What a disastrous, desperate pick!

O’FALLON — John McCain presented his new vice-presidential running mate, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, to thousands of cheering Missouri supporters at a sun-drenched Sunday afternoon rally at the home of St. Charles County’s minor league baseball team.

“I have found the right partner,” the Arizona senator said at T.R. Hughes Ballpark. “She’s exactly who I need. She’s exactly what the country needs to fight the same old Washington politics.

Many in the crowd, which the campaign estimated at 23,000, seemed to agree, breaking out at one point in a chant of “Sar-uh, Sar-uh.”

More here.

Best. Office. Ever.

This picture made me wonder, who's in charge of Governor Palin's interior decorating, The Flintstones?

I almost expect a mammoth sink and a hog garbage disposal in her kitchen.

She is so freaking awesome.

WE DID IT.

To everyone who called, e-mailed and shouted from the roof tops that he or she wanted Sarah Palin as John McCain's Vice-President...

THANK YOU.

Special thanks to Adam. You have changed the course of history, my friend.

Quickly, before August ends! DONATE!!!

DNC: Day 4 (HOPENCHANGE SPECTACULAR!)

10:56 Let's make America awesome! Close with Scripture. AND SCENE!!!

10:55 Ah - Props to MLK's speech. See, I'm just like Dr. King! Vote for Martin Luther Obama!

10:54 America's awesomeness is, like, in spirit, not stuff.

10:52 Change is coming because we were awesome in Illinois and Washington. Um, has he seen Congress's approval ratings?

10:50 If you don't have a record to run on, say you have to run from me. Riiiiight. This campaign is about you, not me. Riiiiight. Also, my utter inexperience is a good thing, people.

10:48 So, I may be for infanticide, but I want to reduce abortions, too! Let's only restrict the Second Amendment for people who live in cities. Be nice to teh gheys. Illegal aliens are immigrants who need rights, and stuff.

10:47 "So, I've got news for you, John McCain: We all put our country first."

10:46 TIVO THIS MOMENT: Obama says he won't attack McCain as holding positions just for political expediency. Also, let's agree that patriotism has no party and that soldiers of every party are AWESOME AMERICANS, YEAH, BITCHES!!!

10:44 Obama says "we're the party of Roosevelt (so are we, but ours wasn't a socialist) and Kennedy (whose incompetence caused the Cuban Missile Crisis - also, Bay of Pigs, anyone?)". Also, let's make the world safe from evil people and evil global warming. And stuff.

10:42 Obama says McCain was wrong on Afghanistan and Iraq. He attacked "the gates of Hell" line, saying Mac won't even follow him to the "cave where he lives". He says McCain sucks on Iraq and other foreign affairs.

10:41 Ummm, wait. If Obama is ready to have a debate with McCain, why did he avoid the town halls? Note he dropped, "anytime, anywhere".

10:40 Best thing he's said all night: Parents, be responsible. The Government CAN'T turn off the television. Yet.

10:39 Cut bureaucracy, yeah!

10:38 Family-leave FTW! Fix bankruptcy laws! Ensure Social Security is a socialist enterprise! Pretend women are still getting paid less than men! YEAAAA!!!!

10:37 Apparently, everyone will go to college under an Obama administration. Also, cheap health care for all! (SNICKER)

10:36 Education is awesome. My wife and I got one, so let's give everybody one! Represent, y'all!

10:35 Obama cites all the energy sources he will tap, including nuclear. S-M-R-T! Also, cars will be built HERE, w00t!

10:33 Outsourcing BAAAAAD!!! Obama says he will cut taxes on "95% of working families". In ten years, America will end her dependence on foreign oil from the Middle East. And pigs will fly. Also, McCain is awful on energy what-not.

10:32 SCRIPTURE SHOUT-OUT!!! We're our brother's keeper, or something.

10:31 Businesses and government should be good, and stuff. Yadda, yadda.

10:30 OOH! Clever. Obama is all like, "I don't know what kind of life John McCain thinks celebrities leave, but this is my life." FACE!

10:29 Mentions his Chicago work and his grandmother, who apparently survived being thrown under a bus.

10:28 O brags about his grandpappy and his mammy's awesomeness.

