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2008/10/15-17 [Politics/Domestic/California, Politics/Domestic/Election, Politics/Domestic/SocialSecurity] UID:51539 Activity:nil |
10/15 What. The. Hell. http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D93R8IE00&show_article=1 |
2008/10/15-17 [Politics/Domestic/Election] UID:51536 Activity:nil |
10/14 Palin continues to be at war with unambigious truths. http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/archives/individual/2008_10/015198.php |
2008/10/14-17 [Politics/Domestic/Election, Politics/Domestic/California] UID:51531 Activity:nil 80%like:51524 |
10/14 This is what election fraud looks like http://digbysblog.blogspot.com/2008/10/what-actual-election-fraud-looks-like.html |
2008/10/14-17 [Politics/Domestic/Election] UID:51530 Activity:nil |
10/14 See! Obama really is a terrorist! http://justoneminute.typepad.com/main/2008/10/why-obamas-colu.html Or wait, maybe he's just a gay pedophile! http://www.redstate.com/diaries/redstate/2008/oct/13/obamas-special-relationship And I thought them thar Liberals were supposed to be the unhinged ones. \_ Is it too early to talk about ODS (Obama Derangement Syndrome) ? |
2008/10/14-17 [Politics/Domestic/Election] UID:51526 Activity:nil |
10/14 Wait, I thought earmarks were the Worst Thing Ever. http://thinkprogress.org/2008/04/21/mccain-ferry-earmark |
2008/10/14-17 [Politics/Domestic/Election] UID:51525 Activity:nil |
10/14 Republicans descending into serious tinfoil hat territory: http://yglesias.thinkprogress.org/archives/2008/10/the_coverup_3.php \_ Can they somehow shoehorn killing Vince Foster into the mix? \- I killed Vince Foster just to watch him die. --wjc |
2008/10/14 [Politics/Domestic/Election, Politics/Domestic/California] UID:51524 Activity:nil 80%like:51531 |
10/14 This is what election fraud looks like \_ http://digbysblog.blogspot.com/2008/10/what-actual-election-fraud-looks-like.html |
2008/10/14-17 [Politics/Domestic/Election] UID:51520 Activity:nil |
10/14 Palin supporter shouts "Obama Bin Laden" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=577hQ3NRb88 \_ Obviously he's talking about Ayers. \_ Obviously you've never served. |
2008/10/14-16 [Politics/Domestic/Election] UID:51517 Activity:nil |
10/14 William Ayers: Funded by Republicans http://www.republicansforobama.org/?q=node/3027 \_ You are obviously a terrorist. \_ Yup, and apparently so are the Annenburgs! |
2008/10/14-16 [Politics/Domestic/Election] UID:51513 Activity:nil |
10/14 Palin quotes Westbrook Pegler, the mid-century Hearst columnist famous for his anti-Semitism, racism, and violent rhetorical excess. http://yglesias.thinkprogress.org/archives/2008/10/the_pegler_factor.php \_ But he's not a terrorist like those dangerous ACORN Community Organizers. \_ Le sigh. http://yglesias.thinkprogress.org/archives/2008/10/more_fraud.php \_ Will no one rid me of this meddlesome priest? |
2008/10/14-16 [Politics/Domestic/Election] UID:51512 Activity:nil 50%like:51551 |
10/14 Another "Kill Him!" moment at a Palin rally http://www.thetimes-tribune.com/articles/2008/10/14/news/doc48f4ba8994588930223377.txt http://tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com/2008/10/palin_supporter_on_obama_kill.php \_ Obviously referring to Ayers. \_ Uhhh....wow. |
2008/10/13-16 [Politics/Domestic/Election] UID:51507 Activity:low |
10/13 CNN on ACORN's voter fraud. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DRhrT22BsIY \_ Those dangerous brown people are stealing your election! \_ What do "brown people" have to do with ACORN? \_ Obama! Community organizers! \_ Obama! Community organizers! Poor people who have teeth! \_ No matter how many times you post about it, ACORN's "fraud" does not mean what you think it means. |
2008/10/13-16 [Politics/Domestic/California, Politics/Domestic/Election] UID:51505 Activity:nil |
10/13 Tom Foley's replacement has his own sex scandal http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/story?id=5997043&page=1 |
2008/10/13-16 [Politics/Domestic/Election] UID:51504 Activity:low |
10/13 McCain/ACORN connection, major lulz http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/10/13/mccain_acorn/index.html \_ Michelle Malkin is angry??? \_ Obviously a plot by those dangerous Brown People to discredit McCain so they can take over America and kick out all us God Fearing Decent Folk. \_ What does "lulz" mean? \_ it means paolo is an idiot. \_ What does "paolo" mean by "lulz"? \_ he means "more than one lol". Really. \_ who is paolo? \_ End of an era...*sniffle* |
2008/10/13-15 [Politics/Domestic/Election] UID:51502 Activity:moderate |
10/13 Heeeere it comes, the next McCain hail mary: http://thepage.time.com/2008/10/12/press-reset-if-campaign-freezes-and-seems-broken http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D93PD0880&show_article=1 http://www.fivethirtyeight.com/2008/10/is-drudge-priming-mccain-reboot.html \_ How many of those can you throw? \_ If McCain actually disavows the loony side of his Party, I will be really impressed with him. \_ It would be a lot more impressive if he hadn't spent the last year give the loony side of his Party delicious blowjobs. \_ Why would McCain strategy #12321 be impressive? \_ Because it would take some real moral courage. \_ No, what would have taken moral courage would have been not to cozy up with the loony side in the first place. It doesn't take courage to stop being dispicable after you've discovered that's being dispicable is a losing tactic. It doesn't take courage to stop being despicable after you've discovered that's being despicable is a losing tactic. \_ Life isn't always scripted you know. It is possible that McCain did not realize that palling around with Rove's team would lead to such a lynch mob mentality. I certainly was expecting an ugly campaign, but nothing like the near- riot levels of hysteria from the Right. Pulling the country back from that kind of political violence speaks well of McCain's character. \_ So you are saying it's not poor John McCain's fault run of the sleaziest, deceitful campaigns ever? Gee, I guess he really is senile then, because that's the only reason I could see you giving him a pass for how he ran his campaign. \_ You are almost as dumb as George W. Bush. I am hardly giving him a "pass" in fact if he does not change the tone of his campaign, I will be the first to call him on it. It would be nice if he did the right thing, though I am not holding my breath. I am the guy who gave Obama $2300, btw, in case you think I am some kind of closet McCain supporter. ran one of the sleaziest, deceitful campaigns ever? Gee, I guess he really is senile then, because that's the only reason I could see you giving him a pass for how he ran his own campaign. \_ No, I am not saying that at all. I am saying that if he admits that he made a mistake and does his best to rectify it, it will make him an unusually morally courages and admirable person. It is rare that anyone does something like this, in my experience, and especially rare for the fragile egomaniacs that end up in politics. But it looks like I won't have to re-assess him, because it looks like he isn't going to fire Atwater's army of Orcs. to fire Atwater and his army of Orcs. |
2008/10/13-15 [Politics/Domestic/Election] UID:51500 Activity:nil |
10/13 Obama wants to spread your wealth around http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OoqI5PSRcXM \_ It's about time. \_ Dittohead Desperation Level: Purple |
11/23 |
2008/10/13-15 [Politics/Domestic/Election] UID:51499 Activity:kinda low |
10/13 Obama supporters calling Palin a cunt. http://tinyurl.com/4l2xrf \_ ob I thought Hillary was \_ No, Hitlary is a FemiNazi. \_ ob why not both \_ It is okay to call some a Nazi but not a cunt? \_ Wow, people are being assholes on the internet! I never! \_ Well, now, they're just following John McCain's lead. \_ Love the comments. "You are a bone gagger." But yeah, this is pretty low. \_ Calling Sarah Palin a bad word vs. calling Obama a terrorist, a socialist, an Arab, and comparing him to a stuffed Monkey. Yup, pretty much the same! \_ Not to mention doing so loudly and publicly at a McCain rally and McCain/Palin didn't even feel the need to say "hey now, that's not reasonable" until after the media started to notice that McCain was intentionally stoking such hate. Hey OP, this is an obvious attempt to turn McCain's ugly ugly campaign into just another tit-for-tat politcal story, but that's just not going to fly. \_ at what point did people call Obama a terrorist and/or Arab where Palin and/or McCain "stoked" that or let it go? I'm curious to see that. \_ You don't pay much attention to the news do you? \_ Why not give him the link instead of just insulting the guy? Not everyone is a news junkie. \_ The person was calling Ayers a terrorist, not Obama. \_ That is one interpretation, not mine however. What about the guy who yelled "kill him!" do you think he was agitating for the lynching of Ayers or Obama? http://tinyurl.com/4o73mt (HuffPo) \_ I think it's obviously referring to Ayers. \_ Saying something multiple times doesn't make it even remotely true.. |
2008/10/13-15 [Politics/Domestic/Election] UID:51491 Activity:nil |
10/12 Obama's affair, you heard it here first: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2104254/posts \_ Is this really more newsworthy than rumors that McCain is really a chupacabra? Because you heard that first here as well. \_ Dittohead Desperation Level: Magenta \_ I'd say it's really more of a mauve. \_it's ok.. he's a liberal.. they are given one free pass on an affair as well as one free pass on partial birth abortions. \_ Nice troll, want a treat? |
2008/10/11-15 [Politics/Domestic/Election] UID:51479 Activity:nil |
10/11 Palin resoundingly booed at hockey game http://slapshot.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/10/11/a-misplaced-hockey-mom-moment \_ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DXNetpeu_mk \_ 80% of the residents in Valencia thought Palin won the debate. \_ Valencia Spain? |
2008/10/11-15 [Politics/Domestic/Election] UID:51478 Activity:nil |
10/11 McCain letter demanded action on Fannie/Freddie 20 Republican senators signed this letter. McCain's reformed passed out of committee but didn't get a majority on the floor. (Image of the letter included.) http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=28973 \_ The GOP controlled both houses on Congress, the White House and the Supreme Court and still couldn't get any regulation passed reigning in Fannie Mae, why is that? reining in Fannie Mae, why is that? \_ It is time for Human events to get real. Side with real conservatives, and quit trying to fool them. This letter is nice, but irrelevant in a campaign that ignores facts anyway. We have two horrible pro-big government candidates and no CYA letter written 2 years ago is going to make John Mccain a viable Republican candidate. Those who voted for Mccain in the primaries are to blame. You did this to us, we had viable candidates who might have resuscitated this dying party. Stop the defeated sputtering, we lost and we deserve it. Hopefully the loss will be the kick in the pants conservatives and Republicans need. \_ I really hope that this guy speaks for a majority of Conservatives |
2008/10/11-15 [Politics/Domestic/California, Politics/Domestic/Election] UID:51475 Activity:low |
10/11 Hilarious Acorn slimey lawyer. What a dirtbag. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=goTICiFQoeE \_ Josh Marshall has the clearest explanation for all this, but I'm sure it won't penetrate your tinfoil hat: http://talkingpointsmemo.com/archives/223436.php \_ What it comes down to is the whole Acorn story is another dangerous mistruth being spread by the McCain campaign. McCain has proven over and over again he has no problem with telling massive lies if he thinks it will help him. \_ The gist is that Acorn pays unemployed and sometimes even homeless people to collect signatures. This is a dubious tactic, because the collectors have a huge incentive to produce fake registration documents in return for cold cash. This is is why the Democratic party doesn't associate with Acorn. However, it's not a sign of a nefarious plot of any kind, and in fact there has never been a documented instance of anyone trying to *use* these fake registrations. If you register as a member of the Dallas Cowboys or Mickey Mouse, you're not going to be able to vote. Vote fraud occurs only if you *try* to make an illegal *vote*. Acorn in fact reported a lot of the fake registrations *themselves*. The fact is that the right is trying to make a huge deal out of this because they know they're going to lose and they want to deligitamize the results. A coordinated vote fraud effort of the sort suggested by the right is a tinfoil hat fantasy that would be next to impossible to pull off, and years of investigations by Bush justice department officials have never turned up anything. \_ We need to find a way to turn right wing nutjob paniced desperation into energy. It could get us off foreign oil in days. How do you fall for this premptive THEY STOLE THE ELECTION bullshit? Are you that stupid? Here's a hint. Every voter registration drive gets bullshit registrations. That's why they are looked over by the state. Acron does flag some as pretty obvious fakes but STILL HAVE TO SUBMIT THEM. You are not allowed to collect voter registrations and then throw some of them out. Otherwise you would have sleazy registration drives where people who "register" people and then decide "hey all these registrations for the party I don't like, I think they are 'invalid'". (Although that's more of a Republican tactic, consdidering the Republican party seems to think legal disenfrancisment of legitimate minorty voters an acceptable tactic.) \_ What made me laugh about this guy is how he'd complain about anyone interrupting, but constantly interrupted Fund. And whenever he was factually called on issues (by the Dem official in NV for instance) he's just spin and divert. Slimey lawyer. Acorn is in trouble, seeing as it's being investigated in 12 states, and this guy isn't helping. -op \_ Investigated by an administration that has turned the justice department into a political tool. Investigated by an adminstration the illegally fired federal prosecutors who told them they weren't going to proscecute bogus voter fraud cases. Investigated by an adminstration whose party has tried time and time to illegally disenfrancise minority voters purely because they tend to vote for the other party. People who worry about a vast brown person voter fraud army are one step below Ron Paul supporters. Then again, you do watch Fox and Friends and think it is legit news. \_ Actually, no I don't. But nice conspiracy theory there, speaking of tinfoil hats. -op \_ Then why did you post a Fox and Friends clip as if was legit? \_ Uh, the conversation took place, no? \_ When did you stop beating your wife? |
2008/10/10-15 [Politics/Domestic/Election] UID:51473 Activity:nil |
10/10 Probe finds Palin violated Alaskan law in trooper-gate http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/2008/10/lawmakers_to_release_trooperga.php http://www.adn.com/palin/story/552393.html \_ I blame the Liberal Media |
2008/10/10-15 [Politics/Domestic/Election, Computer/SW/OS/Windows] UID:51470 Activity:nil |
10/10 http://www.google.com/search?q=you+look+like+me WTF? |
2008/10/10-15 [Politics/Domestic/California, Politics/Domestic/Election] UID:51466 Activity:nil |
10/9 The gist of the ACORN story http://talkingpointsmemo.com/archives/223436.php \_ Do you think the Wingers are trying to whip their crowd into violence? \_ http://www.city-journal.org/2008/eon1009jl.html |
2008/10/9-15 [Politics/Domestic/Election, Politics/Domestic/President/Bush] UID:51460 Activity:nil |
10/9 Will 2008 be a re-aligning election? http://tinyurl.com/3oktaf |
2008/10/9 [Politics/Domestic/Election] UID:51453 Activity:moderate |
10/9 McCain is STILL lieing about the bridge to nowhere? What the hell? http://thinkprogress.org/2008/10/09/mccain-bridge-lie \_ http://thinkprogress.org/2008/10/09/mccain-bridge-lie |
2008/10/9 [Politics/Domestic/Election] UID:51446 Activity:nil |
