So Now Obama Is Lying In Spanish

ABC News fact checks an Obama Spanish-language ad tying John McCain to El Rushbo.

Shorter ABC - linking McCain to Limbaugh makes no sense sense Limbaugh is not exactly a supporter of McCain, and anyway, the evil Limbaugh quotes were taken out of context and are quite tame in context.

Quite a tony and high-minded campaign on both sides.

Comments

[Pagar]

When I think of Obama, the most descriptive one word for him is LIES, it doesn't matter what language it's in.

[Sara (Pal2Pal)]

One of the Limbaugh quotes was actually turned around. He was talking about Mexico's tough immigration policy, not the U.S. and the other comment was from 1993. Pretty lame when you have to go back 15 years to find a negative quote and then only by taking it out of context.

[kim]

The Flim-Flam Man, that's what he am.
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[Jane]

His campaign is tuned in perfectly to people who don't pay attention.

[kim]

Erroneo, good one. How did I know the link was to Jake Tapper before I even went? That was marvelous analysis. Jake Tapper for Press Secretary.
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[Sara (Pal2Pal)]

Proof That It’s All About Political Cover

Today, Minority Leader John Boehner’s office issued this scalding statement on the Democrats’ hypocritical energy strategy. The statement highlights Democratic co-sponsors of the Peterson-Abercrombie bill that John Peterson and Neil Abercrombie wrote. Here’s part of Leader Boehner’s statement:

House Democrats say they want to “stimulate” the economy, but last night nearly every single one of them voted against the bipartisan energy bill authored by Reps. John Peterson (R-PA) and Neil Abercrombie (D-HI) to lower gas prices on behalf of working families and small businesses, including 24 Democrats who are cosponsors of the Peterson-Abercrombie bill. That’s correct, 24 Democrats flip-flopped, repudiated their past statements of support and cosponsorship for the bipartisan Peterson-Abercrombie bill by voting against it. And by rejecting the Peterson-Abercrombie bipartisan plan, Democrats proved once and for all that yesterday’s debate was about nothing more than providing political cover for vulnerable Democrats on the eve of an election, and not about passing “all of the above” energy reforms to make a real difference in lowering gas prices.

[...]

It’s worth noting that many of these deserting co-sponsors are BDD’s. Still, the most stunning part of this is that Neil Abercrombie deserted his own plan. That’s unthinkable. It’s unthinkable because it’s extremely hypocritical. I can’t think of another time when a co-author of a bill abandoned the bill. It’s one thing to abandon it if a bunch of amendments had dramatically changed the bill. Thats defensible. This bill wasn’t dramatically altered. It was barely changed.

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[Cecil Turner]

David Freddoso on WGN:

If there's one lesson I'd like everyone to come away with, after reading The Case Against Barack Obama, it would be the fact that the entire central premise of Obama's campaign, that his is a message of hope and change, is in fact a great lie.

[east one]

off message but - yesterdays weekly standard had a post by frederick kagan and why china and not the u.s. will be pumping iraqi oil - no blood for oil. thanks to kerry, shumer and mc caskill.

[centralcal]

Obama himself is probably a big lie.

[hrtshpdbox]

My life has gotten a lot easier over the past couple of days - I no longer read JOM, or click refresh on the RCP averages, or check intrade for the current betting line, or look at Drudge. I'm tuning it all out because I'm scared, scared that Obama should be able to make hay out of the financial crisis simply because average folks don't understand it and might punish the party in power. Other people who don't understand the financial crisis include Bush, McCain, Obama, and every swinging dick in Congress. If Bush or McCain wanted to, or knew how to, or just got lucky, they could explain to the electorate that the current practice of "marking to market" depreciated assets leaves all sorts of companies with the appearance of insolvency, like art museums with masters on the wall who don't have the scratch to pay their electric bill and are therefore deemed to have no value. Change the reserve requirements, the regulatory hurdles, the nonsensical accounting inequities - and the Dow would rally 2000 points in about ten minutes. The extent of the cluelessness among our elected leaders, when it comes to basic economic understanding, is breathtaking.

