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Ultimately,
What the bailout does
Is help those who are concerned
About the health care reform
That is needed
To help shore up our economy,
Helping the?
It’s got to be all about job creation, too.

Shoring up our economy
And putting it back on the right track.
So health care reform
And reducing taxes
And reining in spending
Has got to accompany tax reductions
And tax relief for Americans.
And trade.

We’ve got to see trade
As opportunity
Not as a competitive, scary thing.
But one in five jobs
Being created in the trade sector today,
We’ve got to look at that
As more opportunity.
All those things.

For more “would be funny if it wasn’t true, so it’s really sad” responses, see this article.

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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2nd, 2008 at 9:00pm (EDT) from ST. LOUIS, MO on the campus of the WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY in ST. LOUIS.

The first and only vice presidential debate will include foreign and domestic policy issues. Again, there will surely be some discussion about the economy and the pending legislation in the house.

Biden vs.Palin

Gwen Ifill, a longtime correspondent and moderator for public broadcasting programs The NewsHour and Washington Week, will moderate the debate .

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THE 2008 VICE PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE

Sen. Joe Biden from Delaware and Gov. Sarah Palin of Alaska, the vice presidential nominees of the Democratic and Republican parties, respectively, will debate each other at 8 p.m. (CDT) Oct. 2 in the Washington University in St. Louis Athletic Complex, according to the Commission on Presidential Debates (CPD).

B2P will again host a live moderated chat. Check back Thursday for more information.

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by: rc115shepherd

Mr. Zakaria knows a great deal about global issues (economic, military, diplomatic, and environmental) and he knows a good deal more about American foreign policy; as it relates to the Muslim world and the Middle East in particular.

But he knows absolutely nothing about America, its history, and the context and full extent of its racialist social; and world view. From that perspective Sarah Palin is a godsend to the McCain campaign, and absolutely vital to any hope he has of defeating Senator Obama.

Now of course the vulnerable, ignorant, right-wing white woman is wholly unqualified to be either Vice President of the United States or the Governor of any state in this Union save Alaska, or maybe Delaware. But that’s not the point, she’s white, a woman, a “wing-nut”, and she’s most importantly, “menaced” and “threatened” by Senator Obama. And as such, the only way she (and the rest of white America ) can be “saved” from the evil clutches of the Muslim, the Negro, the radical foreigner, is for the decisive majority of the electorate who are white (and socially of her same class) to vote for Senator McCain and not for Obama, (remember, the Negro, the Muslim, the foreigner).

This is why she was selected by Senator McCain, and it was and is a brilliant choice. Governor Palin’s functional qualifications for the office of Vice President or President in succession are irrelevant to her ability to motivate white voters to see her as the embodiment of what and who they are, as opposed to what the Senator from Illinois is (remember, the Negro, the Muslim, the foreigner).

She both sharpens the race, and constantly signals to the white electorate that this race, is about race, class, and difference. She emphasizes every day and in every way that Senator Obama is an uppity, aloof, and distant Negro, who thinks he’s better than “us” and who thinks he’s better than he actually is.

The Senator has tried to proactively neutralize this feeling in non-southern white voters of the battleground states (e.g., Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Michigan); by treading on eggshells in dealing with McCain-Palin. And he has faced some criticism from his own supporters for not being “tougher” with Senator McCain, and on the Republican ticket (i.e., Ms. Palin) in general.

But Senator Obama is rightly afraid that if he were to “….tell the truth, like it is, and they think its hell…”, like Harry Truman; he would face a backlash of anti-Negro feeling for McCain-Palin, and the Republican ticket, specifically the vulnerable and “menaced” white woman VP would gain swing state white working and lower middle class supporters.

So qualified or not, it’s not relevant. Governor Palin is a brilliant choice. It completely defuses and defeats the potential of an “attack-dog” thrust against the Republican presidential ticket, by a Negro, Muslim, and foreigner. It completely obscures the millionaires’ club challenge to the Republican ticket because of McCain’s multi-millionaire heiress wife. And it instantly solidifies and energizes the “wing-nut” Republican base, who have never trusted Senator McCain to be a true, God fearing, Confederate Battle Flag waving, Born Again, Evangelical, white man.

I am amazed at the comparison of Palin and Obama. There is no basis. If Obama (a Columbia and Havard ) graduate were white, this race will be a landslide for him. He is better qualified than both Mccain and Palin.

