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McCain Now Running Robocalls Attacking Obama In Home State Of Arizona!

John McCain and the Republican National Committee are now running robocalls attacking Obama as weak on terrorism -- in McCain's home state of Arizona, according to multiple readers from the state.

The call signals genuine worry about McCain's home state at a time when several polls show the race to be much closer than expected there.

McCain's robocall, which was played to us over the phone by Mary Joe Bartel, a retiree who lives south of Tucson, attacks Obama as unprepared to defend the country from terrorism, singling out Joe Biden's recent remarks about the likelihood of Obama being tested by an international crisis early in his first term.

Here's the script:

I'm calling for John McCain and the RNC because Barack Obama is so dangerously inexperienced, his running mate Joe Biden just said, he invites a major international crisis that he will be unprepared to handle alone.

If Democrats win full control of government, they will want to give civil rights to terrorists and talk unconditionally to dictators and state sponsors of terror. Barack Obama and his Democratic allies lack the experience and judgment to lead America. This call was paid for by the Republican National Committee and authorized by McCain-Palin 2008.

Two other Arizona readers -- David Lorti, a Phoenix realtor, and Jerry Mooers, a retiree from Sun Lakes -- confirm to us that they received the same call today.

A poll last night found Obama within two points of the Arizona Senator. The call means Republicans are sinking resources into a state that obviously should have been a complete lock for McCain, with time fast running out.

Simply extraordinary. Audio when we get it.

Late Update: Here's the audio.


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The Holy Grail!  It's what we've been waiting for!

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Amen

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THIS

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IS

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EXCELLENT

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NEWS!!

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FOR

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McCain!!!

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EXCELLENT

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NEWS

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FOR

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McCAIN!!!

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MY FRIENDS!!!!!

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BARRY GOLDWATER!!!

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MY FELLOW PRISONERS!

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DEHYDRATED BABIES!!!

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McCain absolutely does not support the idea of abortion in any shape nor form, however he clearly condones dehydrated babies. That is, an unwanted birth is put inside a machine whereby the process of extracting all it's liquid is undertaken. The baby therefore offers better shelf-life and occupies less space, and he needn't support abortion.

The babies can then be retrieved at whim with bottled hot water.


Of course, this is the GOP interpretation of 'How stuff works'.

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IS

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ROLLING OVER

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HIS GRAVE!

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IS THE BEGINNING OF THE END.

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I think that was actually Feb 28, 2007 on the Letterman show.

This is the denouement.

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Unfortunately, I think it's just the near end of the beginning: we've got A LOT of work to do.

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I was just talking about McCain's campaign. I completely agree that we have a lot of work to do.

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So those AZ numbers from last night were real deal?

Holy Mofo Christ, I can see thousands dancing in the aisles in Chicago come Nov 4.

Oh, God. I never been this edgy before.

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No no no, this should be calming you down. Wow, he's putting that robocall slime in his own state!

Bets that maybe this gets MSM attention? I'll say about 60/40 against.

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No. I meant in a Good Way. Like a rollercoaster experiencing every twist, turn, dip and rise. I didn't realize I would be so tuned-in.

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In polite company, which obviously excludes McCain-Palin campaign advisors, they call it soiling one's nest. Notice, though, that Johnny has kept the ugliest stuff out of this one, and act that is itself an admission of sorts.

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Seriously! I feel like I'm going to barf. And I've been feeling like that since I woke up at 3 am and had to compulsively check the news to make sure nothing bad had happened.

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I keep having a recurring nightmare that I'm waking up on Nov. 5 hearing Steve Inskeep's voice on NPR saying "John McCain truly is the comeback kid".

I wake up, realize I'm dreaming (nightmaring is more like it) and then I fall uneasily back to sleep, and have the dream over again.

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At least the dream isn't inauguration day with the speech beginning...........

'My Friends...."

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If I wake up to that, I'll tell Mrs Cwnidog to start practicing her French. I remember a nice little farmhouse in Normandy that was for sale on our last trip. Or maybe I'll just ask her to put a few grains of potassium cyanide in my tea.

I just couldn't take yet another four years of soulless leadership.

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Seriously! I feel like I'm going to barf. And I've been feeling like that since I woke up at 3 am and had to compulsively check the news to make sure nothing bad had happened.

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Fat lady's on in 5.

This shit is over.

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4

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3

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2

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2....Hold your breath this will not take too long...trust me.

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Antelope Freeway, one-half mile...

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You kill me.

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And don't forget to vote for me, George Tirebiter, because I never lie, and I'm always right!

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Paid for by the Citizens for Tirebiter Committee.

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Get a hair lift.

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Antelope Freeway 1/32nd mile . . .

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Antelope Freeway 1/32nd mile . . .

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Seriously, if they feel they have to defend his (and my) home state, they might as well concede now.

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Wow! So this means that AZ residents will get the same shit that I have to deal with day in and day out?

WOOT!

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I was the proud recipient of four - count 'em - FOUR RNC Obama smear mailers today. Each day I get two of the same one, and today was no different. I love that they're wasting money on me. Less dimes for the rest of the state!

Hell, I'll take the arrows for everybody if it means no one else has to deal with it.

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Are there any down-ticket races in AZ that are close?

