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CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) — Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin expanded her attack on Democrat Barack Obama's character Monday to include his relationship with an incendiary former pastor as well as his ties to 1960s-era radical Bill Ayers. In the process, Palin toned down her description of the Obama-Ayers relationship after her weekend remarks were criticized as exaggerated, but at the same time she embarked on a discussion of Obama's relationship with his former pastor, the Rev. Jeremiah A. Wright Jr., which Republican presidential candidate John McCain had signaled he did not want to be a part of his campaign.

The Obama campaign has come out saying that Barack Obama was unaware of former Weather Underground member William Ayer's past when the two met more than a decade ago (when Obama kicked off his Illinois political carrer in Ayer's living room). When Rev. Wright went on a tirade before the National Press Club, Barack Obama came out and said "This is not the man I knew." When Tony Rezko was being exposed as a crook, Barack Obama came out and said "This is not the Tony Rezko I knew." Is America dumb enough to believe that Barack Obama was clueless...

Has anyone been paying attention to the bogus polls that are intentionally adding in blacks to the tally of surveved voters to apparently increase Obama's percentage in said polls? 1.) Here's one such poll: From The ABC News/Washington Post poll: "This ABC News/Washington Post poll was conducted by telephone Sept. 27-29, 2008, among a randon sample of 1,271 adults, including an oversample of African Americans weighted to their correct share of the national population, for a total of 165 black respondents." There is no need to increase the number of blacks into this poll or any poll, because over time...

If you are looking for hope, change or maverick-ness in the final four weeks of the election, you are probably going to come up empty everywhere you look. “Forget the idea of ending politics as usual in Washington, forget the idea of reaching across the isle, and forget the idea of bipartisanship and a new era of politics. This is going to get ugly, very ugly, and very quickly” said Stony Brook University political scientist Matt Lebo. Lebo says that because the McCain campaign finds itself trailing nationally you will see them dig up every negative character issue they can...

Bill Ayers, Distinguished Professor of Education and Senior University Scholar at the University of Illinois at Chicago, returned from summer vacation to find a letter from colleagues he’d worked with for decades. They told him about a conference on progressive education they were planning for the spring, and at the same time informed him that he would not be welcome to it! Professor Ayers is the author of Teaching Toward Freedom and many other books, anthologies, and essays on progressive education that have appeared in many journals, including Harvard Educational Review, Journal of Teacher Education, Teachers College Record, Rethinking Schools,...

Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- The head of one of the nation's biggest pro-life groups says the upcoming presidential debate on Tuesday should include a discussion of how Barack Obama and John McCain disagree on a significant life or death issue.Wendy Wright, the head of the Concerned Women for America Legislative Action Committee, tells LifeNews.com, that the two candidates are far apart on whether newborns who survive failed abortions should receive medical care.While Senator McCain voted for a federal bill to protect the infants, Obama, as a state legislator, opposed a nearly-identical bill that would have made the medical care...

This morning, prominent Philadelphia attorney and former Deputy Attorney General for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Philip Berg filed a Motion for Leave to File an Amended Complaint in his ongoing case against Illinois Sen. Barack Obama and others, arguing that Obama is in fact not a natural born United States citizen and, pursuant to Article II, Section 1 of the U.S. Constitution is ineligible to serve as president of the United States of America. Now, this does not mean that the amended complaint has been filed. Rule 15(a) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure permits amendments by leave of...

TEENS PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO OBAMA... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rUEQz5dltmI They're trying to hide this thing JUST LIKE the Obama children's choir. They don't want folks to see what is going on. ReviveTube is worthless on this stuff. REPOST ADDITIONAL LINKS - They know Americans are waking up and they don't like it. DrudgeReport and Fox News both were exposing this stuff.

(Golden Oldie HT Matt Drudge) William Ayers, author of A Kind and Just Parent: The Children of Juvenile Court (Beacon Press, 1997), says "We should call a child a child. A 13-year-old who picks up a gun isn't suddenly an adult. We have to ask other questions: How did he get the gun? Where did it come from?" Ayers, who spent a year observing the Cook County Temporary Juvenile Detention Center in Chicago, is one of four panelists who will speak on juvenile justice at 6 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 20, in the C-Shop. The panel, which marks the 100th anniversary...

