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October 31, 2007

DEMOCRATIC DEBATE EDITION

Has the media already decided who will be the Democratic candidate?
From Pookyshoehorn for Ramblings of a Madwoman

Did you try to watch the Democratic debates last night? If so, I'm sure you were scratching your head at the beginning, thinking “Are they only going to ask questions of Clinton and Obama?” And, “Will Tim Russert ever shut up?”

It sure seemed that way, and well, that's not far from the truth. Sen. Chris Dodd's folks have been keeping track of debate time with a “Talk Clock” to track how equitable the airtime is that's given to the candidates. Last night's results:



Should the moderators really have more airtime than 4 of the 6 candidates in the debate?

Dodd Wins Points, But Will It Help?
From Ron Chusid for Liberal Values

It’s been a good couple of weeks for Chris Dodd, at least in the blogosphere, but it remains to be seen if this will translate into meaningful support in Iowa and New Hampshire. The National Journal has moved Dodd up to fourth place behind Clinton, Obama, and Edwards, admitting that this is not justified by any of the polls. Bob Geiger has outlined some of the arguments for Dodd at Huffington Post including his leadership in opposing domestic surveillance and defending Constitutional liberties. Dodd received similar praise from Glenn Greenwald last week.

Dodd made a point during last night’s debate, which he previously stated in response to a question from Bill Maher, which so far is getting little mention in the post-debate media coverage. Dodd supported decriminalizing marijuana:

We’re locking up too many people in our system here today. We’ve got mandatory minimum sentences, they are filling our jails with people that don’t belong there. My idea is to decriminalize this, reduce that problem here. We’ve gone from 800,000 to 2 million people in our penal institutions in this country. We’ve got to get a lot smarter about this issue than we are. And as president, I’d try and achieve that.

It was fitting that the opposite view was presented by John Edwards. Edwards once again showed his disdain for freedom along with the vacuousness of his thought. In a remark reminiscent of his opposition to same sex marriage because it conflicted with his religious upbringing, Edwards chose to continue the failed drug war because to do otherwise would send the wrong message. Perhaps some day he will realize that he is as wrong on the drug war as he originally was on Iraq and apologize again.

Otherwise the highlight of the debate was showing that Hillary Clinton is vulnerable on issues ranging from Iran to illegal immigration to her personal integrity. Kucinich made two controversial comments, with his UFO sighting receiving more coverage than his call for the impeachment of George Bush. Richardson clarified during the post-debate interviews that his recent comments on Roswell were purely for the benefit of New Mexico tourism.

Debate: The Claws Were in Fine Form
From Sumo for Sumo Merriment

It seems from what I heard in the pre-debate time that Obama intended to extend the claws of friendliness to the Hillary and make her feel right at home. It seems that tonight's entertainment was actually for grilling her poor bottom on the stage of world opinion. Isn't that just like a man?!!

Okay...so she is the front runner it seems. That means they are going to pick over her stout bones for as long as it takes to get the job done. Dirty politics friends...the Obama is resorting to dirty politics like it was a second skin.

I'm interested in hearing what each and everyone of them has to say about their plans and purposes. I like hearing Edwards talk about the president being truthful with his nation. We already have too much subversion in the administration already to last us a hundred lifetimes and more.

Personally...no matter how they came at her...she spoke rather well for herself. Don't get me wrong...I don't really want to vote for the Hills...but these guys are making her look better to me with their psychology...it's working the opposite effect of their intent I think. They appear to be bashing bully's...and she is the blonde princess that needs rescuing. Well...almost! I don't think Hillary would ever find herself in a place that she couldn't maneuver out of. Clever woman she is by far. Still...don't think I want her for my president.

But it's early...who knows what the stars have in store for us hapless children of the night? The shadows may have that answer. But!...not to worry...Dick Cheney just walked out of the shadows and into the light...there's something afoot for sure now...

So let us forget about all the nasty talk and concentrate on something good to eat. To heck with the politicians...they cannot satisfy your cravings now can they! Oh and...Happy Halloween to my blogger friends!

