"For the record, here is the text of the call in question:
Hello, my name is (caller’s first name). Is (voter’s first name) available? I am calling from the Utah Democratic Party with a couple of quick questions about the upcoming elections.
If the election for your State House of Representative were held today and the candidates were Democrat Jay Seegmiller who is concerned about legislators using their public office for private gain and Republican Greg Curtis who is Speaker of the House who thinks conflict of interest is natural in a citizen legislature, for whom would you vote?"
The proposal of any new law or regulation of commerce which comes from this order (capitalists), ought always to be listened to with great precaution, and ought never to be adopted till after being long and carefully examined, not only with the most scrupulous, but with the most suspicious attention. It comes from an order of men, whose interest is never exactly the same with that of the public, who have generally an interest to deceive and even to oppress the public, and who accordingly have, upon many occasions, both deceived and oppressed it….Regulations may, no doubt, be considered as in some respects a violation of natural liberty. But those exertions of the natural liberty of a few individuals, which might endanger the security of the whole society, are, and ought to be, restrained by the laws of all governments.
The object of (American) liberalism has never been to destroy capitalism, as conservatism invariably claims – only to keep the capitalists from destroying it.
The folks at Sciencedebate point out in their question to the candidates regarding science education "A comparison of 15-year-olds in 30 wealthy nations found that average science scores among U.S. students ranked 17th, while average U.S. math scores ranked 24th." Science education has never been more important to maintaining our competitive edge in an increasingly global economy. Raising a generation of scientifically literate citizens is essential to solving problems like global climate change, finding clean means of meeting our growing energy needs, curing diseases like AIDS and cancer, and much more.
While Senator McCain has yet to answer the fourteen questions Sciencedebate2008 has put to him, his recent selection of Governor Sarah Palin speaks volumes when it comes to his attitude toward science and the importance of improving science education in America. McCain has picked as his running mate a global warming denier, someone opposed to stem cell research, and a person alleged to have advocated for banning books from the local library during her service on the Wasilla, Alaska city council. None of these positions represents a recipe for improved American competiveness.
After years of doctored scientific reports to cover up the extent and urgency of global climate change, pollution, and other problems the selection of Sarah Palin demonstrates a McCain administration offers at best four more years of ambivalence about science and technology. This isn't change, just more of the same. It hardly matters what McCain's answers are to the Sciencedebate2008 questions. His actions have already spoken for him.
orm of rightful national sensitivity to Americans affected by hurricane Gustav. However, today Christian Ferry, McCain for President Deputy Campaign Manager spoke at the Mississippi Delegation breakfast humbly downplayed the impact that hurricane Gustav may have on the 2008 Republican National Convention or the Republican Presidential campaign as he remarked, “Obviously the convention has taken a bit of a change.” Ferry continued to stay on message as he regurgitated the prepared metaphorical sound-bites intended to highlight the Republican sensitivity to the residents being exiled by hurricane Gustav that is now trumping the media attention to the Republican National Convention as Ferry stated, “we take off our Republican hats and put on our American Hats.” President Bush continued in this sensitivity to the affects of hurricane Gustav as he spoke before the press at the Alamo Regional Command Center stating, “Nobody is happy about these storms.”
nal Convention. However there is quite a bit more truth that lies in the fact that it is a smarter media strategy to keep President Bush looking Presidential, and stashed as far away from McCain as possible when the general public makes a connection between the slow and yet failed Bush response-time to the past devastation of hurricane Katrina. If history really repeats itself what can Republicans do to avoid the past Katrina debacle and excel by appropriately handling hurricane Gustav? Moments ago the RNC video shown before the Republican National Convention attendees with the background of a few national guard members and a C6 airplane loaded with supplies bound for the hurricane devastated area quoting Texas Governor Rick Perry, “You are seeing Republican Governor’s take care of business here in Louisiana.”
s. If you are not readily familiar with the name Frank Luntz I remind you of his many claims to fame that derive from drafting the right words integrated in to the local and national media discussion. Luntz swapped the terms Estate Tax with Death Tax, Tax Cuts with Tax Relief, Global Warming with Climate Change, and as well Luntz is strongly attributed for his work on the infamous Contract for America. Luntz dispels the rhetoric in his work as he claims that his efforts are really a “Clarification versus Obfuscation.” Luntz has a long history of working for Republicans. Watch the two videos below and learn well how Luntz will play a central role in keeping media coverage on the Republicans and their National Convention. Source: http://www.youtube.com/
