A Richian Retort

In today's NYT, my liberal pal Frank Rich argues that there really is no racist, white America..."there are not and have never been enough racists in 2008 to flip this election."

I've said it before and I'll say it again, this is what the liberal media and liberal leftists who live in very blue states near the northern coasts of west and east don't get because they don't see it, they haven't seen it, they haven't dealt with the pathology of white, lower-middle class Americans.

What these people don't get is simple, there is still a large group of individuals within some states who will not vote for a person because of the color of their skin. Sure, Obama may win this election in 2008, but there have been several major shifts that have allowed him to win...

1. The economic collapse is chief among them. After OCGM came out saying he knew little about the economy (showing the old straight-talk express wasn't totally dead), he was virtually dead in the water after seeing what has come down the pike. The best of candidates running in the same party as a President when these types of economic disasters happen is virtually screwed. The President is blamed, thus the party in power is punished.

2. OCGM, while in 2000 may have been a formidable opponent, has turned into a seething, old, unstable white man who is delusional beyond the pale, putting into serious doubt his emotional temperament to handle a serious crisis of any type, and his mental and physical health to lead this country.

3. The vasts amounts of wads of sweaty cash that have fallen into Obama's lap have given him ample firing power to rebut and dismiss any serious challenge to his brand as a change agent.

4. The Palin factor. What was originally seen as a brilliant move, has backfired on OCGM after seemingly doing scant background checkage on this woman. And considering number 2 on this list, should have seriously been vetted as OCGM could go at any moment. Moreover, the idea that Palin willingly, or not so willingly, has completely undercut OCGM's campaign. Some have begun to talk that she is, in fact, prepping herself for a 2012 run.

5. The young people vote. I am still incredibly dubious about this aspect of the Obama campaign. I will be shocked if young people actually do show up to vote like the numbers may be suggesting. And if they do, they're vote basically counteracts any white, racists vote out there...which would show there isn't a white racist vote, but that they have been marginalized/equalized by the young people's vote.

6. Finally, lets look at what is about to happen here: We are about to elect the most liberal Senator in the entire US Senate to be the President of the United States of America. Just a few moons ago, liberals were dead. On the very face of it, this may seem to bolster Rich's analysis that the racists are nearly all gone. But, I see it another way. These people never liked, or believed OCGM, and they aren't exactly thrilled about voting for him.

I hope Rich is right and that my fears prove to be wrong come the morning of November 5, 2008. The exit polls and the polling data could prove telling about what type of race we may see in 2012.

FWIW: Palin in 2012?...HA! I don't think so.

Snatching Defeat from the jaws of Victory

Heeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeere's the Liberals!

We have 10 days to go until Obama beats the OCGM. And, Liberals aren't happy.

They want to ensure that they grasp the cold, hard rail of defeat from the jaws of victory by doing just exactly what it appears the nominee in 2004 for President has said today.

While not using the words, liberals like Kerry have been abuzz about a possible New Deal for the country.

An idea, I firmly support and completely agree with. HOWEVER, these liberals need to shut their pie-holes.

Obama has everything running smoothly, the last thing we need is for discord to break out late in the campaign between the moderates and the leftist liberals, or even worse...to make a New Deal a campaign issue in an of itself.

"Joe Six-Pack" as Palin and OCGM like to call 'em (the pseudo-racist white man in middle America) is already hestitant enough to vote for Obama...adding the idea of the New Deal would only hurt Obama's chances with this group.

Finally, even if it didn't hurt his chances, could we PLEASE just let the man run his campaign?!?!?! For the first time in a long time, we have a Democrat who is a winner into the White House, let him run his campaign.

It will be bad enough when he gets into the White House as it is. I can totally see a repeat of what happened to Clinton...he was beaten up by the liberals and wasn't given any room to maneuver/compromise. I can foresee this happening again with the whacked out lefty bunch, but at least Obama is more or less liberal than Clinton was, so hopefully there will not be as much arguing.

But, until 10 days have passed, and Barack Obama is shown to win the Electoral College vote, can we let the man finish what he has started?! Please? We desperately need this win, and we can ill-afford a drop in his approval ratings for the next ten days.

T minus 2 weeks

It's literally two weeks until Election Day...I cannot stand the wait. It's like Christmas, and I'm hoping the present proves to be worthwhile and sweeping reform.

My analysis on Powell Endorsement

Back in March of this year, I essentially called out Powell for being the total shrinking violet that he has shown himself to be.

This "endorsement" by Powell was predictable, and in fact, had been long rumored since August.

This "endorsement" is a joke, is Powell once again showing his true yellow color. I've had virtually no respect for this "man" since his "performance" in front of the UN Security Council during the push to war in Iraq was outed for being the complete rim job to Dubya that it was.

