A big old fashioned hat tip to Maggie’s Notebook for the following video but you are required to read her post to, as Paul Harvey would have said get ‘the rest of the story’. This is one of those posts that screams ‘are you paying attention America’? One can still muster some optimism that the American public will come to its senses as the insanity continues in Washington but the anticipation is extreme frustration. What the hell will it take to cause ordinary Americans to hold their elected officials accountable? Watch the vids and read Maggie’s post for a dose of what you apparently need, a wake up call.
Wake up, smell the coffee, socialism and corruption then act on it and get involved. Stop believing your involvement will make no difference. That will only be true if you do nothing. And if you do nothing long enough you may lose your right to get involved, SO, pull your head out of the sand or other location it may now be in and get on with it. And don’t expect one action to get it done. It has to do with rights and responsibility. You have to earn your freedom, every day. Let this become a habit. You will then see that your involvement does make a difference.
If you did not watch the Tonight Show or 60 Minutes when President Obama was interviewed you may also have missed some of the commentary around the internet and various news outlets indicating both venues were not without problems further suggesting puzzling choices by the White House.
Mary Kate Cary at US News and World Report is of the opinion that the 60 Minutes interview was a good choice because Steve Kroft is not a professional comedian and no gaffes were present by her observation plus it was done at the White House causing Obama to look Presidential.
Other reports and commentary feature criticism of Obama’s special olympics gaffe on Leno and describe what Kroft said about his laughing on 60 Minutes as being punchdrunk. You would not have to look far to find more reports or reactions to President Obama as responding in puzzling ways to other serious events. And news in general has started showing a lack of confidence in President Obama and his team.
Here are some blog links reacting to Obama’s 60 Minutes display or Leno appearance.
The NYT fish wrap points out the 60 Minutes Obama interview drew 16 million viewers and Entertainment Weekly indicates that won the Sunday ratings. In this day of tivo’d or recorded or video on demand everything one could safely watch the NCAA basketball tournament confident anything newsworthy from the interview would be available later.
You can also find another lame sales pitch from Christina Romer on this topic at youtube, go figure. The conclusion to draw is the Obama crew has done nothing to make their agenda or plans more palatable. Take for instance the taxpayer partnership with private investors for ‘toxic asset’ purchases promoted by Obama.
At least one member of Congress was heard reacting to the same nonsense to be noted here. The taxpayer will invest about 93% while the private sector will invest 7% and the profit or loss will be shared equally? How is that a good deal for anyone but the 7% investor?
You and a friend or family member find a great investment. The friend or relative proposes you invest $9300 of the ten thousand venture while he invests $700 and you will share the profit. If the investment went up 20% and you sold it you would get $1000 return on your $9300 (a 10.75% ROI) while your friend or relative would get the same $1000 and experience a whopping 242%+ ROI. Are you dumb enough to take that lopsided risk?
Obviously if your investment is a total failure your loss is nearly ten grand while your partner loses less than a thousand.
This is probably the most telling example of how stupid things are in Washington. If this is the carrot you have to dangle for private investment in toxic assets then what is so bad about the common fix of Chapter 11?
So the special olympics gaffe or ‘punchdrunk’ gaffe of Mr Obama pale in comparison to the ridiculous game plan his brain trust floated for buying toxic assets of failed US ripoffs.
I urge the public to continue to reject proposals offered thus far to supposedly solve economic problems. If those who continue to participate in the irrational love fest for the new President with no evidence to support that position the only thing we can look forward to is not holding the rest of Washington accountable. Just the fact that few are aware or upset about the current 3.6 TRILLION dollar budget and numerous other TRILLION dollar proposals or current liabilities facing public funding for this great nation is enough to forecast a continued downturn. One thing that Kroft asked Obama that was presented on Blog @ MoreWhat.com long ago is this. Mr President, is there a limit to what we can spend? Obama’s answer was essentially we can spend until we can no longer find money to borrow. Isn’t that part of what got us in this mess to begin with?
And some may wonder why I have no confidence in the federal government including OMG, the leader of the free world, President Barack Obama. Ya, I again left out his middle name as it only seems to p–s people off even though PBHO chose to use it at his inauguration. Just one more little tidbit that makes little sense.
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This particular record of floor proceedings for the House of Representatives was selected for presentation since it is brief and provides an example of what many think is right about this country of ours. For all the things politicians do wrong there are at least a couple of things they do right on a regular basis. By now you are wondering if this blog author has completely lost his mind. Au contraire!The longstanding dispute generally held between conservatives and liberals or between those who favor and those who oppose religion may never end. With the long history and tradition of the nation being intertwined with spiritual matters and a widely held belief in God, those holding religious beliefs work as hard to maintain the tradition of religion in the United States as those who do not staunchly oppose it.There has also been controversy in recent years surrounding another tradition. That of reciting the pledge of allegiance at the beginning of various events like the start of the day in classrooms throughout the land. The primary complaint by opponents to this tradition centered on the pledge’s use of a reference to God. Again, the long standing dispute often battled on the grounds of the separation of church and state may never end.
The view from this blog if expressed completely would take more space than one post typically covers. It should be sufficient for the purposes of this post to limit the expression to the following. Part of what produces the strength for this nation to survive is for its citizens to understand that history, tradition and maintaining the values and beliefs responsible for forming this union are critical for it to endure.
Below is the record of floor proceedings as indicated which features the daily prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.
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CURRENT HOUSE FLOOR PROCEEDINGS
LEGISLATIVE DAY OF JANUARY 3, 2009
110TH CONGRESS - SECOND SESSION
12:00 P.M. -
The Speaker announced that the House do now adjourn Sine Die pursuant to the XXth Amendment to the Constitution.
11:59 A.M. -
The House convened, returning from a recess continuing the legislative day of January 3.
11:04 A.M. -
The Speaker announced that the House do now recess. The next meeting is subject to the call of the Chair.
11:03 A.M. -
The House received a message from the Clerk. Pursuant to the permission granted in Clause 2(h) of Rule II of the Rules of the House of Representatives, the Clerk notified the House that she had received a message from the Senate stating that that body had passed H.R. 7327 and had agreed to S. Con. Res. 107.
11:02 A.M. -
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG - The Chair led the House in reciting the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.
11:01 A.M. -
The Speaker announced approval of the Journal. Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal stands approved.
11:00 A.M. -
Today’s prayer was offered by the House Chaplain, Rev. Daniel Coughlin.The Speaker designated the Honorable Michael R. McNulty to act as Speaker pro tempore for today.The House convened, starting a new legislative day.
The approach of the New Year (2009) typically finds people reflecting on the year that passed and anticipating what the next one will bring. With the popular trend to propose New Year’s resolutions that most reports indicate end with dismal results a broader statement can be made about each new year. Not much changes from year to year regardless of the number of published articles presenting ‘milestones’ of a year passed. If you search the net for accounts of previous year’s milestones and place them next to each other a disappointing reference is revealed. While there may be events that viewed separately demonstrate some remarkable change of an isolated topic our overall performance in ‘modern’ civilization evolves in tiny increments not easily measured from year to year.
