Why have there not been any new posts at THE MEDIAN SIB lately? I’ve been asked that question several times lately. Even my daughter noticed that it has been almost two weeks since I last put up a new post.

I’m tired of politics. I guess I could write about other things, but I don’t have the interest right now. I read and watch the news, and I’m absolutely disgusted with the way that the liberals, in general, have attacked both McCain and Palin. I am absolutely disgusted with the liberal spin the MSM puts on any story.

Obama’s campaign preemptively claims racism regardless of what McCain or Palin say or do. It’s a tactic that works because it silences their opposition, makes their own constituents eager to jump on the racism accusation train. After all, if you accuse someone else of racism, it makes you seem so . . . uh . . . un-racist. Question Obama’s numerous shady associates and friends? You’re racist. Question Obama’s stand on abortion? You’re racist. Don’t like Obama for any reason whatsoever? You’re racist. Mention that Obama’s only significant accomplishment in his brief tenure as a U.S. Senator is running for POTUS, and you’re a racist. Simply BE for the McCain/Palin ticket? You’re a racist. I can’t even count the number of articles I’ve read from liberal media about how if Obama loses, it will show how racist the country is.

Obama’s long-term association with Jeremiah Wright and the Trinity United Church of Christ - the epitome of racial intolerance and psuedo-Christian theology - is the elephant in the room that is stomping around and knocking people around, but no one can talk about it. The Obama campaign has effectively silenced the oppositiion because to question it would result in charges of racism.

Most of the Clinton supporters have apparently forgotten that both Hillary and Bill Clinton were accused by the Obama campaign of being racist during the primaries. Of course, no one would dare categorize the racist charges as “negative” advertising. That would be racist.

I am thoroughly disgusted with both the Democratic party and the liberal media. No rational thinking person with anything but the most radical liberal beliefs could possibly support Obama based on his record, his beliefs and/or policies. However, Obama is young, he’s well-spoken, he’s charismatic, he’s Democratic, and he’s black. He is on his way to becoming our next President - and it will be a sad day for our country, and for our Constitution if that happens.

As I make my rounds of lefty blogs, I see the people who will vote for any candidate that has “D” after his/her name. An objective, independent thought never enters their head. I think some people have themselves so thoroughly aligned to the Democratic party emotionally - from the days when the Democratic party actually had some ethics - that they can’t even consider not voting for the Democratic candidate - even when that candidate poses grave danger to the very founding principles of our country. Every absurd spin of the liberal media gains full acceptance and endorsement. So they put their ethics and principles aside, buy into the liberal talking points and support a candidate that is the antithesis of what our country was founded on.

The Democratic party and the liberal media have done a very good job of characterizing any conservative as a Bible-thumping, irrational , gun-toting, hysterical and uneducated country bumpkin.

One of the more hilarious comments recently on this blog was an Obama supporter explaining in patronizing terms (along with numerous misspellings and incorrect grammar) how, as the country becomes more educated, the Democratic party gains ground because Democrats are logical - whereas Republicans are ruled by their emotions and their fear of gays and anger about abortion. The commenter went on to explain just how ignorant and irrational Republicans are. No one takes such an idiot seriously. He/she was just parroting the Democratic talking points.

Last week an Obama supporter claimed that someone yelled “Kill him!” when Sarah Palin mentioned Obama in a speech. Did the liberal media or Obama camp check the story? No, it was something negative about the McCain campaign, and so they ran with it. Obama himself even brought it up in the last presidential debate. And millions of people still believe it - even after the incident was proven not to have happened at all. I certainly won’t hold my breath waiting for the media to demand an apology from Obama . . . or even mention that it was simply a trumped up story by an Obamabot.

The Democratic party and liberal media have “accepted” that John McCain is running a negative campaign. We hear it all the time. Meanwhile they are running the worst of negative campaigns and going ruthlessly after anyone who questions Obama. The perfect example is that of “Joe the Plumber” whose tax and divorce records have been scrutinized meticulously by media - the same media that can’t be bothered to check into the tax records of Obama’s own treasurer. The double standard and media bias is breath-taking. However, I don’t think it will go un-noted.

