The View from Wash. U.

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Bacalove — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 12:51:01 GMT

McCain's McMansion is for sale

The mansion includes:

10 fireplaces (in the desert, mind you)

13 bedrooms

14.5 bathrooms

13,000 square feet

a wine tasting room

an air conditioned playhouse for the kids

6 car garage

an extra second garage

surrounding the poll 3 ramadas with full size bars

22 flat screen tvs

And don't forget, this is only one of McCain's 12 homes. I especially like McCain's office that sure looks awfully similar to the Oval Office. Seriously, what kind of man designs his office to look like the Oval Office?

http://www.americablog.com/2008/10/mccains-mcmansion-is-for-sale.html

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4carol — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 15:07:48 GMT

I want to know why the media is squelching the story on the investigation in Alaska!?????

Besides the fact that Ms. Palin is falling in the polls mainly, it seems, because of her lack of showing that she would be ready for this high office, this important issue in itself could give voters the knowledge they need to make a decision which includes this person who was just thrust upon us a few weeks ago. The voters have the right to know!!!

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4carol — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 15:11:27 GMT

MCCain for sale; POOR BABY, OHHHHHHHHHHHH!

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mjno — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 15:11:53 GMT

How many houses McCain has is stupid chatter when we are electing a President. Hey, he doesn't own any homes. His wife does? So should we debate how many homes candidates own. Then choose?

Democrats FOR MCCAIN/PALIN

Palin has received more scrutiny and heat than ANY PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE IN HISTORY.

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mjno — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 15:15:09 GMT

I want to know why the media is squelching the investigations (federal included) concerning OBAMA. The voters have a right to KNOW especially about a PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE. Why the focus on PALIN, fear factor, 72 BOGUS, VICIOUS, RUMORS LAUNCHED IN FIRST WEEK. Washington fears leaders like PALIN.

Palin's troopergate turned out that she did the right thing. This was discussed weeks ago.

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mjno — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 15:22:44 GMT

We live in a Free Country???? I am not sure after this election cycle. Who owns our Press, news media, etc?????? Remember for months we heard about Senator Clinton and Bosnia? Biden exaggerates it is excused because oh well, he is Biden.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,431604,00.html

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tiredoflies — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 15:38:25 GMT

With the bar so low, it is almost impossible Palin can do badly at this debate.

Unfortunately Glen Ifill now has to be tougher on Biden just to prove she is not biased.

It does not matter much at this point because I know BEING CRAMMED WITH TALKING POINTS AND ONE LINERS DOES NOT RESULT IN SAGE DECISIONS IN THE FUTURE.

The true Sarah Palin has been clearly displayed through her own, and obviously very serious, media comments thus far.

And about houses, it is NOT about the number of homes, IT IS ALL ABOUT MCCAINS RECALL ABILITY.

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Vote 4 Change — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 15:42:22 GMT

Are you voting for McCain/Palin because you think the media is picking on her? Some of the people saying that sound really ignorant. Forget what the media is saying. Watch Palin in action. Does she really sound like she's spinning or does she sound like she knows the issue? I mean if you feel like she knows national issues and not just Alaska issues then by all means defend that but to gang up on the Media like they are putting these words in her mouth is ridiculous.

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Vote 4 Change — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 15:45:39 GMT

To the person that said

"And about houses, it is NOT about the number of homes, IT IS ALL ABOUT MCCAINS RECALL ABILITY."

Thank you! This is exactly the point I've been making to people when they bring this up. It helps me understand why he can make a comment like the economy is fundamentally strong.

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tiredoflies — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 16:19:47 GMT

TO Vote 4 Change:

I got it. Thanks for your response.

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Sam10 — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 16:20:43 GMT

Just to be fair. Why is there all this concern for Sarah Palin, and where she will lead the country, the fact is that she has lead Alaska and by the Alaskan people, they think she is doing a pretty good job. Now back to square one. The only thing since she was picked by McCain, the media and Obama's campaign has gone after her tooth and nail with anything that comes to mind going as far as attacking her children. All this questions seem fair to me, yet I don't recall anyone belaboring for an answer from Obama. The messiah was allowed to waive questions off without a follow-up or having any answers for Wright, Rezko, Ayers. This has yet to be answered. The messiah comes out of nowhere with most of the democrats in the primaries advising us of how inexperienced and dangerous this man can be to America and the media just waive him off based on how he's run his campaign. Baloney. Wake up Obama zealots, this guy is phoney and the only thing good coming form his camp is .......... give me a sec.

