McCain on SNL: QVC

The plates! The Ayers freshener! Funny stuff.

Obama cars

The other day, I wondered about what would happen if the Obamabots actually took the day off to campaign for him.

I figured nobody would notice.

But, I'm now thinking I would notice.

There'd be nothing but American cars in the lot.

You see, I noticed some bumper stickers and window stickers on cars in some of the parking lots in Columbus (that's Columbus, Georgia, by the way).

Most of the Obama stickers are on foreign cars. Or toaster-looking cars.

Most of the McCain stickers are on American cars or trucks. Mostly Chevrolet, by the way.

Now, this isn't to say that all foreign car drivers support Obama. Nor that all Obama supporters drive foreign cars. Or that all American car owners vote McCain. Or... well, you get the idea. I'm not saying one equals the other. I owned a foreign car in the past. Once.

But I noticed that there appears to be a relationship. From the vehicles I've seen, most Obama stickers are on foreign cars, and most McCain stickers are on American cars.

I wonder why that is?

The Fairness Doctrine

Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) has, for the most part, supported many of the policies of President Bush. Not all the time, but most of the time.

The Obama campaign has used this against McCain in the election. And that's fair. It's not as it's being presented, but still, McCain's support of many of the President's policies is a fair issue.

So let's talk fair.

You've heard of the "Fairness Doctrine," I'm sure. It was generally applied by the "Equal Time" rule, though that in and of itself was not the "Fairness Doctrine."

However, the "Equal Time" rule that many broadcasters applied was generally good enough to meet FCC policies (the "Fairness Doctrine"). Heck, I even used it once to ask for -- and receive -- equal time to respond to an editorial on my hometown radio station back in the 1970s.

Either way, it meant that if you presented one side of a controversial argument, you had an obligation to present the other side. Not equal time, but an opposing view nonetheless.

Many on the left want to bring the Fairness Doctrine back. But whether or not it's brought back isn't actually the topic.

It's the general idea of fairness.

Like I said, McCain's support of the policies of Bush is a fair issue. My own take is that, if George W. Bush and John S. McCain agree on something, it's probably a good thing. But that's just me.

Let's consider what else is fair.

How about ... the policies of Barack Obama?

Since he has such a short resumé, you don't have as much to look at. So, when you look at what's there, you better look close.

And that's why Obama's votes to raise taxes on those making $42K a year is important. It's not what he's preaching right now, but it's what he's done. I choose to believe what a man has done more that what he says. His votes to raise taxes are fair game.

And, because his record is so small, you have to look closely at all kinds of things to figure out just who this guy is.

As for McCain, I have a friend that used to live in Arizona. She says that well before he came into the national spotlight, he was just like he is today. Like him or hate him, he's honest and is straight with you, not telling you what he thinks you want to hear, but what he thinks you need to hear.

Obama? He's saying things that don't match up to his record.

He's denied a relationship with Bill Ayers, but that doesn't match the facts. And that question is fair.

Obama says he doesn't want to raise your taxes, but he wants to eliminate the Bush tax cuts that will ... get this ... have the effect of raising your taxes. And that's a fair topic.

Obama wants to "spread the wealth around" ... and that's socialism, plain and simple. And that's a fair topic for discussion.

Obama has called the U. S. Constitution a "fundamentally flawed" document. Not a document that contains flaws that can be corrected by amendments, but "fundamentally flawed." His statements are a fair topic for discussion.

I could go on and on. And probably will. Just not right now.

If anyone wants to institute a "fairness doctrine," it should begin with a fair look at Barack Obama.

Anyone American who takes a fair look at Barack Obama will be appalled by what he sees.

It's okay to hang Sarah Palin

I'm sure you've seen the stories about the house out in Hollywood that decorated for Hallowe'en by putting up an effigy of Sarah Palin ... hanging by the neck. Some have criticized the display, demanding it be taken down. Others don't like it, but say it's all in fun. And then there are those that wish it was really Sarah Palin hanging there. Me? I'm a supporter of Gov. Palin, and I think the display of her being hung is ... perfectly fine.

