Barack Obama — Magna Cum Saudi?

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Does Barack Obama owe his meteoric rise to an Israeli-hating adviser to a Saudi billionaire? Why did a race-baiting mentor to the Black Panthers favor this yet unknown community organizer?

Interesting article about where Obama's money came from.  What is it, exactly, that I would need to do in order to get someone else to raise money for my education at Harvard??

Funny how President Bush was inextricably linked to Jack Abramoff because they were in the same picture at the White House but the mainstream media can't seem to drum up the interest to look into Obama's association with this guy, Tony Rezko and William Ayers when he, so obviously, had much tighter connections than he is claiming.

ABC News: Is Oprah Biased? Host Won't Interview Palin

ABC News: Is Oprah Biased? Host Won't Interview Palin

Let me say this about that - and it might surprise some of you.  I am GLAD that Oprah can choose to not have Sarah Palin on.  Sure,it would be great to have Sarah get that much more exposure and maybe have the chance to sway a few voters BUT...

...it's Oprah's show!  Why should she feel obligated to have anyone on?  People talk about her being biased.  I say, so what?  I'm biased and I'm proud of it.  Whether you like Oprah or not, she has made herself into the celebrity that she is and she runs her show the way she sees fit.  I say good for her!

I may disagree with her not wanting to put Palin on (if that is the case) but I don't have to agree with her. 

Talk show hosts and TV commentators don't have to be unbiased - reporters do.  If Katie Couric wanted to interview Joe Biden and not Sarah Palin and run a "news" story, I'd be the first one firing off angry e-mails to CBS.  But this is different.

The media just doesn't get it...

Sarah Palin will be missing from action Sunday a.m. | Top of the Ticket | Los Angeles Times

As is The Ticket's custom, a post listing the entire roster of appearances on this Sunday's interview programs will pop up Saturday at noon PDT (3 p.m. EDT).

But here's an advance heads up, in part because of who WON'T be found on any of the chat shows.

Three of the four now-official candidates on the major-party presidential tickets are scheduled to sit down for questions: Democrat Barack Obama on ABC's "This Week," his running mate, Joe Biden, on NBC's "Meet the Press" and Republican John McCain on CBS' "Face the Nation."

Absent from this list, of course, is the GOP's star of the moment, the not-so-long-ago obscure governor of Alaska who is McCain's running mate, Sarah Palin...

...Today, top McCain aide Rick Davis indicated the campaign isn't in any hurry to slot Palin for a Sunday show appearance -- and will do so only if he and other strategists determine it serves the ticket's purposes, not because some may view it as a required initiation for a major political player.

Appearing on MSNBC's "Morning Joe" show, Davis said, "I'd never commit to anything in the future. ... Our strategy is in our hands, not the media's. We're going to do what's in our best interests to try to win the election. If we think going on TV news shows are [sic] in our best interests, we'll do it. If we don't, we won't."

The poor mainstream media is all in a tizzy because Sarah Palin won't go on their Sunday morning shows as soon as they want her to .  Perhaps they weren't listening when she said "But here’s a little news flash for those reporters and commentators. I’m not going to Washington to seek their good opinion. I’m going to Washington to serve the people of this great country.”

The freedom of the press means that reporters can report what they want without fear of government retribution.  It does not obligate ANYONE to speak to them or play by their rules.  Conservatives are FINALLY getting the balls to tell the media elite to 'stick it' and I, for one, couldn't be happier.

While we're at it, how about the Senate?

I decided to make this comment response a new post so that it would appear on the front page. Since I'm putting myself out there with my Presidential predictions, why not prognosticate on the possibilities in the Senate. Thanks to Tim for the request.

I'd be interested in your thoughts on the congressional and senate races? Do you see the "Palin energized" conservatives helping to pick up seats in either? Tim

Author said...

I think the energy level of conservatives can certainly be affected by the Palin pick and there are several places where it can most definitely make a difference in Senatorial races. Congressional House races are just to hard to predict based on any national waves, although they can be more affected by them.

Specifically, North Carolina, Minnesota, Colorado, New Hampshire, Alaska and Louisiana. Unfortunately, almost all of these are seats currently held by Republicans so there aren’t big gains here – mostly non-losses. But considering where we were before, it’s an improvement.

North Carolina: I think Liddy Dole would have been safe here anyway but the polls are close and she could use any boost she can get. The Obama camp seems to think they can win here and I think they are crazy. The increased interest in Palin getting elected (McCain isn’t terribly strong here) should help keep Dole ahead.