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ReasonWisdomAndPeace — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 17:31:04 GMT

Typical Republican tactic... Cry favoritism or "gotcha journalism" whenever someone in the media exposes injustice, ignorance, inconsistency, contradiction, or plain old lies with their candidate. Isn't that what the media are supposed to do? Reporters and journalists represent the citizens. They are the ones who have direct access to the newsmakers, and they ask the questions that we the people are asking. With notable exceptions (Fox News, Rush Limbaugh, etc.), media people are pretty smart. And yes, like most smart people, they see Barack Obama's wisdom, John McCain's inauthenticity, and Sarah Palin's ineptitude. Not every issue has two sides that must be coddled and delicately treated as equal players. Don't insist journalists deny their innate ability to recognize what's right and what's wrong.

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Opinionated1 — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 20:53:57 GMT

I don't know why McCain/Palin supporters act like it's the media's fault or Obama's fault that Sarah Palin bombed in her interviews. It is clear to Democrats, some Republicans, and to Independents that she has not the knowledge and/or skill to be second in command of this country. Are you guys so willing to throw this country into another 4 to 8 years of chaos with a VP pick who has no intelligent thought on todays most pressing issues. Why are you so willing to throw this country out of the window because of your ideology. Of course McCain is a great statesman, so is Obama, and Biden. Gov. Palin is not a great statesperson. I do not want to bet this country's future on someone that has a GREAT PERSONALITY only. Wake up! Look where the US is today, are you that naive to let it slip further. We are looking for our best, our most confident, well we may have only 3 out of 4. "Gotcha politics" and all that jazz, she has not the savvy to compete on this stage or the world stage. I vote OBAMA/BIDEN.

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Jurr — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 21:15:37 GMT

Palin bombed in edited softball interviews, she has yet to hold a full press conference....

McCain was crying on Fox and Friends this morning about Gwen Ifill being biased and how he will just have to suck it up because life is not fair.

What a stupid jerk wipe. McCain signed off on Gwen to be the moderator. He failed to do his homework, kinda like forgetting to vet Palin. There seems to be a pattern.....

They were talking about this while showing a book entitled 'Barack Obama' giving the impression that she had already written the book and FOX had it on set. Fox did not feel the need to mention that the book is NOT focused on Obama but rather black politicians with Obama having ONE chapter which has not even been written yet.

FOX you are disgusting, so are you McCain. I hope Palin slaps you with a pair of golf spikes for ruining her political career. For the record I do like her, but I also do not think she is ready for role of VP or POTUS yet.

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Johnny1967 — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 02:41:16 GMT

Bottom line, here is what we saw in the Vice Presidential debate:

Biden showed that he was a credible cadidate for Vice President and President.

Palin showed that she was a credible candidate for a campaign spokeswoman.

That is the bottom line.

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cani77 — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 03:29:08 GMT

n a few weeks we will make a choice that will decide our future.

I follow an economist named Bob Proctor. He has called the top and bottom of every market crash since the 70s correctly.

Also, he perfectly predicted the current real estate market meltdown and the picture he paints about what will happen in the next couple years

is terrifying.He thinks it will be worse then the great depression.

The banks in the U.S. are going under one after the other. Countrywide the largest morgage bank in the world,Bear Stearns, Lehman Brothers and Merrill Lynch which are 3 out of the top 5 wall street firms. Also, Fanny and Freddy Mae which hold 50 percent of the home loans in the United States.

The government took them over because they are essentially bankrupt.If they didn't the entire financially system would virtually shut down, the stock market would crash and we would suffer beyond what any of us have seen before.

McCain just like Bush " doesn't understand the economy".

That not just my opinion its his own words. Not only does he not understand how to fix it but he does not understand exactly what is broken.

It is no surprise that he doesn't. The people that make up these securities use complex mathematical models very few people understand.

Bush and McCain both can take the credit for this mess since they helped deregulate the laws that were protecting us.

Bush's economic advisor Phil Graham wrote the deregulation bill that allowed banks to take huge risks with all of our future.

Now, Phil Graham is the head of McCain's economic policy.He is also McCain's choice for the next secretary of the treasury.

No one in this country can afford for that to happen. The last time Bush met with his economic advisors was in March. He either didn't care or didn't realize that anything was wrong. Phil Graham had the guts to say that we are in a mental recession after he helped create the worst economy meltdown in our lifetime.

It will take the best and brightest minds in the world to get us out of this nightmare. As bad as Bush has done, McCain would be

even more destructive because things are in much worse shape. The next president will not inherit a surplus like Bush did but a tanking economy and a 11,600,000,000,000 (trillion) dollars deficit. Most of it Bush created and it will take decades to pay it back.

If you do what you have always done then you will get what you have always got.

When it comes to policy Bush and McCain are the same 90 percent of the time.

So why are the polls even close then ?

The chairman of McCains campaign recently said that people don't vote on issues they vote on a personality composite. Which means he is trying to sell you personality instead of results.

He believes people will vote against their own interests.

Hold them accountable NOW!

