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Military Donations seen favoring Obama

Report finds reversal of trend

Associated Press

Friday, August 15, 2008

U.S. soldiers have donated more presidential campaign money to Democratic Sen. Barack Obama than to Republican Sen. John McCain, a reversal of previous campaigns in which military donations tended to favor Republican White House hopefuls, a nonpartisan group reported Thursday.

Troops serving abroad have given nearly six times as much money to Mr. Obama's presidential campaign as they have to Mr. McCain's, the Center for Responsive Politics said.

The results also are striking because they favored Mr. Obama, who never has served in the military. Mr. McCain meanwhile, is a decorated war veteran who spent nearly five years as a prisoner of war in Vietnam. The Arizona senator graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy and had a 22-year career as a naval aviator.

Mr. Obama has opposed the war in Iraq and says he would withdraw combat troops within 16 months. Mr. McCain has been a steadfast supporter of the war, saying he would withdraw the troops only when conditions on the ground warrant it.

???Obama will work tirelessly to uphold this nation's sacred trust with its veterans, to ensure they are not forgotten after they return home and he will provide our troops with the leadership they deserve, as well as the support they and their families need,??? Obama spokesman Nick Shapiro said.

Mr. McCain's campaign played down the significance of the donations.

???John McCain has been endorsed by more retired admirals and generals than Barack Obama has military donors,??? McCain spokesman Michael Goldfarb said.

???We feel confident that many U.S. troops stationed overseas will support John McCain in the election this fall, but we suspect most are too busy doing the important work of defending this country than to make political contributions,??? Mr. Goldfarb said.

The report tracked donations of $200 or more. It found that 859 members of the military donated a total of $335,536 to Mr. Obama. Mr. McCain received $280,513 from 558 military donors.

Among soldiers serving overseas at the time of their donations, 134 gave a total of $60,642 to Mr. Obama while 26 gave a total of $10,665 to Mr. McCain. That was less than the amount received by Republican Ron Paul, who collected $45,512 from 99 soldiers serving abroad, the report said.

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You gotta hand it to the Repig's, even though they have us in a 12 Trillion dollar debt and growing, 2-3 Billion per week, War similar to what the Germans did, Corruption on a par that is atrocious, Halliburton stealing around 50 Billion, Gonzalez, Abramoff, Ennron , Katrina, ready to bomb Russia and Iran, pedophiles galore in there ranks, Crazy, wild -eyed lathered mouths like Fixed Noise , screwball Evangelicals that are full of hate and prejudice, Believe inTorture ,and then act pious, ad infinitem, and yet the Repig's would elect another Cloned Repig. Amazing isn't it ? INDEPENDENTS , think about 40% of the Repigs who think that Global Warming is a joke the next time you vote!!!

Georgia started it. Russia finished it. End of story.

The United States had no ability to do anything except offer diplomatic help during the Georgia crisis -- thanks to an unnecessary war that Bush and McCain both supported. And, don't forget that McCain was being egged on by a foreign policy "adviser" who was a paid lobbyist for the Georgian Government until LAST SPRING. Meanwhile, the crisis seems to be ending in a ceasefire -- THANKS TO DIPLOMACY. If you want a war-mongering president who doesn't care if the US can actually back up his "trash talk" and who is,advised by foreign-paid lobbyists -- Vote MCain.





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loriw: Your President Bush could've called the Deantors back to the House, but, he did'nt !!

Bush also Spurned McCain's Suggestion, that the Senators, Both Democrat and Republican should be called back to Vote...Bush Rejected such a Demand from Mccain and went on to the Olympics.

John McCain is... SENILE

John McCain: A man that has Missed More Senate Hearing and Votes, than Anyother Senator....

He should lead by Example and get his ASS.... Back To Work !!!

Source: The Huffingtonpost.com

Michael Phelps: Ignores John McCain???s "We???re All Georgians Message" on Olympic Stand..

I'm Glad that Phelps Did Not Acknowledge that Country (Georgia) and their national Anthem, because E.European Georgia, is Not Our Country and Not our Concern. Phelps knows what is Happening and who started what !!!

Call Me when Atalanta, Savanah or Augusta georgia is Invaded by Moscow, until then, E.European Georgia is Absolutely of No Importance to me.

United States swimming phenom Michael Phelps continued his Beijing gold rush tonight, earning the gold medal on the back of a world-record-setting outing in the final of the men's 200-meter individual medley.

Note: However, the ensuing Medal Ceremony was Marred when Phelps Failed to Heed the Directive of Presidential Contender John McCain, that "We are" Now "All Georgians."

Phelps gave these instructions LITTLE HEED AT THE CEREMONY, where he appeared to salute the United States' own flag, while "The Star Spangled Banner" played on the loudspeaker,

Big Note: INSTEAD of "Tavisupleba," the Georgian National Anthem. This raised many questions. Why won't Michael Phelps use his powerful "dolphin kick" to circumvent the Russian naval blockade in the Black Sea?

Recognizing that Phelps had Failed to learn The Lesson Of Munich, Hungarian silver medalist Laszlo Cseh left the ceremony and immediately annexed the Sudetenland.

McCain may well have encouraged the Georgian invasion of S. Ossetia. He's been in frequent contact with the Georgian president Saakashvilli and McCain's campaign manager is a lobbyist for Georgia (which means that McCain's campaign is being run by an agent of a foreign country). McCain desperately needed an issue to make him look "presidential," and he's on record as claiming that the assassination of Benzier Bhutto in Pakistan gave him a boost in the polls. Whether or not he actually did set off the Georgia crisis, it's clear that he wants to exploit it for political gain to the max.

BTW: It's interesting how the corporate media is dropping all mention of Georgia's invasion of South Ossetia and the atrocities their army committed there. They've got to dumb down the discourse so that there's a "good" guy (Georgia) and a "bad" guy, Russia. Georgia good, Russia bad. Or as George Orwell put this kind of stupidity in Animal Farm: "Four legs good, two legs bad."

BO would be under his wifes skirt sucking his thumb The guy is a totally wimp and has no business even trying to run. Send in Hillary "The Thatcher" she would do the job and do it right media or no media. You got screwed lady by your own party. Kindest Regards Joe