Minnesota: Minnesotans are actually looking at the possibility of putting Al (Stuart Smiley) Franken into the Senate. I have to believe that most of them don’t want to do that, although the polls here are close as well. Strong in independent voters, I believe McCain can carry the state and Palin will bring conservatives out that might have otherwise stayed home and help carry the Senate seat for Norm Coleman.

Colorado: I had this one pretty much written off a couple of months ago since Mark Udall was so far ahead in the polls. But the polls are tightening a bit and Bob Schaffer may still have a shot at it. Colorado voted for Bush both times but it will be close. The focus on this race will increase turnout as well. Whether that’s good or bad remains to be seen. Palin will definitely bring out more conservative voters and that should help carry the state for McCain. We’ll see if it’s enough to carry Schaffer.

New Hampshire: Here’s another state that wasn’t looking very good. Incumbent John Sununu beat the person he is currently running against (Jeanne Shaheen) in 2002 for this seat but he is significantly behind in the polls. A couple of things may change this: First, if the Iraq war continues to go well and nationwide support starts to go up (and it appears to be doing so, no matter how hard the media tries to make it otherwise), then Sununu could get a break from the beating he’s been taking as a supporter of the effort. Second, New Hampshire has a wildly independent streak and the combined McCain/Palin ticket may energize a good portion of them to come out and vote. New Hampshire folks LOVE candidates that promise to clean up Washington and stop wasting taxpayer money.

Alaska: If you’d have told me two years ago that Ted Stevens would be fighting for his Senate seat, I’d have said you were nuts. But with the ‘bridge to nowhere’ fiasco and allegations of Stevens receiving illegal gifts as a Senator, he is now the underdog. This is the race, however, that Sarah Palin will most impact. Alaska was reliably in McCain’s column anyway, but the enthusiasm for Palin will bring many party line voters to the booth on election day and will probably carry the day for Stevens, from whom she (Palin) has distanced herself.

Louisiana could be another interesting state for three main reasons. First Mary Landrieu is a big target for the Republicans and she’s not all that popular. Unfortunately, her challenger, John Kennedy (nothing beats name recognition, huh?) switched from being a Democrat to run against her so there isn’t exactly a groundswell of conservative support for him. Second, since Katrina, the state’s population has shifted dramatically and the pollsters just don’t know what to make of the electorate. There could be big surprises from the Big Easy come election night. And finally, Bobby Jindal has done a phenomenal job since taking over as governor. His pre-Gustav response was seen nationwide and he is very popular in the state right now. He’s not running for anything but people may be starting to view Republicans better in New Orleans.

Overall, these factors don’t point toward a tide in one direction or the other. In my dreams, this could turn out to be a MUCH better night for Republicans than most people are expecting. In a perfect storm, we would keep Colorado, North Carolina, Minnesota, New Hampshire and Alaska while taking Louisiana. It looks like the Dems are going to pick up seats in New Mexico and Virginia. If Lieberman stops caucusing with the Democrats, that would give us a net loss of 1 seat with a net-zero in control. Maintaining the status quo while defending 23 seats to the Democrats 12 would be wonderful.

Election Prediction - Going out on a limb...

OK, folks. It's time to make a prediction for the 2008 Presidential Election. The conventions are over. The bounces are still bouncing. And the pundits have begun all their 'punditry'.

John McCain and Sarah Palin will win this election with a nationwide vote of 52% to 47% over Obama with 1% going to Nader, Barr, et al.

The electoral map will look something like this:



I strongly believe that McCain/Palin already have 265 electoral votes on their side (the dark red). All they need to do is win any one of the remaining light red states (unless it's New Hampshire, then they would need one more to avoid a tie).

By the way, you can make your own map at Real Clear Politics

Now you can begin to see why I am so optimistic about the outcome of this election.

Of course, my opinion and $4.00 (at Starbuck's) will get you a cup of coffee.

(Does anyone really like Starbucks coffee? I thought people just drank it to look cool - sort of like smoking in high school...)

Megyn Kelly vs. Us Weekly magazine

This is what happens when you actually have a fair and balanced reporter taking an unfair and unbalanced editor to task.

This guy is still licking his wounds.

Thanks to Rush Limbuagh and hotair.com for the heads up.

Just in case you just have to read the speech...

ABC News: Sarah Palin Makes History as First Female Vice Presidential Nominee of Republican Party

Full remarks as prepared for delivery and provided by the McCain campaign of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as she accepts the 2008 Republican vice presidential nomination on Sept. 3, 2008, at the Xcel Energy Center in Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota

WOW!!!

