Florida GOP: Red With Dismay

Florida GOP never had a ground game. Honestly, I am a registered Florida Republican and I was never contacted by anyone in the party except through direct mailings which were full of lies. McCain's choice of Sarah Palin showed an unprecedented lack of good judgment and sealed his fate. I have already voted for Obama/Biden., and I trust him to govern with a steady and pragmatic hand. All the hate mongering of the Palin campaign makes McCain look weak and is bad for our country. The world is watching.

SHOULD Barack Obama win the presidency and Democrats take full control of Congress, next year will see a real legislative attempt to bring back the Fairness Doctrine - and to diminish conservatives' influence on broadcast radio, the one medium they dominate. Yes, the Obama campaign said some months back that the candidate doesn't seek to re-impose this regulation, which, until Ronald Reagan's FCC phased it out in the 1980s, required TV and radio broadcasters to give balanced airtime to opposing viewpoints or face steep fines or even loss of license. But most Democrats - including party elders Nancy Pelosi, John Kerry and Al Gore - strongly support the idea of mandating "fairness." Would a President Obama veto a new Fairness Doctrine if Congress enacted one? It's doubtful. The Fairness Doctrine was an astonishingly bad idea. It's a too-tempting power for government to abuse. When the doctrine was in effect, both Democratic and Republican administrations regularly used it to harass critics on radio and TV. Second, a new Fairness Doctrine would drive political talk radio off the dial. If a station ran a big-audience conservative program like, say, Laura Ingraham's, it would also have to run a left-leaning alternative. But liberals don't do well on talk radio, as the failure of Air America and indeed all other liberal efforts in the medium to date show. Stations would likely trim back conservative shows so as to avoid airing unsuccessful liberal ones. Then there's all the lawyers you'd have to hire to respond to the regulators measuring how much time you devoted to this topic or that. Too much risk and hassle, many radio executives would conclude. Why not switch formats to something less charged - like entertainment or sports coverage? For those who dismiss this threat to freedom of the airwaves as unlikely, consider how the politics of "fairness" might play out with the public. A Rasmussen poll last summer found that fully 47 percent of respondents backed the idea of requiring radio and television stations to offer "equal amounts of conservative and liberal political commentary," with 39 percent opposed. Liberals, Rasmussen found, support a Fairness Doctrine by 54 percent to 26 percent, while Republicans and unaffiliated voters were more evenly divided. The language of "fairness" is seductive. Even with control of Washington and public support, Dems would have a big fight in passing a Fairness Doctrine. Rush Limbaugh & Co. wouldn't sit by idly and let themselves be regulated into silence, making the outcome of any battle uncertain. But Obama and the Democrats also plan other, more subtle regulations that would achieve much the same outcome. He and most Democrats want to expand broadcasters' public-interest duties. One such measure would be to impose greater "local accountability" on them - requiring stations to carry more local programming whether the public wants it or not. .

IN MY OPINION: IT IS TIME FOR ROBIN HOOD TO TAKE FROM THE RICH TO GIVE TO THE POOR! DURING THE LAST EIGHT YEARS, THE RICH HAVE BEEN TAKING FROM THE POOR BY CONTROLLING THE DISTRIBUTION OF WEALTH AND OPPORTUNITY AND THE WAYS AND MEANS FOR A BETTER LIFE IN THE GREATEST COUNTRY IN THE WORLD.

HOW HAVE THE REPUBLIANS DONE THIS? LOOK AT THE BIG CORPORATIONS: THEY CONTROL THE MAJORITY OF BUSINES IN ALMOST EVERY COMMUNITY ACROSS AMERICA. THEY HAVE DESTROYED THE MOM AND POPS STORES ACROSS THE COUNTRY. FOR ALL PRACTICAL PURPOSES, SMALL BUSINESS DO NOT MAKE MORE THAN $250,000. THE BIG CORPORATIONS DO NOT LET THEM.

MOST CORPORATION HAVE SCOUTS WHOSE JOB IS TO GET INFORMATION ON PRICES IN THE COMMUNITY SET BY THE SMALL BUSINESS. THEY KILL THE COMPETITION BY LOWERING PRICES TO THE POINT WHERE SMALL BUSINESS HAVE TO FOLD UP.

MAIN STREET IS NO LONGER IN EXISTENCE-NOW ITS THE LOOPS AND MALLS IN SMALL TOWNS WHERE THE ACTION IS WITH CORPORATE AMERICA RULES!

IT IS ABOUT TIME THAT THEY PAY HIGHER TAXES SINCE THEY CONTROL WEALTH AND OPPORTUNITY. GO OBAMA! GO BIDEN! WAKE UP AMERICA AND SMELL THE WEALTH AND OPPORTUNITY, NOT THE LIPSTICK!

IN MY OPINION: McCAIN IS LOSING IT AND LOSING THE CAMPAIGN. BUT HE IS NOT STUPID, HE CAN STILL WALK AND CHEW GUM AT THE SAME TIME AND TELL LIE AFTER LIE. HE IS USING JOE THE PLUMBER WHO I THINK IS A FAKE AND A FRAUD, TO LIE AND CONFUSE THE VOTERS REFERENCE SEN. OBAMAS TAX PLAN.

