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John McCain: Town Hall 04/23/08

2008-06-30T23:48:14Z

John McCain
Town Hall and Press Avail
Inez, KY 04/23/08

TRANSCRIPT: QUESTIONER: " . . . what is your reaction to the North Carolina GOP ad on Obama?"

JOHN MCCAIN: "...we called and asked them not to run that message. It's not the message of the Republican Party, it's not the message of my campaign. I've pledged to run a respectful campaign and I urged, time after time, various entities in the Republican Party to also do that. I sent them an email again today asking them to pull down that ad . . . I want to be the candidate of everybody. I want to be the candidate of Republicans and Democrats and Independents, people across the political spectrum I think that by traveling America and listening and learning as well as portraying my vision for the future, I'm going to attract a large number of independents and Democrats into our cause. Because right now the cause is America . . ."

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Rachel Maddow vs. Joe Scarborough - Air America Media

2008-07-26T02:35:42Z

airamerica.com Rachel Maddow owns Joe Scarborough on MSNBC's Race to the Whitehouse. Notice that Joe has walked off the set at the end of the Clip. 4/17/08

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Obama too "Slow" on Reverend Wright? - Willie Brown

2008-06-26T14:42:16Z

Complete video at: fora.tv

Former San Francisco Mayor and influential Democrat Willie Brown criticizes Democratic Presidential candidate Barack Obama's handling of the Reverend Wright scandal.

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The Former Mayor of San Francisco Willie Brown speaks on the state of politics today.

Willie Brown covers the changes in the Democratic nomination process that was not enacted with minorities and women in mind; compares Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton's strategies and relative successes and failures; and examines the role that race and gender will play in the coming 2008 election.

Willie Lewis Brown, Jr. was the 41st mayor of San Francisco, serving from 1996 to 2004. Brown is an American political figure who served over 30 years in the California State Assembly. He was the 58th Speaker of the California State Assembly serving from 1980 to 1995. Brown is a member of the Democratic Party.

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Denouncing.... Pt. 2

2008-07-26T02:37:26Z

The echo chamber!

Ok, this time I will disable the ratings and limit comments to prevent the mean spirited liberals and conservatives who have a problem with me. If you got a problem send it through a message. Maybe I'll answer your comments. I care less about the negative opinions on me personally. I am not here to be a whipping boy to the either liberals or conservatives. As long as I get my message out, I accomplished my duties as a loyal YouTuber. Those who agree with me, thank you! Those who don't.....make a video to respond. If you can't, then don't speak on it!

These are the questions that I came up with:

Do you think there are rumblings in the Black community about the coverage of Senator Barack Obama presidential campaign?

Do you think FOX News and other mainstream media outlets spread misinformation just for ratings or just to promote a bigoted agenda?

Do you think that Blacks will be energized to vote by the right wing attacks on Senator Barack Obama?

Do you think there is sexism when covering the Senator Hillary Clinton presidential campaign?

Do you think Senator Hillary Clinton supporters will turn cheek to Senator John McCain, if she doesn't get the nomination?

Do you think that Senator John McCain is conservative enough to inspire die-hard Republicans?

Do you think that religion and politics should avoid one another?

Do you think that Congressman Ron Paul and Senator Clinton will spoil the Republican and Democratic Conventions if their campaigns lose the nomination?

Do you think that racism, sexism, ageism, and sensationalism distract Americans from the real issues?

Do you really wish this presidential campaign be over immediately?

michellemalkin.com or hotair.com
worldnetdaily.com or wnd.com
johnmcain.com or mccain.senate.gov
hillaryclinton.com or clinton.senate.gov
barackobama.com or obama.senate.gov
ronpaul2008.com or house.gov
http://bobbarr2008.com
http://hannity.com
http://rachaelray.com
http://lieberman.senate.gov
http://people-press.org/

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Katie Couric On The Pipe

2008-07-26T02:23:04Z

The week in review

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You Can Be Pastor James Manning (for at least 2:25 secs)!

2008-07-26T02:37:27Z

Thanks for viewing and post your comments at the bottom. If you disagree with the commentary, let's be civil in responding. If not, you're lost!

This is me mocking this so-called pastor and his "beef" with Democratic front-runner Senator Barack Obama.

Over the past few months, the internet has been buzzing about ATLAH Worldwide Church pastor James David Manning, and his controversial comments about Senator Barack Obama.

He made himself famous for these words "Obama is a mack daddy!" "Obama's mother is white trash!" and the "...he's gots some white girl on internet with 54 Double Ds!"

