Obama's disconnect from real people are why is is going to lose the electoral college

Obama loves to protray himself as a man of the people. Remember his beer summit after he accused a Cambridge police office of racism?

Above is the picture they wanted you to see. Below is the man of the people ignoring his friend while the racist cop helps the man whose civil rights Obama accused him of violating.

And if you are looking at the electoral maps you may have noticed that two states that Obama won easily in 2008 are now toss ups... Iowa and Colorado.
(cnn electoral calulator map 8.31.12)

Now why would Colorado and Iowa suddenly be toss ups when they were solidly blue in 2008, and New Mexico has moved from solid D to leaning D as well. Well two words can sum it up, but why use two words when I can use a lot more.

The morning after the RNC officially made him their candidate for President Romney changed his scheduled speaking engagement to visit the flooded out areas of Louisiana.

The unexpected detour forced Obama to also change his schedule to accommodate a trip to the flooded area.

Now what does the flooding from Isaac in Louisiana have to do with Iowa, Colorado and New Mexico?

Natural disasters.

In 2008 and 2011 Iowa suffered harsh flooding. However, in 2011 the President's reaction was greatly tempered than the attention the state received in the election year. Obama did sign a declaration of a state of emergency, but didn't visit like he did in 2008.

In 2012 Colorado and New Mexico were hit with record wild fires. Again Obama signed declarations of emergency, and again Obama didn't visit or make public statements of support.

Obama's standard rhetoric addresses compassion for those in need. But when compassion is called for Obama, like a classic progresssive liberal, thinks sending money to the victims is showing compassion.

The President's problem (well, one of them) is that the majority of Americans are not progressive liberals and that compassion is not just releasing FEMA funds. His lack of understanding this simple fact, one he is blinded to because of his devotion to his ideology, is putting more states in the toss up category.

Great American Stateswoman Cynthia McKinney speaks out on Israel and world peace

Former Congresswoman Claims US Lawmakers Forced To Pledge Support to Israel

Posted by Mallon Khanon August 24, 2012

In June of 2011, former Georgia congresswoman Cynthia McKinney travelled to Iran to attend an International Anti-terrorism Conference. The conference, despite being also anti-western, had the support of the United Nations.

McKinney sat down with Press TV to discuss the relationship between the US and Iran as well as the inner workings of the US Congress. A supporter of 9/11 truth among other alternative viewpoints, McKinney is no stranger to controversy. In this interview she drops a bomb about the close relationship between the US Congress and the State of Israel. Watch the whole interview here.

At about 16 minutes into the interview, McKinney shocks the intervier with her testimonial; that during her time in office (1993-97) all members of Congress, in order to retain campaign funding, were required to sign a pledge to support Israeli military superiority in the region.

"Every candidate for Congress at that time had a pledge...You make a commitment that you would vote to support the military superiority of Israel, that the economic assistance that Israel wants, that you would vote to provide that....this is what is done for 535 members of the United States Congress, 100 senators and 435 members of the House of Representatives have to now write a paragraph which basically says the same thing."

Next week, another meeting is happening in Tehran; a summit meeting of leaders from developing nations refereed to as NAM (Non-Aligned Movement). NAM members and observers encompass nearly the entire southern hemisphere.

The ultimate goal of this meeting is to:

"focus on multilateral cooperation, disarmament, sustainable world peace, rights of nations, and horizontal relations defying hegemonic structures."

Also proposed, is a trip to the West Bank, Gaza and East Jerusalem. Despite a US & Israeli call for boycott, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will be attending the summit.

Mallon Khan is writer and multimedia artist based in New York City.