Long Winded
Sorry the last few posts have been so long. These politicians get me going
Heere’s Sarah
Oddly enough, even after hearing her speech I still feel I don’t know much about Sarah Palin. I know far too much about her family. The hockey mom can be a veep story. A hockey mom becoming president is a great Disney movie. It shouldn’t be risked in real life.
 I love how every time a republican is asked about her the answer is “ she’s a great mom”. The question doesn’t really matter; she’s a great mom. OK, I got it. She’s a great mom. I see that as qualifying her to be a great mom
I have no real problem with her being a working mom, good for her. The republican hypocrisy is saying she’s under attack for it and her pregnant daughter.
Can you imagine if Baraack Obama had a 17-year-old unmarried pregnant daughter? Seriously, how bad I would it be? I doubt he would have made it to the senate. Call me racist all you want but I just don’t think “America” is as forgiving of unmarried pregnant black girls.
So the “family values” party, which is led by a bunch of guys with their second trophy wives, now endorses kids having kids. Wow, that is a long way from the old abstinence line. I guess they do believe in change.
Sarah Palin did get off a few good lines about Baraack and the columns and small town America jokes, I’ll give her that.
The problem is there was no substance to the speech. Same old same old.
Obama will raise taxes, including the dreaded DEATH tax. There’s a funny thing about the inheritance tax. No small business or family farm has ever been lost to the inheritance tax. It just hasn’t happened. They never mention that. Capitol gains taxes don’t affect most Americans. You’re just not rich enough. Check with your broker. What do you mean you don’t have a broker? Well, who counts your houses for God’s sake?
Her sister is opening a gas station and doesn’t want to pay more taxes. Well, unless sis and hubby make over 400 grand they won’t pay more taxes.
Did you know 400 grand is just a bit more than McCain and his wife save if the Bush tax cuts are made permanent. Look it up, they save about 340000.
We gotta “ WIN THE WAR” Baraack never talks about us “ WINNING THE WAR” We’re close to “WINNING THE WAR”
Problem is they never define winning the war. Did we win back when Bush posed under “ mission accomplished” banner? Do we win when we get the oil from Iraq, do we win when Al Queda is destroyed. Do we win when Halliburton actually owns Iraq?
Or, sadly, do we win when 5000 of our troops have died
McCain is a war hero and was in Hanoi prison, I got that. I heard. Now how does that help fix the economy? Did he study economics in there? I hope so because our economy is broken. I’m not just imagining it, it really is broken. Granted I’m a pessimist but even optimistic mortgage brokers admit something is wrong.
The Democratic congress spends too much. Really? And Bush’s policies had nothing to do with it.
 Now I’m no fan of congress, I think the congress and the senate are useless and worthless. They were elected with a mandate to end the war based on promises never even visited after they were elected. Remember the passenger bill of rights they were going to hit airlines with? That one died without even a vote. So I ask you to please not think for a minute that I am forgiving congress, but HASN’T BUSH BEEN PRESIDENT THE LAST 8 YEARS.
She sat there and compared herself to Harry Truman, a democrat. The repubs love to bring up Lincoln and compare themselves with all these people from the past but they never mention Bush. We are broke because he tried to pay for a war with tax cuts. That’s right, spend more and take in less, brilliant. How did it not work?
They talk about Washington and the “ insiders” I think McCain has been there long enough to be an insider. McCain may have actually known Washington himself.
Obama has no executive experience, well neither does ole John. Sarah Palin’s exec experience is running a small town and the state of Alaska, c’mon; you know that’s not hard. You could do it yourself from home.
She’s been proud of America her whole life? Well I have been to Alaska a few times. They are proud up there. They are proud of being separate and different from the lower 48. It’s actually pretty cool the way they consider themselves part of yet separate from the lower 48.
The pride thing was a shot at Michelle Obama, which is cool but I’m guessing Michelle Obama has experienced a different America than an Alaskan hockey mom. Its called racism, overt, institutional or just those “what are you doing here” looks that we black people imagine all the time. Kind of like the looks the few black people at the republican convention are getting. Cowboy Troy? Really?
Ok I’m playing the race card again, sorry. Things are so fair and balanced in this country.
How could I ever think a black woman’s experience would be different from a white woman’s.
Did you ever think maybe its even more American for the Obama’s to try? I mean, they had to have a frank discussion about the fact he may be shot. America has a habit of shooting people with high ideals calling for change, ask the Kennedy’s or MLK.
I don’t think assassination ever came up at the PTA meetings.
Hey I bet tough hockey mom wouldn’t meet Michelle Obama in the ring, winner take all. There’s a fight I’d like to see.
She shot down Ted Steven’s “bridge to nowhere”. He’s a republican. Wonder why she didn’t mention that? She was able to sign a bill giving Alaskans oil money back. Well that’s because so much of Alaska operates on federal subsidies. I guess she’ll mention that later
Like I said, same old same old.
I’ll wrap up by paraphrasing a quote I heard from Keith Olberman (left wing media guy probably communist) attributed to Lincoln
“ Those who like this sort of thing will find this to be the sort of thing they like”
God Bless her. You remember God, He’s republican. He told me so right after he told Ann Coulter about us godless liberals. I think it was after he told Bush he was “ chosen”
Bravo McCain, Bravo
So McCain threw everyone a curve by choosing Palin as his veep. I don’t think anyone saw this coming. Not one of the pundits, experts , wonks or talking heads picked her. Congratulations Madam Palin.
She is a great republican. You know how hard it must be to find a woman who’s anti abortion, anti gay marriage and against the polar bears. She’s a member of the NRA and her parents found out she’s going for veep while they were out moose hunting. Are you kidding me? Its an NRA wet dream. It could only get better if her dad shot a Mexican robbing a neighbor’s house.
She has a son in the army and I’m sure he’s doing a great job protecting Fairbanks. Hey, Bushie protected Arkansas between drinks, this is great.
She’s under investigation. You know how much republicans like a good investigation. Seems she fired the public safety commissioner because he wouldn’t fire her brother in law during her sister’s divorce. Of course it was her husband making the calls, she had no knowledge of it.
This means she’s vindictive, another great right wing trait. Her sister’s divorce just strengthens the case for the sanctity of marriage, right?
Finally, she’s a liar. Just 2 months ago she said she wouldn’t go to Washington because Alaska needed her. She even said she doesn’t know what the veep does. How’s that for a politician? Beautiful.
It is a great chess move by McCain. Women will like her glass ceiling talk. Conservatives will like her “Christian “ values, 5 kids etc and the dems can’t attack a woman without looking bad the same way republicans have to dance around Baraack being black.
The big question is, where does it leave Rush Limbaugh? Is she a feminazi? How do you hate one of your own?
Don’t worry, Rush will find a way!
BTW the loud sucking sound you hear is a lot of air being let out of Baraack’s campaign.
Will You Be my Veep?
McCain says Baraack has no experience then picks a veep with even less experience.
Baraack says McCain has been in senate too long then picks a veep who has been in senate even longer than McCain.
Ya gotta love it.Â
Strand Capitol Performing Arts Center
Title: Strand Capitol Performing Arts Center
Location: 50 North George Street
Start Time: 20:00
Date: 2008-10-02
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