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I didn't see all of the ads but of what I saw this was my favorite:

Imported from Detroit.

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Even republican Clint Eastwood is supporting Obama!

Great ad/PSA! I'm actually looking for a new car and I hadn't even considered Chrysler til I saw the ad.

While the Left might feel the spot is talking about the election cycles and sympathetic to Obama and the Dems, the Right might just as well feel their anti-union claims have been vindicated if only because they can claim the auto industry's new two-tier salary/benefits programs are largely responsible for the turnaround.

I don't think either message was intended.

The meaning of the ad is simple, profound, powerfully enduring and quintessinally American.

E Pluribus Unum - Out of the many, one.

And the choice of Clint Eastwood to narrate this ad was both marketing brilliance and soulfully synchronous.

As Walt Kowalski said in Gran Torino, "Take these three items, some WD-40, a vice grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone."

In as much as it is highly likely that not one of the above three working-class items, let alone all three of them together, have ever been wielded purposefully by the 1% hands of President Obama, nor any of the Republican contenders, it is highly unlikely that any of them could have ever delivered such an important message to America so authentically, so poignantly, and with such a powerful, enduring, and soulfully satisfying effect.

God Bless America!


Nostrademus,

Thanks for commenting on my blog. I miss your input.

Have you heard of campaigns working for office instead of running for office? Basically candidates work a day in the duties of many of their constituents. I know that it can be viewed as a campaign stunt but I see value in it.

Clint Eastwood is awesome! No matter what he says or what position he takes on the issues you can always count on his independent style and brutal honesty in delivering his message.

So, gs, are you feeling lucky, punk? Well, are you.....?

Clint Eastwood will be remembered for helping re-elect Obama and saving the Country from the right wing whack jobs!

Stop stealing my material, loser. Rick Santorum will be the one to save our great country from the left wing nut jobs like Obama, Pelosi, Reid, and Boxer.

Santorum! HAHAHAHAHA!!!!! Santorum lost his last election by 17 points! Santorum is a bigger jack ass then Perry! LMAO! Your the same idiot who backed Perry, then Gingrich and Cain! LMAO! Don't you get it, everyone and thing you back loses, just like the parking meters and Carla Bonney! HAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!

Santorum just one Minnesota, Missouri, and Colorado in short order, bucko! Don't count him out yet.

Anyone but that idiot, Obama, please...

"Santorum just one", thanks for proving to everyone that you really are an idiot, it's won, not one! Obama is now leading in Ohio and everywhere else, if you want to see an idiot look in the mirror! LMAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Oh yeah, one minor spelling error negates all my previous points? If that's all you got, bro, you're way more desperate than I thought you were.

Obama is a complete fool! He talked in his "Sad State of the Union" speech about how we need more oil exploration and drilling opportunities in the U.S. to reduce our dependence on foreign oil -- just days after he put the kibosh on the XL Keystone pipeline project.

The guy's a complete idiot! He talks out of both sides of his mouth while staring into the teleprompter to get his cues. We need a leader and not a speech-maker!!!!

CNN Poll: Obama approval rating back to 50% mark

Choke on this idiot! LMAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by
CNN Political Unit
Washington (CNN) - President Barack Obama's approval rating is back to 50% for the first time in more than eight months, and he currently holds an edge against all the remaining Republican presidential candidates in hypothetical head-to-head match-ups, according to a new national survey.

And a CNN/ORC International Poll released Wednesday also indicates that the GOP's advantage on enthusiasm has been erased, and that the number of Americans who think things are going well in the country is on the rise. Six out of ten say things are going poorly in the country, but four out of ten say things are going well, up 15 points since November.

You DO KNOW that the Keystone project would cause oil prices to rise in the midwest, don't you? Right now, the only outlet for that very expensive oil is the northern states & midwest and because of that, the price of Canadian shale oil is artificially low. If Keystone gets its way, it will divert all that oil to the global spot market, where it will fetch higher prices.

So, not only does the cost of oil go up for the USA, we also get stuck with the associated costs of the pipeline, so that a Candian consortium can make lots more profit. Doesn't seem right, does it?