Cheesecake Brownies



Ingredients:
  • 1 ½ cups butter (3 sticks)
  • ¾ pound bittersweet chocolate, chopped
  • 8 large eggs
  • 1 ½ cups dark brown sugar
  • 2 cups granulated sugar
  • 4 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 1 ½ teaspoons salt
  • 2 ¼ cups flour
  • ¾ cup cocoa
  • 1 pound cream cheese, softened
  • 2 tablespoons cornstarch
  • 1 cup apricot jam
  • 1 cup pumpkin butter
Instructions:
  • 1. Heat oven to 325 degrees F. Line a baking pan with parchment paper and lightly butter. Melt the butter and chocolate. Whisk 6 eggs, brown sugar, and 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar together.
  • 2. Stir in 3 teaspoons vanilla, salt, melted chocolate, flour, and cocoa. Pour into the prepared pan. Beat cream cheese using a mixer on medium speed until fluffy.
  • 3. Add the remaining 2 eggs, 1/2 cup sugar, and 1 teaspoon vanilla and the cornstarch; beat until smooth and spread over the chocolate batter. Combine jam and pumpkin butter.
  • 4. Drop in spoonfuls onto cream cheese and draw swirls using a knife. Bake until center tests clean, about 40 minutes. Cool and punch out shapes using Halloween-themed cutters.

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Going Negative on Clinton is a Mistake
From Scarecrow for
Firedoglake

2007_10_30t215024_450×322_us_usa_democrats.jpgIf one of the cardinal rules of progressive politics is that you never repeat the talking points by which your opponents beat up on your own party, then what are we to think of last night’s Democratic debate, in which a principal tactic used by some of the non-Clintons was to repeat Republican talking points about Hillary Clinton?

I can understand why the non-Clinton Democratic candidates, having watched her pull away in recent national polls (though not in Iowa), feel obliged to challenge Senator Clinton on the merits of her positions, her Senate votes on Iraq and Iran, the soundness of her ideas, judgments and statements in contrast to their own. Drawing these contrasts is certainly legitimate, and it probably helps voters make up their minds, though it’s frankly still a mystery to me why voters like or dislike and eventually come to favor one candidate over another.

But the argument that Clinton in unelectable because her “negatives” are too high — that she’s so disliked Americans won’t vote for her — has always seemed one of those unproven Republican talking points that I suspect they only wish were true, even while they ignore the margin of her last Senate election victory. To be sure, early polls have shown high negatives for Clinton, but it’s also true that part of that has been driven by 15 years of incessant vilification by a right wing unable to cope with a strong woman candidate, a liberal or anyone who had the temerity to tackle health care reform before its time. There has always been something deceptive and despicable about the rightwing attacks on the Clintons, the dishonorable Starr prosecutions and the unrelenting, but unsuccessful efforts to link the Clintons to Whitewater “corruption.” Are the Democrats now to feed that hate-filled frenzy by hinting those are valid arguments, or by making undifferentiated attacks claiming, with nothing more specific, that because she swims in America’s money-drenched politics, she is so inherently corrupt as to disqualify her, but not them?

The Republicans can be expected to try this again, but their motivation is as much diversion as anything. What I suspect is that all of the Republican front runners have significantly higher “negatives” — and deservedly so — than Hillary Clinton or most of the Democrats. Wasn’t there a poll not long ago that tested how many voters would refuse to vote for each candidate — and Hillary turned out to have the smallest problem on that score? [Update: see this comparative “negatives” poll. (h/t cinnamonape)]

The Republican right wing has been mindlessly fixated on its dislike of the Clintons for over 15 years. But the high approval ratings Bill Clinton held even during impeachment tells us that the right wing hatreds do not automatically transfer to the general electorate. And yet the right apparently believes that if they repeat the “Hillary can’t win because everyone hates her” mantra often enough, and have it amplified by the Establishment talking heads, the inevitable debate question, and an all too unquestioning media, it can move from mantra to self-fulfulling prophecy. If that’s the strategy, why are prominent Democrats feeding that theme?

If they want to talk about “negatives,” perhaps Democrats should note that the Republican field is littered with candidates awash in “negatives” — important ones. We find men who, like George Bush, are grossly uninformed and even less curious, and who, like George Bush, hold dangerous, authoritarian views about government’s power over individuals, along with arrogantly imperialist views about how American should interact with the world. We see political chameleons — Guiliani, Romney, McCain — who abandon long-held principles and openly pander to those they once abhorred. Can anyone trust these people with our national security or anything else that matters?