Just like a resolution to diet and exercise that did not result in the desired weight loss and personal fulfillment of an accomplishment our attention and discipline with other more important matters rarely meet with the success expected. The war on terror, the Middle East conflicts, corruption in government, general international tensions, economic and financial troubles, the general health and well-being of the public and life in general regularly fail to improve as each year passes. So what can we do about the dismal story being presented here today with the advent of another new year?
Maybe readers can offer some suggestions. Things being what they are, this blog author anticipates little response with the few typical exceptions. Not to be a wet blanket on anyone’s plans for the New Year but a realistic view based on past trends indicates 2009 will not be much different from other years. So again, readers are encouraged to submit comments on how we can do better than before with the approach of 2009.
There are many events that take place around the world defined as terrorism. As many of these events as there are it seems the reaction by many observers is something less than shock or outrage. While being offended or outraged has been the liberal mantra with selected use rarely is it employed against terrorists but it is always used against those who resist or defend themselves in the face of terrorism.
Salama, Salama, Bologna is no exception. Israel is attacked by Hamas with rockets on consecutive days where Israel first employed diplomacy and public warnings to Hamas. When those actions were unsuccessful and they responded militarily many around the world first expressed outrage or some form of criticism of Israel. Just another example that there is plenty of bias against Israel. This is not to say Israel has never made a mistake. But so has everyone else. And in this case they did nothing wrong yet they are being criticized by a significant number of those who express their desire to eliminate Israel and others with similar attitudes. How about laying some blame on Hamas and other terrorist groups for bringing this on themselves and other parties unrelated to this particular event.
Two blog posts seem especially relevant given the need to devote serious consideration to the responsibility of elected officials to preserve, protect and defend the constitution and the disservice to the public from media reports attributing last week’s market gains to President-elect Obama’s announcement of selections to key economic posts for his new Presidential Administration to take office in January 2009.
If the post at Flopping Aces called ‘Obama Ignores Constitution Prohibition Against Hillary Being Secretary of State’ correctly identifies a disqualification for Hillary Clinton as Secretary of State this blog is impressed indeed. Some reading, review and study will be required to determine the bottom line on this one. And by someone else besides this blog’s author who states inadequate knowledge in this area, constitutional law.
Praise to Right Pundit’s for ‘The Media Agrees! Obama Responsible for Last Week’s DOW Gains and Positive Black Friday Growth.’ All too often people associate a President with economic gain or loss. While the argument can be made on some influence in the area of Presidential politics on national economies it rarely concerns anything more than short term fluctuations in markets due to Prez speak in the news. The Treasury or the Fed have much more influence and effect.
The discussion from just about everywhere continues as observers attempt to draw conclusions about the trashing of Sarah Palin. With no statistical sampling or professional polling data or anything substantial to provide guidance suffice it to say most comments lay blame on Senator McCain for those leveling insults her way. The most popular suspects are aides from the McCain/Palin campaign staff and John McCain himself. Maybe not for participating in the leak of insults but for appearing indifferent to the situation.
There are four videos presented here. One of Michell Malkin expressing her outrage at John McCain on Neil Cavuto’s show. One of O’Reilly and Greta van Susteren debating the relative merits of reports on the matter and a two part from YouTube offering McCain’s appearance on Leno November 11th. This is followed by a full text transcript of the Leno appearance by McCain.
The opinion on this blog has been and continues to be one of skepticism. No serious evidence has been witnessed by this blog’s author to allow a clear conclusion to be drawn showing guilt by McCain or his aides for all the bad press directed toward Sarah Palin. That is not to say it is or is not out there, just that it has not been seen from here.
Is the loss of adhering to conservative principles by the GOP or the loss of the 2008 Presidential election by the GOP ticket so painful that those who appear to have supported the Republican candidates for that office need to apply blame to someone for the current situation? It seems fair to say that whoever is trashing Sarah Palin is not a former or current supporter of her candidacy for Vice-President of the United States. If that includes members of the McCain/Palin campaign staff then someone was hired who should not have been. Where is the strong evidence supporting the notion that the campaign aides are responsible? Sadly, based on Michelle Malkin’s mention on Cavuto’s show of Carl Cameron and Newsweek as sources to explain some of this hours were spent searching for such information with no success. Of the content found related to the ‘trashing’ nothing was seen that confirms the accusation towards aides from McCain’s campaign staff. Even van Susteren refers to the reports as ‘gossip’ and would not have run with the story based on that whereas O’Reilly would have.
While some criticize McCain especially for not ‘denouncing’ aides for bashing Palin this blog believes his responses on Leno were reasonable. These things happen in campaigns, no one likes a sore loser, Palin and Obama inspired many and it’s time to move on. If anyone is expecting all the bad press directed at Sarah Palin to be withdrawn or labeled as lies by those who published or broadcasted them, they are living in a dream world. The best thing that can happen is to get back to the work of advancing the cause of conservative principles and politics in order to move this country forward in a practical and reasoned way. The ugliness of the last campaign must end. Let the ugliness of politics as usual in Washington begin anew. There will be no revolutionary changes in government if history is any indicator. Get a grip and help move the country forward. All this ranting and outrage is pointless. Coming from those on the right they are starting to sound like liberals with all the whining.
So, now for the videos and transcript and have a good view and a read. Feel free to point out where you think this post has errors or simply express your opinion. It appears to be time to focus on what is needed for the next round rather than obssess on past losses. If you look back at the primaries and what took place then and since the outcome was never really a surprise. Too many obstacles to overcome combined with a ship adrift in rough seas allowed a decision to accept any port in a storm. The harbor was not entirely friendly nor conducive to success. It is time to right the ship and head for open water not lament the damage caused or how it happened.
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Michelle Malkin on McCain and the Palin attacks
O’Reilly, Van Susteren debate Fox report
McCain on Leno 11/1108 Parts 1 & 2
TRANSCRIPT: JOHN MCCAIN ON “THE TONIGHT SHOW WITH JAY LENO
“THE TONIGHT SHOW”
Jay Leno: As I said, today is Veterans Day. I cannot think of a better person to have as my first guest. Vietnam veteran, real American war hero, also just ran a hard-fought campaign against Barack Obama, now our President elect. Please welcome, in his first television interview,
Senator John McCain. (Applause.) Welcome back, sir.
Senator John McCain: Thank you, my friend. And thank you for having all these brave servicemen and women here. I’m honored to be with you. Thanks.
Jay Leno: It’s been a week since the election. How are you doing?
Senator John McCain: Well, I’ve been sleeping like a baby. (Laughter.) Sleep two hours, wake up and cry. Sleep two hours, wake up and cry. (Laughter.)
Jay Leno: Well, how –
Senator John McCain: I gotta tell you one quick story about Arizona. As you know, the great state of Arizona I’ve had the honor to represent. And we have a problem in Arizona. It’s really kind of a sad thing, because Barry Goldwater from Arizona ran for President of the United States. Morris Udolf (sp.) from Arizona ran for President of the United States. Bruce Babbitt from Arizona ran for President of the 1 United States. I, twice. Arizona may be the only state in America where mothers don’t tell their children that some day they can grow up and be President of the United States. (Laughter.) I mean, that’s a sad story.
