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1. Mike:

Just remember everyone, if you oppose the policies of ” The One “, you will be branded a RACIST. Opposition to the Annointed is not to be permitted, lest you commit blasphemy. It’s for your own good you know!

Aug 11, 2008 - 4:49 am 2. SAF:

I usually never tune in on either convention. This year will be most interesting. Good thing the world series is in October.

Aug 11, 2008 - 5:31 am 3. jane-pa puma:

He isnt resting he is fixin up those new papers including a bc to prove he is ok. We havent seen it yet and he isn’t anything yet but a canadate. If he chicago style pulls this off I hope all Hillary people walk out and press sees it.Everyone take camera phones so we can anyway!!

Aug 11, 2008 - 6:02 am 4. Rotwang:

Yep. I’m sure the suspense must be killing him. ;->

Aug 11, 2008 - 6:04 am 5. hp:

precisely. why him?

we’ve been played.

and the game probably tipped off november 3, 2004.

Aug 11, 2008 - 6:12 am 6. Lisa:

That salute is just creepy

Aug 11, 2008 - 6:14 am 7. Charlie (Colorado):

And you missed a potential nightmare: there are plenty of groups planning extensive demonstrations. Quietly, people in downtown Denver are planning for lockdowns and disturbances, and groups like Recreate 68 are promsing “civil” disobedience aqainst the Denver crowd control. If they get a Chicago 68 debacle — I hope they don’t, this is my home town — he will look like a moonbat leader of a bunch of thugs. No more Messiah.

Aug 11, 2008 - 6:40 am 8. The Wizard:

“The One” is a Racist!!!! The man has “no plan” but perhaps putting the finishing touches on his Policy Book he is releasing next month!!! LOL!! I wonder if his 300 advisors served as editors???? What a convoluted manuscript that must be!!! Maybe he will just stay in Hawaii…..that is where he was supposedly born, yes????? Ah, to go home again….

Aug 11, 2008 - 6:52 am 9. mox:

Only bomma and his crew. Dean,Palosi and brazill could mess up a for sure year. The uniter diveded this party and set the country back decades with civil rights. The messiah has been shown to be a ego maniack out for his own glory at the expense of everyone else even his white gramma.He has more people under his bus than a small town (bitter clinging to gun and Bible) has people. He is so not pres.

Aug 11, 2008 - 7:59 am 10. Sandy Salt:

It will be an interesting week in Denver. The Clintons aren’t done yet, but the Democrats are if they keep riding this empty suit to November. I really thought that the Democrats had it made for winning the White House, but the Party has made it almost impossible now between Obama and the Congress. The Democrats fiddling with energy policy while the country suffers is really dumb. We will have a split come November and maybe so truly fresh faces in Congress in 2010 after two more years of stalemate politics.

Aug 11, 2008 - 8:14 am 11. M. Simon:

I always thought Ego Trip was the best description of the European Tour.

Aug 11, 2008 - 8:28 am 12. pch1013:

I don’t know if you’ve noticed, but oil and thus gas prices have been dropping like a rock for the past couple of weeks. So if you’re going to blame Pelosi & Co. for the big increase, you must also credit them for the recent drop.

Unless, of course, you’d prefer to acknowledge that in both cases, the free market was simply doing its job.

Aug 11, 2008 - 8:31 am 13. Andrew Ian Dodge:

Obama uber alles.

Aug 11, 2008 - 8:33 am 14. Dodgeblogium » Obama: A salute, a chant and possible trouble:

[...] politics once the conventions are over. His adverts so far have been a wee bit limp to be honest. read more | digg [...]

Aug 11, 2008 - 8:36 am 15. Pablo:

pch1013:

Your off-topic post is too illogical to ignore. Did any other figure in government do anything of substance prior to the drop in oil prices? Hmm, I seem to remember a certain President Bush lifting the executive order banning oil exploration on the Outer Continental Shelf. Or is this a case where you wish to dismiss cause and effect with the “post hoc ergo propter hoc” argument? Go for it!