At a time when the American people are crying out for effective, honest and fair government, the Republican candidates come across as mostly anti-government, biased against the middle class and the poor, and especially immigrants. Americans respond to tolerance, but these men are intolerant Christianists, sometimes anti-non-Christian and often anti-science. And to a public sickened by lawlessness, these men come across as anti-Constitution, arguing the President is above the law. Most are indifferent to how America must look when it sanctions torture, rendition, indefinite imprisonment without habeas corpus. Where the public wants accountability and limits on abusive powers, the Republicans support unchecked spying, amnesty/immunity for lawbreakers and aggressive wars.

In short, the Republican candidates are walking billboards for “negatives” that could well make them — not Hillary Clinton — unelectable. They personify virtually every character trait that a large majority of the Americans have now rejected and want to see removed from the White House. And their only plausible strategy for winning in 2008 is to engage in personal character assassination of the Democratic candidate, hoping to turn off and drive away an electorate that is not merely willing but anxious to throw the Republican bums out.

I can’t think of any reason why any Democratic candidate should help the Republicans keep their last hopes alive. Clinton, like any politician who has actually tried to accomplish something against the political tide, has “negatives,” but I think the notion that they’re disqualifying or make her unelectable, or that she can’t overcome them is just nonsense; it flies in the face of her own history, her struggles, and her steady rise in national polls. And I think it’s a mistake for any of the Democratic candidates to buy into this, perpetuate it, and enable it, no matter how badly they want to be President.

Democratic Debate Review
From NY Texan for BlueBloggin

Well another debate where the moderators focusing their attention on Hillary, the elephant in the room. It appeared to me that Tim Russert was so focused on Clinton that he forgot to bring enough questions for everyone else. For all the anticipation and hype about Obama being more aggressive with Clinton , he seemed to miss his mark right out of the shoot.

After Edwards took two sharp blows at Clinton , Obama seemed to chime in on the attack. It was obvious that Richardson was carrying his olive branch to stop the guys from jumping on Clinton . Should Clinton get the nomination, Richardson was again applying for the vice president slot while boring us once again with his resume.

Edwards and Obama made it clear the saber rattling with Iran and Clinton being the only candidate that voted to class the Red Guard as a terrorist group emboldens Bush. Clinton’s response about Iran really bothers me; she stated that she “would not rush to war with Iran” that bothers me because Clinton didn’t say that she would not go to war with Iran or that she would do everything to avoid war with Iran. For me using the world “rush” mean it will happen but not this week.

Dodd made a good showing with several valid points on his record, experience and energy plan. Biden made several good points on Iran and Pakistan again showing his experience and foreign relations and of course his sense of humor on Giuliani. Kucinich unfortunately was mostly left out. Richardson again was very reliable in telling us his resume and applying for the vice president spot

I think it would be refreshing if the moderators asked questions beyond Iraq , attacking Iran and not being so focus on their darling Hillary. With all the important issues facing the country, I thought the question to Kucinich about the UFO was stupid and unfair. But then, what would expect from the MSM who actually had to focus their attention away from Britney Spear for two hours.

From the transcript:

Clinton : Well, first of all, I am against a rush to war. I was the first person on this stage and one of the very first in the Congress to go to the floor of the Senate back in February and say George Bush had no authority to take any military action in Iran .

  • Secondly, I am not in favor of this rush for war, but I’m also not in favor of doing nothing.
  • Iran is seeking nuclear weapons. And the Iranian Revolutionary Guard is in the forefront of that, as they are in the sponsorship of terrorism

Edwards made some very good points about Clinton which seemed to set the pace for Obama.

Edwards:Let me talk a little bit about what I see as the choice the voters have. I think that from my perspective, President Bush over the last seven years has destroyed the trust relationship America and its president. In fact, I think he has destroyed the trust relationship between the president of the United States and the rest of the world.

