I found this relevant to previous comments to one of my posts. I find it to no surprise that McCain made this jump in the polls. He’s been doing the right things - being honest with the people. Is the American public realizing who Senator Barack Obama really is?
I hope so. Only time will tell.
What exactly was Barack Obama doing in the middle east and Germany last week? It would appear as though Mr. Obama was working on diplomatic relations with the countries that he visited; trying to iron out a plan for troop withdrawalin Iraq as well as discussing the need for more troops in Afghanistan. The liberal media has portrayed Mr. Obama’s trip as being enlightening and truth revealing pertaining to our military status in Iraq.
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In an article on CNN.com yesterday, Chris Lawrence sought to paint a dreary picture for young conservatives and John McCain. He contested that the youth “are worried about McCain’s appeal”. He infers that young Republicans just are not excited about John McCain. He based most of his article off of a quote from what came to be known as a false source (see both here, and here). Surprise, surprise, yet another media outlet bends information to fit their perspective.
Yes, there seems to be, at the time, a bigger crowd for Obama. But are young Republicans “worried” about John McCain? I don’t think so. On cyber space, he has less presence, but we have yet to find out how much that will amount to. The College Republicans have always been the superior grassroots organization. Second to none. And they plan on continuing to do so this year as well. Not only that, but the GOP knows that, McCain knows that, and the rest of our candidates know that. Instead of going on facebook, or posting youtube videos, we are going door to door, making phone calls, and organizing rallies on campus.
This week while visiting Jerusalem, Obama sought to prove to his audience a deep commitment to Israel. He said this:
“Now, in terms of knowing my commitments, you don’t have to just look at my words, you can look at my deeds. Just this past week, we passed out of the U.S. Senate Banking Committee, which is my committee, a bill to call for divestment from Iran, as a way of ratcheting up the pressure to ensure that they don’t obtain a nuclear weapon.”
The funny thing about this is that according to both the committee’s official website and Obama’s official U.S. Senate website, Obama is not on the banking committee. He tries to prove himself a supporter of Israel by claiming that he helped pass this bill out of committee, and he is not on the committee that passed out the bill.
This incident raises any number of entertaining questions:
1. Does Obama realize that Israel can’t vote in this election?
2. Does Obama actually know which committees he’s on?
3. If he doesn’t know what committees he’s on, why are we still paying his salary? (He’s on five. It’s not a whole lot to remember. I was in 5 organizations in college, and I remember them all!)
4. Is Obama actually capable of saying anything coherent without a teleprompter in front of him?
Now, a serious question. I know we have several Obama fans who read this blog (and drive some pretty interesting discussions!). I am desperate to know: Is there any way that you can possibly defend this? Leaving aside all parallel situations and dealing ONLY with this one at hand, is there any conceivable way to defend this one? Please, help me understand why he would say something so downright…goofy.
I’m sort of insulted that if he had to tell a lie - and yes, it was a lie, and not a mistake, Obama can’t NOT know what committees he’s on - if he had to tell a lie, couldn’t he tell one with a little more nuance? One that does not take three seconds of Googling to blow wide open? Did he think no one would notice, or hope no one would care?
(Hat-tip: National Review Online’s The Corner)
I’m willing to bet that no less than 96 percent of those reading this article are on facebook at least once a day. And even further, I am willing to bet that of those 96 percent, at least 99 percent end up leaving facebook groups that send persistent messages to the group repeatedly. I know that I have, and will in the future if they continue. This becomes a problem for chapter chairmen (and chair women) when we try to mobilize our members. Facebook is the quickest and easiest way to do so, but it must be done in a way that will not overwhelm members.
Yesterday President Bush dropped the executive branch’s moratorium on offshore drilling. Today crude oil futures dropped by more than $9 a barrel. Coincidence? Economist and syndicated columnist Larry Kudlow doesn’t think so.
One of the Democrat Congress’ more oft-repeated excuses for not allowing off-shore drilling is the notion that it will take at least ten years to begin producing oil from offshore sources and at least that long for oil prices to come down as a result.
Instead, oil companies haven’t even fired up their drills and oil futures for next month have dropped 6.3%. President Bush, Senator McCain and the responsible members of Congress have come out in favor of offshore drilling and the price of oil is dropping - that price drop can only continue when the rest of Congress finally feels the heat, sees the light, and lifts their ban on offshore drilling. Once that happens, Wall Street researchers predict it’ll take less than a year to start pumping oil from beneath the shallow oceans off the coast of California.
We have to get a jump on domestic oil production to see a sustained drop in oil prices - but as President Bush proved today, simply showing that we are serious about domestic production is enough to get the prices headed downward.
Let me preface this most recent article with the following statements: This is my last article/response on this issue. It’s taken me a while to decide whether or not I should post the following article, and I will tell you why. This country becomes more divided every day. Divided on issues simply because the other side thinks it is a good idea. The kind of bickering that has persisted thus far becomes only a portent to the future of this country. I have spoken with several close relatives and friends about this issue, and have reflected over the best way to handle it. Though I wrote an article filled with passion, I understand that we cannot agree on everything. However, when it comes to the point when we get to arguing on things we actually agree on, I get very frustrated with the situation. Therefore, our invitation to the Drexel College Democrats is still open, and will be until the Drexel College Republicans hopefully host the event. It wasn’t hard for us to honor those killed in other circumstances, I don’t understand why this is any different. Maybe you believe this is not the right time nor place, but please remember this invitation in the future.
My Response:
Rhetoric is the only thing the Democrats have to argue anymore. This early into the Presidential year, and we have not only the Democratic Presidential nominee drinking the Liberal koolaid, but the College Dems are too. The Drexel College Democrats have sought out any and every way to denounce our promotion of 9-11 Remembrance day. Not surprisingly, there is little substance to their argument, as is the same to any Democrat’s policy. They just throw in some buzz words here and there, and the job is done.
Direct quotes taken from Douglass K. Daniel of the Associated Press. I feel this is an extremely important article to read and I have made comments throughout. (more…)
Obamas terrorist friends- William Ayers, and now Hatem El-hady
By now we have all heard and watched videos on Rev. Jeremiah Wright. If you follow politics closely you probably know about William Ayers and his wife Bernadine who was once on the FBI’s 10 most wanted list. At the time FBI also considered Bernadine the most dangerous female in the United States. Due to a technicality the couple was never jailed for the bombings. The Ayers have thrown at least one fundraiser for Obama in Chicago where they served on a charity board together. There is a great youtube video I recommend to learn more about the Ayers/Obama link.
The PA College Republicans recently released their brand new website, making plenty of blogs throughout the state and even some national blogs. However, in the midst of all these blogs was one specific comment that struck me. The subscriber accused us of focusing too much on the website. There was an attitude as if this state federation were not doing our part as College Republicans.
If the website isn’t enough, where should we begin? It’s become apparent that of the youth registering to vote, the majority are registering as Democrats. This is where we should begin. In order to win an election as College Republicans, we must win the battle for the youth! But how do we get the youth vote over to the right side?