What I Learned At The Sarah Palin Rally Before They Threw Me Out

admin @ October 8, 2008 # 4 Comments

On Saturday I went to Carson, California, to attend a rally for Republican Vice Presidential candidate, Sarah Palin. For those who aren’t familiar with the city of Carson, it’s approximately 19 miles south of downtown Los Angeles. In the 2004 Presidential election, Carson, which had a population of just under 90,000, donated three times as much money to George W. Bush than to John Kerry. This year, for the 2008 elections, residents of Carson have given slightly more to Republican candidates than to Democrats by a slim margin of $3,000. Thus the gap between Republicans and Democrats in Carson has narrowed. The Palin rally, which you may have seen on youtube and TV, was held at the Home Depot ADT Tennis Stadium.

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Join Us Again: TheUptake.Org and DigitalJournal.com

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Join Us Again!: TheUptake.Org and DigitalJournal.com

Courtesy of WNYMedia.net, join us at Coles Restaurant, 3rd Floor, Elmwood Avenue, Buffalo NY, for a public debate watch party. No political affiliations required!

Join us from Buffalo NY as we get live to air response from Debate Viewers via the magic iPhone for theUptake.Org. Thanks again to WNYMedia.net for their [...]

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GlobalPundit.Org; Live Blogging VP Debate for DigitalJournal.com, Live-to-Air for theUptake.Org-Tune In

admin @ October 1, 2008 # No Comment Yet

 GlobalPundit.Org LiveBlogging VP Debate for DigitalJournal.com, Live to Air for theUptake.Org - Tune In!
SEN. Joseph BIDEN (D-Delware) V GOV. Sarah PALIN (R-Alaska)
 Hi Readers, be sure to join us here on Oct 2 for our LiveBlog Coverage of the Biden-Palin Debate. During the McCain - Obama debate, we had many participants that offered fantastic comments, interesting opinions, searching rhetoric, [...]

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How Third Parties Will Navigate Around Denied Access

admin @ September 26, 2008 # No Comment Yet

The Commission on Presidential Debates (CPD) requires 15% in at least five national polls to participate in the debates and the current, two-party candidates have acquiesced to the thresholds created by the CPD. Garnering 15% in five national polls is a high bar but not unachievable IF there were actually five national polling firms that fairly included third party and independent candidates.

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EYEWITNESS Account; RNC Day 4, Police Block St.Paul Bridges‏

admin @ September 23, 2008 # 2 Comments

My brother and I live in Minneapolis, very close to St.Paul, -within a 10
minute drive to the RNC (Xcel Energy Center, downtown St.Paul). On day four
of the RNC, we went down to once again witness and video the grand old
circus, -kept safe by a massive police state. Our aim was to post up the
news and events that we saw to our Kucinich forum friends at the RNC. This
is the news from that day as it looked to us.

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Op Ed Guest Presidential Candidate, David Jon Sponheim, “On the Destiny of US Involvement in Iraq”

admin @ September 22, 2008 # No Comment Yet

Unlike the plan to build a tri-state government in Iraq, I don’t want to force the Iraqi government to adopt any government devised by the U.S.. That can only lead to more hostility and sectarian violence. Separating people that once lived side by side in harmony makes no sense. We all have seen what the break up of Yugoslavia led to. That pattern is not the pathway to peace. It is only a new path to War.

I would offer the Iraqis a simple solution to their deeply troubled Nation. I propose that we assist the Iraqi’s in building Weapons Free Safe Zones where they can prosper in Renewable Energy Villages far away from any threat of Terror.

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FlashBack - Fun(?) Look Back to May 9,2007!: National Security and Homeland Security Presidential Directive

admin @ September 22, 2008 # 3 Comments

Fun Look Back to May 2007!: National Security and Homeland Security Presidential Directive

Thought some of you might enjoy a peek at this interesting “Presidential Directive” from May 2007. There is a lot of reading b/w the lines here, but it is especially interresting considering it was slipped by without much fanfare on the White House Official Website.

There are some fun little quotes to share, for example : “(c) “Continuity of Government,” or “COG,” means a coordinated effort within the Federal Government’s executive branch to ensure that National Essential Functions continue to be performed during a Catastrophic Emergency;” Read on!

Curious, isn’t it. Have fun! We look forward to responses

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12 DAY CONVENTION PHOTO RECAP: DAY 9 of 12-RNC DAY 1

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12 DAY CONVENTION PHOTO RECAP: DAY 9 of 12-RNC DAY 1

( Originally posted Sept 9/08)

more photos to be posted from Day 1 RNC asap

There was no question that the RNC was going to be different from the DNC (they have been, almost three cycles running now, from 2000 to 2008), and by the time I dragged my exhausted ragdoll self from Minneapolis to St.Paul to the Uptake.Org Offices, we were greeted, from the vantage point of our excellent locale, with Day One Protest Action. As you have seen in the videos from Day 8 “Police…”, Ramsey County Sheriff’s Office engaged in all sorts of ‘preemptive actions’ against journalists, organized protest groups, and alleged terror cells. I really don’t know why anyone was surprise considering the $50 million plus budget allocated for “security”.

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FROM DAVIS FLEETWOOD:”Obama v. McCain Challenge”

admin @ September 14, 2008 # No Comment Yet

For those of us know all to well to be looking between the lines, we think you’ll understand what Davis is trying to convey. While your at it, have a peek at www.operationitch.com.

Unless of course, you hear a few platitudes and are willing to give certain people a total pass. But that just proves you don’t know your history, doesn’t it? Well?

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WITH RESPECT; PETER MIGUEL CAMEJO: Dec. 31,1939 - Sept.13,2008

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It is with sincere sadness and condolences to his friends and family that we report the passing of Peter Miguel Camejo. Before we go ahead and post some links to the information about this Venezuelan - American’s life, we thought it prudent to share a few brief reminiscences of the few times we had the pleasure of having the honour of speaking to this eloquent and intellectually courageous activist.

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