Holy Cow. Alaska's largest newspaper has endorsed a candidate for president, and it isn't the guy that shares the ticket with our own Maverick Governor! As irritated as I have been by the sometimes cloying, often gushy coverage of Sarah Palin, it is inconceivable that any thoughtful person or entity living in the state of Alaska, could possibly think that she is the best choice to be a heartbeat away from the presidency.
The Anchorage Daily News Endorses Barack Obama. (I just felt like typing that again.)
Here are the highlights:
Alaska's founders were optimistic people, but even the most farsighted might have been stretched to imagine this scenario. No matter the outcome in November, this election will mark a signal moment in the history of the 49th state. Many Alaskans are proud to see their governor, and their state, so prominent on the national stage.
Gov. Palin's nomination clearly alters the landscape for Alaskans as we survey this race for the presidency - but it does not overwhelm all other judgment. The election, after all is said and done, is not about Sarah Palin, and our sober view is that her running mate, Sen. John McCain, is the wrong choice for president at this critical time for our nation.
[snip]
Sen. Barack Obama, the Democratic nominee, brings far more promise to the office. In a time of grave economic crisis, he displays thoughtful analysis, enlists wise counsel and operates with a cool, steady hand. The same cannot be said of Sen. McCain.
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Gov. Palin has shown the country why she has been so successful in her young political career. Passionate, charismatic and indefatigable, she draws huge crowds and sows excitement in her wake. She has made it clear she's a force to be reckoned with, and you can be sure politicians and political professionals across the country have taken note. Her future, in Alaska and on the national stage, seems certain to be played out in the limelight.
Yet despite her formidable gifts, few who have worked closely with the governor would argue she is truly ready to assume command of the most important, powerful nation on earth. To step in and juggle the demands of an economic meltdown, two deadly wars and a deteriorating climate crisis would stretch the governor beyond her range. Like picking Sen. McCain for president, putting her one 72-year-old heartbeat from the leadership of the free world is just too risky at this time.
And to further redeem themselves in the eyes of the Mudflats Editorial Board (me), they have coverage of today's Obama rally right there on the front page online, with a nice write-up and a picture. I had given the first ever "Moose Nugget Award" to the paper after their heavy coverage of the meager pro-Palin rally, and hardly a mention of the gigantic pro-Obama rally happening at the same time right down the block. Now, I would like to acknowledge that they have tried to make amends, and upgrade them to the coveted "Gilded Moose Nugget!" (Loud applause, and caps tossed in the air! Approving snorts from polar bears, wolves howling and chasing their tails!)
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My hometown paper in Richmond Virginia endorsed McCain today. Jerks.
:~)
Based on Electoral College polls, Obama is so far ahead now that the ONLY way McCain can win at this point is to STEAL the vote!
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/maps/obama_vs_mccain/
This is NOT a joke!
"In state after state, Republican operatives are wielding new federal legislation to systematically disenfranchise HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS of Democratic voters across the country !
All these new rules are turning voting into an obstacle course that could flip the vote to the GOP in half a dozen states."
"During the Feb 5 primaries, ONE IN NINE Democrats who tried to cast ballots in New Mexico found their names had been mysteriously removed from the voter registration list!"
"Republicans in FL voted last year to restrict polling place hours, which has resulted in long lines.
It is well known that the fewer people who vote, the better Republicans do.
People who have to get to work, etc. MAY not wait hours in long lines to vote."
"In Harris county, TX, many, mostly Democratic, voters have been turned away from early voting or had valid registrations rejected!"
"And in Jackson County, WV, there were several reports of voting machines accidentally recording a Republican ticket for President EVEN THOUGH the voters had pushed the Democrat button on the touch screen!""
Sources:
http://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/24/voting.problems/?iref=mpstoryview
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ojm_ggSLX7U&feature=channel
http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/story/23638322/block_the_vote/1
http://www.prospect.org/cs/articles?article=will_the_novemeber_surprise_be_disenfranchised_voters
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Suppressing the vote has long been a cornerstone of the GOP's electoral strategy.
Democrats, please be patient, and do not let Republicans keep you from voting!
WE CANNOT let the old man with his failed financial policies, and his corrupt assistant get into the White House!
Do not take this election for granted!
Take a book, and be prepared to wait in line to exercise your constitutional right to vote!
If you get a questionable rejection letter, follow up on it.
If they attempt to turn you away at the polls, follow it up immediately (start with the League of Women Voters).
One of the first things this country needs to DO is revamp the election process.
The government should mail a debit type card to every eligible citizen (thus proving residency) that would be taken to a polling place and used in an ATM type machine with a PIN number they select and that issues a darned paper reciept and has a paper trail. Many bank on line, file tax returns online and Gov't payments like Food stamps, Child Support, Medicade and Medicare benefits are issued on such cards. It is NOT brain surgery.
Flori-duh State Motto
"Come on vacation,
Leave on probation,
Come back on violation"
It's no joke!
That and 50 cents will get you a cup of coffee.
The Anchorage Daily News endorses Barack Obama.
Consider this, in 1964, the biggest Democratic margin in history, the majority of daily newspapers endorsed Barry Goldwater.
Loved the smartass comment by Nippy.
My name is Sharon Kinsella and I approved this message.
Poor Palin. *Wink*Wink* You betcha!
