Campaigns always pay for staging and lighting. The problem with Palin's clothes was that the campaign was screaming "elitist' at Obama while buying her $150,000 worth of clothes and spending $28,000 on her hair and makeup.

The other problem was that this would have been an illegal expenditure for the campaign, which they knew. That's why they got the RNC to foot the bill.

...for staging and lighting is not vetted to the public. I mean, think about that.....$700,000 for a place to make a speech?? Costs of speechmaking are not thrown out there for the public to consider when economic times are tough, but the clothes purchase was. That comparison might help put the clothing expenditure in somewhat of a different perspective. Especially since the controversy was in the amount spent.

Lady, why do you hate kids?

MCCAIN SUPPORTER

That lady didn't give candy to innocent kids, but how about this?

July 17, 2007: Barack Obama on the FOCA - "Well, the first thing I'd do as president is, is sign the Freedom of Choice Act. That's the first thing that I'd do."

Born Alive Truth Site

Good for him! I hope he does sign the Freedom of Choice Act:

"FOCA: To protect, consistent with Roe v. Wade, a woman’s freedom to choose to bear a child or terminate a pregnancy, and for other purposes.

One of the most private and difficult decisions an individual makes is whether to begin, prevent, continue, or terminate a pregnancy. Those reproductive health decisions are best made by women, in consultation with their loved ones and health care providers."

FOCA LINK

I'm curious, Christian, are you advocating that abortions be illegal and unavailable to women in our country?

Tim's mother was actually counseled to abort him ...

Tim Tebow the Miracle Baby

any other issues! Nice post Christian. Imagine how many other awesome people would be here now had they just been given the chance.

at their very best.

Obama Supporters

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Real waitress,

The logic in your analogy is severly flawed. Tipping is optional based on a service provided. It is not mandatory.

What Barack wants to do is make it mandatory, and make it not based on a service provided, but on Marxism. (From each according to their ability, to each according to their need)

The CEO isn't getting a "tip", given to him/her based on a service provided. They merely get to keep money that they have EARNED.

Your confusing gratuity with earnings.

Cannot speak to the up to date numbers, but apparently it's a mix bag of military versus civilian (apples to oranges), but I certainly hope that he intends to somewhat better in Washington.

BODY COUNT IN THE LAST SIX MONTHS
292 MURDERED IN CHICAGO
221 KILLED IN IRAQ

OUR LEADERSHIP IN ILLINOIS ;
SEN. BARACK OBAMA
SEN. DICK DURBIN
REP. JESSE JACKSON, JR.
GOV. ROD BLOGOJEVICH
HOUSE LEADER MIKE MADIGAN
ATTY. GEN LISA MADIGAN
MAYOR RICHARD! DALY
ALL DEMOCRATS

THANK YOU FOR THE COMBAT ZONE IN CHICAGO
OF COURSE THEY ARE BLAMING OTHERS .

CAN'T BLAME THE REPUBLICANS, BECAUSE THERE AREN'T ANY.!!!!!

STATE PENSION FUND $44 BILLION IN DEBT, WORST IN THE NATION.

COOK COUNTY (CHICAGO) SALES TAX 10.25%, HIGHEST IN THE NATION.

CHICAGO SCHOOL SYSTEM ONE OF THE WORST IN THE NATION.

THIS IS THE POLITICAL MACHINE THAT OBAMA SAYS HE COMES FROM IN ILLINOIS

AND NOW OBAMA SAYS HE'S GONNA "FIX" WASHINGTON POLITICS !!

Lesser educated making less than 250,000 a year wanting to climb a ladder to millionaires and billionaires but not accepeted voter (Republicans) voted to keep guns available to ALL!
People that are lesser educated and have guns KILL.
While thinking they are protecting their interest they have left themselves open to be KILLED by others that are of like killer ability group think!

What a gruesome line-up. This is a nightmare that could last 4 years.

I hope this does not last 8 years.

