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POPSHow to Become President with Clipmarks You heard it here first. In 2008, you just won't get elected without reaching out to the coveted Clipmarks community. And you can bet we'll be checking candidates' sign-up dates. :) The publicity for Clipmarks 2.0 rolls on....
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POPSFinally, Rudy's 9/11 Lies are Being Exposed I've been waiting impatiently, for Mr. Giuliani's lies to begin catching up with him. He has been running all over the country claiming to be an "expert on terrorism," and Islamofascism. Some voters, outside the New York metropolitan area, are falling for his story hook, line and sinker. But now, his own words given during testimony he gave to the 9/11 commission are leaking into the media, and it tells a very different story. It presents a person who knows virtually nothing about terrorism, al Qaeda or bin Laden. He proves the falsity of his claims concerning the inadequate radios his fire fighters were forced to use that fateful day, along with other information that paints a very different picture from the one he has been unveiling for the public during the campaign.
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POPSMcCain Divorced his Crippled Wife to Marry Cindy "in sickness and in health....til death do us part"? McCain claims to be a man of honor and his word. This is an interesting test of that "straight talk". McCain claimed to be a Christian too during the primaries, so this is a fair consideration to weigh. "Maverick" should actually be "pragmatist", John will do whatever John wants.
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POPSThe Israel Lobby and Presidential Candidates Article worth reading. All must bow to get elected to a higher power, which is not "we the people" nor even God. It is the Israeli lobby and radical Zionist interests that are behind the present wars. The authors of the article published a book as well.
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POPSTears for the future...
You know I hate to admit it, but it's true. Obama may be a "rock star" (although he's no Jim Morrison) and he may be a great guy (although he's no Bobby Kennedy) I have to agree: on the hard issues, he hasn't shown us that he has what it takes. This was exactly the failure of Royale (Sego) in France. The sad thing is that, although it took me years of college and field research to do it the hard way, I estimate that with the resources of a national politician, and about $25,000,000 it would only take about three or four months of intensive study to come up to speed on the relevant facts of Islamic "terrorism" and the situation in Iraq, both military and civilian. Why is it that I some how feel that quite a few of the people on Clipmarks are more qualified to lead the country than any of the people currently running? (Both left and right!) Come to think of it, why aren't any of you guys running? How long will it be before we get an erudite, informed and passionate leader?
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POPSFBI: Al Qaeda May Strike U.S. Shopping Malls 
Then at the end of the article this: "We have no credible, specific information suggesting an imminent attack," a DHS official said. More propaganda (from Brian Ross at ABC who appears to be the real perps favorite parrot) to "remind you" that "jihadists want to kill us every day", and the FBI has known this "for two years" but its only being reported now, because it is timely to do so. Meanwhile the Office of Homeland tyranny says "we have no credible threat" information. It would be too convenient that terrorists would attack the U.S. now when 70 percent disagree with the war, impeachment against Cheney has been introduced, and Bush's ratings at an all time low. Who would benefit most from a terrorist attack in the U.S.? Who and what agenda benefited most from 9/11? Meanwhile shootings at schools are way up, violent crimes within every state, even family murder-suicides, while motor vehicle accidents kill tens of thousands. Americans should fear each oth
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POPSMcCain Flips at Legit Question
McCain's response? "Please," he said, recoiling back in his seat in distaste at the very question. Uh uh. That's not good enough. You would assume that given all the whining over General Clark's legitimate point, that John McCain had some obvious answer to the question. Instead, he refused to answer the question, and let Joe Lieberman and Lindsay Graham come to his defense, babbling to the reporter about character, but not a word about qualifications. The fact of the matter is that General Clark was absolutely right. McCain's service, while heroic and honorable, is not very relevant when it comes to preparing him to be the military's ultimate commander. His experience didn't involve executive decision making in the military, or global strategy. Very few candidates for the presidency have had the experience in life that prepares them for that role. In fact, McCain said it himself in 2003, that some of our best Commanders in Chief had no military experience at all.