Aug 11, 2008 - 9:23 am 16. Sandy Salt:

pch1013,

I agree with Pablo on this one. Pelosi & Company have done nothing to lower gas prices and the cause for the drop as foretold by the Republicans was the President’s call for drilling. The Democrats said this would have no effect, but alas they were wrong again. We need to do more than spout theories and do something that moves this country forward. Pelosi & Company have actually moved this country no where, but lucky for them and you that you can blame everything on the evil President Bush vice acknowledging the truth.

Aug 11, 2008 - 9:37 am 17. Bullfrog:

Obama will continue his arrogant ineptitude right up to his defeat at the hands of McCain. And McCain couldn’t be happier as he hasn’t had to campaign as hard or spend nearly as much as Obama to end up neck & neck at this point. Amazing…

Aug 11, 2008 - 9:43 am 18. Sandy Salt:

In the year when any given Democrat was to beat any given Republican by 20 points, Obama should be worried that he is now tied with one of the worst campaigners in history. McCain is not dynamic or warm, but is tied with a super carismatic empty suit. I hope you enjoy your vacation in Hawaii Sen. Obama.

Aug 11, 2008 - 10:09 am 19. Dave II:

Jane-pa is right. He didn’t just go to Hawaii for a “vacation” and to visit his grandmother….

Think the MSM (purposely) dropped the ball on Edwards???

Wait until the story breaks about Obama’s birth certificate scandal and what he is hiding!

The COLB on Obama’s website has now been taken down!

Why???? (Well…we know why…it’s a proven fake!)

The coverup and “hiding” of Obama’s past is a TRUE SCANDAL waiting to happen!

The bottom line is: If Obama was adopted by Lolo Soetoro, and his BC legally changed to “Barry Soetero”…and he had an Indonesian Passport issued under that name, and THEN took a trip to Pakistan to visit his mother there at the age of 19-20 as an ADULT with that passport as is suspected and alleged…WOW!

He is in deep, deep doo-doo.

As much as he tries to hide his past, and this trip to Hawaii is just cover to tie up loose ends before the convention..the TRUTH will come out!

We may be seeing the first COMPLETELY UNQUALIFIED candidate about to be nominated by a major party!

This will blow up BIG after the convention! Just wait.

Aug 11, 2008 - 10:56 am 20. always right:

Just curious, is this a ‘just Obama’ vacation in Hawaii? Not a family vacation then.

Why?

Aug 11, 2008 - 11:33 am 21. Sandy Salt:

No the vacation is for him and his family, plus 14 supoprts.

Aug 11, 2008 - 11:39 am 22. Dave II:

Funny thing here…Obama visits his grandmother WITHOUT the wife and kids:

http://starbulletin.com/2008/08/09/news/story04.html

Now WHY would he do that? Family unity aside, aren’t his children worthy of a visit to their grandmother…and vice versa?

Is it because Obama had some MORE pressing issues he needed to clear up with grandma, like names on a birth certificate and adoption records??? Hmmmm…

Oh, and nice touch, Obama…refusing to sign your books of a waiting fan.

Aug 11, 2008 - 11:53 am 23. pch1013:

@Pablo: “Your off-topic post is too illogical to ignore.”

It was a response to the earlier comment about “the Democrats fiddling with energy policy while the country suffers.” Sorry if that confused you.

As for the cause of the drop in oil prices, I submit that it has more to do with a rise in the dollar caused by poor economic news from Europe, and a small drop in demand — neither of which can be attributed to Bush.

Aug 11, 2008 - 11:55 am 24. Sandy Salt:

supporters

Aug 11, 2008 - 11:58 am 25. always right:

OK, my mistake. I only saw Obama in the Hawaiian vacation coverage, I didn’t read any article.

