Polls

I have my theory on how polls work and took time to research the subject. Honestly, who are these people that answer polls? I know I and many others are at work and are not being reached by poll takers. What group is left? Let's see. Most younger people are in school. Even younger children do not answer the phones and I'm sure their caregivers at that time have no time for polls. Who is left? Why retirees and stay home moms of course. Which just happens to be a group of people that favor McCain. Where then are we being given a true idea of how America really feel about the candidates? I'm sure there is no outreach to those that do not use landlines. Therefore, we are really seeing a picture of how most of the older generation and stay home surban mom feel about who they want to be president. Which is a far cry from seeing the picture of what all of America feel.

Let's face it, we have no idea what age group is being called, how the questions are phrased or what state the person is being called lives in. These factors may seem of no importance but it leaves the door wide open to interpretation. Has McCain's smear campaign being working? It's hard to tell. If you read the vast majority of bloggers and talk to people that are supporters then the answer is No. If you listen to the talking heads that puts much faith in using selective polls then the answer is yes. How much stock should we put in the polls? Very little. There are far too many Americans that are not listening and the polls are really skewed right now.

I am beginning to feel that most polls being used at this time is just another means for the talking heads to attack Obama. Because no matter how much McCain is losing in the polls their is never any intelligent conversation on what he needs to do to improve his polls. As I have noted, if the polls is not for the purpose of both parties but only for the downbeating of one the canidiates then polls, therefore, can not serve as a true tool for being used for monitoring how the election is going.

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Saddlebrook meet the Talking Heads

I knew before Obama ever reached the stage that no matter what he said he would be considered weak by the Talking Heads. I can report with all honesty that they did not let me down.

However, before I go further I need to put it out there how I feel about this whole religious push this country has been operating on for the last 200 years. I'm tired of it. I'm a christian and I have clearly come to be able to live with Muslims, atheists and a host of other religions peacefully. Why is it that we must invade a political leader with taking a religious stance? Why can't we elect someone because they can lead and not which God they believe? That being said let me continue.

As usual the Talking Heads have tagged a new word to indicate Obama was viewed as weak. That new word is "nuance." Of course McCain was viewed as forceful and powerful and taking a strong stance. I could have believed that if I had not wasted the time to view the show. McCain was neither powerful or forceful. He was evasive and failed to answer some of the questions. He would instead give a stumping point to why he should be president. Let's give McCain brownie points for being dishonest. Most of McCain's answers lead to his being a POW, how he's going to follow Osama bin Laden to hell, blah, blah, blah.

McCain came off as just a little to prepared for every question. This is the same man who can not read a teleprompter straight, much less deliver any lines without stumbling. Yet on this night he was on target? When he was asked the question of when did he bucke his parties interest and maybe his own interest. McCain stated that would be over" climate control and wasteful spending?" He has got to be kidding. McCain has ♠not voted on improving our climate control at all and wasteful spending is a catch line he uses when he does not want to vote for a bill that is against any of his lobbyist causes.

What a crock the whole forum was. I don't need a president that can keep the faithful happy (remember Bush), I need one that can lead and lead with some form of truthfulness. I can not see how I should view McCain as the way to go when he has surrounded himself with powerful lobbyist and have corrected his policy stance to be reflected of meeting those lobbyist's clients needs (big oil, Georgia to name a few). McCain has consistently voted 100% with Bush thus far in 2008 and 95% of the time in 2007. Where in is this change? In fact, McCain wants to keep all of Bush's failed policies or enhance them to make it worst for me, middle of the road American. Who are the republicans kidding? McCain is not change you can believe in! He's just more of the same minus diplomacy (as he taught me this week with his rantings over Russia-Georgia).

I am so thankful Obama do not listen to the Talking Heads as intently as we other victims do. If he did he could hardly believe his own lead. I am so glad this day is coming to a close and I do not have to hear nuance one more damn time. But let me acknowledge what the talking heads did not bother to discuss:

• Why is the press giving McCain a pass on one of the biggest mistakes of foreign policy that America has committed when Bush invaded Iraq?
• Why on this fine Sunday was there no mention of McCain's unnecessary rhetoric earlier this week against Russia?
• Why was no one talking about McCain having declared himself president and sending emissaries to Georgia?
• Why did one of the biggest champions of the Iraq war (McCain) make statements in regards to "in the 21st century, nations do not invade other nations?"
• Why didn't we get any answers in regards to McCain saying that this was the biggest international crisis since the end of the cold war?
• Why is it that McCain has two lobbyist running his campaign and they are also in bed (or once was in bed) with Georgia and the DHL problem in Ohio?
• Why is Phil Gramm back on the scene and being touted as McCain's Treasury Secretary?

But of course none of that is important. What's important is that Democrats need to be more like republicans and scream for blood, shoot from the hip, and take charge and be large. God forbid we elect some one to be president that actual is presidential and intelligent too. It would be so much better if we just elect another dumb puppet and let the neocons rule as they have for the last 8 years.

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Where do America go from here?

Well after a week of BS where we have seen a staged (at the cost of real people) crisis for the hopes of McCain scoring brownie points, how do we as Americans feel towards what we do next?

Do we once again cringe with fear of being attacked? I'd say yes if we let that warmonger McCain get into the white house. Do we really want someone postulating about how they will keep us safe while keeping us poor (of course for the benefit of all their big business friends and lobbyist)? We would spend countless months of going from yellow to orange alerts (even though there would be no evidence for the alert warnings). As soon as a country that McCain has a pet peeve against (Russia, Iran, and any other country he hates) we would be confronted with going to war.

He would be the perfect puppet that the neocons could hope for (after Bush of course). No avoiding he would stop immigration into this country by any means. Picking and choosing the races he felt should not participant in the great American dream (which is dumb since we are a melting pot). I am not talking about screening terrorist. This can be proven by looking at the "No Fly List" or the spying by the telecoms companies. He sole purpose is to keep us in a state of fear (not because we live in a world that is out to get us, but because fear is a good control lever.

We have spent the last 8 years with a president committing every crime that a person could commit and get away with it (thank god he wasn't black, because the screaming and the prosecution would be on).

