Destroying the economy to win votes; Nancy Pelosi’s speech and Barack Obama’s rhetoric

So the bailout failed to pass. As the Dow falls, ask yourself, who is to blame? Now the Democrats come out and blame Republicans, Republicans blames Democrats, so who really did mess this up? Well if I was a their father, I would cuff the Republicans (slap the back of their heads), but I would ground the Democrats. To Michelle Malkin and the rest of the right, WAKE UP! I think she has her head in the right place, she doesn’t want to see the tax payer suffer, but I believe she has come to the wrong conclusion.

As I stated in my previous post, sometimes we have to take a hit, and while this is not the Republicans’ fault, they have to step up and do what is right for the country. We saw this during the Great Depression, spending by the government to fix an economic disaster, and while it does put the country further into debt, which is their biggest argument against it, you can’t allow the economy to fall apart before taking action. Simply put, you can’t fix it after it has completely collapsed. Once again, for anyone who has studied economics in university like I have, the “hand of government” is needed at times. We see outside influence when the central bank plays with interest rates to control inflation, we also see it with government set minimum wages, so this kind of intervention isn’t new. I think Newt Gingrich put it best, that he would “reluctantly and sadly” support a bill which needed to be passed to prevent a “horrendous” blow to Wall Street. The problem is that the Democrats wouldn’t let that happen…

I will lay the blame of today squarely on Nancy Pelosi and her partisan assault on Republicans. Massachusetts Rep. Barney Frank came out after and gave a little song and dance about he is upset that Republicans would vote against it because their feelings were hurt, knowing full well what Pelosi’s speech was meant to do. Republicans have been trying to prevent this crisis since 2003 when President Bush asked Congress for the supervision of Fannie-Mae and Freddie-Mac, something the Democrats came out against. A year later, Republicans tried again, warning about a collapse which would have a serious affect on the economy, and Democrats once again prevent action, even bringing in now-disgraced Former Fannie-Mae CEO Franklin Raines to prove their case. They tried one last time in 2005 with McCain now spearheading the cause to prevent the tragedy we are seeing now, and once again, the Democrats tried to deny what we know now. I know people will continue to blame the Republicans, even with this evidence to the contrary, so I will also remind them that it was the “do-nothing” Democrats who failed to act since they were elected in 2006 to do something. I say we give some credit to the Republicans for not saying “I told you so”, but I think at this point they should, at the very least to get CNN and the rest of the MSM to at least investigate their claims.

So after warning Congress for five years, they were ready to swallow their pride today and do what was right for the country, ready to pass a bill which was stripped of the Democratic earmarks, like the Frank-Dodd plan which would have redirected a lot of funding to special interest groups, and Nancy Pelosi knew exactly what to do to prevent it. Right before the vote, this awful woman, this horrible political creature, decided to sink the economy by viciously attacking the Republicans to push her party’s political agenda. Many House Republicans were willing to put their careers and credibility on the line for this vote, knowing full well what it meant for the economy, but very few were willing to also take the blame and give Democrats a false victory, especially when they have tried so hard for the last few years to prevent this situation from happening. They slipped into a trap Pelosi and her colleagues set, so that is their blame, but I think voters should remember who not only allowed this disaster to occur, but who perpetrated this farce today to win votes. That is simply it, Democrats sacrificed economic footing to gain political points. Another piece of evidence to show that the worst of them don’t really care about the American people, they only care about themselves.

Barack Obama also shares the blame for the economic situation we find ourselves in. Karl Rove made the point today that he didn’t show the leadership necessary to pull in votes for the bailout plan. As he put it, while Pelosi was “taking a two-by-four to House Republicans”, Obama didn’t step up and throw his weight around with members of Congress he has pull with. Where was Obama today? In Denver, flip-flopping on his view of the strength of the fundamentals of the American economy. When the economy is on the edge of collapse, why isn’t he trying to help? The reason is simple, that this is McCain’s show and if he fails, Obama picks up political points. Since John is there, since he is putting his credibility on the line to see a bailout plan passed, any failure will be attributed to him, Barack knows this and is playing this game hoping that the MSM directs the blame towards his opponent and the Republicans.

Once again, I am amazed that Democrats have any credibility left after their constant failure to act, especially in the last two years when they have had control of both houses. It isn’t just this display of partisanship at the cost of 1.2 trillion dollars, it is the constant references to perceived economic weakness. You have Nancy Pelosi today, but Barack Obama for most of his campaign discussing the state of the economy. I said this before Mr. Obama, but you don’t seem to listen, IT IS A SELF FULFILLING PROPHECY! If I went on TV as an economic adviser and said that the Canadian markets are going to fail due to strong competition from the foreign markets (for argument’s sake, let’s say raw materials like lumber), many investors would pull their money out of the Bay Street (Canada’s Wall Street). We saw this with the speculators predicting “doom and gloom” for the mortgage market (making a bad situation worse), and we are seeing this at each and every campaign stop for “The One”. For example, when he comes out and takes a shot at ANWR drilling and how proposed plans will not help the prices Americans are paying for gas, and sure enough the cost of filling up rises. People actually believe he is an expert, THAT is what is dangerous about his pessimistic claims, they have consequences. In the word of John McCain, “Senator Obama… he doesn’t get it”.

Speaking of the “Maverick”, he released a statement today after the failure of the bailout. Much like with Rove’s statement, McCain pointed the blame squarely at Democratic partisanship. Every time I see the MSM take swipes at him I get upset. It isn’t enough that he fought for his country in an unpopular war, but also spent five years being beaten and bloodied by the North Vietnamese. And how do they thank him now? Well Conan O’Brien insinuated on his show that McCain was extremely old and sexual perverted, Jon Stewart likes to call him senile among other things, and I won’t repeat what Daily Kos bloggers are posting about him. John McCain suspended his campaign last week to come back to Washington at the request of Treasury Secretary Paulson to help pass the now failed bailout plan, while it took presidential action to drag Barack Obama in to fulfill his political duties. After today’s performance, it should be clear to voters who is actually looking out for their economic interests, and its definitely not “The One” and his group of supporters.

UPDATE: Megan McArdle at The Atlantic put out a nice article about the bailout failure. I suggest you give it a read, especially since this is the most balanced post we will find coming out of their ranks for a long time to come.

