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McCain, Palin blunder
To the editor:
The new “hybrid” Republicans (hybrids: that’s what I call people like Bush, McCain, Fox-News and their political operatives) never cease to amaze me with their hypocrisy.
For example, on the one hand they criticize the judgment and experience of a young Senator Barack Obama while their own 72-year-old candidate (stricken with Melanoma) selects a vice presidential candidate, Sarah Palin, with less than two years experience as governor of a state with a population about the size of Charlotte.
I’m an Independent, but it seems to me that Sarah Palin is Dan Quayle in a skirt – unqualified.
McCain’s actions are reckless judgment. He is as reckless today as he was in the 1960s when he was known as a “hot-dogger” and crashed four of America’s premier fighter jets.
The Actuary Tables of Social Security indicate that a male age 72 will die within three years. If “We, the people …” factor in a 72-year-old with Melanoma, the timeline shrinks. Therefore, to burden the country with a sure bet to install a novice as president is unconscionable. That’s neither good stewardship nor “putting country first.”
Moreover, to accept his offer to be the vice president – surely Ms. Palin knows her shortcomings in experience to serve in that critical position – indicates how shallow and narcissistic Ms. Palin is.
Jack Dawsey
Fayetteville
The new “hybrid” Republicans (hybrids: that’s what I call people like Bush, McCain, Fox-News and their political operatives) never cease to amaze me with their hypocrisy.
For example, on the one hand they criticize the judgment and experience of a young Senator Barack Obama while their own 72-year-old candidate (stricken with Melanoma) selects a vice presidential candidate, Sarah Palin, with less than two years experience as governor of a state with a population about the size of Charlotte.
I’m an Independent, but it seems to me that Sarah Palin is Dan Quayle in a skirt – unqualified.
McCain’s actions are reckless judgment. He is as reckless today as he was in the 1960s when he was known as a “hot-dogger” and crashed four of America’s premier fighter jets.
The Actuary Tables of Social Security indicate that a male age 72 will die within three years. If “We, the people …” factor in a 72-year-old with Melanoma, the timeline shrinks. Therefore, to burden the country with a sure bet to install a novice as president is unconscionable. That’s neither good stewardship nor “putting country first.”
Moreover, to accept his offer to be the vice president – surely Ms. Palin knows her shortcomings in experience to serve in that critical position – indicates how shallow and narcissistic Ms. Palin is.
Jack Dawsey
Fayetteville
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ccismyhome wrote on Sep 4, 2008 9:58 AM:
" I would just l like to say to Mr. Thompson:
Tu' Shay!!!!!!! "
Tu' Shay!!!!!!! "
lowtider wrote on Sep 4, 2008 10:04 AM:
" Jack, thanks for your concern for the future of the nation in the event Palin has to serve out McCain's term. The fact is, Jack, if John McCain's mother is any indication, TopGun will be fit as a fiddle to serve TWO terms! "
Whistle Britches wrote on Sep 4, 2008 9:37 PM:
" The Republicans are saying that Washington is broken, that it is corrupt, that wasteful spending is occurring, that taxes are too high, that fraud is rampant, and that corporate lobbyist's are running up and down K Street -taking buckets of monies from the Treasury Dept. Some of these Republican Senators and Representative are practicing queers, and/or engage in other dalliances of a sexual nature (while claiming they have a monopoly on morally, and that Jesus is Mr. Republican).
Instead, we have seen them set a very low personal standard for Washington, and consistently achieve it. Some of them have an IQ about the size of their shoe. It amazes me that the sperm that created these loud-mouth, self-righteous, Republicans in Congress beat out 40, 000,000,000 other sperm to the mother's egg during conception. (How one, single, flawed, little wiggly-squiggly made it to the egg first, is beyond me). I must say that the GOP wheels at the Convention are turning, but the hamster is definitely dead.
In closing, I agree that most of the criticisms about Washington being broke and needs fixing are true. But I asks, "Who, but Republicans, have been in charge of Washington since 1994? " (And I mean all three houses of our government have been under their watch, The House, The Senate, and The Executive, including I might add, the Judicial (who incidentally, introduced to the American people the law of "Imminent Domain" i.e., the ability to confiscate your house in the name of big Republican government.
I also asks, "Who do they think they are kidding when they co-op the term "change" and "reform" suggesting they are the true agent of change, not their opponents, and that we ought to send McCain there to do it when he has been part of the problem for 26-years?"
