I give up! Just for today.
Between packing for the big move, taking care of clients who pay the bills, and doing miscellaneous other things to retain a sense of normalcy in the middle of a life-altering event, I can’t settle on a post idea. So I give up, sort of.
I’ve posted future First Lady Michelle Obama’s speech at the DNC so you can discuss it if so inclined. I mean, everybody who’s anybody is blogging and talking about the convention, right?
This Washington Post guy said M. Obama sounded too traditional, which was “sad” to him. A woman speaking glowingly of being a wife and mother makes the liberal sad.
And what about Hillary Clinton’s speech? A writer at the Atlantic Monthly used the word “whimper.” The only good thing I’ve heard is that her supporters are considering voting for McCain. Join us, my friends, as we vote for the lesser of two…
There’s no topic for this post, so discuss whatever’s on your mind. (No profanity! And you’re not allowed to use the word racist.) What are your impressions of the DNC so far?
As always, Memeorandum’s following the latest political buzz, and Pajamas Media’s covering events.
I think the gilt is wearing off of the Hope and Change tour. I think the media is more excited than the delegates. There are quite a few of them roaming around downtown, but nothing exciting.
As for the protests, what a bust! I’m working from home today, but yesterday and Monday were really boring. A lot of downtown workers stayed home, making for less traffic. As for the crazies, there’s not too many of them either. More sad and pitiful than anything.
The whole thing seems to be all talk and no action.
Comment by Lorraine — 08.27.08 @ 12:10 pm
LaShawn,
I’ve been watching the convention for the past couple of days on and off, and IMHO there ain’t a better way to drive yourself insane.
Comment by Ryan — 08.27.08 @ 12:14 pm
I think the media is more excited than the delegates.
Ain’t that the truth! The media are wetting themselves over Barack Obama, a person of so little substance. I don’t get it.
Ryan, I don’t have a TV, so there’s no temptation to sneak a peak. Back in 2004, liberals I used to work with were wetting themselves with excitement over this “speaks so well!” black guy who spoke at the DNC. Insane then; insane now.
Comment by La Shawn — 08.27.08 @ 12:18 pm
It’s been pretty boring except for the protestors. I did blog about Hillary but … she did what was predicted.
Comment by Randy — 08.27.08 @ 12:49 pm
“What are your impressions of the DNC so far?”
ZZZZZzzzzzzzz. Even their own delegates are bored to tears.
To piggyback on LaShawn’s comment about Michelle (My Belle)’s speech–it was canned, and anyone who has heard her speak before could see that she is simply going through the motions of trying to appear “normal.” The speech was completely devoid of personality–so I don’t feel the lib commentator was objecting to the “tradtional wife and mother” route as much as how her focus on this minimized her usual grievance shtick.
I had great fun watching Hillary pretend to call for unity–what she was really saying was “You blew it! See ya in 2012!”
Very fun link at Michelle Malkin’s site. Apparently James Carville is wearing PUMAs-the actual athletic shoe. He’s loyal, that one!
http://michellemalkin.com/2008/08/27/disgruntlement-chic-james-carvilles-footwear-message/
Comment by Jennifer — 08.27.08 @ 1:04 pm
In Hillary’s list of all the things she was, including mother, she never mentioned wife. Hmmmmm…..
Comment by Kathy — 08.27.08 @ 2:01 pm
My impressions of the DNC so far? In word Yawn.
It’s 2004 all over again… There are no ideas, no vision for the future and no positive agenda. So far their agenda can be summed up as we’re miserable, Bush sucks and John McCain is just Bush 3.0. That’s it, move along folks nothing to see here…
Comment by jasetaro — 08.27.08 @ 2:06 pm
How many times do I gotta tell you that the Obamanation is not going to be the Prez?
Comment by SharonB — 08.27.08 @ 2:13 pm
A passage from Senator Clinton’s speech that stood out for me follows:
“Most of all, I ran to stand up for all those who have been invisible to their government for eight long years. Those are the reasons I ran for president, and those are the reasons I support Barack Obama for president.
