Cenk: A Plea From My Dad to Independents

[ihavenobias]

http://digg.com/2008_us_elections/A_Plea_to_Independents?OTC-em-sh2
By Cenk Uygur

My dad was a life long Republican before George W. Bush. He's exactly the kind of small business owner that the Republicans pretend to care so much about. He is the original Joe the Plumber. But now he is Dogan the Independent.

And he has had enough of the Republicans and thinks McCain's pick of Sarah Palin is playing dice with our futures. Here is a plea he wrote to fellow independents about this election (this comes from a no-nonsense first generation immigrant who has lived the American dream):

Dear Independent,

Mr. McCain played biggest gamble of his life by picking Gov. Palin. If it was his own life to be endangered by his decision that would be okay. He is playing Russian roulette with the future of the US as well as the whole world. He really put his presidential ambitions in front of country.

The last couple of week's performance of Palin very clearly demonstrated that she is nothing but a pretty Beverly Hills Hillbilly. She has no substance, no culture, and no education. She is a perfect example of an Alaskan Homesteader. Her appearance on the national scene reminds me of a Homesteader's town visit once a month for a shower, laundry and groceries. This is not Vaudeville Theater. The presidency of the USA is a gravely serious business.

Last time (8 years ago) when we acted with our "folksy" desire to see a real down to earth, not very bright President, look at what happened. If you really want to repeat same mistake because your resentment over Hillary episode, abortion, religious fervor or any other reason, go ahead and enjoy the ride. The whole world is watching and wondering are we going to screw it up again.

Most influential Republicans and conservatives are cautioning us about Palin and McCain. I am asking independent minded people of this country please; please don't vote with your emotion. READ, LISTEN, COMPARE before you pull that lever. In this election, we all have a very serious responsibility. Let us do it right.

Dogan Uygur

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[OnceUponTimeOnTheNet]

1. Handy Guide link not working. I like these Cenk articles, Thanks!

[ihavenobias]

6. I'll pass that on to him. And the link should be working now

:)

[CherylK]

2. K & R!

Go Dogan!

:patriot:

[Joe the Liberal]

3. I like Cenk and his dad makes a good point.....

The US presidency is very, very, very, serious business. We need some one who is very intelligent in the White House not some shit for brains idiot like Bush.

[ihavenobias]

14. I'd like to think most Americans agree with that line of thinking n/t

[Kajsa]

4. Cenk's dad makes a lot of sense.

He IS putting "country first" and voting with his brain fully engaged.

He is a very smart man, as is his son.

Thanks for sharing this!

:) :hi:

[ihavenobias]

19. And Cenk is right, his Dad is one of many representatives of the American dream

It doesn't happen often, but it's a treat when Dogan calls into the show. Hopefully you hear it sometime.

[formercia]

5. K&R

Good stuff, as always.:hi:

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

7. I bow to the wisdom of your father, Cenk

and other Republicans who have seen the light.

[OhioChick]

8. K&R

:kick:

[matthewf]

9. k&r

[theFrankFactor]

10. Inspiring! K&R

I Do Videos for Change:

Is Obama Really a Cracker Hating, Communist Negro?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VnPSOemDCqg


An Obama Win Means Republican Hissy Fit. Be Prepared!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u3IijWdMEzs


Privatize Profits and Socialize Failure - REPUBLICANISM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cWxTQbfsEA8


Obama the Baby Killer -or- When Morons Attack
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_1SrQiHHPAk


Barack Obama - Never In a Beauty Pageant! Can He Lead?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uHGu33jtXtc


Frank Weighs in on the Biden v. Palin VP Debate
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n754FjvGKGQ


Republicans Blame Clinton, N*ggers for Wall Street Failures
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GAvhWKp0N4M


It Appears Obama is a Terrorist... If You're a Moron!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CunxzR5_8FU

[ihavenobias]

23. Thanks for the links Frank n/t

[quiet.american]

11. "... Homesteader's town visit once a month ...." -- priceless. Excellent! nt

[ihavenobias]

24. Yeah, good line

:)

[Azlady]

12. Thank your Father Cenk, for all of us and thank you for posting his letter n/t

[ejbr]

13. K & R n/t

[Window]

15. K/R.

:kick:

[navarth]

16. Go Dogan!!

Dogan deserves a lot of credit for seeing the light when Bu$h got installed.

[Seldona]

17. K&R

Exactly like my father before he passed. Lifelong Repub who really liked Obama. To bad he didn't live long enough to vote for him.

I hope this gets to as many independents as possible.

[ihavenobias]

25. This should give us all hope n/t

[1Hippiechick]

18. Be sure this link gets to Cenk's dad...

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/10/14/bush-strategist-mccain-kn_n_134570.html and K&R

Bush Strategist: McCain Knows He Put Country At Risk With Palin Pick


Matthew Dowd, a prominent political consultant and chief strategist for George W. Bush's reelection campaign eviscerated John McCain on Tuesday for his choice of Sarah Palin as vice president.

Dowd proclaimed that, in his heart of hearts, McCain knew he put the country at risk with his VP choice and that he would "have to live" with that fact for the rest of his career.

"They didn't let John McCain pick the person he wanted to pick as VP," Dowd declared during the Time Warner Summit panel. "When Sarah Palin got picked instead of Joe Lieberman, which I fundamentally believed would have given John McCain the best opportunity in this race... as soon as he picked Palin, that whole ready versus not ready argument was not credible."

Saying that Palin was a "net negative" on the ticket, he went on: " knows, in his gut, that he put somebody unqualified on the ballot. He knows that in his gut, and when this race is over that is something he will have to live with... He put somebody unqualified on that ballot and he put the country at risk, he knows that."

The other panelists were surprised, a bit, by Dowd's bluntness. Not least because McCain's well-known campaign motto is "country first."

"No, I don't agree," said Mark McKinnon, a former McCain aide, after chiding Dowd for claiming particular insight into McCain's soul.

"Well," responded Dowd, "that's even more disturbing than my thought" -- the implication being that it would be truly frightening if McCain didn't know how bad Palin truly was.

Time columnist Joe Klein summed up what seemed to be the panel's Palin consensus.

"It was a gimmick," he said of the pick. "It was one of the most disastrous decisions I have seen in a presidential campaign since I've begun covering them."

Later in the session, Hilary Rosen, the Huffington Post's Washington editor at large, noted that the Palin pick had been successful in energizing the Republican base -- and McCain himself. But Dowd wasn't biting.

"To me it is like Halloween," he said. "You get energized by eating all that candy at night but then you feel sick the next day."

[democracy1st]

20. K & R

[pleah]

21. K&R n/t

[pleah]

22. Dupe!