I am not a Democrat or Republican but what I’m seeing on display in America today is suicidal bigotry. Its better to have an idiotic all white crew than an intelligent crew led by a biracial man. To my fellow evangelical Christians (I’m born again, spirit filled but not a bigot), have you realised that looking down on anyone because of their race is anti Christian? The bible says God made all men in his own image. No matter anyone’s delusions, no race is superior to another in the eyes of God.

Please give me a break on all these issues of abortion and gay rights. Christianity as detailed in the bible thrived on persuasion not on force (legal or weapons). I do not agree with the liberals on those issues but instead of condemning a teenager who wants to abort, true Christianity is about showing love and persuading her about the alternative. Most of the so-called evangelicals excited about Palin are hippocrites (like the Pharisees and the saducees) who don’t see the log in their eyes but want to remove a speck from someone’s eyes.

by: Christian not bigot

Comparing a Havard/Columbia grad who taught constitutional law at the prestigious Univ of Chicago to someone who came 894th in a class of 899 and another who went to 4 schools to complete a 4-year degree?….bigotry is the only reason. Stop justifying bigotry with the bible same way some justified slavery with the bible in the past

If Obama were white and his name were Smith, this would be a landslide instead of now-dead heat, now slightly uneven contest. It is a tribute to the stupidity and inbred racism of Americans that they would prefer this incompetent crypto-fascist and a doddering fool who has changed his position on the economy six times in six months because he has no idea what he’s talking about, to someone with brains who at least lives on Planet Earth where (most) of the rest of us live.

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Yes, I know its only week 4, but in Washington, a successful season can be measured by how bad we (the Skins) lose to the Cowboys. (Remember the 91 season? Skins fans were really upset that one of the 2 losses was to the Boys. Won the Superbowl, but took an L from Dallas. Toss up.) I had to post this because many Cowboy fans, as usual, had “MAD JUNK” to talk this week.  Campbell, Portis, Randel-El, Moss, Thrash (too name a very few) took out the trash. Hail.

BTW…The Cowboys were favored 10 to 1 for this match-up. The government could have resolved the financial crisis for the relatively cheap 70 billion had they bet on the Skins.

By JAIME ARON, AP Sports Writer

IRVING, Texas (AP)—New Washington Redskins coach Jim Zorn was looking for something to help him build up a healthy dose of hate for the Dallas Cowboys. Turns out, he kinds of likes playing his team’s archrival.

Jason Campbell threw two touchdown passes and Clinton Portis ran for 121 yards, leading the Redskins to a 26-24 victory Sunday that knocked the Cowboys from the ranks of the unbeaten.

“It’s a brawl,” Zorn said. “Our guys laid it on the line.”

Washington (3-1) won for only the second time in its last 13 visits to Texas Stadium. With Dallas moving to a different suburb next season, this was the Redskins’ last visit to a place that rarely treated them well. Thus, unless Washington returns for a playoff game, Zorn will have the unique distinction of being undefeated here.

More importantly, the Redskins proved the two-game winning streak they brought in wasn’t just a byproduct of playing bad teams. They’re legit, and that means the NFC East—already the best division in the NFL—is now a four-way race.

Zorn had to sweat it out, though. After Washington went up 26-17 with 3:22 left, Tony Romo marched Dallas 82 yards in eight plays, capping it with an 11-yard touchdown to Miles Austin. The Cowboys (3-1) went for an onside kick and the ball came up high and catchable for receiver Sam Hurd but he wasn’t able to hold it, losing the ball out of bounds. While team owner Jerry Jones grimaced on the sideline, Redskins owner Dan Snyder was certainly celebrating.

“The reality of it is, you have the opportunity to go 16-0 every year in the regular season, but that’s not realistic,” said Romo, 1-3 against Washington and 22-6 against everyone else. “We’re a confident bunch. I think we’ll come back next week with a lot to prove.”

Campbell was 20-of-31 for 231 yards and two touchdowns. Santana Moss caught eight passes for 145 yards and the Redskins made it four straight games without a turnover on offense. Shaun Suisham was 4-for-4 on field goals and Washington needed them all.

Romo was 28-of-47 for 300 yards with three touchdowns, but he wasn’t able to move the Cowboys as well as the stats suggest. Credit the Redskins, who held Marion Barber to 26 yards on eight carries and made Terrell Owens a non-factor for much of the game.

T.O. had only two catches in his previous six quarters and Romo seemed intent on getting him involved, throwing to him on the game’s first play and giving him a handoff later in the quarter. Owens got another carry in the second half. While he finished with seven catches for 71 yards, Shawn Springs and the Washington defense kept him from getting anything longer than 18, although he did have a 10-yard touchdown catch that tied the game at 17 early in the third quarter.