  • I think it is crucial for Democratic voters and caucus-goers to determine who they can trust, who’s honest, who is sincere, who has integrity.
  • And I think it’s fair in that regard to look at what people have said. Senator Clinton says that she believes she can be the candidate for change, but she defends a broken system that’s corrupt in Washington , D.C.
  • She says she will end the war, but she continues to say she’ll keep combat troops in Iraq . and continue combat missions in
  • To me, that’s not ending the war, that’s a continuation of the war.
  • She says she’ll stand up to George Bush on Iran . She just said it again. And, in fact, she voted to give George Bush the first step in moving militarily on Iran — and he’s taken it. Bush and Cheney have taken it. They have now declared the Iranian Revolutionary Guard a terrorist organization and a proliferator of weapons of mass destruction.
  • And then, finally, she said in our last debate that she was against any changes on Social Security — benefits, retirement aid, or raising the cap on the Social Security tax — but apparently, it’s been reported that she said privately something different than that.
  • And I think the American people, given this historic moment in our country’s history, deserve a president of the United States that they know will tell them the truth, and won’t say one thing one time and something different at a different time.

Edwards: Well, here’s what I want. I want to make certain that voters in Iowa and New Hampshire and all across America , Democrats and Independents, understand that you have choices in this election, very clear choices.

  • If you believe that combat missions should be continued in Iraq over the long term, if you believe that combat troops should remain stationed in Iraq , and if you believe there should be no actual timetable for withdrawal, then Senator Clinton is your candidate.

Russert asked Clinton about her experience as first lady but her records are not being release to check her experience. Russert stated that President Clinton has asked the National Archives not to do anything until 2012.

Clinton : Well, that’s not my decision to make, and I don’t believe that any president or first lady ever has. But, certainly, we’re move as quickly as our circumstances and the processes of the National Archives permits.

Obama: Well, look, I’m glad that Hillary took the phrase “turn the page.” It’s a good one, but this is an example of not turning the page. We have just gone through one of the most secretive administrations in our history.

  • And not releasing, I think, these records at the same time, Hillary, that you’re making the claim that this is the basis for your experience, I think, is a problem.
  • Part of what we have to do is invite the American people back to participate in their government again. Part of what we need to do is rebuild trust in our government again.

Dodd: Well, first, I think electability’s a very critical issue. Look, at the end of this process here, we need to have a Democrat in the White House come January 20, 2009 . That is essential in my view to get this country back on its feet again, to restore our moral authority in the world. It is a critical question.

  • Whether it’s fair or not fair, the fact of the matter is that my colleague from New York , Senator Clinton, there are 50 percent of the American public that say they’re not going to vote for her. I’m not saying anything that people don’t know already. I don’t necessarily like it, but those are the facts.

Best statement about Rudy Giuliani:

Biden: I’m not running against Hillary Clinton. I’m running to lead the free world. I’m running to lead this country. And the irony is, Rudy Giuliani, probably the most underqualified man since George Bush to seek the presidency.

  • Rudy Giuliani — I mean, think about it. Rudy Giuliani — there’s only three things he mentions in a sentence: a noun and a verb and 9/11. I mean, there’s nothing else.There’s nothing else, and I mean this sincerely. He is genuinely not qualified to be president. Here’s a man who brags about how he made the city safe. It was the Biden crime bill that became the Clinton crime bill that allowed him to do that.

Best statement from a politician to the media:

Kucinich: With all due respect to our friends from the media here, the media itself has to be careful how you frame these questions. We don’t want to be put in a position where we are taking this country to the threshold of war. The media did play a role in taking us into war in Iraq . And I’m urging members of the media — urge restraint upon you and our president, whose rhetoric is out of control.

Most irrelevant and stupidest question of the debate:

Russert: Congressman Kucinich, I want to move to a different area, because this is a serious question. The godmother of your daughter, Shirley MacLaine, writes in her new book that you sighted a UFO over her home in Washington state. that you found the encounter extremely moving, that it was a “triangular craft, silent and hovering,” that you “felt a connection to your heart and heard directions in your mind.”

Now, did you see a UFO?

Full transcript

"I'm Really Happy to Be Here Tonight ..."
From Tengrain for Mock, Paper, Scissors

Democratic presidential candidate Senator Hillary Clinton (D-NY) gestures while speaking during a political debate at Drexel University in Philadelphia, October 30, 2007. (Larry Downing/Reuters)
(Larry Downing/Reuters)

“…Can’t you tell?”