I want you — I want you to ask yourselves: WERE YOU IN THIS CAMPAIGN just for me, or were you in it for that young Marine and others like him?
Were you in it for that mom struggling with cancer while raising her kids?
Were you in it for that young boy and his mom surviving on the minimum wage?
Were you in it for all the people in this country who feel invisible?”
I wonder how the delegates took that. Those are very good questions, seeing as partisan [identity] politics is an extremely ungodly enterprise that speaks to the worst instinct in men as it is really mostly about class, gender, and race.
So-called Democrats or liberals or whatever are not unlike their counterparts across the aisle in that the largest segment doesn’t really care about ALL Americans, but only those who may share certain qualities that they do.
Sure, none of the presentations were overly moving so far, except for maybe Dennis Kucinich, but I was really looking forward to seeing what Senator Clinton was going to say.
Robert Casey was supposed to be the keynote speaker that evening and he was lackluster in form and content.
I turned it off and started watching the rest of my recordings of the “Generation Kill” Miniseries on HBO on Demand. *sigh*
Comment by THEBIGDODDY — 08.27.08 @ 3:16 pm
My impressions are that it is has been very entertaining so far.
Can I get some evidence on how Barack Obama is of little substance?
I can’t wait until the RNC have their convention and start bringing out all the “minorities” for show and tell. “Hey look! we like minorities, too” is the sense I get when I watch the RNC do their convention.
Comment by Roye Barber — 08.27.08 @ 4:59 pm
I think tonight should be interesting as all get out. However, after driving 51 miles down I-95 from The District, I’ll set the DVR, get into my jammies, feed Sam the Wonder Cat and go to sleep early! I’m 66 years old; I don’t need all this excitement.
I did see some of Hillary’s speech last night; she isn’t noted as a public speaker but last night she did sound some better than Harold Stassen!
Comment by Gayle Miller — 08.27.08 @ 5:29 pm
I watched both speeches. Michelle was charming and beautiful. She delivered her speech with professional ease. I wonder how the feminists felt after hearing it. She threw in the towel in terms of being a political animal.
Hillary damned Obama with faint (or feigned !) praise. She talked about herself and the sang a psalm to her own ambition. It was the best delivery I have seen her make. When she finished, she raised all five fingers, as opposed to just one, and swept herself to the wings. Obama got no frontal attack, but he certainly didn’t get a ride on her hem, either.
Tonight, the master charlatan will pour his snakeoil.
Tomorrow, Obama will speak from a Hollywood prop Greek temple portico in a football stadium. Perhaps a shooting star will cross the heavens at just the right moment.
You couldn’t make this stuff up!
Comment by heliotrope — 08.27.08 @ 6:19 pm
It’s been fascinating reading about all the disgruntled Hilary supporters walking around with “Nobama” buttons on. Lots of bad feelings all over the place, with these Hillary fans. Pass the popcorn!
Comment by Michele — 08.27.08 @ 9:24 pm
I really can’t believe that you guys are going to vote republican. Really, based on what?
Comment by Ford — 08.27.08 @ 10:38 pm
I have seen none of it so far. I work two jobs, and time does not permit me to follow the antics of a bunch of limousine liberals who have never worked at a real job a day in their lives.
Besides, it’s not hard to tell what has been going on: several days of unhinged ranting how racist/sexist/homophobic/ignorant anyone is who does not worship He Whose Middle Name Must Not Be Mentioned. Same song, same verse, the one billionth encore performance. Scary to think that there are folks who lap this us and never tire of it.
Comment by Mwalimu Daudi — 08.27.08 @ 11:32 pm
“I’ve posted future First Lady Michelle Obama’s speech…”
Future?! Ummmm…not if I can help it.
Engage your brain
Vote for McCain
Comment by cardeblu — 08.28.08 @ 2:54 am
lol Cardeblu….
More like
Stab your brain
Vote for McCain
or
If you don’t like using your brain
Vote for McCain
or
Republicans sold your brain
Vote for McCain
or
Republicans rather you not use your brain
Vote for McCain
Comment by Roye Barber — 08.28.08 @ 8:57 am
Imitation (even poorly done) is the sincerest form of flattery, so thank you, Roye!
