"What's in a name? That which we call a rose
By any other name would smell as sweet."
Romeo & Juliet, Willliam Shakespeare

Okay, it's getting close now. We're only five days away. My heart is swelling in its optimism that this country will come to its senses and vote for the change we need. However, my stomach is churning over the thought of another eight years of HELL!!

Therefore, I reach out to you now. Let's take the names Barack Obama, John McCain, Joe Biden, Joe the Plumber, Sarah Palin, Republicans, Democrats, Independents, Undecided’s (blah, blah, and blah) and throw them out the window!

So, let's just examine the two men running for president, without names our political party affiliation. Let's just look at them as men, who they are, what they stand for and what they can bring to us as a president.

One man runs a dirty, smear campaign, even though he promised not. He claims to not know a lot about economic issues and vowed to choose a running mate who would. This same man chose an inexperienced and unqualified woman to be the possible leader of our nation. He supports big tax breaks for large corporations that bleed our wallets dry and send American jobs overseas. He also changes his platform every other week to appeal to your worst fears. He supported deregulation, and now is against it. He is erratic and impulsive. He believes in nuclear power over clean energy. He wants to privatize social security. He lies outright to the American public and distorts information to distract you from the insurmountable issues that we are all facing as a nation. Above all else, in the midst of a national crisis, he does everything in his power to scare and divide us as a nation instead of bringing us together to work for change.

Then we have another man, a relative newcomer. A newcomer that brings with him energy, optimism and a strong dedication to all Americans. A man who was against the very war that continues to suck $10 billion dollars a month out of our pockets. The same war that has cost the lives of thousands of Americans and hundreds of thousands of Iraqi civilians. He is a force of change ready to rid our administration of the corruption, greed and sheer awfulness of the Bush administration. He supports clean energy. He supports the middle and lower class. He supports corporations that create American jobs instead of sending them overseas. He wants to provide every American with the basic right to healthcare. He is intelligent, insightful, open-minded and ready to step into the role of president to bring us together, inspire hope and unity and dedication. For, it will take tremendous dedication to bring this country to greatness.

I ask you, please reflect on this information. No matter what your party affiliation, gender, social class or political views are. Which of these men do you really believe will bring about the change that we need?

Names aside, a rose will still smell as sweet as a rose no matter what it's called. And a lying, bitter old man who wants to regurgitate Bush's failed policies will still stink, even if you call him a "maverick".

I implore you, think about it.

As this seemingly endless campaign draws nearer and nearer to its close, members of John McCain's own party are coming out of the woodwork about their disdain of their candidate, John McCain.

They, like me, share the concern that McCain's practices throughout his campaign have been a bad omen for a possible role in the White House.

If we put political parties aside, let's examine McCain's actions over the past twenty months so that you can make a decision about his ability to effectively lead this country.

1) He's a liar. McCain vowed to run a clean campaign, yet, he has managed to pull off the dirtiest campaign that I've ever been aware of. He lies about Obama's policies, character and personal and political ties.

2) He has bad judgment. I could sum up his bad judgment in two words: Sarah Palin. However, his poor judgment exists above and beyond choosing that vile woman as his running mate. McCain voted for, supported and continues to support our place in Iraq. The $10 billion a month pales in comparison to the thousands of US military that have died there as well as the over six hundred thousand Iraqi civilians who have died. In addition, McCain was involved in a Savings and Loan scandal that resulted in his ethics being called into question in the senate.

3) He's a flip-flopper. Although flip-flops remain my shoe ware of choice, I tend to scoff at politicians who claim a stance on an issue, and change it whenever it is no longer a popular choice. I don't know about you, but that's not much of a "maverick".

4) He's a noted hot head. I do not trust an erratic, ill-tempered, elderly man to handle the nation's most serious crises that involve insight, patience and open-mindedness.

5) He's not the brightest bulb. McCain, just hours before the stock markets dropped, told his followers that our “economy is strong". He lacks the intelligence and insight that would have prevented this situation. He's for deregulation without any regard for how that can, and did, negatively affect us.