10:27 Obama says Democrats measure progress by awesomeness, like how Bill Clinton's term was teh awesome and George Bush's was teh suck.

10:26 Obama attacks trickle-down economics and says that according to Republicans, "You're on your own." BIG GOVERNMENT-MANIA!!!

10:25 AHHHH!!! That idiotic "five million dollars" line held against McCain. McCain is out-of-touch with America and "doesn't get it".

10:24 Ah! More McCain economic comments taken out of context and the "nation of whiners" line. That idiot needed to be shot. Then Obama says Americans suffering from real troubles aren't whiners.

10:23 Ooh, time to bash John McCain! He was a great soldier, but he votes with Bush! He votes with him 90% of the time! We can't have a 10% chance on change!

10:22 Obama just said "eight is enough!" Someone watches Family Guy.

10:21 "This moment" we can do stuff, or something. Ooh, let's bash Republicans now!

10:19 Obama is saying how all of our lives totally suck and it's Washington and BusHitler's fault.

10:17 He just congratulated his wife and children. Where did the little ones get their cuteness? NOT from their mother, I can tell you that.

10:16 O just congratulated Hill-dawg, Slick Willy, Teddy Drunkkennedy and Joe "Dumb-ass" Biden.

10:15 Obama just accepted. Mmm... History-making-licious...

10:14 They're STILL cheering and chanting, "Yes, we can!"

10:12 THE MESSIAH COMETH.

10:02 Sappy Obama life story video with sappier piano music. Natch.

10:00 P.M. Dick Durbin introduced Obama. Doesn't he have troops to slander?

A thought before tonight's speech.

A blind man will entertain a crowd of thousands.

As did Stevie Wonder earlier this evening.

I can't bring myself to predict this one.

I'm willing to say it won't be a pro-abortion running-mate, and it won't be Mitt Romney. But that's it.

Just pray. (Hey, it worked for Biden!)

DNC: Day 3 (SLICK WILLY AND DUMB-ASS VP EDITION)

10:58 Obama stumbled in his explanation of how change requires accepting in a stadium like the egomaniac he is. And we're done. I have to go be sick.

10:57 Props to Michelle, Hillary and Bill.

10:55 Obama says why he's proud to have the Biden family with him on his "journey to take America back".

10:54 Jill Biden introduces Barack Obama, who's smiling like a dumb-ass.

10:53 Rousing closing. "This is our time." Cue Goonies clip.

10:52 Biden says we need working people to be successful, or something.

10:50 Joe attacks McCain on foreign policy and says Obama is right. (COUGH!)SURGE!(COUGH!)

10:49 Biden says Georgia needs help and junk, and that's Bush's fault. Idiot.

10:48 Right, Joe. Voting against the minimum wage isn't change, it's sound economics. More, like, stuff about stuff. Ooh, women need equal pay! Of course, they have it according to the Independent Women's Forum, but whatever.

10:45 "That's not change; that's more of the same!" punctuates the speech.

10:44 Biden takes McCain out of context on the economy and does more Bush-connecting. Gotta love politics.

10:42 More Obama praise - and all that jazz. Sorry, I'm distracted, not to mention uninspired.

10:39 More sob stories about suffering Americans. More blame on Bush. He just "slipped" and said "George, uh, John McCain".

10:37 Ooooh, the American dream is slipping away. BWAHHH!!!

10:36 More props. Are we supposed to care that Biden had a stutter? He's a blithering idiot who misspeaks at the drop of a hat! Is that any better?

10:35 Props given to Biden's mom. SHE LOOKS LIKE HE DOES. GAHHHH!

10:34 When Biden referred to Obama as the next President of the United States, my suite mate said, "God help us!" Also, Biden just made a minor stumble in the middle of a diss to Cheney. Heh.

10:32 Biden gives props to peeps, including Hillary.

10:31 Biden begins. Gaffe counter set. Go, Senator!

10:26 Mrs. Obama, Mrs. Biden and everyone else in the room is crying. I guess it's tear-jerking, especially since Biden lost so much of his first family back in a car accident back in the 70's, and Beau was one of the survivors.

10:24 Oh, what the hey. Beau Biden, Joe's son, introduces his dad. Somehow, he has his father's face and is not hideous. On a serious note, pray for him, as he is a Captain in the Delaware Army National Guard and ships off to Iraq later this year.

