Well, I voted about a hour ago. Had to wait in line which was unusual for a primary. They say about 150,000 new voters registered this year. I am so
glad it's over till November. No TV ads and no more calls today.:D
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Guess who owns a flag pin now.
Isn't that a false sense of patriotism?:confused:
Yay Pam and Liz! :p Hilary is my candidate too. I think it's exciting that people are actually interested/annoyed/ ALIVE about this election. I've never seen so much energy and I think it's a positive thing ...even if it bothers people. It's time to get bothered. I think Hamas (sp?) "endorsing" Obama is intersting and increcibly stupid. How dumb do they think we are? (they walk among us withstanding! ) If nothing else it's entertaining!:D
Claudia
Whoa! I must have confused you somewhere along the way with my posts. :) I am NOT a Hillary fan, nor am I a particular fan of Obama or McCann. Liz is a Hillary fan. For the first time ever, there is no candidate that I would like to see elected from the group that we have to select from. *sigh* Hubby feels the same way and said he may even stay home. :(
One of BO's staffers resigned becuase he had some kind of connection with Hamas.
Why in the fricking world would you want to have contact before an election with a bunch of idiots like that?
I more and more get the feeling that BO isn't the one running for president....It's his wife and some other back door cronies that put him up to it.
2 McCain aides resigned just recently because they had represented Myanmar's ruling junta.
Seems like the people who are supposed to do the vetting should also leave.
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And I just read this -
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The Texas megachurch pastor whose past comments about the Catholic Church have caused headaches for John McCain for over two months will issue an apology to Catholics later today, according a top Christian conservative.
John Hagee, pastor of San Antonio's Cornerstone Church, will send a letter to Catholic League President William Donahue expressing "deep regret for any comments that Catholics have found hurtful."
"After engaging in constructive dialogue with Catholic friends and leaders, I now have an improved understanding of the Catholic Church, its relation to the Jewish faith, and the history of anti-Catholicism," Hagee wrote in a letter running just over two pages.
In a carefully-coordinated plan, Donahue accepted the apology with a statement of his own.
“The tone of Hagee’s letter is sincere," Donahue said. "He wants reconciliation and he has achieved it. Indeed, the Catholic League welcomes his apology."
The conservative leader who shared the letter said McCain's campaign was not involved at all in encouraging Hagee to apologize.
Donahue has been among Hagee's most outspoken critics and called on McCain to repudiate the pastor soon after Hagee endorsed the Republican in March.
Hagee has drawn fire for describing Catholicism as "a Godless theology of Hate" and, what some have interpreted as, "the Great Whore."
Hoping to knock Mike Huckabee out of the race, McCain secured Hagee's public endorsement in the days before the March 4th Texas primary. But since then, the GOP candidate has been dogged by questions over why he would accept support from somebody who not only has criticized Catholics but also asserted that Hurricane Katrina was part of God's punishment for the decadence of New Orleanians.
McCain has not disavowed Hagee's endorsement, but has said that it was probably a mistake to pursue. A spokesperson for the candidate declined to comment on Hagee's apology
This is where my support was. :( I hope he can stir the pot at the convention. Oh I can wish can't I......
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Well,we still have Ralph Nader!! :rolleyes::D
I did hear another Republican has pulled out of the party and will be running independently. I can't remember his name for the life of me. I don't think I've even heard of him before. :):confused:
Well his supporters managed to throw a wrench in the Nevada State Convention. My husband is a huge fan of Dr. Paul.
That would be Bob Barr, former congressman from Georgia. He hopes to be the Libertarian Presidential candidate.Quote:
I did hear another Republican has pulled out of the party and will be running independently. I can't remember his name for the life of me. I don't think I've even heard of him before.
I think it was a fashion accessory.:rolleyes: He was speaking before a military group.
I am split off from my family in my presidential choice. Very first time
that's ever happened, so it feels sorta weird. We are all Democrats, born
and bred , and do agree on most other important issues.
Hey, If BO can win the primaries in the 7 new states, he's a shoo in.
When did the U.S. gain 7 states?- OH, I think that BO meant North and South Viet Nam, by default. South Korea, Panama and Grenada, and Iraq twice. :confused:
I think he was dwelling on the Heinz 57 thing that happened in '04.
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And there should be a law that states, "At no time will a candiate's spouse be allowed to give an interview, stand in front of any video recording device, use any microphone and/or be listened to during any campaign."
I am so effing tired of the Billster and the Omarosa Obama! Dude and Dudette-HRC and BHO- if you don't want you spouses to sink your ship, keep them tied up at the quay.
It really looks stupid when they walk out in front of an audience, make a stupid comment, claim they were misquoted and then have to be defended by you during an interview.
