JohnOct 19th, 2008 - 15:26:07

At last, a voice of sanity and reason on the Republican side

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Joe is bester anywayOct 19th, 2008 - 15:55:40

Who needs Colin Poewell? Who is he compared to Joe the Plumbber? what give him the right to say that Sarah was a lousy pick? I think Joe would say Sarah is the best. joe is so much smarter than Poewell that so the country will; see that now and rally around Sarah and will keep America free and get taxes down and nucler poweer up and all.

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PperfectOct 19th, 2008 - 16:46:46

The party Powell supported for so many years has been destroyed by the Roves, Cheney's and Bushes. The McCain he knows has also changed to comply with the new party standards and has had to kiss up to these guys when in fact he is better than they are. But time has passed Mr. McCain:

McOld Guy was first against Bush tax cuts and now he is for them.

McOld Guy was first for giving illegal's amnesty now he is against amnesty.

McOld Guy spent 10 years claiming he was 'always for less regulation', called for 'removing regulatory accounting and tax impediments' to financial markets. Now we are in a recession he is for enacting 'reforms to make sure that these outrages never happen in the first place'.

McOld Guy was in a POW camp and tortured for 5 1/2 years voted against a bill that would prevent torture, putting all US troops in jeopardy if and when they are captured.

McOld Guy in 2000 favored normalization of relations with Cuba. In 2003 called US talks with Syria 'appropriate.' In 2006 approved of US talks with the Palestinian Authority. In 2008 said Obama's willingness to meet with the enemy shows his 'naivete and inexperience and lack of judgement.'

McOld Guy in 1997 wrote legislation to ban lobbyists from political campaigns. Said lobbyist fundraisers 'clearly represented a conflict of interest.' Then in 2008 his campaign relies on more than 170 lobbyists to raise money and serve as aides and advisers.

McOld Guy in February 2008 called Obama's insistence that America can track down and kill Al Qaeda in Pakistan the 'confused leadership of an inexperienced candidate.' Then in 2008 voiced no objections when Bush ordered US special forces to invade Pakistani territory in pursuit of Al Qaeda militants.

McOld Guy on September 16, 2008 said 'I do not believe that the American taxpayer should be on the hook for AIG.' The very next day he backed the bailout when he finally figured out that AIG held millions of retirement accounts.

McOld Guy in October 2006 told Chris Matthews, 'I think gay marriage should be allowed.' Minutes later said 'I do not believe that gay marriages should be legal'.

You talk about 'flip-floppers', McOld Guy is the King of flip flopper---but for the wrong reason. The candidate McCain in 2000 would have swept this election, Obama would not have a snowballs chance. But the new candidate McCain has had to give up so many things he was actually a Maverick on that he does not even compare to the 2000 guy, he even made a choice to solidify his base that backfired. Too bad, but time had passed McCain, time for new choices, time for new ideas and time for McCain to go back to the Senate.

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Don't forget which camp Powell came from.Oct 19th, 2008 - 17:55:43

He kind of looks like McCain in that photo.

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You sold America out.Oct 19th, 2008 - 18:32:28

So race trumps right.

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Good Grief.Oct 19th, 2008 - 18:34:10

'Who needs Colin Poewell[sic]? Who is he compared to Joe the Plumbber[sic]'

At least Joe has a job.

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Middle W.Oct 19th, 2008 - 18:45:48

I think a lot of teeny boppers comment on this site. They can't spell and don't know who most of these politicians are. Colin Powell is a highly respected person, and his endorsement would mean a great deal to any candidate.

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lanceOct 19th, 2008 - 18:58:49

hi,

I'm Joe The Stock Broker. I'm voting for McCain. Vote with me because I am one of you!!

Sure, nothing is true about me, but you can call me Joe anyways.

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Palin's truth is theOct 19th, 2008 - 18:58:56

same as Obama's and McCain's.

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Atlas is going to shrug..Oct 19th, 2008 - 18:59:55

'The party Powell supported for so many years has been destroyed by the Roves, Cheney's and Bushes. '

And you represent the Pelosi's, Reid's and the Murthas. Corrupt, incompetent pigs at the trough who vote to send Americans out in harms way then vote to not give them what they need to fight.

'The McCain he knows has also changed to comply with the new party standards...'

Obama is a puppet of leftist cabal. He has been groomed by the likes of Axelrod, Soros, Ayers and Wright in to a slick, lying America hating snake oil salesman who has herded together a coalition of misfits and lemmings who are ready to use the Constitution and the flag as a doormat on the march to to get to the Jimmy Carter era catastrophe that they are going to create.

