The Palin Problem

"A former Newsweek reporter admitted in an article this week that he has no objectivity and imagined disabling Rudy Giuliani so he wouldn't run in the presidential primary race last year.
Michael Hastings wrote in GQ magazine that he had a "recurring fantasy" that he could somehow stop the former New York City mayor in his tracks.
"I quickly realized Rudy was a maniac. I had a recurring fantasy in which I took him out during a press conference (it was nonlethal, just something that put him out of commission for a year or so), saving America from the horror of a President Giuliani. If that sounds like I had some trouble being 'objective,' I did. Objectivity is a fallacy," he said."

http://men.style.com/gq/features/full?id=content_7484&pageNum=2

http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/election_20082/2008_presidential_election/55_say_media_bias_bigger_problem_than_campaign_cash

55% Say Media Bias Bigger Problem Than Campaign Cash

http://www.mediaresearch.org/cyberalerts/2008/cyb20080819.asp

Pew Research finds Media Credibility Plummets, Just 30% Believe 'Most Trusted' CNN

Obama voters: please keep in mind that you are not REALLY voting for Obama. You are voting for a Pelosi, Reid, Frank, Dodd administration. While Bush irks me for not ardently going after these fools before the Fanny and Freddie tipping point, what we have now is what we have now.

A Pelosi, Reid, Frank and Dodd running the country unchecked by a young, inexperienced far left President that they can manipulate? That is far more frightening than would be a Palin Presidency. SERIOUSLY.

Think back to Carter, and SQUARE IT.

What do you really know about Obama's economic philosophy? Since he has never run a town, state or business, he has no record to look at. Oh, he has made lots of promises, but given that he broke his promise to be limited to public campaign funds, you cant put much faith in that, and there will be no means to keep those promises anyway.

But you do know that Obama, along with his democratic buddies in Congress, personally and professionally advocated for a residential housing policy favoring forced sub-prime lending, which subsequently resulted in massive defaults and foreclosures, leading to your loss of significant equity value in your home, to the point that it destabilized your banks, which panicked the stock market, which wiped out your savings.

Look and listen to Obama for yourself. Obama in this video, addressing his community activist work and his work representing ACORN in litigation against the banks and relating to the Community Reinvestment Act, and addressing the failure of Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae as those actions relate to the destruction of our economy by causing the current real estate and subsequent financial crisis, states that, and I quote:

"Subprime lending started out as a good idea, helping Americans buy homes who previously could not afford to. Financial institutions created new financial instruments that could securitize these loans, slice them into finer and finer risk categories, and spread them out among investors and around the country, as well as around the world. In theory, this should have allowed mortgage lending to be less risky, and more diversified."

Acknowledging the catastrophe, but as apologist for the Democrats, Obama then offers this justification.

"The original idea was a good one, which was, lets see if we can distribute risk more broadly, and make it easier to provide loans to people who otherwise might not be able to get one."

Yah, great idea. Economically unsound, but embraced by Obama. Listen for yourself. You cannot dispute the mans on words recorded live:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lr1M1T2Y314&feature=related

Below is a link to C-SPAN video clips of the Congressional hearings at roughly the time McCains attempt at S.190. to fix Fannie and Freddie. See for yourself who said what.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_MGT_cSi7Rs

See also
http://www.newsweek.com/id/164732 from this web site. (oops!) stating that Freddie Mac was spending tax payer money to target Republicans in 2005 who were trying to regulate Fannie and Freddies fraud. Democrats were not targeted, as the were all in the tank with Fannie and Freddie to kill the regulations. Hear that, the article admits that Republicans were trying to regulate Freddie and Fannie, and Democrats were trying to stop it from happening as a means to facilitate the Community Reinvestment Act.

See also: http://www.newsweek.com/id/164972
Stating that Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act wasn't what caused the meltdown, and noting that "economists on both sides of the political spectrum have suggested that the act has probably made the crisis less severe than it might otherwise have been."

