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Sarah Palin Mocks Self, Journalists at Gridiron Dinner
The Vice President to Nowhere
Posted:
09/2/08
Filed Under:John McCain, Featured Stories, Media, Republican Convention, Sarah Palin
I read the news today, Oh Boy:
ST. PAUL--A series of disclosures about Gov. Sarah Palin, Senator John McCain's choice as running mate, called into question on Monday how thoroughly Mr. McCain had examined her background before putting her on the Republican presidential ticket.
The first rule of picking a Vice President is to "do no harm." Well, consider this mission not accomplished. Like a hybrid echo of all the lousy picks and appointments from the Bush years (Harriet Miers, Michael Brown), Sarah Palin's was put forth in stunning, "Father Knows Best" fashion. What's clear now is that McCain is a rash man. He makes bold, unpredictable choices, and sticks to his guns. Why take the time to vet Palin? Why make her jump the same hurdles you've placed before Pawlenty, Romney, and Lieberman? I mean, she's got five kids, right? And she just feels right. If you're wondering why America would want to elect a stubborn and irrational man, you're not alone:
Eugene Robinson:
We learned last week that John McCain is not who he is--not, at least, who he claims to be. The steady, straight-talking, country-first statesman his campaign has been selling is a fictional character. The real McCain is either alarmingly cynical or dangerously reckless.
Charles Krauthammer:
The McCain campaign is reveling in the fact that Palin is a game changer. But why a game changer when you've been gaining? To gratuitously undercut the remarkably successful "Is he ready to lead" line of attack seems near suicidal.
Andrew Sullivan:
The salient political issues of the Palin pick are two-fold: Can Palin be trusted to tell the truth? And how competent is a campaign that picks a candidate without any serious vetting of stuff that can appear on the Internet within a few hours of the news? We need to refocus on those core questions. I fear the answers are: we can't trust Palin to tell the truth; and the manner of McCain's pick demonstrates some of the most grotesque incompetence in modern political history.
PD toolbar!John Dickerson:
Each new fact we learn about Sarah Palin--her reversal on the bridge to nowhere, her disagreements with McCain on issues from windfall profits to global warming, emerging facts about troopgate--contribute to the feeling that this whole Palin thing is being made up as we go along. It may be fun to read about, and it sure is fun to cover, but it also supports the judgment of the Palin pick that I first heard from a Republican veteran shortly after the announcement: Reckless.
David Brooks:
He really needs someone to impose a policy structure on his moral intuitions. He needs a very senior person who can organize a vast administration and insist that he tame his lone-pilot tendencies and work through the established corridors--the National Security Council, the Domestic Policy Council. He needs a near-equal who can turn his instincts, which are great, into a doctrine that everybody else can predict and understand.
Rob Portman or Bob Gates wouldn't have been politically exciting, but they are capable of performing those tasks. Palin, for all her gifts, is not. She underlines McCain's strength without compensating for his weaknesses. The real second fiddle job is still unfilled.
Margaret Carlson:
The vice presidential choice is the only truly presidential decision a candidate makes. For someone who talks about himself as a man of honor, above politics, who believes that this No. 2 must be ready to be commander-in-chief on Day 2, this is an impetuous, superficial, reactive move designed to excite the fringe of his party and attract disenchanted women from the other.
This would be cynical for someone for whom age isn't an issue. For someone 72 with four bouts of cancer, it's a violation of his duty to do the country no harm. That's true no matter how much you love the Sarah Palin made-for-TV movie.
Keep in mind that all of the controversy currently surrounding Palin comes from people simply poking around the Internet. Palin has not yet faced a news conference as the nominee. She hasn't been asked point-blank whether or not she was a member of the AIP, or what her defense will be in the "Troopergate" inquiry, or what her policy stance is toward allies like Saudi Arabia, hot spots like Darfur, and foes like Venezuela. She hasn't been asked why she supported the "Bridge to Nowhere" back in 2006. Or why the town of 6,700 residents where she was mayor received $27 million in earmarks from Palin's friends Don Young and Ted Stevens. Isn't McCain supposed to be against earmarks? Through it all, Palin continues to be shielded from reporters while a new and improved vetting team heads, after the fact, up to Alaska to find out whether or not she'd actually make a good Vice President.