Jay Leno: How about your wife Cindy? How is she taking it? Because sometimes –
Senator John McCain: Yeah, it’s tough. It’s tougher always on the family members. But she’s doing fine. She’s doing very fine. Thanks for having her and Meghan on the show. Appreciate it.
Jay Leno: They were great guests.
Senator John McCain: Thank you. And I’m glad to be back for my 14th time. I’m happy to be on.
Jay Leno: The day after the election, it was so weird. I turn on the TV, and I see you coming out of your house or apartment. You get in your car, and you drive somewhere by yourself.
Senator John McCain: Yeah. To get a cup of coffee, yeah. I didn’t have a single accident.
Jay Leno: I mean –
Senator John McCain: Maybe one.
Jay Leno: What was that like to suddenly be surrounded — “He’s coming down the hall. Remove” — and then suddenly — I mean –
Senator John McCain: Well, secret service people, despite the idiot you talked about tonight, they’re wonderful people. They’re brave. They serve the country. They’re just really the best of America. But it is a bit confining, you know. So I’m able to –
Jay Leno: So what did you do that first day? Where were you driving when you –
Senator John McCain: Went down to get a cup of coffee. Cindy and I went down to get a cup of coffee and — not the newspaper. I knew what it was going to say. (Laughter.)
Jay Leno: And you went up to the mountains too?
Senator John McCain: Yeah, went up to our place near Sedona and had a very nice time.
Jay Leno: Now, which house is that? Number 12?
Senator John McCain: You know what? That’s — let’s see. 27.
Jay Leno: 27.
Senator John McCain: But we’re — you know, look, it’s a great honor. It’s a great privilege. It’s an incredible thing that I was able to do. And I saluted, as you know, and admire and respect the winner, Senator — President elect Barack Obama.
Jay Leno: Actually, to me, that was, I thought, a nice moment when you were talking somewhere. In the campaign when I saw ugly things going back and forth and a woman said, “Well, Barack Obama, he’s an Arab or a terrorist,” and you stopped and you said, “No, he’s a good man and he’s a family man.”
Senator John McCain: Yeah, a good and decent person.
Jay Leno: And I like that. I thought that was quite impressive.
Senator John McCain: Well, you’ve got to have a respectful campaign. And that doesn’t mean it isn’t tough. I mean, campaigns are tough, and they should be because you’re seeking the most important position in the world. But there’s a difference between being tough and being personal or angry. And look, America right now — I don’t have to tell you — I don’t have to tell anybody out here, especially those members of the military — that we’re in two wars. We’ve got housing problems. We’ve got economic crisis. We’ve got all these problems. Now it’s time for America to join together and support the man who was just elected President.
Jay Leno: Now, what do you think was the main reason you lost. I mean, it was close. You got –
Senator John McCain: I think personality.
Jay Leno: Personality fault? (Laughter.)
Senator John McCain: Maybe too many people saw me on the Jay Leno show.
Jay Leno: What would you — is there anything, looking back, you would have done differently? Seriously, is there anything you said, “Maybe I shouldn’t have said this”?
Senator John McCain: You know, one of the things — I do study history. And every book I’ve read about presidential campaigns is the person that one ran a perfectly flawless, beautifully machined, great campaign, and the person who lost, “Oh, my God, all screwed up.” I could tell you a lot of things that we may have made mistakes on. But Jack Kennedy, after the failure of the invasion of the Bay of Pigs, said, “Victory has a thousand fathers. Defeat has one more lonely orphan.” He didn’t use the word “orphan,” but we’re on television. So that’s the way it is. Look, I’m so happy to have had the friends, go to the places we went to, Gee’s Bend, Alabama, where Martin Luther King went before the March in Selma. And I met a group of African-American women who make quilts, singing. I’ll never forget so many of those wonderful experiences that I had that no other way I could have had — I could have had the experiences I had.
Jay Leno: When you sit with friends, you discuss it, it does seem like, as viewing this, knowing you, I would see sort of two McCains. Sometimes I would see one McCain, and then the times when you were being funny, like at the Al Smith dinner and “Saturday Night Live” and said, “Oh, that was” — I said, “Why can’t we get” — “where is that McCain?” That one didn’t seem to be quite as visible. Is it the pressure and the tension of –
Senator John McCain: I think these are tough times, and you have to — and campaigns are tough. I don’t, frankly, think that a lot of people wanted a standup comic. They wanted to know how we were going to address the issues. That’s why I didn’t worry about your write-in candidacy. (Laughter.) But, you know, you just do the best that you can. And again, it’s an incredible honor. You know, we’re not — I’m not denigrating my past, but I stood fifth from the bottom of my class at the Naval Academy. If my old Marine company officer were here today, he’d say, “In America, anything is possible.” (Laughter.)
Jay Leno: Look, we’ll take a break. When we come back, we’ll discuss Sarah Palin. We’ll be right back with Senator McCain. (Commercial break.) Welcome back. Talking with
Senator John McCain. Let’s talk about Governor Palin now. The polls show that she hurt you. I know you’re too much of a gentleman to probably answer this question, but did she? Do you think it hurt you at all?
Senator John McCain: No, look, Sarah Palin and her husband, who is an amazing guy, four-time champion –
Jay Leno: Snow machine.
Senator John McCain: Yeah, snow machine –
Jay Leno: I didn’t hear that. Was that mentioned?
Senator John McCain: One time the guy — with 250 miles to go, Todd broke his arm and finished the race. Look, I’m so proud of her. And I’m very grateful that she agreed to run with me. She inspired people. She still does. And look, I’m — I couldn’t be happier with Sarah Palin. And she’s going back to be a great governor, and I think she will play a big role in the future of this country.
Jay Leno: Did she ever get off message at one point?
Senator John McCain: Did you expect mavericks to stay on message? I’m sure that from — look, we did a lot of things together, a lot of these rallies. The people were very excited and inspired by her. And that’s what really mattered, I think. Look, she’s a great reformer. She took on the governor of her own party when she ran for governor.
Jay Leno: Gotcha.
Senator John McCain: She understands all the energy issues. There’s a $40 billion pipeline coming to bring natural gas to places like California. And so look, she’s a marvelous person.
Jay Leno: Now, these aides that were criticizing her — and I think everyone agrees there were Republican aides who were criticizing her. I know you wouldn’t go for that. I know you’re an old soldier. You don’t let people talk — but why?
Senator John McCain: One — these things happen in campaigns too. I think I have at least a thousand, quote, top advisors. “A top advisor said” — people I’ve never even heard of, much less a, quote, top advisor or a high-ranking Republican official. It’s — these things go on in campaigns, and you just –
Jay Leno: Why don’t we just move on.
Senator John McCain: I’m just very proud to have had Sarah Palin and her family, a wonderful family.
Jay Leno: I sort of guessed — when Barack Obama picked Joe Biden, I — it seemed to me he picked Joe Biden because Russia had just invaded Georgia and it seemed like, “Wow, I want to go with somebody with foreign experience. Biden’s got” — it seemed like he became a choice because of that. That’s just my guess. If this economic thing had happened a month earlier or prior to you choosing, would you might have gone with an economic person, maybe a Romney or somebody like that? Is there any chance — how much did the world events play in the decision?