[Captain Hate]

off message but - yesterdays weekly standard had a post by frederick kagan and why china and not the u.s. will be pumping iraqi oil - no blood for oil. thanks to kerry, shumer and mc caskill.

Rush talked about this yesterday; probably got it from the standard. Also OT, has anybody been able to get to AoSHQ since yesterday evening?

[Sara (Pal2Pal)]

has anybody been able to get to AoSHQ since yesterday evening?

I haven't noticed a problem and I just checked and got in just fine.

[Syl]

Kudlow said that short-selling rules should change (can't sell unless you first bought the stock on the way up) and perhaps another specific targeted thing or two but his MAIN prescription was...

NO MORE SUB-PRIME LOANS.

Period.

He was a bit more colorful, but that was the gist.

Of course the gist as boiled down by the jerks on Morning Joe was BLAME POOR PEOPLE? That's just AWFUL.

Sigh.

Obama and the Democrats are over their heads in this sh*t but the MSM just looks the other way.

[centralcal]

Same here, CaptainHate - I have had no problems at Ace's - yesterday or this morning.

[Linda Maurice]

I love the smell of Obamanation desperation in the morning. The "angry guy" routine isn't going to have a good outcome for Obama...especially since it isn't a routine. You know, like that Twilight Zone "The Masks" episode, where they take off their ugly masks at the end and they are same ugly underneath.

[Captain Hate]

Same here, CaptainHate - I have had no problems at Ace's - yesterday or this morning.

Thanks guys; it must be my crummy computer.

[clarice]

The best campaign ad for Obama seems to be one with more truth to it--vote me into office or my party will destroy this country with every means at its disposal.

[clarice]

Sara, I had problems at Ace's yesterday--turns out he'd erased the item I had the link for, but I had to wait most of the day to finally get on

[Pofarmer]

The good news is, Rush won't let this slide. I wonder if he will try to force an apology or embarass Obama over it?

[sbw]

Jane: Obama's campaign is tuned in perfectly to people who don't pay attention.

Jane, that is the line of the campaign.

[Sara (Pal2Pal)]

Just reported: Joe Biden says it is time to get patriotic, get with the deal, pay more taxes.

[Semanticleo]

NYT

September 18, 2008
McCain Seen as Less Likely to Bring Change, Poll Finds
By ROBIN TONER and ADAM NAGOURNEY

WASHINGTON — "Despite an intense effort to distance himself from the way his party has done business in Washington, Senator John McCain is seen by voters as far less likely to bring change to Washington than Senator Barack Obama. He is widely viewed as a “typical Republican” who would continue or expand President Bush’s policies, according to the latest New York Times/CBS News poll."

McCAIN is widely viewed as a “typical Republican” who would CONTINUE or EXPAND President BUSH'S POLICIES.

I thought I would repeat that, because it seems MILDLY important.

[Sara (Pal2Pal)]

I forget who it was yesterday that was looking for info on the stimulus plan, Rich? maybe. Anyway, here is a WaPo article that gives more detail:

WASHINGTON POST:Obama Exaggerates His Influence On Stimulus Plan.

[Semanticleo]

I don't think this is helpful..............

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122169431617549947.html

"Worst Crisis Since '30s, With No End Yet in Sight"

[Bob]

Helpful to whom semi-conscious?

This is the Dems fault, and not the Bush's. Obama is going to find it hard to shake this bogeyman for the next 45 days or so.

[Pofarmer]

Seems here lately that everytime I discuss Obama with somebody the words, "lying no good sack of shit" come out. Not always by me.

[Sue]

Folks, on this one, I'll have to agree with Leo. It doesn't have to be true, and in fact it isn't, but the uneducated general public that elects our officials believes it to be true.

[Bill in AZ]

Semantic - you're beginning to understand... The polls aren't done as a reflection of what people think. They are done to gauge the influence of the media on the people. That should bother you greatly - but you are too ignorant to understand the implication.

