McCain Still Fighting for Vets – to Become Teachers

Michael Riley of the Denver Post is following a story on two U.S. Senators who would like to pass legislation that would pave the way for more military personnel to put their skills to use in the Nation’s classrooms:

Sens. John McCain and Michael Bennet want to put more battlefield veterans in classrooms as teachers, teaming up as a seasoned senator with military expertise and a freshman lawmaker who was superintendent of Denver Public Schools.

But in co-sponsoring a bipartisan bill known as Troops to Teachers, McCain, R-Ariz., is also handing Bennet, D-Colo., a potential campaign plum, an unusual move given McCain’s role recruiting GOP front- runner Jane Norton to race against the vulnerable Democratic appointee.

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Although it provides financial assistance for veterans to train as teachers, the existing program has tougher qualification requirements and limits the number of schools that can participate.

The senators’ bill would increase the authorized funding from $30 million a year to $50 million. Another 1,150 schools would be eligible to participate just in Colorado, many of them in poor and underserved areas. It also would reduce from six to four the number of years of noncombat active duty someone must serve to be eligible…Continue reading McCain, Bennet on front line to turn vets into teachers >>

 

Also on Don’t Quit U, and The Yorktown Patriot

What John McCain Is Doing With His Time, Fretting About $200,000

Put in perspective, this is like worrying about that pimple on your hind parts when your face is on fire.  Watch the train wreck we chose to run against the slick afro-Marxist in action if you can…

CSPANJUNKIEdotORG

$200,000 “down”, $11 trillion to go…

Right Joke: The Difference

This joke is for those on the right who need a good laugh once in awhile.

How McCain Can Still Win

The Investors Business Daily/TIPP poll show John McCain down my 3%. IBD/TIPP was the most accurate poll in 2004. Unlike other polls which show Obama up as much as 15%, IBD/TIPP has consistently put John McCain and Barack Obama about 3% apart. What is interesting is 9.2% are still undecided. If the undecided move to McCain, then he can take the Whitehouse. Here’s the latest poll information as of 10/28/08:

Don’t Believe The Hype

If you are a McCain-Palin supporter these days any exposure to the media can be disheartening. Guess what kids? It’s only going to get worse.

You are going to be under a barrage of negative news telling you that your candidate is doomed and your life sucks because you didn’t fall under the Obama spell. “Hey, don’t even get out of bed loser.”

I think we have established by now that the MSM is not just in the tank for Beloved Leader Obama, they’re naked and spooning with him at this point. They want you to be discouraged and stay home. So when you turn on the TV you’ll hear all about The One’s coronation plans. When you log into your Yahoo! mail you’ll see poll numbers that will make you want to head to Mexico for some cheap Zoloft. The number one show in America this week will be “Barack Obama and the Mantle of Inevitability”.

Just remember this, when I went to lunch on the West coast on Election Day 2004 all the exit polls were telling me that John Kerry was going to be the next POTUS.

This is hardly the time to go underground and hope we don’t all get assigned to ACORN sponsored reeducation camps.

Rasmussen shows Pennsylvania tightening and Ace of Spades HQ has some ideas for working in the home stretch.

The angry, well-organized and deadly serious PUMAS offer some even more encouraging news.

Tonight we spoke with a friend from Hillary Clinton’s campaign who is now working for McCain/Palin — and is specifically working with Democrats for McCain in Pennsylvania. We worked with her in Texas, Indiana, Ohio, and Pennsylvania for Hillary and have spent many LONG hours with her in the trenches in all of those states. She’s smart, doesn’t BS, and never lies.

She says the same thing we do: John McCain will win Pennsylvania.

Nothing anywhere or at any time is a given, of course. But that includes an Obama victory. If you’re a sports nut then remember how many experts picked the New York Giants in the Super Bowl. The game still has to be played.

If you can’t get to a swing state and knock on doors, you can make phone calls to the state of your choice all you want between now and then.

Yes, it would be better if McCain was up in the polls right now but he’s not. But we don’t need to hang our heads, cry and get marched right over because we listened to the very MSM that we’re always saying is biased.

One last note:

Extra beer might help.

Cross-posted from America Needs Me

New Video released of POW- John McCain Prisoner of War

This is an original video of John McCain as a POW.  You can see the pain and anguish he experienced.

John McCain Rocks the House at the Alfred House Dinner

John McCain does a some funny stand-up at the Alfred E. Smith Memorial Dinner in New York City.

 

Debate Prep

Our buddy Zo is back with another video to get you in the mood for the debate. Still no indication that McCain-Palin has hired this guy. Enjoy, share and exchange ideas while you still have the freedom to do so.

Nobama.

This and more at America Needs Me

Obama Campaign Makes it Easy for Foreigners to Donate Online

A British reader of Warner Todd Huston’s (of the Publius Forum) is running an experiment, to see how easy it is for foreigners to (illegally) donate to U.S. Presidential campaigns.

According to the anonymous donor, The McCain campaign has all sorts of checks in place to raise red flags when a donor is outside the United States, but the Obama campaign apparently does not.

Read all about it at the Publius Forum.

No wonder Obama spent so much time campaigning overseas.

Also see:

• Blue Collar Muse: Are We Breaking the Law or Being Broken by Technology?
• The Obama Foreign Donation Experiment
• Illegal Foreign $$$$$? Obama says Okey Dokey
• Obama Campaign Accepting Illegal Donations?

