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A POS Iowa republican congressman has given the nation a glimpse of the BS we are going to see if Obama wins the Democratic party nomination. (we will likely see just as bad if Hillary gets the nomination). This guy is unbelievable...
DES MOINES, Iowa — An Iowa Republican congressman said Friday that terrorists would be "dancing in the streets" if Democratic candidate Barack Obama were to win the presidency. Rep. Steve King based his prediction on Obama's pledge to pull troops out of Iraq, his Kenyan heritage and his middle name, Hussein. "The radical Islamists, the al-Qaida ... would be dancing in the streets in greater numbers than they did on Sept. 11 because they would declare victory in this war on terror," King said in an interview with the Daily Reporter in Spencer. King said his comments were not meant to demean Obama but to warn how an Obama presidency would look to the world.
The complete story can be read at the Huffington Post. The main stream media sure picks up on the "bitter fight" between Hillary and Barack, but just can't seem to find it in their heart to focus on the BS pouring out of the mouths of Republicans and their fellow travelers. At least CNN and the AP reported this story. I believe the worst is yet to come. The video is just unbelievable!
I'm going to go out on a limb here. Way out on a limb. I'm going to make my predictions for the 2008 Presidential Election today, almost 16 months before the election
Although I do have some slight preferences among the top 5 declared and undeclared Democrats--Clinton, Edwards, Gore, Obama, Richardson; in alphabetic order--I'll be quite happy to see any one of them win out over Giuliani, McCain, Romney, or Thompson (the lobbyist/actor/whatever).
Here's my prediction--not necessarily what I want to happen, but my best guess at what will happen.
(Great first post. What you have to say makes a lot of sense. - promoted by wvblueguy)
The adoption of the Bill defending a national popular election of the President by Maryland has triggered a popular movement for a true reform. With the institution of Electoral College, many voters rightly feel ignored by candidates running for being President of ALL Americans. This is why polls report that 70% of Americans want the situation to change! As we saw in 2004, Presidential Candidates spent much more time and money on Ohio and Florida than on the rest of the country. The classification of states into three categories (blue, red, or swing states) leads to the ignorance of 75% of the country: red and blue states have absolutely no power over the outcome of the election. Whatever the candidates do or say during the campaign, the result is still known before.
The idea of National Popular Vote is to convince states representing at least 270 electors to change the rules for allocation of Electoral College members. If enough states decide to give their electors to the winner of the popular vote, the Electoral College will become redundant with the popular vote. This process is perfectly constitutional, since states are free to pick their method to designate members of the Electoral College. Maine and Nebraska have already chosen a different method and rejected the widespread winner-take-all method.
Maryland is not an isolated state; it is just the first of a series of success for NPV. The bill has been approved by both houses in Hawaii and will reach the governor's desk. In 27 states, the bill has already been introduced. In West Virginia , too, the idea of NPV is likely to meet success. The bill has already passed the committee and will be submitted to the state's congressmen. As West Virginia deserves better than being a spectator state, it seems important to put pressure on congressmen to explain why West Virginians want to have their word in the Presidential election. It should not be mandatory for American citizens to live in a swing state to have their voice heard.
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