6) He doesn't care. He doesn't care about you, me or the rest of America. He cares about giving huge tax breaks to big corporations. He doesn't care that throughout this election, he's sold his soul to the devil, or the GOP anyway. Most of all, he cares about winning and will do anything to do just that.

Do you want a dim, erratic, lying, flip-flopping man with poor judgment and lack of care for all Americans to run this nation?

Think about it.

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In preparation of dressing up as Sarah Palin for Halloween, I did some serious research into her look, style and personality. What I noticed, besides the pricey designer suits, was her unique vernacular. In particular, I've noted her tendency to drop the "ing" in words ending in "ing".

Therefore, I've composed a list of "ins'" related to Sarah Palin and John McCain. Enjoy.

1) Distortin', as in the ludicrous distortions that Palin and McCain use in terms of Barack Obama's plans, policies and character.

2) Lyin'- a tactic used when distortin' is not enough.

3) Deflectin'- what they both do when asked to explain and/or justify their bogus plans.

4) Reformin'- something that neither of them know anything about.

5) Cuttin'- taxes for the super rich, and every social plan and policy that the Bush administration hasn't already destroyed.

6) Supportin'- big corporations.

7) Spendin'- billions of dollars a month in Iraq.

8) Incitin'- hatred and rage in their followers, the same hatred and rage that could lead to violence against Barack Obama.

9) Lagin'- in the polls.

10) Carin'- less about Americans, specifically, Joe the Plumber.

11) Uppin'- how John feels after he dips into his wife Cindy's, pills.

12) Yellowin'- what's happening to McCain's teeth.

13) Burnin'- books in Alaska that contain theories of evolution.

14) Firin'- what Palin did to her safety commissioner after he didn't fire her ex-bother-in-law.

15) Graspin'- at straws because their platform is garbage and the majority of the country is beginning to realize it.

16) Laughin'- which is what I did when I first found out about Palin, because c'mon, is that lady serious? Too bad the joke is no longer funny!

17) Lookin' - at Russia from Palin's house.

18) Fartin'- as in the dust that McCain is farting because he's do so old.

19) Tickin'- me off everyday.

20) Losin'- which is what's going to happen for them if you vote for the change we need.

These are the short list of their "in's" but it should definitely be the reason why they should be OUT of the White House.

Please chose wisely, Obama's lead is decreasing. We cannot afford another eight years of disaster.

Vote for Change. Vote for Barack Oabama

Hmm.... isn't that the proverbial pot calling the kettle black...or a terrorist anyway.

Although I have always had my doubts about what factor McCain's age would play into his political performance. It is clear now that the man is truly delusional.

McCain has the nerve to "claim" that Obama will say anything to win. This is coming from the man who has changed his platform to suit national trends, how many times? I think that I've honestly lost count.

McCain is a man who dares to call American's his "friends" while all the while engaging in politics that have done nothing but harm Americans, both in terms of our financial security but also our national and military security as well.

Obama will not say “anything" to win. All Obama has to do is present his plans for office, plans that include relief for the middle and lower classes, government oversight of failed deregulation, intelligent insight into our international issues and the passion and commitment needed to lead this nation back to greatness.

McCain will not only say anything to win, but he'll do anything to win as well. McCain has lied, incited hatred in his Republican base, changed his platform on a weekly basis, make false and baseless accusations, distort Obama's tax and health care plans, and wallow in deep bitterness and resentment.

If “anything" is going to be said to win Senator McCain, I'd rather it be the truth, from you.

However, he's too busy grasping at straws for that.

Get the message out there.

It's bad enough when McCain and Palin address their devotees with the baseless accusations that Obama is a terrorist. It's worse when McCain's campaign makes thousands of “robo-calls" to voters claiming the same thing. But now, with a direct mailing that puts all of these ludicrous and vile distortions in print, it's just plain loathsome.

The Republican National Committee is distributing a mail piece that says "Terrorists" on the front and opens to a big picture of Barack saying "Not Who You Think He Is."

God, it makes my stomach turn.

