Friday, August 29, 2008

Sarah Palin VP Pick



Fox News is reporting Sarah Palin is the VP Pick. A hat tip to Adam at Palin for VP for promoting Sarah Palin all over the internet. Here’s some Palin info from Adam’s Palin for VP.

What I had failed to realize was that she had habitually knocked of powerful incumbent opponents and was a quick learner on the job. In the 2006 gubernatorial election, she rolled over scandal-prone incumbent Frank Murkowski in the GOP primary, then went on to defeat former governor Tony Knowles in the general election - pretty impressive. Further back, she had knocked off an entrenched incumbent to become mayor of Wasilla, then developed a reputation as a hard-nosed, effective mayor. Her performance in Wasilla got her elected president of the Alaska Conference of Mayors and earned her the nickname “Sarah Barracuda”.

In the end, I decided that Sarah Palin had actually compiled a rather astounding record of achievements in her 42 years, and was more than capable of making the jump to the national level. So now I ask you who you would rather have as your Vice-President. You could accept conventional wisdom and choose from the lineup of old men currently being bantered about, or you could choose an inspiring leader like Sarah Palin. As for me, I’m going with “Sarah Barracuda”, a candidate who will help us win the election and then deliver solid results.
Selected quotes from palinforgovernor.com

FREE MARKET – “I am a conservative Republican, a firm believer in free market capitalism. A free market system allows all parties to compete, which ensures the best and most competitive project emerges, and ensures a fair, democratic process.”

EDUCATION – Click here to read Gov. Palin’s full position paper on Education.

GUNS AND HUNTING - “I am a lifetime member of the NRA, I support our Constitutional right to bear arms and am a proponent of gun safety programs for Alaska’s youth….I have always strongly supported the personal use of fish and game by Alaskans. I grew up hunting and fishing in Alaska, and I am proud to raise my children with this same uniquely Alaskan heritage. … Anti-hunting groups who oppose hunting and fishing rights will be the winners if we allow them to pit us against ourselves….As an Alaskan with strong beliefs on this issue, I am confident in my ability to build consensus among diverse user groups and reconcile the many competing interests in a manner.”

SMALL BUSINESS – “As Mayor and CEO of the booming city of Wasilla, my team invited investment and encouraged business growth by eliminating small business inventory taxes, eliminated personal property taxes, reduced real property tax mill levies every year I was in office, reduced fees, and built the infrastructure our businesses needed to grow and prosper.”

MILITARY - “I respect our military personnel and understand the importance of Alaska’s National Guard. As I watched our military men and women being deployed I recognized how important it is for their families to know how much Alaska and America support them.”

HEALTH CARE – “I support flexibility in government regulations that allow competition in health care that is needed, and is proven to be good for the consumer, which will drive down health care costs and reduce the need for government subsidies. I also support patients in their rightful demands to have access to full medical billing information.”

SOCIAL ISSUES – “I am pro-life and I believe that marriage should only be between and man and a woman.”

ENVIRONMENT – “Regimes to protect Stellar Sea Lions must be based on sound science not personal agendas…I will fight in every way possible to make sure that our fishing communities are protected from the personal agendas of federal fishery managers”

“I believe in protecting Alaska’s environment through fair enforcement of our environmental laws. Having a clean record on environmental regulation is critical to getting ANWR open and maintaining our fisheries mining, timber, and tourism industries.”

Convention Night Congratulations

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Thursday, August 28, 2008

CONVENTION NEWS

The Irish-American Republicans Convention Party


Seacoast Super Saturday--How you can help Sen. McCain!


"Worship me"


Support Jeb Bradley for Congress


MR: Of Course They Have


Unprecedented McCain Ad


Granite State Update 8.26.2008


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Wednesday, August 27, 2008

Why It’s Okay for Democrats and Independents to Vote McCain

Experience; that's the short answer. Experience is not a minor issue, ask any employer what they look for in a job applicant and see if there are any who don't rank experience as a top requirement. For Independents a vote for McCain is hardly a stretch. Senator McCain has exhibited an independent streak over the years that has endeared him to many Independent voters. If you look at the primary results it was Independents that either put him over the top, or gave him his margin of victory in numerous states. Senator McCain is also well liked among many of his Democrat colleagues. President Clinton, Senators Clinton, Biden, and Fiengold have all made glowing statements about Senator McCain. These comments have been far more complimentary than some made by conservatives that don't appreciate Senator McCain's penchant for breaking with the party line. Senator McCain has a history of not only getting along with Democrats, but working with them on successful pieces of legislation. For moderate or conservative Democrats they may have issues where they disagree with Senator McCain, but the prevalent belief is that Congress will remain under Democratic control, and Senator McCain clearly can work with those Democrats to create a balanced government.

