Holy shiat, this lady is the craziest lady I’ve seen outside of palin.  Look at those fcking crazy eyes…

Side note – I wonder why he married her.  Brutal.

Digg, thank you.

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/10/21/MNJM13L4F1.DTL

Highlights from the above link…

Viessman is more succinct in analyzing why fellow rednecks may not be flocking to Obama’s campaign.

“Guns,” he said. “And that he’s black.”

“We are just trying to tell people that you don’t have to be afraid of Obama,” said Spencer, who has done everything from working as a laborer to selling real estate. “He’s not going to try to take away your guns, no matter what the NRA says.”

“Sometimes change is hard for people,” said Viessman, a retired highway patrol officer. “But I don’t care if you’re black or Oriental or green, if you can do the job. And he can do the job. He’s pretty near the smartest guy who’s ever run for president.”

Viessman’s neo-redneck take on that: “My dad used to say, ‘A poor man who votes for a Republican is a fool.'”

Anonymous, thank you.

Update: Here’s another link mentioning Rednecks for Obama.  I love these guys…

http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/08/25/rednecks-for-obama/

“As suggested last night that until the election we could very easily wind up doing a special comment here every show.  It was in turn suggested to me that while events may warrant them, this would certainly render that word “special” – for two weeks anyway – inoperative.”

Yeah, yeah – Olbermann repulses you.  I’m a fan.  Regardless, unlike some of his recent special comments, he makes some kick ass points during the following “campaign comment” on 10/21…

God, she is a fcking idiot.  You know who I feel bad for?  The people of Alaska.  They will forever be known as the idiots that voted palin governor.

Seriously, the mccain family is going to look back in a few months and wish that they let john live out the remaining days of his life in an enjoyable manner.  Son of a bitch – if growing old saddens you then don’t watch this clip…

Here’s the newest creepy banner ad from LowerMyBills.com though the screen shot below obviously isn’t animated like the original is…

It serves me right for seeing these obnoxious ads as I still (for some reason) have a hotmail account.  Regardless, the ads can’t be effective, right?

Everyone knows that Democrats are really lazy voters.  Horribly lazy.  So, if you’re a Democratic candidate, how do you get out the vote?  You obviously try to pitch the idea that the race is much closer than it appears.

While Obama has pleaded to his supporters over the past few days that this contest will narrow, the media is doing him the best favor imaginable by absolutely shoving this storyline down our throats.

The race – poll wise – will undoubtedly get closer.  Obama has already peaked when he was polling 14% ahead last week.   Stating the obvious, there is only a very slight chance that Obama beats mccain in the popular vote by more than 5-10%.

If this 5-10% margin of popular vote victory ends up being the case, the election will – by definition – turn out to be a landslide victory as originally seen on BccList.com here.  Regardless of the popular vote totals, the electoral map (290+ votes) will further highlight an Obama a$$ kicking.

Yada, yada, yada – I am getting bored of typing this run-on posting.  So, don’t get an ulcer!  We can only hope the “liberal elite media” continues to pitch headlines incorrectly speculating that the race will be closer than perceived.

Update: From BobCesca.com’s most recent posting…

“Today’s Gallup poll widened in favor of Obama. 52-43, as opposed to 51-44 yesterday. R2000 also widened in favor of Obama. 50-42 today, 50-43 yesterday. And Obama expanded his lead from three points to six points according to Zogby. 50-44 today, 48-45 yesterday.

Only two polls showed any tightening — and just barely. Rasmussen tightened. 50-46 today. 51-45 yesterday. Hotline also tightened. 47-42 today. 48-41 yesterday.”

Colin Powell cites the last 6-7 weeks – handling of the economy, tone of the campaign, and mccain’s erratic selection of palin – as the deciding factors.

The endorsement comes in the waning seconds of this clip…

Finally, a loss…

Ries, thank you.

As originally seen on BccList.com here, I still think the Obama campaign should put together a commercial of 15 or so plumbers named Joe stating they support Barack Obama for president.  Regardless, here’s an open letter to Joe the Plumber from Charles Chortlelywell – chief accountant of Flush Plumbers United…

Dear Joe:

I am Charles R. Chortlelywell, chief accountant of Flush Plumbers United – or Change Man Charlie as I’m known around the office.

We are a national organization dedicated to the interests of plumbers earning more than a quarter million dollars a year. As you know, the salary of your average Joe in the industry is approximately $37,500, so you are clearly someone special.

We would like to learn more about you in order to help you, even if Barack Obama won’t. So would you mind answering a few questions:

Does this company you are planning actually make $250-280 thousand a year in profits or is that just its total revenue? If the latter then you don’t have to worry about Obama’s tax bill at all. If it’s the former, then your additional taxes each year will range between zero and $900. Since you’ll be making five to seven times as much as your average Joe in the trade you can probably handle it.

On the other hand, perhaps not.  A Toledo Blade story about you notes that “In December, 2007, the Ohio Department of Taxation placed a lien against him because $1,183 in personal property taxes had not been paid, but there has been no action in the case since it was filed.” Is part of your concern that since you already owe so much to the socialist state of Ohio and don’t want to compound the problem? If so, perhaps you shouldn’t be going around buying businesses at all.

