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Wednesday, October 29, 2008

Obama to debut TV infomercial

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paul_stewart

It is important to restate his message. McCain and his propagandists are diluting it with stupid talk, lies and foolishness. The right wing commentary will just get more and more ideological and indeed hysterical. It will continue to try to paint Obama what he is not. It will continue to try to destroy his character. That is their only hope. It is not going to work. To those who spouting Socialist. Well, if Obama is a socialist, then McCain and Bush are bush-wacking Pirates, dressed in business suits. In league with those running some of the the large businesses these days with "golden parachutes", with special note of the oil companies, car companies and the investment banks. All of them crying "deregulation, deregulation", "self regulation, self regulation", "limits to liability", "limits to liability", etc.... The American people are starting to tune out the Republican Party. And rightly so. I think the reason is obvious - America as a Nation trumps the Republican Party. Many are starting to see through the Republican facade. William Buckley Jr. gets it, Colin Powell really gets it, but the Party Leaders and demagogues do not - especially people like Rush, Bush, Bachmann and and de Rothschild. The Party is so imbued in its own Propaganda, in its own sense of Superiority and Self Righteousness, that it has indeed lost its way. The Republican Party has something of a Maoist sentiment of being the ruling Party and the Ruling Class. In spite of the dissent of most of the Nation. Real Republicans need to seize the levers of the Party, tear it down and rebuild from the grass roots up. Its ownership is too centered in selfish ideological hands and its philosophy has gone Piratical; way too right wing. I think it is way out of the mainstream. For so long it has been there, and held its ground by moving the mainstream and demonizing the left. No more.
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paul_stewart

I believe that Republicans do not have a lock on conservatism - indeed, Obama is a true pragmatist and he knows that you need to be fiscally conservative to be more socially liberal. Otherwise it does not add up. He is not really a liberal. Obama and the Democrats also understand you can't let the Foxes run the Hen Houses, and certainly not under self policing policies. And certainly not with limits on liability if they eat all the Hens and can't replace them when caught. Republicans today do not understand the concept of collective. This is mostly because they are the ones that are benefiting from the Caveman's survival of the fittest ideas and the "ownership" society. They have the money and the power and they view and work politics to maintain it. They feel entitled and they pay lip service to social policies while generally demonizing them as being something unAmerican. When, indeed America needs to shift away from the extreme right wing to a more common sense approach. Republican Party leaders and their rich backers want to keep giving the mainstream masses a wind up toy. A Bush, a Palin, a McCain or any Barbie or Ken will do. Just dress 'em up and get 'em talkin' just like ole "Joe Six Pack" and "Joe the Plumber" whoever that is. Its sure not you or me. Let them think their leaders are just like you. This has kept the masses happy, while Republicans and cronies eat the Hens. Of course, when the Hens are noticed missing, it will be someone else' fault. Probably the Democrats somehow, it does not matter how, or someone in Iraq. No wait, it might be Putin, or possibly its Castro, no wait he's almost dead, okay then, Chavez ...... Or maybe that Muslim Arab Socialist African Malaysian Hawaiian and UnAmerican Obama...... And so the tomfoolery goes........ Liberals are not socialists. The latter is a word sullied by dictators and megalomaniacs. Theirs' is a false concept of socialism, used for selfish gain and to keep the masses poor and in chains. As McCain has said - strong backs, or the backbone of America is that American laborer. A back strong enough to carry the malarkey called Republican Conservatism or, I think, Piratical Conservative is more fitting.
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paul_stewart

There is no stronger Nation than one with a well run economic engine. One that is fairly and sensibly regulated. One that shares the wealth equitably. One that is built on morally sound incentive systems for its operators. One with a collective advancement and support system for all its members. Republicans as much or more than any others will tell you that you don't send into battle men without protection and weapons. You don't send men that are unskilled and untrained in the use of weapons. You don't win battles by leaving your compatriots unprotected. And you don't leave the weak and wounded behind. Their rescue is the mark of heroes. If its heroic in the battlefields of war, why not so in the battlefields of life? America is indeed headed for a brighter future with Obama than with McCain.
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POLITICCHIC