Finally the party faithful, and liberal Democrats. It's understandable why some on the left would find it difficult to vote for any Republican if they never have before, or if they have strong objections to the Republican party. Senator McCain is an unrepentant Republican, but he has also repeatedly put his country's interest before that of his party or himself. He has long championed the idea that people 'dedicate themselves to something beyond their own self interest'. He has not just talked about it, but has lived it, and his family has lived it, as his sons currently serve in the military. Senator McCain has a superb human rights record. He was a critical player in getting anti-torture legislation passed. He consistently is a champion of the oppressed whether it is in Myanmar, Georgia, or Darfur.

Other Democrats and Independents are also coming to the conclusion that Senator McCain is the most qualified candidate ready to become President of the United States...

Lisa Sisinni: Why I, a Clinton supporter, will vote for John McCain
I've never voted for a Republican presidential candidate, but this year is different. I'm voting for John McCain.

Throughout the primary season, I supported Hillary Clinton. Between the final two Democratic contenders, Hillary was the only candidate who demonstrated leadership and a true understanding of key issues. She inspired millions of women around the country, Democrats and Republicans alike.

When Barack Obama became the presumptive Democrat nominee, I was faced with a difficult question: Could I support a candidate who gives good speeches but has no substance and little experience? No.

Angry Clinton supporters toast McCain, roast Obama
The last place Kathy Archuleta could have ever imagined she'd spend the first night of the Democratic National Convention in Denver, Colorado, was at a happy hour sponsored by the Republican Party.

But the 54-year-old Democrat joined several other Hillary Clinton supporters, along with volunteers and officials from John McCain's campaign, at a Happy Hour for Hillary.

The event, sponsored by the Republican National Committee and approved by the McCain campaign, was a chance for McCain and Clinton supporters to come together for one cause: their opposition to Barack Obama's candidacy.




Why It’s Okay for Democrats and Independents to Vote McCain

Bill Clinton John McCain Endorsement?



Sure sounds like an endorsement. Certainly not a reach to see McCain as Clinton approved.

Bill Clinton Endorses John McCain Sort of

Monday, August 25, 2008

John McCain Returning To PA On August 30th

THE ROAD TO THE CONVENTION TOUR RUNS THROUGH WASHINGTON, PA ON AUGUST 30TH!

Join Senator John McCain and Cindy McCain
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Doors will open at 3:00 p.m.

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Sunday, August 24, 2008

Arizona's Bruce Ash: General Patraues,Iraq,Taxes,Obama

http://letsgetthisright.com/videos/id_34/
Arizona's Bruce Ash Speaks To Us Regarding Barack Obama and the Democrats plans for increasing our taxes.




http://letsgetthisright.com/videos/id_33/
Arizona's Bruce Ash Speaks To us regarding General Pataues and the Iraq War. Touching on Obama and the democrats defeatist ideas.




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Reporting from the Republican National Convention

Next week I will be blogging from the Republican National Convention. Thanks to Blogs for John McCain's Victory, and the RNC I've been granted a press pass to cover the event. As I joked with one person, I'll need go find myself glittery flag apparel, and a straw hat covered with McCain stickers so that I can appear appropriate. None-the-less, it's very exciting to cover this event, and I plan to post frequently at Blogs for John McCain's Victory, Purple People Vote, Blogs4McCain and NH4McCain.

Also, I'd like to ask readers for their input. Is there any part of the convention that you would like to see? Do you have any questions you would like asked? I'll do my best to provide a view of the convention not normally seen in the main stream media, and hope I can provide answers to readers questions. Hope you'll check in frequently, and thank you for visiting/reading.

-Katherine Morrison

Saturday, August 23, 2008

Obama Biden '08

So Senator Biden is the pick; good choice. As mentioned in previous posts during the NH primaries Senator Biden and Senator McCain were the only two candidates to talk about Iraq in detail. They both deserve credit for that. Obviously this is why Biden was picked. Senator Obama needs some help on foreign policy, which he hope he can get from Biden. An interesting wrinkle to this pick is that Senator Biden has said numerous times that Senator Obama is not prepared / not qualified. In fact at his event in New Hampshire at the end of his talk he said (paraphrased), 'If you decide not to vote for me, I hope you choose some one with experience. These are difficult times and we need someone who knows what they're doing.'