Not that McCain can take her back. In that way, at least, this selection isn't a repeat of Harriet Miers. McCain is stuck with her. Admitting he made a mistake with his VP pick is tantamount, as Krauthammer put it, to political suicide. No, sir, this shotgun wedding is going forward.
This is what most scares me about McCain: his impulsiveness. Do we want a president who launches surprises on the country and the world when he really hasn't taken the time to think them through? The logic that, "hey, it just might work," is anything but reassuring. And we've seen his tendency to go "all in" and lose in the past. Immigration reform, for example. Brooks is right. This pick is in keeping with the kind of guy McCain is, and that's not man who should be given this much power.
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Comments (213)
No more obama
9:30AM Sep 2nd 2008
And David thinks that Obama should have this power instead of McCain? Hello? Did you David not understand what Obama said his solution is regarding war? Taxes? Did you not understand that Palin has made more executive decsions than Obama? Wow-people like YOU david are scary. A bit of a scandal and you sick freaks are all over it like flies on dung! And you are right, she has not had a chance to have a interview. McCain did not make a mistake so stop jumping the gun and wait and see. And by the way, read up on Maragaret and John....see how credible those two are our beloved David-LOL! McCain might be a bit stubborn-which really means steadfast and not a flip flopper like your Obama is, and do not ever call him irrational again. This man is NOT irrational.
McCain/Palin '08
McCain/Palin '08
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InOtherNews
9:31AM Sep 2nd 2008
Ah but the Vice President to NoWhere has a name and that name is Joe Biden... Lest we forget the warts that the Democratic nominee has lets start with a summary along the lines this writer suggested earlier.
Isn't "TRASH the BROAD" getting a little old folks?
funny that Obama says "back off"...Was that after he sent his daily news item to blogger pimps to plug it for all its worth...which isn't much....Of course the AOL PM's more unreputable storytellers were chortling with glee .....
I chortle with glee when I think of Obama's own story when his own young mother found herself pregnant at a very young age, after doing the "nasty" with an acquaintance, and found herself pregnant with a multi-racial child who's "papa" already had one wife but she married him anyway. Now in the 60s and even today, that is definitely tabloid stuff!
Out of wedlock pregnancy
"Mixed" heritage and
Bigamy....my what a scandal that must have been.
Makes a case for insuring that abortion remain legal.
Is it any wonder that Obama, after being abandoned by both his mother and his father, has a problem with deep seated insecurity, masked as overwhelming narcissism.
Isn't "TRASH the BROAD" getting a little old folks?
funny that Obama says "back off"...Was that after he sent his daily news item to blogger pimps to plug it for all its worth...which isn't much....Of course the AOL PM's more unreputable storytellers were chortling with glee .....
I chortle with glee when I think of Obama's own story when his own young mother found herself pregnant at a very young age, after doing the "nasty" with an acquaintance, and found herself pregnant with a multi-racial child who's "papa" already had one wife but she married him anyway. Now in the 60s and even today, that is definitely tabloid stuff!
Out of wedlock pregnancy
"Mixed" heritage and
Bigamy....my what a scandal that must have been.
Makes a case for insuring that abortion remain legal.
Is it any wonder that Obama, after being abandoned by both his mother and his father, has a problem with deep seated insecurity, masked as overwhelming narcissism.
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(0) Harris
9:30AM Sep 2nd 2008
Behind Mccain/Palin08 all the way to the White House!!!!
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(0) Harris
9:31AM Sep 2nd 2008
McCain/Palin08
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(0) foreo4
9:34AM Sep 2nd 2008
What a woman hater this clown Knowles is. After yesterdays hate post about her daughter it's a wonder he had the nerve to or was even allowed to spew more hate today. People like this are making "liberal" a dirty word.
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(0) InOtherNews
9:40AM Sep 2nd 2008
Then, we could go on to the subject "do no harm" there is some interesting information on that as well. If DK doesn't cut it out.
