Its Friday afternoon. I’m leaving in a bit to head to the mountains for the weekend with a friend and I don’t feel like posting today. That being said, I came across two good articles on RealClearPolitics that were written by two Washington authors (one from the WSJ one from the Post) which I thought were worth passing on for reading today.
The first by Kimberley Strassel of the WSJ, takes a look at the magic act of Barack Obama in an fun and enlightening way. Note that while her editorial is light and glib, ALL of what she’s talking about is verifiable and can be confirmed with a simple search on google. Its a fun read and it does subtly point out how often times Democrats say one thing and do another.
The second article by Charles Krauthammer (who is painful to watch on TV as he seems as stiff as the tinman) of the Washington post takes a look at the importance of Obama’s Character and his associations and calls in to question whether or not this should have been brought up earlier in the campaign process (like in 2006!).
Both are good and enlightening reads and should provide some entertainment in my absence….
Posted by mcangeli (Who am I?) on October 9th, 2008 | No Comments » | Aside
I’m not asking you to believe the following videos, so much as view them with an open mind. If you even have a shred of DOUBT come November 4th about who this man is, DO NOT VOTE FOR HIM! Do your own research!
Posted by mcangeli (Who am I?) on October 9th, 2008 | No Comments » | Aside
So 95% percent of Americans are expecting a tax cut if Obama gets elected this November. There’s just one little problem with that… the math doesn’t work. Apparently, 47% of Americans DO NOT CURRENTLY PAY ANY INCOME TAX AT ALL! That means he’s either going to make them pay taxes or he’s going to GIVE them a check instead. Which do you think it will be??
Posted by mcangeli (Who am I?) on October 8th, 2008 | No Comments » | Aside
In case you haven’t noticed, there’s a growing movement to go “green”. Not to mention the absurd prices of gas these days. Its no wonder that companies like Tesla are working on making viable electric cars and even Chevy is getting in to the action with the Volt. Now, its someone elses turn to help turn you green.
Charter communications wants you to go Green and they’re going to give one lucky winner a 2009 Honda Civic Hybrid. Thats pretty cool and almost unheard of (especially in these economically challenging times!). By visiting the link you’ll have the opportunity to signup for any of Charter’s great bundle tv/internet/phone packages or simply register for the drawing. The only catch is that you *must* live in an area serviced by charter. Its simple.
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One of the best things that can be done in persuading someone to vote for or against a candidate is often times letting them see the real person. Not the rhetoric. Not the media hype. Not the Rose Colored Glasses view of the candidate, but the real person.
As is often the case during greatly contested political races, candidates tend to stretch the truth, forget what they have already said (or written) and make up stuff that helps bolster their case. If you want proof, look at Kerry’s run for election in 2004, or look at Bidens’ fantasies….
This political season has been no different, except that the media has been focusing on EVERYONE except for one of the main candidates himself due to their self appointed righteousness and need for “their guy” to be declared the winner. In his latest series of articles, Thomas Sowell takes a look at the real Obama and isn’t too sure he likes what he sees.
The media may finally be looking at the Ayers links, the Rezko links and his links to fanny mae and freddie mac (of which he was one of the largest recipients of donations!) organizations.
So a friend is attending some conference somewhere and in one of the sessions he was in he learned of twitter.zappos.com. Apparently, the shoe GOD zappos has instituted a twitter feed to their site that allows visitors to see the good and bad of the twittersphere when it comes to zappos. Simply mention the word zappos in a twit and you’re in the feed. its rather cool and its led me on a search for a plugin that does the same…
I came across two that are kind of similar the first is Twitter Fountain. TF creates a flash like animation of whatever the search term you specify. Its ok but not really what I’m looking for…
The other is closer. TwitterDoodle searches the twits and creates a post based on your search and search intervals. The post can be posted to the front page or not and you can create as many searches as you’d like. Its actually a pretty cool tool. Here’s a post of the mentions of Delusions of Grandeur (not just this website but any time those words come up in a twitter!) in the twittersphere. How cool is that??
If you have another twitter tool you’re using, let me know about it….
This was passed to me in an email and I thought it was too good not to pass on!
To me our national press has not only let us down they have orchestrated the whole campaign of Barack Hussein Obama by completely covering up the facts or outright lying or ignoring them. What else explains this behavior? Add that to all of the documented voter fraud going on and illegal foreign contributions made to BHO this is all being shoved down our throats. It is so un-American to let him get away with these character issues yet it is.
All of these check out. Do it yourself! Please send to as many friends as possible and VOTE!.
