QUOTE OF THE DAY!

John McCain, Republican Presidential Candidate

“She’s exactly who I need. She’s exactly who this country needs to help me fight the same old Wash politics of me first and country second.”

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Obama’s latest ads: ‘Scranton, No Change and Revitalize’

“Scranton”

“No Change”

“Revitalize”

QUOTE OF THE DAY!

Vladimir Putin, Russian Prime Minister

“If my guess is right, then it raises the suspicion that someone in the U.S. specially created this conflict to worsen the situation and create an advantage in the competitive struggle for one of the candidates for the post of president of the United States.”

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Moveon.org opinion of McCain’s VP pick

John McCain has made a change of his own. He has broken with tradition and decided to beat Obama on his own game. He has chosen a running mate who is truly a republican, and most importantly, she is a woman. He believes that the best way to attract the female vote is by having a female running mate. Furthermore, he has proven with this choice that he is not afraid of the republican opinion nor does he fear people’s phobia toward females inclusion in higher political positions. 

The following is what Moveon.org has to say about McCain’s pick:

Yesterday was John McCain’s 72nd birthday. If elected, he’d be the oldest president ever inaugurated. And after months of slamming Barack Obama for “inexperience,” here’s who John McCain has chosen to be one heartbeat away from the presidency: a right-wing religious conservative with no foreign policy experience, who until recently was mayor of a town of 9,000 people.

Huh?

Who is Sarah Palin? Here’s some basic background: 

• She was elected Alaska’s governor a little over a year and a half ago. Her previous office was mayor of Wasilla, a small town outside Anchorage. She has no foreign policy experience.¹ 
• Palin is strongly anti-choice, opposing abortion even in the case of rape or incest.² 
• She supported right-wing extremist Pat Buchanan for president in 2000. ³ 
• Palin thinks creationism should be taught in public schools.⁴ 
• She’s doesn’t think humans are the cause of climate change.⁵ 
• She’s solidly in line with John McCain’s “Big Oil first” energy policy. She’s pushed hard for more oil drilling and says renewables won’t be ready for years. She also sued the Bush administration for listing polar bears as an endangered species—she was worried it would interfere with more oil drilling in Alaska.⁶
• How closely did John McCain vet this choice? He met Sarah Palin once at a meeting. They spoke a second time, last Sunday, when he called her about being vice-president. Then he offered her the position.⁷

The previous opinions are not positive, but they prove that McCain is not afraid of political opinions nor is he afraid of making unpopular decisions.

Sources: 

1. “Sarah Palin,” Wikipedia, Accessed August 29, 2008 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarah_Palin

2. “McCain Selects Anti-Choice Sarah Palin as Running Mate,” NARAL Pro-Choice America, August 29, 2008 
http://www.moveon.org/r?r=17515&id=13661-9525230-KaCxo2x&t=1

3. “Sarah Palin, Buchananite,” The Nation, August 29, 2008 
http://www.moveon.org/r?r=17736&id=13661-9525230-KaCxo2x&t=2 

4. “‘Creation science’ enters the race,” Anchorage Daily News, October 27, 2006 
http://www.moveon.org/r?r=17737&id=13661-9525230-KaCxo2x&t=3

5. “Palin buys climate denial PR spin—ignores science,” Huffington Post, August 29, 2008 
http://www.moveon.org/r?r=17517&id=13661-9525230-KaCxo2x&t=4

6. “McCain VP Pick Completes Shift to Bush Energy Policy,” Sierra Club, August 29, 2008 
http://www.moveon.org/r?r=17518&id=13661-9525230-KaCxo2x&t=5

“Choice of Palin Promises Failed Energy Policies of the Past,” League of Conservation Voters, August 29, 2008 
http://www.moveon.org/r?r=17519&id=13661-9525230-KaCxo2x&t=6

“Protecting polar bears gets in way of drilling for oil, says governor,” The Times of London, May 23, 2008 
http://www.moveon.org/r?r=17520&id=13661-9525230-KaCxo2x&t=7

7 “McCain met Palin once before yesterday,” MSNBC, August 29, 2008 
http://www.moveon.org/r?r=21119&id=13661-9525230-KaCxo2x&t=8

QUOTE OF THE DAY!

Oprah Winfrey

“I cried my eyelashes off.” “I think it’s the most powerful thing I have ever experienced.”

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McCain’s message to Obama on the Democratic Convention

MOVEON.ORG YOUNG VOTERS REGISTRATION DRIVE: VIDEO

QUOTE OF THE DAY!

Joe Biden

“Again and again.” “on the most important national security issues of our time, John McCain was wrong, and Barack Obama was proven right.”

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McCAIN’S LATEST ADS: “TINY” and “REMOTE CONTROL”

‘TINY”

‘REMOTE CONTROL’

McCAIN: “HILLARY HAS BEEN VERY GOOD TO ME”

The long Democratic Presidential Primaries left many unhappy Democrats. Moreover, it is costing the Democratic Nominee many votes. John McCain is using the animosity within the party to attract those voters who are willing to shift party lines and join the Republican side.

Hillary Clinton has become the post child for McCain to attract the disenfranchised democratic voters. He is using the same political techniques used by Hillary Clinton against Obama during the primaries. Experience is the underlining point. However, the case is very different now. Hillary Clinton was fighting to gain only democrats votes back then. McCain’s would be happy with a few swinging Democrats to give him the edge because he already has the republican backing.

Below are the latest ads: