October 16, 2004
October 15, 2004
Will Bush bring back the Draft?
People are asking the question - will Bush bring back the draft? Well - you can take Bush's word for it that he won''t - and if you just believe everything Bush tells you - then you can stop reading now.
But - for those of you who are still wondering - let's reason this out.
- The problem is bad and it's getting worse. There isn't enough people and they are going to need to get more people in there - somehow.
- Most of the people in there now signed up for the National Guard - never thinking that they were part of the real military and would be sent to war unless it was an extreme emergency.
- The people serving now want out. When they try to get out they can't because Bush is using a back door draft to keep them from quitting. But Bush can't do that forever. Eventually those who want out will get out.
- People who would have joined the guard are less likely to do so. First - they know they are going to Iraq and it's not just an every other weekend thing. And - they know the war is a fraud - the president is a moron - Iraq is a mistake - and who wants to fight and die for no reason at all?
- Bush's honesty is questionable. He lied to start the war. He stole the election. Bush will tell you anything. So a statement that there will be no draft means absolutely nothing at all.
- So - taking all the above into consideration - a war that sucks - needing more troops - less interest - people there wanting to get out - Bush is a lying moron - do you think there's going to be a draft?
Vote for Kerry - or die for oil!
Republicans Cheat
Letter to the Editor
The Republican National Committee (RNC) has hired firms to register voters who are destroying the applications of Democrats registering to vote. Because of Republican cheating, Democrats will need to win elections by a large margin to actually take office. Sol even if some polls are showing that people are tired of failure and excuses and are ready to change the direction of America from failure to success - we still need to redouble our efforts to compensate for Republican voter fraud. They already stole one election. Let's make sure they don't steal this one.
How Secure is Electronic Voting?
Not very. Here's a movie about it. Created by technical experts who really understand the problem in detail. The files are very big so if you don't have a high speed connection - it will probably take too long to download.
RNC Trashes Democratic Voter Registrations
The Republican National Committee (RNC) has hired firms in serveral states including Oregon and Nevada to pretend to register democrats and then throw the registrations in the trash. Sometimes using the names of Democratic groups to fool Democrats into thinking they are registering when they aren't.
The Republican owned news media is trying to avoid this story and is not giving it the attention it deserves. I think that this is at least as big as dan Rather's mistake - and you can bet that if the DNC were tearing up Republican voter registrations it would be a national scandal.
In order for Democrats to win - they have to get 60% of the vote to offset Republican cheating. It looks like everything is being set up for yet another stolen election.
October 13, 2004
Kerry 4 - Bush 0 - Kerry wins again
Having said that - I was bored. I think both of them played it safe. Both of them tried hard not to make a mistake. I thought it would be more agressive. I wanted a fight. I wanted some action.
We'll see how the polling goes. I give it to Kerry because his facts were far better than Bush. Kerry had the easier argument because reality is on Kerry's side. When it come to style however - no winner there.
For what it's worth - I think both of them did worse than they did last time. The result - Kerry will gain a little. Bush has failed to turn it around. So - it's up to the October surprise and cheating for Bush to win now.
Pre debate spin - Bush's last chance?
With Kerry clearly winning the first two debates the pressure is on Bush big time to have a decisive victory. If Bush merely ties that probably isn't good enough. But it would be better than losing and if you use Bush math - Bush and the Republican controlled media will score a tie as a win. And as usual - the slant will be in favor of Bush.
They say that no one who has lost all the debates has won the presidency. This is a statement that I think has a basis in reality.
So - look for Bush to take more chances looking for a knockout or a sucker punch. But - if Bush take chances - it could backfire on him.
I'm looking for a hump on Bush's back - but I doubt you'll see it this time because everyone is looking for it. If I were the electronics guy builting the secret receiver - I'd put it in Bush's crotch - making him look like he has a bigger dick that Kerry - two birds - one stone.
But I do think that they should pat down the candidates to see if they are cheating. Can you imagine if Bush were caught cheating? Or if Kerry says, "Hey Bush - What's that hump on your back? Take off your jacket! " Then Kerry chases Bush around the stage trying to pull Bush's jacket off.
Kerry has the expectation problem. He is favored to win and can't shake that expectation. So if Kerry wins - he sort of stays even. Kerry could take Bush out with a good zinger tonight. But - Kerry can still fuck up. It is unlikely that Bush can win - but Kerry can lose. Will Kerry play it safe and conservative and just beat Bush by a little - or will he stomp Bush into the dust - or will he fuck up and lose?
In the Bush vs. Gore debate - Bush didn't beat Gore - Gore lost to Bush. It was Gore's screwups that cost him the election - not Bush's prowess. So - Bush's big chance will only come if Kerry makes a serious mistake.
October 12, 2004
Stolen Honor vs. F-9/11
Letter to the Editor
It's interesting that conservatives support the decision of the Sinclair Broadcast Group's decision to require it's 60 some member TV stations to air and Anti-Kerry movie "Stolen Honor" two days before the election. It makes me wonder how these conservatives would feel if a group of stations decided to run the political documentary "Fahrenheit 9-11" two days before the election. Would they support that? I doubt it.