During the April 16 debate between Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama, moderator George Stephanopoulos brought up “a gentleman named William Ayers,” who “was part of the Weather Underground in the 1970s. They bombed the Pentagon, the Capitol, and other buildings. He’s never apologized for that.” Stephanopoulos then asked Obama to explain his relationship with Ayers. Obama’s answer: “The notion that somehow as a consequence of me knowing somebody who engaged in detestable acts 40 years ago, when I was eight years old, somehow reflects on me and my values, doesn’t make much sense, George.” Obama was indeed only eight in...

Unfortunately Gov. Sarah Palin wasn’t exaggerating when she said on Saturday that Presidential hopeful Barack Obama was friendly “with terrorists” referring to William Ayers, the unrepentant terrorist and former Weather Underground Operative. The question to ask today, however, is whether or not Ayer’s radical ideologies play a role in Obama’s revolutionary 2007 education legislation.

O'Reilly hammers Obama about Ayers

Explosive Audio Unearthed: After the Sub Prime Crisis already started in 2007 Obama says Sub Prime Mortgages that gave houses to people WHO COULDN'T AFFORD THEM was a GOOD IDEA!! Even as it was destroying our economy Obama thinks giving people mortgages who couldn't afford them was a good idea. Then he says spreading the bad debt throughout the financial system was good "in theory"

The NRA is up with a new ad that *finally* raises Obama's vote in favor of allowing the state of Illinois to prosecute citizens for using a handgun in self-defense against a criminal breaking into their home. A very good ad.

Introducing new keyword: ObamaAndTerrorism‘Terrorist’ link puts Barack Obama under fire - Times Online 13 Apr 2008 ... A PAST association with a former terrorist has returned to haunt Barack Obama as the battle for the Democratic presidential nomination nears ... http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?pageId=57231 Obama Linked To Arab Marxist Terrorist Group http://avideditor.wordpress.com/2008/04/06/obama-linked-to-arab-marxist-terrorist-group/ Obama’s Terrorist Ties [UPDATED] : NO QUARTER Obama has never repudiated the terrorism of William Ayers. If you think this is a record Obama can run on in ..... That link is a study in human physcology. ... http://noquarterusa.net/blog/2008/02/15/obamas-terrorist-ties/ 5 Oct 2008 ... Palin Ties Obama to Terrorist http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601070&sid=asG.bxxPifXc&refer=home Palin attacks...

A leading critic of Islam isn't surprised there has been virtually no coverage or action taken against a Muslim group that has been running an illegal "get out the vote" campaign in swing-state mosques. The group, Muslim Americans for Obama [MAFO], insists that all of its voter registration activity is non-partisan, despite the fact that its mission statement says it was launched in August 2008 "to provide a vehicle for Muslim-American supporters of Barack Obama to organize and mobilize our fellow citizens to get out the vote to elect Barack Obama the next president of the United States." Continuing, the...

As someone who has written critically of John McCain on a host of issues, including the Keating Five, none of it compares to the life that Barack Obama has led and his belief system. Obama is not merely associated with domestic terrorists, Palestinian radicals, Marxists, and black liberation ideologues — he was their favorite candidate. They groomed him. They befriended him. He befriended them. He socialized with them. In other words, these people saw Obama as representing their views and aspirations and he saw them the same way. I am not among those who raise Obama's associations but add "of...

The Barack Obama campaign has decided to attack John McCain over his involvement in the Keating 5 scandal of the 1980s, but they have already demonstrated a rather peculiar way of doing it. Team O deduces that a rehash of the 20-year-old scandal may resonate with the current financial crisis, which may be true. If so, perhaps they should re-think their surrogate lineup: When the astronaut made way for the Boss on the Oval, 10,000 people roared in unison, “Bruuuuce!” “You don’t get introduced by John Glenn every day,” Bruce Springsteen said, breaking into an impromptu version of Mr. Spaceman....