Your rationale makes no sense whatsoever. Provide some facts and figures to back up your claim that oil prices would rise if XL Keystone were constructed. Otherwise, you're simply blowing smoke.

As it turns out, Canada is now looking to a partnership with China to build this thing. Great job, Obama. Keep those job creating opportunities at bay.

I don't have to prove anything...media coverage has gone over this time and time again. DO your own homework.

And the provincial government of British Columbia has already nixed any attempt to build a pipeline to the Pacific. Look THAT up also.

Just as I suspected - blowing smoke. How convenient it is after making an outrageous claim that has no rhyme or reason to it to simply say - "I don't have to prove anything." What a cop-out!

That's the very same thing as saying everyone has an opinion, much in the same way that everyone has an asshole.

Once again this idiot above is using profanity on this blog, time to ban him for life! Just another lying and hypocritical gop'er claiming family values and then posting profanity! He knows an a hole because he see's one everytime he looks in the mirror!

This idiot who obviously believes censorship is necessary on the blogs he visits needs to get a friggin' life. This comment wasn't even directed at him and yet he feels compelled to throw his two cents in where it's not wanted.

I think he probably need to move to Cuba, North Korea, or China, where censorship is a way of life and, apparently, a much more comfortable place for you to live. LMFAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!

As Clint Eastwood would say to this little punk - "So, are you feeling lucky today? Well....are you, punk?"

With the GOP in a complete meltdown many are looking for a new Presidential candidate to run against Romney, Newt, Santorum and Paul. Many would like to see Chris Christie run, Christie just vetoed gay marriage in New Jersey. Christie however said he is in serious training to win this years Nathans Hot Dog eating contest on July 4 and he can focus on nothing else. He said he really wants to beat Joey Chestnut this year so he is passing on running. In other news Obama has opened a wide lead over all the GOP losers.

in late-breaking news, Obama has decided to enter the Curious George lookalike contest if for no other reason than to distinguish himself as the favorite candidate of the three to six-year-old demographic.

And once again we have on display the racism of the tea party/GOP. No wonder the GOP is down to only 30.4% registration in Ca and falling daily. The GOP is about as popular as a fart in church! LMAO!!!!!

Listen to this blatant hypocrite. In his previous post he goes on to denigrate overweight people like Governor Christie and then turns around and calls me a racist for pointing out Obama's over-sized ears. He's either too stupid to remember what he just said or chooses not to because it puts him in an unfavorable light. Either way, he's a complete fool.

Don't try to pass the blame for your outright racism and hatred loser, like all tea party punks you hate Obama for his race. You may want to invite God in to your heart.

Don't try to gloss over your hatred of overweight people, punk. You made some downright hateful comments about Governor Christie because he's overweight and you expect to get a free pass on this. Ain't gonna happen, Punky Brewster!!!

You're a total hater and you should seek some counseling to get to the root of your issues. You also might want to start establishing a relationship with the Lord above. Face it, you can use all the help you can get.

I don't hate overweight people you moronic punk, I just hate that buffoon and complete joke of a man Chrissy Christie! He used taxpayer money to fly his state helicopter to his kids tennis matches and to pick up barrels of KFC for himself LMAO!!!!! Your nothing but a filthy little racist but because of your complete lack of testosterone you don't have the guts to admit it!

Give it up punk, if you and I tangled there would be nothing left of you except the stinking pile of sh*t you are! LMAO!!!!! Get off this blog racist!

Hilarious!!! This little wus has got no rebuttal, nothing to say, except telling me to get off this blog, which ain't never going to happen, punklet.

I can't wait to see what the U.S. Supreme Court does with the 9th Circuit Court of Appeal's recent decision on Prop. 8. I think they're far more likely to go along with the 7 million voters in the State of California who voted in favor of Prop. 8 than two wacky, activist judges who let their personal attitudes and opinions about gay marriage guide their decision instead of following the law and the will of 7 million voters!

Eat that, punk!

I hope for your sake Prop. 8 is overturned so you can live openly instead of living the lie that you live!

Whatever, loser. You can't seem to handle the fact that I support traditional marriage, just like a majority of Americans do.

