Columnist - John Sammon
That angry man who stood up in the audience at the John McCain rally a few weeks back and said, “I’m mad, I’m really mad. The socialists are taking over.”

He lectured McCain to shut up and let him finish. Even McCain backed off.

I have no doubt the guy is really mad. He thinks his world is crumbling around him. His white-only world.

When he said “socialists” are taking over, what he really meant was, “niggers, faggots, lesbians and liberals are taking over.”

I hope that by next Tuesday he’s really really mad.

It’s fascinating how dishonest the Republican Party has become. McCain sells himself as a “maverick” who has bucked the system, yet he voted with little Bush 90 percent of the time. Maybe he’s a maverick in the way he puts his socks on.

It’s almost mesmerizing how the Republicans can lie so blatantly, and by a large part get away with it, contradicting truth that’s as plain for all to see as the large nose on my face. You’d think people who were honest, or wanted to be, including members of the Republican Party, would call McCain on it.

For example, the Joe the Plumber scam. The straight talk bus tour. McCain and his paladin Palin are trying to foist off that they’re working class heroes fighting for the average Joe, and that Obama and the Democrats are a bunch of elitists.

The Republican Party working class?

That’s a new one. Run that by me again.

You know the kind of people they mean. Working class. In other words, mostly lower income not hugely successful white people who hang out in bars in the daytime swilling beer and who wear worn undershirts and have tattoos.

McCain and the Republican Party represent them?

Are we talking about the same Republican Party? The party of big oil and big lobbyists, and big markets free of any accountability, the party of trickle down from the rich, the party of gigantic investor frauds wiping out the savings of thousands of stock holders, the party that has a near zero record of achievement on civil rights, or environmentalism or health care?

The party whose adherents (many of them) would like to see blacks once again sitting at the back of a bus where they belong?

The party of an Alaska big shot recently convicted of corruption?

McCain talks about no new taxes, but every year the money the country owes goes up to an amount so high it can no longer be realistically contemplated, a trillion zillion dollars. I’m just a simple guy. You Republicans explain it to me. If we add to our debt and ignore it like the Republicans have for the past eight years, and it keeps going up and up……..who’s going to pay it?

I can’t ignore my own personal debts.

Who’s going to pay for the money America owes, if nobody pays?

McCain’s campaign has all along been about avoidance of confronting unpleasant reality, and instead focusing on mythical heroes, and inflammatory non-issues, working Joes in bars, so-called real Americans who supposedly have sole ownership of the country and its morality and wisdom. Real Americans with real American values live in small towns.

But they’re also white.

What they won’t say, but they should, since it’s what they really think, and what they really mean when they use a word like “socialists,” is that lesbians, faggots, liberals and niggers are not real Americans.

That includes Mexican “greasers.”

Joe the Average Guy is white, and he’s really really mad.

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I’m mad. I’m really mad — McCain/Palin Rally [10/9/08]

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An LA Times Editorial
Published: September 28, 2008

As the Bush administration attempts to stabilize the nation’s economy, we are witness to the final chapter of a period of perverse and dishonest leadership that has used its own crises to justify the expansion of its own power. This was a president who came to office on promises of modesty — who championed a “humble nation,” scorned nation building and promised a more limited role for government in the lives of its citizens. Then he presided over a six-year attempt to tear down and rebuild the nations of Afghanistan and Iraq, and now has embarked on the most profound expansion of the federal government’s role in the private economy since the Depression.

In both cases, the pattern is the same. Ineptitude led to crisis; crisis then became the argument for the radical expansion of executive power. The administration insisted that it exercise its new authority with a minimum of scrutiny by Congress, the courts or the public.

In the so-called war on terror, that has meant the abdication of our most basic American principles. We have forfeited privacy and honor — the administration has monitored phones and e-mails without warrants and has secreted prisoners in foreign lands, arguing that they deserved none of our protections even while in our custody. As a nation, we have stooped to torture (while debating the meaning of the word) and refused to recognize one of our most basic Anglo-American notions, the principle of habeas corpus (thankfully, the Supreme Court, seven of whose members are Republicans, drew the line at that abomination). We have held prisoners in detention without trial, without charge, without end. In so doing, we have antagonized the world and debased America’s moral authority to lead.

The same administration responsible for these catastrophes has over the last month nationalized the largest source of funding for mortgages and the largest insurance company on the planet. And it proposed to intervene even more dramatically in the nation’s economy by having the Treasury Department — with no court, congressional or public oversight — relieve financial institutions of the troubled mortgages and related securities that have locked up the lending system.

There is no doubt about the depth and range of the crisis that provokes these calls for government action. The gyrations of the stock market have been dismaying, and the threat to the country’s financial institutions — and everyone who borrows from or invests in them — is real. Still, the audacity of this administration demanding expanded powers and curtailed accountability is a wonder to behold. The bitter irony is that this crisis warrants dramatic intervention, but President Bush’s record makes him difficult to trust even when he’s right.