UPDATE: CNN’s coverage last night was downright disgusting. The segment of Larry King with Ben Stein and Mr. Kruger (correct me if I am wrong on his name) was anything but fair and balanced, laying the blame squarely at George Bush and the House Republicans. Kruger even suggested that the Democrats come up with their own bill to fit their own agenda and force it through to solve this mess, ignoring full well that they had tried to fill the last bailout plan with so many earmarks it was dressed up like a Christmas tree. You don’t help the mortgage lending market by directing funding to groups like ACORN. What does student and car loans have to do with the mortgage crisis Chris Dodd? How about you answer that one Barney Frank?

Another trend I found was that everyone was downplaying the Pelosi comments. Hot Air, NewsBusters.org (with transcript), and Michelle Malkin’s own page are airing the video of this speech, watch it, actually sit through this over five minute speech and try to put yourself in the shoes of Republicans who are going against their supporters to push this bill through. Philippe Naughton at the London Times put out this story placing the majority of the blame on Pelosi herself. The point is this, in a time where many Republicans were reluctant to vote, a time when John McCain had to suspend his campaign to bring in support for this plan, a time when bipartisanship is on edge, for this woman to give a speech attacking the GOP was not simply a blunder, but a well executed move to gain political points. That is my opinion, especially seeing how this woman has acted when she should have been reaching across the floor.

Just a few days ago, Pelosi comes out with this speech, attacking Republicans for not supporting the bill, calling them “unpatriotic” if they don’t vote for it. Now this was the set up, pushing partisan rhetoric to villainize the GOP. At this time, John McCain comes back to Washington to rally support for the bailout from his base, calling up various House Republicans to put aside their feelings toward the plan and now Pelosi’s attack against them. There is nothing wrong with standing against this bailout on principle, it isn’t unpatriotic, especially when their supporters are calling them up and telling to the “kill the bill” (no surprise, after years of warning Congress about this, Republicans are angry, just look at Michelle Malkin’s page to see how the right feels about this), but many know they will have to take the hit and do what is needed for the country.

Now, returning to yesterday’s disaster, I am not giving Republicans a pass on this. I applaud the efforts of Gingrich, Boehner and McCain to do what they can to muster support, putting their credibility on the line to support an unpopular plan from an unpopular Treasury Secretary and an equally, if not more so, unpopular President, but it wasn’t enough. Following Pelosi’s speech, Republicans were painted into a corner. They were damned if they voted for it, being attacked for caving to pressure and only voting because they were pushed into it, and damned if they voted against it, being blamed by Democrats for putting “their feelings”, as Franks pointed out (he is like an overweight and uneducated teenager, saying what is popular, not true, to win points with the “cool” people), above the needs of the American people. They did what they believed was in their best interest after that, save their own credibility, follow through with the wishes of their supporters and crush this bailout plan.

Do I think it was wrong? Yes, but remember that ninety-five Democrats, including twelve (the magic number needed to pass this bill) from Frank’s own committee, a slew close to Pelosi, and just as many under the thumb of Obama voted no on this bailout plan. What is their excuse? They have none, and if Pelosi really wanted this passed, she would have brought them in, instead of letting them vote against it to gain political points with their anti-Bush, anti-McCain, anti-Republican supporters. That is the point I am making here, and call me biased or whatever, but I believe that the Democrats are playing politics at the expense of the economy.

UPDATE: The McCain campaign put out a new advertisement following the failure of the bill. I like the Bill Clinton reference and how the former President points the blame squarely at Democrats for blocking several attempts to reign in Fannie-Mae and Freddie-Mac. This is one of the few times I have agreed with Bill lately and I commend him for putting politics aside and “calling a spade a spade”. Let’s hope he continues down this path to bring common sense and the hard fasts to the American voters before they make a mistake this November.

UPDATE: Seems this post is drawing in many readers who haven’t been to my blog before. If you enjoy what you have read and want to read more, take a look at some of my past articles. It’s the economy STUPID tackles the popular fiction that President George Bush is to blame for all the economic trouble in America, McCain vs Obama ROUND ONE takes a fair more serious and balanced look at the first presidential debate then many in the MSM would allow, while Barack’s back-stabbing looks at the more popular case of those who have been turned on by Obama during his run for the White House.

UPDATE: Seems Barney Frank is getting what a little of what he deserves. Fox News’ Bill O’Reilly just tore him a new one on The Factor.

It’s the economy STUPID!

It is either ignorance or downright stupidity (or both) which always seems to get the better of the far-left. Lacking the proper education in meaningful fields (do you want fries with that degree in art history?), they come out with the wildest accusations which lack any basis in facts, but for one reason or another, these beliefs take hold throughout their delusional “ranks”. You hear them repeated on college and university campuses, hear them parroted in the news, you even hear the occasional misinformed politician quoting them as evidence to prop-up a weak claim they are making, and lately all this stupidity seems to revolve around the economy. Now we have seen a dramatic shift in both the domestic and international markets, we have seen “bubbles” burst at home and financial disasters abroad, we have seen the growth of economic power in the East and its impact on the West, and yet very few people seem willing to connect the dots as it were to understand how this has come about.

For example, two entirely different facts being molded together to create a wonderful piece of fiction. FACT: President George W. Bush has been in office since 2000. FACT: The economy has been on the downturn since 2000. FICTION: President George W. Bush was the cause of the economic downturn. Now anyone who has studied logic, especially those who have taken the LSATs, can see the logical fallacy of coincidence (the post hoc ergo propter hoc fallacy as some call it), that just because they followed one another, that the first incident must have cause the second. Pick any far-left blog or website and you can see this assertion being parroted over and over again by people who couldn’t tell you the difference between an expansion and a recession, let alone explain the actual causes behind the economic turmoil we are in. For example, every time CNN’s Paul Begala shows up on TV, he likes to remind everyone about this claim by parroting it on Larry King Live or in the Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer, even blocking out people like Larry Elder who provide the facts to debunk his fiction. So let’s take some time right now and clear the air, get the truth out in the open for everyone to see. Let’s start at the beginning, explain how things have come to this…

The IT collapse – March of 2000 saw the climax of the dot-com bubble with the NASDAQ hitting 5132.52. It was by this time that investors knew something was wrong. The same bubble which fueled growth in the IT sector which brought about much of the economic growth that Clinton’s presidency was “famous” for (something which Begala and other delusional Democrats won’t let us forget) had reached its peak. The fast growth of the industry had fooled many investors for years, but once they decided to actually look at what they had bought into, realizing that the growth of these business were based for the most part (or in some cases the only part) on their sheer size and not productivity. The constant spending trend which followed the “get big or get lost” philosophy mentality had left many in deep debt, and once this was discovered, had revalued stock across the board. What was worth millions yesterday, was now only worth pennies. The effects of this were felt on both side of the border, especially in the collapse of Nortel Networks, who’s stock went from C$124 to C$0.47 almost overnight. This was nearly a decade in the making, the first stumbling block for the Bush administration, and no matter the Daily Kos or the Huffington Post say, “W” wasn’t the cause of it (blame unrestrained capitalism or simple human greed if you want).