10/9 In a campaign with plenty of gaffes to go around, John McCain added one to the mix Wednesday. The Republican vice-presidential candidate addressed a crowd in Pennsylvania as “my fellow prisoners.†McCain made the slip while discussing his plans for the economy, including health care and energy policies. “Across this country, this is the agenda I have set before my fellow prisoners,†he said. The prepared remarks, which the campaign distributed during the speech, showed he meant to say “citizens.†The Arizona senator was a prisoner of war, spending nearly six years in Vietnam. He often talks about his experiences on the campaign trail, albeit briefly. |
2008/10/9 [Politics/Domestic/Election] UID:51445 Activity:nil |
10/9 "McCain changes homeowner plan" http://news.yahoo.com/s/politico/20081009/pl_politico/14414 "Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) made an overnight change in the homeowner bailout he proposed at Tuesday.s presidential debate, making it more generous to financial institutions and more costly for taxpayers." |
2008/10/9 [Politics/Domestic/California, Politics/Domestic/Election] UID:51443 Activity:low |
10/8 Get ready for the great fraud election of 2008 http://www.ogdenonpolitics.com/2008/10/voting-early-often-indianapolis-bloated.html \_ Courtesy ACORN: http://www.ibdeditorials.com/IBDArticles.aspx?id=308358130652174 \_ Of course it is not possible that McCain is going to lose simply because his ideas and his party are unpopular. I actually like this meme, it guarantees that the GOP will remain out of power even longer, as they refuse to admit to their problems. \_ the 100 guys the all powerful ACORN have signed up will tilt the election! |
2008/10/8-9 [Politics/Domestic/President/Clinton, Politics/Domestic/Election] UID:51441 Activity:high |
10/8 Palin = Star Wars, Clinton = Star Trek: http://preview.tinyurl.com/4xcgzj [io9] \_ Obama won his Senate race because of Star Trek, no joke. \_ How so? \_ The Illinois senator/incumbent/expected to win candidate dropped out of the race after it became public his wife, Jeri Ryan, divorced him because she got sick of him dragging her to public sex clubs and him trying to nail her in front of other people. The Illinois Republican party couldn't find anyone popular enough to run in his place... so they invited Alan Keyes to move to Illinois and run for the empty spot. More people voted for Obama than Alan Keyes. \_ You forgot that Obama sued to unseal their divorce records. \_ No, the Chicago Tribune sued, on grounds that they were unjustly sealed. But why stop making shit up? \_ He got his Obama and Liberal Media talking points mixed up, you have to excuse him. \_ Jeri Ryan as in 7 of 9? Wow. \_ That's semi revisionist history going on. Yes that all happened, but my memory was it was a close race but Obama was in the lead before the whole sexual scandal. Also, Jack Ryan was not an incumbent. \_ I can't tell reliably. I found a page by Michelle Malkin about this subject. puke. \_ People should be a little more understanding for someone wanting to nail Jeri Ryan in public. \_ I'd rather nail Jeri Thompson in public. \_ I want her all to myself. |
2008/10/8-9 [Politics/Domestic/Election] UID:51440 Activity:nil |
10/8 Which candidate pals around with terrorists? http://preview.tinyurl.com/4zeonz \_ Wait, they're recycling this? Wow, salon sure has dropped in quality. \_ Dittohead Desperation Level: Chartruse \_ With faint hints of perrywinkle. |
2008/10/8-9 [Politics/Domestic/Election] UID:51434 Activity:kinda low |
10/8 Newsweek under fire for *not* Photoshopping Palin photo. link:www.yahoo.com/s/967288 First, fashion magazines are frowned upon for Photoshopping pictures of supermodels. Now a news magazine is frowned upon for not Photoshopping pictures of a political figure. Go figure. \_ I don't understand the bitching. \_ The article's or the OP's? \_ An extreme close-up to the degree that you can see pores? Compare that to the covers with Obama. \_ Desperation level infrared. |
2008/10/8-9 [Politics/Domestic/Election] UID:51431 Activity:very high |
10/8 So McCain just wants to buy people's mortgages? And the government will eat the difference? Thank you McCain, now not only can I not buy a house because of the stupid bubble, all the idiots who did buy a house and couldn't afford it will get a giant bonus from the government. What the fuck? \_ If you need it in simple terms, http://freakonomics.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/10/07/martin-feldstein-on-the-financial-crisis \_ Wow it's even worse. He wants to buy them from the lenders who made totally irresposible loans AT FACE VALUE. What the hell is this kind of maverickness? Please tell me he is just desperatly trying to throw things at the wall and seeing what pandering sticks. I mean at least that's just cynically treating our economy like a joke. The only other option I can come up with is McCain has the economic sense of a retarded tapir. \_ And then he wants to renegotiate them down to current market value with the borrower, so that the government eats the loss for both the lender and the borrower. Can you say Moral Hazard? \_ Moral Hazard. \- mccains mortgage repo idea is from martin feldstein ... who may or may not be an evil fucker -- i am not sure --- but he certainly knows more about economics than you do, so trivial complaints like "moral hazard, moral hazard!" are silly, espcially when you dont know the full extent of the plan, which has to do with piggy- back/bridge loans which are not non-recourse loans. --psb \_ ok smart guy tell me why McCain's plan is not full of holes. though at the end of the day, we're both voting for Obama \- if you are interested in *martin feldstein* and glenn hubbard's [?] plan, use google. in case you are interested, MF is "clearly" in the first rank of economists. as for GH: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3u2qRXb4xCU \_ You know what, this plan is actually the smartest thing I have heard from McCain yet. It is not enough to make me vote for him, but it reinforces my claim that both are very strong candidates and both would do a good job in the Oval Office. \_ You need to sign this so we can mock you for it. -aspo \_ maaaybe , but remember McCain chose Palin to be his VP, and there's a 25 percent chance McCain will die, and Palin does not have the gravitas to be VP. \_ There's a 25% chance? According to what? \_ you know what? 72 year old dudes who have had cancer 5 times have a higher chance of dying than say... YOU. Palin comes off as shrill and unable to hold a discussion that doesn't involve the talking points she just learned from her campaign handlers. I think Obama, Biden, and even McCain occasionally say things that they came up with ON THEIR OWN. Palin just pisses me off. McCain choosing Palin pisses me off. \_ Republicans cheer Palin with the same intensity that you jeer Palin. Think about that. \_ I know they do. I don't really understand it. Every statement she makes, makes me cringe. \_ Palin would be no worse than Bush, most likely better, since she is hopefully more aware of her own inadequacies. \_ "she might be better than the worst president in history" is not exactly an endorsement. -tom |
2008/10/8-9 [Politics/Domestic/Election] UID:51430 Activity:kinda low |
10/8 Meghan McCain is totally hot. Can we keep her if Obama wins? \_ You can keep that picture you keep beating off on. Isn't that enough? \_ You harshed my mellow dude. tnx. \_ She looks just like her dad. WHAT a turn-off! \_ I want some hot conservative slightly chubby sex. |
2008/10/7-9 [Politics/Domestic/Election, Politics/Domestic] UID:51423 Activity:nil |
10/7 If the CSUA sponsored a political debate on the election and the major political issues, which Soda Personalities would you like to see argue the Democratic and Republican positions? \_ hard to tell, since all the republicans are anonymous cowards. -tom \_ Based on what? Knowledge of the issues? Debating skill? Entertaining speaker? Inadvertent entertainment? |
2008/10/7 [Politics/Domestic/Election] UID:51421 Activity:nil |
10/7 OBAMA DRIVES AWAY CAPITAL & REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT WITH HIGHER TAXES. Get rid of capital gains, lower business and corporate taxes,get rid of democrats in congress they are a joke!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!CONTINUED BAILOUTS WILL CAUSE MARKET CRASH. OBAMA WILL HURT OUR ECONOMY NOT HELP IT The reason companies are outsourcing is to SAVE MONEY! Your out of context spin is politics as usual smear, divide, and conquer, chicago politics at its best. WAKE UP AMERICA!!!! WHERE DID YOU GET THAT FREE TRADE IS A BAD THING? How do you think our economy is going to grow if we do not export...right now with low dollar exports are up that is a good thing. Guess what OBAMA and his imperial socialist elitists want to TAX AMERICA TO DEATH AND CLOSE OUR BORDERS. 98% of all taxes come from the RICH, oh I guess it is now a bad thing to be rich. You will kill AMERICA and spread misery across our lands you fools you fools. Yes, and we are going to send Biden out to get all those off shore accounts. Well guess what; if we LOWER TAXES then maybe that just might attract business like it did in IRELAND which has one of the lowest corporate taxes in the WORLD!!!! THE RICH WILL LEAVE AMERICA IF IT BECOMES A SOCIALIST STATE. GOOD BYE 401K's because there is a new BOSS MAN IN TOWN AND HE WILL NATIONALIZE EVERYTHING. THE TRAP WAS SET WHEN THE DEMO'S PUSHED US INTO THIS 700 BILLION BAILOUT FROM THEIR MESS THEY CREATED...OH and Polozi is going to go after the criminals that caused all of this, yeah right!!!! OBAMA=SOCIALIST AGENDA If you think this financial crisis is bad, just wait because if OBAMA is elected you will see change alright. But it won?t be the kind of change everyone hoped for because the LIBERAL plan will not work. OBAMA-CALIFORNIA is on the verge of bankruptcy because of ENTITLEMENT PROGRAMS!!!!! Washington Post Democrats Were Wrong on Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac - 9 hours ago Maxine Waters insisted, "we do not have a crisis at Freddie Mac, and in particular at Fannie Mae, under the outstanding leadership of Mr. Frank Raines"? ... OBAMA-will allow the idiots from http://move-on.com to take over our country. We can not afford OBAMA and the idiots like PALOZI or FRANKS- you know the democrat that ran the house finance committee to get a hold of US TAX PAYER DOLLARS. ANYMORE!!!!! OBAMA-there isn?t any money left for YOUR big spending plans!!!!!!!!! ELECTING OBAMA=DEPRESSION. IS THAT WHAT YOU WANT?????? THINK ABOUT IT. UNLEASH THE FURY. |
2008/10/7-9 [Politics/Domestic/Election] UID:51418 Activity:nil |
10/7 How low can he go? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2o7LKCsrNQ |
2008/10/7-9 [Politics/Domestic/Election] UID:51415 Activity:nil |
10/7 McCain/Palin whipping crowds into fever of hate http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/10/07/obama-hatred-on-display-a_n_132572.html http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/10/06/AR2008100602935.html http://tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com/2008/10/palin_supporter_calls_african.php http://www.radaronline.com/exclusives/2008/10/secret-service-looking-into-potential-threat-on-obama.php |
2008/10/7-9 [Politics/Domestic/Election] UID:51413 Activity:nil |
10/6 "Kill him" proposed one man in the audience [at a Palin rally] http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/10/06/AR2008100602935.html \_ Just don't call them Brownshirts. |
2008/10/6-9 [Politics/Domestic/Election] UID:51408 Activity:moderate |
10/6 I was only 9 when Obama's friend tried to kill me. http://www.city-journal.org/2008/eon0430jm.html \_ Either you believe this attack has any validity and are therefore too stupid to breathe or you reek of desperation and flop sweat. Which one is it? \_ So what are you conservatives going to say when a friend of the WU, a reknowned Marxist and the most liberal member of the Senate wins the Presidency in a landslide? Will you finally admit your ideology a Marxist and the most liberal member of the Senate wins the Presidency in a landslide? Will you finally realize your ideology is destined for the junk bin of history? \_ Funny words from a guy who has to keep pulling his ideology out of the dustbin. \_ That was non-responsive, but I can answer the question for you, if you like, because I have spent the time and effort to figure out what makes Conservatives tick. \_ How old were you when Ayers co-authored an Annenberg grant that netted nearly $50m over five years for the ailing Chicago school system? How old were you when he became a Distinguished Prof at UI Chicago? \_ So murder is okay in your eyes if you get some grant money? \_ Murder is always OK so long as you're one of the wealthy elite. OJ Simpson and the Bush Administration are proof. \_ No one was killed or even hurt by Ayers. \_ So attempted murder is okay? \_ Tell that to Diana Oughton \_ "Oughton died in an explosion on March 6, 1970, in the Greenwich Village townhouse explosion in New York City, when a bomb she was constructing with Terry Robbins accidentally detonated, destroying the building and killing her, Robbins, and Ted Gold." Waiting for explanation of Ayers' guilt here. \- Nice of Hillary Clinton [the extreme liar] to lay the groundwork for MCCAIN INC on this one ... rewatch the PA Debate [sic] ... "Barak, people died". \_ The $50M went to typical radical causes. And even CNN has called Obama a liar on this. Check out Anderson Cooper: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dvROBLortBQ \_ CNN's called Obama a liar on what? \_ $50 mil he completely wasted which did no good for any student. There's a recommendation! \_ Dude, he raised the money; if it was squandered, look to the Administrators. \_ You mean Obama? \_ You mean you think Obama was the Superintendent of the Chicago Unified School District? \_ No, he was the chairman of the Chicago Anneberg challenge. He decided when the money went. Sorry, we've been over this before, and I don't have time right now. Go look up where Obama spent the $100 million. It's very interesting. \_ Yeah it is interesting and it looks like it was a good experiment. How many billions get wasted every week on Bush's little "experiment" in Iraq? I would rather spend the money here, trying to improve Chicago schools, but this is an area where we obviously differ. \_ Nice red herring. In any case, those who are stupid in small things, are also stupid in large things. \_ You mean like the Bush/McCain/Palin ticket? \_ No, like you apparently. Sheesh. Bush/ McCain/Palin ticket. Really. \_ You are right, I forgot Cheney. \_ Dittohead Desperation Level: Red \_ what is the level beyond Red? \_ There's a Paranoia joke here, but I'm too drunk to make a good one. Damn you beer. |
2008/10/6-9 [Politics/Domestic/Election] UID:51404 Activity:nil |
10/6 McCain: "Who is the real Barack Obama?" Crowd: "TERRORIST!" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=buyVS9fRqkw \_ The GOP has become its own self-parody. |
2008/10/5-9 [Politics/Domestic/Election] UID:51391 Activity:nil |
10/5 im lazy, can someone dig up links to all of the recent SNL Palin / Tina Fey skits? thanks \_ http://www.nbc.com/Saturday_Night_Live original > 2nd one >> most recent one \_ Thanks! - lazy sysadmin |
2008/10/5-9 [Politics/Domestic/California, Politics/Domestic/Election] UID:51390 Activity:nil |
10/5 Guess which VP candidate has read the Constitution? PALIN: Of course, we know what a vice president does. And that’s not only to preside over the Senate and will take that position very seriously also. I’m thankful the Constitution would allow a bit more authority given to the vice president if that vice president so chose to exert it in working with the Senate and making sure that we are supportive of the president’s policies and making sure too that our president understands what our strengths are. BIDEN: The only authority the vice president has from the legislative standpoint is the vote, only when there is a tie vote. He has no authority relative to the Congress. \_ He said "He". SEXIST. \_ Of couse he won't say "she" at this point of the campaign. Just like he'd say he already knows that the next president will be black, even though deep in his mind he's not sure. \_ But Palin has read the Russian Constitution! \_ She can see it from her house! \_ Palin is not entirely wrong. A Republican VP is more powerful than a plain VP. Just look at how powerful Chaney is (seriously). a plain VP. Just look at how powerful Cheney is (seriously). \_ Research Cheney and the VP position. Constitutionally, VP has no more power/responsibility than Biden says. Cheney has _created_ new power for the VP position because "the goddamn constitution is just a piece of paper." |
