John McCain announced that he was running for president to confront the "transcendent challenge" of the 21st century, "radical Islamic extremism," contrasting it with "stability, tolerance and democracy." But the values of his handpicked running mate, Sarah Palin, more resemble those of Muslim fundamentalists than they do those of the Founding Fathers. On censorship, the teaching of creationism in schools, reproductive rights, attributing government policy to God’s will and climate change, Palin agrees with Hamas and Saudi Arabia rather than supporting tolerance and democratic precepts. What is the difference between Palin and a Muslim fundamentalist? Lipstick. ….[ more ]
On the Republican “Fundamentalist Intolerance” Mouthpiece — ‘FOX Noise‘:
Asked on Fox & Friends about the “damage done” by having Keith Olbermann and Chris Matthews anchor MSNBC’s election coverage, the Media Research Center’s Tim Graham responded, “Not only is the damage already done, the damage continues. I mean, not only are they keeping these people on for an hour a night, they’re adding this lesbian Air America radio host, Rachel Maddow, on every night.”
Editorial Review — From Booklist: Bageant mixes a reporter’s keen analysis, a storyteller’s color, and a native son’s love of his roots in this absorbing dissection of America’s working poor.
Returning to his hometown of Winchester, Virginia, after 30 years of life among the elite journalistic class, Bageant sought to answer the question of why the working poor vote for Republicans in apparent opposition to their own interests.
On a broader level, he examines issues of economic class distinctions as he drills below the middle-class claims of his hometown.
The reality is that two of five residents do not have high-school diplomas and virtually everyone over 50 has serious health problems in a town—and nation—with poor and failing schools and health systems.
Still clinging to illusions of personal responsibility and the vain hope of someday achieving wealth, Winchester’s residents fall deeper into debt, farther behind in ambitions beyond working in the local factory—if they’re lucky—and, along with their children, subject to the de facto draft of economic conscription.
Through the lives of his friends and family, Bageant explores the importance of hunting, religion, and redneck pride in what he describes as the “American hologram.” A wise, tender, and acerbic look at life among America’s working poor. ……[ More Reviews ]
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!
[Pic -- Courtesy irregulartimes.com] 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:
Liberals have been so cowed by the pummeling they’ve taken from the right that they’ve tried to shed their own identity, calling themselves everything but liberal and hoping to pass conservative muster by presenting themselves as hyper-religious and lifelong lovers of rifles, handguns, whatever.
Without the contribution of liberals, the United States would be a much, much worse place than it is today.
Without the many great and noble deeds of liberals over the past six or seven decades, America would hardly be recognizable to today’s young people. Liberals (including liberal Republicans, who have since been mostly drummed out of the party) ended legalized racial segregation and gender discrimination…..read more here:Hold Your Heads Up.
Returning to his hometown of Winchester, Virginia, after 30 years of life among the elite journalistic class, Bageant sought to answer the question of why the working poor vote for Republicans in apparent opposition to their own interests. 
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!