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Yup. See here: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/26/us/politics/26arizona.html?em

BUT. Shadegg has apparently reached 50% in one poll (http://www.politickeraz.com/evanbrown/2613/shadegg-leads-lord-10-poll-finds) so it may not flip. Of course, there's always that one seat that flips from R to D (or vice versa) that absolutely no one sees coming as well, so I hope Bob Lord (the Dem challenger) keeps pushing.

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Thanks! OK, $50 to Bob Lord via Act Blue.

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OK, let's have a big rally there!

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For the hand-wringers (and believe me, I know how you feel), consider this: a lawyer friend of mine deals with bankruptcy cases. He told me that in 30 years of practice, he's never seen a bankrupt bookie. With this in mind, check out the odds being offered on the two candidates by a large selection of bookmakers.

Obama is being offered at between 1/14 to 1/10 (you'd have to bet 14 dollars to win back 1+your original bet. McCain is being offered by most bookies at 6/1 (you bet 1 dollar to get back 6+your original bet). Bookies are very rarely wrong. So although, like many of you, I won't truly relax until the election is over and has been declared for Obama, I'm pretty sanguine that McCombover and the Repugs are history.

Check the odds here:

http://www.easyodds.com/compareodds/specials/Politics/m/147587-234-5.html

This latest news, robocalls in his home state, for fuck's sake, just confirms what the bookies already know. McGruesome is a Dead Duck.

Hoo-fucking-ray!

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So when McCain's pollster said the race was getting closer, he was, in fact, being candid. He just wasn't being clear on WHERE it was getting close.

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LOL! And not fair, you're contributing to my rib pain!

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Get back, JoJo...  Get back to where you once belonged!

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This reminds me of the story of how the German people knew that they were losing the war in 1945. On the radio broadcasts, their government would keep telling them of all the glorious battles the Army was winning, which curiously kept getting closer and closer to home....

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Good news for McCain!

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My ribs are starting to hurt after laughing so hard all day. . .

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I was hoping the Arizona robocall script would be:

"*sigh* You know what? Never mind."

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Seriously.

Pant, pant, pant.

Quit! Oh, my ribs. . .

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In other words: "mcShame desperately needs you to believe that Barack Obama is so inexperienced as to have taken AZ by storm. How could a man with little judgment and experience actually contend in AZ? Or govern in Washington?"

Hmmmmmm

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YES!!!!!!!!!! THIS IS EXCELLENT NEWS!!!! FOR MCCAIN!!!!!!!!

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McWar loses Arizona! The End.

I bet the governor of Arizona is doing a great job behind the doors like McCaskill in Missouri or the governor of Kansas.

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YES!!!!!!!!!! THIS IS EXCELLENT NEWS!!!! FOR MCCAIN!!!!!!!!

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OMG!!! Is the Robo Slime an admission?

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YES!!!!!!!!!! THIS IS EXCELLENT NEWS!!!! FOR MCCAIN!!!!!!!!

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Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!

Tomorrow you're going to tell me he's running calls in Texas. O wait - he already is. My husband has been getting them.

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I've been getting a couple of robocalls a week from John Cornyn, even though I live in Michigan (yes, they dialed a Michigan number) and I haven't voted in Texas since 2003.

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Really starts to make you wonder about the other red states...are they just not paying attention or are they really that dumb? Hell, I live in one so don't flame me too hard. LOL!

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Obama should hold a rally in Phonenix on Saturday. McCain's head would explode...

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What I'd do to be a fly on the wall if that happened! McLame would be so hot under the collar until his makeup would melt off.

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I suspect McCain's head probably started to explode this afternoon, with Obama's comments about the lowness of McCain's campaign.

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It's like McCain's playing limbo. (after reading your comment, I've got that damn song in my head)


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Oh, well, gee, thanks. Now it's in MY head.

Alex? I'll take annoying songs for $500 please.

What is "Afternoon Delite!"? (Skyrockets in flight! Afternoon Delight! A-a-a-a-a-a-a-f-t-e-r-n-o-on Delight!!!!"

There. The limbo song is gone.

: )

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Yes but I just got your ear worm!

Damn you - that's what I get for always reading your comments.

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Ok. Alex? Annoying songs for $800, please.

"(I've been to Georgia and California, and anywhere I could run)
I've been to paradise, never been to me"

Not enough a reminder? Here's a link:

Click here for an astonishingly bad version of "I've never been to me" (and trust me, that's saying something)

Damn. The mid-70s produced some of the most godawful music known to man, didn't they?

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Clearly mcShame has Obama right where he wants him - in AZ!

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Good one.

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It has come to this:

"Hey, homefolks. You think I'm bad? This other guy is even worse!"

Approaching I-am-not-a-crook territory when you have to do this in your home state the last week of the campaign.

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Ok people, don't count your chickens before they hatch. All the votes aren't in. We can't get complacent. Have you voted yet? Papa smurf always says....

OUCH, I think Tena punched me through my screen!!!

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Good thing, 'cause I almost hit my 'troll alert' button.

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Boy I have a reputation, don't I? LOL!

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Ah...
Robocalls... one of the few things I swore four or five years ago (after receiving 3 in a week) to NEVER, EVER do business with the owners! Did I say NEVER!

I can name over a dozen of m friends who have vowed the same...

Good luck, McCain. you might just blow it in your own state...