Give me a break! Neither Democrat or Republican will introduce change, except more of the same, and bigger. I was born at night, but not last night. "
Instead, we have seen them set a very low personal standard for Washington, and consistently achieve it. Some of them have an IQ about the size of their shoe. It amazes me that the sperm that created these loud-mouth, self-righteous, Republicans in Congress beat out 40, 000,000,000 other sperm to the mother's egg during conception. (How one, single, flawed, little wiggly-squiggly made it to the egg first, is beyond me). I must say that the GOP wheels at the Convention are turning, but the hamster is definitely dead.
In closing, I agree that most of the criticisms about Washington being broke and needs fixing are true. But I asks, "Who, but Republicans, have been in charge of Washington since 1994? " (And I mean all three houses of our government have been under their watch, The House, The Senate, and The Executive, including I might add, the Judicial (who incidentally, introduced to the American people the law of "Imminent Domain" i.e., the ability to confiscate your house in the name of big Republican government.
I also asks, "Who do they think they are kidding when they co-op the term "change" and "reform" suggesting they are the true agent of change, not their opponents, and that we ought to send McCain there to do it when he has been part of the problem for 26-years?"
Give me a break! Neither Democrat or Republican will introduce change, except more of the same, and bigger. I was born at night, but not last night. "
steve wrote on Sep 5, 2008 9:07 AM:
" dear jack, get ready to see the USA back on top with John and Sarah at the helm. Obama has NO experience, thats Zero Jack. An Obama win is a loss for this country. Can you pay $10 a gallon? "
mack oneal wrote on Sep 5, 2008 6:34 PM:
" Unqualified? where is all the experience of obama.At least sarah palin has had experience in running something beside a MOUTH. "
Navel wrote on Sep 6, 2008 1:06 PM:
" Facts that have recently come out about Palin:
1. Alaska's TOTAL population (as of 2006) was 670,053. That's smaller than the city of Indianapolis, and she’s been governor for less than two years. Prior to that, she was mayor of Wasilla (pop. Less than 9,000). Have you seen the video of Karl Rove dissing Virginia governor Tim Kaine as a possible Obama VP pick, stating that he lacked sufficient experience and his selection would be “an intensely political choice” that put getting elected ahead of the welfare of the country? (It’s all over the web!) By current Palin “experience” standards (which are VERY low), Kaine blows her out of the water and Rove’s blatant hypocrisy outs Palin for precisely what she is: an “intensely political choice.” 2. Garnered HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF PORK-BARRELL TAXPAYER DOLLARS FOR ALASKA PROJECTS, yet runs on a supposedly “reformist” platform while McCain has been stressing his “anti-pork” values as a major point in his favor. LIED about the BRIDGE TO NOWHERE. 3. Was caught on video, less than a month ago, wondering: “WHAT IS IT, EXACTLY, THAT THE VP DOES EVERY DAY?”
4. Forced all of the top-level city employees to resign when she became mayor because they weren't in lock-step with her views. Was nearly RECALLED AS MAYOR for these shenanigans. Is currently under investigation for ABUSE OF EXECUTIVE POWER as Governor of Alaska (the "troopergate" scandal).
5. Tried to fire the Wasilla librarian because she refused to pull books Palin deemed "unacceptable" from the shelves (she favors CENSORSHIP).
6. Supports abstinence-only education in lieu of more comprehensive sex education (despite the fact that the former is a glaring failure in her own family).
7. Has ZERO interest in preserving the environment. Supports the brutal practice of using planes and guns to hunt wolves and bears, in the interests of rich non-Alaskan trophy hunters. Tried to get polar bears de-listed from the endangered species record because they interfere with her oil-drilling obsession. Denies overwhelming scientific evidence that global warming is mostly manmade.
8. Is 100% anti-Choice, even in cases of rape and incest.
9. Is against stem-cell research.
10. Believes the Iraq war is "a task that is from God."
11. Raised taxes in Wasilla when it suited her (some of the $$ went for a new hockey rink) and left the town MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN DEBT. (P.S.: Obama's tax plan would INCREASE the post-taxes INCOME of Americans who earn less than $200,000/year (i.e. MOST of us) by 5% (as opposed to McCain's 3%). See factcheck.org. for details.)
12. Enjoyed crass jokes with radio shock jocks at the expense of a female political opponent who had suffered from cancer.
13. Keeps decrying press attention on her children, yet keeps putting them front-and-center stage (esp. the pregnant unwed daughter and her boyfriend and Trig, the child with Downs).