My reason for this post is to honor two of my favorite hero's.
Billy Graham and President George W. Bush.
Little does some know that on a beach Billy Graham led President George W. Bush to Christ.

Before you too hard on me, don't you all have that other guy that is running for office that goes to church also. Totally different, it's not a church it's a social gathering.

My turn now to honor these two incredible guys:

Billy Graham turns 90 in a few days. Thank you Billy Graham that my Mom who is in heaven now came at one of your crusades and accepted Christ. She passed that faith down to her kids.

Listen to Thank you Billy Graham

Let's never forget and be thankful for these two men who looked to God.

Listen to 9-11 Tribute

One of the many reasons I admire President George W. Bush. He is not to proud to bow his head to an almighty God he believes in.

Listen to The Prayer

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My prayer is that we continue to have this great country to have freedom of speech and worship the way we choose.

These two video I do find disturbing:

Listen to Yes or No

That video speaks for itself.

This video we don't speak this way at my house. Maybe we all should do this and teach our kids to do this. I am surprised that Mr. Wright did this. I have never gone to a church and they say what he said.

Listen to What is wrong with these quotes from Obama

I will always pray for our Presidents. If Obama wins yes I will pray for him.

I just find it sad that so many are so deceived by this guy and that could be our Terror President Obama.

Mr. King,

Thank you for sharing. This is the political machine tha nurtured barack's rise to the Senate.

Fred

But that is just the tip of the iceberg.

Next question should be who is he going to put in his cabinet?

Secretary of Defense? State? Education?

The possibilities are mind boggling

Barack Obama’s senior advisers have drawn up plans to lower expectations for his presidency if he wins next week’s election, amid concerns that many of his euphoric supporters are harbouring unrealistic hopes of what he can achieve.

In an interview with a Colorado radio station, Mr Obama appeared to be engaged already in expectation lowering. Asked about his goals for the first hundred days, he said he would need more time to tackle such big and costly issues as health care reform, global warming and Iraq. “The first hundred days is going to be important, but it’s probably going to be the first thousand days that makes the difference,” he said. He has also been reminding crowds in recent days how “hard” it will be to achieve his goals, and that it will take time.

Times of London link

Wonder why I couldn't find that on CNN??? Oh well, find the truth where you find it.....

WOW, some of the created made up stuff I read on here is amazing! I know people want to vent BUT TRUTH is soooooooooo, IMPORTANT! Just writing or stating something does NOT make it so. Most that is printed on this site is Hyperbole. Do people read The NY Times The Washington Post The National Review or even watch CNN ????
Most of the truth can be located there, or in a library.

I do get some need the outlet of feeling impressive and important so they write on a small town newspaper, See, I get it. But TRUTH is still nice and the better option, to me at least!!!

I'll start others can help.

Attorney General. Let's see we need a real law and order type. Clinton had Reno, but I don't think she is up to the task - how about Joe Lieberman? No, that's who McCain would pick. How about Bob Bennett - he was Clinton's lawyer, so he must be ok.

Secretary of State. Need someone who represents the new look of the country's leadership and can relate to the rest of the world. Colin Powell seems to be auditioning for the job and he endorsed Barry and he has experience. Works for me.

Treasury - his one's easy - Jesse Jackson. Has vast experience transferring wealth from corporations to ???? well we don't know where it goes, but he gets it and that's all that is important.

Defense - need somebody who hates the military and can dismantle it in keeping with the "Change we can believe in" How about Hillary? No, she's going to be appointed to the Supreme Court. I know - Al Gore.

Ok who else?

...the transition, immediately after the election, were critical, “so there’s not a vast mood swing from exhilaration and euphoria to despair”.

This should be the plan for McCain as well, to bring our nation back down to earth and to expect hard times ahead, but I sure don't hear this dose of reality coming from the McCain campaign. I wonder why? Oh, that's right... he still believes the fundamentals of our economy are strong.