Senator John McCain: The world events didn’t play a role. I just looked at people, and I saw all of the things that she had to offer. And all of them that we had to actually, quote, choose from or ask to serve with us were all good people. I like them all very much. It wasn’t an easy process. I just thought that — I really believe that Sarah Palin is amongst some, like Tim Pawlenty and Bobby Jindal, the governor of Louisiana, there’s a group of young Republican governors and — mainly governors, but also some in the Senate — that I think are the next generation of leadership of our party. And we’re probably going to — our party has a lot of work to do. We just got back from the woodshed.
Jay Leno: How about Joe Lieberman? Was he a close choice? Was that possible?
Senator John McCain: Joe is one of the finest, most wonderful men I’ve ever known in my life. I have never known a finer man than Joe Lieberman, and I believe I won the nomination because right before the New Hampshire primary — and I know I don’t expect a lot of you to remember all the details — he came out to supported me. It mattered. Independent voters voted with us. I love Joe Lieberman.
Jay Leno: That might cost him the chairmanship now. Is that –
Senator John McCain: I hope not, because Joe is a wonderful person. And we want people to stand up for –
Jay Leno: Can you do that? Can you lose your chairmanship in the Senate just because you picked what your party perceives as an –
Senator John McCain: It generally is not done. I don’t, obviously, know what — what’s going to happen. But I know that Joe Lieberman is one of the — and by the way, on national security issues, he’s really, really good.
Jay Leno: And he’s an independent now; right?
Senator John McCain: He’s a, quote, independent Democrat.
Jay Leno: Would you want him to be a, quote, independent Republican?
Senator John McCain: No, no.
Jay Leno: Try to get him over on the other side, kind of lure him over –
Senator John McCain: I’m honored to have –
Jay Leno: — get him some clothes, expensive clothes, maybe nice suit? (Laughter.)
Senator John McCain: Neiman Marcus?
Jay Leno: Neiman Marcus.
Senator John McCain: But yeah, I think that — I think that Joe is going to probably remain as what he is, an independent who stands up for what he believes in. We need more people like Joe Lieberman.
Jay Leno: I want to talk to some more. When we come back, I want to ask you about a couple of issues and if you think the outcome would have been different if those issues had been different. More with
Senator John McCain. (Commercial break.)
Jay Leno: Welcome back. Talking with
Senator John McCain. Let me ask you this: If the main issue had remained the Iraq War, do you think the outcome might have been different?
Senator John McCain: If frogs had wings — (Laughter.) Anyway, won’t finish that line. You know, I don’t know, Jay. If you get into this “might have been” or different scenarios — we fought, I thought, a good campaign. I’m honored by the friends we made. I’m honored to have had the opportunity. I know it sounds a little repetitious, but that’s what I’ll take with me. By the way, Senator Obama inspired millions of young people, and I think we inspired some people too. And that’s really what I think was important, that legacy.
Jay Leno: At what point did you feel like you’re up against almost a historical movement? It seemed almost bigger than either candidate. You know, when I watched Senator Obama give his speech and I saw people who had not been part of the process –
Senator John McCain: Never been — oh, yeah.
Jay Leno: — suddenly moving –
Senator John McCain: Especially a lot of young people too.
Jay Leno: A lot of young people. At what point did you realize, “Oh, this is kind of bigger than both of us”?
Senator John McCain: I never thought that, because I’m a fighter. We always — I knew I had a headwind. I can read the polls. They tried to keep them from me. “You don’t want to read that, Senator.” But no, I knew we had a real headwind.
Jay Leno: Do you feel the press kind of favored him? Did you see sort of –
Senator John McCain: Yeah, it’s all the press’s fault. (Laughter.)
Jay Leno: All the press’s fault.
Senator John McCain: No, no.
Jay Leno: Was there any hostility in the media? Like that Letterman fallout, was there any hostility there? (Laughter.)
Senator John McCain: You should have seen “The View.” (Laughter.)
Jay Leno: I saw “The View,” yeah.
Senator John McCain: No, but look, we’re big guys. We’re supposed to be able to take this kind of stuff, you know. You know, one thing I think Americans don’t want is a sore loser. And I’ve got a great — I get to go back to the United States Senate and work on a lot of issues and continue to serve. That’s been my life. That’s been my life.
Jay Leno: Joe the plumber, was that a gift for Republicans? Is that like you’re watching the other guy and you go, “Oh, there’s gold. The guy looks like Mr. Clean”?
Senator John McCain: I loved him. He’s a great guy. Joe Wurzelbacher. Great guy. Had the chance to get to know him a bit. He’s kind of the classic American trying to get ahead, trying to make it. A great guy, great guy. And honest to God — I’m not kidding you, because we took polls all the time — that guy went from zero to 70 percent name I.D. in 48 hours. Really. It was amazing. It was amazing. And he handled it incredibly well, incredibly well.
Jay Leno: Now, in 2012, you’ll be 76. Still a young man.
Senator John McCain: Yeah, here we go again. Ready to go again.
Jay Leno: Ready to go again? (Applause.)
Senator John McCain: I don’t — I wouldn’t think so, my friend. It’s been a great experience, and, you know, we’re going to have another generation of leaders come along, and I’ll hope that I can continue to contribute. That’s all.
Jay Leno: Any thoughts on Veterans Day today? I know this is one thing — you see, we had a lot of fun with you, but it’s always about age, maybe you’re cranky, but it was never about your patriotism or about your love of country because you are a true soldier and a true hero.
Senator John McCain: You’re very kind. (Applause.)
Jay Leno: Maybe you could — could you share with us something maybe you didn’t get a chance to share during the campaign.
Senator John McCain: Just about every day, but especially on Veterans Day, I think of a guy I was in prison with a long time ago. For a few years we were in Hanoi and prison camps in north Vietnam. They kept us in solitary confinement, two or three to a cell. They finally moved us into large cells, 20 or 25 prisoners in each cell. The guy that moved in with me was a guy named Mike Christian. Mike was from a small town near Selma, Alabama. Very poor family. Enlisted in the Navy at age 17. Later became an A6 bombardier navigator. Was shot down and captured. He loved this country. I moved in the same room with him. The uniform we wore in prison was blue, like, short-sleeved shirt, like, pajama trousers, and shoes — sandals that were cut out of automobile tires. I recommend them highly. One pair lasted me five and a half years. (Laughter.) Part of this change in treatment, they let us have some packages from home in which were small items — some of us — like a handkerchief or a scarf. He took his blue shirt, fashioned himself a bamboo needle, got a piece of white cloth, piece of red cloth, and sewed the American flag on the inside of his shirt. Every evening before we would have our bowl of soup, we would put his flag — his shirt on the wall of the cell and pledge our allegiance to the country. It was an important part of our day. One day the Vietnamese came, searched the cell, found his shirt, removed it, came back that night — and I’m telling it fast — opened the door of the cell, called for him to come out, closed the door of the cell, and beat him very badly for a couple hours. Then they threw him back into the cell. The cell in which we slept had a concrete slab, light bulbs in all four corners, naked light bulbs. We cleaned Mike up as well as we could. I went over to lie down on the concrete and go to sleep. And I happened to look over in the corner of the cell, and underneath the lightbulb, with a piece of white cloth and a piece of red cloth and his bamboo needle, was Mike, with his eyes almost shut from the beating that he had received, sewing another American flag. He wasn’t doing that for us. He was doing it for his country. He wasn’t doing it for himself. He was doing it for his country and our ability to pledge our allegiance to our flag and country. I’ll never forget Mike Christian. (Applause.)
