Disturbing Trend

[comsnark]

Cornstalk? You need to put your balls up for display so I can take them away.

Have you ever looked at Obama's experience? i.e. Mr. President? Here's a sample:

Obama directed Illinois Project Vote from April to October 1992, a voter registration drive with a staff of 10 and 700 volunteers that achieved its goal of registering 150,000 of 400,000 unregistered African Americans in the state, leading Crain's Chicago Business to name Obama to its 1993 list of "40 under Forty" powers to be.[21][22]

Obama's (or however you spell the clown's name) has no history before his senate election a few years ago... he sucked on his wife's boob while he figured out what he wanted to do in life.. "Oh... I'll be President... and promise all the people free stuff to get there."

I cover my balls, because I got freaked out by the way you keep staring at them.

Unnatural, I say!

And it detracts from the conversation. Just because I don't fully share your views does not mean it is appropriate for you to covet my balls.

If we all had the SAME view. . this forum would be an echo chamber and wouldn't be nearly so entertaining.

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I am not directly making the point that this Gov. is inexperienced. I am not saying Obama is experienced.

I am saying that by making this selection, McCain is making the statement that experience doesn't really matter that much. By selecting a candidate with a short resume he partially negates his key effective argument, which is "I am the more experienced and therefore better choice for America".

For McCain, it appears he had three selection criteria: Conservative, Experience, and Minority. It appears that he could not get all three, and therefore decided that "experience" was less important than "Minority". He is basically signaling that moving the polls in the next eight weeks is way more important than the VP in the next four years. The gamble here is that the pandering is not so cynically transparent that it hurts his numbers.

Of course, the argument can be made that if you don't win in November, the next four years don't matter. But that is an argument that portrays weakness. That is the argument that says Obama should have picked Billary for VP. . .but he did not. He picked someone who will help him now AND will continue to have gravitas after the election.

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And yes. . . ."Females" are not a minority in this country as a whole. . .but in politics they are.

 

[DCarl320]

Just thought Id pipe in, on the Dem hate. I used to vote repub until Jr turned me off, so now Im Indy. I am so tired of politics as usual, and that is how Bloomberg took NY.

At this point I want to see someone who is not entrenched in the establishment get a shot. Obamas lack of experience is a plus to me. 'Cause the pros havent done crap in the last 8.

What we need to focus on is "President Palin" or "President Biden" cause McCain is old, and well Obama, nobody has given hope to so many people since JFK and we know what happend with him.

I hope you guys realize that youre not the only ones with the hate Obama rhetoric, and someone is going to take that as a green light on the end of a gun sight.

I thought this country was where EVERYONE whether they have an arabic or a spanish or a russian name can aspire to be ANYTHING even president. All they need is people who believe in them. Otherwise there would be an application of credentials to fill out.

I dont think there should be a thing as a career politician, we should all have a shot at serving the country in one way or another. H*ll, I would even vote for Gary at this point. Okay Im done with my rant, let the red balls fly.

 

[comsnark]

And for the record. . .I too am concerned about Obama's extreme liberal record. Big programs means big money -> how will he fund what he wants to do?

I did not hear Obama's full speech last night. . but his frequent attacks on McCain do not speak highly of his confidence level either.

From what I am sensing of McCain. . McCain is also offering the moon for a nickel. I guess I am still forming my opinions of him as a Candidate. Without paying overmuch attention, all I hear from McCain is negative advertising. I suspect he needs more of a campaign theme than "I am not Obama". I plan to pay a bit more attention next week. . and form more concrete opinions after it is over.

A key issue for me is "fiscal responsibility", and the Republican party has severely eroded my confidence in them on that point over the last several years.

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What we need to focus on is "President Palin" or "President Biden" cause McCain is old, and well Obama, nobody has given hope to so many people since JFK and we know what happend with him.

I hope you guys realize that youre not the only ones with the hate Obama rhetoric, and someone is going to take that as a green light on the end of a gun sight.

Very true. I agree with this very much. If Obama had picked Billary as VP, that would have been a major Red Ball. The Clinton's are too entrenched in the political machinery of the country for my tastes. We need a break from the streak of Bush's and Clinton's we have had over the last decade or two.

 

[DCarl320]

And for the record. . .I too am concerned about Obama's extreme liberal record. Big programs means big money -> how will he fund what he wants to do?

I did not hear Obama's full speech last night. . but his frequent attacks on McCain do not speak highly of his confidence level either.

From what I am sensing of McCain. . McCain is also offering the moon for a nickel. I guess I am still forming my opinions of him as a Candidate. Without paying overmuch attention, all I hear from McCain is negative advertising. I suspect he needs more of a campaign theme than "I am not Obama". I plan to pay a bit more attention next week. . and form more concrete opinions after it is over.

A key issue for me is "fiscal responsibility", and the Republican party has severely eroded my confidence in them on that point over the last several years.

Comsnark,

I echo your concerns as well, let me add, McCains whole campain seems to be in reaction to whatever the Obama camp does, which means to me he doesnt have an agenda of his own. And as far as the policies that are preached... They still have to get through congress before ANYTHING happens.

 

[H2ONUT]

I hope we get to see her in high heels and a catholic school skirt!!! :smt038

 

[ImpulseIII]

Common now, how bad can this be....She gets my vote and I don't care about experience...hell she drives a Corvette!!

 

[osd9]

......For McCain, it appears he had three selection criteria: Conservative, Experience, and Minority. It appears that he could not get all three, and therefore decided that "experience" was less important than "Minority". .........

Are you saying that women fall in the 'Minority' category? Last poll I saw showed that Women out numbered Men.....and they live longer too....

