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Speaks for itself (ugh...) Eat Crow? Hell Yes, to Win This Election by Lea Lane The Obama team is suddenly making a huge effort to gain women's votes, but many die-hard Hillary supporters -- dozens of my acquaintances -- remain bruised and confused. The fact that Palin is on the ticket when HRC wasn't even vetted may turn out to have been the major gaffe of Axelrod and Company, and the tipping point of this tight election. If you've been an outspoken Obama supporter from the beginning, it's time to make amends with Hillary supporters you know. Arguing with, or browbeating them to get on board is counterproductive, but showing you've come around to respecting Hillary may ease their hurt enough to do the trick. (Even if you don't mean it. This is politics.) Here's what you can do: Eat crow. To get started, memorize this phrase, take a deep breath and say: "Now that I see how unqualified Sarah Palin is, I realize how I misjudged Hillary Clinton. Even Biden...

Excerpted from HERE "Reasonable men may debate how best to handle a smear campaign launched by a determined adversary. But there are certain basic concepts that must invariably come into play. "For one, you should seldom debate the degree of your own alleged culpability, even if you really are guilty of something wrong.. "And while this is obvious in seeking to project positive images, in general; it is all the more certain, when the alleged culpability is in merely having a different ideological perspective; having a completely defensible point of view--whether or not that view is controversial. "To concede the moral high ground to an unprincipled foe, bent upon reviling you and destroying your reputation, is pure madness. To compromise your position by apologizing for your mistake, will only undermine your base of support. It will never convert a determined foe. Nor should it please anyone devoted to the truth. It has never been immoral in a free society to have a...

ONasty is still lifting his dawg-leg on women. His bots are "in their faces" for standing up to the gang rapes of Hillary and now Sarah. You should see some of nonsense I delete (and will continue to delete) from this blog. (FYI Obamabots - it's my blog, it's my opinion... if you don't like it there are millions of other blogs to choose from so shoo-shoo on back to NoBama's site with your own kind. As a PROGRESSIVE -- yeah, I said PROGRESSIVE -- I want to see PROGRESS. I see ZERO in Obama. I still more of the same lying, race baiting, sexism, hope-nosis, crowd manipulation, mind controlling thuggery that the REPUBLICANS did for the last eight years. Snake Oil is not Progress. John McCain would be PROGRESS. And this is STILL America and I STILL get to make my own choices and STILL form my own opinion.) Obloviate and his minions are the only ones crying RACISM! Hello? The man is only 1/2 Black. If anyone's RACIST it's him & his sheeple. ...

Rumi is and always has been one of my favorite poets. His writing transcends religion and speaks of man's relationship to God as that of two lovers. His writing has transcended time and the barriers of ethnicity, congregation and race. Yes he was Muslim, but I believe Rumie honored the ACTUAL peace preached by the Quran, not the hate & violence. This sort of transcendent feeling about God is very needed with all the hate and divisiveness being spread nowadays. (no no, I am not about to sing Kumbaya... just sharing a favorite with you!) If you haven't ever read him -- give Rumi a read. Rumi: The Way of the Lover by Kabir Helminski Those sweet words we shared between us, the vault of heaven has concealed in its heart. One day, they will pour down like rain. Our secrets will germinate in the soil of this universe. — Quatrain 1112 translated by Kabir Helminski and Lida Saedian HOW DID A MEDIEVAL ISLAMIC ASCETIC BECOME, IN the last 20 years, the most popular poet in Ameri...

From Hillary or Bust: With the latest Sarah Palin hatefest happening among female comics (Sandra Bernhard wants Palin to be raped by a gang of black men; a confused Margaret Cho hates her but wants to have sex with her) , I have had it. Listen to me, crazy liberal Palin-hatin’ women, and listen to me good: Keep it up. Because if this sort of misogyny, from women, by women, against Sarah Palin continues, I will not only vote for Palin this November, I will vote for her in 2012 if Hillary is not the Democratic nominee. I will then vote for Palin AGAIN as long as she is on the Republican ticket and there is no female Democrat to vote for. I have had it. I am absolutely shocked, disgusted, appalled, and sickened by the far left right now. As a former member of not only NOW but the very radical Women’s Action Coalition (WAC) in the 1990s, I am amazed at how far the feminist movement has fallen. If this misogyny is what you really stand for, I will fight against it with my vote. And not only...