Jay Leno:
Senator John McCain, thank you for being here. Thank you so much for your patriotism and your service to your country. I know you’ve got to go. Cindy is in the audience. There’s his lovely wife Cindy right there. John McCain, thank you, sir. (Applause.)
Here’s a post that may be the most compelling of this political season. If not the most compelling it is certainly right near the top. Follow the link, read it with due compassion and remind yourself of what is at stake on November 4, 2008.
Democrat=Socialist Says: October 5th, 2008 at 1:40 ameInteresting…At least Dave and I think so…Via Third World County:
I’ve not made a big deal of this in the past, but this is interesting, to say the least. (h.t., America’s Right via Walls of the City) Apparently, the United States District Court for the…
Adam’s Blog Says: October 5th, 2008 at 3:56 ameSarah Palin’s Fight for America…Podcast Show Notes
The bail out already failing. (Hat Tip: Daily Paul.)
California seeks a bail out. (Hat Tip: Club for Growth.)
Massachusetts seeks a bail out even after RomneyCare got one. (Hat Tip: CFG.)
Barney Frank’s conflict of interest in …
123beta Says: October 6th, 2008 at 2:32 ameSplicd…Don’t have the time or the patience to sit through watching an entire video at Youtube just to get to the ‘good’ part? Website Splicd let’s you edit that video. You decide when the video starts and ……
Woman Honor Thyself Says: October 6th, 2008 at 3:45 ameHussein Obama: Not My Kinda “Change”…You too can embrace it. Simply access the Obama Hussein Train entrance portal. Spread the message.
Global peace and prosperity is at our fingertips.
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Interesting Posts 10/5/08 « Beagle Scout Says: October 6th, 2008 at 5:26 ame[…] Trackposted to Perri Nelson’s Website, The Virtuous Republic, Blog @ MoreWhat.com, DragonLady’s World, Cao’s Blog, Leaning Straight Up, NN&V, Democrat=Socialist, , Faultline USA, McCain Blogs, The World According to Carl, Pirate’s Cove, The Pink Flamingo, CORSARI D’ITALIA, and Right Voices, thanks to Linkfest Haven Deluxe. […]
Right Voices Says: October 6th, 2008 at 3:48 pmeScroll For Updates: It’s Time To Educate Obama: Let’s Talk About The “Keating Five” And McCain..Vs Obama/Ayers…The Politico’s Mark Allen reports:
Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) on Monday will launch a multimedia campaign to draw attention to the involvement of Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) in the “Keating Five” savings-and-loan scandal of 1989-91, which blemishe…
The World According To Carl Says: October 6th, 2008 at 5:13 pmeAn Excellent Defense Of John McCain, Sarah Palin, And Conservatism In General…This guy gets it. He really, really gets it! He talks with more sense than a lot of others and makes excellent points. Way to go! I LIKE this guy! Check out his other videos. I don’t know what his real name is but he goes by “machosauceproduction…
Cao’s Blog Says: October 6th, 2008 at 8:26 pmeCAIR lawyer on behalf of Obama responds to Berg complaint…To discredit the lawsuit and have it dismissed, all BHO (a/k/a Barry SOETORO) had to do is provide a legitimate copy of his birth certificate. Instead, he retained a CAIR lawyer to fight the lawsuit and have it dismissed.
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Mark My Words Says: October 7th, 2008 at 12:16 ameMcCain/Palin fire for effect…McCain may not be able to fly fighter bombers anymore but it appears that he hasn’t forgotten how to deliver broadsides against a target. ……
Take Our Country Back Says: October 7th, 2008 at 12:45 ameMain Street Media: The Media That Counts…Snooper - We in the Main Street Media have been challenging and nipping at the heals of the dinosaur media for quite some time and we have gained the upper hand. Many of our number have scooped the established clowns of CNN, ABC, CBS, PBS, FOX and a …..
Woman Honor Thyself Says: October 7th, 2008 at 2:42 ameSarah Palin: Classy Lady…Ah. The poor Lefties.
They’re trippin all over themselves seeing how devastatingly effective Governor Palin truly is.
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The Virtuous Republic Says: October 7th, 2008 at 4:19 ameWhy Obama’s Association with Bill Ayers is Important…The argument that Barack Obama was only 8 years old when Bill Ayers was plotting against his country rings intellectually hollow–I guess that is why the press is running with it–no thinking involved.
No one thinks that Barack Obama is a ter…
Leaning Straight Up Says: October 7th, 2008 at 8:19 ameCan the Democrats win without the race card?…Apparently they do not think so.
I don’t have to replay all the past drops by the Obama campaign and all the other various uses. Prime examples are as in the recent events file.
One was when Palin took the gloves off and attacked Obama over hi…
Democrat=Socialist Says: October 7th, 2008 at 2:06 pmeBarack Obama & Raila Odinga…No biggie, just another crazed commie buddy of Obama…Ah the mornings. A time to brew a pot of coffee, get your thoughts together and clear the Digg shouts from your inbox. A small detour and BAM!, an 8 minute video that has most likely ruin…
walls of the city Says: October 7th, 2008 at 6:14 pmei do not think that word means what you think it means…Initially, I had to think that this article by Steven Mrozik was some obscure form of parody, and that there would be a cute little “gotcha” right at the end. Unfortunately, I was sadly mistaken, and now we can have……
Democrat=Socialist Says: September 27th, 2008 at 10:42 pmeHow Many Passes Does Obama Get?…Apparently as many as he wants.Governor Blunt meets with Task Force Thunder soldiers while walking in the streets of Gnjilane, Kosovo. (Photo by Sgt. Anthonie Seymour, 70th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment, Kosovo)
If you haven’t heard by now …
Rosemary’s Thoughts Says: September 28th, 2008 at 12:43 ameSen. McClintock 7, Charlie Brown 0…Sen. McClintock…is a straight shooter, intelligent, a fiscally conservative, pro-immigration/anti-illegal aliens, normal guy who really cares about…we the people. He ran against Arnold during the recall, and all the radio talk shows talked people…..
Mark My Words Says: September 28th, 2008 at 4:34 ameAs our markets burn the Democrats fiddle…Nancy Pelosi sure knows how to help the situation when she says House Republicans are unpatriotic for not showing up for bail out negotiations ……
Adam’s Blog Says: September 28th, 2008 at 5:36 ameBarack Obama v. Freedom of Speech…Podcast Show Notes
Another Democrat New Deal problem or Obama tells us about FDR’s imaginary housing bail out.
