‘Ask Not What You Can Do For Barack Obama, Ask What Barack Obama Can Do For You’

Trevor Lyman is the man who organized the Ron Paul money bombs.

One Lyman money bomb raised $4 million in one day.

Another raised $6 million in one day.

Now, Lyman is at it again.

Lyman wants to hold a third party debate in New York City.

Lyman was inspired by Ron Paul's press conference a couple of weeks ago.

At that press conference, Paul called on his followers to ditch the two major parties and throw their support to one of the independent or third party candidates.

So, we all need to support Lyman's push for an alternative debate now.

If Lyman gets 10,000 pledges by October 8, he and the other sponsors will organize a debate in New York City.

All major candidates -- Nader, Barr, McKinney, Baldwin, Obama and McCain will be invited.

Already, with no publicity, Lyman has close to 1,000 pledgers.

So go to thirdpartyticket.com now.


And add your name to the pledge list.

You don't have to say how much you are pledging.

Just add your name.

The Commission on Presidential Debates won't let Ralph debate.

So, let's get behind Trevor Lyman's push now.


Let's crank it up.

And get it done.




Onward to November

The Nader Team

PS:
Third partyticket.com is being sponsored by Lyman's group breakthematrix.com, the Chicago-based Free and Equal Elections, and Open Debates.

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"REAL CHANGE YOU CAN BELIEVE IN"

This is a stupendously transparent, cynical, shill. Characterizing young people as a mob of unthinking worshippers is unlikely to get them to vote for McCain. Nice try, though.

this is for you eden - What about all of the corporate bailouts the last 6 months on Bush's watch? Where have you been? We are 1 trillion $$ in debt and you talk about Obama 's give away
programs - give me a break. McCain only thought is WAR and more WAR, how are we going to fund that!! Spending $10 Billion a month on a war in Iraq - we can't even take care of our own people here in the good ole U.S.A. McCain talks about taking care of the Veterans - where has he been all of these years when Walter Reed Hospital has been falling down - 15 min. from Capital Hill. McCain has the lowest record with the Veterans - check it out - true FACT!!!
Obama will market America - McCain only cares about Corporate America - again, check out his corporate record and voting record!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!McCain =Pain

While watching the debate Obama's lack of foriegn knowledge made we realize he isn't the person for the job. He has polished his presence for the public but there were a couple of brief seconds when his in your face attitude came forward when he became upset with McCain. We aren't just the United States of America we are part of a global community whose survival is tied to everything which happens on this planet in some way, especially in politics. If we refuse to work with the global community to contain agression & keep our borders safe we not have to concern ourselves with Main Street---it won't exist.
Obama is about handouts to people who are into what are you going to give "me". With the mess on Wall Street---WHERE DOES HE PLAN TO GET THE MONEY TO GIVE AWAY. You have to market America so business will come home.

Obumer will Change you into an Army DRAFTEE. Hope you like your new uniform..

All this election marketing is just a hype. The polls have the last word. And you all know McCain will win.Bush won democratically TWICE in the USA.All this back and forth will be over after election day (if the ballots do not go sour in Florida,yet again).

Why is it Barack Hussein Obama is connected to so many radicals ? Can anyone answer that for me please ?
The Presidential Debate was easily won by John McCain. Barack Hussein Obama is such an amateur and a *** on the international scene. He knows absolutely nothing relating to foreign affairs. Last night he was beat soundly in the debate by McCain just like he was always beat by Hillary Clinton ...Obama just stutters and makes up answers that don't make sense to get out of a jam when McCain makes Obama look like so he's so inexperienced and naive.
What does Obama thing he can do with rogue states like Iran , Syria and the Middle East in general ? Doesn't he know that raiding Afghanistan and Pakistan will not take out Ai-Qaida. Terrorist cells are all over the world including Al-Qaida ...so what is Obama gonna do about that ? Fact is he doesn't know. John McCain is way more experienced and capable to protect the United States than Barack Hussein Obama will ever be.
Barack Hussein Obama is connected to radical groups and terrorists and still there are Americans saying they want to vote for this guy. Listen...if Obama gets elected and you think Americans are hated ....well Americans will be hated 10 times more. Right now..the United States inept ability to handle its finances is having a severe impact on the rest of the world ...thats making more enemies for the States...and also too Barack Hussein Obama is a Muslim....the United States better not make this very bad decision in electing Obama.

Stupid article. Obama's committment to the long-term future of America is clear, just as the short-sighted, reactionary views of his opponent are clear. There will be plenty of time to lobby for the youth agenda AFTER we get the right candidate elected.

Although this really sounds like a sly ploy from the Republicans I will humor you with a reply.

