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COMMENTARY ON THE OBAMA 30-MINUTE "INFOMERCIAL"

Okay, I know that there are a lot of you who are convinced that not only am I drunk and bloated on the Obama Kool-Aid, but I dove in and am doing backstrokes in the damn concoction, but let me reassure you that I temper my enthusiasm with a daily dose of the ugly Rethuglican propaganda regurgitated ad nauseam on Faux News .

Look, the piece was smartly produced, well lit with muted colors, featuring real stories from people living in (not coincidentally) the 'swing' or 'battleground' states...and it should be. This election is basically a power competition and the person who fights this contest strategically, whether it be with fear, lies, or truth, will win.

What struck me most about the Obama piece was the amount of HOPE that it conveyed.

Isn't what this election should be about?

Our country is in a very bad way and we need guidance and reassurance; someone to lead and lift up through these dark times. Lately I sense that Americans are just plain tired of hearing that the sky is falling, or we must cower in fear from unnamed or manufactured uncertainties.

Obama has a message about hope and promise not only for us now, but also for the future of this country, and that we, united as a nation, need to work together to strengthen our country for future generations.

So McSame/Pale-in-Comparison, what, JUST WHAT, is so wrong with a message of hope and inspiration?!

WHAT IF...?

(Below is the content of an email currently circulating the internet...)

WHAT IF……

Obama/Biden vs McCain/Palin, what if things were switched around?

Think about it. Would the country's collective point of view be different? Could racism be the culprit?

Ponder the following:

What if the Obamas had paraded five children across the stage, including a three month old infant and an unwed, pregnant teenage daughter?

What if John McCain was a former president of the Harvard Law Review?

What if Barack Obama finished fifth from the bottom of his graduating class?

What if McCain had only married once and Obama was a divorcee?

What if Obama was the candidate who left his first wife after a severe disfiguring car accident, when she no longer measured up to his standards?

What if Obama had met his second wife in a bar and had a long affair while he was still married?

What if Michelle Obama was the wife who not only became addicted to pain killers but also acquired them illegally through her charitable organization?

What if Cindy McCain graduated from Harvard?

What if Obama had been a member of the Keating Five? (The Keating Five were five United States Senators accused of corruption in 1989, igniting a major political scandal as part of the larger Savings and Loan crisis of the late 1980s and early 1990s.)

What if McCain was a charismatic, eloquent speaker?

What if Obama couldn't read from a teleprompter?

What if Obama was the one who had military experience that included discipline problems and a record of crashing seven planes?

What if Obama was the one who was known to display publicly, on many occasions, a serious anger management problem?

What if Michelle Obama's family had made their money from beer distribution?

What if the Obamas had adopted a white child?

You could easily add to this list. If these questions reflected reality, do you really believe the election numbers would be as close as they are?

This is what racism does. It covers up, rationalizes and minimizes positive qualities in one candidate and emphasizes negative qualities in another when there is a color difference.

Educational Background:

Barack Obama
Columbia University - B.A. Political Science with a Specialization in International Relations.
Harvard - Juris Doctor (J.D.) Magna Cum Laude

Joseph Biden
University of Delaware - B.A. in History and B.A. in Political Science
Syracuse University College of Law - Juris Doctor (J.D.)

vs

John McCain
United States Naval Academy - Class rank: 894 of 899

Sarah Palin
Hawaii Pacific University - 1 semester
North Idaho College - 2 semesters - general study
University of Idaho - 2 semesters – journalism
Matanuska-Susitna College - 1 semester
University of Idaho - 3 semesters - B.A. in Journalism

Education isn't everything, but this is about the two highest offices in the land as well as our standing in the world.

You make the call.

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THE 2008 U.S. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION - an ugly but necessary turning point in American history

This presidential election in the U.S. is one that will go down in history books...and all for the wrong reasons. Reports coming in from around the country where fear and intimidation is being used against supporters of Barack Obama.

In North Carolina Obama supporters found their tyres slashed after an Obama rally. There are also reports of jeering and vocal intimidation by supporters of the McCain/Palin ticket to early voters.

Also in North Carolina the body of a dead black bear was found wrapped in Obama Signs. (click here.)

In Ohio, someone put up as his Halloween decoration the effigy of a ghost hung by a noose with the word OBAMA clearly painted on the front, gently swinging over a McCain/Palin sign. The man was unapologetic and said is WAS intended as a racist message and not political one.

Most of these acts were carried out by self-declared Republicans.

I am still searching the internet for any similar reports being carried out by Obama supporters but have not found any as yet.

Then there is the congresswoman from Minnesota - Rep Michele Bachmann (R) - who told MSNBC's Chris Matthews during Friday's broadcast of Hardball with Chris Matthews insinuated (a la McCarthy style) that there needs to an investigation into members of congress to find out who are "pro-American and anti-American".

These are just a few incidents that have been cropping up since the start of early polling for this contentious election. I think that the election will bring out the true colors of the American people, and this should be viewed to be a good thing - it will force all Americans to take a good, long look at themselves as a people in the mirror to see if they have integrated and grown socially as a nation. The answer will be: somewhat, but not as much as we thought.

The problem is that there is a lot of hate and ignorance out there that is being cultivated for use by power-hungry despots who really do not really care about the welfare of the American people.

Now let me be clear - taking advantage of the mindset of rampant ignorance is NOT unique to the USA; on the contrary, it is unfortunately widespread throughout the world. So are the opportunists who use it for their ambitious agenda.

Regardless of whoever wins the 2008 U.S. presidential election one thing is sure: these incidents are a cold, harsh dose of reality to self-righteous Americans who think the the USA is not without problems and that we should force our supposed progressive ideas on other countries and nations through armed invasion or financial intimidation.

They will now be forced to realize that they have a ton of work to do in their own backyard instead

HEY - I FINALLY FOUND A COPY OF THE THEME SONG USED AT McCAIN/PALIN RALLIES !!!!!!!!

Just vacationing a little in 'Far Leftist Agendaland' and while riding the terrifying 'Extreme Leftist View on Facism' attraction I found this scary little ditty....

Will get back to the reality of my 'left-of-middle' point of view shortly.

Enjoy!

"Tomorrow Belongs to Me" from the motion picture 'Cabaret'.

THE ISSUES WE MUSTN'T FORGET

Worth watching...

Sally Anthony - "So Long"

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