McCain humor

Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) speaks at the Al Smith Dinner last night. Part two: Humor is one of McCain's biggest assets.

Terrorists for Obama

I'm glad to see the McCain campaign is finally kicking it up a notch. They're holding Obama's feet to the fire concerning his association with terrorists, such as William Ayers: The mainstream media is in the tank for Obama on this, failing to ask the hard questions, or follow up on the BS answers Obama and his flunkies give. It's up to alternative media to get the word out. And that's you!

Bush wins debate

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Barack Obama and John McCain clashed repeatedly over the causes and cures for the worst economic crisis in 80 years Tuesday night. Both Democrat nominee Sen. Barack J. Obama (D-EU) and Republican candidate Sen. John McCain (D-AZ) spent 7-1/2 hours attacking the policies of the Bush Administration. Media observers, as well as viewers polled afterward, indicated the clear winner was President Bush. Observer Olsen Johnson, of the nearby town of Rock Ridge, who describes himself as an independent, says neither Obama nor McCain resonated with him. "Didn't neither one of them fellas tell me a whole lot," Johnson said. "They come up with all kinds of ways to spend my money, but neither said much about me keeping my money. I'm just tryin' to figure out which one's gonna leave me enough to buy groceries." "Olsen Johnson is right," said observer Van Johnson. "They kept tellin' me how much they wasn't going to be like George Bush. But, you know what? At least, with George Bush, I know what I'm getting." Another viewer, who identified himself only as "Mongo," summed up the feeling of most of the crowd, saying, "Mongo only pawn in game of life." Polling conducted in the hours following the debate showed dramatic losses by both the McCain and Obama camps. Each candidate is now hovering between 20 and 23% support. President Bush gained dramatically by his performance in the debate, with his support just under 30%. "The only way anyone could win a debate with these two is to not show up," said Washington Post columnist Charles Krauthammer. "McCain nearly won the first debate with this strategy, but showed up at the last minute. With both candidates running against President Bush, it paved the path for Bush to take the lead in this race." If Bush maintains his lead, Republicans would consider it a third term for the 43rd president. However, because the Democrats don't recognize Bush's win in 2000, a victory in November would give Bush his 2nd term.

Obama's supporters

The McCain campaign is filing a complaint with the Federal Elections Commission. Why? Because several of the donations the Obama campaign has received are ... how shall we say this ... questionable. Fake names. Fake addresses. But real money. Lots and lots of money. And documented cases from overseas, including Palestinians in Gaza. But it could have been nipped in the bud, according to a Newsweek report:

This summer, watchdog groups asked both campaigns to share more information about its small donors. The McCain campaign agreed; the Obama campaign did not. "They could've done themselves a service" by heeding the suggestions, said Massie Ritsch of the Center for Responsive Politics.

So, who's shocked that the Obama campaign didn't want to share information about all those donors? Who knows what all someone will find if they dig enough?

Vote for the MILF

No, this is not an appeal to urge you to vote for McCain/Palin.

Although you should.

Rather, it's about the Website VoteForTheMILF.com, which some said was a domain owned by JohnMcCain.com.

It wasn't. And isn't. Owned by the McCain campaign, that is.

For the uninitiated, a "MILF" is a term popularized by the movie, American Pie. It means, "mom I'd like to ..." well, go here if you really must know ... but I suspect you get it by now.

Anyway, GovGap.com claims that the McCain campaign owns the domain name.

Got pictures, screenshots, and everything.

And plenty of left-wingers jumped all over it.

The Washington Post, Crooks and Liars, FireDogLake, and others.

Of course, they're wrong.

The whole thing was a prank. Rial F. Sloan of Chattanooga, who runs n00tz.com, confesses all.

Personally, I thought it was hilarious.

If the McCain camp had registered it, I think it would have been a good move; they'd have kept it out of the hands of evil-doers. You know. Democrats.

But the McCain camp didn't do it. Some geeky guy in Chattanooga did it.

And the left fell for it. Hook. Line. Sinker.