When do we, as Americans wake up to WTF! Every presidential campaign it is always boiled down to some religious objective. Why? This is a nation of various religions so religion should never be an issue. I'm talking about same sex marriages, Christianity, birth control, etc. People should be able to practice their belief without encroaching on others belief. Yes, I mean those that believe in no abortions make that a point that they live by and leave those that do not believe in that point of view alone. If it is not a person of your faith, my question is simply, why are you bothering them? This whole religious aspect is similar of the Salem witch hunt. If a person was different just kill them, no questions asked. What the hell did we make laws for if someone is committing an unspeakable act? Instead of law we let the religious take care of it? Hell no. So we need to stop making our every election based off of what an individual believe religiously.

But none the less every 4 years we have election with the duty and responsibility to make the decision of picking some one that is the lesser of two evils and hoping all ends well. Will for once in our lives we have a chance to pick a winner and not the lesser of two evils. Irregardless of the sickos that pretend they go under the title of right, extreme right or right winger (which they are not) to finally get a president that wants to put us first? Why do we let people shay us with what we know is not the truth to justify being torn in our position of what is right? Do anyone think McCain is the anti-Christ? No. We may think a many other things about him, but it is not pure evil. Yet, just because a sicko calls Obama one I should believe it? I'm so stupid now that the neocons can tell me how to think?

I face the fact that a racist will continue to be one and will rather see all us go to hell then make this world a better place (just like the neocons). But the bulk of us can not be so childish. We are all seeing hardship and we all know why. The last puppet in the white house we easily became aware of how ignorant he was and how the only conclusion we could come to is that he was just a tool for a shadow government. Why would any sane person give that shadow government another chance by voting McCain into the white house?

McCain has desperately wanted to president for too many years. Now that he is old he is a prime target for being used. He and his campaign barely are on the same page, he has let his new campaign manager morph him to the person that he hated in the year 2000 and 2004, he no longer has any integrity, or honor.

When I hear McCain I like him, personally, but like a grandfather; however, I would not put him in charge of my life, finances, personal problems (that could lead to war) or my children. I would let him visit and we would all go out and I would probably be in charged of the finances. No McCain is a nice old man, but the problem is he is falling for his own delusions of ruling the free world (not for me and you, but just like another trophy wife -- sorry Cindy, it is what it is).

Recap 08/15/08

I've decided to start a weekly recap on Friday nights.

This week we've heard McCain get loud and strong on the first day of the situation of Georgia. We've also listen to McCain commit gaffes (as usual -- "We are all Georgians" and "In the 21 Century nations should not invade nations"). We've heard how by day two McCain toned his rhetoric down by a notch and by day three he was sending emissaries to the nation of Georgia to appease the American's minds. At the same time President Bush made two non-effectual speeches and then promptly went on vacation to give McCain his time to shine.

We also noted that while McCain was acting presumptuous nobody was listening and thought he had lost his mind. Even though McCain acted like his bags were already on their way to the white house we all had to say not so fast, it takes us for you to shine.

Mean time Obama is still enjoying his vacation but putting out wicked ads to knock McCain's BS down. Obama also managed to have gotten the most money from Wall Street (employees) and the Military. Obama also managed to get the most votes from the religious sector.

Talking about Obama's ads it must be pointed out that they awesome an the equivalent of 1-2-3 knock outs. He exposed McCain's fraud all over the place and the DNC, and Union helped too. They exposed McCain's DHL deal (even through factcheck want to call it a partial truth, 30 seconds do not give you time to write a thesis), his millions, his lobbyist connection, his lies and his bogus character (without getting nasty like McCain).

We also got to listen to the talking heads (minus the Keith Olbermann show, sometimes MSNBC and ABC's J. Trapper) try to tie Obama up with who came out swinging against Russia-Georgia situation with McCain winning (shocking). This is the usual pattern for every week. The cable news have nothing but negative things to say about Obama 2 to 1 when it comes to McCain.

We saw Hillary names and the RNC tried to make us feel pain pretending that their was friction where none existed. We also heard the dumb PUMA's and Hillary sickos fight a dumb cause.

Truth be known even when McCain is given the stage he still can't make it work. All America got see was someone who's age is showing and a young man, even on vacation, makes our hearts swell with hope.

Finally, since the republicans are happy to pick a vice president that is ready to take over since they feel McCain will die while being president, who do you thing will be the choice for these conservatives and neocons.? Leave a comments and let's discuss. (F**ked as that is, it's true.)

Peace out.

I will add some facts and videos tomorrow.

Choice?

I've been somewhat avoiding this issue because I've had so many other issues that the republican party was perpetrating that consumed my time and this particular issue just got left behind. I want to talk about WOMENS Issues. I visited this site that was called "Women For John McCain." That site was either satire in it's highest form or it was staffed by some of the most deluded women I have never encountered.

From time to time I have gone back to this site, still trying to figure out if it is for real, real. Well today I got my answer. When I noted their new petition:

I was appalled until I read the fine print on the bottom and found out what they were really asking women to sign:

In the Senate and House, the “Abortion on Demand” Act will overturn the ban on partial birth abortion and go further than Roe v. Wade to enshrine abortion on demand into law. Introduced as the innocent sounding Freedom of Choice Act, this act would:

1. Overturn the ban on the gruesome partial-birth abortion procedure
2. Overturn laws that restrict taxpayer funding of abortions.
3. Nullify all pro-life laws on the federal and state level.
4. Force doctors, nurses, hospitals, and other health-care providers to perform and pay for abortions – even if they are morally opposed to abortion.
5. Insist that insurance companies pay for abortions

And what further cemented the deal for me was when I tried to capture a few pictures from the site and this is all I got, over and over again:


It is now confirmed to me that the site is extreme satire and these people go way over the top. A sample of their tactics is as follows:

“It will fall to the next president to nominate hundreds of qualified men and women to the federal courts, and the choices we make will reach far into the future.” - John McCain

John McCain has worked closely with the national press to gain his “maverick” reputation - and that’s why women are choosing John McCain! On the complicated issues of womens’ rights and reproductive choices, we need a strong man with years, and years, and years of experience in the halls of Washington to think and speak for us - and that man is John McCain. With John’s record on choice, he’s uniquely qualified to make our most personal, private choices for us as President.

“I do not support Roe versus Wade. It should be overturned.” (all emphasis is added from the article)

But the jokes do not stop there. I clicked on one of the topics called Betty Cracker and this is what I got:

The REAL Presumptuous Nominee

Remember how your so-called liberal media snickered at Obama for coming up with a faux presidential seal and presuming to speak to foreigners and meet with heads of state in Europe? Just who the hell does that guy think he is, anyway?

