As the Head Writer at Scoop This, I want to apologize for my absence this past weekend. Since re-launching Scoop This on July 18, I have not had any sleep, and after nearly 85 days of no sleep, I have succumb to mental fatigue. However, Monday begins a new “work week” with new blogs. I will do my best to post at least 10 new blogs tomorrow, so I do hope all of our readers take the time to read those blogs and comment.

My favorite sports teams are doing well. Penn State University Nittany Lions are ranked number 3 in the college football nation. They should get a chance at the National Championship. Darryl Clark, the Nittany Lions quarterback, should be considered for a Heisman Trophy. Why? Well, Clark commands a Nittany Lions offense that scores 45 points per game. That’s why.

My other favorite college football team are the Miami Hurricanes. I believe the ‘Canes will compete for a National Championship in 2010 if they keep all of their young players. The ‘Canes will struggle this year, but should be ranked nationally next year in the Top 25. Coach Shannon is recruiting players from winning programs all across the state of Florida, so expect the Hurricanes to be back real soon.

The Philadelphia Eagles put up 40 points against the Arizona Cardinals today! Plus, the Cowboys and Redskins lost. Hopefully the Ravens will be able to knock off the Giants tomorrow night.

The Philadelphia Phillies have a 2-0 lead in the National League Championship Series! Right now, however, the Phillies are losing 6 to 1 in the bottom of the third inning against the Dodgers. The benches cleared, but a fight did not occur. I hope there is a fight and someone rocks the crap out of Manny Ramirez!

Well, the political blogs will return tomorrow. I have a lot of blogging to do tomorrow. The last presidential debate is on Wednesday night. John McCain is vowing to whip Barack Obama’s ass in the debate. Before all of you silly mental midget liberals begin to spin this blog, no, McCain did not use the word “ass”. I did. Also, I will set straight all the idiotic crap liberals have been spewing since the “trooper gate” non-scandal finally came to an end, especially the fact that Governor Palin did not break any laws.

Until then, congratulations to the Philadelphia Phillies on winning the National League Division Series!

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Hat Tip: Hot Air

UPDATE 1: Both Senator McCain and Senator Obama dodged the question of, “Who will be the next Secretary of Treasury?”

They both touted Warren Buffet. NEWS FLASH: He does not want the job! He does not need the job. And, honestly, he would not take the job.

UPDATE 2: Another point: Senator Obama dodged the Secretary of Treasury question by saying 95% of Americans will get a tax cut. No you will not! Do not fall for this ploy! Senator Obama has voted to raise taxes 94 times. Honestly, do you really think you will get a tax cut? When has a Democrat ever cut taxes?

UPDATE 3: Senator Obama is dodging the questions and Senator McCain is breathing too heavily and tripping over his words a bit.

Right now, Tom Brokaw is winning the debate.

UPDATE 4: Senator Obama says Iran is benefiting from higher oil prices. You think? Idiot…

UPDATE 5: Senator McCain is touting his lengthy record. It is a good strategy listing everything he has accomplished (versus Senator Obama’s record of no accomplishments), but McCain needs to get nasty!

Start naming names!

Terrorist Bill Ayers!

Fannie Mae C.E.O. Franklin Raines! He has embezzled nearly $100 million!

Barney Frank! He is the main reason we are in this financial mess! Plus, he is a damn liberal Democrat!

Get tough, Senator McCain!

UPDATE 6: Senator Obama says, “A lot of you remember the tragedy of 9/11.” No, I forgot, numb nuts. And “a lot”? No, we ALL remember!

UPDATE 7: Since Senator Obama brought up 9/11, Senator McCain should tout Senator Obama’s close friend… Terrorist Bill Ayers!

Do it!

UPDATE 8: Senator Obama tries to respond to Senator McCain on taxes, and Tom Brokaw told Senator Obama to shut the hell up and follow the rules!

Yes!

UPDATE 9: Senator Obama says he wants to provide a tax cut for 95% of Americans. How much? $1,000? Might as well keep President Bush’s tax cuts and receive more tax rebates and incentives!

Senator Obama continues to lie and say that Senator McCain wants to give tax cuts to C.E.O.’s. Is there proof of this? I am calling BULLSHIT on Senator Obama’s continues lies!

UPDATE 10: Senator Obama, “We own 3% of the world’s oil reserve, but use 25% of the world’s oil. Drilling will not solve our energy problem.”

And there you have it! Senator Obama proves his stupidity. Yes, drilling will solve this problem. Drilling for oil will bring down the price of oil. The price of oil was at $147 per barrel in July. President Bush removed the Presidential ban on offshore drilling, then Congress decided not to renew the Congressional ban on offshore drilling. By this bi-partisan action, the price of oil per barrel fell $60 dollars in 3 months!

Liberals cry that the price of gas will not be affected until 2018 if we started drilling today, but we have to start drilling some time! The longer we delay, the longer we pay more for gas.

UPDATE 11: Senator Obama says, “You can keep your own doctor.”

Oh, thank you! Thank you! You are generous as you are stupid.

Senator Obama rambles on and on and on about health care and health care insurance! I hope everyone understands Senator Obama is touting costly and ineffective universal health care.