I DO AGREE THAT THE CORPORATIONS SHOULD BE TAXED IN ORDER TO HELP PAY FOR THE DAMAGE THAT THEY HAVE DONE TO THE ECONOMY. THEY HAVE DESTROYED THE ESSENCE OF COMPETITION AND FREEDOM OF ENTERPRIZE IN AMERICA BY CONTROLLING WEALTH AND OPPORTUNITY FOR THE MASSES.

THE IDIOTIC McCAIN SEES THIS, BUT HE DOES NOT WANT TO ADMIT IT. IF HE DOES ADMIT IT, HE WILL HAVE TO ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY IN PART FOR THE DAMAGE DONE. HE IS NOT GOING TO ACCEPT THIS TRUTH, THAT IS WHY WE SHOULD ELECT OBAMA AS PRESIDENT! GO OBAMA/BIDEN!

Enough about ACORN. You stupid Republicans can turn nothing into insanity in a heartbeat. Iraq was a world menace with nuclear weapons. Now Acorn is the greatest threat to democracy. ACORN is a small organization that tries to get the poor people in this country involved in the political process. That's it. There's nothing more to it you freaking idiots.

Barack Hussein Obama will turn the United States into the Marxist States and Rev Wright , Louis Farrakhan , Bill Ayers , Rev Pflegger , ACORN , Hamas terrorist advocates , will be crawling all over the White House....this can only mean one thing.....the demise of the USA as we know it.

SCARE TACTICS

The closer we get to Nov 4th, the more McCain???s campaign sounds like Bush politics. Bush used scare tactics to get us in the Iraq war. McCain uses scare tactics to try to scare votes his way. They both have one thing in common, the tactic was false. Are scare politics the only platform the Republicans know how to run on?

SPREAD THE WEALTH - SOCIALIST PROGRAM FOR THE RICH

Answer to McCain's rally speech on "Obama wants to take your wallet, your money and spread it around". Under eight years of Bush/McCain Policy the wealth was spread to the wealthiest Americans while middle class America's income went down by $1200. McCain wants to spread the wealth to the wealthiest while giving nothing back to those who work for a living. The current economic verdict is in ??? we had eight years of Bush policy that took care of Wall St while Main St paid the price. Enough!

To Cazador1972

Ok so let remind the pin-heads out there about why in a bad situation drastic measures... many which we distain may have to be used.
Take your finger and click the keyboard and google JAKE and C.H. Butcher. What will you find???
Well in the 1980's a strong Democrat leaning family, (by the by Jake ran for Tennesse governor in Tennessee) , operated a very large banking system. The depositors in this were screwed over by these liberal corrupt SOB's. Due to faulty loans, poor uninsured accounts, and embezellng to benefit the Butchers and their democcratic cronies hundreds of thousands of depositors lost everything! Their baks and the banks affiliated with them went south KAPUT! Don't believe me pin-head liberals look it up fools. On top of that the money these corrupt bofoons embezeled was squirreled away in places like the Grand Caymans out of reach of the goverment to seize it in the bankruptsy fall out. Does any of this ring a bell with the current crisis??? HELLO Fannie Freddie Barney Frank, Chris Dodd, Barack Obama. Yes Bush is taking portions of the current failed banks into control to keep history from repeating itself. And in his own words this is only a temporary thing until the system levels out. And by the way to ensure loans can still be made to companies and individuals to help normalize the state of the economy. Drastic YES, unavoidable not now that corrupt liberals thwarted addressing the issues of Fannie and Freddie, when McCain and the republicans warned of the impending problem and wanted to head this off. But I'm sure in your narrow-minded, short-sightedness, you can find some way to diss anyone who dives in, and takes the control of a crisis situation that threatens our nation as being some how wrong and irresponsible. Idiots!!!

Comment: from tiny ACORNS grow huge FRAUDS....

By Larry Johnson
Email: larry_johnson@earthlink.net
Site: http://NoQuarterUSA.net

Why is Barack Obama giving ACORN $832,000 when it is a tax dead beat? (Hat tip to an intrepid NoQuarter reader.) Before Obama and Biden cast any more stones at poor Joe the Plumber for a $1200 tax lien, they might want to insist that their buddies at ACORN pony up the HALF-MILLION DOLLARS they owe the Federal Government. That???s right boys and girls, according to Louisiana State financial records, ACORN is a mega deadbeat:

INITIAL AMOUNT: $547,312
INITIAL DOCKET #: 424212708
AMOUNT: $547,312
FILING DATE: 03/10/2008
INITIAL DATE: 03/10/2008
UPDATE DATE: 05/07/2008
Name SSN/EIN Address
IRS
PLAINTIFF
ASSOCIATION OF COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS FOR REFORM NOW
DEBTOR
1024 ELYSIAN FIELDS AVE
NEW ORLEANS, LA 70117

Of course, this raises some even more interesting questions.......

Read rest @ NoQuarterUSA.net

Allah Akbar Ya'll

NOBAMA!!!

