Surrender or Not Surrender- that is the problem

CNN stated yesterday that Obama stated that,"his smartphone," was among the tools that he would use to stay in touch with real Americans and avoid becoming trapped inside the presidential "bubble."





Obama did not divulge just how he will overcome legal constraints, given the requirement of the post-Watergate Presidential Records Act of 1978 to keep a record of every White House communication.

I understand why President Obama would want to keep his old blackberry phone. I know some folks who were half way to work and had to turn back because they left their phone at home. The phone (cell) has now become the major force of communication throughout the day.

I can also see where Obama would see the phone as a link to his quote, "normal" life. It might have his favorite songs on their, his favorite family pictures, but he admits he is thinking of everything he writes and is very cautious before he pushes that send button.

I have lost my phone before and even though I replace it, it never seems the same. I guess it is like moving into a new house, the memories of the old house still linger in your mind. It will take some time but if (due to protocol) Obama does have to give up his blackberry I hope he will get to at least have a picture of his family (as wallpaper) in the new one.

Obama has Portrait in the Smithsonian

(this media collage by Shepard Fairey, photo courtesy of the National Portrait Gallery, titled "Barack Obama," will be on view at the Portrait Gallery by Inauguration Day)

That is how you know you have made it in this country, when the Smithsonian Institute wants to add your portrait to their gallery.

AP News reports, "The gallery acquired the iconic red, white and blue collage by Los Angeles street artist Shepard Fairey, depicting Obama with the word "Hope." The image — later modified with the messages of "Change" and "Vote" for the Obama campaign — became one of the most memorable images from the 2008 election. The curators at the Smithsonian Institution museum plan to hang it by Inauguration Day."

Wow, and he has not even made officially into office yet.

Mistakes For 2008

These were just plain wrong. Some of these folks had NO REASON to even have the "press" or "face time" they did this year.





WHAT WERE THE REPUBLICANS THINKING? And she was a contender for "TIME PERSON OF THE YEAR"...good grief Charlie Brown






The Obama Girl, Amber Lee. Well, talk about an advertisizing gimmick. This woman took 3 minutes of fame on YOUTUBE and made it a career. I wonder if Obam will offer her a "press" position in his cabinet. I think she should ask.





Joe the Plummer, just a waste of printing space.






Britney Spears, She left the scene, She came back, She left, She came back...blah blah blah




The Utah Polygamist- We took their kids, We gave back their kids, and where are they now?
Right back in the same situation they were in before. We stop sending aid to DARFUR because this dominated the media.


and I am draw blanks so you guys can add your own "mistakes for 2008" but one that I KNOW was a big mistake happened to this poor grandma




This lady became a media success on Youtube for her reaction after watching
"2 girls one cup." (that was one nassy video).





Whew...what a year..WAIT, its not over yet....oh LAWD!

Wordless Wednesday- Change

CONGRATULATIONS TO PRESIDENT OBAMA

We Ain't Fraid of No Lines

We will stand in line to get the newest pair of sneakers. We will stand in line to get free handouts. We will stand in line on "black Friday" to get some good retail sales.


SO WHY WOULD WE COMPLAIN TO STAND IN A LINE FOR OUR VOICE TO BE HEARD


"We Ain't Scared of No Lines!"

Funny 2008 Election Pictures and Videos

Some funny pictures and videos from this election.

Sarah Palin's Interview Before the Edits | Funny Jokes at JibJab

Condolences to Barack Obama's Grandmother

CNN Reported today that:

Sen. Barack Obama's grandmother, Madelyn Dunham, has died following a bout with cancer, Obama and his sister, Maya Soetoro-Ng. We all know that when a flower blooms, there is another flower that has withered. Barack's victory (and yes I am claiming it) would of course be sweeter if he knew that the woman that helped raise him were there to share it with him.

Sadly that won't be the case. "She was the person who encouraged and allowed us to take chances. She was proud of her grandchildren and great-grandchildren and left this world with the knowledge that her impact on all of us was meaningful and enduring. Our debt to her is beyond measure." These were the words spoken today by Maya and Barack.

Obama and Soetoro-Ng asked that donations be made for the search for a cure for cancer in lieu of flowers. A small private ceremony will be held "at a later date."

