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Obama will show a half-hour program about his candidacy on CBS and NBC on Wednesday, Oct. 29, 8:00 p.m.

Hey Dude, turn your tv onto Fox news. You may have to adjust your rabbit ears.

I was told the Swedish press had had a balanced reporting on the ongoing campaign.

I must say, yes, they do.

First thing that caught my eye is the following:

(DN Dagens Nyheter)
"Before you hurry to blame people for racism, when will we choose a president / prime minister with Hussein as middle name?" - This was directed to the Swedish readers. Spot on!

I could download files with the two contender’s views in many important questions and I did.

I found that both of them have very similar views in most things with a few minute differences. Abortion right and Gay marriage are hot potatoes and there they differ, but not with much.

If you think that Obama is liberal in his opinions… forget it, he is not. Not at all actually; he is just an ordinary American politician with believes in tune with the average US voters - as is McCain.

Reading the fine print, as a foreigner in a part of the world that is very depending on the outcome of the US finance situation, I find that it is actually better if McCain wins. That is, to us, the foreign trading countries.

McCain has had a long history of balancing acts where both Democrats and Republicans have been behind him in important questions.

Honestly, it is not a bad guy to run the country.

BUT…

There are only two weeks left. Foreign policy of US has not been very successful lately and the earlier supporters of US have become wary of big brothers moves in the diplomatic arena.

Even if a change to democrats in practise actually means very little, and even though Obama is negative to free trade, the message to the world and particularly the US hating parts of it would be very important.

It would too to US; a guy does not need to have ivory skin to make it anywhere. (He still needs all the rest, money, school and friends, but that’s life).

It is more about making a statement as I see it. For me, business wise I rather have McCain. For peace, order and progress I choose Obama, not because he will close down the defence, he will not. He will increase investment in the Air Force, for example, to keep world reign in the air. No, just for the message it sends.

Again, this is seen from outside US. We do not have a say in your election, but we will sure get to take part of the fruit it renders.

Simplified:

If McCain wins – business as usual, maybe even a little better. US strengthen military power throughout. Import restrictions less likely. No abortions.

If Obama wins – a lot less racial hatred towards US, as it would look foolish. US strengthen the Air Force and its co-forces. More control over import and focus on national products. No gay marriages.

The Foreigner

I think objective analysis says you've already reached it.

THE STATUE
Do you know what this is or where this is?

http://www.wunderground.com/US/ME/Newport.html?bannertypeclick=gizmotimetempbig

This statue currently stands outside the Iraqi palace.

Now home to the 4th Infantry division.


It will eventually be shipped home and put in the memorial museum in Fort Hood , TX .The statue was created by an Iraqi artist named Kalat, who for years was forced by
Saddam Husseinto make the many hundreds of bronze busts of Saddam that dotted Baghdad .Kalat was so grateful for the Americans liberation of his country;

He melted 3 of the heads of the fallen Saddam and made the statue as a memorial to the American soldiers and their fallen warriors.

Kalat worked on this memorial night and day for several months.

To the left of the kneeling soldier is a small Iraqi girl giving the soldier comfort as he mourns the loss of his comrade in arms.


Do you know why we don't hear about this in the news?Because it is heart warming and praise worthy..

The media avoids it because it does not have the shock effect.

I do beleive in your poltichal stance in deed Sparkey!!!

Libertarians are Republicans but they just trying their best to confuse the public by saying they are not!

The whole bunch are right winged and even more right winged than most republicans any way .........

We have them here in Europe as well you see

Saying that he was eight years old when Ayres was bombing buildings does not absolve him from doing rather extensive business with him with full knowledge of his background. He may have "provided an answer," but it was far from satisfactory and possibly an outright lie. Same with the other long list of bank felons and racist preachers...

I have no wish to degrade this any further...

Night all.

Have fun everyone...and if you get bored...just go to http://obamacommie/dude/loser.com

Simple............

Republicans are trying to Cheat those ameircans who have lost their homes because of eight years of guys like your McCain on power in the United States and removing their rights to participate in the coming election......... they know most of the victums Of Course are going to vote for democrats.....and thats why they are doing this!What exactly have I not understnad about this very Fact Sparkey?

The shit was all over the news not many days a go for gud sake !Find better articles about your friends multiple ways of trying to Shuve them selves Upon all ameircans one more time Sparkey!

Libertarians Yep!!!!!!!!!!!!!

No that's not true...but ya gotta fight rumours with truth...and the truth is...they are no different...in fact I would say even worse than what they are accusing Obama of...yet nobody answers to that...I do't call that being objective....

I doubt the law allows for "intent"...or dis-allows for it. The person needs to be a resident in the precinct in which he/her votes. Otherwise, a person could travel all over the state voting.

Well hell, that's going on already...what was I thinking?

Well, if Murtha and Biden don't shut their pie holes......

