Amerikaanse Presidentsverkiezingen #47: Kill Him!

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Op zondag 12 oktober 2008 01:45 schreef Wheelgunner het volgende:

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In Afghanistan was geen druppel olie te vinden hoor, dan had hij wel meteen wat daders uit Irak verzonnen.

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Op zondag 12 oktober 2008 01:45 schreef Wheelgunner het volgende:

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In Afghanistan was geen druppel olie te vinden hoor, dan had hij wel meteen wat daders uit Irak verzonnen.

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Op zondag 12 oktober 2008 01:21 schreef Wheelgunner het volgende:

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Dat verhaal rammelt ook wat ja.

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Op zaterdag 11 oktober 2008 20:07 schreef laforest het volgende:
FOX News Poll: Sarah Just Plain Popular

John McCain’s choice of Alaska Governor Sarah Palin as his running mate is sitting very well with a lot of American voters, according to the latest FOX News poll.

The new survey also shows that—among all four candidates running—Palin (at 33 percent) is seen as most likely to understand “the problems of everyday life”—barely outpacing Barack Obama (32 percent), and finishing significantly ahead of both McCain (17 percent) and Joe Biden (10 percent).

Among independent voters, Palin’s lead over Obama on this score widens to 13 points (35 percent to 22 percent).

The national telephone poll was conducted for FOX News by Opinion Dynamics Corp.among 900 registered voters from September 8 to September 9. The poll has a 3-point error margin.

A solid majority of voters (54 percent) say they have a favorable opinion of Palin, while 27 percent assign unfavorable ratings. This gives the 44-year-old GOP vice presidential nominee the best ratio of favorable to unfavorable responses (2.0:1) of any of the four candidates tested in the survey. Moreover, Palin seems to deliver a greater impact to the top of her ticket than Biden does to the top of his. Palin moves 41 percent to a greater likelihood of voting for McCain; while Biden moves 35 percent to a greater likelihood of voting for Obama. The senator from Delaware does generate a higher comfort level than the Alaska Governor when it comes to “stepping in” and serving as president. Biden is the choice of just over half the sample on this score (51 percent), compared with just under four in ten (38 percent) who choose Palin. Among key independent voters, the choice of Biden on this measure rises to 53 percent.

Part of the reason Palin connects with voters on “day-to-day” issues may be the clear perception that she is “non-Washington.” More than half of all voters (54 percent) see Palin as a “political outsider.” Conversely, nearly two-thirds (65 percent) see Biden as a “political insider.” Indeed, when asked to judge whether running a state or being in the Senate is better preparation for the presidency, voters are almost evenly split between those who think being a governor (38 percent) or being a senator (37 percent) is better training for the Oval Office.

And, what if American voters needed some advice on a tough life decision? They would choose Palin as a resource over Biden by a 43 percent to 39 percent margin. And, while McCain is clearly viewed as the most likely to survive being stranded on a desert island (52 percent), Palin finishes a close third (16 percent) behind Obama’s second place (19 percent), and far ahead of Biden (4 percent).

Americans have also made a judgment on which campaign made a better vice presidential choice. Exactly half of registered voters (50 percent) feel McCain made the shrewder pick, while four in ten (40 percent) think Obama made the smarter choice. Interestingly, a majority of independent voters (50 percent) and nearly one-quarter of Democrats (23 percent) also think the GOP choice of Palin was smarter. And, while more than four in ten voters nationwide (42 percent) think Obama made a mistake in not choosing Hillary Clinton as his running mate, a majority (52 percent) feel he made the right decision. Perhaps more troubling for the Obama campaign is the fact that 40 percent of Democrats believe the Illinois senator should have picked the former First Lady.

There has been some controversy about Palin’s personal and family life in the short time since the announcement of her nomination. Some have suggested that it’s not right for her to run for high office given her personal family situation. There is no mistaking how American voters feel about the propriety of Palin running for high office. An overwhelming 70 percent think she is “doing the right thing” by getting into the race as the GOP vice-presidential nominee, while only 17 percent view it as “wrong.” And, while a plurality of voters (48 percent) do not think this controversy is driven by sexism, nearly as many (45 percent) believe it is the result of gender-based considerations. Interestingly, among younger women (under 45 years of age) the belief that these controversies are gender-related jumps to 50 percent.

