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John McCain, FOXNews and myriad Conservative blogs have noted the significance of Hamas' preferred US Presidential Candidate, Senator Barack Obama, Democratic of Illinois, suggesting that the preference is indicative of Senator Obama's questioned commitment to America's sovereignty and his vision for America. The consistent conclusion, offered in the form of inquiry, is "Why would Americans and Hamas...", a known active supporter of global Terror, "...favor the same U.S. Presidential candidate?"

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After reading many of the popular Conservative blogs (Michele Malkin, Townhall.com, FOXNews, etc) we noted that the aforementioned conclusion was widely, rather, overwhelmingly shared:

• Michele Malkin - Which Terrorist Support Which Democratic Presidential Candidate?, April 22, 2008

• Townhall.com - Why the Outrage? May 16, 2008

"It's hard to explain the outrage generated by John McCain truthfully stating that some in Hamas are openly advocating the election of Barack Obama. Doesn't that force the question of why, exactly, Hamas (or some in it) have chosen sides?

"If the Ku Klus Klan were talking up a McCain victory, wouldn't that be deemed relevant? So why not this?" 

• FOXNews - McCain Takes Shot at Obama for Hamas Support, April 25, 2008

John McCain taunted Barack Obama Friday for his recent “endorsement” from a Hamas adviser, wearing his own apparent rejection by the terrorist group as a badge of honor and saying that if elected he would be “Hamas’ worst nightmare.”

“I think it is very clear who Hamas wants to be the next president of the United States … I think that the people should understand that I will be Hamas’ worst nightmare,” McCain said when asked about the group’s recent statements about Obama.

“I never expect for the leader of Hamas … to say that he wants me as president of the United States,” McCain said. “I think it is very clear … why they would not want me to be president of the United States, so if Sen. Obama is favored by Hamas, I think people can make judgments accordingly.”

• Sean Hannity Show - Reported Endorsement of Senator Obama by Senator Robert Byrd (Former Klansman) May 19, 2008

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Now we've learned that Ku Klux Klan Imperial leaders and Members, of the Domestic Terrorist organization that maintains its commitment for the Destruction of American Jews & Minorities, has announced its support for Republican Presidential Candidate Senator John McCain.

"Of course I don't want to come out and say that We endorse John McCain, cause that might hurt him. But we would prefer that he become the next President over Obama. A Black President would just about go against everything that we stand for. We don't want the races to get along and they don't. It's been proven that Blacks aren't as intelligent as Whites. Obama is half White so I guess that's why he's come as far as he has. I don't know. But we don't want him to become President of the United States. We don't agree with John McCain on everything, like immigration and so forth, but that's small potatoes compared to Obama and we simply cannot allow this to happen. So yeah, of course John McCain will get our vote.

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Should we now expect Conservative pundits and supporters to cease the slanderous rhetoric of "Guilt by Support"? NO. Should Liberals adopt the similar Conservative tactic and subsequently conclude that Senator John McCain's candidacy, in some form, represents the interest of the Ku Klu Klan? NO. Most American Conservatives, muted by the false Christian rhetoric of Conservatives on Talk Radio & the Internet, will likely observe the obvious hypocrisy and rightfully conclude that this style of Politics is beneath a faith that requires more of us.

[Select Link for Full Story] What I Learned This Week | McCain Earns KKK Vote"

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What do G. Gordon Liddy & Mike Huckabee in common? Each has, at some point, believed it acceptable, albeit momentarily so, to joke about direct & indirect acts of violence against political rivals.

"That was Barack Obama, he just tripped off a chair, he's getting ready to speak. Somebody aimed a gun at him and he dove for the floor."

Mike Huckabee, Former Governor of Arkansas & Presidential Candidate, National Rifle Association (NRA) Conference (May 16, 2008, Kentucky)

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Mike Huckabee, former Republican Presidential aspirant, Governor (R-AR) and Baptist Minister, has recently found ..himself, rather, his name, included within conversations regarding Republicans who believed the ..topic of Violence Against Political Opponents, humorous. Governor Huckabee, throughout the ..2008 Primary process, has proven himself a Statesman and Civil Contender, seldom bending to ..desire of the "cheap insult


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Few believe that Governor Huckabee's one-liner was anything more than a quip intended to entertain the approximate 6,000 Nation Rifle Association (NRA) conference attendees. Many will, however, question the judgment of elected officials who carelessly advance the notion that it is acceptable to humorously discuss violence against those with whom we don't agree. Americans have unfortunately become accustomed to hate-filled rhetoric from both the Left & Right of the political spectrum:

Ted Nuggent [Sean Hannity], Veteran Music Entertainer [Fox News Channel, Show Host & Conservative Commentator] During a recent performance, Nuggent went on a rant against Senator Obama, stating "Hey Obama, you might want to suck on one of these, you punk!' Obama, he's a piece of sh*t and I told him to suck on my machine gun! " When asked to address the entertainer's comments, Sean Hannity, a Nuggent supporter, noted that he "found nothing wrong with what he said " and "would invite him on the program again". Hannity went on to laugh at the suggested violent acts made by Nuggent against Senator Hillary Clinton & other female members of Congress. [Video]

G. Gordon Liddy, the Nixonian Age conspirator turned Conservative Radio Talk Show host, routinely encouraged millions of American listeners to improve upon their firearm prowess by ..using an image of, then President Bill Clinton & First Lady Hillary Clinton, claiming "I thought it ..might improve my aim.