What I want from a president is honestly, integrity, compassion and intelligence. The exact qualities that I recognize and respect in Barack Obama.

The virtues that John McCain have been representing have been deceit, distortion, hatefulness, ignorance, a complete lack of perspective of our nation's most critical problems as well as the lack of insight on how to fix them.

It this truly who you want in the White House?

Many of you probably have never even considered voting for him in the first place. You know what this country needs. You understand.

Now, make sure those McCain supporters who are near and dear to you understand as well.

You can make a difference in this election, even if it's just a simple conversation or debate. People who know and love you will respect you enough to listen.

They're all ears.

Somewhere between Sarah Palin calling blue states un-American and citing Obama as being a misogynist because he didn't pick Hillary Clinton for his running mate, information has come to light that this so-called " maverick" and "reformer" is actually a big spender.

However, dear readers, it is not her own money that she shells out, it's that of her dear tax payers in Alaska. Governor Palin's travel documents show over $20,000 of tax money spent on her children's travel expenses. These costs only include events at which Palin's children were not invited to attend. They also include stays at luxury hotels.

I thought Palin was going to fight against government spending not add to her tax payers tab?

It has been reported this week that the Republican National Committee has spent over $150,000 on Palin's wardrobe, accessories and make up. Governor Palin, I thought that you vowed to end improper spending? As this country brinks on a depression, do you think that it was wise for the RNC to spend such an amount? According to what you tell the nation about your penny-pinching, wouldn't you stand up and say “thanks, but no thanks"?

I didn't think so. However, I could care less about your wardrobe. It's not on the taxpayers dime, but what you have taxed your constituents on is concerning.

It actually goes beyond concerning, it's a bad omen. Your hypocritical spending practices are the quintessential actions that speak louder than the bullshit words that come out of your over-lipsticked mouth.

Think about it.

McCain was hot on the campaign trail this week in Pennsylvania, which is currently a swing-state. With a crowd of people anxious to hear about his plans to fix the nation's economic nightmare, the only thing McCain had to offer up was baseball.

That's right, baseball.

McCain has been " blasting" for Senator Obama for saying that he supports the Phillies in the World Series and then also making supportive statements to team members of the Devil Rays yesterday, in Florida.

McCain claims that Obama is " flip-flopping" as he does on other issues. Is this really what you have come to Senator McCain? It was bad enough that you made the loosest of connections between Obama and Bill Ayers look like they were in a secret, terrorist cell. Now, you have to resort to attacking the praise that Obama has given to the two "best" teams in baseball?

Obama spokesman Hari Sevugan responded to McCain's blasts with, "I guess these are the kinds of attacks you make when you have no plan to fix our economy. Senator Obama said he's rooting for the Phillies. He said nice things about the members of the team who came out to support him, but that doesn't change the fact that they bounced his White Sox out of the playoffs."

Pathetic.

As alarming as it sounds, we actually do share a common cause.

Recently, McCain has shifted his campaign platform, yet again, to call upon voters to "fight" with him. McCain's a "fighter" you see. What's that? Maverick? Yeah, he was or is a maverick too but apparently that title is drastically losing it's popularity, seen as how it's not true anyway.Therefore, McCain's genious and ever so disgusting team, has decided that for this week, John McCain is a fighter. Also, for this week, we need to stand up and fight with him.

I'm with ya' Johnny, I want Americans to stand up and fight too.

I am pleading with you, dear readers, to muster up all the energy and courage that you have to fight. Firstly, you need to fight against an administration that has brought this country to near ruin. To win this fight you see, you'd have to vote against John McCain because he is only a perpetuator of the same, failed policies that got our country into this mess in the first place.

When you're done with that battle, I'd like you to then fight against the smear campaigns that McCain and his campaign have ruthlessly employed. Fight against McCain and Palin who are inciting the rage of the most deeply-rooted racists in the country. Fight against their tactics to play into the worst fears of the most ignorant people in the country.

You can conquer this fight by simply getting informed about the baseless and inflamatory accusations that McCain and that God awful woman, Sarah Palin, have been blowing all around our dear country. When you are armed with information, you can overcome any nay-sayers perspective.

