RWNJ Conservative Views from Cincinnati

Anyone who was around for 1992 is sure to remember Ross Perot.  If not, you might remember Dana Carvey doing Ross Perot impersonations on SNL.  The reason I bring Ross Perot up is that he was the last candidate to buy primetime slots on the major networks for an infomercial.  He brought his pointer and his cardboard graphs and in his trademark voice explained why he was the best candidate for America.  I have to admit, he was a bit hypnotic in a creepy sort of way.  Regardless, Perot’s shows even outperformed sitcoms. For your nostalgia here’s a bit of one of his shows:

It will be interesting to see how Obama’s show ratings turn out.  My instinct tells me that Perot’s novelty level (3rd party candidate and unorthodox for a politician) is what drew his ratings.  At this point in the election, I’d expect mostly diehard Obama supporters and truly undecided will be the viewers.  Zogby shows about 6% of voters are still undecided, but also shows Obama with a large lead.  I’m not sure how much Obama has to gain with the TV special, but time will tell.  Many seem to be sick of hearing from the politicians, given the constant political advertising that we are innundated with lately.

SNL had to get in on the act and for those that missed it, here is the spoof:

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According to The Smoking Gun, two skinheads were arrested for plotting a killing spree.  Apparently, Daniel Cowart, 20 and Paul Schlesselman, 18, are white supremacists.  They planned to target a mostly African-American school, then go state to state in an effort to rob and kill people.  The final act was to be an assassination attempt on Obama consisting of driving their vehicle towards Obama while firing at him out of the windows.

To top things off, they were planning on wearing white tuxedoes and top hats.  Today must be the day of hatred and idiocy since it seems to be the main things I’m finding to post about today.  Thankfully, ATF has these two in custody under three federal felony charges.

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This is from a 2001 Chicago Public Radio interview.  Obama is saying outright that wealth should be redistributed.  Unfortunately, the more and more I hear from former interviews, the more I think he’s more of a Socialist than a Democrat (please realize that I’m saying that as a definition of his views, not an inflammatory slur statement).

I’m sorry, but redistribution of wealth should not be a function of a Capitalist country.  Obama’s demeanor in the interview is very matter-of-fact.  He has no doubt in his voice that redistribution of wealth should be done.  I must admit that this is even more frightening than his comments to Joe the Plumber.

On the plus side, he did say that such changes should be made legislatively and not through the courts.  Not very reassuring to me, but at least it’s something positive.

Transcription available at STACLU.

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The New York Post is reporting that 13 campaign workers for Obama withdrew their registrations and ballots in Ohio.  It appears that the prosecutor’s kind reminder that temporary residents aren’t allowed to vote in Ohio prompted the withdrawal.  I guess the threat of a felony charge is a good motivator.

It’s a shame to see either side illegally moving votes to try to steal a battleground state.  It will be harder for the Obama camp to separate itself from this like it did with ACORN.  So far I have not seen anything come across the wire for McCain volunteers facing the same issues.

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With the polls narrowing and momentum appearing to shift towards McCain, now is not the time to start having fundraising problems for Obama.  According to the Associated Press, Obama only raised $36 million in the first two weeks of October.  That’s drastically slower than the $150 he raised in September.  In that same two week October period, he spent $105 million, double the spending pace he had in September.

According to The Patriot Room, McCain is only trailing Obama by about $10 million in funds.  That could tighten up the advertising exposure, a key for changing the minds of undecided voters this late in the race.

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