‘Just Words’ That Joe Biden Would Like To Forget
The curse of a loose mouth and Nexis.
By Jim Geraghty
The fun thing about an Obama-Biden ticket is that the McCain campaign can point to a new awkward comment by Joe Biden — either on the importance of experience, in praise of McCain, or in support of invading Iraq — that contradicts the stands and qualities of the Democratic nominee for every day from now until Election Day.
On McCain:
Biden, on a post-debate appearance on MSNBC, October 30, 2007: “The only guy on the other side who’s qualified is John McCain.”
Biden appearing on The Daily Show, August 2, 2005: “John McCain is a personal friend, a great friend, and I would be honored to run with or against John McCain, because I think the country would be better off, be well off no matter who...”
On Meet the Press, November 27, 2005: “I’ve been calling for more troops for over two years, along with John McCain and others subsequent to my saying that.”
‘Just Words’ That Joe Biden Would Like To Forget
The curse of a loose mouth and Nexis.
By Jim Geraghty
The fun thing about an Obama-Biden ticket is that the McCain campaign can point to a new awkward comment by Joe Biden — either on the importance of experience, in praise of McCain, or in support of invading Iraq — that contradicts the stands and qualities of the Democratic nominee for every day from now until Election Day.
On McCain:
Biden, on a post-debate appearance on MSNBC, October 30, 2007: “The only guy on the other side who’s qualified is John McCain.”
Biden appearing on The Daily Show, August 2, 2005: “John McCain is a personal friend, a great friend, and I would be honored to run with or against John McCain, because I think the country would be better off, be well off no matter who...”
On Meet the Press, November 27, 2005: “I’ve been calling for more troops for over two years, along with John McCain and others subsequent to my saying that.”
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(0) InOtherNews
9:44AM Sep 2nd 2008
And more "do no harm"???
And here we have Biden speaking about...
On Obama:
Reacting to an Obama speech on counterterrorism, August 1, 2007: “‘Look, the truth is the four major things he called for, well, hell that’s what I called for,’ Biden said today on MSNBC’s Hardball, echoing comments he made earlier in the day at an event promoting his book at the National Press Club. Biden added, ‘I’m glad he’s talking about these things.’”
Also that day, the Biden campaign issued a release that began, “The Biden for President Campaign today congratulated Sen. Barack Obama for arriving at a number of Sen. Biden’s long-held views on combating al Qaeda in Afghanistan and Pakistan.” That release mocked Obama for asking about the “stunning level of mercury in fish” and asked about a proposal for the U.S. adopt a ban on mercury sales abroad at a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing.
Assessing Obama’s Iraq plan on September 13, 2007: “My impression is [Obama] thinks that if we leave, somehow the Iraqis are going to have an epiphany” of peaceful coexistence among warring sects. “I’ve seen zero evidence of that.”
Speaking to the New York Observer: Biden was equally skeptical — albeit in a slightly more backhanded way — about Mr. Obama. “I mean, you got the first mainstream African-American who is articulate and bright and clean and a nice-looking guy,” he said. “I mean, that’s a storybook, man.”
Also from that Observer interview: “But — and the ‘but’ was clearly inevitable — he doubts whether American voters are going to elect ‘a one-term, a guy who has served for four years in the Senate,’ and added: ‘I don’t recall hearing a word from Barack about a plan or a tactic.’”
Around that time, Biden in an interview with the Huffington Post, he assessed Obama and Hillary Clinton: “The more people learn about them (Obama and Hillary) and how they handle the pressure, the more their support will evaporate.”
December 11, 2007: “If Iowans believe campaign funds and celebrity will fix the debacle in Iraq, put the economy on track, and provide health care and education for America’s children, they should support another candidate,” said Biden for President Campaign Manager Luis Navarro. “But I’m confident that Iowans know what I know: our problems will require experience and leadership from Day One. Empty slogans will be no match for proven action on caucus night.”
Also that night, Biden said in a campaign ad, “When this campaign is over, political slogans like ‘experience’ and ‘change’ will mean absolutely nothing. The next president has to act.”