Obama’s “Not Exactly-s”:
Selma March Got Me Born - NOT EXACTLY, your parents felt safe enough to have you in 1961 - Selma had no effect on your birth, as Selma was in 1965. (Google’ Obama Selma ‘ for his full March 4, 2007 speech and articles about its various untruths.)
Father Was A Goat Herder - NOT EXACTLY, he was a privileged, well educated youth, who went on to work with the Kenyan Government.
Father Was A Proud Freedom Fighter - NOT EXACTLY, he was part of one of the most corrupt and violent governments Kenya has ever had.
My Family Has Strong Ties To African Freedom - NOT EXACTLY, your cousin Raila Odinga has created mass violence in attempting to overturn a legitimate election in 2007, in Kenya . It is the first widespread violence in decades. The current government is pro-American but Odinga wants to overthrow it and establish Muslim Sharia law. Your half-brother, Abongo Oba ma, is Odinga’s follower. You interrupted your New Hampshire campaigning to speak to Odinga on the phone. Check out the following link for verification of that….and for more.
Obama’s cousin Odinga in Kenya ran for president and tried to get Sharia Muslim law in place there. When Odinga lost the elections, his followers have burned Christians’ homes and then burned men, women and children alive in a Christian church where they took shelter.. Obama SUPPORTED his cousin before the election process here started. Google Obama and Odinga and see what you get. No one wants to know the truth. http://iperceive.net/obama-odinga-the-kenyan-jihad/
My Grandmother Has Always Been A Christian - NOT EXACTLY, she does her daily Salat prayers at 5am according to her own interviews. Not to mention, Christianity wouldn’t allow her to have been one of 14 wives to 1 man.
My Name is African Swahili - NOT EXACTLY, your name is Arabic and ‘Baraka’ (from which Barack came) means ‘blessed’ in that language. Hussein is also Arabic and so is Obama.
Barack Hussein Obama is not half black. If elected, he would be the first Arab-American President, not the first black President. Barack Hussein Obama is 50% Caucasian from his mother’s side and 43.75% Arabic and 6.25% African Negro from his father’s side. While Barack Hussein Obama’s father was from Kenya , his father’s family was mainly Arabs… Barack Hussein Obama’s father was only 12.5% African Negro and 87.5% Arab (his father’s birth certificate even states he’s Arab, not African Negro). From….and for more….go to….. DiversityInc.Com
I Never Practiced Islam - NOT EXACTLY, you practiced it daily at school, where you were registered as a Muslim and kept that faith for 31 years, until your wife made you change, so you could run for office. 4-3-08 Article ‘Obama was ‘quite religious in islam”
My School In Indonesia Was Christian - NOT EXACTLY, you were registered as Muslim there and got in trouble in Koranic Studies for making faces (check your own book).
February 28, 2008. Kristoff from the New York Times a year ago: Mr. Obama recalled the opening lines of the Arabic call to prayer, reciting them with a first-rate accent. In a remark that seemed delightfully uncalculated (it’ll give Alabama voters heart attacks), Mr. Obama described the call to prayer as ‘one of the prettiest sounds on Earth at sunset.’ This is just one example of what Pamela is talking about when she says ‘Obama’s narrative is being altered, enhanced and manipulated to whitewash troubling facts.’
I Was Fluent In Indonesian - NOT EXACTLY, not one teacher says you could speak the language.
Because I Lived In Indonesia , I Have More Foreign Experience - NOT EXACTLY, you were there from the ages of 6 to 10, and couldn’t even speak the language. What did you learn except how to study the Koran and watch cartoons.
I Am Stronger On Foreign Affairs - NOT EXACTLY, except for Africa (surprise) and the Middle East (bigger surprise), you have never been anywhere else on the planet and thus have NO experience with our closest allies.
I Blame My Early Drug Use On Ethnic Confusion - NOT EXACTLY, you were quite content in high school to be Barry Obama, no mention of Kenya and no mention of struggle to identify - your classmates said you were just fine.
An Ebony Article Moved Me To Run For Office - NOT EXACTLY, Ebony has yet to find the article you mention in your book. It doesn’t, and never did, exist.
A Life Magazine Article Changed My Outlook On Life - NOT EXACTLY, Life has yet to find the article you mention in your book. It doesn’t, and never did, exist.
I Won’t Run On A National Ticket In ‘08 - NOT EXACTLY, here you are, despite saying, live on TV, that you would not have enough experience by then, and you are all about having experience first.
Voting ‘Present’ is Common In Illinois Senate - NOT EXACTLY, they are common for YOU, but not many others have 130 NO VOTES.