Barack Obama & Raila Odinga You Tube Video THIS VIDEO IS DEVASTATING AND COULD CAUSE OBAMA TO LOSE THE ELECTION. PLEASE FORWARD http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=S8QcpdUtxNQ&feature=related Shows Obama & Odinga together in Kenya

Three to four weeks were wasted during which Sarah Palin could have connected with the conservative voting base and boosted the McCain campaign. Now, it appears that McCain will finally turn her loose and “let Sarah be Sarah.” Early returns mentioned by Hugh Hewitt in his post debate coverage last night indicated that many members of, even the mainstream media, have given the vice presidential debate to Sarah Palin. I tend to agree, but perhaps I was a victim of my own expectations with the result that I didn’t see her turning in an “all-pro” performance. Still, I think she...

(IsraelNN.com) Syria is banking on an Obama victory and is trying to reach out to his advisors, according to a Forbes article by the editor-in-chief of the Damascus-based All4Syria website. Ayman Abdel Nour also revealed in the widely respected financial publication that Syria covered up a terrorist attack on its intelligence agency last week. He said that Syria wants Senator Obama to win the presidential election to help Syrian President Bashar Assad bring back prosperity to Syria, which is under American sanctions. "The government wants desperately for things to look under control" in the wake of growing dissent, according to...

As the 2008 presidential campaign hurtles into its final days, John McCain confronts a choice: He can either start telling the public about the real Barack Obama, or he can lose. For much of his career, McCain has been a media darling. He could count on the press to carry his water as long as he was a “maverick” Republican, driving more conservative members of his party crazy. But as he surely knows by now, when it comes to Barack Obama and the press, all bets are off. In covering Obama, the press has adopted a “don’t ask/don’t tell” policy...

Prepare yourself for a shock — the New York Times article on Barack Obama’s associations with former Weather Underground terrorist William Ayers did not tell the whole story: NY Times Confirms Ayers’ Role in Obama Appointment as Chair of the Chicago Annenberg Challenge. [Steve Diamond writes:] I can easily understand why some readers may have become confused by the explosion of stories today on the Obama/Ayers relationship. The partial story of the Ayers/Obama relationship told by the New York Times today is collapsing of its own weight but has likely added to the confusion. Since I am one of the...

  In the face of that young student who sleeps just three hours before working the night shift, I think about my mom, who raised my sister and me on her own while she worked and earned her degree; who once turned to food stamps but was still able to send us to the best schools in the country. (Obama speech September 29 2008) How can America trust a man that would lie about his own grandmother and grandfather? Obama's typical white grandmother is alive and well; she's living in Honolulu and is 85 years young. His grandfather has passed...

PARIS (AFP) — Wall Street's sickness and its contagiousness for the world economy are bad news for the already faltering effort to craft a new pact to tackle climate change. Tighter budgets, shrinking corporate profits and worries about jobs could crimp manoeuvering room at upcoming UN talks on toughening curbs on greenhouse-gas emissions, sources say. But -- so far, at least -- the crisis does not appear to be having an impact on investment in clean technology, say these sources. Indeed, some are confident that spending on wind, solar and other renewables may even rise.

According to ABC’s Jack Tapper, McCain will spend the next two weeks hitting SoetorObama’s slimey associations with Tony Rezko, William Ayers, Bernadine Dohrn, James Meeks, Emile Jones, and others. ...snip... But the timinig[sic] on all of this is off. Just think about it. ...snip... That means there has to be another punch coming after this, one that will take us through the last two weeks of the campaign, right up until election day. ...snip... First comes two weeks of pounding SoetorObama on every anti-American or corrupt connection he has, highlighting every criminal, terrorist, or dirty Chicago political figure he’s ever...

The Associated Press article on Sarah Palin’s comments about William Ayers is a Category 7 jaw-dropper. Apparently, now even criticizing Obama’s associations with white violent radicals is racist: Analysis: Palin’s words carry racial tinge. This really is the election in which the mainstream media have thrown all their claims to impartiality right into the sewer. It’s sickening to see.

The Obama campaign has shattered all fund-raising records, raking in $458 million so far, with about half the bounty coming from donors who contribute $200 or less. Aides say that's an illustration of a truly democratic campaign. To critics, though, it can be an invitation for fraud and illegal foreign cash because donors giving individual sums of $200 or less don't have to be publicly reported. Consider the cases of Obama donors "Doodad Pro" of Nunda, N.Y., who gave $17,130, and "Good Will" of Austin, Texas, who gave more than $11,000—both in excess of the $2,300-per-person federal limit.