2008/10/5-9 [Politics/Domestic/Election, Politics/Domestic/President/Bush] UID:51389 Activity:nil |
10/5 Wow, Palin really is Bush with lipstick http://www.lrb.co.uk/v30/n19/raba01_.html |
2008/10/5-9 [Politics/Domestic/Election] UID:51388 Activity:nil |
10/5 We witness here a great political lesson. When you are president, it matters -- it really matters -- that a majority of the people support and respect you. When you squander that affection, you lose more than mere popularity. You lose the ability to lead when your country is in crisis. This is a terrible loss, and a dangerous one, for the whole world is watching. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122300786229301597.html \_ Which is why I think McCain is a better pick than Obama. McCain has friends that are Congressional Democracts while Obama has made enemies out of at least one. I actually wish McCain and Biden were on the same ticket. \_ Polls don't matter. \_ Obviously not to that writer who is pretty damn wrong about how Palin's debate performance was seen by undecided voters. |
2008/10/5-9 [Politics/Domestic/Election] UID:51386 Activity:nil |
10/5 "You could say, Look, is this guy, Laden, really the bad guy that's depicted?" -John McCain, 1998 http://www.motherjones.com/news/feature/1998/11/vest.html |
2008/10/4-9 [Politics/Domestic/Election] UID:51381 Activity:low |
10/4 You know what I hate more than a politician focused on truthiness? A politician like Biden who just flat out lies. http://tinyurl.com/474d2r \_ dude, new york post, seriously? \_ Dude, New York Post, seriously? \_ Oh, I'm sorry that you're such a sorry sack that you ignore lies because you don't like the source. Here are a few more: http://www.investors.com/editorial/editorialcontent.asp?secid=1501&status=article&id=307927962885677 His lie about "supporting clean coal": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yjx8RnDfdvM His lie about Obama never supporting the Hamas election: http://www.foxbusiness.com/story/rnc-obama--foreign-policy-flip-flops \_ That hardly says what you claim it does. I know you are desperate to make people forgot what a mendacious campaign McCain is running, but this is weak at best. His lie that Obama never said he'd meet with the president of Iran without preconditions: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x1dSPrb5w_k \_ What is the 'with preconditions' crap? I don't get it. It's not a very good sounding soundbite. Presidents meet with whoever the hell they want. Full transcript of the debate: http://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/02/debate.transcript \_ I know at least some of those New York Post "facts" are disingenuous at best. For instance the leading general in Afghanistan specifally said that, while he needs more troops in Afghanistan a surge like in Iraq would not be effective because the two contries different (ignoring the question did the surge really work considering the higher troop levels were still there and the whole point of the surge was supposed to be a short term tactical surge that would alleviate the need for a long term force buildup.) Meanwhile Palin claims troop levels in Iraq are lower than pre surge which is a flat out lie and when called on it she insists that it is true. What the hell is that? \_ You know what I hate more than calling the NYPost a newspaper? When supposed newspapers rely on paraphrases rather than quotes, and then attack those paraphrases with opinion and further paraphrases of poorly named sources rather than facts and quotes. How hard would it be to line up a Biden quote with a source showing an actual lie? \_ They lost me at "For all the focus on Srah Palin's graceful performance..." \_ What is the Dittohead desperation level now? I guess it was too much to expect you guys to lose gracefully. \_ Can you take a video of your head exploding after America elects the most liberal member of the Senate and a renowned Marxist, to the most liberal member of the Senate and a reknowned Marxist, to the highest office in the land? \_ Marxist doesn't mean what you think it means. \_ http://csua.com/Politics/Domestic/President/Reagan/?page=1#50284 I don't really think he is the most liberal member of the Senate either. -pp \_ Why aren't you concerned about Palin's lies? http://tinyurl.com/4fpela \_ I didn't say I wasn't. -op |
2008/10/3-6 [Politics/Domestic/Election] UID:51377 Activity:nil |
10/3 McCain knows Latin America... biblically http://www.miamiherald.com/americas_conference/story/711991.html |
2008/10/3-9 [Politics/Domestic/Election] UID:51372 Activity:nil |
10/3 I know why McCain doesn't ever look at Obama. I know why McCain loathes Obama. To McCain, Obama is a civee. Obama smokes dope. Obama is a self absorbed smartie pants who never bled, never served. \_ And Thank God we have a system where we have Civilian rule, not military rule. \- then he should hate BUSH 10x [the warrior poseur] and CHENEYCO [chickenhawks] 100x as much. \_ Please don't bring reason into this. \_ He probably does, he is just better at hiding it. \_ Rolling Stone has a pretty long detailed extensive article about his military service. It's also really mean. Not sure what to think of it. http://rollingstone.com/news/story/23316912/makebelieve_maverick \_ I actually don't know of any conservative that reads Rolling Stone. \_ I completely agree. The article is pretty detailed. I had no idea McCain has crashed so many planes. The LA Times had a similar article: http://tinyurl.com/3jyu4c \_ I don't know anyone under 40 that reads Rolling Stone. |
2008/10/3-6 [Politics/Domestic/Election] UID:51369 Activity:nil |
10/3 I would say that if anyone patronized anyone, Palin patronized Biden. "There you go again!" "You washington folk don't know what it's like." And that sort of stuff. Perhaps my partisanship is showing? \_ After the debate, I felt good. I know Obama is the winning ticket. I love Obama, and I'M READY FOR SOCIALISM. Fuck y'all capitalists. SOCIALISM NOW!!! \_ No, you are right, she did. What do you expect? When she tried to actually say anything of substance she showed how empty her understanding of the issues was so she had to go on the attack. \_ But 80% of the people in oh-so-white Valencia, CA thought she won. The rest were undecided or didn't care. \_ CA voters don't matter. What matters is how Palin did in suburban Denver or Alexandria, VA. \_ Biden followed proper vp debate procedure and basically ignored Palin, and only attacked McCain and promoted Obama. I don't know if that convinced any independent voters though. \_ According to polls it did. |
2008/10/3-7 [Politics/Domestic/Election] UID:51361 Activity:nil |
10/3 I'm fucking sick of politicians who think truthiness beats truth. http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/archives/individual/2008_10/015014.php \_ You could have stopped before "who" \_ Yes, but then it would have been a noisy snide comment instead of an actual expression of disgust. -!op |
2008/10/2-6 [Politics/Domestic/Election] UID:51359 Activity:nil |
10/2 New Palin strategy: If you don't know how to answer the question, just make up your own and answer that instead. \_ So she's graduated to the national stage as a politician? \_ Yes, and to be more specific, she's a certified Republican. \_ MSNBC says 19% said Palin won and 2.9% tie. Loyalty, baby, loyalty. It's something Democrats do not have. \_ 100 -(19 + 2.9) = 78.1% either though Biden won or had no opinion. But hey, math is hard. \_ You miss what PP was saying. PP was saying that even with Palin's crappy performance, 19% of the respondents are so loyal to their Republican Party that they insist she won. PP didn't say that she actually won or that the majority thinks she won. -- !PP \_ thank you. you get 100% for reading comp, and the pp gets 0. -not the pp, but pp pp \_ You get 0 for writing grade. Try harder. -confused pp \_ Freeper: "Palin was good enough, I'm going to vote for McCain now." \_ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JFSSvtaaF-c \_ Just saw interviews from ppl who thought Palin won. Are there ANY non-whities who thought Palin won? \_ MAVERICKS, all of them. |
2008/9/30 [Politics/Domestic/Election] UID:51338 Activity:nil |
9/30 why didnt obama start the debate with 'THANKS FOR SHOWING UP' |
2008/9/30 [Politics/Domestic/Election] UID:51337 Activity:nil |
9/30 Obama smokes. Why aren't we deathly afraid of PREZ BIDEN |
2008/9/30 [Politics/Domestic/Election] UID:51336 Activity:nil |
9/30 wow Michelle Obama could seriously wrestle McCain and his wife, and WIN. |
2008/9/29-10/6 [Politics/Domestic/Election] UID:51327 Activity:nil |
9/29 "This bill failed because Barack Obama and the Democrats put politics ahead of country," McCain spokesman Holtz-Eakin said. A majority of House Democrats supported the proposal and the majority of House Republicans opposed it. A total of 133 House Republicans voted against it, with 95 Democrats opposing the plan. \_ obama and mccain both need to be kicked in the head. they both still support the bailout in its current form. \- look, there are some dems being slightly difficult trying to make sweeping changes to mortgages and even more so bank- ruptcy laws. but they are not any where near proposing insane things like "capital gain taxes to free frozen capital" ... which is basically a step away from "let's sell hawaii to dubai". if you cant see the difference, you are truly a dumbfuck. unfortunately there are a lot of you, including the alaskan lipstick pig. as long as these people are pulling the debate ... i hate to say rightward ... since this is really outer space beyond anything in the reasonable spectrum... it distorts the jockeying toward something acceptable. it distorts the jockeying toward something acceptable. obama in a sense has little to do given that pelosi and frank etc are negotiating in good faith, have supportive of bernanke and paulson, and keeping the dems if line better than the republicans are. even junior bush isnt being that awkful. the republicans nuts are the problem, and that is a problem for mccain and the republican leadership [i dont think mitch mcconnel is front and center on this, but a lot of the nuts in this case are in the R leadership]. but in no sense is there obama - mccain equivalence, or dem/rep equivalnence. \_ i see the difference and i think am in agreement w/you -pp \_ further proof that liberals can't spell and indent and capitalize because they think they're special \- nobody called me a liberal until i began to rant against these incompetent, lying assholes. \-BTW, i dont think the current bill is "socialist"/hardass enough, but i am not sure if doing nothing is better than the current plan [i.e. cost the wall street and equity owners what they should pay, but risk the unemployment rate going up a few percent]. i think the real intervetion needs to look like the WBUFFET "aid package" to GS ... tap their cash flow in a bond-like way, and get equity stake ... but again i dont understand the implications of the govt holding voting/non-voting equity. i would probably be ok giving WBUFFETT $700bn and tell him to do what he can ... sort of a Modern Financial Cincinatus :-) |
2008/9/26-30 [Politics/Domestic/Election] UID:51320 Activity:moderate |
9/26 McCain is going to be our next president. I didn't know how bad Obama was in the debate until this very moment. It is a dark dark realization. Sad. Depressed. -liberal \ You want to make a bet on that? -aspo \_ It's all about how you say it and how you look. It's clear the old man is calm and looks better. He irritates the hell out of the young man who is fiercely trying to defend himself. \_ As I said. A simple bet, say $100? -aspo \_ Old man is well composed, irritates young man who now looks more like super sighing Al Gore \- DRAW, BABY DRAW \_ Obama knocked it out of the park. McCain looked old, cranky and inarticulate and kept talking out of turn. I am sorry to say that the most liberal member of the Senate will be the next President. -Conservative \_ Undecided voters favored Obama: http://tinyurl.com/3hsfhp inarticulate. Obama looked Presidential. inarticulate. Obama looked Presidential. -Conservative \_ There's going to be a really big poll in November. Worry about arguing your points, not the outcome of the vote. |
2008/9/26-10/1 [Politics/Domestic/Election] UID:51316 Activity:nil |
9/26 McCain lies about the Obama wanting to raise taxes on people making $42K. Does he like being known as McCain the Liar? \_ Better than Obama the fascist. http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2008/09/attacking-obama.html \_ Did you even read that article? Do you have 3 functioning brain cells or do you just like acting like a mouth breathing moron. \_ Yes, I did read it, thanks. \_ So are you dumber than dirt or just a troll? |
2008/9/26-30 [Politics/Domestic/Election] UID:51313 Activity:nil |
9/25 How the McCain Administration forced the Large Hadron Collider to go offline. http://www.dailytech.com/article.aspx?newsid=13047 |
2008/9/26-30 [Politics/Domestic/Election] UID:51311 Activity:nil |
9/26 McCain wins debate! Oh...errr.... http://donklephant.com/2008/09/26/mccain-wins-debate \_ So far McCain is far more well composed and articulate than Obama. Obama rambles a lot, and called him "Jim" Oh man I'm not happy about this. -liberal \_ McCain is holding well, Obama is defending himself fiercefully. This IS looking ugly. \_ He is preparing for the debate. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/politics This is BRILLIANT. He says there is "significant progress" towards the financial sector and thus will resume his campaign. He's going to use this as a leverage, criticizing Obama for not caring about the financial sector, while throwing off the Obama people who didn't expect this coming. Element of surprise, baby. Sun Tzu's Ancient Art of War. \_ Don't you ever get bored pretending everything that McCain does is BRILLIANT! If McCain was caught raping a 12 year old you'd have some story about how this was a brilliant tactical move on McCain's part and that Obama is playing right into his hand by suggesting that we shouldn't rape 12 year olds. \_ You're BRILLIANT!!! \_ And obviously playing right into McCain's hands. \_ This reminds me of the time I was in junior high. I got into a fight with this guy and he was losing so he said "ok ok, I give up, you're right." I turned around, and the next thing I knew I was in the hospital. What a sucker I was. All I can say is ... well done, McCain. Obama is sucker. \_ You are idiot. |
2008/9/25-30 [Politics/Domestic/Election] UID:51300 Activity:nil |
9/25 Palin stood out for ignoring Russian issues in Alaska http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008174647_palinrussia12m0.html \_ "Palin has never visited Russia and until last year the 44-year-old Alaska governor had never traveled outside North America. She also had never met a foreign leader until her trip this week to New York. In the CBS interview, she did not offer any examples of having been involved in any negotiations with the Russians." http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080925/ap_on_el_pr/palin |
2008/9/25-10/1 [Politics/Domestic/Election] UID:51299 Activity:nil |
9/25 American public overwhelmingly wants debate and campaign to continue: http://www.surveyusa.com/client/PollReport.aspx?g=5e756118-0e6c-4a5e-a5e4-6080de9dab6a |
2008/9/25-10/1 [Politics/Domestic/Election] UID:51298 Activity:low |
9/25 Palin on CBS: ouch http://www.balloon-juice.com/?p=11420 \_ Actually a lot of good 'ol farm land belt Americans prefer he colloqialism(sp) and her honesty and her FEISTYness. Don't underestimate the power of CONSERVATIVES!!!!!!! Remember 2000 and 2004? \_ Maybe this whole "no deabate" thing is just an excuse to cancel the VP debate. Too bad, I was really looking forward to it. \_ No maybe about it. \_ Argument from final consequences. \_ Truth hurts \_ http://preview.tinyurl.com/4t38ja She is totally incoherent here. \_ http://preview.tinyurl.com/45cft8 Even conservatives are starting to talk about the Palin Problem. |
2008/9/25-10/1 [Politics/Domestic/Election, Politics/Domestic/President/Bush] UID:51295 Activity:low |