9/11 and its economic impact – The September 11th attacks will always be remembered as horrendous displays of terrorist brutality which killed three thousand Americans. People, especially the far-left Democrats, like to forget that it had an effect on the economy. The destruction of the Twin Towers affected many aspects of the American economy, not just a sharp drop in airline travel and tourism. The deaths of many bg business CEOs left investors too cautious, leading to a significant drop in domestic investment. When people are putting their money in foreign companies, American jobs follow. It also doesn’t help when Wall Street, the financial hub of America, for the most part (the New York Stock Exchange), was closed for an entire week. So even if investors weren’t nervous about investing domestically, they pretty couldn’t if they wanted to. Not just this, but there was a sharp increase in the price of oil, and a sharp decrease in the demand for US currency (a reflection of investor confidence, both domestic and abroad, in the American economy). These weren’t the only impacts though.

The collapse of the towers and the deaths of so many, not to mention the loss of four aircraft and the countless number of survivors of the day’s attacks who still suffer from health, both physical and mental, related problems, led to a collapse in the insurance market. Over $30 billion in loses hitting mostly reinsurers like Berkshire Hathaway, Lloyd’s, Swiss Re, and Munich Re. Airline companies, as mentioned above, also took a hit following the 9/11 attacks. Many were forced to the brink of bankruptcy following the sharp drop in airline travel, thousands lost their jobs and Midway Arlines was forced to close its doors. With this drop came a drop in tourism, especially in the city of New York. The closure of landmarks and monuments like the Statue of Liberty cost the city billions in tourist revenue. It is no surprise to see that the American economy would take a plunge after all this, but what I do find surprising is that seven years these attacks, that Democrats, especially those on the far-left, refuse to acknowledge its economic impact, let alone admit that President Bush wasn’t to blame for it, especially since President Clinton had ample opportunity to deal with Osama bin Laden between cheating on his wife and lying to the American people about it (sorry Begala, but Bill definitely isn’t the most respectable man to sit in the Oval Office).

Hurricane Katrina – Contrary to popular belief, “W” doesn’t have control of the weather. While many “weatherologists” at Mudflats or the Daily Kos would say otherwise, this Category 1 hurricane was strengthened during its time in the Gulf of Mexico and not because of President Bush’s “No Child Left Behind” Act or any other piece of legislation he passed during his time in office (amazing what some people will believe). When Katrina hit Buras, Louisiana as a Category 4 (just barely) and later New Orleans as a Category 3, it cause death and devastation at such a high level that is was ranked as the fifth most destructive hurricane in the history of the United States. Three days after hit, levies which were keeping the water at bay broke, causing even more damage to the battered state. Due to her own ineptitude, which cost the lives of thousands, Governor Kathleen Blanco resigned after admitting her fault in not properly preparing Louisiana for Katrina, something which President Bush noted was “not acceptable”. So now that we have properly educated those who might have other thoughts, let’s look at the economic impact.

It is no surprise that Katrina holds the top spot for being the costliest Atlantic hurricane to date, causing over $81 billion dollars in property damage. This doesn’t even count for other damages, so much that the Bush administration was asking Congress for over $105 billion for repair costs. The city of New Orleans, once a vibrant place to getaway too, had become a barren and flooded “ghost town”. Oil drilling on the Gulf Coast was crippled as the storm knocked out the power supply to the refineries, destroyed pipelines carrying natural gas, and sunk or set adrift at least twenty offshore platforms. Consumers are still feeling the “pinch at the pumps” from this disruption in supply of oil and gas. Once there is a cut to such an important resource, you see a “domino effect” across the entire board (higher fuel prices means higher costs for operating, which means less jobs, which means less money to invest, etc), and this is something many refuse to acknowledge, especially if they are so obsessed with blaming President Bush for this natural disaster (emphasis on NATURAL).

China and “Red Capitalism” – It was about a decade or so ago that The Peoples Republic of China decided to open its markets up to private businesses and foreign investment. These days you can walk into any store and find a variety of items manufactured in China by a domestically owned company, if not a Chinese company selling its goods in the domestic market. Matter of fact, we already see Chinese computers like Acer at our local electronics stores, and in the coming years, we will see Chinese cars at locally owned dealerships. Chinese goods are making it into our market for two reasons; A favourable exchange rate which allows the Chinese to flood foreign markets with their goods and a lower cost of labour due to a largely uneducated and untrained labour force. Both of which hurt markets around the world, not just the American ones.

Much like with Japan’s protectionist policies a decade ago, China is playing economic hardball with the Western world. Being such a large supplier of goods, it could sink a country’s economy simply by putting up barriers to trade with them. This fear was a driving force behind the latest election in Taiwan, where the people decided to maintain close relations with them, forgoing their ambitions of separation for economic success. With a weaker currency, China has been able to hold a trade surplus, benefiting them while hurting those they trade with. To counteract this, the American Central Bank allowed for a weaker “Green Back” to make American goods more affordable, increasing the country’s imports. From there China devalued its currency once again and the two economic giants began a “race to the bottom” which had a dramatic affect on various foreign markets. Due to uncertainty in the American dollar, India will no longer accept it from tourists. This also means investment in the American market will be reduced as investors, afraid of losing their money, will find other places to put it. This isn’t all though…

China’s economy needs fuel and they have no only bought up steel and other raw resources, but their ever growing country requires vast amounts of oil. This is the reason for the country’s alliances with various hostile states like Iran. Their demand has pushed up the price of oil, and because of it, world markets suffer. Higher costs of production drives up the price of various services, not simply airline travel and other services that are gas reliant. No matter which way you look at it, people suffer, and it isn’t President Bush’s fault.

With this new Barack Obama commercial where he is discussing the Bush’s economic failure, I would like to remind people about these issues which have caused much of the financial turmoil we have seen during these two terms. With the elections in November, while we will see an end to Bush Derangement Syndrome (BDS), I fear far-left derangement will still continue. This breakdown should help many understand what is really going on, to understand what Larry Elders pointed out on Larry King, that the President shouldn’t be held responsible for things that were out of his control, but I don’t think everyone will be able to look past the fiction they have so willingly swallowed for so long to see these facts.

