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StumblePublished Friday, Sept. 12, 2008 | 2:31 p.m.
Updated Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2008 | 10:15 a.m.
The presidential nominees both talked about small town mayors at a forum last night, with Sen. Barack Obama saying small town mayors have "some of the toughest jobs in the country" and Sen. John McCain declaring "Listen, mayors have the toughest job, I think, in America."
So when former Wasilla, Alaska, mayor and Republican vice presidential nominee Gov. Sarah Palin comes to Carson City on Saturday, where will the Capital City's mayor be?
Not at the event.
Mayor Marv Teixeira, a Republican, said first, he had an unspecified conflict on Saturday evening. Secondly, he didn't want to involve himself with partisan politics.
"I was asked would I appear with Gov. Palin," Texeira said. "I'm a Republican mayor, but I sit in a nonpartisan office. Partisan politics have never been on my agenda."
He said he was "not going to tell" who he supported in the presidential race.
In light of John McCain's decision to follow the same swiftboating path that he so fervidly denounced in 2004, it is now apparent that the Obama campaign has been too kind by simply suggesting that a McCain-Palin administration would be a continuation of Bush-Cheney.
After the scurrilous McCain approved ads lying about Obama's record, it is clear that John McCain believes that the best way to win the presidency is to lie to the American people and that a McCain-Palin administration would be much worse than the current Bush-Cheney administration.
Swiftboating!!??? If anyone is using sleazy creepy politics it is the Democrats lying and downplaying Palin's fine record—in which she has more experience that the top of the Dem ticket.
It's the Obama-Biden ticket that would be a disaster for America. He'd be the next Neville Chamberlain while destroying the economy we still have left.
The Nevada State Democratic Party is up to its eyeballs in slime.
The Sun said the Democrats sent out a mailer that was pure garbage.
In the LVJR a liberal commentator said the Democrats were putting up slimy bill boards.
Lets do not forget all the slime that is coming from pro-Obama talking heads and bloggers.
You're laughable. Fine record? That's the political equivalent of saying Barry Bonds doesn't deserve an asterisk next to his home run record, for pete's sake. Even your prophet (and King of Sleaze) Karl Rove can't keep his "criteria" straight for what makes a non-qualified vs. qualified candidate. If he, and other right wing kool-aid drunk fools like yourselves, were honest and used the same criteria for which he denounced Tim Kaine months ago as a potential VP pick for Obama, Caribou Barbie would have never made it past being a second thought. Instead, McGeezer has made a desperate choice, admittedly from which he's getting some really nice bounce right now, and of which honest D's need to be concerne, but whose real substance will be found out in the next 50 + days and will ultimately fail to carry the day.
P.S. Marv's decision to not participate in this charade is commendable. He may enjoy his drink a tad too much at times, but he made a wise choice. P.S. Marv's been the mayor of a town of about 45 to 50 thousand folks for many, many years over multiple terms, and is a Republican. Even I would (freely) admit he's imminently more qualified than The Lady of the Bridge to Nowhere to be Veep.....think McGeezer will pick him up when she implodes??
P.S. Marv's decision to not participate in this charade is commendable. He may enjoy his drink a tad too much at times, but he made a wise choice. P.S. Marv's been the mayor of a town of about 45 to 50 thousand folks for many, many years over multiple terms, and is a Republican. Even I would (freely) admit he's imminently more qualified than The Lady of the Bridge to Nowhere to be Veep.....think McGeezer will pick him up when she implodes??
The entire country should pass on Palin for letting herself and her special needs baby be used by John McCain. The latter's background suggests that he knows all about using women. A man, who will use a woman will abuse a child.
There is an age old saying, which states that a liar will steal. With McCain I lay out the lying and stealing case as follows: McCain is saying that he will change Washington. The reason that’s lie. McCain has been in the Congress for over twenty-fie years. In all that time his list of accomplishments, which have positively impacted the lives of the average American in some meaningful way, is negligible. His signature accomplishment in 25 years has to do with campaign financing. Most of those years he served with a Republican President and for some of those years he had a majority Republican Congress.
The saying states that a liar will also steal. In spite of the fact that McCain has years of experience, which he and his supporters tout endlessly, he hasn’t had an original idea of his own yet during the extended course of this election season. Consequently, he is unabashedly stealing Obama’s ideas about changing Washington. But that’s not the only example of a liar stealing. Governor Palin has a special needs child. That child has a RIGHT to the full and undivided care, time and attention of his parents, including his mother, Governor Palin. Yet, McCain thinks nothing of going to the bottom of the gutter and stealing time, care and attention from that child in order to advance his own personal political ambitions. Correspondingly, he is using that child’s mother to put up a smoke screen to cover for the fact that he, McCain has nothing of merit, after twenty-five years of being in Congress, on which to run. If he had, he would not fined it necessary to pilfer Obama’s material as a lifeline.
