DISQUS

"In 2000, virtually half the voters in the country concluded that the Supreme Court in Bush v. Gore had voted for purely partisan reasons to deny the Democrats of Florida a chance to have their votes legally recounted so as to dispel the cloud of suspicion over election procedures in a state governed by George Bush’s brother, and conducted by a Republican Secretary of State Katherine Harris, who was co-chair of George Bush’s Florida election campaign. Bush had won the election in Florida by only 1,784. There was a legally mandated recount, which reduced Bush’s lead to 327.



Vice President Gore requested a further legal manual recount of ballots in four Florida Counties where ballot mishandling, if not election fraud, was suspected. The Supreme Court denied Gore’s legal request."


I am not sure where to start other then look at your own comments he wanted to manual recount in certain counties, democrat counties, because he knew Bush won! Even after the media worked with Gore and his folks to call Florida for him before the polls closed never before heard of until that day, where is your outrage about that?

"largely along partisan and ideological lines."

What does this mean? How is something "largely" partisan? Either it is or it isn't you can't be half pregnant.

You can try to pick anything you want to draw a pre-determined conclusion which is what you ahve done. How come you are not writting about Chriss Dodd and his cronies having Bank of America write the Mortgage Relief Act that was passed by those guys and only helped them. They, BofA, was hurting so much that after they got OUR tax dollars they bought Meryl Lynch! There are even emails from them talking about how to write the law and that crisis is costing us billions and people are loosing their homes, how come no story from you gripping about that? Maybe because just like Obama and the rest of that crowd you could care less about the country and your first loyalty is to your Liberal Left Wing Party!!!! :)

Let me begin by saying I am not worried about being "outed" I tried to sign up as someone other then a columnist so my remarks would be read hopefully without the same "distain" for me that has been expressed by a few folks who have commented on my column. Tracy I am shocked you would go through the process to "find out" who I am since you presented yourself as a "savy" blogger when you wrote the column to answer, I believe it was my first column, when I took on bloggers and the media. By the way I still can not figure out how to find out who the people are responding and can assure all of you I never will.

Tracy I encourage you to look at the definition of the word "bigot" in case you can't find it I am enclosing it here:

big·ot (bĭg'ət) Pronunciation Key
n. One who is strongly partial to one's own group, religion, race, or politics and is intolerant of those who differ.

Now I am going to take a few comments from your column and lets see if they fit that definition:

"I’m afraid the temperature metaphor is an apt one for describing how I feel about attending both conventions."

"What chills me most as I sit here at Republican Central is the lack of diversity I see as I simply sit and watch the people

Let me begin by saying I am not worried about being "outed" I tried to sign up as someone other then a columnist so my remarks would be read hopefully without the same "distain" for me that has been expressed by a few folks who have commented on my column. Tracy I am shocked you would go through the process to "find out" who I am since you presented yourself as a "savy" blogger when you wrote the column to answer, I believe it was my first column, when I took on bloggers and the media. By the way I still can not figure out how to find out who the people are responding and can assure all of you I never will.

Tracy I encourage you to look at the definition of the word "bigot" in case you can't find it I am enclosing it here:

big·ot (bĭg'ət) Pronunciation Key
n. One who is strongly partial to one's own group, religion, race, or politics and is intolerant of those who differ.

Now I am going to take a few comments from your column and lets see if they fit that definition:

"I’m afraid the temperature metaphor is an apt one for describing how I feel about attending both conventions."

"What chills me most as I sit here at Republican Central is the lack of diversity I see as I simply sit and watch the people

Trip let me begin by saying I think a reporter should not be a commentator as well, it is clear that Tracy has an agenda and it will and has spilled over into her reporting remember her attack on the Bernalillo County Convention not to long ago? I am fine with columnists but when they can take off their "columnist" hat and put on their "reporter" hat and think their "opinions" are hinden is false, sounds alot like Dan Rather trying to do both and it didn't work.

Benito Aragon I never said anything about Obama being the candidate "just because he was black", you may be mistaking my writing earlier for comments made by both Hillary and Bill Clinton but not here nice try. You also talk about the divirsity or lack there of by Republicans and yet I watched BOTH conventions and yes there were more people of color at the DNC but I saw a cross section of all colors at the RNC, black, hispanic, native american, asian and others as well so I am not sure why they ask those questions other then they want to keep trying to draw a picture that really doesn't exist. Look you don't have to like George Bush but he has more people of color in "real" positions of power then any other President, including Clinton, in history but that fact is lost on you I am sure.