They are along for the ride, remora style. Or like a HAGFISH.....lovely creatures, they is!
I can hardly wait until after November whatever...:rolleyes:
Maybe he was including the state of confusion! :eek:
What a mess that the states of Fl and Mi seem to be in. It's not their faults really. They were warned if they moved their primaries, the votes wouldn't count. They moved them any way. Now HRC really really really wants the votes to count. So, should the party be allowed to change the rules of the game, which they created, now just because they don't like the results? I didn't think there were any do overs in the run for the oval office. My head hurts!!!
I vote to do away with all parties and just let people run the best they can on what they have! I want someone who cares about "normal" people, not just the wealthy or influencial!
Well this may be probably a little off the subject, but I just had lunch with an old friend. She said there is no one running that is worth voting for. Amazingly enough, that is how most of my co-workers feel and many acquaintances. To me we are living in the scariest time of our lives with so much unrest all over the globe and horrible financial issues everywhere you look, and these are the people we have to choose from to solve all of this? It makes me ill. I don't know where they are getting the info on polls as to how Obama would do versus McCain or Clinton versus McCain as many people seem to be expressing the same thoughts as what I am hearing. I think it will be an *eenie meanie miney mo* thing in the voting booth with a lot of people. :rolleyes:
I live in Michigan, and the early primary fiasco was helped along by Debbie Dingell, wife of Congressman John Dingell. She wanted to do a favor for her friend, HRC.
We all knew, long before the primary date, that the Democratic delegates wouldn't be seated, and none of the Democrats campaigned here.
They made their bed; they can suffer the consequences.
I didn't vote for one simple reason. When you went to the polls that day, you had to state a party preference. That has NEVER happened before, in this state. Then the respective lists of Republicans and Democrats would be sent to the National parties - and they could harass us to their hearts content.
I get enough junk mail and robo-calls without adding more.
In past primaries, we received just one ballot. But we are told that we can only vote for one party, in the primary, or our ballot will be invalidated. This was totally different, and if it continues, I will no longer vote in primaries.
So much for the privacy of the voting booth :(
Thanks, I'll check into that here. The only thing I worry about is that the original list will be sent off without updating.
If we're really lucky, they won't use that format here again.
One other thing, that having to declare your party, and the lists being sent to the 2 major parties - the ACLU sued the state about that. No, they didn't want it to go away; they sued so that every minor party would also get copies. Some days you simply can't win.
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I have to giggle about the stupid statements that the "next presidents" are making.
I guess you are as good as your next "story".
I'd remember getting shot at! So, we can get on HRC for that bobble.
BO can claim some kind of ignorance-57 by last count-of the story about his uncle. He wasn't there and six months is a long time to spend in an attic.
Funny, how the story comes out a few days AFTER the polls show BO behind in getting the Jewish voters on his side.
I am expecting the McCain camp to make a statement later on saying that he was the man that the character in Rambo was patterened after.
I know, John Kerry tried it last time.....;)
O.k.
I THINK I get it now.
After the rev. Wright came out and made his points about how evil the U.S. of K.K.K.A. is, there was an underlying uproar about how different churches/religions are across the U.S. I guess you have different rules of conduct and decorum according to the type of church, who attends and who holds court during services.
I was watching the idiot reverend doing his skit about HRC and her tears when I noticed the shots of the people in the gallery behind him.
I wasn't sure if that was a service in a comedy club or a comedy routine done in a church! Change the circumstances and you'd have a controversy to end all controversies! I thought I was watching the crowd at an athletic event-the high fives, fist pumps, pointing fingers and laughing at this bozo's comments made me wonder.
First of all, BO filed another press release that the statements made by this bonehead are not 'reflective' of his views. Hey stupid! Your place of worship keeps inviting eggheads to speak at YOUR PLACE OF WORSHIP and they keep you and your handlers having to spin you back into control. The rev makes an apology about his comments.
BO isn't in control of his campaign, not now, not ever.
When I hear someone make a stupid comment-yes, I listen to myself on occasion- Then I hear them apologize, claim they were taken out of context, claim they misspoke or were victims of 'bad editing', I really lose any interest in hearing them speak again, if at all.
In the long run it's O.K. to associate with radicals, loudmouths and idiots.
You just take their donations, counsel and votes for now-You'll forget about them later on, just like we will.:rolleyes:
When an apology begins w/the word "if", the apology is insincere. "If I offended anyone...blah blah blah..." Yes, you have offended someone because they just told you that you did! The proper apology would sound something like "I have offended ________ and for this, I am sorry and do humbly apologize". No if about it. Politicians, especially, "if" w/us enough as it is.
