Hillary: 'We don't know what to believe' about Iran

Iran is trying to build a nuclear bomb and now they aren't even trying to hide that. Meanwhile, the United States just sits and laughs at the entire situation.

Hillary doesn't know what to believe. Obama says nothing. Meanwhile, why does France tend to care more about this? And Israel?

Is he US too concerned with making friends with the Middle East than to take a stand on what is right?

IN THE NEWS:
Reuters: Iran says running 7,000 enrichment centrifuges
AFP: France concerned over Iranian nuclear boast
Reuters: U.S. does not see Iran's nuclear claims as rebuff

Pirating is economy of Somalia

LATEST: Pirates recapture American sea captain; Obama and Clinton do nothing

IN THE NEWS:
Associated Press: Pirates recapture US hostage...

Reuters: Pirates pose annoying distraction for Obama

Oh yeah, these pirates, or "marine-merchant organizers with guns" are just so hilarious. Our Secretary of State Hillary Clinton knows all about pirates.


And then there is President Barack Obama who says he has "no comment" on the pirates seizing an American ship off of the coast of Somalia. The captain may have been kidnapped and taken for ransom for now for a whopping $2 million.

Sadly, if the sea captain was black I think things may be different. This instance is this captain is a white man. Obama can care less about white people (he's the opposite of George W. Bush according to Kanye West). Remember the flooding in the Dakotas? Where was Obama?



Meanwhile, it is playtime for Obama and Hillary Clinton.


As Obama cares about the rest of the world and how they feel about us, he can care less about America.

IN THE NEWS:
Reuters: Pirates pose annoying distraction for Obama
The Root: Clinton and Obama, in the Sandbox Again

Hillary Clinton upsets Jews over Israel criticism

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton won over the Jews when she was a junior senator from New York. But now, as Secretary of State, she seems to be siding with the Palestinians in the war between Israel and Hamas.

In the past as First Lady, she was close to the Palestians and now again, in her new position, she is moving back to that same theme. As a senator she was for Israel, but that could be just to get votes.

In the article below, Jews in New York express their distrust in Clinton.

WCBS-New York: Jewish Leaders Blast Clinton Over Israel Criticism

Biden: Hillary may have been better choice

(From ABCNews.com)

Biden: Hillary a Better Pick Than Me

September 10, 2008 5:17 PM

ABC News' Matthew Jaffe reports: Sen. Barack Obama's, D-Ill., vice presidential nominee, Sen. Joe Biden, D-Del., Wednesday said that Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., might have been a better pick for the position than him.

At a rally in Nashua, N.H., a man in the audience told Biden how glad he was that Obama picked him over Hillary, "not because she's a woman, but because, look at the things she did in the past."

"Make no mistake about this," Biden responded. "Hillary Clinton is as qualified or more qualified than I am to be vice president of the United States of America. Let’s get that straight. She’s a truly close personal friend, she is qualified to be president of the United States of America, she’s easily qualified to be vice president of the United States of America, and quite frankly, it might have been a better pick than me. But she’s first rate, I mean that sincerely, she’s first rate, so let’s get that straight."

Spokesman Ben Porritt offered this response from the McCain camp: "Barack Obama’s most important decision of this election, and Biden -- the candidate he selects -- suggests, himself, that he wasn’t the right man for the job, and that Hillary Clinton would have been a better choice. Biden certainly has a credible viewpoint on this."

(This blog was written by the bloggers at ABC News. I have now altered it in any way and it is the property of ABC News. The link to the article is at the top of this blog.)

Good Choice for McCain with Palin

In a campaign that has been about "hope" and "change", it was John McCain who picked a candidate that was not a Washington insider. Sarah Palin, the governor of Alaska, is as far outside of Washington as you can be, you have to leave the continental United States (the lower 48) in order to get to the wild frontier of Alaska.

As I have heard today in the media, this is what Palin has done in the past:
*journalist
*mother (hockey mom)
*member of the PTA
*member of Wasilla, AK city council
*Wasilla mayor
*Alaska governor

I am still leaning towards Bob Barr, but this new vice presidential candidate has left me wondering, does John McCain have a chance to beat the messiah? Yes. McCain picked a right person for the job. And, the Hillary Clinton supporters may cross party lines to McCain.