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Living in a non-competitive state, we don't get robocalls, but I've thought the same thing as you:

Doesn't getting annoying calls in the middle of dinner make you LESS pleased with the caller. And why would someone sit through the whole call? I would just hang up.

They must have statistics that show this is an effective technique, but it wouldn't work on me.

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A friend here in Houston donned a lovely Belgian Americans for Obama badge which boasted both campaign and Belgian flag colors. I reminded her that everyone in Belgium was counting on her to vote for them, even if she lives here in Texas.

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Next up - the AZ mailers. And blaming Barack for never doing an AZ town hall!

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ABC News: Sarah Palin Vows to Remain Player in 2012: 'Not Doing This For Naught'

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/Vote2008/story?id=6141033&page=1

Has she just conceded the election and throw McCain under the bus for her own political future?

YOU BETCHA!

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There we go! Time for the all-out food fight......LOL

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Nope. She's not doing for naught. She's doing it for negative numbers!

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And she's soon going to have company, just to prove how bad a VP pick she was here.... ;)

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For her, it was all about her from the beginning...

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ROTFLMFAO! A nasty coworker spent the afternoon making Palin signs to wave at a concert tonight. Unfortunately, she won't hear the news about Palin's concession unless FOX covers it.

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"Naught"??? Did La Palin actually say "naught"? Jeez, that's not staying in character very well. I would have expected "nuthin'" or "fer my health".

But "naught"?

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BREAKING via CNN and MSNBC: Gov Plain tells ABC's Charlie Gibson in an interview that will air on ABC News that she will run for president in 2012 if McCain looses.

She just nailed the coffin in McCain presidential run.

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Run from where? Jail?

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Nailed it!

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Get. The. Fuck. Out. Of. Here.

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Is this a snark?

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Nope

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Billy Kristol keeps telling me how smart Sarah Palin is. This is, tactically speaking, a ridiculous comment for her to make.

Has anyone ever heard of a Veep candidate saying something like that?

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What?!
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O my fucking god - that's the funniest thing I've heard all day.

O god I hope she does - but that's going to be a good trick cause first she's going to have to fight to hold onto her day job as governor.

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Proves her perspicacity. (โ˜Ÿ)

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I wonder how well this will play in her re-election bid for any office in Alaska. I also wonder how she'll keep a national presence while up in Alaska. Mitt, Huck and the like can keep fighting for power in the Washington backrooms, Palin is home in Alaska.

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Ugh, that is horrible to consider.

But isn't it presumptuous of her - she still has to come back up here and take her lumps. Seriously, there are still ongoing investigations to be completed. Of course, she is going to ignore them even though the Personnel Board investigation is the one she decided was legitimate.

I'm fascinated to see what her political life is going to be like when she gets back here.

Besides, between now and then, her ex-brother-in-law might just sue the heck out of her. Whether the guy is a creep or not, she and Todd did try to ruin his life for years.

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"I think that, if I were to give up and wave a white flag of surrender against some of the political shots that we've taken, that would bring this whole โ€ฆ I'm not doing this for naught," Palin said.

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Now, if we could just get some of those robo callers to AZ to walk off their jobs!

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Oops... Palin herself just walked off the job!

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Ship Happens!

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Palin running in 2012!

Look out McCain, you've been Maverickized!

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McCain got mavericked on his ass!

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Totally played. She's dumb as a bag of rocks but she does know power. All she's got to do is suck up to the theocrats and neocons, and she's all set.

They'll tell her everything she'll need to know. All she has to do is sit pretty and wink.

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She has a reputation for this - she is well known for manipulating her way into getting favors from people and then turning around and stabbing them in the back.

I know this woman - I used to work with her; I thought she was my best friend at one time - until I got stabbed in the back.

These women are everywhere.

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And that is why real women absolutely can't abide this pathologically lying heifer.

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I've said it before, Peach, but my mother did warn me about women like this - she really did.

I got burned because the woman in my life had tons of charisma and I fell for it - my mother hated this woman, too. She was so mad at me.

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She could host a new trash cable show (remember, she has a BA in journalism)

"When Mavericks attack!"

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And now McCain concedes Obama is no socialist:
http://www.politico.com/blogs/jonathanmartin/1008/McCain_concedes_Obama_no_socialist.html?showall

KING: You don't believe Barack Obama is a socialist do you?

MCCAIN: "No, but i do believe that he has been in the far left of American politics and stated time after time that he believes in spreading the wealth around. He has talked about courts that redistribute the wealth. He has a record of voting against tax cuts. And for tax increases."
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So where is the obvious follow-up question "Then why do you call him a socialist in stump speeches and robocalls?"

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Not anywhere inside Larry King's skull. That's for sure.

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We're going to live to see mcShame go down in AZ and Palin go down in AK!

The mcFailin Reality show!

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I've wondered about lately unpolled Alaska and its goings-on as Palin tanks nationally and also locally with so many scandals. Prior to her selection, the state had been polling blue-ish.

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In a poll since the indictment of Stevens, there's been a shift of 5+points and the Dem challenger is ahead, with nearly a week to go.

I think I read at mudflats that SP's fav #'s are declining. (as we might suspect)

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There's still a lot of folks up here who don't care what they hear about her - it is really weird. Like blind loyalty.