'McOld Guy was first against Bush tax cuts and now he is for them.'

The Obamamessiah is going to raise the taxes on the middle class to 'spread the wealth around', which will cause small business to cut back on hiring. 100% of the job growth over the past few years was created by small business.

'McOld Guy was first for giving illegal's amnesty now he is against amnesty.'

The Obamamessiah has always been consistent on that: He is going to give illegal aliens drivers licenses, subsidized mortgages and subsidized college education and amnesty... all 12-15 million of them. Indeed, he is going to make it easier fr more to come.

'Now we are in a recession he is for enacting 'reforms to make sure that these outrages never happen in the first place'.'

The Obamamessiah was the second highest recipient of kickbacks from the people who caused the financial melt down and he hired both CEO's of freddie and fannie to be his financial advisers. McCain was provably FOR regulating freddie and fannie and tried TWICE to get legislation passed that would have averted this crisis. It was blocked by the democrats who were getting the bulk of campaign contributions from freddie and fannie.

'McOld Guy was in a POW camp and tortured for 5 1/2 years voted against a bill that would prevent torture, '

Not true, he voted not to tie the hands of the CIA in dealing with the evil monsters who live to attack us. McCain has shown a comprehensive understanding of the threat we have faced, the Obamamessiah fought against the surge that won us Iraq.

' In 2008 said Obama's willingness to meet with the enemy shows his 'naivete and inexperience and lack of judgement[sic].''

The Obamamessiah has stated, plainly and clearly that he was willing to sit down with leaders, in his first term of Iran, syria, cuba, north Korea, etc.. without 'preconditions'. It is breathtakingly naive to sit down with someone in a venue of their choice who chants death to the USA and vows to destroy us and our allies.

'McOld Guy in 1997 wrote legislation to ban lobbyists from political campaigns.'


The Obamamessiah never promised to ban lobbyists and his campaign has been full of them. The same people who caused the financial melt down are on his campaign staff. The Obamamessiah DID promise to take federal matching funds for his campaign which is just another promise that he has broken. Your 170 lobbyists figure is a lie.

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@Atlas is going to shrug..Oct 19th, 2008 - 19:12:26

What a moron. Atlas is dead. Ayn Rand, a rightwingnut from Canada was discredited decades ago. But you wouldn't know that, would you? That is to be expected from a republican't, they are stuck in the past.

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@ the lemmingOct 19th, 2008 - 19:17:19

'cOld Guy in February 2008 called Obama's insistence that America can track down and kill Al Qaeda in Pakistan the 'confused leadership of an inexperienced candidate.'

That is a lie: The Obamamessiah was vowing to bomb Pakistan, a country that has American troops in it who are already fighting and bombing al qaeda. It was the 'confused leadership of an inexperienced candidate. Obama wants to bomb the countries cooperating and negtiate with the ones who are vowing to kill us.

'McOld Guy on September 16, 2008 said 'I do not believe that the American taxpayer should be on the hook for AIG.'

No one does, the other choice was a depression which we are probably going to get anyway because the people who create businesses are not going to be bothered to do so if the Obamamessiah is just going to nationalize them or take the profit away to give more handouts to his cronies.

'McOld Guy in October 2006 told Chris Matthews, 'I think gay marriage should be allowed.' Minutes later said 'I do not believe that gay marriages should be legal'.'

No he did not.

'You talk about 'flip-floppers', McOld Guy is the King of flip flopper'

Obama messiah:
For campaign matching funds before he was against them.
For filibustering telecom imminity funds before he was against it.
For invading Pakistan before he was against it.
For negotiating with terrorists funds before he was against it.
For ending the Cuba embargo funds before he was against it.
For Decriminalization of marijuana before he was against it.
For partial birth abortion before he was against it.
For controlling Special interests before he sold out to them.
For surrendering in Iraq before brave people won it.
For abrogating NAFTA before he was against it.
Against the surge before he realized it was a success.
I could go on and on here...There are web sites devoted to his flipflops. You simply can't believe a word out of his dishonorable mouth.Even his supporters recognize that on some level.

'Too bad, but time had passed McCain, time for new choices, time for new ideas and time for McCain to go back to the Senate.'

You are going to see rough times ahead. This country is going to learn a hard lesson.

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you are a moron.Oct 19th, 2008 - 19:22:38

'What a moron. Atlas is dead. Ayn Rand, a rightwingnut from Canada'

She was from Russia. Canadians are only good at producing left wing nuts who whine about US politics while Stephen Harper gets re-elected.