I will have to pay close attention to the G.O.P. Convention this coming week, this McCain-Palin ticket looks pretty good right now. Obama better be worried.

Below is an Associated Press article from Yahoo! News:
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McCain chooses Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin for V.P.

By LIZ SIDOTI and BETH FOUHY, Associated Press Writers
1 hour, 7 minutes ago

DAYTON, Ohio - John McCain picked Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, a maverick conservative with less than two years in office, as his vice presidential running mate Friday in a startling choice as the Republican National Convention drew near.

At a raucous rally in the swing state of Ohio, McCain introduced Palin as the political partner "who can best help me shake up Washington and make it start working again for the people who are counting on us."

Palin, the first Republican woman tapped for national office, promised: "I'm going to take our campaign to every part of our country and our message of reform to every voter of every background in every political party, or no party at all."

"... Politics isn't just a game of competing interests and clashing parties," added the woman who has built her career in large measure by challenging fellow Republicans. "The people of America expect us to seek public office and to serve for the right reasons."

In a fast-developing presidential campaign, McCain made his selection six days after his Democratic rival, Barack Obama, named Sen. Joseph Biden of Delaware, as his running mate.

The contrast between the two announcements was remarkable — Obama, 47, picked a 65-year-old running mate with long experience in government and a man whom he said was qualified to be president.

On his 72nd birthday, McCain chose a 44-year-old running mate who until recently was the mayor of small-town Wasilla, Alaska — and made no claim she was ready to sit in the Oval Office.

His campaign issued a statement saying she was, but even so, it wasn't a point lost on Obama's campaign.

"Today, John McCain put the former mayor of a town of 9,000 with zero foreign policy experience a heartbeat away from the presidency," Adrianne Marsh, a spokeswoman for Obama, said in a written statement.

Unlike Biden, who attacked McCain sharply in his debut last week, Palin was indirect in her initial attempts to elevate McCain over Obama.

"There is only one candidate who has truly fought for America and that man is John McCain," she said as the Arizona senator beamed. McCain was a prisoner of war for more than five years in Vietnam.

McCain trails Obama in the polls among women voters, and Palin moved quickly to remedy that.

She mentioned that she followed in the footsteps of Geraldine Ferraro, who was the Democratic vice presidential running mate in 1984, and referred favorably to Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, who drew 18 million votes in her unsuccessful run against Obama for the Democratic nomination.

"But it turns out the women of America aren't finished yet and we can shatter that glass ceiling once and for all," she said.

Republicans said that McCain hoped to blunt Obama's message of political change with his pick, and it appeared likely she could remove all doubt about her home state in the fall campaign.

Obama has targeted Alaska and its three electoral votes, one of several he hoped to turn competitive in the fall despite its long tradition of voting Republican.

Palin has a strong anti-abortion record, and her selection was praised warmly by social conservatives whose support McCain needs to prevail in the campaign for the White House.

President Bush complimented McCain for "an exciting decision."

"Governor Palin is a proven reformer who is a wise steward of taxpayer dollars and champion for accountability in government," a presidential statement said. "By selecting a working mother with a track record of getting things done, Senator McCain has once again demonstrated his commitment to reforming Washington."

"It's an absolutely brilliant choice," said Mathew Staver, dean of Liberty University School of Law. "This will absolutely energize McCain's campaign and energize conservatives," he predicted.

With his pick, McCain passed over more prominent contenders like Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty, as well as others such as former Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Ridge, whose support for abortion rights might have sparked unrest at the convention that opens Monday in St. Paul, Minn.

The timing of McCain's selection appeared designed to limit any political gain Obama derives from his own convention, which ended Thursday night with his nominating acceptance speech before an estimated 84,000 in Invesco Field in Colorado.

Public opinion polls show a close race between Obama and McCain, and with scarcely two months remaining until the election, neither contender can allow the other to jump out to a big post-convention lead.

