Crossposted at New Mexico FBIHOP

Two undecided voters from Richmond, Virginia were denied entry into the John McCain and Sarah Palin rally at the Albuquerque convention center on Saturday night because they interacted with the protesters across the street.

KOAT TV was on the scene to get the juicy story on Charles Anderson and Larissa Carpenter (not sure on the spelling).

After waiting in the long line (the protesters were stationed near the end of the line and the line itself stretched into the distance).

OK.. I am DONE with this softhand approach of dems.. WHAT the f***.. after biggest economic fuckup in american history since the 20's and BIGGEST fuckup in recent american history since vietnam war, george Bush's party is 10 points ahead of democratic party.. WTF is going on?

OK in reality, it might just be a 3-4 point lead, since convention bounces rarely last.. and a typical +6-+10 is average bounce that can never be sustained. However series of polls during this time, including gallup tracking poll +3 for Mccain, and zogby interactive poll (+4 for mccain) is troubling to a point of almost frustrating.

Just today I learnt that Bush has fucked up and added another tens of billions of dollars and guess what, BOTH Obama and Mccain thought it was the right thing.. here is a newsflash... IT WASNT.. how can bailing out fat cash cows of wall street be the right thing for american tax payer? On second note I heard Obama going back on rescinding bush tax cuts.. WT.. this isnt what he campaigned for.. WHERE IS THE BACKBONE.. WHERE IS THE courAgE to stand up for principles.. ahhhhhhh this is soooo disgusting..

OK.. nuff of my venting and here are some suggestions for obama..

STAND UP for what you believe in. dont cave in.. it doesnt make you any more trustworthy than you would want to be percieved as..

I see dems going rabidly after sarah palin. my question is WHY.. I dont see republicans going day in day out about Biden.. then why are we talking about Sarah Palin.. Ignore her.. thats the best strategy..

I can see why Mccain camp has caled this election election of personalities and not issues.. because they cant win on issues.. Hillary said it right.. republican party should apologize to the nation and move on..

If nothing there is one take out of sarah palins speech. Americans expect politicians to have clear convictions and govern with integrity.. when you try to be all over the place with your message.. your convictions get muddled and electorate gets confused as to who you are and what you want to achieve when you are elected to highest office.. Mccain and sarah Palin are wrong on ideas..  their beliefs are wrong and majority of americans dont agree with them.. thats the case we have to make.. present our case to rural church goer in ohio who is struggling to make both ends meet.. he/she is the one we have to make our case to.. and what they look for is someone who can assure them that Obama will put the country on right track and make economy fair..

ok nuff of my rant.. I want to see fire come the next few days.. not wimpy excuses and personal attacks on sarah palins 5 month old son or 17 year old pregnant daughter..

update: where did I get + 10 from? http://www.pollingreport.com/wh08gen.htm

Here's what I'd like to hear Obama say about McCains 'Johny come lately' committment to 'change.'

I posted a diary earlier this week saying Palin was Bush in Lipstick.  I like the latest memo of saying Palin will get along great in Washington - cause she's acted just like any other politician.

It wasn't enough for McCain to adopt all of Bush's Policies he had to have someone on the ticket that was "George Bush in Lipstick".

Creationist, governor with "executive" experience, abuse of power, barely traveled outside the U.S.   etc...

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/09/07 /sarah-palin-george-bush-i_n_124654.html

A core Democratic talking point against Sarah Palin is beginning to take shape: she is, critics say, the female counterpart of the current President of the United States, not only in terms of policy and social conservatism, but even personality.

"She's not a pitbull in lipstick," said one female Democratic operative, referencing a line from Palin's convention speech. "She's George Bush in lipstick."

From her hard-right stances on abortion and contraception and the deep affection she engenders from conservative evangelical leaders, to her involvement in a possible "abuse of power" scandal in Alaska and even her charming demeanor, some see in Palin the second coming of the 43rd president.

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Obama himself made the Palin-Bush comparison during his Sunday appearance on ABC's This Week, calling her "somebody who may be even more aligned with George Bush - or Dick Cheney, or the politics we've seen over the last eight years - than John McCain himself is."

Scott Kleeb debated his opponent Mike Johanns tonight in Scottsbluff, Nebraska.

I liveblogged the debate in the body of the diary below. What follows is that minute by minute account of the debate that appeared on Dailykos.com...

So who is going to play whom for the purposes of debate prep?  Here is what I have come up with:

Debbie Wasserman Schultz as Palin
John Murtha as McCain
James Imhofe as Biden
John Thune as Obama

I was shocked at how the MSM was able to keep this under wraps!

Video evidence of the stunning development is below.

Among the countless issues NOT mentioned by Senator McCain in his acceptance speech (or by his oh-so-well-informed running mate, shockingly) was healthcare. Considering that his plan will not expand coverage and, amazingly, may actually INCREASE healthcare costs for most Americans over time, I'm not surprised.

An excellent piece comparing the McCain and Obama healthcare plans was recently published in the New England Journal of Medicine (widely regarded as the country's leading medical journal):

http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/full /359/8/781