9/25 Yah, we saw this coming, but congresscritters prevented Fannie/Freddie from being fixed http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VgctSIL8Lhs \_ Mission Accomplished! \_ And the Bush Admin vetoed the fix congress sent them. \_ URL? \_ It was on the motd last week, but here it is again: http://csua.org/u/mdd \_ That's not what the article says. The bill passed the house but not the Senate, hence it was never vetoed. I posted another article that claims Bush backed the Bill. I doubt it, but McCain apparently sponsored it. It never made it out of committee in the Senate, the committee is/was chaired by a Dem. \_ No, the Senate was controlled by the GOP in 2005. When you control the Senate, your party chairs all the committees. That is how the Senate works. \_ Why are you so obsessed with F&F? It is the unregulated CDS that have caused the financial meltdown. \_ Why are you so obsessed with F&F? It is the unregulated CDS that have caused the financial meltdown. |
2008/9/25-30 [Politics/Domestic/Election] UID:51293 Activity:nil |
9/25 Barack Obama hard at work...signing autographs http://tinyurl.com/4rpakj [yahoo] \_ HOW DARE HE DEFACE THOSE ROLLING STONES! |
2008/9/25-30 [Politics/Domestic/Election] UID:51292 Activity:low |
9/25 McCain campaign not actually suspended http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/09/25/mccain-campaign-still-act_n_129327.html \_ How dare you imply McCain is telling a fib! \_ All this stuff runs fine autonomously, why would it stop? Saying McCain is lying here seems like a pretty big strech. \_ So why did he "suspend" his campaign again? Why is it vitally important to suspend the debate? \_ Allegedly because McCain's services are absolutely essential for resolving the $700B banking crisis? \_ And a debate would just be too tasking for poor little McCain? \_ Political compromises take time. \_ According to this anyway: http://csua.org/u/mg8 \_ Huh? He is not campaigning, he's in Washington working on the deal (aparrently). He suspended his campaign activites, why would that stop low-level volunteers from doing their jobs? Do you get off work when the CEO is on a business trip? \_ No one is accusing him of lying. It's more like people are accusing him of a meaningless political stunt, which is hard to argue with. \_ Aside from above guy? \_ The only people who are saying McCain made a bold move that will defend America are Republican strategists. \- i am quite demoralized by mccain lately, but this is a stupid stupid stupid issues. |
2008/9/25-30 [Politics/Domestic/Election] UID:51288 Activity:nil |
9/25 motd palin guy, please view http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jl4HIc-yfgM |
2008/9/25-30 [Politics/Domestic/Election] UID:51286 Activity:nil |
9/25 check out our next President: http://tinyurl.com/4a38uq \_ Palin's a side-show. The more attention you pay to her, the more successful her candidacy is. -tom \_ she got YOUR attention. \_ what do you mean? -tom \_ exactly. \_ troll lvl 1 sez: you responded - gotcha! \_ troll lvl 1: you responded - gotcha! |
2008/9/24-29 [Politics/Domestic/Election] UID:51285 Activity:nil |
9/24 McCain has the 3rd worst attendance record in Congress. The two above him are DEAD. \_ So I guess that means he'll die soon? |
2008/9/24-29 [Politics/Domestic/Election] UID:51284 Activity:low |
9/34 ok motd mccain guy. what do you think of mccain trying to get out of the debate ? \_ what about it? -mccain guy \_ Obama, always taking the chance to talk rather than act. \_ Yeah, now what McCain would do is get a group of mercenaries together, arm up, and invade those investment banks once and for all. \_ Yawn. \_ He hasn't figured out the answers to the potential questions yet. |
2008/9/24-29 [Politics/Domestic, Politics/Domestic/Election] UID:51277 Activity:nil |
9/24 At least it isn't a 400 dollar haircut! http://www.usmagazine.com/news/john-mccain-uses-american-idol-makeup-artist (To be honest, I don't care about the prices, but I am sad that we had days or network news coverage about a 400 dollar haircut when that's just part of the price of being a national politician. And I do wish the fake outrage from the shitheads on the right got the same silent treatment as the fake outrage from the shitheads on the left.) |
2008/9/24-25 [Politics/Domestic/Election, Politics/Domestic/President/Bush] UID:51276 Activity:nil |
9/24 "Laura Bush: Palin lacks foreign policy experience" http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080924/ap_on_el_pr/palin_laura_bush |
2008/9/24-25 [Politics/Domestic/Election] UID:51275 Activity:kinda low |
9/24 Cindy McCain's outfit wasn't $300k after all http://tinyurl.com/49opdu \_ Why should anyone care? She's rich, she can afford whatever jewelry she puts on her, why should that bother anyone? \_ Because her husband is running around trying to tar Obama as too elite to be president. \_ But Obama is some uppity elitist while McCain is a good old boy just like you. \_ I don't know why anyone would care, but much was made of it at the time. \_ Weren't you the guy making fun of Edward's $400 haircut? \_ I wish it was still a month ago! |
2008/9/22-23 [Politics/Domestic/Election] UID:51262 Activity:nil |
9/21 Why has McCain deliberately spent the last 30 years covering up evidence of US soldiers still left in Vietnam? http://www.nationinstitute.org/p/schanberg09182008pt1 |
2008/9/20-23 [Politics/Domestic/Election] UID:51247 Activity:moderate |
9/20 "Moose Shooting Mama", a country music about Sarah Palin, is #4 most popular country download this week. She makes a great VP, yeehaw!!! \_ She's going to make an even better wtf footnote when Obama wins. \_ History has proven over and over again that ignorance, gullibility, and loyalty is more powerful than mere intellect. -hardcore D obama voter but has no faith in our own party \_ Not only that, but you nominated a nincompoop. Oops. \_ I appreciate the Dems' ability to screw things up in 4Q more often than the San Diego Chargers, but I think it's time to shed the several-times-bitten,-hundred- times-shy act and get on with winning this thing. Obama's a solid candidate, and people like him; cf. the RWC's contention that he's some sort of dema- gogue for proof of this. Stay on target. The end of the tunnel is in sight. \_ GOD I hope you're right but I've lost faith long time ago. All it takes is swift boaters fucking everything up. Don't underestimate the power of R. -pp Each time a Republican candidate says "Remember 911!!!" his approval rating goes up by 1%. I will vote for Obama but I totally fear Republicans. FEAR!!! -pp \_ John Kerry was an old-school 80s Dem. He lost by 3%, the same margin by which Yushchenko "lost" the Ukrainian election. The difference? The Orange Revolution crowd was behind Yushchenko all the way, while even the hardcore Dems weren't really behind Kerry. This is different. There's energy here. |
2008/9/18-23 [Politics/Domestic/Election] UID:51233 Activity:moderate |
9/18 What an energy expert! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hvUsdmqGYV8 Christ, has she been taking lessons from Miss Teen S. Carolina? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lj3iNxZ8Dww \_ Keep laughing. It's not WHAT you say but HOW you say it. Keep laughing. You're going to regret it. \_ If it's how you say it Palin has a serious problem. \_ No, she talks stupid enough that stupid people can understand her and think she's smart. Doesn't matter if she's smart. You don't get it cuz yer smart. \_ DING DING DING. I'm a liberal and I completely understand how the campaign works. My people over complicates and over-interprets everything as if most people actually care about issues. It's never 100% issues!!! Combine it with the way you look. The confidence you have. The way you talk and relate to average blue collar workers. I mean just observe Reagan who can relate well to everyone. If my people want to appeal to the other 1/2 of the brain, they need to start picking candidates who are smart enough to look good and use carefully chosen dumbed down languages. My people are excellent at numbers and issues and if they can emulate the other 1/2 with good looks and carefully chosen, dumbed down languages, we'd have a recipe for success. Unfortunately, the Barak Obama campaign architect isn't getting it, using the same 'ol ineffective methods as John Kerry that only appeal to New Englanders and latte sipping yuppies. \_ I see you didn't watch the clip. \_ How is Obama up by five in the polls then? \_ Five is hardly statistical victory. Besides Dems have had a history of better poll results but worst actual outcomes. Dems are young and love to participate in polls but don't vote because they have to work. Reps are older and hate to participate in polls but they actually have more time to vote. \_ Oh, it is going down to the wire again, no doubt about that. I think the superior Obama ground game will give them the election this time, but it still could go either way. \_ How is it "superior"? It's superior in the eyes of D's and a total farce in the eyes of R's. \_ There are something like 10X as many Democratic volunteers than Republican volunteers this time around. Even right wing sites like newsmax are noticing: http://preview.tinyurl.com/4qw9cu You'll see. \_ Oh man, I hope you're right, because I've lost all hopes after 2000 and 2008 seeing how lame our candidates have been and how blind voters were. I hope you're right. -pp, Dem \_ http://donate.barackobama.com I already gave $4600, so I am tapped out, but I am going to Las Vegas to campaign for the week before the election. \_ Wow I donated $50. You're probably 100x richer than 90% of the Dem voters and only 1/10000 as wealthy as elite R voters \_ Hahaha. How many hours of work does that 4600 represent? Where do you think it went? Actually I find this sad. There are a lot of charity type things you could have spent that on. \_ How much did you give to charity this year? I think getting the crooks out of the White House is the best gift I could give my community. community. It was more than a week's pay but less than two week's. \_ and if he wins you're gonna pay more! LOL \_ So in other words, you don't give any money to charity and only look out for yourself. But you have to problem giving the rest no problem giving the rest of us "advice" on how to spend our money and time. I think America has had enough of that kind of selfish cynicism, no thanks. \_ Hello liberal! Wanna hold hands and sing kumbaya & smoke weed? \_ Hello, GOP stooge! Two of those are legal now because of libs; 3rd coming soon. |
2008/9/18-23 [Politics/Domestic/Election] UID:51231 Activity:nil |
9/18 I can't imagine a black person voting for McCain/Palin. I just can't. \_ So you're racist? \_ For whom is Powell going to vote? \_ Nader \_ Obama |
2008/9/18-23 [Politics/Domestic/Election] UID:51228 Activity:nil |
9/18 Obama's lies. How can you trust anything Obama says? http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2008/09/from-the-fact-1.html \_ Sorry, this isn't even the same as the crap McCain/Palin are pulling. It is an ugly attack ad. And ugly attack ads are sad. But it isn't anywhere nearly as mendacious as McCain has been. Oh and I'm sorry, the Republican party can't try to run away from the fact that it's media presence is extremely xenophobic and anti-Mexican. Nor does it help that McCain reverses himself on these issues regularly. \_ Sorry, but you'll have to try harder to justify this one. Do you really think this is the sort of thing we need in the White House? Misleading distortions and pandering to the fears of immigrants but representing himself completely differently depending on what group of people he addresses? \_ So you don't think the Republican party has been aggessivly anti-Mexican when it helps their cause? Really? From that same blog post: "McCain has changed his rhetoric and his emphasis when discussing immigration after almost losing the GOP presidential nomination because of it." A nice way of saying that McCain will say anything that sounds good. \_ Do you think McCain has been? He's been the most aggressive supporter of amnesty in the Senate. \_ And yet he is now pandering to the Republican base because his old views aren't popular. That's what "changed his rhetoric" means. Just like the old McCain was anti religious fundementalism but the new McCain is happy to jump into bed with creeps like Hagee. Pandering to the base does make you responsible for what that base says. \_ McCain has said since the public outcry that we have to secure the border before immigration reform can be readdressed. How is this pandering to "the base"? 80% of the country agrees with this. \_ Where did you pull that number from? |
2008/9/18-23 [Politics/Domestic/Election] UID:51227 Activity:nil |
9/18 I just heard a good point. Sarah Palin isn't so bad. She's energized the Republican base, but jesus christ Democrats are almost as equally energized, waking up in a cold sweat in the morning and thinking OMG ARE YOU SERIOUS????????????? \_ Sarah Palin isn't so bad? I don't think I trust your "good points". |
2008/9/18-19 [Politics/Domestic/Election, Politics/Domestic/RepublicanMedia] UID:51226 Activity:nil 60%like:51220 |
9/18 I'd like to quote out of context from last night's Palin/Hannity interview: "I think that’s significant, but even more significant is the role that the lobbyists play in an issue like this also. And in that cronyism  it’s symptomatic of the grade of problem that we see right now in Washington and that is just that acceptance of the status quo, the politics as usual, the cronyism that has been allowed to be accepted and then it leads us to a position like we are today with so much collapse on Wall Street." NO CONTENT AT ALL. I have not read any economist or Treasury figure blame 'cronyism' or 'politics as usual' for our economic meltdown. I guess I really must be out of mainstream America if this crap works. I am a little in awe and in shock at how shallow our future President is. |
2008/9/17-19 [Politics/Domestic/Election] UID:51215 Activity:nil |
9/17 McCain declares the new enemy of the U.S. is... Spain?! http://talkingpointsmemo.com/archives/217710.php \_ Give him a break. Senility is hard on everyone. \_ Zapatero, Zapatista, a bunch of Spanish communists by any other name right? |
2008/9/17-19 [Politics/Domestic/Election, Politics/Domestic] UID:51214 Activity:low |
9/17 The latest Metrolink crash is a proof that mass transit doesn't work well. When you drive your own car, you control your own destiny. 917 Mark Mellman on liberalism and moral relativism: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/17/opinion/17mellman.html \_ Yeah I'm sure that's what the union pacific engineer thought too. \_ Are you really this stupid or are you just trolling? 917 Mark Mellman on liberalism and moral relativism: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/17/opinion/17mellman.html \_ That's not moral relativism. That's moral pluralism. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moral_pluralism |
2008/9/17-19 [Politics/Domestic/Election] UID:51213 Activity:low |
9/17 Palin like popcorn. \_ Palin's rimless glasses has a 2 month back-order. People love Palin. She looks good. She sounds strong. She must be a good leader because she looks good and sounds good. \_ she sounds like a moron \_ You mean her "Tina Fey" glasses. |
2008/9/17-19 [Politics/Domestic/Election] UID:51210 Activity:nil |
9/17 More and more McCain lies http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2008/09/despite-claims.html |
2008/9/17-19 [Politics/Domestic/Election] UID:51201 Activity:nil |
9/16 Hey look at that, more blatant lies from team McCain. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/16/AR2008091603406.html How can you trust anything McCain says? \_ 1) It's blatant, btw 2) The article says that in 2005, AK accounted for 18 percent of domestic production in 2005. \_ The article says 7.4 percent or 13 percent depending on if you want to give Palin credit for forgetting that "oil and gas" includes natural gas. And if you the percentage declines from 18 to 13 percent WHILE YOU ARE IN CHARGE you should know that. Not to mention that the first time she made up these numbers she was claiming 20 percent of ALL DOMESTIC ENERGY when the actual number was 3.5%. Good thing she "knows more about energy than probably anyone." \_ My point is that calling this a "blatent [sic] lie" is a bit much. Yes it's an exaggeration, and should be corrected. But "how can you trust anything" is ridiculous. The fact that WaPo is essentially part of the Obama campaign should add further skepticism. \_ McCain's campaign cavalier attitude with the truth is McCain's fault, not Obama's. Frankly the last 8 years of being governed by an administration that thinks they can make their own reality was enough for me. \_ Oh you poor poor Republicans, with the media plotting against you and all. Now the WSJ is part of the evil liberal media empire, too, isn't it? http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122158863680544013.html |