“It’s no secret, when I get involved, we move the chains. When I don’t, we’re more stagnant in our offense,” Owens said.

Dallas went up 7-0 and was starting to build momentum when Campbell started to click. His secret: Throwing at Dallas cornerback Terence Newman.

On the next three drives, Campbell beat Newman on a 3-yard touchdown pass to James Thrash, a 2-yard touchdown to Antwaan Randle El and a 53-yard strike to Santana Moss. The Redskins had to settle for a field goal and a 17-7 lead when Moss landed out of bounds on a third-down fade, prompting Zorn to slam down his play card in disgust.

Then came Romo’s best spurt, a nice 2-minute drill to get a 36-yard field goal as time expired, followed by a touchdown drive to open the third quarter. That was Owens’ score.

Washington scored two touchdowns on its next series, but both were wiped out on penalties—both on center Casey Rabach. The Redskins got only a field goal, giving Dallas a huge break. The Cowboys got another when Springs and safety Fred Smoot were on the sideline with injuries. But on the very next play, Romo was intercepted by rookie Chris Horton.

The Redskins only got another field goal, but Romo again failed to capitalize, throwing three straight incompletions. On Washington’s next drive, Dallas seemed to have made a third-down stop at its 31, but a penalty for too many men on the field gave the Redskins a first down. They wound up with Suisham’s final kick, a 29-yarder. His others were from 20 and a pair of 33-yarders.

The Redskins finished 13-33-2 at Texas Stadium.

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Below is a scorecard that you can use to rate the candidates . Post your scores as comments. Feel free to elaborate on the score you gave.

Grade each candidate’s performance, then decide for yourself who wins the debate … and your vote.

Assign points for each candidate’s performance in each category. Total each candidate’s points; the candidate with more points wins.

GOALS – How well do candidates hit their marks?

5 – Clearly helped himself

4 – Somewhat helped himself

3 – Neither helped nor harmed himself

2 – Somewhat harmed himself

1 – Clearly harmed himself

APPEAL TO BASE – How well did the candidate unite and energize core supporters?

5 – Clearly helped himself

4 – Somewhat helped himself

3 – Neither helped nor harmed himself

2 – Somewhat harmed himself

1 – Clearly harmed himself

CONTROL THE AGENDA – How well did the candidate set the tone of debate, stay on message and keep on the offensive rather than react to their opponent?

5 – Clearly helped himself

4 – Somewhat helped himself

3 – Neither helped nor harmed himself

2 – Somewhat harmed himself

1 – Clearly harmed himself

APPEAL TO SWING VOTERS – Did the candidate appeal to undecided voters?

5 – Clearly helped himself

4 – Somewhat helped himself

3 – Neither helped nor harmed himself

2 – Somewhat harmed himself

1 – Clearly harmed himself

PERSONAL EXCHANGES – When the candidates address one another, who got the best of the exchange?

5 – Clearly helped himself

4 – Somewhat helped himself

3 – Neither helped nor harmed himself

2 – Somewhat harmed himself

1 – Clearly harmed himself

CONTENT OF ANSWERS – Did the candidate answer the questions accurately, knowledgeably and confidently?

5 – Clearly helped himself

4 – Somewhat helped himself

3 – Neither helped nor harmed himself

2 – Somewhat harmed himself

1 – Clearly harmed himself

PRESIDENTIAL MANNER – Did the candidate looked presidential in both demeanor and appearance?

5 – Clearly helped himself

4 – Somewhat helped himself

3 – Neither helped nor harmed himself

2 – Somewhat harmed himself

1 – Clearly harmed himself

SPEAKING STYLE – Did the candidate speak effectively?

5 – Clearly helped himself

4 – Somewhat helped himself

3 – Neither helped nor harmed himself

2 – Somewhat harmed himself

1 – Clearly harmed himself

ZINGERS AND BLUNDERS – Did the candidate deliver catchy lines or make embarrassing mistakes?

5 – Clearly helped himself

4 – Somewhat helped himself

3 – Neither helped nor harmed himself

2 – Somewhat harmed himself

1 – Clearly harmed himself

OPENINGS/CLOSINGS – Were the candidate’s opening and closing remarks strong and memorable?

5 – Clearly helped himself

4 – Somewhat helped himself

3 – Neither helped nor harmed himself

2 – Somewhat harmed himself

1 – Clearly harmed himself

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