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McCain Staffer Suspended
According to Politico:
Last week, they included an op-ed that hammered Wright and Obama in their morning clip package emailed to reporters. The same day, a campaign aide they regretted doing so.There's no indication when, or if, Dayton will be back to work. Senator McCain has been very clear that he does not want the campaign or surrogates to engage in this sort of activity. Good for him. You can almost assume that campaign workers want to buck that statement by McCain. If Obama is the eventual Dem nominee, the constant barrage of video linking Obama to Wright or Black Panthers or Farrakhan could be perceived by some to hurt Obama.
Informed that Dayton was circulating the video, McCain spokeswoman Jill Hazelbaker said he had been suspended and "reprimanded by campaign leadership."
"We have been very clear on the type of campaign we intend to run and this staffer acted in violation of our policy," she said.
But it could backfire.Bob Beckel, Democratic strategist and Fox News analyst says on Real Clear Politics:
But the Republican right wing has seized on the Wright story and is unlikely to let it go. For John McCain this has serious downside potential. Anger in the black community towards Republicans is established and immutable. But if conservatives are perceived as exploiting yet another race story, anger could spread to moderate Republican and Independent voters, many in the suburbs, where the Republicans have been bleeding support the last decade.
For those supporters of Hillary Clinton who see the story as a way of selling superdelegates on Obama's unelectability, the downside is far more dangerous. If the Clinton campaign is caught using the race card, particularly after Bill Clinton's 'cracker tour' of South Carolina, it will assure a Clinton defeat in November. Not only will blacks boycott the polls, so will many of the millions of young voters Obama has brought into the political process.
(Many liberals like myself, who would be happy to support Hillary Clinton if she earned the nomination, would abandon her if her campaign seeks to exploit the Wright controversy either in the remaining contests or with superdelegates.)
So, McCain AND Clinton supporters, please consider that. Also consider these short items regarding Wright:
1). The video clips represent a miniscule part of Rev. Wright's sermons over a 30-year period. He was not ranting on hate every Sunday for 30 years. Or even every 3 Sundays or 5 Sundays or a year of Sundays.
2). TUCC is a huge church with several ministers presiding over services. Wright was not preaching every sermon every Sunday.
3). The United Church or Christ is a mainstream Protestant denomination church that is predominantly white.
Oh, and something else I found while looking around today: Anger management classes for blog commenters.
Recent Comments
(Page 1 of 1)Denise Williams5:31PMMar 20th 2008
Now David, you started being nice to Tommy and almost nice to David K. Why are you still harping on me personally?
tfitz10171:49AMMar 21st 2008
Really man.
Could you be implying that the guy who posted that video was duped by some staffer on the McCain campaign? Perhaps served as his 'stooge' or 'patsy'? That is to say 'been used' by this staffer, utilized and manipulated, as one would a tool? Is that the implication?
Women United We Stand 20088:18AMApr 4th 2008
Add “http” at beginning
What is Neoliberalism?
://www.corpwatch.org/article.php?id=376
Clinton - Bush ties..... The states and the people have not delegated the power of martial law. Thus in a true crisis.....
://www.oilempire.us/redalert.html
Inside the hush-hush North American Union confab
State Department talks open borders, EU links
://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=58788
NAFTA AT SEVEN
Its impact on workers in all three nations
://www.epi.org/content.cfm/briefingpapers_nafta01_mx
Hillary Would Raise Taxes
://www.hillaryproject.com/index.php?/en/story-details/hillary_would_raise_taxes/
In its first 100 days, the new Democrat Senate passed the largest tax increase in American history -- more than $700 billion in higher taxes. The Democrats set a course to raise income tax rates, taxes on dividends, taxes on capital gains and death taxes.
http://www.nrsc.org/CostOfDemocrats/
Eliot Spitzer: Still Hot, Still Likes Hillary
://nymag.com/daily/intel/2007/11/eliot_spitzer_still_hot_still.html
Hillary Clinton Supporter Eliot Spitzer is a Pimp.
://newyork.greasyguide.com/2008/03/10/hillary-clinton-supporter-eliot-spitzer-is-a-pimp-2/
Hillary Clinton supporter Eliot Spitzer’s prostitution ring
connection just make it more important to ask for ‘change we can
believe’
://www.indiadaily.com/editorial/19223.asp
All figures are from the U.S. Treasury Department Website.