Oops, I Misvoted - NOT EXACTLY, only when caught by church groups and Democrats, did you beg to change your misvote.
I Was A Professor Of Law - NOT EXACTLY, you were a senior lecturer ON LEAVE.
I Was A Constitutional Lawyer - NOT EXACTLY, you were a senior lecturer ON LEAVE.
Without Me, There Would Be No Ethics Bill - NOT EXACTLY, you didn’t write it, introduce it, change it or create it.
The Ethics Bill Was Hard To Pass - NOT EXACTLY, it took just 14 days from start to finish.
I Wrote A Tough Nuclear Bill - NOT EXACTLY, your bill was rejected by your own party for its pandering and lack of all regulation - mainly because of your Nuclear donor, Exelon, from which David Axelrod came.
I Have Released My State Records - NOT EXACTLY, as of March, 2008, state bills you sponsored or voted for have yet to be released, exposing all the special interests pork hidden within.
I Took On The Asbestos Altgeld Gardens Mess - NOT EXACTLY, you were part of a large group of people who remedied Altgeld Gardens . You failed to mention anyone else but yourself, in your books.
My Economics Bill Will Help America - NOT EXACTLY, your 111 economic policies were just combined into a proposal which lost 99-0, and even YOU voted against your own bill.
I Have Been A Bold Leader In Illinois - NOT EXACTLY, even your own supporters claim to have not seen BOLD action on your part.
I Passed 26 Of My Own Bills In One Year - NOT EXACTLY, they were not YOUR bills, but rather handed to you, after their creation by a fellow Senator, to assist you in a future bid for higher office.
No One on my campaign contacted Canada about NAFTA - NOT EXACTLY, the Canadian Government issued the names and a memo of the conversation your campaign had with them.
I Am Tough On Terrorism - NOT EXACTLY, you missed the Iran Resolution vote on terrorism and your good friend Ali Abunimah supports the destruction off Israel
I Want All Votes To Count - NOT EXACTLY, you said let the delegates decide.
I Want Americans To Decide - NOT EXACTLY, you prefer caucuses that limit the vote, confuse the voters, force a public vote, and only operate during small windows of time.
I passed 900 Bills in the State Senate - NOT EXACTLY, you passed 26, most of which you didn’t write yourself.
I Believe In Fairness, Not Tactics - NOT EXACTLY, you used tactics to eliminate Alice Palmer from running against you.
I Don’t Take PAC Money - NOT EXACTLY, you take loads of it.
I don’t Have Lobbysists - NOT EXACTLY, you have over 47 lobbyists, and counting.
My Campaign Had Nothing To Do With The 1984 Ad - NOT EXACTLY, your own campaign worker made the ad on his Apple in one afternoon.
I Have Always Been Against Iraq - NOT EXACTLY, you weren’t in office to vote against it AND you have voted to fund it every single time.
I Have Always Supported Universal Health Care - NOT EXACTLY, your plan leaves us all to pay for the 15,000,000 who don’t have to buy it.
My uncle liberated Auschwitz concentration camp - NOT EXACTLY, your mother had no brothers and the Russian army did the liberating.
So, who EXACTLY is this Obama guy and what is he trying to sell us?! Please get to work now…not enough of your loved ones and friends know about this fraud.
Coming from a TRUE American, this is not the “Change” we want or need. I Googled the information and it’s ALL true. I don’t know a lot of people so I am depending on whoever gets this to help me “Educate” America. I am afraid that Obama is doing just as his brother did, going after the uneducated, poor, and promising “Change”, they have no idea what “change” he will bring. Our only savior is our Constitution, for right now, until that’s “changed.”.
Posted by mcangeli (Who am I?) on October 3rd, 2008 | No Comments » | Aside
I was sitting in the hot tub tonight, imbibing in a rum and coke (yes, Coca-Cola) and a cigar as I’m prone to do every so often when I need some “down” time and it dawned on me that the blog here can be put to a better use for the next 31 days. I’ve spent a lot of time trying to convince people that McCain/Palin is a good choice. By this point, I think though, most people have made up their minds as to who they’re going to pull the level for on November 4th unfortunate as that may be. After all, as Brian Williams said on Letterman tonight, a week in a Presidential Campaign is literally a year (look at the past two if you need any proof) and a lot of things can change.
Instead of focusing on why McCain/Palin would be a better choice for this country, I’m going to focus, at least five posts a week (figure one a day during the work week) on why Obama/Biden are a bad fit for the country. We’ll look at things like their policies, their beliefs, their associations and more. I’m going to work hard to try and sway you to at least reevaluate why you’re planning to vote for who you’re planning on voting for.