Barack Obama threatens TV stations to get them to stop running NRA ads attacking him. (Hat Tip: Hot Air.)
Missouri Governor Matt Blunt …
Faultline USA Says: September 28th, 2008 at 9:48 ameObamas Truth Squad Threatens Freedom of Speech…A bold maneuver, unprecedented in American politics, has pitted the Obama campaign against freedom of speech. Missouri authorities will pursue criminal charges against those who speak falsely against Barack Obama….
No Apology Says: September 28th, 2008 at 4:30 pmeBarack Obama Is An Anti-American Pig…Barack Hussein Obama has finally come out of the closet, as he puts together a team of Missouri sheriffs and high-profile prosecutors, dubbed the “TRUTH SQUAD”, whose mandate is to (threaten to) prose……
Conservative Cat Says: September 28th, 2008 at 6:00 pmeMe and The Girl vs. High School Social Studies…One of the advantages of living with The Girl Who Feeds Me is that I get a view of what goes on in the modern high school through the lens of a healthy skepticism. Earlier this week, her social studies……
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A very interesting video on our Nation’s banking system – Political Byline Says: September 28th, 2008 at 8:34 pme[…] Trackposted to Blog @ MoreWhat.com, Rosemary’s Thoughts, A Blog For All, Right Truth, DragonLady’s World, Shadowscope, Leaning Straight Up, Cao’s Blog, Democrat=Socialist, Conservative Cat, Diary of the Mad Pigeon, , Allie is Wired, Faultline USA, third world county, Woman Honor Thyself, The World According to Carl, Walls of the City, Pirate’s Cove, The Pink Flamingo, Gulf Coast Hurricane Tracker, Wingless, Dumb Ox Daily News, and Right Voices, thanks to Linkfest Haven Deluxe. […]
Woman Honor Thyself Says: September 29th, 2008 at 1:40 ameGeert Wilders: Man of the Hour…If I said it once..I will continue to shout:
Geert Wilders will perhaps someday be seen as the saviour of not only Europe, but the entire free world.
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Leaning Straight Up Says: September 29th, 2008 at 6:44 ameStyle versus substance…The title really epitomizes the difference between Obama and McCain, but what it does better is represent the fact that the men are truly opposites on many fronts.
Take the most obvious. No, not black and white, but young and old. McCain is in his …
The World According To Carl Says: September 29th, 2008 at 5:23 pme[…] Trackposted to Blog @ MoreWhat.com, Rosemary’s Thoughts, Mark My Words, Faultline USA, Political Byline, Right Truth, Walls of the City, Shadowscope, DragonLady’s World, The Pink Flamingo, Cao’s Blog, Wingless, and Democrat=Socialist. Also, thanks to Linkfest Haven Deluxe. […]
Right Voices Says: September 29th, 2008 at 6:36 pmeBreaking:Bailout bill fails…This has to be considered a shocker. The bailout bill failed in the House, and it wasn’t especially close. The final tally was 207-226, with Democrats supporting it 141-94, while Republicans opposed it 66-132.
Remember when: Democrats insist “n…
Democrat=Socialist Says: September 23rd, 2008 at 5:37 pmePalin Syrah Wine Spat Out By San Fransickans…This from a town not known for its “spitting.”Serious Eats tells us:
Republican vice presidential pick Sarah Palin might not be fond of San Francisco, but one San Francisco wine bar is fond of Palin Syrah. Or rather, it was.
“It was…
third world county » READ IT! Says: September 23rd, 2008 at 6:36 pme[…] Trackposted to Blog @ MoreWhat.com, Rosemary’s Thoughts, Leaning Straight Up, A Blog For All, Gulf Coast Hurricane Tracker, Allie is Wired, Democrat=Socialist, and Shadowscope, thanks to Linkfest Haven Deluxe. […]
Oh Look: Voter Fraud In Ohio Thanks To Democrats | Right Voices Says: September 23rd, 2008 at 11:00 pme[…] Trackposted to Diary of the Mad Pigeon, , Rosemary’s Thoughts, third world county, Woman Honor Thyself, Right Truth, The World According to Carl, The Pink Flamingo, Cao’s Blog, WingLeSS, Democrat=Socialist, CORSARI D’ITALIA, NN&V, and StageleftBlog @ MoreWhat.com, Mark My Words, , Rosemary’s Thoughts, A Blog For All, third world county, Allie is Wired, The World According to Carl, DragonLady’s World, Shadowscope, The Pink Flamingo, Cao’s Blog, Leaning Straight Up, Gulf Coast Hurricane Tracker, and Democrat=Socialist, thanks to Linkfest Haven Deluxe. […]
Don’t Panic: Fix real economic problems « Beagle Scout Says: September 24th, 2008 at 5:31 ame[…] Trackposted to Blog @ MoreWhat.com, , Rosemary’s Thoughts, A Blog For All, third world county, Allie is Wired, The World According to Carl, DragonLady’s World, Shadowscope, The Pink Flamingo, Cao’s Blog, Leaning Straight Up, Gulf Coast Hurricane Tracker, Democrat=Socialist, and Right Voices, thanks to Linkfest Haven Deluxe. […]
Leaning Straight Up Says: September 24th, 2008 at 8:34 ameRacism and Feminism in America: The sad truth…If you connect the dots between racism, sexism and democrats you end up with one word:
Hijacked.
In both cases we had serious social issues. We had serious social revolution. We had real change and social enlightenment.
And we ended up with both is…
Woman Honor Thyself Says: September 25th, 2008 at 12:04 ameSarah Palin Disinvited by “JINO’s”…The disgraceful Leftards and JINO’s: Jews in NamE only — are the ones who demanded that Sarah Palin be disinvited to the rally.
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The World According To Carl Says: September 25th, 2008 at 4:44 ame[…] Trackposted to Blog @ MoreWhat.com, Take Our Country Back, Rosemary’s Thoughts, A Blog For All, third world county, Allie is Wired, DragonLady’s World, Shadowscope, The Pink Flamingo, Cao’s Blog, Leaning Straight Up, Gulf Coast Hurricane Tracker, Dumb Ox Daily News, Democrat=Socialist, and Right Voices. Also, thanks to Linkfest Haven Deluxe. […]
Obama grant being probed « nn&v Says: September 25th, 2008 at 4:18 pme[…] Trackposted to Blog @ MoreWhat.com, Rosemary’s Thoughts, A Blog For All, DragonLady’s World, Shadowscope, Cao’s Blog, Leaning Straight Up, Democrat=Socialist, , third world county, Allie is Wired, The World According to Carl, The Pink Flamingo, Gulf Coast Hurricane Tracker, Dumb Ox Daily News, and Right Voices, thanks to Linkfest Haven Deluxe. Possibly related posts: (automatically generated)Obama on racism, circa 1990Obama returning to Chicago to monitor Gustav […]
Right Truth Says: September 25th, 2008 at 10:03 pmePlacebo and the economy…In medicine, a placebo is a substance or procedure a patient accepts as medicine or therapy, but which has no specific therapeutic activity. Example, a sugar pill or an injection of sterile water, neither of which have any medicine in……
Conservative Cat Says: September 25th, 2008 at 10:16 pmeThird Annual Chicago Force Golf Tournament…Once a year the Chicago Force women’s tackle football team holds a golf tournament to raise money. This year, 29 teams of roughly four players apiece set out to conquer the Western course of the White Pines Golf Club in……
walls of the city Says: September 26th, 2008 at 2:55 ameout of control misconceptions…In some of my mindless stumbling about the internet today, I happened across this piece by Patrick Dorfer, hosted at We The People Politics. Patrick is a senior at Mount Saint Mary College, and the site was created “to provide……
Wingless Says: September 26th, 2008 at 4:30 pmeMUST SEE: Divest From Israel, Live in a Cave…Pointing out the hypocrisy of the divest from Israel campaign. Besides the ideological issues, divestment is impossible for the nations contributions are everywhere.
