The Obama speech on the economy was reasoned, hard-hitting, deeply felt, and of sufficient detail to give reassurance that good minds are trying to deal with serious problems and that well-thought out solutions will be put forward.
The McCain-Palin appearance in Ohio was marked by slogans, slurs and imprecisions and gave the impression that a McCain presidency would mean a lot of apoplectic shouting in Washington. Watching him, I sometimes have the impression that McCain will start foaming at the mouth. I was however nearly blinded by the bejeweled Cindy who introduced Palin (wooops, I should have said Governor Palin, since the McCain campaign insists that we Americans are to show deference to Republican candidates), and who fondly looked on, perhaps thinking of the $40 million that will be coming to her, as owner in absentia of the beer distributor she inherited, as the Governor and her husband spoke of the CEOs who do nothing to help American workers but who walk away with multimillion dollar severance packages.
My mind then thought of McCain economic adviser Carly Fiorina, who walked away with some $40 million in severance pay. Maybe he wasn't really thinking of her, or maybe he was extracting revenge for Carly's telling Allan Greenspan's wife, Andrea Mitchell, today that neither John McCain nor Governor Palin was qualified to run a major company. Of course, Carly didn't seem to be capable of it either, since she was fired from HP.
And I am wondering about the relative worth of Cindy McCain and Barbra Streisand, whom McCain derided in his rant as one of Obama's celebrity friends. Isn't Barbra an American citizen? Is it really appropriate for presidential candidates to insult American citizens, even if they are celebrities? Is it really appropriate for a vice-presidential candidate to look down her nose at all the American citizens who live in San Francisco? Don't the President and the Vice-President work for them too? Don't they get any deference?
All is not entirely darkness and depression. Actually I find myself laughing more and more when any Republican, be it principle, surrogate or analyst, says anything. So much of what I hear them say is preposterous, and they say it all so seriously. Or maybe I am going mad, pushed over the edge by the campaign. Unfortunately my obsession with TV political coverage is getting worse (witness the 3.30 am hour). I think I must do something to break it.
But Obama speech was exactly what was needed. And I am glad and grateful to be inspired. But I am afraid that no one is listening to reason in the din of slurs, slogans and jingoisms.
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Re:Where do I belong ???
Date: 2008/09/28 02:42
By: apple
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Ugh Carly Fiorina! She ran HP in to the ground for one. And that thing he says about how McCain Palin aren't qualified to run a business...yea TOTALLY taken out of context and spun (typical) by bias media--MSNBC which itself is going down the toilet bowl. Carly did infact say they couldn't run a business but you know what what the media DIDN'T include in that 2 second clip "...But Obama and Biden aren't qualified to run a business either, running a company and the government are 2 totally different things" no shit Sherlock. *whew* I think Mccain likes to pick on Obama about his "celebrity" status because 99% of the USA are NOT celebrities so we can't relate to that. We don't have nannies and mansions and carefree lifestyles, they don't give a shit if they get taxed (obama tax the rich give to the rest) ...those actors over there that he courts are so far from reality and so is he. The guy is younger then my parents and thinks he merits 2 fucking memoirs about his life?! LMFAO! You know whats hilarious, my inlaws were here about 5 hours ago and they said Obama claimed he cleaned up South Side Chicago but in unison my Inlaws said Oh No He Didn't! It's a slum! Whatever he did didn't last long!
My top most important reason for being behind McCain, I think he would be the first to know how and when to kick a terrorists ass. When Obama actually KNOWS terrorists--Bill Ayres anyone? His Reverend and Advisor who screams "God Damn America"?!? How can a person even let those 3 words come out of their mouth? I know America has issues but it's still America-I get choked up and teary eyed saying the Pledge Of Allegiance for Christ sake I'm so proud! Your friend says "VP looking down at American citizens" COME ON that's all Obama does! Obama doesn't give a shit about America he gives a shit about his own portfolio and resume. He even said so himself! He wouldn't put on a flag pin until his handlers told him he HAD to! I don't know if I can trust someone that bends that easily. Bitter Americans Clinging to guns and religion! Worse yet he's racist throwing his grandma (who's white) under the bus calling her a "typical white person". Shit I'm watching Geraldo on Fox right now, Obama said in a speech today talking about himself(surprise surprise)..."hes got a funny name...did I mention hes BLACK" Ooh how convenient whipping out that good old race card to win those precious votes! The guy can barely put 2 words together in an informal setting with out having a brain aneurism. You know why--because hes afraid of what he REALLY wants to say-which I imagine might sound something like Jeremiah Wright any given Sunday. Probably another huge thing to me, infanticide...where Obama said yes to a bill to let botched aborted babies just lay there and die!! Even worse he did it because he didn't want to "burden" the mother...WTF.
Obama's going to spend spend spend us in to oblivion with bullshit projects and social programs that probably 99% of us wont even use. Obama wants to socialize healthcare, do you realize that in every "socialized" country (UK, Canada) SOCIALIZED HEALTHCARE DOESN'T WORK!! And the people up there that have it come down here to get taken care of! LOL They HATE it up there! You'd think if youre smart and looked around the globe at what others do youd learn from them! Obama thinks that the government should take care of/PAY FOR everything for you from birth to the grave--that does NOT equal FREEDOM!!! And most importantly it doesn't make people WORK any harder if theyre handed everything--and whos going to pay for that? We're all going to go bloody broke taking care of people who want to sit on their ass and collect! It's NOT going to work! Analysts have proved it over and over that it's not going to work--His plan is insane...the problem is people don't listen to facts--they just get "hope-notized" bowing down to "The One" and the ones that this vote is for are even MORE uninformed, the poor, the elderly. All they go by are what Obama says in speeches and the nightly news (which most are highly biased for Obama and the general public agrees) If BO is in charge that's what we have to look forward to, buckle up enjoy the ride. Wow this was a rant...I have to close by saying that My hero Sarah Mother Fuckin Rockstar Palin SINGLE HANDEDLY drew a crowd of 60,000 people in sweltering Mid Florida today! So I tell my liberal friends...suck it lol ;) It's Our turn, thankyouverymuch, and we'll have the White House in January. ;) love, me lol
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