'was discredited decades ago.'

By whom?

'That is to be expected from a republican't, they are stuck in the past.'

Nothing says 'future' like adopting the failed policies of socialism. Nothing says 'future' like going back to the 1930's.

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I...Oct 19th, 2008 - 19:43:29

suggest we give Obama what he wants when (if?) he gets in:
- stop working hard
- apply for every handout going (and apply multiple times and don’t stop until they say yes)
- stop spending any money beyond necessities as doing so would just be putting money in someone else’s pocket
- once on Obamas medical plan, make appointments to go to the doctor at least twice every week for even the most minor complaints, like a papercut or a hangnail
- max out credit cards but use it to buy durables like gold bullion
- do not pay mortgages or other debts (and don’t keep money in the bank either)
basically do everything possible to make sure his socialist BS utopia collapses as soon as possible - the sooner it happens, the sooner America can be rid of him.

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@Palin is incapable.........Oct 19th, 2008 - 20:07:21

I didn't have much faith in her to begin with, but when it was stated that when her older children were called in to her room to see the baby right after it was born, one daughter said 'Mom, he looks like he has Down Syndrome!' She said she told them that they would love him anyway. How could a mother not prepare her children for this when she had known for months. She said 'she didn't know how to do it.' What a cruel thing to do to these girls who were certainly old enough to be told ahead of time!! Just one more ineptness of her character to add to the long list.

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@you are a moron.Oct 19th, 2008 - 20:20:46

Canada is a satellite of communist Russia, just like Cuba, a-hole, therefor they are the same thing. What is a rightwingnut like you doing believing in a commies propaganda anyway? F*ck are you ever mixed up, dude.

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TO: you are a moron.Oct 19th, 2008 - 20:34:06

YOU say: 'Nothing says 'future' like going back to the 1930's.'
Just like Ayn Rand, right? She is soooooo retro. And you jus loooove being a retrograde moron, don't you.

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Nice try, You were wrong. Are wrong. Will be wrongOct 19th, 2008 - 21:10:03

'Canada is a satellite of communist Russia, just like Cuba, a-hole, therefor[sic] they are the same thing.'

Like I said, you are a moron.

'Just like Ayn Rand, right? She is soooooo retro.'

I am not the 'change' moron, you are.

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TO ;- THE POSTER ABOVEOct 19th, 2008 - 21:11:36

McCain along with his Ginseng may be tied to Bush and the economy in his mind, but the greatest weight by far is that HUGE block of Arctic cretinous crap shackled around his scraggy neck.

THAT has buried him well and proper.

Like it or not, the McCain camp has blown it`s own foot off.

OBAMA will romp home like a modern day SEABISCUIT. It is a no-contest from now on. All the old guy will see until November is Obama`s arse a few miles in front.

RIP Grandpa. Pleasant dreams.

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You are going to miss your scapegoat.Oct 19th, 2008 - 21:12:43

'McCain inevitably tied to Bush and economy'

You are going to wish for the good old days of Bush after the coming mess. Seriously. And there will be no one else to blame:

The Obama/Biden ticket's entire campaign theme is based on 'the last eight years.' Maybe we should really look at 'the last two years,' or the time period when both the House and the Senate were run by Democrats.

In December 2006, after six years of Bush and the last month before the Democrats took over both houses of the national legislature, a snapshot of our economy looked like this.

* Unemployment stood at 4.4%.
* Real GDP growth over the previous four years (under a Republican President, House and Senate) averaged 3% per year.
* A gallon of regular gasoline cost $2.30.
* The S&P 500 stock index stood at 1418, or 84% above its post-911 low and more than 7% higher than when Bush took office.
* Every year of Bush's Presidency, real (inflation-adjusted) disposable income per person went up. By the end of 2006, the average person was making 9% more in real terms than before Bush became President.

If you recall, that 2006 election was considered a referendum on Iraq. The people wanted change, so they threw out the Republicans and replaced them with Democrats. Welcome Harry Reid and Nancy Pelosi.

Here is how they handled Iraq once in office: Harry Reid told us that the Iraq war was 'lost' and the surge was not 'accomplishing anything.' Senator Obama introduced legislation that would have prevented the surge and would have taken all US troops out of Iraq by March 2008 (that would be seven months ago, as you read this).

What we need to change is congress. Instead we will be giving them unchecked rule if we elect Obama.

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