Although, thinking back yers ago to the first time I went to MichaelMoore.com, I remember getting really paranoid that now I was on some sort of watch list and thinking this was going to cause some problems for me (still probably true, I know). Now, 95% of my “news” comes from Liberal, or “centrist” Web sites. So, maybe we’ve come pretty far after all! Onward and Upward!

Had a rare occasion of seeing a morning show today, and on “Face the Schieffer,” I don’t think they referenced the Dem convention or Obama’s speech at all. “The Speech” is perhaps the biggest political event in American history in terms of size and audience, and it doesn’t warrant a single second on a major political show just three days later?!?! And to top it off, they have only Repubs on (Bob seems to be one of the few calling Traitor Joe an “Independent Democrat”), and then only David Brooks for supposedly objective commentary. WTF?!?!

Been this way for decades now and we have entire generations that have grown up within this dynamic. Many of these people will be voting this Nov. This is why media reform/ownership issues need to be perhaps at the top of the list of things to fix. As you said, with actual journalism-the pursuit of truth-Killers like Shrub and Cheney would never be elected, and we wouldn’t be living in a Constitutional Crisis.

Is McCain really suggesting that we should select our leaders by how much energy the places they govern produce. Nigeria, Saudi Arabia, Libya, Venezuela must have some damn fine leaders then!

C’mon…this wman has about as many qualifications as Michael Brown the ex-Director of FEMA. Before taking over the reins of the Federal Emergency Management Agency Michael Brown only held one position in emergency management. The position was for the city Edmond, OK where he interned in college. Brown also previously held the position of commissioner of the International Arabian Horse Association.

PTA membership, NRA member, Mayor of Wasilla, Governor of a State where 80% of the budget is generated (through Constitutional fiat) from oil and gas leases and taxes. She inherited THAT wealth when she was elected…she didn’t “create” that.

PS I notice that McCain didn’t mention Palins membership in the National Right To Life and “Feminists for Life” organizations? I don’t think that Obama is a member of those EITHER!

That is not to denigrate POW’s from any war, just its relevance to Mr. McCain’s claim to be presidential material. The choice to fight, battle, capture, abuse, mistreatment, survival and return must sear themselves into the soul. They must all feel like today every day. For everyone but McCain, though, it happened forty years ago, his return thirty-five years ago, his first divorce nearly thirty years ago.

It has no positive bearing on his capacity to be president; the emotional scars and physical debility may mean he’s less qualified. That’s one reason he would never be able to obtain health insurance outside of government under the current insurance provider-profits dominated system. Which Mr. McCain doesn’t want to change because its lobbyists pay him big money and he’ll never need what they sell, another example of his political Munchausen’s.