Meanwhile, McCain is pulling an Alexander Haig-like power-grab in the middle of an international crisis, and no one seems to notice. Yesterday McCain bragged to a campaign crowd about expressing solidarity during his daily conversations with Georgian President Saakashvili, who replied:

“Yesterday, I heard Sen. McCain say, ‘We are all Georgians now,’” Saakashvili said on CNN’s American Morning. “Well, very nice, you know, very cheering for us to hear that, but OK, it’s time to pass from this. From words to deeds.”

The real presumptuous nominee is not only inserting himself into the Russia – Georgia conflict: He’s dispatching twin butt-gerbils Lindsey Graham and Joe Lieberman to that country as a delegation. WTF? Perhaps they’ll be accompanied by McCain’s foreign policy advisor / Georgia lobbyist Randy Scheunemann, who was paid big bucks to lobby McCain on behalf of the Georgian government before the campaign got underway. Client relations, you know.

Here’s another interesting tidbit via the Talking Points Memo:

President Saakashvili today told Georgians that the US military was moving in to take over control of the country's air and seaports -- which would be a pretty big deal since much of the country still appears to be an active war zone.

And about five minutes later the Pentagon said he didn't know what he was talking about.

"We are not looking to, nor do we need to, take control of any air or seaports to conduct this mission," said Geoff Morrell, Pentagon press secretary. "The role of the U.S. military is strictly to facilitate the delivery of humanitarian assistance to the victims of this conflict."


John McCain says he's talking to Saakashvili every day. What's he telling him? Is he confusing the situation?

That’s a good goddamned question. If McCain is engaged in freelance foreign policy shenanigans that are confusing a head of state in a potentially very dangerous context, isn’t that worth looking into? Someone needs to get Britney or Paris to Tbilisi NOW so the media will start paying attention.

I nearly fell on the floor after reading that one. But the bottom line is that I firmly believe this site is fine and more women should check it out. Yes, they are over the top and yes if you did not know it was satire some of the things they say would really piss a person off; but, they seem to be one of the good guys. Take a chance, check out the site and after investigating and finding out they are for women (not McCain) join and help Choice and me to make sure McCain does not make it to the White House.

This is Obama's struggle:



This is the reality of McSame winning the White House:




To Bring it All Home:

Senator McCain What's That About?.

Last time I checked my passport, I fell under the category of American! If that's true then by what peoples right do you have, Senator wanna-be-president McCain, of telling Americans “we are all Georgians?" No I'm not!! I know you are the foreign policy leader but what happened was this a flub? Why would you make promises that America had no interest in keeping?

I think America needs to set it straight and send Senator McCain some "Straight Talk" via a letter (especially, since he is so familiar with the term "Straight Talk).

Dear Senator McCain,

Just because your lobbyist (also known as your foreign policy advisor) is in bed with a foreign country and got paid and (let's not forget to mention how) you pushed for the Nation of Georgia to become a part of NATO, why must you involve the whole of America? Hello... in case you missed my intent, I am referring to the American people. What made you think that we, the American people, who's economy is in the tank and have our own issues (while a bumbling idiot still rules the white house -- sorry, I still cringe when Bush opens his mouth) care about another war? How much money do you plan to invest in this campaign about how you will be a great war leader (and do nothing else) must we Americans endure? But you don't want just any war you want a war with a superpower? Tap, tap, tap...Do you think we could build a little USA esteem before we once again go marching off like tin soliders in our attempt to bring democracy to the world?

But America have more questions and would like to know what's up with some of your sound decisions and judgment. Mr. republican wanna-be-president McCain why did I hear reports about you being in contact with the president of Georgia on a daily basis? (if you don't have flash you will not be able to see the video below. See it later at home).

What's that about?

Furthermore, why am I also reading in the news that your foreign policy advisor (Randy Scheunemann) is still advising the Nation of Georgia while still being your foreign policy advisor?

Randy Scheunemann earned about $70,000 serving as Sen. John McCain's top foreign policy adviser between the January 2007 and May 15, 2008. During the same period, the government of Georgia paid his firm $290,000 in lobbying fees. Today's Washington Post reports a stark illustration of the conflict of interest that Scheunemann faced while advising McCain on foreign policy matters related to the former Soviet Republic and also working for the Georgia embassy.

What's that about?

I also heard that you, not our dimwitted president, plan to send a delagation to the Nation of Georgia. No offense but that action seems very presumtious, are you sure you want to make that move. After all you and your campaigns were the ones pointing out how presumtious Obama was in Germany? Oh I get it...when you do it, its presidential but if Obama (who did not do it, but you accused him of it) look presidential it's presumtious. Well, just so you know the news is reporting this trip and it is not being viewed as favorable by...gasp, Americans.

I mean it's mighty strange that the President of Georgia called you out by name in his address to the America people today? Why would he do that? Oh, I must be having brain leakage tonight. That's right the connection to your forceful comments where the Nation of Georgia is concern is in direct relation to your recent words and actions. Such as:

• your currently-on-your-payroll foreign advisor is a lobbyist for the Nation of Georgia,
• you pushed for that nation to be included in NATO (which it is not at this present moment),
• you nominated that's country's president for the nobel peace prize in 2005,
• you have been talking to that country's president on a regular basis,
• you have sent a non-presidential delagation to that region, and
• you have reminded America how Georgia have adopted a christianity belief.

What's that about?

Might I be so bold and ask that you spend just a tiny bit of time allaying the American peoples problems. Yes, I got the message that you want to show us how you are always ready and willing to go to war and fight for the American dream (to rule the world). Rule the world after you fix our economy. I know you're old, but I've got proof positive information that you get your rest. Now I need for you to focus on America.

Sincerely,

Americans

PS: Let my favorite commentator put it to you in plan English:

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What If....

What would have been the backlash if Obama had put out an ad with McCain sandwich between Lil Kim and Foxy Brown? Granted there are not that many pictures of McCain at any big rallies out side of one or two (which in most cases was where he was invited to events that was guarantee a large audience). But let's pretend. What would have been the medias response, the public response, or the white American response? Wouldn't that have been delegated to the open waters of unmitigated racism?

What if Obama's web site compared McCain to a person of color, say a great black basketball player and then scrubbed it from his web site, and let's say a week later McCain mentioned how his opponent would compared him to Patrick Ewing. How would the media have responsed when Obama's camp then declared McCain was playing the race card?

