US Elections 2008 - 4

[acharya]

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<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->COMPARISON OF 2008 REPUBLICAN AND DEMOCRATIC PARTY PLATFORMS ON INDIA, PAKISTAN, AFGHANISTAN AND CHINA..

ON INDIA:

REPUBLICAN PARTY PLATFORM:

We welcome America’s new relationship with India, including the U.S.-India Civil Nuclear Accord. Our common security concerns and shared commitment to political freedom and representative government can be the foundation for an enduring partnership.

DEMOCRATIC PARTY PLATFORM:

We are committed to U.S. engagement in Asia. This begins with maintaining strong relationships with allies like Japan, Australia, South Korea, Thailand and the Philippines and deepening our ties to vital democratic partners, like India, in order to create a stable and prosperous Asia. . . .

We also will pursue effective collaboration on pressing global issues among all the major powers–including such newly emerging ones as China, India, Russia, Brazil, Nigeria, and South Africa. With India, we will build on the close partnership developed over the past decade. As two of the world’s great, multi-ethnic democracies, the U.S. and India are natural strategic allies, and we must work together to advance our common interests and to combat the common threats of the 21st century. We believe it is in the United States’ interest that all of these emerging powers and others assume a greater stake in promoting international peace, and respect for human rights, including through their more constructive participation in key global institutions.

ON PAKISTAN:

REPUBLICAN PARTY PLATFORM:

We must expand our ties with the government and the people of Pakistan. We support their efforts to improve democratic governance and strengthen civil society, and we appreciate the difficult but essential role Pakistan plays in the fight against terror.

DEMOCRATIC PARTY PLATFORM:

The central front in the war on terror is not Iraq, and it never was. We will defeat al Qaeda in Afghanistan and Pakistan, where those who actually attacked us on 9-11 reside and are resurgent.

The greatest threat to the security of the Afghan people—and the American people—lies in the tribal regions of Pakistan, where terrorists train, plot attacks, and strike into Afghanistan and move back across the border. We cannot tolerate a sanctuary for Al Qaeda. We need a stronger and sustained partnership between Afghanistan, Pakistan, and NATO—including necessary assets like satellites and predator drones—to better secure the border, to take out terrorist camps, and to crack down on crossborder insurgents. We must help Pakistan develop its own counter-terrorism and counterinsurgency capacity. We will invest in the long-term development of the Pashtun border region, so that the extremists’ program of hate is met with an agenda of hope.

We will ask more of the Pakistani government, rather than offer a blank check to an undemocratic President. We will significantly increase non-military aid to the Pakistani people and sustain it for a decade, while ensuring that the military assistance we provide is actually used to fight extremists. We must move beyond an alliance built on individual leaders, or we will face mounting opposition in a nuclear-armed nation at the nexus of terror, extremism, and the instability wrought by autocracy.

ON AFGHANISTAN:

REPUBLICAN PARTY PLATFORM:

In the seven years since U.S. troops helped topple the Taliban, there has been great progress — but much remains to be done. We must prevail in Afghanistan to prevent the reemergence of the Taliban or an al Qaeda sanctuary in that country. A nationwide counterinsurgency strategy led by a unified commander is an essential prerequisite to success. Additional forces are also necessary, both from NATO countries and through a doubling in size of the Afghan army. The international community must work with the Afghan government to better address the problems of illegal drugs, governance, and corruption. We flatly reject the Democratic Party’s idea that America can succeed in Afghanistan only by failure in Iraq.

DEMOCRATIC PARTY PLATFORM:

After September 11, we could have built the foundation for a new American century, but instead we instigated an unnecessary war in Iraq before finishing a necessary war in Afghanistan.

The central front in the war on terror is not Iraq, and it never was. We will defeat al Qaeda in Afghanistan and Pakistan, where those who actually attacked us on 9-11 reside and are resurgent.

