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Some Clinton Supporters Moving to McCain
June 12th, 2008
Some Jewish donors to the Democratic Party are wary of Barack Obama’s stand on Israel and are putting their money in the McCain campaign coffers now:
Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) is attracting elite Jewish Democratic donors who backed Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (N.Y.) and are concerned about Sen. Barack Obama’s (D-Ill.) stance toward Israel, say McCain backers who are organizing the effort to court Democrats.
McCain has already had several fundraising events with Jewish Democrats in Washington and Florida, say his supporters.
He also has the backing of Democrat-turned-Independent Sen. Joe Lieberman (Conn.), who made history as the first Jewish vice presidential candidate and has recently raised questions about Obama’s foreign policy vision for the Middle East.
Stephen Muss, the Florida developer, is the biggest Democratic donor and fundraiser to pledge his support for McCain and the Republican National Committee, said a GOP official. Muss has given tens of thousands of dollars to help Democratic candidates in recent years, including $80,000 to the Democratic National Committee (DNC) in 2000, according to the Center for Responsive Politics and CQ MoneyLine.
In addition, other groups are popping up urging a no vote for Senator Obama:
And the final one is Clintons 4 McCain.com
The following is a video with the founder of Clintons 4 McCain:
Is this a tidal wave of lost support for Obama? Hardly, though I believe there are more sites like this on the internet.
The bottom line is Obama is going to have to get the blue-collar, female vote in order to win the election.
We shall see what we shall see.
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June 12th, 2008
Can’t say that I have ever watched MSNBC.
The NRCC recently released the following video:
While the format may be effective, it could use a bit more substance in the explanation department.
Most people will not take the time to research all the House bills which apply to taxation and by offering no specifics this ad will no doubt appeal to those who are partisan in nature.
The news has virtually dried up in regards to Iraq (at least in the major media circles.)
This post at Milblogs offers a few of the reasons why:
Where are the reporters now? Is it blood and guts they want to see? Iraq is a brutal country. But perhaps we need to inform reporters and “News†stations that “its’ not about gore, its about progress and success. How come we don’t have embedded reporters here now in Iraq? Has anyone else noticed their absence? Where are the “Special Reports†on Iraq during prime time TV? Are our service members lives any less important now compared to when the embeds were here? Does the news agency think this is a less important time in Iraq or for that matter in Afghanistan? The actions of the news station says yes. Sex and gore sell, US service members winning, kids getting fed and democracy doesn’t.
What a clever idea for those who spend time at the beach over the summer:
Have you ever been to the beach and made patterns from all the different coloured stones and pebbles?
If so, we have a challenge for you! The V&A Museum in London has launched a project called ‘World Beach’, and they want everyone to get involved.
It’s easy to take part. Just go to the beach and make a piece of art using just the stones you find there (no shells or driftwood allowed!).
Then take some photos of it and send them to the V&A Museum’s website, with a few words about how and where you made it.
The V&A will then add your artwork to their online gallery and put a ‘pin’ on their world map showing where you made it.
Also, neat ideas for children’s crafts can be found at the home page of the link above.
