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RIGHTWINGSPARKLE — Does this whole Khalidi connection matter? Or does it matter that Obama's aunt, that he referred to in his book, is living in a Boston slum. Which also reminds us that his half brother is living in a shanty in Kenya. Obama talks a good game of all of us taking care of each other, but obviously he feels it should only be through the government. If Iraqi's could vote, they would choose McCain. No surprise there. They are afraid Obama won't protect them from Iran. It looks like Iraq isn't the only country that should be worried. Al Qaeda wants Bush and the Republican party ...

Iraqis prefer McCain over Obama
Hot Air » Top Picks — Iraqis prefer McCain over Obama posted at 6:00 pm on October 30, 2008 by Ed Morrissey Send to a Friend | printer-friendly FWIW .  They don’t get to vote, of course, but it’s interesting to see how the country that Barack Obama would have abandoned two years ago reacts to the idea of him leading the nation that liberated Iraq.  Unsurprisingly, most of those interviewed worried that Obama wouldn’t be able to stand up to the dimunitive genocidal lunatic to their east: For five years Ali and Mohammed have lived alongside US soldiers in their Baghdad neighbourhood near Rasheed Street, a prominent commercial artery running through the heart of the ...

Iraqis For McCain
Flopping Aces — While Al Queda is praying for McCain’s defeat (see below) Iraqis take an opposite view… US election: If Iraqis could vote it would be for McCain Agence France Presse October 30, 2008 For five years Ali and Mohammed have lived alongside US soldiers in their Baghdad neighbourhood near Rasheed Street, a prominent commercial artery running through the heart of the Iraqi capital. During that time American culture and politics have become familiar to them, and they say that if they could, they would vote for Republican candidate John McCain in next week’s US ...

Iraqis Join Georgians and Israelis In Supporting McCain
Gateway Pundit — It's interesting how those countries threatened by radical regimes and unstable neighbors are backing John McCain over the Far Left Marxisant radical. Georgians back McCain. 76% of US citizens in Israel are voting for John McCain over Obama. Even the Iraqis are speaking out in support of McCain. Likewise-- Cuban Americans and Russian Americans overwhelmingly support John McCain. ...

A Meaningful Endorsement: If Iraqis Could Vote, It Would Be For McCain
Snapped Shot — This is a much better and meaningful endorsement than Al Qaeda endorsing Obama. Iraqi civilians say, if given opportunity, they would vote for McCain: For five years Ali and Mohammed have lived alongside US soldiers in their Baghdad neighbourhood near Rasheed Street, a prominent commercial artery running through ...

Iraqis Prefer John McCain
PoliGazette — Although we often speak about who foreigners, especially Europeans, prefer to win, we have spent little to no time explaining what Iraqis - a key foreign population - think. Agence France-Presse reported Friday that quite some of them want John McCain to win. That may surprise quite some Americans who, after all, are often told that Iraqis want the United States to withdraw immediately. Since Barack Obama advocates a quick withdrawal, one might have expected Iraqis to support his candidacy. Not so. Many Iraqis told AFP that they are afraid that if Obama becomes president he will withdraw too soon. ...

Hot Air And Grasping At Straws
Newshoggers.com — ... Briebart today ran an AFP article with the misleading headline "US election: If Iraqis could vote it would be for McCain". I say misleading because it mentions in its first few paras exactly three Iraqis who prefer McCain - and in its last paras mentions two who prefer Obama.That's hardly all or even a representative sample of all Iraqis. That hasn't stopped a couple of ...

McCain in a Landslide
N/A — “If Iraqis could vote it would be for McCain . . .“  Five ???? Iraqis in the sample.  Many Three want McCain. McCain wins in landslide. Pop the Iraqi champagne.  But don’t drink it out of respect for local beliefs.  And my sanity.

Home stretch
Basil's Blog — ... bad it is that we went into Iraq?” “Oh, of course, sir.” The man added, “Iraq is one of our strongest issues. We need to keep hitting about how terrible going into Iraq was. And that we need to get out as soon as possible. Immediately. Or sooner.” “Yeah,” Obama said. “I bet the Iraq people want me to be president, don’t they?” The man stuttered, “Uh, uh, we… um, uh, well, um, actually, more Iraqis support McCain.” “Maybe I need to go to Iraqiland and campaign ...

Hot Air And Grasping At Straws
Crooks and Liars — Briebart today ran an AFP article with the misleading headline "US election: If Iraqis could vote it would be for McCain". I say misleading because it mentions in its first few paras exactly three Iraqis who prefer McCain - and in its last paras mentions two who prefer Obama.That's hardly all or even a representative sample of all Iraqis. That hasn't stopped a couple of rightwing bloggers grasping at straws - including Ed Morrissey, who continues his downward spiral of judgement at Hot Air and who I don't think would ever have linked such thin gruel at Captain's Quarters. Ed can count, but he chose not to mention the ...

Americans who lived under Communism support McCain
Doug Ross @ Journal — Saturday, November 01, 2008 Americans who lived under Communism support McCain [image] Americans who lived under Communism have strong feelings about this election: Cuban-Americans Russian-Americans Add 'em to the list. Iraqis vocally oppose Barack Obama More than three quarters of U.S. citizens living in Israel support John McCain A clear majority of Georgians, who have experienced communism firsthand, support McCain Obama's latest statement -- that taxpayers' opposition to higher taxes is "selfishness" -- doesn't help. Hat ...

The most popular election video on YouTube
Stop The ACLU — ... . They know they have no ally in Barack Obama. And this is possibly the same reason why Iraqis also want John McCain as President . They understand what Barack Obama cannot. Can we really have a President who doesn’t understand the basic principles upon which this country was founded — a President who looks at those principles and see a “major flaw”? The answer is no, we cannot. I think the 11 million people who have seen this video, and those serving us in the military, can see that. It’s sad that there are so many that can’t. Issues like a hurting economy will come and go. ...

Who Would the Iraqis Vote For?
¡No Pasarán! — Meanwhile, which candidate would Iraqis vote for?! With all the hysterics and the apocalyptic language that the media, the Left, and the war opponents use for the conflict, shouldn't the Iraqis' views be taken into account? (Answer: not if their views doesn't mesh in with the Media's, the Left's and the war opponents' (simplistic) views…) For the rest of us, however… "The Iranians believe that if Obama is elected he will not take action against them despite their nuclear ambitions. That worries me," said Ali, sitting on an old bench in Al-Zahawi coffee shop. "If the Iranians get the bomb they will become the Tarzan of the ...

The most popular election video on YouTube
Wizbang — ... . They know they have no ally in Barack Obama. And this is possibly the same reason why Iraqis also want John McCain as President . They understand what Barack Obama cannot. Can we really have a President who doesn't understand the basic principles upon which this country was founded -- a President who looks at those principles and see a "major flaw"? The answer is no, we cannot. I think the 11 million people who have seen this video, and those serving us in the military, can see that. It's sad that there are so many that can't. Issues like a hurting economy will come and ...

The Case of The Missing Victory
RedState: Conservative News and Community — Getting No Credit For Winning In Iraq There's been a strange silence lately in the Presidential election: silence about victory in Iraq. Number of U.S. combat fatalities in Baghdad this October? Zero, for the first time in the war. It's part of a larger trend: Thirteen deaths were reported during October, eight of them in combat. The figures exactly match those of last July and reflect a continuing downward trend that began around Sept. 2007. October 2007 saw 38 deaths reported (29 combat); in October 2006 there were 106 U.S. deaths (99 combat) and in October 2005 there were 96 (77 combat). ...