Actually, we are both correct. Sometimes Obama writes his speeches, sometimes he has assistance.
------ On Sep 9, 11:12 am, mark <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > wrong again pa. obama's speech writer is a guy named Jon > Favreau.http://www.newsweek.com/id/84756 > > On Sep 9, 12:44 pm, PoliticalAmazon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > There have been some misinformation about her--but there has been far > > more provided by Palin and John McCain than there has been opponents > > to Palin's VP nominaion. Palin has lied nonstop since McCain > > introduced her as his VP pick, so if you want to get upset about > > misinformation, look to Sarah Palin. > > > It has not been proven that Palin was an AIP member. It has been > > documented that she is affiliated with the program, her husband has > > been a member, and she has endorsed the organization by her speaking > > at ther 2008 convention. Since the AIP is a seccessionist group, this > > is a distinctly un-American stance. I would NEVER affiliate myself > > with a seccesionist group, and certainly would not speak at their > > conventions, would you? > > > She hasn't just "on occasion" tried to get federal money. She is a > > pork-barrel 'ho. In fact, John McCain has in the past specifically > > criticized the earmarks for Alaska. > > > Her own videotaped speech before her church indicates that she belives > > that the Iraq War is God's will and God's plan. > > > There is no telling who Bristol had sex with to become pregnant. All > > you have is Sarah Palin's word for it and, of course, she is a > > continual liar. > > > She was not vetted. Any attempts to claim so are lies. > > > She turned down the money for the bridge only when it became very > > unpopular. She then used at least part of the money to pay for > > lobbyists to get--you guessed it!--pork-barrel earmarks. > > > Palin's speech was written by a speechwriter. Obama writes his own > > speeches. I can't say for Bidens, but his speeches certainly echo his > > own fiery personality, so I would think he had considerable input into > > the process. > > > Sarah Palin wore a Pat Buchanan campaign button. People who wear > > campaign buttons usually indicate they support the candidate. We the > > evidence of her wearing his button and Buchnan's statements that she > > was a supporter against---Sarah Palin's word. We all know her word > > has as much worth as toiletpaper at the bottom of an outhouse. > > > She and her staff most certainly tried to get he ex-BIL fired and then > > fired his boss. This is what she is being investigated for. There is > > extensive evidence to support this. > > > Now, what do you have to say about her charging the state of Alaska > > per-diem charges for living in her own house? > > > How supportive of women is she, really, when, as mayor, her appointed > > police chief charged rape victims for the rape evidence collection > > kits? > > > ------ > > > On Sep 9, 6:14 am, mark <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Here are some of the debunked rumours: > > > > 1. No she wasn’t a member of the (wild-eyed libertarian) Alaska > > > independence Party, although her husband once was > > > 2. No, she was never a Pat Buchanan supporter; even when Buchanan > > > claims she was, she was on the board of Steve Forbes’a campaign in > > > Alaska. > > > 3. No, she’s not anti-semitic. In fact, she has an Israeli flag in > > > her office. (Contrary to popular belief, the usual Evangelical thinks > > > Israel has a right to exist, granted by God.) > > > 4. No, she’s doesn’t believe that the Iraq War was directed by God. > > > Yes, she did pray that proceeding with the war was God’s will. (Ever > > > hear the phrase “Not my will, but Thine, be done”?) > > > 5. No, Buchanan doesn’t support her now; in fact he’s supporting > > > Obama. (Buchanan did think her speech was amazing, but then so do 80 > > > percent of the people who saw it.) > > > 6. yes, she was pregnant when she got married > > > 7. Yes, barring immaculate conception, Bristol appears to have had > > > sex with her fiancee. No, Bristol didn’t receive only “abstinence- > > > only” sex ed. > > > 8. yes, she did fire the public safety guy — but he said in the > > > Anchorage paper that, for the record, she never, and no one else in > > > her administration ever, tried to make him fire her ex-brother-in-law > > > 9. and yes, the state trooper (her sister’s ex-husband) she was > > > worried about did: tase her 10 year old nephew; drive his state patrol > > > car while drinking or drunk; did threaten to “bring her down”; and did > > > threaten to murder her father and sister if they dared to get an > > > attorney to help with the divorce. > > > 10. No, she didn’t cut funding for unwed mothers; yes, she did > > > increase it by “only” 354 percent instead of 454 percent, as part of a > > > multi-year capital expenditures program. No, the Washington Post > > > doesn’t appear to have corrected their story. Even after this was > > > pointed out in the comments on the story. > > > 11. No, she didn’t cut special needs student funding; yes, she did > > > raise it by “only” 175 percent. > > > 12. yes, she did ask the librarian if some books could be withdrawn > > > because of being offensive; no, they couldn’t; yes she did threaten to > > > fire the librarian a month later; no, that wasn’t over the books thing > > > but instead over administrative issues; no, the librarian wasn’t fired > > > either; yes, the librarian was a big supporter of one of her political > > > opponents; yes, the librarian was also the girlfriend of the Chief of > > > police mentioned above; no, this is not the first time in the history > > > of civilization that someone has been threatened with being fired over > > > a political dispute > > > 13. yes, she’s an was an Assembly of God Holy Roller. No, she > > > doesn’t attend an AoG church now. Yes, she did leave the AoG because > > > they were getting too weird for her. > > > 14. yes, she apparently believes in some variant of Intelligent > > > Design > > > 15. no, she didn’t try to force the schools to teach it; she said if > > > someone brought it up, it was an appropriate subject for debate. > > > 16. No, she doesn’t believe in “abstinence only” education. Yes, she > > > thinks abstinence is an effective way of preventing pregnancy. Duh. > > > Yes, she believes kids should learn about condom use in schools. > > > 17. yes, she kills animals and eats them, and wears their skins > > > 18. yes, she has on occasion tried to get money from the federal > > > government. > > > 19. yes, she did finally turn down the money for the bridge. Yes, > > > that meant changing her mind about it. > > > 20. yes, she was vetted extensively, not just in three days — I’ve > > > got links to press reports about people coming to Wassila on 29 May, > > > and we had her on our Veepstakes at PJM from the first day we ran it. > > > 21. Yes, Sarah Palin’s acceptance speech was written by a > > > speechwriter. Duh. No, none of Obama’s, McCain’s, nor Biden’s speeches > > > were impromptu off the cuff things either. > > > >http://www.audacityofhypocrisy.com/2008/09/07/sarah-palin-rumors-debu...- > > >Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