Our troops are performing heroically in Afghanistan, but as countless military commanders and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff acknowledge, we lack the resources to finish the job because of our commitment to Iraq. We will finally make the fight against Al Qaeda and the Taliban the top priority that it should be.

We will send at least two additional combat brigades to Afghanistan, and use this commitment to seek greater contributions–with fewer restrictions–from our NATO allies. We will focus on building up our special forces and intelligence capacity, training, equipping and advising Afghan security forces, building Afghan governmental capacity, and promoting the rule of law. We will bolster our State Department’s Provincial Reconstruction Teams and our other government agencies helping the Afghan people. We will help Afghans educate their children, including their girls, provide basic human services to their population, and grow their economy from the bottom up, with an additional $1 billion in non-military assistance each year–including investments in alternative livelihoods to poppy-growing for Afghan farmers–just as we crack down on trafficking and corruption. Afghanistan must not be lost to a future of narco-terrorism–or become again a haven for terrorists.

Europe remains America’s indispensable partner. We support the historic project to build a strong European Union that can be an even stronger partner for the United States. NATO has made tremendous strides over the last fifteen years, transforming itself from a Cold War security structure into a partnership for peace. But today, NATO’s challenge in Afghanistan has exposed a gap between its missions and its capabilities. To close this gap, we will invest more in NATO’s mission in Afghanistan and use that investment to leverage our NATO allies to contribute more resources to collective security operations and to invest more in reconstruction and stabilization capabilities. . . .

ON CHINA:

REPUBLICAN PARTY PLATFORM:

We will welcome the emergence of a peaceful and prosperous China, and we will welcome even more the development of a democratic China. Its rulers have already discovered that economic freedom leads to national wealth; the next lesson is that political and religious freedom leads to national greatness. That is not likely to be learned while the government in Beijing pursues advanced military capabilities without any apparent need, imposes a “one-child” policy on its people, suppresses basic human rights in Tibet and elsewhere, and erodes democracy in Hong Kong. China must honor its obligations regarding free speech and a free press as announced prior to the Olympics. Our bilateral trade with China has created export opportunities for American farmers and workers, while both the requirements of the World Trade Organization and the realities of the marketplace have increased openness and the rule of law in China. We must yet ensure that China fulfills its WTO obligations, especially those related to protecting intellectual property rights, elimination of subsidies, and repeal of import restrictions. China’s full integration into the global economy requires that it adopt a flexible monetary exchange rate and allow free movement of capital. China’s economic growth brings with it the responsibility for environmental improvement, both for its own people and for the world community.

Our policy toward Taiwan, a sound democracy and economic model for mainland China, must continue to be based upon the provisions of the Taiwan Relations Act. We oppose any unilateral steps by either side to alter the status quo in the Taiwan straits on the principle that all issues regarding the island’s future must be resolved peacefully, through dialogue, and be agreeable to the people of Taiwan. If China were to violate these principles, the U.S., in accord with the Taiwan Relations Act, will help Taiwan defend itself. As a loyal friend of America, the democracy of Taiwan has merited our strong support, including the timely sale of defensive arms and full participation in the World Health Organization and other multilateral institutions.

DEMOCRATIC PARTY PLATFORM:

We will encourage China to play a responsible role as a growing power–to help lead in addressing the common problems of the 21st century. We are committed to a "One China" policy and the Taiwan Relations Act, and will continue to support a peaceful resolution of cross-Straits issues that is consistent with the wishes and best interests of the people of Taiwan. It’s time to engage China on common interests like climate change, trade, and energy, even as we continue to encourage its shift to a more open society and a market-based economy, and promote greater respect for human rights, including freedom of speech, press, assembly, religion, uncensored use of the internet, and Chinese workers’right to freedom of association, as well as the rights of Tibetans.

ON CLIMATE CHANGE:

REPUBLICAN PARTY PLATFORM:

Because the issue of climate change is global, it must become a truly global concern as well. All developed and developing economies, particularly India and China, can make significant contributions in dealing with the matter. It would be unrealistic and counterproductive to expect the U.S. to carry burdens which are more appropriately shared by all.

