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Why is John McCain in Iowa when polls show him trailing? Will he again defend his opponent Barack Obama from personal attacks as he did Friday? What is his response to an Alaska legislative report charging his running mate Sarah Palin with abuse of power?
Iowa Independent’s John Deeth was live at McCain’s Saturday morning event in Davenport. The Republican nominee insists he’ll win Iowa, but had no comment about the Palin report. Nearly half the speech was attacks on Obama, but those were mostly issue based, and while the audience was a-hootin’ and a-hollerin, no explicit Obama attacks were overheard.
Before McCain’s arrival, a minister delivering an invocation said, “There are plenty of people around the world who are praying to their god, be they Hindu, Buddah, or Allah, that (McCain’s) opponent wins. I pray that you step forward and honor your own name.”
Later, as McCain spoke, a pair of peace protesters briefly disrupted the event.
9:52 and hello from Davenport. The event is scheduled to start at 10:30. Too bad it’s not utdoors, two blocks away on the banks of the Mississippi on a perfect fall day. Instead we’re in Davenport’s River Center, where my best row counting and multiplication estimates seating for 1500 or so.
You can literally see Barack Obama’s state from here (if not Russia). “We’re living in darkness,” says Mercer County. Illinois Republican vice chair Don Vickrey. But he says there is hope. Some of his fellow parishioners skipped out on a rare chance to see their candidate, choosing to paint yard signs instead.
So, with pundits rapidly moving Iowa into the Safe Democratic column, why is McCain making his third visit to the state? The pollsters “aren’t talking to true Iowans,” said Janice Levsen of Muscatine. “He needs to show us he cares about us, because we care about him.”
But, even if that’s the case, why a media market that’s half in Obama’s home state? Why not heavily GOP western Iowa? Ramon Perez of Davenport responds with his own question–”why go where you know you’re going to win? To me, Iowa’s always been a Republican state.” Perez, a retired veteran from Davenport, is carrying a homemade sign calling for victory in Iraq and Afghanistan. Unlike the Cedar Rapids McCain-Palin event last months, with its strict no homemade signs rule, this event appears to encourage homemade signs. McCain is “not a quitter,” says Vickrey.
Perfect example of why religion has no business in politics. This guys is trying to act like Obama is different from most of us.
This is getting really crazy when folks like this have a voice. :flush:
This type of crap is really turning off a lot of folks that are of all types religions because they do not realize that Jesus love us ALL!!!
If one reads scripture its apparent that Jesus and the NEW TESTAMENT geerally do NOT support the ideals expressed by the far right wing.
He wasnt in favor of war.
He wasnt in favor of killing others.
He believed in health care for all. (He was a healer and as best as I can ascertain he didnt charge for it)
He believed in helping the poor.
He fed the hungry.
He advised us to love one another.
He said “What you do onto the least of my brothers you do onto me”These are all concepts which clash with the extreme right wings behavior and agenda.
In our church I would say 75% of our members are Obama supporters. Our Pastor probably has his own stance, but he is careful not to state it in church. The most he does is ask us to pray for wisdom for our countries leaders and to pray for the safe return of the men and women which defend us. Luckily I think thats something we can all agree on.
Yep, that’s for sure!
Jesus is the Prince of PEACE.