Obama has not forgotten the needs our our future generations in fact they are what motivate him. Now true Obama as well as McCain will have to alter their plans despite the fact that neither was able to answer this question in detail last night at the debates, which I thought was a premature question in the firs t place considering this bailout costing an additional $700 BILLION is most recent and unexpected, so much so they
are still trying to assest it! Obama did his best to assure us of issues that he would place in the forefront, these are the same ones that as best as I can recall have been his from the start. I say give him, them both time to access the issues, in fact I doubt they will be able to give a solid answer to this question of cuts of their financial plans until they are able to access the programs that are in place and access whether they are worthy of keeping or not.

Obama truly appears to be well aware of the needs of the people and he appears to be one that will work to make things happen, but at the same time we ALL young and old must realize this nation is in a very bad state and yes we are to have expectations of him, BUT we are to be realistic as well.

I THINK ANOTHER QUESTION WOULD BE ONE THAT PUTS ME IN MIND OF THE ORIGINAL QUOTE
"ASK NOT WHAT YOUR COUNTRY CAN DO FOR YOU , BUT WHAT YOU CAN DO FOR YOUR COUNTRY"
jfk

I ALSO THINK A GOOD ONE WOULD BE ASK WHAT ROLE YOU'RE GOING TO PLAY IN THE RESTORATION OF OUR GREAT NATION"
me!/ parphasing Obama

I agree with that generation expects praise even when praise is not due, BUT I also believe as does Obama that it will be this generationas the abilities needed to push farther than any other before it, BUT I like Obama believe that this generation needs more direction and a wilingness to have faith in themselves, so I say to ALL young men and woman take Obama up on his challenge and get busy not just to elect him, BUT to improve yourselves and this nation!

Hmmm...I'd suggest you might wanna add some thoughts on EDUCATION here.

At least we do not have to ask what the republicans will do to us, the last eight years have been witness enough.

Excellent well thought out article.

Part 2

???Is John McCain a once in a lifetime politician???? continued

Many of my friends support Obama. I asked them "Can you show me something similar Obama has done something at a personal/political cost?" After much thinking they offered me two instances:

1) Obama worked as a "community organizer". I don't buy this. Obama rose rapidly from "community organizer" to state legislator, to federal senator to one of the youngest nominees for President. "Community organizer" seems to have been part of this rapid ascent.

2) Obama opposed the Iraq war. While I believe that the Iraq war was wrong, I don't think Obama's opposition carried any cost to him given that the sentiment in his liberal district was heavily against the war (unlike, say Clinton's state).

I repeat the simple question: Can you cite one example in Obama???s history that shows he is ready to bear a political/personal cost to do the right thing?

McCain is the one politician I expect to tell me the truth. He is a once in a lifetime politician, someone who can inspire by his character and courage.

I don't agree with many of his positions, but I don't expect there is any politician out there who is in perfect harmony with my views.

I believe that the economy is the most important issue facing the country. McCain has been getting a lot of flak for saying he doesn't know much about the economy. That is just further evidence about his honesty. No politician is an economics expert. Rather their job is to hire the right experts for the job. The federal deficit needs to be brought under control. When McCain says he will cut spending and curb the deficit, he is the one I believe. He will be the one who will hire the experts to get the job done.

There is a lot of money that is going to be spent of TV advertisements attacking McCain. A common refrain is "He used to be good, now he has gone bad". Of course that is what the opponents are going to say, as McCain's past is clearly good. A 72 year old man doesn't become something different from what he was for the first 71 years. He is still the same McCain.

Disillusionment with politicians is an almost permanent feature of politics. McCain represents an opportunity of a lifetime to break out of this morass of disillusionment and cynicism.

Character and courage are the rarest of politicians' virtues, and McCain is that rarity.

Honor your country, elect the man who represents character and courage.

JS

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Part 2

???Is John McCain a once in a lifetime politician???? continued

Many of my friends support Obama. I asked them "Can you show me something similar Obama has done something at a personal/political cost?" After much thinking they offered me two instances:

1) Obama worked as a "community organizer". I don't buy this. Obama rose rapidly from "community organizer" to state legislator, to federal senator to one of the youngest nominees for President. "Community organizer" seems to have been part of this rapid ascent.

2) Obama opposed the Iraq war. While I believe that the Iraq war was wrong, I don't think Obama's opposition carried any cost to him given that the sentiment in his liberal district was heavily against the war (unlike, say Clinton's state).

I repeat the simple question: Can you cite one example in Obama???s history that shows he is ready to bear a political/personal cost to do the right thing?

McCain is the one politician I expect to tell me the truth. He is a once in a lifetime politician, someone who can inspire by his character and courage.

I don't agree with many of his positions, but I don't expect there is any politician out there who is in perfect harmony with my views.

I believe that the economy is the most important issue facing the country. McCain has been getting a lot of flak for saying he doesn't know much about the economy. That is just further evidence about his honesty. No politician is an economics expert. Rather their job is to hire the right experts for the job. The federal deficit needs to be brought under control. When McCain says he will cut spending and curb the deficit, he is the one I believe. He will be the one who will hire the experts to get the job done.