DEMOCRATIC PARTY PLATFORM:

We will reach out to the leaders of the biggest carbon emitting nations and ask them to join a new Global Energy Forum that will lay the foundation for the next generation of climate protocols. China has replaced America as the world’s largest emitter of greenhouse gases. Clean energy development must be a central focus in our relationships with major countries in Europe and Asia. We need a global response to climate change that includes binding and enforceable commitments to reducing emissions, especially for those that pollute the most: the United States, China, India, the European Union, and Russia.

In addition, the DEMOCRATIC PARTY PLATFORM has the following to say on GLOBAL HEALTH:

Democrats will invest in improving global health. It is a human shame that many of the diseases which compound the problem of global poverty are treatable, but they are yet to be treated.

The HIV/AIDS pandemic is a massive human tragedy. It is also a security risk of the highest order that threatens to plunge nations into chaos. There are an estimated 33 million people across the planet infected with HIV/AIDS, including more than one million people in the U.S. Nearly 8,000 people die every day of AIDS. We must do more to fight the global HIV/AIDS pandemic, as well as malaria, tuberculosis, and neglected tropical diseases.

We will provide $50 billion over five years to strengthen existing U.S. programs and expand them to new regions of the world, including Southeast Asia, India, and parts of Europe, where the HIV/AIDS burden is growing. We will increase U.S. contributions to the Global Fund to ensure that global efforts to fight endemic disease continue to move ahead.

We also support the adoption of humanitarian licensing policies that ensure medications developed with the U.S. taxpayer dollars are available off patent in developing countries. We will repeal the global gag rule and reinstate funding to the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA). We will expand access to health care and nutrition for women and reduce the burden of maternal mortality.

We will leverage the engagement of the private sector and private philanthropy to launch Health Infrastructure 2020—a global effort to work with developing countries to invest in the full range of infrastructure needed to improve and protect both American and global health.

LINKS:

REPUBLICAN PARTY PLATFORM:--
http://www.gopplatform2008.com/2008Platform.pdf 

Also see: John McCain: America has a vested interest in India’s success, The Indian Express, August 8, 2008 -- http://www.indianexpress.com/news/America-...success/346013/ 

Statement by Senator McCain on The U.S. - India Civilian Nuclear Agreement http://www.johnmccain.com:80/Informing/New...dc-47ae5abe048f  and

www.indiansformccain.com 


DEMOCRATIC PARTY PLATFORM: --
http://www.demconvention.com/assets/downlo...tform-final.pdf 

Also see: Barack Obama on US-India Relations, interview in The Outlook Magazine, July 21, 2008 -- http://usindiafriendship.net/viewpoints1...-21-08.htm   

Statement by Senator Barack Obama on the U.S.-India Civilian Nuclear Agreement http://www.barackobama.com/2008/09/06/stat...barack_ob_2.php 

http://www.safo2008.com/  and http://www.safo2008.com/Media/India_Abroad...Feb_29_2008.pdf
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[acharya]

<b>
Soros and Obama: “Deliverance” in America’s Heartland</b>


To George Soros (and his bought and paid for boy Obama) rural America is just another third world country to exploit. As I have tried to study Soros and his many tentacled and multifarious tangle of NGO’s and “humanitarian” entities, a type of blue print began to emerge. In almost every country he seeks to subvert, he implements a type of multi-prong agenda which includes, “gender” rights, homosexual “rights”, some version of women’s “rights”, drug legalization, abortion “rights”, gun control along with deluging the subject population with all kinds of “educational” programs. I am glad to see that others recognize his similar approach in America.

