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QUOTE (kapkomet @ Aug 1, 2008 -> 11:15 AM) I agree, but only to an extent - personally, I think that minimum wage laws should have a floor, but me legistlated from the state level and not the federal. A $10.50 minimum wage will hit harder in Nebraska then it would in New York, or Illinois. Different areas of the country have different needs and can absorb it differently. I would agree with that. I'll put it in terms that I have knowledge of . My wife and I are considering moving to Iowa sometime inthe next few years. For $125,000 i can buy a nice 3 bedroom house in the country or in IC / CR. In Schaumburg / Roselle where I live now.... it buys me a beat up condo.

McCain still lying about his earmarks

McCain's Campaign Light on Actual Details

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Aug 1, 2008 -> 10:46 AM) Mostly because it is the only way he gets attention in the press. and oddly his LACK of attention helps him because he tends to screw up a lot. If Obama did some of the stuff McCain says and does, he'd be outof the race already. But it's "Maverick McCain" to the rescue!!

QUOTE (Athomeboy_2000 @ Jul 31, 2008 -> 02:20 PM) I just got to thinking... John McCain said today that he is proud of the campaign he is running: "I'm proud of the campaign that we have run." That sure would look good in an ad. "John McCain say's he's proud of his negative campaign...." Well, it didnt take long. I dont like how they did it. but they did it:

Will Negative Ads Hurt McCain's "Press Love"? I got to thinking. As much as McCain loves to say the press loves Obama, he's largely gotten passes on some of his major mistakes and comments IMO. Many in the "liberal press" say he has gotten passes because of his "good guy" and "maverick" image he built up with the press since 2000. But I have now seen and read 2 or 3 different sources that wonder out loud that by going SO negative this early in the campaign that McCain may have rubbed off whatever "luster" he may have had with the press. His "good guy" political image is scrapped. Thoughts?

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Aug 1, 2008 -> 09:40 AM) Which bubble are you referring to here? Because I really don't think the tech bubble, which started to burst in '98 and imploded in 2000, was a matter of lack of oversight. That may have been a smaller contributing factor, but, it wasn't the primary driver. I really wish i knew where to find the video. One Saturday night about 2 months ago there was a GREAT show on i think Discovery Channel that talked about all the factors that lead into the tech bubble. Yes, lack of oversight was not the ONLY reasons, but it was a significant contributor. It bubble was a convergence of a lot of things including over the top giddiness about the internet when they didnt really know how to utilize it just yet. Some fear another bubble is on the verge of bursting.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Aug 1, 2008 -> 09:36 AM) Of course you will. The Bush administration had to dig out from the Clinton bubble, and created another one in the process. Taking money out of the economy doesn't solve a recession. Look no further than the Great Depression to understand that. One of the main reasons for the bubble burst was lack of oversight.

"Taking The High Road": A Commercial Idea "When I set out to run for president, i decided it was time to change the way politics is run in Washington. At times, I must confess, I have slipped from that a little. But, I want to make a promise to the American people. Unlike my opponent, I will not run all negative ads. Yes, we may contrast our policies... the American people deserve to know how we differ. But, these negative ads are not acceptable. It's time to change politics in America..... I'm Barack Obama and I approve this message."

QUOTE (lostfan @ Jul 31, 2008 -> 04:39 PM) Tell me, what if Obama had said we need to exclude Russia from the G-8 because they're not democratic lately and we need to punish them? That's a f***ing stupid idea and it'd get chalked up to the "inexperience" thing. (btw that was a paraphrasing of McCain's idea) More info Here He was for it, then against it.

http://www.reuters.com/article/healthNews/...20080730?rpc=64

Didnt see that coming

I just got to thinking... John McCain said today that he is proud of the campaign he is running: "I'm proud of the campaign that we have run." That sure would look good in an ad. "John McCain say's he's proud of his negative campaign...."

Well done DNC:

QUOTE (bmags @ Jul 31, 2008 -> 01:01 PM) hold on, I can't be writing the essential Obama supporter piece. Reasons I like Obama may be pretty different, one of the big reasons I turned to his campaign was he was an academic and welcomed academics. And apparently there are democrats that "don't put their lots in with the economists", so I don't know if that is a reason they like him. I am just saying that I think we both like him for similar reasons. I have a broad range of reasons. I just cant articulate them very well.

QUOTE (bmags @ Jul 31, 2008 -> 12:51 PM) I will write up an essay on why I chose Obama over Clinton and why I support him when I finish up my summer school classes, and attached will be why he is important beyond the issues. I think we probably would have a lot of the same points in common. I'll leave the writing up to you though. I am a far less eloquent writer. I'm not very good at articulating my ideas.

QUOTE (bmags @ Jul 31, 2008 -> 12:40 PM) except they aren't gaining traction. maybe they are: I have three theories as to why Obama isnt going on the offensive right now. 1) He doesn't feel he has to push back right now after the gains he made with his Iraq trip. 2) He's just taking it because he knows that he'll announce his VP next week and that will give him solid coverage until the Olympics and then after the Olympics is the convention. 3) The campaign has an ad / targeting strategy and they wont let McCain throw them off.

QUOTE (Athomeboy_2000 @ Jul 30, 2008 -> 04:51 PM) Michael Smerconish on Race for the White House on MSNBC just OBLITERATED any argument that "just a symbol" comment was presumptuous or elitist. I hope the video ends up on YouTube. It was classic. Pat Buchanan tried to take the GOP talking points and label Obama and Smerconish came back with a quote from early June that just slapped Pat across the face. I wanted to hi-five him. Video here. Text Here: SMERCONISH: All right. Nobody was in a room from a journalistic standpoint when that statement was offered, but, The New York Times - I'm amazed that no one has brought this up so far - June 4, 2008, a direct quote from Senator Obama, "I love when I'm shaking hands on a rope line and I see a little old white lady and a big burly black guy and Latino girls and all their hands are entwined, and they are feeding on each other as much as on me. It's like I'm just the excuse." In other words, he's said it before, in the proper context. It's a feel good statement about the country and what he represents. We don't have to debate what he said behind closed doors because we have him on the record. And giving him the benefit of the doubt, he said the same thing yesterday that he told the Times on this day.

Not a shocker here: McCain Planned To Attack Obama If He Visited Troops Abroad

QUOTE (Athomeboy_2000 @ Jul 30, 2008 -> 02:16 PM) -- Although FL was the pivotal state in the 2000 contest and remains a critical battleground for both candidates, McCain has not aired an ad there since June 3, while Obama has aired more than 7K ads in the Sunshine State; I normally dont post polls other than my weekly review, but this warrants mentioning based on that data: Florida (Quinnipiac) - McCain 44%, Obama 46%....... Obama +2.0 Ohio (Quinnipiac) - Obama 46%, McCain 44%....... Obama +2.0 These two polls reinforce other recent polling in these states. (There was one outlier Ohio poll with McCain +10)

This is actually a pretty effective ad IMO:

EDIT: Deleted post. I misread the quote.

per 670.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jul 30, 2008 -> 09:59 PM) Al Gore Places Infant Son In Rocket To Escape Dying Planet No one does it better than The Onion.

QUOTE (bmags @ Jul 30, 2008 -> 08:23 PM) that's a little somber, can someone put a techno beat on that? give me a day