UFOs and Flights of Dementia
By Gottlieb for My Left Wing



Denny's seen a UFO. Who hasn't? Who hasn't seen something in the heavens we could not identify?

Not me. I've seen things. I've seen the Klingon cloak, the spinning lights, the cat and mouse, hide and seek, search and destroy. I've seen them watching me as I watch them then disappear into thin air to make me crazy.

I know their game. I've been taken. Fiddled, diddled and riddled with in the dark's blue-black and then cast out, left standing naked in the wood without bus fare or prospects or my Rolex.

Denny's seen what we've all seen, been diddled, fiddled and kiddled like the rest of us with TV brains and American ideals and slow burns.

Dennis Kucinich is a fucking American Hero and that's why we should heed his words.

My Disappointment of Hillary
From Stormbear for My Left Wing


Crossposted from Town Called Dobson

 

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"Meanie ..."
From Tengrain for Mock, Paper, Scissors

Democratic presidential candidates Senator Hillary Clinton (D-NY) and Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) talk during a break in the Democratic candidates debate at Drexel University in Philadelphia, October 30, 2007. (Larry Downing/Reuters)
(Larry Downing/Reuters)

The tougher, hard-hitting Obama.

Democrats Still Clueless on Iraq
By Christopher for From the Left

Democrats are debating whether to approve $50 billion to $70 billion for Iraq and Afghanistan, less than half of Bush’s $196 billion request but enough to keep the wars afloat for several more months.

Such a move would satisfy party members who want to spare the Pentagon from a painful budget dance and support the troops as Congress considers its next major step on Iraq.

But it would also irritate scores of other Democrats, who want to pay only to bring troops home and who say their leadership is not doing enough to end the war.

At least one Democrat gets it. Rep. Lynn Woolsey of California said:

“I cannot vote for another dollar that will be used to continue the president’s occupation of Iraq.”

But on the table are estimates of $40 billion to $70 billion — with $50 billion considered the most likely scenario.

Many Democrats say the money is necessary if Congress passes an annual defense spending bill without any war funding. If left without a “bridge fund” to fill the gap until Congress takes up the full $196 billion request, the Pentagon would have to divert money from less urgent accounts to pay for immediate war requirements — an approach military officials warn is disruptive and inefficient.

These Democrats also say they want to avoid giving the public perception that the party is turning its back on the troops.



BLOG RECOMMENDATION

A Hat Tip to Betmo of Life's Journey for directing us to Post Secret.  An "art project" that asks people to mail in their "secrets" on the back of a postcard.

Go ahead, let your voyeuristic side loose for a few minutes


Democrats gang up on Clinton in debate
Posted by The Editors of The Poor Man Institute


The Democratic Debate - 10/30/2007
By TomCat for Politics Plus

debate In my opinion, this was the best of the Democratic debates so far, because the candidates, as a whole, presented themselves do much better than any of the GOP candidates have ever presented themselves in so many of their debates.  There were few stupid questions from the moderators, and in the early segments, the candidates had time to express themselves.  On the down side, MSNBC skewed the attention heavily toward Hillary Clinton, as you will see by the number of questions asked the candidates.

Here are the Politics Plus BS Ratings. Remember that they do not reflect on the veracity of the candidates' answers.  They rate only whether the candidates answered questions as asked or ducked them.

Candidate

Answered

Ducked

BS Factor

Biden

6

1

14.29%

Clinton

3

16

84.21%

Dodd

5

3

37.50%

Edwards

10

2

16.67%

Kucinich

5

3

37.50%

Obama

12

3

20.00%

Richardson

7

1

12.50%

As you can see, Hillary was the BS queen by a huge margin.

The candidates did not reveal anything significantly new about their positions on the issues.  Here is a brief comment on each.

Joe Biden: This was probably his best debate yet.  He came across as well informed on the issues, but did not threaten the leaders.

Hillary Clinton: Challenges seriously for the first time, Hillary fared poorly.  Instead of meeting the challenges (about her votes on Iraq and Iran, her lack of genuine experience, her close relationship with corporate money brokers, and her inconsistency on issues) head on, she evaded them.  At times she sounded shrill.  She contradicted herself on at least a couple occasions.  Over and over again, she claimed she had plans and solutions for all the issues discussed, but over and over again, she refused to state what those plans and solutions are, even after being asked point blank by the moderators.  The last time I saw such shameful obfuscation was the Mukasey hearings.