Aug 11, 2008 - 12:09 pm 26. Sandy Salt:

pch1013,

Your comment that says that oil prices dropped due to decreased demand is incorrect because demand has been down for months without any change in price. As for the rise in the dollar that only happened after prices started coming down. Sorry, the one factor that directly preceeds the drop in oil prices is the Presidents announcement. If you would please tell me how taking a vacation, while the country suffers is the right thing to do. Why not spend a little time and work out a comprehensive energy package that includes “all of the above”, drilling, alternative energies, fuel standards…etc. That just wouldn’t do now would it because this country might just have a turn around. This would be much like Iraq did and it would hurt Obama. Let’s be honest here, it isn’t about what is good for the country, but what is good for the Democratic party.

Aug 11, 2008 - 12:13 pm 27. Andy:

Obama is very self-centered for being one-term Senator.
He intends to let his handlers govern

Aug 11, 2008 - 2:03 pm 28. al:

So much for keeping our oceans clean! How much will this oil slick cost the taxpayers?

Aug 11, 2008 - 2:38 pm 29. tlatexaspuma:

Obama probably needs a rest you guys. You could tell he was stressed when last week he was asked if he had talked to any Hillary supporters and he stated he is not talking to “THOSE PEOPLE.” Too stressed to realize he needs “THOSE PEOPLE” to win in Nov. I heard Jowie didn’t look too well wither in PA. Obama should invite him.

Aug 11, 2008 - 3:01 pm 30. Pope Linus:

Controversy over BO’s birth certificate? It’s been a busy summer, so maybe I’ve been taking a mental vacation. I just haven’t heard about this. Anything legit in it at all, or is it just a bunch of black helicopter stuff? Just curious.

Aug 11, 2008 - 3:15 pm 31. Lynn:

Obama is probably trying to straighten out the problem with his birth certificate in Hawaii. He’s already thrown his grandmother under the bus so he couldn’t have gone there to see her. She’s not useful to him these days. Obama doesn’t want Hillary’s delegates counted even though there is a history of polling all delegates. Obama wants a coronation, for which he should go to Germany or England. Emgland does coronations well and Germany has a history of following unqualified charismatic self-proclaimed leaders.

Aug 11, 2008 - 4:04 pm 32. Anne Beckett:

oh my DOG, louise.. that’s hilarious– or, it would be if it weren’t SOO creepy!
And, I thought Bambi was in Hawaii to bury his (real and true) birth-certificate on some remote, out of the way, beach. was I wrong?
yeesh.. I think I lost it when I clicked on the “haircut”. I mean, really? This is what some call “respect” for a contender for POYUS? Well, blow my mind, why don’t ya??

Aug 11, 2008 - 4:15 pm 33. Anne Beckett:

uhm, yeah- He cannot bring his obviously children and wife (of color) to meet with his “typical” white granny! what are y’all thinking??

Aug 11, 2008 - 4:19 pm 34. Langley:

A slight correction - you wrote:

“If that isn’t enough to kept Obama tossing and turning in his Hawaiian hotel, he might consider what the Republican could be up to that week.”

Obama is actually staying in a house on Kailua beach owned by the Huffington Post.

Aug 11, 2008 - 5:07 pm 35. jeleanoro:

Jenifer Rubin said…”there is the procedural tussle over whether to put Hillary’s name in nomination and allow a roll call.”

When Obama was asked if he was OK with that…HE said…”I didn’t say that, I said it’s being negotiated”

If this situation were reversed, obama’s surrogates would be calling it racist…well it’s Hillary instead, so should we call it Sexist, there was never a question of the ‘good ole boys’, being included in roll call votes in the past…a legitimate one, not a symbolic one!

Aug 11, 2008 - 6:06 pm 36. frieda:

no wonder http://www.obamasgaffes.blogspot.com has nothing to report, Obama is on vacation, therefore he is not talking, therefore no Gaffes…Got it!

