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		<title>How Democrats Plan To Win &#8211; Cheat</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Oct 2010 20:08:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Copyright &#169; 2012 Big Dog. Visit the original article at http://www.onebigdog.net/how-democrats-plan-to-win-cheat/.The Democrats are pulling out all the stops to win next Tuesday but things are still looking rough and they are likely in for a long night. But that is not to say they are throwing in the towel. They have an ace in the [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Copyright &copy; 2012 <a href="http://www.onebigdog.net">Big Dog</a>. Visit the original article at <a href="http://www.onebigdog.net/how-democrats-plan-to-win-cheat/">http://www.onebigdog.net/how-democrats-plan-to-win-cheat/</a>.<br /><p>The Democrats are pulling out all the stops to win next Tuesday but things are still looking rough and they are likely in for a long night.  But that is not to say they are throwing in the towel.  They have an ace in the hole, or up their sleeves, as it were.</p>
<p>They plan to cheat.  There is no other way to put it, they plan to cheat.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.tampabay.com/blogs/the-buzz-florida-politics/content/alex-sink-cheated-during-debate">We already have evidence in the Florida Governor&#8217;s race</a>.  Alex Sink broke the rules to which she agreed in her debate and read a note from her make-up person.  Candidates signed an agreement not to get notes during the debate but during a commercial Sink&#8217;s make-up artist brought her an electronic device with a message from an aide.</p>
<p>Sink read the message instead of shooing the person away and telling her it was against the rules.  Sink only addressed the issue after she was outed by her opponent, Rick Scott.</p>
<p>Then we have early voting, where in several states the machines have been doing things to benefit Democrats.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.fox5vegas.com/news/25511115/detail.html">In Nevada the polling machines</a> already have Harry Reid&#8217;s name selected when the voter puts a voting card into the machine.  This is one way to steal the election, program the machines to select the candidate the Democrats want.</p>
<p>Nevada is not the only place. <a href="http://www.newbernsj.com/articles/machine-91656-screen-voter.html">In Craven County, North Carolina</a>, the machines select the entire Democrat ticket when voters slect the button to vote the entire Republican ticket.  Voters who select the button to vote the Republican party are seeing the screen come back with all Democrats selected.  This happened several times after a voter cleared the screen and tried again.</p>
<p>Cheating and stealing elections is their specialty.  In the Democrat party the dead and the illegals are allowed to vote right alongside the felons.</p>
<p>After Ted Kennedy, Robert Byrd, and John Murtha died, they were removed from the rolls of Congress and placed on the voter rolls in Chicago.</p>
<p>That is how they roll so watch out for cheating and check your ballot several times before submitting it.</p>
<p>And be sure to report all suspected voter fraud.</p>
<p>I also recommend using a cell phone video to record the problem so you have proof (Check to make sure it is legal to record there).</p>
<p><strong>UPDATE:</strong>  No wonder Nevada is able to cheat.  <a href="http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/blogs/beltway-confidential/Voting-machines-in-Clark-County-Nevada-automatically-checking-Harry-Reids-name-Voting-machine-technicians-are-members-of-SEIU-105815608.html">The voting machine technicians are SEIU</a>.  They are in the bag for Reid and the Democrats.  If it is shown they cheated there will be hell to pay.  We can either do it the right way or we can do it the hard way&#8230;</p>
<p><strong>UPDATE 2:</strong>  <a href="http://www.phillyburbs.com/news/news_details/article/28/2010/october/27/residents-cry-foul-over-ballots.html">Dems try to deceive voters in PA</a></p>
<p><strong>UPDATE 3:</strong>  <a href="http://www.breitbart.tv/okeefe-top-union-official-caught-on-tape-discussing-voter-fraud/">Democrat union official discusses being involved in voter fraud</a>.  What a surprise.</p>
