McCain is as dumb as Palin. He is a man who has NO qualifications to be president. What has he ever done that would make you think he was qualified to be president of the United States of America?

Being a prisoner of war just means he was captured by the enemy. Living in captivity until released just make him like thousands of other prisoners of war. A prison of war that survived. How does that make him qualified to be president?

Being a member of the US Senate doesn’t make him qualified to be president. What would make him? A little intelligence might. But McCain is as dumb as they come. He simply parrots what his special interest groups tell him. He is a maverick as much as any of the senators in the pocket of the pharmaceutical and energy industries are.

He is a crook that escaped the penalties the other Keating crooks got because he used his prisoner of war status to gain sympathy. As you stated, how much latitude should we give this man because he was a prisoner of war. Haven’t we as a nation paid our debt to this dumb as a box of rocks crook.

People like you are saying that he lied about “Country First” when he knowingly picked a person who he knew to be unqualified so that he could use her female appeal to get elected.

I say that you people should have known that this person was not qualified to be president on his own merits. Being a prisoner of war gives him no special incite on military issues. Being a US senator doesn’t imply he has the intelligent capacity to do the job required of the person that sits in the presidential chair.

McCain is an ignorant dumb ass white boy using his prisoner of war status to get a pass on the intellectual scrutiny that the average presidential candidate would be subjected to. Palin is as qualified as this crooked piece of shit is any day.

While I may not be for Palin, I am sick and tired of white men downing her when they supported McCain. She may be as dumb as McCain, but she has not been proven to be as crooked as that bastard. He tried to be part of an organized scam to rip off the American people, Or have you forgotten the Keating scandal?

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. The five senators, Alan Cranston (Democrat of California), Dennis DeConcini (Democrat of Arizona), John Glenn (Democrat of Ohio), John McCain (Republican of Arizona), and Donald W. Riegle, Jr. (Democrat of Michigan), were accused of improperly intervening in 1987 on behalf of Charles H. Keating, Jr., chairman of the Lincoln Savings and Loan Association, which was the target of a regulatory investigation by the Federal Home Loan Bank Board (FHLBB). The FHLBB subsequently backed off taking action against Lincoln.
Lincoln Savings and Loan collapsed in 1989, at a cost of over $3 billion to the federal government. Some 23,000 Lincoln bondholders were defrauded and many elderly investors lost their life savings. The substantial political contributions that Keating had made to each of the senators, totaling $1.3 million, attracted considerable public and media attention. After a lengthy investigation, the Senate Ethics Committee determined in 1991 that Alan Cranston, Dennis DeConcini, and Donald Riegle had substantially and improperly interfered with the FHLBB in its investigation of Lincoln Savings, with Cranston receiving a formal reprimand. Senators John Glenn and John McCain were cleared of having acted improperly but were criticized for having exercised “poor judgment”.
All five of the senators involved served out their terms. Only Glenn and McCain ran for re-election, and they both succeeded. McCain would go on to run for president twice, including being the unsuccessful Republican Party nominee for president in 2008.
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If a woman had this kind of history, she couldn’t rum for dog catcher. But you white men always give white men a pass.

So until you can give an honest opinion about your own bullshit, lay off Palin.

Kathy

I’ve been on more than a few African safaris also. And I have seen giraffes do that in mating rituals also. Male and females engage in the same motions before copulation.

Actually, “necking” is a form of natural selection instinctually ordered by mother nature to insure the survival of the fittest. While it may seem “sad” to the novice, it is absolutely necessary to insure the continuation of the species.

Man with all his good intentions should stay out of nature’s way. When he interferes , most of the time it is to the disadvantage of the species.

Now to what I really want to talk about. The republican propaganda blitz. Here is another example of how they skew the facts and outright lie to achieve a goal.
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November 18, 2009  |  Vol. 4, No. 46

The American People Return to
Personal Responsibility and Honesty
By Newt Gingrich

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As the Senate prepares to take up health reform, Senators should take note of the tremendous shift underway in the thinking of the American people.

Historians may record that the Obama Administration and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi were the wake-up call which led Americans to recommit themselves to the core values of American civilization.
The net result of the Obama presidential campaign and a ten month campaign for government control of health care has been a decisive shift away from reliance on government and toward personal responsibility.

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A Stunning 22 Point Shift Away From Government Responsibilty for Health Care
Polling data released last week by Gallup show a startling shift in public opinion: President Obama and Speaker Pelosi are actually convincing the country to rethink their attitudes and move toward the right and away from government solutions in health care (the same seems to be happening on spending, taxes, and how to create jobs, but that will be a future newsletter).

Gallup’s annual poll on health issues (taken every November) shows public opinion shifting against the values of the Left and in favor of the personal responsibility, limited government model which has defined America for 240 years (since the founding decade of the 1770s).

Gallup reports a stunning shift of 22% of all Americans who have moved from believing government is responsible for health care to believing health care is a personal responsibility.
One Out of Every Four Americans Have Changed Their Minds on Health Care
That means nearly one out of every four Americans have changed their minds on a fundamental question of who is responsible for health care. This is one of the largest shifts of its kind in such a short period in modern history.

