http://my.barackobama.com/page/community/post/danmoss/gGCn7f

I had never heard of tboon pickens till about a week ago. I think I like the plan, I just seen it and It seems pretty solid. I dont know though? He is a billionaire after all. Can he be trusted? His complete plan is at http://www.tboonpickens.com

I wonder if either candidate will embrace his plan. Wonder what every one else thinks>>???

Julie

“What you won’t hear from this campaign or this party is the kind of politics that uses religion as a wedge,” says Mr. Obama, while denouncing statements of him being a Muslim as a smear. Why is the presidential candidate who claims to be religiously inclusive is treating the word “Muslim” as an insult? Apparently, it is OK for Mr. Obama to be associated with terrorists like William Ayers or racists like Jeremiah Wright, but God forbid somebody would call him a Muslim! No, he won’t stand for that kind of smear! We admit that most terrorists are Muslims, but most Muslims are not terrorists and the statement on Mr. Obama’s website is insulting to hundreds of millions of people.

How could a man who discards his family heritage in favor of political expediency be even considered for presidency of the United States? Where are all the so-called “Islamic civil rights groups” like CAIR, MPAC, ISNA, MAS, etc. who are quick to defend every Islamic terrorist, but are silent when Muslims in general are being denigrated? Would Mr. Obama have the same reaction if someone claimed that he was raised as a Jew? We sincerely doubt that.

“In the wake of 9/11, my meetings with Arab and Pakistani Americans, for example, have a more urgent quality, for the stories of detentions and FBI questioning and hard stares from neighbors have shaken their sense of security and belonging. They have been reminded that the history of immigration in this country has a dark underbelly; they need specific reassurances that their citizenship really means something, that America has learned the right lessons from the Japanese internments during World War II, and that I will stand with them should the political winds shift in an ugly direction.” Barack Obama, “The Audacity of Hope”, page 261.

Well, the political winds did shift in an ugly direction. Is equating “Muslim” with “smear” Obama’s idea of “stand[ing] with [Muslims]?

Muslims Against Sharia demand immediate removal of “SMEAR: Barack Obama is a Muslim” statement from the official Barack Obama’s website as well as an apology for giving the word “Muslim” a negative connotation.

http://muslimsagainstsharia.blogspot.com/2008/06/senator-obama-is-not-dirty-muslim.html

Update:
Obama changes “SMEAR: Barack Obama is a Muslim” to “SMEAR: Barack Obama is secretly a Muslim” as well as removes his pledge not to use religion as a wedge from site’s header.

Go to my blog, www.garybaumgarten.com to click on the link to join in the conversation to listen or talk to Gravel.

Thank You,

Linda Oneil
Press Relations
Greenspon for President 2008
http://www.greenspon.org

From what I’ve read here, I believe Mr. Root fits the bill as well as anyone. However, he said he will ‘push’ to eliminate income taxes. That’s not good enough. We need to actually eliminate income taxes, not merely push for it.

He said he opposes the Fair tax because it adds a 30% tax to everything we buy. He is flat wrong on both points. It doesn’t add a 30% tax, it replaces the 30% hidden taxes we’re already paying. And the Fair tax only applies to new retail goods, not everything. He also said the Fair tax amounts to a big welfare program. Every program intended to redistribute wealth from those who have to those who don’t are big welfare programs. Social security is the biggest one of all. But, of course, he was refering to the Fair tax rebate program which is what makes the Fair tax progressive. All it does is refunding the cost of the sales tax to all households upto the poverty level. That’s hardly a welfare program. I wholeheartedly support the Fair tax because it IS fair and it’s the only tax reform proposal that actually eliminates income taxes and repeals the 16th Amendment. Honestly, I cannot support Mr. Root unless he supports the Fair tax. He needs to actually read the Fair tax bill and consider it’s pros and cons before rejecting it based on the lies and half-truths of it’s critics.

VA’s voter registration ban raises questions
By William R. Levesque, St. Petersburg (FL) Times Staff Writer
In print: Saturday, May 10, 2008

Just this week, the VA imposed a policy prohibiting all voter registration drives on its property by anyone, partisan or not, a rule that critics say may violate the constitutional rights of veterans.

http://www.tampabay.com/news/military/veterans/article497828.ece

TO READ FULL ARTICLE:
http://www.indypendent.org/2008/04/25/obama%e2%80%99s-race-against-race/