Aug 11, 2008 - 7:29 pm 37. rrowing:

Now that the polls are showing Obama does need “those people” (Hillary supporters), he is pandering by saying he will count fl & mi (although he still is not giving Hillary her 600 thousand votes back he hijacked & the edwards & richardson uncommitted votes). The problem is if you do the “math”, she is the clear leader in the popular votes and they are seperated by only 49 delegates. Obama does not have enough delegates because the total delegates needed increases. If Hillary’s name isn’t entered in nomination, yes there will be some angry supporters, especially women, who feel she is being denied what no man has been. Please see The Denver Group.

Aug 11, 2008 - 7:36 pm 38. LenS:

So the family guy goes on vacation without his wife and kids? In August, when his kids wouldn’t have school? If he isn’t throwing Grandam farther under the bus, and if he’s not double checking his birth records, then he’s most definitely chasing some booty. Perhaps a few worshipful followers who yearn to please their leader. I mean, the Big O is probably bored of having to sleep with all the same female reporters on Obama One.

Aug 11, 2008 - 7:54 pm 39. schnargley:

This is a good thing because the US media needed the rest too - all the nonstop, extended coverage of Obama’s triumphal, glorious tour of Europe where, with herculean energy and Presedential regalness, displaying a sublime strength that recalls Churchill, Gandhi, and Fidel Castro, where he boldly brought his message of hope and change to the thankful, adoring masses - with all the emotion of this historic event, all must have been extremely taxing for them as it was for Obama. Both too, Obama and the MSM, must realize that they now must redouble their efforts after the pause, as it seems the US public is a bit confused still and not reponding to his message of hope and change as they had hoped.

Aug 12, 2008 - 12:35 am 40. Moultrie:

Oil prices, Russian invasion, Iran Nukes and the Democrats go on vacation! The dems have really shown the Voters that they deserve to have all Branches of Gov under their control.

Aug 12, 2008 - 5:37 am 41. Qulmos:

Indeed, Obama is a racist (look around for his comments about white people).

McCain was held hostage and tortured by the Vietnamese for 6 years while in service to his country, and you don’t see him lashing out at Asian people.

Hillary was undoubtedly humiliated by her husband’s affair, and you don’t see her railing against men.

Obama gets 50% of his DNA from white people, lives in the same country as them, get his education paid for by them… and he still hates them (and the media tries to sweep it under the rug).

What a mad world we live in, huh?

Aug 12, 2008 - 10:13 am 42. Mike Shuster:

I’ve just read all of Jennifer Rubin’s previous columns on PJM. In late July, in ‘The New and Improved John McCain’ she predicts that McCain was about to surge ahead to a commanding lead. Didn’t happen. The next week, ‘Hillary Supporters Are Mad and They’re Not Going to Take It Anymore!’, she predicts that there was about to be a mass revolt of Clinton supporters against the candidate. Didn’t happen. The next week, ‘Pundits Begin to Worry About Obama’ predicts, well, that pundits begin to worry about Obama. I guess that sort of happened, but you can find pundits worrying about Obama from about a year ago as well. And this week, the predicts that the DNC campaign will be a disaster. Who knows, maybe she’ll finally be right, but it seems like her journalistic M.O. is ‘think of the worst thing that can happen to Obama and then cherry-pick a few links to bolster the flimsy prediction.’ I’m not impressed.

Aug 12, 2008 - 7:56 pm 43. Mary:

Well, one thing we can count on

“Think the worst thing that can happen to Obama”..Well, let’s see: the Democrat Convention is coming up soon: How many “incidents” will there be? Potential riots, people wearing Donkeys on their heads, doing the “wave” for their Messiah, and just generally making fools out of themselves. Thank goodness for Sean Hannity and the other Conservatives that will be there to highlight the chaos of stupid, leftwing loons.
Birth certificate fake story has been bantered about. Snoops.com says it isn’t true. Darn. Pray people that it is. We need this guy gone!!(Hey: what happens if he is nominated and then it’s proven that he isn’t qualified to run for Pres?). Do Shrillery and Der Sleek swoop in for the kill? What a fiasco this is going to be. Pass the popcorn.

