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October 27 "Sen. Obama will raise your taxes."Some have claimed that Sen.
Obama will enact “the largest tax increase since the Second World War.”
Senator Obama would allow the Bush tax cuts for the top 1% to expire.
That would be a tax increase only on those making more
than $250,000 dollars a year. Obama has called for
extensive middle class, and elderly, tax cuts. According to the Washington
Post, that means that Sen. Obama will lower taxes on the
vast majority of Americans.
October 20 Powell Endorses Obama
“Former Secretary of State Colin L. Powell endorsed Senator Barack Obama for president on Sunday morning, calling him a “transformational figure” who has reached out to all Americans with an inclusive campaign and displayed “a steadiness, an intellectual curiosity” and “a depth of knowledge” in his approach to the nation’s problems. “The endorsement, on the NBC public-affairs program “Meet the Press,” was a major blow to Senator John McCain, who has been a good friend of Mr. Powell’s for decades. Mr. Powell, a Republican, has advised Mr. McCain in the past on foreign policy. “Mr. Powell told Tom Brokaw, the host of “Meet the Press,” that he had been disturbed in recent weeks by the negative tone of Mr. McCain’s campaign, particularly its focus on Mr. Obama’s passing relationship with William Ayers, a 1960s radical and founder of the Weather Underground. The McCain campaign has sought to promote the idea that Mr. Obama is “palling around with terrorists,” in the words of Mr. McCain’s running mate, Governor Sarah Palin, because of Mr. Obama’s weak links to Mr. Ayers. “Mr. McCain says that he’s a washed-out terrorist,” Mr. Powell said. “Well, then, why do we keep talking about him?”
“After the program’s taping, Mr. Powell told reporters that the thought of attacking Mr. Obama for Mr. Ayers was “over the top.” “Mr. Powell, who was secretary of state in the first term of President Bush, also said that he was concerned about Mr. McCain’s selection of Ms. Palin as his running mate and had come to the conclusion that she was the wrong choice. Powell also touched on the McCain campaigns not so subtle bigoted remarks against Muslims. He cited the death of Kareem Rashad Sultan Khan. He was a 20-year old corporal in the Army who died during Operation Iraqi freedom.
And in other news, 100,000 people came out to see Barack Obama in St. Louis. It was the largest domestic crowd ever to come out and see the candidate (that is until January 20th, I (rich) hope). Also he raised around $150 million dollars in September from 632,000 NEW people. NEW people. Well, Sec. Powell
made up for the Iraq fiasco in a big way by endorsing Sen. Obama and
criticizing Sen. McCain. I saw him on "Meet The Press" yesterday and he gave the most thoughtful case for his decision to cross party lines and support a Democrat. October 17 Comedian D.L. Hughley to host CNN show
I don't always like DL Hughley's comedic stye but I am very happy for him. Congrats DL! October 13 William Ayers: Funded by RepublicansThe more the McCain campaign tries to tie Barack to William Ayers, the more ridiculous they look. But hey-- at least the economy is doing well! After his stupid, youthful days with the Weather Underground organization, William Ayers became a normal, productive member of society. After recieving his PhD in the 1980's, he became a professor of education at the University of Illinois, wrote 15 books, and served as an advisor to Chicago Mayor William Daley. As Daley told the New York Times recently, "He's done a lot of good things in this city and nationally... This is 2008. People make mistakes. You judge a person by his whole life." In 1995, Bill Ayers was part of a team that helped create the Chicago Annenberg Challenge, an education reform project that worked with half of Chicago's public schools. Barack Obama, then working as an attorney and law school professor, was elected chairman of the eight-member board of the CAC. The board included individuals of diverse political backgrounds, including Ray Romero, the President of Ameritech; Stanley Ikenberry, the former President of the University of Illinois; and Republican Arnold Weber, who had served in the Nixon White House.
Arnold Weber-- Republican. Donated to John McCain. Worked with William Ayers In their best efforts to portray Barack as out of the mainstream, some on the right have tried characterizing the Chicago Annenberg Challenge as a dangerous fringe organization. What they do not discuss is the fact that the CAC was funded by a foundation belonging to Walter Annenberg, the billionaire Republican philanthropist who served as Richard M. Nixon's ambassador to the U.K. Annenberg and his wife, Leonore, gave the CAC $50 million in the 90's.
The Annenbergs-- Republicans. Bankrolled William Ayers with $50 million But Walter and Leonore weren't just giving money to educational foundations started by William Ayers. They were also giving hundreds of thousands of dollars to the Republican National Committee and various other Republican groups, as well as to a whole host of Republican candidates, including the following:
Rick Santorum-- former Republican Senator. Received $3000 from Ayers' backers. Why would billionaire Republican philanthropists give millions of dollars to a program that was working with William Ayers? Why would George W., Mitt Romney, Fred Thompson and all those other Republicans accept money from the people who were funding this William Ayers-associated group? Why won't McCain discuss these connections between the Republican Party and Ayers? Here's the icing on the cake: just yesterday, the McCain campaign put out a press release bragging about the fact that Leonore Annenberg has endorsed him for president. Yes, you heard it-- a McCain backer bankrolled William Ayers with millions of dollars. More icing: You know that Republican Arnold Weber I mentioned earlier? The one that served on the board of the CAC with Barack? Not only did he work with William Ayers in the 90's, he has also donated at least $1000 to the McCain campaign. That's right-- McCain is accepting money from associates of William Ayers, and so far has not given the money back.
I'm feeling a little cheated. Months ago I was promised an October
surprise. It's already October 9th, and all I've heard is that Barack
knows a guy who's been working with McCain supporters and
Republicans since the mid 90's.
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