Don't worry about appearing too "opinionated", rude and/or argumentative. Sitting back and listening to your co-workers, friends and family regurgitate the McCain bullshit is a forfeit. Inform them, inspire them, enlighten them. Most of all, fight with all that you've got to bring them to our cause.

Lastly, I am desperately pleading with you to fight against yourself. Don't let your fears, stereotypes, misconceptions and judgements about electing a man of color into the White House cost Barack Obama the election. You may think that you're the only one who has your doubts, and therefore it doesn't matter. But, I hate to inform you, over 30% of white Democrats feel the same way.

Losing that fight with yourself will cost both you, and the nation, dearly.

Fight the good fight, I know you have it in you.

Hey Senator McCain, how does it feel to know that one of the most respected members of your party, Colin Powell, endorsed Barack Obama this morning?

I bet it feels pretty shitty. Yep, pretty shitty to know that such an intelligent, admired and dedicated Republican thinks that you, Palin and the rest of the cluster-fuck that is the Bush administration, needs to go!

If you really believed in putting our " country first" you would realize that the first thing that this country needs is a drastic shift in government, one that Barack Obama can bring to us. You see your distorted idea of our country is that it should be one that is deeply bitter and divided. Your campaign has been making massive " robo-calls" in swing states in which your representatives tell listeners that Obama is a terrorist.

Is that putting country first? No, it's more like lying first in a desperate attempt to play into the worst fears of Americans and, in turn, bring out the worst in them.

You will do anything to win at this point. Lie, distort, change your platform every week and recently, inspire and encourage deep hatred from your political base.

You, Palin, your campaign and the Bush administration are pathetic. You are the antithesis of what this country needs.

I know it, Colin Powell knows it, and hopefully the rest of the country will by November 4th.

Do you?

Be informed, make the right choice. Decide to put your country first and elect Barack Obama. The thought of the other possible result of this election keeps me up at night. It's ironic that the thought of a living nightmare keeps me from my dreams, for my dreams are ones of greatness for this country.

What are yours?

Dream big, hope for change. And, above all else, make it happen.

Vote for Barack Obama.

Come on, if the Red Sox can come from behind, like they did last night, Barack Obama can definitely be elected our next president.

An Obama supporter since his key-note speech at the Democratic National Convention in 2004, even I had doubts about the nation's ability to recoginze his integrity, intelligence, experience and qualifications to lead this country out of the dark ages that the Bush administration has led us into over the past eight years.

My heart swelled last June when Obama won the candidacy. I, like Michelle Obama, felt proud of my country. The same country that broke my heart when they elected George W. Bush, at least in 2004 anyway.

However, with the knowledge of the disastrous state of our nation and its bleak future if McCain is elected, Obama should be leading by a landslide. What accounts for this difference? Race of course.

It blows my mind that white Americans can still be so deeply entrenched in their close-mindedness and prejudices. Is clinging to your baseless stereotypes and fear of change more important than letting this country go down the toilet?

Wake up! McCain will bring this country into ruin! If you don't think so, then look at what George W. Bush has done to our country. McCain has supported 90% of his failed policies and has not offered policies that vary from the Bush idealogy.

I believe in Barack Obama. I believe in the Red Sox. They were both underdogs, they both came up from behind.

They can both win this year.

However, not without your support.

Seriously, did you see the debate last night? Everytime McCain gave one of his bitter " chuckles" my mind immediately brought forth pictures of the preacher from Poltergeist II ( google it if you can, if not imagine the closest thing to a creepy old man corpse that still has a heartbeat!).

Senator McCain, I'm so sorry that your feelings were hurt when Obama did not publicly repudiate comments made by Congressman Lewis when he compared your smear campaigns to that of Governor Wallace, a staunch segragationist and racist I should add. I cannot comment on your thoughts about race McCain, but your proclivity to bring out the worst in your supports is palpable, dangerous and worthy of the harshest criticism.

