Obama ads use GOP against McCain

All I can say is, ouch... and ouch. Watch Obama's latest ads below. The first, relies on McCain's frequently touted hero, because Reagan is just about the only thing Republicans have to be proud of. The second, well, Miss Alaska provided that material herself.

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Vote

Another annoying, sometimes cute, but important ad.

Wisconsin flyer capitalizes on fear of black power

Are you [expletive] kidding me???

Distributed throughout the very white Wausau, Wisconsin, the above flyer, which falsely bears the logo of the Obama campaign, asks voters to support Barack Hussein Obama II (still using that one, huh?). This little piece of faux-leftist black propaganda attempts to scare people off with the promise that a vote for Obama is also a vote for, oh no, black empowerment!

C'mon people. Why do we have to resort to this?

[Source: stereohyped.com]

Feds charge two with plot against Obama

Sad news today. Two white supremacists allegedly plotted to go on a national killing spree, shooting and decapitating black people and ultimately targeting Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama, federal authorities said today.

In all, the two men whom officials describe as neo-Nazi skinheads planned to kill 88 people - 14 by beheading, according to documents unsealed in U.S. District Court in Jackson, Tenn. The numbers 88 and 14 are symbolic in the white supremacist community.

Apparently, the numbers 14 and 88 refer to a 14-word phrase attributed to an imprisoned white supremacist: "We must secure the existence of our people and a future for white children" and to the eighth letter of the alphabet, H. Two "8"s or "H"s stand for "Heil Hitler."

The spree, which initially targeted an unidentified predominantly African-American school, was to end with the two men driving toward Obama, "shooting at him from the windows," the court documents show.

"Both individuals stated they would dress in all white tuxedos and wear top hats during the assassination attempt," the court complaint states. "Both individuals further stated they knew they would and were killing to die during this attempt."

The picture above, was obtained from Daniel Cowart's MySpace page. Coward, 20, of Bells Tenn., is one of the persons arrested today for planning the assassination.

I cannot express enough how sad and disconcerting this news is to me. I've tried and tried to possibly understand one iota the mentality one would need to feel this kind of hate and I cannot muster it in the least.

I'm concerned for Sen. Obama if he were to be elected president because this surely will not be the last attempt to end his life, and I am also disconcerted at the fact that these two supremacists were going to target a school full of innocent children, for goodness sakes.

My hope is that people never become desensitized to this kind of news. We should continue to do all we can to squash this kind of lingering hate in America and elsewhere. It's not only disturbing but in my opinion, puts our country to shame.

[Source: news.yahoo.com]

Elle interviews Anderson Cooper

How delighted was I to find a nine page article on everyone's favorite silver fox in this month's issue of Elle? Not only am I a huge fan of Andy Coop but I hope to one day have a career as honorable as his. FOX News may try to claim he is as much a celebrity as Paris Hilton, but jealousy does not become them. Cooper is a revered journalist, as he should be. The work he has done is inspiring and he works hard every day of his life to go to some of the worst places on Earth and shed light on the disturbing conflicts that plague our planet.

The article is an interesting one. It really shows Anderson's humility and grace. You can read the article in full here.

[Source: elle.com]

Hope

I found this on Perez Hilton today and was compelled to share it here. Issues like this are so important to me, so important to those who are discriminated against every day. Victories like those for Harvey Milk can be victories for those who feel like they have no voice.

[Source: perezhilton.com]

Palin on CNN

Republican vice presidential nom Sarah Palin appeared on CNN tonight where she sat down with Drew Griffin for her first interview on the network. 

The Alaskan governor spoke on her plans for reform once in office, beamed at Griffin's suggestion that she has more executive experience than Sen. Obama, corrected some of the misconceptions about Tasergate, or Troopergate as it's been called, and suckered Griffin into her web of cuteness when asked if Sen. Biden had gotten a pass with his comment that there would be an international crisis if Barack Obama were elected president, to which Griffin looked like a smitten school boy. I've provided the videos below, or you can read the full transcript of the interview here. 

[Source: cnn.com]