A perfect example of the smears I was talking about.
Wasilla has this for its money:
"It could seat up to 5,000 people and would include an ice rink and a cushioned hard-surface court where people could play basketball, volleyball and soccer, said Jim Blair, with GDM Inc., an Anchorage firm hired by the city to create a conceptual design for the center.
In addition to sports, the center could be set up to host conventions, trade fairs, theater productions, graduations and even motorcoss competitions.."
Evidently no other mayors in America have ever purchased city buildings using debt instruments. </sarcasm>
Meanwhile, Obama was chairman of the board of an organization that spent $109,200,000. Want to know what they have to show for it?
"The project appears to have failed to achieve any of its stated, measurable educational goals. For example, a comprehensive study by the Consortium on Chicago School Research concludes:
"Results suggest that among the schools it supported, the Challenge had little impact on school improvement and student outcomes, with no statistically significant differences between Annenberg and non-Annenberg schools in rates of achievement gain, classroom behavior, student self-efficacy, and social competence."
Obviously you have a definition of smeared that does not include the "Swift Boat (not actually)Veterans for (not anything like)Truth".
You make hyperbolic claims as though Mrs. Palin were some sort of sanctified Joan of Arc riding out to defeat the heretics; when in fact she's nothing more than another corrupt local politician who's gotten lucky in her choice of alignments and is being pushed forward by the fact that she will make a tractable puppet if elected.
This election does not matter, the American people are Fucked no matter which party takes office. And people like you deserve to have their homes taken away, their jobs automated or outsourced, their communications monitored, and to be subject to intrusive social controls.
>> ... and to be subject to intrusive social controls.
Such as having our email accounts broken into and displayed to the whole world, along with the email addresses and personal photos of friends and family.
I would encourage you to explore alternative media (such as the above) rather than just following the conventional "wisdom" of the mainstream media. Just because one group owns all the microphones doesn't mean everything they say is the truth.
Obviously you were in a coma during the 2000 and 2004 election cycles.
//$22 Million in debt over 5 years as mayor...