All Posts Tagged With: "McCain"
Obama on The Economy
He is right on – it is time to get our economy back on track. This is really not rocket science – without speed limits people speed recklessly through our neighborhoods. Without Law (regulations) people will do just about anything. If this is about faith the try this “Trust God, but lock your car.” Did […]
25Sep2008 | Ohg Rea Tone | 1 comment | Continued
Obama Responds to McCain Campaign Suspension
(Editor Note: The picture with this post looks like Obama is waving goodbye. That is a coincidence). 3:40 PM CST: The opening comment, “There is much blame to go around but we are now here. We have to act quickly but we have to get it right… I reached out to Senator McCain because many […]
24Sep2008 | Ohg Rea Tone | 1 comment | Continued
McCain to Suspend Presidential Campaign
2:00 PM: John McCain wants to suspend his campaign for President in order to return to Washington to work on the economic Crisis. McCain wants to postpone the Presidential debate scheduled for Friday, September 26, 2008. That debate was to focus on national security. What is McCain trying to do? Is he trying to show […]
24Sep2008 | Ohg Rea Tone | Comments Off on McCain to Suspend Presidential Campaign | Continued
Commander in Chief – Role of a Citizen
The Constitution of the United State of America vests the power of Commander in Chief with the Executive – The President. This feels clear to this writer that the intent was for a citizen, elected by the people, to act as Commander of the military. There was purpose in this intent. Here is a quote […]
22Sep2008 | Ohg Rea Tone | 2 comments | Continued
The Iraq Surge Has Not Worked!
On September 11, 2001, terrorists attacked America. America launched a military assault – The Mission – find and either kill or capture the murderous terrorists. But the George Bush administration did a shell game with the American people, distracting everyone from the defined mission. As a result – The terrorist leaders have not been punished. […]
22Sep2008 | Ohg Rea Tone | Comments Off on The Iraq Surge Has Not Worked! | Continued
McCain/Palin – Unstable/Unable
This is the week that was. John McCain could not have had a harder time. Every day, and sometimes twice a day, McCain changed his position and philosophy on the economy. At times he sounded like he might be in early stages of oldtimers disease. John McCain, that once bold and brave warrior, has been […]
21Sep2008 | Ohg Rea Tone | 5 comments | Continued
McCain’s Criminal Closed Thinking
There is a booklet in the State Prison System which is used in the drug and alcohol treatment programs. The association with drugs and alcohol is faulty – but the idea is this: What types of “Closed Thinking” leads to criminal behavior? In light of the criminal behavior on Wall Street we should ask these […]
20Sep2008 | Ohg Rea Tone | 1 comment | Continued
The Real McCain – The Keating Five
John McCain has desperately floundered this week to adopt a meaningful policy to deal with the economy. He changes his position two or three times every day. As if this were not enough to violate our trust, his entire history is one of catering to exactly the sort of people who have crashed Wall Street. […]
20Sep2008 | Ohg Rea Tone | Comments Off on The Real McCain – The Keating Five | Continued
McCain gets really NASTY!
Check out his new ad. Three black men doing bad things followed by an elderly white woman. What a cheap and nasty campaign ad. Let’s elect McCain and Palin, we can set Civil Rights and the Women’s movement back fifty years in one shot. The Republican Party is the Lynching Party – bring your own […]
19Sep2008 | Ohg Rea Tone | 2 comments | Continued
Wall Street Terrorizes America
Osama Bin Laden, who remains free, launched four planes at American’s financial and military structure on September 11, 2001. Bush reacted and has weakened our military. The Republicans reacted and eliminated regulations on Mortgage Banks and Investment Banks. Then the American Terrorists took over. The Stock Market has dropped more this week than at any […]
18Sep2008 | Ohg Rea Tone | 2 comments | Continued
Tony Soprano is Running Wall Street
The Bush Administration has made Wall Street an offer they can’t refuse. Suck the life out of the company, siphoning money from the investing middle class, then we will tax the middle class to bail you out. The movies have had great material with organized crime. The rage began with The Godfather, continued with Goodfellas, […]
17Sep2008 | Ohg Rea Tone | Comments Off on Tony Soprano is Running Wall Street | Continued
Bursting the False Palin Bubble
Everybody loves a parade. All of us want something good to happen in our lives. This is particularly true in desperate times. And these times (2008) are certainly desperate in America. The desperation has been magnified in the Republican Party. With an old bore as their nominee, facing the charm and charisma of the youthful […]
17Sep2008 | Ohg Rea Tone | 8 comments | Continued
McCain, “My Friends, trust me”