I agree. His statement was a pretty clear hat tip to Senator Clinton, who once again got snubbed by the Obama camp by not being vetted, and apparently did not even receiving a courtesy phone call. However, the statement holds just as well for Obama v. McCain. McCain doesn't need a VP who will help him when tested on foreign policy. Don't believe me just listen to Senator Biden...

Friday, August 22, 2008

The Bill Clinton Convention Wild Card

Excerpt from Barack Obama's aides worrying over what Bill Clinton will say in his convention speech


The episode has contributed to growing tensions in the Democratic Party before the convention, where some party leaders are exhibiting signs of buyer's remorse about Mr Obama, who has failed to open up a big lead in the opinion polls over Republican John McCain as many had hoped and expected.

Mr Clinton is apparently reluctant to be shackled to a set text and would prefer, in the words of one of his former aides, to "just go out and say what's on his mind".

But that is exactly what has Obama campaign staff on edge, given Mr Clinton's previous off the cuff interventions in the campaign. When he dismissed Mr Obama's campaign as a "fairytale" and compared him to the twice-failed black presidential candidate Jesse Jackson, his words were widely interpreted as racist.

Recently asked whether Mr Obama was qualified to be president, Mr Clinton responded: "You could argue that nobody is qualified to be president." Those familiar with Mr Clinton's views say that his continuing scepticism about Mr Obama is real enough.

A senior Democrat who used to work for Mr Clinton said: "Bill Clinton does not think Barack Obama will be a great president and he doesn't want to say so.

1988 Biden Ad: The White House Isn't the Place to Learn How to Deal with International Crisis

The Trouble with the Democrat's Love of Liberal Elites

Excerpt from The Mystery of Obama's Problems

John McCain is pulling ahead of Obama. The latest Reuters poll has Grandpa Munster up five percentage points over our secular messiah. The Real Clear Politics average of polls has Obama and McCain in a virtual tie. And, according to RCP, if the race were held today and McCain took the toss-up states where he's currently ahead, he'd be the next president. Yes, it's early. McCain has had a good couple weeks. But these were McCain's first good couple weeks since he secured the nomination. Meanwhile, with the exception of the Jeremiah Wright unpleasantness, Obama has had a good couple years.

The winds at the Democrats' backs are hurricane-force gales, and yet there's Obama holding steady, like a young Dan Rather in his schoolgirl rain slicker, immobile and unmovable.

Ask the typical Obama supporter why this should be so and you'll get a range of answers. Some just stare at the poll numbers the way my late basset hound would look at me when I tried to feed him a grape: with pure unblinking incomprehension. Others act like the guy who sits alone with his shopping bags at the public library, muttering about Fox News conspiracies and how Karl Rove-like aliens are doing terrible things with probes of proctological exactitude. Still others just shake their heads at the racism of anyone who could possibly have a problem with a very left-wing politician with almost no experience, who often sounds like his campaign slogan is: "People of Earth! Stop Your Bickering. I Am From Harvard, And I'm Here To Help."

Perhaps therein lies the answer to this supposed mystery. Indeed, perhaps there's no mystery at all, and Obama's problems are the same problems Democrats always have at the presidential level: He's an elitist.

Oh, I know. Upon reading that, some liberal spluttered herbal chai tea from her nose at the injustice of this whole elitist canard, and the earnest Ivy League interns at some liberal magazine have burst into laughter, offering the appropriate bons mots from Balzac at the preposterousness of such a suggestion, saying: "Don't you conservatives understand? Democrats care about the little guy. They're on the side of the proletariat -- I mean workers -- and as Obama has so eloquently put it, if the workers would only stop clinging to their silly sky god and guns, they'd understand that."

Liberalism is often a problem at the presidential level. Cultural liberalism is a burden. Haughty cultural liberalism is a disaster in the making. For good or ill, the presidency is a cultural institution as much as it is a political institution. And it's fundamentally a culturally conservative one. Fair or not, many perceive Obama as a cultural outsider. This week, Chicago Mayor Richard Daley said of Obama's friendship with former left-wing domestic terrorist Bill Ayers: "They're friends. So what?"

Independent Group Challenges Obama on Ayers Connection

Thursday, August 21, 2008

Obama Buys Real Estate from a Convicted Felon, Then Criticizes McCain for Owning 7 Homes

Barack Obama's attacks on Senator McCain this week have been extremely sloppy and very ironic. First, he criticized a McCain fund raiser for having ties to Jack Abramoff. Yet Senator McCain led the Abramoff investigation, and Obama fund raiser William Ayers not only has shady associations, but he is an unrepentant terrorist and was a member of the Weather Underground. Now Senator Obama is critical of Senator McCain for owning several homes, some of which are investment properties. A rather ironic criticism since none of Senator McCain's properties were purchased from a convicted felon unlike Senator Obama who purchased property from Tony Rezco, good friend, Obama fund raiser, and convicted felon.