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		<title>Burning Korans And Muslim Prayers</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Sep 2010 08:45:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Copyright &#169; 2012 Big Dog. Visit the original article at http://www.onebigdog.net/burning-korans-and-muslim-prayers/.There are plenty of things going on in our country that involve the cult of Islam and its so called message of peace. In the name of peace this cult stones women, hangs homosexuals and cuts off the heads of people with whom it disagrees [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Copyright &copy; 2012 <a href="http://www.onebigdog.net">Big Dog</a>. Visit the original article at <a href="http://www.onebigdog.net/burning-korans-and-muslim-prayers/">http://www.onebigdog.net/burning-korans-and-muslim-prayers/</a>.<br /><p>There are plenty of things going on in our country that involve the cult of Islam and its so called message of peace.  In the name of peace this cult stones women, hangs homosexuals and cuts off the heads of people with whom it disagrees (but not yet in America).  The Islam apologists will tell you that these things are extreme and do not represent Islam but that is a lie.  The people committing these things are representatives of Islam.  They are done on behalf of Islamic governments.  These things are done as part of the main stream Islamic cult.</p>
<p>So we allow these very people to keep creeping into our culture and imposing their will upon us.  In Hartford, City Council Meetings will now begin with a Muslim prayer.  This would not be a problem if the Council started with Christian and/or Jewish prayers and the Council decided to add Muslim prayers.  That would only be fair.</p>
<p>But in this case, the Council meetings did not begin with any prayers at all.</p>
<blockquote><p>The Council announced Tuesday that it has invited local imams to perform Islamic invocations at the beginning of the Council meetings in September.</p>
<p>Though meetings don&#8217;t regularly begin with any form of prayer, an email from the Common Council called it &#8220;an act of solidarity with our Muslim brothers and sisters.&#8221;  <a href="http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local-beat/Council-Meetings-to-Begin-with-Muslim-Prayers-102387499.html">NBC Connecticut</a></p></blockquote>
<p>The meetings did not start with any form of prayer and these yahoos decided to add Muslim prayers as an act of solidarity.  I am willing to bet that if someone had recommended Jewish or Christian prayers they would have scoffed at the idea and cited separation of church and state.  But they need to be one with Muslims.  Wouldn&#8217;t it have been better if they left it as it was and offered NO prayers?</p>
<p>As 9/11 approaches people do not need reminders of the way Islam infiltrates a society and takes it over.  France will cease to exist as a French country in about 50 years as Muslims take over and the French, who have failed to reproduce at a rate necessary to sustain the population, become extinct.  England will suffer that fate one day as well.</p>
<p>So as we prepare to commemorate 9/11, a <a href="http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010/09/07/pastor-says-church-deterred-petraeus-warning-koran-burning/">pastor in a Florida church</a> is planning to have a bonfire and he will burn a lot of Korans in that fire.  This has outraged the Muslim world as Muslims protest around the world.  It has involved <a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703713504575475500753093116.html">military leaders</a> who claim the act will incite more violence on our troops.  This might all be true but the pastor has every right to exercise his First Amendment right to free speech.  If this country allows people to burn our Flag then people can damn sure burn a book that was written by a child molesting false prophet.</p>
<p>Now I don&#8217;t personally think it is the best thing to do and I would not do it.  It might incite violence but that is a minor concern because everything incites violence with Muslims.  They get their sheets in a wad over everything and then go around killing people.  I think that it is insensitive and shows disrespect to a large number of our fellow Americans who happen to be Muslims and who try to live a good life each day and who have respect for others.  This act might offend people that we should not be offending.</p>
<p>Does this pastor have the right to burn the books, yes he does.  Should he?  I don&#8217;t think so.</p>
<p><div class="note"><div class="noteclassic">The State Department calls the plan to burn Korans un-American.  What could be more American than exercising our First Amendment rights?  Funny, ever hear the State Department call the Westboro Baptist Church un-American?</div></div></p>
<p>I know though, that all the liberals and those who support the Ground Zero Mosque will support this pastor and say that he should indeed burn the Korans because he has that right.  They should let the Florida church know that it does not matter how insensitive it is and who is bothered by it because it is a right.</p>
