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October 29, 2008

Crist writing off McCain in Fla?

One theory we've heard about Gov. Charlie Crist's call to extend early voting hours, a move likely to help Democrats: He sees Florida as a lost cause for McCain and wanted to shine up his bi-partisan image with an eye toward 2010.

Another theory: The governor thought it was the right thing to do.

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its all about his image and his future he cares nothing about voters just himself
when is the wedding?

LOL this communist so called news organization will stop at nothing to smear and sway the the vote.

Vote for PRO - GROWTH and Wealth Creation

NOT WEALTH REDISTRIBUTION

Mc Cain Palin 08

For anyone to believe that it is option B, there would have to be some evidence that Charlie Crist has ever done anything in his life because "it was the right thing to do."

Therefore, it is clearly option A.

If I were you Mr.Crist I would distance myself so far from McCain as I possibly could.he's an old fool you should have run for President then there would not have been so much controversy,look at how many bad decisions he's already made,and there are many more to come,he hasn't a clue and as far as Palin,well she's a bad joke.Charlie if and when you decide to run you have my vote

I urge all the good Christians in Tampa Bay to pray for the victory of John McCain/Sarah Palin. An Obama presidency would leave us Christians behind. Obama does not love God like we do. Our church tonight will be having a prayer service to pray for the election. PRAY PRAY PRAY!

its not wealth distribution,its called paying your fair share,we are tired of paying for everything

The bottom 50% of income earners (those earning under $50,000)pay 2.5% of all income taxes paid.

CEO of Merril Lynch runs company into the ground because of HUGE leverage and greed to make more money,walks away with $50,000,000 screws regular folks who own say fidelity funds in their 401k
hey 10:02 howz that for wealth redistribution?

hey christian: howz that Iraq war going?
good christian thing to do huh??

McCain wants to take taxpayer money and buy up mortgages! This is socialist! He wants to spread the wealth!

Obama wants people to pay their fare share of taxes! If you earn $250,000 or more, your taxes will go up slightly while the middle class (most of us) will see a tax cut.

The choice is easy! OBAMA/BIDEN 2008

and the people that make under 50k are considered middle class ?

lets all Pray that when the fake christian George Bush goes to hell he pays with his soul for the millions of displaced poor Iraq children who are now suffering

10:17, Iraq is a war ordained by God himself. God spoke to our President and put it in his heart and I stand with President Bush and OUR TROOPS.

I am praying hard every day and I will fast on election day. God save us from Osama.

Another theory:

Posts like this are in keeping with media's attempt to convince voters that the election is over.

Not working.

Polls everywhere are tightening up.

DEMOCRATS ARE VOTING FOR THE COMEBACK KID

Obama is just to radical

Mc Cain / Palin 08

Geezer/Dingbat '08

wink wink

10:28? bill clinton?

ACORN/Obama/Biden '08 - The best election $600 million can buy.

Andddd (pause) Andddddddd (pause) Anddddddd (pause)

HILLARY SUPPORTERS FOR MC CAIN

1. A new kind of politics = voting for the best candidate, regardless of party

2. McCain won’t raise taxes

3. Experience and accomplishments matter

4. Bipartisan record of working with Democrats

5. In 35 years, no Republican president has threatened Roe v. Wade

6. The president can only nominate judges, while a Democrat-controlled Congress will appoint them

7. Energy independence for the United States, using all means available

8. 100% open government and unfettered press access

9. Risked political career to do what he thought was best for the country

10. Never earmarked a single pork barrel project

11. Sarah Palin for Vice President

I heard that Lauren and Heidi are going to be great friends in the next season of the Hills.

10:33 watches the Hills too.

There are far too many "low information voters" in this state. Listening to soundbites, and rhetorical nonsense instead of taking the time to look at an independent neutral source of their choice to examine the issues that matter. Not only for their self-interest, but for the good of America. There are too many people voting along party lines without proper justification. How can anyone dismiss what has happened on the Rep watch over the last 8 years. If any reader thinks the promises that the Reps made will be fulfilled with a heavy Dem majority in Congress...think again. Forget party politics, vote for the good of America.

Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin is calling for a "clean break" from the Bush administration's energy policies, which she says relied too much on importing foreign oil.

In a policy address Wednesday in Toledo, Ohio, Palin says the recent drop in oil and gas prices shouldn't prevent the development of alternative energy sources.

The Alaska governor renewed her call for more drilling in U.S. coastal waters and said she and GOP presidential candidate John McCain would press for the construction of 45 new nuclear power plants by 2030.

Palin also called for the development of clean-coal technology.

http://townhall.com/news/politics-elections/2008/10/29/palin_calls_for_break_from_bush_energy_policy

yeah -- as if palin remembers. in 4 months no one will know her unless you mention SNL and Tina Fey

Florida Voters!

Florida Voters that are actual Florida people, not transplants from other trashy states.
Stand up and Vote NO to Obama and his socialist racist Welfare for America Views!

VOTE TO KEEP OUR FREEDOMS!
VOTE MCCAIN/PALIN!