There is a lot of money that is going to be spent of TV advertisements attacking McCain. A common refrain is "He used to be good, now he has gone bad". Of course that is what the opponents are going to say, as McCain's past is clearly good. A 72 year old man doesn't become something different from what he was for the first 71 years. He is still the same McCain.

Disillusionment with politicians is an almost permanent feature of politics. McCain represents an opportunity of a lifetime to break out of this morass of disillusionment and cynicism.

Character and courage are the rarest of politicians' virtues, and McCain is that rarity.

Honor your country, elect the man who represents character and courage.

JS

If you like this article, please email it to your friends.

End Part 2

Part 1

Is John McCain a once in a lifetime politician?

I came to know about John McCain in 2000 and have been following his political career since. Let me also say that I supported Gore in 2000 and Kerry (who later turned out to be rather disappointing) in 2004.

The one thing that always made McCain stand out from other politicians is his willingness to do what he considered the "right thing" at the cost of damage to his political career. Here are a few examples:

1) In 2004 he opposed a federal ban on gay marriage.
Why? He said it was not something for the federal government to be involved in.
Impact? Lost support of an important part of the Republican primary voters.

2) In 2007 he teamed up with Kennedy to write an immigration bill.
Why? He said that the reality of the situation is that illegal immigrants would not be expelled, instead stricter border controls were needed.
Impact? Besides the Clintons, Kennedy is probably the least popular liberal politician for many Republican primary voters. McCain's probability of winning the nomination fell to a low of 6% on intrade.com

3) 2005 onwards McCain was the leading opponent of torture in the Senate.
Why? Torture is not worthy of America.
Impact? It was seen as going against Bush/Cheney's position on the matter.

???Is John McCain a once in a lifetime politician???? continued

4) Change? You want REAL CHANGE? Washington has long been seen as a place where lobbyists and politicians form "mutually beneficial" relationships with each other at the cost of the ordinary citizens. The most important legislation that tried to break the corrupt relationships was the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002 (BCRA, McCain???Feingold Act, Pub.L. 107-155, 116 Stat. 81, enacted 2002-03-27).
Impact? As Feingold put it, the bill made both McCain and Feingold so unpopular with their fellow legislators, that they only could lunch with each other.

5) The Iraq Surge. When the Democrats were trying to cut off funding for Iraq in 2007, and supporters of continuing the war were hedging their positions, McCain clearly came out in support of the surge. Why? McCain said that losing the war would create chaos in the mid-East and prove costly to America. As he said "I would rather lose a campaign than lose a war". Impact? In 2007 the surge was quite against the public sentiment.

6) And of course his refusal to end his captivity early, an offer the Viet Cong made to an admiral's son.
Why? He wanted same treatment as his fellow captives.
Impact? Continued captivity.

End Part 1

schlang, you are right about ACORN which is a liberal radical organization that Obama is well acquainted with:

BARACK OBAMA and BILL AYERS (unapologetic Washington Terrorist Bomber) both worked on the Woods Funds Board as directors in the ???90s.

Here is one example of many radical groups they had for clients:


ACORN: A LIBERAL ACTIVIST GROUP, notorious for voter registration FRAUD and even paying for votes using crack cocaine.

Operating in at least 38 states (as well as Canada and Mexico), ACORN pushes a highly partisan agenda, and its organizers are best understood as shock troops for the AFL-CIO and even the Democratic Party.

Acorn and its affiliates have pulled some real stunts in recent years. In Ohio in 2004, a worker for one affiliate was given crack cocaine in exchange for fraudulent registrations that included underage voters, dead voters and pillars of the community named Mary Poppins, Dick Tracy and Jive Turkey. During a Congressional hearing in Ohio in the aftermath of the 2004 election, officials from several counties in the state explained ACORNs practice of dumping thousands of registration forms in their lap on the submission deadline, even though the forms had been collected months earlier.

Given this history, its not surprising that ACORN is so hostile to voter identification laws and other efforts to ensure fairness and accuracy at the polls.


Source article: http://directorblue.blogspot.com/2008/03/obamas-problematic-directorship-woods.html


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Reports on SCOTUS Voter ID and ACORN Fraud:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s5VgzvzIJ04&feature=related

OBAMAs ACORN Exposed - PART I: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H8Ep1tkNOUU


OBAMAs ACORN Exposed - PART 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=625jUE78zjE


OBAMAs Resume. . . The ACORN Years: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7SOhlcu5dJw

Right now McCain is getting away w/calling himself and Sarah Palin mavericks. What I have heard whispered is that McCain is erratic, a term that has been used to describe his choice of Palin as well as his return to Washington to inject himself into the economic discussion over the 700 billion. It's only a matter of time until McCain flies off the handle and shows his true temperament. He has landed softly from his erratic choices. The Wall Street fiasco was referred to as economic growth until it was seen as a disaster of a grand scale.
It's only a mattetr of time.