Aug 12, 2008 - 10:19 pm 44. NotYoursweetie:

Indeed, the question is - why deny Hillary what all boy candidates (Dean included) had in past conventions?

Ted Kennedy - 12 votes on first ballot
Kennedy had no chance of winning, but his name was placed in nomination.

1976:
Ted Kennedy - 1 vote on first ballot
Kennedy had no chance of winning, but his name was placed in nomination.

1980:
Jimmy Carter - 1981 delegates
Ted Kennedy - 1225 delegates
Uncommitted - 122
Kennedy had no chance of winning, but his name was placed in nomination.

1984:
Jesse Jackson - 465 votes
Jackson had no chance of winning, but his name was placed in nomination.

1988:
Jesse Jackson - 1218 votes
Jackson had no chance of winning, but his name was placed in nomination.

2004:
John Kerry: 2192.5 Pledged delegates
Howard Dean: 114.5 Pledged delegates
Dean had already dropped out, with no chance of winning, but his name was placed in nomination.

2008:
Barack Obama: 1766.5 Pledged delegates
Hillary Clinton: 1639.5 Pledged delegates

Aug 13, 2008 - 4:07 am 45. Denver: whatever could go wrong for Obama? « Not Your Sweetie:

[...] Excellent article with nods to us. Author wonders on B0’s benefit what could go wrong in Denver and finds a long list of answers. had to quote this - too delicious For starters, The One’s acceptance rally with 75,000 bouncing, screaming, and fainting fans could easily look like a cross between a Grateful Dead concert and another era’s Teutonic rally. They have the chant (O-bam-a), they have the salute and they have the haircut. If the cult of The Chosen One has gotten out of hand, the Speech — or is it a “happening”? — could be downright creepy. Worse still, it might become fodder for a slew of ads — from John McCain who is only too happy to mock The One For Whom They Assemble. So perhaps less is more. (And raining on The One might be interpreted as a sign that the political fates were turning on him.) [...]

Aug 13, 2008 - 4:16 am 46. Perry Logan:

Since unkind things have been said about the Democratic Congress, here are some interesting facts:

The 110th Congress has had more roll call votes this year than any other Congress in history, almost doubling the number under the previous Congress overseen by Boehner and House Speaker Dennis Hastert (R-IL):
The House last week held its 943rd roll call vote of the year, breaking the previous record of 942 votes, a mark set in 1978. The vote was on a procedural motion related to a mortgage foreclosure bill. When the House adjourned on Oct. 4 for the long weekend, the chamber had reached 948 roll call votes, putting Democrats on pace to easily eclipse 1,000 votes on the House floor in 2007.

Last year, the Republican controlled House held 543 votes, and for historical comparison, the last time there was a shift in power in Congress, Republicans held 885 roll call votes in 1995. The Senate, which has held 363 votes this year, isn’t on pace to break any records, but has already surpassed the 2006 Senate mark of 279 votes.

Much of the lack of progress can be traced back to obstructionism by conservatives.

Approximately “1 in 6 roll-call votes in the Senate this year have been cloture votes,” noted a JulyMcClatchy report. “If this pace of blocking legislation continues, this 110th Congress will be on track to roughly triple the previous record number of cloture votes.”

It’s interesting that Boehner is criticizing the 110th Congress as doing nothing. After all, the House, under his leadership, met for just 101 days during the second session of the 109th Congress, setting the record “for the fewest days in session in one year since the end ofWorld War II.”

President Bush’s success rating in the Democratic-controlled House has fallen this year to a half-century low, and he prevailed on only 14 percent of the 76 roll call votes on which he took a clear position.