14. Is married to a man who has ties with the Alaska Independence Party, which favors the state's SECESSION from the United States.
15. Is unabashedly pro-big oil (a la Cheney, Bush, etc.).
16. Supports teaching Creationism in science classes.
17. Is a Dominionist with a far-right Christian philosophy. 18. McCain’s camp is currently HIDING HER FROM THE PRESS, REFUSING TO LET HER DO UNSCRIPTED INTERVIEWS BY HERSELF. This speaks volumes about their level of confidence in her current knowledge about the major issues facing the country at large. Apparently, the woman has charisma and can read a teleprompter, taking the same sort of cheap shots at Obama that he’s been taking from others for the past 19 months, but she can’t speak confidently FOR HERSELF about issues that matter to the country. Just what we need for VP – a PARROT.
...and it's been less than a week. If this is what people want a heartbeat (or a hard sneeze) away from the Oval Office, then our country is truly in deep trouble. It's both sad and deeply frightening to think that our standards have fallen so very low. "
1. Alaska's TOTAL population (as of 2006) was 670,053. That's smaller than the city of Indianapolis, and she’s been governor for less than two years. Prior to that, she was mayor of Wasilla (pop. Less than 9,000). Have you seen the video of Karl Rove dissing Virginia governor Tim Kaine as a possible Obama VP pick, stating that he lacked sufficient experience and his selection would be “an intensely political choice” that put getting elected ahead of the welfare of the country? (It’s all over the web!) By current Palin “experience” standards (which are VERY low), Kaine blows her out of the water and Rove’s blatant hypocrisy outs Palin for precisely what she is: an “intensely political choice.” 2. Garnered HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF PORK-BARRELL TAXPAYER DOLLARS FOR ALASKA PROJECTS, yet runs on a supposedly “reformist” platform while McCain has been stressing his “anti-pork” values as a major point in his favor. LIED about the BRIDGE TO NOWHERE. 3. Was caught on video, less than a month ago, wondering: “WHAT IS IT, EXACTLY, THAT THE VP DOES EVERY DAY?”
4. Forced all of the top-level city employees to resign when she became mayor because they weren't in lock-step with her views. Was nearly RECALLED AS MAYOR for these shenanigans. Is currently under investigation for ABUSE OF EXECUTIVE POWER as Governor of Alaska (the "troopergate" scandal).
5. Tried to fire the Wasilla librarian because she refused to pull books Palin deemed "unacceptable" from the shelves (she favors CENSORSHIP).
6. Supports abstinence-only education in lieu of more comprehensive sex education (despite the fact that the former is a glaring failure in her own family).
7. Has ZERO interest in preserving the environment. Supports the brutal practice of using planes and guns to hunt wolves and bears, in the interests of rich non-Alaskan trophy hunters. Tried to get polar bears de-listed from the endangered species record because they interfere with her oil-drilling obsession. Denies overwhelming scientific evidence that global warming is mostly manmade.
8. Is 100% anti-Choice, even in cases of rape and incest.
9. Is against stem-cell research.
10. Believes the Iraq war is "a task that is from God."
11. Raised taxes in Wasilla when it suited her (some of the $$ went for a new hockey rink) and left the town MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN DEBT. (P.S.: Obama's tax plan would INCREASE the post-taxes INCOME of Americans who earn less than $200,000/year (i.e. MOST of us) by 5% (as opposed to McCain's 3%). See factcheck.org. for details.)
12. Enjoyed crass jokes with radio shock jocks at the expense of a female political opponent who had suffered from cancer.
13. Keeps decrying press attention on her children, yet keeps putting them front-and-center stage (esp. the pregnant unwed daughter and her boyfriend and Trig, the child with Downs).
14. Is married to a man who has ties with the Alaska Independence Party, which favors the state's SECESSION from the United States.
15. Is unabashedly pro-big oil (a la Cheney, Bush, etc.).
16. Supports teaching Creationism in science classes.
17. Is a Dominionist with a far-right Christian philosophy. 18. McCain’s camp is currently HIDING HER FROM THE PRESS, REFUSING TO LET HER DO UNSCRIPTED INTERVIEWS BY HERSELF. This speaks volumes about their level of confidence in her current knowledge about the major issues facing the country at large. Apparently, the woman has charisma and can read a teleprompter, taking the same sort of cheap shots at Obama that he’s been taking from others for the past 19 months, but she can’t speak confidently FOR HERSELF about issues that matter to the country. Just what we need for VP – a PARROT.