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With that out of the way, what do we see now? The mortgage collapse and panic on Wall Street following years of Democratic protectionism. In 2003, Bush proposed a plan to supervise Fannie-Mae and Freddie-Mac, something the Democrats claimed wouldn’t happen. In 2005, McCain tried to propose legislation which would takes steps to prevent this, and once again we see Democrats and a few Republicans turning this down, claiming nothing was going to happen. I guess it is no surprise that two of Fannie-Mae’s CEOs were advising and fund raising for the Obama campaign, especially after the assistance his party has been giving them. It boggles the mind why people would think otherwise, especially with this. We know how he has played the political game, we know of his connections to Tony Rezko and others in the Chicago Machine and still people want to continue believing this fantasy.

UPDATE: Hot Air dug up a video of Republicans in 2004 trying to put regulations on Fannie-Mae and Freddie-Mac. Notice how the Democrats insist that nothing is wrong? Notice how they jumped to the defense of Franklin Raines? Members of the Obama’s campaign won’t even admit they talked to the man anymore, let alone admit they supported him and believed his fast talking. Pathetic, but yet is more upsetting since the majority of the public won’t even get a chance to see evidence like this when the MSM is protecting the Democrats in any way they can. It is funny since even CNN back in 2005 was aware of Republican efforts to prevent this, and yet right now they are spinning the facts to blame President Bush and his supports for what they fought in vain to stop.

What else bothers me is these people seem to think Barack has economic credibility. I was watching NFL Sunday on Fox when I caught an advertisement for Fox News Detroit, discussing Obama’s campaign stop in Michigan today. I waited, watched the segment and I was shocked. He rambles on about economic turmoil, about how Wall Street isn’t helping the common person, and then he attacks the Congressional Stimulus Bill he claimed to have pioneered earlier this month (Exposing Liberal Lies also covered this story). Op-Edna likes to believe this is all false, even deleting my comments which not only contradicted her “evidence” on Obama’s economic policies, but his foreign policies as well. He didn’t even show up to vote on it when many others, including Hillary Clinton and John McCain himself, did. He also took a swing at the bailout plan today, talking about how he is going to fight for people’s mortgages, fight for those on “Main Street” when others wouldn’t, ignoring that he and other Senate Democrats were pushing for an addition fifty billion in funding for things like student and car loans, as well as other irrelevant projects they want money for. Is that how you look after the tax payer Barack? I know many on the right aren’t happy with this bailout plan, but there are times when the government must act. Sometimes the “invisible hand” isn’t enough and government needs to act, and since House Republicans got their way and stripped the Frank-Dodd amendments to the original plan, many of them should be accepting this as a small victory instead of a big loss. You win some and you lose some Michelle Malkin, we should be happy that the Democrats didn’t get unlimited spending on this.

In one final correction, I would also like to take a shot at this “trickle down failure” Obama keeps bringing up. Returning to this new advertisement he has released, I would like to know where he got his proof for these allegations? Simple microeconomics Barack, if you make it easier for companies to operate domestically, they will keep jobs here. It is downright surprising he is going to make this statement, especially when he agreed with McCain during the debates on the fact that corporate taxes were relatively higher here then abroad. If you haven’t seen it, take a look at the ad “Overseas” which McCain’s campaign is still airing. The theory is simple, and he nails it on the head, showing that Obama’s actions to “fight for Main Street” has cost Michigan jobs. Add in the fact that renegotiating NAFTA will destroy GM and other auto plants which many Americans, not just Michigan workers, depend on for a livelihood, and you have a recipe for economic disaster. It is simple economics and STILL Obama doesn’t get it…

For Op-Edna and the rest of the far-left, including a majority of the MSM, who will take swipes at McCain and Palin for anything they can think of, remember that the rest of us are watching and we aren’t impressed. For someone who claims to be working for the middle class, neither Barack Obama nor Joe Biden seem to understand that their actions and the actions of many of their fellow Democrats are hurting the economy. People are suffering, they are being evicted from their houses, losing jobs, being forced onto the streets and they still want to play politics. Why did it take presidential action to get Obama to the table to help workout this bailout plan, and why are people criticizing McCain for putting America ahead of his ambitions when he went to Washington at the request of the Treasury Secretary? It shouldn’t be this difficult for people to understand… IT IS THE ECONOMY STUPID! When the election rolls around, I hope voters remember who it was who actually fought for them, and who was simply calling it in.

UPDATE: Wasn’t it McCain who has been speaking about the strong fundamentals of the American economy? I am just asking since Barack Obama is now taking credit for that as well. This coming only a few days after the debate where he slammed John on believing in these fundamentals. Flip and flop Obama, changing his position to meet his own needs.

McCain vs Obama ROUND ONE; The first debate and what we really saw…

Well I sat through it, analyzed various points and simply put, while it wasn’t everything we wanted, Senator John McCain came out on top. He missed opportunities, but he responded to everything Obama brought up, and turned the tables on the Junior Senator over spending and his foreign policy mistakes. For most of the night, we saw simple lines of rhetoric, backtracking and contradiction, and yet CNN’s news team likes to claim that he stood his own against McCain. Talk about political spin and pure partisan fiction…

On the economy, Barack came out swinging, tying McCain to Bush and blaming the President for our economy’s downturn. While I will discuss this in full on my next post, I will quickly state it here; The economy was going through a downturn when Bush took office, and following the 9/11 attacks and various other events, mostly out of his control, America finds itself in the position it is in, something the President can’t take the full blame for. Obama also ignored the job growth we have seen in the last four years that to the tax cuts the Bush administration brought about. When he said “you can’t hope that it (prosperity) will trickle down” he was ignoring evidence to the contrary. While McCain should have pounded him on this, he did hammer “The One” when he tried to discuss over spending. What this for the most came down to was Obama repeating party lines, while McCain was taking shots directly at his opponent.

John’s constant references to Obama’s overspending played very well, especially when he cited that Barack’s earmarks had averaged out to one million for every day he has been in the Senate. At times it seemed Barack was trying to signal to moderator Jim Lehrer for assistance. Roger Simon at Politico even quotes Obama, “Let’s move on” as a sign of this desperation. This is also where you start seeing Obama slipping up on his opponents name. Various others have mentioned this, calling McCain everything from Jim to Tom. It would have been nice to see John come out swinging over Obama’s record of voting for things like the “Bridge to Nowhere”, which Barack and his running mate supported even after Sarah Palin gave it the axe, but he still did a very good job at not only holding his own, but staying on the offensive. It would also have been nice to see him correct Obama on alternate energy policy. Barack likes to take credit for other’s work, and when he started up on how he pioneered the discussion on being energy self-sufficient, I was hoping that McCain would remind everyone that it was his running mate, Sarah Palin, who opened this up, but he didn’t.

