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From Theo:

Election

Congratulations to Senator Obama

Obama and the Shaft

Barak ('he who's middle name must not be named') Obama recently (finally?) left his church after a 20-year fact-finding mission.

Not one to make a hasty move, BO made sure he had all the facts (from someone who was awake during sermons) before kicking the entire church under the proverbial bus. From Wright to Pfleger, there was no opportunity earlier for him to make a principled stand, so he had to wait on youtube and the news agencies to help him...

Yea right. Various leftist websites and the MSM (redund?) will spin this as no big deal (and a distraction!!!) and continue to compare it (favorably to them) to the Hagee endorsement of McCain. Yet it seems that BO isn't the only one asleep during the sermons eh?

In other good news for BO; Hillary's chances at the nomination took a swift kick in the underpants when the DNC decided that each voter in Florida and Michigan was half a person. {I think they shouldn't get any delegates because of violating the rules of their party, but that's just me} and awarding BO more delegates than the 'other' option in Michigan received during the vote. You'd think if your just going to 'makeshitup' and do it that way, they could have done it long ago.

Tags: Hillary Clinton, Barak Obama, Democratic Primary, Wright, Pfleger, Trinity United, voting, Lord Nazh

Thompson endorses Juan McCain

According to The Washington Post, Fred Thompson has decided to back Juan McCain.

http://blog.washingtonpost.com/the-trail/2008/02/08/fred_thompson_backs_mccain.html

Fred Thompson Backs McCain

By Michael D. Shear
Fred Thompson, the one-time Republican presidential candidate, endorsed Sen. John McCain Friday, calling on the party to "close ranks" behind the presumed nominee.

"This is no longer about past preferences or differences. It is about what is best for our country and for me that means that Republican should close ranks behind John McCain," Thompson said in a statement reported by the Associated Press.

WHAT THE EFF?!?! AAAAAAAARRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGHHHHHHH!

Are there no Conservatives that are willing to actually take a freaking stand in this election?

The only choice we have now it to make sure we elect Conservative candidates to the House and Senate. Our state Representatives and Senators are just as critical. This will be the only way we will be able to keep our wonderful President under control.

Regardless of what Fred says, I seriously do not think I can vote for McCain with a clear conscience.

Huck you very much

Huckabeefacts.com is about the Dumond release by Huckabee and one woman's crusade to get him off the ticket. Video below the fold.
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tag: republican primaries, presidential election, responsibility, Mike Huckabee, criminals, Verlin Martin, Lord Nazh

Viv la France

Maybe France won't be the 1st muslim country with nukes:

Sarkozy elected French president
Sun May 6, 2007 2:15 PM ET

By Crispian Balmer

PARIS (Reuters) - Conservative Nicolas Sarkozy won France's presidential election on Sunday, beating his Socialist rival Segolene Royal by a comfortable margin and extending the right's 12-year grip on power.

Within minutes of polls closing, Royal conceded defeat in a speech to party faithful in the heart of Paris.

"I hope that the next president of the republic fulfils his role in the service of all French people," she said.

Forecasts by four pollsters showed Sarkozy, 52, a hard-line former interior minister, won around 53 percent of the vote in the second-round ballot and will succeed fellow conservative Jacques Chirac, who was president for 12 years.

Turnout was predicted at about 85 percent.

Sarkozy's face flashed up on television screens after polling stations closed at 8 p.m. (1800 GMT), signaling his victory and setting off jubilant scenes among supporters gathered in central Paris.

Across the city at Socialist headquarters there was gloom and sorrow after the party crashed to its third consecutive presidential election defeat. It now faces the prospect of tough internal reform to make itself more appealing to voters.

Although opinion polls regularly suggested voters preferred Royal, who was seeking to become France's first woman head of state, they saw the uncompromising Sarkozy as a more competent leader with a more convincing economic program.

Sarkozy, the son of a Hungarian immigrant, presented himself as the "candidate of work", promising to loosen the 35-hour work week by offering tax breaks on overtime and to trim fat from the public service, cut taxes and wage war on unemployment.

He is expected to take office on May 16 or 17, and will be the first French president to be born after World War Two.

He will then name a new government and immediately launch into campaigning for June's parliamentary election, where he will seek a clear majority to implement his reform plans.

The president is elected for five years, is commander-in-chief of the armed forces, nominates the prime minister, has the right to dissolve the National Assembly and is responsible for foreign and defense policies. (link)

This is indeed good news. Not only for France, but for the West as well.

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Reason to cheer

Filed: France, elections, Sarko, BlogPower, LordNazh

Violence ?

I thought Royal (France) was simply a socialists:

Talk Is Of War In French Election Battle

Updated: 11:50, Saturday May 05, 2007

The right-wing French presidential frontrunner Nicolas Sarkozy has attacked Socialist rival Segolene Royal for making "warlike" remarks that his election in a run-off ballot on Sunday could trigger riots.

Nicolas Sarkozy and Segolene Royal

In an interview released by Le Parisien daily on its Website, Sarkozy said such comments were anti-democratic and a sign of desperation by Royal.

She was trailing Sarkozy by 10 points in the last pre-vote polls.

All campaigning has ended before Sunday's vote because French election rules ensure voters a "day of reflection" before the ballot.

Sarkozy dismissed talk of rioting in France's tinderbox suburbs should he win the presidency.

"To explain that if people don't vote for one candidate there will be violence is quite simply to refuse the democratic and republican expression of opinion," he said. (link)

That sounds more like a dictator making a campaign speech to me. It also sounds alot like some people I know (no names, but if you have to ask, you wouldn't like me naming them anyway). It is utterly amazing that she would know exactly what the 'youths' will do if/when she loses. You would think she has a direct connection to them.
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Reason to go Sarko

Filed: Sarko, Royal, France, election, threats, BlogPower, LordNazh

Endorsement

I havn't endorsed a Republican candidate yet (of course they don't care who I endorse) because they all have MAJOR flaws. Now it's time to get behind someone who may not even run.

Fred Thompson is a true American statesman and has the experience that matters. Fred is a real conservative. From tax cuts, to cleaning up government, to his vital role in the confirmation of Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts, Fred Thompson has a record of fighting for conservative values. Fred has the knowledge and expertise on the issues that matter most in today's world. Fred Thompson, like Ronald Reagan, has the ability to bring conservative principles to the Oval Office, communicate to Americans, and bring our Nation together.

So I'm throwing my hat in for Fred (if he runs) and will back him all the way to the White House. (the draft Fred website is here)
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Leadership for the future

Filed: '08 Race, Republican, Fred Thompson, LordNazh