McCain/Palin: Team from Hell
"When he's in the Midwest, he tells voters he supports the industry," UAW president Ron Gettelfinger said. In an interview on a Detroit television station, McCain told Michigan voters he was “Proud to buy American cars.”
Newsweek reports that Barack Obama and his wife Michelle own a single car, a Ford Escape Hybrid, which was dubbed by Gettelfinger as a "green machine" emblematic of a future generation of US vehicles.
General Petraeus Counters McCain
At a talk at the Heritage Foundation, General Petraeus contradicted John McCain's arguments about Iraq and Afghanistan. This wouldn't be significant except for the fact that McCain consistently cites Petraeus as a justification for his policies. The drop in violence in Iraq was mainly due to the Anbar Awakening. As early as 2004/2005, commanders in Iraq were recommending that the US to negotiate with insurgents.
Petraeus definitively came out for opening communications with America’s adversaries, a position McCain is attacking Obama for advocating. Citing his Iraq experience, Petraeus said, “You have to talk to enemies.” McCain praises General Petraeus for his success, but refuses to acknowledge what Petraeus himself has learned and said.
What Did McCain Mean by "That One"
John McCain made the remark during the second last debate when discussing a 2005 Senate vote on an energy bill. “There was an energy bill on the floor of the Senate loaded down with goodies, billions for the oil companies, and it was sponsored by Bush and Cheney. You know who voted for it? You might never know. That one,” he said, pointing to Obama. “You know who voted against it? Me.”
McCain was going back and forth on the issues. He was so angry about the state of his campaign that he referred to Barack Obama as ‘that one,’ and couldn’t look at Senator Obama, he couldn’t manage in his anger to say Obama’s name. Many were shocked by the offensiveness of this reference.
Criminal Terrorist Associate and Supporter of McCain
While John McCain and his campaign have been continuously bringing up Barack Obama’s working with William Ayers, a former Weathermen activist when Obama was 8 years old, Gordon Liddy has contributed thousands of dollars to the campaigns of John McCain. Liddy held a fundraiser for McCain at his home and hosted him on his radio show, where McCain said to Liddy, "I'm proud of you." In his interview on Liddy’s radio show, McCain said, "Congratulations on your continued success and adherence to the principles and philosophies that keep our nation great."
Liddy is a convicted felon whose crime was to try and subvert the democratic process. He was sentenced to 20 years in prison for his crimes in the Watergate burglarizing of the Democratic National Committee office which was part of a scheme to steal the 1972 election through sabotage, illegal spying and dirty tricks.
Liddy has never expressed any regret for his crimes, nor has he developed any respect for the law. After the 1993 raid on the Branch Davidian compound in Waco, he endorsed the shooting of federal agents: "Kill the sons of bitches."
Palin and Troopergate
A state legislative panel comprised of 8 Republicans and 4 Democrats has concluded that Sarah Palin abused her power in the firing of the state's public safety commissioner. The vote was 12-0 declaring that Palin committed ethics violations and used the power of her office for personal gain.
The panel spent more than six hours discussing an ethics report into the firing by Governor Palin. The investigative report concludes that a family grudge wasn't the sole reason for firing Public Safety Commissioner, Walter Monegan, but says it likely was a contributing factor. Monegan says he was dismissed as retribution for resisting pressure to fire a state trooper involved in a bitter divorce with the governor's sister.
Palin contends that Monegan was fired as part of a legitimate budget dispute. Palin’s story is that Monegan arranged two unauthorized lobbying trips to Washington. But according to interviews and records that were obtained, the governor’s office authorized both trips. Therefore, Palin was caught in an outright lie. The report also touches on whether Palin's husband meddled in state affairs and whether her administration inappropriately accessed employee medical records.
Although the process is just beginning, a judge has ordered an investigation that Sarah Palin used a personal e-mail address to conduct state business so as to avoid the state system set up for such communication.
Palin Still “Thinks” Iraq Tied to 9-11
Quoted in a Washington Post article, Palin told soldiers headed for deployment in Iraq that they would soon be "defending the innocent from the enemies who planned and carried out and rejoiced in the death of thousands of Americans" showing that she thinks Iraq had something to do with 9-11.
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