[Sue]

I heard another dem talking head this morning, McCaskill, say that Obama will lead us out of this because of his superior judgment in always being for more regulation. We are in for a long, long haul, folks.

[Sara (Pal2Pal)]

The President is speaking on the economy at 10:15 ET.

He canceled a trip to Alabama and Florida in order to stay in Washington and meet with all the top econ/financial advisers. I hope Harry Reid is listening so he gets a clue on what to do.

[Semanticleo]

"They are done to gauge the influence of the media on the people"

And the WSJ is in the tank for Obama?

How do you think the masses react when the penultimate partner to optimism in the Markets headlines Armageddon?

Take a look around. This is not Disneyland.

[bio mom]

Never underestimate the gullibility of the muddle who reelected Ray Nagin in N.O., crook Jefferson in N.O., and (to be non-partisan here) will possibly reelect Stephens in Alaska due to Palin on the ticket. There are so many more: Charlie Rangel, Barney Frank, Harry Reid, .... So now they are willing to put a flyweight socialist, who will be manipulated by the congressional lefties, in charge of the country faced with multiple crises. And why? Because "Charlie" and "Anderson" and "Katie" think they should. This is what we face and the crazy Internet is accelerating this problem, allowing rumors and outright lies to get out into the public realm. I feel we are in for a tremendous fall in our future. The adolescents have taken control.

[bad]

Then why is goofy always around?

[Bill in AZ]

Semantic - I rest my case on your response.

[sbw]

Goofy is my hero. He's on my favorite T-Shirt. He was praised in "Who framed Roger Rabbit" for his comic timing. Don't mess with Goofy.

[bad]

sbw

Note the lower case.

[sbw]

Whew!

[Semanticleo]

Well, maybe some folks live in Disneyland.

mea culpa.

[bad]

Fox News: LUN

LOS ANGELES — Lindsay Lohan's efforts to stump for Barack Obama were reportedly thrown back in her face by the Democratic candidate's campaign ... and her father is none too happy about it.

According to the Chicago Sun-Times, LiLo wanted to promote Obama but was turned away by his camp due to her wild ways. Now daddy Michael Lohan is biting back.

"For Barack Obama to condemn my daughter for past indiscretions when he admitted to the exact same himself is indicative of what kind of president he would be," Michael Lohan told Pop Tarts via e-mail on Wednesday night.

Here's a nice example of news that some people will notice who might not otherwise. Go Barry!! Dis those gay, hard partying young people. Seems awfully intolerant...

[SWarren]

east one

- yesterdays weekly standard had a post by frederick kagan and why china and not the u.s. will be pumping iraqi oil - no blood for oil. thanks to kerry, shumer and mc caskill.

Thanks for pointing to this article. It makes me so damn furious!! Who the hell put Dem senators in charge of making deals OR scuttling deals with other countries.
God forbid, they can't have AMERICAN BIG OIL rewarded with the contract, it's better that China gets it. I am steamed!!

(excerpt)

Instead, Senators Chuck Schumer, John Kerry, and Claire McCaskill wrote a letter to Secretary of State Rice asking her "to persuade the GOI [Government of Iraq] to refrain from signing contracts with multinational oil companies until a hydrocarbon law is in effect in Iraq." The Bush administration wisely refused to do so, but the resulting media hooraw in Iraq led to the cancellation of the contracts, and helps to explain why Iraq is doing oil deals instead with China.

Senators Schumer, McCaskill, and Kerry claimed to be acting from the purest of motives: "It is our fear that this action by the Iraqi government could further deepen political tensions in Iraq and put our service members in even great danger." For that reason, presumably, Schumer went so far as to ask the senior vice president of Exxon "if his company would agree to wait until the GOI produced a fair, equitable, and transparent hydrocarbon revenue sharing law before it signed any long-term agreement with the GOI." Exxon naturally refused, but Schumer managed to get the deal killed anyway.

LUN

[George G]

When does absentee voting start? Notice the Rasmussen tracking now has the race even.