My belief is that grass roots Americans will see this liberal spin and intimidation for what it is, and when they enter the voting booth on November 4th, they’ll vote for McCain-Palin in significant numbers to prove once again that the hysterical and mean-spirited left is out of touch with both America and reality.

I saw this over in comments at Michelle Malkin. (Comment #25 by happy_mama). I love it. Have any of you heard it before?

The experience of being a POW was a defining part of John McCain’s life. Not the “victim” aspect of it, but the strength of character that came from the experience. It is why I trust John McCain to be our president. He knows first-hand the worst of war. He won’t get us into war without great cause. However, he also won’t be wishy-washy in fighting a war. His opponent is untested, is out of touch with mainstream American and has accomplished little.

Sarah Palin is all that I admire in a person and a political leader. Her beliefs are very similar to my own, and she lives those beliefs - even when it’s difficult. No fair weather belief system there. The very fact that liberal women are so hysterically trashing Palin is proof that what is called “feminism” has nothing to do with real female rights and achievement.

We all know what P.O.W. stands for, but what does W.O.W. stand for? Kat suggested “Woman of Worth.” What do you think?

Don’t you just love this new McCain-Palin ad?

I find it amusing that so many Democrats are comparing Obama to Sarah Palin. John McCain is a healthy and active man, and his mother is alive and active well into her nineties. Yet, to hear the Democrats talk, you’d think John McCain is slated to keel over dead within 24 hours of becoming President in January. However, even if that were to happen, Sarah Palin would be a much better, more effective, and certainly a more ethical POTUS than either Obama or Biden.

I am voting for John McCain - Sarah Palin for many reasons. The main one is that they are both ethical people who have demonstrated their honor and strength of character not only in their words but in their actions and their relationships. If Barack Obama had exactly the same beliefs he has right now and said exactly what he says right now, and the only thing different about him was that he had an “R” after his name instead of a “D”, he would be sounded denounced and outcast by the Democrats for his long-term associations with Jeremiah Wright and Bill Ayers and Tony Rezko - to just name a few. Being willingly blind is what being a Democrat is all about this election cycle.

I actually laugh now when I read yet another Democrat talking about John McCain dumping his sick wife and marrying his multimillionaire mistress. Uhhh - yes, that was over 28 years ago and he has accepted full responsibility for his bad behavior - and he and his first wife, Carol, have a good relationship now - they have all along. He and Cindy have now been married for 28 years. That’s a long-term marriage, folks. And, dems act like something is wrong with Cindy because she’s a multimillionaire. Her parents started off with nothing. They put everything they had into a business and were able to prosper. They lived the American dream - and now that’s supposed to be something bad?

So, the Democrats are acting all offended and outraged over some of the McCain ads. The truth hurts, apparently, and sputtering outrage is the best they can come up with. So here is McCain’s response to some of the Democratic mud-slinging of late.

In recent days, Barack Obama has decided to engage Senator McCain and Governor Sarah Palin in a debate over earmarks. However, despite his attempts to call everyone who examines his record a liar, the facts are clear:

While Senator McCain has never requested a single earmark, Senator Obama has requested nearly a billion dollars worth during his short time in office. Though Senator Biden has been in the Senate for 36 years, he has only disclosed his earmarks for one year.

Senator Obama increased his earmark requests during each of his first three years in office. Governor Palin has cut requests for earmarks for Alaska by $150 million since entering office, and she has cut those requests every single year. She has also vetoed a half billion dollars in wasteful spending at the state level.

Senator Obama has also attacked Governor Palin over the “Bridge to Nowhere.” despite the fact that he actually voted for the bridge, and his own party in Alaska credited her for ending the project. The fact is the bridge ballooned in cost between the time it was first budgeted and when Palin became governor. Once in the Governor’s office, Palin examined the new facts and concluded that the project had become too expensive and a poor use of tax dollars. This conclusion led to her decision to end the project, as detailed in numerous press accounts at the time.

Sex Education: When confronted with questions about his support for K through 12 sex education, Barack Obama has lashed out at the propriety of any questions on what he voted for. The text of the bill in question reads:
“Each class or course in comprehensive sex education offered in any of grades K through 12 shall include instruction on the prevention of sexually transmitted infections, including the prevention, transmission and spread of HIV.”
The fact is that this legislation stated expressly that children in grades kindergarten through 12 were to be taught about sexually transmitted diseases. If Senator Obama believes that it is not appropriate to teach kindergarteners about sexually transmitted diseases, he should have joined with the minority who voted against the bill. Instead, he supported it.

While Senator Obama has tried to assert that all he’s ever been concerned about was protecting young children from predators, the facts tell a different story. For example, in describing his position on sex ed for kindergarteners in 2004, Obama specifically said it included topics other than sex predators or inappropriate touching, saying, “If they ask a teacher ‘where do babies come from,’ that providing information that the fact is that it’s not a stork is probably not an unhealthy thing.”

In 2007, Barack Obama told Planned Parenthood that he supported “age-appropriate” sex education for kindergarteners. When challenged about what was “age-appropriate,” the Obama campaign cited guidelines that included comprehensive and explicit teaching that should concern every parent.

Taxes: The Obama campaign claims that anyone who says that Senator Obama is going to raise taxes is lying. But the fact is that what Senator Obama says and what he has voted for are two different things.

He pledges on the campaign trail that he wouldn’t raise taxes on the middle class, but in the Senate, he voted for higher taxes on people making just $42,000 per year. He has voted for higher taxes or against tax cuts 94 times. It is not a lie to point out this record of votes. At the beginning of the campaign, he promised to raise taxes on every American with an investment through his increases on capital gains and dividend taxes.

Over the course of this campaign, he has run away from this record of supporting higher taxes. That is not surprising in an election year, but that is also why the record is important. Senator Obama has put forth so many versions of his tax plan, voters are naturally going to judge him not just on what he says on the campaign trail, but what he has done during his time in office.

Gianna Jessen was on Hannity and Colmes tonight. Gianna Jessen is the real thing. I actually have a connection with her, and I’ve met her in person. She has been in the news before on the abortion issue. I’ve got three videos for you. The first two are of a speech that she gave in Australia just a week ago. The third is of her appearance on Hannity and Colmes tonight. Is it just me, or was Colmes really obnoxious to her?

Gianna Jessen’s story comes down to the fact that it isn’t about a woman’s “right to choose.” When a woman “chooses” to have an abortion, there is no consideration for the baby’s choice. It is the killing of an innocent life. It is documented to be painful for the baby. Out of sight - out of mind. It’s not a women’s issue. Watch and listen to the video. The business of abortion is a major money maker. Making it part of the so-called women’s movement just masks what is really going on.

Sometimes I feel badly for people who are so indoctrinated with the leftist talking points that they can’t see the absolute moral corruption of their political beliefs. They talk about how horrible abortion is and how it’s such a difficult decision to make and how they want to make it so that there aren’t so many abortions - but then they say that it must be a personal decision, and they can’t legislate a woman’s personal choice. That’s simply bullshit. Apparently, however, that’s the only way they can try to justify to themselves supporting such an immoral practice.

I’m curious to see how to Obama disciples will spin this story:

WHILE campaigning in public for a speedy withdrawal of US troops from Iraq, Sen. Barack Obama has tried in private to persuade Iraqi leaders to delay an agreement on a draw-down of the American military presence.

According to Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari, Obama made his demand for delay a key theme of his discussions with Iraqi leaders in Baghdad in July.

“He asked why we were not prepared to delay an agreement until after the US elections and the formation of a new administration in Washington,” Zebari said in an interview.

Obama insisted that Congress should be involved in negotiations on the status of US troops - and that it was in the interests of both sides not to have an agreement negotiated by the Bush administration in its “state of weakness and political confusion.”

I’m sure Obama’s actions had NOTHING to do with the fact that earlier withdrawal of troops from Iraq would negatively impact his chances of winning the election in November.

Oh no! The latest Sarah Palin scandal is that she bought a tanning bed! With her own money! Oh. My. God! Will the horrors of this woman never cease?!

The irrationality of the “pro-choice” folks always amuses me - especially vapid celebrities like Pamela Anderson. To them, since they can’t “see” unborn babies, the babies are only “fetuses.” They lack the ability to visualize the living, formed baby just a few inches beneath the surface.

Thanks for Darleen for this cartoon that perfectly depicts what an idiot Pamela Anderson is.