Parts won’t be too easy, other parts won’t be too hard. Its hard to argue with Biden’s time in the senate, but its not hard to argue with his view on patriotism, taxes and other areas. With Obama, it shouldn’t be too hard to argue with anything.
We’ll start today with looking at the tax returns for the two VP candidates. Biden’s were released earlier this month and show that the Bidens earned approximately $320,000 in 2006 and they paid approximately $66,000 in taxes. For charitable contributions, the Bidens biggest year of giving was 2007 in which they gave a whoping $995 to charity. Now, even if he was following the Christian principle of tithing (which is %10) he should have given approximately $32,000.
On the other hand, the Palin family earned approximately $170,000 in 2007 (about $160,000 in 2006) and paid $25,000 in taxes in 2007. They donated approximately $8200 to charity (figure church and other charities) over a two year period. If I did my math right, they donated approximately 9 times the amount that Biden has in roughly the same period.
I’d point out that Obama donated about 5.6% of their pretax earnings to charity and McCain donated approximately 26% of his earnings in the same time period. I think before Biden talks about paying taxes as the patriotic thing to do, he should look at increasing his donations to charities that help more people.
Why didn’t someone tell me September was over?? Anyways, back at the beginning of September, I started another Contest with Coffee and EntreCard Credits being the prizes. Well, the month is over and the winnarz are announced!
Congratulations to Karen Z who won the 500 Entrecard Credits and to Lyndon who won the Coffee and the 1000 EC Credits!
The cool tool at ContestMachine sure helped making this contest easy (it even picked the winners for me!). If you’re going to have a contest, I seriously suggest checking it out!!
Oh and a big shout out to Twitch and Jitter my supplier for excellent coffee!
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The past two weeks has been a little bit of a mess. From botched interviews by Palin to the Democrats trying to pin the blame for the current economic crisis on the Bush Administration and the GOP to the original “bailout” bill failing miserably things have not gone well in the world of politics until last night. If you missed it, I suggest you google for the Vice Presidential Debate and watch the whole thing in its entirety. It was far more entertaining than the Presidential Debate last week and Ms. Palin (or should I dare say, Madame Vice President) definitely brought her A game to the debate floor.
She was charming, happy and down to earth whereas Biden seemed to be most of the time angered that he had to debate her and at times he seemed frustrated. Its true, both sides had their share of fibs, though it seems that Biden may have had more than Palin. In all, the night was probably a draw as far as the points go, with each side proclaiming their person the victor, when in fact, I think the American people actually won that one last night. Hopefully, the days of keeping palin quiet are over and the McCain camp will let her loose. Its not like she can do any worse than she or John have done over the past couple of weeks.
Wednesday we saw the approval of the “Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008.” For those who want a shorter name, just call it the “Lets Screw America Act”. Here’s some of the stuff that the senate included:
The Democrats wanted a new Wall Street tax, which would essentially set a fee on securities transactions, in order to recover the potential costs for the taxpayers. The fee would be assessed after five years if the Congressional Budget Office determined that the taxpayers lost money in this bailout. In the end, the Democrats didn’t get their way. Instead, the next president will be responsible for proposing to Congress his plan to pay the taxpayers for any loses. Can you imagine what this plan will look like if Obama wins?
The $700 billion will be allocated in stages. $250 will be available immediately, $100 billion available “upon report to Congress,” and $350 billion “available only upon Congressional action.”
The good news … it seems as though Republicans have managed to kill the proposal to devote 20% of any potential profits to community organizations like ACORN
There will be new executive compensation requirements including “no multi-million dollar golden parachutes”
The bill contains some provisions to help families avoid foreclosures by creating a plan to “encourage services of mortgages to modify loans”
It will expand the range of firms that can sell troubled assets to the government to include pension plans, local governments and community banks serving “low- and middle-income families.”
If you want to read the full bill check it here. I didn’t like the original bill and I don’t like this bill. I told Chambliss that and it appears to have landed on deaf ears, maybe the Congress will get it right and not pass this bailout. We, the American people, should not be covering for the mistakes of those who believe they know better. Any parent can tell you that a child learns best when he or she has to pick themselves up from a fall and do it all over again. Thats what wall street needs. They need to be taught a lesson and handing them money (even if the government expects to be paid back) isn’t the way to do it. Thats called enabling.
Want to know more about the speaker of the house? This about sums up the crazy moon bat.
mcangeli