What if Obama put out a negative ad once again showing McCain as a celebrity but this time minus any starlets but used alot of young black women touting how much they adored McCain, while at the same time the ad it self insulted Mccain's character, his patronage, and the truth about his policies. And let's say Obama ran this ad during the Olympics. Would the media see Obama as being no more than a jealous juvenile or would they continue to say it was a good ad?

What if Obama was surrounded by lobbyist, especially the sort that favor big oil companies and questionable regimes. Would the masses or the media ignore that simply fact as well? Even though Obama would be on video (from years ago) stating how much lobbyist can influence a candidates decision?

What if Obama was filthy rich ($100 million) and McCain had pulled his self up by his boot straps while enduring food stamps, scholarships, mother and father dying while he was young, and just recently paying off his student loans. Would the media allow Obama to push the point that McCain was an elitist?

Would the Talking Heads be ignoring Obama's every stumble, gaffe, lie, or misstep if he was white?

America is shaming itself right now during this election by allowing the Talking Heads to assail the masses with such tripe. While they seem to fall a sleep when it comes to McCain they are forever critical of Obama. If it was objective, I would be tolerant. But the Talking Heads has been and continue to be bias and fail to report the news as it happens. They bring in pundits that some times make very false and racial statements (especially since McCain let that genie out of the bottle) .

What's makes this unacceptable is the fact that Obama only asked for the chance to make a difference. If we don't want him fine, but all this racial undertone, character bashing and assault is distressing since the only thing Obama wants is to give America a chance to turn the page.

The fact that we do nothing while we continue to allow the same old politics to persist and dominate our will is an insult to our desire to want change. We want change but will not fight for it.

When will people start getting it? This time it is about the people against the government machine. It's time we got the government to clean up the mess that was never beneficial for us in the first place. Next we need to bring the Talking Heads into line and start demanding that we get the news unadulterated (the good with the bad). Not just their spin on it absence 70% of the truth when it comes to one candidate and 75% negative (even if untrue) towards another candidate. Isn't that why we have magazines like the National Enquirer and Star magazine if all we want is some bullshit with a touch of truth. I should not have to go on the internet to hear more to a story when the prime time networks and cable networks are already discussing the subject, which only illustrate that we are missing vital information.

This is the 21st century. America is a melting pot and its time we start living like it and start thinking about our children and their future. We can not let their next 8 years be the same as the last 8 years. And, since I am not a pundit or racist, a vote for McCain is a vote for a puppet who will only let the same crap be perpetuated on us once again.

Let the Talking Heads Rein

Well this was another night of the Talking Heads firing up McCain's greatness and noting how Obama continues to fall short. The fact that Obama leads in the polls is of no consequence. After all McCain has risen by 1 point. No McCain has not cracked the above 45% yet, but he is doing well and all republicans should be proud. In fact the GOP has put it out there how proud they are of their elected presumed nominee so that every one knows:

While excitement is building for a Democratic Party convention capped by Barack Obama’s historic acceptance speech before a sold-out, 75,000-seat football stadium, the GOP convention the following week is shaping up to be a considerably more staid affair, marked by the conspicuous absence of many of the usual convention attendees [...]

Of the 12 Republicans running in competitive Senate races — five of whom are incumbents — only three have said they will be attending the convention. Six are definite no-shows, and three are on the fence.

“Nobody likes a funeral,” said a Senate Republican press secretary who spoke on the condition of anonymity, citing “the overall climate of general malaise about the party” as the reason for hesitance on the part of Republicans.

In fact one of the pundits (Chrystina Freeland of the Financial Times) on Hard Ball makes sure that we the viewers are aware of the fact that "the big hurdle that Obama has to overcome with those voters, the older voters you mentioned, is he has to have enough Americans get comfortable with the idea of Barack Obama with someone who is so different in so many ways from a lot of Americans and from the kind of people they are use to having as there president. That is the emerging and central question for his campaign."


Since I am not a pundit, I can state the obvious. That statement was laced with racism. What else could be inferred that the old people (white of course) can not relate to regarding Obama? Let's see Obama is a man, check, he's human, check, he's an American, check, he's educated, check, check and he's a family man, that have morals that most people value, triple check. What's left except that he's black? In Chrystina's statement lays the fundamental problem: people can not get by the fact that he is a different race (not different species, or alien, or unmoral). Hence the conclusion is that we should all be weary. Not buying it. Sorry, no. I'm worried about a puppet claiming office and 4 more years of big business controlling my fortune or more likely lack thereof.

Now let's examine how much was brought up concerning McCain's negatives. Oh that's right McCain has no negatives. What's funny is the fact that since McCain's blatant infusion of racist ads he has made it easier for the Talking Heads to make race a talking point and McCain can never be accused of playing the race card. After all such a tactic is beneath McCain's illustrous character. He's the maverick not a jealous juvenile bully. In fact, now that McCain has opened the door of race it is now easier for the Talking Head to exploit the subject by highlighting and emphasizing this new(?) problem for Obama. McCain has successfully pointed out another of Obama's flaws. The Talking Heads should thank him (and probably grovel at his feet).

Let me state the obvious, if a person did not wish to vote for Obama because of his skin color (whether they are racist in the open or in the closet) they will not be voting for him now. Making a concerted effort to bring up race as an issue when it is what it is seems like a low talking point for the Talking Heads. But I'm sure the public and online reporters are happy with this development and see McCain in a new light:

Is McCain fit to lead America?

That question hasn't been asked, nor has it been answered.

The assumption seems to be that McCain's years of experience in the military and in Congress of course give him the background and tools he'd need in the White House. As Britney might say, "Duh! For sure he's qualified!!! He's Mac!!!"

But is that true? Does McCain have the right stuff?

A careful look at McCain's biography shows that he isn't prepared for the job. His resume is much thinner than most people think

Another point that was brought up on Hard Ball was whether the public was noticing (or not paying attention to) any of McCain's gaffes, age or lies. Both pundits said NO, the public isn't paying that any attention. Of course because, we, John and Jane citizen attribute that to his fatigue. I'd really like to know where they are getting their statistics from. From what I see in speaking with various people, in the blogs, and online news, people are paying attention. Just what fatigue is McCain suffering from? It's been reported that McCain indicated that he knows he's not young and needs plenty of sleep to be able to think straight.

I almost (but not quite) feel sorry for McCain's campaign staff. How can they possibly spin this as a positive? (Emphasis added.)

McCain said he would concentrate on getting more sleep when he can.