More than likely, the Nevada GOP (as in that one rich dude who controls everyone in the NV GOP) made Gibbons go to California and the Mayor of Carson City be unavailable because they've both had several scandals in the past two years just like Sarah Palin whose husband was subpoenaed today for the Troopergate investigation. Can't draw attention to the correction of GOP politicians, can we?
Gotta make Caribou Barbie look innocent. Three of them looking innocent when they aren't is harder. HAHA!
I know exactly why Carson City Mayor Marv Teixeira is not meeting with Gov. Palin, he's afraid to piss off Sen. McCain. People involved in politics have heard about Senator McCain’s explosive temper, but who would have guessed he would go after Governor Palin already? He has single handedly tied her to a “pig with lipstick” forever. While Senator Obama was talking about Bush’s policies, Senator McCain wasted no time applying the “pig in lipstick” to his running mate. Now I can’t pass a barbeque outlet without thinking about pigs in lipstick! I even find myself referring to Governor Palin as Governor Piggy. What was McCain thinking?
Also, despite all the threats from McCain’s handlers that if the National Enquirer wrote about Governor Palin’s alleged extra-marital affair, they would sue, the Enquirer wrote and I’ve heard nothing about a lawsuit. Talk about being thrown under the bus. Wow!
Why would Mayor Teixeira want to get in the middle of this squabble? McCain's vendetta against Gov. Palin is awesome to watch---but participate? I think not.
When is Barry Obama coming to Nevada? I'll take a Veteran and a Governor any day over two lawyers. A poster boy and a community leader have no business being Commander in Chief. You don't negotiate with people that have no respect for human life and follow no rules.
HOW MUCH WILL YOUR INCOME TAX GO DOWN? -- I hope these links make it easier for you to determine which tax plan is best for you.
Keep in mind that the tax plan must be voted in by the congress. It is a Democratic congress so the odds are high that the McCain plan wouldn't pass through congress even if he won the presidency. If Obama wins the presidency, his plan would have a significantly better chance of being voted in.
Here is the link to get the full 56-page comparison of the two tax plans published by the independent Tax Policy Center.
http://www.taxpolicycenter.org/publicati...
Here is a link to a calculator you can use to see how much of a tax break you will get with Obama's plan. (I haven't been able to find one yet for the McCain plan.)
http://alchemytoday.com/obamataxcut/
Here are links to a very clear tax cut comparison chart. This chart is referenced in many newspapers and magazine articles.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/con...
http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/ob...
http://journaloffeministinsight.blogspot...
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Friday, September 12, 2008
Evidence Gibson Was Prejudiced Against Palin: Comparison of Palin and Obama Interviews. By Nancy Kallitechnis
When Charles Gibson, of ABC News interviewed Sen. Obama on June 4, he asked much easier questions. They were mostly about Obama’s feelings about winning, breaking the glass ceiling and 2008 campaign decisions. In contrast, Palin was asked numerous specific policy and military strategy questions that required extensive knowledge about treaties, U.S. anti-terrorism strategy and world history.
If you noticed this, as I did, please go to the website of the Journal of Feminist Insight and read the analysis offered by Nancy Kallitechnis.
Gibson’s questions to Sen. Obama, June 4, 2008
How does it feel to break a glass ceiling?
How does it feel to win?
How does your family feel about your “winning” breaking a glass ceiling?
Who will be your VP?
Should you choose Hillary Clinton as VP?
Will you accept public finance?
What issues is your campaign about?
Will you visit Iraq?
Will you debate McCain at a town hall?
What did you think of your competitor’s
Gibson’s questions to Gov. Palin, Sept. 11, 2008
Do you have enough qualifications for the job you’re seeking?
Specifically have you visited foreign countries and met foreign leaders?
Aren’t you conceited to be seeking this high level job?
Questions about foreign policy
-territorial integrity of Georgia
-allowing Georgia and Ukraine to be members of NATO
-NATO treaty
-Iranian nuclear threat
-what to do if Israel attacks Iran
-Al Qaeda motivations
-the Bush Doctrine
-attacking terrorists harbored by Pakistan
-Is America fighting a holy war?
Big Sky,
Your skewed opinion about Gov. Palin's pledge to be an advocate for special needs children is way off base. I live in Michigan and have been an active volunteer coach in my county's Special Olympics program for over 15 years. I do not have a family member with special needs, but I have enjoyed all the time I've spent training special needs people. As an interested follower of the political scene since the 2000 campaign and election, I have never heard any mention of the special needs at the presidential level from either party, until this year. Due to the 24 hour news cycle and internet bloggers, Gov. Palin's pledge will be scrutinized whether she wins or not, because she is still the Governor of Alaska. I am extremely proud that someone has finally acknowledged the importance of this segment of our population and I support her enthusiastically. She is a woman of integrity.
