Republicans! It’s not about commitment to America! We all understand that McCain is committed to America. It’s not about that! It’s about making wise decisions.
Of course, your argument — or I should say, Guiliani’s argument — about Obama’s votes of “present,” and how executives aren’t allowed to vote “present.” That’s a fair argument.
But the rest of your argument, which was all based on the concept of looking at two resume and deciding who to hire — how many organizations are going to hire a 72-year old war veteran over a hungry, intelligent, and inspiring professional in his forties.
It’s not about experience. It’s about potential. And the potential of John McCain is, without a doubt, more of the same. Not even he disagrees with that.
Yes, there will be an attempt to improve healthcare, but it’ll be half-hearted, and it won’t get us anywhere.
Yes, there will be an attempt at energy independence, but it’ll consist more of marketing than it will of scientific development.
Yes, there will be an attempt to promote small business and create new jobs but it’ll consist of larger profit margins for the major corporations who shut out small businesses and who increase their revenues by sending jobs overseas. I believe that Republicans want trickle-down economics to work, but history proves the opposite.
With John McCain, there is no potential. There simply isn’t. With Obama, at least we have hope.
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o.k.
first off… - palin was reading from a digital cue card which was hidden from view until a camera accidentally captured it scrolling her speech… - and maybe every candidate uses this method… - but… - it was made to appear to the television audience that she was just shooting off of the cuff… - but she wasn’t… - she was reading… - like a kindergarden teacher would or anyone who has the ability to read can do… - she’s nothing special…
second off… - the stupid bitch talks about oil for over ten minutes and then peeps in the little gem in the form of a sentence that she and her party are for forwarding the movement of alternative energy… - right…
ugh… - as far as i’m concerned… - this woman should get no special treatment because of her sex… - she’s got a forked tongue behind those dick sucking lips and she intends to use it… - she’s a republican attack dog in the form of a hot principal that you would probably drop a handful of loads into if she wasn’t such an evil little troll…
and speaking of trolls… - john mccain made an appearance tonight… - he comes waddling onto the stage after all of the bullshit… - looking confused as always… - making these weird faces like he doesn’t know what to say… - so instead he holds the microphone by his penis while he tries to wave… - unfortunately he can’t do that either… - he can’t even lift his damn arms up all the way without jacking his torso backwards so his head is looking at the ceiling… - jesus… - this guy belongs on a gurney… - not in the oval office… - seriously…
Dave, first off, they all use the teleprompter. Every single one. Including Obama.
Second, she made a fantastic speech. The frenzy these last few day meant she had to knock it out of the park, and without a doubt, she did.
I disagreed with almost everything she said, but it was a hell of a speech. She did exactly what she was brought in to do, which was to rally the party faithful, and man, she had them roaring. She was funny, and down to earth, and when she attacked Obama, she was fierce and she was sharp. It was a great speech.
It was mostly a pack of lies, of course, but we’re not talking substance, we’re talking style.
And as for McCain, I had to call Dawn into the room so she could see how old he looked. When Obama spoke last week, Dawn and I noticed how gray his hair has gotten in the last eighteen months. You could see the physical toll of running for president. And he’s a young, athletic man. If the physical toll shows up on him…I mean, imagine what it must be doing to man of McCain’s age, and with his physical history, the torture his body has already undergone, to add this to that!
The man just looked old and dodgy.
And Dave, seriously, reel it in a bit, would ya? My mom reads this site.
Hi Mrs. C!
Absolutely right Kyle and well-put.
I read somewhere that the CDC Life Table says that the average white guy has a 40% chance of dying by age 76.
It may be easy to argue that McCain would have a higher-than-average lifespan since he has access to the best doctors but presidents in general seem to have shorter than average lifespans due to assasinations and stress.
Regardless of the exact numbers, I’d say that there is significant chance that the country would be turned over to an inexperienced soccer-mom if McCain did get elected. What kind of idiots would choose a very old man and a beauty pagent contestant to be their leaders?