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POPSThe New Meaning Of "Politics Of Change" * Obama repeatedly vowed to meet with various heads of terror states - most notably Ahmadinejad of Iran - "without preconditions." Then, with the nomination in sight, he zigzagged: "There's no reason why we would necessarily meet with Ahmadinejad. He's not the most powerful person in Iran." * In October, he supported NAFTA expansion. In March, campaigning in the Ohio primary, he called for a "reopening" of the trade pact's terms. This week, he called his own primary rhetoric "overheated" and said NAFTA has had a positive effect on the US economy. Change, yes. But "change we can believe in"?
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POPSAmerican people drop out of 2008 election (Satire) While admitting to being disappointed by the results, Americans said they would continue to pursue lasting social change, whether by working overtime shifts in order to make education more affordable for their children, or by selling some of their belongings in order to provide medical coverage for aging family members
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POPSTIME-The World's Most Influential People-2008 Don’t miss this video of Shigeru Miyamoto speaks out about his creative process IN The Game Developers Conference...... "The Game Developers Conference is a place for developers to learn from one another, and I think it is safe to say that every member of the community has at one time or another fantasized about having Shigeru Miyamoto as a mentor and teacher," said Jamil Moledina, Executive Director of the GDC. "By guiding us through his creative vision with a keynote at this year's GDC, Miyamoto is allowing all attendees this incomparable privilege....
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POPSThe individual we think of today was actually born in the Renaissance. some more quotations: Open Source Democracy—which I wrote about a decade ago—is not simply a way to get candidates elected to office. It is a collective reprogramming of the social software, a disengagement from the myths through which we abdicate responsibility, and a reclamation of our role as citizens who participate in the creation of the society in which we want to live. This is not personal democracy at all, but a collective and participatory democracy where we finally accept our roles as the fully literate and engaged adults who can make this happen. " i like it. One should be active in how he feels life should be.
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POPSRon Paul's $4.2 Million Nov 5th Money Bomb The Washington Post knew that they had to print something. Not too bad an article. This will increase his fundraising and people will now takes his positions seriously. No way this was done by "spammers". It's very real, and the neocons' worst nightmare.
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POPSElements of Fascism Increasing in U.S. "They invoke an external and internal threat in order to convince the population to grant their rulers extraordinary powers." Repeat after me the neoconservative catechism: "The greatest threat to America is radical Islam fascists that want to kill us all...they hate our freedoms". Which of course is why the government wants to take our beloved freedoms away........
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POPSAmericans Want Healthcare Reform If you go by GOP talking points, this means that 82% of Americans are socialists. Maybe that explains why this issue has become such a loser for Republicans. No one believes Republicans are ever going to address healthcare.
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POPSFlorida GOP Debate: FOX Distorts, Won't Let You Decide As is shown with Ron Paul, both the Media and the republican "establishment" CFR republicans must cast aspersions on the candidate who adheres to the Constitution, since they will not be bound by it. The "powers that be" want to continue the neoconservative's "war on terror" (middle east Democratic Jihad), and will employ whatever tactics necessary. Ron Paul wins again in FOX poll and Giuliani got ripped (deservedly) by Fred Thompson who compared his positions to Hillary, who Giuliani has been trying to contrasts himself from. Ron Paul is increasing, Giuliani and the CFR republicans decreasing. Ron Paul finally told the listeners that many polls do not even include him. The media are not reporting, they are deciding for you, and attempting to manipulate the outcomes.
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POPSDemocratic Sweep Would Bring Mammoth Tax Increases All told, the Democratic platform could cost more than $700 billion over four years. �I have a million ideas,� Clinton tells the Boston Globe, �and the country can�t afford them all.� On that point, even Clinton�s critics agree with her. �It is pretty clear that more spending programs have been promised out of repealing the top Bush tax cuts than repeal would be able to fund,� Nate Bailey of the Tax Foundation tells Newsmax. �It�s almost certain that funding all of these proposed programs would require massive tax hikes, the scale of which the U.S. has never seen. Sabato, author of �A More Perfect Constitution: 23 Proposals to Revitalize Our Constitution,� believes taxes will be a cornerstone of the coming Republican campaign.
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POPSDumping Fox News One investor, when asked for comment, told us, "I am tired, sick and tired of NewsCorp's Fox News channel deciding for the American public who they will and will not permit to run for President. Nobody asked me to sell my shares of NewsCorp, but I refuse to allow my capitol to be used to censor legitimate presidential candidates." Will all of this anger and talk of selloffs actually translate into a run on NewsCorp stock? Only time will tell. In the meantime, savvy investors will be keeping a close eye on NWS stock over the next week. I am keeping a watch this week, I hope they crash!
