support. We must honor those that have served–individually–until the government is forced to fulfill the will of the people, by the people and for the people.