All in all, McCain seemed far more in control of this section of the debate, no matter what CNN’s news team likes to claim. McCain quoted precise incidents, his relationships with those in the know, his experience in fixing economic problems, etc while Obama repeated false rhetoric, lied about his history of reform, and hoped no one would remember that is was his opponent who stepped up this week to fix Wall Street when he was still playing politics. One could only hope many other viewers noticed this as well…

On foreign policy, McCain was the clear winner. Obama tried to make the point that McCain was wrong about things like how the Iraqis would greet us, and that al-Qaeda was now stronger, ignoring that for the most part, coalition forces has been greeted as liberators and that al-Qaeda is on the run according to various intelligent reports dating back to May of this year. A clear sign that Barack didn’t want the facts to get in the way of his rhetoric. He also ignored the the threat which Iran poses, trying to argue this “Hollywood bomb-in-a-suitcase” scenario. He also came out and attacked McCain on diplomacy with Iran, stating that even Henry Kissinger, one of Jon’s advisers, supported his beliefs. Well McCain shot back at that, discussing not only that he has known the man for thirty years, but that there is a difference between diplomacy with the country and sitting down with the villain himself. It is no surprise that Kissinger also released a statement following the debate that McCain was right and Obama was wrong. This wasn’t all though, it got worse…

It was clear that McCain was more knowledgeable and that Obama came off as naive, especially over Afghanistan. For the last few weeks Barack has been attacking Bush and McCain over Afghanistan, ignoring a variety of facts which resolve the paradox which “The One” is trying to portray. Yes, Afghanistan is the central point to the War on Terror, BUT it isn’t just American troops in that country. NATO allies, including Canada, are fighting there as well. As Times Online reported, Canadian, Dutch and British troops make up the bulk of the fighting force there. Why does America have a majority of its troops in Iraq then? Because Iraq ISN’T a NATO mission. Canada took over control to allow the US to focus its power there, a sign of this being the successful surge which Barack likes to ignore, something McCain hammered him on last night. For a man who has made one mistake after another, his credibility on the issue is a moot point, and it showed, no matter what his supporters say.

Many bloggers have also pointed to Barack’s misstep with his bracelet from a parent of a fallen soldier, something Michelle Malkin has made a serious issue on her blog. What is the story behind this? I honestly don’t see the serious significance for it, but it clearly shows a lack of sincerity on his part to not only forget the name of the soldier on his bracelet, but to stumble over where he got it. I think this is more consistent with the fact that he was getting pounded, he knew it and was having trouble dealing with it. It wasn’t just on Iran and Iraq though, he contradicted himself TWICE on Pakistan. He begins discussing going in to the country and fighting terrorism, something he has discussed before which has caused him problems, and something which McCain turned on him in a quick reply, “You don’t point a gun at someone unless you intend to pull the trigger”. Barack’s response was not only weak, but added credibility to his opponent’s claims, “I am not talking about invading Pakistan… but if they get in our sights, we will take them out”. Clearly Obama can’t help but stick to his stance on Pakistan being the enemy, and that we should be invading them as well. Ignoring that they have been an ally against al-Qaeda and the Talibam, he goes on to criticize funding of Pakistani troops in this War on Terror. Another point which McCain hammer him on. No matter which avenue of attack Obama took, it was quickly turned back on him.

No matter what anyone says, even if McCain didn’t have a knock out in this debate, Obama’s performance on foreign policy was definitely where John got most of his points. Watching CNN’s report on this is absolutely disgusting, quoting polls taken from bias sources, trying to make the case that Barack would handle the war in Iraq better than his opponent, ignoring the fact that he not only voted against going there in the first place, but he voted against the surge that has had substantial success which “The One” refuses to acknowledge.

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I think Byron York put it best, “Obama did well enough, but McCain did better”. Ignore your own bias towards either candidate and what you have is one candidate who was on the defensive for most of the debate, and another who was not only on the attack, but so focused and to the point, his opponent agreed with him on various occasions. No CNN, you don’t win a debate by agreeing with your opponent EIGHT TIMES instead of trying to separate yourself from what you have argued is bad policy, you don’t win a debate by telling the moderator to move on when your opponent has more to say and you can’t defend against it, and you definitely don’t win a debate when you can’t even remember the names of those people who have put their unwavering support behind you. It was infuriating to watch him, and you could even see McCain’s frustration in listening to this man’s lies and slander.

Barack Obama has clearly showed in the first debate that he is nothing more than rhetoric and insincerity. Stumbling through answers, tying together empty statements to make hollow claims shows weakness. McCain stated his points, provided clear examples, showed his experience on the issues and didn’t waver or contradict himself. It is no wonder Republicans have been hammering the MSM on their obvious bias when no one, not even CNN’s John King who tried to point out the fact that their polls were heavily biased towards Democrats (41% Dems, 30% Ins, 27% Reps, 2% undecided), is allowed to discuss this fairly. It is disgusting to see that this political spin is painting a distorted picture of facts. It isn’t the first time I mentioned this problem, and it certainly won’t be the last. Let’s just hope McCain does an even better job at the next debate, so much so that CNN, MSNBC and the rest of them can’t spin it.

UPDATE: I would honestly like to see where Gallup gets its results since whoever they were polling either has the IQ of a Hollywood star or wasn’t watching the same debate the rest of us were. It is frustrating that we have the entire MSM working for Obama, and now it seems the pollsters are also in the tank. When Fox News has McCain pounding Obama 82% to 16% in post-debate polls, I think it is clear that something is funny with the voting samples the others are taking. This is definitely the pre-debate (Obama’s campaign spinning their candidate’s readiness) and post-debate (claiming since Obama didn’t lose, he won) spinning Mark Noonan over at Blogs For Victory was talking about.