Since court records from your divorce also show you only made $40,000 in 2006, where are you going to get the money for this deal? Let’s say you buy it for a million bucks or so. I just checked and found where you could get such a loan, but it would cost you over $60,000 a year in interest alone and you’d have to pay it off in seven years. I suggest you worry about that more than Obama’s tax increase.

How many new employees do you plan to hire? If you just hire one you’ll get a $3000 tax credit and that dangerous fellow Obama will actually end up adding $2100-3000 to your profits.

Where are the headquarters of the company you currently work for and would like to buy? The Toledo Blade couldn’t come up with a good answer to this question: “Mr. Wurzelbacher told reporters that he worked for Newell Plumbing & Heating Co., a small local firm whose business addresses flow back to several residential homes, including one on Talmadge Road in Ottawa Hills”

When do you actually plan to get a plumbers’ license? It would help to add validity to your nickname. I was a bit bothered by the part of the Blade story that read: “According to Lucas County Building Inspection records, A. W. Newell Corp. does maintain a state plumbing license, and one with the City of Toledo, but would not be allowed to work in Lucas County outside of Toledo without a county license. Mr. Wurzelbacher said he works under Al Newell’s license, but according to Ohio building regulations, he must maintain his own license to do plumbing work. He is also not registered to operate as a plumber in Ohio, which means he’s not a plumber. Mr. Wurzelbacher said he was hired by Mr. Newell six years ago and that the possibility of him eventually buying the company was discussed during his job interview. He said it’s his understanding he can work under Mr. Newell’s license as long as the licensed contractor works on the same site. Mr. Wurzelbacher said he is working on taking the Ohio plumbing contractors’ license test.”

If we are to invite you to join our board we might also need some help in answering issues such as raised by Tom Joseph, business manager for Local 50 of the United Association of Plumbers, Steamfitters, and Service Mechanics, who says you didn’t undergo any apprenticeship training.  Reported the Blade: “‘When you have guys going out there with no training whatsoever, it’s a little disreputable to start with,’ Mr. Joseph said. ‘We’re the real Joe the Plumber.’ Mr. Joseph said Mr. Wulzerbacher could only legally work in the townships, but not in any municipality in Lucas County or elsewhere in the country. ‘This individual has got no schooling, no licenses, he’s never been to a training program, union or non-union, in the United States of America,’ Mr. Joseph said.”

While I realize Plumber Joseph may merely be feeling bitter being upstaged by Plumber Joe, as we say in the trade about faucets, this one needs a better spin on it.

Thanks for help. Your attention to this matter – as well as to the fact that the candidate whom you support has eight homes, 13 cars and wears $500 loafers – will be greatly appreciated.

Sincerely yours,

Charles R. Chortlelywell

Conor, thank you.

As originally seen on BccList.com here, I bashed the gop for downplaying Obama’s 8 years – yes, 8 years – as state legislator in Illinois.

Let’s take a look at what Obama accomplished as a state legislator in Illinois over his 8 year run.  The following seem to be pretty worthwhile and bipartisan initiatives…

Once elected in 1996, Obama gained bipartisan support for legislation reforming ethics and health care laws. He sponsored a law increasing tax credits for low-income workers, negotiated welfare reform, and promoted increased subsidies for childcare. In 2001, as co-chairman of the bipartisan Joint Committee on Administrative Rules, Obama supported Republican Governor Ryan’s payday loan regulations and predatory mortgage lending regulations aimed at averting home foreclosures.

In January 2003, Obama became chairman of the Illinois Senate’s Health and Human Services Committee when Democrats, after a decade in the minority, regained a majority. He sponsored and led unanimous, bipartisan passage of legislation to monitor racial profiling by requiring police to record the race of drivers they detained and legislation making Illinois the first state to mandate videotaping of homicide interrogations. During his 2004 general election campaign for U.S. Senate, police representatives credited Obama for his active engagement with police organizations in enacting death penalty reforms.

It’s not like Obama was a PTA board member and then rolled over into mayor of a small town in Alaska.  Yes, she will be president within the next 4 years if their lame duck ticket somehow (however unlikely) pulls off a miracle.

I can see the comments now.  No, Al Jazeera is not a violent Islamic terrorist group.  Rather, they are a media outlet in the middle east like CNN is here in the US.

This is worse than the recent videos of insane mccain/palin supporters that have been posted on YouTube over the past few weeks.  Oh my god…

One things for sure – videos like this will turn independents off in a heartbeat.

Jason, thank you!

As originally seen on BccList.com here, I am pleading that Joe not buy the business as discussed during last night’s debate. I don’t think I’ve ever quoted my own blog to the following extent.  Awesome.  Here we go…

“Per zillow.com, Joe the Plumber’s house is worth $122,500. Wouldn’t buying a business with such little equity possibly cause financial harm to Joe? Joe is exactly the person that the republicans have been blaming this recent financial turmoil on – average citizens overextending themselves with loans. Not a smart idea Joe.  Don’t buy the business!!!”