Paddy Power is already paying out on an Obama victory..”We declare this race well and truly over and congratulate all those who backed Obama,” Power said.
“Although he seemed a little out of sorts in last night’s final debate we believe he has done more than enough to get him across the line on November 4.”
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A second “Lisbon-moment”. They will have to pay out to both sides soon. I look forward to my xmas present after Nov 4th.
This article in CSM, using comments from Aristotle and the Founders of the United States, addresses the issue of how the rich and poorer classes function together in a democracy.
Interesting stuff.
Willis,
Blinding said: If a black man cannot win with the american economy in such a state then it will be one hell of a long time before a black man can(possibly never)
6cp said: It’s a shame, Blinding, really is. After all, look how well Black men have run their economies around the world, especially on the continent of Africa.
Do you not agree with me? After all, it is because of the white colonialists that Africa is in such a state. And, let me tell you, it is not a myth that the colonialists were responsible for building roads, schools and hospitals on the continent thereby destroying the perfect harmony that once existed among the 2,000 ethnic groups. Just ask Robert Mugabe. My, he is such a wonderful example and inspiration to us all.
Obama for president of Kenya, I say!
Over 40 million American babies killed in their mothers womb since roe v wade,abortion clinics are in the main situated in working class neighbourhoods (Black and Hispanic in particular).It is those people whom Obama is targetting for votes,A Black man promoting Eugenics,who would have thought.
The roe incidentally is Norma McCorvey who is now an ardent pro-life activist,as is dr Alveda King.
6CoP
Not exactly an answer to my question, and I can understand that you are wise enough not to face it head on.
Fair enough I say.
I will see your Mugabe and raise you King Leopold II.
“Estimates of the death toll range from two to fifteen million, although most sources indicate it was around ten million.[6][7]”
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leopold_II_of_Belgium
danny o’connor ,
This election is about the economy not abortion . Abortion is not eugenics . It’s a woman’s choice . We are not living in the stone age when the average woman would bear 4 children of whom 2 would die pre puberty .
If we remember the so called Holy Catholic Ireland whereby women would bear 10 or more children because the priests said it was a sin to use condoms and a woman had to submit to her husband’s will .Many women died prematurely and in childbirth who would have lived had they had access to proper family planning .
But of course the ‘ignorant ‘ Roman Catholic Church ‘ of the time knew waht was best for women . Home -kitchen – lots of children – fear of God and give birth to as many future sources of revenue for Rome as is possible and iff you die in the effort well not to worry ye’ll go to heaven .
A nice line in the 1950′s . Won’t work in the Ireland of the 21st century .
It’s hypocritical of both the Dublin and Belfast administrations that women who choose to have an abortion for medical or other reasons are forced to gap it to England or Scotland or Wales .
GF,
and I hate to put the skud on anything but feck there’s a black guy leading by at least five points in Virginia (you know the state where a black couldn’t marry a white in 1970; the state of Lee,Jackson etc.).
You and I have had our electoral college arguments before mucker(back with Hilery when you were still an infidel
“It’s hypocritical of both the Dublin and Belfast administrations that women who choose to have an abortion for medical or other reasons are forced to gap it to England or Scotland or Wales .” – Greenflag
How do you work that one out? Do you suggest that the State imprisons pregnant women until they give birth lest they travel abroad for an abortion? The State also allows drivers of high powered sports cars to travel to Germany and drive at high speeds on autobahns. Do you think this makes the State hypocritical? Do you think that the State should remove the speed limit in this jurisdiction so that those drivers of high powered sports cars will be spared the inconvenience of travelling to Germany or that it has conceeded the principle that its speed limit is too low if it allows free movement? You don’t have an argument here: you have po-faced attitude which you confuse with an argument.
So, Willis, tell me, Who’s Playing the Race Card?
Fun video: The Star v The Underdog
Forgive me but funny from fivethirtyeight in PA:
“So a canvasser goes to a woman’s door in Washington, Pennsylvania. Knocks. Woman answers. Knocker asks who she’s planning to vote for. She isn’t sure, has to ask her husband who she’s voting for. Husband is off in another room watching some game. Canvasser hears him yell back, “We’re votin’ for the n***er!”
Woman turns back to canvasser, and says brightly and matter of factly: “We’re voting for the n***er.”"
There’s the full article
Dave ,
Contrary to what you may have picked up from the Milton Friedman school of trickle down economics -human beings i.e a woman/women is/are not high powered sports cars .
Now that I think of it the German high speed autobahn’s are another of the ‘free markets’ excellent ways of keeping health costs down ,the major one still being ensuring the poor die sooner and receive less medical or preventative care. When Germans crash at 200 kph there are no medical costs as death is instantaneous and further medical care expence useless.
Now there’s an idea for reducing health care costs in Ireland/USA/UK etc . Why not increase the speed limit on motorways and high ways to 170 mph and let the ‘free market’ do the rest .