At 44, she is younger than two of McCain's seven children.

She is three years Obama's junior, as well — and McCain has made much in recent weeks of Obama's relative lack of experience in foreign policy and defense matters.

In its formal announcement, the campaign pointed to her powers as head of the Alaska National Guard and the mother of a soldier herself as evidence that she "understands what it takes to lead our nation..."

McCain has had months to consider his choice, and has made it clear to reporters that one of his overriding goals was to avoid a situation like 1988, when little known Sen. Dan Quayle was thrown into a national campaign with little preparation.

A self-styled hockey mom and political reformer, Palin was mayor of Wasilla, Alaska, population 6,500, until she became governor.

Palin flew overnight to an airport in Ohio near Dayton, and even as she awaited her formal introduction, some aides said they had believed she was at home in Alaska.

She became governor of her state in December, 2006 after ousting a governor of her own party in a primary and then dispatching a former governor in the general election.

More recently, she has come under the scrutiny of an investigation by the Republican-controlled legislature into the possibility that she ordered the dismissal of Alaska's public safety commissioner because he would not fire her former brother-in-law as a state trooper.

Palin has a long history of run-ins with the Alaska GOP hierarchy, giving her genuine maverick status and reformer credentials that could complement McCain's image.

Two years ago, she ousted the state's Republican incumbent governor, Frank Murkowski in the primary, despite having little money and little establishment backing.

She has also distanced herself from two senior Republican office-holders, Sen. Ted Stevens and Rep. Don young. Both men are under federal corruption investigations.

She had earned stripes — and enmity — after Murkowski made her head of the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission. From that post, she exposed ethical violations by the state GOP chairman, also a fellow commissioner.

Her husband, Todd Palin, is part Yup'ik Eskimo, and is a blue-collar North Slope oil worker who competes in the Iron Dog, a 1,900-mile snowmobile race. The couple lives in Wasilla. They have five children, the youngest of whom was born in April with Down syndrome.

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Associated Press Writer Liz Sidoti reported for this story from Denver.

Clinton Supporters Still Upset at DNC Convention

(Video from YouTube.com from CNN)

Ann Price Mills wants experience in the White House and she isn't a lock on Barack Obama. But, she will not vote for John McCain. Could she vote for Bob Barr? Who will the Clinton supporters vote for? Or will they vote at all?

Many Clinton Advisers Skipping Obama Speech in Denver

Clinton Advisers Skipping Obama Speech
By Matthew Mosk, Washington Post

A number of Sen. Hillary Clinton's top advisers will not be staying in Denver long enough to hear Barack Obama accept the nomination for president, according to sources familiar with their schedules.

Clinton will deliver her speech Tuesday night. She will hold a private meeting with her top financial supporters Wednesday at noon, and will thank her delegates at an event that afternoon. Former president Bill Clinton will speak that night. Several of Hillary Clinton's supporters are then planning to leave town. Among them, Terry McAuliffe, Clinton's campaign chairman, and longtime supporters Steve Rattner and Maureen White. Another of Clinton's top New York fundraisers, Alan Patricof, did not make the trip to Denver.

Robert Zimmerman, a Clinton supporter who is trying now to navigate between the two camps, will be staying for Obama's speech. But he said in an interview that it would be unrealistic to expect there would not still be some tension between the two camps -- he noted that the same was true with supporters of Gary Hart and, to a lesser extent, Howard Dean.

"This convention provides a very important opportunity for the Obama campaign to bond with the constituencies that supported Hillary Clinton," Zimmerman said. "It's not about Barack or Hillary. It's about bringing in the people here who voted for Hillary Rodham Clinton. Senator Obama and Senator Biden are, without question, qualified to do that."

Ludacris writes song because "the world is ready for change because Obama is here"

The rapper and actor Ludacris (Christopher Bridges) has written a song for Sen. Barack Obama. The song is titled "Politics (Obama is here)." Ludacris and Obama are friends and Obama has talked in the past of his likeness to Ludacris' songs. Personally, I don't think Obama is as loving of Ludacris' songs as he says to the public. But that's just me.

