ThinkFast: August 29, 2008
ThinkFast: August 29, 2008
President Bush is slated to appear at fundraisers for Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) in Oklahoma and Texas next month. “On the internal planning schedule, though, McCain aides are careful to point out McCain won’t be in attendance at either,” Politico reports.
U.S. forces have arrested a deputy of Ahmad Chalabi, who was once the Bush administration’s favorite Iraqi politician, “and implicated him in bombings that killed Americans and Iraqis.” The U.S. military says the deputy, Ali al-Lami, “was working with the ‘highest echelons‘ of the Iranian ’special groups’ criminals.”
As tropical storm Gustav approaches, “oil producers have begun to halt drilling and operations in the Gulf of Mexico” and are now “evacuating hundreds of workers from rigs and production platforms.”
As New Orleans prepares for another hurricane, a new report “presents the clearest picture yet of deaths from Katrina in Louisiana.” “Of the nearly 1,000 who died, almost half were 75 or older” and 51 percent were black, according to the study in the journal Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness. The researchers hope the findings “will aid public health and emergency preparedness efforts” in the future.
On the trail today: Sen. John McCain (R-AZ), who is celebrating his 72nd birthday, will reportedly announce his vice presidential pick in Dayton, OH. Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) and his vice presidential candidate Joseph Biden (D-DE) will launch their presidential campaign in Beaver, PA.
“Five industry groups have sued the Interior Department over a rule to protect the polar bear that they say unfairly singles out business operations in Alaska for their contribution to global warming.” The oil and gas, mining, and manufacturing groups asked a judge to prevent laws designed to protect the bear from being used “to block projects that release heat-trapping gases in the state.”
The Bush administration is considering a new executive order that “would eliminate a union-preferred method of labor organizing at large government contractors.” The order would require such contractors “to use secret-ballot elections for union organizing” in place of the “card-check system in which workers can form a union if a majority of them sign a union-authorization card.”
Florida Gov. Charlie Crist (R-FL) on Thursday named Charles T. Canady to the State Supreme Court. The move “drew praise from conservatives,” as Canady is a “a former congressman who played a major role in the impeachment of President Bill Clinton.”
Tax rebate checks and robust exports “helped the U.S. economy grow at a faster-than-expected rate in the second quarter.” But “economists warned that those two pillars couldn’t prop growth up for long” because the rebate checks’ “one-time boost to consumer spending is largely over.
And finally: Speaking last night at the Democratic convention in Denver, Barney Smith – a displaced manufacturing worker from Marion, IN — delivered the line of the night. “We need a president who puts Barney Smith before Smith Barney,” he said. (The brokerage firm Smith Barney “had its image tarnished for its financing of Enron Corp., the Houston-based energy company which had an epic collapse due to dodgy accounting procedures.”) Watch it here.
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Accepting Democratic nomination, Obama unveils harshest attacks on McCain foreign policy
Barack Obama, accepting his party’s nomination after a campaign promising to bring change to Washington, unveiled some of his harshest attacks against his Republican opponent while fiercely defending himself from attacks on his patriotism.
Obama presented himself as having the “temperament and judgment” to lead America through a tumultuous world and accused John McCain of taking his eye off the No. 1 threat to national security. “John McCain likes to say he’ll follow bin Laden to the Gates of Hell — but he won’t even go to the cave where he lives,” Obama said, accusing the Arizona senator of supporting the Iraq war and losing focus on Afghanistan.
He further noted that his call for a timetable to leave Iraq has garnered support from Iraqi leaders and has even been entertained by the Bush administration, arguing that McCain “stands alone in his stubborn refusal to end a misguided war,” and calling for a new direction in foreign policy.
“You don’t defeat a terrorist network that operates in 80 countries by occupying Iraq,” Obama said. “If John McCain wants to follow George Bush with more tough talk and bad strategy, that is his choice — but it is not the change we need.”
“The men and women who serve in our battlefields may be Democrats and Republicans and Independents, but they have fought together and bled together and some died together under the same proud flag,” Obama said as thousands of American flags fluttered in the audience. “They have not served a Red America or a Blue America — they have served the United States of America.
“So I’ve got news for you, John McCain. We all put our country first.”
http://rawstory.com/ news/ 2008/ Obama_McCain_not_judgement_we_need_0828.html
I thought I would put up a link for the video of Obama’s speech for anyone that didn’t get a chance, like myself, to see his speech. Al Gore rocked the house, I think it was truly one of his best and most inspiring speech to date. What a truly great line-up the DNC convention had this year. Kidney stones, a harrowing 48-hour period, and accompanied by a doctor and paramedics Ted Kennedy left his hospital bed determined to make his speech. It was great to hear the Lion roar. Hillary’s fiery speech with “No way, No How, No McCain” and “We’re not Quitters - Keep on Going’ outdid herself.
There is no way the GOP’s line-up for their convention can even compare.
August 29th, 2008 at 9:02 amO man, Obama totally smoked McCain last night.
Anyone that could vote for McCain after hearing that speech last night is either a billionaire, an idiot, or some combination thereof.
August 29th, 2008 at 9:04 amOlbermann Rips AP Reporter’s Analysis of Obama Speech
In an unusually heated attack on a veteran political reporter by a cable news host, MSNBC’s Keith Olbermann laced into the Associated Press’s Charles Babington an hour after Barack Obama had concluded his speech in Denver on Thursday night.
With rare exception, nearly all of the top commentators and reporters on the three cable news networks had hailed Obama’s speech as something new and powerful, and filled with specifics, and predicted it would have a positive effect on his chances vs. John McCain. This hallelujah chorus included conservatives such as Bill Kristol and Pat Buchanan and the longtime Republican David Gergen, as well as Tom Brokaw and Brian Williams. Buchanan called it the best and most important political convention speech he had ever heard, going back 48 years.
So Olbermann was outraged that the AP’s Babington had written, in his analysis of the speech, just off the wire, that Obama had tried nothing new and that his speech was lacking in specifics. He read the first few paragraphs on the air, lamented that it would be printed in hundred of newspapers on Friday, and concluded, “It is analysis that strikes me as having born no resemblance to the speech you and I just watched. None whatsoever. And for it to be distributed by the lone national news organization in terms of wire copy to newspapers around the country and web sites is a remarkable failure of that news organization.
“Charles Babington, find a new line of work.”
http://www.editorandpublisher.com/ eandp/ news/ article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003844063
It’s bad enough that AP’s Washington Bureau Chief, Ron Fournier, and other AP reporters have been writing slanted articles, now there is another AP reporter to add to the list. I expect more integrity and unbiased reporting from the AP than this. Especially considering that Pat Buchanan, whom I would not expect to give a positive point of view, “called it the best political speech going back 48 years.” Too many reporters from the AP have shown they are just political henchmen for McCain.
August 29th, 2008 at 9:07 amWatching Peggy Nooner trying to tear down his great speech on MSNBC.
She is a right wing hack until the very end.
August 29th, 2008 at 9:08 amThere is no way the GOP’s line-up for their convention can even compare.