<p>This is what the supporters of the GZM say to us.  We only ask that it be moved farther away from Ground Zero but they will not.  They have a right to put it there but should they?  And should the pastor burn the Korans?</p>
<p>The left will say yes, that is if they are consistent in their arguments.</p>
<p>I have been consistent with mine.</p>
<p>As an aside, I know how to keep them from building that Mosque.  Pour pig&#8217;s blood on the ground.  I think someone should apply to open a dog kennel next door to it.</p>
<p>All in the name of tolerance and diversity, you know.</p>
<p>As for burning Korans, as far as I am concerned, go for it.  I will care when the people offended by this reconsider the GZM.</p>
<p>Until then, let them get upset and kill each other.</p>
<p><strong>UPDATE:</strong> <a href="http://www.anncoulter.com/cgi-local/printer_friendly.cgi?article=385"> Ann Coulter expressed it much better</a>.</p>
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		<title>Its Official, Crist Is A Liar</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Apr 2010 09:05:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Copyright &#169; 2012 Big Dog. Visit the original article at http://www.onebigdog.net/its-official-crist-is-a-liar/.Three weeks ago in a Fox News interview, Charlie Crist of Florida was asked five times if he was going to run as an Independent in the Senate race. Five times Charlie Crist answered &#8220;No&#8221;. He looked into the camera and said that he was [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Copyright &copy; 2012 <a href="http://www.onebigdog.net">Big Dog</a>. Visit the original article at <a href="http://www.onebigdog.net/its-official-crist-is-a-liar/">http://www.onebigdog.net/its-official-crist-is-a-liar/</a>.<br /><p>Three weeks ago in a Fox News interview, Charlie Crist of Florida was asked five times if he was going to run as an Independent in the Senate race.  Five times Charlie Crist answered &#8220;No&#8221;.  He looked into the camera and said that he was running as a Republican and that he would run as one in the Senate primary.  </p>
<p>Today Crist is expected to announce that he will run as an Independent in the Senate race.  There is a good chance that he will win because the Democrat is a weak candidate and the voters in that party might decide the only way to get someone who thinks the way they do into the Senate is to vote for Crist.</p>
<p>This departure, especially after five consecutive denials, should cause any Republicans who were considering voting for Crist to reevaluate their positions.  He cannot be trusted.  How can anyone listen to anything he says or promises and believe that he is telling them the truth?</p>
<p>It is time for conservatives and Republicans in Florida to move over to Marco Rubio, the only real conservative in the race, and leave Crist behind.  I would also think that it would be only fair for those who donated to Crist to ask for their money back.  He took it when he was running as a Republican and today he will leave the party.</p>
<p>A piece of advice to Mr. Rubio.  Get the footage of the interview Crist gave where he said that he would not run as an Independent and make a campaign ad out of it.</p>
<p>Washington DC needs people who are concerned about the country and will work to make it a better place.  America does not need self serving people who think only of themselves.</p>
<p>We have enough of them in DC already.</p>
<p>Source:<br />
<a href="http://liveshots.blogs.foxnews.com/2010/04/28/crist-to-run-as-independent-in-fl-sen-race/">Fox News</a></p>
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		<title>States Prepare To Sue Feds</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Mar 2010 08:55:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Copyright &#169; 2012 Big Dog. Visit the original article at http://www.onebigdog.net/states-prepare-to-sue-feds/.Looks like some of the states of these United States have decided to sue the federal government over the recently passed health care takeover bill. Virginia, Florida and at least seven other states are preparing lawsuits challenging the Constitutionality of the insurance mandate the bill [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Copyright &copy; 2012 <a href="http://www.onebigdog.net">Big Dog</a>. Visit the original article at <a href="http://www.onebigdog.net/states-prepare-to-sue-feds/">http://www.onebigdog.net/states-prepare-to-sue-feds/</a>.<br /><p>Looks like some of the states of these United States have decided to sue the federal government over the recently passed health care takeover bill.  Virginia, <a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSN2215987420100322">Florida and at least seven other states</a> are preparing lawsuits challenging the Constitutionality of the insurance mandate the bill contains.</p>