Now with all due respect to the pastor, you made your fifteen minutes of fame! Sit your butt down! You don't represent the Black church and I am taking you to task for that! Dude, don't let me be the one to be in your church! I would probably fall asleep listening to your sermons.

I don't know whether America needs another "pastor" controversy! I think Jesse Jackson, Jesse Lee Peterson, Jeremiah Wright and Al Sharpton done enough for the Black church!

Why does it always got to be the ones who make themselves famous by jumping on others!

I have seen it in Jesse Jackson! I have seen it in Al Sharpton! I have seen it in Jesse Lee Peterson who moans about not being part of the fray! And I have seen Jeremiah Wright get his moment!

Black religious leaders are well respected and loved by their parishioners!

James David Manning, your insidious remarks about Senator Barack Obama and Oprah Winfrey have no place in the church! And I dare not stand near you when the lightening bolt comes for you!

Note: It's kind of strange a Black preacher making racist comments against a Black candidate when all of sudden a current senator who was a former Ku Klux Klan member endorsing him!

Senator Robert Byrd of West Virginia endorses Senator Barack Obama.

This is a response to the YouTube video: The Trinity of Hell

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http://barackobama.com

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FOX Lies!! Barack Obama Pastor Wright (video 2)

2008-07-09T18:30:53Z

Fox News lies again. The pastor's sermons were taken out of context.

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FOX Lies!! Barack Obama Pastor Wright (video 2)

2008-07-09T18:31:01Z

Jeremiah A. Wright. FOX NEWS lied! Here's the whole context of his sermon!

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TI$A - Vote Obama

2008-07-09T18:30:27Z

az Arnold (AKA TI$A), front man to underground hip-hop super group Sa-Ra formerly signed to Grammy award winning artist Kanye West's label Good Music, launches his solo career and dedicates his first single and accompanying celebrity filled music video, "Vote Obama" in support of democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama. Kanye West, Jay Z, Chris Brown, Travis Barker, Shepard Fairey, and Apple of The Black Eyed Peas are among some of the celebrities, artists, and tastemakers that make a cameo. As a producer and fashion icon, TI$A has worked with some of the music industry's finest talents, including Dr. Dre, Erykah Badu, Iggy Pop, Jill Scott, N.E.R.D., Roberta Flack, Herbie Hancock, Lauren Hill, John Legend, and Kanye West to name a few. Additionally, TI$A is preparing to unleash his new clothing line, also called TI$A. As part of the underground hip-hop super group Sa-Ra, TI$A has gained strong cult followings in Japan, U.S.A., and Europe.

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McCain-Bush Bigger Liability Than Obama-Wright

2008-06-12T09:33:10Z

From www.gallup.com

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Bill Moyers on Charlie Rose

2008-07-26T02:44:25Z

Bill Moyers discusses Rev. Jeremiah Wright

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Gallup Glance Around the Globe

2008-06-24T08:43:40Z

Data-driven insights into the Reverend Wright controversy in the U.S. election, Russia's new president, gas prices in the United States, and the food crisis in Bangladesh.

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Dean Gets It Done on FOX

2008-07-09T14:47:40Z

How awesome is Howard Dean? Answer: Very Awesome.

In a lesson for how Democrats should act if they go on FOX, Dean appeared on FOX News Sunday (May 4, 2008) to do the job that Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama were unwilling to do — call out FOX for being “shockingly biased” towards republicans, refuse to be drawn into FOX’s obsession with Rev. Jeremiah Wright, and not allow FOX to lie in their efforts to protect the channel’s official candidate: John McCain.

First, Dean smacked down Chris Wallace’s (and the Right’s) misinformation campaign to rewrite McCain’s comment that he wouldn’t mind if American troops stayed in Iraq for 100 years. Wallace brought up an ad featuring McCain’s quote:

WALLACE: Governor, why are you distorting what McCain actually said?

DEAN: Well, I'm not. –snip- I've said publicly that John McCain said that he wants to keep our troops in Iraq for up to 100 years. He himself said that some of that could be occupation like South Korea or Germany.

But the fact of the matter is, first, that anybody who thinks that we can keep our troops in Iraq for 100 years without them being victimized by roadside bombs, suicide bombers and militias I think is wrong and needs their judgment — to look carefully at their judgment.

And secondly, Americans don't want our troops in Iraq for 100 years, no matter what they're doing over there. We can't afford that. We need the money here at home for our jobs.