...and it's been less than a week. If this is what people want a heartbeat (or a hard sneeze) away from the Oval Office, then our country is truly in deep trouble. It's both sad and deeply frightening to think that our standards have fallen so very low. "
to all wrote on Sep 7, 2008 1:06 PM:
" Ho me... IS ANY ONE OUT THERE LIKE ME THAT THINKS NO MATTER WHAT HAPPENS WE ARE... GOSH.. WELL iLL JUST SAY IT SCREWED...WE CAN NOT VOTE FOR NONE OF THE ABOVE CAN WE... HEY THAT GUY FROM SWANSBORO WHO RUNS FOR SOMETHING EVERY ELECTION IS LOOKIG BETTER AND BETTER..
ALL OF YOU ARE FOOLING YOUR SELVES IF YOU THINK ANY OF THOSE PEOPLE ARE IN IT FOR YOU... COME ON... REALLY.. COME ON... "
ALL OF YOU ARE FOOLING YOUR SELVES IF YOU THINK ANY OF THOSE PEOPLE ARE IN IT FOR YOU... COME ON... REALLY.. COME ON... "
wow wrote on Sep 8, 2008 7:42 AM:
" Navel, Gov Palins low experience level is more than what can be said about Obamas. Why is everyone looking at her wrongs more than her rights? Clinton did the Monica thing and did not get impeeched. Leave her family out of the equation here. So what if she supports drilling for oil. If it will lower the cost for the blue collar worker instead of making Big Oil and foreign oil companies richer, then I support her 100%. As far as I am concerned and the last time I read up on it, oil drilling in our territory is no different than drilling anywhere else but are you still concerned over the environment now? The environment is going to continue to be neglected not only by oil companies, but every day somebody does something to harm the environment such as throwing trash on the side of the road or dumping their used engine oil or antifreeze in a ditch or storm drain but that is not as bad as drilling for oil. Not everybody in the world is going to agree with your opinions over what is right or wrong, its been that way forever. People will say and do whatever it takes to get into the white house and once they get there, nothing happens and then the people who elected them for that position sits and moans because everything is jacked up. I will remain anti-liberal and continue to support the NRA and hunt for animals not only as a sport but for food also. "
rt wrote on Sep 8, 2008 11:26 AM:
" To Navel - Since you are so interested in weighing Palin's issues, why don't we take a look at Obama's and Biden's.
Obama:
1. He has requested earmarks (aka pork barrel spending) at the rate of 1 MILLION DOLLARS PER DAY that he has been in the Senate.
2. Obama supports ABORTION and even supports INFANTICIDE (which means if the Dr botches the abortion and the baby lives, the Dr is legally authorized to murder the child.) How can ANYONE who calls themselves a Christian support such a view????
3. In his interview at the Saddleback Church recently he stated that the ABORTION issue is "ABOVE HIS PAY GRADE". I've got news for Obama. When you're the President of the United States the buck stops with you. You can't pass or vote "Present". More on that later......
4. Obama spent 20 years in a church that preaches Black Liberation theology. I'm sure you remember Rev Wright and his "G______ America" quote. Just what we need.... a closet Black Panther symphasizer.
5. Obama has lengthy ties to William Ayers. For those who need a history lesson he is a terrorist who attacked the US Govt in the 70's. He was given a pass by some liberal left wing judge due to a legal technicality.
6. Obama has admitted to extensive drug use in his late teens and early 20's. Why didn't the MSM question this as much as Todd Palin's DUI that happened 22 years ago???
7. Obama can't remember where he lived while he attended Columbia University. Interesting??? Also over 400 members of his graduating class at Columbia were interviewed and not 1 recalled Obama despite his supposed academic brilliance. Hmmmm???? Also he refuses to answer any further questions about this time in his life. People don't hide their past unless there is something there they don't want us to see.
8. While running for the IL state senate he had lawyers who used technicalities to keep qualified candidates off of the ballot so they could not run against him. Hmmm.....a real man for the people......as long as the people vote for him.
9. While in the IL state senate he voted
"present" over 130 times. In that state the senators can vote "yes", "no", or "present". By voting present he was refusing to take a stand on that particular votes. I GUESS THOSE ISSUES MUST HAVE BEEN HIS PAY GRADE AS WELL.
10. Obama has voted the party line with fellow Democrats for 97% of the votes in the US Senate. Not exactly the voting record of someone who is bringing change by reaching across the aisle that he claims he's going to do.....NOW.