I’ve always wondered how the Germans manage to provide universal health care for all their citizens including their 4 or 5 million immigrants at half the dollar amount per capita that the USA spends . But then the Brits and French spend the same pro rata approx as the Germans and they don’t get to commit the German high speed hari kari at least not legally .
You may need to put further thought into your German ‘example ‘ .I suggest you consider running for the Dail with a proposal based on reducing health costs via high speed motorways ?. As I’ve always preferred fast cars and even faster women I’ll certainly consider throwing a vote to you with one hand while holding a rope and eyeing a nearby lampost in the other;)
PS I know that you may be in mourning for the recent demise of your far right anti EU Austrian fellow traveller the Herr Haider . Oddly enough he too succumbed to a high speed death .What is with these extreme right wingers and speed ?
Bizarrely they were showing his ‘funeral ‘ obsequies on RTE worldwide internet . I’m still trying to figure out why . Were the No campaigners that fond of Herr Haider for his support for their case or were the extreme lefties in RTE so overjoyed at this political embarassment’s demise that they wanted to make sure the right wing ‘b***ard’ was truly gone and would no longer embarass any future No campaign .
BTW -How is Monsieur Le Pen doing ? Has he been driving any fast cars recently ?
Dewi ,
LOL – I should’nt as per PC but I did anyway
These are the folks that trickle down economics left behind .
latcheeco
‘Virginia there is a Christmas ‘ and No Santa is not coming to the Republican Party this year . He’s never been into funerals .
Seriously I think Virginia will be close but McCain may just shade it via his paler hue .
Greenflag
Human life is more important than money.
Remember what Obama said his first priority as president woud be- he set the agenda-not me
danny o’connor ,
‘Human life is more important than money. ‘
Not as important as oil according to the God fearing -neo cons of the American far right who cherish the supply of oil over the cost of any number of human lives . At the last count some 400,000 approx have lost their lives as the USA strives to grab control of one of the world’s last major oil reserves that has not been ‘nationalised ‘ by the home government.
It’s the Americans who are in Iraq not the other way around .
I’ve no idea what the Islamic view is on abortion but as far as Jews are concerned human life does not begin until the child is actually born . Christians have a multiplicity of views on this matter . It’s a emotive subject and thus best left to be resolved by the people who have to live with the consequences of their decision one way or the other .
6CoP
“So, Willis, tell me, Who’s Playing the Race Card?”
Full marks for avoiding the question.
Let us just remind ourselves about the the quote you now want to pass over.
“It’s a shame, Blinding, really is. After all, look how well Black men have run their economies around the world, especially on the continent of Africa.”
And I asked
“So what exactly are you saying here 6CoP? Are you saying that the evidence shows that Black people are inferior?
I think you should spell out what your insinuation is. Because I for one do not like to see this sort of insinuation.”
And since then you have ducked and weaved, dodged and dived.
I am not one bit surprised. You know that to spell it out will invite hoots of derision.
To be honest, I admire Bob more in his wrong headed exile.
There have been particularly intensive efforts to make sure Mr Obama has his national security team in place, not just because he is widely expected to win the election on November 4, but because intelligence analysts believe America’s enemies are more likely to try to take advantage of Mr Obama’s international inexperience than they would of Mr McCain.
Covering for Obama already. What else is he not ready for? I hope American realise what they are buying into.
6 county prod ,
‘I hope American realise what they are buying into. ‘
The consensus seems to be that they know what they bought into for the last 8 years and the message coming across is – no thanks to more of the same .
That’s astonishing 100,000 people in St Louis for Obama
“There have been particularly intensive efforts to make sure Mr Obama has his national security team in place, not just because he is widely expected to win the election on November 4, but because intelligence analysts believe America’s enemies are more likely to try to take advantage of Mr Obama’s international inexperience than they would of Mr McCain.”
That would be why Barack Obama chose a running mate with similar foreign policy experience to McCain. Yet another example of his strategic planning. Yet another example of why McCain is actually the greater gamble for the American people.
Yea, Joe’s real smart. Yesterday he noted ‘that Democrats Al Gore and John Kerry were also well ahead in polls just weeks before Election Day in 2000 and 2004, but both lost their presidential contests to President Bush.’ (AP)
Kerry 10% ahead: http://www.cbc.ca/news/story/2004/10/17/uselexn041017.html
Kerry also spoke to a crowd of 100,000 two weeks before the election that Bush won by over 4 million!
Boys and girls, it’s not over yet. Lots of time for the Obama mask to slip.
Hang on 6CoP, now you are agreeing with me. That will never do.
Obama raises $150m in Setember That’s a hell of a war chest for the last couple of weeks…
Obama raises $150m in Setember That’s a hell of a war chest for the last couple of weeks…
6 county prod ,
‘America’s enemies’ ?
No other administration in American history has done as much to lengthen the list of enemies and potential enemies and pissed off as many friends and allies as has the Dubya/Cheney/Rumsfeld destructive combo