'Nuff Said...

I Didn't Vote For Obama

by kentuckyscott

Mon Oct 20, 2008 at 01:24:08 PM PDT

I'm a middle-class white guy living in Jacksonville , Florida. I've got a wife and two kids. Because the kids had no school today, I took a vacation day from work, and took the kids downtown to vote early. Fifty-nine minutes later, two smiling children and I proudly sported "I Voted" stickers.

But I didn't vote for Obama.

I voted for my ancestors, who believed in the promise of this country and came with nothing as immigrants.

I voted for my parents, who taught in the public schools for decades.

I voted for Steve, an acquaintance of mine from Kentucky . (Killed by an IED two years ago in Iraq).

I voted for Shawn, another who's been to Iraq twice, and Afghanistan once, and who'll be going back to Afghanistan again soon -- and whose family earned eleven bucks a month too much to qualify for food stamps when the war started.

I voted for April, the only African-American girl in my high school – it was years before it occurred to me how different her experience of our school must have been.

I voted for my college friends who are Christian, Jewish, Mormon, and yes -- Muslim.

I voted for my grandfathers, who worked hard in factories and died too young.

I voted for the plumber who worked on my house, because I want him to get a REAL tax break.

I voted for four little angels from Birmingham.

I voted for a bunch of dead white men who, although personally flawed, were willing to pledge their lives, fortunes, and sacred honor, and used a time of great crisis to expand freedom rather than suspend it.

I voted for all those people and more, and I voted for all of you, too.

But mostly, I voted selfishly. I vote for two little kids, one who has ballet in an hour, and [one] who has baseball practice at the same time. I voted for a world where they can be confident that their government will represent the best that is in this country, and that will in turn demand the best of them. I voted for a government that will be respected in the world. I voted for an economy that will reward work above guile. I voted for everything I believe in.

Sure, I filled in the circle next to the name Obama, but it wasn't him I was voting for -- it was every single one of us, and those I love most of all.

Who else is there to vote for?

Question: Where is Obama Tonight?

Answer: EVERYWHERE!!!

From television networks CBS, Fox, Univision and NBC to cable's TV One, Univision, MSNBC, BET and Comedy Central, it's all Obama all the time! If you're still undecided (quite frankly, I can't understand it - either you want change or you don't - what's there to decide???) here's your best last chance to find out about the Man and his plan.

Hopefully after tonight, you will make the right decision (and move gracefully to the LEFT!)

"Voz Unida" created by Rafael López

The New York Times Endorses Obama

As tough as the times are, the selection of a new president is easy. After nearly two years of a grueling and ugly campaign, Senator Barack Obama of Illinois has proved that he is the right choice to be the 44th president of the United States.

Click here to read the rest of the article.

Political Videos

Here are some links to some great political videos. Enjoy!

Ain't Funny

John Stewart Clarification

Results of The Great Schlep - Part 1

Results of The Great Schlep - Part 2

Sarah Palin's Visit to SNL

Christopher Buckley Endorses Obama

How Obama Deals With It All!

Another Soap Box Moment

You know, I keep thinking about things like this and this, And (yes, glass half full again) what we have to realize is that Obama wouldn't be where he is now if more than half of the country wasn't over this whole horrible racism thing. When we went to work at the Obama HQ last weekend, we were the only Black people there. All of the other workers, old and young, were of some other nationality. We met a kid on the street that was clearly American but his family was from Pakistan. He said he was amazed at the number of people that were still supporting McCain.

Muslims are lining up behind Obama, Jews are lining up behind Obama, as well as all of those cultures and "large" towns that the GOP has snubbed or neglected. Obama crosses all racial lines, not just black and white. Even other countries are lining up behind Obama and prominent Republicans other than Colin Powell are defecting like Cubans from the old Castro regime.

Oh, and by the way... Al-Qaeda supports McCain. If they had come out with a statement like that regarding Obama, McNasty's people would have been all over it. Robo-dialing would never have seen such fervor! (Fortunately, we Hope-mongers are above that sort of thing!) Instead, McShame's representatives held a press conference to make the claim seem absolutely incredible. Could that be any sweeter? Couldn't have happened at a better time. Awesome!!

This soap box moment has been brought to you by the good feelings about the Obama/Biden 2008 campaign! :-)

Can't Make It To The Polls?

Business trip? Family vacation? Permanantly disabled? Your vote still counts!!!

Click here and request an absentee ballot. Make sure you get your request in before the deadline!

Don't let the election get away from us this time! Let your voice be heard!

Check out Afro Whigs

It's short and cute! And it has a good message. Get out and vote!

Colin Powell endorses Barack Obama

Gold Standard endorsement!

