Same here. Thats the Sharkest Truth!! On Wed, Sep 10, 2008 at 9:37 PM, Bobby Kunhu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Just to clarify, I am no fan of Obama's. I am glad that a black person has > been nominated and do not expect any earth shattering changes, despite > allusions to Martin Luther King et al - > > 2008/9/10 Bobby Kunhu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > For those interested and on Facebook, there is a new interesting group on >> Facebook called *I Have more Foriegn Policy Experience than Sarah Palin * >> http://www.new.facebook.com/home.php#/group.php?gid=36436310820&ref=nfwith >> around 60,000 members already. >> This group ridicules Palin. >> To quote the group description >> "For all of you dumbfounded by the selection of Governor Sarah Palin as >> John McCain's running mate. This moose-eating political featherweight could >> be a heartbeat away from the presidency - what a frightening thought" >> I have a feeling that quite a lot of Sarah Palin effect is media created >> >> 2008/9/10 damodar prasad <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> >> The Palin effect: white women now deserting Obama, says survey. >>> >>> http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2008/sep/10/women.uselections2008 >>> >>> White women voters are deserting the Democratic presidential candidate >>> Barack Obama because of the sudden emergence on the Republican ticket of >>> Sarah Palin, according to a poll yesterday. >>> >>> An ABC/Washington Post survey recorded that an eight-point lead Obama >>> held over his Republican rival John McCain before the arrival of Palin had >>> turned into a 12% lead for McCain. >>> >>> The trend is in line with other polls since McCain's vice-presidential >>> running mate ignited the Republican convention with a speech last week >>> espousing social conservative values and presenting herself as a small-town >>> mother taking on the cosmopolitan media. >>> >>> McCain has taken a 3% lead in a tracking poll by the RealClearPolitics >>> website. >>> >>> Although the momentum has shifted to McCain and Palin, the election will >>> be decided by independents and moderates, where Obama's domestic and foreign >>> programme should have the greater appeal. >>> >>> However, the loss of support among white women could be fatal for his >>> chances of winning the presidency if it was to be sustained. Obama had upset >>> this constituency before the conventions, with many Democratic women unhappy >>> that he had dumped their champion, Hillary Clinton, out of the nomination >>> race. >>> >>> McCain received another boost when Rupert Murdoch's New York Post backed >>> him in a front-page editorial. Earlier this year, Murdoch, who has extensive >>> media outlets across the US, had hinted of support for Obama. >>> >>> Palin campaigned with McCain again yesterday, before taking off on her >>> own for what is likely to be a tumultuous return to her home state, Alaska. >>> She is not only bringing in the crowds but also the funding. McCain said a >>> single fundraising event in Chicago had brought in $4m. >>> >>> The Democrats were initially uncertain about how to respond to Palin, but >>> Obama, in recognition of her impact, now devotes almost as much time to >>> attacking her as he does McCain. >>> >>> At a rally on Monday, he ran through her CV: "Mother, governor, moose >>> shooter. That's cool," he said. But he went on to say that voters had to >>> look beyond and study her record as a Republican to see that she would >>> amount to a continuation of the policies pursued by President George Bush >>> over the past eight years. >>> >>> Obama's campaign manager, David Plouffe, acknowledged she had energised >>> the Republican base but said the crux question was whether she would succeed >>> in reaching out to independents in the run-up to the election on November 4. >>> >>> Obama's campaign team are continuing to go through her political record >>> in Alaska, in particular her initial support for the Bridge to Nowhere, a >>> $400m link to an island with a population of just 50. She later switched to >>> opposition of the project. Obama said: "You can't just reinvent yourself. >>> The American people aren't stupid. What they are looking for is someone who >>> has consistently been calling for change." >>> >>> A BBC poll published today will show that, despite the tightness of the >>> race in the US, Obama is the overwhelming favourite in 22 countries. He is >>> preferred to McCain by a four to one margin on average across the 22,000 >>> people polled. >>> >>> The margin in favour of Obama ranges from just 9% in India to 82% in >>> Kenya. On average 49% prefer Obama to 12% preferring McCain. Nearly four in >>> 10 do not take a position >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> Bobby Kunhu http://community.eldis.org/myshkin/Blog/ >> > > > > -- > Bobby Kunhu http://community.eldis.org/myshkin/Blog/ > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Green Youth Movement" group. 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