2008/9/17-19 [Politics/Domestic/Election] UID:51200 Activity:nil |
9/16 Even the WSJ is calling this a failure of deregulation: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122161053317045669.html \_ "Freed from the intrusive meddling of government" except it wasn't... the financial industry is still tightly bound up with the operation of the Federal Reserve, and the current bailout activity is proof that the government was never absent. \_ McCain now has come on board, too: http://preview.tinyurl.com/6msbxe \_ And you believe him? McCain dosn't exactly have a good track record of telling the truth or sticking to his word. Why do you think one speech means he has suddenly done a 180 on this? Is the "McCain is pandering" explanation more likely? \- mccain's point man on this is martin feldstein, who is very smart, but is also significantly involved with AIG. although obama's point man robert rubin might be corrupted too. \_ "might be"? "very smart"? You are Cal grads. You know McCain. You know a former C bigwig. Use your brain. Make your own decision on what the state of the U.S. financial markets is like and why politicians / "their advisors" are saying what they are. |
2008/9/16-19 [Consumer/PDA, Politics/Domestic/Election] UID:51199 Activity:nil |
9/16 Isn't RIM a Canadian company? If John McCain invented the BlackBerry, how does that help our economy? \_ McCain took the money RIM gave him for inventing the BlackBerry and invested it in his 7 American houses. |
2008/9/16-23 [Politics/Domestic/Election, Politics/Domestic/President/Bush] UID:51198 Activity:low |
9/16 (Brought up with update) Interesting old NYTimes article. It seems Bush tried to overhaul Fannie and Freddie regulation 5 years ago, but was blocked by Dems. http://csua.org/u/mdc \_ Thanks, this renewed my faith in McCain \_ How was it blocked by Dems if the GOP had a majority of both houses of Congress? \_ Newer NYTimes article. The house DID pass a reform bill 3 years ago (with bipartisan support) but it died in the Senate after Greenspan and the Bush administration opposed it, according to the former Republican congressman who had pushed for it. http://csua.org/u/mdd \_ McCain apparently sponsored the this Bill in the Senate, but it never made it out of committee. http://csua.org/u/me8 \_ Senator John McCain (R-Ariz.) said: "I'm always for less regulation" and referred to himself as "fundamentally, a deregulator." \_ So what? So am I, but Freddie and Fannie were a terrible implementation of priviatization and deregulation. What kind of idiot says to businessmen "Ok, I'll take all the risk, and you can have all the profits. We'll have congress watch you." That's just flat out retarded. \_ So far, I have never seen a politician come out and say "I am in favor of bad government" but it is amazing to watch the GOP go from "government is bad" to "nationalize everything" in two weeks. \_ As a free market person I am disappointed in the actions of the GOP. I don't much care for the GOP, but WTF are they thinking? My take: 1) Preserve stock equity for their cronies 2) Pander to the public ahead of the election No honest Republican or fiscal conservative wants any part of this crap plan they are wasting taxpayer money on. In fact, who *does* want it other than Wall Street? Why should the gov't bail out Wall Street? The gov't is broke. Wall Street has been raking in massive profits. The US banking system will be just fine. Reprice the debt, declare a loss, and move on. Good ideas will still find capital. There's a lot of money flowing in the markets around the world. \_ The entire world is a free market. If the US government is incompetent, good people with good ideas will simply move their ideas to countries where it is profitable for them. If the US government is unfit to compete, then it deserves to die. -free market person \_ The problem is that so much of our economy is based on nothing -- just moving numbers around computer systems. Financial markets are supposed to support real markets, not the other way around. \_ Nationalization of Freddie and Fannie is a good thing. It should never been privatized. |
2008/9/16-19 [Politics/Domestic/President, Politics/Domestic/Election] UID:51191 Activity:nil |
9/16 Remember when Pelosi said this would be the most ethical congress in history? Oh well. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122158705277343865.html \_ When is Stevens going to step down? \_ Apples/Oranges. I'd love Stevens to leave, but Pelosi could strip Rangel's chairmanship in a heartbeat. You'd think the head of the Ways and Means committee should, I don't know, *not* be committing tax fraud? |
2008/9/16-19 [Politics/Domestic/Election] UID:51190 Activity:nil |
9/16 we are so screwed. i actually dont get down on Palin about earmarks. Alaska is far away. Stevens spent the last 50 years bringing earmarks to Alaska. Alaska loves it. for Palin and McCain to campaign on how she crushes earmarks dead it kind of funny though. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=naXqE4dTxPA \_ This video is incorrect. She hasn't been a member of AoG for 6 years. |
2008/9/15-19 [Politics/Domestic/Election] UID:51181 Activity:nil |
9/15 goddamit, 3 weeks ago the electoral college looked like it would go for Obama, no matter what. McCain is a freakin' genius. \_ Who is McCain's architect? Genius. I have no idea how he did it. Palin probably disgusted a bunch of liberals into not voting anymore. \_ Uhh, you keep thinking that. |
2008/9/15-19 [Politics/Domestic/Election] UID:51180 Activity:nil |
9/15 This is pretty funny. In Dreams From My Father Obama's time at Buisness International might have been a little embellished. http://csua.org/u/mcy \_ I saw this too, but just noticed that the comments are from a year ago. Why hasn't the press investigated this? \_ Too busy investigating Palin's children. \_ Uh, it looks like he didn't exaggerate anything at all, from the comments section. He probably did not "have a secretary" but he had help from the secretarial pool. \_ Wow, that's almost as important as McCain and Palin lieing about anything they feel like. BRIDGE TO NOWHERE! \_ What's IMPORTANT is that they can say anything CONFIDENTLY and that's what Americans want. \_ Which explains why the economy is in shambles. |
2008/9/14-19 [Politics/Domestic/Election] UID:51166 Activity:nil |
9/13 I just heard Palin on the radio in ANOTHER speech where she claims she was against the Alaskan earmarks. SHE SAID "THANKS. BUT NO THANKS." AGAIN. I wish she'd cut it out. I'm not going to fault her too much for taking the money, just lying about it, and sounding annoying while lying about it. Has any governor in the history of this universe ever refused federal money? I bet they haven't in the last 100 years. \_ OH YEAH? Well, that's just like, your opinion, man. |
2008/9/14-19 [Politics/Domestic/Election] UID:51164 Activity:nil |
9/14 The Obama and McCain tax plans, in a nifty chart: http://preview.tinyurl.com/5s4l7j (Washington Post) \_ Per this article, per O's plan, I would be getting something like $1k tax cut, and everyone less well off than me would be getting a larger % tax cut. Under McCain's plan, everyone BETTER off then me would be getting a larger % cut. |
2008/9/14-19 [Politics/Domestic/Election] UID:51160 Activity:nil |
9/13 Yup, no racism in this election AT ALL! http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5hNafTsdlgbSZ8YMoFRDSgrVlEwGwD936205O0 \_ You are the racist one, for even pointing this out. I am sure it is all a harmless joke. \_ You're joking or trolling? right? Please tell me you're joking. I'm the racist one? Huh? Are you familiar with "little black sambo?" |
2008/9/14-19 [Politics/Domestic/Election] UID:51158 Activity:nil |
9/13 McCain's campaign continues to be at war with the truth. http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601070&sid=a1J0tfV3XJYs |
2008/9/13-19 [Politics/Domestic/Election] UID:51155 Activity:nil |
9/13 Gibson's interview with Obama vs. his interview with Palin: http://www.hillaryclintonforum.net/discussion/showthread.php?t=29535 \_ Except for the fact that Obama is no longer a virtually unknown. Noone knows anything about Palin and there are less than 2 months for that to change and McCain's campaign isn't exactly putting her out there for unscripted appearances, and they made the clear before the interview. Also, if Palin was good enough to be a serious VP pick she should have done just fine in that interview, and it would have done her reputation wonders. But now that she flubbed it bad the complaints start about how IT ISN'T FAIR. Shouldn't you go back to whining about lipstick on a pig? \_ If she can't handle a carefully scripted interview, what kind of job would she do as President? |
2008/9/12-18 [Politics/Domestic/Election] UID:51152 Activity:nil |
9/12 uh oh.. Obama a real religous nut. "Give me the wisdom to do what is right and just. And make me an instrument of your will." --Barack Obama \_ Haha. If you can't see the difference between this and God's Army, I pity you. \_ Wait, was this the prayer he wrote at the wailing wall and that \_ Wait, was this the prayer he wrote at the Western Wall and that some hypocrite rabbinical student stole and sold to a hard right Isreal rag? Isreal rag? Troll harder. \_ Wait, was this the private prayer he wrote at the Western Wall that some hypocrite rabbinical student stole and sold to a hard right Israel rag? Troll harder. \- the obama note was just a collection of stock phrase "forgive my sins" "be not proud" "instrument of yoru will" "give me wisdom". these dont mean all that much. not that it isnt sincere, but it's just going through the motions. the point of course it's one thing to go through the motions at a famous religious site and other to inject jebus into policy discussions. |
2008/9/12-18 [Politics/Domestic/President/Bush, Politics/Domestic/Election] UID:51149 Activity:nil |
9/12 http://jamesfallows.theatlantic.com/archives/2008/09/the_palin_interview.php a well thought out comment about the Palin interview. \- that is a good "adult" discussion of matters. thanks for the link. \- That is a good "adult" discussion of matters. thanks for the link. SPALIN is a good exaple of what i call "reptillian intelligence". |
2008/9/12-18 [Politics/Domestic/Election] UID:51148 Activity:nil |
9/12 The latest blatant lies from McCain http://www.factcheck.org/elections-2008/belittling_palin.html \_ Facts don't matter to 1/3 of the voters. Emotions do. I'm rooting for Obama but I know McCain is going to win. Oh well. \_ *sad face* \_ If the election was held today, I think Obama would just squeak in, with the Kerry states, plus CO, NH & NM. McCain might get the popular vote though. |
2008/9/12-18 [Politics/Domestic/Election] UID:51147 Activity:nil |
9/12 More blatant lies. He's not even trying to hide it. http://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/2008/09/mccain_talks_up_palin_as_a_ref.php \_ I don't expect The View to be the nytimes but maybe they should have challenged him a bit there. Also you could make half of America's headspin if you reveal that for a brief period of time when Palin was mayor, her town was charging rape victims for rape kits. \_ Which was only stopped because the State Leg. made a law that slapped them down hard. |
2008/9/12-18 [Politics/Domestic/Election] UID:51144 Activity:nil |
9/12 Figure in Rosenberg Case Admits to Soviet Spying http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/12/nyregion/12spy.html?hp Sorry, this has nothing to do with Obama or McCain |
2008/9/12 [Politics/Domestic/Election] UID:51143 Activity:high |
9/12 Wow, did McCain really just call Obama a pedophile? http://preview.tinyurl.com/5da4p8 Wasn't this supposed to be a clean campaign? \_ On a related note. When was the last time we had a clean presidential campaign? \_ Still, if true, that is sinking pretty fucking low. \_ No he didn't, and the criticism of the ad is flatly wrong. Here's the law in question: http://tinyurl.com/5rzmru Note that on line 14, the grade 6 is crossed out and replaced with K. \_ Woah there cowboy, go view the ad. Read the supporting info. I'm going to say this is a really shitty move by the McCain campaign. Defend yourself. \_ How so? \_ So it now says: "Each class or course in comprehensive sex education offered in any of grades K through 12 shall include instruction on the prevention of sexually transmitted infections, including the prevention, transmission and spread of HIV." This statement does not require that kindergarteners be taught sex ed, and I highly doubt that was Obama's intent. Requiring that little kids be told that "you can get bad diseases from adults touching you inappropriately" seems a much more credible interpretation. McCain is just a slimeball. \_ not only that, but it says "Each class ... *offered* in any of grades ... *shall include* ... [etc]". This doesn't add anything unless there was a class covering it already |
2008/9/11-18 [Politics/Domestic/Election] UID:51142 Activity:nil |
9/11 best lipstip on pig controversy comment http://undercoverblackman.blogspot.com/2008/09/useless-irony-of-day.html it is almost getting so bad i want to confront McCain supporters with WHAT ARE YOU THINKING???????????????????????????????? \_ if Obama didnt have an inkling that statement would cause a stir especially after the Lipstick and bulldog comment, then he is too clueless to be a diplomat and will lead us to more wars. \_ Bullshit. This was a total nothing, and if it didn't make for an interesting horserace story the press would have ignored it like it should have been. Stop pretending there's any story here beyond McCain trying to outdo Bush in sleazy campaigning. \_ I already confront Obama supporters with that question. You want to hire a guy with no clue what he's doing, why?!? \_ I think Obama has a clue. I think McCain is too old, going slightly senile, is in danger of dying at any moment, has a bizarre world view where the US can simultaneously occupy Iraq Iran and Russia. I think Palin may be a nice enough person but she's not ready to be president. Her interview from last night demonstrates this. She has no clue. The last couple of McCain bits where he infers that Obama was teaching sex ed to kindergartners make me a little sad. \_ I have yet to see any evidence that Obama has even the tiniest of clues. Everything he says is pre-scripted to the audience he is talking to. Which makes him the equivelent of a modivational speaker. \_ Yes but I love moDivational speakers, and so do a bunch of people. McCain is too old to energize and synergize the next generation of hope. \_ Most policy is set by the people the President hires. Who do you think will surround themselves with a better staff? \_ This is a video from the MTV Q&A session in 2007. While not great on too much detail, I thought that Obama did a fair job of presenting the case for Net Neutrality and explaining the issue to an MTV-level audience. His response is not pre-scripted, but you can see that he's thought about the issue: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vd8qY6myrrE \_ Did you watch any of the debates? |
2008/9/11-18 [Politics/Domestic/Election] UID:51141 Activity:nil |
9/11 Gibson is such a loser. He can't even quote Palin and tries to correct her on what the quote is. She said: "Pray that our national leaders are sending our troops on a task that is from God." He leaves out the first 2 words. \_ Even Palin is apologizing for this now, you are on the wrong GOP talking point. \_ don't, know or care much what Palin is doing, but I watched the Video, and you have to be an idiot to not realize those first two words are rather significant. -voting for Obama \_ You have to be an idiot to think that refering to an army in the Middle East as being on a task from God isn't beyond dangerous. And someone here tried to claim "lipstick on pig" would lead to wars? Palin proved she has no business being a national figure. |
2008/9/11-18 [Politics/Domestic/Election] UID:51136 Activity:nil |