McCain wants the people to trust him. We are nauseated every time we hear McCain use the term ‘my friends,’ he wears it out. He suggests he is your friend – but we should all check the value of or 401k’s today. That is the true measure of how much the Republican brand is your […]
17Sep2008 | Ohg Rea Tone | 1 comment | Continued
Obama’s Rope-A-Dope Strategy
McCain swings a haymaker. Obama ducks – suffering only a glancing blow. McCain swings again, connecting solidly on a defensive shoulder. Obama is against the ropes, protecting himself with energetic arms – arms raised to defend against a fatal blow. The barage continues. Obama dances away from the ropes. McCain stalks, bristling for opportunity. Then […]
15Sep2008 | Ohg Rea Tone | Comments Off on Obama’s Rope-A-Dope Strategy | Continued
The Bush Doctrine
Doctrine: ‘a principle or position or the body of principles in a branch of knowledge or system of beliefs’ – from the Merriam Webster Dictionary. When we think of Government we think of the Wilson Doctrine or the Monroe Doctrine or the Truman Doctrine – the fundamental belief systems that guide decision making. We have […]
13Sep2008 | Ohg Rea Tone | Comments Off on The Bush Doctrine | Continued
McCain’s Health Care TAX
Senator John McCain again figures on the lack of sensibility by 51% of the population. He may be right. But we will investigate his Health Care TAX position for laughs. Suppose you are a young family. The husband makes, say forty thousand dollars a year. The wife also works and makes twenty-five thousand dollars a […]
12Sep2008 | Ohg Rea Tone | 1 comment | Continued
I Can See Kansas From Here
Rob Caldwell, a little known reporter from WCHS gave John McCain all he could take in this video interview. This writer has never heard of Mr. Caldwell or WCHS – but he did a masterful job of being polite while not letting McCain off the hook. There are several important elements in this interview, but […]
12Sep2008 | Ohg Rea Tone | 1 comment | Continued
Nasty Campaigns by Angry Old Men
Nasty wins in short term political elections – but nasty does not serve well as a way of life – or as a way of domestic or foreign policy. But that is what the country has experienced. So now we have a new election. The election of 2008 will be studied closely by historians. This […]
11Sep2008 | Ohg Rea Tone | 5 comments | Continued
John McCain is General George Armstrong Custer
History tells us of a West Point General who graduated last in his class, General George Armstrong Custer. It turns out he was a little man with a huge ego. His scouts said, Don’t go down in that valley – there are ten thousand Indians waiting to scalp you. But General Custer had his eyes […]
11Sep2008 | Ohg Rea Tone | 1 comment | Continued
Republicans have no Shame!
The Republican attack machine was operating at full steam in their criticism of Barack Obama as not having enough experience to be President. Then Senator John McCain, the Republican nominee for President, chose Governor Sarah Palin of Alaska as his running mate. Now we find all of the Republican strategists bowing at the alter of […]
10Sep2008 | Ohg Rea Tone | 4 comments | Continued
Preconditions for War
War is serious business. We in America should probably know that by now, and most of us do. The decision to go to war should not be taken lightly, and should not be taken without some base understanding. Some base understanding of what it is we are getting in to, and why and how would […]
10Sep2008 | Ohg Rea Tone | 1 comment | Continued
Mortgage Crisis – the Case For Regulations
This writer is a fiscal conservative who believes THE GOVERNMENT should simply do their job. Partisan politics shake out like this – The Democrats act like the Government is the mission – and the Republicans think the Government has no mission. They are both frustratingly wrong. The Bush Administration’s Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson is leading […]
8Sep2008 | Ohg Rea Tone | 2 comments | Continued
McCain’s RNC speech – text & video, 2008
I don’t mind a good fight. For reasons known only to God, I’ve had quite a few tough ones in my life. But I learned an important lesson along the way. In the end, it matters less that you can fight. What you fight for is the real test.I fight for Americans. I fight for […]
5Sep2008 | Ohg Rea Tone | 1 comment | Continued
Joe Biden responds to Governor Palin
Joe Biden talked on the air with Matt Laur – that guy from one of those morning shows. Joe Biden is not intimidated and is showing his considerable political skill. McCain’s speech writers prepared a well crafted speech – but Sarah Palin delivered it with vigor and skill. Listen to Biden’s response:
5Sep2008 | Ohg Rea Tone | 1 comment | Continued
Sarah Palin RNC Speech video and text – 2008
The McCain staff did a nice job of writing this speech for Governor Palin. Mr. Chairman, delegates, and fellow citizens: I am honored to be considered for the nomination for Vice President of the United States… I accept the call to help our nominee for president to serve and defend America. I accept the challenge […]
4Sep2008 | Ohg Rea Tone | Comments Off on Sarah Palin RNC Speech video and text – 2008 | Continued
Gov. Palin should withdraw as VP Candidate.