It seems Obama's running mate Biden demanded (slyly) that "Republicans (i.e. Gov. Palin)who are going to work in dealing with parents who have both the joy and the difficulty of raising a child who has a developmental disability, who were born with a birth defect"-should support embryonic stem cell research (since she has a special needs child). What a maroon!
'Down Syndrome CANNOT be “cured” or “fixed” … Down Syndrome happens the moment the sperm collides with the egg and the chromosomes immediately split … It’s a ‘done-deal’ … game over. No ‘do-over’ …
NO amount of ’stem cell research’ can come up with a “cure” or “reversal” of this condition. To do so would mean a total and complete morphing of every cell and the tiniest DNA component within … Imagine, if you will, the “Fantastic 4″ or the Wolfman transformation … yeah, THAT would be the ‘cure’ mechanism of Down Syndrome reversal … cure … fix.'
'ok this is actually pretty simple. Who cares more about special needs children? The man who wants to murder them before they’re even born, or the woman who has a special needs kid and does everything possible for him?'
Educate yourself on the issues before posting irresponsibly. America is a better nation when our dialogue is credible. Why attack with a sexist view of motherhood, Bigsky?
Comments taken from "drillanwr" and "Rob"
www.patdollard.com
I guess ignorance is bliss. Don't the Palin lovers want to know anything about her? You'll just vote the party line & get your "facts" from email messages. Maybe Rush gave you all the info you need.
some food for thought:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26691018/
http://www.thepresidentialcandidates.us/...
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/con...
http://www.time-blog.com/swampland/2008/...
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/090...
http://www.newsweek.com/id/158656
http://www.factcheck.org/elections-2008/...
http://www.factcheck.org/elections-2008/...
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/con...
http://www.time-blog.com/swampland/2008/...
obama’s legilslative experience:
http://my.barackobama.com/page/community...
the truth is out there. every voter should be informed. share these links and do your own research rather than listening to the crap the gop is giving you. the video clip from the daily show is a good one.
from a conservative on mccain:
http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/th...
http://www.jedreport.com/2008/09/mccain-...
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment...
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/09/10...
great clips showing some of the blatant two-faced hypocrisy from the gop, must-see
http://www.thedailyshow.com/video/index....
finally, for the 'obama is a muslim' crowd
http://www.factcheck.org/elections-2008/...
dace202, What fine record? She has embellished or lied about everything in her record. There is nothing fine about this hussie.
darkhorse, McCain is a hatefull war mongering jerk who took money from Keating in the original banking scam(Lincoln Savings and Loan).
Palin is a failed lying governor of a state that has less inhabitants than number of people who are on the strip right now. The last Governor was Bandar Bush. I need not say more.
Kaz, If you would just listen it is simple if you make less than 250K a year your federal taxes will go down. Period. The Millionaires and Billionaires will pay their fare share for once.
Warren Buffett said it best" If this class warfare my class is winning".Bill Gates thinks he should pay his fare share and thinks the current tax code is unjust. Where have you been the last eight years?Wake up.
This election is about QUALIFICATIONS stupid. The experience, executive, business and otherwise of Obama compared to McCain and Palin.
Barack Hussein Obama is a lawyer, social worker (community organizer) and a junior legislator of less than 2 years, who votes present 40% of the time and votes 100% along party lines. He does not have the biography or experience or a record of change. No change, with zero accomplishments.
Governor Sarah Plain has a record of change and crossing party lines. She has business and executive experience, Commander of a National Guard, Mayor and CEO, City Councilor and a community PTA member, over a 14 year period and unlike Obama she has not snorted cocaine.
No wonder the media, has not completed the vetting of Barack Hussein Obama or asked him leading got you questions, like what qualifies him more to run for President than Governor Sarah Palin? What makes him ready for the job, more than Sarah Palin, let alone John McCain? This is not the time for a four year equal opportunity on the job training program. Keep smiling……
FightforNV,
Obviously you don't want to know anything about the community organizer/lawyer. Have you been to Chicago lately? The neighborhoods are no better after BHO than they were when he organized. Your idols in the MSM really tick off middle Americans as they've promoted Obama's candidacy cheering for him, tossing him softball questions, attacking Gov. Palin, and embellishing his paper thin resume. My comments were specific to another one of Biden's insert foot moments, but an elitist like you can just dismiss it with your weak reply. Dems had momentum till McCain dealt a blind-sided body blow with his VP pick and they're still recovering. BTW, your party line is: welfare, abortion, excessive gun control, global warming, activist judges, protecting illegal immigration through inaction, and all of the taxes Obama can muster to pay for the above stated items. Now that's a platform for America...so you vote your party line and may the best candidate win. Still smarting over the HRC slight:0?
Heres a sad fact for the Palin lovers. She lies. A liar who thinks nothing of standing before a TV audience of 37,000,000 and misleading Amnerican voters.