[Bill in AZ]

Jane: His campaign is tuned in perfectly to people who don't pay attention.

I am getting the sense that the new Townehouse memo came out early this week with marching orders on the new media strategy to deal with Sarah Palin. The cone of silence has been descended over her and McCain. They will not be discussed for any reason whatsoever. I said here long ago that once the lib candidate was finally selected, you would here less about McCain than we heard about Fred Thompson.

We'll hear occasional mutterings about the McCain campaign "hiding" Sarah away from the press, etc - in fact on ABC news (radio) in between the cheering and gloating about the "trashed" economy they have finally managed to create, the newsreader mumbled exactly that about Sarah.

[Pofarmer]

McCaskill's got to be in the tank for Obama.

Afterall, ACORN got her elected.

[George G]

Should have added - are we seeing a Soros impact.

[Neo]

This is outrageous.

I won't wait for Joe Klein to question Obama's honor for 2 reasons ..
a) Klein won't
b) Obama has no honor.

b) worries me a lot. If you track the campaign of Obama, he has never really admitted to going anything wrong. This really scares me more than McCain who actually gets mad when his staff puts him in a lie and then apologies.

I have always said that the principles of Ganhdi only work on those who can be shamed .. Obama doesn't appear to be shameable and that makes him very dangerous.

[Charlie (Colorado)]

I can’t think of another time when a co-author of a bill abandoned the bill.

Charlie Rangel, draft bill.

[kim]

It does seem like an attempted putsch, Neo; the tactics are barbaric enough to turn the populace away.
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[Semanticleo]

Patterico is losing it.................

He's so pissed at Sully that he is linking to gay personal ads while warning about their content........then he melts down further by giving the dirty details in the comments.

Deputy D.A.(L.A. County) may soon be Deputy Dawg.

[Sara (Pal2Pal)]

Chaco: I think you might win your stock market bet. It is up over 200 pts. this morning.

[Charlie (Colorado)]

Okay, people, take deep breaths. Dow is up 180, earnings are coming in good on consumers, financial stocks are actually up a little. Panic isn't warranted.

[Charlie (Colorado)]

I guess we know who got banned at Patterico now.

[Neo]

Charlie Rangel, draft bill.

Rangel, the chief sponsor, abandoned the bill himself when it came to the floor.

It probably didn't help that that bill had 4 "typos" that would have created a draft for both active-duty and "reverse" (not reserve) components of the military.

Obama seems to like the idea of a "reverse" military that can do retreats, etc.

[Jim Ryan]

Panic isn't warranted.

Nor is despair warranted about Obama's candidacy.

Americans are not the kind of people who would elect such a miscreant. The press won't be able to install him because Americans are too street-wise to be hoodwinked. Americans can smell poor character and mendaciousness when given long enough to sniff. Before long they can tell it when a man is a poseur with an empty resume, a liar and a narcissist.

In the end, Americans will pick the candidates with honor, integrity and achievement on their records over the candidates with only "high-tech lynchings," corruption, and self-aggrandizement to brag about.

[Semanticleo]

"I guess we know who got banned at Patterico now."

Yeah. He got all weepy eyed last year when he met Vincent Bugliosi who was promoting his new book on the JFK assassination.

He made a few quotes extolling Bugliosi's skill and acumen as a prosecutor as well as his intellectual handling of the facts of his cases.

Bugliosi's 2008 book "The Prosecution of George W. Bush for Murder" left him postless and, presumably, speechless. When I asked him about the book and added his quotes, he
lost his composure; "It's rude, and I won't stand for it"

I've been banned ever since.

[Charlie (Colorado)]

Perhaps you might learn something from that.

[bad]

Here's an article in the SF Gate that has so much "whatever", I don't even know where to begin. Do these people read what they write?

LUN

[kim]

Well, Bush gives a statement of determination and asks for confidence. Well done.
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[Semanticleo]

OOPS! My comment went through. It won't last long. He's the King of Deletion.

[Semanticleo]

"Well done."

