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Day By Day by Chris Muir May 31, 2008
While the Democratic National Committee’s Rules and Bylaws Commitee work out a plan to nominate Barack Obama or to screw Hillary Clinton, Flap will be off for a day of an eye exam, and shopping at the Glendale Galleria and other assorted venues in the greater Los Angeles area.
Watch the Donkey on Donkey action at the DNC here.
Flap might stop by the Tony Strickland event in Camarillo as well.
I will post photos of the sojourn. They can be found at Twitter, Friendfeed and Flap’s Flickr Photostream.
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According to a new report by The Pew Research Center for the People & the Press, half of white women now have a negative perception of Obama.
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”The cardinal has made it clear to Father Pfleger in the past on more than one occasion that it’s inappropriate to speak about political issues from the pulpit and that his own personal opinions are his own personal opinions.”
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Always the actor – politico trying to please everyone. Worthless California Governor though.
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DNC Denver Host Committee Short on Cash
Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., waves to the overflow crowd as she walks with campaign aide Huma Abedin, right, and a secret service agent at a campaign event in Huron, S.D., Thursday, May 29, 2008. Clinton is campaigning in the state in anticipation of the June 3rd South Dakota presidential primary election.
Flap can’t help but think the reason why Barack Obama has NOT agreed to pay off Hillary’s campaign debts (rumored by some to be over $30 million) is because he would decimate his own fundraising accounts AND the DNC would not be able to backfill him because they are out of money.
Millions of dollars behind in raising money and unlikely to meet a fast-approaching final deadline, the Denver committee hosting the Democratic National Convention is considering spending cuts.
Committee sources say they are working with the Democratic National Convention Committee to consider lowering the $55 million in private cash and donated services that must be raised to bring the convention to town. The cuts would be made to the many parties the host committee is obligated to throw for the delegations and the news media, and other hospitality functions not tied to production aspects inside the convention hall.
Howard Dean had done GREAT JOB in fundraising for the Democrat National Committee – NOT. And, so now Hillary goes on her merry way to beat up on Obama over and over again until the Denver Convention because Obama cannot afford to help pay her off.
Maybe Obam will have to change his mind again and accept public financing for his general election campaign – just to get rid of the Clintons.
Stay tuned…..
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Father Michael Pfleger Hammered by Chicago Cardinal Francis George
Pope Benedict XVI addresses the bishops at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington on the first full day of his visit to the United States April 16, 2008. At right is Chicago’s Cardinal Francis George, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. At left is the Vatican’s secretary of state, Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone.
Cardinal Francis George of the Archdiocese of Chicago has HAMMERED Father Michael Pfleger of St. Sabina’s Catholic Church on the South Side of Chicago over his comments at Trinity United Church of Christ this past Sunday.
“The Catholic Church does not endorse political candidates. Consequently, while a priest must speak to political issues that are also moral, he may not endorse candidates nor engage in partisan campaigning.
“Racial issues are both political and moral and are also highly charged. Words can be differently interpreted, but Fr. Pfleger’s remarks about Senator Clinton are both partisan and amount to a personal attack. I regret that deeply.
“To avoid months of turmoil in the church, Fr. Pfleger has promised me that he will not enter into campaigning, will not publicly mention any candidate by name and will abide by the discipline common to all catholic priests.”
The video of Father Pfleger has gone viral on cable television and the internet.
Father Michael Pfleger preaching at Barack Obama’s church, Trinity United, May 25, 2008
The Clinton Campaign had the following response to Father Pfleger.
The Clinton campaign’s communications director, Howard Wolfson, clearly thinks Obama’s rejection of Father Pfleger’s sermon was lacking.
Wolfson says: “Divisive and hateful language like that is totally counterproductive in our efforts to bring our party together and have no place at the pulpit or in our politics. We are disappointed that Senator Obama didn’t specifically reject Father’s Pflegler’s despicable comments about Senator Clinton, and assume he will do so.”
Senator John McCain campaigning in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in a media stop when asked about those comments of Father Pfleger said the following:
“…I have known Senator Clinton for a long time. I have always treated her with respect. She is a person that we have very different positions on alot of issues and a philosophy and I respect her. But, that kind of language and that kind of treatment of Senator Clinton is unwarranted, uncalled for and disgraceful.”
This flap with Father Pfleger is NOT going away.
Back over to Obama for a complete repudiation. Another Pastor and another “throw him under the bus.”