In her acceptance speech, Palin mockingly accused Obama of being "a man who had authored two memoirs but not a single major law or reform", then she inferred that John McCain was the guy with his name on all the laws and reforms. Well, in Newsweek and KOS (links below) Palin has been busted by the facts in US Senate/Government records.
Her disparagement of Obama was 100% false. In fact, in just 4 years in the US Senate, following 8 in the Illinois Senate, Obama has successfully authored more major laws than McCain has in his 22 years in the Senate! Shocking, isn't it. Both candidates' records and laws are well detailed on KOS. Obama has not only authored more laws than McCain, his laws are more impressive, national and global in stature and relevant to the issues facing the American middle class today. According to KOS researcher/ writer; "For all the grand talk of experience, it is hard to imagine anyone looking at this record and presuming McCain should be the one trumpeting experience. And it is entirely shameless and dishonorable that McCain should abide the lies (i.e. that Obama has no legislative accomplishments)that came from his running mate". A powerful condemnation of Palin's dishonesty and McCain's complicity.
If Sarah Palin is so comfortable lying to the American public about a major point of someone else's honor in her historic introduction, it probably wasn't her first time. She carried it off like a pro, falsely convincing viewers that Obama is ill qualified with less experience than herself, whereas nothing could be farther from the truth. How can voters trust her now? A troubling question of ethics and impropriety in a campaign already tarnished by lies and false content of attack ads .
http://www.newsweek.com/id/158767/output...
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/9/14/...
Peterclarke - - it's an expression I don't like to use but in this instance is appropriate; you don't know what you're talking about. You're so off base you should be embarrassed for just spouting off without the facts to support your claims.
First, Obama was 8 years in the Illinois Senate then 4 in US Senate. He ws also the President of the Harvard Law Review, a Civil Rights lawyer and a Professor/ Lecturer in US Constitution Law at University of Chicago. Unlike McCain and Palin, he authored his own two books, which both were best-sellers. In Chicago, he was heavily involved in education, sitting on many non-profit boards.
His record in the US Senate so far has outstripped McCain. McCain deserves credit for the landmark McCain-Feingold Campaign Finance Reform Bill, his single major achievement, in addition to many bills where he was partially involved. Obama authored 6 or so "major laws" on subjects ranging from ethics to education. A significant achievement, testament to his leadership, is the bipartisan legislation which requires all police interogations to be videotaped. Now a national model, this legislation has increased convictions while reducing jailhouse beatings. He has also authored the first major ethics reform bill since Watergate, and anti-nuclear proliferation bill, the Google for Government Bill, requiring Federal contracts to be posted on the internet, he sponsored a law increasing tax credits for low-income workers, negotiated welfare reform, and promoted increased subsidies for childcare, to name but a few. You can visit these on KOS below.
Obama has served on the Senate Committee for Foreign Relations, the Environment and Public Works and Veterans Affairs Committees, the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee and Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee. He gave the now famous keynote address at the 2004 Democratic Convention.
This is just a small summary of Obama's many accomplishments which are considerable, not all listed here, and prepare him well for the road ahead to the presidency.
May I suggest that before you make claims about people's qualifications, you first check out some facts rather than misrepresent their record as less than it actually is.
http://www.newsweek.com/id/158767/output...
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/9/14/...
Nobama has sponsored 129 bills during this Congress, 110. McCain only 38. BUT, if the Library of Congress (http://thomas.loc.gov) allowed you to search previous Congresses, 109 throught 93 by sponsor, there would be NO question about who has sponsored (authored) more legislation. John McCain entered the US Senate in 1986 and prior to that, he was in the US House of Representatives from 1983 to 1986. Hussein, BO for short, entered the US Senate in 2004. So, who has authored more legislation? Truthfairy, stop snorting pixie dust (or are you following Nobama's example) and check YOUR facts.
The only bill that Obama sponsor and pass in the US Senate was a routine bill that had no opposition.
Obama was major co-sponsor of a bill in the state senate.
It was the Ethics Reform Bill.
Obama was not the author of the bill.
He did not work on the bill in any committee for the five months that it worked its way through the process.
He was not even listed as a co-sponsor of the Illinois Ethics Reform Bill until after the second reading of the bill which was on the day it passed.
Obama’s mentor, Emil Jones, was president of the Illinois senate and Gov. Rod Blagojevich’s enforcer (both Democrats). Jones made Obama the chief co-sponsor the bill after the 2nd reading on the day that the bill passed.
That “ethics” bill allowed Obama’s mentor Emil Jones to convert over $500,000 in campaign funds for personal use when Jones retired the very next year.
LOL……I think it is an excellent example of Obama's accomplishments as a state senator.
No wonder we never hear Obama parading this accomplishment.
Even on his campaign site where he talks about his state senator time there is no mention of this bill and I see why.