10:20 Joe Biden video. He's working class! DURRRR!!! I'll be back when he accepts. Peace out, bitches.

10:19 Dear God - Nancy Pelosi came out to the pop version of "Joy to the World". Everyone is approving Joe Biden by acclimation.

INTERMISSION

9:25 Bill ends by saying, if you still believe in a place called Hope, vote Obama. This was MUCH better than Hillary's, I must admit.

9:23 Bill also says that he was called too young and inexperienced to be Commander-in-Chief. He said that did not work in 1992 because Democrats were on the right side of history. And it won't happen this time because yadda, yadda, yadda. And Obama's life history is awesome and stuff.

9:21 Clinton gave McCain his due but said he's too conservative on the economy and foreign policy. He said that we saw the full extent of GOP eeeeevil when we got a simultaneous Republican Presidency and Congress.

9:19 He attacks every single problem of Republicans possible. The crowd chants, "Yes, we can!" Bill replies, "We have to elect him first!"

9:16 Clinton shifts to domestic policy. He says foreigners are impressed by the power of our example, not the example of our power. The Democrats just started chanting "U.S.A.! U.S.A.!" Heh.

9:14 Bill just praised Obama's work fighting AIDS. Need I make a sex joke? He's also hitting hard on diplomacy. He claims Obama will "stand up" to foes who are not receptive to diplomacy.

9:12 Sorry, folks. Internet crash. So far, Bill is really, really convincing. He hasn't lost his touch. He's really praising Obama and not bragging about himself or Hillary. This is the speech the Democrats needed for unity.

9:07 Clinton says he's supporting Obama, that America will love Joe Biden, that he's sad that his candidate lost and that Hillary's speech was teh awesome.

9:05 They're STILL cheering for him. He's even told the crowd to sit down, and he's telling them, "Please stop. Sit down." Some are still cheering.

9:03 Billy starts talkin'.

About those Hillary delegates.

If I had to guess, I'd say a solid 500-600 will vote for her. Some out of principle, and others, like this woman, out of sheer dislike of Barack Obama.

Also, look at this. SEX.

DNC: Day 2 (SPECIAL SCORNED CLINTON EDITION)

11:09 Stay tuned, Vice-President Gaffy and Slick Willy speak tomorrow!

11:07 Rousing finish. Several mentions of God which likely make the crucifixion hurt Christ that much more.

11:06 We can only get going if we elect Barack Obama President of the United States. Uh-huh. Dear Lord - she's literally imploring us to think of the children!

11:05 Hillary notes that it's the anniversary of the final confirmation of women's right to vote. She quotes Harriet Tubman as saying, "When you hear the dogs, keep going." Do I need to make a b-word joke here, or can you figure that out on your own?

11:04 I'm a Senator because of the 1848 Seneca Convention. Did I mention I'm a powerful woman? 'Cause I am!

11:03 George Bush and John McCain will be in the Twin Cities because THEY'RE twins. Aren't I so f*cking clever?!

11:02 Look, John McCain and I are biffles, but he's just like George Bush, which totally sucks.

11:01 Joe Biden will be a great VP, and his wife, Jill, is awesome, too.

11:00 Obama will give everyone health care (which he won't) and will end the Iraq War, Michelle Obama will be a bad-ass First Broad.

10:59 Hillary's like, we've done our bull-crap before with my husband when he was President because we're Democrats.

10:58 EW - Attack on global warming. Surprisingly, no audience response.

10:56 Hillary just said the reasons she ran for President are why she supports Barack Obama for President. (SNICKERS) She's raising an important point, though. Were you in it for me or for the liberal idiocy we support?

10:55 Ridiculous applause for noting support "from civil rights to gay rights." Mmm... Sodomy-licious...

10:54 Hillary is listing all of the stuff she fought for. Somewhere, a puppy just committed suicide.

10:52 Hillary just gave props to Stephanie Tubbs-Jones, the first black woman to represent Ohio in the House of Representatives who died earlier this month.

10:51 She is still thanking her supporters - She just thanked her "Sisterhood of the Travelling Pantsuits". BEST. LINE. EVER.

