Obama Wins
Ian @ November 5, 2008 # No Comment Yet
President Obama, has a nice ring to it. One that if you had said it a year ago no one would have thought possible, yet tonight that is the case. A black man, has won the White House, and not because black voters outnumbered white voters. He won across the board, because he offered something no one else has offered, honesty and hope. He didn’t come across as the same style of politician that has held power the last 20 years, and that excited people, but more than that, it made them vote for him. He created a revolution for change, that can only happen in a democracy, a revolution where the old style got kicked in the pants. He reached people, not corporate elitists, but honest working people. He made them forget their prejudices, their traditions even, to come out and support him. President Obama, does have a nice ring.
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What Makes a Battleground State?
Ian @ November 3, 2008 # No Comment Yet
If you bother to listen to the news pundits, there are blue states, red states, and swing states. Then you have those battleground states, that could swing an election one way or another, or so the experts claim, not that they have ran for any office themselves but hey, they claim to know it all, but do they? Isn’t the fact really that an electoral college decides an election, based on archaic rules? Like why should any candidate take it all even if they win one vote, and heck, why do you even need an electoral college? What purpose does it serve, but to further fragment an already disjointed nation? Does a state become Blue because it voted Republican just last time around, or based on its voting history since it obtained statehood? Surely a candidate needs to concentrate on winning, but shouldn’t his/her goal be to win each and every state in the popular vote, which would assure them of victory? Why shouldn’t the rules be the same, so that if you win 60% of State A, you get 60% of its electoral votes, and that should apply no matter which state it is? Why does one state give you all their votes if you win by 1 vote, while others give you a percentage? Talk about election fixing.
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Change is Coming Tuesday
Ian @ November 3, 2008 # No Comment Yet
It is amazing, at how things change, but then don’t really change. Can whoever wins this election on Tuesday truly bring about any change in how Government works? Has the damage done by 12 years of Bush’s and 8 years of Clinton be erased by the new President come this Tuesday? Will enough people show up to vote, to show the politicians who is in charge, who really has the power, or will it be another let down for democracy & freedom? Will apathy rule, or will racism rule? Will the hunger for real change beat the odds, and will history be made, not because a black man may win, but because the people will have spoken in a clear loud voice? Will corporate interests truly be relegated to the back burner, or will it be the same old line, lip service to the needs of the people, but action for those with the cash? Tuesday could be historical, but will it?
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Stigma of Being a Socialist
Ian @ October 24, 2008 # No Comment Yet
Socialism is about helping the less fortunate, by those who have succeeded in doing better. It isn’t about increased taxes, or about hurting anyone, despite the Republican Party’s portrayal of what socialism is. It is about insuring everyone gets the basics, such as being able to take their kid to a doctor, about being protected from gangs and bullies. Yet somehow the Republican Party believes it is better to give the money from those very helpless people, to the rich, to make them richer, to prey easier on the less fortunate. Socialism is about spreading the wealth, from those who can afford it, but not for fancy new dresses from exclusive shops, but for medicine, for proper text books in schools. That is what real socialism is about, which happens to also be what Jesus preached about, something the moral republican zealots seem to conveniently ignore. True socialism is also known by another name, it is Christianity.
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Obama The Socialist
Ian @ October 23, 2008 # No Comment Yet
McCain seems to think he got a gift when Obama mentioned how he wants to spread the wealth around, to redistribute it to those who don’t have much, who are under attack from their own government. Funny how they use labels to justify their attacks on truth, honesty, and common sense. Socialist is the latest label being attached to Obama, but what is wrong with wanting to help the less fortunate, wanting to let everyone share in the dream? Is it right that fifty odd million people can’t afford health care, many of them children? For the Republicans, obviously it is.
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Murtha Should Talk
Ian @ October 17, 2008 # No Comment Yet
John Murtha is not known for being diplomatic, but as usual he opens his mouth to stick both feet in it. While there is little doubt that race could play a role in the coming election, specially in the South and in areas that have a real downturn, it would have been smarter to portray Obama more as the salvation, than highlight the race card. Then too, Murtha is not what one would call tolerant himself, of those who disagree with him. In so many ways, he comes across as a bully, which really, Obama doesn’t need associated with his campaign. It is about change, and Murtha is a symbol of the old guard.
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Harper’s Lawsuit Hits Snag
Ian @ October 11, 2008 # No Comment Yet
The report says, the tape is real, that the question was asked, was answered, as we all heard. Yet under oath Stephen Harper said that wasn’t true. He stated under oath, that it had been altered, and that he didn’t know the details of the bribe attempt against Chuck Cadman. Now it seems he did know, but worse, that he has no qualms about lying.
