Vernon won't endorse Martin, but Obama finally will

Here's the radio ad that Obama recorded for Martin.

Runoff Update

Early voting started today for the runoff election for U.S. Senate between Saxby Chambliss and Jim Martin. Click here to find out where and when you can vote.

President-Elect Barack Obama recorded a radio commercial for Jim Martin that is set to start running tomorrow, but there are still no plans for a visit. Of course Obama is tied down in DC trying to figure out whether or not to make Hillary our next Secretary of State.

But Democrats, have no fear, Bill is here. President Clinton will be at Clark Atlanta University Wednesday, which backs up what most politicos are saying: The African-American turnout is essential for Jim Martin. So all of this makes sense, after all, many still consider Bill Clinton to be the first black President of the United States.

The contender that comes in second place in the general election is usually favored in the runoff, but the Republicans are working hard to increase turnout among the base. A big campaign headquarters has been set up just down the road from Kennesaw in Woodstock.

Thank God E.D. Hill is gone

E.D. Hill to Leave Fox News



Some of her best work...

Really Good Ad

Short, Clean, Simple, Statistic Based, and Funny at the end... Notice "Women for Obama"

FairTax working for Saxby

I started to write a post about how Saxby should be using John Linder and Neil Boortz to fight hard against the misleading attacks used by the Democrats against the FairTax. Truth is, Georgians love the FairTax. It was born here. So anyway, right as I was about to write this post, I got an email letting me know that Saxby, Linder, and former Presidential Candidate Mike Huckabee will be holding a FairTax rally in Cobb county later this week. They beat me to it. Good call. I'm just waiting for more ads that show what the 23% raise in sales tax is really about. Fight back Saxby.

Congressman Paul Broun tells the truth and the Dems attack

Dems attack Broun

Congressman Broun is concerned about some of Obama's socialist ideas and the Dems and media attack him. He merely voiced concerns but also said he was more than willing to work with Barack Obama on agenda items that were Constitutional. I'm not so sure I would have called Obama a Marxist in a speech, but Paul Broun is NOT some crazy right wing radical.

Change.gov... WHAT?!?

It looks like a campaign website. I'm really interested to see what happens to this site after the inauguration. It even has a place for visitors to enter their email and zip code. What kind of newsletters are they sending out? Looking at this page also made me question, "How is he going to use the word change once he's been in office for 3 years, campaigning for 2012?" It should be interesting. Oh and notice the text on the page, "Your Administration." I'm all for Obama being in touch with the people but I just hope he doesn't try to make some political gain out of good will that's not really genuine. By the way, there's already a government funded website dealing with the transition at www.presidentialtransition.gov. Notice how different they look.

Where does the media want us to go now?

The media is performing a balancing act. They are trying to portray Sarah Palin as an ignorant idiot while insisting that she is the future of the Republican party. Not my Republican Party! The liberal media are already campaigning in the race for 2012. They want Republicans at home to buy into Palin as the future, so that they can tear her apart in four years. Of course, she's riding the wave to see how far this can really go. Don't forget though, she's got two more years as Governor of Alaska. Republicans MUST counter this effort. 

I still don't really know Sarah Palin's platform. We know she's a Christian conservative. I'm a Christian and I'm conservative. But does that mean she's against liberties that the Republican party should be fighting for? The media has painted her as a crazy Christian but we don't really know for sure. She's taken a fall, and I don't think she'll be able to get back up on her feet for a long time. If she has a road to the White House, it's far in the future and she shouldn't be taking any short cuts.

Apparently the 2012 race starts now and we can't sit around and wait. We have to start supporting the real future of the party like Bobby Jindal, Mitt Romney, and closer to home, Chip Rogers -  the next GA Senate Majority Leader. The Republican party is going to have to shift more toward Libertarian or at least strict Constitutionalist ideas. In 2-4 years we are really going to have to fight hard to give the power back to the states.

Georgia Going the Other Way?

A new poll by InsiderAdvantage in Georgia was released Friday. The poll included 615 registered likely voters in the state. The poll surprisingly has Obama at 48 percent and McCain at 47 percent with Barr at 2 percent. Up until now, all others have written Georgia off as solid for McCain. Is this poll just a flub or will Georgia really be a contest between the presidential candidates?

More importantly, the poll also shows the senatorial race to be close. Fourty-four percent say they'd vote for Chambliss while 42 percent say they'd vote for Jim Martin. 

Georgia Republicans better start getting ready for a run-off. If Obama is elected, expect to see him in our state a good bit between November 4th and December 2nd.

A For Effort, D For Effectiveness (so far)

Everyone is asking, "Is McCain really interested in stopping the campaign to take care of the economic situation, or is this just his next move in the campaign?" Either way, this looks bad. The media is already making fun of him for this public statement. According to Drudge, David Letterman blasted McCain on his pre-recorded show today. (McCain was scheduled to appear on Letterman's show today until he cancelled due to suspending the campaign.) My biggest fear is how will McCain resume the campaign once he figures out that this won't fly? How can he possibly start things back up without being made fun of again?