11. Obama has been absent for 64% of the votes this year in the Senate. If I were a citizen in IL I would want a refund on his salary this year.
12. Obama has the most liberal voting record of all in the US Senate. That's saying something when you're in the company of Harry Reid and Ted Kennedy. And that something is NOT GOOD.
13. Obama said in his speech (aka coronation) that he is going to reduce taxes for 95% of the people in this country. He is also going to improve education, provide healthcare for everyone, invest in alternative energy, and build up the military. I'm no math whiz, but his numbers just don't cut it. I'm betting that he's going to gut the military (just like Clinton and Carter) and raise taxes on all of us. If he sticks to just raising taxes on businesses and the rich, what do you think they're going to do? Thats right, invest less in the US and move their money to foreign markets. Which means less jobs, lower wages, and less opportunities. Wake up America!
14. Obama has now admitted that the surge in Iraq was a success. If he had his way we would have left Iraq in DEFEAT to Muslim extremists. The fragile democracy would have crumbled and the terrorists would have a solid base to operate from. Obama likes to say his strength for running for the presidency is his judgement. In these parts we refer to that kind of judgement as being P*** POOR. He can't hold a candle to McCain.
Biden:
1. He was caught plagarizing during his presidential run in 1988. That could be viewed as an "honest" mistake.
2. He has the third most liberal record for voting in the US Senate. Hmmm....the FIRST and THIRD most liberal voting records??? I think if they win the election their current "centrist" speeches will turn markedly to the left.
3. Biden has been less than "honest" in his business dealings. He owes a CPA in MD about $15,000 for services rendered and now refuses to pay. He requested the CPA to perform a financial review for his presidential campaign and since he didn't win he figures he doesn't owe the guy. Interesting logic. Also, he owes an aviation leasing company $150,000 for aircraft use during his campaign run. He refuses to pay.....same logic applies....
4. Biden's brother and son are involved as lobbyists for a company that lobbied Biden. Biden voted for the issue the company had requested. Surely all of that must have been a coincidence.
Navel, you state that its been less than a week since Palin's nomination. So why are you bashing her for not accepting interview requests just yet. The MSM have been anything but open to her. Why would the McCain campaign allow them to attack her so quickly. Sounds like a smart decision to me. Just to update you, she has agreed to an interview with Charles Gibson with ABC.
And Navel I agree with you that its a shame our standards have fallen so low. Its a shame that a junior senator with NO executive experience and NO military experience is so close to be the Commander in Chief. That shows how naive the electorate really is today. "
Obama:
1. He has requested earmarks (aka pork barrel spending) at the rate of 1 MILLION DOLLARS PER DAY that he has been in the Senate.
2. Obama supports ABORTION and even supports INFANTICIDE (which means if the Dr botches the abortion and the baby lives, the Dr is legally authorized to murder the child.) How can ANYONE who calls themselves a Christian support such a view????
3. In his interview at the Saddleback Church recently he stated that the ABORTION issue is "ABOVE HIS PAY GRADE". I've got news for Obama. When you're the President of the United States the buck stops with you. You can't pass or vote "Present". More on that later......
4. Obama spent 20 years in a church that preaches Black Liberation theology. I'm sure you remember Rev Wright and his "G______ America" quote. Just what we need.... a closet Black Panther symphasizer.
5. Obama has lengthy ties to William Ayers. For those who need a history lesson he is a terrorist who attacked the US Govt in the 70's. He was given a pass by some liberal left wing judge due to a legal technicality.
6. Obama has admitted to extensive drug use in his late teens and early 20's. Why didn't the MSM question this as much as Todd Palin's DUI that happened 22 years ago???
7. Obama can't remember where he lived while he attended Columbia University. Interesting??? Also over 400 members of his graduating class at Columbia were interviewed and not 1 recalled Obama despite his supposed academic brilliance. Hmmmm???? Also he refuses to answer any further questions about this time in his life. People don't hide their past unless there is something there they don't want us to see.
8. While running for the IL state senate he had lawyers who used technicalities to keep qualified candidates off of the ballot so they could not run against him. Hmmm.....a real man for the people......as long as the people vote for him.
9. While in the IL state senate he voted
"present" over 130 times. In that state the senators can vote "yes", "no", or "present". By voting present he was refusing to take a stand on that particular votes. I GUESS THOSE ISSUES MUST HAVE BEEN HIS PAY GRADE AS WELL.
