Obama -- American Badass

[BeautifulBurnout]

Obama's plans for the economy here

(Still reading it myself so I shall comment later but seems solid enough to me at first blush.)

[Sean]

The Washington Post, a conservative leaning paper, has endorsed Obama today. Their explanation was a bit scathing towards McCain's campaign at times:

The choice is made easy in part by Mr. McCain's disappointing campaign, above all his irresponsible selection of a running mate who is not ready to be president.

But it's also clearly praising Obama:

It is made easy in larger part, though, because of our admiration for Mr. Obama and the impressive qualities he has shown during this long race. Yes, we have reservations and concerns, almost inevitably, given Mr. Obama's relatively brief experience in national politics. But we also have enormous hopes.

...Mr. Obama's temperament is unlike anything we've seen on the national stage in many years. He is deliberate but not indecisive; eloquent but a master of substance and detail; preternaturally confident but eager to hear opposing points of view. He has inspired millions of voters of diverse ages and races, no small thing in our often divided and cynical country. We think he is the right man for a perilous moment.

[cacophony]

i really dislike the practice of newspapers endorsing candidates. it's one thing for editorial writers to endorse a candidate on an individual level. but for the whole publication to do so seems.... wrong. for reasons i can't quite explain.

[Strangelet]

Originally Posted by cacophony

i really dislike the practice of newspapers endorsing candidates. it's one thing for editorial writers to endorse a candidate on an individual level. but for the whole publication to do so seems.... wrong. for reasons i can't quite explain.

Totally agree. you just can't expect them to objectively look into their pet favorites, in other words, like, do their job. And maybe that's the intent as more news outlets are actually advertising their political biases, coddling the consumers, advertising their confrontation free chatter that provides little more service than to assure them they are right to believe what they already believe.

Which is strange when their pet favorite is a thing like an unjustified, pre-emptive, bloody war. Would news paper readership still be plummeting had more news organizations actually looked into the claims of wmds? And not blandly passed over what has turned out to be arguably the least popular foreign policy decision ever made by our government?

And would the reputation of journalism as a profession not be powerless against the opinions of hannity, olbermann, rush, and maddow, if there were no such vaccuum for them to fill and become the new information sources?

I enjoy exposure to all the names mentioned, but if I had to choose between saving olbermann and hannity from a burning building I would be too busy making sure hannity went down to save either of them.

which is a kind of pathetic situation, all summed.

[jOHN rODRIGUEZ]

O.K. I want this, but I don't need a purse.


http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27225942...DY_Trail_Crazy

Can someone make this into an iron on, or something, with your computers?

[jOHN rODRIGUEZ]

Dear John(*),

Dirty tricks designed to mislead Texas voters have been spreading across the state, and many Obama supporters are getting incorrect information about the voting process.

Bogus claims about voting machines are spreading via email chains -- and in one reported case, even broadcast on a Houston radio station -- that could have a huge impact on voter turn out on Election Day.

Here is the truth that every Texan should know: If you vote a straight Democratic Ticket you will cast your ballot for Barack.

But Texans are not alone -- voters in key neighboring battleground states like New Mexico, Colorado, and Missouri are receiving deceitful automated phone messages and mailers from the McCain campaign spreading vile lies about Barack Obama.

We can't let dirty tricks and bad information sway this election. We need Texans to step up and spread the truth to other voters -- not just here at home, but also in our neighboring states.

Will you stand up for the truth and make a short weekend trip to a key battleground state?

No one is certain who's behind this latest attempt to influence the election and scare Obama supporters away from the polls on November 4th. But the intent is clear: to steal votes away from Barack and other great Democratic candidates up and down the ticket.

We can be sure that shameless tactics like these will intensify over the next 16 days.

That's why your help is crucial to making sure that every voter knows the truth about Barack Obama and the change we need in this country.

Forward this email to your friends and family in Texas, then sign up to spread the truth to other voters:

http://tx.barackobama.com/DriveForChange

There is so much at stake in this election. Together, we can make sure that everyone casts their vote for change on November 4th.

Thanks,

Juan

Juan Sepulveda
Texas State Director
Obama for America

P.S. -- If you've received an email with misinformation about the voting process, report it so that we can make sure that voters across America get the truth about Barack:

http://www.fightthesmears.com/report








*Is this some kind of subliminal message?