Never underestimate the ignorance of the U.S. Electorate...
On Oct 7, 8:37 pm, frankg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi CW, > > Neither of these candidates is doing much for me and only reinforces > my opinion that we need to fix the election system so other party > candidates have a chance to compete. > > My prediction of an Obama win is not so much a vote of confidence in > Obama as it is an acknowledgement that McCain doesn't have what it > takes to overcome Bush and his ineffective campaign. For example, why > is it that the bad economic news is hurting McCain? Worst case, both > parties share responsibility. But the major players tied to Fanny Mae > and Freddie Mac, Dodd and Franks, are Democrats; Obama has received > far more campaign contributions from Frannie and Freddie than McCain > (and that's a total of McCain since 1989 vs Obama just since 2004); > and both Raines and Johnson, former Fannie Mae CEO's, have had > involvement with the Obama campaign. Despite all this, McCain, and not > Obama, is taking it on the chin for the crisis. Such is the negative > power of Bush and an inept McCain campaign. > > On Oct 7, 7:01 pm, Cold Water <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > Hi Frank! Suffice it to say McCain was not my first choice. I am, like > > Mark, a real conservative and not one of these pro-choice Neocon cowboys we > > see here daily. I strongly believe most people will see McCain as the only > > choice and will say no how, no way, Nobama. LOL <That was fun> I am also > > counting on the "Bradley Effect". > > > I have been working the phones for the McCain campaign here in (the heavily > > Democratic) Cuyahoga County and I will tell you Obama will make a very > > strong showing in the city of Cleveland itself but McCain leads in the > > western and far eastern suburbs. It will come down to who shows up to > > vote. Southern Ohio tends to be more conservative and hopefully will show > > up and vote for McCain because he can't win if he doesn't take Ohio. > > > Only 28 more days of Obamanation. On a real message board we could sticky > > this "Predictions" thread. Is that possible here? > > > CW > > Be the kind of woman that when your feet hit the floor each morning, the > > devil says, "Oh, crap, she's up." > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "frankg" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "PoliticalForum" <[email protected]> > > Sent: Tuesday, October 07, 2008 5:40 PM > > Subject: Re: Predictions > > > CW, > > > I'll bet against you. McCain has a few very serious hurdles I don't > > think he can clear; > > > - People are fed up with Bush and Obama has successfully > > interconnected McCain and Bush. > > - The Palin smear campaign has worked. Eventually, even the SNL skits > > take their toll. > > - The MSM bias is too great to overcome and most people don't seem > > capable of critical thinking on their own. > > - McCain and the Republicans don't seem to have a clue how to attack > > Obama. I don't mean the stupid, snide commercials.. I mean the major, > > fundamental differences. Let’s see if he shows anything tonight. > > > I'll go so far as to say it will be a electoral college landslide > > (popular vote won't be as overwhelming) and the MSM will be talking > > about an Obama mandate. > > > On Oct 7, 3:27 pm, rigsy03 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > This is the Land of Liberal Lotus-Eaters! Forget "sky blue > > > waters". :-) > > > > On Oct 7, 2:19 pm, Cold Water <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > Great quote Rigsy! So you are up there in Minnesota. I haven't seen an > > > > Obama sign in my very white suburban area but if I drove into Cleveland > > > > I > > > > would see plenty. > > > > > CW > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > From: "rigsy03" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > To: "PoliticalForum" <[email protected]> > > > > Sent: Tuesday, October 07, 2008 2:50 PM > > > > Subject: Re: Predictions > > > > > I'm not a gambler- I just let Fate have its way. I hope you are right > > > > but all I see on my way to anywhere is Obama and Franken signs/bumper > > > > stickers. Yesterday, after a third nasty e-mail about McCain from a > > > > friend of 32 years, I called and left a civilized message about her > > > > telling me NOT to vote, etc. Since she doesn't allow criticism, this > > > > is probably a finale. But then, she edits what she tells her husband > > > > and one often nods as she passes judgement on EVERYTHING/ONE just to > > > > avoid the flares of her temperament. I read a wise quote > > > > yesterday:"You often learn who you are by realizing who you are not." > > > > Lisa Belkin- NYTImes- "The Motherlode Blog" She will probably toss my > > > > nine paintings... > > > > > On Oct 7, 1:32 pm, Cold Water <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > I predict that 30 days from today: > > > > > > 1. John McCain will be President-Elect > > > > > of the United States. > > > > > > 2. Regular gasoline will be widely avail- > > > > > able at $2.49/gal or less. > > > > > > 3. The economic 'crisis,' ie, credit crunch, > > > > > will be largely over. > > > > > > Anyone care to bet against me?- Hide quoted text - > > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text -- 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. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