Don't you mean, 'less is more'?

[bad]

Please confirm Barry lectured at University of Chicago.

[Charlie (Colorado)]

Yeah, the Chicago law school. Why?

[Semanticleo]

"Perhaps you might learn something from that."

I was slow to learn intolerance, but I have excellent instructors.

[bad]

Chaco

I'm chasing down the amount of money from CAC that ended up in universities and University of Chicago shows up frequently. barry was employed there during CAC's existence.

[J Verner]

In case you haven't been following it, the suspect in the Palin hack is the 20 year old son of the Democrat state rep for a Tennessee district that covers part of Memphis.

I know that they are going to try and spin this as just one maladjusted kid trying to pull a prank, but I'm not buying it. The kid's dad is a genuine nutroot Obama supporter, who specializes in "environmental" issues.

This stuff was rapidly passed on to major media via email, and posted on wikileaks, and then displayed by both Gawker and Huffington Post within hours. And evidence that he's the guilty one--his father's website was down as of last night.

[Jim Ryan]

Barry lectured at University of Chicago.

Yes, but perhaps not the kind of courses one should actually take.

[Elliott]

This will be appearing on Halperin's site in 5, 4, 3 never.

[clarice]

J Verner have you a link to that?

[clarice]

bad, If the U of C is like other major universities, each school--i.e., the law school--operates fairly independently of the others. Remember though Michelle was also employed by the U of Chi (hospital) and their kids are enrolled at a school at which the U of Chi pays half the tuition of its employees .

[bad]

When I get it all together, I'll report, you decide.

[Sue]

J Verner,

Can you tell me where you are getting the information on the hacker?

[bad]

Another question, rather than google. When did barry start at Univ. O Chicago?

[Charlie (Colorado)]

Well, define "prank". It was clear from more or less the start that his motivation was political, and that he was disappointed to discover nothing: no pr0n, no illicit admissions of guilt, no notes to her paramours, nothing. A picture of Bristol sticking out her tongue and looking frankly adorable.

The attack was nothing much either: the kid's 1337 sk1lz turn out to be obsessive persistence and a poor password choice on Palin's part. But this was a level 3 hack on a log scale of 15. Once he had his stuff on 4chan, it was sure to get around quickly.

[DebinNC]

In bad's link of Obama in Nevada, he's described as "mocking" McC ..offering "cutting" remarks and "taunts".. calling for his peeps to "get in their [neighbors'] face" for him. There really is a cultural gulf here. Where I live we value humility and self-deprecation, but Obama's petty meanness is a turn off.

[J Verner]

Hey Clarice, It's at Michelle Malkin, and I found the name in the comments of Little Green football. If you go to Michellemalkin.com, there are two great blogs right on the front page. One of her tech savy readers posted a long blog with all the details.

The hacker was very careless. His yahoo ID was Rubico10, and internet sleuths traced it. Oh, and he admitted in the chatroom that he had read all the emails, and there was nothing there. So no excuses to Gawker or Huffpost that they were doing anything of a valid political nature.

Hint, the Tn disctrict in question just might be the 93rd...

[Elliott]

Obama's Fight the Smears site on Ayers:

Barack may have incidental ties to this member of Chicago society, but Simmons should be ashamed of his vile attack.

"May have incidental ties." That's pretty rich coming from the campaign that continually whines, "Third term, third term."

[bad]

Deb

I liked the barry supporter who was tired of all the trash talk. She characterizes barry as "aggressive".

[J Verner]

The best part Charlie, has been all those trial lawyers trying to justify an electronic version of watergate as a valid way of proving to the public that Palin was using the private account to bypass Alaska's sunshine laws.

Bull.

The troopergate stuff has gone bust, so they have to fester over some new bogus charge.

I'm telling you, I think someone put him up to it, either his father, or someone in the Obama family of internet thugs. The passage of the screenshots was just to smooth to be a silly prank. And look how our pravda media has used it! They are trying to blame the victim, and keep repeating that Palin used private e-mail to avoid supoena! It seemed like they ALL had their talking points pretty quick--no?