The Republican convention will feature organ durges, flowers and eulogies . . . all the elements of a funeral. They are coming to St. Paul to bury their party.
Word is leaking out that the Alaska governor will be McNumbNuts’ running mate. Is she Ted Stevens’ sister-in-law or what? Apparently, she is the only one they could find who was willing to commit this career-limiting-act.
I guess we haven’t been sending enough federal pork to Alaska . . . they need a VP in office to keep feeding the pipeline. Wonder if the Alaska governor favors drilling her state until it looks like Swiss cheese.
August 29th, 2008 at 9:10 amRantingTommy Says:
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Watching Peggy Nooner trying to tear down his great speech on MSNBC.
She is a right wing hack until the very end.
August 29th, 2008 at 9:08 am
Yeah , on Morning Joke , with Joe Stupidborough ; she was claiming Obama’s speech had too much tired , old rhetoric.
And she isn’t that ?
What a GOP tool………….
August 29th, 2008 at 9:10 amPresident Bush is slated to appear at fundraisers for Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) in Oklahoma and Texas next month. “On the internal planning schedule, though, McCain aides are careful to point out McCain won’t be in attendance at either,” Politico reports.
Yes, let’s trot out the idiot and remind everyone why they should vote for Obama.
Amazing speech last night. If the Clinton supporters aren’t on board after they, they need professional help.
Overall, an excellent convention. It has me hoping again. I hope that this time, I won’t be disappointed again…
August 29th, 2008 at 9:12 amU.S. District Judge Samuel Kent indicted in sex case
U.S. District Judge Samuel Kent was indicted Thursday on charges of abusive sexual contact and attempted aggravated sexual abuse of a female employee, making him the first federal judge to be charged with federal sex crimes and the first in Texas indicted in recent history.
The federal criminal investigation was launched in November 2007 after Kent’s former case manager, Cathy McBroom, complained that the judge physically touched her under her clothing twice and often made obscene suggestions during the six years she worked for him.
In the indictment, he is accused of making unwanted sexual contact “with an intent to abuse, humiliate, harass (and) degrade.”
The Chronicle does not normally identify sexual abuse victims, but McBroom, referred to as “Person A” in the indictment, previously authorized her attorney to speak about the allegations and on Thursday released her own written statement.
The three-count indictment against Kent comes nearly five years after the date of the first alleged incident, during which the judge is accused of attacking McBroom in a little-used exercise room at the Galveston courthouse in August 2003.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/ discuss/ duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102×3459212
This by the way is an appointee of George HW Bush, I found in my research. What makes this even worse is that McBroom made the accusations 5 YEARS AGO in 2003, Kent’s been getting paid and it was kept secret til November of last year when “Chronicle published details.” The Texas FBI never took the allegations seriously. The judge faces an additional charge of attempted aggravated sexual abuse related to his alleged attempt during the March 2007 incident to force McBroom’s mouth toward his groin. Here we go again, another Republican caught in a sex scandal who can’t keep his hands to himself.
August 29th, 2008 at 9:12 amtom Says:
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There is no way the GOP’s line-up for their convention can even compare.
The Republican convention will feature organ durges, flowers and eulogies . . . all the elements of a funeral. They are coming to St. Paul to bury their party.
Word is leaking out that the Alaska governor will be McNumbNuts’ running mate. Is she Ted Stevens’ sister-in-law or what? Apparently, she is the only one they could find who was willing to commit this career-limiting-act.
I guess we haven’t been sending enough federal pork to Alaska . . . they need a VP in office to keep feeding the pipeline. Wonder if the Alaska governor favors drilling her state until it looks like Swiss cheese.
August 29th, 2008 at 9:10 am
Ms Palin is reportedly still in Alaska and will not be named McDepends’ VP……
August 29th, 2008 at 9:13 amRantingTommy Says: O man, Obama totally smoked McCain last night.
If he stays the person he was last night, the Cons can’t touch him.
I expect their lies about him to become really ridiculous now. That had to have scared the crap out of them, and when people are scared, they lose their higher-brain functions (logic and reason).
August 29th, 2008 at 9:17 amYou won’t be unless the bush crime organization does something illegal to thwart the election.
I remember the same feeling of relief and hope when Clinton was elected after 12 years of raygun and bush. I think the country gets it this time. How could they not?
August 29th, 2008 at 9:19 amMs Palin is reportedly still in Alaska and will not be named McDepends’ VP
Guess we’ll have to wait and see. I know that ABC has reported that Palin is still at home.
Here’s what I read this morning:
Fox News reported that Palin’s family departed hastily from Anchorage, Alaska, aboard a Gulfstream jet that landed near Dayton, Ohio, site of McCain’s planned vice presidential announcement. They cited the website Change&Experience.com, which also had correctly leaked travel details for Senator Joseph Biden to Springfield, Illinois, for Barack Obama’s announcement. The report cited two men, a woman and two teenage boys, were seen departing the plane, in “the most secretive flight we have ever had” at this particular airport.
August 29th, 2008 at 9:20 amunbelievable Says:
I expect their lies about him to become really ridiculous now. That had to have scared the crap out of them, and when people are scared, they lose their higher-brain functions (logic and reason).
August 29th, 2008 at 9:17 am
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Never underestimate the power of stupid people in large groups. Logicless and reasonless voters are the reason we’ve had eight years of George W. Bush.
August 29th, 2008 at 9:22 amThe order would require such contractors “to use secret-ballot elections for union organizing” in place of the “card-check system in which workers can form a union if a majority of them sign a union-authorization card.”
And the secret ballots would obviously be tallied by Diebold machines.
August 29th, 2008 at 9:23 amIf it’s not Palin, it has to be Romney.
Not necessarily.
Oh, Lord, please let it be Lieberman. Please, please, oh please.
August 29th, 2008 at 9:24 amAnd Sarah Palin is qualified to be president, because?
August 29th, 2008 at 9:24 amTom, ducking fitto!
August 29th, 2008 at 9:24 amun, expect crap like baby killer, secret Marxist, etc to come flowing like sour milk and moldy honey from the repukes.
August 29th, 2008 at 9:26 amRemember, Rove is actually running this campaign…
Fred Says: You won’t be unless the bush crime organization does something illegal to thwart the election. I remember the same feeling of relief and hope when Clinton was elected after 12 years of raygun and bush. I think the country gets it this time. How could they not?
Well, we certainly know that they are capable ’something illegal’…
There are going to be those insane conservatives who can’t get it (they are delusionl to the point that they will support McSame because they could never vote for a n-e-g-r-o, or a l-i-b-e-r-a-l, never mind that he’s half-white and really a moderate), but anyone actually keeeping an open-mind should get it. Unfortunately, who knows whether or not Diebold will reflect that.
August 29th, 2008 at 9:26 amgood_golly8 Says:
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If it’s not Palin, it has to be Romney.
DENVER (AP) - 9:09 a.m. Gov. Tim Pawlenty told he’s not McCain’s VP pick.
August 29th, 2008 at 9:22 am
What’s the difference between any of them , besides gender ?