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Barack Obama Watch: Time to Leave Trinity? The Response
Barack Obama Watch: Time to Leave Trinity?
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Ron Paul Watch: Speaking at Minnesota GOP Convention?
Alvin Holter of Crystal, Minn., adjusts a Ron Paul for President campaign sign a short distance from where Republican presidential hopeful Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas was speaking, Friday, May 30, 2008, outside the Mayo Civic Center in Rochester, Minn
Flap says let Ron Paul speak without preconditions.
Ron Carey, chairman of the Republican Party of Minnesota, said the only way Ron Paul can address the state convention is if he ends his candidacy and endorses John McCain.
“Rep. Paul waged a very credible battle here, but the battle is over and it’s time to coalesce around Sen. McCain and enhance our chances of prevailing in November,” Carey said. “There’s no benefit for Republicans to continue on with a battle after the battle has been fought and a victor has been declared.”
The GOP should be a party where ideas are debated, accepted and rejected.
Ron Paul will NEVER endorse McCain and many of Paul’s supporters will NEVER vote for ANY Republican nominee but the free discussion of their ideas is beneficial to the party.
Also, it will be McCain’s call but what about the Minnesota National GOP Convention? Flap gives it a thumbs up.
Flap says Rudy Giuliani should speak directly following Paul. What a contrast.
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Barack Obama Watch: Meeting Ahmadinejad
Barack Obama at the You Tube Democrat debate, July 23, 2007
In the furor yesterday over Barack Obama’s LATEST Pastor problem with Father Michael Pfleger, the changing of Obama’s position on meeting with Iran President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad without preconditions may have been missed.
Last July this is what Barack Obama said:
“Would you be willing to meet separately, without precondition, during the first year of your administration, in Washington or anywhere else, with the leaders of Iran, Syria, Venezuela, Cuba and North Korea in order to bridge the gap that divides our countries?†asked Stephen Sixta, a video producer who submitted the question for the CNN/YouTube Democratic debate.
Mr. Obama, the first candidate to respond, answered, “I would.â€
But, Obama has taken heat for his comment. Hillary Clinton has criticized him, as have Jewish groups, the GOP and Senator John McCain.
And, like the Flag Pin controversy, the Iraq War trip, Obama finesses his way out of bad policy.
In the debate, Obama said “I would.”
Today he says:
“he would reserve the right to choose which leaders he would meet, should he choose to meet with them at all.”
Senator, what has changed?
Michael Ramirez on Barack Obama and the Appeasement Flap
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Day By Day by Chris Muir May 30, 2008
Maxine Waters is a long time Democrat Congresswoman from the Los Angeles area of Southern California and has been an embarrASSment for years. She is far left and usually runs with little competition in her safe, California Democrat gerrymandered, African American based district.
“This liberal will be all about socializing, uh, uh … would be about … basically taking over and the government running all of your companies,” Rep. Maxine Waters told oil executives on May 22 during yet another show-trial congressional hearing.
The same government that manages Medicare, Social Security, the Veterans Administration, FEMA, etc. etc. you want managing the oil and gas distribution in this country?
Uh, NO THANKS.
Flap prefers driving……..
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On Wednesday’s CBS Evening News, Ari Fleischer related that “Scott told me that his editor did ‘tweak,’ in Scott’s word, a lot of the writing, especially in the last few months.â€
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The $875,000 was repaid by Air America only after DOI launched a wide-ranging probe into the transfer of city and state funds meant to help children and the elderly in the northeast Bronx.
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Pandering to the gays because Paterson cannot get it through the legislature.
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Put it on the ballot Paterson.
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Today the answer is, “he would reserve the right to choose which leaders he would meet, should he choose to meet with them at all.”
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How to…..
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Wasted Texas vote for Obama
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Another video from Obama’s church
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Term limits for Members of Congress…..
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Barack Obama Watch: Time to Leave Trinity? The Response
Father Michael Pfleger preaching at Barack Obama’s church, Trinity United, May 25, 2008
The Obama Campaign has responded to the FLAP of Father Pfleger’s statements while preaching at Trinity United this past Sunday:
“…deeply disappointed in Father Pfleger’s divisive, backward-looking rhetoric.”