Chris Dodd:  Dodd did well.  He stresses his experience and demonstrated his knowledge, but like Biden, there was no real break through.  He ducked too many questions.

John Edwards:  This was his best performance to date.  He finally stopped acting like a wimp and went after Clinton's record and practices, emphasizing that the US needs a real choice, effectively demonstrating that Hillary is the candidate of the status quo.

Dennis Kucinich:  Whatever good Dennis did in his last debate performance, he undid yesterday.  He rightly called for impeachment, but he overplayed it, ducking important questions to repeat the call over and over.  For example, as much as I favor impeaching Bush and Cheney, we need to do more that that to solve the crises we face on energy and education.  To make matters worse, MSNBC sandbagged him by asking him about a UFO sighting, which he admitted.  The wingers will drool over thet for weeks to come.

Barack Obama: Barack came across as Presidential for the first time.  He joined Edwards in holding Clinton's feet to the fire and distanced himself from the status quo.

Bill Richardson: Bill will never have a smooth style.  That's just not who he is, but on the whole, he acquitted himself well, painting himself as the most effective leader in the group on foreign policy.  I still think he may be campaigning to become Clinton's running mate, because he was the only one to come to her defense.

There was no clear winner in this debate, but there were two big losers.  Sadly, Kucinich was one because he avoided issues to concentrate on his own talking points.  The other was Clinton, because she failed to rise to the challenges presented by Edwards and Obama, and because she refused to define her stand on any of the issues.  Somehow, I doubt my view on that will be shared by the broadcast MSM.


All of the following are from GottaLaff at Cliff Schecter

The biggest loser: Chris Matthews


Tweety's so hyped up, he's already made my TV screen cringe.

After only 3 minutes of post-debate commentary, he loses.

UPDATE:  He's actually following up on the UFO debate question to Kucinich, here with Richardson. He's going nuts because Richardson said the U.S. government isn't handling the UFO question well.

Tweety: Are you saying the U.S. government is hiding something??!!!!  Richardson feels the need to keep saying that he doesn't believe in UFOs.  

Tweety is now spitting and screaming that he'll ask Biden about UFOs. What wonderful interviewing skills. This is what he thinks the people want to know about the candidates? 

UPDATE #2: Biden, after being asked the UFO question: "This is going downhill real fast."  Tweety changed the subject. 

Biggest applause line: Obama

Barack Obama is asked if there is life beyond earth, on other planets. 

"There's life here on earth..."

Big laugh. Then went on:

"And we're not attending to life here on earth."

Big applause.  Then he goes on about various needs of various people. He continues:

"These are the people I will be attending to first."

Biggest applause of the evening. 

Obama wasn't listening

How could Obama not know there was a lightning round? It couldn't have been clearer.

Not the best quote of the night, but one worth noting

Bill Richardson:

"Finally, education is coming up in a debate." 

Democratic debate: Quote of the night, so far

Joe Biden on Rudy Giuliani: 

"There's only 3 words he mentions in a sentence:  A noun, a verb, and 9/11." 


My Jack-O-Lanterns
From Polishifter Pissed on Politics

I carved some pumpkins tonight and thought I would share

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Above is my Ode to Kucinich.

During the debates Kucinich was asked if he had seen a UFO (in reference to a claim by Shirley MacClaine). Kucinich said yes. He explained that a UFO is simply an Unidentified Flying Object but I don't think the debate crowd understood his point. After the debates there was little discussion of Kucinich calling for a withdrawal from Iraq, a move to alternative energies so we can rid ourselves of our dependence on foreign oil, and the impeachment of Bush and Cheney. But there was much discussion on Kucinich's UFO comment. Priorities.

We'll see where this goes for Kucinich. No doubt the media will portray him as crazy. For full disclosure I too have seen many UFO's. I doubt most of the ones I've seen were alien aircraft. Most are likely natural phenomena or secret military projects. But there are a couple of instances that I am not sure about. I think given that the universe is infinite in size, the odds are aliens do exist. As to whether or not they have visited earth I have no idea. I suppose it's possible but there is no evidence that has completely convinced me yet that little green men have actually been here.

