Friday Blog Round-Up: Dog Days Edition

Some press reports indicated that Obama attended a radical madrasa, a school for radical Islamics. But that story was found to be untrue.

In the wake of that controversy, the Los Angeles Times sent a reporter to Jakarta to ferret out the truth.

The Times report, published on March 16, 2008, revealed:

• A close boyhood friend of Obama, Zulfin Adi, said Barack “was a Muslim. He went to the mosque.”

• Obama’s first-grade teacher at a Catholic school, Israella Dharmawan, said: “Barry (Barack’s nickname) was Muslim. He was registered as a Muslim because his father was Muslim.”

• In the third grade, Obama transferred to a public school, where he was also registered as a Muslim. At the school, Muslim students attended weekly religion lessons about Islam.

Some of these details have been confirmed by Obama himself. In his autobiography, “Dreams From My Father,” Obama mentions studying the Koran and describes the public school as “a Muslim school.”

Earlier this year, Obama spokesman Robert Gibbs claimed: “Senator Obama has never been a Muslim, was not raised a Muslim, and is a committed Christian.”

But the facts suggest that statement is not exactly true.

Middle East Forum director Daniel Pipes wrote on FrontPageMag.com that his research led him to conclude that “Obama was born a Muslim to a non-practicing Muslim father and for some years had a reasonably Muslim upbringing under the auspices of his Indonesian stepfather.”

After the Los Angeles Times conducted its own investigation, Gibbs amended his previous statement on behalf of Obama, telling the Los Angeles Times: “Obama has never been a practicing Muslim,” the key word being “practicing.”

After the Los Angeles Times report, Obama’s hometown newspaper, the Chicago Tribune, came to his rescue, publishing its own story about Obama’s Indonesian years less than two weeks after the Times report.

The Tribune said they had re-interviewed Obama’s boyhood friend Adi. He told the Tribune he was not sure Obama had been a practicing Muslim. The Tribune also claimed it conducted “interviews with dozens of former classmates, teachers, neighbors and friends” — all who indicated that Obama “was not a regular practicing Muslim when he was in Indonesia.’”

Despite heated denials — perhaps fueled by his attendance at Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakan’s Million Man March — doubts linger about Obama’s religious status.

For example, The New Yorker magazine’s recent controversial cover depicting Obama in traditional Muslim clothing — sandals, robe and turban – reflects those doubts.

The PJE’s News Coverage Index examines about four dozen news outlets to determine what is being covered and what is not.

Many of the news accounts surrounding this story have reported stories debunking the belief that Obama was or still is a Muslim. Nevertheless, a recent poll by the Pew Research Center found that 12 percent of respondents believed the candidate is a Muslim.

Poll results released in mid-July by Newsweek magazine showed that 26 percent of respondents believe Obama was sworn in as a U.S. senator on a Koran, 26 percent believe he was raised as a Muslim, and 39 percent believe he attended an Islamic school as a child growing up in Indonesia.

While rebuffing reports of his ties to Islam, Obama has insisted there is “nothing wrong” with being a Muslim.

But any perceived link between Obama and Islam could be detrimental to his campaign, polls show.

A survey by Fox News/Opinion Dynamics conducted when Mitt Romney, a Mormon, was a Republican presidential candidate found that 32 percent of voters said they would be less likely to vote for a presidential candidate who is Mormon — while 45 percent said they would be less likely to vote for a Muslim.

And a poll by the Pew Research Center disclosed that 35 percent of Americans have an unfavorable view of Muslims.

© 2008 Newsmax. All rights reserved.

Obama’s Liaison Linked to Radical Imam

Thursday, August 7, 2008 10:09 AM

By: Jim Meyers Article Font Size

The Arab-American and Muslim-American outreach coordinator for Barack Obama’s campaign has resigned following disclosures about his past association with a radical Muslim cleric.

Mazen Asbahi, an associate with the Chicago law firm Schiff Hardin, quit on Monday, saying he did not want to be a distraction to the Obama campaign.

For several weeks in 2000, Asbahi served on the board of an Islamic investment fund. Also serving on the board at that time was Jamal Said, an imam at a Chicago-area mosque known for his radical views, The Jerusalem Post reported.

The Justice Department named Said as an unindicted co-conspirator in the racketeering trial last year of several alleged Hamas fundraisers. The case ended in a mistrial.

Asbahi’s link to Said was first disclosed by an Internet newsletter last week.