In the exchange with "Joe the plumber" we found out that Obama really is as radical as his early political acquaintances, Davis, Ayers, Wright, etc., and that he is into the failed economic policy of wealth redistribution. Obama's tax and spending plans alone would be bad enough, but add Reid and Pelosi to the mix, with the three of them controlling both houses of Congress and the executive branch without any effective restraint, and you have something that should causes concern even among moderate Democrats.
See Wall Street Journal: A Liberal Supermajority:

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122420205889842989.html

Their failed policies are what brought us to ruin. Even Bill Clinton says so. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XsynspIqAoE
Obama and a supermajority of Democrats simply is not the change we need, nor is it change we can afford.

John McCain will lose due to John McCain. Obama put his own points on the scoreboard, while John never made a free throw let alone a 3 pointer. Plain was a huge mistake. This race could be very close right now if John had picked Lieberman. The GOP core will still vote GOP, and the religious right will still vote GOP even with a pro choice VP. Lieberman is really no longer a Dem he even calls himself an Independent, like it or not the GOP would eventually back the ticket against the evils of Obama. Also McCain is losing points with the all important undecided voter and many Republicans because of Palin and her shortcomings. Hell she doesn't even know what the VP job responsibilities are as was evident this week with her conversation with a grade school child. Also once John won the nomination he should have switched back to the John McCain that was more a centrist just 2 years ago. Long before the primaries and after his travels abroad with Hillary there was some talk of a Clinton McCain ticket. Had John gone back to that guy of 2 years ago he would have pulled the Hillary supporters right out of the box within 2 weeks after the convention. He could have had it all, the core GOP may not have liked him as much, but they still would never let Obama or any Dem win, the religious right still know the GOP is pro life and even with Lieberman would have voted GOP. The Hillary die-hards vote would have gone his way and for those Dems that voted for Hillary because of the fact that Barack was Black would have found comfort in voting for the old John of 2 years ago especially with Lieberman as next in line. My guess had that all be put in place John might be even or several points up on Barack and probably won the election. Its obvious how John abandoned his own principals to get the nomination but his principals still come through once in a while and thats while he seems so off message from his party's line and Palin's babble. We will get a much better President and America with president Obama, but it was Johns to lose and he did. With that said it's not over and polls can mislead, MAKE SURE IF YOU WANT OBAMA AS PRESIDENT - VOTE NO MATTER HOW LARGE THE LEAD IS IN THE POLLS!

Mr. BTS wrote:
"Our current crisis is many years if not decades in the making, and the primary cause is plain old greed, aided by willful neglect of politicians in bed with big business." And also in bed with interns and God only knows who else.or what else.

In your third sentence, shouldn't "him" read "he"?

The only problem Palin has is the main stream press like Newsweek being in the tank for Obama. Yoy all ought to be ashamed of yourselves. Tthis is the reason I will never buy your magazine. Years ago Newsweek and Time were the must subscribe publications in America. You people have screwed yourselves. The only reason I viewed this is because it was on Drudge. As for the 55 year old "white" woman you must be a bigot against realy good people. I guess the "riff-raff" always is.

So I geuss calling Obama messiah will make you go to heaven, I'll tell you what seeing how the media ony represents obama ( that he do no wrong )he can be your messiah. along with all the other hypocrites in washington who are all about self instead of WE THE PEOPLE,

This is more about McCain's judgment in chosing Palin. What was he thinking apart from getting the beer goggle wearing Joe Six Pack vote ???? Just plain pitiful and embarassing coming from a leading nation such as the US. Help us not get laughed at too much more by the rest of the world.

I think NewsWeek is making a mountain out of a mole hill. Since they couldn't Sarah with all their lies and slanderous statements, it's apparent that the next step is to try and divid the party. Wake up Republicans, your making the biased news media look good with the in fighting.

I guess we don't need to go vote. The media has already elected Obama.

Posted By: American50 @ 10/25/2008 6:35:34 PM
Comment: Palin is not the problem, the GOP and how it has abandoned us is. Palin is a conservative and the GOP has moved to the moderate middle. That will be why if the GOP loses. If they win it will be because of Palin giving the conservative side hope. I was not going to vote for McCain or Obama but with the selection of Palin I decided to.
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I think the point is the reverse. If Palin is your definition of "conservative", then she the party and you are all way out of the mainstream. America wants a mainstream politician. They have had enough of being streamed over to where the party is by leaders that are "just like us"...