To give you a hint of what this bunch is like, his dad is very close to Rep Cohen, who borrowed the DailyKis bit about Jesus and Pontus Pilate and read it on the floor of the congress.

[DebinNC]

Memphis is District 9, represented by Steve Cohen who made an idiot of himself on the House floor last week equating BO w/Jesus and Palin w/Pilate. There's no way we could get so lucky that the miscreant is Stevie Junior.

[Captain Hate]

Obama's petty meanness is a turn off.

Wait til that whiny bitch gets his clock cleaned in the debates. I'm expecting a full onstage meltdown by that pansy loser.

[clarice]

Thanks, Jennifer.

[Cecil Turner]

And the WSJ is in the tank for Obama?

80+% of journalists vote Democrat. Yes, they're in the tank for Obama. As for the Wall Street Journal, this study from 2005 suggests they're one of the worst:

Media Bias Is Real, Finds UCLA Political Scientist
While the editorial page of The Wall Street Journal is conservative, the newspaper's news pages are liberal, even more liberal than The New York Times.

I doubt they've managed to sustain that record recently . . . but only because the competition for "most biased" has gotten so stiff.

[GMax]

Cohen has been making a idiot of himself pretty consistently. He also was a guy who was quoted as saying that if you didnt vote for Obama you were a racist.

I hope they can pin this on his kid, that would be turnabout as fair play.

[Bob]

Maybe the magic negro should have dissed Lindsy Lohan in Spanish and daddy wouldn't be so upset!

Lindsay Lohan's Dad Slams Obama Over Reported Dis

[bad]

One network with CAC who's external partner was University of Chicago -- Center for School Improvement-- received at least $1.5 million.

We've talked about CAC funds being a buy in for Ayers at U of I. Could the afore mentioned funds been a buy in for Obama at Univ. of Chigago?

[clarice]

Well, Cohen's website is up and no bio of his indicates he has a family.

[matt]

The latest is that the Dems in Congress want to recess and allow the administration to take the fall for the economic crisis. That is one of the single most irresponsible ideas I have ever heard.

It would seem that Reid and Pelosi will do anything to retain power to the detriment of the country. With the media in the tank, I am concerned that the truth gets out. The Democrats would bring the country to its knees for the sake of a power they seem unable and unwilling to use wisely. That is the ultimate indictment.

Obama has gone nuclear very early in the race, and this alone may torpedo his candidacy. "Getting in people's faces" is not good politics. Lying on Spanish radio will, I think, come back to haunt him.

[clarice]

I think they'd have hired him for the law school anyway. He had on paper the credentials and the ABA (illegally in my opinion) basically has a quota for minority and female hires/admittees.

[clarice]

If they leave the president's lifting of the ban on offshore drilling stands. No? Let's drive them out of town.

[Angellight]

"The Real Scoop On Palin’s Staged Town Hall Meeting — Another Pretend Moment!

http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/

So, what was the catch? Unlike most town-hall events, which are open to the public, include diverse crowds, and no one needs an advance invitation, this event was for ticket-holders only. And the only way to get a ticket was through the local Republican Party, after an advance RSVP. No wonder Palin was prepared to play “stump the candidate” — it was a very friendly crowd that had no interest in testing her.

It doesn’t exactly sound like a vote of confidence in the candidates’ ability to answer tough questions, does it?"

How long will the GOP continue to get away with lying, cheating and deceiving the American people?

[Charlie (Colorado)]

I'm telling you, I think someone put him up to it, either his father, or someone in the Obama family of internet thugs.

Maybe we need to extend Heinlein's Razor to "stupidity over malice, and malice before conspiracy." I shouldn't wonder that the talk over the dinner table was how someone should take down that Palin bitch, and how she was probably using a private account to hide from the subpoenas. But I don't see any sign of particular sophistication; if there'd been a purposeful conspiracy, I'd think before committing a federal felony they would have instructed the kid on how to use an anonymizer.