Holla at my Homies in Alaska and the Anchorage Daily News for the Barack Obama endorsement!
I'm jealous. The closest I come to this kind of fame is being able to claim I'm Mexican because I can see Taco Bell from my front yard.
As ticked off as the American people are right now, I doubt even martial law would work. Nope. As the saying goes, "ain't no stopping this now. Where are we? OMG!
We are into the 10 day countdown!!!
I just got a rush that nooooooooooo drug could ever give you!!!
HELLOOOOOOOOO!!!
Anchorage Daily News Endorses Obama!
1. JUST BECAUSE SHE'S FROM HERE DOES NOT MEAN WE BACK HER. BUT THIS ELECTION WAS AN EYE-OPENER; WE'LL PRESS THE EJECT BUTTON FOR THE GOVERNOR'S SEAT AS SOON AS SHE GETS HOME(SIDE NOTE: "THE DRESS DOES NOT MAKE THE MAN (OR WOMAN, IN THIS CASE)!
2. JOHN MCCAIN THOUGHT BECAUSE HE "SERVED", AMERICA "OWES" HIM THE PRESIDENCY... (SIDE NOTE: MCCAIN NEVER PROVED A BRIGHT STUDENT OR LEADER & COST MILLIONS OF DOLLAR FOR BEING ERRATIC HIS ENTIRE LIFE). WELL, THANKS FOR SERVING, BUT DON'T HOLD YOUR BREATH ANY LONGER: THERE ARE SO MANY DESERVING, GRACIOUS AND HUMBLE SERVANTS OF THE NATION IN EVERY HOSPITAL, SCHOOL, BUSINESS, PUBLIC SERVICE AND SO MANY OTHER PLACES. BUT NO TEACHER, FIREFIGHTER, POLICEMAN, MANAGER, CEO, JANITOR OR EMPLOYEE OF ANY LEVEL THINKING THAT AMERICA OWES THEM THE WHITE HOUSE.
TAKE-HOME LESSON FOR POOR MCCAIN: SERVING IN WARS ABROAD IS JUST AS NOBLE AS ANY OTHER PROFESSION IN THE LAND.
by: JoeThePlumberWasntEnough.com
Real good then.
Sandy, can you see Cancun from your house? Dannielle, I can't. The Taco Bell sigh will have to do, at least until I get new glasses.
Cynthia, I'm paranoid with you. That was my first thought when I heard the Syria news today.
Any other time I might agree with you, but this is the one time . . .well, let's put it this way:
the one time that I have seen everybody get down and dirty is when you start fooling around with
THEIR MONEY
THAT CHA CHING!!!
As you are seeing, as McCain is seeing,
as EVERYONE is seeing,
draping yourself in the red, white, and blue just does not cut it when you start messing with people's cha-ching. The only colour people see then is GREEEEEEEN.
Bushwhacked and his crew went too far, and the Country is not falling for it. He may think that this is going to distract the Country, but that trump Ace has already been played, and you only get one per deck. The Country is not going to buy it. He lied too many times. Think about the Wall Street, every time that Bush makes a speech; stocks plummet right after his speech. The Country has NO confidence in him.
You know it must be bad if his approval ratings are worse than Nixon's were at the time of Watergate, and we know what Nixon ended up having to do.
Nope. The hangman awaits Bush. There is no way out. November 4 shall occur, and there is nothing that Bush shall be able to do to stop it, unless he wants a Revolution, and
(now I'm laughing), because "Tom" told us it's LEGAL!!!
"--That to secure these rights,
Governments are instituted among Men,
deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed,
--That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends,
it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it,
and to institute new Government,
laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form,
as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness.
Prudence, indeed, will dictate that Governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes;
and accordingly all experience hath shewn, that mankind are more disposed to suffer,
while evils are sufferable,
than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed.
But when a long train of abuses and usurpations,
pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism,
it is their right,
it is their duty,
to throw off such Government,
and to provide new Guards for their future security.
~~ Thomas Jefferson (Declaration of Independence)
I do not care if Jefferson was a slaveowner. I dig his stuff.
The Declaration of Independence!!!
If "W" wants to pull something like that, then okay, okay. It is time for Americans to
"to throw off such Government,
and to provide new Guards for their future security."
Thomas Jefferson should be glad he lived then and not now, for those today on the "Right" would call him a Communist, or a Socialist, or even worse, (gasp), a Liberal!!!
pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism,
it is their right,
it is their duty,
to throw off such Government,
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The key phrases are there, especially the ones emboldened, with the one that stands out for me --
a long train of abuses and usurpations/
Soon-to-be President Jefferson said it was our duty.
We all want to be Patriotic, don't we?
No, Bush just needs to be cool.
I remember when my bank (First Interstate) was taken over (a hostile takeover) by Wells Fargo Bank.
First Interstate did many things to try to sabotage Wells Fargo, including screwing up accounts. They sabotaged my account. What had I ever done to First Interstate? But the management was mad, told me they didn't care about my account, because they didn't have jobs. Technically, I couldn't contact Wells Fargo because the takeover was not formally consumated. That was some coldblooded stuff my bank did to us.
Likewise, Bush and company may be trying to sabotage the Democrats before being kicked out. They see the handwriting on the wall -- in the House, in the Senate, and you see how so many people are behaving right here on Gather