Well, that priest ( if you can really call him that) offended ME!!! No wonder so many people are turning away from religion!!! Church is a place to go to worship God, not spout hate and make fun of anyone or express your political point of view. I wonder if either the priest or Wright even ever read a Bible!!! They sure don't seem to have the same one I have!!!
That priest seemed to think he was doing stand up comedy ... and very badly too, I might add!!! I'm sure God does not appove of having his house of worship treated like a comedy club!!!!
I would probably have yelled at that priest to shut up, gave him a piece of my mind then left!!! :(
Yes, I agree w/you; the church is a place to partake of spiritual food, not political ranting. I have no problem w/a spirited sermon. I don't go to church to catch up on my sleep. But to be screamed at and for the priest to spew his venom about Hillary Clinton, or any political subject for that matter, in such a disturbing and hateful way is just unacceptable and shameful. It wasn't the Sermon on the Mount, that's for sure. He said earlier that Jeremiah Wright is one of his best friends and that's evident w/out his ever having said that. They have the same gestures, body stance and delivery. Not exactly salve for the soul.
Guess which one of the candidates made this gaffe?
At a Memorial Day event they looked over the crowd and said something like,
"I see the fallen heroes in the crowd"?
Yep, that's the correct answer!
I see fallen heroes!
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He did some kind of speech in Washington State.
IT was at a park where the local government had a memorial for fallen cops.
The people who work for BO arranged to have the porta potties right next to the monument. A local cop called the BO campaign to get an apology for it.
The BO camp told him that the heads had to be placed there for security and the handicapped- no apology, just an excuse.
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The reason he left the church is that it's time to get rid of all dead weight.
The funniest part about the whole fiasco is the reason that he gave.
He wanted to keep the parishoners from getting caught up in the circus and blamed the media!
The 'flock' was just as much to blame for not morons preach that crap.
I started to laugh when he made a statement about putting his kids in a church to pray and go to Sunday school. I guess he must have been unconcious when he attended services and signed the kids up for school.
During his speech yesterday I was looking at the clock and from the 7:15 to the 7:20 time frame he "ummed" 40 times.
I try to listen to every candidate speak, but this guy no tiene gracia para hablar!
He had no grace, no tempo, no style with out a que card or notes.
GWB may mangle the language, but he is fun to listen too and has no problem wearing the jester's hat.
The difference is knowing you are being laughed at and pretending you don't notice.:rolleyes:
Aren't you just shocked that McCain refuses to support a bill that would grant military personnel better education benefits???? (Also known as the GI Bill.) He says it is because a study says it would increase people leaving the military by 16%.
He fails to mention the same study says it would increase people going into the military by 16%.
Sounds like a wash to me. :rolleyes::rolleyes:
I guess he thinks those in the military should just do what he did....marry a really rich woman!
Poor women marry rich AHs all the time.
Everyman's dream is to marry rich, plus she get free friggin beer too!
I'd rather have a Rich recovering drug addict/drunk as the first lady, rather than the EVIL effing Omarosa Obama.
Um.......ummmmmmmmmm....ahhhhhhhh.....ummmmmmmm... ....ummmmmmm.
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BO has the right people in his corner.
Hugo Chavez, Hamas and some other despot morons from across the planet on his side. I am sure he'll lend them an ear.......or two.
Try and stay on point RICHARD. We are discussing McCain's failure to support the military. :rolleyes::rolleyes:
I think you are mistaken, Hillary has set the record for popular votes.:):rolleyes:
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There are a few things going on as far as Vet's bills go. Check them out.
I don't like staying on point, It hurts my rear end.
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BO has the "Puppy Voters" on his side.
What is a Puppy Voter?
Walk into a room where you have a litter of puppies.
Those dogs will mob you, tails a wagging and weeing all over themselves because they don't know any better. You could be there to take them to the pound, kill them for food or put them into a burlap sack and drown them in the river.
People have the same idea toward BO, the wag their tails, wee on themselves and mob the guy because they don't know any better.
As an American I want change too. But tell me what it is before I get on the bandwagon, otherwise you are bigger idiot for thinking that a stupid, catch all phrase with get me to vote for you.
P.S. For the record, even I know there are 58 states, not 57.
Hillary has baggage-in the form of a ummm, buffoning spouse, but I admire her stick to-it-ive-ness.
McCain has his own, ummm problems, He can't wave bye bye, his wife was a drunk,drug addicted rich broad that ummm, gets free beer for life (Damn, I love that woman).
And McCain will probably make up a story that he was shot down ummm, in a jet and was in a POW camp for 7 years.
EVERYONE KNOWS HE STAYED AT THE HANOI HILTON for pete's sake.
Looking at the county by county maps of the states, Barack is going to have a tough row to hoe to win the general election. He does very well in urban areas........but barely registers on the radar in most rural counties.