 

The Genial Warrior Versus The Ivy League Messiah

I’m your average iconoclast. I try to think for myself, I am no party loyalist, I care deeply about seemingly opposite issues and about very diverse kinds of people, I’ve been burned by ideolologues and am wary of party lines, both left and right.

Thus, there are things I like and dislike about both Presidential tickets. I do not like it one bit that Senator McCain voted not once but twice against the Violence Against Women Act; I despair over this and over his party’s opposition to abortion. I find Sarah Palin bright, zesty, charming, and admirably tough-and yet her anti-abortion stance and deep silence, at least so far, about other equality-for-women issues pains me as does her lack of experience on the national and international stage…Continue reading on Chesler Chronicles >>

Barack Obama: McCain Is Right

John McCain came out with his first video after the debate using Barack Obama’s own words. The result, John McCain is “absolutely right” in Obama’s opinion.

Hack the Debate (if there is one) with #current

Updates: LGF is reporting the debate is on…Confirmed by the McCain Campain site – the Debate is on.

Currently John McCain has suspended his campaign to deal with the mortage crisis in Washington D.C.. It looks like Obama may be debating himself. We’re not sure how that’s going to work – perhaps Obama without a telepromter could debate Obama with a teleprompter? Or maybe he could bring back the Greek Columns and declare himself Ceasar Obama.

Who knows? Or perhaps McCain will change his mind before tonight. If that happens, you can join Twitter and Current, in their “Hack the Debate” event. Here’s how:

1. Tune in tonight, September 26th at 9pm EST/ 6pm PST for the Live Presidential Debate. Find Current TV on your local cable/satellite provider or come here to watch the live stream of our broadcast.
2. Make sure you’ve registered with Twitter to participate.
3. During the debates, chime in by including “#current” in your tweet. Example:
   “This discussion about universal healthcare makes me want to pop some pills! #current”
4. Because of time, we won’t be able to put every tweet on air, but you can see all of the #current tweets on Twitter Search. Just search, #current.
5. If you have any questions about participating, send us a tweet @current.

Campbell Brown rips McCain campaign for sexism

In a weird twist typical of the liberal alternative universe where good is bad and black is white, Campbell Brown slams John McCain because of Sarah Palin.  Don’t ask.  It is liberal thinking…. nobody understands it.

Is Bill Clinton working for McCain/Palin?

Bizarro World welcomes you…

So I found myself watching more video of Bill Clinton tonight. On The View, no less. No, I’m not drunk.

After being less than effusive in his support of Barack Obama in an interview last week I thought he might step it up a little, especially given his surroundings. Well, Joy, Whoopi and Babs must be hitting the Xanax pretty hard tonight. Clinton had another “I like John McCain” moment on a show where you’re supposed to spit on Republicans, call Elizabeth stupid for being one then leave. That’s standard green room prep for the show.

Pay attention as it is once again all about the subtext with what he’s saying. When asked if he thinks some of his wife’s supporters are shifting to McCain/Palin because there is a woman on the ticket, Clinton says yes. He then goes into a very detailed and smooth defense of why that might be. While never saying, “You go, girls!” he doesn’t once say “You shouldn’t do that.” He pays lip service to what might be the “best interest” of the voters because Joy feeds him a line but that’s as negative as he gets. His detailed defense of these voters seems almost like a blessing. He sure as hell never asks them to stay.

When Clinton moves on to the subject of Barack Obama and John McCain, it gets more interesting. He plays the part of a dutiful, if not passionate foot soldier but nothing more. He says he’s voting for Barack Obama “Because I’m a loyal Democrat.” That’s it. Real f-ing Hallmark moment there, huh?

He then points out something that John McCain actually did to help him normalize relations with Vietnam. TO be fair, there’s not a lot of “actual” stuff to talk about with Barack Obama’s record. Nothing that you should bring up in front of the children, anyway. Clinton then tells a story about mentioning to Barbara Walters last year that McCain was the only Republican who could win.

I didn’t watch the whole show, obviously, just this clip. I’m sure he says something nice about Barack Obama somewhere else. But the fact that each time he has a chance to speak about Obama he goes out of his way to praise McCain is what’s interesting. It’s got that whole “I don’t wanna date, I just like you as a friend,” vibe to it. Obama’s standing there at the end of the date wanting so much more and getting, “You’re all right, but that John McCain, he’s somethin’ else!”

Kind of brings back memories of 2000 and all that enthusiastic support he had for Earth Day Al. Good times.

Race Card: Round 752

One of those uppity female governors is at it again. This time it’s Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius who, instead of moose hunting, tends to just shoot her mouth off and hit herself right in the credibility.

“Have any of you noticed that Barack Obama is part African-American?” Sebelius asked in response to a question about why the election is so close. “That may be a factor. All the code language, all that doesn’t show up in the polls. And that may be a factor for some people.”

Rename them the Narcissistic Hubris Party now. They just don’t get anything. They’re so blinded by the Obama aura that they can’t conceive of anyone voting against him for sound reasons. This race card deck is stacked and will be played more brazenly as this campaign wears on. They aren’t even doing it subtly now.

So sorry, Gov. Sebelius, but the discerning voter can’t join you in your messianic frenzy. I’ve got a follow-up question for yours:

Have you noticed that Barack Obama is all socialist?

Half the country has. Pay attention.

(This and more at America Needs Me)

 

Also see: Breaking News – Obama is Half-Black (Michelle Malkin)

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