August 29th, 2008 at 9:26 amWe had at least one entire goon-free day, didn’t we? I see that goon_golly has scuttled back into the comments, delivering the usual high-impact, deeply-thought-out a n a l ysis.
August 29th, 2008 at 9:28 am#5 tom Says:
There is no way the GOP’s line-up for their convention can even compare.
The Republican convention will feature organ durges, flowers and eulogies . . . all the elements of a funeral. They are coming to St. Paul to bury their party.
Word is leaking out that the Alaska governor will be McNumbNuts’ running mate. Is she Ted Stevens’ sister-in-law or what? Apparently, she is the only one they could find who was willing to commit this career-limiting-act.
I guess we haven’t been sending enough federal pork to Alaska . . . they need a VP in office to keep feeding the pipeline. Wonder if the Alaska governor favors drilling her state until it looks like Swiss cheese.
I heard the same thing tom. I really thought it would be Mitt Romney. They have so much in common, luxury homes and all.
Palin has announced plans to create a new sub-cabinet group of advisors, to address climate change and reduce greenhouse gas emissions within Alaska. McCain I’m sure likes the fact she’s strongly pro-life. She is for drilling in ANWAR, I found out in my research.
August 29th, 2008 at 9:29 amIn this morning’s Jerusalem Post:
Israel reaches strategic decision not to let Iran go nuclear
http://www.jpost.com/ servlet/ Satellite?cid=1219913194872&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull
August 29th, 2008 at 9:30 amMany of us warned about the Neocon cabal’s love for the treacherous embezzler Chalabi. The Cheney-Bush-Rice judgment of individuals’ trustworthiness has always been flawed and colored by the green of money.
August 29th, 2008 at 9:30 amFrom across the pond - International reactions to Obama’s speech
Comments and links to articles across Europe reacting to Obama’s speech.
August 29th, 2008 at 9:30 amhussein toasterhead Says: Never underestimate the power of stupid people in large groups. Logicless and reasonless voters are the reason we’ve had eight years of George W. Bush.
I thought it was ultimately the conservatives on the Supreme Court and voting machine errors in Ohio? :) Although, neither of those would have happened if it hadn’t been as close as it was…
I think a HUGE factor this time is the state of the economy. People once had the luxury to be stupid, they don’t anymore. Unfortunatley, revolutions only come when people are put in enough discomfort to get out of the same ol’ ruts and seek change.
August 29th, 2008 at 9:30 amIt would seem to be a typical Republican tactic, to select a woman to be VP to try and bring over the Hillary backers.
My thoughts, if after Hillary’s speech two nights ago, and Obama’s speech last night, you still want to whine and cry and ‘make a statement’ because Hillary didn’t win…then go ahead and vote against everything Hillary stands for and vote for McCain… we don’t need you.
August 29th, 2008 at 9:31 amLeft comment about the speech from the new man of our era on the previous thread. Finally — no more Nixon, no more Ford, no more Reagan, no more Bush, no more rabid GOP congress, and no more America-killing-ultimate-failure-of-a-son Bush II.
For those who’ve been on this Earth 40+ years, I can imagine you’re quite exausted. FINALLY we will be getting some leadership from two people who can relate to your everyday American. Hopefully out of this our blood pressure readings will be lower; we won’t have to look over our shoulder in fear of our government because a man will be running it with the integrity you possess. Barack is a common man with big ideas. He will clean house.
Good morning unb!
Good morning Freb!
August 29th, 2008 at 9:31 amtom Says:
Apparently, she is the only one they could find who was willing to commit this career-limiting-act.
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Uh, Tom? Didn’t you really mean to say, “this career-ENDING act”?
August 29th, 2008 at 9:31 amMcCain Stadium Rally Has Tickets to Spare
While Obamaniacs competed for tickets and withstood long lines to see their hero at Denver’s Invesco Field, John McCain’s rumored announcement of his running mate here tomorrow is not exactly drawing the same interest.
McCain arrived here tonight to news reports that free tickets are still available to his rally tomorrow at a basketball arena at Wright State University. The Nutter Center has a capacity of about 12,000.
While McCain aides have mocked as grandiose Obama’s plan to give his acceptance speech before more than 75,000 at the stadium where the Denver Broncos play, McCain’s events Saturday and Sunday on his “Road to the Convention” tour are also at stadiums.
Minor league stadiums. Home to the Washington (Pa.) Wild Things of the Frontier League, and the River City Rascals of O’Fallon, Mo.
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/ the-trail/ 2008/ 08/ 28/ mccain_stadium_rally_has_ticke.html
**ROTFLOL!! On the other hand, in Denver, what a convention. What a wonderful group of speeches! Watched Obama last night on CSPAN and was blown away. I, too, realize that he IS a politician, but it is hard not to get filled with the hope of real change!
August 29th, 2008 at 9:31 amBe assured that Gustav will not dare to spill even one drop of oil in the Gulf.
August 29th, 2008 at 9:31 amRantingTommy Says:
Anyone that could vote for McCain after hearing that speech last night is either a billionaire, an idiot, or some combination thereof.
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And right on cue… good_golly8 Says:
August 29th, 2008 at 9:32 amraynman Says:
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It would seem to be a typical Republican tactic, to select a woman to be VP to try and bring over the Hillary backers.
**For the life of me, I can’t think of ONE reason why a woman in her RIGHT mind would run with this guy. I guess maybe I just answered my own question.
August 29th, 2008 at 9:34 amTax rebate checks and robust exports “helped the U.S. economy grow at a faster-than-expected rate in the second quarter.” But “economists warned that those two pillars couldn’t prop growth up for long” because the rebate checks’ “one-time boost to consumer spending is largely over.
Porn industry quarterly earnings shall be robust.
August 29th, 2008 at 9:34 amRUCerious Says: un, expect crap like baby killer, secret Marxist, etc to come flowing like sour milk and moldy honey from the repukes. Remember, Rove is actually running this campaign…
They might as well say he was responsible for 9/11 too. Ridiculous. No one but the nuts will buy that.
Considering everything else they’ve done, if the Bush Regime really wanted abortion to be gone, they’d have let the Supremes abolish it by now. I say there are good reasons they haven’t, and that that wedge issue won’t be affective this time around.
And really, who under 60 is afraid of Communism anymore? Shows how archaic these conservative fossils really are.
August 29th, 2008 at 9:35 amPresident Bush is slated to appear at fundraisers for Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) in Oklahoma and Texas next month. “On the internal planning schedule, though, McCain aides are careful to point out McCain won’t be in attendance at either,” Politico reports.
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Man… that’s gotta hurt… when your own party’s presumptive heir-apparent to YOUR position DOESN’T want to be seen w/you… even when you’re trying to help him by raising money for him.
Perhaps McStain will just circulate in the back room, w/ a paper bag over his head… ya know, “The Unknown Candidate”…
August 29th, 2008 at 9:35 amMcWars Says:
Porn industry quarterly earnings shall be robust.
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Especially so in red states.