Clinton's last day as President
National DEBT on Jan 19, 2001............ $5,727,776,738,304.64 $Tril
Clinton's 1st day as President
National DEBT on Jan 20, 1993............ $4,188,092,107,183.60 $Tril
DEBT: (Up) under Clinton......... ($1,539,684,631,121.04) $Tril
://www.geocities.com/cmcofer/bill-debt.html
Hillary Caught in Fib with Slur Denial
With Carl Limbacher and NewsMax.com Staff
First lady Hillary Clinton claimed to reporters gathered at her
Chappaqua, N.Y., home on Sunday that she never called a former
campaign aide a "F--king Jew Bastard."
://www.apfn.org/apfn/hillary.htm
The Foulmouthed & Lying Clintons
://www.sonic.net/maledicta/clintons.html
dirty politics and dirty money
://hillaryclinton.wordpress.com/2008/02/05/dirty-politics-and-dirty-money/
Is the other Hsu about to drop?
Hillary's donor linked to China missile trader
://www.wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=57450
THE MOST ETHICAL ADMINISTRATION IN HISTORY
://www.chuckbaldwinlive.com/ethical.html
Clinton Donors Threaten To Withhold Funds From DNC
://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/03/15/clinton-donors-threaten-t_n_91678.html
Another Clinton Donor Scandal Complete With Groping
://gatewaypundit.blogspot.com/2007/11/another-clinton-donor-fraudster.html
Donors Worried by Clinton Campaign Spending
://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/22/us/politics/22clinton.html?hp
She has pulled in $3.9 million from donors associated with the
health-care industry
://articles.moneycentral.msn.com/Investing/Extra/IsClintonBadForBusiness.aspx
Hillary Clinton “woos Wall Street” and health industry
://www.wsws.org/articles/2006/jul2006/clin-j13.shtml
Who are the Hillary supporters who signed the letter to Nancy Pelosi?
://agonist.org/schecter/?p=8168
Questions over Hillary Clinton's family wealth
://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2008/02/09/wus609.xml
Clinton Donor Scandal Widens
://www.newsmax.com/smith/clinton_donors/2007/09/24/35133.html
Hillary Clinton on Immigration
://www.ontheissues.org/2008/hillary_clinton_immigration.htm
THE OUTSOURCE QUEEN
://www.newswithviews.com/Ryter/jon190.htm
Handy Guide to Bill and Hillary Clinton's Outsourcing Industry links
and contributions
://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x4836695
Pardon Me?
Hillary Clinton Takes Cash From Recipients of Husband's Controversial
Pardons
://abcnews.go.com/Politics/Vote2008/Story?id=3866786&page=1
Clinton Schedules Show Riadys ‘Giving Large Donation’
://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2008/03/20/clinton-schedules-show-riadys-giving-large-donation/
Clinton campaign taps into an unlikely treasure-trove
New York's Chinese immigrants shell out -- but it doesn't all add up.
://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-na-donors19oct19,0,4231217.story?coll=la-home-center
NY Times reported on Saudi donations to Clinton foundation, ignored
Sen. Clinton's criticisms of Saudi government
Summary: A New York Times article cited concerns "that donors
could use presidential foundations to circumvent campaign finance
laws intended to limit political influence" and noted that "the Saudi
royal family, the king of Morocco, a foundation linked to the United
Arab Emirates [UAE], and the governments of Kuwait and Qatar have
made contributions of unknown amounts to the Clinton Foundation." But
the article did not mention that Hillary Clinton has repeatedly
criticized the Saudi government and opposed the Dubai ports deal
://mediamatters.org/items/200712210001
Report: Donations to Hillary Clinton's campaign from Muslims under
investigation for jihad financing
://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/018685.php
Hillary Clinton Denies Destro Donation
://publiuspress.typepad.com/blackdogpress/2008/02/hillary-clinton.html
Hillary Bashes Bush While Banking Iranian Donations!
://gatewaypundit.blogspot.com/2006/01/hillary-bashes-bush-while-banking.html
Hillary Clinton supports job outsourcing to India and her ...