Nailed it. Americans do not want US troops in Iraq for 100 years — period. The vast majority of the world (including Iraqis) don’t want the US to stay in Iraq for 100 more minutes, let alone 100 more years. And to compare Korea or Germany, with their largely ethnically/religiously homogenous populations, with Iraq and its history of ethnic/religious divisions is either disingenuous, naïve, or just plain ignorant. Also, McCain has said he doesn’t want to leave Iraq until the US “wins” and there’s no more violence. Judging from the past few years, does that look like that’s going to happen anytime soon?

[What Is The Appropriate Title for This Video?]

2008-07-26T02:37:27Z

Thanks for viewing and post your comments at the bottom.

Again, the corporate-owned media is at the helms of the recent controversy with Barack Obama's former pastor, Jeremiah Wright.

The media has made this the number one issue instead of the high oil prices, the high food prices and the two wars that are costing trillions of dollars.

And this also comes to the issue of why the Black vote goes to Obama.

The media has been spinning and reeling this "controversy" with Jeremiah Wright. The media seems to forget that members of the Trinity United Church of Christ may have family members across the country. These members are quite offended with the coverage of their church and they will take it to the voting booths. And the grapevine does spread!

If Blacks really believe that the Black church is being attacked, Senator Obama is blamed for Jeremiah Wright's words, and the media missteps with the context of the sermons! Then Blacks, who vote Democratic, will completely support Obama, period. That will prove to be very difficult to score points in the Black community if Senator Hillary Clinton and Senator John McCain decide to use the Jeremiah Wright issue. Cause the Black vote is very pivotal in this election. The Black vote supported Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush, Sr., Bill Clinton, and George W. Bush in their victories. The Black vote has supported Al Gore, John F. Kerry in their defeats.

So don't paint me as some "cult" figure over my leans toward Obama. I supported Ron Paul during his time and explained that if he didn't get the nomination, I will continue to vote Democratic.

I have grown very tired of this divisive strategy from the Republicans. Because they are in for a rude awaking if President Bush's doesn't prove he can handle the major issues.

So once again, this is honest opinion; you can agree or not agree. I just want to let my voice be heard. And my message to be sent to those who want change the direction of this country.

Now onto the name of this video: I want to make a cool title.
Here are some names: Wake Me Up If this Wright Issue Ends!
FOX News "loves" Dems
Real Journalism Died in 2000
Democrats Make Nice With FOX
Why Worry, Jeremiah Wright is the Issue!
Hillary and Barack's FOX News Adventure

Rest in Peace to Deborah Jean Palfrey, Heather Walker and K. Matt Maulpin.

Congratulations to my sister Candace Beach on delivering a healthy baby girl.
She named her Kennedy. Candace's birthday is November 22. The day John F. Kennedy died in 1963.

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Bill Moyers On Jeremiah Wright

2008-06-07T03:32:45Z

This is why Bill Moyers is the best. May 2, 2008.

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The Empire Strikes Barack

2008-07-16T11:01:04Z

The second installment in a unique chronicling of the 2008 presidential election.

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Moore: "John McCain is Four More Years of George W. Bush"

2008-07-26T02:40:17Z

Michael Moore and Larry King discuss Rev. Jeremiah Wright (and the real issues, too).

For less about Wright and more about the issues, check out www.michaelmoore.com

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How FOX Won and Obama, Clinton, and Democrats Lost

2008-07-26T03:48:25Z

No Republican would go to speak at a MoveOn event. John McCain won’t be going to YearlyKos or the Take Back America conference, and you won’t be hearing him on Air America or see him talking to Keith Olbermann. So why are Democrats told and why do they continue to believe they should go on FOX?

Chris Bowers wrote a great piece for OpenLeft that explains why it’s important for Democrats not to legitimize FOX by appearing there, and why Barack Obama’s appearance on FOX News Sunday was a huge step backwards in the Left’s efforts to identify FOX as what it is — a Republican propaganda mouthpiece. I voiced some similar opinions in a post here.

And then Hillary Clinton appeared on the O’Reilly Factor. Apparently the chance to join FOX and the Republicans to talk about Rev. Wright for the 8 millionth time was enough to make her forget the way that FOX has talked about her, her husband, her daughter, her friends, and Democrats for the last 12 years.

I’ve been seeing and reading a lot about these two appearances in the past few days, and “conventional wisdom” seems to be saying that going on FOX is a very good thing for Democrats to do. When I was on MSNBC last Friday, I was the only one on the panel who felt that Obama was making a big mistake going on FOX. But, as is usually the case, CW is completely wrong.