August 29th, 2008 at 9:36 amI’m with MCMetal, it really doesn’t matter.
What could the reps offer at this point? The truth has come out and no one can defend the last 8 years and they don’t have anything else to offer.
RUC is right, watch out for fear and smear. It’s the gop at it’s best(worst). So sad that they think that is the American way.
How about it gg, you want to question the democrats patriotism this morning?
August 29th, 2008 at 9:37 amThe Republic of Stupidity Says:
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McWars Says:
Porn industry quarterly earnings shall be robust.
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Especially so in red states.
August 29th, 2008 at 9:36 am
And gay porno orders have quadrupled ………..From GOP headquarters.
August 29th, 2008 at 9:38 amAnd the beat goes on Says:
The Nutter Center has a capacity of about 12,000.
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Well… ***droll pause***… at least they found the, uh, proper venue…
August 29th, 2008 at 9:38 amMcWars Says: Good morning unb!
Morning! Another excellent post!
August 29th, 2008 at 9:39 amGoony, you think you have something to rub in our faces.
Why can’t you understand that your party has been buried alive? Our convention was a clarification, if there ever was one, of the destruction of the GOP.
Bringing a mannequin on the campaign trail to add to the home count isn’t going to change that.
Why would anyone in their right mind put themselves in the lion’s den with Joe Biden?
August 29th, 2008 at 9:39 amThe Bush administration is considering a new executive order that “would eliminate a union-preferred method of labor organizing at large government contractors.”
Why on earth is Bush bothering with Executive Orders at this late date. He knows that Obama is just going to void them when he takes office. It’s like Bush is determined to do as much harm as he possibly can before he leaves office. Just another nail in his coffin of “Worst President Ever”.
August 29th, 2008 at 9:39 am8/28/2008
A Brief Word on Barack Obama’s Speech:
Now, mainstream politically speaking, that’s how you beat down an old man.
http://rudepundit.blogspot.com/
August 29th, 2008 at 9:39 amgood_golly8 Says:
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August 29th, 2008 at 9:38 am
Will Ms Palin be attempting to fire any other former family members from their jobs if she’s chosen as McDepends’ running mate ?
August 29th, 2008 at 9:41 amMcWars Says:
Why can’t you understand that your party has been buried alive? Our convention was a clarification, if there ever was one, of the destruction of the GOP.
August 29th, 2008 at 9:39 am
Ahem…
August 29th, 2008 at 9:42 amWith all the big gatherings we will be attending this weekend, I want to remind my progressive friends to spread the word in keeping with the theme of change. Dennis Kucinich has called on us to sign the impeachment petition before Sept. 10 so we can send 1 million names to Nancy Pelosi who continues to maintain “more of the same” to keep this off the table. Sign the petition at:
http://kucinich.us/
Send this link to friends and family to encourage them to do the same!
August 29th, 2008 at 9:43 amhussein toasterhead Says:
Never underestimate the power of stupid people in large groups. Logicless and reasonless voters are the reason we’ve had eight years of George W. Bush.
Good Morning hussein toasterhead :)
I agree and also they used people’s unreasonable fear of the “terrorists”. I found it truly amazing how many people bought into that. At the courthouse where my husband use to work, he was in awe at how many people believed all of it. Also, how many were Republicans. He was one of the few Democrats, considering the district had a Democratic Mayor. Except for the obvious political appointees.
I was reading your blog the other day, great work…..
August 29th, 2008 at 9:44 amSen. Barack Obama (D-IL) and his vice presidential candidate Joseph Biden (D-DE) will launch their presidential campaign in Beaver, PA.
Because nothing says “Democrats!” like “Beaver!” And vice versa.
August 29th, 2008 at 9:44 amSo, how many people do you think will be sitting in their living room saying “holy $hit” when George McCain is done with his acceptance speech? I doubt that anyone will still be awake by the time he is finished.
Barack Obama did something last night that no other politician has ever done, he made me cry. And they were tears of joy.
August 29th, 2008 at 9:44 amgood_golly8 Says:
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Gov. Palin’s son joined the Army on September 11, 2007.
August 29th, 2008 at 9:42 am
And let us know the day he actually sees any real combat ; I have a few years to waste……….
August 29th, 2008 at 9:44 amI thought it was hilarious when the crowd started chanting “Barney” after the Smith Barney line! That crowd was worked up.
August 29th, 2008 at 9:46 amgood_golly8 Says:
In 2006, Palin, running on a clean-government campaign…
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Gee… she sounds like a decent person… can’t imagine why she’s a GOOPer or how they tolerate her in their midst.
August 29th, 2008 at 9:46 amgood_golly8 Says:
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If it’s Palin, only one party will have a woman on the ticket. This will present an historic opportunity to make history and put that 18 million and 1st crack in the glass ceiling and break through it once and for all.
August 29th, 2008 at 9:45 am
Seems more likely that you’ve been smoking crack ………..
BTW
Guess you’ve never heard of Geraldine Ferraro , have you ?
There is nothing ‘historic’ about Palin or the GOP ; after November , however , the GOP will be a footnote in history …..And it’s about time………
August 29th, 2008 at 9:49 amgood_golly8 Says:
If it’s not Palin, it has to be Romney.
Mike Murphy (Republican strategist) on MSNBC just shared a text message from Romney in which Romney says it’s not him, he’s not going to Dayton.
So it doesn’t ‘have to be Romney’ after all, good_gollyXXIX
August 29th, 2008 at 9:49 amgood_golly8 Says:
This will present an historic opportunity to make history and put that 18 million and 1st crack in the glass ceiling and break through it once and for all.
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Suuuuuuuuuure… you ‘n the GOOP are Real Concenred w/ that.
***snicker***
Saaaaaaaaay, if by some miracle, or incredible act of political corruption, McStain and she win, will he publicly call her “a c*nt” the first time he loses his temper over something, or will he go w/ the more subdued “trollop”?
And will McStain tell any witty rape jokes at his inaugeration?
That John… such a card…
August 29th, 2008 at 9:49 amlets flag gg8 just for the fun of it. To celebrate this day.
August 29th, 2008 at 9:52 amGood Morning McWars :) I agree with you. I do believe he will “clean house”. I’m not expecting miracles overnight, there is so much that needs to be done.
All of the departments of government that have been politized, that need to be revamped. That right there is going to be a huge undertaking. Not including getting our soldiers out of Iraq in a timely manner.
The convention has given me alot of new hope for a brighter future.
Good to see you…
August 29th, 2008 at 9:52 amWayne A. Schneider Says:
Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) and his vice presidential candidate Joseph Biden (D-DE) will launch their presidential campaign in Beaver, PA.
Because nothing says “Democrats!” like “Beaver!” And vice versa.
August 29th, 2008 at 9:53 am_______________
So does this mean the GOOPers will launch their campaign in SkinTightSpeedos, Indiana?