I "Wish" we could throw a little objectivity back into this election.

http://www.americanchronicle.com/articles/74508

A new secessionist group we need to be aware of is the Alaskan Independence Party.(AIG) Its web site (akip.org ) proclaims "Alaska First — Alaska Always", and it calls for "states´ rights through a return to territorial status, all the way to complete independence and nationhood status for Alaska."

Sarah and Todd Palin attended the AIG convention in 1994, and at that convention, the party called for a revote on statehood and a draft constitution for an independent Republic of Alaska. (NY Times, 9/3/08)

The McCain camp insists that vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin was never registered with the Alaska Independence Party, but that denial does not apply to her husband Todd.

According to Gail Fenumiai, Director of Division of Elections in Alaska, Todd Palin was registered as a Member of AIG from 1995 to 2002. That´s a seven years membership in a group that advocates for an Alaskan secession from the United States.

But AIG isn´t an extremist group is it? In a 1991 interview, AIG founder, Joe Volger, said:

"The fires of hell are frozen glaciers compared to my hatred for the American government. And I won't be buried under their damn flag,"

After denouncing Federal regulation of land use, he added:

"And then you get mad. And you say the hell with them. And you renounce allegiance, and you pledge your efforts, your effects, your honor, your life to Alaska."

That radical tirade was not ancient history when Sarah and Todd Palin attended the group's annual convention just three years later.

The AIP supports all the major secessionist movements in the United States and provides links to their home pages on its web site. This gives extremists a platform for sharing information, tactics and propaganda....

In an interview by the Anchorage Press, Clark described the League of the South this way:

"We´re not talking about a bunch of Klans-people walking around with white sheets and pointed hats," Dexter said. "These are some pretty legitimate people with some legitimate concerns about our government."

At that same Convention, Clark said that Sarah Palin was an "AIP member before she got the job as a mayor of a small town -- that was a nonpartisan job. But you get along to go along. She eventually joined the Republican Party, where she had all kinds of problems with their ethics, and well, I won't go into that."

Clark then went on to urge AIP members to "infiltrate" the major parties....

I find it kind of telling that suddenly all of our concerns are focusing on ONE position only, as in Sarah Palin being pro life. You would think it's the most defining issue of this election.

Could it be that you can't find anything else to crucify her for? Are you so blind to your party that you can't see her good points? The fact is she is a smart, savvy, high achiever who has more experience and JUDGEMENT than Obama?

part two........

like that word, used in conjunction with Republican schemes: "surrender." I'm hoping we'll get to hear more of it in the near future.

Update: A couple of readers have rightly pointed out that, since we don't know what the actual settlement (which is not public) says, my headline may be inaccurate. Here's what the GOP version of events is--which states that no proof of the scheme existed:

FORECLOSURE LAWSUIT DROPPED...Democratic National Committee and Obama for America today opted to drop a frivolous lawsuit against the Michigan Republican Party rather than risk having to pay defendants legal fees. The Democrats' actions confirm that no proof ever existed that Republicans planned to use foreclosure lists to challenge voters.

I suspect both parties are playing semantics--but would note the GOP focus on proof, rather on the scheme itself, is significant, particularly given the legal issuse surrounding discovery. The Dems argued that just the threat of using foreclosure lists may suppress the vote among people who have been in foreclosure. Furthermore, every Republican who commented on this noted that the lists Republicans bring into polling places to challenge voters are just the voting rolls (that is, they wouldn't bring foreclosure lists in any case, they'd bring QVFs with names pre-selected for challenge). _________________________________

And you are calling your self a Libertarain even

Is Todd Palin the real terrorist?

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26524024/

Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's husband, Todd, twice registered as a member of the Alaskan Independence Party, a fierce states' rights group that wants to turn all federal lands in Alaska back to the state. Sarah Palin herself was never a member of the party, according to state officials.

Todd Palin's party affiliation emerged Tuesday as the latest issue confronting the McCain campaign as it prepared to introduce Gov. Palin to the Republican National Convention...Voter registration records show Sarah Palin registered in May 1982 as a member of the Republican Party and has not changed her affiliation. Todd Palin has been registered undeclared since 2002, Fenumiai said.

Palin did address the Alaskan Independence Party's state convention by video earlier this year, welcoming the party to Fairbanks.

"Your party plays an important role in our state's politics," she said in the video, which is posted on the party's Web site. "I've always said that competition is so good, and that applies to political parties as well."....

Hmmm wonder what the role of Terrorist Todd will be in the McCain administration?

Oh there was plenty of voter fraud in that election Sparky, the Rep had a field day with changing the votes and loosing the records.

There is some of that going on already switching votes from Obama to McCain, gotta watch them like a hawk.

Hiya, Sparky. It's good to see you, too. Yes, we spent over a month traveling this summer and settled on Sioux Falls to move to. We love it, but Emily still hasn't had to shovel snow. We'll see how much she likes it then. She had never been out of the south.