September 26, 2007: Biden for President Campaign Manager Luis Navarro said, “Sen. Obama said he would do everything possible to end the war in Iraq and emphasized the need for a political solution yet he failed to show up to vote for Sen. Biden’s critical amendment to provide a political solution in Iraq.
December 26, 2006: “Frankly, I think I’m more qualified than other candidates, and the issues facing the American public are all in my wheelbarrow.”
And here we have Biden speaking about...
On Obama:
Reacting to an Obama speech on counterterrorism, August 1, 2007: “‘Look, the truth is the four major things he called for, well, hell that’s what I called for,’ Biden said today on MSNBC’s Hardball, echoing comments he made earlier in the day at an event promoting his book at the National Press Club. Biden added, ‘I’m glad he’s talking about these things.’”
Also that day, the Biden campaign issued a release that began, “The Biden for President Campaign today congratulated Sen. Barack Obama for arriving at a number of Sen. Biden’s long-held views on combating al Qaeda in Afghanistan and Pakistan.” That release mocked Obama for asking about the “stunning level of mercury in fish” and asked about a proposal for the U.S. adopt a ban on mercury sales abroad at a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing.
Assessing Obama’s Iraq plan on September 13, 2007: “My impression is [Obama] thinks that if we leave, somehow the Iraqis are going to have an epiphany” of peaceful coexistence among warring sects. “I’ve seen zero evidence of that.”
Speaking to the New York Observer: Biden was equally skeptical — albeit in a slightly more backhanded way — about Mr. Obama. “I mean, you got the first mainstream African-American who is articulate and bright and clean and a nice-looking guy,” he said. “I mean, that’s a storybook, man.”
Also from that Observer interview: “But — and the ‘but’ was clearly inevitable — he doubts whether American voters are going to elect ‘a one-term, a guy who has served for four years in the Senate,’ and added: ‘I don’t recall hearing a word from Barack about a plan or a tactic.’”
Around that time, Biden in an interview with the Huffington Post, he assessed Obama and Hillary Clinton: “The more people learn about them (Obama and Hillary) and how they handle the pressure, the more their support will evaporate.”
December 11, 2007: “If Iowans believe campaign funds and celebrity will fix the debacle in Iraq, put the economy on track, and provide health care and education for America’s children, they should support another candidate,” said Biden for President Campaign Manager Luis Navarro. “But I’m confident that Iowans know what I know: our problems will require experience and leadership from Day One. Empty slogans will be no match for proven action on caucus night.”
Also that night, Biden said in a campaign ad, “When this campaign is over, political slogans like ‘experience’ and ‘change’ will mean absolutely nothing. The next president has to act.”
September 26, 2007: Biden for President Campaign Manager Luis Navarro said, “Sen. Obama said he would do everything possible to end the war in Iraq and emphasized the need for a political solution yet he failed to show up to vote for Sen. Biden’s critical amendment to provide a political solution in Iraq.
December 26, 2006: “Frankly, I think I’m more qualified than other candidates, and the issues facing the American public are all in my wheelbarrow.”
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(0) rolo
2:34PM Sep 2nd 2008
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(0) InOtherNews
9:53AM Sep 2nd 2008
Could it be Obama was not properly vetted? If they did such a fine job did they ignore the "gates" on purpose because they didn't care??? For shame.
Wrightgate
GodDamnAmericagate
Ayresgate
Rezkogate
subprimemortgagegate
Fisagate
Farrakhangate
Pfleigergate
Acorngate
Anneberggate
Birthcertificategate
LawLicensegate
Muslimgate
Giannouliasgate
CorruptChicagogate
Kilpatrickgate
IllegalForeignContributionsgate
CaucusFraudgate
Hatem-ElHadtgate
Hamasgate
and the list goes on and on.....
When I have time shall refresh your memories if you like. I have a lot of information on each "gate".