"If I put in three or four 18-hour, 20-hour days in a row, I'm not sharp. It's just a fact," the Republican senator from Arizona said. "I'm more sharp if I get a little rest."

McCain said he feels best sleeping until 7:30 or 8 a.m., as opposed to his usual morning drill of rising at 5:30 or 6 a.m.

"It seems to help me to get up a little later in the morning," he said, joking, "Sorry to bother with that intimate detail."

Earth to McCain: the presidency is a 24/7 job.

I'm failing to fully understand the passion that the Talking Heads have expended towards such a loser. Every breath they take is used to bring down Obama and every time they expel that breath it's being used to lift up McCain? I know people like to create wars (which I have no doubt that Rick Davis and McCain instilled in the Nation of Georgia that America had their back) and love to fight for the underdog, but what the hell? Why are we sacrificing our country for the opportunity for the same government to take control again. I will not be shy or chase in mentioning that I feel that McCain is no more than a puppet for the neocons and big business to continue ruling America. Yet, why do we let our, key word our, media continue this onslaught of insulting one candidate while praising another with no clear objective in mind but the exception of putting doubts in peoples heads they are neither reality or truth.

I think it time America took back America and later for the bull shit. This crap that is taking place in Russia have absolutely nothing to do with America. I refuse to be dragged into a war with a superpower because some old ass politician wants to show he is ready to keep fighting. I care about my economy not some personal agenda to make a tire politician look good to old people who's future is limited at best. Well people welcome to the real world. If we want to win America back for the people then we will have to fight. We can not continue to let this crap stand as it is and we must make a decision. Do we move on with Obama or stay stagnant with McCain. Me, I want to move on since I still have plenty of time to be walking the face of this earth.

A Night of BS

Well the talking heads were going tonight. What was the most important topic of the night? Obama of course. How Obama compared to McCain regarding Georgia, How much Clinton factors into the convention, Obama's new celebrity ad from McCain, Obama's ad against McCain as a celebrity. What's Hillary's agenda? The Race Factor. Why isn't he leading in the polls? Blah, blah, blah!!

The man can not even go on vacation without being the talk of the town. Of course while they focused their undivided attention on Obama such great topics concerning McCain and other news was ignored:

1. McCain being presumptuous
2. McCain holding a fund raiser with an ex-fundrasier of Abramoff, Ralph Reed
3. Did McCain Plagiarize His Speech on the Georgia Crisis?
4. Obama on Russia Invasion
5. Ike's Granddaughter calls Obama "Future of America"
6. In Loose Style, McCain leads a Camp Divided
7. McCain's attacks on rival fall flat with vets group
8. Why Doesn't Bush want Veterans Voting
9. McCain: Let's Compound The Blunder!
10. Enthusiasm gap plagues GOP convention

I could go on with more political coverage the talking heads could have participated in and by chance given the American people a better perspective of where McCain stands. But atlas, no. This is all about Obama in the most negative light the talking heads can shine.

Just Got Word to be Educated is a No-No for Presidents

I just read an article where the RNC would be coming out to attack Obama on his Education to prove he is an elitist? Please, don't make me laugh so hard. After Bush with his "C" grade average who would want another dummy in the white house? Oh lest I forget, that would be McCain. McCain came up 5th from the bottom of his class which had over 800 students.

Let's talk about pointless topics.

• Let's see, Obama was raised by a single parent on food stamps and then later raised by his grandparents. He got lucky and was able to attend a private school through scholarship and later attended Columbia and Harvard. Considering who Obama is and his race, he must have been one very smart cookie to get into Harvard. In fact he and his wife only just finished paying off their student loans.

• Now let's take a look at McCain's less than stellar school attendance. McCain attended St. Stephen’s, an exclusive school in Alexandria, Va., and then Episcopal High, a private boarding school in the same city and then he later went to The Naval Academy. Considering that McCain was not the brightest star in school his just graduating was good enough; but, I don't remember any reports about him paying off student loans.
  

The RNC trying to paint Obama as an elitist is beyond the average person's comprehension; especially, considering that McCain can afford to wear $500 shoes, owns several homes, and have a heiress for a wife. Where is the comparison that leaves Obama as an elitist? Because he's educated is the yard stick that Americans should use for establishing the post for elitist? Yet those same Americans should ignore that the other guy is rich beyond an average person's belief? Can anyone, anyone believe that the RNC's new plan can possibly be an effective one? Or, are the republicans still believing that the American people are such gullible fools that they can be told anything and will easily bite the bullet?

The Demise of John McCain

John McCain has more problems then just running a smear campaign filled with lies and innuendos. His ugly smear campaign has only turned the left and center into busy little bees digging up some of his questionable activities over his past 24 years of public service. Those busy bees have unearthed quite a nest of vipers: donation irregularities and lobbyist activities. It's one thing that McCain's ads are being viewed as detrimental to his character as the "Straight Talk Maverick" but it's totally a different beast when you are being called out for your (or your campaign member's) actions. Yes, I know they should have been called out for his lying campaign ads; but, this is America and one thing we know for sure, ignorance is bliss.

It has been brought to light that certain organizations (MoveOn and good government group) plan to press legal action in regards to how McCain's contribution bundler's have been gathering contributions for his general election:

"...A good government group is set to ask the Justice Department to open a criminal investigation into the two big McCain stories of recent days -- the bundled contributions from Hess executives, and the bundling by Harry Sargeant, the guy who raised cash for McCain from a host of unlikely donors."

It has also been brought to light that there will be a deeper investigation into McCain and his campaign manager, Rick Davis, participation in the demise of over 8,000 jobs for Americans in Ohio"

"Barack Obama's presidential campaign claimed that the general election had reached a critical turning point this past week after it was revealed that John McCain and his campaign manager had helped facilitate a merger that could result in the loss of thousands of jobs in Ohio."

On a conference call with reporters, Obama's campaign manager David Plouffe said news of McCain and Rick Davis' involvement in the DHL deal was "the most important development of the entire campaign this week" and would convince voters in the critical swing state that the Arizona Republican was far from his maverick image."

Obama put out, today, a radio ad exposing this issue which can only underscore the underhanded tactics of the Republican party.

Although I am excited by some of the truth coming out about McCain and his shady dealings it is already being tempered by the fact that the "Barbecue Media" (expression stolen from Bob Cesca who totally rule on the topic of the media and their slacker reporting) has not put any time in discussing any of this with the public at large. No the big topic tonight is: JOHN EDWARDS ADMITS AFFAIR IN ABC INTERVIEW.