;D
Comment by cardeblu — 08.28.08 @ 11:45 am
Gayle,
Your comments reminded me of something I have been curious about for some time…One constantly hears about the Republican Noise Machine and Attack Dog Politics. Yet, the most vitriolic diatribes come from the mouth of liberals. Amazingly, Dems have convinced themselves that they are tolerant and don’t hit back. To me, this is one of the most bizarre stand-the-truth-on-its-head phenomenon I have ever witnessed.
Anyone who traipses through the blogosphere, suffers through the MSM, or attends college is subjected to unrelenting vitriol from the “tolerant-not.”
Your take????
Comment by jb — 08.28.08 @ 5:12 pm
Both Michelle and Barack Obama are cut from the same mold. They want socialism in this country. They want us to follow the European model, while, they remain rich. Ever notice how those who cry for helping the poor the most are the richest in this country? No skin off their back. They are so rich that they either can afford to shelter their money or it really doesn’t hurt them that much. Do you really think the Kennedy’s will be hurt if they pay 40% in taxes after all their tax shelters? Do you really believe the movie stars who command millions for a single picture will care?
Wake up people. What they want is for you to work your behind off and make it up to $100K or a bit more so YOU can shoulder the bulk of the burden. If Barack Obama is elected I am going to make it a point to use every loophole, to shelter every cent I can, and as a retiree and small-time consultant to make dang certain I don’t go over the magic numbers that Obama and his liberal loving congressional mates set for tax hikes and I encourage you all to do the very same thing.
Comment by dianne — 08.28.08 @ 5:37 pm
Gayle,
Thanks for your comments, and I wholeheartedly agree! I grew up in Chicago with Democrat-family values, and that taught me enough about that party and the way they lie, manipulate and pretend. Growing up under Daley I and understanding the Machine madness is all I need to know to NOT vote for Obama. Daley II is just like his Daddy, only slicker, and Obama learned from him and his proteges. I don’t want that in the White House, and I pray he is not elected.
Comment by Jennifer — 08.28.08 @ 6:47 pm
Ford - why would you vote for anyone else? Are you daft?
90% of the negativity out there in the ozone and the blogsphere is untruth spread by the MoveOn.org crowd and the rest of the Kool Aid drinking dopes. As an example, did you listen to Bill Clinton last night? Or read a transcript of his speech? Were you able to separate truth from lies? For example, the claim that we were “at peace” while he was president? Let’s see: Kosovo, WTC bombing 1993, Khobar Towers Bombing, Beirut barracks bombings, U.S.S. Cole, etc. etc. and all “Braveheart” Clinton did was bomb an aspirin factory in retaliation! We weren’t at peace - we were in a run up to 9/11 and didn’t know it. And had Albert Gore Jr. in his tinfoil beanie won the election in 2000 (which he did NOT despite endless claims to the contrary), he’d still be dithering about what to do, what to do! And the rape rooms in Iraq would still be open for business!
I don’t trust the Democrats (especially the left wing of the Democratic Party) to do anything other than screw up this country because that’s pretty much all they’ve ever done in my lifetime! They are abysmal at national defense and display their contempt for the vast majority of Americans by acting as though we are incompetent to take care of ourselves.
I’m 66 years old with a really, really good memory! They haven’t pulled the wool over my eyes since 1963 when I became old enough to vote and I don’t intend to let them start now, that I CAN tell you.
Comment by Gayle Miller — 08.28.08 @ 6:52 pm
Today I re-registered to vote in the new home state I moved to a few months ago. For the first time in 18 years I registered as Independent from being a Republican. And for the first time in 24 years I will be casting my vote for a Democratic candidate for President — Barack Obama.
God is truly answering prayers after these dreadful 8 years!!!!