Democrats, especially prominent ones like Clinton and Obama, should not go on FOX. Never.

Clinton Sinks to O'Reilly's Level

2008-07-09T14:03:02Z

Hillary Clinton is set to appear on the O'Reilly Factor tonight and tomorrow night. FOX has already begun releasing highlights like this one, in which Clinton criticizes Jeremiah Wright and his speech at the National Press Club on Monday. And while we'll have ample time to dissect Clinton's appearance and why on earth she agreed to go on O'Reilly in the first place, what needs to be addressed now is the possibility that an ardent Clinton supporter arranged Rev. Wright's press club speech.

According to the NY Daily News and the LA Times blog Top of the Ticket, Rev. Dr. Barbara Reynolds organized the press club event. Reynolds has praised Clinton in the past, writing on her own blog: "My vote for Hillary in the Maryland primary was my way of saying thank you." She has also been unduly critical of Obama: "It is a sad testimony that to protect his credentials as a unifier above the fray, [Obama] is fueling the media characterization that Rev. Dr. Wright is some retiring old uncle in the church basement."

So to recap, a Clinton supporter arranges to give Wright a national spotlight to make incendiary remarks, forcing Obama to once again denounce his former pastor. Then, Clinton goes on FOX News to criticize Wright (and by extension, Obama) and the controversy that one of her supporters helped create. O'Reilly and his FOX pals, in turn, will use this as an excuse to rehash a stale news story that Obama has already distanced himself from. And then, to top it all off, the rest of the mainstream press will continue to play excerpts from this interview for days on end. When will this faux news cycle end?

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Charlie Rose - Barack Obama & Rev. Jeremiah Wright

2008-07-22T11:05:17Z

A discussion about Barack Obama & Rev. Jeremiah Wright with James Clyburn, Kelefa Sanneh of the New Yorker and Rev. Floyd Flake, senior pastor of Greater Allen African Methodist Episcopal Cathedral in Jamaica, Queens, New York, and president of Wilberforce University.

Visit charlierose.com to see the full discussion.

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Barack Obama Takes Questions on Rev. Jeremiah Wright

2008-06-17T15:35:33Z

Barack Obama, April 29, 2008

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Obama Press Conference: April 29, 2008

2008-06-13T15:30:22Z

April 29, 2008

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Obama Dumps Rev. Wright

2008-07-09T16:09:23Z

Obama: "When I say I find these comments appalling, I mean it. It contradicts everything I'm about."

April 29, 2008

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Olbermann/Maddow on McCain's Flip-Flop on Jeremiah Wright

2008-06-12T09:33:33Z

From Countdown, April 28

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Obama Legitimizes FOX by Failing to Confront Them

2008-07-23T12:57:01Z

Barack Obama didn’t call out FOX for what they are — a Republican propaganda outlet — when he appeared on FOX News Sunday to talk to Chris Wallace. Unfortunately, this means Obama, the Democrats, and American democracy lost.

Obama did a respectable job answering Wallace’s light/medium-biased questions, but he didn’t go after FOX the way his campaign claimed Obama would in a Friday statement to Talking Points Memo. Instead, he made the error of treating the interview as if it was actually an interview, not an ambush staged by enemies committed to destroying him. Because FOX had two main goals for Obama’s appearance: to further the appearance that FOX is actually a news organization and to gather ammunition against Obama.

FOX clearly accomplished their first goal, since nothing could legitimize FOX more than having a top presidential candidate (and a Democrat, no less) do a sit-down interview with them. What Obama and his campaign failed to realize is how destructive it is to the Democratic party, as well as America and its democracy, to have people think that FOX is anything other than a Republican propaganda outlet. By legitimizing FOX, the stories they run, the lies they tell, and the opinions they espouse are also legitimized. There’s no better example of this than the recent ABC debate, where George Stephanopoulos thought that Sean Hannity would be a good person to ask for questions to ask Obama. Why would Stephanopoulos think that Sean Hannity—a racist, serial liar, and FOX’s strongest, most consistent purveyor of anti-Obama misinformation—is a “fair and balanced” authority on Obama? Because Hannity is on FOX, and Stephanopoulos thinks FOX is a news organization. “Fair and Balanced” is right there in their slogan. And because more high profile democrats don’t identify FOX for what it is, FOX is allowed to retain its appearance of legitimacy, which is all they want. They don’t want to be a news organization — they simply want to create the appearance that they are a news organization to provide cover for their propaganda. And, sadly, Obama was a willing participant in furthering that appearance.