Good thing Barack Obama is more concerned about the nation's welfare and economy than to begrudge McCain and Palin for their widespread attempts to cater to the worst fears of the biggest biggots in our country.

This country is going down the tubes. Stop ignoring the problem. It is your problem as well as that of the nation. You are a citizen, you have a voice, stand up and use it. I don't mean just voting either. Go out, talk to your friends and family. Encourage conversations and debates about our country and it's future. Get yourself informed on issues that you are confused or concerned about.

Most importantly, make an informed decision.

Joe the Plumber won't be able to fix this mess. Neither will John McCain. The nation seems to think that Barack Obama can, do you?

Think about it.

A few readers have inquired as to why I haven't written in a while.

Truth be told, nothing much has changed.

McCain and Palin are still spewing the same old distorted, propaganda about Barack Obama's character in a desperate attempt to lure voters away from the man that they know will be able to lead us out of this nightmare.

As the final debate is just a few hours away, I would like you to munch on some food for thought...

What is it going to take?

What is it going to take for the undecided or McCain supports to realize that America is in the toilet, things are only going to get worse, and McCain is incapable of turning our wonderful nation around.

Will more jobs have to be lost? Will more homes have to be foreclosed upon? Will gas prices have to balloon out of control again? Will home heating costs have to increase even more? Will you have to continue to decide about what you can do without at the grocery store? Will you have to go without an operation because you no longer have health care?

Or, worse, will we have to suffer another terrorist attack at the hands Al-Qaeda members that are based in Afghanistan and Pakistan, all because McCain would rather continue to bleed our hard-earned money out the window in Iraq to the tune of $5,000 per second?

Do we as a nation, have to hit even harder times to realize that we cannot, under any circumstances, have more of the same?

For those of you who are not voting for Obama because of his race, will your close-mindedness be the reason that you are out on the street? I don't care if you share the same skin color; John McCain is not looking out for you, no matter what he says.

Unless of course, you're on the board of a large oil corporation.

America, we are living in abysmal times. We as a nation require significant measures to ensure the turnaround of the current administration. John McCain merely represents more of the same failed policies that got out country into this mess to begin with.

One of my favorite novels, A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens, begins with “It was the best of time, it was the worst of times". Yes, the novel is set within the context of the French Revolution, but do those words not still ring true? We do not need the guillotine or a revolution to let our voice be heard. We simply need to vote, wisely.

I will not mince words here. We are on the brink of the worst of times. Do we want to allow our nation to fall off that precipice and plunge into ruin or near ruin? Or, do we want to stand up and make the decision to strive for the best of times once again?

It all depends on your vote.

As I sat down to chuckle at the Daily Show last night, I noticed a segment in which they played a portion of a recent McCain rally. McCain, once again, informed his audience of the baseless and unfounded " connection" between former domestic terrorist, Bill Ayers, and Barack Obama.

From the crowd, not only could you hear "boos" but you could hear people yelling "kill him!", "lynch him!".

WHAT?!!!

McCain and Palin, you let these things be said and do NOTHING to stop it? The two of you are encouraging right-wing extremists to carry out an assassination of our Democratic Presidential candidate.

You know it and you're not doing anything to stop it.

You absolutely disgust me! You are heartless, worthless, greedy, selfish and immoral. You have no business in the White House.

Just to let you know Sarah Palin and John McCain, if something happens to Obama, his blood is on your hands.

I hope you can live with that.

And, for those of you who perpetuate these ridiculous distortions by the McCain team, any blood shed will be on your hands as well.

Can you live with that?

Once again, I was pretty bored with the debate between Barack Obama and John McCain.

Didn't Sarah Palin say that “the gloves were off??” Hmmm.... not too many jabs last night, or at least they were fairly benign. I was waiting for John McCain to bring up Obama's "relationship" with Bill Ayers.

Of course, he didn't. Why wouldn't McCain bring out the big guns that he's been using for the past four days? If Obama really palled around with domestic terrorists, wouldn't last night's debate be the perfect forum to present that to the nation?