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Cao’s Blog Says: September 27th, 2008 at 12:41 pmeJen Hall, a walking miracle; needs our help…The homeless man ended up kicking Jen viciously and repeatedly in the head. She sustained brain damage, nerve damage, and lost all but four of her teeth. Medical bills have already mounted to over $100,000.
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Conservative Cat Says: September 18th, 2008 at 6:34 ameEMAIL Wars: the Terrible Truth About Joe Biden…Fair is fair, and given the depth to which Sarah Palin’s privacy has been invaded, I thought I would take a look at the Democratic V.P. candidate’s emails to see what kind of person will be a heartbeat away from……
Peace Thugs Says: September 18th, 2008 at 8:15 ameObama caught asking Iraq to delay troop pull out…Cross posted from Leaning Straight Up
OK, I admit that I am no fan of Obama, but that is a matter of policy and ideology.
Now I have cause to dislike him personally, and I may official upgrade him to scumbag.
Via Hot Air:Amir Taheri accuses Barack …
Leaning Straight Up Says: September 18th, 2008 at 8:16 ameObama caught asking Iraq to delay troop pull out…OK, I admit that I am no fan of Obama, but that is a matter of policy and ideology.
Now I have cause to dislike him personally, and I may official upgrade him to scumbag.
Via Hot Air:1
Amir Taheri accuses Barack Obama of interfering in the attempt to n…
Right Truth Says: September 18th, 2008 at 8:00 pmeA Better Country: Why America Was Right To Confront Iraq - a review…The book A Better Country - Why America Was Right to Confront Iraq, is a must read and I highly recommend it to all my friends. A Better Country is the Right Truth Book Club selection for September. I couldn’t……
Rosemary’s Thoughts Says: September 18th, 2008 at 8:11 pmeMarines turn command outpost into youth center…A virtue of a good guest is to leave things better than you found them. Coalition forces have been working hard since the demilitarization of Command Outpost Ocataw in Anah to refurbish the building back into a building that could be used by the comm…..
Rosemary Says: September 18th, 2008 at 8:16 pmeWhere are you that we are 7 hours apart? London? Oh well. I guess illegal aliens are a problem all over the world. Have a nice day.
Is Yemen Our Friend - Questions after Embassy Bombing | Wingless Says: September 18th, 2008 at 10:45 pme[…] Trackposted to Blog @ MoreWhat.com, Rosemary’s Thoughts, third world county, Walls of the City, The World According to Carl, , The Pink Flamingo, Cao’s Blog, Leaning Straight Up, Wolf Pangloss, Democrat=Socialist, Conservative Cat, and Right Voices, thanks to Linkfest Haven Deluxe. […]
Stanford Matthews Says: September 19th, 2008 at 2:55 ameRosemary, you are the first person to comment on the time setting for this site. Yes, it is set to London or UTC or GMT. It has nothing to do with my location or that of the site’s server, etc.
How do you solve a problem like Maria? « Beagle Scout Says: September 19th, 2008 at 3:59 ame[…] Trackposted to Blog @ MoreWhat.com, Diary of the Mad Pigeon, Rosemary’s Thoughts, third world county, Woman Honor Thyself, The World According to Carl, The Pink Flamingo, Cao’s Blog, Leaning Straight Up, Wolf Pangloss, WingLeSS, and Right Voices, thanks to Linkfest Haven Deluxe. […]
Take Our Country Back Says: September 19th, 2008 at 7:54 ameAmerican Politics and The Whiners On the Left Part…Snooper - It just isn’t fair, dammit! The Democrats were supposed to be winning and here comes along that old white haired dude that is too old to even know what a computer is and that chick from Alaska that no one knows about or has even heard from ….
Friday Reading « nn&v Says: September 19th, 2008 at 4:43 pme[…] Trackposted to Blog @ MoreWhat.com, Rosemary’s Thoughts, Right Truth, DragonLady’s World, Cao’s Blog, Leaning Straight Up, Democrat=Socialist, Conservative Cat, Diary of the Mad Pigeon, , third world county, Woman Honor Thyself, The World According to Carl, Walls of the City, The Pink Flamingo, , WingLeSS, Wolf Pangloss, and Right Voices, thanks to Linkfest Haven Deluxe. […]
Democrat=Socialist Says: September 20th, 2008 at 4:29 pmePlease Talk To Them Hopechange Man!…Please Hopechange Man, we need you.ISLAMABAD, Sept 20 (Reuters) - A suspected car bomb caused a huge explosion outside the Marriott Hotel in the Pakistani capital on Saturday and the Dawn television station said at least 17 people had been killed.
A …
The World According To Carl Says: September 20th, 2008 at 7:54 pme[…] Trackposted to Blog @ MoreWhat.com, Rosemary’s Thoughts, Right Truth, Leaning Straight Up, Cao’s Blog, Democrat=Socialist, NN&V, Diary of the Mad Pigeon, Take Our Country Back, third world county, Woman Honor Thyself, The Pink Flamingo, WingLeSS, CORSARI D’ITALIA, Stageleft, and Right Voices. Also, thanks to Linkfest Haven Deluxe. […]
a day at the range with Rush Limbaugh | D=S VIDEO DUMP Says: September 20th, 2008 at 9:31 pme[…] Trackposted to Blog @ MoreWhat.com, Rosemary’s Thoughts, Right Truth, DragonLady’s World, Shadowscope, Leaning Straight Up, Cao’s Blog, NN&V, Democrat=Socialist, Conservative Cat, Diary of the Mad Pigeon, , third world county, Woman Honor Thyself, Walls of the City, The World According to Carl, , The Pink Flamingo, Wolf Pangloss, WingLeSS, CORSARI D’ITALIA, Stageleft, and Right Voices, thanks to Linkfest Haven Deluxe. […]
Woman Honor Thyself Says: September 21st, 2008 at 5:16 amePoor, Lazy People…There’s only only one hitch though. (Don’t tell the Dems but….) the people that are too lazy to work are also too lazy to vote. Ha.
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There are many events that take place around the world defined as terrorism. As many of these events as there are it seems the reaction by many observers is something less than shock or outrage. While being offended or outraged has been the liberal mantra with selected use rarely is it employed against terrorists but it is always used against those who resist or defend themselves in the face of terrorism.
