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Israeli’s Surround Gaza City (Video)

Per this report and many others, 10,000 Israeli troops and tanks have effectively cut off Gaza city. The Gaza death toll is estimated as 500+. The Israeli’s claim that Hamas, their sworn enemy to the death, is hiding in homes, offices and even hospitals. All of these have been destroyed.
One of the Israeli leader said [...]

A Numeric Picture Of The Barack Obama Ground Game in Ohio

If anyone needed any more evidence of the extraordinary ground game organization of the Barack Obama campaign check out this numeric.
Some numbers from an Obama campaign release on what its doing in Ohio:
340,846 — Number of doors knocked this weekend
483,473 — Number of doors knocked last week
1,098,777 — Total number of doors knocked in October
394,335 [...]

Rep. Bachmann Issues Apology Commercial…But Not Really

Rep. Michelle Bachmann screwed the pooch on Chris Matthews Hardball last week suggesting that the press investigate the Congresspeople who were Anti-American. She was also concerned that Obama himself was Anti-American. (Anti-American members of Congress?) That charge started a deluge of donations for her opponent, Elwyn Tinklenberg, of over $1.4 million cash being now used [...]

Not as Smart as a Third Grader

On Monday, in Colorado, during an interview with NBC affiliate KUSA, Palin was asked a question submitted by a third grader: “What does the vice president do?”
In response, Palin said it was a question her daughter Piper, a second grader, would ask her. And then proceeded to get it wrong: “They’re in charge of the [...]

Colin Powell Endorses Barack Obama and Speaks To The Challenges Of The Future

It doesn’t get a helluva lot better when it comes to endorsements. Many readers may know that Colin Powell is a popular man. What they may not know is that, until Barack Obama came to the scene, Colin Powell was the most admired man in the USA.
This endorsement crosses party lines at a time [...]

Biden Puts The Challenge Directly In McCain’s Face

“In my neighborhood, when you’ve got something to say to a guy, you look him in the eye and you say it to him.”
– Sen. Joe Biden, quoted by NBC News, pressing Sen. Barack Obama’s challenge to Sen. John McCain for next week’s debate.  Biden added a “personal touch to the idea that McCain wasn’t [...]

Undecided’s Say Obama Won The Debate and More

Democracy Corps had a focus group of undecided voters in Nevada watch last night’s debate:
“Unlike the first debate, when Democracy Corps research showed half the voters remaining undecided and the two candidates splitting the other half, the vote following the second debate showed a decisive shift toward Senator Obama. This debate was a clear victory [...]

Olbermann, Matthews Out as News Anchors, In As Analysts

From the NY Times:
MSNBC tried a bold experiment this year by putting two politically incendiary hosts, Keith Olbermann and Chris Matthews, in the anchor chair to lead the cable news channel’s coverage of the election debates.That experiment appears to be over.
After months of accusations of political bias and simmering animosity between MSNBC and its parent [...]

McBush Does Very Well…Obama Had The Substance

I don’t know how many DemDaily readers watched the entire forum yesterday from Saddleback Church, hosted by Rick Warren. For me it was very personal because, at one point of my life when I had a very, very significant other who was a member of the church, I got to know Rick Warren very well. [...]

Obama In Afghanistan with Hagel and Reed

From MSNBC:
Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama started a campaign-season tour of combat zones and foreign capitals, visiting with U.S. forces in Kuwait and then Afghanistan — the scene of a war he says deserves more attention and more troops[...] “I’m more interested in listening than doing a lot of talking, and I think it’s very [...]

Quote of the Day (Political Conversations)

“Nothing is so hard to understand as that there are human beings in this world besides one’s self and one’s own set.“William Dean Howell–(1837-1920)H/T to MSN

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California Still Ravaged By Fires

For longer than it seems possible, California been fighting wildfires far before the fire season was supposed to start. From the Santa Barbara/Goleta area of Southern California to the Northern vast areas, every wildfire firefighter from many states is on the line from many states working their hearts out trying to save family homes. [...]