Wrightgate
GodDamnAmericagate
Ayresgate
Rezkogate
subprimemortgagegate
Fisagate
Farrakhangate
Pfleigergate
Acorngate
Anneberggate
Birthcertificategate
LawLicensegate
Muslimgate
Giannouliasgate
CorruptChicagogate
Kilpatrickgate
IllegalForeignContributionsgate
CaucusFraudgate
Hatem-ElHadtgate
Hamasgate
and the list goes on and on.....
When I have time shall refresh your memories if you like. I have a lot of information on each "gate".
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(0) gypsy-man
9:54AM Sep 2nd 2008
This "troopergate" ethics matter is nothing but a partisan witch hunt conducted by a liberal democrat. Palin had the right to fire this ineffectual public safety commissioner, and the trooper at the heart of the matter threatened the life of Palin's father.
Not WRIGHT for America (http://www.notwrightforamerica.com) does a good job of exposing this witch hunt for what it is.
Not WRIGHT for America (http://www.notwrightforamerica.com) does a good job of exposing this witch hunt for what it is.
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(0) Ruby
9:54AM Sep 2nd 2008
Attacking Sarah Palin for things that a man would never be attacked for is falling into the trap that Carl Rove has set for you. It makes Obama supporters look bad and therefore it makes Obama look bad. This will not be well received by voters who are still angry aboout the way the media and the DNC trashed Hillary. Attacking Sarah Palin will backfire. McCain/Palin/2008
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(0) InOtherNews
10:01AM Sep 2nd 2008
Are we going to play children's games today? OK...
NO WAY, NO HOW, NO OBAMA-FRAUDULENT AND CORRUPT
NO WAY, NO HOW, NO OBAMA-FRAUDULENT AND CORRUPT
NO WAY, NO HOW, NO OBAMA-FRAUDULENT AND CORRUPT
NO WAY, NO HOW, NO OBAMA-FRAUDULENT AND CORRUPT
NO WAY, NO HOW, NO OBAMA-FRAUDULENT AND CORRUPT
NO WAY, NO HOW, NO OBAMA-FRAUDULENT AND CORRUPT
NO WAY, NO HOW, NO OBAMA-FRAUDULENT AND CORRUPT
NO WAY, NO HOW, NO OBAMA-FRAUDULENT AND CORRUPT
NO WAY, NO HOW, NO OBAMA-FRAUDULENT AND CORRUPT
NO WAY, NO HOW, NO OBAMA-FRAUDULENT AND CORRUPT
NO WAY, NO HOW, NO OBAMA-FRAUDULENT AND CORRUPT
NO WAY, NO HOW, NO OBAMA-FRAUDULENT AND CORRUPT
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(0) InOtherNews
10:04AM Sep 2nd 2008
Don't blame David he is just parrotting the talking points given him by the Obama campaign on a daily basis...After all that's his job....
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(0) HILLARY SUPPORTER FOR MY HERO
11:02AM Sep 2nd 2008
Children of candidates are OFF limits...protect the children.
Palin is a wonderful choice...refreshing and real - a real woman with real issues and she can cook the bacon, change the diaper and run a state, and now will help run our country. I am thrilled beyond words with Palin
McCain and Palin...the DREAM TEAM
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(0) HILLARY SUPPORTER FOR MY HERO
10:15AM Sep 2nd 2008
Palin is a wonderful choice...an exciting time for all women and our country...She will do an incredible job....
McCain and Palin..my Dream Team
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(0) InOtherNews
10:20AM Sep 2nd 2008
Not everyone is playing TRASH the BROAD....
Palin electrifies conservative base
By JONATHAN MARTIN | 8/31/08 7:16 AM EST
In picking Palin, McCain has ignited a wave of elation and emotion that has led some grassroots activists to weep with joy.
Photo: AP
ST. PAUL, Minn. — The selection of Sarah Palin as John McCain’s running mate has electrified conservative activists, providing a boost of energy to the GOP nominee-in-waiting from a key constituency that previously had been lukewarm — at best — about him.
By tapping the anti-abortion and pro-gun Alaska governor just ahead of his convention, which is set to start here Monday, McCain hasn’t just won approval from a skeptical Republican base — he’s ignited a wave of elation and emotion that has led some grass-roots activists to weep with joy.