So, Obama is being upfront with American voters, letting them know that because of the nation's current economic condition, it will take longer to enact some of the policies he has advocated.... and his realism, and honesty, is a BAD thing??

Unlike Palin, who continues her "diarrhea of the mouth" blabbering, misleading voters by stating that McCain can "balance the budget" by 2013. Ummm, earth to Sarah...the McCain campaign has actually backpedaled on this promise.

LINK: McCain Campaign Backtracks On Balanced Budget Pledge, Admits It Might ‘Take Longer’ Than End Of First Term

"Senator John McCain’s current fiscal plan would create the largest federal deficits in 25 years, plunge the United States into the deepest debt since the second world war, and gut government revenues."

LINK

So, Obama is being upfront with American voters, letting them know that because of the nation's current economic condition, it will take longer to enact some of the policies he has advocated.... and his realism, and honesty, is a BAD thing??

The "current economic condition" didn't just spring up during this election cycle. It has gotten worse no doubt, but the deficits existed while Barry was making all these promises. This is called "saying what you have to to get elected". Now, the reality has hit him. He might actually win this thing and be held accountable for all he has promised. So, the smart play is to say "I have been dealt a bad hand and I may not be able to deliver after all".

Make no mistake....Barry's own "diarrhea of the mouth" as you put it, got him here. He has blabbered and mislead a lot of voters into what he will do for them. He is just backpedaling before his coronation.

By the way Stream, there's one group of people who are very aware that harder times are ahead. The 55% of us who actually have to pay taxes......

You wants some reality?

Wasilla Rape Kit Infomercial

Make sure you watch it to the very end. Fred Garvin makes an appearance at 1:10.

Richard, please ignore these fools. Your point on socialism is right on and I really believe the open and candid discussion of socialism which started last week with Joe The Plumber will be the turning point in the election. Obama needs to have a huge lead in the polls next Tuesday to win and it looks like it will be about even - and the more real voters that think about what socialism means to them, McCain wins. Of course the reverse is true as well - if the layabouts think they can vote themselves a handout, they may get up on time Tuesday and turn out to vote. Of course if they have to wait more than 30 minutes they may leave. I saw this happen 4 times during early voting on Wednesday. 4 people who could not have possibly had a job decided they had to be somewhere else after waiting in line less than an hour.

"I am not running for president. I am not running for president in four years. I am not running for president in 2008."...--Barack Obama, Nov. 3, 2004

How can anyone believe a single word that comes out of barack's mouth? He can get in front of a podium and tell lie after lie, such as the "middle class" will get a tax cut. It's just words and speeches without a record to run on. In barack's case, it's all lies.

Obama in `08: O yes?

You have NEVER changed your mind, WOW, and you base what on this is he the first to deny running and then run???

Most laugh and say when a politician denies he is running that certfies he is!!

My personal favorites:

"Well, basically, it's a Google." --on how he's conducting his VP search, Richmond, Virginia, June 9, 2008

"Our economy, I think, is still -- the fundamentals of our economy are strong." --Jacksonville, Fla., Sept. 15, 2008

"The issue of economics is not something I've understood as well as I should. I've got Greenspan's book."

"The fact is that I have agreed with President Bush far more than I have disagreed. And on the transcendent issues, the most important issues of our day, I've been totally in agreement and support of President Bush. --"Meet the Press" interview, June 19, 2005

"No one has supported President Bush on Iraq more than I have."

"I'm glad to have his endorsement..." regarding the endorsement of Evangelical pastor Rev. John Hagee

"F*** you! I know more about this than anyone else in the room." --to Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX), during a testy exchange about immigration legislation

"It's not social issues I care about."

"No, I'm calling you a f***ing jerk." --to fellow Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley, when Grassley asked "Are you calling me stupid?"