Those are probably the same ones still voting for Stevens who don't care that he misuses his office as long as he keeps the money rolling in to the state.

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It's cognitive dissonance. Your neurons can stretch quite a distance, even if the info conflicts with reality. But... at a certain point, "the tipping point," then you simply can't hang onto your beliefs.

I understand some folks prefer their idealized view of things to reality. But many have likely already tipped against her.

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I bet McCain is cussing out Sarah right now. What are the chances he kicks her of the ticket? One can only dream.

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That would be too good for her. He'll make her stay and make her pay.

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You know what occurred to me? If they are polling people who haven't voted yet - that may account for the tightening - a hell of a lot of Obama voters have already voted.

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This is a really good point. Has anyone looked at the numbers. Is this going into their accounting?

I mean, there could be 4 Dems, 3 guys and 1 girl, all named Frank, who haven't voted yet in FL by the time Nov. 4 rolls around.

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I guess my joke was pretty bad. There's a Canadian band called The Arrogant Worms. They've got a joke about northern Ontario where everyone in this town's named Frank, "even the girl. (she's very popular)"

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Bill Clinton is killing in western PA!

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Yup, Bill is on fire!

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Isn't Bill supposed to be with Obama tonight in Fla? I assumed he and Bill on stage together would make up the live portion of the infomercial.

Then again, is this the "Midnight Rally" in Fla tonight? Gates open at 8:30, however the rally usually starts 2 hours after gates open according to other scheduled events. Also Fla supporters might be interested in the three inning World Series game that starts at 8:30...

I wonder if Bill and Barack will appear live on the West Coast airing of the infomercial to get folks to tune in again.

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Might it be time to go after that Omaha electoral vote?

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C'mon, now. Don't get greedy...

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Word. The Hagel endorsement would be the way to do it.

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Word. Every last one. We have the people and the cash to do it.

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Yes. Rothenberg has moved the rating of the House race there to toss-up.

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Jesus. McCain stabbed himself with a knife in his back the day he nominated Sarah.

She just killed him.

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Palin Impalin'

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O/T, but just have to say it anyway. Does anyone else find Mark Halperin's "The five most important people in American politics right now -- who aren't running for president. " as annoying moronic as I do?

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I find Mark Halperin to be moronic. And he competes with Mickey Kaus for the most unreadable blog format.

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Forget Halperin. He's lost.

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Just got the phone call. Pretty weak.

It's a good day to be alive in unusually hot weather.

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Let's hope these calls work as well in AZ as they have everywhere else.

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Excellent! :)

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Let's hope these calls work as well in AZ as they have everywhere else.

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Re: TPMTV: THE DAY IN 100 SECONDS -

McCain is looking and sounding more like the Ferengi, Grand Nagus Zek all the time.

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She'd be the fav in '12 if he won as well, right? Assuming of course that they haven't screwed the pooch in the intervening four years.

Maybe she's not politically tone deaf in AK (well,...) but that shit don't fly on a national level I don't imagine. She's either completely unaware of how this looks to the entire GOP or is really pushing for a winger revolution in the Party.

Sounds good to me...

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Just got one of these sad McCain robocalls a couple minutes ago here in Tucson. My mom and I listened together and could only laugh! Don't the McCain team realize they sound like a fake SNL parody of themselves? Our two votes for Obama already mailed in long ago

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Just got one of these sad McCain robocalls a couple minutes ago here in Tucson. My mom and I listened together and could only laugh! Don't the McCain team realize they sound like a fake SNL parody of themselves? Our two votes for Obama already mailed in long ago

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From that ABC interview:

Gov. Sarah Palin suggested that if the Republican ticket is defeated on Tuesday she expects to be a player in the next election four years from now, saying "I'm not doing this for naught."

In an interview with ABC News' Elizabeth Vargas, the Republican vice-presidential nominee was asked about 2012, whether she was discouraged by the daily attacks on the campaign trail, and would instead pack it in and return to her home state of Alaska.

"I think that, if I were to give up and wave a white flag of surrender against some of the political shots that we've taken, that would bring this whole โ€ฆ I'm not doing this for naught," Palin said.

Palin said she believed in the current GOP ticket and that she was "thinking that it's going to go our way on Tuesday, Nov. 4. I truly believe that the wisdom of the people will be revealed on that day," she said.

Un-fucking-believable...McChipmunk may very well have a massive stroke when he sees this shit. Talk about a cluster-fuck...

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That's just what the old fool gets for trying to run a trophy VP.

Old fools always get theirs in the end and it's invariably from a younger woman.

She's poison and I knew that the first 5 minutes after she was announced.

She's dumb and she's vicious. But she's too dumb to be effectively vicious on a large scale - she does it better one on one.

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True. I suppose, all things considered, we should be grateful the silly old bastard didn't pick a more palatable, effective running mate. I mean Mitt "I have a dopey name and my hair's set with cement" Romney might have made McDeranged a serious contender, strange as that may sound.

Still, all's well that ends well, I say. As long as these swine go down in flames and ignominy, I'll be a happy man...

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Believe me, I will be grateful to McLame and his campaign for the rest of my life for picking Sarah Palin.


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Oh the wisdom of the people will be revealed all right...

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McCain really is screwed.

