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Re: The New Yorker Obama Cover

Mike Allen — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 09:30:59 -0000

What were they thinking? Unless they can tie this to any hard evidence (and I doubt they can) then that's really low and extremely shameful.

Re: The Obama Theme by Ludacris

Mike Allen — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 17:28:31 -0000

Sam, of course Shawn isn't against free speech. If I were Obama I wouldn't want to be even tangentially associated with those racist and hateful lyrics for a second. The First Amendment is not even being questioned and I'm shocked that you brought it up instead of joining with others in condemning the lyrics. Obama's choice of including Ludacris on his "shown to the press" iPod was not wise on his part and shows a serious flaw in judgement.

Re: Hillary Clinton at the Democratic Convention in Denver

Mike Allen — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 01:12:35 -0000

I predict there will be an "October Surprise" but it will not come from the Republicans. Instead, I think the Clintons will release an ugly attack or something negative against Obama. I simply don't believe they want him to win. Instead, I think they will once again put their own interests above the Democratic Party and try to torpedo him in any way they can.

Re: Democrats, the Party of Self Righteousness and Bias

Mike Allen — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 15:19:26 -0000

As a Southerner, I'm also tired of his elitist vantage point repeatedly expressed by his statements.. He clearly looks down on Southerners, especially white Southerners. And if those nasty white Southerners are aligned with the Republican Party then, from his perspective, I feel he considers us worse than uneducated dirt (or should I say trash?).

Re: Why the Conservative Rebellion is Wrong

Mike Allen — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 12:39:21 -0000

For part of the Republican base to officially abandon McCain is to encourage him to abandon the conservative base and go where the votes are. I agree that McCain is less than ideal but he's much better than the other option on many of the issues that matter most to me -- like the military, the right to life and spending.

I think your point about grooming state and local leaders is excellent. That is where our future national leaders come from.

Yes, conservatives should make their voice heard. If enough talk then it will encourage a "Newt Gingrich" like leader to organize something like the 1994 Contract with America that produced a lot of good things. I'd like to see that again.

Re: We’re in World War III | Ponderstorm

Mike Allen — Wed, 29 Aug 2007 14:37:34 -0000

Unfortunately, I think WWIII is still in the early stages.

I also would dispute the "handful of bombings" suggestion Echo made. Perhaps some days could be said to have only have a handful of bombings but there has hardly been a day in the Middle East where a bombing hasn't occurred somewhere. And I'm talking about the past decade.

Yes, we invaded Iraq. I could argue it was largely to complete what wasn't finished in the Gulf War (which was in response to Iraq's invasion of Kuwait). The invasion of Afghanistan was in response to an invasion on our soil by government-sponsored and protected terrorists within that nation.

As for Israel, their policy has been less than consistent at times. I am concerned that this gives the perception of weakness. Olmert exempted, I think this inconsistent reality has been fostered largely by foreign pressure to pursue diplomatic solutions that simply don't exist in this region. In the case of Olmert, I think it was due simply to incompetence.

Re: We’re in World War III | Ponderstorm

Mike Allen — Wed, 29 Aug 2007 14:39:20 -0000

Oh, one more thing. I would argue that the Cold War was simply World War II unfinished. Remember it was the Soviet Union who joined with the Nazis in attacking Poland.