://www.redpills.org/?p=348
Elton John Fundraiser for Hillary Illegal? Maybe Says FEC
://gribbitonline.com/2008/03/27/elton-john-fudraiser-for-hillary-illegal-maybe-says-fec/
Court to Hear Other Hillary Fundraising Case
://www.cnsnews.com/ViewPolitics.asp?Page=/Politics/archive/200709/POL20070907b.html
U.S.: Hillary Fundraiser Used Position to Scam $20 Million
://blogs.abcnews.com/theblotter/2007/12/us-hillary-fund.html
Big Clinton Donors Lean on DNC
://www.drudge.com/news/105421/big-clinton-donors-lean-dnc
Weapons Industry WarLords Back Hillary Clinton, along with Wall
Street Investment Bankers: her position on wars is like Lieberman
://groups.google.com/group/total_truth_sciences/browse_thread/thread/72ddcef300b05e2a
Clinton Won't Release Earmark Requests Like Obama
://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/03/15/clinton-wont-release-ear_n_91681.html
Pastor Got $1.5 Million in Clinton Earmarks Before Endorsement
://www.cnsnews.com/ViewPolitics.asp?Page=/Politics/archive/200801/POL20080124d.html
Top Earmark-er Clinton Grants $303,000 to 'Gay' Lobby Group
://www.cnsnews.com/ViewPolitics.asp?Page=/Politics/archive/200801/POL20080124e.html
Hippie Museum Funding Proposed by Hillary Clinton Shot Down in Senate
://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,303376,00.html
Hillary Clinton not only engages in earmarking, but she voted against
a proposed bill to make earmarks public and has refused to make her
earmarks ...
://vichydems.blogspot.com/2008/04/hillary-clinton-and-opaque-politics-of.html
Hillary Clinton, Not So Good on Genocide
://www.alternet.org/story/79019/
Jatras: Hillary's Islamic Connections
://www.jihadwatch.org/dhimmiwatch/archives/007527.php
Accused Terrorist
Wrote School Guidelines with ACLU
WHY Prayer to Allah is OK in Public School
://www.blessedcause.org/proof/Clinton%20Abdurahman%20Alamoudi.htm
Hillary's NAFTA Lie
The Nation: Clinton Distortion Kills Her Credibility on Trade Policy
://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/03/20/opinion/main3955120.shtml
Hillary's NAFTA Running Naked Through Ohio
://www.therant.us/staff/dicintio/2008/02252008.htm
Hillary's ECONOMIC PLAN disclosed. It's called CHAIN MIGRATION
://newyork.craigslist.org/mnh/pol/620718121.html
BILL TOUTS HILLARY'S ELECTABILITY
://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/03/19/784979.aspx
Hillary's Oedipal Problem
://www.americanthinker.com/2008/01/hillarys_oedipal_problem.html
Why Cops and Firemen Hate Hillary
://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/818364/posts
Should there be limits?
://www.mydd.com/story/2008/3/29/114812/326
she told the Marine guards in the White House to fuck off. Bill
Clinton said he hates the military
The Words of Reverend Sun Myung Moon from 1993 .... The President's
wife, Hillary, is already moving the nine security council members
://www.tparents.org/Moon-Talks/sunmyungmoon93/SM930301.htm
Hillary takes cash from terror suspects
://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=58449
LTTE Heavily Involved In Fund Raising For Hilary Clinton In New
Jersey
://www.defence.lk/new.asp?fname=20071213_05
hillary clinton disguises terrorist money
://www.raceforoffice.com/2007/04/03/qwerty-4-hillary-clinton-disguises-terrorist-money/
Top Hillary Campaign Contributor has Terrorist Connection
://www.againsthillary.com/2007/05/23/top-hillary-campaign-contributor-has-terrorist-connection/
How terrorists send money
://www.upi.com/International_Intelligence/Analysis/2007/05/01/outside_view_how_terrorists_send_money/
New Hillary Clinton White House Records
://www.theconservativevoice.com/article/30389.html
://www.devvy.net/candidates/hillary_final.html
"Hillary Funded and praised the IPS organization
Hillary's Crimes
://archive.newsmax.com/archives/articles/2003/6/15/224759.shtml
Chelsea Clinton Gives 9-Year-Old Journalist the Brush-Off
://www.moonbattery.com/archives/2007/12/chelsea_clinton.html
The Ugly Side of Chelsea Clinton on the Campaign Trail?
://www.onecitizenspeaking.com/2007/12/the-ugly-side-o.html
://opinionjournal.com/editorial/feature.html?id=65000531
://www.nohillaryclinton.com/2006/01/30/hamas-hillary/
://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/818143/posts
://clintoncrimes.tripod.com/ClintonsBinLadenGateMotherofallScandals/id5.html
Hillary Clinton Booed By New York Heroes But Applauded By Homosexuals
Clinton Army's 'Anti-American Diatribe' Hinders War on Terror
://www.papillonsartpalace.com/cllinton.htm
Again, Clinton himself displayed this mind-set in a paid speech in
October, when he said that bin Laden and his fellow mass-murdering
terrorists "are good, they are uncompromising."