<p>By the year 2014 the federal government will require all people here to buy health insurance.  It will be the first time in history that an American has to purchase something to be a citizen in good standing.</p>
<p>The lawsuit from Virginia will contend that forcing people to buy health insurance is unconstitutional and is not regulated by the oft abused Commerce Clause.  Virginia Attorney General Kenneth Cuccinelli put it very simply:</p>
<blockquote><p>&#8220;If a person decides not to buy health insurance, that person by definition is not engaging in commerce,&#8221; Cuccinelli said in recorded comments. &#8220;If you are not engaging in commerce, how can the federal government regulate you?&#8221;  <a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSN2219276420100322">al-Reuters</a></p></blockquote>
<p>He is, of course, correct but whether the courts will see it that way is another thing all together.  It is possible that the courts will say the government can require us to buy insurance to have good standing in this country even though this runs contrary to the freedoms our Founders fought so hard to obtain and preserve.  Then again, freedom is always only one generation away from extinction and this generation, the Obama generation, is hell bent on taking freedom away.</p>
<p>The other issue is that Virginia passed a law that states its citizens cannot be compelled to buy health insurance.  This directly contradicts the federal mandate and will lead to a Tenth Amendment battle.  While federal law usually trumps state law the federal government&#8217;s law must be Constitutional.</p>
<p>Also, the Constitution specifically states [paraphrase] that the powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution nor prohibited to it by the states are reserved to the states or to the people.  The Constitution does not give the government power to force people to buy something.  It regulates commerce but commerce involves voluntary buying something.  As was stated, if you choose not to buy something then there is no commerce.</p>
<p>This is a key part of the legislation because the expected revenue from the mandate is designed to offset covering those with preexisting conditions.</p>
<p>The issue will be interesting because the federal government will claim it has the right to control the states insurance because insurance is commerce but the federal government regulates interstate commerce and insurance companies are prohibited from selling across state lines.</p>
<p>This will likely be an interesting legal challenge that will have an impact for a long time to come.  If the court decides the federal government can force you to buy something what will they force us to buy next?  Maybe they will say we have to buy GE solar panels before we can own a home.  Maybe they will say we have to buy a GM if we want a car.</p>
<p>I can&#8217;t imagine the courts will allow this to stand but then again, the SCOTUS allowed private land to be taken for private industry gain which runs afoul of the Fifth Amendment which only allows private property to be taken for public use with just compensation.</p>
<p>I can&#8217;t wait to see how this all plays out.</p>
<p>No matter what, the debate over the health care issue will not be settled this week.</p>
<p>If this is allowed I can&#8217;t wait to see all the snot nosed kids who voted for Obama when they realize that the law they pushed so hard for does not provide free health care.</p>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2010 23:19:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Copyright &#169; 2012 Big Dog. Visit the original article at http://www.onebigdog.net/these-kids-will-know-it-for-real-soon-enough/.A group of kids in Florida had an exercise where they pretended to live in a communist country in commemoration of the fall of the Berlin Wall. It sounds like a great exercise to get the kids involved and to teach them: &#8220;I&#8217;m normally a [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Copyright &copy; 2012 <a href="http://www.onebigdog.net">Big Dog</a>. Visit the original article at <a href="http://www.onebigdog.net/these-kids-will-know-it-for-real-soon-enough/">http://www.onebigdog.net/these-kids-will-know-it-for-real-soon-enough/</a>.<br /><p>A group of kids in Florida had an exercise where they pretended to live in a communist country in commemoration of the fall of the Berlin Wall.  It sounds like a great exercise to get the kids involved and to teach them:</p>
<blockquote><p>&#8220;I&#8217;m normally a nice person, but I have to be really firm with these people,&#8221; Stephany said. &#8220;They must come in, sit down and write this line on paper, front and back.&#8221;</p>
<p>The line: &#8220;I will serve the glorious East German state better.&#8221;</p>
