Lies, Lies and More Lies! What happened to the promise for clean campaigns?

I’ve been following this year’s Presidential elections pretty closely and I’ve got to say, when did we transition from the clean campaigns during primary season to the traditional mudslinging that we see every four years?  It’s a little sickening because with both candidates now advocating changes in the way politics works for the people, aren’t they both reverting back to the same old thing?

 

Do the 2008 Elections have Southeastern interests in mind?

I don’t mean to sound like a regionalist but in this year’s Presidential elections, I don’t think either of the major parties has the Southeastern region’s interests in mind.  At a glance, for the Republicans McCain is from Arizona, and Palin is from Alaska; Western interests represented.  And, for the Democrats, Obama is from is Illinois and Biden is from Delaware; the Midwest and Northeast respectively represented.  With so much emphasis put on the Rust Belt states (Ohio, Michigan, Pennsylvania), is anyone going to address the poverty and crumbling educational system in the South?

 

September 10th, 11th, 12th: A Tale of Three Days….7 years later

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I’ve heard that each generation has that single day in which they will never forget where they were, what they were doing and how it changed their lives.  Unfortunately, I have three days.  You see, when politicians slam each other for having a “September 10th” mindset, though it disgusts me for using the memory of 9/11 for political gain, it does ring home with me.

 

The Obamas are Uppity?…..Wait, did you say Uppity?

Now, I’m not one to blanket the entire Republican party, as other have, by calling them all racist bigots. Labeled as the “All White Party”, it seems that they face a particularly difficult time in convincing people otherwise. The true Republican demographic adds to the accusations but such stark generalizations should have no place in American society.

However, people like Republican Congressman Lynn Westmoreland don’t help the GOP cause, when they call a black family “uppity”.

Google Images: You must make Georgia so proud!

 

Sarah Palin, Tabloid Superstar?

I know I said before that John McCain has his work cut out for him in trying to defend his VP choice and simultaneously sell the pick to the conservative voters he wishes to attract.  But Holy Hell, I think he has much bigger things to worry about now with the scandals that have been breaking in regards to Sarah Palin.

It was well noted that she had been accused of abusing her power in trying to forcefully have her sister’s ex-husband fired; which has been dubbed “Trooper Gate”.  Scandalous? Sure.  Enough evidence to damage the campaign? No.  However, there is another skeleton that fell out of the closet which can be damaging. But, this secret sounds more like a movie or Hollywood gossip than a political cover-up.

 

Sarah Palin?…I guess I was wrong

Ok John McCain, I know what you’re trying to do. I understand, and possibly should have seen in coming. However, I still won’t agree with you. I know you read it when I said:

“However, the options just aren’t there for McCain. So unless he can reel in someone with huge name recognition and/or is young and/or has wide conservative support and/or a woman, he’s going to have to work very hard to sell his choice to his supporters.” – ‘Who does John McCain pick for VP now?’

So naturally you thought that simply picking a woman would dramatically help your cause. Understand, a woman on your ticket brings many new scenarios into play. 1) You can continue to show that you’re a “Maverick”, always willing to think outside the box. 2) You will draw some second thoughts from the female voting bloc and 3) You will get more CNN air time as a result.