So far this year, Democrats have backed the majority position of their caucus 91 percent of the time on average on such votes. That marks the highest Democratic unity score in 51 years.”
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=1728952&mesg_id=1728952
http://public.cq.com/docs/cqt/news110-000002576765.html

Less than six months into the 110th Congress, Senate Democrats have made significant strides in passing important, common-sense legislation that reflect the priorities of the American people. After nearly a decade of Republican control, Democrats have worked to restore fiscal responsibility in Washington and pass key legislation on Iraq policy, homeland security, troop readiness, veterans’ health care, economic competitiveness, ethics reform, the minimum wage, health care, education, energy independence, stem cell research, and Gulf Coast revitalization. Democrats are committed to proving that elections do matter, and we will continue to pursue the international and domestic priorities that matter most to the American people. Together, we will take the country in a new direction.

Under Democratic leadership, the Senate has passed the following measures:

* A fiscally responsible budget: a budget that restores fiscal discipline and will lead to a surplus, while cutting middle-class taxes and funding foreign anddomestic priorities, including education, children’s health care, veterans, and our troops;

* 9/11 Commission recommendations: a bill to make America more secure by giving our first responders the tools they need to keep us safe; making it more difficult for potential terrorists to travel into our country; advancing efforts to secure our rail, air, and mass transit systems; and improving intelligence and information sharing between state, local, and federal law enforcement agencies;

* Homeland security funding: legislation that provides $1.05 billion in funding necessary to address dangerous border and transit vulnerabilities left open by the Bush Administration since 9/11;

* Support for our troops: legislation funding the President’s requests for Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom, including $1.2 billion in additional funding for a total of $3 billion to provide our troops in Iraq with mine-resistant, ambush-protected vehicles;

* Health care for wounded soldiers and veterans: legislation that provides $3 billion in supplemental funds for military health care and $1.8 billion in supplemental funds to the Department of Veterans’ Affairs to accommodate the increasing number of new veterans returning home from Iraq and Afghanistan;

* Benchmarks for Iraq: legislation that conditions U.S. economic support for the Iraqi government on its progress toward achieving key political benchmarks;

* National Guard readiness: legislation to provide an additional $1 billion to President Bush’s request for National Guard equipment needs to remedy equipment shortfalls that are compromising the quality of force training and limiting the Guard’s ability to quickly respond to natural and potential man-made disasters at home;

* Continuing Resolution: legislation providing funding for the nine remaining appropriations bills that were not completed by Republicans in the 109th Congress. In passing this legislation, Democrats stayed within budget limits, eliminated earmarks, and increased funding for national priorities, including veterans’ medical care, Pell grants, elementary and secondary education, the National Institutes of Health, state and local law enforcement, and global AIDS prevention and treatment;
* Energy Bill: landmark legislation to increase our energy independence, strengthen the economy, reduce global warming emissions, and protect American consumers.

* American competitiveness: bipartisan legislation to increase the nation’s investment in basic and innovative research; strengthen educational opportunities in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics from elementary through graduate school; and develop the infrastructure needed to enhance innovation and competitiveness in the United States;

* Ethics and lobbying reform: a bill to slow the “revolving door” for former Senators and staff, strengthen limits on gifts and travel, expand lobbying disclosure requirements, establish a study commission on ethics and lobbying, prohibit pensions for Members of Congress convicted of certain crimes, and implement reform procedures relating to earmarks and conference reports;

* Minimum wage: legislation to increase the federal minimum wage to $7.25/hour;

* Middle-class tax cuts: the 2008 Budget Resolution provides for permanent extensions of the Marriage Penalty tax relief, the $1,000 refundable Child Tax Credit; the 10 percent income tax bracket; the adoption tax credit; the dependent care tax credit; U.S. soldiers’ combat pay for the earned income tax credit; and reform of the estate tax to protect small businesses and family farms;

* AMT patch: the 2008 Budget Resolution ensures that the number of taxpayers subject to the alternative minimum tax will not increase in 2007, giving Congress and the Administration time to come up with a permanent solution;

* Head Start: a bill to expand eligibility for the Head Start program;
* Stem cell research: legislation to expand the number of human embryonic stem cells eligible for federally-funded research;