Silly hippies.

[Hat tip: William Teach at Pirate's Cove and McCain Blogs]

I heart Sarah Palin

Finally! The McCain campaign is finally taking Barack Obama to task for his terrorist buddies. Gov. Sarah Palin (R-AK), the Republican vice-presidential nominee, criticized Obama's long relationship with Bill Ayers. For those that don't know, Bill Ayers was part of the Weather Underground. Ayers bombed New York City police headquarters, the U.S. Capitol building, and the Pentagon. Obama and Ayers knew each other at college, and Obama kicked off his first campaign at Ayers' house. Palin is doing what the GOP has needed to do for a long time: take Obama to task for his association with left-wing radicals. Then, again, who else would a left-wing radical hang around with, but other left-wing radicals?

"Rein" -- a John McCain ad

Just hoping some of the Obamacrats in my family will accidentally see this and come to their senses. Will it help them? Probably not. Anyone still for Obama this late in the day may be a lost cause. I just hope they don't drag the country down with them.

Yakko's Bailout

And now, Yakko Warner explains the bailout...



The U.S. economy's tanked. It's beyond me
Why nobody knows who's to blame.
When Washington's involved, the markets will devolve;
The reason is always the same.



In '94, sub-prime mortgages were five
Percent of all housing loans, but,
The number then went up to 20 percent
Due to a perceived housing glut.



In '99 Clinton, with impeachment defended,
Told Fannie Mae, "You must give loans
To those that don't qualify, 'cause I must mollify
All those that kept me afloat."



Franklin Raines took over Fannie Mae's books over
Judgment that was good and true.
The books he did cook, and 'twas millions he took
Before away to retirement he flew.



Freddie Mac, also, backed loans that were awful
But banks went along for the ride
With creative accounting while debts were amounting
To billions they tried hard to hide.



Freddie and Fannie gave thousands in money
To those overseeing this mess.
To Chris Dodd, John Kerry, Obama. Yes, very
Suspicious, to put it the best.



And now, Lordy Mama, advising Obama
Is none other than Franklin Raines.
With speeches a-plenty, but meaning that's empty,
Barack's "change" sounds more like "the same."



In 2008, the strain couldn't wait
And Freddie and Fannie both fell.
The government leapt in, took over and stepped in
A hand basket heading to hell.



"The upcoming debate, well, you know it can wait,"
Said John McCain. "Let's all go back
To D.C. and huddle, and fix all this muddle."
But the train was too far off the tracks.



The debate, it went on, and though nobody won,
The Congress could not pass a bill.
Pelosi's speech tanked it, although Barney Frank went
"Don't blame us on Capitol Hill."



The Republicans cast blame, the Democrats did same,
And nobody knows what event
Will help with this crisis, though Obama's advisors
Say "Show up and then vote 'present.'"



The market dropped hundreds, the pols, they do blunders
Of bills that will just make it worse.
The good news is one day, it will all be okay,
And history will write the last verse.

Obama pokes fun at McCain's war injuries

Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) is running an ad that says Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) "still doesn't know how to use a computer, can't send an e-mail," in an attempt to portray the Republican presidential nominee as out of touch.

Only, the fact that John McCain can't use a computer means exactly that: John McCain can't use a computer.

Can't.

Not as in "doesn't know how," but as in "is physically unable."

According to a Boston Globe article from March, 2000:

McCain gets emotional at the mention of military families needing food stamps or veterans lacking health care. The outrage comes from inside: McCain's severe war injuries prevent him from combing his hair, typing on a keyboard, or tying his shoes. Friends marvel at McCain's encyclopedic knowledge of sports. He's an avid fan - Ted Williams is his hero - but he can't raise his arm above his shoulder to throw a baseball.

Obama had a "Biden moment."

Less than a week ago, Biden told Missouri State Senator Chuck Graham, to "Chuck, stand up, let the people see you." The thing is, Graham is a paraplegic, and can't stand up.

Can't.

As in McCain can't use a computer.

And, to Obama, McCain's physically disability is ad fodder.

