Sunday Roundup

As Wall Street continued its nosedive, and markets around the world shuddered, John McCain's campaign launched an unrelentingly nasty assault on Barack Obama. Sarah Palin accused Obama of "palling around with terrorists." McCain co-chair Frank Keating smeared him as a drug-using "guy of the street." McCain contemptuously called him "that one." Rally speakers repeatedly referred to him as "Barack Hussein Obama." Rabid crowds responded with cries of "kill him!" and "treason." The party of Lincoln has gone from appealing to "the better angels of our nature" to evoking the darkest demons of our nature. Nevertheless, it was Cindy McCain who accused Obama of having "waged the dirtiest campaign in American history" -- a breathtaking display of projection.

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[Bluebayou101]

Read about Obama's plan to help small business here:

http://voices.washingtonpost.com/the-trail/2008/10/10/obama_proposes_small_business.html

It includes zero capital gains rate for small business, emergency lending to small businesses, a tax credit for small businesses who provide health care to their employees, and other tax breaks.

[Madfoxx]

How is he going to pay for it? Tax the rich? I own a small business, I can borrow money already, and I get a tax break for providing insurance. Capitol gains? Do small businesses have any capitol gains? I don't. Smoke and mirrors.

[Bluebayou101]

The truth about the Republican record:
http://i361.photobucket.com/albums/oo53/blueb10109/fiscalconservative.jpg

[Madfoxx]

http://www.factcheck.org/elections-2008/factchecking_obama.html

A better one

[Madfoxx]

Lets try this one http://theamericansentinel.com/2008/09/27/obama-will-raise-your-taxes-and-your-living-costs/

[Bitsko]

Remind me of this post in two years, okay? They said the same thing about Clinton's tax increase, which only gave us more prosperity.

[Madfoxx]

Such as when the tech bubble burst and investers lost millions?

[RumiSouth]

John Lewis is absolutely right: McCain is taking up the path of George Wallace. We shouldn't shrink back from the comparison because it's absolutely correct. Both of them have sold their souls to advance their careers. And just look at the people shouting for Obama's head at those rallies: they look like they were alive to vote for Wallace when he ran for president.

http://www.osborneink.com

[oddlyamerican]

Where is the logic in comparing McCain to Wallace? The comparison by Lewis was made to intentionally imply that McCain/Palin have engaged in race-baiting, whereas you have twisted it to assert that the comparison is valid because "both of them have sold their souls." This is a disingenuous and unintelligent argument, rooted in hate for Republicans and conservatives.

By tying Obama to Ayers is not race-baiting. It is irrelevant, it is a diversion tactic but it is not racism.

Because McCain has racists at his rallies does not make him racist. He is the white guy running against a black guy in a two horse race. Guess which one racists are going to flock to? Unless you presume guilt upon McCain by association then we must also presume guilt upon Obama for his association to Ayers. Granted, they different situations but they both exhibit guilt by association nonetheless.

McCain demonstrated a bold defense of Obama in front of his more ignorant supporters. Could you have seen George Wallace doing that?

Although it would appear McCain is poor choice for president given his poor judgment and rash decision-making, this does not make him a racist. To suggest otherwise is to engage in the corrosion of the democratic process, much of which has been achieved by both candidates already.

[PT6]

Isn't this where the Major McCain figures are right now?
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Sarah Palin - Violation of Alaska Statute for Misuse of Power

John McCain - Ethics Code Violation and support of Financial Criminal

Cindy McCain - She and her father continued business relationship with Keat5ing 11 more years!!!!!

Rick Davis - Fannie-Freddie Scandal - firm receiving check up until last month

What a great combination! No wonder their campaign is so Erratic and unprofessional!

[Madfoxx]

I won't go into Obama's associations you know who his mentors were, Are? Hard to tell, there all under the bus!

[PT6]

Welcome aboard Rick Davis!

[Madfoxx]

Don't get me wrong I'm no big fan of Bush, except for keeping this country safe. But to me There is no possible way Obama can fufill all the promises he has made. This country is broke, in a bi-partisen way. We have to work together and get government off our backs and that aint gonna happen with Obama in office.

[Bitsko]

Bush did nothing to keep this country "safe." Law enforcement people have done their job. Never extol an officeholder for just doing their job. That's the least they were elected to do. How about catching bin Laden? This New Yorker says that would be nice.

[Madfoxx]

But Obama is is saying 95% of tax payers will get a tax cut, Thats a lie!

[Gibbs]

Tell us why, dude. Just don't sit there typing and not fill us in on the details...

[retrocozayshin]

I'd like to hear why you think he's lying as well. Provide some (non-partisan) links please.

[Madfoxx]

I'm trying to find the link again

[Madfoxx]

I did, When the Bush tax cuts expire evryone will pays higher taxes, except those low incomes that don't pay taxes.

[Madfoxx]

Sen. John McCain's 2006 demand for regulatory action on Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac could have prevented current financial crisis, as HUMAN EVENTS learned from the letter shown in full text below.

McCain's letter -- signed by nineteen other senators -- said that it was "...vitall­y important that Congress take the necessary steps to ensure that [Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac]...ope­rate in a safe and sound manner.[an­d]..More importantly, Congress must ensure that the American taxpayer is protected in the event that either...s­hould fail."

