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Written by Michael Vass
You know what? I’ve been following the Presidential election everyday for 2 years now. It’s been serious and informative. It’s been important and annoying. And I am tired.
So for a brief moment of complete levity I present the following videos. Because sometimes we all need to relax from the stress this election [...]
McCain vs Obama - my thoughts on the debate
Written by Michael Vass
So I went over the details of the entire debate a couple of times and I want to share my observations.
First of all we start with Senator Obama and the first question of what is going on with the bailout of the mortgage crisis. The initial thought that Senator Obama brings to [...]
Senator John McCain at the Republican National Convention
Written by Michael Vass
Senator John McCain made the final speech of the Republican National Convention today. Now the speech was not the best oration you may have ever heard. Senator McCain is not known to be a good teleprompter speaker. He cannot compete with Senator Obama on this regard. But what he said was powerful.
A [...]
Mitt Romney, Rudy Giuliani, and Mike Huckabee at the RNC
Written by Michael Vass
There were several speakers at the Republican National Convention last night besides Vice Presidential candidate Gov. Sarah Palin. Not all of them have received much attention, due entirely to the powerful speech of the VP.
But they deserve to be heard as much as was Senator Clinton, Former President Bill Clinton, and the [...]
Governor Sarah Palin, Republican Vice Presidential candidate at the RNC and my thoughts
Written by Michael Vass
Over the last couple of days I was as curious as anyone about Governor Sarah Palin. I knew nothing of her, and I searched the internet and Youtube to find all I could about her. I have presented all that information previously, as accurately and quickly as one man can.
So yesterday I [...]
Senator Joe Lieberman speech at Republican National Convention
Written by Michael Vass
Another important speech last night was from Senator Joe Lieberman. Senator Lieberman may be the first Democrat to speak at a Republican National Convention.
Sen. Lieberman is officially recorded as an Independent, because in his last re-election the Democrats threw him under the bus and he had to run on his own against [...]
Reviewing Fred Thompson’s speech
Written by Michael Vass
Now for my commentary on Fred Thompson’s speech.
I thought it was a great speech. One of the most important things about it was the fact that unlike similar speeches by Democrats he did not really attack Senator Obama. He got in a few jibes, and they were accurate and well placed, but [...]
Fred Thompson at the Republican National Convention
Written by Michael Vass
It’s funny that last week, within minutes of the speeches of the various speakers at the Democratic National Convention Youtube was filled with video. Today after Fred Thompson and Senator Lieberman made their opening speeches at the Republican National Convention you can’t find anything but information about protestors, most trying to sway [...]
A quick video history of Gov. Sarah Palin’s comments
Written by Michael Vass
I searched through Youtube a bit and came up with this compilation on Gov. Sarah Palin. For those who are unfamiliar with her, here are her words on various interviews. You can make up your own thoughts on how she sounds and what she has to say on various subjects.
Energy
Education
Military
Giving Birth in [...]
Gov. Sarah Palin’s daughter - the only thing I have to say
Written by Michael Vass
I did not want to speak about this. Obama has said he does not find this an election issue. Biden has said it’s off limits. Yet the major news media is continuing to feed the flames on this issue. Sarah Palin’s child is not newsworthy.
The news was reported yesterday that Republican Vice [...]
McCain - Palin: Sarah Palin is the Republican Vice Presidential candidate
Written by Michael Vass
Well now we have a race. Senator McCain has just announced his Vice President and it has caught everyone off guard. His choice – Sarah Palin the Governor of Alaska.
You may not be familiar with this Governor, I wasn’t either. So I watched her speak and looked up some information on her. [...]
The Presidential candidates are getting myopic
Written by Michael Vass
Energy, crude oil, and more energy. The Presidential race has taken yet another turn of late, ignoring the issues of last month and rolling on the bandwagon of the latest issue pushed by pundits and the news media in their quest for ratings. The 24-hour news cycle continuing to seek the latest [...]
Senator McCain targets Obama weaknesses
Written by Michael Vass
The recent ads by Senator John McCain’s campaign really are interesting. If you haven’t seen them I present 2 that I believe are intelligent, humorous, and raise real questions about Senator Barack Obama.