On the specific issue of the pregnancy of her 17-year old daughter, the vast majority of voters (70 percent) say the situation does not make much difference in their evaluation of Palin. In fact, among those who say it has had some impact, positive assessments outweigh negative ones by an almost two-to-one margin (19 percent positive, 10 percent negative). Among voters who are married with children, the positive-to-negative ratio is even higher (21 percent positive, 8 percent negative).

Ernie Paicopolos is a Principal at Opinion Dynamics Corporation.

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Op zondag 12 oktober 2008 10:06 schreef Seneca het volgende:

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Wij van WC eend...

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Op zondag 12 oktober 2008 11:46 schreef laforest het volgende:
De toespraak komt van Johnstown, PA

Nu zie hier de tegendemonstranten tijdens die bijeenkomst:

Protesters in Johnstown Pennsylvania

wat een stelletje hippies zeg

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Op zondag 12 oktober 2008 11:50 schreef ethiraseth het volgende:

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Nou, mensen die opkomen voor hun mening, wat een hippies zeg. Waarom zouden we dat doen als we Palin hebben die direct van god hoort wat er moet gebeuren hè?

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Op zondag 12 oktober 2008 11:58 schreef Halcon het volgende:

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Bekijk die demonstranten eens goed. Niveautje zeg die figuren.

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Op zondag 12 oktober 2008 11:58 schreef Halcon het volgende:

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Bekijk die demonstranten eens goed. Niveautje zeg die figuren.

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Op zondag 12 oktober 2008 12:00 schreef laforest het volgende:

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Inderdaad, maar ja dat willen Obama supporters natuurlijk niet erkennen.
Waarschijnlijk staat er niemand van de middle class tussen en geniet minimaal 80 % van een welfare cheque.

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Op zondag 12 oktober 2008 12:01 schreef ethiraseth het volgende:

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Je punt? Goed bezig weer, de boodschapper aanvallen i.p.v. de boodschap. Je argumentatie is weer zwak.

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Op zondag 12 oktober 2008 02:27 schreef Caesu het volgende:
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Hockey mom Sarah Palin boo'd at hockey game.

hockey mom meets Obama crowd.

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The GOP Vice-Presidential nominee said at an earlier fundraiser that she would stop some of the booing from the rowdy Philadelphia fans by putting her seven year old daughter, Piper in a Flyers jersey. She said, “How dare they boo Piper!”

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Op zondag 12 oktober 2008 12:02 schreef Halcon het volgende:

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Pot-ketel.....

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Op zondag 12 oktober 2008 12:54 schreef Googolplexian het volgende:

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Troll-kloon

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Op zaterdag 11 oktober 2008 18:16 schreef NDAsilenced het volgende:
"Things go from zero to Klan rally rather quickly in Albuquerque."

http://mccainrally.ytmnd.com

Michael Richards (Seifneld's Kramer) Racist Rant

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Op zondag 12 oktober 2008 13:55 schreef Arcee het volgende:
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Op zondag 12 oktober 2008 12:01 schreef Halcon het volgende:

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Da's een gebrek aan inzicht. Obama-voters zijn doorgaans van dit soort prutsers, uitgerangeerde artiesten of dakloze junks....

Ik geloof idd niet dat deze lui samen tot 5 kunnen tellen!

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Op zondag 12 oktober 2008 13:55 schreef Arcee het volgende:
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Op zondag 12 oktober 2008 15:45 schreef laforest het volgende:

O'Reilly, Americans to John McCain: Get Angry, Get Up And Fight!

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Op zondag 12 oktober 2008 16:27 schreef Tweek het volgende:
Die Nederlanders ook altijd.
http://dontvote4obama.wor(...)tsforobama/#comments

Al is het natuurlijk ook bezopen dat ze daar campagne gaan voeren, laat ze lekker thuis blijven.

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It shall all good come, when Rita Verdonk travels off to the USA to help McCain. Maybe brings she a plane full of Telegraafreaguurders to hand out leaflets!