Asbahi said in his resignation letter: “In 2000, I agreed to serve as a member of the board of trustees of the Dow Jones Islamic Index Fund. I served on that board for only a few weeks before resigning as soon as I became aware of public allegations against another member of the board.

“Since concerns have been raised about that brief time, I am stepping down from the volunteer role I recently agreed to take on with the Obama campaign as Arab-American and Muslim-American outreach coordinator in order to avoid distracting from Barack Obama’s message of change.”

Asbahi joined the campaign at the end of Obama’s recent Middle East and European trip.

His resignation demonstrates “the difficulty of charting the waters of Islamophopia in this election cycle,” Ahmed Rehab, executive director of the Chicago Council of American-Islamic Relations, told The Chicago Sun-Times, which noted:

“Obama, a Christian whose middle name is Hussein — and whose father and stepfather have Muslim roots — is continuing to wrestle with false rumors that he is a Muslim.”

© 2008 Newsmax. All rights reserved.

Speaking last May at The Detroit Economic Club, Barack Obama glowingly praises embattled Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick. After applauding him for his leadership, Obama says of Kilpatrick, who is facing numerous felony charges ranging from perjury to assaulting a police officer, “I’m grateful to call him a friend and a colleague.” Kilpatrick recently grabbed headlines when he became the first mayor in Detroit’s 307 year history to spend time in jail.
2008 Newsmax.

REX NUTTING
Why McCain would be a mediocre president
Commentary: It’s not a given that Republican candidate has the right stuff
By Rex Nutting, MarketWatch Aug. 7, 2008WASHINGTON (MarketWatch)—In his frivolous Paris and Britney ad, Sen. John McCain has asked the right question: Is Barack Obama ready to lead this country?
Since last January, Sen. Obama’s fitness for the presidency has been the only question that matters in American politics. The pollsters and pundits agree that if Obama can show the voters that he’s up to the job, he’ll win. If not, he won’t.
But that begs another question: Is McCain fit to lead America?
That question hasn’t been asked, nor has it been answered.
The assumption seems to be that McCain’s years of experience in the military and in Congress of course give him the background and tools he’d need in the White House. But is that true? Does McCain have the right stuff?
A careful look at McCain’s biography shows that he isn’t prepared for the job. His resume is much thinner than most people think.
Here are some reasons why McCain would be a mediocre president.
Lack of accomplishments
Like the current occupant of the White House, McCain got his first career breaks from the connections and money of his family, not from hard work.
The son and grandson of Navy admirals, he attended Annapolis where he did poorly. Nevertheless, he was commissioned as a pilot, where he performed poorly, crashing three planes before he failed to evade a North Vietnamese missile that destroyed his plane. McCain spent more than five years in a prison camp.
After his release, McCain knew his weak military record meant he’d never make admiral, so he turned his sights to a career in politics. With the help of his new wife’s wealth, his new father-in-law’s business connections and some powerful friends had made as a lobbyist for the Navy, he was elected in 1982 to a Congress in a district that he didn’t reside in until the day the seat opened up. A few years later, he succeeded Barry Goldwater as a senator.
McCain hasn’t accomplished much in the Senate. Even his own campaign doesn’t trumpet his successes, probably because the few victories he’s had still rankle Republicans.
His campaign finance law failed to significantly reduce the role of money in politics. He failed to get a big tobacco bill through the Senate. He’s failed to change the way Congress spends money; his bill to give the president a line-item veto was declared unconstitutional, and the system of pork and earmarks continues unabated. He failed to reform the immigration system.
Every senator who runs for president misses votes back in Washington, so it’s no surprise that McCain and all the others who ran in the primaries have missed a lot of votes in the past year. But between the beginning of 2005 and mid-2007, no senator missed more roll-call votes than McCain did, except Tim Johnson, who was recovering from a near-fatal brain aneurysm.
Shallow
McCain says he doesn’t understand the economy. He’s demonstrated that he doesn’t understand the workings of Social Security, or the political history of the Middle East. He doesn’t know who our enemies are. He says he wants to reduce global warming, but then proposes ideas that would stimulate—not reduce—demand for fossil fuels.
McCain has done one thing well—self promotion. Instead of working on legislation or boning up on the issues, he’s been on “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart” more than any other guest. He’s been on the Sunday talk shows more than any other guest in the past 10 years. He’s hosted “Saturday Night Live” and even announced his candidacy in 2007 on “The Late Show with David Letterman.”
McCain has not articulated any lofty goals. So far, his campaign theme has mostly been “McCain: He’s None of the Above.”
In the primaries, he campaigned on “I’m not that robotic businessman, I’m not that sanctimonious hick, I’m not that crazy libertarian, I’m not that washed-up actor, I’m not that delusional 9/11 guy.” In the general election, he’s emphasized that he’s not that treasonous dreamer.