The song attacks John McCain, Hillary Clinton and George W. Bush. The song is all about payback from the 2000 Presidential Election.



Lyrics (from LiveLeak, see link below):

I'm back on it like I just signed my record deal
yeah the best is here, the Bentley Coup paint is dripping wet, it got sex appeal
never should have hated
you never should've doubted him
with a slot in the president's iPod Obama shattered 'em
Said I handled his biz and I'm one of his favorite rappers
Well give Luda a special pardon if I'm ever in the slammer
Better yet put him in office, make me your vice president
Hillary hated on you, so that b^$&%* is irrelevant
Jesse talking slick and apologizing for what?
if you said it then you meant it how you want it have a gut!
and all you other politicians trying to hate on my man,
watch us win a majority vote in every state on my man
you can't stop what's bout to happen, we bout to make history
the first black president is destined and it's meant to be
the threats ain't fazing us, the nooses or the jokes
so get off your ass, black people, it's time to get out and vote!
paint the White House black and I'm sure that's got 'em terrified
McCain don't belong in ANY chair unless he's paralyzed
Yeah I said it cause Bush is mentally handicapped
Ball up all of his speeches and I throw em like candy wrap
cause what you talking I hear nothing even relevant
and you the worst of all 43 presidents
get out and vote or the end will be near
the world is ready for change because Obama is here!
cause Obama is here
The world is ready for change because Obama is here!

Links-

Ludacris- Obama is here

MTV News story about Obama song

LiveLeak.com- Ludacris releases song

Operation Chaos: Phase II has caught on

Yesterday (July 9) Rush Limbaugh announced on his program his intentions on phase two of "Operation Chaos." If you are an avid listener, you know exactly what this is. But if you are not, here is a brief explanation: Barack Obama has sent out an open invitation to take part in the campaign’s effort to democratize the party platform. Check out RushLimbaugh.com for more details.

Below is from ABC News
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Limbaugh Begins Second Phase of 'Chaos'

July 09, 2008 3:19 PM

ABC News' Steven Portnoy Reports: Rush Limbaugh, opening the second phase of his “Operation Chaos” campaign to make mischief within the Democratic Party, called on his millions of listeners Wednesday to take part in the Sen. Barack Obama campaign’s effort to democratize the party platform.

In announcing his latest “orders from headquarters,” Limbaugh called “all forward position troops in the 50 states – make that 57 states” to alert. (During the primary campaign, Obama mistakenly said that he had visited “57 states.”)

Limbaugh, who is now referring to the presumptive Democratic nominee as “the Most Merciful Messiah, Lord Obama,” urged his audience to attend open meetings at which the Democratic platform will be discussed.

“This year, with the blessings of the Messiah, Lord Obama, the process of writing the Democrat party platform will be open to the public. Do you see where we’re headed here?” the nation’s number-one commercial talk radio host suggestively asked.

This week, the Obama campaign and the Democratic National Committee announced plans to hold meetings in all 50 states to get voters involved in planning the document which details the principles, philosophies and goals of the party.

“You will be allowed to sit in the same room as elitist Democrat operatives to craft the Democrat party platform,” Limbaugh told his audience – estimated by industry trade magazine "Talkers" to exceed 14 million listeners a week.

“In coming days, we will tell you exactly how you can participate in writing the Democrat party platform, at the request of the Most Merciful Lord Barack Obama.”

During the first phase of the talk host’s “Operation Chaos,” Limbaugh called on fans to vote for Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., in open Democratic primaries, to belabor the process and leave both Clinton and Obama bloodied.

While no empirical evidence exists to back up his claims, Limbaugh maintains the effort was a success.

On his program Wednesday, Limbaugh also called on his listeners to enter themselves into the Obama campaign’s lottery of donors who will be chosen to meet Obama backstage before his nomination acceptance speech at INVESCO Field at Mile High in Denver.

Link to website

How Obama Campaign, Supporters View History

If this doesn't say everything about Barack Obama, I don't know what does.

Found on the official Barack Obama website:


Website: http://my.barackobama.com/page/community/post/bev/gG5hZm