Look, if you go to a hospital, by law, they have to treat you. You can settle hospital payments after you get out of the hospital.

Plus, by purchasing your own health care, you have payment receipts and a record of what you have paid to the insurance company. By not missing payments and defaulting on those payments, you can take the insurance company to court, and win, when they do not decide to pay your hospital payments.

Everyone, please understand that insurance is much like gambling. Insurance companies happily take your money and promise to provide coverage if, and when, you do get sick. If you hardly get sick, they will make a lot of money from your monthly and yearly payments. If you get sick, they are stuck paying the bill. That is what insurance is.

UPDATE 12: Senator Obama says that he will not invade Pakistan.

Really?

August 2, 2007: Obama willing to invade Pakistan in al-Qaeda hunt.

Barack Obama, a leading Democrat candidate in the US presidential race, provoked anger yesterday by threatening to send troops into Pakistan to hunt down terrorists — even without permission from that country’s Government.

Spin, spin, spin, Barack Hussein Obama, and I will catch you in all of your lies.

UPDATE 13: The debate has shifted over to Russia invading Georgia.

Remember, Senator McCain was the first one to condemn Russia.

Senator Obama was on vacation in Hawaii with his typical white grandmother.

UPDATE 14: Tom Brokaw asks, “Yes or No: Is Russia again the evil empire?”

Senator Obama goes on and on about nothing. Senator Obama cannot answer a “Yes or No” question.

Senator McCain says, “Maybe”.

UPDATE 15: Drudge Report has a premature poll asking who won the debate.

UPDATE 16: Someone in the audience asks if U.S. troops will be deployed to defend Israel if Iran attacks it.

Senator McCain says “Yes” without saying yes.

Senator Obama says “No” without saying no, plus rambles on and on about Iran joining the “community of nations”.

UPDATE 17: Thank the Lord that this debate is over!

UPDATE 18: Drudge Report’s headline? B-O-R-I-N-G

Yes, this was boring. This was just a bunch of talking points from both candidates. Senator Obama rambled on and on, and Senator McCain did not attack Senator Obama when the opening was right.

I am starting to wish that Biden and Palin were the Presidential candidates!

Barack Obama needed his blankie teleprompter to effectively congratulate Joe Biden for losing trying his best against Sarah Palin last Thursday.

The people of St. Louis, Missouri know who won the Vice Presidential debate!

The crowd that greeted Sarah Palin and her family was over 10,000 strong!

Hat Tip: Gateway Pundit

What will Joe Biden say at tonight’s debate?

Oh, I don’t know…

And Sarah Palin?

I will be updating this blog as the debate unfolds. The debate starts at 9pm. I will be watching it on Fox News in order to anger liberals even more.

Also, I am watching the Phillies game, so hopefully it ends soon in a Phillies win in time for the debate!

UPDATE 1:

Domestic and Foreign Policy questions…

These questions were not cleared by either campaign…

Governor Palin asks Senator Biden if she can call him “Joe”…

Hello handshake…

UPDATE 2: Governor Palin says that Barack Obama has voted to raise taxes 94 times.

Senator Biden says that John McCain has voted to raise taxes 477 times. Really, Joe? I call bullshit.

UPDATE 3: Senator Biden says that Barack Obama will give 95% of the American people a tax cut.

Governor Palin counters with the fact that small business owners that make $250,000 and higher will affect their business negatively.

Senator Biden says that 95% of small business owners make less than $250,000. Really? I call bullshit on that, too.

UPDATE 3: Governor Palin disses Joe by bringing up Senator Biden’s comment, “Paying taxes is patriotic.”

Senator Biden barks back, “That is the ultimate bridge to nowhere”, when commenting on John McCain’s tax plan.

UPDATE 4: Phillies beat the Brewers 5 to 2 tonight. Sweet.

UPDATE 5: Senator Biden says that Barack Obama wants to give back $1,000 in tax cuts to the “middle class”.

Good. That’s enough for a happy meal.

UPDATE 6: Senator Biden says that John McCain only brought up the mortgage crisis this past December and says that John McCain stated, “I do not believe there is a mortgage crisis.”

Bullshit.

President Bush mentioned the crisis in 2003 and John McCain mentioned it in 2005. Both President Bush and John McCain wanted legislation to reign in Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. John McCain introduced legislation to hold Mae and Mac accountable. The Democrats did not want to do anything about it and killed McCain’s legislation in committee.

UPDATE 7: Senator Biden says that “global warming is man-made”.

More liberal bullshit.

The Earth has had periods of warming and cooling throughout its 4-billion-year history. I am sure that dinosaurs and cavemen were zipping around in their sport-utility-vehicles.

UPDATE 8: Neither candidate supports “gay marriage” and redefining marriage.

Governor Palin says marriage is “one man and one woman”.

UPDATE 9: Governor Palin says that the surge and counter-insurgency strategy has worked, thanks to John McCain’s support for the plan.

Governor Palin says that Barack Obama voted not to fund and support the troops.

Senator Biden says that John McCain voted “no” as well. Really? I am calling semi-bullshit. I will have to look that up, but until then, I do not believe Senator Biden.