"Don't touch me. Do you know who I am? Do you know who you're talking to?" –becoming enraged when a woman grabbed his arm during a game of craps at a Puerto Rico casino in 2005

"Do you know why Chelsea Clinton is so ugly? Because Janet Reno is her father." --at a 1998 Republican fundraiser

I recieved this email today from a teacher. Read this. "The most eye-opening civics lesson I ever had was while teaching third grade in 2000. The presidential election was heating up and some of the children showed an interest. I decided we would have an election for a class president. We would choose our nominees. They would make a campaign speech and the class would vote. To simplify the process, candidates were nominated by other class members. We discussed what kinds of characteristics these students should have. We got many nominations and from those, Jamie and Olivia were picked to run for the top spot.
The class had done a great job in their selections. Both candidates were good kids. I thought Jamie might have an advantage because he got lots of parental support. I had never seen Olivia's mother. The day arrived when they were to make their speeches Jamie went first. He had specific ideas about how to make our class a better place. He ended by promising to do his very best. Every one applauded. He sat down and Olivia came to the podium. Her speech was concise. She said, 'If you will vote for me, I will give you ice cream.' She sat down.

The class went wild. 'Yes!Yes! We want ice cream. ' She surely would say more. She did not have to. A discussion followed. How did she plan to pay for the ice cream? She wasn't sure. Would her parents buy it or would the class pay for it. She didn't know. The class really didn't care. All they were thinking about was ice cream. Jamie was forgotten. Olivia won by a land slide.

Every time Barack Obama opens his mouth he offers ice cream, and 60% percent of America reacts like nine year olds. They want ice cream. The other 40% percent know they're going to have to feed the cow."

Very simple and oh-so-true!! The vast majority of NObama's supporters are just like that! The old WHAT'S IN IT FOR ME crowd. Then there are the just plain "got my blinders on and don't care about facts" crowd that is usually on here. They like to turn and twist the facts around and ignore so much of the disgusting crap that surrounds Obama like a noxious cloud! All they can do is attack those of us that bring up those ugly tidbits of facts on him. Keep up the faith, Jon. I still have hope for a win.

The venom and hold onto devisiveness is so evident. Wake up you will be left behind, Americans are coming together and caring for one another again. Maybe, just maybe, you have heard the expression "Love They Neighbor as They Self!"

It seems the majority want free money. For some reason they think they have a right to not work and still receive a paycheck. Where did people learn to expect a free lunch?

For many, life's lessons do come hard, but fortunately many learn and go on to be most productive in the long run. Take the Depression of the 1930's and the generation that endured it. We don't refer to them as the "Greatest Generation" because of their timidity.

Soup lines abounded in major cities while Americans went without, employment was nearly nonexistent, and as my father pointed out to me having a cow or pig in a rural area was a luxury. Should this reoccur, this nation will truly suffer, those who have for decades been dependent upon government for their "check" whether as compensation or handout, may learn the hard way that the check did not come. As one of our nation's largest employers, the federal government may just have written a check that no one will (can) cash. Of course the mantra will be to raise taxes, but merely raising taxes on a population out of work will do little but inflate political egos. Make the rich pay for it, may well be a cry of desperation, but just how long can less than five percent of the population support the remaining ninety-five percent.

Irregardless of who wins on Tuesday, can we not all agree to take those steps necessary to both live and govern within our means. As average citizens, we are expected to balance our checkbooks else suffer the consequences. Corporations, Banks and Governments can certainly do the same all we have to do is to take the advice of our remaining octagenarians and use a little common sense.

To not do this will force this blogger to return to the countryside and revert to the vocation of my ancestors. Sadly, the exception being that the tools I use to enforce my Second Ammendment right are far more deadly.

If you Republicans destroyed the economy and banking system and provoked this crisis to teach us a lesson then I think we've learned enough. Y'all can call it off now.

I believe your pals Barney and Chris are "in the way" so to speak, so turning it off prior to election's outcome won't happen. Would that mean that your side has something to lose should the "shenanigans" of Wall Street be exposed?

I thought we were to be singing "Row, Row, Row the Boat" about now.

Nicely done Robert!!!!
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