Al-Qaeda says John Mccain = third term of Bush

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Sunday October 26, 2008 · 12:26 PM PDT

2008/10/26 · 12:26

I've long believed that the goal of the 9/11 attacks wasn't to kill Americans. That's not to say they don't take pleasure in killing Americans. But after having familiarized myself with the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, I realize that the main goal of many terrorist attacks is to trigger a response from the target. If Al Qaida only wanted to kill Americans, that could've been easily accomplished merely by randomly targeting American tourists around the world.

No, they wanted the United States to react. Never in Osama bin Laden's wildest dreams, however, could he have predicted we would have committed ourselves to a 5-10 year, multi-trillion dollar engagement in the heart of Arabia.

Now, Al Qaida has said on their website that they want Mccain elected:

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In catching Osama bin Laden we need to do

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In catching Osama bin Laden we need to do

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Less

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The same (but withdraw from Iraq)

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No opinion

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9/11 was orchestrated by Bush and the Neocon Zionists

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Proposition 8 and Obama's opposition to gay marriage

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Saturday October 25, 2008 · 4:37 PM PDT

2008/10/25 · 16:37

When it comes to issues that are most important to me, legalizing gay marriage does not rank at the top. Although I fully support it and am disappointed that most Democrats oppose gay marriage.

Obama was always my first choice since the beginning of 2007. But my support was never that enthusiastic since he didn't go as far left on many issues as I would have liked. On domestic policy, I was much closer to Mike Gravel or Dennis Kucinich. But after reading a Newsweek article in mid January I was much more enthusiastic about my support.

Though in speeches he sounds like an idealistic revolutionary out to take back the capital, Obama's record suggests he is actually more of an incrementalist...it's a celebration of compromise. "Since the founding, the American political tradition has been reformist, not revolutionary," Obama told Harper's magazine in 2006. "What that means is that for a political leader to get things done, he or she ideally should be ahead of the curve, but not too far ahead. I want to push the envelope but make sure I have enough folks with me that I'm not rendered politically impotent."

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Obama's stance on gay equality?

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Obama's stance on gay equality?

Should do more

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Should do less

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Should continue what he's doing

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No opinion

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America is a center-right country? Now I'm bitter...

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Friday October 24, 2008 · 3:07 PM PDT

2008/10/24 · 15:07

John Meacham's declaration that America remains a center-right nation—a fact that a President Obama would forget at his peril. is infuriating to liberals like myself. Despite my anger (or bitterness?), I don't think this statement is even true.

Each election, the Republicans try to divide us with culture issues:

But Barack Obama was right. Many people vote outside of their economic interests. A healthy share of the blame goes to the Democrats for not articulating this better and/or triangulating - blurring the lines between themselves and the Republicans.

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Elitists are

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Bad

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WTF is an elitist?

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Republicans' treatment of Muslim Americans gives tacit approval to airport harassment, theft

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Thursday October 23, 2008 · 9:02 AM PDT

2008/10/23 · 09:02

As a Jewish American, I suspect that I have many disagreements with Muslim Americans over the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. However, this doesn't diminish the outrage I've felt for a long time even before the Muslim smears against Obama. Aside from the basic decency of respecting all Americans, I am particularly sensitive since I am also of a minority religion. One could easily substitute the word 'terrorism' with 'economic crisis' and 'Muslim' with 'Jew'.

I was particularly moved with the words Colin Powell said on Sunday about this topic.

Is there something wrong with being a Muslim in this country? The answer is no. That's not America. Is there something wrong with a seven-year-old Muslim-American kid believing he or she could be president? Yet I have heard senior members of my own party drop the suggestion that he is a Muslim and might have an association with terrorists. This is not the way we should be doing it in America

After reading an article today about Muslim Americans having their iPhones stolen at the airport, I am even more upset.

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Who will be the next minority/group to be president?

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Who will be the next minority/group to be president?

Woman

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Latino

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Jew

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Muslim

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Asian

1 vote

Native American

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East Indian

1 vote

Mormon

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You think the republicans smears are bad now? You ain't seen nothing yet: Two more weeks to smear

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Monday October 20, 2008 · 10:05 AM PDT

2008/10/20 · 10:05

It appears that these robocalls and mailers are just the tip of the iceberg. Not that this should be a surprise to anyone, but rather a reminder for constant vigilance. I posted this video on YouTube where Rachel Maddow and Chris Matthews examine the Mccain campaign's dirty tactics:

Josh Marshall explainswhy it will get even worse:

...the really corrupt and vicious part of McCain's effort only comes now because it's only in the last couple weeks that you can pull stuff that the press won't get to call you on before election day -- after which it doesn't matter.