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Well, she may be carrying a lot more baggage by then. She's damaged goods. Now her own Alaska citizens are against her:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27441783/

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Oooh, that's nice. I hadn't seen that one yet, but I thought it might be coming. How many is that now?

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Oooh, that's nice. I hadn't seen that one yet, but I thought it might be coming. How many is that now?

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If she runs in 2012, I hope her main talking point is that Obama is a black Muslim who pals around with terrorists. Because it's been really effective this year.

Honestly, Palin running in '12 would be a godsend for Democrats. She can't get anywhere close to 50% of the vote.

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If she runs in 2012, I hope her main talking point is that Obama is a black Muslim who pals around with terrorists. Because it's been really effective this year.

LOLOLOLOL! Thank you for this.

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Bill and Hillary cut a vid for Obama.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BWQGkHQKIX8

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Nice. Good for them to do this.

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Wahoo!!!

I have had the feeling AZ and Texas could turn our way. By Monday TX may follow.

Maybe Senator Senator Obama should hit TX, AZ, and another stop in NV if needed. There are so many opportunities right now. I hope he has surrogates out en masse this weekend!

This things just keeps getting crazier!!

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Sweet Sweet Schadenfreude = Dick Armey and another Repug on Gregory discussing how badly McLame has done and the downfall of the entire GOP.

:)

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O wait - it's E.J. Dionne, Scarbrough and Dick Armey.'


I can't believe the Fall of the House of Newt and Cheney is being discussed on MSNBC - I'm ready to dance and cry at the same time.

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You just knew based on the evidence that they were done for this time around, no? The problem was just getting the mind to quit shielding the heart in case of another god-awful disappointment. Not this time!

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Sure - I've been talking about it forever. But to see Dick Armey and company talking about the big trouble the GOP finds itself in is still much needed confirmation, really.

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Agreed on the way it reinforces the idea that they are fried. Keep your fingers crossed that rationality prevails over the long term and Palin gets flushed PERMANENTLY.

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The screwing you get for the screwing you got!

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I think one visit by Obama to Phoenix could swing this state. I received the Robo call too here in Tucson. I have already voted. I can't believe Mr. "Country First" has sunk so low.

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"Let Sarah Be Sarah".

Indeed.

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Bill Kristol needs to take her back to the lab to figure out what went wrong.

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He needs to take himself to the lab! It's hormonal.

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Good point. Maybe just installing a few cold showers in neocon think tanks would solve the problem.

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O/T: My husband had a medical test today. When picking him up, the nurse noticed my Obama button. And she told us how she and her daughter have been volunteering for Obama. Then there was the lady in the office, who, once again, needed to cheer the Obama button and demonstrate her total allegiance to the cause!

No matter where you go, if you have an Obama button, you are "family!"

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Oh, yes! Even here in Kentucky. I have just about worn out my best Obama shirt because I wear it everywhere so I will hear "love your shirt!" from strangers over and over and over again.

"Family" is right.

CT Voter - "We. Are. Fam. i. ly."

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It's the truth!

:)

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I have a house-call veterinarian who came over today to look at my poor old kidney-diseased cat. She's been our vet for about a year now, but politics never really came up. We discovered today though that she went to the Obama rally here in Colorado recently too just as we did, and it was exactly as you describe - practically a bonding experience!

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Here's a sneak peak of what the special is going to be tonight - http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid1185304443/bctid1883548924

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For those who are somewhat worried about next Tuesday, read this great post by The Atlantic's Ta-Nehisi Coates:

http://ta-nehisicoates.theatlantic.com/archives/2008/10/liberalism_bomaye.php#more

By the way, can someone tell me if I can see the Obama special online, because I won't be able to see it on TV live.

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Isn't it time for McCain to postpone his campaign and rush back to Washington to fix something or other.

Unfortunately, this selfless move on his part would mean the indefinite postponing of Tuesday's election, but we'd understand he's putting country first.

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I was one of the people reporting robocalls in Arizona. My wife got it. The message was different from the one cited in this article. Ours started out: "Did you know Barack Obama associates with terrorists . . ." For what it is worth, a Republican friend told me he knows of a few other Republicans who say they will vote for Obama, but don't really intend to. McCain is not really all that popular here. Republicans have told me they don't trust him and that they hate him for the stands he has taken on immigration, campaign finance, and a few other issues. Several Republicans have over the years told me that he is in the wrong party. I have a neighbor who is registered Republican. She is paying attention, and she still hasn't decided who to vote for. One more thing: Arizona has a huge number of registered independents. I think if the Democratic Party had spent money here they could have won. Arizona has a popular Democratic governor and my congressional district swung from a Republican to a Blue-Dog Democrat in the last election. Arizona has lots of Hispanics and lots of retirees who have moved here from other states. Turning red to blue is a real possibility.

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Is Harry Mitchell your congressman?

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Holy phuck is this excellent news for McCain. I mean he gets to work at home, one of the 10 anyway, and he will get quality time with Cindy.

Seriously, November 5th cannot get here fast enough. I am hoping for catastrophic destruction of the Republican Party that leaves them with Palin as their leader for the "future."

John McFang/Sarah Impalin = FAIL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Not any of McCain's WEAK campaign tactics, the RNC, and his supporters' attacks of lies, hatred, fear, racism, and division WILL NEVER PREVAIL against Sen. Obama - this nation's next Commander-in-Chief !!!