Again Palin may be a decent person, but it’s.. what’s that phrase I’m looking for… ah… that’s it… Far too little… far too late…
August 29th, 2008 at 9:54 amFreedom Rebel Says:
Good Morning hussein toasterhead :)
I agree and also they used people’s unreasonable fear of the “terrorists”. I found it truly amazing how many people bought into that. At the courthouse where my husband use to work, he was in awe at how many people believed all of it.
I was reading your blog the other day, great work…..
August 29th, 2008 at 9:44 am
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I’m amazed at how easy it is to get people to fear an abstract concept like “terrorism” or “communism” or “socialism” or “secularism.” I think it’s something in the human brain’s preference for stereotype and categorization - we’re not wired for complexity and nuance, we’re wired for simplicity. But it’s possible to rewire the brain, through lots of education to understand these concepts past the point of fear. It’s easy to fear “terrorism,” but it’s much easier to overcome this fear when you understand that terrorism is just a technique used by disparate and varied groups to achieve selected and specific political aims.
And thanks for checklng out the blog! I’ve been kinda taking August off from blogging, but plan to start regular updates again next week!
August 29th, 2008 at 9:54 amJerusalem has put preparations for a separate, independent military strike by Israel in high gear.
August 29th, 2008 at 9:55 amgood_golly8 Says:
Palin’s is the first administration in Alaska’s history, to provide benefits to the partners of gay and lesbian employees.
August 29th, 2008 at 9:51 am
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I’m liking this choice more and more - anyone who’ll drive evangelicals away from the polls is fine by me.
August 29th, 2008 at 9:55 amThe Republic of Stupidity Says:
So does this mean the GOOPers will launch their campaign in SkinTightSpeedos, Indiana?
I thought they were doing it in Dementia, PA.
August 29th, 2008 at 9:55 amHey Goof_Jackass
Do you laughably believe Ms Clinton’s base of women voters is going to be interested in a McDepends female running mate who is anti-abortion ?
Not a chance in hell …………..And with good reason.
Palin has a typical GOP/cancervative mindset , which has ruined this country………
August 29th, 2008 at 9:56 amgood_golly8 Says:
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The more I read about Palin the more I like her, but I’ll stop for now until official word leaks. We’ll probably know for sure very soon. This is exciting, especially for women who were snubbed by the Democratic party.
August 29th, 2008 at 9:55 am
Those women are pro-choice , ignoramus ; not pro-life like loser Palin……….
August 29th, 2008 at 9:57 amgood_golly8 Says:
This is exciting, especially for women who were snubbed by the Democratic party.
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Not to mention all the women who’ve been snubbed and humiliated by BotchCo, and all those who prolly LOVED McStain’s rape jokes…
August 29th, 2008 at 9:58 amI hope a block of tickets made it to protestors.
I really really hope their focusing on headcount not loyalty oaths.
August 29th, 2008 at 9:58 am“So does this mean the GOOPers will launch their campaign in SkinTightSpeedos, Indiana?”
I was thinking BIG BONE LICK State Park, which is just a few miles west of Florence Kentucky.
August 29th, 2008 at 10:00 amhussein toasterhead Says:
And thanks for checklng out the blog! I’ve been kinda taking August off from blogging, but plan to start regular updates again next week!
You are always a great read when I get a chance. Keep up the great work :)
August 29th, 2008 at 10:00 amSeems like Palin is just a good GOP’er. Seems she’s involved in the firing of her ex-brother-in-law.
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It seems that despite the fact that Palin repeatedly claimed no one on her staff ever ever pressured anyone to fire her ex-brother-in-law Trooper Mike Wooten…er….they did. Dozens of times. As a matter of fact, (oh gosh this is SO embarrassing) one of the phone calls was tape recorded by the the DPS! BUT, the governor tells us with a straight face, that she knew absolutely nothing at all about it. Nothing. Really. Although she did know something about some of the other ones, which she forgot she did before, but now she remembers. But not THIS one that was recorded.
Read the rest here:
http://mudflats.wordpress.com/ 2008/ 08/ 13/ palins-self-investigation-bears-fruit/
August 29th, 2008 at 10:00 amMcDepends and whichever loser he chooses to run with him , couldn’t sell out Invesco Field if they were handing out free money at all the entrances………..
August 29th, 2008 at 10:00 amWayne A. Schneider Says:
I thought they were doing it in Dementia, PA.
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They may start out in Dementia, Wayne, but they allus end up fumbling around in SkinTightSpeedos…
August 29th, 2008 at 10:01 amPeggy Nooner wasn’t impressed with Obama’s excellent speech but she got all tingly when she saw Commander Codpiece do his jackass stunt on the USS Lincoln when he declared the mission accomplished.
August 29th, 2008 at 10:01 amhttp://www.democracynow.org
August 29th, 2008 at 10:02 amI’m actually surprised that the GOP didn’t hold their convention at the Minneapolis-St Paul airport , to commemorate the GOP’s typical behavior………..
August 29th, 2008 at 10:04 amMCMetal Says:
McDepends and whichever loser he chooses to run with him , couldn’t sell out Invesco Field if they were handing out free money at all the entrances………..
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Well after 8 years of BotchCo, they’d certainly be handout WORTHLESS money…
August 29th, 2008 at 10:05 amGroups of Religious Right prayed for heavy rain and big storm in Denver last night to spoil the night for Obama,but their prayers were not answered…!!!
August 29th, 2008 at 10:05 amNow McCain might need these religious groups prayers to fill his basketball arena when he annouces his running mate today.
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I’m actually surprised that the GOP didn’t hold their convention at the Minneapolis-St Paul airport , to commemorate the GOP’s typical behavior………..
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You mean, in a vain attempt to STALL off the inevitable???
August 29th, 2008 at 10:06 amThe Republic of Stupidity Says:
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I’m actually surprised that the GOP didn’t hold their convention at the Minneapolis-St Paul airport , to commemorate the GOP’s typical behavior………..
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You mean, in a vain attempt to STALL off the inevitable???
August 29th, 2008 at 10:06 am
And for their finale , TAPS will be played……..
August 29th, 2008 at 10:08 amgood_golly8 Says:
Palin’s is the first administration in Alaska’s history, to provide benefits to the partners of gay and lesbian employees.
You do know that the remaining supporters of the GOP wrap themselves in wedge issues, right?
That, while noble, is bound to alienate the base.
You can pretend you have a fighting chance, but our convention was airtight and will secure a win. Clinton supporters have been drawn to Obama and aren’t going anywhere.
Too late, goony.
August 29th, 2008 at 10:09 amgoon_golly8 Says:
The more I read about Palin the more I like her, but I’ll stop for now until official word leaks. We’ll probably know for sure very soon. This is exciting, especially for women who were snubbed by the Democratic party.
This is typical of you, goon. No women were “snubbed” by the Democratic party (although, credit to you for getting the name right, at least). One candidate who happened to be a woman, failed to get enough votes to win the nomination. For whatever reasons (and there are many excellent reasons), she also wasn’t chosen as nominee for VP. There’s no “snubbing” involved, and coming from a Republican, your comment is so totally hypocritical that it borders on amusing.
Don’t forget: “How do we beat the b!tch?” McCain: “That’s an excellent question.”