Staying balanced on Barack Obama; An impossible task just became harder

Does CNN have no shame? I was watching Larry King last night and it is getting pathetic how the Democratic analysts are given such free reign over the conversation. CNN’s Paul Begala is by far the worst offender, parroting Obama’s campaign slogans and smears VERBATIM without correction by anyone, especially King himself. One wonders how much he gets paid for those performances, and while he might not have George Clooney’s looks (as he kept mentioning… what does that have to do with McCain campaign by the way Paul?), he clearly showed tonight that he is easily comparable to his idol in terms of IQ. Just a question Begala, how is Obama for “change” when he brings in one of the oldest “old boys” in Washington as his running mate? Also, what is this change you and the other “followers of The One” keep talking about, especially since his record shows none of it? What about this experience everyone claims he has? Having a discussion with fellow Democrats about something or being part of committee which serves no purpose doesn’t count as experience, let alone something you can brag about pioneering (I’m sorry Barack, but you didn’t even vote for that stimulus package, let alone mastermind it). No one should believe this, but it seems too many people have “drank the Kool-Aid” and are willing to swallow whatever Obama tells them. Urgh…

Okay, I will admit it, I have hammered him on every mistake his campaign has made lately. Honesty, I am scared of what a Obama presidency will bring, and it seems the more we learn about him, the scarier this possibility becomes. Whether it is his ambitions to “disarm America” or his desire to meet with the leaders of terrorist groups and rogue nations, people are becoming more and more concerned about what else Barack wants to do if he does get into the Oval Office. We hear all this talk about him being “The One”, a reformer who will bring the country into an era of “enlightenment”, but is this the change America wants? Is this kind of radical thinking what America needs? In any event, I decided to hold back my final judgment on this man, at least until The Factor’s interview with him. I figured Bill O’Reilly could at least snap some sense into him…

Did it work? No. For most of the interview, Obama was more or less as dodging questions, clouding the facts, going off topic, etc especially when Bill hammered him on his associations with “questionable” people (those are examples of “non-answers” Begala, time to ignore that “tingling sensation” and be balanced). I will say that I almost had an ounce of respect for the man, I mean having the courage to go up against O’Reilly is something very few people have. I don’t see Bill Maher or any other far-left personalities stepping into the “No-Spin Zone”, but for one reason or another, Barack did. Problem is any “respect” he earned from that has now vanished. Why? Well other then the variety of small gaffes and examples of his downright stupidity and inexperience, Obama’s efforts towards education kindergartners in “Sex Ed” and his actions in Iraq which, in my opinion, border on treason, are things I just can’t overlook. This isn’t simple political missteps, this is radical liberal thinking which has no place in the White House, especially in today’s world. Let’s begin…

Amir Taheri wrote an article for the New York Post claiming that Barack Obama was playing politics with the lives of American troops. Since that article, Taheri has released another reaffirming his position and refuting Obama’s charges that he was writing a partisan “hit piece” and that he distorted the facts. So what are the facts of this story? Well firstly, that Barack met with Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari, something the Obama campaign admits too. Secondly, the conversation they had was about the removal of American troops from country, again, this is something the Obama campaign admits. Finally, this conversation they had about troop removal was in direct conflict with US negotiations and that Obama urged Iraqis to stall talks with Americans until he takes power. Surely this is what Obama is objecting to, I mean it can’t be true can it? Well no, as Wendy Morigi, Obama’s national security spokewoman, stated that Obama told Iraqis that they should not rush through a “Strategic Framework Agreement” governing the future of US forces until after President George W. Bush leaves office. So what is the problem? The truth is they didn’t want people to know about this until after the election.

The McCain campaign has jumped on this, stating that the Senator’s actions are irresponsible. Others have come out attacking Obama on the basis that he is playing politics with the lives of American soldiers, I, however, have a harsher judgment then most on this issue. I agree with both McCain’s and various others claims that this is irresponsible and that he is playing politics with the lived of soldiers, but I also believe that this action, while purely political, does benefit those who wish our men and women in uniform harm. Forcing Iraqis into delaying negotiations with the Bush administration provides these people with a misguided belief that there is undo tension between allies, something insurgents can use to rally support. It doesn’t take much, anything that can be perceived as anti-American fodder can bring about recruitment from those looking for any reason to become a martyr. Just two years ago we have one jihadist try to “do the will of Allah” on our own soil, and yesterday we had a car bombing at the US embassy in Yemen, so it is obvious that anything that can be used against us will be. Does Barack seem to care? Nope, even Joe Libermann stated that Democrats refuse to even name these people, let alone take action to stop them.

With that said, I think this incident goes to further support the claims I made in Pissing on the “American Dream”. I also think that this action borders on treason, and while that might sound extreme, knowing his political background and connections, it certainly wasn’t a simple misstep made by a man who “loves” his country. I hope there is an investigation into this and that he is punished for it, an action that is not only dangerously irresponsible, but was motivated by his own selfish political desires. For a man who refused to recognize the success of the surge, even after witnessing first hand what it accomplished during his trip to Iraq, I don’t think he should be making any foreign policy decisions, especially when he isn’t even in power.

The other issue which “boils my blood” is his vote on Senate Bill 99 during his time in Illinois. Don’t recognize the issue? Well it just happens to be that sexual education bill Barack supported which the McCain campaign hammered him on. It seems since Factcheck.org’s breakdown of the McCain ad, people seem to be ignoring it all together since it is now perceived to be entirely false. As Factcheck states, the bill didn’t pass, so by their definition the claim is false, but they choose to forgo the truth by his accusation which does show that Obama WAS supporting legislation which would teach kindergartners how to use condoms, among other things (yes Steve Chapman, it does seem you are dumb enough to NOT believe the facts on this one).

We heard on various news broadcasts all over the MSM that this bill was simply to “educate children on the difference between a good touch and a bad touch”, but what does that really mean? Well according to the bill, children from kindergarten through to grade 12 will receive “age appropriate” lessons on various topics, including the education on the proper names and functions of the sexual organs, masturbation, safe sex, sexual transmitted disease, etc While it seems hard to believe, Factcheck “dropped the ball” on this one, hopefully by accident and not because of personal bias (they do seem far-less bipartisan these days). I really don’t know how credible they can be when other sources took a second look and discovered the truth behind the McCain campaign’s accusation. Fact is I would like to give them the benefit of the doubt, but recently Factcheck seems to be spending more time going after the Republicans then Democrats. Just a thought…

In any event, this vote points to one of two things; Barack Obama either voted on the bill without reading it since fellow Democrats were supporting it (which seems reasonable, even USA Today admits that he voted more with his party then McCain did) or he is so liberal minded that he actually believes sexual education should start as young kindergarten (which might explain why was teaching his daughters about “not making mistakes”). If it is because of the first, then it goes to undermine his claims of being a “reformer”, something which couldn’t be undermined anymore at this point (earmark spending to give your wife a raise? Sounds like more of the same Barack). The Democrats can argue the “age appropriate” clause all they want, but the truth of the matter is that NOTHING in this proposed program is age appropriate. I don’t care what they think, no child struggling with potty training can understand the importance of family planning and proper contraceptive use. If he truly did know about the content of Senate Bill 99, knowing full well what it was purposing, Barack Obama is more twisted and radically liberal then we first thought.