No Hillary voter will seriously consider voting for McCain/Palin if they look at their stance on policy.

As shown above, liberal Obama supporters are haters, idiots, bigots, chauvinistic pigs, who relish in their ignorance. wait until you experience obama's power and cry to us who warned you. believe me, good people will be leaving and you'll end up paying all the taxes for the civilian security force, the new welfare payments, the war in afghanastan, the billions to africa, the new universal healthcare system, the earmarks to ACORN. GOOD LUCK!

If this is true I say good for Charlie. Mcsham left him at the alter for Palin and charlie should give Mcshame the finger.

Grandma confrims Obama born in Kenya
http://texasdarlin.wordpress.com/

grandmother confirms, : Obama born in Kenya / Michelle admits Obama adopted by leo Soetoro, so when did he legally change his name back to Obama?


http://www.rallycongress.com/constitutional-qualification/1 244/stop-obama-constitutional-crisis/

PETITION TO CONGRESS ABOUT THE BIRTH CERTIFICATE

The death certificate has been verified already. No need to waste your time.

I'm a Floridian born and rasied
and I voted for OBAMA, PERIOD.

Obama is the only choice!!!!!!!!

Tito The Builder: McCain-Palin All The Way!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XBuOJQh_ugY&feature=related

I love this guy, he tells it like it is

Bad news. Pew just came out with a major objective study that shows that the media has been substantially behind the Socialist candidate. Why? Most journalists are armchair dictators themselves.

S W P Bush 10:24,Your a freaking,"IDIOT",what planet are you on,you brainwashed fool,Bush started that war not,"GOD",you must be the dumbest person alive,"GO AWAY"and don't come back,you are actually dumber than McCain

We have a right to question the character of the person who becomes president and you don't have the right to stop us. This is not a fascist nation and the media is not in control of us.

Hey people Mcshame was not born in this country. He was born in Panama. He is not an American. And as far as being a war hero? How hard is it to get captured. lol.

Posted by: | October 29, 2008 at 10:44 AM

arrogant schmuck

keep laughing at we in MIDDLE AMERICA WHO MAKE THIS COUNTRY GREAT

MAC/PALIN 08
Hillary 12

Posted by: | October 29, 2008 at 10:41 AM

Thought provoking would be the furthest thing from my mind when thinking about Obama's speech pattern. It's more like a debate technique used to buy more time to say something, seen in his debates when evading direct questions or when he could not think of an answer and when on tangents.

As for Sarah Palin,she's not "media savvy" sometimes when expressing her views and therefore looks like a tool.The liberal media has ate it up, but she has more executive experience than both Obama and Biden.

Joe the Plumber Tito the Builder Lisa The Teacher

Barack the Marxist!

The theme song for the Obama campaign should be

AC/DC Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap

It cracks me up when people that live in trailers and trailer parks vote Republican. That just shows how stupid and uneducated these people are.
They just keep voting to screw themselves. lol. Thank you for your support the Republician party, stupid.

Obama in the white house with Nancy Pelosi in charge of a filibuster proof congress. Add to that four years of radical leftist Supreme court appointments. Throw in a mainstream media that distorts and manipulates news to promote the liberal agenda. Hollywood producing and endless stream of anti-American movies. And children being raised in an education system controled by the left.

People need to realize that America is in serious danger.

10:51 and let's face it, McCain was not a "fighter pilot." He flew a bomber that dropped napalm on Vietnamese villages, as in civilians. I know he was just following orders, but if it was me and I had to fry those innocent people, at least I would have denounced the war like Kerry.

ohhh... people like you make me sick. EAT S#!T REDNECK! You new President is Obama! Learn to live with it!!! You will now be represented by a black man internationally! hahahahah OBAMA 2008! 2012!!


stealing?? lol...obama WANTS half of what some people are making to give to those that want to sit around all day drinking beer and watching tv...no thanks...I voted today and I voted for someone who respects the "working class" what obama said about joe the plumber...well he said that about EVERY freaking American and it was a slap in the face!!!

Joe the Plumber would get a tax break under Senator Obama - so why is the McCain campaign using his name so much? It's almost like they are endorsing Senator Obama!

Does the (one - countem - one) McToady posting all this pro-McCain lies and hate about Barack Obama actually have the support of John McCain? I mean, the polls show that the lies aren't working, especially among undecided voters. Why would McCain allow his minion to keep it up? If not for political strategy alone, wouldn't John McCain put a stop to it just out of decency? I mean, even if he were to somehow win, he would begin his first term as one of the most hated and disrespected Presidents in history. Does he think that once the election is over, people will not continue to remember his lies and to expose his underhanded tactics?

Thank you. Don't let the nasty liberal comments bother you. I have learned this election that their tactics are nasty, snobby, and vicious. They only have words and no content, just like their phony prophet. They will not keep us down. When I say "us", I mean all of us, black, whites, purple, anyone. Stand up for what you believe in!

He just thought that's what The Times wanted. Didn't realize they'd jump up and bite him on the *** after he did it!

Pelosi - Obama - Reid: The Axis of Taxes

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