Friday, August 29, 2008
brilliant conversation
Me: "Not to be blunt or anything, but she has a nice bust."
My Mom: (sarcastically) "And that's important in a leader!"
Did you see the clips of her in a tee shirt in Iraq?
Not bad.
My Mom: (sarcastically) "And that's important in a leader!"
Did you see the clips of her in a tee shirt in Iraq?
Not bad.
April Fools?
This seems like it must be some kind of a joke. How can John McCain criticize Obama's experience and knowledge when he has chosen someone with literally no experience? Mayor of a small Alaskan town? Beauty pageant winner? Self-proclaimed hockey mom? Biden will bury her in a debate. An undergrad minor in politics does not prepare you to lead the world's most powerful nation and she cannot possibly be in touch with American issues growing up in Alaska. I do not see how this could play out positively anywhere.
Grammar Issue In the Title Banner
"the need for some good discussion, has now"
Remove the comma in that excerpt. It does not belong there.
Remove the comma in that excerpt. It does not belong there.
Sarah Palin
From Marc Ambinder's blog:
A huge-attention-getting pick.
Talk about McCain the fighter pilot... McCain, whose hero is Teddy Roosevelt
The cable press is talking about the VP choice, not Obama's piece.
She's charismatic.
The potential appeal for women. (Although, in 1984 Reagan won 54% of the vote in Ferraro on the ticket. Identity voting has no history on the presidential race.)
She has some reformist creds, taking on her own party...
She's blunt and outspoken.
Joe Biden might want to modulate his tone against a woman.
Her husband works with his hands and races in snow.
Rush Limbaugh likes her.
She's not from Washington.
Con:
After spending six months trying to discredit Barack Obama's readiness to be commander in chief, McCain has chosen someone with even less experience. (She was a mayor of Wasila Alaska, which is smaller than Obama's state senate district.)
Palin has not been exposed to the rigors of national politics
Palin does not know McCain well.
She will be forced to bone up on everything and forced to debate Joe Biden.
The accusations that McCain chose her because she's a woman.
An ongoing ethics investigation (although she was punishing someone accused of domestic violence.)
Disagreements with McCain on some issues, including gay rights. (She opposes same-sex marriage too, though.)
Palin, Pro And Con
29 Aug 2008 10:55 am
Pro:A huge-attention-getting pick.
Talk about McCain the fighter pilot... McCain, whose hero is Teddy Roosevelt
The cable press is talking about the VP choice, not Obama's piece.
She's charismatic.
The potential appeal for women. (Although, in 1984 Reagan won 54% of the vote in Ferraro on the ticket. Identity voting has no history on the presidential race.)
She has some reformist creds, taking on her own party...
She's blunt and outspoken.
Joe Biden might want to modulate his tone against a woman.
Her husband works with his hands and races in snow.
Rush Limbaugh likes her.
She's not from Washington.
Con:
After spending six months trying to discredit Barack Obama's readiness to be commander in chief, McCain has chosen someone with even less experience. (She was a mayor of Wasila Alaska, which is smaller than Obama's state senate district.)
Palin has not been exposed to the rigors of national politics
Palin does not know McCain well.
She will be forced to bone up on everything and forced to debate Joe Biden.
The accusations that McCain chose her because she's a woman.
An ongoing ethics investigation (although she was punishing someone accused of domestic violence.)
Disagreements with McCain on some issues, including gay rights. (She opposes same-sex marriage too, though.)
Thursday, August 28, 2008
Biden and Obama
In response to Cullen's email regarding Biden's plagiarism, I think that what is more objectionable about Biden is that his grades were so bad in College and Law School. He was a C student in college and graduated at the bottom of his class in Law School. Is that someone that we want as VP or P? Especially since our current president did not do to well in college either. That being said, I think he fills the role of VP very well and I don't buy all the talk of likelihood of Obama being assassinated.
In regards to his speech tonight, I think it was stellar on all counts. Responded to all the criticisms of him regarding his celebrity status, lack of substance, lack of experience and readiness, and capability to command. He especially managed to invoke his "new kind of politics" rhetoric by emphasizing that this election should not be about cheap character attacks over patriotism. Kerry lost largely for that reason and Obama is prudent to try to preempt swiftboating by Republicans.
Cheers
In regards to his speech tonight, I think it was stellar on all counts. Responded to all the criticisms of him regarding his celebrity status, lack of substance, lack of experience and readiness, and capability to command. He especially managed to invoke his "new kind of politics" rhetoric by emphasizing that this election should not be about cheap character attacks over patriotism. Kerry lost largely for that reason and Obama is prudent to try to preempt swiftboating by Republicans.
Cheers
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