UPDATE: Scott Ott (ScrappleFace) makes the same point. But funny.

Democrats leaving a sinking ship

Financial Times reports that some Democrats are concerned about the Obama campaign.

A Democratic fundraiser for Congressional candidates said some planned to distance themselves from Mr Obama and not attack Mr McCain.

"If people are voting for McCain it could help Republicans all the way down the ticket, even in a year when the Democrats should be sweeping all before us," said the fundraiser, a former Hillary Clinton supporter.

"There is a growing sense of doom among Democrats I have spoken to... People are going crazy, telling the campaign 'you've got to do something'."

Concern was greatest among first-term representatives who won seats in traditionally Republican districts in the landslide of 2006. "Several of them face a real fight to hold on to those seats," the fundraiser said.

Tony Podesta, a senior Democratic lobbyist, said members of Congress were "a little nervous" after Mr McCain shook up the race with his choice of Sarah Palin as running mate and intensified attacks on Mr Obama.

"Republicans have been on the offensive for the past two weeks... You don't win elections on the defensive."

For the longest time, all you ever heard was how the Republicans would be distancing themselves from President George W. Bush.

Sen. John McCain, though, had the President scheduled to appear at the Republican National Convention. That fell through when the President canceled a personal appearance when the hurricane struck the Gulf of Mexico. He still appeared via satellite.

Now, rather than the Republicans running away from President Bush, it seems the Democrats may be running away from Sen. Obama.

Like rats from a sinking ship.

McCain ad defends Palin

The latest ad from the campaign of Sen. John McCain (R-AZ), the GOP presidential nominee, references a report from the Wall Street Journal that says "Democrats have airdropped a mini-army of 30 lawyers, investigators and opposition researchers" into Alaska to dig up dirt on Gov. Sarah Palin (R-AK), McCain's running mate.



Obama takes exception to the report. Like he does every time anyone criticizes him.

Hmmm. If Obama can't handle reports from the Wall Street Journal, how's he going to handle Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Vladimir Putin, or Hugo Chávez?

What world polls really mean

A poll came out this week that shows that most of the world wants Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) to win the U.S. presidential election.

All 22 countries covered in the poll would prefer to see Senator Obama elected US president ahead of Republican John McCain.

Some people think that means something. Of course, most of those are Obamacrats.

What does a poll like that really mean?

Well, let's compare it to another poll that shows something about another topic: the September 11 attacks

(T)here is no consensus outside the United States that Islamist militants from al Qaeda were responsible, according to an international poll published Wednesday.

Lots of people in other countries think the U.S. is to blame for ... or actually perpetrated ... the September 11, 2001 attacks.

Lots of people in other countries want Barack Obama to win the election.

The "Blame America" group and the Obamacrats have something in common: they are the same people; some are physically the same, others are fundamentally the same. But there's no real difference between them.

Lipstick fallout

There's a dustup going on now ... I'm sure you've heard it ... regarding Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL), the Democrats' presidential nominee ... making the "lipstick on a pig" comment. The fallout is that it's considered by many as a direct attack on Gov. Sarah Palin (R-AK), the GOP vice-presidential running mate of presidential nominee Sen. John McCain (R-AZ).

If you watch the video, you'll notice a couple of things. First, he made the comments in reference to the message of the McCain-Palin ticket. And, second, Obama is not a good speaker without his notes and prompter; listen to him stutter.

"That's just calling something the same thing, something different. But you know you can put lipstick on a pig, but it's still a pig."

And the McCain camp has responded:



So, why is the GOP responding with ire? Because they can. They'll get political mileage out of it. But that's the nature of politics. And I'm okay with it. Why? Keep reading.

The Obama camp is saying that the comments were okay, because they weren't a reference to Gov. Palin, but instead, a common phrase used in the past by many politicians, including Sen. McCain, regarding policies and proposed legislation.

But does the Obama camp really want to go down that road? Here's what I mean...

Let's suppose the Democrats had nominated Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-IL/AR/DC/NY) instead of Obama. And she still picked Sen. Joe Biden (D-DE) as the vice-presidential nominee of that party.

