All Things Considered

Here is the latest and greatest left attempt at proving voter fraud. This is absolutely ridiculous. This is almost stupid enough to get a laugh out of me - except that the left is attempting to pass it off as Republican voter intimidation. It's unbelievable to me the "sheep" mentality of some of these people. It doesn't matter what is put in front of them - if it's Anti-Kerry than it must be a) true and 2) put out by Bush himself. These type of people never cease to amaze me. Take a look at the comments here and here.

Dick Morris thinks Bush will win.

HERE'S a two-part test to determine who will win on Tuesday:

a) Ask yourself: What is the issue we are talking about these days? Are we focused on terrorism and Iraq, or on health care and jobs? The answer is obvious: terrorism and Iraq.

b) Now look at the polls. Not the page that shows who they're voting for. That changes every hour. Look at the page that asks, "Which candidate do you think would do the best job of handling the war in Iraq?"

The answer is always President Bush, usually by 10 points. And right below that, on "Which candidate do you think would do the best job of handling the War on Terror?" Bush leads again, usually by 20 points.

If the issue is terrorism and Iraq, and Bush wins those issues by double digits, then the winner will be . . . voila, Bush!

Honestly, I have no clue where this will go. I do know that we will all lose, no matter which side "wins". I have said it before and I will say it again - whomever wins better win in a landslide or we are all in for a long, hard road. Peter Brown at the Orlando Sentinel agrees.

Great post about the election by Hugh Hewitt.

I could honestly care less about George Soros - but I had to post this strictly for this passage. This is the thinking of the left....and it scares the hell out of me. (My bold and italics)

Conceding that his hope for a “Democrat landslide” has gone by the boards, his only direct remark about candidate Kerry was that he knew him personally and that he would make “a good president.”

Another tepid endorsement of Kerry came as he explained that, in his opinion, Kerry understood that “offense is not necessarily the best defense if it offends those whose allegiance we need. John Kerry is aware of this other dimension. ... He is nuanced because reality is complicated. ...

So, the protection of America is only okay if it does not offend others? Mr. Soros - you are an idiot.

Scary. Very scary.

"People of America, I remind you of the weighty words of our leaders, Osama bin Laden and Dr. Ayman al-Zawahri, that what took place on Sept. 11 was but the opening salvo of the global war on America," said Azzam. "And that Allah willing, the magnitude and ferocity of what is coming your way will make you forget all about Sept. 11."

However, the other side to this story is that ABC News is refusing to release this tape until after the election. I guess the people at ABC don't want terrorists getting airtime prior to the election, thus giving voters pause about voting against the President that is keeping them safe at night. I can't say that I don't agree with them holding the tape back until it is verified, but that same reasoning doesn't seem to apply to anyone else. (Nod toward the NY Times)

Then I read this at Instapundit.

Drudge reports that the Al Qaeda videotape obtained by ABC News was sent to the FBI and the CIA and has since been authenticated. But ABC cut the last fifteen minutes of the tape, the portion where Americans are threatened with greater attacks if Bush and Cheney are re-elected, according to Drudge’s unnamed top government source.

ABC thinks it knows what the CIA ought to see, but they're reportedly still scratching their heads about what they should say to we proles.

One ABC source, who demanded anonymity, said Thursday morning, the network was struggling to find a correct journalistic "balance" before airing any story on the video.
Here’s some advice for you guys. Just air the damn tape without any edits or comments. You report. We'll decide.

What does this mean? Now we have terrorists saying that they won't kill 'that many' if Kerry is elected? What? What the heck does that mean? Even further, I read this:

The Army of Ansar al-Sunnah, of hostage beheading fame, has issued a press release endorsing John Kerry for president:

Praise be to Allah, it increased the joy in our hearts that John Kerry, the presidential candidate criticized the Bush governmentfor taking so long in making this declaration. The one who may be president of America [John Kerry] is already struck with terror by our brothers from the Tawheed wal-Jihad Movement [Abu Musab al-Zarqawi's group]. The repeated atacks that have targetted the evil Bush are now echoing on Kerry, even though he is not yet a president. This is what Allah means when he commands us to 'terrorize your enemy and the enemy of Allah."

I agree with Rusty Shackleford that it doesn't therefore follow that a vote for Kerry is a vote for terrorism. And, indeed, it's possible that a terrorist group will endorse Bush, if they haven't done so. Michael Scheuer, author of Imperial Hubris, contends that al Qaeda is ecstactic that Bush is in office and fighting the terror war so aggressively. Still, this is rather amusing.

My God. This is absolutely mind numbing to me. This man is getting votes from the very people who are planning to kill us? Doesn't this, indirectly, tell you that Bush is the right choice? Do we want a man in office that the terrorists endorse? Amazing to me.....absolutely amazing.

Okay, now it's getting ridiculous. Who is running the campaign at Bush HQ? How does this make it out? Like we need to give any more ammunition to Kerry and his cohorts. C'mon, guys, get it together!

Rudy - what the hell are you doing?

Rudy Giuliani just said on the Today Show that the troops are to blame, and not the president, for the fact that 380 tons of explosives are missing from the munitions dump at Al Qa Qaa, Iraq. Bush and Cheney are playing defense on the campaign trail by accusing Kerry of denigrating the troops over the matter, even though Kerry and Edwards have been assiduously avoiding blaming anyone but the Bush administration.

Jeff Jarvis makes a very strong point on the possible effect of Yasser Arafat and this election. Very interesting.

The Arafat surprise

: Not to work too hard to find the local angle, but if Arafat dies before Tuesday, what does it mean to the election? I'd say it pumps another point to Bush. Anything that puts the focus on the Middle East and instability benefits him.

I have to say that this completely surprised me - can't say that I saw this one coming. (Hat Tip: Andrew Sullivan)

If the loving heart of the Great Emancipator found its natural amorous passions overwhelmingly directed toward those of his own sex, it would certainly be a stunning rebuke to the Republican Party’s scapegoating of same-sex love for electoral purposes. And a forthcoming book by the late Dr. C.A. Tripp — The Intimate World of Abraham Lincoln, to be published in the new year by Free Press — makes a powerful case that Lincoln was a lover of men.

Ann Coulter absolutely lights up John Kerry on his relationship with the black voter. Despite her harsh rhetoric, I have to say I agree 100%. I have never understood why the black vote swings so hard for Democrats. I would think that African-Americans would be too proud to fall for the obvious political pandering. If I were black, it would absolutely piss me off to see (enter liberal politician name here) at a black church, speaking to the congregation, singing with the choir....only at election time. In all honestly, what do liberal politicians do for African-Americans that make them toe the political line so hard? I am at a loss - I could not tell you.

Kerry's supporters are reaching out to blacks by demanding that black cabdrivers in New York City who support Bush be fined and suspended. When taxi driver Etzer Jerome told his sensitive Upper West Side passenger he had voted for Bush, she demanded that he pull over and let her out, yelling at him: "How can a black man vote for Bush?" and "I'm going to f--- you!" She then filed a complaint against Jerome with the Taxi and Limousine Commission alleging that Jerome had "verbally harassed her." He was fined $500 and given a three-week suspension.

Please, someone, explain this to me.