That's all I can say about Sarah Palin's speech tonight. Rudy got everyone all worked up as the opening act and Sarah came in and brought the house down!

I have never seen energy like that for a candidate - anywhere, anytime.

The media and the Democrats are going to regret going after the good governor the way they have. The gloves are off and Sarah is kickin' ass and takin' names!

If you missed it - don't read the transcript - go watch it - start to finish.

Anyone who questioned McCain's choice before tonight will no longer have that luxury in the morning.

Excerpts: Remarks by Alaska Governor Sarah Palin

for those who just can't wait to hear the speech live or may not be able to stay up that late, here are some of the excerpts from Governor Palin's speech to be given tonight :)

For Immediate Release
Wednesday, September 3, 2008 Contact: Joanna Burgos
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Excerpts: Remarks by Alaska Governor Sarah Palin
Vice Presidential Nominee to Address the 2008 Republican National Convention

SAINT PAUL, Minn. - This evening Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, the Republican Party's vice presidential nominee, will address the 2008 Republican National Convention. Excerpts from the governor's remarks, as prepared for delivery, are below.

On her experience as a public servant:

"I had the privilege of living most of my life in a small town. I was just your average hockey mom, and signed up for the PTA because I wanted to make my kids' public education better. When I ran for city council, I didn't need focus groups and voter profiles because I knew those voters, and knew their families, too. Before I became governor of the great state of Alaska, I was mayor of my hometown. And since our opponents in this presidential election seem to look down on that experience, let me explain to them what the job involves. I guess a small-town mayor is sort of like a 'community organizer,' except that you have actual responsibilities."

On why she is going to Washington, D.C.:

"I'm not a member of the permanent political establishment. And I've learned quickly, these past few days, that if you're not a member in good standing of the Washington elite, then some in the media consider a candidate unqualified for that reason alone. But here's a little news flash for all those reporters and commentators: I'm not going to Washington to seek their good opinion - I'm going to Washington to serve the people of this country."

On energy policies that the McCain-Palin administration will implement:

"Our opponents say, again and again, that drilling will not solve all of America's energy problems - as if we all didn't know that already. But the fact that drilling won't solve every problem is no excuse to do nothing at all. Starting in January, in a McCain-Palin administration, we're going to lay more pipelines...build more nuclear plants...create jobs with clean coal...and move forward on solar, wind, geothermal, and other alternative sources. We need American energy resources, brought to you by American ingenuity, and produced by American workers."

On John McCain:

"Here's how I look at the choice Americans face in this election. In politics, there are some candidates who use change to promote their careers. And then there are those, like John McCain, who use their careers to promote change."

The Best Man Turned Out To Be A Woman

The Best Man Turned Out To Be A Woman - HUMAN EVENTS by Ann Coulter

...The media are hopping mad about McCain's vice presidential selection, but they're really furious over at MSNBC. After drawing "Keith (plus) Obama" hearts on their denim notebooks, Keith Olbermann and Chris Matthews stayed up all night last Thursday, writing jokes about Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty, the presumed vice presidential pick. Now they can't use any of them.

Drudge makes it crystal clear

DRUDGE REPORT 2008®

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Former Tennessee Senator Fred Thompson at RNC

In case you missed it...
This is a must-see speech from Fred Thompson last night at the Convention.

Is Sarah Palin ready to be President??

One of the big questions the media and the Democrats (I know, redundant...) keep harping on is whether Sarah Palin is ready to step in on 'Day One' if something happens to John McCain.

I see some Republicans hemming and hawing on this and I think the answer is very simple. Just turn the question around on them. Ask "What is it you think she's missing? What experience do you think she needs to be 'ready'?"

Unless their answer is something like, "she needs to write a couple of books" or "she needs to spend a couple of years on the campaign trail while 'serving' in the Senate" then it is very easy to turn around and say "now do YOU think OBAMA is ready to step in to the job on Day One?"

There is NOTHING is Barack Obama's life that better prepares him for the job than Sarah Palin. And up until this election, it was a given in politics that Senators don't win elections for President - Governors do - because of their executive branch experience and lack of "insider" status in Washington. The only reason a Senator will win this time is because both parties have nominated one.

Think about it. George W. Bush (twice) Bill Clinton (twice) Ronald Reagan (twice) Jimmy Carter (once). The only non-governor to be elected President in the last 8 Presidential elections was George H.W. Bush and he was never a Senator.