I do what I can to stay balanced, give Barack the benefit of the doubt, but then I remember the “games” he has been playing lately. I wouldn’t be surprised at this point if the hacking of Palin’s Yahoo account can be traced back to an Obama campaigner, especially after the Nazi comment made by one of them. No matter which way he spins it, “The One” comes off more and more like a soulless politician rather then the “second coming” (Jesus sacrificed himself for his people, he didn’t sacrifice his people for himself). Because of this, I will admit that staying balanced on Obama is becoming a much harder task with each passing day. His constant flip-flopping, his “low-blow” attacks on his opponents, and the fact that the man lacks any real experience makes me really wonder how anyone could praise him, let alone vote to put this “empty suit” in the White House.

UPDATE: Seems there is another reason to despise Obama now. He was told not to wear the bracelet he wore during the debate in memory of Sergeant Ryan David Jopek who was killed in Iraq by an improvise explosive device (IED). Brian Jopek, the father of Ryan, has been asking Obama not to wear the bracelet anymore. It seems his wife, Tracy, didn’t want it turned into a spectacle, that they just wanted Obama to know their son’s name. Playing politics with the lives of soldiers again Barack? Michelle Malkin, Hot Air and NewsBusters.org are covering this story.

Pitbulls, pigs and jackasses; Sarah Palin and her critics slug it out

It is getting annoying watching the media self-destruct the way it has in the last week. Ever since the Republicans called them out on their preference towards Barack Obama, the entire MSM has been in a state of confusion. MSNBC has removed both Keith Olbermann and Chris Matthews from political coverage to try and maintain some credibility, while others like CNN continue to attack Governor Palin with everything they can dig up. It is no surprise that both the Daily Kos and the Huffington Post throwing everything INCLUDING the kitchen sink at the Republicans hoping something slows down their recent success, but many of us were shocked when foreign publications, like the Guardian, decided to enter this political discussion. Let’s take sometime right now and sort out what is going on and who is to blame for all this confusion…

Lipstickgate and Obama’s treatment of women – I am guessing right now Barack Obama is regretting making that lipstick comment the other day. For all those who missed it, here is a link to the Youtube video. Done watching? This is a joke done in poor taste at a time when Barack should be watching his words more carefully. I would like to know what the Democrats are thinking lately with all that is being said, especially by Joe Biden (doesn’t help when he makes comments like these) and various Obama spokesmen and supporters. Right now John McCain and Sarah Palin are leading in the polls, due in part to these lapses of judgment, so all they are doing is giving Republicans more to work with. This isn’t how you run a campaign…

Mark Cunningham wrote a nice article on this yesterday, explaining how Barack’s campaign isn’t working due to two facts; Obama hasn’t run against a serious Republican before, and that his campaign isn’t geared towards the national stage. One point he made in his article really stuck out to me…

Axelrod is also known for playing the race card, but that can backfire, big-time – especially when neither he nor Obama really has much feel for the political and cultural landscape of most of the nation.

David Axelrod, Obama’s man political strategist, has overplayed the “race card” during this election, and it is starting to show. We remember Barack’s comments on race before, his infamous “did I mention he’s black” and “he doesn’t look like those other presidents on the dollar bill” speeches, not to be outdone by his new “maybe he’s got Muslim connections”, and most of us are getting sick of it. To have the nerve to come out and cry fool over the Republicans making an issue of gender and questioning his comments on the basis of sexism is beyond hypocrisy. YES, the McCain campaign has overplayed “Lipstickgate” but you can’t portray yourself as the victim when you have been whining about racism since the Democratic nomination race. It is called politics Obama, and many were starting to think you were actually good at it until all this.

I would really like to know who is writing the Democrat’s speeches since they should obviously be looking for new employment elsewhere. I am going to cut Barack some slack on this, mainly because someone else is telling him what to say, but enough is enough. First Oprah refuses to have Palin on her show (“The Big O” with a big mistake), then Michelle Obama calls her “not smart” (this all coming from the woman who solidified her husband’s patriotism by FINALLY being proud of her country) and now this? Two words, DAMAGE CONTROL, definitely something Obama and Axelrod need to learn about. If the Republicans try to make an issue out of this, you say a quick comment and move on. You don’t go to David Letterman and discuss this, nor do you make a speech trying to clarify your statement by reexplaining what you “really” meant (that didn’t work last time), and you certainly don’t accuse your opponents of making an issue out of nothing when your track record is nothing but that. All this won’t help him, especially when people are actually thinking this is just another in a long line of sexist attacks. I am sure PUMA has something more to add, but I am moving on…

UPDATE: Seems that Mrs. Obama will pick up the sexist “torch” by calling Sarah Palin cute. At least she isn’t angry and unpatriotic Michelle. Both Hot Air and Michelle Malkin’s blog cover this if you want to read up on it.

Foreigners on American voting and 9/11 – Today marks the seventh anniversary of the September 11th attacks in 2001. I will never forget sitting in the school cafeteria watching CNN coverage of this, watching the towers fall, and then sitting at home hours later with my family as the world tried to understand how this could happen. Cousins of mine were in New York sightseeing, and were among the lucky ones who weren’t in the Twin Towers when the planes hit, but three thousand other people weren’t so lucky. As Americans morn, WorldPublicOpinion.org gives us just one more reason to be upset today. Seven years later and the world thinks like this?