.Alec Baldwin, Actor on "Late Night With Conan O’Brien" referring to Republican Congressman .. Henry Hyde and his family: "I’m thinking to myself if we were in other countries, we would all, right now, all of us together ... would go down to Washington and we would stone Henry Hyde to death! We would stone him to death! Wait! ... Shut up! No shut up! I’m not finished. We would stone Henry Hyde to death, and we would go to their homes and we’d kill their wives and their children. We would kill their families." on "Late Night With Conan O’Brien" referring to Republican Congressman Henry Hyde and his family: "I’m thinking to myself if we were in other countries, we would all, right now, all of us together ... would go down to Washington and we would stone Henry Hyde to death! We would stone him to death! Wait! ... Shut up! No shut up! I’m not finished. We would stone Henry Hyde to death, and we would go to their homes and we’d kill their wives and their children. We would kill their families."

Ann Coulter, Author, Conservative Pundit on "Late Night With Conan O’Brien" referring to ...Republican Congressman Henry Hyde and his family: "I’m thinking to myself if we were in ..other countries, we would all, right now, all of us together ...

Al Franken, Actor & Author on NBCs "Today" show referring to Karl Rove & Lewis Libby and his family: "Karl Rove and Lewis Libby should be "executed". Franken also repeated his previously stated remarks on Late Night with David Letterman, providing addition context, but the same conclusion.

Michael Savage, Author & Social/Political Commentator on the MSNBC television version of ...The Savage Nation" referred to an unidentified caller to his show as a "sodomite" and that the.caller should "get AIDS and die." MSNBC has since fired Michael Savage for his comments.

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Governor Huckabee, as a former elected official and once Republican Primary candidate, is aware by now, that the safety & protection of our elected officials is a constant and challenging priority. While Conservative & Liberal pundits and entertainers may not consider acts of violence against our leaders and institutions to represent a significant threat to our sovereignty, our elected officials should not be as reckles Senator Obama will likely excuse the former Governor's comments, and instead attempt to minimize the focus on this matter, thus allowing the candidate to remain "On Message". This strategy [remaining "On Message"] has been the chosen fallback plan for Senator Obama's campaign for the last several months, expending few resources and energy to addressing the challenge. Unfortunately, the Obama campaign has been forced to address the issue of his safety, and the safety of his staff, several times during his campaign.

Associated Press, May 6th, 2008 - TERRE HAUTE, Indiana - Authorities evacuated and searched three Barack Obama campaign offices in Indiana Tuesday in response to a bomb threat made while people voted in the state's primary.

Fox News Video, Chicago, May 21st, 2007 - Illinois - International Imperial Wizard of the National Knights of the Ku Klux Klan advised that, if elected Senator Obama" would be shot". [Video]

As victory for either Republican or Democrat is a priority for both political parties, the rhetoric, and more importantly the acceptance of careless comments, is escalating. Throughout the remaining weeks of the nomination process and election cycle, unfortunately, we will certainly continue to witness the dumbing down of Christian standards of decency and our unfortunate decline of Civility.


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"Spiritual Guide" to Senator John McCain...,

...Reverend Rod Parsley, has recently revealed what may be Their Shared position against more 1 billion Muslims globally.

As Conservative pundits Sean Hannity, Rush Limbaugh & Michael Savage have established during the last several weeks, the professed Values of a politician and their "Spiritual Guide" are inextricably linked, Senator McCain must now address why he has chosen to seek the support of and subsequently align himself with a professed follower of God's word who believes that the religion of 1 billion Muslims must be destroyed.

• Is this yet another controversial Christian Religious Leader from whom Senator McCain has sought support for his US Presidential bid? Yes.
• Have these Christian Religious Leaders blamed Americans for the deaths of those murdered on September 11, 2001? Yes.
• Have these Christian Religious Leaders blamed Americans for the deaths of those killed by the destruction of Hurricane Katrina? Yes.
• Should Senator McCain, who has established Reverend Rod Parsley as his "Spiritual Guide" and thus shares a significant common value system, be accountable for the Reverend's "generational call to arms" against Islam? No.

Democrats and Liberals will attempt to draw parallels between Senator John McCain's relationship with Reverend Rod Parsley and Senator Obama's long-term relationship with Reverend Jeremiah Wright, clearly noting that both men maintain a venomous hatred for many Americans, unfortunately, the art of "Turn-About" is seldom effective against leaders of Mega Churches...