But I digress. The point is the media will ignore all the valid points Kucinich made and instead focus on his UFO comment. The reality is Kucinich was just being honest. He could have been political and played both sides of the UFO debate the way Clinton would likely do, but instead he chose to be honest. And for that, he will be punished.

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This last one was just free form. I started carving into the pumpkin and let it take me where it wanted to go. It won't win any prizes but I am happy with the way it turned out.

SPECIAL REPORT BY JOINER

Because of Bush's soon to happen plan all our efforts will be wasted as he will declare martial Law, Pleas read the facts!
By James Joiner for An Average American Patriot

There is important work being done at kos and other left wing Political Blogs and under normal conditions they would be very important to our party especially in 2008 when most think it will be important. However these are not Politics as usual we are experiencing. Nancy Pelosi and others are squashing any efforts to out bush and hold him lible for what he has done to our America and what he is about to do. His worst damage is yet to come.
There is Bush agenda complicity going on here and I have to believe it is because Politicians of both partias are vying for positions in Bush's new Government. Check out the chilling Utube video The eve of destruction
The please watch Ralph Nader's short video on Representative Olver declaring Impeachment off the table as Bush threatened a Declaration of martial order

First the latest underhanded stealth maneuver: President Bush has signed into law a provision which, according to Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vermont), will actually encourage the President to declare federal martial law as we keep discussing.(1). It does so by revising the Insurrection Act, a set of laws that limits the President's ability to deploy troops within the United States. The Insurrection Act (10 U.S.C.331 -335) has historically, along with the Posse Comitatus Act (18 U.S.C.1385), helped to enforce strict prohibitions on military involvement in domestic law enforcement.
With one cloaked swipe of his pen, Bush is seeking to undo those prohibitions.Public Law 109-364, or the "John Warner Defense Authorization Act of 2007" (H.R.5122) (2), which was signed by the commander in chief on October 17th, 2006, in a private Oval Office ceremony, allows the President to declare a "public emergency" and station troops anywhere in America and take control of state-based National Guard units without the consent of the governor or local authorities, in order to "suppress public disorder.

"President Bush seized this unprecedented power on the very same day that he signed the equally odious Military Commissions Act of 2006. In a sense, the two laws complement one another. One allows for torture and detention abroad, while the other seeks to enforce acquiescence at home, preparing to order the military onto the streets of America. Remember, the term for putting an area under military law enforcement control is precise; the term is "martial law." Section 1076 of the massive Authorization Act, which grants the Pentagon another $500-plus-billion for its ill-advised adventures, is entitled, "Use of the Armed Forces in Major Public Emergencies." Section 333, "Major public emergencies;Senatory Leahy and Congressional record
We discussed Bush's purposeful drive to WW3 and how he must attrack Iran to get it going and subvert average Americans during the process and he is almost done. WW3 And Bush's subversion of American's

We discussed how the scenario Bush is following in his drive to start WW 3 was developed 3 decades ago and asked that you pay particular attentionhj to the undeniable truth in Acts 1-6. Pay particular attention to Act 1-=6

Amongst many other things we discussed the purposely building reasons for Bush to find the excuse to declare martial order. Reasons building for Bush's martial law
We discussed that the entire world is allying to face Bush down in his endeavor to begin WW3 and allow him to declare martial law and Congress particularly a fillibuster proof Congress would be powerless to stop him. Bush's Forever War Congress will not stop

Lastly months ago i posted a story Anon wrot about the FEMA concentration camps along with a list of the top 25 cencored laws passed this year. There were some who responded ridiculously despit never looking at the link, checking the4 source, or reading the horriblerights squelching Bush empowering laws that were passed. So here it is once again. FEMA concentration camps I also posted the top 25 censcored laws for 2008 and hope they are teken as serious as they are. pay particular attention to 1 and 2
As I said, I tried to alert people here before and had some luck but there were many curt answers without checking the facts, who I assumed to be trolls, so I thought I would give it another shot. We can not afford to allow Bush's nightmare to come to fruition and there are many true, caring, patriotic American's here who want to save our America and avert the nightmare that is about to occurr.

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