Election and the Country

I would like to be able to say to those who support McCain/Palin: You deserve whatever you get. Unfortunately, those of us who do not support the Republican nominees will also suffer. I still find it hard to believe that anyone with any brains at all can buy into the lies and lies and more lies McPalin have told, but unfortunately, I know people who support them and have not been able to sway them.

I will say this: I don’t want to live in a country that would elect McCain and Palin – especially after the last 8 years. Didn’t you learn anything from that? My God, people, wake up and don’t do that again!

I am nearly sick with worry over this election. I am 65 years old and if McPalin gets in, I really don’t care to get much older.

Republicans Attempt to Steal Election

Following is an email I received from MoveOn.Org. This is an organization solely funded by its members. It alarmed me enough, I decided to share it this way.

Dear MoveOn member,

We’re hearing a lot about the trumped-up charges against ACORN these days—but very little about the massive voter suppression campaign being orchestrated by the Republicans. The GOP is trying to purge thousands of Democratic voters off the rolls in states like Ohio, Florida, and Colorado.¹

John McCain and Sarah Palin are falsely accusing a community organizing group—ACORN—of voting fraud to distract the media from their own party’s wrongdoing.² Worst of all: It’s working.

The truth is, McCain is vilifying ACORN to justify voter suppression—making it harder for Obama supporters to vote.

The GOP’s voter suppression campaign could steal this election. But we can stop them with a rapid-response fund to support legal actions, run newspaper ads to get the media talking about GOP voter suppression, and prosecute anyone who tries to steal this election.

Can you chip in $25 to kick off our No Stolen Elections fund?

https://pol.moveon.org/donate/suppression.html?id=14429-7722982-Ob6DJ_x&t=3

The simple act of raising funds to protect this election will send a warning to right-wing operatives who think they can get away with voter suppression.

For over twenty-five years, Republicans have promoted the myth of voting fraud to argue for restrictive voting laws—but Bush’s own Justice Department found virtually no organized voting fraud.³ Now McCain is attacking ACORN in order to justify a frenzy of lawsuits making it harder for Obama supporters to vote.

Here’s what he’s not telling you:

• The only fraud committed was against ACORN itself. ACORN hired 13,000 workers to register a remarkable 1.3 million new voters. And a few of them turned in registration forms with inaccurate and even made-up names to get credit for work they didn’t do. ACORN fired them and turned them over to the authorities.⁴

• ACORN reported the fraudulent registration forms. In most states, ACORN is required by law to submit all forms collected whether they appear to be bogus or not—that way election officials, not partisan groups, can make the call. ACORN flags cards that may not be legitimate. And in many places, the charges of fraud only came up because ACORN was the one who flagged the cards!⁵

• This won’t have any impact on the election. No one is allowed to vote unless they are properly registered. And there is no evidence of false registrations actually leading to organized voting fraud.⁶

We can’t let false charges of voting fraud distract us from the very real voter suppression campaign that is already well under way.

Republicans are looking for typos on voter registration forms, threatening to challenge homeowners facing foreclosure, and falsely warning that voters with outstanding traffic tickets may be arrested if they go to the polls.⁷

Help protect this election from Republican voter suppression. Click here to contribute $25 to our No Stolen Elections fund:

https://pol.moveon.org/donate/suppression.html?id=14429-7722982-Ob6DJ_x&t=4

Thanks for all you do.

–Noah, Laura, Ilyse, Daniel and the rest of the team

P.S. You can learn more about the false charges against ACORN by clicking here:

http://acorn.org/quickfacts

P.P.S. Republicans aren’t just smearing ACORN—they’re smearing Barack Obama, too, by sending around untrue emails about him.