I also have a hard time reconciling my feminist side with the strong feeling that Palin should be at home breast-feeding her special-needs baby. Women can be whatever they want but once you commit to having 5 kids, I think you have to follow-through on that. Her teenage daughter is going to need her support also. I am just amazed that anyone thought that either of them was the best person for the job.
this is supposed to be a fluid imagination… - not a censored one…
so… - if i need to watch what i say about women… - talk to burgess… - talk to burroughs… - talk to any other author that has been banned and censored for their literary work or commentary…
just because the wicked witch wears panties doesn’t mean that she isn’t wicked…
in my opinion… - sarah palin didn’t knock it out of the park… - she didn’t have any style whatsoever other than tossing out racist innuendoes and a slew of bad jokes… - and just because she had the crowd roaring doesn’t mean that she was a comedic genius… - she had the crowd roaring because she had to resort to telling jokes over substance and the people at the convention aren’t going to let her stand in silence while she pauses every other sentence for a reaction… - there aren’t any soccer moms for palin… - that was completely staged… - she isn’t down to earth… - she’s down to drill… - she’s down to continue a failed republican policy… - and with five children… - she’s no stranger to sperm or fellatio… - and being married for twenty something years… - she’s probably no stranger to being called a stupid b-word…
i understand that this is your website and your mother reads it… - and if that’s the case… - mrs. c. has probably been offended by my commentary before… - maybe she’s even been offended sometimes by your commentary kyle… - with your f-bombs and your love of transsexuals and excessive fascination with man boobs and farting…
so please… - if you will… - spare me the duct tape over my mouth and the star of david handkerchief around my arm… - this is america baby… - stars and stripes baby… - land of the free… - home of the whopper…
hugs and kisses…
I agree, back to the kitchen with Palin.
It’s called self-restraint, Dave. I’m just asking you to utilize it once a while.
Like above…your whole paragraph that starts, “in my opinion…” It’s all fine and good, but then you had to talk about sperm and fellatio…and what’s worse, you’re using them like they’re bad things. I don’t get it. Are women who give fellatio bad people?
Just lay off that shit, is all I’m saying. It’s petty.
you’re twisting my words around…
listen… - if i’m going to call palin a forked tongue dick sucker it’s because i think that she is… - it has nothing to do with the act of fellatio being bad… - it’s because i can’t stand people who come onto the stage with their beautiful hair that took an hour to fold up and brush by professionals or with their expensive suits and ties and shiny shoes and act like they’ve never wiped their ass or chugged a cock or that they’re somehow above cynicism… - i’m talking about the people who make the laws to put parental guidance stickers all over every rap album and then go home and take it up the ass in private… - i’m talking about the people that are appalled over violent movies and then start or support a war…
it’s not petty at all… - they’re the petty ones that hide behind their think tanks and manipulation… - they’re the petty ones that stuff their faces with lobster tails and talk about god blessing the troops while the troops eat slop and sleep in tents…
my use of obscenities is what these people should be getting from the real reporters instead of a press pass with censored and unanswerable questions…
just because there’s an american flag over a coffin doesn’t mean that there isn’t a mutilated body inside…
i seriously wouldn’t put it past the republicans to stage the death of sarah palin’s son after he’s deployed to iraq…
Whatever you say, Dave.
I feel like this is The Real World with Dave playing Puck.
i’m not puck… - and i’m not sexist…
if i’ve offended anyone with my comments… - i apologize…
and now… - with that said… - i think that i should be apologized to for being made into the bad guy… - for being shrugged off like my opinion is nothing but a bunch of swear words…
also… - i think that adam’s kitchen comment was highly offensive… - but… - considering he’s a partner in this website… - i don’t think that kyle will reprimand him or make an example out of him like he has me… - so… - adam… - i demand an apology for that comment because that was highly degrading to women and i am personally offended… - and if kyle doesn’t reprimand adam for this atrocity… - i shall never return because i don’t want to be a part of a website with such cronyism…
I have no problem with Palin. I like that she has stood up to the oil companies and people in her own party. If she was not so right wing on social issues she would be fine. About her not having experience I will say that 2 years of being Gov tends to give a person more experience in running a country then 2 years of being a senator. Palin is not a bad as say Cheney. The speech was good as far as a propaganda goes.
That being said I would rather have Obama and I wouldn’t be surprised to see Biden beat her in the debates.
Oh and hi Mrs. C.
I apologize (profusely) to Kitchens everywhere.
BTW: Dave, here’s a person making much the same argument that you’re trying to make, but she’s doing it without reference to any sex act.
i’m a pervert… - there is no doubt about that one…
i’m not sure if i was making the same argument as judith was… - but… - i see what you mean… - psychologically… - people see a lighthouse… - i see a giant penis… - i can’t help it… - i’d probably piss myself if i saw you running into a cave…
understand… - i get excited… - especially after subjecting myself to a night of g.o.p. madness… - i start to breath heavy while i’m typing… - wiping my forehead with a sleeve of crust… - it’s a sad sad sight… - you ought to pity me… - i have to listen to myself all day…
p.s.
adam… - apology accepted…