Comment by hr — 08.28.08 @ 7:02 pm
I rarely watch much of either party’s conventions. Very little if anything actually happens, and when it does, it happens at such glacial speeds that I end up doing something else. Conventions (at least since 1988) are colossally boring! And the television coverage is enough to drive me insane. It’s an endless parade of commentators saying essentially the same thing, with the only difference being the verb tenses. Either they are talking about what is about to happen, what is happening, or what just happened - as if hearing the speech wasn’t enough - and it all blurs into an endless stream of babble. The irony is I was a political science major and I absolutely loathe both party’s conventions!
Comment by MikeM — 08.28.08 @ 7:17 pm
Someone oughta tell Bernice King that a that a political party which has been sniper focused on identity politics, race hustling, and keeping black people in a perpetual state of victimhood/dependency on Big Government doesn’t go together all that well with the dream of her father.
Comment by Ryan — 08.28.08 @ 8:33 pm
Ryan says:
“…keeping black people in a perpetual state of victimhood/dependency on Big Government doesn’t go together all that well with the dream of her father.”
You mean a certain SEGMENT of non-whites, right?
Comment by THEBIGDODDY — 08.28.08 @ 8:53 pm
La Shawn Barber informs us in her Here Comes the Sun that she’s the coronation speech tonight, but is accepting comments via her DNC Stuff Open Thread.
Pingback by blogs4God — 08.29.08 @ 7:57 am
Anyone hear about the aggressive tactics being used by the Obama campaign in response to William Ayers investigations? While I think they have every right to try and present their counter-argument, their apparent desire to use the force of government to silence people is frightening.
Comment by Gabe — 08.29.08 @ 9:14 am
The politics of fear and ignorance does and has always worked for all political parties, so none of them can claim any virtue or lack of reproach, in any context, regarding those tactics.
Comment by THEBIGDODDY — 08.29.08 @ 9:44 am
I watched it. What other candidate could have pulled off that stadium deal? What other candidate could promise you the moon and promise to pay for it with totally unnamed budget trimming?
The fix for Social Securty and Medicare is in cutting benefits, or raising “contributions” or some of both. Now we are going to “give” people health insurance if they don’t get it from their employer. What employer would take on or continue that giant cost of health insurance when the government will “give” the same insurance it “gives” to Congress?
It was the same tired welfare state pap, full of half lies and impossible math. What happened to “hope” and “change?” The man knows he can not pay for the programs without massive increases in taxes and “contributions.”
On top of that, he proposed sending kids to college on the government dime if they “pledge” to enter some unspecified service requirement.
Oh, well, what the heck. Who ever thought there was anything more than repackaged Democrat boilerplate in this guy? Let the games begin!
Comment by heliotrope — 08.29.08 @ 10:23 am
Okay, mr. McCain’s choice for VP might be good, might be qualified (I dunno ’cause I never heard of her), but the situation REEKS of political stunt, and at this point I’m even less enthusiastic about this election than before.
Heck, he should have gone with Condi Rice!
Comment by Mark La Roi — 08.29.08 @ 11:10 am
Sorry Mark, but I don’t trust Rice. The State Department has been very much part of the problem in terms of our foreign policy from the get go. The conflict they have caused in their almost constant opposition to Defense Dept. efforts to win the war. It isn’t hyperbole to say that the gains we have made in Iraq have come in SPITE of the State Dept. than because of it.
As for Palin, her conservative credentials are as solid as they come with her stance on domestic energy production, lifetime NRA membership, opposition of gay marriage, fiscal conservatism, constant fight against corruption even in her own party, and a pro-life stance that she exhibited in her personal life by refusing to abort her recent down syndrome baby despite suggestions by doctors that she should. She’s also got an approval rating as governor hovering around 90%.
Politically, her nomination is a positive in that it shores up the conservative base while giving disgruntled Hillary supporters something to think about.
Certainly as far as politics goes, it comes across as a stunt. But such cynicism must be tempered with actual facts. I would certainly prefer it that the fact she is young, or a woman or anything superficial like that were not part of the political equation. But if it must be so, I would rather those attributes be sought in someone that fits the IMPORTANT aspects of the mold.
Comment by Gabe — 08.29.08 @ 11:40 am
Gabe,
That is so funny how the “political equation” should change for her and not Obama.