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POPSRepublican's Candidates Not Godly Enough Republicans are in a mess. Their base, increasingly becoming less relevent every day have no one to hang their hat on who seems viable for the 2008 election. A third party candidate might just be the death knell for the Republicans.
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POPSMcCain's Double Standard on Campaign Visits to Military Bases With Department of Defense rules prohibiting political campaigning on military bases, it was determined that in some cases McCain could visit the installations as a senator but could not engage in any political activity or have news media present. McCain campaign officials said Thursday they intentionally did not campaign on military property. "We follow the rules," said senior McCain adviser Steve Schmidt. Because all three presidential candidates are sitting senators, DoD officials have privately noted for some weeks that the whole matter of drawing the line between Senate business and campaigning is sensitive. A U.S. Army official told CNN there are no pending requests from any of the campaigns to visit Army bases at this time. He noted that Sen. Barack Obama recently visited Fayetteville, North Carolina, but did not go to Fort Bragg; and Sen. Hillary Clinton visited Killeen, Texas, but did not go to Fort Hood.
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POPSAccuWeather Senior Meteorologist's Letter To The Global Warming Center If you are absolutely convinced, after seeing people who don't think polar bears are as important as the people you are elected to serve, that argue out the science, then commit the American people on a path that will basically spend their hard-earned money on a problem our chief rivals are probably simply paying lip service too, then I will support you. But if you have doubt, after clearing away the feelings and looking at the facts, then by proceeding you will put yourself in a rush to judgment before the facts are clear that has left many Americans disillusioned about our nation in other matters. This is not a matter of politics, it is not a matter of feelings. It is a matter of science and facts and educated men squaring off and displaying their knowledge. AccuWeather.com's senior meteorologist and long range expert Joe Bastardi's open letter to the 2008 presidential candidates.
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POPSWhere Have All the Leaders Gone?...Lee Iacocca rant/book
Fighting words from Lee Iacocca in this rant bemoaning the state of the US government and outlining the qualities needed by a true leader. He bluntly examines how the current administration stacks up in terms of leadership and implores us to use his leadership test to screen presidential candidates and choose wisely. Here's a bit more: "My friends tell me to calm down. They say, "Lee, you're eighty-two years old. Leave the rage to the young people." I'd love to—as soon as I can pry them away from their iPods for five seconds and get them to pay attention. I'm going to speak up because it's my patriotic duty. I think people will listen to me. They say I have a reputation as a straight shooter. So I'll tell you how I see it, and it's not pretty, but at least it's real. I'm hoping to strike a nerve in those young folks who say they don't vote because they don't trust politicians to represent their interests. Hey, America, wake up. These guys work for us." Words of wisdom
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POPSAmerican Conservative Magazine Endorses Ron Paul--not Romney or McCain But will the republican establishment acknowledge this? Add this to his growing list of conservative endorsements as tax payers best friend and more. Note also the particular jab by American Conservative Magazine against what they call the "neoconservative paranoia" about Iran, which is precisely what it is.
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POPS ‘Meet the Press’ Moderator Collapsed On Job “Lawrence Spivak, who founded ‘Meet the Press,’ told me before he died that the job of the host is to learn as much as you can about your guest’s positions and take the other side,” he said in a 2007 interview with Time magazine. “And to do that in a persistent and civil way. And that’s what I try to do every Sunday.” Cuomo, Russert’s onetime boss, wrote of Russert: “Most candidates are not eager to present themselves for Tim’s incisive scrutiny, which is fed by his prodigious study and preparation. But they have little choice: appearing on ‘Meet the Press’ is today as vital to a serious candidate as being properly registered to vote.”
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POPS Voters' Self Defense System Exposes Candidates' Contradictions Project Vote Smart says the Voters' Self Defense System is a culmination of 16 years of research. "We've been slowly, piece-by-piece, putting this together and testing everything," he says, "and we finally completed all of our testing at the end of 2006 with the implementation of our keyword searchable database of public statements from candidates. http://www.votesmart.org/
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