Obama Buys Real Estate from a Convicted Felon, Then Criticizes McCain for Owning 7 Homes

Monday, August 18, 2008

Urgent! McCain News

Urgent! Let's Rain on Obama's Convention Parade!


STATEMENT BY JOHN MCCAIN ON THE RESIGNATION OF PAKISTANI PRESIDENT MUSHARRAF


Remarks By John McCain To The 109th Annual Veterans Of Foreign Wars Of The United States National Convention



WT: At what cost Obama?


Obama Facing Attacks From All Sides Over Abortion Record


WP: McCain's New Hope


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Thursday, August 7, 2008

Wednesday, August 6, 2008

Obama Website Asks People to Pray for Clinton and Her Supporters


Original at http://my.barackobama.com/page/event/detail/communityservice/4spx. Click image for a larger screen grab.
The prayer request is for...

From 6/1-8/6 Watching the spectical on Sat. at the rules meeting breaks my heart. We can't wait for HRC to see the light on her own, we need to begin praying for her and her supporters now. Please commit to praying for them daily to 1) stop trying to hurt the Obama's and the Democratic party. 2) Pray God will speak to them all and change their hearts so their only pursuit will be party unity and whole heartedly backing Sen. Obama.

Wow, not too condecending is it? So what should we all be praying for today? World peace? An end to violence against children? Religious harmony? Nope. We' should all get on our knees an pray that Hillary Clinton and Hillary Clinton supporters see the light (or the one) and stop picking on poor little Barack Obama.

--Don't worry it counts as Community Service.

Obama Website Asks People to Pray for Clinton and Her Supporters

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Monday, August 4, 2008

Behind The Scenes With McCain's Campaign


Katie Couric Takes An Exclusive Look At What Makes John McCain Tick





(CBS)
Earlier this year, CBS News took you inside Barack Obama's presidential campaign. Now, CBS News anchor Katie Couric takes an exclusive look at the back-room warriors of the Republican candidate. They are men and women working 24/7 toward 11/4 - Election Day.

Sen. John McCain has a message that's defined, defended and disseminated daily by an army of about 400 at the McCain headquarters in Arlington, Va.

This campaign is led by not one, but two generals. The first: an operative skilled in tactics and mechanics, honed as campaign manager for Arnold Schwarzenegger, Couric reports.

"I work to run the day to day operations of the campaign and I'm involved in the strategy talking to Sen. McCain, help directing the activities here at the campaign headquarters and out across the nation to help deliver the Senator's message," Senior Advisor Steve Schmidt said.

The campaign's other commanding officer is a longtime ally. He's fought many political battles alongside McCain, including his presidential run in 2000.

"Why do you think you've lasted so long? What is it about you?" Couric asked Rick Davis, McCain's campaign manager.

"I don't know. I just, I keep showing up. You know, nobody tells me to leave. So at seven o'clock in the morning I'm here and trying to do what I can to help the campaign," Davis said.

"Is it a problem to not have a single person who is in charge of the entire operation?" Couric asked.

"You know if you dial it back a couple of weeks, I was doing all of it," Davis said. "I went to McCain and said look, I need help."

"This is an area that we call our war room," Davis pointed.

The war room and its lieutenants are on defense, charged with monitoring the non-stop media coverage ... with plenty of sugar and caffeine at the ready.

"We've got three shifts," said the war room director, Aaron Harrison. "The morning shift starts at 6, they go till mid-afternoon and then we switch over. We've got a night crew that comes in."

The communications team plays offense, making sure the candidate's message is relayed and repeated.

In the modern media age, the points and counterpoints come fast and furious through every conceivable outlet.

"Do you think you need to have your taxes raised? I'm not your candidate. Sen. Obama is," McCain said on a campaign bus.

The campaign tries to reach out to various voting blocs like women, Hispanics and African-Americans. The efforts are coordinated by National Coalitions Director Aaron Manaigo.

"You're an African-American man and supporting John McCain obviously. Do your friends give you a hard time at all?" Couric asked him.

"No. Absolutely," Manaigo said. "Most of my friends like John McCain. In any other election year, they would probably be right here working with us."

A regiment of advance personnel choreographs every detail of every trip and appearance.

