2008 Presidental Election: Obama v McCain

sweet tea

^ja, but it sucks that it's coming out at the end of a news cycle.

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Yeah, I don't think its going to do much, but hopefully I'm wrong.

whynot_31

it will just further her credentials as a maverick. Remember, some people hate that the US has to care about world opinion, get UN approval etc.

...some folks like people who break the law. They often have confederate flags, etc to show their solidarity.

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My biggest concern right now is the potential for voter suppression.

http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D05E5D6123FF935A2575BC0A9629C8B63

boygabriel

::waits patiently for traditional media (and Wright-obsessed Brooklynians) to care about this::

TOP MCCAIN AIDE TIED TO SADDAM LOBBYING....

Hmm. I wonder what the response would be from the political world in general, and Republicans in specific, if a top Obama campaign aide was associated with lobbying on behalf of Saddam Hussein.

Except, as Murray Waas reports today, we're talking about a McCain campaign aide.

William Timmons, the Washington lobbyist who John McCain has named to head his presidential transition team, aided an influence effort on behalf of Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein to ease international sanctions against his regime.

The two lobbyists who Timmons worked closely with over a five year period on the lobbying campaign later either pleaded guilty to or were convicted of federal criminal charges that they had acted as unregistered agents of Saddam Hussein's government.

During the same period beginning in 1992, Timmons worked closely with the two lobbyists, Samir Vincent and Tongsun Park, on a previously unreported prospective deal with the Iraqis in which they hoped to be awarded a contract to purchase and resell Iraqi oil. Timmons, Vincent, and Park stood to share at least $45 million if the business deal went through.

Timmons' activities occurred in the years following the first Gulf War, when Washington considered Iraq to be a rogue enemy state and a sponsor of terrorism.

I thought it was odd that McCain tapped Freedie Mac's lobbyist to head his transition team, but that was before we learned about the Saddam Hussein associations.

Waas reports that Timmons has argued that he didn't know about that either Vincent or Park were acting on Saddam's behalf, but there's reason to be skeptical about the veracity of the claim.

Waas has the whole story. Take a look.
—Steve Benen 4:30 PM Permalink

pitu

Women For McCain! DIGG IT!

jeffrey

http://www.palinaspresident.com/

new clicky thing added daily.

boygabriel

Awww, no Wright-ies care about McCain & Saddam?

What about his top foreign policy adviser being one of Ahmad Chalabi's best friends?

Do McCain voters even know who Chalabi is? I bet they don't.

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jeffrey

Today's dose of dumb:

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Ron Howard brings some old characters out of retirement in support of Obama:

See more Ron Howard videos at Funny or Die

carnivore

Great interview by Joe Klein of Time:

http://www.time.com/time/photoessays/2008/obama_klein_multimedia/

queencallipygos

daver wrote: In a surprise move, the NRA endorsed John McCain yesterday. Yawn.

You know who else has endorsed McCain?

Al Qaida.

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/opinion/385141_kristofonline28.html

carnivore

Reagan endorses Obama:

daver

queencallipygos wrote: [quote=daver]In a surprise move, the NRA endorsed John McCain yesterday. Yawn.

You know who else has endorsed McCain?

Al Qaida.

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/opinion/385141_kristofonline28.html
Yah, but all is not lost. Obama got the Hamas endorsement at least. Well, for awhile before he flopped and they had to unendorse him. Well, at least Fidel Castro still picks him over McCain.

carnivore

Great new Obama ad:



McCain PWNED.

daver

Carnivore wrote: Great new Obama ad:

McCain PWNED.

That is great, I like it.

McCain needs to do one with all the Biden quotes regarding Obama, about the Presidency not being a place to learn on the job, how Obama isn't qualified yet, but may be years down the road, how McCain is the only guy he sees that is qualified, etc.

jeffrey

Donuts and Bacon '08:
(get yours HERE)



Debated cross-posting this to the "Something for Carnivore(s)" thread as well, but decided this would do.

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carnivore

jeffrey wrote: Donuts and Bacon '08:
(get yours HERE)



Debated cross-posting this to the "Something for Carnivore(s)" thread as well, but decided this would do.

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http://www.brooklynian.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=45765&view=next&sid=b5f9bc0358100322ff639f2480e6a9e7

jeffrey

Oh yeah.

I remember almost commenting in that thread.

And it has the bacon-covered maple bars to boot.

Ha!

carnivore

30 minute Obama infomercial (in case you missed it):



If anyone out there is actually still undecided, please watch this!!!

jeffrey

Another amateur fan video which might as well be renamed "Obama-Wan, You're Our Only HopeTM":





Oversimplified? Sure. Lyrics downright corny at times? Check. But still pretty slick for a bumper-sticker-ish fan piece to help get out the vote.

carnivore

That video was really nicely done.

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boygabriel

hahahaha.

Also, I read that a NASCAR driver endorsed Obama.

Seriously.

carnivore

Another powerful new Obama ad:

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Obama's final rally;