No leadership
McCain has frequently taken on near-impossible missions that go against the grain of his party. It’s the basis of his reputation as a maverick. But McCain has never been able to bring more than a handful of Republicans along with him on issues such as campaign finance reform or immigration. Democrats on the Hill have accepted McCain’s help on some issues, but except for a few exceptions (John Kerry and Joe Lieberman), they’ve never warmed to him.
To achieve anything as president, McCain would have to win over two hostile parties: The Democrats and the Republicans.
Living in the Sixties
McCain is still fighting the Vietnam War. But he’s not fighting the real historic war, which taught us the folly of injecting ourselves into a civil war that was none of our business. We learned that, in a world where even peasants have guns, explosives and radios, a determined and popular guerrilla force can defeat a modern army equipped with the mightiest technology if that army has no vital national interest to protect.
Instead, McCain is fighting an imaginary Vietnam War, where a sure victory could have been achieved with just a little more bombing, just a little more “pacification,” just a little more will to win at home. This fantasy clouds McCain’s judgment on foreign policy.
Most of the other high-profile politicians who fought in Vietnam—Colin Powell, Chuck Hegel, John Kerry, and Jim Webb—aren’t stuck in the past, and they don’t view the Iraq War as a chance to get Vietnam right.
No principles
After years of honing a reputation as a guy who’ll say the truth regardless of the political consequences, McCain has crashed the Straight Talk Express. On almost every issue where he took a principled stand against the Republican line—taxes, immigration, oil drilling, the Religious Right—he’s changed his views.
We ought to like politicians who change their mind when the facts change; it shows maturity, judgment and flexibility. But politicians who change their mind to suit the prevailing winds show the opposite.
The bottom line
Successful presidents come from two molds: visionaries, or mechanics. The visionaries—think Reagan or FDR—see what others can’t and say ‘Why not?” to inspire the country. The mechanics—think LBJ or Eisenhower—know the ins and outs of government and are able to harness the power of millions of humans to accomplish great things, or at least keep the wheels from coming off.
McCain fits neither style. He’s neither a dreamer, nor a detail guy. His major accomplishment, in Vietnam and in the Senate, has been merely to survive.
Just surviving doesn’t make you’re a hero, or a decent president. America needs to do more than survive the next four years. 
Rex Nutting is Washington bureau chief of MarketWatch.~~~~~

P.S.:There’s also the matter of the Keating Five Scandal several years ago,and more recently the Paxson Communications FC ,scandal involving blonde lobbyist Vicki Iseman.

FCC scandal

Like the current occupant of the White House, McCain got his first career breaks from the connections and money of his family, not from hard work.

McBush, McSame. What’s the diff?

For O.C.S.

“that story was found to be untrue.”

Then why did you bother to repeat it?

“A close boyhood friend of Obama, Zulfin Adi, said Barack “was a Muslim.”

“In the third grade, Obama transferred to a public school, where he was also registered as a Muslim.”

So what?  Big deal!  I have a friend who is Muslim and some neighbors as well!

Oh yeah… just for the record, for some of us, “doubts about YOUR religious status linger” as well!

“In the third grade, Obama...

And in the first grade he wanted to be President.

If anyone should be even slightly influenced by OCS’s swift boat lies click on my name for a link to Fight The Smears. Hear the other side of the story about Obama’s birth certificate, his religion, and whether or not he says the <i>Pledge of Allegiance, etc.

Onward Lame Sycophants!

“Swift Boat”
Try a real 0ne up the Cua Viet River!

Oh thats right- you liberal sycophants ran the other way, hiding under Jane Fondas skirt!

then you ran down to the local university bar to brag about how you dodged the draft! Then you Drank a six pack of courage and drove home to Mommys house.

I’ll put my Honorable Discharge up against any scrap of paper you might have.

It sad enough when a person lives in a world of stereotypes but when the stereotypes are completely out of date it’s really pathetic.

I don’t think someone getting a good deal on toilet paper at Walmart is, through their purchase, endorsing Walmart’s business practices. ~ Greg Spotts

For scientists only.