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What will be the October surprise?

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What will be the October surprise?

Bush escalates conflict with Iran or Pakistan

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More of the same

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527 groups push Jeremiah Wright

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Obama linked to former WHITE girlfriends

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527 plays audio version of Dreams of my Father where Obama admits cocaine use and quotes Jeremiah Wright

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Bush issues false terror alert

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Pat Buchanan (and Republicans) can't blame Mccain's defeat on the economy

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Sunday October 19, 2008 · 11:27 AM PDT

2008/10/19 · 11:27

Like a plague, I try to avoid watching Pat Buchanan when I possibly can (including my boycott of Morning Joe on MSNBC). But when I do hear him speak, it always turns my stomach to hear him repeat the same Republican talking point day after day. Frank Rich's column today echoes my disgust:

As the G.O.P.’s long night of the long knives begins, myths are already setting in among the right’s storm troops and the punditocracy alike as to what went wrong. And chief among them are the twin curses of Bush and the "headwinds" of the economy. No Republican can win if the party’s incumbent president is less popular than dirt, we keep being told, or if a looming Great Depression 2 is Issue No. 1.

This is an excuse, not an explanation. It absolves McCain of much of the blame and denies Obama much of the credit for their campaigns. It arouses pity for McCain when he deserves none. It rewrites history...The candidate who believes in "country first" decided to put himself first and sell out his principles...the McCain campaign’s failures and its sleaze...he has yet to assume responsibility.

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If Obama wins, who will the Republicans blame?

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If Obama wins, who will the Republicans blame?

ACORN

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John Mccain

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George Bush

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The economy

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They will accept defeat graciously and compliment Obama on running a superior campaign

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US Torture, Abuse of Power, and other Harry Potter themes

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Friday October 17, 2008 · 11:22 AM PDT

2008/10/17 · 11:22

As we all know, the Bush administration still tortures. I saw this clip on YouTube about a new documentary on U.S. sanctioned torture and it reminded me of one of the themes from Harry Potter.

From Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix:

"Harry felt a creeping chill behind him that could mean only one thing...A towering, hooded figure was gliding smoothly toward him, hovering over the ground, no feet or face visible beneath its robes, sucking on the night as it came...He could smell the dementor’s putrid, death-cold breath, filling his own lungs, drowning him.... The dementor’s icy fingers were closing on his throat – the high-pitched laughter was growing louder and louder

Besides torture, I will examine other themes from Harry Potter such as abuse of power, dysfunctional government, homosexuality, and justifying questionable actions for the 'greater good'.

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What will Obama do about torture?

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What will Obama do about torture?

He will torture as much as Bush

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He will torture less than Bush

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He will NOT torture

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He will not torture, and Congress will investigate past abuses by Bush

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He will not torture, Congress will investigate, and people will be punished

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The Great (Video) Schlep

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Wednesday October 15, 2008 · 7:48 AM PDT

2008/10/15 · 07:48

If you can't afford a plane ticket to schlep over to your parents or grandparents, then schlep these videos over to your Jewish friends and relatives via the tubes of the interweb.

Note: This is my first diary. I might add more later to this post, but I hope it's OK that this is less than 3 paragraphs since I'm posting video.

Update: I was told I needed to add more text despite the video postings.

One of the first reasons I decided to support Obama was his position on Israel. I came across this Podcast from early 2006:

Hello, this is Barack Obama and it's the 14th of January. I'm sitting in an airport in Tel Aviv finishing up on a 9-day trip to the Middle East. Those of you who listened to the last Podcast know that I spent several days in Baghdad as well as Qatar, Kuwait and Jordan. For the last 5 days I've traveled throughout Israel and the Palestinian territories. My impressions - and for those of you who have been to the Middle East I think you'll recognize - that it's an extraordinarily complex place.

More on the podcast will be added in the body of the diary.

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What do you think of Obama's position on Israel?

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What do you think of Obama's position on Israel?

I am Jewish and I agree with his position

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I am Jewish and I disagree with his position, but still support him

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I am non-Jewish and I agree with him on foreign policy

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I am non-Jewish and I disagree with him on foreign policy, but still support him

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The Zionists control the Media, the Economy, and U.S. Foreign policy

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Nobama

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