[Select Link for Full Story] What I Learned This Week | McCain: Islam... "False Religion Destroyed" 

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Nationally Syndicated radio talk show host Sean Hannity, continued his commitment of the "Stop Obama Express", by providing a forum for Pastor James David Manning, of ATLAH World Ministries, to launch yet another unsubstantiated and slanderous attack against Senator Obama (D-IL). The most recent allegation leveled against the candidate [Obama] is the claim of a "Homosexual Relationship" between he and his former Pastor Jeremiah Wright, as an explanation of the Senator's unwillingness to more readily "Disown" the Pastor upon learning about the hate-filled rhetoric of his [Pastor Wright's] many sermons.

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Energy Independence is a misnomer...

... as we cannot truly establish independence from foreign Oil Suppliers even if we explored and leveraged Coastal sources and Proven Reserves. *** Important Note *** OIL COMPANIES ARE NOT THE ENEMY. THEY ARE LEGITIMATE PROVIDERS OF A PRODUCT AT A REASONABLE PRICE. The facts are

• Exploring, Drilling and Refining the 25 - 30 billion barrels of Oil Reserves: Reported Reserves are sufficient to maintain our current Daily Consumption for a little more than 4 years (20 mb/day). Proponents of depleting what is effectively America's safety-net against the whims the Saudi Arabia and leading exporters is not a sound strategy. The loud and repetitive refrain of Conservatives to "Domestically Explore, Drill & Refine" our way out of a dependency of foreign oil seems to lose its voice when the simple question, "Then What?", is tabled. The response is the tried & true approach of Light Reasoning, Weighted Hubris, & Nurturing a Hatred of a Perceived Enemy which typically follows this course:

"We're Americans. As such, our ideal principles of limited government and the free market have & will respond to the needs of the people. It is The Liberal who will try to convince you that Big Government must come in and save the day with regulations and more taxes. No. What we need is less government, more exploration, more domestic refineries, more jobs for good Americans and getting the government the hell out of the way".

This argument is built upon the premise that Oil Companies will act in the best interest of the consumer through the innovation of alternative means of fuel, whereby American consumers will cease to use and be dependent on the product sold.... Ridiculous. What would compel any company to advance towards its demise.

The US currently relies upon almost 500,000 Oil Wells to produce approximately 8 mb/day, satisfying almost 40% if our daily consumption. If we were to bring on-line, today, enough platforms to extract the estimated 25 - 30B barrels we would only begin a steady walk towards depleting THE ONLY safety-net we have.

[Click link to read Full Story] What I Learned This Week | Declaration of Energy Independence

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Corruption of the Democratic Primary process is now chic, as proven by Conservatives, and encouraged by Rush Limbaugh, who believe that a protracted Democratic Primary season will ultimately serve Republicans well. The reasoning offered to support this strategy, as we have been given, is that a “Bloodied Up” Obama & Clinton will be the result of revealed faults and short-comings.

Operation Chaos participants have proudly claimed, as accounted on Talk Radio and Internet Blogs, have taken to registering as Democrats in established Open Primaries (state provisions that empower the electorate to vote without respect of party in the candidate election process - primaries) and supporting Sen Clinton with the hope that neither Sen Clinton nor Sen Obama will emerge as the victor until the Democratic National Convention in August. The anticipated, and hopeful, result of this effort is that both Democratic Candidates will sufficiently flog the other and subsequently prove themselves unelectable......

[Select Link for Full Story]   What I Learned This Week   |   Operation Chaos II

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It's quite obvious to me, that America has now been given a new standard for Repudiation, previously known as Denouncement and Disowning. The New Repudiation, very much like the New Math, is a convention recognized when forced to compare the two standards, and as usual, is the burden of those whose must adapt. There are many to whom we must give thanks for Repudiation 2.0, and ironically enough, are proudly identified as Conservatives, who knew. After exposure to the daily rant of professed Christian Conservatives, who proudly claim that the ability to malign, slander and judge is a blessing by God, we have deciphered what we believe to be the Repudiation 2.0 definition:

re-pu-di-a-tion 2.0: noun, 1. the act of refusing to establish or maintain an association with. [expected of everyone, except Conservatives]

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Sen. Obama's message of Hope & Change, while inspiring to many, is built upon the premise that "something must require change", and when presented with this conclusion his challenge is greater than convincing Americans that he is the candidate who can yield change, he must first learn who we are, then convince us of where we should be.

Sen. Obama appears to have been overtaken with the success experienced
during the last twelve plus months and a Press fascinated by his appeal.
Although an accomplished short-term Senator, the U.S. Presidential candidate
has relied upon what worked best, delivering one-hell-of-a-speech, looking
Presidential (whatever that means), and avoiding the pitfalls of policy specifics... 

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