Suppose McCain said:

• If the other side wins, there will indeed be dark days ahead.


• The other side is a dark cloud looming on the horizon.


• If you thought Black Monday was a bad day for the ecomony, if the other side wins this election, every day will be Black Monday.

None of those comments would be a problem against a Clinton-Biden ticket.

But say them against an Obama-Biden ticket, and there'd be charges of racism.

So, since certain phrases would be off-limits because Obama is on the ticket, then certain phrases should be off-limits because Palin is on the ticket. (I'm sure you could think of many, many more ... and better ... examples.)

The Right can play by the Left's rules. And this team -- McCain-Palin -- will make the Left play by those same rules.

I love it.

UPDATE: This afternoon, the original YouTube video is no longer available, after (according to Google, who owns YouTube) CBS claimed a copyright violation of the content. I suppose that's because of the footage of Katie Couric. No matter. I've swiped the video from JohnMcCain.com, and am showing the video here anyway.

A grown-up responds to Kid Obama's stance on Iran

Sen. Barack H. Obama (D-IL) has said he'd meet with Iran's president without preconditions, if he's elected President of the United States.

The naive Senator was called on his position by an experienced Senator, John S. McCain, III (R-AZ)...



Nice to hear a grown-up explaining things to the kids.

If only the kids would listen. But they won't. And that's why people like Obama need to be kept far from the Oval Office. And why someone like McCain is desperately needed as our next President.

Obama wants to lead America away from America

I saw the quote on Drudge:

OBAMA: 'We can't drive our SUVs and eat as much as we want and keep our homes on 72 degrees at all times... and then just expect that other countries are going to say OK'...

Now, while such a statement from the likes of Sen. Barack H. Obama -- or any other wild-eyed liberal -- wouldn't surprise me, I thought it best to read it for myself. Drudge will, on occasion, snip something here and put it with something there and, well, alter the meaning. Not saying he means to, but it does go with my philosophy of not depending on headlines, but instead, read the meat of the story.

I did.

And, sure enough, Sen. Obama said exactly that:

"We can't drive our SUVs and eat as much as we want and keep our homes on 72 degrees at all times ... and then just expect that other countries are going to say OK," Obama said.

"That's not leadership. That's not going to happen," he added.

So, Barack H. Obama's idea of leadership is to do what other countries like?

This is the man that wants to lead the Free World?

What's amazing to me is that some people in this country actually fall for the nonsense he spouts.

There's no way anyone with a lick of sense would vote for this clown.

Oh, and if you find that you would vote for this clown ... well, you know what I think about you, don't you.

Unless, of course, you've just got caught up in all the hype. And, if that's the case, I'm disappointed in you. I expect better of you than that.

Anyway, back to what Obama said. About worrying what "other countries are going to say."

As long as we're doing what's right, it doesn't matter what other countries say.

It only matters what we do.

Clinton says "we cannot win" Iraq war

Surrender Monkey Hillary Clinton shows her surrender pose.

Desperate in her struggle to win the Democratic nomination from that upstart Senator Barack Obama (D-IL), Senator Hillary Clinton (D-IL-AR-DC-NY) appealed to the defeatists that control her party's base by saying the U.S. "cannot win" the war in Iraq.

Ignoring the reduction in violence, ignoring the universal appraisals of improving conditions, ignoring plain common sense, the one-time front-runner joined the anti-American wing of the Democratic Party's call for pulling out with the job undone.

Now, do I think she means it?

I used to think not. But now, I'm not so sure.

Who is she encouraging with talk like that?

American troops?

Nope.

Iraqi troops?

Nope.

Terrorists? Democrats? Enemies of America?

But I repeat myself.

Yes, she's playing the scorched earth policy.

And right now, she's helping scorch the earth in Iraq.

And a year from now, if she's successful, the earth in a major U.S. city gets scorched.

Which is why she cannot win. And why Obama cannot win. And why Senator John McCain (R-AZ) must win.