[Charlie (Colorado)]

Angellight, your idea of a lie and a scandal is that the Republican Party is the one that issued tickets to a Republican campaign event?

Funny, I always thought an angel's light would be brighter than that.

[J Verner]

Clarice, I have never met Steve, but I know people who know him very very well..

He is a confirmed bachelor, who has had a string of pretty young woman on his arm. Make of that what you will.

He is also a character, who actually did some good things for the state. What can you say about a jewish kid who represents a district that is 60% African American? He has lots of friends in the Memphis establishment.

But I think he has totally lost it now. He jumped the shark with the Obama as Jesus stuff on the floor.

[Cecil Turner]

BTW, if folks haven't listened to that WGN program, it's worth the download. In particular, the callers quoting from the Obama action line e-mail are illustrative of the astroturfing. Not sure if that qualifies as lying, but it sure ain't what I'd call honest.

[narciso]

Mexico, does have a way of exporting it's problem elements. They thought their Revolution of 1911-; which really ended up more like an Iraqi style civil war, would solve every problem. It didn't of course, it only empowered the party of the Caudillos
the PRI, which is more like the Nasserists and the Baathist then they would care to admit. They nationalized the surface of the oil fields, forming PEMEX which seemed to solve the problem for a while.

They took Fidel in, after he was exiled from Cuba, after his post Moncada release
and then sent him back in '56, in likely
cooperation with the local KGB resident there. Nicolai Leonov. When some local folks got the idea to follow Fidel's lead
in the 1960s; Tlatelco was the result. Yet
they backed the Sandinistas and even provided sanctuary for the FMLN in the 80s; all the while profiting from OPEC 'highway
robbery in the 70s. Whenever they sufficient
screw up the economy; usually the year after
one of their Presidential election, they let their excess population cross the border; have us handle it. If folks from Guatemala or El Salvador, try to cross the border; they send the Mexican Army to send
them back. They had another brief brush with Marighela style community organizing
with the famous SubCommander Marcos, but that was pushed out of the picture, after a time. They have a cozy relationship with the Castro dynasty; sending almost every immigrant from their back; not of their own volition. At least one presidentialcandidate
(Colosio)and one archbishop (Posadas)have been dispatched for their opposition to the increasing drug cartel striving for 'market
share'. The two consecutive PAN presidencies
(Fox and now Calderon) belong to what some would call the 'bitter clingers' clique, and
they have done marginally better, than the PRI has done

[DebinNC]

It doesn’t exactly sound like a vote of confidence in the candidates’ ability to answer tough questions, does it?"

Charles Gibson interviewed Obama last June right after he clinched the nomination and asked whether he'd accept McCain's offer to joint town hall debates in addition to the scheduled three. Obama said he absolutely would. Then later as his inability to speak without his telepromptor became apparent, he reneged. Who is it that is afraid of tough questions?

[Semanticleo]

"your idea of a lie and a scandal is that the Republican Party is the one that issued tickets to a Republican campaign event?"

I think angel was suggesting this is a symptom within a pattern of behavior.

I won't merely suggest.....................

[GMax]

I think the light refers to weighting, or brain power as in light as a feather. Not much horsepower there.

[DebinNC]

if there'd been a purposeful conspiracy, I'd think before committing a federal felony they would have instructed the kid on how to use an anonymizer

Plus, they might have told him that after reading all the emails, don't post that as hard as you looked for something incriminating, it just wasn't there.

[Enlightened]

Well, maybe Cohen doesn't have a kid...but god forbid the rubico10 address still gets linked to his home. That would implicate him as the alleged "son", and an avowed Obama supporter, Palin basher.

Even worse, dare I use the Cleo method of innuendo without facts - perhaps there was a 20-year old at Cohen's, and perhaps Cohen has a secret.

[Jim Ryan]

I'm expecting a full onstage meltdown by that pansy loser.

You know, I um...we've got to...there's a crisis for Americans...Katie, I think you need to look at...um...you know, the Republicans' same old same old and John McCain is, um....