John Edwards' affair is morally wrong but it is not the most important thing going on right now. Yes, the topic deserves some time for discussion but all night? No mention of any of McCain's possible illegal activities (with the exception of Keith Olbermann and others)? Why would Edwards situation supersede important issues going on with the republican campaign? The list of republicans problems is long and as John Amato has listed you would think some of it should had been food for fodder for the media to push out to the public. After all if any of this involved Obama it would be front page news:

• McClellan said that FOX News got talking points from the White House
• Bush authorized rendition.
• Bush authorized torture. Yes, that means waterboarding.
• Bush authorized a war based on lies resulting in millions of innocent Iraqi and Afghani civilian deaths as well as an ethnic cleansing.
• Thousands of our troops have been killed or seriously injured.
• The US dollar is in the tank.
• The housing/mortgage crisis has almost caused a depression.
• How about the trampling of our Constitution with warrantless wiretapping?
• Laptops are being confiscated at airports and the border.
• Under Bush, oil companies are raking in record profits while Americans suffer.
• The US attorney scandal.

Alas it seems the only thing that moves the "Barbecue Media" is looking for or fabricating dirt about Obama. You could almost ask the question, who is McCain? Such insignificant reporting is done about his countless gaffes, flip flops, confusions and lies that the only thing people know about McCain is that he is OLD.

Update: And the hits just keeps coming, it was reported today that another one of McCain's campaign workers was involved in lobbying for that nation of Georgia:

WASHINGTON — John McCain's top foreign policy adviser, Randall Scheunemann, lobbied for the nation of Georgia for four years, including for about a year after he joined the Republican senator's presidential campaign staff in early 2007.

"Georgia has paid Scheunemann's firm, Orion Strategies, LLC, nearly $900,000 since 2004, including $200,000 for an eight-month contract that began on May 1, two weeks after McCain issued a strong statement criticizing Russia and supporting Georgia.

Scheunemann took a leave from lobbying for Orion in March, two months before McCain barred active lobbyists from serving on his staff. He's still listed as Orion's president and owner.

Reached by phone, Scheunemann declined comment and referred a reporter to the campaign."

Come on people what's the expectation when you know the candidate has surrounded his self with lobbyist?

Is The Negativity of McCain's Campain just petty jealousy?

After reading a very interesting article by David Border concerning the negativity that this campaign has taken, it caused me to ask the question of whether McCain's real reason for embarking into that arena was due to his petty jealousy?

David Border asked John McCain "How do you feel about the tone and direction of the campaign so far?" McCain's response was very interesting:

"I'm very sorry about it," McCain said in a Saturday interview at his Arlington headquarters. "I think we could have avoided at least some of this if we had agreed to do the town hall meetings" together, as he had suggested, during the summer months."

Does McCain know how petty that sounds? Clearly from the blogs I have read regarding this topic a lot of people are just ready to write McCain off as a bitter old man. But not so fast. That statement is plagued with a wealth of tell alls about McCain's mind set. Whereas some people want to push the statement as coming from an old man, I see it coming from the other end of the age spectrum and it shows that McCain has very jealous juvenile tendencies. Since I have children the analogy was very easy to see. When one child will NOT play the game the other one wants, the first child considers that an act of war and ventures into the realm of striking back by any means, short of physical harm (although sometimes it does come to blows between children).

The picture McCain is portraying to me is one of a petty jealous juvenile-bully. Doubtless not one that beat you up for your lunch money everyday, but one that gets so jealous and angry because the other person won't do what they want and then when that person is looked favorably on for rejecting the petty jealous juvenile-bully, the petty jealous juvenile-bully then looks for ways to hurt that person in an emotional way and be damn how that will make the petty jealous juvenile-bully look. They don't care. They just want the the world to know how enraged they are. Sort of the "be damn of the consequences" approach.

I agree with Obama when he said that he and McCain have ultimate control over their campaign (unless McCain is really just a puppet, which for now I will give him the benefit of the doubt). So when Obama denied McCain the opportunity to travel with him to the middle east and then Obama had the nerve to turn it out and be labeled as a rock star. McCain's petty jealousy and juvenile-bully came out in full force and (maybe) when his campaign asked how he wanted to handle the situation he probably told his inner circle to find someway to destroy Obama. Thus we got the "media love Obama ad," the Obama is willing to lose a war to win an election, the infamous "celebrity" ad and of course the "he played the race card."

Of course the consequences was probably not what McCain wanted. There was an immediate backlash from the media over McCain's false claim that the media didn't notice him, he got a public and government out cry over Obama not being patriotic enough and of course we know he got an even uglier responses for the celebrity ad and the race card accusation.

McCain's actions can not be viewed as anything less than a jealous temper-tantrum of the petties kind. But my question to McCain, if he can answer one in between yelling Surge, Surge, Surge and Drill, Drill, Drill, what about what's troubling the American people (who really do not have time for watching your petty jealous juvenile-bully in action)? Your petty jealous juvenile-bully actions may make the RNC, neocons, and right winger happy but keep in mind that you need more votes then just that base. We need answers, not skits. You should give full concentration towards answering the big questions (and not in the key of one note -- drill, drill, drill) if you want to win or much less stay in the game.

Well this is my night to keep it simple. Let's just let the clips say all that I could say.

Why it's getting harder to listen to the Media

I get it, the media believe this campaign is about Obama and they feel that it's their duty to make sure "regular American citizens ("RACs") knows as much as they can about the presumed democratic nominee. Since I'm an RACs I can write regarding this subject with a certain amount of honesty.

Being the RACs I can state as a fact that the media does not observe reporting from the perspective of the RACs. We are very tired of the constant negative messages regarding Obama that we receive on a daily basis. Granted some of the media will spend a few minutes giving the RACs some positives reporting about Obama but you can bet it will be countered by either a positive message about McCain's (irregardless of whether he deserve such coverage of praise) or a negative report about Obama. Yet the RACs can always bank on receiving a good 75 to 80% positive coverage of McCain never being followed up by any negative, unless it's against Obama.

Most times when McCain commits a faux pas, gaffe, misstatement or just out right lies the only reporting we receive as an answer for these stumbles, campaign growing pains, or out right lies is that McCain is being McCain. Are they blind or just playing stupid? The media totally misses the point that the RACs is not buying that bulls**t. We are not stupid or blind and can easily see the disparity between the reporting of these two candidates. The RACs would very much appreciate being treated like adults and not listening to someone of the media play with our intelligence.