10. Obama has voted the party line with fellow Democrats for 97% of the votes in the US Senate. Not exactly the voting record of someone who is bringing change by reaching across the aisle that he claims he's going to do.....NOW.
11. Obama has been absent for 64% of the votes this year in the Senate. If I were a citizen in IL I would want a refund on his salary this year.
12. Obama has the most liberal voting record of all in the US Senate. That's saying something when you're in the company of Harry Reid and Ted Kennedy. And that something is NOT GOOD.
13. Obama said in his speech (aka coronation) that he is going to reduce taxes for 95% of the people in this country. He is also going to improve education, provide healthcare for everyone, invest in alternative energy, and build up the military. I'm no math whiz, but his numbers just don't cut it. I'm betting that he's going to gut the military (just like Clinton and Carter) and raise taxes on all of us. If he sticks to just raising taxes on businesses and the rich, what do you think they're going to do? Thats right, invest less in the US and move their money to foreign markets. Which means less jobs, lower wages, and less opportunities. Wake up America!
14. Obama has now admitted that the surge in Iraq was a success. If he had his way we would have left Iraq in DEFEAT to Muslim extremists. The fragile democracy would have crumbled and the terrorists would have a solid base to operate from. Obama likes to say his strength for running for the presidency is his judgement. In these parts we refer to that kind of judgement as being P*** POOR. He can't hold a candle to McCain.
Biden:
1. He was caught plagarizing during his presidential run in 1988. That could be viewed as an "honest" mistake.
2. He has the third most liberal record for voting in the US Senate. Hmmm....the FIRST and THIRD most liberal voting records??? I think if they win the election their current "centrist" speeches will turn markedly to the left.
3. Biden has been less than "honest" in his business dealings. He owes a CPA in MD about $15,000 for services rendered and now refuses to pay. He requested the CPA to perform a financial review for his presidential campaign and since he didn't win he figures he doesn't owe the guy. Interesting logic. Also, he owes an aviation leasing company $150,000 for aircraft use during his campaign run. He refuses to pay.....same logic applies....
4. Biden's brother and son are involved as lobbyists for a company that lobbied Biden. Biden voted for the issue the company had requested. Surely all of that must have been a coincidence.
Navel, you state that its been less than a week since Palin's nomination. So why are you bashing her for not accepting interview requests just yet. The MSM have been anything but open to her. Why would the McCain campaign allow them to attack her so quickly. Sounds like a smart decision to me. Just to update you, she has agreed to an interview with Charles Gibson with ABC.
And Navel I agree with you that its a shame our standards have fallen so low. Its a shame that a junior senator with NO executive experience and NO military experience is so close to be the Commander in Chief. That shows how naive the electorate really is today. "
wow wrote on Sep 8, 2008 12:15 PM:
" rt, excellent choice of words. if i were a member of our armed forces, i would not want a junior senator who does not understand combat, refuses to render the pledge of allegience and acknowledge the very flag for which brave men and women die for to serve as the commander in chief. if obama is the answer....then it is a very stupid question... "
dubdub wrote on Sep 8, 2008 1:08 PM:
" Jack, we have had Obama telling us we need change and its time to stop electing white haired politicians that have been inside the beltway for 30 years. Then Obama chooses a white haired politician that has been inside the beltway for 30 years as a running mate. Also, Delaware has a population slightly larger than Charlotte. Talk about hipocracy. Thats the fact, Jack. "
Hootathought wrote on Sep 9, 2008 4:00 PM:
" Jack, looks like you've hit a nerve with the right wing nut extremist party. "
dogman wrote on Sep 10, 2008 9:30 AM:
" Rhetoric on both sides needs fact checking.
1. Palin addressed the AIP and said keep up your great work. (see it on youtube)
2. Obama was a State Senator for 8 years before he WAS ELECTED TO the feds.
3.Palin is a creationist but has not demanded it be taught in schools.
4. Wasilla had a surplus but when she left as Mayor she left the town in quite a bit of debt.(debt is republican speak for Economic Policy)
5. There will be an interview w/ her later this week by ABC. (why it hasn't been sooner should make everyone wonder)
6. If I worked for you and over the course of 8 years caused your company to go from profit to loss, increased your cost of doing business,spent huge amounts on a project with no end in sight and then at review time said "okay we've screwed up for 8yrs but you need to renew my contract for another 4" ....I am pretty sure none of you would. That is the question you need to ask yourselves.
The hyperbole gets us no where.
