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Thursday, September 18, 2008

KELLY: Obama ticket duress?

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RDH

If there is a hidden racially driven poll pad then we should be able to measure it somewhat by comparing Obama and Hillary's poll numbers right before the primaries in each of the states to the actual votes that were tallied. That would be hard to do because of the uncommitted vote. The only true way to measure this would be to ask each person before they voted how they are going to vote and then compare that to the actual ballots. I think what this is really saying is that when a "vote" is public we get one answer but when the vote is private, we may find a different outcome. That explains why the Democrats and unions are pushing the public "card check" legislation over the secret ballot when it comes to unionization. They know people tend to cave to peer pressure in public while following their conscience in private. All year long the MSM has been telling us how this year was going to be a blowout for Democrats. Listening to the MSM one is led to believe no one will vote for a Republican. So perhaps when asked publically voters are reluctant to go against the percepted tide but when in private they just vote their conscience and racism has nothing to do with it.
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shade

Can we talk? I am so tired of hearing that McCain has this election sewn up. From what I am reading, according to pundits, bloggers and newspapers like The Times and The Post, McCain and Palin can start packing and be ready to move into the White House in January. But to cement the presidency for sure, the media is spreading a false rumor that Obama is seriously wondering if he picked the wrong running mate in Biden. The media, bloggers, and pundits won't admit it, but a spokesman in the McCain did. Asked if Obama should have selected Hillary instead of Biden, the grinning spokesman said they were ready for Hillary. In other words, they were ready to open the storage doors and begin choosing who and what to use, completely distracting Obama and Hillary with old ghost stories that were ready for another 15 minutes of fame. They were ready to fetch the likes of Monica, Paula and Jennifer. And they would have pushed for the list of names showing who donated to Bill's library. Hillary's "unsavory" acquaintances from the past would have resurfaced. If Obama can't win specific states that will push him towards a victory in November, why not tell the reason for his loss, instead of saying he can't win these states. Ed Wendell was truthful when he was campaigning for Hillary. He admitted that his state of Pennsylvania is racist and many whites were not going to vote for a black man. The "uncommitted" know exactly who they are going to vote for, and it ain't Barack Obama! It doesn't matter if McCain is wishy-washy on the issues, and will keep this country in a war or wars for many more years. It is not unusual for people to vote against the best interest, especially in this particular election. Obama was right in saying that said when people commence feeling they are not being heard by their government, they become bitter and they cling to their guns and religion. When anyone of us feels that our lives are going down the toilet, we seek out the familiar in our lives. I can't speak for anyone else, but I revert to what I know best: God, my family and hope for a brighter day. And, yes, there were days I was bitter, but not filled with hate of someone else. As for the much touted polls that are severely skewed, I take them with less than a grain of salt. Everybody who has a computer and telephone are doing polls. Besides, pollsters are not reaching people with cell phones, thousand of whom are Obama supporters. It would be nice to see the media stop trying to force its choice for president on the American voters, millions of whom are not low information bigots. There are millions more of us who recognizes the difference between hype and force-fed media influence.
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ScottVA

Wow! Is Shade actually contending that the media are hindering the Obama campaign? that the media are writing off Obama, and coronating McCain and Palin?! Does Shade really think that if Obama loses, it will be due to racism? Incredible! In every sense of the word. Maybe, just maybe, people are seeing the trickle of truth collect into a pool of doubt and justified fear that HE is the racist (like his mentor, Rev. Wright), and HE is the marxist (like his friend, Ayers), and HE will bring change you can bereave in. Nah! It must be the racist clingers' fault.
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No, Shade, we can't talk, because you're too long-winded. I'll make it easy and simple for you: Barack Hussein Obama is going to lose in November, and likely by a landslide. And I'm not going to waste my time trying to awake you and other Obama supporters from their deep sleep and give you a dozen substantial reasons why.
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