Amoebic photvoltaic cells.

Encased in glass and water.

True organics.

:).

Oh yeah; stay on topic.

Be kind - no insults.

Grammercy rules.

Carbon offsets.

California (poetry - sorry);

California and dynegy - there’s your’ cue.

False reports - electricity ac and dc;

Walstreet;

Overstretching;

Static payment;

“How far .........

how far ..............

can we lead this horse.”.

Pretend to not have;

So they pay pay pay.

“She’s dying;

without her ac.”.

“Can you believe they’re paying for this shit.”.

I can’;t believe i read this shit - in 2000.

Fabricated shortage of electricity;

California paying billions of dollars (per day).

..................

Now -

to speak of carbon offsets.

No longer needed by walmart.

Each and every new store is as efficient;

Money not not spent.

As it can be.

This is a start.

BTW (up the cfl wattage);

it’s misleading advertising;

You’re skimming the cream to the detriment of people who believe 7 years.

But the lights do not behave as advertised;

So either or -

Up the wattage and lose 2 years;

Or simply tell the truth.

My uncle lied;

And forgot his lies;

And was caught in a lie.

Tell the truth .........

It’s easier for you and the consumer.

And it’s truthful.

.................

No more carbon offsets;

Only accountants and lawyers understand.

Mission accomplished.

All syncophants’;

Unablie;

To the bright light.

Lacking idears (not money);

Lacking direction;

To a true debate;

Unable to change;

From the path they walk upon.

Try this on for size .............

I am poor;

I am an American;

I would die for this country;

Though it has barely allowed me to live.

Yet still;

At least this day;

I survive.

Now tell me of your idears;

Of your wealth;

And of your poverty.

Knowledge intelligence and success.

:).

Have a nice day.

Did you miss the humor.

Here it is.

“Susan Chambers’ Memo.”.

This Company; Walmart; founded in 1962; ......

(She wipes away a tear);

Is the company for whom I work.

I am proud to be here (someone whispers in her ear;

and blinks three times).

I love this company - the man who founded it.”.

.........

(again she wipes a tear).

Yet it could also be said another way;

If I inclined (which I am not - already having died).

She could have said it this way.

“Walmart is dedicated to carbon offsets ........

I’ve have prepared this healthcare memo .........

(prior to some goodhearted person);

Where we have agreed to continue carbon offsets.

The less our employees breath;

the less they breath.

The less we pay them.

Less employees;

less pay;

less carbon.

Have a nice day.

Ken.

:).

Yet i am not unkind.

Actuarially; you could make an actuarial table.

25 pallet jacks per store; 4,000 american stores;

Now one of what - 8 9 countries.

5 good pallet jacks per store (20 bad).

Average age of employees;

Injuries per pallet jack.

Are those 2 wheels - and steel bearings;

Worth 2 injuries;

Times 20;

times 4,000.

I suddenly like lawyers.

Oh shit;

Why do I keep writing

In reverse.

My current “New Yorker Article.”.

“Mark Twain - Mark Twain.”.

It was George Washington who said that;

He sat beside the cherry tree his brother chopped down;

So far the woods.

“Is Mr. Penn happy;

Sir.”.

It was before the war;

Somewhere before the missippi.

So he sat down;

And picked his wooden teeth;

With a tooth he found on the ground.

...............

:).

Yet irony or ironies.

Yet this just a story.

Embellished and not believed.

Yet this man was just a boy;

And truly -

He must lead.

MORE CRAP FROM OCS

That’s right OCS… you tell it the way it is!  “Love America or leave it”, right?  You mean that someone who wants to CHANGE AMERICA can’t love his country?

Tell us answer man, since you made the reference, exactly WHY did we fight the Vietnam War?

Speaking of “Swiftboating”,........ “The Walton family, too, has greatly increased its political giving; in 2004, for example, Alice donated $2.6 million to the influential Republican PAC Progress for America, which supported the sleazy Swift Boat Veterans for Truth and gave Bush a critical push in the election’s final months."~~~~National Committee for Responsible Philanthropy(NCRP)--Reclaim Democracy.org

A few words about “Swiftboating” the FCC” ,lobbysit Vicki Iseman , and the 2008 Republican candidate,John Mc Cain:...............
“John McCain denies any honor was stolen--neither his nor Ms. Iseman’s. Or rather, he denies “the story,” though it’s not clear whether he’s denying that his relationship with Iseman was inappropriate or that he did favors for her. So I guess I’ll leave it up to you to decide whether she stole McCain’s honor in both the 2000 and 2008 presidential elections.

