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Sunday, Nov 8, 2009
George Bush gave a good speech too but his leadership or lack of is what we don't need for the next four years
I'm one of the current generation of vets (I'm actually in Iraq right now on tour number 2).
I find her little story pretty odd....
Her son is deploying to Iraq on september 11th? I dont think there is a troop rotaion at that time. I could be wrong and all, but I think it maybe another little lie, some jingoistic story telling, I'll give them that.
Well, maybe her son deploying to Baghdad on 9-11 will really remind us all....of How we were attacked on that day.....by NOT IRAQ!!!!
Obama 08, from Lovely Baghdad
(ps. The Iraqi terp I was watching clips of the Democratic convention with, says "Obama will be good president, I like him much, but not the old guy.".....)
When she belittled community service (oh and how the audienced LAUGHED)
Also the faux "executive experience" we'll just quote Karl Rove on Tim Kaine of Virginia on that one. And we'll ask her if that means McCain is also unqualified. And then we'll ask her what monumental 'executive decisions' she's made.
bring up the attempt at book banning
the bridge to nowhere
extreme pro life
creationism
that global warming is not man made
Obama and Biden won't underestimate her and bring a knife to a gun fight - they'll bring a bazooka. It's not hard when the facts are on the Democrats' side.
Sarah Palin gave a great speech last I'm sorry for not mentioning that for the right she continues to preach division , That was MCcains goal to sure up the right wing vote because so all of you who loved the speech is no surprise but thankfully her speech just lost MCCain the Clinton and Independent voters .
While I'm admittedly biased, I found Palin's speech last night to be patronizing in tone and full of partisan rhetoric. Unfortunately, this is exactly what the Republicans wanted and she certainly delivered.
Unlike many other commenters, I believe Obama/Biden should be deeply concerned. Palin is a blank slate for which the Republicans can project any image they want, whether it be true or false. As we have already seen, Palin will criticize any negative media reporting as being a result of the "liberal media" and her counterparts will levy the "sexism" charge. Both of these charges are baseless, but it’s not as if this is the first time Republicans have decided to embrace their fictional world view over the actual truth.
I'm really disappointed with the Democratic response as well. I watched Biden on CNN this morning. His response was far weaker than I was hoping for. Actually he was practically praising Palin for her speech last night. If Obama and Biden continue to think they can take the high road with the Republicans, and refuse to respond in a meaningful manner against the Republican smear machine, then Obama and Biden will lose this election.
It's going to be interesting. Her manner and her content were not independant friendly. I wonder if the Republicans are going to write off independants again and simply try to energize the base enough to overcome. I'll be waiting for a lot of aggressive voter suppression tactics. That's more important than calling this corrupt politician nasty names.
Yes, she was attacking in a mean-spirited way, but she didn't gloat or look pleased with herself like Guiliani did. I'm afraid that an attractive woman who can trot out her 5 kids will be able to attack pretty effectively.
I think she did gloat. Doesn't really matter...out in the rural and small town areas, many men don't like women who attack meanly. That's simply the way it is. A man can be mean (he's tough) but a woman who acts that way turns these men off (she's abnormal, lacks feminity, all the other stuff over the years female execs have had to learn to manage with humor- this woman evidently has not learned that lesson because of her inexperience).
It's the manner. She may stir up the extreme base, but the libertarian and independants are not going to like what they saw last night. In America, overtly mean women are good entertainment, but are not elected. There's a tightrope that must be danced on, and she didn't.
There are a lot more sexist men out there than extremely ideological gender chauvinist females. WHile gender chauvinist females may cluster at Salon, that does not make them representative of how actual women think or vote. Most women are rougher on a vicious female than men. Add that it is coming out that Palin has enjoyed breaks normal women don't get (Slate has a "Superwoman" article that is getting torn to shreds right now). Sexism trumps political ideology in a lot of places. The republicans think their supporters are stupid sheep who will do what they are told. That's not true, and the rumblings I am hearing out here in a battleground state are not good for them.
Also understand that you have a Bradley effect for women as well. Some men will say they will vote for a qualified woman, but once they are in the booth they don't. People lie to pollsters ALL OF THE TIME.
Honey, at this point I could beat the GOP by sitting in my living room and drinking lemonade. The McCain campaign is truly the strangest, most disorganized political campaign I've ever seen. They have the singular distinction of making Obama the conservative choice in this election. Palin did fine but there aren't going to be any tears in the Obama camp today either.
McCain is a patriot because (God, I can't believe I'm giving this line) he was an American soldier who suffered brutally behind enemy lines and then came home and dedicated his life to public service. As I said before, I don't think that means he should be president, and there are plenty of things you can say about this career. But the man is a sitting Senator, and he and Obama are obviously well matched (at least as far as public perception goes) and he deserves a little respect.
Even if none of those things were true, Obama himself has called for a change in political discourse, and he has asked his supporters and the media to behave respectfully toward McCain and Palin. He wants to focus on the issues. No, I don't think you can get there just by being nice, but as I said before there are plenty of perfectly legitimate things you can say about the Republicans this year without getting personal. For example: "Thanks, Republicans, for coming on board a change movement that's been going on for more than a year. Glad you've finally seen the light. Obama has already led the Beltway Boys to change and he isn't even the President yet."
But even if that weren't true, it is still a lousy idea, strategically, to call Palin names. Words like "tramp" and "bitch" make you sound even nastier than she did last night. Hell, even "honey" bakes my cookies right now, and I dont even like her! It's not going to affect my vote, but it does affect my perception of the race, and I'm a well-educated, young, moderate Democrat in a rural swing state. Keep it up and you'll win more votes for Palin than she earned for herself.
Much of the initial coverage about Fort Hood turned out to be wrong. Is there anything wrong with that?
The accountability imposed by another country for the CIA's kidnapping and torture reveals much about our own.
Fox News' morning show plays to type, talking about whether Muslims in the Army should face "special debriefings"
219 Democrats and one Republican join in favor of the legislation, which passed by a narrow margin
The survivor and author is upset about comparisons some on the right are making to genocide
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