Obama's Grandmother dies one day before the election -

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Your Vote Counts -

I was sent this hilarious video where I, Josh Schermer, am blamed for Obama losing by one vote. Just a reminder that your and my one vote could even decide the election. Want to blame the loss of the election on one of your friends? Click here!

Joe Biden -

Final Presidential Debate -

Vice Presidential Debate -

Bill Clinton (Saturday Night Live)

Gov. Palin and Senator Clinton address the nation -

Hillary Clinton at the Democratic National Convention -

And on that path to freedom, Harriett Tubman had one piece of advice.

If you hear the dogs, keep going.

If you see the torches in the woods, keep going.

If they're shouting after you, keep going.

Don't ever stop. Keep going.

If you want a taste of freedom, keep going.

Even in the darkest of moments, ordinary Americans have found the faith to keep going.

I’ve seen it in you. I’ve seen it in our teachers and firefighters, nurses and police officers, small business owners and union workers, the men and women of our military – you always keep going.

We are Americans. We're not big on quitting.

But remember, before we can keep going, we have to get going by electing Barack Obama president. We don't have a moment to lose or a vote to spare. Nothing less than the fate of our nation and the future of our children hang in the balance.

Tim Russert, the Wyatt Earp of American politics, dies at 58

They used to say the road to the White House went through Tim Russert and they were right. When a politician went on Russert's show, Meet the Press, they needed to be in top form because Russert was going to do his homework and wasn't going to be lied to. But Russert was so much more than a political giant. He was a lover of life and everything that comes with it. He loved his family, his hometown of Buffalo, sports and as much as he loved politics it was talking about someones kids that really put a smile on his face. In recent years I feel I regrettably took him for granted in the same way you might with a great actor who puts in amazing performance after amazing performance. But he will be sorely missed because there is no one who can replace him. Winston Churchill's wife spoke of how the great men are really children at heart. Russert certainly was and brought a civility to journalism in a time where the one who speaks loudest is most rewarded.

* Russert loved his Father very much and a nice Father's Day present might be his best selling book Big Russ and Me (click to view)

Obama becomes the Democratic Nominee -

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"I face this challenge with profound humility and knowledge of my own limitations."

- Barack Obama

The 2008 Presidential Election -

Super Tuesday -

"In the councils of government, we must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military-industrial complex (defense contractors). The potential for the disastrous rise of misplaced power exists and will persist."

- President Dwight Eisenhower in his farewell speech

Obama and McCain "seem" to be the candidates who would most address these concerns.

Economic Stimulus Plan -

"...the problem is for us to spend a 150 Billion dollars (giving it to the American public to stimulate the economy) right now we're probably going to be borrowing it from China. And when we turn around and give it in the form of rebate checks what many people are going to do is go out and buy products imported from China. So I don't know whose economy we are going to actually stimulate?

"...if we're determined to spend 150 billion dollars (let's spend it on) building roads, bridges, airports and this might do more for the economy, for the environment and this will put Americans to work, using American steal and concrete. Every time 1 billion dollars is spent on American infrastructure 47,500 jobs are created."

- Mike Huckabee on MTV's Closing Arguments - Presidential Dialog

Change - David Bowie accompanied by Presidential Candidates

POLITICAL POLLING -

Chris Matthews: "Tom, we're going to have to go back and figure out the methodology I think on some of these things (political polling)."

Tom Brokaw: "You know what I think we're going to have to go back and do? Wait for the voters to make their judgment."

Chris Matthews: "Well what do we do then the days before the voting? We must stay home then?"

Tom Brokaw: "No, no, we don't stay home, there's reasons to analyze the voting. But we don't have to get in the business of trying to make judgments before the polls have closed and trying to stampede and effect the process. "

"I think that people out there are going to begin to make judgments about us (the media), if they haven't already, if we don't begin to temper that temptation to constantly try and get ahead of what the voters are deciding...let this process go forward as it should (and) invest in the American people and their wisdom."

You start by asking questions -

Everyone on Earth has a direct and strong relationship with animals, whether they realize it or not. The most pronounced of these relationships would be if you eat meat.

With animals playing such a huge role in American society you would expect there to be more discussion on how animals are treated on American farms. But the closest you'll find the Presidential Candidates to discussing animal rights is when they are asked about small farmers not receiving government subsidies to grow corn, wheat, etc., which is to say they are not discussing animal rights at all. I personally want to know how the Presidential Candidates feel about the abuses being committed on many industrial farms. How do they feel about foie gras? What do they think about the 10 percent, or 900 million, of farm animals raised for food who die before reaching the slaughterhouse because of stress, injury, and disease? What about the farm animals who are routinely being skinned, burned, boiled, beaten and drowned alive? What do they think about how industrial farms contribute more green house gases every year then even car emissions do? Would they update the farm animal rights bills, that do not even include rights for turkeys or chickens?

It's time that politicians are asked their views on animal rights because for many, including myself, a persons beliefs on animal rights speaks directly to that persons character.

Leadership -

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"...leadership is often different than success. Success is culturally defined. When you give the culture what it expects, the culture will reward that. But, a leader is someone who gives the culture what it needs, not what it expects...A real leader heals the wounds of their culture."

- Rachel Naomi Remen, physician and storyteller

presidential debate -

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Gentleman, how do you feel about the state of industrial farming in the united states? In how it effects the small farmer? How it effects the environment? And the barbaric situations animals are put into?......