The ongoing 2008 Presidential election represents Soros’ importation of the techniques he has utilized for popular subversion in foreign lands to the U.S. political process. MoveOn.org, an organization hugely funded by George Soros, played a central role in Barack Obama’s capture of the Democratic nomination, despite Hillary Clinton’s clear superiority in the popular vote. Although positioned as a pro-Obama instrument long before, as of February of 2008, MoveOn officially backed Obama’s campaign, sending him an army of “volunteers” and an established money machine and fundraising base. As Lyndon LaRouche has repeatedly warned, Obama himself is a throwaway in the financial oligarchy’s plan to capture the Presidency of the United States under conditions of economic collapse. He was promoted to destroy the Clinton candidacy and its potential for a Rooseveltian solution to the financial collapse
Soros buys the nomination… Obama borrows it

And one of the many groups carrying his water in America is the Ameri-phobic ACLU.
ACLU: Moral Morons

ACLU: Moral Morons

…the organization most responsible for the intimidation of Christian religious freedom announced a new, multi-million dollar campaign to expand its work and, “substantially increase the ACLU’s presence and effectiveness from coast to coast by significantly increasing the programmatic and institutional capacity of its affiliates.”

The $335 million project has already raised funds in excess of $258 million. From where? Such liberal dignitaries as George Soros ($12 million), the Leon Levy Foundation ($5 million), and Obama backers Quinn Delaney and Wayne Jordan ($4 million).

So what does this mean for West Virginia? As the announcement from the ACLU notes: “smaller affiliates located mainly in the South and in the country’s heartland [editor's note: this would include West Virginia] will be bolstered by increased resources that will enable them to hire full-time attorneys, launch new advocacy programs, and expand communications and public education initiatives.”

One would guess that in the coming months and years, West Virginians will be blessed with the leftist agenda for which the ACLU has become renowned. Such as:

….championing marriage equality in California and gay rights in Tennessee, . . . fighting the introduction of “intelligent design” curricula in Pennsylvania, . . . overturning abortion bans in Mississippi . . ..
ACLU Plans Major Expansion

See the pattern? Doesn’t matter if it’s an illiterate Malaysian, a poverty stricken Russian, or a simple coal miner in Tennessee, Soros seeks to “educate” them, and there will be plenty of lawyer power to defeat any small, comparatively impotent Christian groups who might try to stir up opposition.

And then here comes Obama…..

Sen. Barack Obama’s campaign announced Wednesday that it is adding 20 offices across Virginia, an unprecedented effort by a presidential candidate and another sign that he plans to compete vigorously in a state that has been on the sidelines during past presidential contests.

The offices, which will open Saturday, will be in nearly every medium-size city in the state, along with a few locations often overlooked by statewide candidates, much less a presidential campaign.
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Many offices will be in traditional Republican strongholds, such as Harrisonburg in the Shenandoah Valley and Lynchburg in southern Virginia. In southwestern Virginia, where Obama performed poorly in the Feb. 12 primary, the campaign will open an office in Bristol and in Castlewood, a town of 2,000 in the heart of the region’s coal country.

“We know we have a lot of work to do in some of these places,” said Kevin Griffis, an Obama spokesman. “Without these sorts of offices there, we are not going to make as much headway as with us there. We think this will, at the very least, help us close the margin.”
(Source)

Quite frankly, it would be better if a bubonic plague were let lose in America’s interior than the vermin released by Soros and the lamentable Obama.

The Hollywood left have caricatured this same rural America in Deliverance. Most every Hollywood portrayal of the “good old boys” is demeaning, rendering these folks as unshaven, tobacco spitting, beer guzzling ignoramuses. I hope that imagery come back to bite these damnable Reprogressives in the ass. In fact, I hope a few of them experience what the characters in Deliverance experienced, though, no doubt, there are some in this leftist incursion who would enjoy it. No, what Soros Obama and Co plan to deliver to rural Americans is a violation far more evil than anything depicted in Deliverance. It is spiritual rape, it is a violation of the heartland that will reverberate for decades should they succeed.

