The HYPOCRISY we live...

I was just thinking about when Iraq was deemed safe enough to hold their FIRST DEMOCRATIC elections, and of course, the U.S. had to send people in to make sure that the elections were held in a fair and democratic way.

Hell - WE CAN'T EVEN DO THAT HERE AT HOME!!! For us to sit at the head of the proverbial table and dictate the "right" way to administer these foreign elections smacks of the ULTIMATE hypocrisy.

At this point in time - five days away from electing our next POTUS, and being the news junkie I am, I have found that the Republican party has mastered the art of manipulating our own electoral process more than any foreign entity.

We can cite the 2000 and 2004 elections as being manipulated (haha!) by looking at Florida (have to love Kathrine Harris) and Ohio (thanks Ken Blackwell) as Repub manipulations. From disenfranchising to ballot manipulations the screams of foul were heard across the country - but how quickly they were cast aside.

The tactics in use at this moment run the gamut from personal confrontations with threats of deportation, voter registrations are invalid, and blacks are being threatened with arrests at the polls. In New Mexico, one Republican lawyer has hired an individual who is making house calls to "legal" immigrants, and alluding that their votes will not be counted and they face being deported.


West Virginia and Virginia are having problems with the electronic voting machines and the local elections personnel are blaming the "errors" on the voters, i.e., they are not careful enough to push the right name. These are cases where one name may be touched at the top of the screen (say for State Attorney General or something), yet John McCain's name which is much lower on the screen will be checked. This is not voter mistakes - this would be a mechanical defect - engineered by whom? Now I will show my ignorance - who contracts for these companies that make the machines? Are there maybe kickbacks involved somewhere along the line? I believe one of the first voting machines used was made by Diebold (in Ohio), and now all the machines in use are by another company.

The bottom line is, that politics will always take center stage when it comes to major purchases on a state level that affect a Federal issue. This would be the reason I chose to vote absentee this year - as I have always been the first to show up at the polls for quite some time. At least with a paper ballot - I do not run the risk of my vote automatically being changed....I just run the risk of it to mysteriously come up missing, either through the Postal system or within the Board of Elections.

One year (2004 I believe), theson knew he was going to be out of the country and we went to the Board of Elections to see if he could get an absentee ballot, which we were informed that he could vote early, right there and then. Aha, the catch, they had no record of him voting before (he had not missed an election since turning 18), and he was relegated to filing a provisional ballot. I don't have problems with a provisional ballot, if it is definitely going to "count". My problem is why are your (BOE) records deficient? No answers, and I am sure no one took the time to track down where this error originated.

This past May, for the Primary election, I tried to get an abesentee ballot for theson, which I could FedEx to him in Egypt - OH NO!! Not allowed. The Board of Elections would have to mail the ballot utilizing the USPS - and no matter how much explaining I gave them - United States mail would NOT get through - they did it anyway. Surprise, surprise - he never received his ballot. In their wildest dreams, these institutions stil do not hire the most intelligent individuals, or even those who will go the "extra mile" to ensure honesty and fairness. I don't have all the answers, but something has to be done to ensure fairness to all and that there votes WILL count on election day.

I wouldn't want these women to decide.....

the future of this country. I view this video as a "fluff" piece. These women have no clue of the difference between a Democracy and a Theocracy. I doubt that they could even debate the difference. I have no problem with the various religious beliefs of people, that is a personal choice - but I don't base political decisions from a religious viewpoint.


These women refer to Sarah Palin as "bold, authentic and she tells the truth!" This tells me, that these women view life at face value. They have not, or refuse to see anything else, when facts trump dreams anytime.

The one lone Democrat in the group states - she is a "fan." I can't remember the last time I looked at a politician from a groupies outlook. I should hope that we look at our politicians as OUR representatives, the ones who should be helping us prosper in a global economy (we see who didn't do that) and keep us competitive in that market so we can flourish. The situation at this time, is rather dreary, but look who has been at the helm? Dubya!

The majority of these women said "we get 'em", referring to Palin's winks and nods. At last count there was no award for "getting "em!" Also seeing Palin for her "authenticity (I sincerely disagree), feistiness and SHE'S A PITBULL!" Now there are some serious reasons to make a political decision! You Go Girls!!

My view, and please remember this is me - these women do not appear to be able to think for themselves. I would imagine that their husbands dictate a lot of thinking points in the family and they follow suit. Before anyone gets mad at me - like I said - this is how it appears to me! I have seen this situation and know women like these personally. I have been verbally attacked by one husband, who thought I was the Anti-Christ for even questioning - what he told his wife to say!

I have always had my free spirit and free thinking ways - I've gone against the "norm", always questioning who sets the standard for normalcy.

It appears that the "lies" are coming out more and more now. The McCain/Palin team has gone from distortions to outright "making things up entirely." George Will, conservative writer for Newsweek, has even gone against McCain. There are so many conservatives scratching their heads, wondering WTF is this man doing. He's changing his platform from one rally to the next, spouting such vile things, that he is losing his base now.

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I had a brain fart last night and turned over to Greta Van Susteren, and she was playing a tape of Ohio Sec. of State Jennifer Brunner (Dem.) from earlier in the day. After playing that video, she went on to hold up TRO papers from a Federal Judge against Brunner for not handling the new voter registrations properly (which is being appealed) - but my point here, is she next had on FORMER OH Secretary of State Kenneth Blackwell (Rep.). He would be the one who disenfranchised enough voters in 2004 - to give his crony Bush the state of Ohio. When that vote was questioned, he couldn't stall the judicial mechanics fast enough, to the point the ballots would be destroyed. How is that for FAIR & BALANCED?????



I also heard Cindy Lou McCain telling (gag) Hannity (on the Straight Talk Express), that her husband is the most truthful person she has ever known and how proud she is of him. You go Cindy Lou, as Tammy Wynette sang "Stand By Your Man!" - that is your job!

Enjoy the sunshine (we have it for the next few days) and the temps are going to be nice too...porch sitting soon!