If California, one of the most liberal states in the nation, voted twice (via Prop. 22 in 2000 & Prop. 8 in 2008) to keep marriage between a man and a woman only. By extension, I'm going to conclude that this is pretty solid evidence where the American people stand on this issue.

It's OK though. No one will think anything less of you if you come completely out of the closet. After all, Prop. 8 simply dealt with the sanctity of marriage. It was not the anti-gay measure you and your friends are making it out to be.

If you allow divorce, you don't really believe in the sanctity of "traditional' marriage....however you define it. If you aren't prepared to sanctify ONLY those marriages that result in children, then you don't really believe in the sanctity of marriage. Try another argument. The one you're using is getting stale.

Here's one you can use: Voter measures supporting traditional marriage (or substitute your choice of controversial social issues) are vital to getting conservative voters to the polls! Yes. That argument works and it's far more honest.

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!! Have fun at the loser GOP convention in Burlingame this weekend. Here is the schedule for the GOP meeting this weekend:
1. Burn all books with big words that rank and file GOP sheep don't understand.
2. Cry and scream about the fact that the Ca GOP has no power and does not hold even 1 statewide office and cry about how broke the party is.
3. Call anyone a RINO who suggests making the Ca GOP less crazy.
4. Put flyers under everyone's hotel room doors tonight threatening anyone who votes for resolutions to expand membership in the Ca GOP by taking out or changing planks put in by the most extremist right wing nuts.
5. Line up and bow down and pray to the Koch Brothers and Grover Norquist and kiss thier pinky rings.
6. Accomplish nothing and keep losing GOP registration and sink further into the toilet.
7.FLUSH! BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!

The convention was awesome! This is going to be an extremely fruitful year for Repubs.

This idiot is just jealous that the Republicans actually know how to fund-raise, get behind candidates, and win elections.


Looks like we'll have no problem keeping Elton's seat red too. Meanwhile, the Dumocrats run 8 candidates, each one sucking the life out of each other even before the primary. Thanks, Dums, we really do appreciate all your help.


LMFAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

gs, your point on Prop. 8 being used a a device to get conservative voters to the polls doesn't hold any water.

You may recall that the 2008 election was one in which a record number of young and minority voters participated simply because Obama was on the ballot. They wanted to be "part of history" by helping to elect the first black President.

You would assume that these young, minority voters would have voted against Prop. 8. But, that wasn't the case. A majority of them actually voted in favor of it, which strengthens my argument that people of all political stripes support the concept of traditional marriage.

It will be interesting to see what the Supreme Court does, but I'm guessing they're going to uphold Prop. 8.

The Convention was a convention for idiots, thats why you and the other idiots were there! Bunch of losers! Not even one statewide office and your gonna lose the State Senate! LMAO! BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

CA had the 4th worst turnout in the Nation, in 2008, hardly a record number of young and minority made an effort. So perhaps my suggestion is more apropos than you'd like, assuming there was an increase turnout of conservative voters.

Obama has now opened up a double digit lead on both Romney and Santorum. Also a good article on the CNBC website that says the market is already banking on a win by Obama. Experts also are now saying that by 2020 GOP registration in Ca will be down to 18.5% while dems will be at 50.2% with DTS etc making up the rest. Pundits are also saying the meeting of the Ca GOP this past weekend was a complete failure. In Arizona rising Conservative star Sheriff Babeu has come out of the closet amid allegations he threatened his illegal alien lover with deportation if he told the press about their relationship, Babeu was also running for congress.

Republican spokesperson Rush Limbaugh called a young woman a "slut" simply because she expressed her personal view that health insurance companies should pay for contraceptives. This coming from a guy who was illegally buying viagra and painkillers. I'm sure Rush got the GOP a lot of votes from women this November with that statement. Not! You may remember that Limbaugh also made fun of people with Parkinson's diesease.

Maybe if she's having sex like a drunken rabbit she should pay for it out of her own pocket, rather than having the taxpayers pay for her irresponsible behavior.

So, Republicans will be losing the 19th District Senate seat, eh?

Have you checked out the recent poll numbers that fellow Dumocrat, Jason Hodge, released on the outcome of this race? He's showing Mike Stoker cleaning that dinosaur Hannah-Beth "Taxin'" Jackson's clock (47%-42%).

LMFAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

So the GOP believes that if a woman has her contraceptives paid for by her health plan that this makes a woman a "slut" a "prostitute" and they should post themselves on the internet so Conservative Christians like Rush Limbaugh and the Family Values group at the RNC can pleasure themselves while watching women have sex on the internet. Remember this as you go out to vote in June and in November. In terms of Mike Stoker he will get his butt kicked again just like he did against Das!!!!! LOL!

No, but there comes a time when the government shouldn't be enabling her over-sexed behavior. That's my only point. If she needs to keep re-filling her contraceptives then she should at least pay for a portion of the costs.

Your own boy, Jason Hodge, released the survey showing Taxin' getting her rear end stomped by Stoker. So, don't complain to me. Go talk to him about it.

Once again you have put your total stupidity on display so we can all laugh at you punk. I'm glad you and your puppet master Limbaugh have launced your pathetic war on women because down deep you feel inadequate and blame women for that because you have guaranteed Obama four more years! In terms of Stoker answer this question, did Das whip Stokers butt? Answer, yes! People don't like a weak loser like Stoker, he will be third in June! BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

What an angry person you are! You can't defend this woman's position of expecting the government to pay for her contraceptives (no matter the quantity), so you resort to name-calling and juvenile rants. Says a lot about your character...or lack thereof.

On the Stoker-Taxin' match-up, you have not addressed what Jason Hodge said about this contest. That's because you have no decent response. This is yet another example of Democrats shooting themselves in the foot, just as with the 26th Congressional District race where you fools have pretty much guaranteed a win by Tony. Thanks again for that!

Everyone has already figured out that everything you predict never happens. You said your punk Stoker would win last time and Das whipped him badly, the parking meters, Carla Bonney, on and on and on. You're a loser, you know it and I know it. George Will and all other leading Conservatives are now saying Obama will win easily, mainly because the morons the GOP ran quickly started talking about their neo-fascist social views and the American people said, "Oh yeah, that's right, these guys are freaks and women haters, they also tried to destroy the economy back in 2008. Obama has my vote!" You should think about starting a support group for losers, oh that's right, we already have one called the VCRCC! BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

It's not my prediction, moron. It's your buddy, Jason Hodge who's predicting it. And you have no comments about that because you know it's true. There's no guarantee that skunk-hair Jackson will win the primary, but whether it's her or Hodge, Stoker will mop the floor with them. You can take that to the bank, loser!

What about the 26th Congressional District race? Why aren't you commenting on that, punk? Because you know the Dumocrats have bungled that one too. They're front-runner is some raving liberal lunatic from Santa Monica who no one in Ventura County knows or cares a thing about. If she even wins the primary, which is seriously in doubt, she has to face Tony Strickland in November, a fund-raising juggernaut with extremely high name recognition in the 26th District. She's as good as duck poop in that race!

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Looks like the Liberal Rino Romney will be losing to Obama in November. I seem to remember that you predicted Perry, then Cain, then Gingrich and then Santorum you moron! Once again you are wrong! BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Stoker will lose again and again, just like Gibson and the other loser reps in the Ventura Santa Barbara area! LMAO!!!!!

Not sure where you're getting your info on the presidential race - mostly likely pulling it out of your rear end like the rest of the Dumocrats and their so-called strategy to win the 26th Congressional District. What a joke that has been.

First Bennett's in, then he's not. Then Pollock seems to be the candidate of choice. Then they quickly throw him under the bus in favor of Julia Brownley who has absolutely no connection whatsoever to Ventura County. She's an old school liberal from Santa Monica -- just like Taxin' Jackson.

All my Republican friends are rolling on the ground laughing at this dumbo move by a County party organization who has a Vice-Chair, David Atkins, who randomly calls citizens speaking at public forums Ku Klux Klan members. What a complete idiot!!! No wonder the Dimocrats can't make a decision. They're in complete disarray.