For the moment, though, I’m more interested in the 2004 election--the one McCain didn’t run in. You see, I find it a mighty curious coincidence that two of the companies for which Iseman was lobbying John McCain in 1999 and 2000--the time of their potentially inappropriate relationship--also happen to be the two television companies that championed the Kerry smear, “Stolen Honor,” in 2004.

Stolen Honor

Stolen Honor, you’ll recall, was a 45-long propaganda piece, repeating the allegations the Swift Boaters made against John Kerry. It came out in September 2004 (as Republicans have promised a smear against Hillary or Obama will come out at precisely the same time this cycle). Shortly thereafter, Sinclair Broadcasting ordered its stations to pre-empt normal broadcasting to play the “documentary.” Sinclair also fired one employee who complained about the order.

After a blogswarm in response, Sinclair’s advertisers started pulling their advertising, which eventually led Sinclair to cut back its plans for the “documentary,” showing clips of it as part of a program on Vietnam POWs on just 40 of its stations.

Friday night brings to a conclusion the fiercest media battle of the presidential campaign, when 40 of the Sinclair Broadcast Group’s 62 stations nationwide air a special program about the media and Vietnam War POWs. The show is likely to include generous portions of an anti-Kerry attack film, “Stolen Honor,” that Sinclair executives had originally intended to air in its entirety just days before the election. In the face of lawsuits by stockholders, loss of advertising, questions about its abuse of the public airwaves and a falling stock price, however, Sinclair quickly cobbled together a revised program.

In the same time frame, Paxson Communications aired the entire “documentary” a number of times in the days leading up to the election, supported by NewsMax.

As FCC Commissioner Jonathan Adelstein described, the two companies were two disturbing examples of politicized broadcast policies.

Recent events seem to validate claims that broadcasters’ news coverage has been increasingly devoid of information to help citizens participate in their democracy, or, worse yet, promoting an ideology or unbalanced political agenda thinly disguised as journalism.18 Sinclair Broadcasting Group, which refused to air an ABC Nightline tribute to U.S. soldiers killed in Iraq deeming the show “politics disguised as news,” then instructed its 62 television stations to preempt regularly scheduled programming to air a politically-charged documentary, “Stolen Honor: Wounds That Never Heal,” even going so far as to fire its long-time reporter Jon Lieberman for criticizing the company’s plans.19 Lieberman subsequently asserted that Sinclair’s entire news operation is systematically ideologically driven by its owners’ political perspective. Although Sinclair broadcast a modified program, Paxson, which sells much of its non-prime air time for paid programming, then quietly broadcast the “Stolen Honor” documentary in its entirety ten times the weekend before the election on the PAX broadcasting network as an infomercial.20

These two companies (which in 1999, when Iseman’s relationship with McCain was in question, accounted for two of just 15 companies she represented) happen to be the two that aired right wing propaganda combating Kerry’s election.

Incidentally, McCain condemned Sinclair’s refusal to air the Nightline tribute.

Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., blasted Sinclair’s decision: “There is no valid reason for Sinclair to shirk its responsibility in what I assume is a very misguided attempt to prevent your viewers from completely appreciating the extraordinary sacrifices made on their behalf by Americans serving in Iraq.” In response, Sinclair V.P. Hyman tried to demean the military service of the decorated former prisoner of war, “To be perfectly honest, it’s been 25 years since [McCain’s] worn a military uniform.”

But he resisted appeals for him to condemn Stolen Honor, in spite of its arguable violation of campaign finance issues. When finally asked formally about it, he declined to make any statement about the “documentary” itself. Though in a statement that is height of hypocrisy, McCain stated that it was a problem of media consolidation.

Sen. John McCain (R., Ariz.) complained of “media concentration” when asked about the Sinclair Broadcast Group’s decision to air Stolen Honor - a documentary critical of Sen. John Kerry’s anti-Vietnam War activities. McCain was asked about the film and its premise that Kerry’s antiwar comments prolonged the Vietnam conflict and the abuse of American prisoners of war. McCain, a former POW, said he had not seen the documentary and declined to discuss it. “I do have an opinion that this is an issue that results when you have media concentration, which I have been opposed to. “When you have media concentration - this is the largest TV owner with 62 stations - this is something that happens.