10:49 Clinton is thanking her supporters. "You made me laugh, and, yes, you've even made me cry." She's making me laugh, now.

10:48 My awesome new room-mate just said he thought when she said, "No way, no how," he thought she would say, "No way, Jose."

10:47 She fought for 35 years for children, families and women, and Republicans will squander that, or something.

10:46 She is pledging unity. Whether you voted for her or for Barack, it's time join. We're on the same team and can't be on the sidelines. This is a fight for the future, and what-not.

10:44 She's STILL being thanked. Dear God, people! She is soaking it up. It's sad. But awesome. She's a proud mother, a proud Democrat, a proud carpetbagger from New York, a proud American and a proud supporter of Barack Obama. Guess which one of those is false?

10:42 The music is hideous. That's really all I have to say. Her pantsuit is radioactive orange. I think my soul is crying.

10:41 Chelsea is introducing Her.

10:39 They played the clip from Saturday Night Live where Amy Poehler, dressed as Hillary, meets with her, and the narration mocked her singing. Some of the pictures were quite unflattering. I like this tribute!

10:36 Hillary tribute video narrated by Chelsea. Dear God - They're playing "Girl, You Really Got Me Now". (SHUDDERS)

10:31 The Governor of Montana, Brian Schweitzer, is attacking McCain on oil and being a 'tard.

10:28 P.M. Let's start. The Dark Queen will begin soon. Oh, what fun awaits!

DNC: Day 1

WAY LATE ADDENDUM: So, from what I could tell, she talked about hope for a long time, then her husband talked to her and the girls via satellite. Read a transcript, people. I have a social life to maintain.

10:47 Okay, screw this. Friends came over and supersede this. WATCH FOX NEWS, PEOPLE.

10:38 MO makes change and family-related remarks. Hearts warmed.

10:36 IT BEGINS.

10:35 Michelle Obama's brother, Craig Robinson, is introducing her.

10:23 Sappy Michelle Obama montage narrated by her old lady.

10:16 Claire McCaskill, who defeated Republican Senator Jim Talent in 2006, is speaking. Or something.

10:05 RINO Jim Leach (former Iowa Representative) is speaking. Screw him.

9:37 P.M. Let's start. Howard Dean and Nancy Pelosi spoke earlier and said nothing of import. There was a tribute to Jimmy Carter - I believe it was a dedication to the mentally disabled, but I could be wrong.

Speaking of which, Teddy Kennedy is speaking now following a tribute to him. Nothing noteworthy other than Joe Biden is present and looking stupid. The theme seems to be, "Health care is a right, not a privilege!" It's fun to gut the Constitution! And he was all like, "We can't pit straights against gays!" Which is odd, since Republicans oppose sexual orientation cage matches. I'll update if anything happens, but till then, stayed tuned - the fun begins at 10!

I GOT MAH LETTER ON THE TEEVEE!!!

TWICE!!!

Credit goes to Sir Andrew and Johnny Dollar.

Let's start off this dark week on a lighter note...

This morning, my parish sang Schiller and Beethoven's "Ode to Joy", so I figured I'd give you a decidedly apolitical video to that effect before the DNC convenes tomorrow. Enjoy!

NO to Mitt Romney for VP.

My e-mail to Kathryn Jean Lopez, a "happy warrior" for Romney, is as follows:

I can not express any more disgust with the Republican establishment - radio talk show hosts and columnists in particular - in consolidating around the worst possible choice for Vice-President, Mitt Romney. Romney is a good speaker and debater, but I am convinced that he has no true core. The man is a chameleon who changes his stripes to fit whichever office he is currently seeking. The man ran to the left of Ted Kennedy in his 1994 Senatorial race and later gubernatorial races and miraculously became a pro-life, anti-gay, pro-Reagan conservative just in time to become President.

And talk about lousy governance. While it's certainly true that Romney knows his stuff when it comes to economics, he utterly fails when it comes to health care. Massachusetts' socialist-lite system - something Romney considers a crowning achievement - is on the verge of collapse. Do we really want that haunting our nominee?

Also, I hate to say it, but the Mormon thing is a definite negative. It should have nothing to do with anyone's vote, but I could see enough evanglicals staying home this November - and it wouldn't take much - to put Virginia on the Obama chopping block. It's wrong, but it's reality.

