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More comparisons between the once-maverick presidential candidate Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) and President George W. Bush are popping up daily. Now his supporters are trying to scare the American people into voting GOP this November.

In a CBS interview Sunday, McCain supporter Sen. Joseph Lieberman (I-CT) predicted an imminent terrorist attack in early 2009. After the threat, Lieberman said of McCain, "He's been tested. He's ready to protect the security of the American people."

This comes on the heels of McCain strategist Charlie Black claiming a terrorist attack would be a "big advantage" to McCain this election cycle.

Black later apologized for the comments. But some may say the damage has been done.

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BE ELECTED
by Christine Bowman

Here's a hint, as if you need it: They share a very high profile fan.

That's why, here in Chicago, we kind of thought the guy with the big ears and funny name might share the stage this past Saturday evening with Stevie Wonder, who played a fantastic, free, open air gig at the Taste of Chicago overlooking Lake Michigan.

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Perhaps it seems at times that politics is just a game. After all, we do make fun of the MSM for covering the process as a horse race.

The strategies at FOX 'News' Channel, MSNBC, and CNN along with the major broadcast networks are to cover the contest not for who has the best ideas or what is the best for the country, but more like who got in the best shot and who was best at being deceptive.

But politics isn't a game; it's real life. It's my friend who called me late last night considerably upset over the overturning of the D.C. handgun ban. And she's worried about increased crime where she lives if handguns become more prominent. She didn't grow up in the United States (she's Canadian), and she doesn't understand our relationship with guns.

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We are told that one characteristic to look for in determining the viability of a presidential campaign is how the candidate reacts when one of the people says something inappropriate.

When Samantha Power made her "monster" remark, she expressed remorse within the sentence she was speaking. Power offered to resign, and the Obama campaign wanted her to resign as well.

"She is a monster, too -- that is off the record -- she is stooping to anything," Ms Power said, hastily trying to withdraw her remark.

Yet when Charlie Black speaks of how another major terrorist attack will help McCain, Black gets to keep his job. Technorati Tags: Be-Elected Chad Rubel 2008 race Barack Obama John McCain Charlie Black Fortune terrorism threat

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Can't handle the tensions of 5-4 Supreme Court decisions, including this morning's overturning of the D.C. handgun ban? Are you tired of numerous rights being held over your head, including but not limited to, the right to choose?

Well, rooting for an Obama Administration is a start. And this is reason #374 why it's important for Obama to win by a considerable margin and have the coattails for the rest of the ballot. Obama needs serious momentum to run past Republicans and a clearly biased MSM. And he will need to spend that momentum, that political capital, on Supreme Court justices.

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Battling theology with James Dobson might seem a daunting task. Dobson has a lot of power in the Evangelical world. And Evangelicals are very good at sounding like they are right, even when they are not.

So strong kudos to Barack Obama for standing up for Christianity and up to Dobson.

There are a lot of people who feel like they are Christian, believe in the values Jesus taught, but who feel shut out due to the volume of the Evangelicals. And those people haven't had a voice on the national stage.

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Sonny Landham has a rather impressive list of movie and TV credits in his acting and stunt career. And Landham has taken his share of fights in those roles.

So perhaps this can get him ready for what would be a tough fight: representing the Libertarian Party running for Mitch McConnell's Senate seat from Kentucky.

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$300 million.

I'm so excited that John McCain is giving me a chance to make $300 million. It will fulfill my lifelong, er, well, six-month dream:

To be richer than Cindy McCain.

I didn't think it was possible to ever be in this situation. Sure I could play the lottery, win $20 million or $40 million, and be set for life. But Cindy McCain could still look down at me. Reaching $300 million would allow me to climb beyond Cindy McCain's fortune.

Yes, Sen. John McCain announced a $300 million prize to the person who can develop a battery that will "leapfrog" what we get from current hybrid and electric cars.

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Jon Stewart: Do you watch the news that we're watching?

Lara Logan: If I were to watch the news that you hear in the United States -- I'd just blow my brains out because it would drive me nuts.

The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, June 17, 2008

Well, Lara, we do watch that news, and the prospect of that can really be depressing. Especially when the information is incomplete or one-sided, the MSM can claim it's "telling the truth," but it's not the whole truth.

The latest misguided adventure by the MSM is over Barack Obama's "switch" on public financing.

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