The survey shows that even after the 2008 presidential campaign and the Obama Administration’s concerted effort to sell government health care, support for non-government responsibility is at an all time high. In fact, for the first time in the decade that Gallup has asked the question, the survey found that more Americans (50%) favor non-government responsibility than believe it is a government responsibility (47%).

The high watermark for the Left’s belief in collective responsibility through government was in November 2006 when by a 69-to-28 margin Americans said health care was a government responsibility (the choice is actually worded government versus nongovernment responsibility).

Thus in November 2006, partially in reaction to Republican failures and the absence of a coherent conservative message, nearly 7 out of every 10 Americans had chosen government responsibility for health care.
The Shift Away from Government Health Care?was Actually Fueled By the Campaign
But November 2006 was when support for government health care peaked.

The shift away from government and towards non-government responsibility was actually fueled by the presidential campaign.

In the November 2008 survey Gallup found support for government responsibility had already dropped to 54% and support for non-government responsibility had risen to 41%. That meant there had been a 7% drop in support for government and a 9% increase in support for non-government responsibility in health care even during the presidential campaign – a campaign in which we were told candidate Obama was very articulate and charismatic and candidate McCain was not very effective. Yet the power of the culture seemed to be outweighing the articulateness of the candidate who was advocating the wrong position.

As President, Barack Obama’s effort to articulate the case for government responsibility has seen support for government erode another 7% and support for a nongovernmental responsibility rise another 9%.

At this rate, after another year of the health debate, the American people will have decisively rejected government as a system for solutions.
Why Democrats Don’t Understand the Shift
Within the Gallup data there are very important clues as to why President Obama, Speaker Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid do not understand what is happening.

Whereas 22% of the country has shifted from government to non-government responsibility in health care, among Democrats support for government remains strong.

Democrats’ belief in government responsibility peaked at 87% in 2007. That meant there was virtually no opposition among Democrats to government run health care.

Even today, when 22% of the American people have shifted away from government, Democrats remain firmly in favor with 74% favoring government responsibility and only 23% favoring non-government responsibility (among Republicans the numbers are now reversed at 21% government and 77% non-government).

So even today three out of four Democrats would reinforce what is now a declining position among the American people.
Keep the Current System or Replace It
A similar shift in public opinion is underway on the question of whether to keep the current health system or replace it.

Today a vast majority (61 to 32) favor keeping the current system rather than replacing it.

The margin among the two parties again reflects this schizophrenia about policies and values.While 86% of Republicans favor maintaining the current system and only 11% favor replacing it, among Democrats the results are very different. Democrats favor replacing the current system by 56 to 35.
Losing Independents, Losing the Country, Losing the Next Election
What these data show is that the Obama Administration and the congressional Democrats are losing the argument with independents, eroding support among their own party and consolidating Republicans into a firmly anti-government position.

This trend suggests that another year of debate over the Left’s values, plans and policies will consolidate the center-right majority and lead to a crushing defeat for the Democratic Congress.

Two more years of debate on this pattern would make President Obama a one-term President.

It will be interesting to see if anyone in the White House reads Gallup data.
It will be interesting to see if anyone in the White House listens to the American people.
Americans Are Probably Going to ?Become Even More Critical of Government and ?Supportive of Nongovernment Solutions
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As the country learns more about government incompetence as a delivery system (read Jim Frogue’s Stop Paying the Crooks) , the H1N1 flu vaccine fiasco and other failures, people will continue to move away from reliance on government.

As Americans think through the economic crisis (10.2% unemployment and growing), the Chinese ownership of $2 trillion in United States debt, the rising state government deficit (going up from $112 billion in 2009 to $134 billion in 2010), and the reactionary unwillingness to reform many of the public employee unions, they will become even more skeptical of turning problems over to government.

The final result of the debates President Obama is sparking may be a nation which polarizes 75 to 25 in favor of nongovernmental responsibility, turning to personal, corporate, nonprofit or faith-based institutions instead of government for solutions.

This would be a grand irony. But the Gallup data show an underlying pattern that should hearten conservatives and demoralize liberals.
 

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   Newt Gingrich

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Who are the people who would put their faith in the personal bias of a person, corporation, nonprofit or faith-based institution rather than a government who they have the last say as to who stays in office?

If the environment was so rosy for these “conservatives,” then would they be trying so hard to convince the populace that it is so good?

Mike

I believed him when he said “country first.” He was a prisoner of war. He gave a lot for this country. I believed that he was the best man for the job. Yes, I am white. But, my vote was cast because of the issues I believed my candidate stood for. “Country First!”

Now, when I see that he obviously doesn’t believe that she is qualified to be president, I feel used. There is no getting around that McClain lied to the American people to get elected. What else has he being using his prisoner of war status to get us to believe?

Clark

Perhaps money can’t buy happiness — but it’s all too obvious these days that spending more than you have can bring misery, and cause stress and anxiety that take a toll on your health. Fortunately, help can be had with a new form of therapy that specifically treats what Brad Klontz, PsyD, coauthor with Ted Klontz, PhD, of Mind Over Money: Overcoming the Money Disorders That Threaten Our Financial Health (to be published in December 2009), calls “money disorders.”