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What Bailouts Mean
Ian @ October 8, 2008 # No Comment Yet
While AIG executives go to fancy resorts, American tax payers who gave them eighty five billion dollars, struggle to keep their homes, to pay their credit cards. At the same time, the head of failed Lehman Brothers says he acted prudently and appropriately, in a measured manner, just as our Stevie Boy said yesterday. Makes you wonder, did he write the speech, or steal it from his buddies, George Bush and the head of failed Lehman Brothers? Doesn’t matter, as the point is, his policies are the same as the failed policies of George W. Bush. The result will be the same, bankruptcy and disarray.
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Who Won?
Ian @ September 27, 2008 # No Comment Yet
Where is the fire in the belly of these two? I thought Obama wanted the job, as did McCain but instead of coming out fighting, instead of showing they know what needs to be done, they danced around each other, treating the other like they were a long lost brother. The problems mount for people, and these two want to lead us to the promised land, but it would be nice if they would show some real qualities of leadership. Instead of playing it safe, how about showing some guts, and speak from the damn heart for a change? TELL THE TRUTH.
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McCain’s Picks Palin
Ian @ August 30, 2008 # No Comment Yet
While the media fumes at McCain’s choice for Vice President, it is a choice that shows just how crafty the old man from Arizona truly is. It is a good move, because it will negate the influence of the press, to a degree, and will help focus the election more on the differences, than on who do you hate the least. It makes a case for change, which is good. Is it a cynical choice, or is it a jab at the old established party politics. It highlights the differences between both candidates, and it could keep the focus on the issues, rather than on attacks based on hate. Is she qualified, well no one truly is qualified for the job of President, but can she lead? Time will tell, as the election gets properly underway, and one thing is certain, John McCain knows how to make his case for change, just as Obama does. So at last, an election that will highlight the choices people have, without it being pre determined by the Big Business or Big Labor. It will force people to think, and that can’t be bad, can it?
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Big Talk, Can He Deliver?
Ian @ August 29, 2008 # No Comment Yet
If all you do is listen to the sound bites from the Media, you may not get a clue as to what Barack Obama really said. After listening to the sound bites, to the pundits, and then actually listening to the speech, there was a huge difference. There is no doubt that he gave a good speech, and if watch it, you can see that he believes it, that it wasn’t an attack speech as the pundits and Republicans claim, but a clear defining outline of the differences between Democrats and Republicans. Yes it was firm, but attack? No, not even close, certainly not like Hilary Clinton’s red phone ringing, and some of the latest McCain ads. Watch the whole speech, then you’ll know what I am talking about. It’s worth the time.
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Obama’s Big Night
Ian @ August 29, 2008 # No Comment Yet
Obama has come out fighting, and it has the Republicans squirming. For the first time, America may actually have an election that might have some decency in it. Though it will depend on whether or not the handlers will allow it to happen. Somehow I don’t think they will, but man it should be fun. Tonight a non white is a candidate for President, and that in itself is historical. How far it can beat back the racism that exists, well, 70 odd days will tell.
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Convention Overload
Ian @ August 28, 2008 # No Comment Yet
If you listen to the pundits from the various news agencies, you have to wonder if you were listening to the same speeches, or if somehow the words were changed for our listening, but they got the real speech. How arrogant these political pundits, these news anchors are. To assume THEY know what a candidate or speaker meant, or for that matter, how we should judge the speeches. Then to add insult to it all, they tell us how we should be feeling, and what we should be expecting. Like who in the hell made the media the deciding factor? Sure as hell wasn’t me, and it is sickening to listen to. After all, it isn’t like they report the news, they just tell a good story, based on little fact, just on what will sell advertising.
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Hilary Fans Not Certain
Ian @ August 25, 2008 # No Comment Yet
The fans of Hilary Clinton still aren’t sure they’ll support the Obama nomination, which shows you how much of a sore loser they are. It also shows what is wrong with a nation, that can’t accept the victory of one over another, when the victor isn’t white. Poor sportsmanship is at the root of it, nor has Hilary Clinton done much to help smooth it over. She has lost, though I don’t think she has yet accepted her defeat. After all, she was the odds on favorite to take it all, and she expected it. Too bad, she couldn’t manage her campaign any better than she could handle her husband and his affairs, and his blatant racism. Least she has a ton of cash to help ease the pain of losing.
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Biden for Obama, Who for McCain?
Ian @ August 24, 2008 # No Comment Yet
They say Mitt Romney is the leading choice for VP in the McCain camp. Like Hilary Clinton was a negative for the Democrats, Romney should be the equivalent in the Republican side. Still, it seems the so called conservatives would like him, but then they would like Hitler too, if he agreed to their hate agenda. Obama in choosing Biden doesn’t signal change, just smart politics, now will McCain signal change, or more of the same old style politics? The kind that brought you George Bush.
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