<p>The students copied it repeatedly after watching a propaganda film depicting the evils of Western culture.</p>
<p>~snip~</p>
<p>&#8220;This was a project of the history club, and their idea was that students should really have an idea of what it was like to live in a communist state,&#8221; said social studies teacher Patricia Johnston, who helped organize the project and served as the lead &#8220;comrade.&#8221; <a href="http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20100224/ARTICLE/2241029">Herald Tribune</a></p></blockquote>
<p>This kind of instruction is very innovative and allows students to experience rather than absorb through reading and verbal instruction.</p>
<p>Unfortunately, the way this country is going these kids might very well find out what life in a communist country is really like.</p>
<p>At least they will be prepared.</p>
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		<title>Florida Senate Race Gets Interesting</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 10:01:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Copyright &#169; 2012 Big Dog. Visit the original article at http://www.onebigdog.net/florida-senate-race-gets-interesting/.Marco Rubio, who was trailing badly in the polls, has now pulled even with Florida Governor Charlie Crist in their bid for the US Senate. Rubio is a true conservative while Crist is not quite so. Crist supported the stimulus bill and was at events [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Copyright &copy; 2012 <a href="http://www.onebigdog.net">Big Dog</a>. Visit the original article at <a href="http://www.onebigdog.net/florida-senate-race-gets-interesting/">http://www.onebigdog.net/florida-senate-race-gets-interesting/</a>.<br /><p>Marco Rubio, who was trailing badly in the polls, has now pulled even with Florida Governor Charlie Crist in their bid for the US Senate.  Rubio is a true conservative while Crist is not quite so.  Crist supported the stimulus bill and was at events with Barack Obama, facts that Rubio has used to tie Crist to the Democrat leader.</p>
<p>This will be interesting and many Republicans will be watching closely to see how this turns out because it might portend the future for many of them.</p>
<p>Democrats have to be interested as well because if Crist&#8217;s ties to Obama turn out to hurt him then many Democrats will be less inclined to believe they can use Obama&#8217;s coattails to remain in office.</p>
<p>They should already know that he is not as powerful as he once was by the Virgina and New Jersey Gubernatorial elections.  Obama campaigned hard for both Democrats who lost miserably.</p>
<p>Political season is just around the corner and it is going to be quite interesting indeed.</p>
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		<title>In Health Care Government Gives Rationing</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 23:51:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Copyright &#169; 2012 Big Dog. Visit the original article at http://www.onebigdog.net/in-health-care-government-gives-rationing/.The federal government wants to run health care. It is the desire of the Obamatons to take control of this large part of our economy so that it can take control of the people. This is what happens with Social Security and Medicare. Every time [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Copyright &copy; 2012 <a href="http://www.onebigdog.net">Big Dog</a>. Visit the original article at <a href="http://www.onebigdog.net/in-health-care-government-gives-rationing/">http://www.onebigdog.net/in-health-care-government-gives-rationing/</a>.<br /><p>The federal government wants to run health care.  It is the desire of the Obamatons to take control of this large part of our economy so that it can take control of the people.  This is what happens with Social Security and Medicare.  Every time there is an election old people are scared to death over threats about cuts in services if the right candidate does not win.  They also hear the doom and gloom as excuses for tax increases come into play.  The government realizes that a large portion of the elderly vote so the politicians try to placate them.</p>
<p>This year there will be no cost of living increase because the cost of living has not gone up.  The Congress is looking to give each SS recipient a $250 check because there will be no COLA.  The law says that benefits cannot be reduced so the SS never goes down regardless of how well the economy is doing.  The law also says that there is no COLA increase if the COL does not go up so why don&#8217;t we stick with the law?  The Congress wants to placate the elderly by buying them off.</p>