[acharya]

http://www.discoverthenetworks.org/viewSub...gory.asp?id=800

Rashid Khalidi

Rashid Khalidi is the Edward Said Professor of Arab Studies at Columbia University. He once served as Director of the Palestinian press agency, Wikalat al-Anba al-Filastinija. In the 1980s he so strongly identified with the aims of the Palestine Liberation Organization, designated a terrorist organization by the State Department during Khalidi's affiliation with the Yasser Arafat-run political entity, that he repeatedly referred to himself as "we" when expounding on the PLO's agenda. Additional evidence of Khalidi's intimacy with the PLO can be seen in his involvement with a so-called PLO "guidance committee" in the early 1990s.

According to journalist John Batchelor:

“Mr. Khalidi is said to have made Mr. Obama's acquaintance when they were colleagues at the University of Chicago, with Mr. Obama a lecturer at the law school and Mr. Khalidi a professor in Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations. In Chicago in 1995, Mr. Khalidi and his wife Mona founded the Arab American Action Network (AAAN), a group associated with confrontational statements of support for Palestinians and antagonism toward Israel. In 2001 and again in 2002, the Woods Fund of Chicago, with directors [Bill] Ayers and Obama, made grants of $40,000 and $35,000 to the AAAN. Importantly, the AAAN vice-president Ali Abunimah of Electronic Intifada has remembered Mr. Obama's speaking in 1999 against ‘Israeli occupation’ at a charity event for a West Bank refugee camp; and Mr. Abunimah … has also recalled Mr. and Mrs. Obama at a fundraiser held for the then-Congressional candidate Obama in 2000 at Rashid and Mona Khalidi's home, where Mr. Obama made convincing statements in support of the Palestinian cause.”

Khalidi hosted a fundraiser for Obama's first (unsuccessful) Congressional campaign in 2000. Obama attended a farewell party in Khalidi’s honor when the latter was leaving the University of Chicago (to embark on his new position at Columbia) in 2003.

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<img src='http://deathby1000papercuts.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/9142008meltdown.gif' border='0' alt='user posted image' />

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<b>Palin Stokes Class War Among Women</b>

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Is it called Redplanetcartoons because it's red as in GOP or the red as in Dow opening -3% today?

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<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Is it called Redplanetcartoons because it's red as in GOP or the red as in Dow opening -3% today?<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
It is Greenspan retirement plan. <!--emo&--><img src='style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif' /><!--endemo-->
Lot of my friends lost their job today in Wall Street. Bad day.

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<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->because it's red as in GOP or the red as in Dow opening -3% today? <!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Hopefully there's enough red in the lipstick to make this pig look pretty.
Any budding cartoonists around?

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Atleast it will bring down home price to real level, since 2000 price went off the roof.
Oil is $95.15 today. <!--emo&--><img src='style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif' /><!--endemo-->

[Capt M Kumar]

As Dan Balz and Peter Slevin write, "Pennsylvania, Michigan, Ohio and Florida are expected to dominate the attention of the candidates." They also note that Republican nominee John McCain's selection of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as his vice presidential running mate "has helped to harden some of the red-and-blue political divisions of past years, dampening [Democratic nominee Barack] Obama's hopes of picking off some solid GOP states."

Our Readers Who Comment take this article as opportunity to continue their daily discussion of the presidential race; some debate the subject of the story -- what it might take to get the 270 electoral college votes needed to win; many express concerns about the markets; others applaud or attack Palin, and the claque of Hillary Clinton supporters who post regularly continue their complaints that she is not a part of the Democratic ticket.

http://voices.washingtonpost.com/dot.comme..._still_the.html

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<b>Devastating Video, Obama talks about job Ayers gave him</b>
Also compare what he said to O'Reiley and 6 years back during Senate run.