McCain should run the first 15 seconds of this video in all battleground states, and they WILL WIN THIS ELECTION..

As the political machines turn on full force and the candidates vie for our votes, one must ask serious questions about past relationships and judgements. As we have pointed out in our analysis, presidential candidate Barack Obama has some serious questions to answer. Even Obama's newest supporter, Hillary Clinton, has critical concerns which came out during a Democratic Debate ....I also believe that Senator Obama served on a board with Mr. Ayers for a period of time, the Woods Foundation, which was a paid directorship position. And, if I'm not mistaken, that relationship with Mr. Ayers on this board continued...

This might be the single most irresponsible piece the Associated Press has EVER run. Not only does it badly misstate the level of Obama's relationship with Bill Ayers, but it goes to phenomenally bizarre lengths to claim that Sarah Palin's repeated references to Ayers -- who is white -- somehow "carry a racially tinged subtext." This is sick. Literally sick. Have things really reached the point where ANY criticism of Obama is racist? Next thing you know, criticism of Obama for having the most liberal voting record in the Senate will be called racist. Criticism of Obama for being against...

The Obama campaign, the DNC, the MSM, and other detractors have been making accusations and claims that Sarah Palin has somehow been hiding from the press. In an effort to investigate these claims, I have gone to great lengths to try and spot her and have some actual pictures of her hiding and cowering from the press. [/sarcasm]. Here are the results. SARAH PALIN "HIDING" FROM THE PRESS IN PLAIN SITE IN VA, CA, & NV I'M VOTING FOR SARAH...AND SO ARE A WHOLE LOT OF OTHER EPOPLE

In a presidential campaign issues arise and then fade from view. The emergence of new media preoccupations may make it seem as though yesterday’s controversy has been resolved. This is rarely true.Such is the case with the issue of Barack Obama's position on legal protections for infants while an Illinois state senator. In a nutshell, the controversy comes down to a claim from Senator Obama that he would have favored the bill in the U.S. Senate that he opposed while he was an Illinois state senator. More specifically, at issue is the Born Alive Infant Protection Act (BAIPA), which...

This is one of the scariest things I've ever seen: a group of kids wearing paramilitary uniforms, marching and chanting to the man who is probably our next president as if he's some third world dictator.The left likes to call Bush a "Nazi." I don't recall him ever making or encouraging kids to sing songs about him and chant his name.

Election 2008 Item A Few Good Reasons to Vote November the 4th   by John Ross (10/4/08) The Obama-Biden team promises everybody everything that will get them elected.  On the other hand, “the mavericks,” the McCain-Palin team, promises to “Drill-Baby-Drill and throw the Fanny-May and Freddie-Mac crooks in jail.” Applying the KISS Principle (Keep It Simple Stupid), most Americans understand that we must become energy independent, otherwise the $700-Billion dollars a year we send to our enemies for gasoline will continue to be used against all of us. With Halloween just around the corner and Election Day just four days...

During the April 16 debate between Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama, moderator George Stephanopoulos brought up “a gentleman named William Ayers,” who “was part of the Weather Underground in the 1970s. They bombed the Pentagon, the Capitol, and other buildings. He’s never apologized for that.” Stephanopoulos then asked Obama to explain his relationship with Ayers. Obama’s answer: “The notion that somehow as a consequence of me knowing somebody who engaged in detestable acts 40 years ago, when I was eight years old, somehow reflects on me and my values, doesn’t make much sense, George.” Obama was indeed only eight in...

In case you haven't noticed, Senator, you are losing the argument to be the next president of the United States. And you are doing it all on your own. Recent trends and polls show that Americans are shedding their discomfort with Barack Obama, and women and independents are breaking in his direction. For your part, you are doing nothing to persuade people to do otherwise. Time to shed the over-handling and carefulness and go at it.

Right Change turns Obama's "yes we can" slogan on its head. Another good ad.

CNN made a special late night call to Paul Schneider at home and asked if the Ayers controversey is a legitimate issue. Schneider kept saying it was "nothing new" (not answering the question) and then quickly mentioned that Ayers does "live in Barack Obama's neighborhood". After that it was all about political charges becoming more severe closer to an election. They thanked Schneider for taking their call. I swear you could hear the fear in Schneider's voice. Of course he knew he wasn't answering the question, and that the controversy over Ayers has nothing to do with just living in...

