The Smear Gap

Wow. Hell hath no fury like a Newsweek hack having a fit when someone dares question King Obama. Is the Newsweek staff being picked up in van by Obama operatives and driven to the polls en mass? RIP Newsweek. No one reads (or trusts) you anymore.

Wow. The "press" really has a fit when Obama is questioned, criticized, or taken to task for being what he is: An empty suit. Newsweek is a liberal rag with a diminishing subscribership. For some balance why not hire someone who just likes Obama, as opposed to the Newsweek-standard-issue hack who flat out loves him? RIP Newsweek. No one trust (or reads) your anymore.

Well. Now we know who is the Official Judge of "Far, too far, and not far enough".
Thanks

Obama is an anachronism.

Well, now we know who is the Ultimate Judge of "Far and Too Far"

Another whining Dimocrat. Poor timing when just yesterday Obama lied about McCain's believing that the threshold for being rich is $5 million. McCain said it with a laugh and that he knew it would be distorted. Obama knew this but, Obama is a liar. It's just like he did with the 100 years in Iraq quote.

Obama's biggest lie: "We need a president who sees government not as a tool to enrich well-connected friends and high-priced lobbyists, but as the defender of fairness and opportunity for every American," the candidate said in his June speech. "That's the kind of president I intend to be."

But his actions don't match his words. Away from the bright lights and high-minded rhetoric of the campaign trail, Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., has quietly worked with corporate lobbyists to help pass breaks worth $12 million.

"It's an entire culture in Washington -- some of it legal, some of it not," the Democratic hopeful told a New York crowd in June, rallying support for his ethics reform agenda.

But last year, at the request of a hired representative for an Australian-owned chemical corporation Nufarm, Obama introduced nine separate bills exempting the company from import fees on a range of chemical ingredients it uses in the manufacture of pesticides and herbicides. Nufarm's U.S. subsidiary is based in Illinois.
While legal, Obama's bills on behalf of Nufarm and other companies are part of the special treatment machine Washington rolls out for special interests, say good-government watchdogs.

"If you have a company...there's a whole factory set up to help you get these suspensions," said Steve Ellis, president of the Washington, D.C.-based watchdog group Taxpayers for Common Sense. "It's a pay-to-play system you have to rev up and work." Hire the right lobbyist, pay the right fee, and you can save millions, he explained.

In Nufarm's case, Obama's staff met with a lawyer representing the company, Joel Junker, in person and on the phone several times, Junker told ABC News. Junker says he worked with Obama's staff to craft the nine bills and keep them moving forward.

In a glowing financial report issued just two months after Obama introduced Nufarm's numerous tariff-lifting bills, Nufarm told its shareholders it was making more money than ever before in North America because it had increased its prices on its U.S. and Canadian customers, predominantly farmers.

In particular, "price rises on phenoxy herbicides," a family which includes 2,4 D, "improved the profitability of those products, despite no significant increase in sales volumes."

Economics aside, some medical researchers also harbor concerns over 2,4 D. Studies have purported to find a link between high exposure to the chemical and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, a type of cancer. Defenders of the chemical say it is safe, and note that even scientists who believe a link exists cannot explain how the chemical may cause the cancer.

Only one other 2008 presidential hopeful has introduced more tariff suspension bills to benefit major corporations than Obama -- Longshot GOP candidate Sen. Sam Brownback, Kan. Sen. John McCain introduced none.

We interrupt this program for a special message from President Obama. "My fellow Americans, I regret to inform you that today the Centers for Disease Control reported that the incidence of Clinging to Guns and Bible Syndrome has increased dramatically in the last 6 months. I am concerned not only about the dysfunction associated with this disorder but also about my chances for re-election if it reaches epidemic proportions. Despite billions of dollars spent on research, a cure has not been identified. At this time, my Secretary for Homeland Defense Barney Frank is recommending that we quarantine those individuals currently affected by CGBS. My Secretary of Transportation Mr. Kilpatrick will be in charge of organizing transport to the sites that have been set aside throughout the country. I ask for further patience as we try to eradicate CGBS. Thank you.

Be happy that Obama will let the Bush Tax Cuts expire and implement measures to correct the Social Security issue, address the working class tax system and give you a good night's sleep. McCain would be a nightmare for all of us, Dems and Repubs alike.

Idado Ed, telling the truth isn't cheering on Obama. But I wouldn't expect a republican to recognize truth.

Oh my. McCain smears. I am shocked. And Obama's folks enlighten us as to the truth that McCain "cheated" and "lied about cheating" at Camelback . And that McCain "plagarized" (made up) and "lied about plagarizing" his story about the "cross on the ground in Viet Nam." Please!

America already had one major military operation underway in Afghanistan when the Bush administration -- with McCain's full support -- recklessly poured most of our other military assets into the invasion of Iraq. Today most Army and Marine units are either deployed in Iraq or Afghanistan, preparing to deploy or recovering from deployment. The fact is that at the present time, we do not have the wherewithal to respond militarily to a crisis even if such a response were necessary or appropriate.

As a result, John McCain's strident statements following Russia's military actions only place into relief the reality that he has continuously supported Bush policies that make us weaker -- in spite of his tough talk.

foreign policy blunders are without question McCain's strong point of consistency

Obama has proven in terms of economics by refuting Clinton and McCain on their "gas tax" remedy which by the way was refuted by many such as professionals, republicans and democrats, Obama has suggested ways using energy to benefit as well as increase revenue for the country's out of hand economy based on trade negotiations, jobs' increases and keeping health care costs to a minimal but you haven't been listening. Lend your ear to his speeches instead of looking for holes. He has been correct all along on foreign policy. He said we took our eye off the ball on Afghanistan and should not have gone to war in Iraq since they had no reason to a) support Al Quaeda b) declare nuclear war for weapons they never had and c) crimes against humanity which should have been handled by the World Court which by the way is a good thing and we need to join and hopefully will.

If we never went to war with Iraq and stayed on mission in the "War on Terror" in Afghanistan then we would not be suffering economically as we are now. Obama made those statements when he voted against the war in the first place. If you would have listened then you would not be trying to figure him out and makle statements like you just did. Get a clue and man up on what's happening in the world. Stop cowering behind your old principles of being a cowboy or cowgirl. Cast your vote for McCain if you feel he is best for the job, which in my opinion he is not the man for the job. Barack Obama is the most capable man to sit in the Oval Office. He has wisdom and experience of reaching out not only to other coountries, but other generations as well. Vote, but make the right choice.