UNFORTUNATELY I HAVE TO AGREE NEITHER PARTY IS BLOWING MY HAIR BACK. But the track record shows we need new project managers. That should be clear to everyone. "
1. Palin addressed the AIP and said keep up your great work. (see it on youtube)
2. Obama was a State Senator for 8 years before he WAS ELECTED TO the feds.
3.Palin is a creationist but has not demanded it be taught in schools.
4. Wasilla had a surplus but when she left as Mayor she left the town in quite a bit of debt.(debt is republican speak for Economic Policy)
5. There will be an interview w/ her later this week by ABC. (why it hasn't been sooner should make everyone wonder)
6. If I worked for you and over the course of 8 years caused your company to go from profit to loss, increased your cost of doing business,spent huge amounts on a project with no end in sight and then at review time said "okay we've screwed up for 8yrs but you need to renew my contract for another 4" ....I am pretty sure none of you would. That is the question you need to ask yourselves.
The hyperbole gets us no where.
UNFORTUNATELY I HAVE TO AGREE NEITHER PARTY IS BLOWING MY HAIR BACK. But the track record shows we need new project managers. That should be clear to everyone. "
dogman wrote on Sep 10, 2008 9:34 AM:
" Whistle Britches.....just a comment.....Actually republicans have been in control(president wise) 22 out of the last 30 years. And they still can't seem to get it right. "
HC wrote on Sep 10, 2008 3:08 PM:
" They all stink if you ask me, but I believe McCain-Palin are the lesser of two evils.
Obama's not the greatest candidate, but he's well spoken, educated, tells you what you want to hear,.typical politician blather, but Joe Biden is BAD, bad news. I lived in DE for over a year. Obama's selection of Joe Biden for a running mate without a doubt convinced me to go with McCain.
I thought Obama was a smart man, Harvard graduate. What a mistake he made. It will cost him the election. I predict a landslide victory in McCain's favor,..three months ago I thought it was going to be the other way around,..even with the possibility of Obama-Hillary ticket. If I was McCain I'd focus un Joe Bidens lack of anything positive. You want to see a bad public education system? You go to DE., but that's just the tip of the iceberg of things gone bad in DE..
But,.
I agree with "TO ALL" . Simply put:
We are screwed. "
Obama's not the greatest candidate, but he's well spoken, educated, tells you what you want to hear,.typical politician blather, but Joe Biden is BAD, bad news. I lived in DE for over a year. Obama's selection of Joe Biden for a running mate without a doubt convinced me to go with McCain.
I thought Obama was a smart man, Harvard graduate. What a mistake he made. It will cost him the election. I predict a landslide victory in McCain's favor,..three months ago I thought it was going to be the other way around,..even with the possibility of Obama-Hillary ticket. If I was McCain I'd focus un Joe Bidens lack of anything positive. You want to see a bad public education system? You go to DE., but that's just the tip of the iceberg of things gone bad in DE..
But,.
I agree with "TO ALL" . Simply put:
We are screwed. "
Wish I Could Vote wrote on Sep 13, 2008 10:50 AM:
" Okay so maybe neither candidate is an excellent choice. One is FAR right and one is far left. The issue I have with most of what you guys are talking about is that it is not the most important things out there. Abortion is not a front running election deciding topic anymore. I mean seriously come on: it is 2008. Honestly if a women wants an abortion she will get it. Second have you guys ever heard of seperation of church and state. It does not matter what any of the four, Palin, McCain, Biden or Obama is. It doesn't matter how often they go to church or what they do at church. Church is not part of the government therefore it should not be a deciding factor in an election. Who smoked pot or who was a party child at 20 is also not an important issue. How many of you can honestly say you never made a mistake as a high school/college student. Obviously they are not perfect poster candidates that would be just crazy but seriously lets focus on the real issues. How are you going to pay for your child's college education? How is will the economy get fixed? How much longer will we occupy Iraq? These are the things you guys should be looking at not the petty stuff. "
R Speciale wrote on Sep 14, 2008 10:01 AM:
" Mr Dawsey:
I wonder if maybe you were on the ground about to be captured by a band of vc you would feel the same about that hot dog crashing 4 planes. I don't pretend to be a wiz at polotics but I think he deserves a bit more credit. Yes I am a republican but I also believe Obama is genuine and honest. I also think that we need the experience that Sen Mccain brings. As for his VP pick, She was a mayor and then a governer. What more do you want, There is no person alive who has enough experience to enter into the position of pres of this great nation. "