9/11 Palin foreign policy: War with Russia! http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/Vote2008/story?id=5778018&page=1 \_ If a member state of NATO is invaded by Russia, you are against aiding them? What exactly is NATO's purpose in that case? \_ Which says to me we shouldn't be offering NATO membership to unstable, belligerent new nation states. \_ Not sure. If Russia invaded Poland or Lithuania or Belarus or Latvia, I think we'd have to resort to saying mean things at this point. \_ Your brain has been classified as: small. \- YMPM5c \_ This content-free post has become tiresome. please come up with a different meme. maybe lolcats or something. \_ The countries under discussion are not NATO members. \_ RTFA \_ Sadly I think the public will interpret this insanity as "strong on Defense." \_ No, they won't. Some percentage less than 50% will, Palin is just playing to the base here. It is a risky move. \_ Fuck risky. It is proof McCain/Palin are only interested in winning and not interested in sound policy. Haven't we had enough of "win at any cost"? That's what gave us the last 8 years of disaster. |
2008/9/11-18 [Politics/Domestic/Gay, Politics/Domestic/Election] UID:51135 Activity:kinda low |
9/11 http://www.edge.org/3rd_culture/haidt08/haidt08_index.html \_ Warning, strong libUral slant. I mean, come on: "We can explain how Republicans exploit frames, phrases, and fears to trick Americans into supporting policies (such as the "war on terror" and repeal of the "death tax") that damage the national interest for partisan advantage. \_ Really good article. "Most Democrats don't understand that politics is more like religion than it is like shopping." \_ BRAWNDO! IT'S WHAT PLANTS NEED! \_ http://yourmorals.org I thought I was a liberal but it turns out that I'm a moderate. On the 5 foundations (harm, fairness, loyalty, authority, purity), I am consistently in between. \_ This is an interesting test. I line up very strongly with liberals on fairness, purity and authority scores, but I have high loyalty and less concern for harm (like a conservative). I always have prefered the moniker "armed liberal" to describe myself, though, so this fits. \_ "Whether or not someone violated standards of purity and decency." How the hell do you answer a question like that without knowing what the standards of purity and decency are? \_ How *do* you answer it? Don't you think there is a standard? If not, you are probably a liberal. \_ Right, because only conservatives are decent. \_ A conservative certainly wouldn't have to ask what the standards of purity and decency are, would they? \_ Yep, they'd believe in the wrong answer already. c.f. torture. \_ If this is somehow part of your definition of conservative v. liberal, your definition needs some serious re-evaluation. \_ No, it is you who needs to do some serious self- examination. Conservatives have a legitimate reason to bash liberals for "moral relativism" and the sooner you understand why, the more you will understand about the debate. And I am a liberal, by the way, but at least I have bothered to take the time to understand what Conservative positions are grounded in. \_ So there's no moral relativism to being gung-ho about torture? There's no moral relavtivism to to treating terrorists differently if they are white and christian? You are confusing recationary xenophobia with something else. \_ Are these serious questions or are you just being rhetorical here, it is hard to tell. I see nothing in The Bible that prohibits torture, in fact there are parts that seem to indicate it is permissible. Your claim that conservatism is xenophobic precisely misses the point. \_ What does The Bible have to do with it? Torture being ok for brown and/or poor people but not for good decent folks is a fine example of having relative morals. Or do you think the republican party is going to start putting people in "stress positions" until they start talking about insider trading? \_ Don't confuse "the republican party" with conservatism. I know more than one evangelical in my family would have no problem with giving the FNM execs a serious beating. And other Wall Street types. I don't think their point of view is unusual. \_ The new testament is pretty seriously against torture. Matthew 5, and 5:39 in particular, Matthew 25:31-46, John 9:7 to take a few obvious verses. -tom \_ http://preview.tinyurl.com/3kteeh \_ http://preview.tinyurl.com/3n63ux \_ Almost all of that is in the Old Testament. And the New Testament references don't imply that it's OK for people to torture other people. -tom \_ This asinine insistence that "conservatives" have some sort of monopoly on moral certitude has no basis in reality. Some liberals have similarly inflexible morals ("All corporations are evil." "Profits are immoral." "Israel's actions in the occupied territories are war crimes." "The military should be abolished.") "Moral relativism" is a bullshit charge leveled against people who don't share your particularly restrictive morality while deliberately ignoring whatever moral code they might actually have. (Cf. Rick Santorum's assertion that legalizing homosexual marriage will lead to legalization of bestiality and pederasty.) If the question is "whether or not someone violated" MY "standards of purity and decency," then yes, that would be particularly important to me. If the question is "whether or not someone violated" Fred Phelps' "standards of purity and decency," I really couldn't give a fuck. \_ I have all the right to sodomize you as long as I have the power to do so. Yes! \_ See now, if that had been the question, there would have been no ambiguity. \_ Let's see what is the dictionary defintion of the word "liberal": # Not limited to or by established, traditional, orthodox, or authoritarian attitudes, views, or dogmas; free from bigotry. # Favoring proposals for reform, open to new ideas for progress, and tolerant of the ideas and behavior of others; broad-minded. It is not my fault that you have decided that the word "liberal" means something different than what it means to the rest of the English speaking population. The fact that "some (self-identified) liberals" do not fit the definition doesn't mean you get to twist it to suit your own personal agenda. Good luck on your newspeak efforts though. agenda. Good luck on your Newspeak efforts though. Do I really need to pull up the dictionary definition of conservative to make my point? \_ Nothing in those definitions implies moral relativism. It just implies having an open mind. Having strong ethics and morals does not mean someone is closeminded or a bigot. I don't think newspeak means what you think it does. \_ Yes, please. And while you're at it, discuss why the Right Wing Conspiracy continues to belittle people with fixed but opposing views as "liberal." *I* didn't decide on this definition or culture-war distinction; I prefer the word "progressive." |
2008/9/10-12 [Politics/Domestic/President, Politics/Domestic/Election] UID:51129 Activity:nil |
9/10 http://tinyurl.com/5eqg2v Did Obama plagiarize from this cartoon? |
2008/9/10-17 [Politics/Foreign/MiddleEast/Israel, Politics/Domestic/Election] UID:51126 Activity:nil |
9/10 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/04/16/mccain-aid-israel John McCain want's to stop all aid to Israel. (Ok, no he doesn't, but it's proof that John McCain is willing to say any old shit he thinks sounds good without actually worrying about if what he says is reasonable.) \_ Why do we do this anyway? Send many billions to both Israel and Egypt. Who wants to try defending that? \_ It is cheaper than a war in the ME. |
2008/9/10-12 [Politics/Domestic/Election] UID:51125 Activity:nil |
9/9 McCain supporters: What do you like about a campaign that would run an ad like this? Do you really think that's the sort of thing we need in the White House? Really? http://tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com/2008/09/new_mccain_ad_badly_distorts_o_1.php \_ I don't give a shit about this. -McCain supporter \_ This doesn't bother me either. Seems par for the course. -Ind. |
2008/9/10-14 [Politics/Domestic/Election] UID:51124 Activity:nil |
9/10 McCain is morally unfit to be president http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/the_daily_dish/2008/09/mccains-integri.html \_ From the guy saying we should interview Palin's OB to find out if Trig is really her baby? \_ So you've got nothing to respond to his charges. \_ No, just that everything that comes out of Sullivan's face should be viewed with healthy skepticism. I'll look into it when I have time. \_ Translation: Sullivan is 100% right but I'm going to stick my fingers in my ears and say LALALALALA I CAN'T HEAR YOU. \_ Obama fan desperation level red! \_ Don't your ears hurt when you jam those fingers in so deep. \_ No, I hadn't read it. Now I have. Wow, what a loon. He says that McCain lacks integrity because: 1) He didn't endorse Kerry in 2004 2) He didn't vote to outlaw tortore "as bad and worse than the torture inflicted on him in Vietnam" (which is a joke) 3) "MTV-style attacks on Obama's virtues" 4) He "thre caution to the wind and with no vetting" picked Palin This is a joke. Seriously \_ Sullivan's a Republican who supported the war at first and then later concluded that it was a bad idea; he endorsed Kerry in 2004. McCain's failure to take a stand against torture is viewed by many sane people as a political capitulation. Your reading comprehension is suspect on the third point. Palin opposed everything that McCain has stood for until he adopted the part line. What, of any of the things above, does not point to a lack of integrity? Also, which of these is crazy? Your disagreement is not a valid psych diagnosis. \_ My third point is a direct quote. Sullivan may have been a conservative at some point, but he's gone wildly off the rails. \_ Your "direct quote" leaves out the charge of slime that relates directly to the charge of lack of integrity. \_ This is retarded. Most of his critisisms, aside from the torture one, are stronger against Obama than McCain. \_ Huh? Is up down? What the hell are you talking about? \_ He seems to think Obama also thinks "lipstick on a pig" is calling Palin a piggy pig. \_ No, McCain's being silly there, but Obama has also done similar things. So, it's a wash. \_ I see a stunning lack of examples. \_ The "equality" argument is such horeshit. This is like equating the entirety of the Iraq WMD travesty with a stupid comment of Michael Moore's. \_ You're right, Obama hinting that all of his opponents are racists was much worse. I shouldn't have tried to equate them. \_ You're right, Obama's repeated hinting that all of his opponents are racists was much worse. I shouldn't have tried to equate them. \_ Can you give ANY examples? Or are you just making shit up? \_ Obama keeps playing the race card, saying his opponents will say "his name is funny" or "he's black". The most recent example was in the last week or so. \_ So no, you can't. \_ Oh for heaven's sakes, are you living in a cave? Have you forgotten how to use google? Here's an old one. (Easiest to find.) http://csua.org/u/mbc \_ Fuck you whomever deleted my response to this. \_ But of course it is okay that McCain says that opponents of Palin are sexist. \_ I guess you've missed out on the rather unsubtly racist ads McCain is now running. \_ In the 2000 primary, Bush supporters push-polled that McCain had a secret black baby out of wed- lock; these people weren't racists, they were politically savvy-- and morally bankrupt. For Obama to say that he expects his opponents to make fun of his name and try to stir up fear by reminding people that he's black is not an accusation of racism; it's pulling a proven tactic out into the open before it gets used covertly. Getting back to the original point, there is no grand total score of Good/Evil for you to use to "balance" the two candidates on. Take each case as it comes and evaluate it given its importance to you. Various Voting Poll sites have worked this out, and so can you. \_ I do not understand why McCain is not world's biggest opponent of torture. |
2008/9/9-14 [Politics/Domestic/Election] UID:51117 Activity:nil |
9/8 What is with PALIN and her BLATANT LIES? wtf http://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/2008/09/tpmtv_palin_a_reformer_simply_laughable_--_background.php \_ Wait, so "politico" is a right-wing rag, and tpm is okay?!? \_ Do you deny the charges? Even the WSJ is noticing how much of a liar Palin is. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122090791901411709.html \_ I'm looking into the bridge issue. It's the only one that may have merit. However, considering how much mud has been thrown, I'm not going to accept it unless it's rock-solid. Also, the Alaskan Dems credited her with killing it, though they've since scrubbed their site of that. Here's the google cache: http://tinyurl.com/5cqdw9 \_ Once it became obvious that the Bridge was a national disgrace AND CONGRESS WASN'T WILLING TO FUND THE ENTIRE THING, Palin killed the project because she didn't want to spend state money on it, but happilly kept all the money the federal government had given her already for the project. Read that WSJ article, I'm pretty sure WSJ is ideologically pure enough for you. \_ "However, Gov. Sarah Palin said the $398 million bridge was $329 million short of full funding, and only $36 million in federal funds were set aside for it. She said it was clear Congress had little interest in spending any more money for it and that the state had higher priorities." This hardly sounds like "killing it." Also, there is a charge that although they stopped the project, AK kept the money. \- also WSJ: ...today, Sen. McCain again asserted that Sen. Obama has requested nearly a billion in earmarks. In fact, the Illinois senator requested $311 million last year, according to the Associated Press, and none this year. In comparison, Gov. Palin has requested $750 million in her two years as governor -- which the AP says is the largest per-capita request in the nation. |
2008/9/9-14 [Politics/Domestic/Election, Politics/Domestic/President/Reagan] UID:51115 Activity:nil |
9/9 Liberals keep talking about how Palin is loud, annoying, obnoxious. Liberals hate candidates with big egos & obnoxious personality. You know what? That's exactly what conservatives vote for. Palin is playing the Ronald Reagan card... fuck all issues and just look nice on TV and be bright and be seen. The Ronald Reagan card is wins 48% of the votes, and is exactly what will get candidates into office. Sorry liberals, you just don't get it. \_ What sort of troll are you? \_ Right. If the Dems "got it," they'd remind people that: --McCain divorced his first wife, a former swim-wear model, after she was horribly disfigured in a car accident. \_ Dude are you serious? URL? \_ actually this is true. while McCain was in POW camp, his wife was in a terrible car accident that required 25+ surgeries that left her 4 inches shorter. she didn't tell him this while he was in POW camp, figuring he was suffering enough. when he got back to the states, he divorced her, and soon married the rich Arizona heiress. \_ Who was young enough to be his daughter. \_ The Daily Mail is a horrible rag, and yet I think they managed to capture the outrage pretty accurately on this: http://preview.tinyurl.com/6gbzhw (Daily Mail) \_ According to the article, he got back to the US in 1973, and divorced her in 1980. So it's a pretty big stretch to say he divorced her because of the accident. -tom \_ Good point. It's more accurate to say that he was running around on her, chasing other women, and that he divorced her to marry a rich and pretty younger trophy wife. --McCain called his second wife a cunt. How dare they take the high road! \_ The cunt story is dumb. If you've ever been in a relationship you'll know that there are sometimes ugly fights. The divorce stuff does, however, say something about McCain. \_ Frankly, what the guy says in privacy (or at least in hushed tones) doesn't particularly matter to me. Saying it in public just makes me wince. It _is_ dumb; he ought to know better. |
2008/9/9-14 [Politics/Domestic/President/Clinton, Politics/Domestic/Election] UID:51113 Activity:nil |