<p>The real concern should be what will happen to them if the government controls health care.  Rationing WILL take place.  If the government needs to control costs or if there is a disaster then people not deemed worthy, per Ezekiel Emanuel, will be denied care.</p>
<p>The state of Florida is a prime example.  The Florida Department of Health, a state government agency, has issued guidelines to hospitals regarding who is to receive care and who is not should the H1N1 flu cause a shortage of hospital beds.</p>
<blockquote><p>Florida health officials are drawing up guidelines that recommend barring patients with incurable cancer, end-stage multiple sclerosis and other conditions from being admitted to hospitals if the state is overwhelmed by flu cases.  <a href="http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/nationworld/sfl-swine-flu-crisis-propublica-sboct18,0,2336680.story">Sun Sentinel</a></p></blockquote>
<p>A state government agency has drawn up guidelines on who should be refused care should the flu overwhelm the system.  The state agency has given guidance for rationing care.</p>
<p>Take this to the next level and you have the federal government.  The federal government will also have guidelines that determine who gets what treatment based on age and general health.  A 90 year old person stands little chance of getting a hip replacement or heart surgery if the procedure costs too much based on life expectancy.  The big difference is that an emergency need not exist for the feds to ration care.  The budget will be a major consideration as a cost is placed on human life.  If they only expect you to live a few years more then you will not get what you need.</p>
<p>We see it in place in Florida based on a flu outbreak but the fact that they are deciding now who lives and who dies is a foreshadowing of things to come should government take control of the health care in this country.</p>
<p>No longer will a doctor and patient decide.  It will be some bean counter in DC who decides based on life expectancy charts and the budget.</p>
<p>We, as a nation, need to decide that it is time for all members of Congress to be denied what they need to exist.  That, of course, would be elected office.</p>
<p>Vote them all out in 2010.</p>
<p>And say no to government run health care.</p>
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		<title>DNC Has a Choice to Make</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 May 2008 14:18:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Copyright &#169; 2012 Big Dog. Visit the original article at http://www.onebigdog.net/dnc-has-a-choice-to-make/.The DNC has been put in a terrible bind by the Democratic Politicians in Florida and Michigan who decided that they wanted to hold their primaries early. The DNC told these leaders that if they did so they would not be able to seat their [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Copyright &copy; 2012 <a href="http://www.onebigdog.net">Big Dog</a>. Visit the original article at <a href="http://www.onebigdog.net/dnc-has-a-choice-to-make/">http://www.onebigdog.net/dnc-has-a-choice-to-make/</a>.<br /><p>The DNC has been put in a terrible bind by the Democratic Politicians in Florida and Michigan who decided that they wanted to hold their primaries early.  The DNC told these leaders that if they did so they would not be able to seat their delegates.  The states moved their primaries and the candidates all agreed not to campaign in either state because of the DNC ruling.  The DNC figured it could be heavy handed with its threats and that the states would back down.  When the states did not back down the sanctions were imposed and it did not, at the time, seem like a big deal because Hillary Clinton was the candidate in waiting.  Everyone assumed she would be the winner and that is why these states had early primaries, they wanted to have a say in the process.</p>
<p>The Republicans had a front runner in Rudy but took a more conservative approach and decided to strip half of the delegates from any state that went early.  This approach has been seen as fair and has caused no real complaints on the Republican side.  The Democrats, however, have a real mess on their hands.  It did not start out this way.  Everyone expected Hillary to win and she, along with the others, agreed that they would not participate in the states that went early and they were all fine with the decisions of the DNC.  Then Hillary turned out not to be the winner.  She was getting trounced by Obama and all of the sudden she decides that Florida and Michigan should count.</p>