I wonder if maybe you were on the ground about to be captured by a band of vc you would feel the same about that hot dog crashing 4 planes. I don't pretend to be a wiz at polotics but I think he deserves a bit more credit. Yes I am a republican but I also believe Obama is genuine and honest. I also think that we need the experience that Sen Mccain brings. As for his VP pick, She was a mayor and then a governer. What more do you want, There is no person alive who has enough experience to enter into the position of pres of this great nation. "
Keith wrote on Sep 16, 2008 2:54 PM:
" There continues to be talk about Palin, just being a governor. She has accomplished more in her short term for her state than most can do in two terms. Palin, just a governor? What was Jimmy Carter, just a governor...the great Ronald Reagan, just a governor...the almighty (in the lefts eyes) Bill Clinton, just a governor. Why are these things not brought up about them. Hello out there...she's not running for Commander in Chief. "
JH wrote on Sep 18, 2008 4:48 PM:
" I wonder, when did this country become so seriously sorry that THE BEST that we have is McCain, Obama, Biden, or whats her name. Because that is who we should be arguing about now, post-primary, the finest and most brilliant minds in the country, right? All four of these losers should have been weeded-out by the people during the primarys. Are these four the best that we can scrape together to lead the most powerful country on earth? Obama, no experience. McCain, too much experience, Biden, same as McCain, Pallin, who? Come on folks, McCain and Biden have been in DC a long time. IF THEY WERE REALLY GOING TO TRY TO BETTER THE COUNTRY WHY HAVE THEY NOT TRIED TO DO IT ALREADY. They are just going to keep right on keepin on. Obama and Pallin, how did they rise to the top of the cream, and how many deals did they make to get there? Yep, we don't have much to be thankful for at this point, just like the last few elections. None of them are talking real issues, how about HEATHCARE COSTS, SOCIAL SECURITY, RETIREMENT INVESTMENTS GOING DOWN IN FLAMES ON WALL STREET, THE NATIONS INFASTRUCTURE FALLING APART, NATIONAL DEBT. Little things like that, maybe, somebody needs to seriously address, don't you think? The American people seem to view elections like a football game. It doesn't matter who is the best, as long as MY TEAM WINS. Heck, most people don't even know what the parties stand for, but they blindly throw their vote at "their team". At this point, Palin looks the best of all of them to me, just because she is not a Washington insider. AT the very worst, she will either be a puppet for the same string-pullers that really run the country now, or maybe she will have a whole new set of "string-pullers", but at this point, does it even matter anymore? Can anybody really take control back from the special interests, or is it too late? Look back in history, and see just how many "superpowers" and empires have survived. Greed took them all down. Reminds me of the bumper sticker: "Where are we going, and why are we all in this handbasket?" "
MM wrote on Sep 19, 2008 6:49 PM:
" I can't believe how some find ways o defend the indefensible: Obama. What has he done in the senate besides running for president? He wants to help everyone except the people of ths country: BILLIONS to the UN! Has any of you heard about that one? Raise taxes on the "rich" that make more than $250,000 (I feel for those who live in NY or CA) so he can save the world through an organization that has shown many times how corrupt it is.
Obama scares the living day-lights out of me.
Without a teleprompter he has no clue! And this is the man we are supposed to vote for because if we don't we are racist? Should I continue? McCain-Palin because Country Is First!!! "
Obama scares the living day-lights out of me.
Without a teleprompter he has no clue! And this is the man we are supposed to vote for because if we don't we are racist? Should I continue? McCain-Palin because Country Is First!!! "
McCainPalinfan wrote on Sep 22, 2008 6:57 PM:
" There are going to arguments on both sides, but I agree with MM that COUNTRY IS FIRST...If we don't care about our country then let the terrorists in and do more damage...We need the armed forces out there doing what they are doing.....We are living in a FREE country here....What do you people not understand about the whole war issue and our men and women serving our country......Are your butts out there protecting this fine country like McCain did...He is the number ONE choice...If you don't realize Clinton did not bother to do anything about IRAQ and look what happened when Bush got in the White House...It is not his fault that we had to go to war....Clinton did not have the balls to do it and look what happened...What is wrong with the Democratic party are the all afraid of war and protecting our great country we live in. Just look back and see what happened when Clinton was in office guess some of you people want to see the same mess with Obama.....I pray and hope that McCain and Palin win this election and keep us all safe in this great country we live in. "
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Ray Thompson wrote on Sep 3, 2008 4:21 PM: