October Surprise

MChat · #1 (**permalink**) 10-23-2008, 10:55 PM

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Originally Posted by VRM

And just because it is a DNC lawyer causing the ruckus does not automatically mean that Clinton is behind it.

Rumor has it, Berg is/was a Clinton supporter; not only that but the Judge was supposedly appointed by Bill Clinton. I have no idea how one would verify that info though.

Perhaps Hitlary would rather have Obama lose or be disqualified so she can run again in 2012?

This whole thing smells of dirty politics... smart of the McCain camp to just stay out of it.

wtm442 · #2 (**permalink**) 10-24-2008, 05:31 AM

Yes, Berg is a Democrat

Yes, the judge was appointed by Clinton, but he is a lifelong registered Republican. Nothing wrong with this picture.

Regarding Obama's trip to Hawaii. Give the man a break guys ... his grandmother is very ill and may die.

Of course its best for McCain to stay out of this mess. It could blow the lid off this election and make the ACORN scandal look like a prank ... or it could be absolutely nothing. Just wait and see what happens.

J. T. Toad · #3 (**permalink**) 10-24-2008, 08:09 AM

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Originally Posted by wtm442

Regarding Obama's trip to Hawaii. Give the man a break guys ... his grandmother is very ill and may die.

Maybe, I don't mean to be mean, but
Considering the money he has at his disposal and his jet
he didn't leave right away
If she were that stable to wait two days, couldn't he have flown her back to the states?
This is also the most crucial time in the election unless he thinks he had it in the bag...

His actions don't make sense.

wtm442 · #4 (**permalink**) 10-24-2008, 08:59 AM

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Originally Posted by J. T. Toad

If she were that stable to wait two days, couldn't he have flown her back to the states?

If your mother was gravely sick in the hospital, would you stick her in an airplane for a 10 hour trip? I don't think so.

He definitely thinks he has the election won already. Also, by going on a long trip to Hawaii to see his mother, his advisers have probably told him he will pick up some votes from the elderly mothers in the USA.

Do not under-estimate Obama. He makes Slick Willie Clinton look like a political dummy.

But everyone get out and vote for McCain. Every vote counts. My sister is so mad at anyone that does not vote. She did not vote at her last local election because she was sick and it was raining that day, and one of the ballot questions that she wanted to see pass, lost by ONE vote.

J. T. Toad · #5 (**permalink**) 10-24-2008, 10:57 AM

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Originally Posted by wtm442

If your mother was gravely sick in the hospital, would you stick her in an airplane for a 10 hour trip? I don't think so.

She has a broken hip.... lying in bed flying for ten hours (five hours to Stanford) in a quite posh jet, with a nurse and doctor on hand, would be better care than she would receive in a traditional hospital.

If I had his kind of money, I would make sure she received the best, no offense to Hawaii's physician pool, medical care money could buy.

cobra de capell · #6 (**permalink**) 10-24-2008, 10:37 AM

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Originally Posted by J. T. Toad

Maybe, I don't mean to be mean, but
Considering the money he has at his disposal and his jet
he didn't leave right away
If she were that stable to wait two days, couldn't he have flown her back to the states?
This is also the most crucial time in the election unless he thinks he had it in the bag...

His actions don't make sense.

"His actions don't make sense" - Bingo, to also be applied to his associations, what we know of his background or don't know.......the list is long, but according to the polls - he will be the next POTUS. Possibly, we are screwed.

VRM · #7 (**permalink**) 10-24-2008, 09:07 AM

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Originally Posted by MChat

Rumor has it, Berg is/was a Clinton supporter; not only that but the Judge was supposedly appointed by Bill Clinton. I have no idea how one would verify that info though.

Perhaps Hitlary would rather have Obama lose or be disqualified so she can run again in 2012?

This whole thing smells of dirty politics... smart of the McCain camp to just stay out of it.

I would not put it past Clinton to do this sort of thing. And I am not convinced that McCain did not have a hand in it either - possibly in cahoots with Clinton to take down a common enemy. Politics makes strange bedfellows. This is all speculation as none of us have enough info to go beyond that.

Steve