"Well, you know, I think the opposition to the war in Iraq was as tough a decision as I've had to make." -- Barack Obama, August 16, 2008 "I don't oppose all wars. What I am opposed to is a dumb war. What I am opposed to is a rash war. What I am opposed to is the cynical attempt by Richard Perle and Paul Wolfowitz and other armchair, weekend warriors in this administration to shove their own ideological agendas down our throats, irrespective of the costs in lives lost and in hardships borne. What I am opposed to...

The man suing Sen. Barack Obama and the Democratic National Committee for proof of Obama's American citizenship is outraged that his own party – rather than just providing the birth certificate he seeks – would step in to silence him by filing a motion to dismiss his lawsuit. As WND reported, prominent Pennsylvania Democrat and attorney Philip J. Berg filed suit in U.S. District Court two months ago claiming Obama is not a natural-born U.S. citizen and therefore not eligible to be elected president. Berg has since challenged Obama publicly that if the candidate will simply produce authorized proof of...

WELCOME TO THE WORLD OF GOVERNMENT SANCTIONED CARBON TAX House passes “bailout bill”, with Carbon Tax credits and an entire buffet of pork attached.

<p>Convicted political fixer Antoin "Tony" Rezko has been quietly visiting Chicago's federal courthouse, setting off speculation that he may be spilling secrets to prosecutors in return for a lenient sentence. Prosecutors investigating Gov. Rod Blagojevich's administration would plainly like to hear what Rezko knows, and there is plenty of incentive to talk.</p>

Rezko, who was a key adviser in Gov. Rod Blagojevich's administration, also raised money for Obama's Illinois state campaigns and [bought an adjacent property near the senator's Chicago mansion]. Since Rezko's criminal case, Obama has donated $159,000 of Rezko-connected contributions to charity. Rezko's cooperation in the ongoing case against Blagojevich and his wife would give investigators access to someone the Tribune described as the "ultimate political insider at the center of a pervasive pay-to-play scheme." In court filings, Rezko said he had been approached by prosecutors several times before his trial and was asked repeatedly about Blagojevich and Obama. Later,...

It was the annual "Summerfest" in a community about 60 miles west of Chicago. We were expecting rides and cotton candy, but were greeted instead by tractors and a pork chop dinner. The crowd was populated by just plain folks — old and young, enjoying the easy camaraderie of small town life. One family stood out. It was a mom and dad with a boy about eight I'll call "Johnny." We had come to see a Chicago band, awkwardly positioned on a flatbed truck, who didn't disappoint. They delivered great Chicago-style blues and rock, but as great as they...

Obama Was Willing to Lose in Iraq A president cannot treat a war as if it's a game. by Robert McFarlane. Wall Street Journal, 10/03/08 A profoundly important point is being missed in the campaign debate over which candidate was right on Iraq. In 2006, when conditions on the ground were trending downward and a decision was required either to continue the struggle or to cut our losses, Barack Obama stated that the proposed deployment of more forces, the "surge," was doomed to failure and instead called for a phased withdrawal of all forces within a defined period. In short,...

WASHINGTON - Sen. John McCain and his Republican allies are readying a newly aggressive assault on Sen. Barack Obama's character, believing that to win in November they must shift the conversation back to questions about the Democrat's judgment, honesty and personal associations. With just a month to go until Election Day, McCain's team has decided that its emphasis on the senator's biography as a war hero, experienced lawmaker and straight-talking maverick is insufficient to close a growing gap with Obama.

Recent main stream media and other pollsters have (again) played the "race card" (funny that the Obama campaign, the MSM, and the DNC are the only ones who seem to do this) by insinuating that the reason a fairly good number of democrats, particularly white democrats, may not support Barack Hussein Obama, is because he is black. Apart from the assertion itself being racist, I beg to differ. As a result of my fairly popular AUDACITY OF TRUTH and my SARAH PALIN TRUMPS OBAMA_BIDEN sites, I have spoken to many democrats via email, on forums, and some even by phone....