When John McCain and Sarah Palin visit Lehigh University's Stabler Arena on Wednesday, they'll certainly be getting a warm welcome from the right. They'll be getting it from the left, too.Mike Morrill, Dear Leader at Keystone Progress, has been asking "progressives" everywhere to be there. He even has a theme for everyone.
BUSH = McCain, WE CAN'T AFFORD MORE OF THE SAME.
He wants people to make signs and banners using that theme. I sure hope the LV's one man protest machine, Bernie Berg, is there. Usually festooned in Pirates or Steelers gear, this ex-priest has made a career of demonstrating against Dent and Toomey. In fact, about 100 years ago, he ran for Congress himself, pulling down about 23 votes.
His theme? "Berg - the Lesser Evil."
I disagree with Bernie, but people like him make democracy fun.
He reminds me of my cranky old grandmother. Neither have ever made sense.
ReplyDeleteberg is different, but brilliant.
ReplyDeleteO'Hare you reserve of love for Republicans is endless.
ReplyDeleteThanks Bernie for all your help in telling us that Westage had more tickets. We rushed over yesterday
ReplyDeletestood in line about 45 min. but
got two tickets. Thanks Again!
"O'Hare you reserve of love for Republicans is endless."
ReplyDeleteI thought this was a hate blog.
BO,
ReplyDeleteI'd really like to know if the campaign required those seeking tickets to sign a commit to vote. If I recall correctly, when W came to town you could not get a ticket unless you signed a commit to vote.
Just curious.
The only thing I was asked to do was to give them my name and address. They know I'm a Dem and even joked about it. McCain will not win unless he gets plenty of Dem votes.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the info. Hope you did not get overflow tickets for being a DEM.
ReplyDeleteI sure love to ask McCain if he would commit that all new drilling in environmentally sensitive would be soley for US interest (defense or domestic). I'll betcha you would not even get response, or be called a liberal or unpatriotic for asking such a question
When they say drilling is to reduce dependence on forign oil, it really is about the money.
BTW, did you know that the largest US bio fuels plant was built in Erie. I was told by a reliable source that all the fuel produced is shipped overseas. Can you believe that?
"BTW, did you know that the largest US bio fuels plant was built in Erie. I was told by a reliable source that all the fuel produced is shipped overseas. Can you believe that?"
ReplyDeleteI sure hope your reliable source is wrong. The one point being banged home by everyone is that we must reduce dependence on foreign oil. How can we do that if we are exporting our own fuel? I'm going to try and look into that.
There is a new poll that shows Bennett within one point of Dent. Spread the word.
ReplyDeleteWow! An anonymous comment citing an unnamed poll. I'll jump right on it.
ReplyDeleteMcCain has to know he has zero chance; he'll be well compensated.
ReplyDeleteObama and he are friends.
Also, Dent's in--that requires an IQ of 5 minus 4.
The attached article seems to make the same suggestion regarding export of biofuels produced in PA.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.goerie.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080817/NEWS02/808170401
This was a brownfields site of the former international paper. I am all for this. However, shipping the fuel to Europe just makes the slogan "drill baby drill" just that...a catchy slogan.
Probably the polls Clean Water Action does when they are "canvassing" doing organizing and fundraising.
ReplyDeleteThey also get hired to do a GOTV by a campaign election weekend through day.
to Anon 8:32,
ReplyDeleteI found your link interesting. Both parties talk of "energy independence" but what do we do? Free market ships it over seas. Granted, the subject of the article was small scale. However, the same would likely happen if we "drill, baby, drill". Good intentions are one thing, but if there is no government intervention to look out for US citizens' interest vs corporate interests, don't expect much from the rhetoric.
Lighthouse,
ReplyDeleteIt is also interesting that Oil companies currently have 68 million acres in federal land leases for oil drilling that they're not using. It is more costly to drill offshore. So the public is being fooled by "drill baby drill"
Not true.
ReplyDeleteYou drill where there are proven reserves, and that is offshore. I haven't made up my own mind whether this can be done in an environmentally friendly way, but that's where the oil is.