Thursday, August 28, 2008
 THURSDAY MORNING
Some nice rhetoric last night. I particularly liked Bill Clinton's remarks about what a fantastic commander-in-chief he was. Just a few words ... words like Somalia. American troops are murdered by Islamic warlords ... and we tuck tail and run. Some commander-in-chief. Turning down chances to get our hands on Bin Laden – and enjoying interns while Al Qaeda strengthens. Great, just great. Specifics. Still looking for specifics. Oh yeah ... we all know that Obama is going to tax the people Democrat voters don't like and shower benefits on those likely to vote Democrat. Been there before, nothing new. This is the most unknown candidate the Democrats have ever put in front of the voters in our lifetimes ... let's see if we get any specifics tonight ... or just grand oratory. CONVENTION GOODIES Pat Buchanan dropped by for a chat Wednesday 
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BROADCASTING FROM THE RAGS-TO-RICHES CONVENTION ... If you haven't noticed an underlying theme in nearly every speech at this convention, then Barack Obama has failed to deliver his message ... every speech made on the convention floor is supposed to have some sort of rags-to-riches theme. Yep. All speeches must be approved by the Obama campaign, and in many cases, they have been drastically changed to fit in with Obama's message. There has been one exception so far: Bill Clinton. A Democrat source seemed "dismayed" by requiring nearly every speaker to have "a rags-to-riches story, dredging him- or herself up out of poverty and into prosperity." Although the source says that this is Obama's convention, so he can do as he pleases. The only speech that has been completely changed was Dennis Kucinich, who wanted to say that the Republicans are asking "for another four years – in a just world, they'd get 10 to 20." The Obama camp wasn't too pleased. Kucinich, though a nice guy, is an uninformed fool. Boortz, Hannity Uncensored
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STILL NO REAL BUMP FOR OBAMA Going into the Democrat Convention, John McCain was enjoying a slight lead in the polls over Barack Obama, even after Obama announced his choice for VP. After three days of polling during the Democrat campaign, Obama has moved back ahead in the polls ... but only by one point. And the margin of error for this poll is 2 points. The bottom line is that the Messiah isn't producing the numbers that everybody probably expected. After some research, Cristina found that the average post convention bump for a candidate is six or seven percentage points. This is based on Gallup polls dating back to 1964. So far, Obama hasn't seen that happen. And he probably won't ... because the Democrat's convention ends right as the Labor Day holiday begins, and this will supposedly have an effect on polling. Then again ... that speech before the Temple of Obama tonight might turn the trick. A WOMAN RUNNING MATE FOR MCCAIN? Looking ahead to John McCain's announcement for VP ... There has been more and more buzz about the likelihood of John McCain choosing a woman for his vice president. Right now the most talked about name is Texas Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison. This seems to make Democrats nervous. An article from London reports that a senior strategist (I assume they mean a Democrat) said that, "If McCain picks a woman, this thing is done." So as Dick Morris points out, Hutchinson has been around for a while and she isn't going to do anything to jeopardize the McCain campaign at this point. While she has a lot of experience (she's been in the Senate since 1993) she doesn't have one important factor: charisma. She isn't going to match The Chosen One's star quality, but then his own running mate, Joe Biden, isn't quite doing that either. Other buzz is surrounding Sarah Palin of Alaska because she is considered more conservative and apparently is a spritely young mother. Could you imagine that? If McCain chooses a woman VP, we would be guaranteed either a woman or a black man in the White House. That has to say something about our country. Having said all that ...I think it will be Romney. THE GUSTAV EFFECT It's pretty evident that the Republicans know what's coming .... Hurricane Gustav. And it couldn't come at a worse time. In fact, the media in New Orleans is saying that they could begin evacuations as soon as Friday ... the same day that John McCain may announce his choice for VP. If the storm hits, it would be early next week. But we've still got a long way to go, folks. I guess this will be the true test to see if Barack Obama is, in fact, the Messiah. YOU GET WHAT YOU VOTE FOR The people of Alaska just don't get it. Even when their own senator is facing a corruption indictment, Alaska still believes that Ted Stevens is the man for the job. Well I should say the Republicans in Alaska still think he is the man for the job. Stevens won his Republic primary the other day with 63% of the vote, despite the fact that he is currently facing a federal indictment. Federal prosecutors say that Stevens lied about reports to conceal over $250,000 in home renovations and gifts from oil company executives. He has been caught up in a federal investigation into Alaskan politics that has already seen three state lawmakers sent to federal prison. But he's their guy. He's been in Congress since 1968. And he does what most voters want him to do ... bring home the pork. Stevens is best known for his "Bridge to Nowhere" project a few years ago, where he wanted to spend $223 million of taxpayer dollars to build a bridge to some village where all of 50 people live. And take a look at this statistic ... between 1995 and 2008, Stevens sponsored 1,452 pork barrel projects, costing the taxpayers $3.4 billion. Since 1999, Stevens' state of Alaska has been the #1 pork per capita. That means that more tax dollars are spent on each and every Alaskan than any other state in the nation. In the general election, Stevens will face Democrat opponent Mark Begich, the mayor of Anchorage. READING ASSIGNMENTS Are you a Democrat, Republican or Libertarian? Take the world's smallest political quiz! Did you happen to catch a glimpse of Obama's stage for his acceptance speech on Thursday? It's set up to be a miniature Greek temple. Royal, Jamie and I are currently working on our Greek broadcast names. Hey, maybe the festivities this evening might look a little something like this. According to House Caucus Chairman Rahm Emanuel, John McCain has succeeded in making race a factor in this election. Wait ... what? Wasn't it Obama who said that the Republicans were going to remind people that he was black? Robert Novak believes that John McCain absolutely cannot get away with picking Joe Lieberman as his VP. Don't worry ... he won't. This is an excellent column by Robert Robb: Democrats the Party of Whiners. German magazine Der Spiegel attempts to explain how this election is gearing up to be "white America" versus "black America." Michelle Obama says that Hispanics (and by that I assume she means illegal aliens) should not have to live in fear of raids by immigration agents. Who are the most popular pundits reporting on the conventions ... apparently not me. No surprise there. A woman in a Chicago suburb is fawning over the fact that she owns Barack Obama's old Jeep. Which color pant suit would you have gone with for Hillary's speech? People in Seattle didn't appreciate it when someone at a state fair started selling $3 bills with pictures of Barack Obama wearing a turban and standing with a camel. A California activist is gathering signatures to put a "wealth tax" on the ballot, which essentially calls for a new 35% income surtax and ... this is just so asinine. Do you think that your precious little angel is gifted? Chances are they probably aren't. What happens when five of your local board members in a small town quit? You have no government ... and it can't even pay its bills. And now for a bit of nonsense ... the LPGA says that its members must speak English by 2009 or face suspension. Do you remember the story about the 1,000lb woman who has been charged with murder? Her lawyers are now claiming that she is too fat to harm anyone. | 
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