Censoring 9/11 to Help Hillary
://www.crosswalk.com/news/11559268/
Hillary and Fred Tied to 9-11 CIA Interrogation-Gate Cover Up
://columbus.indymedia.org/node/13177
://www.tomflocco.com/fs/SenClintonGrenada.htm
Fitzgerald probe: Sen. Clinton withdrew stolen funds from Grenada
bank
Clinton 'let bin Laden survive'
://www.papillonsartpalace.com/clintlon.htm
Hillary: I've Gotten Used to Being Booed
://www.papillonsartpalace.com/hillRaryi.htm
Clinton opened nuclear labs to terrorist-state visitors
'We raised hell about it all the time, 'says ex-Energy Dept. security
director
://www.papillonsartpalace.com/clintdon.htm
Will conventional weapons be enough?
After '90s mil-tech 'fire sale,' mini-nukes may be necessary, say
Pentagon officials
://www.papillonsartpalace.com/clintonsN.htm
://www.floppingaces.net/2007/10/11/hillary-clinton-uses-911-in-ad/
THE MEANING OF 9/11
://www.nypost.com/seven/10082007/postopinion/editorials/the_meaning_of_9_11.htm
October 8, 2007 -- Hillary Clinton thinks she's come up with an ideal
counterweight to offset Rudy Giuliani's post-9/11 popularity - but
actually, she's only revealed yet again what 9/11 means most to her:
more victims for Uncle Sam to take care of.
Hillary Clinton's 9/11 Cash Squandered
://archive.newsmax.com/archives/ic/2005/12/4/104001.shtml
Hillary Clinton’s Foreign Policy
Nothing Wagered, Nothing Learned
Warning Signs
Hillary Clinton attempts to rewrite history.
://www.weeklystandard.com/Content/Public/Articles/000/000/012/746wewfh.asp?pg=1
The Intelligence Community has strong indications that Bin Laden
intends to conduct or sponsor attacks inside the United States."
Hillary Clinton's Carefully Airbrushed Record
://wizbangblue.com/2008/01/22/hillary-clintons-carefully-airbrushed-record.php
HILLARY REFUSES TO MEET WITH GOLD STAR MOTHERS!
://www.snopes.com/politics/military/goldstar.asp
://www.spurstalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=83085
Hillary Clinton tried to join the Marines after Vietnam War....
Hillary Clinton Is Booed by Anti-War Left
://www2.nysun.com/article/34404
Hillary Clinton, War Goddess
She wants permanent bases in Iraq – and threatens war with Iran
://www.antiwar.com/justin/?articleid=8428
“Slick Hillary” Has No Credibility On Baby-Murder In Red China
When She Favors Abortion In America
://www.theamericanview.com/index.php?id=467
A right to choose murder
://www.hillaryproject.com/index.php?/sg_distro/comments/a_right_to_choose_murder/
Hillary Clinton is trying to get Michigan votes on the cheap and by
cheating.
://www.metrotimes.com/editorial/story.asp?id=12474
All Women Against Hillary
://www.allwomenagainsthillary.com/
A Hellenic Case Against Hillary
://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1958891/posts
Hillary Clinton on Military Policy
://www.fpif.org/fpiftxt/4811
Hillary Clinton celebrates Israeli war crimes
://www.wsws.org/articles/2006/jul2006/clin-j19.shtml
Did Clinton ‘Scapegoat' Jews?
Jewish defense agencies silent on ex-president's citing of Jewish
influence for Rich pardon
://www.jonathanpollard.org/2001/022301f.htm
Mrs. Clinton has yet to specifically contradict and
denounce the monstrous lies uttered by Yasser Arafat's wife in her
presence.
://www.jdl.org/geeklog//article.php?story=20080303155302475
://www.lizmichael.com/clintond.htm
The following is a partial list of deaths of persons connected to
President Clinton during his tenure as Governor of Arkansas and/or
while President of the United States and thereafter. Read the list
and judge for yourself.
Bush-Clinton suspicious death lists, body counts
://www.newsfollowup.com/bushfortune.htm
://www.berkeley.edu/news/berkeleyan/2000/04/26/hillary.html
Hillary Clinton's anti-abortion strategy.
://www.slate.com/id/2112712/
Sen. Hillary Clinton: Abortion Is a 'Basic Right'
://archive.newsmax.com/archives/ic/2006/5/17/170217.shtml
She loves us not…….she loves us……she loves us not…….she
loves us…….she
://jbuff.com/c092100.htm
he world's most violent terrorists unanimously support Hillary
Clinton in 2008.