Let me say again, I do not trust Mitt Romney. I supported him for a brief time, but when I learned of his many convenient position changes, I felt betrayed and abandoned him. Let us also not forget that there is a long track record of dislike between John McCain and Mitt Romney. This is not 1980 where by-gones could be by-gones and two former rivals can just kiss and make up. This is the YouTube era, and McCain is already attacking Barack Obama using Joe Biden's words. Expect Obama to return the favour if McCain selects Romney.

Romney is old news. He is boring. He is establishment.

But Sarah Palin isn't.

With Hillary Clinton out of the picture, John McCain has a perfect opportunity to appoint not just a token woman but a woman who represents change and the future, a fresh face who has always stuck to true, conservative principles.

Sarah Palin is a member of Feminists for Life, and I needn't remind you of her compelling life story. She is a fighter for drilling in ANWR and clearly understands the necessity of energy independence to lower gas prices and jump-start our economy. If Obama attacks her relatively short tenure as Alaska Governor, McCain can simply say, at least one of our tickets actually has executive experience, and at least I've been in politics longer than my VP. Your ticket is upside-down!"

It's a no-brainer: No to Romney. Yes to Sarah Palin.

OOH! Is it Biden?!

DRUDGE is saying that Obama/Bayh bumper stickers are in the offing.

HOWEVER, he now has a smaller line reading: MSNBC: Bayh, Kaine have been informed they are not it...

MSNBC now has a link to that effect. It also appears that we will find out the pick tomorrow morning and not today, as I had hoped.

Regardless, could it be...?

UPDATE: From FOX News: "LOTS OF ACTIVITY TONIGHT AT THE HOME OF SEN JOE BIDEN (D-DE)"

UPDATE: OUR PRAYERS HAVE BEEN ANSWERED

One last prediction possibility.

This is as last minute as you can get, since I believe Obama will announce his VP tomorrow (er, today), but Bill Kristol (or as I prefer to call him, The Oracle) suggested today (uh, make that yesterday) that Rhode Island Senator Jack Reed would be a good pick for Obama's VP.

I agree.

Evan Bayh and Joe Biden both supported the Iraq War, and Bayh co-sponsored the resolution authorising the use of force against Iraq. Reed opposed the war from the beginning and is the current head of the Armed Services Committee.

He would be a solid pick, IMHO.

On a related note, reports are that Tim Pawlenty and Mitt Romney are John McCain's top two picks for VP. My response?

NO, and F*CK NO, respectively.

Do the right thing, Senator.

Oh, right! I need to predict Vice-Presidents, don't I? OBAMA EDITION (UPDATE AT BOTTOM OF POST)

All right. I think Obama will pick Indiana Senator Evan Bayh.

I want him to pick Delaware Senator Joe Biden.

Here's some stuff we know.

Assuming this was a Freudian slip, his VP is not a woman. Granted, we already knew Hillary was out of the running because she is slated to speak the second night of the convention, and the VP will speak the third. Also, Nader said it's Hillary. Yeah, it's not Hill-dawg.

Now, Biden said, "I'm not the guy" when asked if he was going to be Obama's VP. He's now backing off that statement.

And that is exactly why I want him as Obama's VP.

Biden is a gaffe machine. Remember the embarrassment which were the Roberts and Alito hearings? How about his "clean, articulate" crack about Obama himself? Oh, and lest we forget his unfortunate remarks about Indians. (This is why it is a pity Bobby Jindal has ruled himself out!)

Oh, and he also seemed a tad too excited to declare, "My State was a slave State!" Really, now? Good to know, white devil.

Also, if Biden is selected based on his foreign policy credentials, John McCain will annihilate him. Remember, Biden was the foremost proponent of splitting Iraq into three separate countries, each with a different ethnic group. He also opposed the troop surge. In other words, he is utterly, completely, undeniably awful on his key issue. For Obama to pick Biden is to make mincemeat of his own ticket.

Now, Bayh is not really a bad choice nationally, but he is dangerous at the State level. The State of Indiana, that is.

Look at the polls: SurveyUSA had Obama up by a statistically insignificant point back in June.

Now, McCain is up five - consistent with his improvement in many State and national polls.