Comment by Ford — 08.29.08 @ 12:26 pm
Ford–
It does change for Obama. That’s why he’s the candidate.
Gabe and Mark–
I think the stunt is not that Palin is a woman, but that she’s a conservative. He didn’t want a pro-life running mate, remember.
It’s a good move, nevertheless.
Comment by Trish — 08.29.08 @ 1:02 pm
Ford,
You missed it. My preference is that the “political equation” (i.e. that which makes a candidate a GOOD candidate) not include superficial, identity politics-minded factors like gender or race or age, but be based on experience, track record and ideological congruence. My resignation is that those superficial things are important to large enough swaths of the public to be significant. My calculation, then, is that IF gender/race/age/etc. must be considered, than let it be so in a candidate that covers the preferred qualifications first.
If you are attempting to compare Obama and Palin, you’re simply showing ignorance of either or both of them. Palin’s got Obama beat on experience and track record without question. We may differ on ideological preference, but Palin’s got my vote on that too.
Comment by Gabe — 08.29.08 @ 1:16 pm
Trish,
I don’t think McCain WANTED a pro-choice Veep, or necessarily a “moderate” conservative. So I don’t really buy that his choice of a proven conservative is the gimmick here.
I don’t really think her gender is necessarily a gimmick either, but I can certainly see how it could be so.
Comment by Gabe — 08.29.08 @ 1:19 pm
Well, Gabe, I guess we’ll have to agree to disagree.
Comment by Trish — 08.29.08 @ 1:43 pm
First, anyone who says “what change is Obama talking about” or “lack of judgement” or any of the other talking points they received from Rush simply has not listened to a word that Obama has said. Last night he CLEARLY outlined exactly what he wants to change and how. If you can listen to that and still vote for McSame then I am simply stunned by how little you care for this country and how willing you are to watch it crumble.
As for McSame’s VP choice I think it’s hilarious how he’s attacked Obama over and over on experience then chooses someone with far less experience to take over after he has his heart attack (if he somehow won). Let’s see how he spins that one.. I’d ask people here but you probably haven’t received your talking points on that one yet.
Finally, I found it even more hilarious that his rally today is *hoping* to have 15,000 people which would be 3 times the largest crowd he’s spoke to so far in this race. So Obama sells out 90,000+ and has viewing parties across the country while McSame is trying to see if he can get 15,000 people excited? You tell me which candidate is more of the same and which one represents real change that actually has people excited about it.
Comment by Thomas — 08.29.08 @ 1:51 pm
#26: I thought it was apparent that I meant black people in general.
As a white man, I can only rely on what I’ve heard and to a lesser extent seen, but it doesn’t seem like that long ago to me that Colin Powell got flak for being a black Republican.
It strikes me as sad that - more than 140 years after slavery’s demise in this country - they’re still called “sell outs” and “Uncle Toms” for nothing more than disagreeing with the orthodoxy of Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton.
Comment by Ryan — 08.29.08 @ 2:04 pm
#38: I find it hilarious that you’re castigating people for “talking points” that they never received from anyone yet regurgitating the McSame BS.
He who lives in a glass house shouldn’t throw stones.
The rest of your accusations are just plainly offensive.
Comment by Ryan — 08.29.08 @ 2:08 pm
as the close-minded conservative that i am, i was listening to talk radio today and heard a portion of bo’s speech. did the lord most merciful actually say, “i am my brother’s keeper”?
why are lmm and biden even bothering to campaign? everyone knows that come 11/04, the gop is going to steal the election, as it has since ‘00. mccain is simply going through the motions just to make it look legit.
Comment by thomas — 08.29.08 @ 4:04 pm
First, anyone who says “what change is Obama talking about” or “lack of judgement” or any of the other talking points they received from Rush simply has not listened to a word that Obama has said. Last night he CLEARLY outlined exactly what he wants to change and how. If you can listen to that and still vote for McSame then I am simply stunned by how little you care for this country and how willing you are to watch it crumble.