The best way to illustrate how bias the media has been is to point out some of their recent disparities in their lopsided reporting.

• When McCain offered (or prentended to offer, the jury is out on this vote) his wife to participate in the Buffalo Chip contest the vast majority of the medias response was to give McCain the benefit of the doubt. That's all good and well, but McCain is the same man who call his wife a c**t and is the same man that do not believe in a woman's right to make a choice on abortion, as well as the same man that does not believe women deserve equal pay. Just what benefit of the doubt are we suppose to give McCain? The RCAs knows where he stands on woman's issues (not those RACs who are female that have given over their right to be independent versus being subjugated by a male counterpart). His offering his wife to participate in a contest that would expose her to being stripped of her dignity does not seem like such a reach to pander for votes. After all, he does not respect women in other right.

Now let's examine what the headlines would have been had Obama, for the sake of votes, offered his wife to participant in the same event. The headlines would have been screaming to the RACs about how Obama had no family values; how Obama had no respect for his wife; or, better yet, how low would Obama would go to win this election (which would play in to Obama's lack of patronism). Double standard? You know it.

• Obama just released his new energy plan, which received raves from environmentalist for it's progressive stance. On the same day McCain campaign picked up on the advise that Obama offered a response to a RAC about how the RAC could help. All of a sudden the suggestion (which was not his energy plan) became the butt of McCain's bash Obama joke. Let's not stop there though. What Obama suggested (which was to keep air in your tires) was true. Did the media report that the ridicule coming from the Republicans and McCain was not true? Hell no (get use to this comment since I will be saying it constantly). Not until the ridicule had ran it's course. Did Obama's energy plan get pushed into the media's attention. Hell no.

• When McCain visited a nuclear plant that had a history of almost having a melt-down (and is currently close) to advocate his point of pushing for creating more nuclear plants, even though he is more than vague on where we are suppose to put the waste, did the media report that fact. Hell no.

• When McCain put out the infamous "celebrity" ad that depicted Obama as an empty glory seeking non-star celebrity the media said it was fun and cute. Yet within that same period of time after some pundits, reporters, statesmen and RACs noted that the ad really had racial undertones to it (not that McCain is a racist, but his campaign wants it out there so that those so called white voters that Obama supposedly need will understand that Obama is not one of them) and Obama later made a statement about the true fact that the republicans would say he was a risk, looked funny and didn't look like one of the presidents on our dollar bill, McCain's camp and McCain pushed out the story that Obama was playing the race card. We can all agree Obama has no choice but to play the race card every day...He's Black! Some in the media wrote articles about how Obama was doing just that, playing the race card. They never stopped and said, "gee, I wonder where he got that idea from." Maybe from McCain's web site that had a video of Obama being superimposed over Mt. Rushmore, Statue of Liberty and $100 dollar bill (although McCain has removed the evidence from his web site, thank goodness for YouTube ). Did the media ever pick up on this morsel of truth? Hell no.
  

• Still ,on the point of the "celebrity ad," when Paris Hilton responded to the ad McCain put out portraying her as an empty headed star-wanna-be-celebrity, and she came out with her own ad (which was very cute) laced with plenty of insults toward McCain the media reported the story simply as "McCain enjoyed it." The RACs wants to know who the h*ll cares? The election is not about Ms. Hilton or McCain's indulgence in this juvenile conversation. why isn't the media asking why the RACs is being subjected to this sideshow while we have real problems going on with our economy. Had this been Obama the headlines would be screaming in regards to his descent into distracting conversation with an air head. Why is McCain constantly getting a free pass for these ridiculous antics?.

My list of injustices by the media over reporting actual facts when it concerns to McCain could go on and on (which I admit probably will over the course of the next 90 days). But I will bring this article to close by simply stating an honest fact: HEY MEDIA GET IT RIGHT. THE RACs WANT THE TRUTH. No more with the white washing of McCain's lack of a real plan. No more playing into McCain's (or more to the point right wing talking points) campaign of distraction. Until then I will be like other RACs and just put you on pause, lower the volume, or turn the channel.

This message does not include (Keith Olbermann, Jack Cafferty or Rachel Maddow as part of the media Obama bashing machine).

A Leader or a Puppet?

As I've been comparing President Bush to the presumptive Republican nominee Sen. John McCain, it has become some what glaringly clear that they are similar in too many ways, which makes me feel that McCain winning the election will not bode well for the growth of America. I've done this comparison because I really feel that we are heading in the same path by electing McCain. Why? Well because most people agree that Bush was not the force behind the destruction of America even though he is taking the blame. He just isn't smart enough. Plenty of people agree that Bush was not smart enough. Hum...neither is McCain for that matter. That begs for the question that needs an answer: if McCain wins who will really be running the government? Big Business, again? The neocons? The religious right? Dick Cheney? Karl Rove? Or will it be just a joint effort by all of them?

Let's put the ducks in a row and compare President Bush and McCain on several factors with the intent of finding the difference:

1. Educational accomplishments,
2. policies,
3. campaign tactics, and
   
4. speaking capabilities

Let's look at Bush's and McCain's records shall we:

Bush received a C during his tenure at Yale and McCain was 5th from the bottom of his class that had over 800 students during his tenure at the U.S. Naval Academy. It seems they are pretty equal in the educational department.

Overall McCain has voted 95% FOR Bush's policies and in 2007 McCain voted 100% FOR Bush's policies. In fact McCain plans to keep most of Bush's failed policies and give the oil companies and big business more cuts and Tax Breaks. As Glenn Grernwald puts it:

"John McCain delivered what was billed as a "major foreign policy" speech and today, David Brooks gushed that it was "as personal, nuanced and ambitious a speech as any made by a presidential candidate this year." In particular, Brooks said that the speech demonstrates just how different McCain's foreign policy approach is from that of Bush/Cheney: "Anybody who thinks McCain is merely continuing the Bush agenda is not paying attention." The reality is exactly the opposite. Thematically, rhetorically and substantively, McCain's speech, particularly as it concerned the Middle East, was essentially a replica of the speech George Bush has been giving for the last seven years. It trumpeted virtually every tenet of the neoconservative faith: to be safe, the U.S. must slay tyranny around the world, spread democracy, bring freedom to the grateful peoples of the Middle East so they turn towards us and away from the Terrorists, using "more than military force"

As well as Think Progress puts it:

"McCain’s speech last week represented a feeble attempt to distance himself from Bush, something his top surrogate acknowledges is futile. Strangely enough, McCain economic adviser Douglas Holtz-Eakin said recently that Obama’s economic polices, not McCain’s, would represent a third Bush term (a claim ultra-conservative Robert Novak even found absurd).