Palin electrifies conservative base
By JONATHAN MARTIN | 8/31/08 7:16 AM EST
In picking Palin, McCain has ignited a wave of elation and emotion that has led some grassroots activists to weep with joy.
Photo: AP
ST. PAUL, Minn. — The selection of Sarah Palin as John McCain’s running mate has electrified conservative activists, providing a boost of energy to the GOP nominee-in-waiting from a key constituency that previously had been lukewarm — at best — about him.
By tapping the anti-abortion and pro-gun Alaska governor just ahead of his convention, which is set to start here Monday, McCain hasn’t just won approval from a skeptical Republican base — he’s ignited a wave of elation and emotion that has led some grass-roots activists to weep with joy.
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(0) HILLARY SUPPORTER FOR MY HERO
10:18AM Sep 2nd 2008
Is AOL and its contributors starting a smear campaign like they did on Hillary...its just going to cause all women to stand up and vote for her...I am sick of the smear campaigns against women....
They talk about everything but what she can offer...her family is not running and the children should be protected...STOP the Smears...Obama runs very very sleezy campaigns....
McCain and Palin my dream team
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(0) June
12:42AM Sep 3rd 2008
You elect MCaine, NO PROBLEM.His irrational & irresponsible decisions shows a typical example of a leader who will lead the world to a third world war.Just wait & see.
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(0) tom
12:20AM Sep 3rd 2008
The replublicans are adept at hiding the issues because they do not want to tell/know the truth about the issues. Replublicans are essentially for business. In contrast Liberals are for the people. So what does McCane want to do for business? His first act will be to reduce govenment regulation of business. This is one of the goals of the "Free market" concept outlined in the philosophy of the European named "neoliberalism" This philosophy has bee enacted over the last decade and is nearing complete implementation. Electing McCane will finish the work. What this means for Americans is that EVERYTHING, and I mean EVERYTHING wll be cast in terms of profit. Social programs will be taken up by charities, And regulation of business by the government will be no more.
The problem with this is that corruption has not been factored into the equation. Take the housing crisis as an example. Regulation was eliminated thereby allowing the broker to set the rules. Over time the rule requireing a down payment and verification of all financial information was relaxed to the point that no donwn payment and no veification was required. This made it easier for the broker who now could give anyone a mortgage. And they did. But when the defaulting rate jumped to 20 $ the ultimate buyers of the mortgages stopped buying them from the brokers.
A free market depends on the integrity of the participants. But integrity seems t take a back seat to profits. The free market enabled corporations to move their operations out of the country avoiding the costs of having employees. So while the purpose of business was to pay workers who have jobs, eliminating the workers was very profitable for business but it has drastically compromised the security of our country. Not only has the factories been moved the knowledge that went along with it has also been moved.
All of this is the result of the replublican emphasis on business. But is America for business? Or is it for the people? By the people? Of the peoiple?
Obama is for the people. It is time to take our country back
The problem with this is that corruption has not been factored into the equation. Take the housing crisis as an example. Regulation was eliminated thereby allowing the broker to set the rules. Over time the rule requireing a down payment and verification of all financial information was relaxed to the point that no donwn payment and no veification was required. This made it easier for the broker who now could give anyone a mortgage. And they did. But when the defaulting rate jumped to 20 $ the ultimate buyers of the mortgages stopped buying them from the brokers.
A free market depends on the integrity of the participants. But integrity seems t take a back seat to profits. The free market enabled corporations to move their operations out of the country avoiding the costs of having employees. So while the purpose of business was to pay workers who have jobs, eliminating the workers was very profitable for business but it has drastically compromised the security of our country. Not only has the factories been moved the knowledge that went along with it has also been moved.
All of this is the result of the replublican emphasis on business. But is America for business? Or is it for the people? By the people? Of the peoiple?
Obama is for the people. It is time to take our country back
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(0) T.J.
12:22PM Sep 2nd 2008
THIS CHOICE IS SOOOOO! STUPID
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