I’ve read Obama’s positions on every issue. I agree with some of what he says. For instance, we SHOULD tap domestic natural gas, explore clean coal tech and harness safe nuclear power. But the great majority of his agenda appears to be more of the same liberal pipe dreams with no hope of financing them.
As for McSame’s VP choice I think it’s hilarious how he’s attacked Obama over and over on experience then chooses someone with far less experience to take over after he has his heart attack (if he somehow won).
At best, you can claim that Palin’s experience matches Obama’s. But having actually made notable accomplishments over the years as a mayor and now as governor, Palin is not nearly as green as Obama is where it counts - actually governing.
So your entire argument is that the Democratic nominee for President and the VICE presidential Republican nominee are both relatively inexperienced. And this is supposed to be in FAVOR of the Democrat. One would think that the cognitive dissonance necessary to put forth this idea would actually hurt.
Finally, I found it even more hilarious that his rally today is *hoping* to have 15,000 people which would be 3 times the largest crowd he’s spoke to so far in this race. So Obama sells out 90,000+ and has viewing parties across the country while McSame is trying to see if he can get 15,000 people excited? You tell me which candidate is more of the same and which one represents real change that actually has people excited about it.
Again, a silly little argument, this one based on emotion (how excited people are) and rally numbers. Since when has rally attendance been a measure of anything? At best, it means Obama is the bigger “celebrity.” Polls of likely voters say something different. But of course, both of those things are transient. There is only one attendance-based poll that counts, and it’s in November.
Comment by Gabe — 08.29.08 @ 4:18 pm
Gabe,
It’s clear that you picked your talking point from Fox News, and this demonstrates your lack of critical thinking. More experience than Obama? Okay? LOL.
Comment by Ford — 08.29.08 @ 4:18 pm
Hmmm… #41 indicates that Thomas is a troll. Consider #42 my last post directed at him.
Comment by Gabe — 08.29.08 @ 4:19 pm
Ford,
Why do liberals always go to the “talking points” argument. It’s so trite… How about some facts. I’ll list Palin’s accomplishments and experience. You list Obama’s. Ready? Go.
Comment by Gabe — 08.29.08 @ 4:21 pm
Hmmmm… Gov. Palin’s record DOES look good. I’ll have to wait for more though, before being certain of what I think. I’ll keep my yap shut ’til then as far as how much I like/dislike the choice!
Comment by Mark La Roi — 08.29.08 @ 4:22 pm
Gabe,
I’m not typing all of Obama’s experience into this blog comment. However, if you are not aware (and this is clear) of Obama’s 12 years of legislative experience, his service on the Foreign Relations committee, and his background in constitutional law, then that’s your choice to remain bias and ignorant.
BTW, what does the beauty pagent Sarah have her degree in? LOL
Comment by Ford — 08.29.08 @ 4:44 pm
The only thing clear, here, is your contempt for reasoned conversation if your constant accusations against my person are any indication.
Legislative experience is about half as important to the job of the presidency as executive experience. This is why so few Presidents have come from the Senate as opposed to having been governors. Further, despite so many years in a position to affect all this change he believes in, Obama record shows that he has taken more time avoiding clear stances on issues than championing any sort of initiatives.
His service on the Foreign Relations Committee is equally as vacuous. And being a constitutional lawyer (or teacher) doesn’t necessarily make one prepared to be Attorney General, let alone President.
In comparison Palin’s got the following on her resume.
As mayor she,reduced her own salary and reduced property taxes 60% in order to reign in spending. And was elected President of the Alaska Conference of Mayors.
After resigning as Ethics Commissioner of the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission in protest of ethics violations and conflicts of interest, she exposed corrupt fellow Republicans.
As governor she:
- pushed an ethics bill to clean up state government along with wiping out a bunch of corrupt appointees by her Republican predecessor)
-killed a ton of pork barrel spending
-vetoed a bill that would have blocked same-sex couples from receiving benefits for their partners despite her opposition to same-sex “marriage”
-got rid of wasteful government spending like a private jet purchased by the previous governor
-presided over a significant budget surplus that she pushed to save in order to shore up possible future crunches
And that’s not going into detail or mentioning things that would ONLY appealto conservatives.
