Not that Palin is even worth discussing at this point, but here is an interesting little blurb: http://www.sacbee.com/static/weblogs/capitolalertlatest/016141.html Abner
Speaking of availability. "The immigration event, which other photos show was packed with red-shirted Acorn member, was co-sponsored by the local Catholic Archdiocese, the SEIU, and other groups. McCain, still spiting much of his party on immigration at the time, was the headliner. Bertha Lewis, Acorn's chief organizer, said in a statement that came with the photo, “It has deeply saddened us to see Senator McCain abandon his historic support for ACORN and our efforts to support the goals of low-income Americans." ”We are sure that the extremists he is trying to get into a froth will be even more excited to learn that John McCain stood shoulder to shoulder with ACORN, at an ACORN co-sponsored event, to promote immigration reform," she said." http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/1008/Acorn_pushes_back_hugs_McCain.html - In the end, I may vote for neither obama or mccain. Both candidates are spouting hypocritical rhetoric. Who can you honestly trust.
Here is an article that discusses republican ties to acorn. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/10/13/acorn-mccain-and-gop-used_n_134284.html "Indeed, in addition to the McCain photo, there is a host of examples of prominent McCain surrogates attending ACORN events, signing ACORN legislation, or complimenting the group's efforts. Florida Gov. Charlie Crist, for example, partnered with ACORN in March 2008 for a "Homeownership Promotes The Economy" taskforce. More recently, Crist declared that -- contrary to GOP outrage -- he was not upset with the group's voter registration efforts in his state. The New York Times reported that ACORN supported a law signed by Governor Crist, which "changed the rules last year to restore the voting rights of about 112,000 former convicts." In regards to the whole ayers fiasco? "In their best efforts to portray Barack as out of the mainstream, some on the right have tried characterizing the Chicago Annenberg Challenge as a dangerous fringe organization. What they do not discuss is the fact that the CAC was funded by a foundation belonging to Walter Annenberg, the billionaire Republican philanthropist who served as Richard M. Nixon's ambassador to the U.K. Annenberg and his wife, Leonore, gave the CAC $50 million in the 90's." But Walter and Leonore weren't just giving money to educational foundations started by William Ayers. They were also giving hundreds of thousands of dollars to the Republican National Committee and various other Republican groups, as well as to a whole host of Republican candidates, including the following: * George W. Bush $4000 * Mitt Romney $5000 * Strom Thurmond $1000 * Fred Thompson $500 * Rick Santorum $3000 You know that Republican Arnold Weber I mentioned earlier? The one that served on the board of the CAC with Barack? Not only did he work with William Ayers in the 90's, he has also donated at least $1000 to the McCain campaign. That's right-- McCain is accepting money from associates of William Ayers, and so far has not given the money back. " http://www.republicansforobama.org/?q=node/3027
Back to Palin Intersting tag line in "Story of Joe the Plumber springs many leaks" : http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/10/16/MNQ013J6JV.DTL&tsp=1 "And as comic Bill Maher pointed out, in his 15 minutes of fame, Wurzelbacher has already done more interviews than Palin. "
Mr. Plumber got more than he bargain for, the press dig and found that he was not a licensed plumber.
It's amazing that we know more about Joe the Plumber in a matter of a week than we do about where Obama was really born.