MOre on the story...HERE

Vote early

People should not forget the Jim Crow laws that prevented African Americans from voting until the 1960s. I really think many folks in this election process are laid back and simply not remembering the recent difficulty that some voters with the punch-card design and ballots done improperly in the 2000 elections in n Florida. Ohio had similar issues in 2004,when African American voters said they were disenfranchised when too few machines in their precincts led to long lines.

Giannina Miranda, executive assistant for the Department of Elections, said some people who think they are registered are not, for various reasons, including a move outside the county or registration paperwork not getting to the department. "It's difficult to say how many times it happens," she said. "But we don't consider it purged."

Amos Brown, president of the San Francisco chapter of the NAACP and Third Baptist Church pastor, is one of several African American pastors who will ask his congregation to vote Sunday after church. Vans will gather in Bayview-Hunters Point and the Western Addition to take parishioners from several churches to vote and then hold a rally around 2 p.m. on the steps of City Hall.

These are some of the recent events that have happened in my area. According to USA TODAY, "

What used to be a 72-hour get-out-the-vote effort has become "a 720-hour program," says Rich Beeson, the Republican National Committee's political director.

Each side says it's ready. "We go through massive efforts to make sure our supporters know all the ways that they can vote," says Jon Carson, Obama's national field director.

The boom in early voting is fed by election officials' desire to expand turnout without overwhelming polls. "The operative word is options," says Pedro Cortés, president of the National Association of Secretaries of State."

So don't make any excuses, get out there an make your voice heard.

Mcain found out about "That One"

Well, you called the man "that one" in your last debate, now you remember his name.

WINNER: Obama Won, But McCain Had His Best Debate

This is iriegal's scorecard:

STRATEGY: Obama: A McCain: A

STYLE: Obama: A McCain: A-

ACCURACY: Obama: B McCain: C

Strategy

During the debate, McCain put Obama on the defensive, raised questions about Obama's ties to former 1960s radical William Ayers, and spoke directly to Ohio voter Joe Wurzelbacher, a plumber, who had pressed Obama on his tax plan. (wait why after the debate noone could get a hold of Joe "Plumber" Wurzelbacher?)

The fact that McCain was able to make Wurzelbacher a character in this debate is why this was his best debate.

McCain sure tried to distance himself from Bush during the debate. He got a little "testy" because Obama keeps mentioning the last "4 years."

below is the full debate

This is the Joe The Plumber encounter.

Record 66 million

These record-setting figures and particularly the new supporters who can contribute again before Election Day were crucial for Barack Obama, who was heading into the general election as the first major-party candidate to forgo public financing. It was a gutzy move on Obama's part and it paid off.



It however leads me to question the true state of our economy. Here is a political figure who people contributed money to but the some of the same people were crying for hardship. It can attest to the fact though that people are indeed willing to pay for change.

Oprah disses Sarah Palin

Okay Oprah call it what you want, but the statement you made to the "Drudge Report," and I quote,

"The item in today's Drudge Report is categorically untrue. There has been absolutely no discussion about having Sarah Palin on my show. At the beginning of this Presidential campaign when I decided that I was going to take my first public stance in support of a candidate, I made the decision not to use my show as a platform for any of the candidates. I agree that Sarah Palin would be a fantastic interview, and I would love to have her on after the campaign is over."




Okay you made a decision NOT to use your show as a platform for any of the candidates but you had Barack Obama on your show. huh? Oprah is probably thinking Sarah Palin can go on Rush Limbaugh, but she ain't bringing herself on my show, gosh darnit. I mean check the video below, isn't it obvious that you would be bias if she came on your show.

Sarah Palin's agents better contact the women at "THE VIEW." She might get a better chance of getting on there.

Barack Obama has been on "Oprah" twice -- in January, 2005 and again in October, 2006 -- before he announced his run for Presidency.

Clinton Leaves No Doubt

Well for those naysayers who suggested that the Clinton's would "cause" trouble at the DNC (Democratic National Convention).....They were wrong.





Both the Clintons (whether sincere or not) stood up for the unity of the party.

Man arrested for alleged Death Threats Against Obama

Sadly this probably won't be the last time this type of news is reported. As the election date gets closer, we see more racist come out the wood works.

A Secret Service affidavit alleges Raymond Hunter Geisel uttered the remarks during a training class for bail bondsmen in July. One of his classmates claimed the 22-year-old described Obama using a racial slur, then said, "If he gets elected, I'll assassinate him myself."