I'm going to actually praise Obama a little bit. He's going on with the campaign while still making it clear that he's concerned about the economical situation. He's not making a big deal out of McCain's statement but he's addressing it. He's playing it cool, and so far all of this is working to his advantage, though this issue will probably change hour-to-hour.

Race? Really?

"Race is arguably the biggest issue in this election, and it's one that nobody's talking about.

The differences between Barack Obama and John McCain couldn't be more well-defined. Obama wants to change Washington. McCain is a part of Washington and a part of the Bush legacy. Yet the polls remain close. Doesn't make sense…unless it's race." - Jack Cafferty

The polls do remain close. Gallup released a new poll today that was conducted September 14-16. It shows Obama regaining a few points to 47% versus McCain's 45% among registered voters.

The question is: Why does the media continue to make race an issue? McCain is clearly QUALIFIED to be president. He has overwhelming experience and know-how. Jack Cafferty and media elites like him continue to call this country racist. It's a tragedy. Of course race will continue to be an issue if we continue to make it one. So, should a man like Barack Obama be elected simply because he IS black? Would that mean that we defeated racism? Or would it mean that Americans just don't want to be perceived as racist, so they elected a black president?

If we want to move on as a country and get rid of racism for good, we must treat everyone completely equally! The equality that I'm talking about does not give African-Americans any advantage over white people in education, living standards, or media coverage in a presidential election. Everyone should be required to earn their own way, just as John McCain and Barack Obama have done so far. They are both great men of American fortune and HARD WORK.

But there continue to be persons in the media community like Cafferty who give a handicap to Obama as if he shouldn't be allowed to earn the presidency with his experience, values, and policy decisions.

What is going on over there?

...and why is so little being said about it?

According to a report by Reuters earlier today, "Moscow is ready to help Cuba develop its own space center." The Russian government says it is ready to renew ties to the communist nation after relations were severed during the fall of the Soviet Union."

This news comes as an announcement is made that U.S. Secretary of State, Condoleezza Rice will make a speech tomorrow about the United States' relationship with Russia following the conflict in Georgia. She plans to discuss possible repercussions.

Why hasn't this issue played a larger role in the presidential campaigns of Obama and McCain? Hopefully it will. While the economy is of major concern, the problematic relations with Russia could have a much bigger long-term effect on our country. As McCain is slipping back in the polls again after a Palin high, one wonders if he will inject this issue into the debate. It would probably be a smart thing to do considering most would agree that it would be a strong point for him in comparison to Obama. 

It's a very delicate situation though as whoever comes out and starts talking about it first could get the edge on the issue since they will likely have very similar viewpoints on the matter. However, that candidate could also wind up being accused of using scare tactics to drive the attention away from from issues that are effecting Americans now, such as the economy, healthcare, taxes, and the war in Iraq.

Sarah Palin: Target or Ambush Waiting To Happen?

The media are now saying that Sarah Palin has put a target on her forehead because of her impressive speech to the RNC. This may be true; But if it is, it was very well calculated by the McCain/Palin camp. The Obama team is now scrambling to figure out how to attack her properly. It's a very difficult situation for them. Is it really possibly for them to attack her without getting backfire?

Not only do they have to worry about the public, who may see attacks on Palin as unfair because she's a woman; but Palin is seeming more and more able to hold her own. She has a fire that many did not expect. McCain is looking more and more like a genius to make this pick. It's working out to his advantage so far as it has absolutely captured the media's attention. Who is the bigger star now; Palin or Obama? In addition, the Republicans can make a great claim, "Our star has more executive experience than theirs."

The Palin pick seemed exceedingly risky at first, but it's working out so far. The question is, will it hold up in the long run and how will the VP debate go down?

Where can I go?

I am formerly known as a FOX News junkie. At one time I would sit in front of FOX News all day.

Then, I gradually became disgusted with not only their far right bias and unwillingness to EVER have an open mind about anything, but also their lack of quality journalists. 

I switched to CNN. Before my switch I had always taken my conservative friends' word for it. They always said CNN was just like FOX, but it leaned liberal. I had never really watched the network for more than thirty minutes at a time until this election cycle started. I really got addicted to CNN. Understand, however, that I still soaked in news from a variety of online sources, both liberal and conservative.

I started becoming a CNN junkie. I loved Anderson Cooper's primary debates and his reporting style (I saw him on Conan and he was brutally liberal). I was really being engaged and entertained by the "independent" Lou Dobbs. Though Dobbs does tend to be a populist, he's far more independent than his competitor, Bill O'Reilly. 

Last night, CNN drank the Kool-Aid. They ate every crumb that Obama fed them. Yes, it is a historic event and great for the country, don't get me wrong; but the commentary after the speech was outrageous! On the main panel after the speech, there was one Democrat-friendly pundit and one Republican-friendly pundit. The Republican wasn't allowed to speak much and the three journalists just complimented the speech over and over. There were no questions about how Obama REALLY plans to pay for his big-budget ideas or any of the other vague claims in the 45 minute speech.

Thank God Larry King had Ben Stein on and he was able to raise some of these questions.

My main concern is: Will CNN be this in love with the Republican convention? I hope so. If they want to really be an alternative to FOX, where people can turn for more independent news, they are going to have to suck up to the GOP next week to even things out.