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QUOTE (BearSox @ Jun 20, 2008 -> 12:12 PM) I really don't see much of a similarity. McCain didn't really love America until he was captured by the Vietnamese and tortured in a prisoner camp, and then realized what a great country it is. Michelle Obama on the other hand said she didn't love her country until people started to vote for her husband. no no no. Taken at face value (which was taken WAY out of context) she said she wasn't PROUD of her country until this year. Ask any parent, they may not always be proud of their children, but they still love them. Michelle Obama NEVER said she didn't love her country. hmm... McCain did.

QUOTE (BearSox @ Jun 20, 2008 -> 12:07 PM) I don't know if people know this, but having a baby costs a lot of money, and requires a ton of work. Having a child should not be done until you can actually afford and raise one with your partner.

Talk about quick response... I believe the average Obama donation is around $100. That's $5,024,500 in a day!

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jun 20, 2008 -> 11:55 AM) The AFL-CIO has already pledged $50 million alone. I think the shutting down of these outside groups by Obama has just started.

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Jun 19, 2008 -> 09:39 AM) Would you be in favor of oil rigs set up around Michigan City? Rahm Emanuel wants to know the same thing... http://www.politico.com/blogs/jonathanmart...reat_Lakes.html

Not to make light of this, but imagine if you had been the first of the "pact" to get pregnant than all the others get cold feet and backed out. These are some SERIOUSLY disturbed kids who CLEARLY don't know the implications of their own actions.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jun 20, 2008 -> 10:27 AM) But not after getting its baby killer ad out there... And if you really think this means it is going away, you are sadly mistaken. They will find another form. They always do. They've basically been reduced to a small money fund raiser at best.

QUOTE (Cknolls @ Jun 20, 2008 -> 08:29 AM) Oh I forgot 527's are Republican only. Chew on This.. MoveOn To Close Its 527 In Response To Obama's Candidacy

http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/...en_anything.php

QUOTE (kapkomet @ Jun 20, 2008 -> 09:47 AM) Then why the f*** did you post it? Because it is news directly related to the flood and I'd have posted it if it were Obama or Clinton or anyone else. It's NEWS.

I DONT want to make this political, btu this isnt very good press in a key swing state... McCain opposed flood control money for Des Moines in 2007

QUOTE (bmags @ Jun 20, 2008 -> 10:00 AM) Al Gore wouldn't be VP. He's so much bigger now that he's out of politics. He doesn't want the warm bucket of spit. It's just an interesting point. It's my theory that he will be in charge of energy policy or something like that. He'll be heavenly involved with the administration.

AP: Edwards makes Obama's VP list INTERESTING!!!!!

Uh oh!! McCain and his RNC buddies better not open his mouth about Michelle Obama. John McCain on March 13, 2008 "I didn't really love America until I was deprived of her company."

I wanted to throw this idea past yo guys to see what you think: Recently we have heard that the wives of the 2 candidates should be "off limits" from attacks. Well, why not take it a step farther... get them OFF the campaign trail all together. Why not just say "hey, it's you and me John. Just us. no wives".

The audio is a bit long, but it's pretty enlightening of the Obama camps attempt to discus Public Financing with the McCain Campign. Basically, the Obama camp said here are our concerns, let's talk. The McCain council went back to his people and they never called the obama people back.

QUOTE (mr_genius @ Jun 19, 2008 -> 06:12 PM) is that a real ad? it's kind of hilarious. so now McCain is snatching up newborn babies in the middle of the night to send them into Iraq. good call moveon.org almost as good as their 'General Betrayus' add Yea, that ads pretty lame. They have tons of money and that is the best they can do?

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jun 19, 2008 -> 05:29 PM) But...let's face it, whether Obama says so or not, there are still Democratic 527's hitting McCain. I'll give you an example, Moveon.org's 527 PAC is running an anti-McCain ad campaign right now along with AFSCME hitting him on the endless occupation rhetoric. And Obama should have them shut down IMO.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jun 19, 2008 -> 07:55 PM) Insider Advantage polls Georgia: : There is no way It could be that close. I hope it is. damn

Let the War Begin: McCain Officially Accepts Public Financing Obama Rejects Public Financing Obama ($100+ million) vs McCain ($84 million) + "Hit-Job" 527s

LMAO! This just gets easier and easier, McCain must REALLY hate youtube... McCain Now Says He’s ‘More Than Happy’ To Consider Alaskan Oil Drilling McCain is weighing another flip-flop, this time in regards to drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR). In a townhall in Springfield, Missouri yesterday, when asked about drilling in the refuge, McCain said he would reconsider his position: "I don’t know how you’d take advantage of it in an ecological manner, and that’s one of the reasons why I have opposed drilling up there. But as I say, I will loo k at all policie s I have in light of thi s changed economic environment. … And I will go bac k and loo k at it again. And I will be more than happy to examine it again. But right now that’s, for a long period of time, that’s my position." BUT: "I believe that ANWR is a pristine area. Obviously, I’ve felt that way ever since we put it in to permanent preservation status. I do believe that there are places in the world, as I said, that we should not drill." [6/16/08] "As far as ANWR is concerned, I don’t want to drill in the Grand Canyon, and I don’t want to drill in the Everglades. This is one of the most pristine and beautiful parts of the world." [1/06/08] "I am opposed to it. … I certainly wouldn’t want to see another Exxon-Valdez situation, as you know. "[12/8/07]

WHAT A FREAKING RALLY!!!!!!!

QUOTE (Athomeboy_2000 @ Jun 19, 2008 -> 12:09 PM) Via MSNBC: The 60-second ad, "Country I love," will air go up tomorrow in Alaska (!!!), Colorado, Florida, Georgia (!!!), Iowa, Indiana, Michigan, Missouri, Montana (!!!), Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Carolina, North Dakota (!!!), Ohio, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, and Virginia. Well Played Sir: The ad buy doesn't include Democratic-leaning three states to which the campaign said earlier this year it would "organizing fellows," and added four longer shots -- a mark that Obama is feeling strong, or at least wants to project strength. Dropped: New Jersey, Oregon, Washington. Added: North Dakota, Montana, Alaska, Indiana. UPDATE: Alternately, the ever-helpful Matt Seyfang suggests that there's more nuance to the ad-buying strategy: There is another element at work in this ad buy – saving money and putting the GOP on defense. Unless they bought Chicago to get the NW corner of IN, the four states they bought contain but one large market – Indianapolis. To me, it makes a great deal of sense to steer away from WA, OR and NJ – they’re expensive states to run ads in and you can saturate these 4 for what a middling buy would cost in NJ. All 4 are competitive and the payoff here is probably a tightening of the polls in each state, forcing McCain to go on defense in places that normally are GOP locks.

Obama up with his first general election ad... Via MSNBC: The 60-second ad, "Country I love," will air go up tomorrow in Alaska (!!!), Colorado, Florida, Georgia (!!!), Iowa, Indiana, Michigan, Missouri, Montana (!!!), Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Carolina, North Dakota (!!!), Ohio, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, and Virginia.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jun 19, 2008 -> 10:45 AM) Nate Silver with a discussion of why Rassmussen is diverging so far from PPP, Quinnipac, and Survey USA. very interesting. I'll leave the polling and analysis to people far smarter than I.