So obviously, the American public values state-level, executive branch service over back-room Senatorial politics.

Tell me again, how much of that experience does Barack Obama have??

Gingrich Slams MSNBC's Allen Concerning Palin's Qualifications

Gingrich Slams MSNBC's Allen Concerning Palin's Qualifications NewsBusters.org

Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich did what conservatives have been waiting for someone to do since Sarah Palin was announced as John McCain's running mate: take on someone in the media claiming that she lacks the qualifications to be vice president.

McCain Cancels Larry King Live Appearance

CNN: McCain Cancels Larry King Live Appearance - 9/2/2008 6:17:00 PM - Broadcasting & Cable

According to CNN, Republican presidential nominee Sen. John McCain (Ariz.) pulled out of a scheduled interview with the network after a segment with Campbell Brown and a top McCain spokesman...

Finally! Someone with the balls to stand up to the mainstream media and call them out for the liberal political hacks that they are!!

The media created the the phenomenon known as the "maverick" John McCain - now they are seeing what it's like to deal with him head on. I gain more and more respect for this man every day.

McCain Camp to NYT: Try Reporting

McCain Camp to NYT: Try Reporting - Real Clear Politics - Elections 2008 - TIME

While the press scrambles to report on the process by which Governor Palin was offered the second spot on the Republican ticket, New York Times reporter Elisabeth Bumiller has opted instead to make up her own version of events.

What do you expect? It's the New York Times.

Which reminds me...if you ever want to feel better about the direction of the country - just look at the stock price of the New York Times (NYT) your hometown liberal news rag. Mine is the Charlotte Observer (McClatchy - MNI).

Here are links to graphs of the last 5 years for each of them. Doesn't it just bring a smile to your face??

Troopergate Update

Sensing impending doom, the Democrats in the Alaskan House and Senate are doing their best to create scandal where none exists."...Alaska Senate leaders want an investigation of whether Gov. Sarah Palin pressured and then fired the public safety commissioner because he wouldn't get rid of a state trooper who had gone through a bitter divorce with Palin's sister...."It is quite obvious national politics are being played out on the local scene, as Palin fired the Public Safety Commissioner she appointed. Evidently the fact that this trooper has a record of some serious problems."...Why not just defuse this investigation by saying that regardless of who this trooper was married to (if all printed allegations are true) he's not trooper material. Illegal Moose kill, tasering a child, terroristic threats, harassment, possible alleged comp fraud, wow, and this guy might pull me over for not using my turn signal? For More...http://thepinkflamingo.blogharbor.com/blog/_archives/2008/7/23/3807197.html

Obama defends natural disaster experience

CNN Political Ticker: All politics, all the time Blog Archive - Obama defends natural disaster experience « - Blogs from CNN.com

CNN's Anderson Cooper 360 Monday night, Obama was asked about whether his experience in the U.S. Senate dealing with weather-related situations compares to Palin’s executive experience running the state of Alaska and as the small town mayor of Wasilla, Alaska.

“My understanding is that Gov. Palin’s town, Wassilla, has I think 50 employees. We've got 2500 in this campaign. I think their budget is maybe 12 million dollars a year – we have a budget of about three times that just for the month,” Obama responded.

I'm not sure where to begin, but let me try...

(1) Palin is the GOVERNOR of the STATE of Alaska. She WAS mayor of Wasilla.

(2) Should you be proud that your greatest executive experience is running a campaign organization on 2500 people. I guess it should be if campaigning is all you've ever done in your life. But since you brought it up, the State of Alaska has 29,000 government employees. Next?

(3) A 36 million dollar budget for the month of campaigning. Yet another thing to be extremely proud of(??). Spending a HALF-BILLION dollars a year trying to convince people you've done something is worth nothing when you are put next to someone who has actually done something. But since you brought it up, Alaska handles about 12 BILLION dollars of revenue each year. Next?

Here's a hint, Senator Obama: When someone asks you why you are more experienced that someone, you probably shouldn't try to put her down by talking about a job she used to have BEFORE becoming the highest executive in the state. You also probably shouldn't try to convince Americans that running the largest, most expensive campaign in history qualifies you to look after our tax dollars.

And by the way, what does the answer have to do with addressing Palin's experience in dealing with weather-related situations? Unless of course, you have finally realized that your campaign will go down in history as a "disaster" :)

I Hate You Sarah Palin

I wish I could write like this...

