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POPSPublic Financing of Elections Dead - McCain There is some poetic justice that the "architect" of such a miserable piece of legislation should find himself on the losing end of a race where his opponent thumbed his nose at the law. But the fact that the man who was the chief beneficiary of McCain's stupidity is a far left liberal who is seeking to alter America doesn't give any satisfaction. Every attempt by McCain to establish himself as some kind of leader in the Republican party since his defeat has failed. He is a pariah of a politician and most Republican senators want little to do with him. But he will remain popular with his friends (re-found friends now that he's just another senator) in the media as long as he keeps trashing conservatives and members of his own party. It's a role he seems very comfortable playing. I just hope he likes solitude.
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POPS8 Things We’ve Learned About Sarah Palin Post-Election It’s been just over three weeks since Obama’s presidential win sent Sarah Palin back to Alaska, but that doesn’t mean the defeated VP hopeful has sunk back under the radar and into virtual anonymity. Far from it — Palin has been seen and heard more post-election than she ever was during the campaign, and frankly, I’m a little relieved. Like her or not, you can’t deny the woman’s charisma…and knack for providing media fodder like no one else has since, well, since Monica Lewinsky and her infamous blue dress. There’s just something about women, politics, and clothes, isn’t there? After the jump, 8 things we’ve learned about Sarah Palin since the elections, including, yes, exactly how she spent that $150,000 clothing allowance.
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POPS8 Things We’ve Learned About Sarah Palin Post-Election It’s been just over three weeks since Obama’s presidential win sent Sarah Palin back to Alaska, but that doesn’t mean the defeated VP hopeful has sunk back under the radar and into virtual anonymity. Far from it — Palin has been seen and heard more post-election than she ever was during the campaign, and frankly, I’m a little relieved. Like her or not, you can’t deny the woman’s charisma…and knack for providing media fodder like no one else has since, well, since Monica Lewinsky and her infamous blue dress. There’s just something about women, politics, and clothes, isn’t there? After the jump, 8 things we’ve learned about Sarah Palin since the elections, including, yes, exactly how she spent that $150,000 clothing allowance.
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POPSStevens Loses in Senate Race, Alaska Tuesday morning in the Capitol. Mr. Stevens’s defeat will strengthen a majority that Democrats sought to bolster Tuesday by allowing Senator Joseph I. Lieberman, independent of Connecticut, to retain his high-profile committee chairmanship. Instead, Democrats dropped Mr. Lieberman from another panel, delivering a mild rebuke for his strong support of Senator John McCain and other Republicans in this month’s elections.
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POPSHurrah for the Millennials! When it comes to policy, Millennials are liberal interventionists on economic issues, active multilateralists in foreign affairs and tolerant non-meddlers on social issues-a profile that most closely matches the Democratic Party's platform as well as the new President's agenda. Their propensity to vote straight Democratic was clearly evident in 2008 when young voters supported Democratic congressional candidates by about the same margin that they did Obama (63% vs. 34%).
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POPSReported Obama-Hamas Contacts Bode Ill Another clash between Obama’s public statements and his team's behind-the-scenes activities. According to Yousuf, Hamas' contact with Obama's advisors was ongoing, adding that he personally had friendly relations with a few of Obama's advisers whom he had met when he lived in the US. "Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh will draft a congratulatory letter to Obama for his victory in the elections," added Yousef. "The policy Obama will instate in the Middle East will differ from that of his predecessor George W. Bush, although it is clear that the region and the Palestinian issue will not be at the top of his agenda," Yousef told Al-Hayat, "(Obama) will focus more on the economic crisis, Iraq and Afghanistan." © 2008 Al Bawaba (www.albawaba.com)
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POPSAmericans Overwhelmingly Want GOP to Work w/ Obama Not only do Americans want the GOP to work with Obama as President, but they want the GOP to embrace his progressive views. The poll indicates Americans voted for him because they thought his views were the right ones. The cooperation the Americans want will not happen, of course. Already GOP names are being floated to run against him and right-wing media personalities have begun to attack him.
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POPSMadonna's Revised Video Interlude: An Ecological Message
Video Interlude = a wall of big screen video played during a concert. -- When this 'Video Interlude,' was first show in Wales, on her Sticky & Sweet Tour she was ripped apart by the U.S. press for allegedly comparing McCain to a Nazi and putting out such a direct pro-Obama message. Of course it has to be remembered that Republican politics in America is based on complaints, accusations, trying to stifle voices and votes, intimidate people and personally try to destroy all opponents. In fact, this Video Interlude had no specific text message. Although McCain wasn't shown in much of a positive light, while Obama certainly was. After this incredible Video Interlude in Wales Madonnna's tour has now arrived in the USA, now -- after the elections. So it seems this Video Interlude -- while keeping the same song ('Get Stupid') -- now has a a strong ecological message. Although not as mind-blowing as the original it now has an impact in this new direction. Pretty coo
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POPSAFP: World hails Obama's 'brilliant' victory A victory for the American people, and definitely something to celebrate the world over. The article has quotes from various world leaders, just about all looking forward to a new era in American governance. A very interesting bit from the end: 'In Obama, an ancient fishing town on the Sea of Japan -- Obama means small shore in Japanese -- residents dressed in Hawaiian skirts did a hula dance in celebration, embracing Hawaiian-born Obama as one of their own. "I'm so excited because Obama shares our town's name. But even if the town was called McCain I would still support Barack Obama," said 44-year-old dancer Masayo Ishibashi.'
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POPSLong lines to vote are a modern poll tax
In January 1964, the 24th Amendment to the Constitution abolished the poll tax. A poll tax was a fee you had to pay at the time of voting. No money, no vote. So, rich people voted, poor people didn't. 44 years later, we have a sort of poll tax: long lines. Long lines. How many hours did it "cost" you to vote? 2? 4? 6? How much income did you lose? So, you need the money, or if you can't take the long wait, guess what? You don't vote. You want to vote, but you can't afford to. Nonvoters in Ohio, 2004, cost John Kerry the Presidency...Obama voters, no matter what, no matter how long, please, please don't go home. Wait as long as you have to. But do NOT go home without casting your vote...Vote, then go home. VOTE. VOTE... It is time for CHANGE. We, the People have the POWER to make that CHANGE. The Ballot. Vote Bush and his Republican pals out of office. America can't have 4 MORE years, the SAME as the last 4 with the failed Bush-McCain failed policies...VOTE THE BUMS OUT!
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POPSZogby Pre-election Final: Obama 54, McCain 43 Nov 4 poll. Zogby is usually most accurate, we will see. Note that McCain has only 75 percent of conservative vote (even with Palin) , many bailed out on him. Republicans should make a careful note of this. As I clipped previously, McCain lost considerable "conservatives" and "moderates" from his party , and then gets romped by "independents" going to Obama (if this poll holds true). Moral: "If you stand for nothing you lose everything". I also believe the "fear tactics" backfired (while several issues are legitimate, including blatant communistic policies of Obama)--largely because of the LIES OF THE BUSH ADMINISTRATION casting its shadow over Republicans, which cause Fear tactics to be outright rejected now, without consideration. I received two robo-calls for McCain, one from Robert Duvall and another from a male country performer (Merle Haggard?). Desperate "get out the vote" moves, which people likely hang up on.
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POPSObama and McCain Walk Into a Bar ... :) The second category was reported to appeal to liberals because of their “openness to ideas” and their tendency to “seek new experiences.” But then why didn’t the liberals in the Boston experiment like the nonsense humor? "Conservatives tend to be happier than liberals in general" now this is interesting. liberal outlook leads to dissatisfaction with the world as it is, and a sense that things need to change . I agree :)
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POPSThe Last of the Polls Show Obama Way Ahead. A major LANDSLIDE VICTORY now looks certain. 270 electoral votes needed to win. Many now predict he will get at least 280 or more. Over 300 would be extra good. Over 340 would be a LANDSLIDE VICTORY. Things also looking better for Democrats in both the House and Senate, much better than expected and the non-stoppable ruling total of 60 Senators even appears possible. Folks had been saying McCain's chances were like hoping to draw into an inside straight. Now, though, it looks like he needs a miracle. Obama continues to campaign on this Election Day, in a firmly held Republican state. He appears determined not just to win but to make gains in many traditional Republican states, "redrawing the electoral map." -- changes that might last for decades.