Sen. Obama did not sign the letter, nor did any other Democrat.

[PT6]

CYA with no relevance!

We have all written such CYA and it is a meaningless activity to protect yourself not to help AMERICA!

[DIdaho]

Interesting, but irrelevant. Fannie and Freddie do not originate a single mortgage. Not one. they are the end of the chain, not the beginning. It was mortgage brokers, unregulated (and not, incidentally, subject to any of the "affirmative action" recommendations of congress) that sold these mortgages.

Look, I worked telephone sales many years ago in Columbus, Ohio. Tried to get people to meetings where they'd be sold on time shares. Got paid by the number of bodies who showed up, not the number of sales they made. Same thing here. Mortgage salesmen pocketed the commission on deals made, not on deals paid. It's not nearly as complicated as people think. It's just greed, plain and simple.

[PT6]

That is what I have been stating also!

This is a "RED HERRING" by the Republicans on "FOX EM"

[Professor73]

Watch out, the dems are going to start calling you names. Facts aren't something they like to deal with.

[Professor73]

Face it folks, politicians will tell you anything to get your vote, so the only thing you have to go on is the character of the individual. "Where there is smoke; there is certainly a fire. Obama has a lot of smoke surrounding him with various questionable political and personal associations.

It is hard to look the other way when you consider the long-term business relationship Obama has had with Resco, the political association with Ayers, the legal council Obama provided to ACORN and the religious association with Wright and Flanigan.

The office of the President of the United States, the most powerful office in the free world, is not the place to be teaching Ethics 101.

[DIdaho]

Sigh... Okay, one more time. There is no political association with Wright. None. The original meeting was a coffee for the previous State Senator and a meet and greet for her choice to succeed her, Obama. He didn't call it, didn't know anybody there. The only other "association" was they sat together on a board. I'm on the board of my Chamber of Commerce. I have absolutely no idea what anybody else on the board did 40 years ago. If one of them shows up as a child rapist, does that make me an accessory?

And don't get me started on "religious associatio­n." Hagee? Parsley? Witch Doctors? I'll take Wright seven days a week compared to those whackos.

And it's Rezco, not Resco.

[Madfoxx]

Well I have tried to post some pro McCian stuff here and it gets dumped every time so I guess no disenting opinion allowed here. All you BHO supporters will be very sorry when he lets the Bush tax cuts expire and EVERYBODY's taxes go up!

[Snowball]

Not mine, I make under $250 thousand a year.

[Professor73]

As do I, but it is not about your personal income. It is about those hundred of thousands of small businesses that have to file their tax returns using individual tax rates. When you cut into that base, you will cut into the creation of our 75% of all jobs in the United States.

You need to think way beyond your personal W-2.

[curioussoul]

IN THE MEAN TIME KEEP SALIVATING ABOUT BUSHES "WAR ON ECONOMY"

[Nagarjuna]

I for one will be happy to see the Bush tax cuts expire. It's about time.

[Professor73]

Your friend Obama has already voted for the repeal of the Bush tax credits. You are going to get the tax increase whether you like it or not.

[Professor73]

I usually have the same problem.

[gifu]

So your solution is to run the USA in some some style of economic anarchy with no taxes?? The solution is far more complicated than a tax increase or reduction if you have not noticed. We are on the ground floor, if not the basement of our economy...­......how do you pay for wars in Iraq and Afghanistan?? Your good looks?

[curioussoul]

In a Saturday conference call with Alaska journalists, Palin said she was "pleased to be cleared of any legal wrongdoing ... any hint of any kind of unethical activity there."

I AM SPEECHLESS

[Madfoxx]

Sen. John McCain's 2006 demand for regulatory action on Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac could have prevented current financial crisis, as HUMAN EVENTS learned from the letter shown in full text below.

McCain's letter -- signed by nineteen other senators -- said that it was "...vitall­y important that Congress take the necessary steps to ensure that [Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac]...ope­rate in a safe and sound manner.[an­d]..More importantly, Congress must ensure that the American taxpayer is protected in the event that either...s­hould fail."

Sen. Obama did not sign the letter, nor did any other Democrat.

[PhilipCarrington]

I am formally announcing my agenda to become potus given the stupidity of the Mccain Palin ticket.

1. no taxes (dont need them to support the nation)

2. balance the budget first term (get the wealthy to provide charitable donations when they feel like it)

3. Give every american a tax handout (because america is just like Alaska)

4. Any rape victim must have the child then that child can go into servitude maybe as a domestic servant to the wealthy

Please support this agenda and add to it as you see fit

[Gmoney1]

And, McCain has just asked Obama to apologize to him - It's more than amazing -

[FaceYourFears]

Why didn't JMC go with Romney....­I'm glad he didn't!

[southernsepia]

Why no mention of troopergate?

The media blackout on this is unbelievable!

[FaceYourFears]

"Troopergate"? It never happened..­.

[Professor73]

What media black out? i have heard it on every major news channel from NBC to FOX.

[southernsepia]

That is untrue. You must be a republican.

[Miravanguild]

Is this ALL that McCain and Palin have to offer the American people? Lies and smears?