David Kahane on Sarah Palin on National Review Online

from the article:

...seriously, just look at the negatives: she’s a popular first-term governor, she’s a woman, she’s happily married, she has five kids, one of them with Down’s syndrome, she’s a maverick, she’s from way beyond the Beltway, she’s taken on both the Republican Party and Big Oil, she shoots automatic weapons, she can kill a moose with a butter knife and fillet a sea lion with a smile, her husband’s a roustabout Eskimo snowmobile champ, she’s a hockey mom, she was Miss Wasilla, she looks like she should be playing Cecily, the saucy librarian, in Tom Stoppard’s Travesties, and she doesn’t wear pantsuits. Heck, she hasn’t even appeared yet on Meet the Press! I mean, who in his right mind would vote for her?

Sure, if she were one of ours, not only would we have nominated her by acclamation, since she fulfills every trope of feminism except for her unfortunate and inexplicable opposition to murdering unborn children, we would also have made at least two TV movies about her life, celebrating her choice to have her fifth child and the announcement yesterday that her 17-year-old daughter, Bristol, is pregnant and is going to marry the teenage father of her child. That’s the kind of heartwarming, inclusive, empowering story we love — she’s like Juno come to life as Juneau, set in Mystery, Alaska.

But she’s not a Democrat, which despite her va-va-va-voom appearance, means she’s not really a woman...

DailyTech - Sun Makes History: First Spotless Month in a Century

DailyTech - Sun Makes History: First Spotless Month in a Century

The sun has reached a milestone not seen for nearly 100 years: an entire month has passed without a single visible sunspot being noted.

The event is significant as many climatologists now believe solar magnetic activity – which determines the number of sunspots -- is an influencing factor for climate on earth.

In 2005, a pair of astronomers from the National Solar Observatory (NSO) in Tucson attempted to publish a paper in the journal Science. The pair looked at minute spectroscopic and magnetic changes in the sun. By extrapolating forward, they reached the startling result that, within 10 years, sunspots would vanish entirely. At the time, the sun was very active. Most of their peers laughed at what they considered an unsubstantiated conclusion.

The journal ultimately rejected the paper as being too controversial.

The paper's lead author, William Livingston, tells DailyTech that, while the refusal may have been justified at the time, recent data fits his theory well. He says he will be "secretly pleased" if his predictions come to pass.

But will the rest of us? In the past 1000 years, three previous such events -- the Dalton, Maunder, and Spörer Minimums, have all led to rapid cooling. One was large enough to be called a "mini ice age". For a society dependent on agriculture, cold is more damaging than heat. The growing season shortens, yields drop, and the occurrence of crop-destroying frosts increases.

He - he

"many climatologists now believe solar magnetic activity – which determines the number of sunspots -- is an influencing factor for climate on earth."

No. Many climatologists believed this BEFORE but were unable to speak out loud for fear of losing their jobs or being ridiculed by the global warming "consensus". Even the "evil, know-nothing" Rush Limbaugh has been touting this evidence for years.

U.S. hands back security of Anbar Province

U.S. hands back security of Anbar Province - International Herald Tribune

Two years ago, Anbar Province was the most lethal place for American forces in Iraq. A U.S. marine or soldier died in the province nearly every day, and the provincial capital, Ramadi, was a moonscape of rubble and ruins. Islamic extremists controlled large pieces of territory, with some so ferocious in their views that they did not even allow the baking of bread.

On Monday, U.S. commanders formally returned responsibility for keeping order in Anbar Province, once the heartland of the Sunni insurgency, to the Iraqi Army and police. The ceremony, including a parade on a freshly paved street, capped one of the most significant turnabouts in the country since the war began five and a half years ago.

Ex-Dem Chair Apologizes for Hurricane Remark

Political Radar: Ex-Dem Chair Apologizes for Hurricane Remark

ABC News' Teddy Davis Reports: Former DNC Chairman Don Fowler apologized on Sunday for joking in a private conversation that the timing of Hurricane Gustav demonstrates that God is on the side of the Democrats.

Fowler was secretly recorded by the person sitting behind him while flying from Denver, Colo., to Charlotte, N.C., following the Democratic National Convention. His conversation with Rep. John Spratt, D-S.C., was anonymously posted to YouTube and highlighted by RedState.com, a conservative blog.

"One doesn't anticipate that one's private conversation will be surreptitiously taped by some right-wing nutcase," said Fowler. "But that's the nature of what we're dealing with."

Fowler, a superdelegate who endorsed Hillary Clinton in 2007, was caught on tape saying: "The hurricane’s going to hit New Orleans about the time they start. The timing is -- at least it appears now that it’ll be there Monday. That just demonstrates that God’s on our side.

