[Rhodes22-list] Lazy Summers and Political debate

[Brad Haslett]

Ben,

"Character assassination by Fox News" my ass! Do your own homework on the
Developing Communities Project and tell me what they accomplished, but more
importantly, who else was involved?  Luger?  Same as McCain - RINO!  Anyone
who considers themselves a life-long conservative is repulsed by the
Republican Party and ashamed as hell right now.  Me?  I'm a life-long
conservative who generally votes Republican because they most closely
represent my views, but will vote for anyone who understands reality.  Did
you see the thing on Ted Stevens?  I don't give a rat's ass about party
affiliation.  Resign!  Now!

The likes of Fox News?  Oh, and the New York Times is gospel?

Brad

On Thu, Jul 31, 2008 at 5:58 PM, Benjamin Cittadino
<bcittadino at dcs-law.com>wrote:

> OK Brad....Sen. Obama did work as a "community organizer" for afew years
> in the mid-eighties. He was Director of something called the Developing
> Communities Project.  It was a church-based group comprised, not of the
> likes of Rev. Wright, but of eight Catholic Parishes on the south side
> of Chicago.  He, by all accounts, helped that group establish
> job-training, college prep, and tenants assistance programs that were
> effective.
>
> Of course in the Senate he worked with such "flaming liberals" as Sen.
> Lugar (R), IN to push successfully for the "Lugar-Obama" conventional
> weapons threat reduction legislation, and Sen. Coburn (R), OK to pass
> the "Coburn-Obama Transparency Act" which funded www.USAspending.gov. ,
> run by one of our favorite federal agencies, The Office of Management
> and Budget to help reveal and eliminate wasteful government spending.
>
> Look, I'm plenty cynical about all politicians, including Sen. Obama,
> and I'm well aware that John McCain is a man of unrivaled personal
> courage and patriotism; but the choice here is between two good men and
> the character assassination directed at this talented young man by the
> likes of Fox News and others is just not right.
>
> Believe it or not I'm  a life-long Republican who voted for Richard
> Nixon the first time I ever cast a Presidential ballot.  I became an "R"
> in the days when there were "Rockefeller Republicans", (social liberals
> and fiscal conservatives, strong on defense) ( and the southern racists
> were democrats ). Today the party seems dominated by right wing
> religious fundamentalists who are driving away thoughtful, Darwin
> appreciating," keep the government out of my bedroom" folks like me.
>
> Anyway, it's the dog days of summer and I have some time on my hands.
> Thanks for listening.
>
> Ben
>
>
>
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