~~By InsightAnalytical-GRL
Well, where do I start??? This week we welcomed Grail Guardian as a contributor, joining kenosha Marge! Her first posts proved to be very popular…we look forward to more great posts from this awesome team!
Now, onto the roundup…
GOON SQUADS…unreal…I had heard about it earlier on Saturday,and Uppity Woman wrote the story with the video and statement by Missouri Governor Blunt (and it’s also cross-posted at No Quarter ). I’ve been wondering when the dirt on Obama will be showing up in TV ads by 527s. I recall an ad that was blocked from being aired a while back. I did a bit of research. The very first “swiftboat” ad against John Kerry was aired on August 5, 2004. Aren’t things pretty quiet so far? Well, maybe it’s because of threats…and now we have the Obama goon squads…while I detest “swiftboating,” I’m more alarmed by how far Obama and his minions are going with the use of intimidation. A MUST READ!!
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The Mortgage Mess…Backgrounders
On the mortgage mess, Truth is Gold has a great post titled “The Emperor’s Clothes…Continued” with a bevy of fantastic links on the subject. Definitely worth a look! As is this piece at No Quarter titled “Consumer Rights League, Obama, Acorn, and the SubPrime Mortgage. Another example of the type of research that the mainstream media can’t…or WON’T do!
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Women’s Stuff…
I was sitting in a waiting room on Wednesday about 10 am MT and CNN was on. The anchor (Kyra Phillips?) passed it over to a female correspondent who reported on a big meeting of women business leaders in NYC and which also included shots of Condoleeza Rice and Sarah Palin. Guess what the title across the bottom of the screen read???
GIRL POWER!!!
I nearly retched…when I have you last seen the video of a group of male leaders referred to as possessing “BOY POWER!!!” ?
Thankfully, some women are getting some respect in the media…namely, Lynette Long of The Reclusive Leftists, who was referred to by none other than Bill Clinton on The View, although he didn’t name her. And, she also was the subject of a piece by Marc Fisher, a Metro columnist at the Washington Post which was picked up by The Dallas Morning News (and who knows where else?) on Saturday entitled “Why a Hillary Supporter Flipped to McCain.” It’s a pretty straightforward article, but there is the obligatory dig at Sarah Palin’s “knowledge base” which Lynette responds to by referencing her character, instincts and her being “real.” I, personally, would like to shove Obama’s “knowledge base” into Fisher’s face…but, they haven’t interviewed me!
Now, I have no idea why a “Metro reporter” writes an interview and it lands in the op-ed section, but maybe it’s just the way things are done these days. Sort of like when I read a Washington Post story in my local paper which is about McCain “eating” his plan to stay in D.C. if the bailout agreement couldn’t be finalized before the debate. It’s full of more snide comments that pass as “reporting”…and, to me, it is pure op-ed on the news page. But, that’s the state of “churnalism” these days…
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Texas “Presents”
Over at Hillbuzz earlier in the week, there was a video posted from the Republican Party of Texas. The “narrator” wasn’t a professional…at first, I thought it was something created by a non-politico. It grabs your attention simply because it doesn’t come across as a typical, canned politica ad and features a young-sounding person speaking out against Obama. It’s on the subject of Obama’s voting record in IL…all those “presents” he used…Really interesting.
Hillbuzz (via Will Bowers’ PUMA) is where I also found out about the lovely gold coins that the Obama campaign is issuing with The Chosen One’s mug on them. I thought the fake U.S. seal was bad…Funny thing is, I have a silver coin with Bill Clinton’s face on it…but, jeez, that one was from 1992 and was celebrating his actual INAUGURATION! For a guy who limped into the nomination and hasn’t closed the deal yet in the general, I’d say there’s a serious problem here And, is THIS how they spend their money? This is like “Greek Temples Take Two“…
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Trials
Just in case you’ve lost track of Tony Rezko, the latest news from The Chicago Sun-Times blog (dated September 20) is that he will be sentenced on October 28. His attorneys want the case thrown out because key witness Stuart Levine was “unreliable.” Recall that final sentencing was postponed 2 months (originally it was supposed to be August 21); now it will be a week before the election on the last couple of counts! How will this reminder of Rezko effect the race? Anything? The media will bury it, so it will be up to the GOP to show us pictures of Rezko’s tenements and chat about where the government money that was supposed to fix them went…Of course, if it gets any play, you can be sure that Obama will pose as having been victimized again and the media will make sure he’s portrayed as being clean as a whistle after all…
UPDATE
Uppity Woman points us to a story at The Real Barack Obama (formerly Rezko Watch) which has all the latests details on “the wide-ranging probe”–is Rezko SINGING??? There was much speculation that he might…if he is, what’s his tune? Speculation:
“I’m told by a close friend of Rezko that he’s cooperating with the feds,” said a Sneed source. “I don’t know whether he’s talking about Gov. Blagojevich or Barack Obama or anyone else,” the source said.
Meanwhile, at the OJ Simpson trial, we’re seeing references to “bias and racism” leveled at the Las Vegas Metro Police. See below for the link to the relevant post on the trial and how the outcome may affect the Presidential race…
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On Friday The Confluence announced a new site dedicated to taking back the Democratic Party. It’s called For Democratic Reform (FDR). This site should be a real boost for a strong push to get rid of the machine that has taken over the Democratic Party, as well as efforts to get the party back to its core values.
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This week in the fall garden…A couple of days ago I ripped out the pepper plants, all except the pimiento–the peppers are finally turning red! Still plenty of Sweet 100 tomatoes and Golden Boys. I’m way behind in clearing things out so I can get the mustard, lettuce, and kale in…and I still haven’t planted the collard and broccoli seedlings, which are now VERY large seedlings…
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Finally, a brief remembrance of Paul Newman…a wonderful actor who became a great humanitarian. Godspeed…
THIS WEEK’S POSTS
Posts by
*kenosha Marge
**Grail Guardian
Obama’s Presidential Portrait Already Chosen??? (See here) (Why Bother With More Debates or Having an Election??)
*Celebrity Endorsements and Other Annoyances
What? ACORN Given 20% of Bailout Money under Original Bailout Proposal??????? UPDATE 1X
Race, O.J., and Politics–The Potential for an October Meltdown
**Why Obama Doesn’t Want Clinton Democrats
The Sisterhood of Shared Indignities (A Double Post by kenosha Marge and InsightAnalytical-GRL)
**Selling America: Why the MSM Can’t Tell the Truth
The Past Week: Recaps & Random Thoughts, September 14-20 (Dog Activism; The Palin Wars; More McCain Offices Open; Joe Biden; We Need 30%; Odinga Revisited; A “Comment” on Congress)
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