* Children’s health coverage: the 2008 Budget Resolution and the 2007 Emergency Supplemental provide needed funds for the Children’s Health Insurance Program;

* FDA reauthorization: a bill to greatly improve the Food and Drug Administration’s oversight of drug safety;

* Rebuilding the Gulf Coast: legislation providing a total of $6.4 billion for victims of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, including $1.3 billion to complete levee and drainage repairs, $50 million to reduce violent crime in Gulf Coast states, and $110 million to repair the seafood and fisheries industries, which is vital to the region’s economic recovery;

* Army Corps reform: legislation to ensure that the Army Corps of Engineers does its job more effectively and soundly;

* Disaster assistance for small businesses: legislation providing recovery assistance for small businesses impacted by the 2005 hurricanes in an effort to revitalize the Gulf Coast economy;

* U.S. Attorney appointments: legislation ending the indefinite appointment of interim U.S. Attorneys and restoring the role of the Senate in the selection of U.S. Attorneys;

* Tax relief for small businesses: legislation providing a range of deficit-neutral tax incentives designed to help small businesses grow;

* Education and training: the 2008 Budget Resolution provides for the largest increase since 2002 in funding for elementary and secondary programs; and

* Energy and environment programs: legislation increasing funding for basic science research at the Department of Energy and for energy efficiency and renewable energy programs.
http://www.apostille.us/news/democratic_accomplishments_in_the_110th_congress_leading_america_in_a_new_direction.shtml

Aug 13, 2008 - 4:45 am 47. kay:

Gotta love it when yet again Bush’s ‘popularity poll’ numbers come up- with no mention that Pelosi’s Democratic-majority Congress’ approval rate is quickly reaching numbers so low that they are nearly within the margin of error to equate to 0% approval. Bush’s numbers look quite good when you figure in how this nation sees Congress’ ‘performance’. But Pelosi has a book tour to go on to get those sales numbers into at least breaking a whopping 10k copies.

Aug 13, 2008 - 6:04 pm 48. Mary:

Hey Perry: What Congress are you talking about? The Congress of Outer Mongolia? Certainly the fawning and inaccurate praise that you have for the do nothing followers of Nance and her minions is in jest! And what is a Lib like you doing on this website anyway? Oh, I get it: you are Harry Reid’s son!!

Aug 13, 2008 - 9:29 pm 49. Rachel Peepers:

I can see it now. The night Barack Obama stands on the convention alter, waiting for his vice presidential counterweight to walk on.

Confidently and rhythmically, like a warrior he strides, totally oblivious to what lies ahead. Moving more in the direction of the microphone than Barack, it appears to be a John Kerry ad lib maneuver. He’s going to say something humorous and witty. Yes, that must be it. Barack’s collar suddenly feels imperceptibly tighter.

Glancing up, though, Barack notices something’s not right; a mistake in the teleprompter? Flashing through the brown man’s brilliant mind is the possibility of the worst case scenario; the ultimate Republican dirty tricks caper.

As Kerry’s lips open to speak, you can hear a scream coming out of Obama’s mouth. The beginnings of an echoing loud little word, “No.”

In his excitement, though, John Kerry proceeds full speed ahead, ignorant of the computer-lettered booby trap which, by chance or deed, was left to explode in his startled, contorted face.

As John hears his voice echo its first few syllables, he senses something doesn’t feel right. But in front of 70,000 terribly excited people seated in the magnificent football stadium, he can’t bring himself to stop. Not in this moment of triumph.

So, in full throated voice, John Kerry reads the four little words that, like a personal indelible stamp, will serve to reduce him to poster child status for sound bite hell.

“Ready for defeat, sir.”

It is not a pretty sight. A grown man grimacing like he’s suffering some deep and tremulous, never ending, jagged-edged body-deep agony.

Aug 14, 2008 - 5:05 am 50. Best scenes were in the trailer « Not Your Sweetie:

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