By S.E. Cupp Republican vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin arriving at the Orlando, Fla. airport on Friday, with son Trig, 5 months, in her arms. Palin has been assailed by women for many of her views. I have a message for the self-styled guardians of womanhood who have decided that Sarah Palin is public enemy No. 1 - please stop talking. You're embarrassing yourselves and women all over the country. You are making otherwise thoughtful, careful, intelligent, tolerant and modern American women of every political bent look and sound ridiculous. As a woman myself, I'm begging you to stop. Put the pen down, close out the blog, push the E! microphone away. Your trash-talking is disturbing and humiliating. In fact, it's setting back the true cause of feminism - the advancement of women - far more than your imagined nemesis. Stop using and abusing Palin to pump up your own overweening egos. You are not the next Sojourner Truth, and Palin is not your next punch line. She's...

From The Confluence Vote, or Risk Having Your Vote Stolen ! I sincerely believe that Obama for America intends to try to steal the presidential election, just as George W. Bush did in 2000. Obama’s track record proves that he has absolutely zero integrity and an utter disregard for democratic prinicples. That is the primary reason that I do not support him and think that he would be a danger to our country, and perhaps put the final nail in the coffin of our democratic process. People like Bush and Obama want to make voters irrelevant. They care only about the corporate vote, which is cast not with a ballot, but with a greenback. They still need to pretend, however, that the voters actually did make the final decision. Obama can only use his shills in the media to get him close to the finish line. That provides the cover for when the “ground game” comes in and makes sure that the actual vote count is in their favor. Republicans and Democrats have different methods for doing this...

The Obamabots better get a muzzle for Biden before he shoves his foot any farther down his throat. Too easy to be "misquoted" when you are bloviating on & on, apparently aimlessly... Great way to win people over Joe! (feh!) Democratic vice presidential candidate Joe Biden on Thursday called Republican John McCain's answers to the current economic crisis "the ultimate bridge to nowhere" and said paying higher taxes would be patriotic for wealthier Americans. Biden said the GOP presidential nominee was out of touch with average people's problems, comments designed to resonate with voters in economically troubled northeast Ohio and keep pressure on McCain during a week of bad news from U.S. markets and financial institutions. Biden's two-day bus trip in the region includes stops in areas devastated by thousands of job losses in manufacturing and the auto industry. With the economy a top concern in Ohio, polls were tight in this essential swing state. ...

From No Quarter: Today, McCain-Palin 2008 released a partial transcript of a conference call held this afternoon with Miguel D. Lausell, Senior Political Advisor to Hillary Clinton, and Clinton Delegate-at- Large Luchy Secaira (Florida). Both Lausell and Secaira endorsed John McCain for president. Here are excerpts from the conference call: Luchy Secaira: “I was a very strong Hillary Clinton supporter because she had a set of principles, characteristics, and her stand on the issues along with a track record of fighting on behalf of families. That was very attractive to me. “Well, we now know that the primaries are over. However, those qualities are not transferable. I do not believe that Senator Obama shares in those qualities. Therefore, my support and my vote is also non-transferable. “I am supporting John McCain and Governor Palin because John McCain has spent his whole life standing up for his country. He has a record of fairness, compassion, responsibility, and giving back. “Gover...

by my friend, the late Kathy Krajco Quite a few years ago, I saw a documentary on TV about batterers. Unfortunately, I can’t remember the name of the program or the expert being interviewed, but what he said I think is self evident to anyone who has ever tried to communicate with an abusive person. What was it? He pointed out that in arguments between the victim and the batterer (not beatings, just arguments), the victim always argued circles around the batterer, beating him hands down. I mean she whupped him. They actually captured examples on film, from counseling offices and even from cameras placed in the home. This should be no surprise. Of course she whupped him to shame. Reason was 100% on her side. He either had to concede her points or be totally irrational and blow back a wall of gibberish and bullshit at her, like a character in a Monty Python skit . Any fair and rational judge of the debate must award the victory to her, by pinning him on every point. If you live or work wi...