Wednesday, October 29, 2008
The Savior, er, Messiah, will Soon Speak
Moments from now, B. Hussein Obama will appear on several televison networks talkin' 'bout "change" and "change" and, well, "change." He'll promise this and promise that; he'll promise to fight them and oppose those; and he'll do George C. Scott proud as he stands tall as the Chief General in the upcoming Class War.
As Obama resurrects the spirit of H. Ross Perot's 1992 half-hour appeals to our nation's nitwits, I want you to think about this: The only reason Obama has the money to buy a half-hour block on national TV tonight is because he's a fuckin' liar. He once promised to live within the constrictures of federally-financed presidential campaigns, and then, we he started getting mo' money, he "opted" out.
"Obama's not a liar" you say? Oh, really?
"Yes. I have been a long-time advocate for public financing of campaigns combined with free television and radio time as a way to reduce the influence of moneyed special interests.
I introduced public financing legislation in the Illinois State Senate, and am the only 2008 candidate to have sponsored Senator Russ Feingold's (D-WI) bill to reform the presidential public financing system.
In February 2007, I proposed a novel way to preserve the strength of the public financing system in the 2008 election.
My plan requires both major party candidates to agree on a fundraising truce, return excess money from donors, and stay within the public financing system for the general election.
My proposal followed announcements by some presidential candidates that they would forgo public financing so they could raise unlimited funds in the general election.
The Federal Election Commission ruled the proposal legal, and Senator John McCain (R-AZ) has already pledged to accept this fundraising pledge. If I am the Democratic nominee, I will aggressively pursue an agreement with the Republican nominee to preserve a publicly financed general election."
If you have to watch the boob tube tonight, and if you want to learn something, watch T. Boone Pickens' live energy-independence Q & A session on the RFD Network. As for me ... I'm on my way to see Yngwie Malmsteen. Gotta love them free tix!
# posted by Joltin' Django @ Wednesday, October 29, 2008 