On tape, Goon.
August 29th, 2008 at 10:10 amSeems like Palin is just a good GOP’er. Seems she’s involved in the firing of her ex-brother-in-law.
Snip
It seems that despite the fact that Palin repeatedly claimed no one on her staff ever ever pressured anyone to fire her ex-brother-in-law Trooper Mike Wooten…er….they did. Dozens of times. As a matter of fact, (oh gosh this is SO embarrassing) one of the phone calls was tape recorded by the the DPS! BUT, the governor tells us with a straight face, that she knew absolutely nothing at all about it. Nothing. Really. Although she did know something about some of the other ones, which she forgot she did before, but now she remembers. But not THIS one that was recorded.
After the croneyism we have seen under Bush it is refreshing to see a Republican who governs judicially and fairly.
August 29th, 2008 at 10:10 amCaption: “Drunk Fascists who hate The Constitution & The Bill of Rights sure know how to party…”
August 29th, 2008 at 10:10 amBTW, just what are McStain & Botch doing in that picture at the top of thread… practicing the stand-up routine they’ll take to Vegas after the election?
August 29th, 2008 at 10:12 amgood_golly8 Says:
The more I read about Palin the more I like her, but I’ll stop for now until official word leaks. We’ll probably know for sure very soon. This is exciting, especially for women who were snubbed by the Democratic party.
More empty declarations to get a lift out of those who’ve been kicking your ass.
What are the planned logistics of drawing that support? Competing with the democratic party is not child’s play. Explain yourself. Goober.
August 29th, 2008 at 10:12 amMCMetal Says:
And for their finale , TAPS will be played……..
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Heh… good one… I’ll bet even g_g laughed in private…
August 29th, 2008 at 10:14 amtarazan Says:
Groups of Religious Right prayed for heavy rain and big storm in Denver last night to spoil the night for Obama,but their prayers were not answered…!!!
Would that be because the answer was “No”, or because there was no one there to give an answer?
Me? I think the latter is the sensible answer.
August 29th, 2008 at 10:14 amSame question to Sarah Palin: Why would anyone in their right mind put themselves in the lion’s den with Joe Biden?
August 29th, 2008 at 10:15 amOur e-village idot G_G sure seems excited about the possibility of McCrappedmypants selecting a woman for his VP slot. It seems to think that “disenfranchised” Hillary supporters will be tripping over each other to vote for the old man because he has a woman on the ticket. What the fool overlooks is that these voters (a much smaller number than has been reported IMHO) are Democrats who love and support Hillary’s policies. No matter who McCant choses will still be a Republican and there will no doubt be PLENTY of closet skeletons. Or he can pick Droopy Dawg and lose his base. Either way the VP debates should be very entertaining.
August 29th, 2008 at 10:15 amgood_golly8 Says: This is exciting, especially for women who were snubbed by the Democratic party.
No women were snubbed by the Democrats. The Democrats aren’t the type to snub. When I lived in California, I was a registered Independent. The Democrats would let me vote in tehir elections, but the Republicans would not. That’s a true example of snubbing women.
August 29th, 2008 at 10:17 amIf S.P. is chosen as veep nominee, women should ask themselves: do they want Roe vs. Wade overturned in the next Supreme Court during BushCO Term III?
August 29th, 2008 at 10:18 amMcWars Says:
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Same question to Sarah Palin: Why would anyone in their right mind put themselves in the lion’s den with Joe Biden?
I think you overestimate Biden’s appeal. Yes, he is good in debates but that did him little good in his previous presidential runs. Also, given the perception that Obama ran a mysogionistic campaign, Biden will need to tread lightly to not come off a s abigot. Sad but true. Assuming she can perform with any substance, this is a homerun for McCain.
August 29th, 2008 at 10:18 amCaption:
McCain: “And the rape victim said…snip…God I crack my self up!”
Bush: “You mean the trollop c@nt? God I crack myself up!”
August 29th, 2008 at 10:18 amKay Says:
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If S.P. is chosen as veep nominee, women should ask themselves: do they want Roe vs. Wade overturned in the next Supreme Court during BushCO Term III?
It’s a policy issue and women will need to ask if this is important to them. You are correct.
August 29th, 2008 at 10:19 amMcCain/Chevron ‘08!!
August 29th, 2008 at 10:21 amindyjones Says:
Seems like Palin is just a good GOP’er. Seems she’s involved in the firing of her ex-brother-in-law.
After the croneyism we have seen under Bush it is refreshing to see a Republican who governs judicially and fairly.
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If you think carrying out a vendetta against someone is refreshing then she’s your gal.
August 29th, 2008 at 10:21 amgood_golly8 Says:
…Highlights of Governor Palin’s tenure include a successful push for an ethics bill…
August 29th, 2008 at 9:38 am
As the Bush Administration has shown so well, having a law and enforcing it are two different things. How many people have been prosecuted (or, at the very least, removed from office) under this ethics bill?
August 29th, 2008 at 10:21 amThe Republic of Stupidity Says:
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MCMetal Says:
And for their finale , TAPS will be played……..
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Heh… good one… I’ll bet even g_g laughed in private…
August 29th, 2008 at 10:14 am
Very unlikely
A backer of the garbage GOP such as Goofball is , has no sense of humor……….That’s been repeatedly shown ; and proven by scientists , I believe……..
August 29th, 2008 at 10:22 amgoon_golly does it again. Links to an article and ignores the very next sentence: “But other news outlets are reporting this morning that Palin is watching news coverage from her home very, very far away in Alaska.”
August 29th, 2008 at 10:26 amPresident Bush is slated to appear at fundraisers for Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) in Oklahoma and Texas next month. “On the internal planning schedule, though, McCain aides are careful to point out McCain won’t be in attendance at either,” Politico reports.
This perfectly epitomizes McCains go where the wind blows campaign. Tied to Bush’s apron strings while trying to pretend he’s an independent “maverick.” It would be laughable if the race wasn’t as close as it is.
http://progressiveworldreview.com
August 29th, 2008 at 10:27 amAlso, given the perception that Obama ran a mysogionistic campaign, Biden will need to tread lightly to not come off a s abigot. Sad but true. Assuming she can perform with any substance, this is a homerun for McCain.
Tread lightly?!? McCain is the one that needs to mind his remarks, but of course we know he can’t. Just because McCain said “How do we beat the B!tch” doesn’t mean all male politicians think this way. I think it was a swing and a miss - strike two!
August 29th, 2008 at 10:27 amindyjones Says:
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Same question to Sarah Palin: Why would anyone in their right mind put themselves in the lion’s den with Joe Biden?
I think you overestimate Biden’s appeal. Yes, he is good in debates but that did him little good in his previous presidential runs. Also, given the perception that Obama ran a mysogionistic campaign, Biden will need to tread lightly to not come off a s abigot. Sad but true. Assuming she can perform with any substance, this is a homerun for McCain.
August 29th, 2008 at 10:18 am
Who in the hell believes Obama ran a misogynistic campaign ?
Are you kidding me ?