Have your friends or family ever forwarded you an email with false attacks on Obama? If so, be sure they know the truth. Forward the email to The Center for Political Accuracy, and they’ll reply with the true facts for you to respond with:

info@politicalaccuracy.org

Sources:
1. “States’ Actions to Block Voters Appear Illegal,” New York Times, October 8, 2008
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/09/us/politics/09voting.html

“Check-off box delays thousands of voter registrations,” Denver Post, October 14, 2008
http://www.denverpost.com/previous2/home/ci_10713377

2. “ACORN defends efforts amid voter-fraud allegations,” Associated Press, October 14, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081014/ap_on_el_pr/voter_fraud

3. “In 5-Year Effort, Scant Evidence of Voter Fraud,” New York Times, April 12, 2007
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/12/washington/12fraud.html

“The Truth About Fraud,” Brennan Center for Justice
http://www.truthaboutfraud.org/

4. “The Truth About ACORN’s Voter Registration Drives,” ACORN
http://acorn.org/quickfacts

“Group Answers Charges of Voter Registration Fraud,” New York Times, October 14, 2008
http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/10/14/acorn/

5. “Voter Group Admits Mistakes, Defends Work,” ABC News, October 14, 2008
http://www.moveon.org/r?r=31241&id=14429-7722982-Ob6DJ_x&t=5

“Is there ACORN fraud in Florida?,” Orlando Sentinel, October 15, 2008
http://www.moveon.org/r?r=31239&id=14429-7722982-Ob6DJ_x&t=6

6. “‘Fraud’ vs. ‘Suppression’,” Politico, October 14, 2008
http://www.moveon.org/r?r=31240&id=14429-7722982-Ob6DJ_x&t=7

7. “After A Surge in Registration, A Surge in Suppression,” Brennan Center for Justice, October 7, 2008
http://www.moveon.org/r?r=31236&id=14429-7722982-Ob6DJ_x&t=8

“Democrats fear GOP will turn away foreclosed voters; GOP won’t rule out using residency change to challenge a ballot,” Indianapolis Star, October 3, 2008
http://www.moveon.org/r?r=31237&id=14429-7722982-Ob6DJ_x&t=9

“Vote-scam fliers target black neighborhoods,” Philadelphia Daily News, October 2, 2008
http://www.moveon.org/r?r=31041&id=14429-7722982-Ob6DJ_x&t=10

Change of Heart

At one time, in the beginning of this campaign, I had a lot of respect fot John MCCain. Sadly, in spite of his service to our country, I can no longer say this. His lies, especially in his negative commercials against Barack Obama and his poor choice of running mate, have totally turned my opinion around – to the extent I am beginning to hate him nearly as much as I hate W.

I was feeling badly about this, until I came to the conclusion that one cannot command respect, one has to earn it. He has not won my respect, nor is he likely to after showing his true colors.

As for his joke of a running mate, every time I see or hear her, I want to scream. How anyone with any brains at all could actually approve of and back her, is beyond me.

These two spell DISASTER to our country and I can only hope people use their brains and wake up to the truth. The only thing McCain is likely to change is his clothes! And any change Palin brings can only be for the worse!

Please, America, wake up before it’s too late.

Killing of Wolves in Alaska

https://secure.defenders.org/site/Donation2?idb=0&df_id=1547&1547.donation=form1&s_src=6JY08WDC4F&s_subsrc=6JY08WDC4F_EJI08D1web&JServSessionIdr001=p50fndw6h2.app20a

Defenders of Wildlife video on the killing of wolves in Alaska. Hard to watch.

McCain is at it again!!!

Here we go again…. McCain announces he is suspending his campaign to concentrate on the bailout problem. No commercials,  doesn’t want to honor the debate, etc. Well, today I have seen 2 of his commercials, so he is saying one thing and doing something else yet again!!

McCain Lie Counter

http://www.mccainpedia.org/index.php/Count_the_Lies

John McCain may be trying to sell himself as a “maverick” and a “straight talker” who will tell the truth no matter the consequences, but independent, non-partisan watchdog groups aren’t buying it. But, since he wrapped up his party’s nomination, John McCain has offered more of the same false attacks and smears. To date, independent, nonpartisan fact checkers have published more than 50 fact checks debunking John McCain’s lies and distortions.

McCain is NOT your friend

https://political.moveon.org/donate/myfriends2.html?id=13871-7722982-ek4BJcx&t=1

Watch the above video for some truth about John McCain. I’m sure you will find it as interesting as I did!