<b>Co-Workers: Obama Inflated His Resume</b>


What is happening in New York state? It is a bluest of blue state.
Obama’s Lead Falls to 5 Points

Kerry won it by 18%
Gore won it by 25%

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Virenji it seems that there are others like me.. <!--emo&--><img src='style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif' /><!--endemo-->

http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/09/15/ohio/

<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Karen Porter, an economically hard-pressed longtime waitress at Paul's ("I used to be on a beer budget, now I'm on a bus budget"), would be what political scientists call a "low-information voter," if only she were registered. Attracted to Obama ("I think he really cares about people in the middle class"), Porter is tempted to vote for the first time. When asked about his Republican rival, Porter said, "<b>I don't know much about McCain. I hear a lot about his vice president. What's her name? The one from Canada.</b>"<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->

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<b>Anonymous hacks Sarah Palin's Yahoo! account</b>

<b>Memo to US Secret Service: Net proxy may pinpoint Palin email hackers</b>

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<img src='http://w3.newsmax.com/a/morrismap/images/map2.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' />

<b>Dick Morris Maps 2008 (Newsmax)</b>

Why they are not polling CA?

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<b>YouTube - Explosive CEO calling Obama, Dems "Family" of Fannie Mae </b>

Socialism agenda by Dems and Black caucaus.

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Spanish-American war's still on <!--emo&:roll--><img src='style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/ROTFL.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='ROTFL.gif' /><!--endemo--> link
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Would you be willing to meet with the head of our government, Mr. Zapatero?" the questioner asked, in an exchange now being reported by several Spanish outlets.

McCain proceeded to launch into what appeared to be a boilerplate declaration about Mexico and Latin America -- but not Spain -- pressing the need to stand up to world leaders who want to harm America.

"I will meet with those leaders who are our friends and who want to work with us cooperatively," according to one translation. <b>The reporter repeated the question two more times, apparently trying to clarify, but McCain referred again to Latin America.</b>

Finally, the questioner said, "Okay, but I'm talking about Europe - the president of Spain, would you meet with him?" The Senator offered only a slight variance to his initial comment. "I will reunite with any leader that has the same principles and philosophy that we do: human rights, democracy, and liberty. And I will confront those that don't [have them]."

The implication seemed fairly clear: McCain was refusing to commit to meet with Zapatero, the "socialist" party leader, whose country is a member of NATO and intricately involved in many of America's global financial and national security objectives.
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I can understand a rookie like Palin making such gaffes, given Spain's not sharing border with Alaska, but John-26-years-in-Senate-McCain????
This on a day when Palin's putting out 'stump-the-candidate on foreign policy' challenge.

[Guest]

Cross posting some Obama info from elsewhere:

The Obama File

Obama Family

"Jeff" and "Mike" talking about Obama with Beckwith - who maintains the Obama File.

Enjoy Muslim Americans for Obama Video.

MAFO2008

MAFO Interview with Kamil Hasan.

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Viren,
This is nothing check what Obama is telling people to do
Here is a clip of what he said at a Nevada rally:
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->"I need you to go out and talk to your friends and talk to your neighbors. I want you to talk to them whether they are independent or whether they are Republican. <b>I want you to argue with them and get in their face</b>," he said.

"And if they tell you that, 'Well, we're not sure where he stands on guns.' I want you to say, 'He believes in the Second Amendment.' If they tell you, 'Well, he's going to raise your taxes,' you say, 'No, he's not, he's going lower them.' You are my ambassadors. You guys are the ones who can make the case."  <!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->

Basically, suggesting them to be violent.
Yesterday his wife in voter regestration rally in Virginia, was saying we have to fight to get equal pay for woman, I think she should start from her own home. Her own husband Obama pays less salary to women staff and hire less number of women.

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Mudy:
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->I want you to argue with them and get in their face,<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
That's a stretch. Everyday on this forum itself, we argue and get in each others (faceless) face - but are we violent?
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Her own husband Obama pays less salary to women staff and hire less number of women.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Don't have data to comment on it or compare it with McCain campaign, but we do know for a fact that McCain didn't vote for the Ledbetter Fair Play Act as it '<i>would open all sorts of litigation</i>' - whatever that meant.