Tacey I guess you missed the speech by Michale Steel former LT. Gov. who Charles Schumar and your democrat friends stole his SSN and put it out for publication but since he is a conservative that happens to be black he doesn't count, just like Justice Thomas? You can write all you want as a columnist I am not complaining about that but when you try to be a "reporter" then I have a problem with that. You clearly dislike Republicans and openly write about it yet then you show up are welcomed at the convention by the NM Republicans and write an article like that, WOW!

Majorie Childress you are clearly trying to re-invent history, the KKK started as a militant wing of the democrat party. Robert Byrd was a Grand Wizard of the KKK and Ted Kennedy called him the consiunce of the Senate. The Civil Rights Act was filabustered by none other then Al Gores Father for one. Then lets look at modern History and the positions of power that people like George Bush have given people of color? But I am sure the facts mean nothing to you, to include Kennedy's father being a Nazi sympathiser as well, this is only a few things that I mention to show your bias in your comments as well.

Now I will ask all of you do you think Obama would be "your" nominee if he was a "white guy" from Texas or New York?

Finally I will say I could care less about what any of you write as columnists you have a God given write to say what you want, I get a little upset when you then take off your columnist hat and try to portray yourself as a "fair and balanced" reporter which you guys are not! Trip they can say anything they want as an opinion columnist but when they try to be reporters that is crossing the line.

Trip let me begin by saying I think a reporter should not be a commentator as well, it is clear that Tracy has an agenda and it will and has spilled over into her reporting remember her attack on the Bernalillo County Convention not to long ago? I am fine with columnists but when they can take off their "columnist" hat and put on their "reporter" hat and think their "opinions" are hinden is false, sounds alot like Dan Rather trying to do both and it didn't work.

Benito Aragon I never said anything about Obama being the candidate "just because he was black", you may be mistaking my writing earlier for comments made by both Hillary and Bill Clinton but not here nice try. You also talk about the divirsity or lack there of by Republicans and yet I watched BOTH conventions and yes there were more people of color at the DNC but I saw a cross section of all colors at the RNC, black, hispanic, native american, asian and others as well so I am not sure why they ask those questions other then they want to keep trying to draw a picture that really doesn't exist. Look you don't have to like George Bush but he has more people of color in "real" positions of power then any other President, including Clinton, in history but that fact is lost on you I am sure.

Tacey I guess you missed the speech by Michale Steel former LT. Gov. who Charles Schumar and your democrat friends stole his SSN and put it out for publication but since he is a conservative that happens to be black he doesn't count, just like Justice Thomas? You can write all you want as a columnist I am not complaining about that but when you try to be a "reporter" then I have a problem with that. You clearly dislike Republicans and openly write about it yet then you show up are welcomed at the convention by the NM Republicans and write an article like that, WOW!

Majorie Childress you are clearly trying to re-invent history, the KKK started as a militant wing of the democrat party. Robert Byrd was a Grand Wizard of the KKK and Ted Kennedy called him the consiunce of the Senate. The Civil Rights Act was filabustered by none other then Al Gores Father for one. Then lets look at modern History and the positions of power that people like George Bush have given people of color? But I am sure the facts mean nothing to you, to include Kennedy's father being a Nazi sympathiser as well, this is only a few things that I mention to show your bias in your comments as well.

Now I will ask all of you do you think Obama would be "your" nominee if he was a "white guy" from Texas or New York?

Finally I will say I could care less about what any of you write as columnists you have a God given write to say what you want, I get a little upset when you then take off your columnist hat and try to portray yourself as a "fair and balanced" reporter which you guys are not! Trip they can say anything they want as an opinion columnist but when they try to be reporters that is crossing the line.

Wow get a little touchy when someone turns your hate filled comments back at you? YOu are a bigot you are judging folks only by the color "YOU" see and by your own admission you are looking through rose colored glasses! I have seen many people of color not just black during the convention but I know you never could see them because you went to the convention to do one thing and one thing only that was try to destroy the Republican Party and do what you could to be a mouth piece for the democrats and Obama, you are a bigot and if you don't like being called one then change your mind set and I will be the first to say you have changed. Shame on the Independent for allowing you to atend the convention as a "journalist" you are nothing of the sort, but good luck and have a safe trip back so you can watch McCain and Palin kick the crap out of Obama and Biden in the next few months!!!