Evan Bayh is immensely popular in Indiana. George W. Bush bested John Kerry there in 2004 by a margin of 60-39%. Bayh was also up for reëlection that year and raked in 62% of the vote. Bayh got 35% of the Republican vote. Bush got just 15% of Democrat voters. Bush split independents his way; Bayh won nearly three out of every four.

Bayh's popularity stems from his tenure as Indiana Governor. He passed the largest tax cut in State history, adding to his reputation as a "moderate". (See a picture of him cutting a gigantic licence plate in two here.)

Bayh is also a former Hillary Clinton supporter. Obama's picking him would be seen as an olive branch to the many, many Democrats who might very well vote McCain or just sit out the election entirely.

So, to repeat: I stand by my earlier prediction that it will be Bayh, but I hope I'm wrong. Biden is an idiot from a Blue State. Bayh is an advantageous pick from a Red State which is tempted to flip due to its proximity to Illinois combined with Bayh's home State appeal. I suppose we could just say that Bayh will be another John Edwards who does nothing to help the head of his Party's ticket win his State, but remember: John Edwards was never that popular in North Carolina. He left open his Senate seat, and it went Republican. Again, Bayh is popular in Indiana.

For Obama to pick him would accomplish two key objectives: Reaching out to Hillary supporters and putting a Red State in play when the Republicans are already playing defence in once-reliably Red territory, such as Virginia, North Carolina and even Montana and the Dakotas. I strongly doubt the latter four will go Democrat this year, and I even question the possibility of a Blue Virginia. But the fact remains, McCain should be boasting double-digit leads over Obama in all of those States except Virginia. He's doing better than he was at the beginning of the summer, but he's coming from a very dangerous place right now in a political environment as toxic to Republicans as ever. Make no mistake, if Obama picks Bayh, the GOP should be very, very afraid.

Pray for Biden.

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Addendum: Here is a great list of Biden's gaffes.

I always knew he was a Communist.

Obama on illegal aliens: "They didn't cross the border, the border crossed them."

Who the hell does he think he is, Yakov Smirnoff?

"In Soviet Russia, borders cross you!"

John McCain, my fellow ABBA fan, take a chance on Sarah Palin!

Sarah Palin has submitted papers to the national Republican Party and has not yet been vetted.

John McCain admits to being a fan of those volleyball-smacking Swedes known as ABBA: “Now look, everybody says, ‘I hate ABBA. Oh ABBA, how terrible! Blah blah blah,’” he said. “How come everybody goes to ‘Mamma Mia?’ Huh? I mean really, seriously, huh? ‘I hate ABBA, they’re no good, you know.’ Well, everybody goes. They’ve been selling out for years.”

Now, his fave song is, "Dancing Queen". Enter Sarah Palin: "Gov. Palin was the first governor to dance, and the only governor to do the Electric Slide, thereby scratching herself from the McCain" ticket, Rendell joked.

If I may get particularly shameless... John McCain, as a war hero, be a Souper Trouper and take a chance on Sarah!

Actually, before I end this post, two things. One, another awesome Mac quote: "Nobody likes them, but they sold more records than anybody in the history of the world, including The Beatles. But everybody hates them. You’re a no-class guy if you like ABBA. Why does everybody go see ‘Mamma Mia?’ Hypocrisy! Rank hypocrisy! I’m not embarassed to say I like ABBA, ‘Dancing Queen.’” McCain said.

And from the article: "The image of the former war hero rocking out to 'Dancing Queen' might well queer the idea of the Straight Talk Express. But McCain isn't worried."

Seriously?! A gay joke about ABBA, John McCain and the Straight Talk Express? Et tu, ABC's Political Radar?

Actually, that would be kinda hot

There's recently been some story about John McCain's meeting today in South Dakota, and how he comitted some gaffe.

So John McCain is speaking, and he's joking around and says something like this:

"When I looked at my schedule, I saw there was a beauty pageant and I was trying to convince Cindy to sign up"

Nothing wrong there, right? Well, this event is something of a midget convention, except with taller bikers. The beauty pageant supposedly has some occaisonal topless beauty. But is this a gaffe? I think this story gives us three gems about Liberals, the people who wrote the story:

1) Liberals think ordinary Americans are dumb hicks who can't act properly in front of dignified company. If Cindy McCain attended the pageant, who says there would be toplessness?
2) Liberals are perfectly fine with distorting McCain's humour but scream bloody murder when we take B. Hussein Obama's statements in context and hammer them.
3) This story confirms that Liberals are really gay. Who wouldn't want to see topless chicks?