These troubles are about more than a president who is unfaithful to his word. Bush has transformed the balance of power in our government. We are seeing the erection of an imperial presidency, immune from oversight when it fights terrorists and when it rescues banks.

Politically, these developments raise two questions: Which candidate to succeed Bush benefits most by the events of recent weeks? And which candidate, if either, would have the strength to roll back these expansions of presidential power if elected?

To the first question, the answer seems to be Barack Obama, though only modestly. Obama’s poll numbers have inched up in recent days as voters have taken stock of a frighteningly complex economic meltdown and been left to wonder what to think of John McCain’s abrupt, halting responses — as McCain saw it, the “fundamentals” of the economy were sound one moment, at risk the next.

Questions about McCain’s judgment in recent days have only been deepened by the performances of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin. She has struggled in her rare public appearances, and her selection risks appearing all the more reckless and cynical when held against the seriousness of this financial crisis. Even McCain’s campaign “suspension” seemed like gamesmanship. He said he was rushing to Washington, but took his time, and the talks derailed soon after he arrived. He proclaimed that the situation was so dire he would not return to the stump until an agreement was reached, then did precisely what he said he wouldn’t. It was not an impressive week for the Straight Talk Express.

Still, Obama has hardly run away with this issue, and the economic news exposes his weaknesses as well. He is, after all, untested by executive crisis and a freshman senator of limited achievement in government. Voters may well blanch at his relative inexperience, given the gravity of these times. Indeed, it is telling that in a week when his opponent flailed, Obama made scant headway in the polls.

On the matter of which candidate could be trusted to roll back the excessive powers that Bush has aggregated, Obama is vague and McCain is exasperating. McCain has properly condemned the U.S. detention facility at Guantanamo Bay and said he would close it, but when the court granted detainees there the rights of habeas corpus, McCain denounced the ruling as “one of the worst decisions in the history of this country.” He condemned torture, but then, with the campaign underway, voted against legislation to limit the CIA’s use of coercive interrogation. Those oscillations do not reassure.

Obama, meanwhile, is more consistent and encouraging but offers few specifics. He pledges to close Guantanamo, restore habeas corpus and end the invasions of privacy undertaken in the name of fighting terrorism. Those are welcome positions and provide some hope that he would roll back Bush’s excesses. But while he pledges allegiance to the separation of powers, Obama has said little about how to honor that pledge. Rare is the politician who willingly cedes authority, and we have not heard enough from Obama to be convinced he’s that rare person.

These are not abstractions. They are the legacy of this grim epoch, one that should be equally offensive to conservatives and liberals. George Bush promised humility and delivered arrogance. The next president must not.

The United States of Arrogance

The hypocrisy of U.S. democracy and self-righteous foreign policy is troubling the world. The U.S. Dept of Defense, the world’s largest landlord, operates 737 military bases in 63 countries with military personnel in 156 nations. America is ready to strike any country to procure natural resources to extend its empire, keep the dollar afloat, and ensure its utopia. The military-industrial complex has put over 80,000 innocent Iraqis and 4,000 U.S. troops in an early grave, while putting itself in $9 trillion in debt. Alienating humanity and creating new terrorists daily, American foreign policy is a nightmare! Sexually abusing and raping in Abu Ghraib, using chemical white phosphorus (its own WMD) in Fallujah, destroying homes, ransacking mosques, and killing innocents across Iraq–America is winning the war of terror. Unprecedented soldier suicides attest to a disenchanted military. At home the FBI violates civil liberties, while the FDA approves deadly drugs, and CIA concocts phony “slam dunk” intel for war.

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From the day John McCain chose her as his running mate, Sarah Palin has stuck to the same script of blatant lies — repeating the same lies over and over.

She is a barracuda alright, a fabricationist CUM extortionist of Lou Dobbs proportions, a “politico-religious” right-wing Republican operator as ruthless as a “blood-oathed” MUNGIKI.

What else would one expect from a delusional Republican moron who belongs to a church in which the parishioners “speak in tongues,” believe that the earth is flat, promote “pray days” for gays — to convert them to heterosexuality, among many other ridiculous GODLY things….[ more ]

The stupidity is astounding!

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It’s Bush thinking once again: “God Speaks Through Me,” said Bush on July 9, 2004 — the man who commands the greatest stockpile of nuclear missiles and other weapons of mass destruction ever created, believes that he is a prophet chosen by God to represent all that is good and right in the Universe…..Sarah Palin thinks in the same fashion!

Bush has clearly demonstrated over the last eight years that he is a greedy, reckless idiot of a leader and America must reject anybody else with the same level of irrational stupidity…..Sarah Palin.