The pressure is mounting. Her whole life is unraveling. The people of small town America are learning the extent of scrutiny a National campaign entails. Sarah Palin should withdraw from the VP nomination to protect her children, her future son-in-law, her home town, her church and pastor, and her friends. The scrutiny is horrendous. Until […]
2Sep2008 | Ohg Rea Tone | 3 comments | Continued
Karl Rove on Palin and election (video)
The Washington Post is very generous in sharing information (well, I guess that is their job). This writer believes that Karl Rove is an excellent example of someone who does things right – but seldom does the right things. This is a man who has successfully shaped American politics the past eight years. This is […]
2Sep2008 | Ohg Rea Tone | Comments Off on Karl Rove on Palin and election (video) | Continued
Anarchy – The Slippery Slope of Deregulation
The failure of Wall Street this past few weeks is the result of John McCain abdicating his responsibilities as a United States Senator. A stable society rests on the rule of law. The Government of the United States of America was founded on the premise that the government would represent the common welfare of all […]
2Sep2008 | Ohg Rea Tone | 2 comments | Continued
Political Humor – 2008
These cartoons are made available by the Time web site. Thanks to Time for sharing. Others are self attributed.
1Sep2008 | Ohg Rea Tone | Comments Off on Political Humor – 2008 | Continued
Governor Palin – a UFO
We live in a dangerous world. Our leaders must be thoughtful, careful, calculated. John McCain has proven himself to be reactionary. Republican or Democrat, we must be proactive in our approach to the world. Reactionary government is something one expects from a totalitarian dictatorship walking the line of collapse. The dictator fears only one thing […]
30Aug2008 | Ohg Rea Tone | 5 comments | Continued
Dichotomies of Political Philosophy
We live in a world of politics – but politics creates strange bedfellows. The Republican nominee for President, John McCain, is about to pick Alaska Governor Sarah Palin for the Vice President spot on the ticket. What a strange turn of events. Governor Palin is a fierce conservative – and that creates a real dichotomy […]
29Aug2008 | Ohg Rea Tone | Comments Off on Dichotomies of Political Philosophy | Continued
Obama, McCain, and Elitism
This writer finds the current political process somewhat disheartening. The sadness is that we the people are getting what we ask for. Political sniping has become an essential element of political campaigning. In this video we find Barack Obama pounding John McCain on McCain’s elitist view of the economy. McCain had been asked how many […]
22Aug2008 | Ohg Rea Tone | Comments Off on Obama, McCain, and Elitism | Continued
Obama / McCain – with Rick Warren, 8-16-2006
Pastor Rick Warren, the phenomenon of modern Christianity that projects a sense of reasonableness, is hosting an interview with both Barack Obama and John McCain. This is an exciting time because a presumably reasonable man – thick with faith – is going to challenge Obama and McCain on a variety of issues. Thefiresidepost.com will be […]
17Aug2008 | Ohg Rea Tone | 2 comments | Continued
The Brink of World War THREE!
The world is in grave trouble, potentially on the brink of World War Three. The hard liners in Russia are giving an ultimatum to America – that means they are giving an ultimatum to the Cowboy in Chief, George W. Bush. CNN is reporting that Russia has demanded that America choose between continued relations with […]
14Aug2008 | Ohg Rea Tone | Comments Off on The Brink of World War THREE! | Continued
McCain Drives Religious Wedge to Promote War
John McCain is driving a deeper wedge of religious animosity to promote his own version of Cowboy Diplomacy. In a speech this morning on the conflict between Russian and Georgia McCain was quick to note that Georgia is a country that has embraced Christianity. Does this religious embrace, by itself, justify their defense. No, an […]
12Aug2008 | Ohg Rea Tone | Comments Off on McCain Drives Religious Wedge to Promote War | Continued
George Bush Started a Joke (Bee Gees Video)
Does anyone think for a minute that George W.l Bush will ever realize the tragedy of his Presidency? He smiles and cavorts around the world, giving profound speeches while sternly looking into the camera. Does he not realize that everyone in the world is laughing at him? Barack Obama was received in foreign lands as […]
11Aug2008 | Ohg Rea Tone | Comments Off on George Bush Started a Joke (Bee Gees Video) | Continued
Eve of Destruction
Growing old does not mean growing smart. People like to say, “It took me a long time to realize that my parents were right.” The suggestion is older people are always smarter – always right. That has not been my experience. I am one who is considered ‘older.’ Some think I am pretty smart – […]
8Aug2008 | Ohg Rea Tone | Comments Off on Eve of Destruction | Continued
Media Pendulum Swings Right
The phenomenon of the American Media is in full swing. The mass of opportunity is driven by the gravitational pull of pollsters. With the inertia growing, it seems improbable that we will see any shift to professional journalism in the near future. The throttle is open for the pendulum to swing far right. The value […]