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Sir Andrew is guest blogging for Damian while he is away. He can be found on his own political blog, The Federalist

Barack's missile defense plan is offensive

There's been some news recently that Iran has been testing and exercising for a planned nuclear attack on the US, specifically an EMP attack. For those of you who haven't seen The Matrix, an EMP (Electromagnetic pulse) attack would disable any electronic device within the radius of the pulse. In other words, if Iran pulled this off, we would go back to the 19th century.

However, it seems the Democrat nominee B. Hussein Obama doesn't support the two things that could defend us: having our own nukes and a missile defense system. Of course, I don't expect any less from Barack Obama. Obama's just showing his glowing ignorance and has blown away a chance to actually look strong on defense, which would be an oddity among Democrats for sure. Follow this train of thought for a moment:

We should unilaterally disarm, and all the rogue states and terrorists of the world will do the same. But no missile defense programs! Those are just as bad!

This way of thinking has one huge gaping hole in it: America will be vulnerable to attack because we won't have any way of defending ourselves, and we won't have the threat of Mutually Assured Destruction to make someone hesitate to pull the trigger on us. But wait, isn't that exactly the problem with Mutually Assured Destruction? The Russians weren't entirely stupid. They knew if they ever tried something on us, things would suddenly be a lot warmer in Siberia. Terrorists, on the other hand, are willing to sacrifice themselves to obtain their insane goals. That's why we need a missile defense program: So when they push the big red button, we won't have to.

The fact that Democrats want America to unilaterally disarm without a means to protect ourselves is proof that they hate America. They would love nothing more than to see all our energy consuming electronics and cars to not work. It would be great for the environment, they think!

But the only thing worse for the environment than a car is nuclear fallout. And if Barack Obama can't see that and wisen up on missile defense, we'll be helpless when our enemies are on the offensive.

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Sir Andrew is currently guest blogging at Conservathink while Damian is away. You can also find him on his own political blog, The Federalist

Even my computer is trying to scare me

Recently Obama said that us Republicans would are doing everything we can to win the election. According to him, we're trying "to make [voters] scared of [him...by] saying 'he’s a got a funny name'."

As I type his full name, Barack Hussein Obama, this is what I see:

Mozilla Firefox is not above using race in this campaign. Funny thing: "Barack" and "Obama" are said to be misspelled. Hussein isn't.

Imagine that.

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Sir Andrew is currently guest blogging at Conservathink while Damian is away. You can also find him on his political blog, The Federalist

And another thing!

So, yeah. Barack Obama is a race-baiter. Long story short, it's one thing to be a racist and therefore stupid. It's entirely another to knowingly manipulate race for personal gain, then deny doing so. That is what Barack Obama is doing, and it is shameful.

FYI, I just gave the McCain campaign my idea for a new attack ad in which Obama is a dealer in a casino. On each card, instead of a normal suit, there is footage of his racist comments. The ad closes with, "When Obama plays the race card, we all lose the game."

Also, did anyone else think that instead of having a black man on our currency, that George Washington would look totally bitchin' with corn rows and a grill?

Finally, if Obama announces his VP during my absence, I predict it will be Evan Bayh. A false moderate, a former Hillary supporter and popular former Governor and current Senator in a red-leaning State, Indiana all equal an epic win.

Tim Kaine is too conservative for Obama and is an unaccomplished, moderately popular Governor. And come on, do you really think a pro-lifer will be allowed on a Democratic ticket in this day and age???

Oh, and as for McCain, he'd better pick Sarah Palin, and I told the McCain campaign that.

Peace out for reals, my crackas.

I dub Sir Andrew the temporary proprietor of this blogge.

Yes! It's that time of year when I go to Jesus camp. Er, no, not that Jesus Camp.

In my place, Sir Andrew will be here to entertain you.

That's it, or something. I'll be gone all of next week, so have fun on your own, my children.