My theory is that McCain didn't bring that up because he knew that he would trigger a chain reaction. You see, if McCain were to mention the baseless and unfounded "connection" between Obama and Ayers, then Obama would have shot right back with highlighting McCain's involvement with Charles Keating and the Savings and Loan scandal that he took part in during the late eighties.

I have to give credit to McCain here. Every major new source in the country has declared that Obama and Ayers have no association other than the fact that they are neighbors in Chicago and have served on charity boards together. However, McCain's unethical participation in Charles Keating's Savings and Loan scandal is public record. In addition, McCain was brought up on ethics violations by Congress.

The ethics committee concluded that McCain "exercised poor judgment in intervening with the regulators."

In a time when this country is desperate for strong and impartial regulation for large corporations, do you trust a man that has a track record of political corruption in this area?

McCain has said that he regrets his involvement in the scandal.

Don't let your biggest regret be that you actually voted for him.

Did you know that the McCain team has decided that since their economic policies are garbage, their only hope at clinching this election would be to “attack Barack Obama's character?

Well, they are off and running! Over the weekend, Sarah Palin has been stating that Barack Obama "pals around with domestic terrorists". This is a poor attempt to connect Obama and a former anti-Vietnam extremist from the late 60's, Bill Ayers. Obama and Ayers are neighbors and have served on the same charities.

As disgusting as these baseless claims are, Palin has defended them! Palin has stated that discussing the connection is important for voters to understand Obama's “character".

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At least the connection between McCain and Charles Keating was very much real, and unethical.

In response to the false accusations Obama has said, "Senator McCain and his operatives are gambling that he can distract you with smears rather than talk to you about substance.” They’d rather try to tear our campaign down than lift this country up."

"It's what you do when you're out of touch, out of ideas and running out of time," Obama said.

Out of touch, out of ideas and running out of time is exactly what the McCain camp is.

Are you willing to spend these last few weeks listening to this Republican propaganda? Or, will you be engaging in discussions about the significant change that this government needs to be able to turn our economy and our nation around. The change of course, that Barack Obama will bring to our country when he is elected president of the United States.

Spend your time wisely.

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Ole' Sarah is back at it again. Just this weekend, she told her supporters, on two separate occassions, that Obama had been "palling around" with a domestic terrorist. Palin stated that Barack Obama is "someone who sees America, it seems, as being so imperfect that he's palling around with terrorists who would target their own country."

( Insert the proverbial eye-roll for such disgusting distortions by the Republicans, here).

Palin was loosely referring to the association between William Ayers and Barack Obama. This is all part of a new tactic by the McCain team to go after Obama's character. After all, they've failed to discredit his plans as well as failed to defend their own. Why you ask? Well, it's because Obama's plans are what this country needs, their plans are more of the same, they know it and the country is starting to get the picture as well. They're so terrified and desparate, that they've grabbed at any straw that they can find.

Their latest straw being that " connection" between William Ayers and Barack Obama.

In the 1960s, Ayers was a founding member of the radical Weather Underground group that planned and carried out a series of bombings of federal buildings, including the Pentagon and the U.S. Capitol, to protest against the Vietnam War.

The group. which is no longer in operation, was labeled a "domestic terrorist group" by the FBI, and Ayers and his wife, Bernadine Dohrn — also a Weather Underground member — spent 10 years on the run as fugitives in the 1970s. Federal charges against them were dropped due to FBI misconduct in obtaining evidence against them. Since then, both Ayers and Dohrn eventually became university professors in Chicago, where Ayers continues to be an education professor at the University of Illinois at Chicago.

So what's the connection between Obama and Ayers?

They're neighbors.

They live on the same city block in Chicago. They're also interested in similar charities to which they both served on the boards of. Most major news publications, including the New York Times ( which Palin cited as the source of this information) have not found any solid connection between either men.

I urge you dear readers to take this information and pass it on. There are so many people, colleagues and friends even, that are so nervous about electing a black president that they use these ludicrous and baseless accusations to defend their reasons for not voting for Obama.

Don't let this happen!

