McCain knew full well that Palin was unqualified to be commander-in-chief at this period of time; and he knew there was no way she could ever learn enough to do the job. So his decision to pick her was pure cynicism and irresponsibility. The MSM knew full well that there were very serious questions about this unknown person’s background, lies, mental stability, and secrecy - but they were so terrified of being called biased they refused to do the proper vetting. The Republican establishment has long condescended to the pro-life, anti-gay, de facto soclialist, de iure capitalist heartland voters - and they cynically believed they had found a formula to get them to vote for McCain on ground of pure class resentment and sex appeal to older white males. Even sane decent people like Matt Scully and Mark MacKinnon signed up. Peggy Noonan was caught lying on national television. The convention was a surreal implosion. I agree with Richard Cohen this morning:
Naming Palin to the GOP ticket — a top-down choice by McCain — was the most reckless decision any national politician has made in the longest time, and while it certainly says something about McCain, it says even more about his party. It has lost its mind.
The reason we need to get to the truth of what happened is that these people nearly took this country off a cliff. They need to be held accountable. They need to be removed from their positions of power.
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July 8th, 2009 12:35 pm · 6 comments
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| Artie See 7/8/09 5:07 PM | Gil, the article you reference is definitely over the top. This kind of attitude only serves to deepen the hateful divisions in our country. And yes, I am indeed a moderate Democrat. |
| Kate 7/8/09 6:43 PM | QUOTE (Artie See @ Jul 8 2009, 05:07 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Gil, the article you reference is definitely over the top. Thank you Artie.This kind of attitude only serves to deepen the hateful divisions in our country. And yes, I am indeed a moderate Democrat. The amount of attack on Palin is what's really "over the top". |
| Artie See 7/8/09 7:59 PM | QUOTE (Kate @ Jul 8 2009, 06:43 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> The amount of attack on Palin is what's really "over the top". As is the amount of attack on Obama. GW Bush orchestrated not only a stimulus package, he also set up a massive bailout for the very companies that created the worldwide financial crisis, plus provided an income tax rebate at the very time the U.S. could least afford it. If anyone is opposed to Obama's stimulus, then they MUST be equally opposed to GW Bush's three massive stimulus packages. But that's not the point of this thread. Palin was a terrible choice for VP. She was selected for all of the wrong reasons, and was far too inexperienced to be thrust into the national spotlight so quickly. I actually kinda feel bad for her; had she taken the time to grow into her position, she might have become a conservative force to be reckoned with. Now she's committed political suicide. The nasty attacks on Palin are really no worse than what Rush Limbaugh, Ann Coulter, and others have done to Obama. But that in no way, shape, or form justifies similar counter-attacks on Palin. Just because one group of political activists insists upon acting like @$$e$ doesn't justify an opposing group acting exactly the same way. I've learned the HARD way that the best way to deal with political forces that disagree is to treat them with respect, facts, and figures. No one can ever win over anyone else by making an @$$ out of them; only through reason and compassion can serious dialog begin. |
| Bustina di tè 7/10/09 11:30 PM | Changed a few of Sulivan's words and phrases for fun: Howard Dean, Nancy Pelosi and Ted Kennedy knew full well that Obunko was unqualified to be commander-in-chief at this period of time; and they knew there was no way he could ever learn enough to do the job. So the decision to pick him was pure cynicism and white guilt pandering. The MSM knew full well that there were very serious questions about this unknown person's background, lies, crooked cronies, and secrecy - but they were so terrified of being called racist they refused to do the proper vetting. The Democratic establishment has long threatened the pro-choice, GLBT, de facto liberal, de iure feminist voters - they cynically told them they had to vote Democratic lest they be forced back into the closet, kitchen, or to the back alley abortionist by white males. Even people like Josh Marshall and Markos signed up. Barack Obunko was caught lying on national television about his realtionship with William Ayers, domestic terrorist. The convention was surreal with the unprecenented cancelling of the roll call vote for fear that the public would find out just how close the race really was. I agree with common sense and decency. |
| skeptic2 7/10/09 11:40 PM | QUOTE (Bustina di tè @ Jul 10 2009, 11:30 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> <blockquote> </blockquote>Changed a few of Sulivan's words and phrases for fun: <blockquote>Howard Dean, Nancy Pelosi and Ted Kennedy knew full well that Obunko was unqualified to be commander-in-chief at this period of time; and they knew there was no way he could ever learn enough to do the job. So the decision to pick him was pure cynicism and white guilt pandering. The MSM knew full well that there were very serious questions about this unknown person's background, lies, crooked cronies, and secrecy - but they were so terrified of being called racist they refused to do the proper vetting. The Democratic establishment has long threatened the pro-choice, GLBT, de facto liberal, de iure feminist voters - they cynically told them they had to vote Democratic lest they be forced back into the closet, kitchen, or to the back alley abortionist by white males. Even people like Josh Marshall and Markos signed up. Barack Obunko was caught lying on national television about his realtionship with William Ayers, domestic terrorist. The convention was surreal with the unprecenented cancelling of the roll call vote for fear that the public would find out just how close the race really was. I agree with common sense and decency. He has broken more promises any national politician has made in the longest time, and while it certainly says something about Obunko, it says even more about his party. It has sold its soul. The reason we need to get to the truth of what happened is that these people are taking this country off a cliff. They need to be held accountable. They need to be removed from their positions of power. By the way any of you have any spare gerbils, my last one died. </blockquote> hey a new trick, huh?Have you stopped replying to your own threads while we all ignore them day after day? |
| Bustina di tè 7/10/09 11:43 PM | QUOTE (skeptic2 @ Jul 10 2009, 11:40 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> hey a new trick, huh? Have you stopped replying to your own threads while we all ignore them day after day? If you are ignoring them how do you know what I'm doing?  PS Andy S. want's to know if you got a spare gerbil. |