Authorities arrested Geisel in Miami on Saturday, saying the man was keeping weapons and military-style gear in his hotel room and car. If convicted of the charge of threatening a major candidate for president or vice-president, Geisel could face a maximum sentence of five years in prison.

Another person in the class quoted Geisel as saying that "he hated George W. Bush and that he wanted to put a bullet in the president's head," according to the Secret Service.

Geisel denied in a written statement to a Secret Service agent that he ever made those threats, and the documents don't indicate that he ever took steps to carry out any assassination. He was charged only with threatening Obama, the presumptive Democratic nominee, but not for any threat against President Bush.

Source: Washington Post

Hillary implying "possible assasination"

Well, unfortunately Hillary Clinton has opened up a new can of worms. This campaign has given way to many "unfortunate" statements by both parties. Clinton's remarks to the editorial board at the Argus Leader in South Dakota Friday struck some nerves partly because it came in the wake of Massachusetts Sen. Ted Kennedy's health problems and because of longstanding concerns about Obama's security. This was given her reason, when asked the question why she was still in the campaign.

She was quoted as saying, "People have been trying to push me out of this ever since Iowa," Clinton said Friday. "I find it curious because it is unprecedented in history. I don't understand it.
"You know, my husband didn't wrap up the nomination in 1992 until he won the California primary sometime in the middle of June. Right?" she added later in the conversation. "We all remember Bobby Kennedy was assassinated in June in California. You know, I just-- I don't understand it."

Obama himself stated he felt Clinton did not mean anything by it. But ABC News political analyst Matthew Dowd, former chief strategist for George Bush's 2004 campaign, told ABC News Radio that Clinton's remark was a huge political misstep.

I feel both parties have to remember that whatever they say is being viewed by the media. Not only "viewed," but scrutinized as well.

Edwards Endorsement Pays Big For Obama

Barack Obama collected the support of seven of John Edwards' Democratic convention delegates on Thursday, then gained the backing of four superdelegates and a large labor union as he marched steadily toward the party's presidential nomination.

I feel this is a necessary move for Obama. He also picked up in addition, three superdelegates — Reps. James McDermott of Washington, and Henry Waxman and Howard Berman of California.

West Virgina was a hard pill to swallow for Obama. However, no surprise to many of us. An area that is populated with KKK members should not be expected to vote for a black nominee.

Michelle Obama on Rachel Ray

This was a very interesting video. Not sure if you saw it, but if not enjoy.

Wright's Statements Still Weighing In on the Election

During his campaigning in North Carolina, Obama made is clear that Reverend Wright does not speak for him.
He was quoted as saying, "I have said before and I will repeat again that some of the comments that Rev. Wright have made offend me and I understand why they've offended the American people," Obama said in a brief airport tarmac press conference in Wilmington, N.C."

Obama did not mention Wright at the University of North Carolina-Wilmington, where he spoke and took questions for about 80 minutes. In response to a question about his faith Obama spoke at length, but did not use it as an opening to say yet more about Wright.

More:

Obama Grandmama

Barack Obama's Grandmother Sarah Onyango Obama not only loves her grandson, but she believes he is a blessing for his country. Recently his grandmother,and his uncle, Said Obama recently met with former 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS reporter, Todd Baer in their home in Kenya.

Wright says Obama Responded as a Politician

Well, isn't that what Barack Obama is? People can be friends in life but not always share the same views. This is what messed up Jesse Jackson an Al Sharpton when they tried to run. They mixed church and political views. In my mind God can guide me to my destination, but I first got to find my own transportation.

The Reverend Jeremiah Wright, Barack Obama's longtime pastor, said he isn't troubled by his onetime spiritual protégé's denunciation of his past remarks, calling the reaction part of politics.

``He's a politician, I'm a pastor. We speak to two difference audiences,'' Wright said in an interview with the PBS program ``Bill Moyers Journal'' scheduled to be broadcast tomorrow. ``I do what I do. He does what politicians do.''

The Illinois senator said in a speech last month that portions of Wright's sermons condemning the U.S. were ``not only wrong but divisive'' and presented a ``profoundly distorted view'' of the nation.

Wright, 66, who called the reaction to his words ``unfair,'' said Obama ``responded as a politician'' when he gave his speech on Wright and race relations in Philadelphia.

My feelings are my pastor is to administer to my spiritual healing an awareness, not dictate my political belief.