<p>It always seemed to me that the DNC made the wrong decision from the start because they were so damned adamant about every vote counting in 2000 (even all their dead voters and people&#8217;s pets).  The word disenfranchisement became part of the vocabulary of people who can&#8217;t spell DNC and it was the ugly Republicans who were keeping votes from counting.  That all turned out to be a bunch of bunk but after all the caterwauling from the Democrats about every vote counting they would come up with something better than not counting every vote.</p>
<p>A lot of people in Florida and Michigan feel disenfranchised (now that they know what it means) and they are upset that their votes, so far do not count.  The DNC feels that it has to at least give the appearance of being tough and having rules but they do not want to tick off people in two states they must have to win.  What message will they send?  Will they keep it so that no votes count and risk losing the states or will they allow some or all of the delegates to be seated thus telling people that while the DNC has rules it is OK to break them.  Unless they stick to their original edict, one which all parties knew and agreed to, then they are waffling in favor of politics.  How can we expect these people to run our country when they have no respect for rules, not even the ones they establish?</p>
<p>To the Democrats in Michigan and Florida, it was your party leaders who allowed this to happen.  If you want to be mad be mad at them.  Vote them out of office and replace them with people who can lead.  As for being disenfranchised, that is what happens when you allow greed to top the rules.  Your states were so greedy to make a difference that they broke the rules.  Don&#8217;t worry, we in the Republican party would welcome you with open arms.  We will count your votes.  You Hillary supporters who think she got shafted, vote for our guy to show your party that you disapprove of their leadership.  You Obama supporters who feel that he is getting screwed because he did not campaign in those states and therefore did not do well (to know him is to love him) vote for McCain just to show your party that you will not be taken for granted.  We will not disenfranchise you like your party did.</p>
<p>The Democrats are working this out.  They will bend the rules in some fashion to allow at least some of the delegates to be seated.  This is contrary to the rules they established but they are trying to appease people.  They are the party of appeasement and they have a candidate in the lead who will meet with unfriendly nations without precondition so that he can appease them.  This is the DNC platform, appeasement and they are showing it with regard to Florida and Michigan.  </p>
<p>They want to be everything to everybody and that is not leadership.</p>
<p>Related items:<br />
<a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080530/ap_on_el_pr/democrats">Yahoo News</a><br />
<a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080531/ap_on_el_pr/primary_scramble">Yahoo News 2</a></p>
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		<title>Democrats are not Good at Following Rules</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Mar 2008 21:47:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Copyright &#169; 2012 Big Dog. Visit the original article at http://www.onebigdog.net/democrats-are-not-good-at-following-rules/.Democrats in Florida and Michigan decided to hold their primary elections earlier than allowed by the DNC. Both states were informed well in advance of the election that they would not be able to seat delegates if they went ahead with the early voting and [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Copyright &copy; 2012 <a href="http://www.onebigdog.net">Big Dog</a>. Visit the original article at <a href="http://www.onebigdog.net/democrats-are-not-good-at-following-rules/">http://www.onebigdog.net/democrats-are-not-good-at-following-rules/</a>.<br /><p>Democrats in Florida and Michigan decided to hold their primary elections earlier than allowed by the DNC.  Both states were informed well in advance of the election that they would not be able to seat delegates if they went ahead with the early voting and the states agreed.  Now the Democratic race is tight and the prospect of a brokered convention looms large and is giving the Democratic Party heartburn.  Of course, after the voting took place many Democrats cried that people were disenfranchised.  If this is the case then they were disenfranchised by their party which is amazing since Democrats claim only Republicans do that to voters.</p>
<p>Howard Dean has tried to be tough on this issue and stated that they would not change the rules that everyone agreed to.  Hillary is whining about the delegates (she won the token elections) and Obama&#8217;s folks are not happy with the idea of seating delegates in contests he did not compete in.  However, the DNC is faced with the possibility of bloodshed at its convention and it wants to do anything to avoid that so the party is looking at alternatives including having another election.  Major issues include how much will it cost and who will pay for it?  Regardless, the indications are that there will be no &#8220;do over&#8221; if a number of conditions are not met.</p>