The simple fact is that Palin has more concrete points of accomplishment than Obama does. But it’s clear we’ll never agree on that.
Comment by Gabe — 08.29.08 @ 5:02 pm
Gabe,
substance is wasted upon folks like ford and Thomas. Imagining themselves as “lovers of the masses” is far more seductive than examining the economics of their decisions.
Comment by jb — 08.29.08 @ 6:35 pm
jb and Gabe - I suspect that Ford and Thomas are just afraid of a strong woman like Palin (liberal Democrats usually are). During the Democrat primary season it was amusing to read the misogynist ravings of the Messiah’s supporters against William Jefferson Clinton’s spouse.
Ford touts the Messiah’s “experience”, yet He Whose Middle Name Must Not Be mentioned was disastrously wrong about Iraq and the troop surge there. The Messiah also fumbled badly in His response to Russia’s invasion of Georgia. And let’s not forget His promise to bomb Pakistan in order to - well, for no reason in particular. Ford might want to re-think the experience angle.
In calling for Iraq to be partitioned the Messiah’s sidekick Biden did what Democrats love to do best - rip nations apart along racial, ethnic, and religious lines. Fanning hatred and division is in Democrats’ political DNA.
Comment by Mwalimu Daudi — 08.29.08 @ 7:25 pm
Mwalimu,
For the most part, I prefer to stay off of the women as victims meme…Meanwhile, you are so so right about the much-vaunted-yet-flawed foreign policy responses of the Obama/Biden ticket.
Back in the day, Kerry gave a speech on the Senate floor claiming that 45,000 US troops would come home in body bags if we pushed back in the first Gulf War. Hmmmmm…not what happened.
Also, what didn’t happen was ANY media examination of all of Kerry/obam’s/Biden’s wrong statements on war….It’s the easiets thing in the world to pontificate about peace. What is harder is ensuring the greatest measure of peace in a real world.
Cheerleaders parading as the MSM don’t get us to the goalpost….
Comment by jb — 08.29.08 @ 7:37 pm
DailyKos claims that Sarah Palin’s Downs Syndrome child is not actually hers, but is instead the child of her daughter.
Gotta luv the New Politics of Hopenchange! Otherwise this election would get nasty…..
And as for the misogyny of Obama supporters - if I had a dollar for every comment that I read on lefty blogs suggesting that Hillary was running for President because she is a sexually repressed prude I could retire.
Comment by Mwalimu Daudi — 08.29.08 @ 7:48 pm
The more that comes out about governor Palin the more I like the choice. Heck, if it all is true, I like her more than mr. McCain!
Comment by Mark La Roi — 08.29.08 @ 9:14 pm
I must say that I’m mostly excited about this ticket because it bodes well for the future of conservatism in the White House. McCain is likely to be a single term President, giving Palin 4 years on-the-job-training in the backup spot and allowing her to run as an incumbent in 2012. And with guys like Michael Steele and Bobby Jindal on deck, she’d have a great pool of talent to draw on for her VP.
Comment by Gabe — 08.29.08 @ 11:50 pm
I saw that claptrap on Kos. You know, if it were actually true–which I don’t believe it is–wouldn’t that make her truly pro-family? Just a thought.
I didn’t think Hillary’s supporters would switch, but from the comments I’ve seen, apparently I was wrong. They are so outraged over the Dem’s misogyny they’re even celebrating the candidacy of a conservative woman.
Hell truly hath no fury like a woman scorned.
Comment by Trish — 08.30.08 @ 12:21 am
Scholars question Palin credentials
“Scholars”, eh? One can smell the fear coming from the al Qaeda wing of the Democrat Party……
Comment by Mwalimu Daudi — 08.30.08 @ 5:01 pm
That story from the Daily Kos and later re-posted on icomment (CNN) has sincerely hit a point in my heart and soul that people just don’t want to hit.
I have a 4 year old niece, who is the absolute apple of my eye. And if these assholes did that to my sister, I would be tracking them down and doing horrible things to them.