Meanwhile, the County Republican Party quietly raises enormous amounts of cash that will be used to help elect Tony Strickland to Congress and Mike Stoker to the State Senate. Thanks for making our job that much easier. BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The only thing that comes out of a rear end is when you crawl outa Phony Tony's butt to get some air "Breaking Wind"! LMAO! The complete idiots and morons like yourself at the VCRCC loser establishment spent 5 million dollars on Dear Audra to beat Parks and Parks got over 60% of the vote, a total blowout! BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!! Then they spent big bucks on Stoker and Das destroyed him!!!!! How about when Osborn threw Gibson under the bus when he ran for Council last time! HAHAHA!! How about when the Ventura Tea Party clowns tried to get parking meters and then Bonney and lost both?! LMAO! You guys should all be in the circus with the other clowns!!!!! BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Yeah, laugh all you want now, loser. This will be the last chance you'll have to laugh as you see these seats vanish before your eyes into capable Republican hands.

Not sure where you're getting your $5 million figure either for the Parks-Strickland race. It was more like $500,000. But, this loser will lie and lie and lie because he doesn't have anything he can possibly say of a positive nature about the Dumocrats that are running for the 26th Congressional District seat. Talk about a circus full of clowns!!!

LMFAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Capable republican hands? HHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!! That doesn'texist moron! HAHAHAHAH!!!!! The GOP used those capable hands to destroy the American economy in 2008, yeah, real capable! LMAO! Parks spent $20,000 and the VCRCC spent 5 million on Dear Audra and lost! They even tried to get money from a mine owner with mass violations and then had to give that money back after getting caught red handed! Problem with the VCRCC is that it only exists to keep the Strickland's eating like hogs at the taxpayer trough, in November Phony Tony and Stoker will lose big time! LMAO!

There was nothing close to $5 million spent on Audra's run for County Supervisor and this loser knows it. It was closer to $500,000 and it's all detailed on the Ventura County Elections Office website, which this twerp obviously never researched.

This is typical of how the Dumocrats operate these days. They're so desperate in trying to rescue a failing Party that they resort to lies and half-truths to try and discredit their opponents.

Thanks again for handing us the 26th Congressional District seat on a silver platter. BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!

The VCRCC spent 5 million dollars trying to get Dear Audra the carpetbagger elected and Parks destroyed her and the VCRCC. The VCRCC was so desperate they even took money from a disgraced mine owner and when they were caught they had to give the money back. The only thing funnier was when they threw Gibson under the bus in Ventura! BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thanks again for giving us the 26th Congressional District. Another feather in the cap of the County Republican Party thanks to idiots like "GOP and Women."

This knucklehead just keeps repeating the same lies over and over again about $5 million being spent on Audra Strickland's campaign for County Supervisor. He has absolutely no evidence of this but, like the little kindergartner he is, he just keeps repeating it over and over with again, with his hands over his ears like a little gutless punk!

LMFAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

You are confusing the 26th with Village Idiot, that is the only thing your buddy Phony Tony is going to win! BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 5 MILLION ON DEAR AUDRA AND PARKS WON WITH OVER 60% OF THE VOTE! LMAO!!!!! Prove the VCRCC did not spend 5 million! You can't because they did! HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!! Put up or shut up punk!

The only one who will be winning the Village Idiot award will be David Atkins - for calling a group of citizens exercising their First Amendment rights at a hearing on redistricting in Simi Valley a bunch of Ku Klux Klan members.

Now this same Village Idiot is pressuring David Cruz Thayne and Jess Herrera to drop out of the Congressional race. We have reached out to David and Jess and encouraged them to stay in this race if for no other reason than to prevent an outsider/carpetbagger from Santa Monica, with no ties whatsoever to Ventura County, from becoming the Democratic nominee. They have both indicated that they are staying in the race, come hell or high water. Good for them!

Stop trying to subvert the democratic process, Atkins!!!

Here is another good rasoen to take back Congress:For those who are listening to those propagating the fallacy thateverything is Bush's Fault , think about this:January 3rd, 2007 was the day the Democrats took over the Senate and theCongress:At the time: The DOW Jones closed at 12,621.77The GDP for the previous quarter was 3.5%The Unemployment rate was 4.6%George Bush's Economic policies SET A RECORD of 52 STRAIGHT MONTHS ofJOB CREATION!

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