9/9 I am a democrat but my prediction is Obama will lose. He's a better speech giver, but what exactly has he done? He can talk the talk but there's no proof that he has what it takes do to the job. He had a golden opportunity to pick Hillary as the VP to form the dream ticket. It would've shown to the outside world that he will unite force with competitors for the common good, and he can put aside criticisms in the past. The combined ticket will also benefit from advice and help from Bill Clinton, who bought us 8 great years before the current bush fuckup, and whom I and a lot of people highly respect. But no, his current pick shows his arrogance (who needs the Clintons), immaturity (pick a white dude with more experience but less well known), insecurity (Clintons will have different view from him so his job will be easier without the Clintons), and over estimating himself. He is a black person after all. While I have nothing against black people, wining the election as a black person will be quite a challenge in itself. He's not Collin Powell, he's just a young black dude with good speaking skill at a good opportunity, but has yet to prove himself. Will there be enough people that trust him? It was a very smart move for McCain to pick a female VP. You have a war hero with a woman VP to win those voters that supports woman in politics. Unfortunately this will be a much bigger percentage than the die hard Clinton supporters that will vote for Obama because they've got no choice. Personally I probably won't even vote. The only way Obama is going to win is if the country really got sick and tired of the Republican Party after 8 years and wants something different. If this is the only thing he's banking on then it's very risky. Let's just hope that the war trained McCain got more common senses than Bush does so it won't be that bad if McCain wins. \_ You know what? You might be right that O could lose. However, you're still an idiot. \_ I'm a decline-to-state who voted for Hilary in the primary and McCain in the 2000 primary. I've always (so far) voted Democrat in Presidential elections. I am not wild about Obama, but I don't think he will lose. I think the choice of Biden was a good one (Biden was my pick for President above Hilary, but dropped out before I voted). The Clintons are very polarizing, which is what I told my Democrat friends back when Hilary was running for the Senate. A lot of people love them, but a lot of people really hate them. I think their association hurt Al Gore and Bill didn't do Hilary any favors in this election. Obama was wise to avoid them. McCain isn't really loved by anyone, even Republicans, because he is a loose cannon and Palin's strength is in appealing to voters who weren't going to vote for Obama anyway. I guess it draws out Republicans who might have stayed home otherwise if that was an issue. I think a Biden/Obama ticket makes more sense than an Obama/Biden ticket. My main beef with Obama is that I still know almost nothing about him or his record. He's a very charismatic speaker which makes me nervous, because people like that can be convincing. That *can* be a plus, but I don't like that attribute when mixed with his status as a relative unknown. I like leaders with a track record. \_ That is basically the same thing The Economist said about him, that he needs to define himself better if he wants to win. \- the fact that sarah palin appeals to anyone is a deep condemnation of america. and why are you paraoid about barak's unknowns rather than palin's knowns and things mccain has said he would do [like further plutocratization]. between experience and somebody treating me with contempt ["alaska is on the border \- the fact that sarah palin appeals to anyone is a deep condemnation of america. and why are you paraoid about barak's unknowns rather than palin's knowns and things mccain has said he would do [like further plutocratization]. between experience and somebody treating me with contempt ["alaska is on the border with russia, thus ..."] and additionally there some some evidence obama is refelctive, unlike BUSHCO ... and may studies show often the incompetent are overly confident. \_ What does this say? Does some one here speak illegible? \_ What does this say? Does someone here speak illegible? \_ It says your reading comprehension is low. \_ or the author is writing to the wrong audience. Does he/she want to be read and understood, or just seem aloof and elitist. \_ Man, I had always thought the elites would at least use occasional capitalization. \_ ...the wrong audience? This is the CSUA motd, not freerepublic. Work that Cal degree, code monkey. \_ Where did I say that I like Palin at all let alone more than Obama? |
2008/9/9-12 [Politics/Domestic/Election] UID:51111 Activity:low |
9/8 So err, how many of you computer SCIENTISTS think it would be hunky dory to have a VP that wants to teach creationism in our schools? \_ How many of you computer SCIENTISTS have figured out this is a completely untrue smear? \_ Yeah, she so crazy! "I don't think there should be a prohibition against debate if it comes up in class. It doesn't have to be part of the curriculum," she said. \_ "I am a proponent of teaching both." \_ http://csua.org/u/mai Basically, she doesn't seem to care. There was an argument, she said, "Heck, teach both." When peope didn't like that, she said something along the lines of "nevermind." It's pretty disingenous to claim she "wants to teach creationism in schools." \_ It's also disingenuous to pretend that "teaching both" is reasonable debate and not simply pushing mythology (and Xian cosmogony). Palin: "It's OK to let kids know that there are theories out there. They gain information just by being in a discussion." That's Intelligent Design, and it's not a theory, it's mythology. \_ Sure, and I agree with you. So what? She hasn't pushed it, and seems to have no real interest in the question. \_ It's a tough nut as well. ID is a joke, but "teach both" sounds fair until you look hard into it. \_ No one will accuse her of being an intellectual pinhead. She's vocally pro abstinence only sex ed in schools (HA HA HA HA), she \_ No she's not, she very clearly said she's for teaching birth control as well as abstinence in schools. claimed that we are in Iraq as part of God's plan (I can almost \_ No she didn't http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9H-btXPfhGs _/ \_ Yah, I've seen the video. She didn't say what you think she said. give her a break since she didn't write her convention election speech, but I bet Obama and Biden wrote theirs). Her whole \_ Show the evidence that *any* of the speakers at either convention wrote their own speech. denying wanting funding for the Bridge To Nowhere is odd, since.. that is demonstratably false. I have some relatives up near '\ the bridge to nowhere', the press never mentions that it's actually that is demonstratably false. I have some relatives up near the bridge to nowhere', the press never mentions that it's actually not to nowhere, it's to an island that has an airport that is used by the entire area. It's a complete pain to take the ferry from the airplane island to the mainland, Everyone for hundreds of miles uses the airport. It's actually quite handy. \_ "everyone for 100s of miles" up there is 300 people. \_ There's a lot of oil/gas/fishing industry up there. You could make a case that they should have just built their own bridge if it was so important. \_ http://www.factcheck.org/elections-2008/sliming_palin.html |
2008/9/8 [Politics/Domestic/Election] UID:51105 Activity:high |
9/7 I will now share with you the best warming up speech for an Obama appearance ever. "In this corner, the candidate of the people. Skinny young man. Big ears. Funny name. Armed with the experience of humble beginnings. Educated in Ivy League suites. Trained in legislative seats. Toughened in inner-city streets. Wearing the helmet of good judgment. The breastplate of hope. Wielding the shield of unity. Carrying the sword of truth. And feet marching to the beat of change!†\_ These terms are bullshit: "young" "hope" "unity" "truth" "change" Obama is armed with the rhetoric of bullshit. (actually "toughened" is pretty much bullshit too... how tough is it for a Harvard lawyer to work in Chicago? esp. compared to the competition...) Obama is armed with the rhetoric of bullshit. (actually "toughened" is pretty much bullshit too... how tough is it for a Harvard lawyer to work in Chicago? esp. compared to the competition...) \_ Thanks for playing, you lose! \_ To who? He sure kicked your butt. -!pp \_ Asserting something doesn't make it true. \_ Thanks for playing, you lose! \_ We could go around and around all day, and you'd still be a dumbass. Woops, I've been trolled. \_ LAUGH, you post a bunch of contentless rahrah and then whine when I call you on it. \_ I'm not the op, I'm a dumbass posting one line garbage responses. |
2008/9/8-9 [Politics/Domestic/Election, Politics/Domestic/President/Bush] UID:51103 Activity:low |
9/8 Stay classy, college republicans http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080908/ap_on_el_pr/college_republicans_obama \_ Uh, by kicking that jerk out they are. \_ Damage control is not class. |
2008/9/8-9 [Politics/Domestic/California, Politics/Domestic/Election] UID:51102 Activity:low |
9/7 I can't stand the smirky tone of Palin's voice. Her mocking of Obama, especially when her facts are wrong or deliberately disengenous as they are shoved at her by Republican operatives, pisses me off. I wasn't going to vote for her anyway, oh well \_ I hated her too. She has that primly self-righteous tone of holier-than-thou which I learned to despise from a co-worker of mine, this sheltered whiny self-centered woman-child who was pleased to level judgement on everyone else, but who, when justifiably called flaky for actions she herself committed, got all pissed off and then went on the attack instead of admitting that yes, she HAD been a flake, sorry, she'll try to do better. \- but she runs a state with a land border with CANADA and a martime border with RUSSIA \_ http://donate.barackobama.com/page/contribute |
2008/9/8-14 [Politics/Domestic/Election] UID:51100 Activity:low |
9/8 here's a chance for your ranting to be useful to someone: assume McCain wins the election. Then what happens in the next 4 years? The economy? Wars? What? \_ We invade Iran. US credibility continues to crater. Dollar weakens further, both in terms of domestic inflation and relative to other currencies. Dollar-denominated oil prices skyrocket, driving up prices for everything. McCain's solution is to drill off-shore and in ANWAR; public pressure forces it to happen, but it has no effect on the economic situation. -tom \_ Really, you think we are going to invade IRAN under McCain? You willing to bet even money on that if he wins? Cause I'm happy to take the other side of that bet. Also you think the Dollar is going to behave differently under Obama? Why?? \_ McCain loves American military action, and has already expressed interest in attacking Iran more than once. It seems a foolish thing to bet on. The dollar will tank if we don't improve our fiscal situation by reducing the military and raising taxes. McCain will do neither. -tom \_ I don't know, McCain opposed Bush's tax cuts. I'd say we have a better shot at fiscal solvency with McCain+Dem congress than Obama+Dem congress. \_ But he supports them now. \_ Anything said during a campaign has zero credebility. You can only trust what they actually do in office. \_ While I understand where this sentiment comes from (cf. "All politicians are liars"), it's a dangerous basis for making poltical decisions; since neither candidate _is_ President, we have little to guide us on what they'll do when elected apart from what they say they'll do and past attempts to make good on their promises. \_ Confrontation with Russia. Probably war with Iran. Economy continues slow grind into dust as rest of world continues to lose confidence in our debt-ridden economy. Further isolation as world public opinion solidifies against us and China takes our place as a superpower. \_ War with Iran requiring massive deficit spending which craters the economy. \_ Same shit that will happen when Obama is President +/- 10%. When will you people figure this out? D's control Congress, so whatever happens is on them, too. Historically things are best when Congress and President are from different parties, FWIW. \_ I have a wild irrational completely not supported by hard facts belief that Obama+Biden has a lower chance of completely fucking EVERYTHING up than McCain+Palin. It would be difficult to convince me that is not true. The more I hear Palin on the radio, the more I want to quit my job, liquidate my assets, and move to a swing state and apply myself somehow to prevent the upcoming calamity of McCain+Palin. Have you heard this woman? |
2008/9/8-12 [Politics/Domestic/Election] UID:51096 Activity:nil |
9/8 http://www.politico.com Gallup Poll Daily Tracking, McCain 48% Obama 45% Eight more years of conservative darkness baby yeah!!! \_ Once again it will all come down to Ohio and Florida. If you really care about this, donate and volunteer. \_ Or perhaps VA and/or CO. There are more than just those two swing states this year, which makes it kind of interesting. |
2008/9/7-9 [Politics/Domestic/Election] UID:51095 Activity:kinda low |
9/7 Palin agrees to interviews, so long as she is treated with "respect and deference" http://preview.tinyurl.com/6lsv92 \_ Because ANY evidence of inconsistency automatically rules him out as Presidency-worthy, no matter how trivial, because he's a Democrat. If he were a republican, he could disappear for an entire war and not be suspected of any wrongdoing. Or, he could receive family patronage assuring him of a good military career, and that would be completely fine, too. \_ Sounds like Obama \_ In Obama's case he has to be treated with "obeisance" \_ Putin will say mean things to her when McCain dies, making her cry \_ Hi, no. Thanks. The interview will be a farce. It's been arranged essentially like a celebrity interview: http://talkingpointsmemo.com/archives/214508.php \- Imperial Vice Presidency! |
2008/9/7-12 [Politics/Domestic/Election] UID:51092 Activity:nil |
9/7 Rove appointed DA says "no" to prosecuting Obama assasination plotters http://dneiwert.blogspot.com/2008/09/fbi-wanted-obama-plotters-charged-but.html \_ Bush will pardon them. |
2008/9/6-12 [Politics/Domestic/Election] UID:51082 Activity:nil |
9/6 Gee, looks like someone elses pastor likes to rant about America being struck down http://maxblumenthal.com/2008/09/palins-pastor-god-is-gonna-strike-out-his-hand-againstamerica \_ But he's not an angry black man so it's ok! \_ Palin left that church before she took office as governor. Obama stayed while his pastor was damning America for 20 years. Do you see the diff? \_ I do. I think it is a complete non issue for both candidates. ok it is kind of weird that it is one of those 'gay is a disease we can cure you of' churches. \_ Didn't Falwell and Robertson blame America for the 9/11 attacks, too?\ I guess it is okay when a conservative pastor does this. |
2008/9/6-9 [Politics/Domestic/911, Politics/Domestic/Election] UID:51081 Activity:nil |
9/6 Obstruction of justice in Alaska http://www.newsweek.com/id/157439/output/print \_ This whole family belongs on the Jerry Springer show. |
2008/9/6-9 [Politics/Domestic/Election] UID:51073 Activity:nil |
9/6 obama and mccain might be neck and neck in pop. vote polls.... but it is pretty clear obama is way ahead in projected electoral college votes. unless he goe he goes on some woman hating whitey hating rampage, welcome pres. obama! \_ Expect an "October Surprise" this year, probably the bombing of Iran. \_ I believe Americans are ready for 911 type of movies by then |
2008/9/5-12 [Politics/Domestic/Election, Politics/Domestic] UID:51071 Activity:nil |
9/5 The GOP has completed the transition to the party of identity politics http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/georgepacker/2008/09/i-wasnt-in-st-p.html \_ Thanks for this hilariously bad piece. If the lefties misunderstand conservatives this badly, I'm not surprised. \_ As the flattery of friends corrupts, so often do the taunts of enemies instruct. -Augustine |
2008/9/5-12 [Politics/Domestic/Election, Politics/Domestic] UID:51069 Activity:nil |
9/4 Palin's speech excited the Democrats too: http://preview.tinyurl.com/68p4qp |
2008/9/4-12 [Politics/Domestic/Election] UID:51066 Activity:nil |
