The lady on the right
By Capt. Fogg
Somewhere in a closet I have an old Louisville Slugger. I'm thinking of getting it out just in case I have to listen to any more crap about the New York Times and the "liberal Press." Face it; anyone who isn't still asking themselves what the hell John McCain was thinking could use a good whack on the head, but serious questions are not what I am reading in the Times this morning. Instead we have Sarah Heath Palin, an Outsider Who Charms
Is gumption some code word for opposing abortion rights, gay marriage and perhaps censoring the public library? Does it stand for deficit spending and unrestricted drilling leases for the oil companies? Yes, her ability to garner support without having to delineate policy has many people dumbfounded. It should have us worried as concerns a country where looks and personality trump intelligence, honesty and knowledge every time.
And then we have: Choice of Palin Is Bold Move by McCain, With Risks Bold Move? Does Bold mean random or erratic or counterproductive nowadays? McCain risks undercutting the "inexperience" gambit, says the article. Yes, sure, but he has already risked undercutting belief in his sanity if not his commitment to hire competent people rather than those who share his religious dogmas.
Let's hope our "paper of record" ends this honeymoon quickly and gets down to doing its job of giving us a clue as to what or whether McCain was thinking!
Somewhere in a closet I have an old Louisville Slugger. I'm thinking of getting it out just in case I have to listen to any more crap about the New York Times and the "liberal Press." Face it; anyone who isn't still asking themselves what the hell John McCain was thinking could use a good whack on the head, but serious questions are not what I am reading in the Times this morning. Instead we have Sarah Heath Palin, an Outsider Who Charms
"She rose to prominence by impressing voters more with gumption than with an established record."
Is gumption some code word for opposing abortion rights, gay marriage and perhaps censoring the public library? Does it stand for deficit spending and unrestricted drilling leases for the oil companies? Yes, her ability to garner support without having to delineate policy has many people dumbfounded. It should have us worried as concerns a country where looks and personality trump intelligence, honesty and knowledge every time.
And then we have: Choice of Palin Is Bold Move by McCain, With Risks Bold Move? Does Bold mean random or erratic or counterproductive nowadays? McCain risks undercutting the "inexperience" gambit, says the article. Yes, sure, but he has already risked undercutting belief in his sanity if not his commitment to hire competent people rather than those who share his religious dogmas.
Let's hope our "paper of record" ends this honeymoon quickly and gets down to doing its job of giving us a clue as to what or whether McCain was thinking!
Labels: McCain Campaign, Sarah Palin
posted by Capt. Fogg at
9:41 AM
3 Comments:
I THINK SHE'S A GREAT CHOICE. I'M A BIT NERVOUS ABOUT THE "EXPERIENCE"
ISSUE BUT NOT IN THE SAME WAY MANY PEOPLE ARE. IF SHE SUDDENLY BECAME
PRESIDENT, SHE'D BE FINE -- HARRY TRUMAN WAS! ALSO, I'VE NEVER REALLY BEEN
CONCERNED ABOUT OBAMA'S "LACK OF EXPERIENCE." I'VE MERELY BEEN NEXT TO
SICKENED THAT HE'S A LIBERAL, LIBERAL, LIBERAL, WITH RADICAL, LEFTIST,
PRACTICALLY MARXIST LEANINGS.
THE EXPERIENCE ISSUE IS MERELY A WEAPON -- A WEAPON FOR MCCAIN TO USE
AGAINST OBAMA, AND A WEAPON NOW TO BE USED AGAINST PALIN. SOME PEOPLE
REALLY FEAR THE INEXPERIENCE, BUT BILL CLINTON, WHETHER HE MEANT IT OR NOT,
WAS PROBABLY CORRECT WHEN HE SAID NO ONE IS REALLY PREPARED TO BE PRESIDENT.
AS TO THE QUAYLE COMPARISON THAT SOME PEOPLE ARE MAKING, AS MUCH AS I HOPED BACK IN 1988 THAT IT WASN'T
TRUE, HE JUST WASN'T THAT SMART -- LLOYD BENTSEN WAS RIGHT -- HE WAS NO
JACK KENNEDY. PALIN LOOKED PROFESSIONAL, CONFIDENT AND STRONG AT HER
INTRODUCTION SPEECH. MY RECOLLECTION OF QUAYLE WAS OF A JUNIOR
HIGHSCHOOLER JUMPING UP AND DOWN (ALMOST LITERALLY) BECAUSE HE WAS SO
EXCITED TO BE ATTENDING THE BIG BALL GAME. PALIN, ON THE OTHER HAND IS
SMART - I'M CERTAIN OF IT; AND I'D BET A REASONABLE SUM OF MONEY THAT SHE'S
GOT A HIGHER IQ THAN BIDEN.
OBAMA IS BRILLIANT -- AS WERE JOHNSON, NIXON, CARTER, AND BILL CLINTON.
MY MCCAIN-PALIN BUMPER STICKERS ARE ON THE WAY!
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Anonymous, at 10:42 AM
As long as we're indulging in wanton and self-serving conjecture, I'm betting you'd be supporting Squeaky Fromm if a Republican had picked her.
I'm more than sure you don't have a clue what "liberal" actually means, much less have you any clear picture of what the Democratic candidate stands for.
Frankly I don't give a shit about the US any more - if the country were worth a damn it would have put you an a barge and dumped you in the ocean long ago.
Enjoy your soon-to-be third world hell hole - you deserve it.
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Capt. Fogg, at 2:12 PM
Yes, I know what the dictionary defintion of liberal is, and it is quite different from what I (I and many, many others) mean when we refer to liberal politicians and liberal voters. You've been boring me with that for a little too long now.
I don't have a clue of what the Democratic candidate stands for. Do you know why? Because he's been moving so swiftly to the center (all a ruse, of couse) that I'm now dizzy. But don't be mistaken -- he is a LEFTIST, and you know perfectly well what that means.
Oh, and if you don't give a shit about the US any more, stop blogging and move to Tortola -- as Don Imus would say, "JUST GET OUT!"
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