Archive for August, 2008

31 Aug

McCain-Palin 2008: Just the White House

MSNBC asked: “How many houses does Palin add to the ticket?”
The answer is: just one house. The White House.

30 Aug

McCain/Palin ‘08 - How exciting!

McCain today chose Alaskan Governor Sarah Palin as his running mate.
What a brilliant move!
Gov. Palin has that ability to attract independent voters and at the same time, excites the conservative base like no other.
A maverick type of politician with a proven record of fighting corruption and reforming government, she is the perfect running mate for […]

29 Aug

McCain Campaign Statement on Barack Obama’s Acceptance Speech

ARLINGTON, VA — Tonight, the McCain campaign issued the following statement from Tucker Bounds, McCain 2008 spokesman, on Barack Obama’s acceptance speech at the Democratic National Convention:
“Tonight, Americans witnessed a misleading speech that was so fundamentally at odds with the meager record of Barack Obama. When the temple comes down, the fireworks end, and the […]

28 Aug

Congratulations, Senator Obama!

Today, U.S. Senator John McCain offered his congratulations to Sen. Barack Obama for making history in being the official presidential nominee of the Democratic Party on this important day in American history.
In that good spirit, Asian Americans for McCain congratulates Sen. Obama as well.

Script For “Convention Night” (TV :30)
JOHN MCCAIN: Senator Obama, […]

26 Aug

APA Events at Republican National Convention

APA Republican delegates & community leaders,
The National APA Coalition for McCain cordially invites you to attend the following events organized as part of the National Republican Convention. Save the date:
Monday, September 1: Living the Dream-an RNC APIAVote Kickoff Reception
“Celebrating Asian American & Pacific Islander Political Leadership”
5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Brit’s Pub
1110 Nicollet Mall
Minneapolis, MN 55403
(Open […]

26 Aug

McCain gets more momentum with strong support from Clinton Democrats

Heading into the Democratic National Convention, the Obama camp has many reasons to be nervous about. Picking Joe Biden, a good friend and the closest Democratic version of McCain, to serve as Obama’s attack dog probably won’t cause much harm but hasn’t fixed the problems either.
Waves of Clinton Demcrats are crossing party line and throwing […]

24 Aug

Join us on the Road to the Convention

Dear APA community leaders, members, and friends,
As Sen. McCain prepares to accept the Republican nomination on September 4th at the GOP Convention in Minnesota, he will be holding rallies around the country leading up to the exciting night.
The first Road to the Convention Rally will be on August 29th in Dayton, Ohio.
From there, John and […]

24 Aug

Indian-Americans Concerned About Obama-Biden campaign’s “anti-Indian-American stereotyping”

Indians For McCain reacted to Barack Obama’s choice of Joe Biden as a running mate.
“First Barack Obama put out a memo that insulted Indian-Americans in 2007 and was accused of “engaging in the worst kind of anti-Indian-American stereotyping” about the community and about Americans doing commerce with India. Now he has chosen a running […]

23 Aug

Biden, the best choice for Obama; McCain, the best choice for America

We have to congratulate Sen. Obama for choosing Sen. Biden as his running mate.
Biden is probably the best candidate for Obama to “make himself a stronger candidate.” The fact that Sen. Biden offers substantial experience in both foreign and domestic policies and that he, as the most qualified candidate among all Democratic presidential candidates, can […]

23 Aug

McCain - best as our Commander in Chief, best in handling our economy

Despite repeated smear attempts by the DNC and the Obama campaign to link John McCain to the unpopular President Bush, more and more Americans, who have been aware of solid improvements in Iraq, have placed their trust in McCain’s judgment, experience, and leadership in making an American victory in Iraq possible.
The fact is that when […]

19 Aug

The SaddleBack Civil Forum shows stark contrast between McCain and Obama

Voters have a clear choice in this election and the Saddleback Civil Forum (watch it here) showed that there are stark contrasts between Senator Obama and John McCain. John McCain will tell Americans exactly what he believes is best for our country - because he always puts country before his own self interest. Senator Obama […]

16 Aug

McCain interviewed tonight by Pastor Rick Warren, author of “The Purpose Driven Life”

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Senator McCain will be interviewed tonight by Pastor Rick Warren, author of “The Purpose Driven Life,” and pastor of the Saddleback Church in California.
Tune-in to CNN or FOX NEWS at 9pm ET tonight to watch the interview live.
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14 Aug

The Russian invasion of Georgia

McCain, not Obama, was right about Georgia (Chicago Sun Times)
Like Kosovo, Bosnia, Kuwait and other unfamiliar places before, Ossetia reminds us that a small, remote corner of the globe can explode into an international crisis. One who was up to speed on Georgia and the menace it faced from Russia was veteran Sen. John […]

14 Aug

“Today, we’re all Georgians!”

 

At a York, Pennsylvania townhall event on Tuesday 8/12, Sen. McCain told the audience he talked to the President of Georgia, and told him that “today, we’re all Georgians.”
Read Sen. McCain’s Wall Street Journal op-ed titled “We Are All Georgians” here.
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For anyone who thought that stark international aggression was a thing of the past, the […]

13 Aug

Update: Wednesday 8/13

Today marks the one-year anniversary of Barack Obama saying American troops in Afghanistan were “just air-raiding villages and killing civilians.”
Check it out here.
What They’re Saying…
Union Leader: McCain laid out a plan for swiftly isolating Russia and bringing Georgia into the protective circle of the West, with NATO quickly standing behind Georgia and letting Russia know […]