You [ Barack Obama], are from God and have overcome them [the enemy's attacks, schemes, and plots ] , because the one [God] who is in you [ Barack Obama] is greater than the one [the enemy ] who is in the world. - 1 John 4:4

No weapon forged against you [ Barack Obama] will prevail, and you [ Barack Obama] will refute every tongue that accuses you [ Barack Obama] . This is the heritage of the servants [ Barack Obama] of the LORD, and this is their [ Barack Obama] vindication from me," declares the LORD. - Isaiah 54:17

" I [ God ] will send my terror ahead of you [ Barack Obama] and throw into confusion every nation you [ Barack Obama] encounter. I [ God ] will make all your [ Barack Obama] enemies turn their backs and run." - Exodus 23:27

They will fight against you [ Barack Obama] but will not overcome you, for I [God ] am with you [ Barack Obama] and will rescue you," declares the LORD. - Jeremiah 1:19
The Lord will rescue me [ Barack Obama] from every evil attack and will bring me [ Barack Obama] safely to his heavenly kingdom. - 2 Timothy 4:18

11 For he will command his angels concerning you [ Barack Obama] to guard you [ Barack Obama ] in all your ways; 12 they will lift you [ Barack Obama ] up in their hands, so that you [ Barack Obama ] will not strike your [his] foot against a stone. 13 You [ Barack Obama ] will tread upon the lion and the cobra; you [ Barack Obama ] will trample the great lion and the serpent. - Psalm 91:11-13

I have given you [ Barack Obama ] authority to trample on snakes and scorpions and to overcome all the power of the enemy; nothing will harm you [ Barack Obama ]. - Luke 10:19

It's time for the American people to get it right and NOT vote for McCain-Palin, instead vote for change. It's time for this country to turn the page and seek a new and better future for ourselves and our children.It's time for REAL change in Washington, it's time to elect Barack Obama for president !

Obama-Biden are the wiser and stronger team to solve the crucial challenges we have in this nation and abroad !

Amen.

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Not any of McCain's WEAK campaign tactics, the RNC, and his supporters' attacks of lies, hatred, fear, racism, and division WILL NEVER PREVAIL against Sen. Obama - this nation's next Commander-in-Chief !!!

You [ Barack Obama], are from God and have overcome them [the enemy's attacks, schemes, and plots ] , because the one [God] who is in you [ Barack Obama] is greater than the one [the enemy ] who is in the world. - 1 John 4:4

No weapon forged against you [ Barack Obama] will prevail, and you [ Barack Obama] will refute every tongue that accuses you [ Barack Obama] . This is the heritage of the servants [ Barack Obama] of the LORD, and this is their [ Barack Obama] vindication from me," declares the LORD. - Isaiah 54:17

" I [ God ] will send my terror ahead of you [ Barack Obama] and throw into confusion every nation you [ Barack Obama] encounter. I [ God ] will make all your [ Barack Obama] enemies turn their backs and run." - Exodus 23:27

They will fight against you [ Barack Obama] but will not overcome you, for I [God ] am with you [ Barack Obama] and will rescue you," declares the LORD. - Jeremiah 1:19
The Lord will rescue me [ Barack Obama] from every evil attack and will bring me [ Barack Obama] safely to his heavenly kingdom. - 2 Timothy 4:18

11 For he will command his angels concerning you [ Barack Obama] to guard you [ Barack Obama ] in all your ways; 12 they will lift you [ Barack Obama ] up in their hands, so that you [ Barack Obama ] will not strike your [his] foot against a stone. 13 You [ Barack Obama ] will tread upon the lion and the cobra; you [ Barack Obama ] will trample the great lion and the serpent. - Psalm 91:11-13

I have given you [ Barack Obama ] authority to trample on snakes and scorpions and to overcome all the power of the enemy; nothing will harm you [ Barack Obama ]. - Luke 10:19

It's time for the American people to get it right and NOT vote for McCain-Palin, instead vote for change. It's time for this country to turn the page and seek a new and better future for ourselves and our children.It's time for REAL change in Washington, it's time to elect Barack Obama for president !

Obama-Biden are the wiser and stronger team to solve the crucial challenges we have in this nation and abroad !

Amen.

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Another news cycle lost for McCain. Only five left, biatch.

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Tomorrow will be devoted to Obama's 30 minutes tonight.

There's another one.

Two of those remaining days are weekend.

:) Not much happens on the weekend.

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Chin up, kiddo. It'll soon be over. Personally, I'm going to sleep for a week.

I've spent the last month sitting up all night, my laptop in front of me, TV on, checking, reading, comparing, venting...initially, my wife said, "bring your laptop to bed and watch the TV up there", but she soon realized that having the man next to you in bed screaming, "Die, you lying sack of shit...that's crap, you toad...someone shoot this fascist scumbag.." all night long was not conducive to sleep, so she just left me in peace downstairs. When this is over, Inez gets me back and the American people get their country back. It's a win/win.

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NPR is now reporting that McCain claims that a video exists of Obama at a farewell party for Palestinian scholar Rashid Khalidi, and that the party was also attended by William Ayers.