"We basically track the senator around the country," said Davis White, the campaign's director of advance. "You see that board over there. The jet is where the senator is."

Couric looked at it, saying, "this little jet?"

"That's where it is," White said. "Today he landed in Michigan. We're going to do a quick OTR stop - a quick-off-record stop - at a little hot dog place."

See Katie Couric's earlier report on Barack Obama's back-room warriors.
Watch extra footage from behind closed doors.
Another challenge for the advance team: orchestratrating the events that McCain has made his trademark - Town Hall meetings.

The communications team back at headquarters, and traveling with the candidate, constantly looks for ways to refine and strengthen his message.

In a phone call, senior adviser Nicolle Wallace said to McCain communications director Jill Hazelbaker: "I think we need to take the transcript of what he said at the top and take a look at that and incorporate what he said as examples."

Hazelbaker replied: "I think so. I also liked the idea of as much as we can, getting the real people examples."

And at a campaign event, McCain said: "I met a guy who owns two trucks and he said he could stay in business if he didn't have to pay 25 cents a gallon tax extra on diesel fuel."

But the mother of all appearances will be in Minneapolis in September - when McCain accepts his party's nomination.

And the pressure is on Senior Adviser Mark Salter. He has co-written five books with the senator, and on the day Couric spent at campaign headquarters, he was heading to Maine to work on perhaps the biggest speech of his life.

"Do you have any ideas?" Couric asked.

"Not a one to be honest with you," Salter said.

"Come on, yes you do," Couric said.

"Well, we haven't had a meeting about it yet, and I don't want to be presumptuous," he said. "But, you know, I think any good acceptance speech gives you a real good sense of the guy who is asking to be president of the United States."

"At this point, can you write in his voice pretty well?" Couric asked.

"I can," Salter said. "It's very hard to get his voice out of my head after 20 years."

But they want his voice to be heard - and when it is, they thing there's too much focus on staff shakeups and potential conflicts of interest.

"How many lobbyists work here?" Couric asked.

"We don't make it a litmus test for employment at the McCain campaign," Davis said. "It goes without saying that some people who are involved in the lobbying profession, do it because they're interested in that side of the equation. They’re interested in government. They're interested in Congress. They're interested in public service."

"So lobbyists equal public servants?" Couric asked.

"No. I didn't say that," Davis said. "How do you distinguish someone who, you know, lobbies on behalf of cancer, from one someone who lobbies on behalf of an oil interest? I wouldn't call them the same thing but they're still lobbyists."

Campaigns, warts and all, are watched and dissected more than ever before. And the McCain team is doing its best to adapt to this increasingly complicated battlefield of modern political warfare.

"Campaigns used to be mysteries," Davis said. "Nobody ever saw the inside of a campaign and it used to be a bunch of old guys like me sitting around with cigars, you know dreaming up things to do. And now it's like we're on all the time."

And it’s worth noting the campaign not only plans every move John McCain makes, but also campaign events for his wife, his kids, and - soon - his running mate.


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NH Call to Action: County Training Sessions


Please join the McCain Campaign, Team Sununu,NH Victoryand the New Hampshire Republican Party for upcoming county trainings to discuss how our respective entities are working together, as well as get training on the different programs and tools we will use to execute our strategy over the coming weeks and months.

If you are a supporter, activist or just want to help us reach our goals and achieve victory in November, we need you to join our team of volunteers. Attending these meetings will be extremely beneficial to our program as we move on into the last 90 days of the election.

To confirm your attendance, please contact NHGOP Political Director, Tom DeRosa at:
Tom@NHGOP.org
or call 603-225-9341

Call To Action


Merrimack County

Tuesday, August 5, 5:30PM

Foxfire Property Management
2 Pillsbury Street, Concord, NH
(Basement level)

Rockingham County

Thursday, August 7, 7:00PM

Rockingham County Nursing Home
Hilton Auditorium
Brentwood, NH

Cheshire County

Saturday, August 9 @ 10:00AM

Cheshire GOP HQ
West Street, Keene

Hillsborough - Manchester
Monday, August 11, 6:00PM
McCain 2008 HQ
250 Commercial Street
Manchester, NH


Strafford County

Tuesday, August 12 @ 5:00PM
Remax Realty Center
472 High Street
Somersworth, NH

Hillsborough - Nashua

Thursday, August 14, 7:00PM

Nashua Victory HQ
139 Daniel Webster Hwy
Nashua, NH

Belknap and Carroll Counties

Tuesday, August 19, 2008 @ 5:00PM

Wolfe Trap
19 Bay St
Wolfeboro, NH




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