9/4 An example of PDS: http://news.bostonherald.com/news/2008/view.bg?articleid=1116858 \_ Huh, I thought it looked pretty good. \_ I'd keep using terms like PDS if you were. It makes you look so with it and worldly. \_ I use it because of the post a few days ago. -op \_ No reason to stop now! Keep at it little dude. \_ Are you joking? Critisizing someones hairstyle is hardly a sign of derangement. \_ I wonder if OP was up in arms about Edwards' 400 dollar haircut. Or Cindy McCain's $300,000 outfit. |
2008/9/4-8 [Politics/Domestic/Election] UID:51063 Activity:nil |
9/4 R Rep calls Obama "uppity" http://thehill.com/leading-the-news/westmoreland-calls-obama-uppity-2008-09-04.html \_ Let me spell it out for you. U P P I T Y N E G R O. there. happy? \_ "they're a member of an elitist-class individual that thinks that they're uppity," Does that even make sense to anyone here? It's a grammatical mishmash. \_ "Elitist" is code for "uppity" in this election. This rep is just letting the veil slip a little. Note that he repeated "uppity" again when asked to clarify. \_ So what was it code for in the last election? \_ Catholic. \_ That doesn't really answer the question A) He's a member of an individual? B) He thinks he's uppity? Does it make sense for someone to think they are uppity? Actually, saying elitist means uppity makes even less sense, then he's part of an uppity class that thinks he's uppity. \_ Meh, that's just the kind of think the race obsessed say when they can't find any actual racism. \_ Meh, that's just the sort of thing white people say when they don't want to admit their own racism. \_ Haha. Keep chasing your tail. |
2008/9/4-8 [Politics/Domestic/Election] UID:51060 Activity:nil |
9/4 http://www.abcnews.go.com/Politics/Conventions/story?id=5715542&page=3 Now even McCain is spouting the party line about how Palin knows foreign relations because Alaska is close to Russia. Wow, that's some serious straight talk going on. \_ And Alaska is closer to Canada than to the 48 state! \_ Kind of stupid but not totally without merit. I think governors in California, Arizona, and Texas have a better handle on international relations than governors in Kansas, Arkansas, and West Virginia for instance. \_ I didn't know there America was building a giant fence on the Russian/Alaska border. \_ If you can't provide content or entertainment on motd, don't post anything. Fucker. \_ Take your own advice. Fucker. |
2008/9/4-8 [Politics/Domestic/Election, Computer/HW/Memory, Computer/SW/WWW/Browsers] UID:51059 Activity:nil |
9/4 Someone asked yesterday about the Obama/Ayers link. It took me a while to find a link I was happy with, this one is ok. This guy goes into excruciating detail about the Annenberg Challenge and CAC over a number of blog posts. The full Annenberg documents were only recently released, and this post predates the release. The documents are still being digested, so this is far from the final word. Anyway, it is pretty obvious that Obama and Ayers had a close working relationship for at least 6 years (the real relationship almost cetainly predates this), in which they funneled millions to Ayers' causes and students. It's also quite obvious that Obama has been highly disingenous about this relationship, and many of his statements about it have been blatant falsehoods. ("Our kids went to school together", etc) http://csua.org/u/m9b \_ Yes, Obama supports terrorism and wants to KILL WHITEY. \_ It looks like Obama has really been trying to improve the schools, which is great. I think I am going to give him another $2300. \_ Might want to look into what he was spending that money on first. The challenge itself was deemed an utter flop. $100mil down the hole. \_ Deemed an utter flop by who? This guy is not a reliable source. http://preview.tinyurl.com/554pov The Annenberg Challange is hardly the radical far-left proposal this guy makes it out to be. \_ Sorry, it was a flop _in Chicago_. That is, it had no effect on student performance in Chicago. Your link is an overall evaluation, so not really interesting for this discussion. Also, it was deemed a flop by the Consortium of Chicago School Research (CCSR) in 2003. \_ Yes, that is interesting. I will have to do some more research. But I think it is amusing that an effort to try and weaken the hold of the teacher's union is called a communist tactic by this guy. \_ I with you agree there. -op \_ I agree with you there. -op here are some new numbers (VM Size in MB reported by Task Manager): 2.0.0.16 3.0.1 - Startup, empty the cache. 13 23 - Go to http://www.yahoo.com 17 40 - Open 6 news pages in 43 69 6 new tabs. - Close the 6 tabs above. 35 54 - Open the same 6 news pages 44 71 in 6 new tabs again. - Close the 6 tags again. 38 53 So, after opening and closing the same tabs a second time, Firefox 3 still uses more memory than Firefox 2. Any idea? Thanks. \_ The delta between 2 "close the 6 tabs" lines is 3 megs for FF2 and -1 megs for FF3. The general problem with FF2 was it tended to leak memory over time. For a desktop app, an extra 10 megs is minimal, but since people like to have long lived browser sessions, FF2's habit of slowing growing up to 2 gigs of memory is a real problem. \_ Dunno, I notice better memory usage with lots of tabs open. Firefox 2 used to go into the 500 MB range after a while, Firefox 3 typically doesn't go above 400 MB. \_ I used to have to restart my browser every day. I don't have to with FF3. \_ FF3 does seem more crashy though. \_ Anyway, you made your point. He has extensive political connections to an ex-WU guy. A big yawner to me, but perhaps middle America cares. I kind of doubt it. |
2008/9/4-8 [Politics/Domestic/Election] UID:51058 Activity:nil |
9/3 Cindy McCain's outfit: $300k http://www.vanityfair.com/online/politics/2008/09/cindy-mccains-300000-outfit.html \_ Mostly in the jewelry. And? \_ Just amusing that the incredibly wealthy candidate is the one throwing around the "elitist" word. But I know, cognitive dissonance comes naturally. \_ Cindy McCain is a candidate? \_ elitism has little to do with wealth \_ Do tell. \_ http://www.dictionary.com \_ Don't you Democrats pride yourself on nuance? \_ how much for the plastic surgery? |
2008/9/4-8 [Politics/Domestic/California, Politics/Domestic/Election] UID:51056 Activity:nil |
9/4 "Attacks, praise stretch truth at GOP convention" http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080904/ap_on_el_pr/cvn_fact_check |
2008/9/4-8 [Politics/Domestic/Election] UID:51054 Activity:nil |
9/4 http://www.thedailyshow.com/video/index.jhtml?videoId=184086 Sometimes you just have to shake your head and laugh. \_ This post is sexist. \_ This totally made my year \_ The side-by-sides are my favorite part of the show. \_ Who gives a shit what those people say? What matters is what the candidate says. \_ ...as they demonstrated at the end of the clip. |
2008/9/4-8 [Politics/Domestic/Election, Science/GlobalWarming] UID:51052 Activity:moderate |
9/3 What's so bad about community organizers? From the speeches tonight you'd think that was a euphenism for smoking reefer 24/7 \_ Since the GOP has nothing to run on, they're just running a Hate convention. \_ Since when has either part had anything to run on? For the last 6 years the Dems have been running on "Bush sucks" and and now they're running on a combination of "Bush sucks" and HOPE! and CHANGE! \_ Change is all you'll have if you vote for Dems! GH Bush \_ I don't know about you, but after 8 years of Bush and the GOP, I'm about ready for HOPE and CHANGE. \_ There are a whole lot more ways to change something for the bad than the good. Obama is basically running on Mcain = Bush! Scary! Which is obvious BS. \_ I don't think that's BS. McCain will continue the policies of Bush/Cheney. \_ In what way are McCain's policies different than Bush's? \_ Federal stem cell research funding. Being able to speak coherently. \_ So how exactly are you worse off? \_ Like I said, you've got nothing. \_ Does your life suck and you're blaming it on Bush? Dem party running against GOP: of course they're going to claim that this is the MOST IMPORTANT ELECTION EVAR and that therefore due to ???? they should be elected. The most significant changes we're talking about is stuff is almost completely dependent on the legislators in Congress, and not the president. i.e. the tax plan and healthcare plan. All the other stuff is just posturing. Do you think Russia is going to give a shit about having a guy who wants to talk to them more? Obama's going to use his magic inspirational charisma to bring about the Age of Aquarius. \_ Except Bush (or McCain) would veto the tax and healthcare changes we need. Not to mention the energy plan, which is a disaster under the GOP. \_ Haha, "changes we need". Care to go into specifics about energy? \_ That's right, changes we need. The Bush/McCain economic policies have been a disaster for all but the very richest: link:tinyurl.com/69jh74 Go read Obama's policy papers on energy, I don't have the time or inclination to recap them here. But they focus on conservation, not lying to the American people about how much oil we can get out of ANWR or some BS about "clean" coal. \_ I don't need those changes. Hence "we" is laughable. Obama can't shit oil. Conservation is not a long term plan. \_ "Conservation is not a long term plan"? What does that even mean? Conservation is an choice. The alternative is destruction. Conservation alone won't save the society, but without conservation you lose before you even start. -tom \_ Whatever... McCain focuses on conservation too, and Obama's energy plan ALSO talks about your "clean" coal. You guys are so stupid and full of shit. \_ McCain focuses on conservation? Is that why he's voted against improving fuel economy and pretty much every other conservation initiative, pretty much every time he's been given the opportunity? -tom \_ Please stop parroting left wing blogs. I'm obviously referring to the published "energy plans". Though McCain has in fact supported CAFE increases in certain forms (they quibble about timescales). But of course it's easy for Obama to say he is better because after all he has no track record to scrutinize. By the way, stuff like CAFE is BS. if energy self-sufficiency is a matter of national security and protection from foreign volatility (and it is), then we should have a fairly high tariff on all imported energy (e.g. oil). We should always have had this, and we should have kept pushing nuclear. \_ So you're saying that you put more faith in a campaign promise than you do in someone's actual voting record? Interesting. -tom \_ Obama voted for the '05 energy bill. He voted for more ethanol boondoggle, clean coal, oil and gas subsidies. Obama voted for the porky farm bill. That's not a voting record I'm happy with. \_ "We" means America here, obviously. Not what some selfish prick in the top 1% of income needs. We are all going into the tank if we don't control our energy usage and our health care expenses. Even you, I bet. \_ I think the OP understands that GOP is bashing Obama by labeling him as community organizer. But the questions is why community organizer specifically. What's bad about being a community organizer? (I wonder about the same questions.) \_ Community and Communist differ by one letter, 'nuff said. \_ 2 letters, actually. Go beah! \_ That's just tit-for-tat. The Obama campaign keeps refering to Palin as the mayor of Wasilla, so McCain calls him a community organizer. \_ You have your tats and your tits backwards. McCain has been calling him that long before Palin entered the scene. \_ Link? I hadn't noticed anyway. \_ I see. Thx. -- PP |
2008/9/3-8 [Politics/Domestic/California, Politics/Domestic/Election] UID:51049 Activity:nil |
9/3 Caught a minute of the GOP convention, and I swear I heard Obama's name mentioned more often than McCain's. (Granted, in negative contexts, but still more often.) This seems... counter-productive. \_ It's been like this all year. The GOP literally has nothing positive to run on. \_ Vote for Our Guy! He's not... that guy! \_ Pretty much. \_ HOPE! CHANGE! \_ McCain's name was mentioned more in the Dem Convention than Obama's name was at the RNC. I guess the Dems have even less to run on? The R's appear to have a more uniform distribution whereas the Dems are completely focused on McCain and CHANGE! http://tinyurl.com/6yhfym [nytimes.com] |
2008/9/3-8 [Politics/Domestic/Election] UID:51048 Activity:nil |
9/3 Bristol Palin: HOT!!!!!!!!!!! \_ No she's not, her mom is. \_ Which of them have bigger boobs? I think Sarah does. \_ what are you talking about? Bristol is ENORMOUS. \_ Which Bristol pics are you looking at? URL please? \_ Pretty good speaker and an interesting person. I take bac \_ Pretty good speaker and an interesting person. I take back what I said about her being a light weight. \_ really. she sounded dumb as rocks, IMO, and the GOP women looked skeptical throughout most of the speech. but according to http://cnn.com,nytimes.com,washingtonpost.com,yahoo.com she turned in a 'star-turning performance' \_ Sorry, I meant Sarah not Bristol (obviously). |
2008/9/3 [Politics/Domestic/Election] UID:51046 Activity:nil 80%like:51023 |
9/3 Wheew! Good thing running for president has given McCain so much executive experience! (CNN video) http://patriotroom.com/?p=1578 \_ I love how he compares his current job to McCain's last job. \_ The McCain campaign keeps doing this. It's like no one told them she's the governor now. |
2008/9/3 [Politics/Domestic/Election] UID:51045 Activity:nil |
9/3 what the hell is a McCain? \_ And more to the point, why not just run a sed on your view of the motd rather than insert random nonsense into everyone's view of the motd? \_ For the lulz. \_ I assume he's likening McCain to McCain's vagina. |
2008/9/3-8 [Politics/Domestic/Election] UID:51044 Activity:nil |
9/3 I changed my mind, Palin is totally awesome. Please be a part of the ticket until the election, PLEASE. thanks! http://www.youtube.com/watch%3Fv=CrG8w4bb3kg transcript of words from Peggy Noonan: "it's over..." "palin thing is insulting." "they're all bummed out." "they went for this political bullshit about narratives. It's not what [the Republicans] are good at." "it's cynical. it's gimmicky." \_ better transcript http://pastie.org/265602 \_ I would have voted for Peggy Noonan \_ Are you sure it means what you think it means? http://online.wsj.com/public/article/declarations.html \_ I just LOVE the backpedalling! Oh boo who she said an obscenity on air and apologizes. Well good thing that's over. Actually I didn't clue in on the fact she said "it's over". And I don't believe her, not one little bit. When she said "it's over", she meant it. She also refrains in her column discussing what she said her about the Palin pick: Todd: Is she really the most qualified woman? Noonan: The most qualified no. I think they went for this excuse me political bullshit about narratives.. So like I said earlier, please keep Palin! |
2008/9/3 [Politics/Domestic/Election] UID:51041 Activity:high |
9/3 McCain refuses to testify in trooper-gate probe, after previously agreeing to testify: http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/2008/09/palin_aide_dodges_troopergate.php |
2008/9/3 [Politics/Domestic/Election] UID:51036 Activity:nil 63%like:51010 57%like:51032 |
8/30 http://FightTheSmears.com apparently is also start-the-smears http://littlegreenfootballs.com/article/31096_THE ONE_Campaign_Behind_Anti-TINA FEY_Smear_Site \_ Ahh, LGF... must be true. Can I counter this with a Kos link? \_ Did you read the article? Did you follow up on the IP addr leads? \_ What would you say if I buy http://goatsex.com and HTTP redirect it to http://FightTheSmears.com? Is that FightTheSmears is also goatsex? \_ Ah, good point. Thanks. -op \_ Learn how CNAME works and get back to us. This is no more than grafitti. |
2008/9/3 [Politics/Domestic/Election] UID:51032 Activity:nil 75%like:51010 57%like:51036 54%like:51043 |
8/30 http://FightTheSmears.com apparently is also start-the-smears http://littlegreenfootballs.com/article/31096_Obama_Campaign_Behind_Anti-MAGICAL JESUS UNICORN_Smear_Site \_ Ahh, LGF... must be true. Can I counter this with a Kos link? \_ Did you read the article? Did you follow up on the IP addr leads? \_ What would you say if I buy http://goatsex.com and HTTP redirect it to http://FightTheSmears.com? Is that FightTheSmears is also goatsex? \_ Ah, good point. Thanks. -op \_ Learn how CNAME works and get back to us. This is no more than grafitti. |
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