Paxson Communication

I said that it was the height of hypocrisy for McCain to complain about media concentration, because his contribution to the consolidation of Paxson Communication--the company whose plane he was flying around on, in the company of Vicki Iseman--is well documented.

The Alliance for Progressive Action and the QED Accountability Project charge Senator John McCain with influencing Federal Communications Commission (FCC) approval of a hotly contested three-way Pittsburgh public television license exchange and sale. The decision favors Paxson Communications, a contributor to McCain’s presidential bid. The community groups await a response from the General Counsel of the FCC to their late Monday request for an investigation of McCain’s unusual actions.

On November 17, 1999 the Senator and Presidential candidate instructed the FCC commissioners to take action on the deal no later than December 15, 1999. “If in your judgment the Commission cannot meet this request, please advise me of this fact in writing, with a specific and complete explanation, no later than November 18, 1999,” wrote McCain.

In a second letter, dated December 10, 1999, written to FCC Chair William Kennard, McCain was even more forceful in his resolution. He demanded, “if the license applications were not acted upon” that Chairman Kennard “...explain why.” Obviously feeling the pressure, the commissioners voted to approve the application. Hennard responded to McCain’s letter by saying, “It is highly unusual for the commissioners to be asked to publicly announce their voting status on a matter that is still pending.” He said such inquiries “could have procedural and substantive impacts on the Commission’s deliberations and, thus, on the due process rights of the parties.”

This is the intervention that McCain’s advisors were allegedly so worried about in 1999, when he first ran for President. ~~~~~~~~~~~emptywheel ,February,2008~~~Note: Vicki Iseman is the youthful lobbyist connected to John McCain in press reports earlier this year.

“screwed"= The village idiot- enough said.

ken V.
I didnt know the french foreign legion gave those type of discharges. Ever see any REAL combat? Share your MOS!

Your scrap of paper probably says you were a latrine/ out house builder, its obvious from the amount of shit you shovel on here.

More spin & sprawl to follow from Ken & his boy, the village idiot!

“why did we fight the Vietnam war”
“we” implies You partook.
We all know that didnt happen!
American- technically, you might be.
spiritually- NOT

Run back to your village, Village idiot

More spin & sprawl to follow from the Village boys!

“Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America gave McCain a grade of D for his record of voting against veterans (Obama got a B+), while the Disabled Veterans of America gave McCain a 20% vote rating. The Vietnam Veterans of America compiled a list of key votes, and found McCain voted against the group’s position 15 times and with the group eight times. (Obama, in contrast, voted with the VVA 12 times, and against it only once.)

With that in mind, when McCain went to Las Vegas over the weekend to speak to the Disabled American Veterans, perhaps it shouldn’t have been too big a surprise that the presumptive Republican nominee received lukewarm support.

Sen. John McCain, speaking to disabled veterans Saturday in Las Vegas, attacked his Democratic opponent, Sen. Barack Obama, for his foreign policy record, while also proposing a program that would allow veterans to acquire health care at private hospitals and not just through the Veterans Affairs Department.

The veterans, at Bally’s for their national convention, gave him a tepid reception, especially considering McCain’s life story.

The Las Vegas Sun interviewed 14 veterans after McCain’s speech, only one identified himself as a certain McCain voter. Devoting most of his remarks to attacking Obama apparently didn’t help.

Retired Marine Duke Hendershot, a double amputee who served in Vietnam, supported McCain’s 2000 campaign, but is undecided now. “John just isn’t the same as he used to be. He’s not his own man,” Hendershot said. “A lot of that has to do with how he’s wanted this job so bad for so long that he’s tied himself to President Bush.” Hendershot added, “[McCain]should have been talking about veterans issues, not his opponent.”~~~~~~~~~~~Crooks and Liars,August12,2008

Share your MOS!

Get off your lazy butt and do some backreading, OCS.

If you served in the Nam, I respect that, unlike your buddy RDS who was physically unable to serve his country. At least your not riding on the blood of others.

The bottom line
Successful presidents come from two molds: visionaries, or mechanics. The visionaries—think Reagan or FDR—see what others can’t and say ‘Why not?” to inspire the country. The mechanics—think LBJ or Eisenhower—know the ins and outs of government and are able to harness the power of millions of humans to accomplish great things, or at least keep the wheels from coming off.

Angelina

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Walmart is a shopping paradise for every person be a citizen,tourist and so on. As soon we hear the word Walmart, the first thing comes in our mind is the brands, quality and location of the store. As if for now it’s the biggest shopping center in the entire states.

Alison

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