<p>Then again, it looks like the DNC might be forced into about anything.  Fox News reported on television today that Florida was considering not including the Democratic candidate on the November ballot if its delegates are not seated.  The Democrats know that they need to win Florida in order to win the White House and they do not want an open ballot that gives all the electoral votes to Republican John McCain.</p>
<p>It would appear that not only does Florida not know how to follow rules but now it is showing that it knows how to play dirty in order to get its way.  If they had not brought this on themselves I would agree with the tactic but they decided that they wanted to have an impact on the primary and held their election early despite knowing what it would cost.  I think they should abide by those rules.  If the Democrats decide to have another election then the party should pay for it.  Forcing the tax payers to foot the bill is unfair and a waste of money.  </p>
<p>Having said that, I like this play by Florida because now it tightens the screws on Howard Dean and the DNC.  They will have to seriously consider what Florida wants because that state is in a position to blackmail the party.  If the delegates are not seated then Florida will not put the Democrat on the ballot.  If Michigan decides to take the same path then the Democrats will not win the presidency.</p>
<p>Regardless of what happens, the infighting and posturing are great to watch and, I for one, pray that this thing keeps going right up until Denver so that they can destroy their party from within much the same way that party is doing to this country.</p>
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		<title>It Depends on the Meaning of Campaigning</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jan 2008 17:46:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Copyright &#169; 2012 Big Dog. Visit the original article at http://www.onebigdog.net/it-depends-on-the-meaning-of-campaigning/.The Democrats had an agreement not to campaign in Florida after the DNC stripped that state of its delegates because it moved the primary to before February 5th. Hillary is way in front in Florida but it does not matter because the delegates will not [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Copyright &copy; 2012 <a href="http://www.onebigdog.net">Big Dog</a>. Visit the original article at <a href="http://www.onebigdog.net/it-depends-on-the-meaning-of-campaigning/">http://www.onebigdog.net/it-depends-on-the-meaning-of-campaigning/</a>.<br /><p>The Democrats had an agreement not to campaign in Florida after the DNC stripped that state of its delegates because it moved the primary to before February 5<sup>th</sup>.  Hillary is way in front in Florida but it does not matter because the delegates will not count even though Hillary is trying to get a new decision on this so they will.  I am sure that she would not do that if Obama were ahead there.</p>
<p>Despite the pledge not to campaign, Hillary Clinton is in Florida and she is skirting the rules to have a presence there.  After her stinging defeat in South Carolina she decided to visit the Sunshine State and make sure people knew who she was.  Now there are no rules against fund raising there and Hillary supporters would point out that she is only doing just that.  Perhaps, and if she is it would be kind of disingenuous because the message is, &#8220;I can&#8217;t have a real presence here and the DNC says your delegates will not count but your money is still good.&#8221;</p>
<p>The news reports are indicating that Clinton is there with a *wink* and that her presence constitutes campaigning.  I guess that it all depends upon what campaigning actually means.  Anyone who has a husband who can argue the meaning of &#8220;is&#8221; can certainly skirt the issue and argue the meaning of campaigning.</p>
<p>If the DNC has taken the delegates away then it should stay that way.  A rule is a rule and a sanction is a sanction.  I also think that if Hillary broke her promise not to campaign people should ask what other promises she would break.</p>
<p>Maybe folks will realize that the Clinton&#8217;s words mean nothing to them.  Integrity is not a word in their vocabulary.</p>
<p>Sources:<br />
<a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080128/ap_on_el_pr/clinton_9">Yahoo News</a><br />
<a href="http://apnews.myway.com/article/20080128/D8UET5E00.html">My Way News</a></p>
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