In the spirit of the new, more aggressive (in the good sense of the term) Dem/Obama adds being discussed today, I came up with a slogan of my own, which I think would be really effective and kill McCain's "Country First" theme, which we all know is really about pointing out Barak's "otherness", pushing the idea that he's not one of us.

I'd love to see Barak and the Dems use it:  "McCain: Country club first."

I want to discuss the Israel-Lebanon situation in general and the deafening silence from our political leaders which leaves me completely dumbfounded.

Quote from the AP:

http://news.yahoo.com/...

"Our country is at war and our government has the obligation to protect the American people," Bush said. "Any activity we conduct is within the law. We do not torture."

Bush and McLellan said a number of times that Miers was the best candidate avaialable at the time she was nominated. Alito was an option back then, so I'd like a member of the press/media to ask why Miers was picked over Alito originally when all the options were on the table.  What specifically made her more qualified?

I don't have a problem with his opinions or views.  Diversity of opinion is what it's all about, I've learned a lot from posters in this community, and I've changed personal opinions on certain matters in some cases.  My issue is that his posts are self-centered, self-serving, repetitive.  His tone is often aggressive and unpleasant.  

In short, I think Armando is a dick.

Most of you know that Game 4 of the World Series is tonight, but some of you may not know that a cool, calm and collected astronomical phenomenon will occur during the game: a lunar eclipse.

Wapo has the details...

The period of totality -- when the moon will be completely within the Earth's shadow -- will begin at 10:23 p.m. Eastern time and end at 11:45 p.m., according to a Web site maintained by Fred Espenak of NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center. The eclipse will reach totality about 11 p.m.

Coincidence? Nah... this was meant to be.  I can already see Manny homering a grand-daddy-slam as the moon disappears from the sky...

As a Bostonian, well aware of the oft-cited end-times that will follow a Boston victory in the World Series, , I can't help but love it...

My friends, tonight, the Red Sox win the series and Boston is cursed no more...

It's just meant to be... don't miss it, or you'll regret it for ever!!!

GO SOX!

"World exclusive: Controversy over new video"

CNN is readying to take notes...

Washington Times is wetting its pants in anticipation...

Freepers are spontaneously exploding left and right...

Whores are pissing all over themselves.

Mr. Rove: you may start the dictation.

I'm shaking :) Update [2004-10-27 13:20:29 by TVOR]: Since I posted the diary before the details of the "big news" came out, I figured an update was in order... and the update is that, basically, we're fucked... the terrorists are in our midst, from the blue state of california, and they're coming to get us.

Classic case of a question answering itself, isn't it? (Hint: W)

Anyway, I have no doubt, as evidenced by the recent story about US school data found on a hard drive in Baghdad, that the OFS is alive and well and behind the Bush administration's latest misuse of government and abuse of public trust to scare the American people and advance is electoral agenda.

Check it out here.

Towards the bottom, I found this little gem:

Bush:

"The prime minister said something very interesting a while ago and it's important for the American people to understand. Our strategy is to help the Iraqis help themselves. It's important that we train Iraqi troops. There are nearly 100,000 troops trained.

The Afghan national army is a part of the army.

By the way, it's the Afghan national army that went into Najaf and did the work there."

So, let me get this straight. Afghanistan is trying to emmerge from decades of chaos, and struggling to gain a semblance of stability, and we are cyphoning the little security resources they have into Iraq"?

It's tragic enough that we stupidly diverted US resources and personel from the fight against Ossama Bin Laden and Al Quaida in Afghanistan (remember, the real ennemy?) to Iraq, but we even borrow Afghan troops who have much to do at home? And chimpy-boy is proud of it?

By the way, do you know why we have to borrow Afghan troops? Because our incompetent "commander in chief" is incapable of bringing in Arab or regional allies to help us out on the ground... so we plunder the poor Afghans who've got their own problems at home to deal with. Leadership my ass.

If this is not emblematic of how screwed up our priorities are, and of Bush's utter lack of leadership, I really don't know what it.

It just blows the mind...

If I'm understanding this correctly, the official compaign and a 527 release an ad on the same day with the same message??

What's the deal?

From today's Note:

REPUBLICANS RELEASE 2 ADS ON SAME DAY WITH KERRY WINDSURFING VIDEO: Bush-Cheney 04 releases "Windsurfing: "John Kerry. Whichever way the wind blows."

527 PROGRESS FOR AMERICA VOTER FUND AD "SURFER DUDE": "John Kerry's hobby? Windsurfing... on issues dude!"

Comments about the audience's recpetion/reaction are welcome as well.

Thanks!!!

TANG is an obsession.  It's serious problem and is going to cost dearly us if we don't put an end to it now.

1. It's irrelevant
   
2. It's ineffective
   
3. It's distracting
   
4. It's annoying
   
5. It's counterproductive
   
6. It's the least of our problems
   
7. It's the least of the World's problems
   
8. It's a waste of enegery
   
9. Uh, did I mention it was 30 years ago?

It's red-meat to the media, and takes away precious coverage from the real campain issues. It ignites rightwing passions and dirty politics depresses the swing-vote. There's nothing in it for us.

TANG is a dead-end, and the more we go down that path, the longer it'll take to backtrack and return to the real debate.

We're trying to knock down their guy, while there's still work to do on building our case. I can't believe this is happening and all the good hard work done in these parts in in the past months, all the good work done by JK is slowly being nullified by this TANG addiction. This sucks.

This diary is in recognition of a task well done.  They've done a masterful job. Mega-kudos to them.  Zell and Dick were perfect last night.

I've never felt so pumped about beating the shit out of Bush/Cheney in November.  

I'd like to attend the mother of all demonstrations, assuming there is one planned.

Does anyone know which one will be the BIG one? Details & links much appreciated.

Jul 7, 1:34 PM (ET)

By LIZ SIDOTI

CLEVELAND (AP) - An upbeat John Kerry campaigned for the first time with running mate John Edwards on Wednesday and boasted that the Democratic team has a "better vision, better ideas" than its Republican counterpart - and joked, "we've got better hair."

Now, this was obviously just a joke, but could the 'thugs turn this (pretty lame) joke into a blunder of significant proportion?

Drudge has already picked it up, and I held my nose and went over to freeperland and they're all over it. Apparently, this is already all over talk radio (that's what they claim), and I can already see Tweety and the mindless talking heads hammering this line day-in and day-out.

So, has JFK unencessarily shot himself in the foot?  Can he afford this sort of humour in our macho/war-oriented political discourse/culture? Will this be to Kerry, what the "I invented the internet" line was to Gore? Does this cast a light-weight/unserious aura over the Johns?

You vote...