Inform everyone who will listen about the disgusting, merciless and distorted propaganda that the Republicans are inundating you with every chance that they get. Don't let them get to you, stay informed. Doubt all of their claims, double check the " facts' that they tell you. We live in a digital age, information is at our fingertips.

I can't speak for Obama, but I know that this country is imperfect. I know that with people like Sarah Palin, John McCain and the entire Bush administration, palling around with each other and gambling with our livelihoods and well-being, this country will continue to fall apart.

We need change and we need it now. The kind of change that the McPalin team brings is one of rewriting history to cast Obama in a negative light. The kind of change that Obama will protect and support our financial and national securities, both as individuals and a nation.

Which option makes more sense to you?

I am angered this morning that the media has let Sarah Palin off the hook about her performance in the Vice Presidential debate last night. How can you claim that she did a good job when she was shaking like a leaf, avoiding questions, answering questions about questions that were never asked and repeatedly used phrases such as " darn it".

My personal colloquial favorites of Sarah Palin that she used during last night's debate are " Say it ain't so Joe", " Joe- six-pack""doggone" and her persistent abuse of the English language as she dropped all the "ings" off of words ending in -ing. " Gettin", "Hopin"," Prayin", "Thinkin".

I'm thinkin' she doesn't know jack squat about being a national leader, or grammar for that matter.

She's nauseating. I was waiting for Tina Fey to scream " Live from New York it's Saturday night!" throughout the debate. That's how ridiculous she sounded!

Is this how a Vice President should speak? America, is this how we want an elected leader to come across to international leaders? Is Sarah Palin who we want to chose to represent us to the world? Please excuse me while I dry heave!

I don't hurl acclaim at anyone just because they didn't " mess up". You don't have to mess up to have lost the debate. You have to defend the Bush policies that McCain voted for, champion his tax breaks for corporate America, promise to "strengthen" No Child Left Behind, and read off of the cue cards that the McCain team has been tirelessly working on this past week for you.

Your star is fading Governor Palin. You are unqualified, inexperienced and lack any substance or depth. You are returning to Alaska to your family for a spell. Enjoy that time and please do us all a favor... stay there.

You don't have to be an avergae American to represent the voices of average Americans.I don't want " Joe six-pack" or Annie-get-your-gun in the White House. I want a strong, qualified and experienced leader. I want Barack Obama to be our next president, and so should you.

Gwen Ifill, the managing editor of "Washington Week" and senior correspondent for "The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer is set to moderate the Vice Presidential debate between Delaware Senator, Joe Biden and Alaska governor, Sarah Palin.

Ifill, an accomplished journalist and author of an upcoming book "The Breakthrough: Politics and Race in the Age of Obama," has come under harsh criticism both in the media and the blogosphere. Critics claim she is "biased" and will be "unfair and imbalanced" during tonight's debate.

Hmmm.... she is a successful, educated and acclaimed woman of color who has written a book about black politicians in America. Therefore, is it the color of her skin that lends her to be " biased"?

Wouldn't Jim Lehrer, her counterpart on his show, have been biased towards Barack Obama and favored McCain in last Friday's debate? Jim like McCain, is an old white guy?

What if Gwen Ifill favors Sarah Palin because they are both women?

Hurling accusations of of bias, simply because an individual either shares political beliefs and or physical characteristics of another candidate is as ridiculous as the idea of Sarah Palin having any place within the White House.

Don't be fooled America. This is just another stunt the McCain team is pulling to make us feel bad for Palin. They would like us to believe that she is a newbie in terms of her experience with political debates. Yes, she's currently so "unprepared" that the McCain team has her in debate boot camp in Arizona.

DO NOT BE FOOLED! Palin is an experienced, sharp-tounged debater who has debated twice during her run for Governor of Alaska. She is not a novice. Don't fall for the McCain's team representation of her as a poor, helpless, inexperienced debater.

They want you to think that so when Palin tries to rip Biden a new one, you think she's a " maverick".

Keep this in mind when you watch the debate. she is a snake in the grass. And, no matter what she says tonight, she is still ignorant, inexperienced and completely unqualified for the role of the Vice Presidency.