Scooter2beatbigoil That is a strange comment,I live in Canada and go to whatever doctor I like,no restrictions of any kind that I know of.

The right wing comments are simply amazing.... Carter?? as if BUSH could IN ANY WAY be interpreted as better than Carter....

Did it go over everyone's head, at the social, Osama and MCCAIN both attended, where McCain, laughingly said that he couldn't help but feel that some in the audience may be supporting him in secret, then said"NICE TO SEE YOU HERE TONIGHT, HILLARY".............it is not joke....Hilllary has agreed to hold a high level positon in McCain's cabinet.......IT's a payback for ALL the traitors, who bailed on her....GOOD JOB,
HILLARY..............................................MCCAIN/PALIN '08

to joelpalmer

Obama Smeared hisself this time... He stated the fact of is socialist ideas (any questions now about whether Ayers was an influence?). But we who know what is agenda is all ready knew. But now those that don't read or research and rely soley on TV for info are getting a preinagural glimpse of the real Senator Obama/ Marx Headroom ! And it's starting to already leave a bad taste in their mouths. Expect many voters to do what they do to survive.... tell a pollster what you think will get them off the phone, then go in the booth and vote your wallet. If Obama wins we know what the reality is, 'hold on to your wallet' till 2012 when America will be so sick of Socialism, there will be a political Tsunami of a conservative backlash!

GOD DAMN jOHN MCCAIN WORRYING about THE FAKE "Joe the Plumber" that Makes 250K? What about me "Joe The Mechanic" that work hard ,barely survives in real world just making 40K less? McCain ,I'm too has a dream to own a workshop to call my Own too ,if I'm really did make 250K ,Frankly I dont mind, paying 3% extra tax to help my other JOE's to excel too..

CAPITALIS IS GOOD FOR FAT-CATS.AND EXECUTIVE .....SETUP A BANK...LET THE WORLD PUT THEIR MONEY ...LET HAVE THE DICE ROLLS AND MANIPULATES WITH YOUR LIMITS .....GAMBLE IT FAST.......EASY WAYOUT OF PROBLEMS DECLARE BANKRUPT...........DOES THAT SOUND EASY????..

I wish we could live in a Socialist State. Unfortunately for all of us, Obama's no Socialist. But in reality McCain's campaign is the one that screwed up for choosing this incompetent barking dog as a running mate! Get 10 Right Wingers in a room. Whichever one tells me he has confidence in Palen tells me that person's a liar and can't be trusted. It's really not that hard. They screwed up with a loudmouth moron.

McCain may say that he's not G.W. Bush but he campaigns just like him- at least here in Florida.

In 2004, I got robocalls about Swiftboat (character assasination about something that didn't really happen 40 years ago) and phony "pollsters" that smeared Kerry. I had late-term abortion flyers left on my doorstep.

It's 2008, and I've had 17 robocalls in two days, mostly about Ayres (character assasination about a tangential relationship Obama has with someone who committed a crime 40 years ago), plus phony pollsters asking "Knowing that OBama is a Muslim, how has that affected your vote?"

I'm sick of it. I'm just ashamed to be a Republican. I thought McCain was a better man, but whatever good in him is utterly gone and he's another Bush.

A couple of months ago, I never thought I would have voted for Obama but I just filled out my absentee ballot for McCain. And he can blame no one but himself -- and the Bush Administration for nearly destroying our country.

If America is going to fight its way out of a worldwide economic crisis that has people fearful of losing not only their homes but also their jobs, and fearful of unending war, then it must have better leadership than it has had the past eight years.
While John McCain also promises "change," it''s hard to believe that''s possible from someone who, by his own admission, has voted with Bush 90 percent of the time. mostly, he and Bush have been on the same page.McCain credit for supporting the successful "surge" of additional U.S. troops to Iraq. But McCain opposes a timetable for leaving Iraq, something even the Iraqi government wants. Obama wants a reasonable timetable for withdrawal, coordinated to protect U.S. troops, that would allow our focus to shift to the Afghanistan/Pakistan border area, where Osama bin Laden is holed up.One of the most persistent deceptions in this campaign is McCain''s claim that Obama proposes "painful tax increases on working American families." Obama would raise income taxes on households earning more than $250,000 per year. Most households - 81 percent - would receive a tax cut. The nonpartisan Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center has calculated that households earning between $37,595 and $66,354 a year would save $1,118 on their taxes annually under Obama''s plan. McCain''s proposal would save those same families, on average, $325.

Hate to be the bearer of bad news to all you socialist fearing twits,but what do you think the bailout package for wall street is. Personally I think "socialist democracy" has a nice ring to it.. We're already past the point of no return,at least for awhile. McCain WILL BE MORE of what got us here. Before you start calling me all those bad names please at least do a little research and you might find out the dirty "S" word is not as dirty or foreign as you may think. I'm an Independent voter and have voted Republican in the past and may vote that way again in future elections,but not this year. The pendulum has swung to far to one side and like it or not we cannot continue in the same direction and expect to be in anything but total ruin in a few more years. Neither party has made this country great but rather the constant tugging back and forth between the two is what has maintained balance. It's really not reasonable to think you can pretty much do the same things for another four years and expect different results.