HIGH FINANCIAL ANXIETY

Even before the recession, nearly 75% of Americans identified money as the number-one source of stress in their lives. At present, the average American household owes more than $10,000 in credit card debt and saves at a relatively low rate of about 5%. Given these numbers, it’s not surprising to learn that many suffer from money disorders, such as overspending, serial borrowing, compulsive gambling, workaholism, underspending (Depression Era mentality or hoarding), financial dependence or financial infidelity (withholding financial information from a significant other).

“Financial therapy goes beyond the balance sheet to uncover the root causes of money disorders,” Dr. Klontz said. The goal is to identify your “money scripts” — unconscious beliefs associated with money that drive your financial behavior — which in turn helps remove psychological barriers to changing your relationship with money, and enables you to eventually improve your financial health.

CHANGE YOUR MONEY SCRIPT

It’s not the lack of funds that is the problem — with money disorders, Dr. Klontz points out that financial problems are the symptom, not the disease. In most cases, early childhood experiences around money lead to a set of problematic money scripts that create problems in your adult life. The first step is being honest with yourself about your financial problems and making a commitment to change.

People who routinely overspend or avoid dealing with their finances are following what Dr. Klontz calls “poor scripts.” Poor scripts include statements such as, “My net worth is equal to my self-worth” … “It’s okay to keep secrets about money from my spouse” … “The more money I have, the happier I will be.” In his practice and at workshops, Dr. Klontz helps people change their “poor scripts” to “wealth scripts” — such as “It’s important to save money for a rainy day” and “Giving money to others who are in need is something people should do.” You have the ability to change your own money mind-set, he stresses. Creating a new script to recite to yourself eventually transforms it to your new reality, which is how you change your financial trajectory. “Regardless of your starting point or your current financial situation, you can quite literally rewire your brain for wealth,” says Dr. Klontz.

To help people get to the bottom of their money disorders, Dr. Klontz and his team conduct workshops (www.onsiteworkshops.com) around the country. A psychotherapist and a certified financial planner (CFP) run each intensive six-day program. The programs include experiential therapy, in which participants explore past experiences with money to work through unresolved conflicts and emotions about it… practical lectures from a financial planner on risk management, tax strategies and retirement planning… and 45 minutes a day of mindful meditation to reduce anxiety.

WHEN TO SEEK HELP

If you know what you should be doing with your money and just can’t seem to do it… if your financial behavior feels out of control… or if you are suffering from significant emotional, social (e.g., relationship problems) or financial consequences of your behavior, it’s time to seek help. According to Dr. Koontz, warning signs include…

Anxiety, worry or despair about your financial situation.
Lack of savings.
Extensive debt or filing for bankruptcy.
Conflict with family or friends about money.
Compulsive spending or its opposite, hoarding.
Financial dependence or excessive risk-taking.
WHERE TO SEEK HELP

Financial therapy is still a very new field, and Dr. Klontz notes that at present there is no established accreditation — although he and his colleagues are working on this. He has trained dozens of therapists and financial planners around the country and has set up a referral list at http://www.yourmentalwealth.com, where you can also take a financial health test to gauge the relative severity of your issues if you are feeling stressed about money .

There are other options, too — you may be able to find a local therapist who works in financial psychology by asking financial planners for a referral. Some people find it useful to see both a therapist and a financial planner — but this can be expensive. Another solution is to investigate free self-help groups, meditation classes and lectures at local community centers and places of worship. All around the country, people who have been downsized or face other financial setbacks are banding together to help each other develop new marketable skills and find new ways to make ends meet. Of course, it is challenging… but it also is an opportunity to change your money script and get on the right path to financial wellness.

Source(s):

Brad Klontz, PsyD, a financial psychologist in Kapaa, Hawaii, and coauthor with Ted Klontz, PhD, of the upcoming Mind Over Money: Overcoming the Money Disorders That Threaten Our Financial Health, December 2009. Dr. Klontz is cofounder of Your Mental Wealth™. Visit Dr. Klontz’s Web sites at http://www.YourMentalWealth.com and http://www.KlontzConsulting.com.

In 2005, Jamie Leigh Jones was working for a private contractor in Iraq when she was brutally gang-raped by coworkers.1 Four years later, Jamie is still being denied justice.

Jamie can’t file U.S. criminal charges because the rape took place overseas, and a fine-print clause in her contract takes away her right to file a lawsuit in the U.S.2

Why? Because big corporations, led by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, have worked for years to prevent workers from suing their employers in almost any circumstance, even sexual assault.3

The good news is that a bipartisan group in Congress is working to protect the rights of rape victims like Jamie. But, shockingly, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce is fighting it.

They sent a letter to Congress saying that it would “set a dangerous precedent” to allow rape victims into court.4 The worst news? The Chamber has enough clout to tie up the bill for years, unless we fight back.

Clicking here will add your name to our petition telling the U.S. Chamber of Commerce to stop opposing the rights of rape victims:

http://pol.moveon.org/chamber/rape/o.pl?id=17974-7692656-PZx6F9x&t=4
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Evelyn