But the simple fact is that Graham is right. McCain is proposing massive tax cuts that primarily benefit higher-income households, ignore other priorities and drive up the national debt by trillions. And McCain’s health care policy would raise costs and abandon the uninsured. That sure sounds like an “extension” and “enhancement” of Bush’s policies."

Just like his predecessor McCain has embarked in running a campaign lacking integrity and substance when it comes to using ads. As Bush had in 2004 against Kerry with the use of the infamous swift boat mudslingers, McCain has his campaign running mudslinging ads as well (the only differences is that Bush was not the one slinging the mud, McCain must have felt that it would be better to cut the middle man out of the picture). The Wall Street Journal writes:

"John McCain has edged toward more negative ads lately – a strategy he took in his previous presidential bid and one that “has been and may still be problematic - if not disastrous,” writes The Huffington Post’s Thomas B. Edsall. “For McCain, negative ads have by and large been poorly conceived and minimally effective. In 2000, his decision to go negative against George W. Bush was a crucial factor in McCain’s eventual defeat.” For those who don’t remember, McCain compared Bush to Bill Clinton, which was “at that moment, beyond the pale,” Edsall notes."

For the final comparison let's just let the visuals do the job:





Enough said, another puppet waiting to get in the White House.

McCain's Bog Site is Ridiculous

McCain and company really know how to bring new meaning to the term blogging. Besides the fact that his blogs site only list a few subjects (as small as 5 listings), I am getting this creepy feeling that the people that populate his blog are his own campaign staff workers. There is just too much familiarity to the people that are doing the blogging to not make a person suspicious. His blog site only reminds people just how low and pathetic McCain and his people are. Why have a blog page if no one is really blogging? What's the point? Oh I get it. We are suppose to believe people really care about his issues and have extensive blogging going on to prove he is interesting. Well then I think McCain and his campaign crew have a lot more work to do. If his blog site was new I would give it the benefit of the doubt for only having 5 subjects but it is not new and even if he or staff member Archived you would only do so to make room for new subjects (or, of course, scrub subjects so people don't have any way to trace some of your more erroneous statements).

Most blog sites that I have encountered are populated with readings and comments. For a first time visitor there is usually (even if dated) plenty to read. Not so at McCain's site which caused my investigative antennas to go up and check out what was really going on with his blog site.

While hanging out at John McCain's web site (this is something I do regularly just to know where he's at) I stumbled across a Blog about McCain's weekly radio program (one of the 5 blogs he had listed). The text of that blog was not of any great significance but the comments were beyond stupid. The commenter's were all going on about how scary Obama was and to go to a particular site to see (snopes.com/politics/obama/airplane.asp) . And, if that site was true it proves Obama was the anti-Christ? So of course I went to the site with great expectation of seeing something amazing or distorted. What the hell did I find but a page from Snopes showing how Obama remodeled his plane. It was bad enough that on McCain's blog page you get a sense that everyone knows one another and you can only wonder if the conversation is taking place between campaign staffers. It boils down to a conversation by the same 5 or 6 people. They make comment like "leaving in a few hours," "getting ready to go to lunch," "Tom....we will see you later" and things like "hi Joe," "hi Tom" etc. Who ever those people are they are ridiculous. They basically went off about Obama taking the American flag off the tail of his plane and replacing it with his trade mark symbol. Forget the fact that Obama still has a picture of the American flag on his plane; he just dared to tweak it and move it from it's prime location (as per whoever those bloggers are). I am just shaking in my boots over this. How awful can Obama be for removing the flag from the back of his plane. How dare he. We the people should organize and protest this outrage! Oh wait, I've got bigger problems...the need for a better ECONOMY! These tactics of McCain's and his campaign are beyond juvenile. I've got an 11 year old who could have done a better job.

Just to make sure I was not assuming McCain had no real traffic at his blog site I clicked on another topic. Sure enough you had another 5 or 6 people who seem very familiar with one another having a conversation. I can't prove that the conversation was being held by campaign staffers but it seem pretty odd to me that bloggers would have such long conversations with the inclusion of such topics as going to lunch, missed you last night and see you later. I've blogged quite a bit and I have yet to have such a long conversation with so few people. McCain's blog site reminded me more of Match dot com then an authentic blog site.

Good vs. Evil

This campaign is shaping up to be a real fight of good vs. evil. Not that either candidate is really good or evil but their policies are. Will we vote for a candidate that have new ideas and is new, charismatic, charming and have the power of a rock star or will we hide in fear of change (just like the republicans want us to) and elect a candidate that is old, no real new ideas (voted 95% for Bush's policies), ill-tempered, lacking in real policies and also employs dirty tactics?

If you listen to the media especially when they go to some rural town and ask the older population (I don't know maybe young people have moved away?) what they think of Obama you get a sense of desolation. They are usually bias and seem to have no access to real news (or should I say the internet?). But let's remember the media is not in Obama's pocket and they tend to skew the facts. The media usually pick a town that have no real voting power in the state they are surveying and the town's people seem to want to live in fantasy land compared to the rest of America. Does Obama have a real shot of being our next president? Hell yea! Too much time is spent looking at national polls. No offense to the national polls but I have no idea what states they chose to phone on that day. There's also the fact that cell phone owners (you know the people that only have cell phones) are not being taken into account. I strongly feel that most polls are skewed. The only problem with us Obama supporters though is that a lot of us want to tell Obama how to run his campaign. Let's see, we tell him how he needs to put out negative ads, how he needs to vote on legislation, whether to drill or not, who should be his VP, blah, blah, blah. Can we get a little faith going here. What is the alternative? McCain. McCain is so upside down I am having a hard time defining whether he is too old, nasty, a bigot or just a plan old puppet. Based on Obama's opinion McCain's campaign is cynical. But since I know McCain and his campaign does not always agree on his position I'm starting to wonder if McCain is a puppet more than any thing else. The last thing America needs is for another Bush (I firmly believe he was a puppet. He was too dumb to put forth the destruction that we've just experienced, just like McCain who was Mr. 6th or 5th from the bottom of his class. News to America, being rich (such as McCain is) do not make you smart, it makes you an an empty elitist.