And nothing , not even choosing a woman as his running mate , can remove the fact that McDepends is a sexist , philandering moron……….
August 29th, 2008 at 10:28 amindyjones Says: Assuming she can perform with any substance, this is a homerun for McCain.
Republican women are simply Republican men with smaller breasts (we know how much you conservative boys like McDonalds, and what it does to your teets).
August 29th, 2008 at 10:30 amlivelongandprosper Says:
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Also, given the perception that Obama ran a mysogionistic campaign, Biden will need to tread lightly to not come off a s abigot. Sad but true. Assuming she can perform with any substance, this is a homerun for McCain.
Tread lightly?!? McCain is the one that needs to mind his remarks, but of course we know he can’t. Just because McCain said “How do we beat the B!tch” doesn’t mean all male politicians think this way. I think it was a swing and a miss - strike two!
I don’t think the average voter is going to care what disparaging comments McCain may have said about women in such context. Show me a woman who hasn’t been called a “#$%^@ and a man who has never used that term.
August 29th, 2008 at 10:30 amI’m hearing reports that it’s Palin on Diane Rehm as well.
August 29th, 2008 at 10:31 amYou just keep thinking that if it makes you feel better. Just because he wasn’t what we wanted for a president doesn’t mean he isn’t perfect for our VP.
Hold on to your hat because all of the things that haven’t been said for the last 8 years are going to be said now and it aint going to relect well on the right because they have been wrong on everything.
August 29th, 2008 at 10:31 amSo, do you all think this is a poor choice for McCain?
August 29th, 2008 at 10:32 amgood_golly8 Says: BREAKING NEWS: CNBC reports Alaska governor is McCain’s VP pick
He’s announcing at noon to a crowd of about 75.
Guess that’s one way to get CNN, C-SPAN, and the local networks to temporatily stop re-running Obama’s speech over and over and over.
August 29th, 2008 at 10:33 amFred Says:
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I think you overestimate Biden’s appeal.
You just keep thinking that if it makes you feel better. Just because he wasn’t what we wanted for a president doesn’t mean he isn’t perfect for our VP.
Hold on to your hat because all of the things that haven’t been said for the last 8 years are going to be said now and it aint going to relect well on the right because they have been wrong on everything.
Fred, I think Joe Biden was the most qualified of all the democratic candidates - and I thought it showed in the debates. I like him. I am just saying that he did not seem to gain much traction with the base.
August 29th, 2008 at 10:34 amgood_golly8 Says:
It will be very hard for Biden to come on strong with a woman as his debate opponent. Remember what happened to Lazio with Hillary Clinton.
You mean the fact that Lazio was a weak candidate that made a last-minute run for the Senate after Rudy backed out? Now there’s a really good parallel. Or not.
August 29th, 2008 at 10:34 amgood_golly8 Says:
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BREAKING NEWS: CNBC reports Alaska governor is McCain’s VP pick
August 29th, 2008 at 10:24 am
McCain/Palin ………….The perfect (unintentional) comedy duo.
Palin served two terms on the Wasilla City Council from 1992 to 1996 , and a year and a half as Alaska’s governor ; if Obama is considered “inexperienced” , what the hell is this dope ?
August 29th, 2008 at 10:34 amMCMetal Says:
Who in the hell believes Obama ran a misogynistic campaign ?
August 29th, 2008 at 10:28 am
These people…
August 29th, 2008 at 10:35 amShow me a woman who hasn’t been called a “#$%^@ and a man who has never used that term.
I’ll show you many a Conservative religious freak who would never use that term and are offended by it but don’t care that McCain said it. I them hypocrites.
August 29th, 2008 at 10:35 amSorry, “I call them hypocrites.”
August 29th, 2008 at 10:36 amPalin will just make McCain look even more like a brittle old coot. I can see people tuning in to the two of them on stage: “WTF? I thought McCain’s daughter was a blonde!”
August 29th, 2008 at 10:36 amMCMetal Says:
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BREAKING NEWS: CNBC reports Alaska governor is McCain’s VP pick
August 29th, 2008 at 10:24 am
McCain/Palin ………….The perfect (unintentional) comedy duo.
Palin served two terms on the Wasilla City Council from 1992 to 1996 , and a year and a half as Alaska’s governor ; if Obama is considered “inexperienced” , what the hell is this dope ?
She has executive experience and can cite specific achievements during her - yes- short tenure. But she is, at this point, more qualified than Obama.
August 29th, 2008 at 10:36 amndyjones Says:
Also, given the perception that Obama ran a mysogionistic campaign…
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The only place this perception appears is in your rant… nice try at working the meme in the conversation, though.
Now, on the other hand, what about McStain’s rape jokes? THAT’S misogynistic.
August 29th, 2008 at 10:37 amindyjones Says:
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Also, given the perception that Obama ran a mysogionistic campaign, Biden will need to tread lightly to not come off a s abigot. Sad but true. Assuming she can perform with any substance, this is a homerun for McCain.
Tread lightly?!? McCain is the one that needs to mind his remarks, but of course we know he can’t. Just because McCain said “How do we beat the B!tch” doesn’t mean all male politicians think this way. I think it was a swing and a miss - strike two!
I don’t think the average voter is going to care what disparaging comments McCain may have said about women in such context. Show me a woman who hasn’t been called a “#$%^@ and a man who has never used that term.
August 29th, 2008 at 10:30 am
I’d really like for you to find an example of me using vile epithets towards a woman , or agreeing that a question is excellent , when it refers to a potential adversary as a “b1tch”……….
August 29th, 2008 at 10:37 amhussein toasterhead Says:
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MCMetal Says:
Who in the hell believes Obama ran a misogynistic campaign ?
it was a common theme among Hillary supporters. Don’t act like this is news to you. And, note that I said “perception” - I do not think Obama did.
August 29th, 2008 at 10:38 amIt would have been fun to see Hillary go against Sarah at the debates…
August 29th, 2008 at 10:38 amindyjones Says:
But she is, at this point, more qualified than Obama.
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BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA… stop.. stop..
Yer killin’ me…
August 29th, 2008 at 10:39 amindyjones Says:
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good_golly8 Says:
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BREAKING NEWS: CNBC reports Alaska governor is McCain’s VP pick
August 29th, 2008 at 10:24 am
McCain/Palin ………….The perfect (unintentional) comedy duo.
Palin served two terms on the Wasilla City Council from 1992 to 1996 , and a year and a half as Alaska’s governor ; if Obama is considered “inexperienced” , what the hell is this dope ?
She has executive experience and can cite specific achievements during her - yes- short tenure. But she is, at this point, more qualified than Obama.
August 29th, 2008 at 10:36 am
What “experience” ?
What foreign policy experience does she possess ?
Running Alaska is easier than running a friggin McDonald’s……
Get a clue………..
August 29th, 2008 at 10:39 amindyjones Says: I am just saying that he did not seem to gain much traction with the base.
It helps if you open your eyes.
He DEFINITELY made a connection. It was clear last night when he appeared unexpected, and the way he genuinely cartes about the American people - which we get.