We have all heard enough of both campaigns. 1/2 hour of Obama is too much. Donate that money to charity. Obama voters now will be be Obama voters on election day. The homeless could use a few million.
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NoHillaryNoVote

TURN OFF OBAMA-TV I have been sharing this idea on several blogs during the past week. For the record: I am a PUMA in northern VA I am a Black woman I am a registered democrat I am one of the voters who supported Hillary Clinton in the primary AND I am not voting for Obama-Biden. I am so tired of hearing about Obama spending big bucks to run his infomercial on October 29th by trying to blanket mainstream television airways. I (with the help of many others) have been promoting a “Turn off Obama-TV” on October 29th. I say to McCain-Palin supporters - Do NOT Listen to or Watch Obama’s 30 minute commercial. Obama thinks he can MAKE us listen to what he has to say by spending all that money in order to have his commercial on several networks at the same time. We do NOT have to listen. We do NOT have to support this gimmick. Let’s all participate in “Turn Off Obama-TV” that night. For that specific 30 minutes: Push mute - Turn down the sound – Change the channel - or Turn off the television. Do not listen to any more of Obama’s hot air, false promises or his lies about McCain-Palin. INSTEAD for that 30 minutes do something else with your brain cells. Let others know that you are choosing NOT to listen to & to NOT watch Obama’s commercial. And encourage others to join in a national response to this media effort. Please join me by choosing to turn away from Obama’s efforts to control the outcome of this election by spending so much money on a one night media blitz. Tell all your family & friends to “Turn Off Obama-TV”!!
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carljoseph

I refuse to watch Obama who I do not even consider to be an American let alone a monster thinker as he would have babies shredded out of the womb. How can anyone justify the immoral and corrupt character of "that one." Lets vote in Osama Bin Laden, at least he is not going to lie from the git go as to when or how he'll run America into the ground.
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BannedMonique

Will they blame the huge amounts of money the democrats have spent? Will they realize that they need to find ways to bring in the youth vote? Will they change their public stance regarding some keystone issues to reflect the majority opinion of the voters? This will be interesting to see when the self analysis begins. The Republicans are divided, the Palin issue itself has shown there are cracks in the foundation...will this entail mortar being added to fill in the cracks or is the rebuilding about to begin?
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BannedMonique

PaulStewart, I enjoyed reading your take on things. I think the Republican party is scared of rebuilding because this will entail some tossing out of the old guard that has constantly delivered a portion of the vote they so desperately need. The one group that stands to lose the largest will be Evangelical Christians. The Republicans have had them locked up for years and this continues (but at a much diminished rate) to grow the base of the party. Republicans are always identified come election time as the party that will do away with abortion. For a lot of Evangelicals, this is a keystone policy to their voting. Abortion is not a simple issue for any party to handle, according to studies the overwhelming Majority of Americans believe there should be SOME choice. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abortion_in_the_United_States The Republicans, to keep that 20-30% group happy and committed, will always bring up abortion and indicate they are against it....but when elected... do nothing about it. What this does is turns off a lot of women voters that have strong opinions to the contrary (the majority of Americans)...it's the "what if it did become unavailable". I think in the future we will see the Republicans distance themselves from the extremists on the right, because demographically speaking, this is a group that, while they do vote, are dying off, the demographics are changing and unless the Republicans want to be left behind always catering to the older generation while the new classes of voters enter the picture this is a big loser for them. They need to find ways to capture the youth vote, the 18-30 year olds. Lots of these polls admit that one of the great unknowns in this election is "will the recently registered vote and if so in what numbers"? Another issue is polling is missing a very large segment of our population, one which based on internet polls and such indicate that 18% of the current population don't have a land-line phone, so in essence are unpollable. This 18% is typically from the 18-30 year old group, I read somewhere that 46% of that age group are strictly cell users. One item I remember said the numbers for Obama are possibly 3-4% off, on the low side (from an HDNET-TV poller who called the democratic primaries within 1-2%, very accurate for a polling company). If this is the case then we can expect a very significant margin of victory for Obama. But the question remains, how will the Republicans react?
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rpsboyz

Obama, people hate infomercials. Do us all a favor and quit talking. The more you talk the worse the ozone gets from your stench.
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bfsand

What you will be seeing tonight is the personification of political danger in this country --- B. Hussein Obama, a new Hitler, who ironically said on a radio station in Chicago that the U.S. shows tendencies that existed in Nazi Germany. Just like Hitler had his Nazi Youth, Obama has chorus of students singing his praises in classrooms and a school textbook written adorably about him. Just like Hitler, he wants to expand the state and crush dissent and socialize medicine in carrying out his radical/socialist/totalitarian agenda. He fosters a culture of death, with abortion on demand, gay rights and the decriminalization of prostitution. Don't worry, there won't be a military machine like Hitler built. Instead, Obama with his unholy alliance of Reid and Pelosi, will weaken our military., change our democratic institutions, make big government bigger, and liberalize the Supreme Court to do all of this. He would turn the White House into the Black House. Fortunately, all of this isn't going to happen, because he's going down to defeat next Tuesday.
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woody1

Character and judgment are the byproduct of ones upbringing and those one associates with. Connect the dots and what you have is a far left snake oil salesman groomed from day one to present to America his myopic one world vision compromising the values that made this country great. Interpret the Constitution to fit his far left agenda by appointing Supreme Court justices that support his liberal agenda. When have you heard Obama talk about the great things in America. The only words out of Obamas mouth are words that call for entitlements...more government intrusion in our lives. Everything is what the government can do for you at the tax payers expense. My question to Obama: How do use logic and reasoning in the war on terror with those who do not value their life or your own? Freedom first and foremost and a safety net for those in dire need. Everything in between stay out of my pocket! WAKE UP AMERICA..
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woody1

OBAMA/BIDEN LET THE SACRIFICE BEGIN WITH YOU..BUY YOUR SUITS OFF THE RACK, ELIMINATE YOUR LIMOS, CONTRIBUTE TO SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE, DINE AT MCDONALDS, ORDER PIZZA ON FRIDAY NIGHTS AND TRY TO FIGURE OUT WHICH BILLS TO PAY. THEN AND ONLY THEN TELL ME YOU ARE FEELING OUR PAIN..HYPOCRITS. TELLING US WHAT IS GOOD FOR US WHILE THEY HAVE ALL THE PERKS/GOLDEN PARACHUTES. THE LIKES OF OBAMA/ PELOSI/BIDEN/REID/SCHUMER /DODD. HAVE NO CLUE. WASHINGTON CLUB INSIDE THE BELTWAY SUPPORTED BY THE NON-MEMBERS / TAX PAYERS OUTSIDE THE BELTWAY. HOW ABOUT PAY FOR PERFORMANCE..BASED ON THEIR PERFORMANCE I WOULD HAVE FIRED THEM MONTHS AGO.
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10100607

I know what channels I WON'T be watching that half hour...
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clarence1

Wanna see something neat, real American democratic election process, civil society at its best, please go here: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,444718,00.html Unbelievable. Don't think my vote matters at all. I don't know why anybody but an Obama lover should vote! Justice Department attorneys won't monitor elections. They're obama donors! No wonder our president is so silent. The entire federal government is for Obama.
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j2289

Don’t believe the liberal NY Times or Gallup polls. They were wrong in Florida and Ohio in 2000 and they are wrong again. IBD TIPP and Rasmussen polls 10/28/08 show Obama’s lead is vanishing and that undecided voters are voting for McCain/Palin. Say NO TO NoBama and SOCIALISM. say YES to AMERICA and FREEDOM. Vote McCain/Palin. Watch this You Tube video before you watch OBama's paid advertisement tonight. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iivL4c_3pck The You Tube clip is a radio interview with OBama and proves that Obama wants to take money away from you and give it away. socialism didn't work in the Soviet Union or Cuba or in the Eastern Bloc of the USSR! How did we get in this financial mess? You deserve to know, especially if you are losing your home or your life savings has been wiped out by the recent stock market decline. For answers watch this You Tube video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z5z9lD4C2Io
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