With only two weeks left in the campaign, former Secretary of State Colin Powell announced on Sunday that he will be voting for Sen. Barack Obama, citing the Democrat's "ability to inspire" and the "inclusive nature of his campaign."

He also said that he was concerned about Gov. Palin and doesn't think that she is ready to lead and was troubled by Sen. McCain's negativity and attempts to de-Americanize Obama by trying to attach him to terrorism and socialism.

If Colin Powell thinks Sen. Obama is ready to lead, shouldn't you?

Check out the rest of the article here!

Or see it for yourself here.

Incidentally, here is the website dedicated to the Muslim soldier that died for America over in Iraq. Don't forget his name or his legacy!

Keith Olbermann Has A Little Something To Say!

All I can say is Damn!!!!

Click here to see this ass-whoopin"! Here's a quote but you gotta go see it for yourself!

Senator McCain, your supporters, at your events, are calling Obama a terrorist and traitor and are calling for him to be killed. And yet you keep bringing back these same rabid Right Wing nuts to deliberately stir these crowds into frenzies. And then you take offense when somebody who remembers the violence in our political past, calls you on it. You, sir, are responsible for a phalanx of individuals who are shouting fire in a crowded theatre. There are some things to respect and honor about you, Senator McCain. But on this, you're not only a fraud, Senator but you are tacitly inciting lunatics to violence. If you want to again grand-stand and suspend your campaign here's your big chance. Suspend your campaign now, until you, or somebody else, gets some control over it and it ceases to be a clear and present danger to the peace of this nation.

RIP Levi Stubbs

Four Tops lead singer Levi Stubbs (far left with Renaldo "Obie" Benson, Abdul "Duke" Fakir) passed away today at the age of 72. Although I grew up with the sounds of the Four Tops ringing through the house, my children are familiar his voice since he was Audrey II, the giant man-eating plant, in the movie version of Little Shop of Horrors.

His voice, his presence and his genius will be greatly missed!

Tonight's Debate

If John McCain tried to bring up William Ayres in tonight's debate, Barack Obama needs to bring up William Timmons. Because let's face it, right now Professor Ayres past actions are completely unrelated to Obama's campaign today and Timmons is going to be front and center if McCain takes office next year. It's completely relevant and fair game. Not only is it time to take the gloves off, Obama NEEDS to bring this up!

So many lies, so little time!

AP: McCain Tied to 'Nazi Collaborators...Right-Wing Death Squads'

The End Of Sean Hannity's Career!

Olbermann: McCain, Palin have questionable ties of their own

The Palins’ un-American activities

The GOP goes back to its ugly roots
Excerpt:

Sarah Palin, confidently pronouncing on Obama’s bona fides despite the fact that she has repeatedly revealed herself to a terrified world to be someone who must be kept as far away from the presidency as possible, joined in the smear campaign. Citing Obama’s acquaintance with former Weatherman founder Bill Ayers, Palin said about the Democratic presidential nominee, “This is not a man who sees America as you and I do — as the greatest force for good in the world. This is someone who sees America as imperfect enough to pal around with terrorists who targeted their own country.”

terrified world Excerpt:

'Watching the current American presidential contest brings these issues to the fore once again, especially on the Republican side. The Democrats have selected a pair of candidates who pretty faithfully perpetuate that party’s traditions, with the added act of an African-American candidate with a Muslim father. The Republican ticket of McCain and Palin, on the other hand, is a much stranger beast, especially in the vice presidential slot.

The fact that someone like Governor Sarah Palin, who lacks any national or international experience -- perhaps even basic knowledge -- can be a potential vice president is a sign of American democracy at its worst. In one swift, serendipitous moment, she was transformed from a moose hunter in Alaska to a global mullah hunter in a contest and a world about which she knows zilch -- as she reconfirms every time she opens her mouth.'

Never mind the fact that Palin herself supported, and her husband belonged to, a secessionist Alaska political party that advocated armed opposition to the U.S. Never mind the fact that Obama’s relationship with Ayers, as detailed in the very New York Times story that Palin cited as her source, was utterly casual. Facts are for those in the reality-based community. The point is to paint Obama not just as a terrorist sympathizer and America-hater, but as an alien. Hence Palin’s description of him as “not a man who sees America as you and I do.”

Sarah Palin And The Alaska Independence Party
By Greg Sargent - September 1, 2008, 11:12AM
This seems worth digging into a bit. The Alaska Independence Party, which was formed with the goal of seceding from the union and establishing Alaska as an independent state, says that Palin addressed their 2008 convention.

The AIP has posted video of what it claims is her address on its Web site.

Video of Sara Palin addressing the Alaska Independence Party (AIP)


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