More Big Oil Facts

This is from “GreenWonk” and is well worth reading.

Big Oil’s Laughable Tax Break Spin

Democrats are looking to pass a $16 billion package of renewable energy tax credits, and they intend to pay for it by getting rid of tax breaks for the oil and gas industry.

They want to pass this legislation quickly, for good reason:

Renewable energy industry officials say the window is closing quickly and stress that those expiring credits need to get extended early this year to give certainty to investors.

But a likely Senate Republican filibuster and presidential veto stand in the way.

And not surprisingly, Big Oil is prepared to lobby against these tax changes.

Charles Drevna, president of the National Petrochemical & Refiners Association, said, “We will lobby vociferously against any of these types of proposals.” And it looks like they’ll be using this sort of spin:

The oil industry argues that a tax increase for their companies hurts consumers and investors as lawmakers try to stave off a recession.

Let’s do some simple math.

Congress wants to take away somewhere in the range of $15 billion worth of tax breaks for the oil and gas industry as a whole.

But the Big Five oil companies– BP, Chevron, ConocoPhillips, ExxonMobil, and Shell—pulled in an estimated $120 billion in profits just last year. (ExxonMobil alone made $41 billion, becoming the most profitable company in American history for the second year in a row.)

In effect, they’re arguing that by reinvesting a small portion of these mammoth profits into alternative energy, Congress would hurt the economy.

How they can make this argument as families struggle to pay for the gas and heating oil these companies supply is beyond laughable.

Tags: big oil, renewable energy, taxes

Facts on Big Oil and the Republicans

Facts
Paid for by Big Oil is a joint project of numerous non-profit groups working to end the influence oil companies have on America’s energy policy. America’s dependence on oil is a threat to our economy, our security and our environment. By investing in a clean energy future, we can create millions of new jobs, become energy independent, and protect the planet. But with too many Members of Congress in the pocket of big oil that future remains out of reach. Paid for by Big Oil is working to hold these Members accountable – we need leaders to stop working for big oil and to start working for the American people.
In 2007 alone, the big five oil companies-BP, Chevron, Conoco Phillips, ExxonMobil and Shell-made $123 billion in profit. ExxonMobil alone made $77,245 every minute-more money generated in one minute than 70 percent of Americans earn in one year.
Despite these record profits, oil companies still receive more than $18 billion in federal tax breaks.
Since 2007, Republicans in the Senate-like Mitch McConnell-have voted against cutting tax breaks for oil companies 6 times. They also voted against investing in clean energy 9 times.
In the past two years alone, Republicans-like John Boehner-have voted against cutting tax breaks for oil companies 3 times. They also voted against clean energy 7 times.
Although the U.S. consumes 25 percent of the world’s oil, we have less than 3 percent of the remaining oil reserves.
The U.S. sends $700 billion overseas each year to purchase oil from other countries
In 1970, the U.S. imported 24% of its oil. Today, we import nearly 70%.
In the past two years, gas prices have nearly doubled.

Unbelievable!!

People! You need to wake the hell up! I cannot believe the McCain-Palin ticket is ahead in the polls. When you consider Obama had massive donations after Palin’s speech, just who are these pollsters asking? They sure didn’t ask me or anyone else I know. So how did they get the figures they are publishing?

If the figures are even remotely correct, what is wrong with the (especially) women who say they are for the Republicans? Are they blinded by the smile on Palin’s face? Are they not aware she is a liar and two-faced? Do they not care simply because she’s female? It is never a good idea to vote for someone on their looks, what comes out of their mouth (withut doing some research) or their sex (an accident of birth).

Am I going to be ashamed I am a woman, a thinker, an American? (oops! I’d better watch that or I’ll be branded alongside Michelle Obama as an anti-American terrorist.) When I see some of the comments made by women on TV I want to puke! I know women are smarter than this! Don’t fall for the false rhetoric of McCain and Palin. Check the facts and you will see they stretch the truth or out and out lie!!!!!