What was that rhetoric again:
- I must now to address the one who says, ‘don’t hold me responsible for what my ancestors did.’ But you have enjoyed the benefits of what your ancestors did! And unless you are ready to give up the benefits — Throw away your 401 fund! [sic] Throw away your trust fund! Throw away all the money that been put away in the company you walked into ’cause your daddy and your granddaddy and your great grandaddy —(screaming at the top of his lungs)Unless you are willing to give up the benefits, then you must be responsible for what was done in your generation! ‘Cause you are the beneficiary of this insurance policy!
- [garbled] expose white entitlement. And supremacy, wherever it raises its head. I said before, I really don’t want to make this political, because you know I’m really very unpolitical.When Hillary was crying, and people said that was put on, I really don’t believe it was put on. I really believe that she just always thought, ‘this is mine. I’m Bill’s wife. I’m white, and this is mine. I just gotta get up and step into the plate.’Then out of nowhere, ‘I’m Barack Obama!’Imitating Hillary’s response, screaming at the top of his lungs again, he continues, ‘Ah, damn! Where did you come from? I’m white! I’m entitled! There’s a black man stealing my show!’(mocks crying)She wasn’t the only one crying, there was a whole lot of white people crying!
I’m sorry. I don’t want in any more trouble. The live-streaming just went out again.â€
Father Michael Pfleger who had been a member of the Obama campaign’s advisory board, Catholics for Obama until a few weeks ago responded as well:
“I regret the words I chose on Sunday. These words are inconsistent with Senator Obama’s life message, and I am deeply sorry if they offended Senator Obama or anyone else who saw them.”
Barack Obama has been a member of Trinty United Church of Christ for over twenty years. It is a black liberation theology church. Look at the members of the congregation gleefully celebrating Father Pfleger’s hateful comments. Why does Obama and his family continue to have membership at and attend this place? What kind of man goes to a church where these outlandish and outrageous statements are made? Does this NOT say something about Obama’s character?
In his “A More Perfect Union Speech” Obama said the following:
I can no more disown him (jeremiah Wright) than I can disown the black community. I can no more disown him than I can my white grandmother – a woman who helped raise me, a woman who sacrificed again and again for me, a woman who loves me as much as she loves anything in this world, but a woman who once confessed her fear of black men who passed by her on the street, and who on more than one occasion has uttered racial or ethnic stereotypes that made me cringe.
These people are a part of me. And they are a part of America, this country that I love.
Now, Senator is Father Pfleger whom you have known for years in Chicago part of this community with which you associate and refuse to disown?
Senator, didn’t the Obama campaign transport Father Pfleger down to Iowa to campaign for you and isn’t Father Pfleger an active part of your campaign for President?
Most importantly does anyone see a pattern here?
Jeremiah Wright, Michael Pfleger, Trinity United Church of Christ, black liberation theology.
How many times will Obama have to apologize for what is being done and said in a church that he has refused to disown and that he continues to be a part?
As Flap said before this is GOP cannon fodder for the summer and fall television ads – if not by McCain, then by the 527’s. And, wait until Jeremiah Wright surfaces again.
Stay tuned…….
Michael Ramirez on Reverend Jeremiah Wright
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Tony Strickland Watch: Precinct Walk and End of Primary Season Party Saturday May 31, 2008
Tony Strickland for California State Senate, 19th District
From the Press Release:
- Can you believe it’s almost June already?! Time goes by when you campaign for someone as strong and passionate as Tony!
- This Saturday May 31st is the last weekend before the June 3rd Primary, and we need your help! That day we are going to have a blow out GOTV operation and its going to take the whole team to accomplish it! Were going to need walkers, office greeters, help getting snacks and water out, and everything else you could imagine that day! Even if you can’t walk, there is a place for you!
- Were going to start at 10 am here at headquarters to we can listen to Tony and send everyone on their way!!
- After all of the excitement of the day, were closing out the primary season with a bang! Were throwing a BBQ at Nancy Bush Park in Camarillo! Food, Drinks, Bounce house, and pure fun as we close the primary season, and head into the general!
Location: Tony Strickland Headquarters – 2219 E. Thousand Oaks Blvd. Thousand Oaks, California 91362 across from the Civic Arts Plaza and The Lakes Shopping Center
Contact: Ashley Nicole Ingram – 805-778-1588All Ventura and Santa Barbara County voters this is a SHOUT-OUT to help elect Tony Strickland your new California State Senator.
Tony’s website is here
And, if you are a member of Facebook, his profile is here.
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