Wow get a little touchy when someone turns your hate filled comments back at you? YOu are a bigot you are judging folks only by the color "YOU" see and by your own admission you are looking through rose colored glasses! I have seen many people of color not just black during the convention but I know you never could see them because you went to the convention to do one thing and one thing only that was try to destroy the Republican Party and do what you could to be a mouth piece for the democrats and Obama, you are a bigot and if you don't like being called one then change your mind set and I will be the first to say you have changed. Shame on the Independent for allowing you to atend the convention as a "journalist" you are nothing of the sort, but good luck and have a safe trip back so you can watch McCain and Palin kick the crap out of Obama and Biden in the next few months!!!

You have to be kidding me! It is clear that you are a bigot and judge people by their look and not their actions. Need I remind you of the KKK and the democrat party ties, their stance against the Civil Rights Ammendment, their stance as PRO-SLAVERY and their desire to keep woman from voting. But all of the facts are lost on an indivisual like you who cares nothing about action and only looks. I saw students for McCain on TV, never saw that for Obama! I saw many people of color walking around and participating not just there so people could "see them". Your column is unbelievable and you should be ashamed of yourself, you are nothing more then a partisan hack who could care less about facts, why are you even there??????

You have to be kidding me! It is clear that you are a bigot and judge people by their look and not their actions. Need I remind you of the KKK and the democrat party ties, their stance against the Civil Rights Ammendment, their stance as PRO-SLAVERY and their desire to keep woman from voting. But all of the facts are lost on an indivisual like you who cares nothing about action and only looks. I saw students for McCain on TV, never saw that for Obama! I saw many people of color walking around and participating not just there so people could "see them". Your column is unbelievable and you should be ashamed of yourself, you are nothing more then a partisan hack who could care less about facts, why are you even there??????

Price, it is amazing how worried you seem to be about Palin's inexperience since she is a "heart beat" away from the Presidency, yet you seem to have no trouble with YOUR actual "Heart Beat" itselfs lack of experience. As is typical Liberal elitists like you discount hard working everyday Americans because you believe YOU are so smart and they are so dumb. Keep in mind 3 years ago whil Palin was finishing up a term as Mayor and running for Lt. Gov. your guy was approving increases in Dog Fees for Chicago but that doesn't seem to bother you.

Palin has more executive experinece from Mayor to Governor and has been a City Councilor and RUN a private business which I beleive is far more superior then anything Obama or Biden have EVER done. Finally I would rather have a hockey mom who cares about her family and has run a small business then a guy who counts amoung his geat supporters a man who tried to blow up the Capitol and is happy about it.

Price, stop hating on woman this just once again shows you which party respects woman just as they gave them the right to vote and fought to allow blacks to vote. Liberals like you like to attack and take credit for things others have done.

Price, it is amazing how worried you seem to be about Palin's inexperience since she is a "heart beat" away from the Presidency, yet you seem to have no trouble with YOUR actual "Heart Beat" itselfs lack of experience. As is typical Liberal elitists like you discount hard working everyday Americans because you believe YOU are so smart and they are so dumb. Keep in mind 3 years ago whil Palin was finishing up a term as Mayor and running for Lt. Gov. your guy was approving increases in Dog Fees for Chicago but that doesn't seem to bother you.

Palin has more executive experinece from Mayor to Governor and has been a City Councilor and RUN a private business which I beleive is far more superior then anything Obama or Biden have EVER done. Finally I would rather have a hockey mom who cares about her family and has run a small business then a guy who counts amoung his geat supporters a man who tried to blow up the Capitol and is happy about it.

Price, stop hating on woman this just once again shows you which party respects woman just as they gave them the right to vote and fought to allow blacks to vote. Liberals like you like to attack and take credit for things others have done.

Great choice, I can't believe the Obama camp has tried to attack her for her experience, she has more Executive experience then Obama and Biden combined!!!

Great choice, I can't believe the Obama camp has tried to attack her for her experience, she has more Executive experience then Obama and Biden combined!!!

This is another example of what Republicans have actually accomplished. It was Republicans that ended slavery and it was Republicans that gave woman the right to vote over the objections of democrats. How short our memories are!!!!!

This is another example of what Republicans have actually accomplished. It was Republicans that ended slavery and it was Republicans that gave woman the right to vote over the objections of democrats. How short our memories are!!!!!

owinurame, I appreciate your link but I have to tell you what Obama says and what he has done and will do are 2 different things. You should take the time to read his tax policy as well as look at his voting record in the US Senate and State Senate. I am sure that will have no impact on you what so ever but I believe the best indicatation of future action is past actions!!!!!

owinurame, I appreciate your link but I have to tell you what Obama says and what he has done and will do are 2 different things. You should take the time to read his tax policy as well as look at his voting record in the US Senate and State Senate. I am sure that will have no impact on you what so ever but I believe the best indicatation of future action is past actions!!!!!