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POPSFirst Votes Counted in U.S. Historical Elections: Obama Wins. Election Day has begun. Obama ahead by 7 votes. Only about 145,000,000 million registered remaining. A record turnout expected. The amusing occurrence of a town, ski resort, way up in a national forest near the Canadian border, Dixville, NH has happened again, with it's fifteen minutes of fame. New Hampshire law allows allows towns to close their polls once all registered and eligible voters have cast ballots and to declare the results. All 29 registered voters showed up to vote at one minute after midnight - a town tradition for almost 50 years. (the town has 115 residents). Obama got 17 votes, McCain 10, and Ron Paul two write in votes.
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POPSThe Last Days of McCain - He's Going Down The excuses are already pouring out of the Republican Party as they now try to sound insightful, pointing out what caused them to lose the election. The shouldn't overlook several big facts: Most Yanks don't like the War in Iraq, most Yanks want to see bin Laden dead, most Yanks are horrified at their lost of savings and the Wall St. Bailout of banks and the majority of the people don't like John McCain. On the other side of the coin: Lots of folks - the majority -- like Obama a lot. All the pundits might find this surprising: people voted on the issues and the character of the man.
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POPSBush's Republican Party in Full-Tilt Panic Watching the elections has been like living in two different worlds: The world where Obama can draw a crowd of 100,000 (200,000 in Germany) and McCain is luck to get 20,000 folks to listen to him. The other world is on TV where the give both McCain and Obama equal time and each side says how well they're doing and how bad the other guy is. The TV also makes up issues that are not issues to no one but themselves and chews and chews on them for weeks: The so-called 'Bradley Effects,' is one of them. Now the race has come down to the Finish Line and Bush's Republicans see point-blank in front of their faces how great their losses will be tomorrow, and no TV chat is going to change anything. From the beginning many people saw this was in the cards; A few million and myself, too. 8 years of the Bush nightmare were suddenly going to be forgotten. The real tough race was the primary of Obama vs. Hilary Clinton. That was a close call. But now, it's not a close call; it's a
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POPSFiction has, once again, foreshadowed reality Certainly some of the parallels are coincidental. It is unlikely, for example, that the writers knew Mr. Obama had an affection for Bob Dylan when they made Santos a Dylan fan. But it is the unintentional similarities that make the DVDs of the sixth and seventh seasons, which at the time received mixed reviews, so rewarding to watch now. In both “The West Wing” and in real life, for example, the Phillies played in the World Series during the election campaign. :) more similarities inside...
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POPSThe Economist endorsement of Barack Obama It says something: conservative Economist endorses Obama's bid, and makes a strong case for supporting him. Usually sympathetic to McCain Economist stresses that he leaned too much to the right to believe that he'll be able to get back to his own track, where he was comfortably sitting and winning support of many independent voters, against his own party machine. Article mentions strong positions of Obama on international arena (if the world were to choose it would be a landslide victory for Obama, as Economist's poll suggests). For reasons why Armenian Americans support him visit www.armenianamericansforobama.com
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POPSTeen shot over vandalized McCain sign The teens admitted that they had defaced the McCain sign several times, Warren Township police Lt. Don Bishop told CNN. Rowles' is the only McCain sign on a street full of Obama signs, he said. Bishop said the teenagers probably will not be charged -- and are unlikely to damage campaign signs again, as the incident scared them. Warren Township is in Trumbull County not far from Cleveland, Ohio.
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