October Surprise, So It Goes

Here we stand 9 days before the election and still no ‘October Surprise’. I figure the Obama camp will not issue a surprise on McCain as they are too knee deep in HOPE and chants of “YES WE CAN.” The McCain camp, however, must find a way to beat the previous punches thrown at Senator Obama. If I am to add it all up, I would believe Senator Obama is an inexperienced socialist terrorist with an elitist educated background of being a lawyer and community organizer but also practices his Arab/Muslim faith with a radical Christian minister named Jeremiah Wright whilst covering with 60s domestic terrorists in William Ayers.

This week, I’m looking to expand this description to include the big 2008 October Surprise. I predict we'll discover Obama is the man responsible for the childhood obesity epidemic. Republicans will of course be the root cause of Alzheimer's Disease.

In Georgia, the October Surprise will come in the form of vicious TV spots from the Senatorial candidates, Saxby Chambliss and Jim Martin. Six years ago Saxby swift-boated in this ad questioning the triple amputee, Senator Max Cleland, patriotism with images of Osama Bin Laden and Saddam Hussein.



With the tight race, Jim Martin better watch out, he is about to discover his close personal relationship with Hitler.

The New York Times issued this endorsement:

“…It has for many years been desirable that political power in the Nation should be transferred from the Republicans to the Democrats. The desired transfer has been postponed because the Democratic Party has wandered in strange places, has committed itself to unsafe doctrines under distrusted leaders. That has been cured. The Democracy has returned from its wanderings, it is again a united party, and its candidate, passing in triumph all the tests and challenges of the campaign, stands before the country as a man of bigh equipment for the office, worthy of the full confidence of the people. Without misgiving, with entire safety, and to the advantage of the Nations, the Democrats may now be returned to power. The country has made up its mind upon that point…”

After this convincing argument, I am urging everyone to vote 4 November for the Democratic candidate, Woodrow Wilson.*

But seriously, along with their endorsement of Barrack Obama, the NYTimes has a time line of all their endorsements over the years, or in the case of Ike, the lesser of two evils argument.

Please be a responsible and informed voter next week. Go Vote!

So it goes...


*Published 5 Nov 1912, The New York Times