://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x2009936
Clintons to face fraud trial
://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=56868
Sen. Clinton accepts donations from troubled firm
://deepbackground.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/02/29/718285.aspx
FALN leader directly petitioned Hillary for her support in freeing
terrorists
://www.libertypost.org/cgi-bin/readart.cgi?ArtNum=215990
35 in Congress back resolution condemning Clinton FALN clemency
://www.cnn.com/ALLPOLITICS/stories/1999/09/08/congress.faln/
PARDONS GRANTED BY PRESIDENT CLINTON
://www.usdoj.gov/pardon/clintonpardon_grants.htm
Hillary Clinton on Immigration – Open Border?
://www.lawschoolblog.org/2008/02/29/hillary-clinton-on-immigration-%E2%80%93-open-border/
Hillary Clinton on Free Trade
://www.ontheissues.org/International/Hillary_Clinton_Free_Trade.htm
Hillary Clinton campaign funds wasted
://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/2008/02/23/2008-02-23_hillary_clinton_campaign_funds_wasted.html
Hillary Clinton Campaign Fundraising Scandal With Norman Hsu
://www.nationalledger.com/cgi-bin/artman/exec/view.cgi?archive=17&num=16124
INTERESTING FRIENDS
OF HILLARY CLINTON
://prorev.com/hillaryfriends.htm
CLINTON FUNDRAISER OUT FOR FILM CONNECTION
://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/03/09/748078.aspx
Handy Guide to Bill and Hillary Clinton's links and contributions
from the Outsourcing Industry
://journals.democraticunderground.com/zulchzulu/126
Senator Clinton 'Abusing the System,' Says NY GOP Opponent
://www.crosswalk.com/1329042/
Goldwater girl
://www.conservapedia.com/Hillary_Clinton
Hillary and the Black Panthers: TheRealStory
://archive.newsmax.com/archives/articles/2003/8/19/02154.shtml
Feminist Leaders Oppose Hillary, Endorse Obama
://www.huffingtonpost.com/jon-wiener/feminist-leaders-oppose-h_b_84715.html
Why women undermine Hillary Clinton
://www.blogher.com/node/16473
Hillary's Adventures Abroad
://www.factcheck.org/elections-2008/hillarys_adventures_abroad.html
The Psychobiography of Hillary Rodham Clinton
://www.zpub.com/un/hillc.html
://www.oliverwillis.com/index.php/2008/03/25/hillary-clintons-spiritual-adivsor-doug-coe-and-his-curious-admiration-for-nazis-and-communist-killings
Hitler, Lenin, Mao taught the kids to put communism above your
father, mother, brother and sister. Had the kids killing their own
mother and father but it was not murder but was for building the new
nation, the new state, the new kingdom. They took the very ideas of
Jesus and perverted it and made the people disciples of Mao and they
had the little red book two hours a day. We need to teach our
Children the way Mao did but we need not teach what Mao said but what
Jesus said.
Sinbad Unloads on Hillary Clinton
://blog.washingtonpost.com/sleuth/2008/03/sinbad_unloads_on_hillary_clin.html
Cattle Futures & Conflicts of Interest
WhiteWater
http://www.hillaryproject.com/index.php?/wiki/Clinton_Lies_and_Criminal_History/
://members.tripod.com/GOPcapitalist/clinton-scandals.html
://prorev.com/legacy.htm
Hillary Clinton on Abortion
://www.ontheissues.org/Senate/Hillary_Clinton_Abortion.htm
Hillary Clinton's anti-abortion strategy.
://www.slate.com/id/2112712/
Hillary Pins and the Illuminati Truth!
://www.freerepublic.com/forum/a389b9fac6497.htm
Scandal Figure: Hillary Clinton Panics, Brings in Enforcer Maggie
Williams
://www.nationalledger.com/cgi-bin/artman/exec/view.cgi?archive=22&num=18836
Hillary Clinton: A Bilderberg Presidency
European elite back Democratic frontrunner
://www.oldthinkernews.com/Articles/oldthinker%20news/hillary_clinton.htm
Deficit delusions - Pres Clinton's economic performance
://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1282/is_n16_v48/ai_18614099
Larry Sinclair: Obama Accuser Fails Polygraphs
://deathby1000papercuts.blogspot.com/2008/02/larry-sinclair-obama-accuser-fails.html
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Davidg5:21PMMar 20th 2008
I think if you show the teacher your "blogs" they will give full refunds to the students.