26Apr2008 | Ohg Rea Tone | Comments Off on Media Pendulum Swings Right | Continued
Narrative lives of McCain, Obama, McBride
Each of us is a product of our environment. We do not know the secrets of epigenetic study – that mystery of our DNA that is shaped by influence of nurture. So we are left to speak in terms of biography. Biography is termed ‘narrative history.’ Narrative, by it’s nature is anecdotal. Written about famous […]
4Apr2008 | Ohg Rea Tone | Comments Off on Narrative lives of McCain, Obama, McBride | Continued
Politics and Laws of Association
The laws of association are very simple: If ‘a’ = ‘b’ and ‘b’ = ‘c’, then ‘a’ = ‘c’. Translated into politics: If John Hagee is a radical hate monger, and Osama Bin Laden is a radical hate monger, then John Hagee and Osama Bin Laden are the same creature. If John McCain is ‘very […]
1Mar2008 | Ohg Rea Tone | Comments Off on Politics and Laws of Association | Continued
Obama and McCain, Vice President options
Son, The Washington Post is my favorite place to go for news and dialogue. They have produced a couple of compelling interviews in video form that are informative and interesting. I am compelled to share this information. These are good demonstrations of viable candidates for Vice President. Dad
27Feb2008 | Ohg Rea Tone | Comments Off on Obama and McCain, Vice President options | Continued
Schizophrenic Politics – a Penrose Triangle
The observation of politics is a science and an art. The Love/Hate relationships of candidates create that schizophrenic confusion that befuddles ordinary people. The triangles of relationships is unsettling. Obama and McCain challenge each other – but what is the context? We can follow an argument, or debate if you will, along logical lines – […]
26Feb2008 | Ohg Rea Tone | 1 comment | Continued
McCain’s 100 year war
Son, John McCain has said, probably regretfully, that we may have to have troops in Iraq for a hundred years. He was at a town hall meeting today and tried to clarify his comments. McCain reminds us that we have had troops in Germany and Japan for over sixty years, and in Korea for over […]
26Feb2008 | Ohg Rea Tone | Comments Off on McCain’s 100 year war | Continued
Jon Stewart at Oscars, on McCain
Son, Jon Stewart makes perfectly good sense to me. There are times when we need humor to best articulate the feelings and mood behind our thoughts. As Stewart mocks the Iraq War and John McCain’s positions on the war there is some resonance with truth. It is this ability to connect at the gut level […]
25Feb2008 | Ohg Rea Tone | Comments Off on Jon Stewart at Oscars, on McCain | Continued
Mike Huckabee on SNL
Son, I don’t know what Mike Huckabee is trying to accomplish. He has certainly become a national figure – but…. What I one say – he has a good sense of humor, if not a good sense of politics… [wp_youtube]xvSXpM5qGmg[/wp_youtube] I watched this clip with mixed feelings. This is a former Governor, a good man […]
24Feb2008 | Ohg Rea Tone | Comments Off on Mike Huckabee on SNL | Continued
Ralph Nader is a Beetle
Son, Ralph Nader is running for President – again. Well, he is not actually running for President – he is running for wackiest looney to have ever achieved notoriety. His sad story began with legitimate consumer safety studies that changed the way people view transportation. He changed the world of auto making – and in […]
24Feb2008 | Ohg Rea Tone | 1 comment | Continued
McCain is a Mall Walker – Letterman
Son, David Letterman really took off on John McCain. Is this a sign of things to come? Are the comedians going to make fun of old people, or just John McCain? Does humor have boundaries? Not in this case. McCain has put himself out there – knowing as an experienced politician that all thing are […]
21Feb2008 | Ohg Rea Tone | 3 comments | Continued
America – Hope, or Prozac Nation
Son, When Columbus left Portugal over five hundred years ago it was with the hope of finding a water route to Eastern trade. He found a new land. When the Pilgrims landed on Plymouth Rock, it was with the hope of freedom of religion. When Jamestown was founded in 1608 it was with the hope […]
20Feb2008 | Ohg Rea Tone | 2 comments | Continued
America – Hope or Prozac Nation
Son, When Columbus left Portugal over five hundred years ago it was with the hope of finding a water route to Eastern trade. He found a new land. When the Pilgrims landed on Plymouth Rock, it was with the hope of freedom of religion. When Jamestown was founded in 1608 it was with the hope […]
19Feb2008 | Ohg Rea Tone | Comments Off on America – Hope or Prozac Nation | Continued
Obama: Inertia Wins the Race
Dad, Barack Obama has, and is gaining, momentum. There is a physical reality here that goes deeper than health care or immigration. Those things are important and we should evaluate them and make sound decisions about how to proceed in the best interest of our nation and our world. But the inportance of those issues […]
15Feb2008 | bryan | Comments Off on Obama: Inertia Wins the Race | Continued