I love the reaction anytime a Democrat gets caught doing something they wouldn't want people to know about: "where did you get that!...or...that was a private conversation!". It is a true testament to their character.

One of my favorite sayings is a definition of 'character' attributed to many people and slightly altered depending on whom it's attributed to:

Character is who you are when you think nobody is watching.

I guess we know the character of Don Fowler and John Spratt, don't we?

This is what has become of the democrats in this country...

Townhall.com

Members of the lefty blogosphere haven't stopped perpetuating the rumor Sarah Palin "faked" her last pregnancy and are now humiliating her daughter Bristol on the blatantly incorrect suspicion she is the real mother of baby Trig.

"Sarah Palin is NOT the Mother" is the title of this DailyKos blog that accuses Bristol, a completely fit-looking adolescent teen, of having a "baby bump" in a photo they allege was taken March 9th of this year.
"Sarah, I'm calling you a liar" wrote blogger ArcXIX. "And not even a good one. Trig Paxson Van Palin is not your son. He is your grandson. The sooner you come forward with this revelation to the public, the better. " Photos of Bristol with detailed commentary about her abdomen are contained in the post.
Not only is the DailyKos disgustingly inspecting Bristol's midriff with all the fervor of LA paparazzi examining J-Lo's or Jennifer Aniston's washboard stomachs for evidence of a "bump," the DailyKos is wrong on when the photo was taken. It was taken, and published, by the Anchorage Daily News in 2006. Baby Trig, a child with Down's Syndrome, was born on April 18, 2008. That's a long time for a teen girl to be carrying a "bump" which looks nothing more than the curve of a tight sweater.

Folks - I can't even begin to tell you how angry this story made me.  But after thinking about it a bit and calming down - it hit me - this is all they've got.  Kooks like the bloggers at the DailyKos and liberal idiots like Alan Colmes have resorted to this type of crap to raise doubts about Sarah Palin.  This tells me only one thing.  They are SCARED.  This race is OVER and they know it.

After years and years of the Democrats supposedly pushing the causes of women - what they have meant all along and are showing the whole world now - is that a woman can be anything she wants and can do anything as well as man...UNLESS... she's a moral, conservative, hard working, pro-American (gasp) Republican!!

The Democrats are showing themselves to be the racist, sexist, bigots that we conservatives have known them to be for years. 

Obama Should Come Clean On Ayers, Rezko And the Iraqi Billionaire

Obama Should Come Clean On Ayers, Rezko And the Iraqi Billionaire - WSJ.com

Even as Barack Obama gave his soaring speech Thursday night, his campaign was playing hardball with its critics.

Team Obama has launched an offensive against WGN, the Chicago Tribune's radio station, for interviewing Stanley Kurtz. Mr. Kurtz is a conservative writer who this week forced the University of Illinois to finally open its records on Sen. Obama's association with William Ayers, the unrepentant 1970s Weather Underground terrorist. - more-

These stories will not go away until Obama is completely honest about them. I don't think Obama is a terrorist. Nor do I think he approves of Mr. Ayers' actions. But until he stops lying about how much they worked with each other - it will not go away.

It's sort of like the John Edwards story. He John had come clean and admitted to everything, he would have been left alone like yesterday's news. But now the tabloids still have information on him and he won't come clean.

Tony Rezko and Nadhmi Auchi are different stories. There is only a wisp of smoke right now but there is definitely fire here.

New Orleans Tells Residents to Leave or Face Storm Alone

New Orleans tells residents to leave or face storm alone

Isn't it amazing that Ray Nagin, mayor of New Orleans, and the city government can tell people "you are on your own"? Here's the quote from the story:

Those among New Orleans' estimated 310,000 to 340,000 residents who ignore orders to leave accept "all responsibility for themselves and their loved ones," the city's emergency preparedness director, Jerry Sneed, has warned.

Imagine if President Bush said this. There would be calls for public hanging - nevermind impeachment.

I expect Barack Obama to be on this any second now since his speech on Thursday made it perfectly clear that this is unacceptable. And I quote:

" We are more compassionate than a government...that sits on its hands while a major American city drowns before our eyes...
...For over two decades, he's (McCcain) subscribed to that old, discredited Republican philosophy...Pull yourself up by your own bootstraps - even if you don't have boots. You're on your own."

Yeah, I expect to see Obama condemn the New Orleans mayor's office anytime now...