Senator Biden says that Barack Obama’s exit strategy is to draw down troops over a 16-month period.

Governor Palin says that the Obama-Biden exit strategy is a “white flag”! Sweet.

UPDATE 10: Senator Biden says that John McCain voted not to fund the troops $1.6 billion dollars. Really? I am calling semi-bullshit. I will have to look that up. Again, I do not believe Senator Biden.

UPDATE 11: Governor Palin mentions that Barack Obama is willing to meet terrorists without preconditions, including Ahmadinejad and the Castro brothers.

Senator Biden is says that is not true.

I think Vets For Freedom will call bullshit on this one.

UPDATE 12: Governor Palin is winning on the Drudge Report poll.

UPDATE 13: Senator Biden is tripping over himself. I do not understand what the hell he is trying to say.

More money has been spent in 3 weeks in Iraq than 6 1/2 years in Afghanistan. Can I call bullshit on this one? Cause it sounds like bullshit.

UPDATE 14: Senator Biden keeps talking about John Lugar. Who is that? Is that person relevant? Is that person going to help in Iraq or Afghanistan?

Governor Palin counters with the fact that Americans want to know why Senator Biden opposes the Iraq war now when he voted for it. Ouch.

Governor Palin also says that American wants straight talk from Senator Biden. I do not think that is going to happen tonight, Sarah. Senator Biden sounds liquored up, or at least is, again, tripping over himself.

UPDATE 15: Drudge Report took down its premature poll.

UPDATE 16: Senator Biden says that this is the most important election since 1932. What?

UPDATE 17: Just to do a little re-cap, Senator Biden called Bosnians, “Bosniacks”.

God love you, Joe.

UPDATE 18: Senator Biden says Vice-President Cheney has been the most dangerous Vice President in our nation’s history.

In what way, Joe? Give up the idiotic liberal talking points.

UPDATE 19: Governor Palin says that she and John McCain are the true reformers in this year’s election, and that they both have a track record of reform.

UPDATE 20: Closing statements…

UPDATE 21: Governor Palin goes first…

Governor Palin says she and John McCain will be fighting for the middle class. She knows the pain, but she also knows the joy. Governor Palin quotes Ronald Reagan:

Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn’t pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same, or one day we will spend our sunset years telling our children and our children’s children what it was once like in the United States where men were free.

John McCain is the only one in this race that has ever fought for America’s freedom.

UPDATE 22: Senator Biden says that “we have been dug into a deep hole these past 8 years”.

Senator Biden asks God to bless our troops.

UPDATE 23: Fox News will re-air the interview at 2:00am. I will definitely watch it again. There are some debate issues I missed.

This was a very spirited debate. Both candidates did well in connection with the “average” American. They both spoke of their home towns. They both referred to their own lives.

Also, both candidates were forceful. They both knew what they were talking about.

I believe Governor Palin shined in this debate. No major gaffes. Conservatives should, and are, happy with her performance.

Senator Biden had two gaffes, but he was mostly solid throughout the night. Biden’s “1932″ gaffe and “Bosniacks” gaffe were funny.

UPDATE 24: Make sure to check out DrudgeReport.com and vote for either Sarah or Joe.

UPDATE 25: I hope to read your comments about the debate. Remember, Fox News will re-air the debate at 2:00am.

Brit Hume on Fox News said that Sarah Palin is attractive.

True.

UPDATE 26: My Way News has an article posted about tonight’s debate.

Goodbye handshake…

PBS anchor, and Barack Obama supporter, Gwen Ifill will moderate Thursday’s Vice-Presidential debate between Joe Bide and Sarah Palin.

Of course, Ms. Ifill will be impartial. This is video of Ms. Ifill’s reaction after Sarah Palin’s convention speech.

Could you be any more lethargic, Ms. Ifill?

I bet this is a preview of your “impartiality” on Thursday, Ms. Ifill. Perhaps you were being impartial when you penned an article in Essence magazine about Barack Obama. I am not trying to be crass, but it is not like you have a book on Barack Obama coming out on January 20, 2009 either, right? I am sure that the outcome of this debate will not affect you financially, so I will do well to set my worries aside about your possible partiality.

There is nothing to worry about. Nothing at all.

Hat Tip: Michelle Malkin

UPDATE 1: Greta Van Susteren is reporting that the McCain campaign did not know about Ifill’s book.

breitbart.com

WASHINGTON (AP) - Democratic candidate Barack Obama’s campaign has accepted a proposal by the Commission on Presidential Debates for three debates with Republican candidate John McCain and one between their vice presidential candidates.

In a letter sent Saturday to the commission, Obama campaign manager David Plouffe said Congressman Rahm Emanuel of Illinois will be their representative in further discussions about the debates.

Plouffe signed off on debates for September and October.

Scoop This suggests the following locations for each debate:

1. ANWR in Alaska.

2. Oil shale deposits in Colorado.

3. Oil deposits in Louisiana.

Why?

Whoever owns the oil drilling issue, owns the election. And that is true for both candidates.

In fact, Obama recently flip-flopped his position, and now favors “environmentally careful” drilling.