Okay, so let me get this straight, after all the research done, after all the ACTUAL scientific research done to prove that the official story is true, why do we still have this? While I am not here to, those who want to debate me on this, I know a great website that will hopefully change your mind. Back to the point, it is disheartening to think that our closest allies don’t even believe that al-Qaeda, the same group behind the Madrid and the London bombings, is responsible for this. It is no surprise that both Nigeria and Kenya are well informed on the issue, their citizens deal with the evils of Islam on a daily basis, but to think after former Prime Minister Tony Blair gave that speech following the London attacks, only fifty-seven percent of people in his country believe that al-Qaeda was behind it. This isn’t fiction, in Canada right now, one of these terrorists is about to be convicted on charges related to those attacks, he was recruited at the mosque down the street from my high school, so why all this disinformation? Why is it so hard to believe that Islamic fundamentalism caused this? Political correctness, anti-American hatred, who knows, but what I do know is that we shouldn’t be their taking political advice on anything, especially foreign policy from people who pretty much refuse to believe that a terrorist network could have conducted this attack. That is, however, what is happening…

ABC reports that 22,000 people polled in 22 countries around the world believe that Obama would be the better President. The United Kingdom’s Russel Brand begged Americans during his latest MTV appearance to vote for Obama. John Freedland, also from the UK, has decided that the people of America don’t know how to vote for the candidate best for them, among others. Even Arianna Huffington, a Greek national, has done her best to force her perverted world view on the American people with her hateful website. While Greece wasn’t on the list, Turkey, their closest neighbour, ranked the lowest on the list of European countries which believed that al-Qaeda was responsible for 9/11, something which should tell us about Greek feelings on this issue following the trend shown in the poll. With all this, knowing full well that these people are out of touch with the reality, the seriousness of the problems Americans face, why should they have any political credibility?

Before moving on, I would like to challenge assertions that I am being a hypocrite by giving my political opinion from one foreign country, while dismissing others because they are also not America. Canada and the United States has a symbiotic relationship, especially with our geographical connections. William Lyon Mackenzie King, a former Prime Minister of Canada, “fireproof house” speech showed how the safety and security of our country was linked to yours. Economically, no other two countries are closer, a relationship which goes back all the way to World War II when American investment super-accelerated Canadian industrial development. Our success, our very livelihood depends on the United States, and that is why we watch this election so closely. While Britain and many other European countries have turned to China in recent years to meet their Economics needs, Canada is still very much interconnected to the United States. That isn’t hypocrisy, it is common sense, so now we can move on to another issue…

UPDATE: Michelle Malkin tackled this article yesterday. I have to agree with her on this, it is more then a coincidence that many of the people saying al-Qaeda wasn’t behind the 9/11 attacks also want Barack Obama as President. I think this may be a result of some kind of worldwide illness (they are obviously suffering from serious hallucinations), that or everyone is “drinking” the same “Kool-Aid”.

Continued attacks on Sarah Palin by the far-left – I would like to know who makes the decisions over at CNN. While MSNBC has at least tried to make themselves appear less partisan, “the most trusted name in news” has decided to continue their blatant support of Obama’s presidential bid. This Anderson Cooper 360 report contradicts an earlier report on the infamous “Bridge to Nowhere”, inferring that it was Palin who requested funding for that project. As CNN previously reported, it was Senators Ted Stevens and Doug Young who requested the money, and it was Congress itself that gave this money to Alaska to spend any way they wanted. It is clear that CNN’s attempt at “honestly” portraying Sarah Palin needs to be kept honest (Come on Anderson, get your facts straight). This isn’t the end of their smears, just last night, Larry King brought on a slew of liberals to slander the Governor further. Kiki McLean, a former Hillary Clinton campaigner who not only sold out her candidate but her gender to be part of the Obama’s team, decided to forgo doing actually research and repeated various falsehoods and smears which the far-left has been pushing for the last week (since when did the Daily Kos and the Democratic Underground become credible?). Surely she could have check her facts through various sources (NewsBusters and Factcheck.org handled a few of these false claims) instead of bending the truth, but I am sure she would rather gorge on donuts then look over the validity of her claims (I have no respect for someone who sells out on everything to further her own career). Pathetic…

Arianna Huffington was also on last night whining and complaining about how President Bush was bankrupting the country, ignoring not only the four years of solid growth his tax cuts brought the American people, but also that it is Obama, not McCain who will bankrupt small business by raising taxes. This woman is far worse than Kiki, a vile creature who’s main source of income is a website dedicated to anti-American lies and slander. After a failed gubernatorial campaign, which depended entirely on hating the President, she continues to pretend that she has political credibility. Last night for example, she accused both John McCain and Sarah Palin of various “crimes”, including flip-flopping (ignoring Obama’s lengthy track record again, especially on this issue), while not providing any proof to back up her claims. Even I have a link for every claim I make, knowing full well that my own credibility depends on whether or not I can ACTUALLY back up what I say (quoting your own website’s filth doesn’t count Arianna). In my opinion, she is just jealous of a woman who worked to get where she is instead of making the journey on her knees and back (you heard me right, she married rich). I just wish Chuck Norris, who was also on Larry King, would have nailed her with his signature roundhouse kick (a dream yes, but one I wish would have come true). He did, however, discredit her rants through asserting her own elitism (for most it seems, excess money leads to stupidity). The problem I am having is trying to figure out why people still believe her…

It isn’t just the Huffington Post, many other sources are doing the same. Mudflats, for example, seems to simply copy and paste stories from the various far-left websites around the internet. Even after the New York Times retracted their story about Palin’s links to the Alaskan Independence Party, this site continues posting this story in an attempt to smear the Governor. The disturbing thing is that they know it is a lie and still print it, hoping in some twisted way that it will help put Obama in office. This isn’t the worst of it, the Daily Kos actually had a story tying Palin to al-Qaeda. Ignoring Obama’s ties to Bill Ayers, these “truth seekers” make Sarah Palin out to be a sleeper agent for Osama bin Laden. How can anyone believe this dribble? This is something that sounds like a “Bad Disney Movie”, not Matt Damon’s pervert political analysis.

I will not discuss the numerous smears lodged against Palin since McCain picked her as a running mate, but I encourage those who want to know more to check out my posts Dishonesty and distortion, as well as Myths and mayhem for the facts behind these lies.

UPDATE: Seems ABC’s Charlie Gibson’s “hit job” on Sarah Palin didn’t go over too well with a few bloggers, including Michelle Malkin. To be the first person to interview the Governor, he really dropped the ball on this one. You could tell he didn’t respect Palin, especially when he questioned her on foreign policy. It is sad to see that Obama and his supporters still don’t know how to treat a woman.

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All in all, I am not surprised at what is going on lately. The MSM is in disarray, the far-left is panicking and no one seems to understand that Sarah Palin isn’t worse than Hitler. She is a 44 year-old mother of five who has fought her way up from the local PTA to the governorship of Alaska, someone who should be celebrated the world over, not condemned because she happens to be a Republican. It is pretty sad that these “progressive” liberals can’t see past their own bias and realize that this is the woman they have been looking for, for years, a determined mother fighting to change the world for the better. That sounds like a pretty good Disney movie to me.