The discussion from just about everywhere continues as observers attempt to draw conclusions about the trashing of Sarah Palin. With no statistical sampling or professional polling data or anything substantial to provide guidance suffice it to say most comments lay blame on Senator McCain for those leveling insults her way. The most popular suspects are aides from the McCain/Palin campaign staff and John McCain himself. Maybe not for participating in the leak of insults but for appearing indifferent to the situation.
Is the loss of adhering to conservative principles by the GOP or the loss of the 2008 Presidential election by the GOP ticket so painful that those who appear to have supported the Republican candidates for that office need to apply blame to someone for the current situation? It seems fair to say that whoever is trashing Sarah Palin is not a former or current supporter of her candidacy for Vice-President of the United States. If that includes members of the McCain/Palin campaign staff then someone was hired who should not have been. Where is the strong evidence supporting the notion that the campaign aides are responsible? Sadly, based on Michelle Malkin’s mention on Cavuto’s show of Carl Cameron and Newsweek as sources to explain some of this hours were spent searching for such information with no success. Of the content found related to the ‘trashing’ nothing was seen that confirms the accusation towards aides from McCain’s campaign staff. Even van Susteren refers to the reports as ‘gossip’ and would not have run with the story based on that whereas O’Reilly would have.
While some criticize McCain especially for not ‘denouncing’ aides for bashing Palin this blog believes his responses on Leno were reasonable. These things happen in campaigns, no one likes a sore loser, Palin and Obama inspired many and it’s time to move on. If anyone is expecting all the bad press directed at Sarah Palin to be withdrawn or labeled as lies by those who published or broadcasted them, they are living in a dream world. The best thing that can happen is to get back to the work of advancing the cause of conservative principles and politics in order to move this country forward in a practical and reasoned way. The ugliness of the last campaign must end. Let the ugliness of politics as usual in Washington begin anew. There will be no revolutionary changes in government if history is any indicator. Get a grip and help move the country forward. All this ranting and outrage is pointless. Coming from those on the right they are starting to sound like liberals with all the whining.
October 4th, 2008 at 9:21 pm e[…] Trackposted to Blog @ MoreWhat.com, , The World According to Carl, The Pink Flamingo, Leaning Straight Up, CORSARI D’ITALIA, NN&V, and Democrat=Socialist, thanks to Linkfest Haven Deluxe. […]
October 5th, 2008 at 1:40 am eInteresting…At least Dave and I think so…Via Third World County:
I’ve not made a big deal of this in the past, but this is interesting, to say the least. (h.t., America’s Right via Walls of the City) Apparently, the United States District Court for the…
October 5th, 2008 at 3:56 am eSarah Palin’s Fight for America…Podcast Show Notes
The bail out already failing. (Hat Tip: Daily Paul.)
California seeks a bail out. (Hat Tip: Club for Growth.)
Massachusetts seeks a bail out even after RomneyCare got one. (Hat Tip: CFG.)
Barney Frank’s conflict of interest in …
October 6th, 2008 at 2:32 am eSplicd…Don’t have the time or the patience to sit through watching an entire video at Youtube just to get to the ‘good’ part? Website Splicd let’s you edit that video. You decide when the video starts and ……
October 6th, 2008 at 3:45 am eHussein Obama: Not My Kinda “Change”…You too can embrace it. Simply access the Obama Hussein Train entrance portal. Spread the message.
Global peace and prosperity is at our fingertips.
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October 6th, 2008 at 5:26 am e[…] Trackposted to Perri Nelson’s Website, The Virtuous Republic, Blog @ MoreWhat.com, DragonLady’s World, Cao’s Blog, Leaning Straight Up, NN&V, Democrat=Socialist, , Faultline USA, McCain Blogs, The World According to Carl, Pirate’s Cove, The Pink Flamingo, CORSARI D’ITALIA, and Right Voices, thanks to Linkfest Haven Deluxe. […]
October 6th, 2008 at 3:48 pm eScroll For Updates: It’s Time To Educate Obama: Let’s Talk About The “Keating Five” And McCain..Vs Obama/Ayers…The Politico’s Mark Allen reports:
Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) on Monday will launch a multimedia campaign to draw attention to the involvement of Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) in the “Keating Five” savings-and-loan scandal of 1989-91, which blemishe…
October 6th, 2008 at 5:13 pm eAn Excellent Defense Of John McCain, Sarah Palin, And Conservatism In General…This guy gets it. He really, really gets it! He talks with more sense than a lot of others and makes excellent points. Way to go! I LIKE this guy! Check out his other videos. I don’t know what his real name is but he goes by “machosauceproduction…
October 6th, 2008 at 8:26 pm eCAIR lawyer on behalf of Obama responds to Berg complaint…To discredit the lawsuit and have it dismissed, all BHO (a/k/a Barry SOETORO) had to do is provide a legitimate copy of his birth certificate. Instead, he retained a CAIR lawyer to fight the lawsuit and have it dismissed.
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October 7th, 2008 at 12:16 am eMcCain/Palin fire for effect…McCain may not be able to fly fighter bombers anymore but it appears that he hasn’t forgotten how to deliver broadsides against a target. ……
October 7th, 2008 at 12:45 am eMain Street Media: The Media That Counts…Snooper - We in the Main Street Media have been challenging and nipping at the heals of the dinosaur media for quite some time and we have gained the upper hand. Many of our number have scooped the established clowns of CNN, ABC, CBS, PBS, FOX and a …..
October 7th, 2008 at 1:30 am e[…] Trackposted to The Virtuous Republic, Blog @ MoreWhat.com, , Faultline USA, The World According to Carl, DragonLady’s World, The Pink Flamingo, Leaning Straight Up, Cao’s Blog, NN&V, Democrat=Socialist, and CORSARI D’ITALIA, thanks to Linkfest Haven Deluxe. […]
October 7th, 2008 at 2:42 am eSarah Palin: Classy Lady…Ah. The poor Lefties.
They’re trippin all over themselves seeing how devastatingly effective Governor Palin truly is.
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October 7th, 2008 at 4:19 am eWhy Obama’s Association with Bill Ayers is Important…The argument that Barack Obama was only 8 years old when Bill Ayers was plotting against his country rings intellectually hollow–I guess that is why the press is running with it–no thinking involved.
No one thinks that Barack Obama is a ter…
October 7th, 2008 at 8:19 am eCan the Democrats win without the race card?…Apparently they do not think so.
I don’t have to replay all the past drops by the Obama campaign and all the other various uses. Prime examples are as in the recent events file.
One was when Palin took the gloves off and attacked Obama over hi…
October 7th, 2008 at 2:06 pm eBarack Obama & Raila Odinga…No biggie, just another crazed commie buddy of Obama…Ah the mornings. A time to brew a pot of coffee, get your thoughts together and clear the Digg shouts from your inbox. A small detour and BAM!, an 8 minute video that has most likely ruin…
October 7th, 2008 at 6:14 pm ei do not think that word means what you think it means…Initially, I had to think that this article by Steven Mrozik was some obscure form of parody, and that there would be a cute little “gotcha” right at the end. Unfortunately, I was sadly mistaken, and now we can have……