In this video we are presented with the obvious nature of Senator Obama’s rockstar celebrity status. That status has been [...]
Taxes: the real Presidential candidate issue
Written by Michael Vass
With all the attention being place on oil and energy in the past few days I thought I’d take another look at taxes. One of the least popular issues that every Presidential race focuses on. And consistently the public has the same request, lower taxes.
For 2008, the ‘election of change’ [a dumb [...]
Iran: What should America do?
Written by Michael Vass
So in the 4th day of the start of the unofficial race between Senator McCain and Senator Obama the barbs are continuing to hit their marks. Of course the start of the race lies with President Bush.
It must be said that President Bush was wrong as he spoke overseas. A U.S. President [...]
Who are the Vice-Presidential candidates going to be?
Written by Michael Vass
With the nominees of the political parties winding down, pundits and talking heads are starting to look around and question who will be Vice-Presidential matches. While many citizens may not consider the Vice-Presidency as overly important, in political circles it’s a big deal. Considering the fact that the Democratic nominee will eventually [...]
After sweeping the Potomac Primaries, what’s next for the Presidential candidates
Written by Michael Vass
Voters have spoken. Mike Huckabee and Senator Hillary Clinton sadly weren’t the voices being called out by the najorities. In sweeping victories Senators Barack Obama and John McCain continued their momentum towards the nomination for their various political parties.
Most decisive was the victory by Senator Obama. In victories that were between 60% [...]
Presidential Candidates Lies: Update
Written by Michael Vass
Back in November 2007, amid the huge number of Presidential candidates and the multiple debates I found the need to decipher all the polispeak and misinformation that was being bandied about. In the process I found a site PolitiFact that verified many of the issues that I was questioning.
I presented many of [...]
Senator Obama and Mike Huckabee win weekend Primaries
Written by Michael Vass
So Mike Huckabee is definitely looking to prove me and many pundits wrong. His continued run for the Republican nomination gained some strength Saturday with a win versus Senator John McCain. Now the question that comes to mind is does this win mean he has a chance? Not really.
Mike Huckabee needs to [...]
John McCain is virtual nominee, pressure on Democrats
Written by Michael Vass
So Mitt Romney has left the race for the Republican Presidential nomination. This has virtually ensured the nomination of Senator John McCain. Mike Huckabee is so far back in delegate counts, his rallying to a victory is beyond unlikely. So Super Tuesday has settled one half of the question on who will [...]
Super Tuesday results across the nation
Written by Michael Vass
The results are coming in and the news is troubling. Troubling because deception is taking the lead, that polispeak is gaining strength, that Senator Hillary Clinton has the delegate lead in the Democratic Presidential nomination race. As I stated earlier, I oppose Senator Clinton, and think that only Mestophilese might be a [...]
The No Vote List
Written by Michael Vass
It has been over a year in the making, and while there may not be fanfare I imagine some may have been waiting for this list. It is not an endorsement yet but it is one step away.
The following candidates are all people I would not vote for and reasons why. In [...]
Can Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger help Obama and endorse McCain?
Written by Michael Vass
Recently I was speaking about the endorsement of Senator Barack Obama by Senator Ted Kennedy.
I stated that
“The power of the Kennedy family is without question in American politics. They stretch from New England to California. They include Congressmen, Senators, and the Guvernator. Their supporters range in age from the pre-baby boomers to [...]
Senator John McCain wins Florida, Super Tuesday sweep is possible
Written by Michael Vass
The Republican Florida results are final, and Senator John McCain has won. This was not an overwhelming win. It was not a landslide by any means. But it does confirm several indications, and may well be a precursor to the events of Super Tuesday.
As I had expected, Rudy Giuliani is done. His [...]
Fred Thomspon out of Presidential race, who is next?
Written by Michael Vass
So Fred Thompson is out of the Presidential race for the 2008 election. No shock at all. Considering the poor 3rd place results in South Carolina, and the speech made by Thompson that same day, this is not a surprise. Though it is a bit of a shame as the ex-Presidential hopeful [...]