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Op zondag 12 oktober 2008 16:27 schreef Tweek het volgende:
Die Nederlanders ook altijd.
http://dontvote4obama.wor(...)tsforobama/#comments

Al is het natuurlijk ook bezopen dat ze daar campagne gaan voeren, laat ze lekker thuis blijven.

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Op zondag 12 oktober 2008 13:55 schreef Arcee het volgende:
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Op zondag 12 oktober 2008 13:55 schreef Arcee het volgende:
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REPUBLICANS SNUBBING MCCAIN....

John McCain was in Minnesota yesterday, home to a very competitive U.S. Senate race. Given the attention that comes with a visit from a presidential candidate, one might assume that Sen. Norm Coleman (R) would want to travel alongside his Republican colleague.

But Coleman apparently concluded he was better off without McCain.

Coleman told reporters that he would not be appearing at a planned rally with McCain this afternoon. Could it be McCain's sliding polling numbers in Minnesota? His attacks on Obama? Coleman said he needs the time to work on suspending his own negative ads.

"Today," he said, "people need hope and a more positive campaign is a start."

What an interesting response. If Coleman wanted to quietly snub McCain, he could have told reporters he had a scheduling conflict and just couldn't make it to McCain's event. Instead, Coleman made it clear he was deliberately snubbing McCain, siding with "hope" and "a more positive campaign."

Nate Silver raised the point that Coleman isn't necessarily the only Republican reluctant to be seen with the Republican presidential nominee.

There are at least three groups of Republicans that might have an interest in distancing themselves from John McCain. Firstly, purple-state moderates like Coleman and Gordon Smith who don't like the campaign's tone. Secondly, the anti-bailout economic populists in the House who might be looking ahead to 2010 and 2012. And thirdly, true conservatives who never trusted McCain that much to begin with.

Far more so than Obama, McCain is dependent on the goodwill of fellow Republicans. With McCain having opted for public financing, RNC funds are an important part of his advertising budget. Because he's way behind Obama on McCain-branded field offices and ground operatives, he is depending on assistance from state and local party organizations. Republican enthusiasm lags behind that of Democrats, and so volunteer resources are scarcer; conservative activists will need to decide if they're going to make phone calls to support McCain or to help save their local Republican Congressman.

If McCain's poll numbers continue to lag, might we see more of these slights? Something to keep an eye on.

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A 106-year-old American nun living in a convent in Rome could well be the oldest person to vote in the 2008 US Presidential election.

Sister Cecilia Gaudette, who last voted for President Eisenhower in 1952, has registered to vote and says she will vote for Democrat Barack Obama.

Although hard of hearing, she keeps herself informed by reading newspapers and watching TV at the convent.

"I'm encouraged by Senator Obama," she says.

"I've never met him, but he seems to be a good man with a good private life. That's the first thing. Then he must be able to govern," she adds.

Sitting in her modest office in the convent where she has lived for the past 50 years, the diminutive nun appears uninterested in the row inside the American Catholic church over Senator Obama's support for pro-choice policies on abortion.

Asked about her hopes for the US under an Obama presidency, she says: "Peace abroad. I don't worry about the Iraq war because I can't do anything about it. Lord knows how it will end."

"It is very complicated," she said. "Those Eastern people are not like we are."

But despite taking part in the 4 November election, Sister Cecilia does not intend to return to the US.

"I have no plans for the future. I am too old to go back to the US. Life has changed too much."

But she still watches "very important events" on TV. The election comes under this category.

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Op zondag 12 oktober 2008 13:55 schreef Arcee het volgende:
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Minister Bos heeft in Washington kritiek geuit op de houding van de Amerikaanse regering tijdens de vergaderingen van het IMF over de financiële crisis. Volgens Bos zien de Amerikanen de problemen op de financiële markten vooral als een bedrijfsongeval en niet als een belangrijk economisch probleem dat moet worden opgelost. Bos was er verbaasd over dat de Amerikanen zich op de belangrijkste momenten van de topconferentie lieten vertegenwoordigen door hoge ambtenaren, in plaats van ministers.

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Op zondag 12 oktober 2008 17:51 schreef laforest het volgende:

Palin Inquiry Update

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Op zondag 12 oktober 2008 18:05 schreef DutchErrorist het volgende:

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Oh alweer Fox?