BTW...Condolisa Rice would have met all three criteria you stated 'and' the fourth....female, although I'll bet she has 'some set of balls' on whatever forums she visits!

 

[Turtlesboat]

Biden isn't politics as usual? I loved the DNC where Hillary called for that vote. All I saw was Hillary, Shummer doing that "woooo" thing, our new crappy Governor, and Pelosi. Uhhhg.

Alaska has redeemed themselves after that clean boating act thing.

 

[ImpulseIII]

Your new Governor didn't see a thing !

 

[Turtlesboat]

I thought I saw him cop a feel on Hillary "Pretending" to be holding her arm.

 

[osd9]

I hope he washed his hands.....after!

 

[Rock Hall]

Putting the rhetoric aside. If Obama is elected. ANYTHING that Whackjob Pelosi wants to do will sail right through congress, the senate and the presidents desk. This is the woman that would not allow a vote on domestic drilling because she owns a $200k+ in the Pickens corporation which has it's entire future riding on windfarms. When a reporter questioned her on this, she refused to answer and changed the subject. These are the same people that want to take away our second ammendment and make gas so expensive that we break our dependence because we cant afford it. Who do you think will pay the "Windfall Tax" on oil companies? it will be passed right along to the gas and diesel we put in our boats. Obama has already suggested in the past that he would add additional taxes to gasoline if the price got too low. These people want us to be citizens of the world, not Americans, just as he said in his speech in Berlin.
Anyone who values their 2nd amendment rights really needs to look into what Obama and his money machine MOVEON.ORG have in mind.
http://www.nraila.org/issues/articles/read.aspx?id=308

As far as Executive Experience, on 1 of the 4 in play have it. Sarah Palin. Washington needs cleaned up and they are the team to do it. Lets not forget that Chicago has probably got the MOST corrupt politics in the country.

 

[tmhudson2]

A key issue for me is "fiscal responsibility", and the Republican party has severely eroded my confidence in them on that point over the last several years.

I would have preferred a ticket of Gingrich-Rice, but Newt got caught with his zipper down (disqualifies a Republican, if not a Dem) and Condy doesn't like the mud of the campaign (which makes her one of the smarter ones in Washington). But if you asked me after a couple of single malts I'd probably nominate Boortz-Savage, and then we'd at least have an entertaining next nine and a half weeks!

 

[fc3]

www.vpilf.com - lol that was quick, check it out!

-VtSeaRay

Scroll way down to the bottom of the page where it says "Made on a Mac"

I thought I saw him cop a feel on Hillary "Pretending" to be holding her arm.

Oh yuck! Be right back. I'm gunna be sick...

I would have preferred a ticket of Gingrich-Rice.

That would be a ticket!

Best regards,
Frank

 

[ruf1967]

I'd like to see that corvette parked in front of the White House. I was hoping for Rice as VP as well, especially from the foreign policy standpoint. I can't wait to see what the dems are cooking up for Palin's sister/state trooper husband fiasco that happened up there as well.

 

[fc3]

You mean the guy who used a tazer on his step-son? He's lucky she didn't shoot him and mount him on her wall. I think most people won't find a problem with her actions.

Best regards,
Frank

 

[promocop]

so lets see...Mayor of a town of 5,000, Governor of a smallish state (population wise)for 22 months...ABSOLUTLEY NO FORIGN RELATIONS EXPERIENCE...anti-gay, anti abortion, believes in creationisim..etc... etc.... She'll make the conservatives very proud...nice choice John, just when I was warming to you again...dummy

 

[Pakmule]

The only "hope" that Obama gives me is the hope that something will be left in my bank accounts after he slams his policies through a rubber stamp democrat controlled congress.

 

[comsnark]

Are you saying that women fall in the 'Minority' category? Last poll I saw showed that Women out numbered Men.....and they live longer too....

BTW...Condolisa Rice would have met all three criteria you stated 'and' the fourth....female, although I'll bet she has 'some set of balls' on whatever forums she visits!

In my post, I qualified the "minority" comment. . .

And yes . . . Rice would have been an *ideal* candidate on either end of the ticket. I suspect that the primary reason we have not heard her name was because of her ties to the current administration. It's too bad Powell got out of the political game. I think he would have been awesome. I have heard some really positive things from Newt over the last few monthes. Too bad he didn't talk like that while he was in office.

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I think the concerns regarding Pelosi in the house and Obama in the other house are valid. As I have said before, I think we really do need to get back to a Republican congress with a Democrat President. Remember. . last time that happened we actually had a balanced federal budget.

Unfortunately, I don't think that will be an option. The only way we would end up with a Republican Congress would probably result in a Republican President. That would probably result in both increased spending with no corrosponding increase in revenue. . . which is NOT a good thing for the Economy as a whole.

 

[osd9]

In my post, I qualified the "minority" comment. . .......

I re-read your original post.....I don't see any 'minority' qualification.


Care to highlight it below...

I am not directly making the point that this Gov. is inexperienced. I am not saying Obama is experienced.

I am saying that by making this selection, McCain is making the statement that experience doesn't really matter that much. By selecting a candidate with a short resume he partially negates his key effective argument, which is "I am the more experienced and therefore better choice for America".

For McCain, it appears he had three selection criteria: Conservative, Experience, and Minority. It appears that he could not get all three, and therefore decided that "experience" was less important than "Minority". He is basically signaling that moving the polls in the next eight weeks is way more important than the VP in the next four years. The gamble here is that the pandering is not so cynically transparent that it hurts his numbers.

Of course, the argument can be made that if you don't win in November, the next four years don't matter. But that is an argument that portrays weakness. That is the argument that says Obama should have picked Billary for VP. . .but he did not. He picked someone who will help him now AND will continue to have gravitas after the election.