From AP:

http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5gpDdlB58oW01dngpTMqnHyiKMvIAD944EBN01

I imagine this must be the October surprise that McCain's been jabbering about all year.

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Yeah, but it's the usual dishonest scumbaggery from McDead. From HuffPost:

McCain officials have been howling over video of a party attended by Obama and Columbia University professor Rashid Khalidi, an outspoken advocate for Palestinian rights. The story has been fueled by revelations that the Los Angeles Times has video footage of that party which the paper is refusing to release (citing an agreement with the providing source). But, as Seth Colter Walls reported, McCain has ties of his own to that very professor.

"During the 1990s, while he served as chairman of the International Republican Institute (IRI), McCain distributed several grants to the Palestinian research center co-founded by Khalidi, including one worth half a million dollars."

Fuck 'em. They're sunk and they know it.

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Obama is on Stewart tonight via satellite isn't he? Also he taped an interview with Gibson that will air tomorrow, and is on Maddow tomorrow as well.

Friday is Halloween, then you have the weekend where it's hard to nail down a television audience.

The thing that really hurts McCain with Palin's statement about having designs of running again in 4 years is that part of her following might just assume not vote for McCain now because their Sarah could be on top of the ticket in four years...

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You betcha..when Failin' says, "โ€ฆ I'm not doing this for naught," she's basically conceding that this election is lost. I can imagine McBuried is going through a major, incandescent rage episode even as we speak. I wish I was a fly on the wall...

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There is NO difference between McCain and Bush.
Check out http://www.bushthirdterm.net/ to see what a loser McCain really is.

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Poor McCain! Obama has him running around like a chicken with his head cut off! I LOVE IT!

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Olbermann just mentioned TPM on his show about these robocalls in AZ.

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He's out of money and options. Defending your home turf with robocalls is a sad way to go out.

http://pufferfish.typepad.com/

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Is this the October surprise??? seriously?

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i'm a proud AZ democrat and i'm looking forward to McCain LOSING our great state. unfortunately, i haven't received this robocall in tucson.

as a side note, i'm always excited when i see Obama-Biden posters/stickers/signs in random small towns around southern AZ; hopefully tucson's blue island will grow to include a large part of this usually very republican state!

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Actually, the AZ island is Red and it's in the evil empire (Phoenix). Oh sure, there's some red fringe out there, but Tucson and Flagstaff are pretty blue.
I am so loving the idea of McCain in flames in his home state. I travel the country for work, proudly wearing my Obama '08 button & telling anyone who'll listen "Hey, I LIVE in McCain's state and I wouldn't vote for him for dog catcher" and then explain why.
I also love how Palin's throwing him under the bus - he has truly been palinized! (I'm new here, but assume everyone's seen the hilarious palinaspresident.us website, yes?)
What do you think of this theory: the RNC asked McCain to make the ultimate political sacrifice - run for prez and lose so the Dems would have to clean up the mess. I can't think of any other reason for his dysfunctional campaign.

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Gore lost Tennessee.

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Title: Keep your Faith
Promise yourself you'll find a place to fit
Even if it seems as hard as it will get
Never quit
On something you've worked so hard for
Opportunity still knocks at peoples door

Title: I Love My Life
I love my life
For the reason that life's a blessing
To some, life come and go
With no teaching of a lesson
I love my life
Since life's a challenge
I attempt to make the best effort
Therefore, keeping my life in a complete balance

Title: Attitude Adjustment
What's your social behavior like?
Do your conversations turn into a fight?
Then your attitude hasn't been adjusted right
Make your state of mind polite
This will balance your heavy day to light

Title: My Ideology
The world is a target for destruction
Do not end up in a innumerable deduction
Our Ozone layer is polluted, due to careless decision
Save the earth, study pollution, and use it as a precision
Create a solution that defends
Oceans from litter and pollution inside of winds

Title: America, America
To introduce a few ideas of America
I simply ponder....
Oh, the wonderful beauty that lies in front ofthe shade!
Why do Americans have to intervene withother countries?

Title: Self Preparation
Use your time wisely as it's racing
Pick up a novel and read each line
See what it has to offer as power inside your mind
Try to advance from what the book has told
Then use it to progress towards a long term goal

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Bright & brightest little star
You're so far I wonder how you are
I miss the way your smile twinkles
I never will forget your small dimples
I think about you all night
Right before I start to write
Pretty star I need no kite
You're the person that shines so bright
Between dusk & dawn I want to stare into your eyes
I daydream I could touch you before sunrise
I sit by the sky as if it's a phone
The afternoon I shall start to postpone

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Uh, what?

Someone...anyone...can we PLEASE do something about these trolls?

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Title: Keep your Faith
Promise yourself you'll find a place to fit
Even if it seems as hard as it will get
Never quit
On something you've worked so hard for
Opportunity still knocks at peoples door

Title: I Love My Life
I love my life
For the reason that life's a blessing
To some, life come and go
With no teaching of a lesson
I love my life
Since life's a challenge
I attempt to make the best effort
Therefore, keeping my life in a complete balance

Title: Attitude Adjustment
What's your social behavior like?
Do your conversations turn into a fight?
Then your attitude hasn't been adjusted right
Make your state of mind polite
This will balance your heavy day to light

Title: My Ideology
The world is a target for destruction
Do not end up in a innumerable deduction
Our Ozone layer is polluted, due to careless decision
Save the earth, study pollution, and use it as a precision
Create a solution that defends
Oceans from litter and pollution inside of winds

Title: America, America
To introduce a few ideas of America
I simply ponder....
Oh, the wonderful beauty that lies in front ofthe shade!
Why do Americans have to intervene withother countries?