If this is not a reason to get active and to defeat them, I do not know what is.
Comment by M.H.R. — 08.30.08 @ 10:07 pm
“Scholars”? Why not? After all, a kindergartener is technically a “scholar.”
Comment by Trish — 08.30.08 @ 11:06 pm
Republicans rather you not use your brain
Vote for McCain
Comment by Roye Barber
Roye,
That was a good one! LOL
Comment by LorMarie — 08.31.08 @ 1:48 pm
Random thought: Liberals worship at the altar of nuance but seldom bring any nuance to their description of conservatives. Ergo, conservatives are stupid and heartless and no other explanation need apply.
As for Sarah Palin…she strikes me as an extraordinary woman on many fronts. I do think the following article by Heather McDonald is worth considering, though. Meanwhile, I am not sure that McDonald’s contention is right that no guy with her lack of experience would have been considered. I am thinking of Bobby Jindal, who is also rather remarkable, but light on experience.
http://www.city-journal.org/2008/eon0830hm.html
Comment by jb — 08.31.08 @ 4:51 pm
A guy with less experience than she has is running for the top slot on the other ticket.
Comment by Trish — 08.31.08 @ 4:54 pm
The left is all atwitter over Palin because she lacks the (whatever) to be President. Therefore, she should not be Vice President.
Like Obama, Palin lacks foreign policy and national security background. But, so did John Edwards, Bill Clinton, Michael DuKakis, Geraldine Ferraro, and Jimmy Carter. (Carter and Clinton became President and, apparently, ignored the advice of their “qualified” foreign policy and national security background qualified vice presidents. They certainly had failed foreign policy and national security administrations.)
So, we have Obama who has linked himself to Joe Biden to gain the “gravitas” in foreign policy and national security. And we have Palin who can be a quick study in a McCain presidency where foreign policy and national security are great strengths. Is there any reliable evidence that Palin is not a “quick study” or that McCain will croak before she can get her homework done?
Obama and Palin may well have been “chosen primarily as a political stunt to drive wedges and manufacture excitement.” (A quote I read elsewhere.) Certainly, Obama would not be anywhere on the national scene had he been born white. Palin would likely be a mere “curiosity” if the governor was Todd Palin who has a wife and five kids. Would Governor Todd Palin have been nominated and accepted as a quick study on foreign policy and national security? Doubtful.
Politics is a not too distant relative of Hollywood. Sound bites, snap shots, posturing, tenacity, even role playing. Obama is playing the Messiah. Biden acts the wise Senate advisor. McCain is the maverick with fierce determination to fight through all comers to get his programs in place. Palin is the female American Gladiator, the triathlon mom, the Mrs. Smith goes to Washington. In my opinion, Obama is a political stunt and the Democrats fear Palin as being the real thing. Big difference.
So, we must get in touch with ourselves. What, in fact, is an “irresponsible choice” when we go into the voting booth? After all, it has all been mainly a spectator sport up to this point. Now, the cards have been dealt and the hand is in play.
John McCain has given us the task of examining our souls about “who” is qualified to be President.
Obama/Biden or McCain/Palin? I would vote for the McCain/Palin or Palin/McCain ticket over Obama/Biden or Biden/Obama. In the democrat ticket, I know all too well what I am in for: change I would never hope for.
Comment by heliotrope — 08.31.08 @ 5:50 pm
Helio,
Speaking of Hollywood, check out Ted Nugent on “Rockbama.”
http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=28268
Comment by jb — 08.31.08 @ 6:36 pm
Idolatry comes in all forms. Even love of wealth, status, and power.
http://www.google.com/search?q=sarah+palin+is+not+the+mother&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a
Comment by THEBIGDODDY — 08.31.08 @ 8:43 pm
Jan,
good one, thanks
Comment by heliotrope — 08.31.08 @ 9:08 pm
#57: My mom reads CNN and she started regurgitating that garbage to me earlier - making sarcastic comments about “conservative family values” or something.
I never wanted ear plugs as much in my life as I did then.
Comment by Ryan — 09.02.08 @ 12:18 am