dwgt.net A little about everything    FAQ   Search   Memberlist   Usergroups   Register   Profile   Log in to check your private messages   Log in  The time now is Wed Jul 23, 2008 4:45 pm dwgt.net Forum Index View unanswered posts  Forum   Topics   Posts   Last Post  Politics   John McCain John Sidney McCain III born August 29, 1936 in Panama at the Coco Solo Air Base. He is the senior United States Senator from Arizona. Retiring from the Navy in 1981 and moving to Arizona, McCain soon entered politics. In 1982 he was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives from Arizona's 1st congressional district. After serving two terms there, he was elected to the U.S. Senate from Arizona in 1986. He was re-elected Senator in 1992, 1998, and 2004. While generally adhering to American conservatism, McCain established a reputation as a political maverick for his willingness to defy Republican orthodoxy on several issues. Surviving the Keating Five scandal of the 1980s, he made campaign finance reform one of his signature concerns, which eventually led to the passing of the McCain-Feingold Act in 2002. During a campaign appearance in Murrells Inlet, South Carolina on April 18, 2007, McCain was asked a question about possible military action against Iran. He responded by singing “Bomb bomb bomb, bomb bomb Iran” to the melody of the Beach Boys' song "Barbara Ann", reminiscent of a 1980 parody by Vince Vance & The Valiants.[195] When later confronted about the matter, McCain stated, "My response is lighten up, and get a life." Asked whether the joke he made was insensitive, McCain retorted, "Insensitive to what? The Iranians?" On Tuesday, July 15 he called the Iraq War a conflict the United States has to win.     0 0 No Posts Barack Hussein Obama Barack Hussein Obama was born August 4, 1961 in Honolulu to a Kenyan father and an American mother. He lived most of his early life in the U.S. state of Hawaii. From ages six to ten, he lived in Jakarta, Indonesia with his mother and Indonesian stepfather. His father went to Harvard University to pursue Ph.D. studies, then returned to Kenya, where he died in an auto accident in 1982. Obama's mother died of ovarian cancer a few months after the publication of his 1995 memoir, Dreams from My Father. Barack is a graduate of Columbia University and Harvard Law School, Obama worked as a community organizer, university lecturer, and civil rights lawyer before running for public office and serving in the Illinois Senate from 1997 to 2004. After an unsuccessful bid for a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives in 2000, he announced his campaign for U.S. Senate in 2003. He was elected to the U.S. Senate in November 2004 with 70% of the vote. his presidential campaign in February 2007, Obama has emphasized ending the Iraq War, increasing energy independence, and providing universal health care as major priorities. He married in 1992 and has two daughters by Michelle (Robinson) Obama. He has written two bestselling books: a memoir of his youth titled Dreams from My Father, and The Audacity of Hope, a personal commentary on U.S. politics. "What it really lays bare," Obama offered, is that "we're still locked in this notion that if you appeal to white folks then there must be something wrong. Obama has consistently opposed the Iraq War. On Tuesday, July 15 he called it a costly distraction.     0 0 No Posts Democrates     0 0 No Posts Republicans     0 0 No Posts Who do want to be president in 2009?     1 1 Sun Jul 01, 2007 10:01 am katih Universal Information   Astronomy Comments Is Earth in the same catagory as the planet Pluto?     0 0 No Posts Computers Problems with Hardware or Software?     0 0 No Posts Gas Prices How are they affecting your life?     0 0 No Posts Expand domestic oil production Democrats on Capitol Hill have rejected virtually every proposal to expand domestic oil production. And now Americans are paying at the pump. Do you Agree?     0 0 No Posts Health What hurts?     0 0 No Posts iPhone Multimedia and Internet-enabled mobile phone by Apple, What do you think?     0 0 No Posts Just for Fun Post for fun, great games, or any fluff.     0 0 No Posts Ski Comments Post your ski comments here!     0 0 No Posts Sports Which team do you favor?     0 0 No Posts Talk Back to us! Suggest a new page, topic, or complaint.     0 0 No Posts Travel Tell us about your favorite travel place.     0 0 No Posts All times are GMT - 7 Hours Who is Online Our users have posted a total of 1 article We have 2914 registered users The newest registered user is Mjyuzvik In total there are 2 users online :: 0 Registered, 0 Hidden and 2 Guests   [ Administrator ]   [ Moderator ] Most users ever online was 23 on Tue Dec 18, 2007 12:57 pm Registered Users: None This data is based on users active over the past five minutes Log in Username:    Password:      Log me on automatically each visit     New posts    No new posts    Forum is locked Powered by phpBB © 2001, 2005 phpBB Group