He’s still one of us. You shouldn’t underestimate the power of that.
August 29th, 2008 at 10:39 amKay Says:
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It would have been fun to see Hillary go against Sarah at the debates…
It could have been ugly, that’s for sure. It will be interesting to see how she p[erforms in a debate. We must not, however, assume that just because she is a woman that she cannot be strong.
August 29th, 2008 at 10:40 amindyjones Says:
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MCMetal Says:
Who in the hell believes Obama ran a misogynistic campaign ?
it was a common theme among Hillary supporters. Don’t act like this is news to you. And, note that I said “perception” - I do not think Obama did.
August 29th, 2008 at 10:38 am
And what are your sources ?
Your ass ?
August 29th, 2008 at 10:40 amThe Republic of Stupidity Says:
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But she is, at this point, more qualified than Obama.
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BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA… stop.. stop..
Yer killin’ me…
Did you, by the way, catch Hannity and Dukakis the other night?
August 29th, 2008 at 10:41 amYour posts are full of shit and don’t deserve any detailed response, indyjones. ’nuff said, McCain plant.
Most democratic voters know about McCain hostility towards women. We can air his comments and people will care.
Our campaign is airtight. Take your condescending approach elsewhere.
August 29th, 2008 at 10:41 amindyjones Says:
it was a common theme among Hillary supporters. Don’t act like this is news to you. And, note that I said “perception” - I do not think Obama did.
August 29th, 2008 at 10:38 am
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Oh, I know. I’ve been watching them play victims for months - it’s cute.
August 29th, 2008 at 10:41 amgood_golly8 Says:
It will be very hard for Biden to come on strong with a woman as his debate opponent. Remember what happened to Lazio with Hillary Clinton.
August 29th, 2008 at 10:28 am
I’m from New York and I can tell you Lazio was an idiot, brought in at the last minute (as gummitch correctly pointed out) to replace Giuliani after the latter was diagnosed with prostate cancer and dropped out of the race. And as much as I despise Rudy (he’s not everyone’s hero), I’m glad he was able to overcome that. Nevertheless, comparing Biden to Lazio in an attempt to make the ridiculous point that Biden couldn’t do well against a woman in a debate is completely baseless. They were/are running for two completely different offices. The voters’ standards will be different. There really is no valid comparison there. And Lazio is still an idiot.
August 29th, 2008 at 10:42 amDid you, by the way, catch Hannity and Dukakis the other night?
Who?
August 29th, 2008 at 10:42 amMCMetal Says:
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MCMetal Says:
Who in the hell believes Obama ran a misogynistic campaign ?
it was a common theme among Hillary supporters. Don’t act like this is news to you. And, note that I said “perception” - I do not think Obama did.
August 29th, 2008 at 10:38 am
And what are your sources ?
Your ass ?
McMetal,
Let’s not get testy. I kno how this game is played. Tell me now which media outlets you trust and I will recover the information from them. I refuse to link from 85 different sources only for you to say they are all run by far-right loons. OK?
August 29th, 2008 at 10:43 amHey Goof_Jackass
Matt Lauer just stated on MSNBC that Palin is a “STAUNCH CANCERVATIVE” , who OPPOSES abortion AND GAY MARRIAGE.
So much for your trying to give kudos (typically) , to just another GOP piece of crap………
August 29th, 2008 at 10:43 amlivelongandprosper Says:
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Did you, by the way, catch Hannity and Dukakis the other night?
Who?
exactly
August 29th, 2008 at 10:43 amI can show you plenty of both. It’s only republicans that live that way. You should get out more often. Life doesn’t have to be that way. It’s a choice you make.
August 29th, 2008 at 10:44 amindyjones Says: We must not, however, assume that just because she is a woman that she cannot be strong.
We? Many of us here ARE women.
Her weakness isn’t that she’s a woman, but that she’s a REPUBLICAN.
August 29th, 2008 at 10:44 amindyjones Says:
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MCMetal Says:
Who in the hell believes Obama ran a misogynistic campaign ?
it was a common theme among Hillary supporters. Don’t act like this is news to you. And, note that I said “perception” - I do not think Obama did.
August 29th, 2008 at 10:38 am
And what are your sources ?
Your ass ?
McMetal,
Let’s not get testy. I kno how this game is played. Tell me now which media outlets you trust and I will recover the information from them. I refuse to link from 85 different sources only for you to say they are all run by far-right loons. OK?
August 29th, 2008 at 10:43 am
If you know that’s the way it works here , why are you asking me to list which sites are acceptable ?
BTW
Don’t tell me how to behave and what to feel ; I’m not here telling you to stop posting your fabricated bullshit ……..
August 29th, 2008 at 10:45 amindyjones Says:
“So, do you all think this is a poor choice for McCain?”
I think it’s the perfect choice for a desparate campaign that has nothing to run on.
August 29th, 2008 at 10:45 amindyjones Says:
But she is, at this point, more qualified than Obama.
That does it, sign the hell out or be flagged.
I think you overstate your importance as a poster. The tend to lean trollish.
August 29th, 2008 at 10:45 amGeraldine Ferraro, calling Barack Obama “sexist,” may not back him
Might fully one-third of the six surviving Democratic vice presidential nominees end up opposing their party’s national ticket this November?
That possibility arose today based on comments Geraldine Ferraro, the 1984 Democratic veep candidate, made to The New York Times.
Sen. Joe Lieberman, who occupied the No. 2 slot for the Democrats in 2000, months ago declared for presumptive Republican White House nominee John McCain.
And Ferraro, a staunch Hillary Clinton supporter who sparked a brouhaha earlier this year over whether she made a racially dismissive remark about Barack Obama, apparently is no longer a reliable Democratic vote.
Ferraro, in the NYT story, terms Obama “terribly sexist.” And, as a result, she says she may not be able to cast her ballot for him if, as anticipated, he gains the Democratic presidential nod.
On the positive side for Democrats, no signs of apostasy are emanating from the four other one-time party veep candidates still alive — John Edwards (the ‘04 nominee who officially signed on with Obama last week), Al Gore (the nominee in 1992 and ‘96), Walter Mondale (the 1976 and 1980 nominee) and Sargent Shriver (George McGovern’s running mate in 1972 — they may have gotten trounced by the GOP’s Richard Nixon/Spiro Agnew pairing, but their longevity is impressive).
August 29th, 2008 at 10:46 amMcWars Says:
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indyjones Says:
But she is, at this point, more qualified than Obama.
That does it, sign the hell out or be flagged.
I think you overstate your importance as a poster. The tend to lean trollish.
Why, because we have differing opinions on the direction of the country we both love?
August 29th, 2008 at 10:47 amindyjones Says:
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August 29th, 2008 at 10:46 am
I ask you for a credible source , and you post friggin’ Geraldine Ferraro ?
You’re retarded………
August 29th, 2008 at 10:48 amMcMetal, my friend, it seems to me that something has upset you this morning. After Obama’s historic speech last night that surprises me. You should be full of hope and riding on cloud 9.