In my opinion, this "endorsement" will have virtually no effect on this campaign. Obama did all the selling himself here, with the help of a OCGM looking about as mentally stable as a kitchen table with 3 legs.

Time and time again, Powell has shown himself to be a complete coward. A "man" not fit for public office because he doesn't have the stones to make the tough decisions until the right answer is so clear that even my pet rat would know what to do.

The only people Obama seems to be unwilling to sway are those whack-job/neo-con Republicans, and those "middle-America" racists bitches, like that lady who told OCGM she thought Obama was an Arab and was not entirely dismissed by OCGM at his rally.

Seeing another black man endorse Obama does nothing to ease the passion of these racist bigots, nor does it do anything to sway the neo-con's who know that deep down, Powell is not bold enough to truly advocate war on his own...as he was with Rummy, Cheney, and Dubya...he had to literally be pushed into making the case that he himself questioned but showed so little intestinal fortitude that he was led out on a leash to make the case for war against Iraq to the world.

It's a damn shame what has happened to, or has been reveled about the true nature of Powell. But because of the joke he has become, this endorsement is meaningless. Moreover, it's pathetic that Powell would somehow Powell would attempt to take any credit for an Obama win. I say again, Obama has won this basically on his own. The only real endorsement that has mattered is perhaps the Big Hill endorsement because of her women. And even that, as we all know, was a painful thing for her to do.

Palin loves whitey

The folks over at www.fivethirtyeight.com have noticed a trend to Gov. Palin's visits. This could explain the race-baiting she seems to at least be allowing at her rallies.

"...the racial composition of voting-age (18+) population in these 44 cities as according to the 2000 census. They are, on average, 83.3 percent non-Hispanic white, 7.5 percent black, 5.2 percent Hispanic, and 4.0 percent "other"."

I don't know if this is a function of the OCGM/Palin campaign picking their spots or more of a function of the rust belt being largely white. For what it is worth, the people at this great website note: "Thirty-four of Palin's 44 cities were whiter than the US average."

A final note that I'm generally annoyed by: What's with the "non-Hispanic white" classification? I've never seen on any survey like the Census a box that says "non-African white." I'm quite certain the terrific actress Charlize Theron, who is white and is from South Africa, doesn't have to check a box labeled as such when she fills out her census form.

In my view, white is white...get rid of this stupid Hispanic addition on these forms.

"Debate" number three

As if this will be a real debate. The Washington Post has just reported that OCGM got FREE cellphone towers at his abode in Arizona from both Verizon and AT&T. Shocker...OCGM is on the Commerce Committee and a top campaign official used to lobby for Verizon...

Brilliant!

Barring something stunning...this thing be ovah.

A Passionate Rant

This is beginning to turn ugly. Ugly in a way in which I have feared for all along, and the reason I was a Big Hill supporter...a black man is STILL going to be in trouble come November getting elected President.

All the factors into play: 1. A toppling economy, 2. A psycho, completely incompetent VP nomination, 3. A candidate who is old and clearly off his damn rocker, 4. A historically unpopular President of the different party, 5. An unpopular war...yadda, yadda, yadda...an Obama is STILL faced with this shit.

For week's now I have called him Old Cazy Geezer Man (OCGM), but it is at this moment in time, this moment in history where I must say his full name:

John Sidney McCain...you are no longer a true American hero. You have lost all of my respect, no matter what else you do in your life.

The race appears to be tightening just a tad.

John Sidney McCain...your silence on the BLATANT race-baiting that has been going on quietly for week by your "running mate" was bad enough...but, ENOUGH is ENOUGH!

Your quiet approval too allow the stepped-up race baiting to continue by people associated with your campaign is damning of your lack of character, judgment, and class.

This is sickening, this is appalling, and finally...you have proven yourself to be the biggest, fat, ass old liar of all.

You once famously said you'd rather win a war than win an election, or something to that effect...your latest actions prove tacitly that is no longer the case.

It's is clear, John Sidney McCain, that you'd rather start a war between the races than lose an election.

How pathetic. How sad. How depressing. John Sidney McCain, you have become, a racist.

Quick shot

Still think Obama won this debate, but OCGM did seem to make some points. Enough points that his campaign still will stand and will stay "in" this race.

Told ya so...

We are nearly 2/3 into this 2nd debate and OCGM, while he's so wrong on the issues...is looking strong to me. He is winning so far. This race IS NOT OVER!!! Buck up liberals, buck the fuck up.

Gloves on or off?

So...apparently the VP in running says the "gloves are off" now in this campaign eh?

To play the role of a typical, white chauvinistic male, I have one simple retort...

Would those be oven mitts you mistakenly think of as "gloves?"

Electoral politics and why early voting is a bad idea.

This race for the White House is seemingly all but over...however, it isn't.

It is incumbent amongst Dems to not brag, to not boast so loudly. We have just shy of one month to go until the voting is over.