Title: Self Preparation
Use your time wisely as it's racing
Pick up a novel and read each line
See what it has to offer as power inside your mind
Try to advance from what the book has told
Then use it to progress towards a long term goal

Title: Star Twinkles
Bright & brightest little star
You're so far I wonder how you are
I miss the way your smile twinkles
I never will forget your small dimples
I think about you all night
Right before I start to write
Pretty star I need no kite
You're the person that shines so bright
Between dusk & dawn I want to stare into your eyes
I daydream I could touch you before sunrise
I sit by the sky as if it's a phone
The afternoon I shall start to postpone

Those were just a few poems out of 60 poems that are written inside this poetry book. If you enjoyed the poems above and wanted to purchase this poetry book, you will have to follow the directions below. You can call this phone number between the hours of 8am-5pm. 1-301-695-1707 and tell the receptionist the author name: Thomas De'Shawn Ball. Then the book title: The Poetry & Your Mind. Then the receptionist will help you from there. Also, view this webpage below for updated information about the author of this book! www.publishedauthors.net/thepoetryandyourmind/index.html

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Funny how Obama will most likely lose the election and has over 10,000 lawyers standing by to challenge election results. Also, it is funny how Obama lied about finance. Check the link below:

http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/28/campbell.brown.obama/index.html?iref=topnews

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I am a registered Democrat, I live in Arizona, and I received this robo-call today. I was so furious that I attempted to call the Republican National Committee (got messages that their voice mail was full, invalid extension numbers, etc.). My next phone call was to McCain's office in Phoenix where I reached an actual human being, who I proceeded to tell just what I thought about Senator McCain's tactics. I highly recommend calling any or all of McCain's official offices to voice your opinions. Ironically, a short time later I received a call from a local Democratic Party volunteer reminding me to mail in my ballot--so benign and pleasant after the assault by the Republicans!

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How about some more FUN for a change during the Halloween season? At the expense of Govlin Palin that is!

A creepy tale in the vein of Poe -

The Tell-Tale Shrill

http://thetruthburns.wordpress.com/2008/10/29/the-tell-tale-voice/

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Proof positive that the poll numbers showing the closeness of the race in AZ aren't just coming from Obama-biased pollsters.

Another very encouraging sign: Newsday reported this morning that a Hofstra University poll shows Obama ahead of McCain 42% to 39% among suburbanite voters (the economy, stupid). If McCain doesn't win the suburban vote, he's got to be in deep stuff.

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I got one of those Arizona robocalls too!

McCain's "base" was slowly weakening ... he's been too nasty, to too many people, too many times, in this state. The flip-flops to appeal to the Theocrat wing of the party have damaged his credibility.

As for "maverick" ... that's a cow with no brand, waiting for be rounded up and castrated and branded. Any takers?

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I'm glad to see the close poll numbers in phoenix, it shows that the people of Arizona see the need for change, and are moving in the direction of Obama.. I have resided in Arizona all of my life, voted for the last 15 years, a democrat, have asked several other democrat friends/family/co-workers as well as republicans who will be voting democrat and they were not solicited to participate in this poll, so we are optimistic that at the end of the day, the race is much, much closer, I wouldn't be surprised at all if Obama takes the valley of the sun.

Phoenicians are smart, and regardless of the political party, we are looking for change and Obama is clearly the man for change.

Obama 2008!!!!!!!!

Rene...... Phoenix, Arizona

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I just got another one ... attacking Obama for his voting record, and for being liberal.

So I called the state headquarters and told them it wasn't working.

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I live in AZ and have gotten two of the McCain robo calls. Every time they call, I go to Obama's website and give more money and call the Republican campaign and tell them. Signed up to make more phone calls also. I hope McPain loses AZ!

Go Obama/Biden

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As a perpetual insomniac, I'm always surfing for sites to entertain me in the overnight hours. I must say I'm sorry I didn't find this site earlier!!! I've been reading all these comments and have to say I have been most entertained by them! Some very clever commentary here!
I live in PA & have gotten so many mailings I can paper my walls with them. Not that I would want to as I find the content thoroughly disgusting.
And for you poor folks in AZ...misery loves company...I've lost count as to the volume of Robo-calls I've gotten. I'm a registered Independent so I imagine the harassment will continue until Tues. I'm also disabled & don't drive anymore and the offers from the Repugnants to drive me to the polls are also starting to come in. Even though I ride to the polls with my husband I should take them up on the offer & then tell them on the ride home that Obama appreciates their support! That'll probabably get me dumped by the roadside, undesirable (even before my vote) that I am! After all, according to McPain, since I collect SSD I'm a drain on the system. I guess that means if elected he will eliminate me & others like me in favor of "The Master Race". Better keep that special needs babe close to your breast Sarah!

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Oh, I nearly forgot what the October surprise is!
McPain/Impalin' went to the pound the other day and adopted a rabid puppy...they named her Elizabeth Hasselbeck...grrrr!

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