Elect Obama Biden 2008

Check out this video of sarah palins interview it will blow you away

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r36Xc0GG4iQ

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sirhc — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 03:42:15 GMT

DOES IT FRIGHTEN ANYONE THAT SHE WOULD NOT ANSWER THE MODERATOR'S VERY FAIR QUESTIONS?!!!!!!!!

DOES IT FRIGHTEN ANYONE THAT SHE WANTS TO GIVE THE VP MORE POWER "AFTER" CHENEY'S 8 YEAR POWER GRAB?!!!!

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Medge — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 03:51:23 GMT

Now I know why they call her Ms. Barracuda. She did not answer the questions. If a Professor were asking her the questions in a test, and she would crossed the question, write her own question and the prcdeed to answer it, would she pass the test?. The answer is no. So, in my book Sarah Palin failed miserably. She came prepared with questions and answers done for her by the McCain camp, and ignored the questions the moderator was asking, while she winked at the people that prepared her for the debate. Fortunately, the American audience did not fall for it. They can recognize a phony when they see or herar it.

So, Sarah Palin with her $4oo make-up, her wink and white teeth smile, did not acomplish what she set out to do. She was a dismal failure; just like her failures in the interviews she had in the last couple of days, when she could not think of a single Supreme Court decision in the last two hundred years. Sarah Palin is out of her league. She should quit the ticket and go back to Alaska dragging her "first dude" with her.

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willnotvoteobama — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 11:45:48 GMT

biden didn't answer the questions either ! she did great so get over it fact is biden made at least 10 factual mistakes on his own tickets policy !

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willnotvoteobama — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 13:23:53 GMT

Biden voted in 1999 for deregulation that liberal groups are blaming for part of the financial crisis. The law allowed Wall Street investment banks to create the kind of mortgage-related securities at the core of the problem now.

Biden Said McCain supports tax breaks for oil companies, and "wants to give them another $4 billion tax cut."

Biden is repeating a favorite saw of the Obama campaign, and it's misleading. McCain supports a cut in income taxes for all corporations, and doesn't single out any one industry for that benefit.

During the debate, Biden said, "Oh, on clean coal. My record, just take a look at the record! My record for 25 years has supported clean coal technology.”.... However, during an early campaign stop once he was announced as VP Candidate, Biden said, "No coal plants here in America. If they’re going to build them, over there [China]. Make them clean. We’re not supporting clean coal.”. One of the most upsetting lines last night in the debate was Biden's attempt to say that he didn't know he was voting on a War resolution? I'm sorry but someone who has been in the Senate since Nixon didn't know he was voting on a War resolution when he voted on the Iraq War! Let me ask you people does he think we are stupid? Or is he just stupid? Either way if a seasoned senator doesn't know when he's voting on a war resolution we have bigger problems in Washington then we know! And we certainly do not need a VP like that sitting with an inexperienced president! If you think things are unstable now wait and see what will happen if God Forbid Obama and Biden get to the White House… Sarah Palin did great last night. She was able to manipulate the debate by bringing the talking points back to the issues that she wanted to talk about to the American people! McCain / Palin will be a breath of fresh air for this country and will make a great president and vice president. The age of Obama will end November 4th

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cani77 — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 21:08:35 GMT

In a few weeks we will make a choice that will decide our future.

I follow an economist named Bob Proctor. He has called the top and bottom of every market crash since the 70s correctly.

Also, he perfectly predicted the current real estate market meltdown and the picture he paints about what will happen in the next couple years

is terrifying.He thinks it will be worse then the great depression.

McCain just like Bush " doesn't understand the economy".

That not just my opinion its his own words. Not only does he not understand how to fix it but he does not understand exactly what is broken.

It is no surprise that he doesn't. The people that make up these securities use complex mathematical models very few people understand.

Bush and McCain both can take the credit for this mess since they helped deregulate the laws that were protecting us.

Bush's economic advisor Phil Graham wrote the deregulation bill that allowed banks to take huge risks with all of our future.

Now, Phil Graham is the head of McCain's economic policy.He is also McCain's choice for the next secretary of the treasury.

It will take the best and brightest minds in the world to get us out of this nightmare. As bad as Bush has done, McCain would be

even more destructive because things are in much worse shape. The next president will not inherit a surplus like Bush did but a tanking economy and a 11,600,000,000,000 (trillion) dollars deficit.Bush created a national debt larger then the first 42 presidents combined

If you do what you have always done then you will get what you have always got.

When it comes to policy Bush and McCain are the same 90 percent of the time.

So why are the polls even close then ?

The chairman of McCains campaign recently said that people don't vote on issues they vote on a personality composite. Which means he is trying to sell you personality instead of results.

Let's teach him we are smarter than that .

31 states are voting now, dont wait

Elect Obama Biden 2008

Check out this video of sarah palins interview before you vote

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r36Xc0GG4iQ

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cani77 — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 21:08:54 GMT