Here are Saint Sarah’s blatant lies so far — which she shamelessly continues to trumpet on the campaign trail:

1. Bridge To Nowhere — Palin backed “Bridge To Nowhere” in 2006. She didn’t say “no thanks” to the PORK, until after Congress had already abandoned it but given Alaska a blank check for $223 million in taxpayers’ money anyway. Saint Sarah is lying when she says: “I championed reform to end the abuses of earmark spending by Congress” and opposed federal funding for the controversial bridge to a sparsely populated island. “I told Congress, “Thanks, but no thanks,” on that bridge to nowhere.” “‘If our state wanted a bridge,’ I said, ‘we’d build it ourselves.’” …[ more ]

2. Sold Executive Jet on Ebay — “While I was at it, I got rid of a few things in the governor’s office that I didn’t believe our citizens should have to pay for. That luxury jet was over the top. I put it on eBay.”

Old man McCain compounded the distortion: “You know what i enjoyed the most? She took the luxury jet that was acquired by her predecessor and sold it on eBay - made a profit.”

While it is partly true that jet was listed on eBay, it didn’t sell and was later sold at a loss. When no offers came in, Palin hired a jet broker - Turbo North Aviation in Anchorage - which sold the jet for $2.1 million to an Alaska businessman. The former governor bought it for $2.7 million.

3. Fired The Chef — Palin didn’t fire the chef, instead transferred her to the Republican state legislature to cook gourmet meals in their legislative lounge. ANOTHER SUGAR-COATED LIE — Designed to portray her as a reform (CHANGE) minded candidate.

This woman has a problem with the truth …..in the mode of Bush and Cheney.

…..keep digging Moose!

Sarah Palin: Maverick to Nowhere

Sneaky liars always provoke conspiracy theories

Obama Team Responds

I wish Obama would hit much harder. McCain and his female moose are on the trail lying their asses off. These two — Palin and McCain are typical ‘Take no prisoner THUG‘ Republicans.

The Obama-Biden message is too soft — John McCain and Sarah Palin ARE NOT NICE PEOPLE. They are TOUGH LYING POLITICAL SNAKES, who must be beaten in the head to submission.

Apparently the Democrats have not learned their lesson over the years.

Slightly more than half of the American electorate is “functionally illiterate,” — they don’t read regularly, they don’t analyze and depend mostly on partisan TV to make crucial political judgments. This is worsened by the fact that an estimated 40 million people in the U.S. cannot read a simple sentence, a factor brought about by among many other things - undiagnosed learning disorders, poverty, unstable homes, bad schools and teachers — despite the immense wealth in this country.

Factor in racism and you have fertile “moose-hunting” grounds for Palin and McCain.

An illiterate person will always favor the candidate who connects in a simple “no-frills” manner, rather than a nuanced professorial approach — typical of Obama. After all very few accomplished anything in school, anyway. They tend to have blind and foolish faith, which is downright dangerous, especially in this volatile world of today.

The result: Even an unqualified and intellectually deranged goon like Bush gets elected ….TWICE!

When you elect Nixon (a foul mouthed racist crook), Reagan (a pro-apartheid serial liar with a heart of darkness), Bush Sr. (godfather of a thieving cabal) and Bush Jr. (an un-schooled illiterate and a cabal puppet) for president, in succession — you must be an idiot too. | More on Reagan |

Republicans are specialists when it comes to exploiting the “Low-Information” voter, and they will lie, cajole, mis-represent, fabricate and scratch like hungry hyena’s trying to chew into a chain link fence, to get their malicious message across, tactics the Democrats have never perfected and are afraid to use.

I say fight fire with fire!

Obama and Biden should know that an ill-informed person is far more receptive to fear-mongering, and therefore they must counter — not with more fear-mongering, but by calling McCain and Palin for what they are: LIARS — in as raw a manner as possible.

The Obama team must relentlessly hammer home — that electing McCain is a third Bush term. They must lay prime emphasis on bread-and-butter economic issues, and their three debate performances must be phenomenal.

The excitement surrounding Sarah Palin will eventually fizzle out — as she stumbles through issues, and as her vetting becomes even more intense, but still the Obama campaign cannot afford to be nice to these two poisonous snakes!

They better take the fight to these two LYING THUG GOONS, with a vengeance, before it is too late.

Bob Herbert of the New York Times sums up this LIBERAL FEAR very eloquently:

REFERENCES:

1. Sarah Palin Is NOT The Mother?? (Video and Photos)
2. FOX News Pundits Overlook Sarah Palin’s Lies While Praising Her Speech To The Hilt
3. Palin a Reformer? Simply Laughable
4. Leon Wieseltier: These Are Not The Times For Right-Wing Screwball

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By John Sammon

I’ve incurred the wrath of the Free Republic, an arch conservative organization committed to domination of America by the extreme right wing. Read the full story

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