A lot can happen in a month. We have two debates left, a lot can happen in two debates spanning a total of 3 hours of live television airtime.

I might take note that people in Ohio have already started voting, and my guess is that it's people largely for Obama who are really eager for change, so that may give Obama a buffer of sorts.

Despite this seeming boom to the Obama campaign, I happen to think the national holiday to vote is a fantastic idea. I further argue that early voting should be eliminated and absentee voting should be strictly enforced.

I am sympathetic to the idea that one votes along party lines, so making them vote a month later will potentially/virtually make no difference of view on one's vote...as I happen to largely be a party-line voter because I believe more in the overall message/worldview than the candidates in shitty little offices of the Democratic party (I don't know who Joe Smith is who is running for Rep. of the Statehouse, but I know I prefer the values/principles/worldview of the party).

But, something about this ability to vote over a month ahead of time strikes me as dangerous. The likelihood is rare, but as we have seen before (Dubya-v-Gore circa 2000), YOU NEVER KNOW what can happen, that the majority of voters will vote before the normal election day.

But, the scenario does seriously exist with allowing early voting, relaxed absentee voting rules, that a nation could, in effect, elect a dead man into the office of the Presidency. This is only more likely with the Selectoral College in place.

A scenario that could have happened: Say OCGM defeats Dubya in 2000 and there is that Selectoral College tie, resulting in possibly the worst Supreme Court "decision" in the history of the entire-fuck-world. But, instead of a tie, early voting and relaxed absentee voting rules, that allowed voters to vote for OCGM in Florida. Thus causing Florida to be in doubt (as it really was), but in this case 2 weeks before the election another Keating Five scandal, or a sex scandal (ala John Edwards) breaks about the OCGM causing his favorability rating to go plunging into the 30's...or he dies before election day with a clearly incompetent Palin as his backup.

But, since the rest of the country couldn't turn it around in time, all eyes are on Florida where OCGM squeaks by with the help of the Court and he becomes President...or worse, Palin becomes President and proceeds to fuck up the country in more ways than one.

It's a serious potential problem, a serious possibility that cannot and should not be ignored. I call for this National Voting Holiday, and for turning back the early voting ability of voters, and increased strictness for absentee voting. Moreover, keep the polls open longer if you have too. I know the old ladies who typically run the polls have to go to bed at 2pm, so we can up the amount on money offered and get people who can stay awake later.

This, is a no-brainer.

Palin -v- Biden Thoughts

It has taken me a good 3-4 days to fully grasp what I saw and what I think about the debate that took place this past week between the two possible VP's.

Not much of note here that you hadn't heard before I imagine.

The expectations game was played well by the Repos, as I figured it would be...as they did both times Dubya was running.

I think the bar for her was even below Dubya in the sense that the Repos took her being a female and silently downgraded her even more so. A brilliant job by them and while she was clearly abominable in my mind...she didn't embarrass herself completely.

Interesting point by some elder women in my family however. Though they clearly will vote for Obama, they didn't want her to completely fall on her face because they were worried that such a bad performance would set women back even further and make it even harder for women to run for that high of an office for years. I think the sentiment is correct, but I still think the big Hill plans to give it another run at some point no matter what/when. So, I don't think the womens movement would have been set back that much because it's hard to argue the big Hill would be able to be in that type of a position.

It's sad to see the bar set so ridiculously low, it made me ill. And to bash Biden for making clear, concise points of substance, but not being "interesting" enough...is extremely pathetic by the American body politic and right-wing media.

This is why Americans are sooooooo extremely moronic and stooopid. They value cutesy over substance, no matter how damning that substance may be.

Ultimately, Biden enhanced Obama's positions with simple details and stats that should have broken through (and we may be seeing evidence in the polls that he and Obama finally are breaking through the morass). And Palin didn't crater OCGM's campaign, it kept him afloat with her "performance."

But, again...several pundits didn't think the bleeding would continue on the nightly shows, with one paper pondering if Fey could "out-Palin, Palin."

After last night, the verdict was in: Fey still kicks Palin's ass and made her look so much like the phony caricature that she is, full of sloganeering, and empty brains that refuses/can't answer simple questions a Governor should be able to answer.

The Russian Palin

Moments ago, Olbermann was taking about a story in relation to airspace between Russia and Alaska.

Olbermann quoted a NORAD Spokesman who didn't realize how funny what he said was...

The NORAD Spokesman said something to the affect of "apparently Governor Palin in unaware of the 'buffer zone' in the airspace" between said territories.

Considering the fact that Palin gave birth recently at her age, and considering the fact that her daughter is preggers...I imagine the NORAD was spokesman was impeccably correct:

Clearly, Palin isn't aware of..."the buffer zone." As a man, I know I am. All too familiar if you ask me.

*cough*