Topic: Election 2008 (Read 63178 times)

Thad · « **Reply #300 on:** October 05, 2008, 01:48:56 PM »

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nHW-RO1_WN0

It bears repeating: I always had my issues with the old John McCain, but I respected him; this campaign has just been something of a tragic fall. I'd thought of the Macbeth analogy well before Colbert mentioned it on his show the other day (though he gets points for working in Sarah Palin's witch-obsessed pastor).

Arc · « **Reply #301 on:** October 05, 2008, 03:19:04 PM »

Jill Biden's mother passes away.

Barack Obama helped stranded stranger 20 years ago.

Palin gets advice from New York Times, Starbucks cup, misquotes them both.

Carrying on the long tradition of beneficial, eloquent Presidential brothers, Joe McCain says something totally fucking retarded.

Brentai · « **Reply #302 on:** October 05, 2008, 03:24:37 PM »

I hear he's working on getting his last name changed to "Sixpack".

(Not like there isn't a family history of making thoughtless, unbelievable offensive attempts at humor, of course.)

Arc · « **Reply #303 on:** October 05, 2008, 03:28:59 PM »

Sixpack, the most coveted of all voter blocks.

Kayma · « **Reply #304 on:** October 05, 2008, 04:15:46 PM »

It's like she's talking directly to my gut~! <3

Romosome · « **Reply #305 on:** October 05, 2008, 04:49:33 PM »

"She's got moxie,'' said Joyce Stoer Cordi, a San Jose Republican at the fundraiser, who spoke briefly with Palin at the event. "It's not the so-called talking points. It's the presentation, delivery and commitment.''

Arc · « **Reply #306 on:** October 05, 2008, 07:13:14 PM »

http://www.johnmccainrecord.com/

http://www.keatingeconomics.com/

Teaser:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qsI_0bV2CZo

This is becoming a viral web game!

Thad · « **Reply #307 on:** October 05, 2008, 10:55:12 PM »

Latest talking point from McCain/Palin seems to be calling attention to Obama knowing Ayers.

(Aside: it always bemuses me how fundamentalist Christians seem only to believe in redemption when it comes to Republicans' marital infidelity.)

The AP has called Palin out for the racial overtones in the "Obama pals around with terrorists and doesn't see America the same way we do" rhetoric. As I've said, so far the McCain camp's smears have either backfired or just been rendered ineffective by the financial crisis; I expect that to continue. The smear strategy worked in '04, but I don't think it'll work this time. Especially as it gets ludicrously desperate -- going after Obama/Ayers is grasping at straws; going after McCain/Keating is pretty damn relevant.

TA · « **Reply #308 on:** October 06, 2008, 12:36:29 AM »

Y'know, if Palin wants to keep bringing up Ayers, that seems to be an invitation to talk Alaska Secessionism. That ... doesn't seem like a fight she'd win.

TA · « **Reply #309 on:** October 07, 2008, 07:56:14 AM »

Make-Believe Maverick.

The contents of this might be old news to some, and a lot of it I'd heard about before, but really I thought it was just a fascinating read. Really just laying out McCain's entire political history. It's ... god damn.

Kazz · « **Reply #310 on:** October 07, 2008, 09:39:29 AM »

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McCain's frequently inappropriate humor has also led many to question his self-control. In 1998, the senator told a joke about President Clinton's teenage daughter at a GOP fundraiser. "Why is Chelsea Clinton so ugly?" McCain asked. "Because her father is Janet Reno!"

ok, that's a good one.

Thad · « **Reply #311 on:** October 07, 2008, 09:57:42 AM »

I disagree -- Reno can take it, but Chelsea was still a teenager.

That said, even assuming it WERE funny, I think comedy is situational -- it's funny when Brent makes a "bomb bomb Iran" joke, but if he said it while running for President, it wouldn't be so much funny as terrifying.

Thad · « **Reply #312 on:** October 07, 2008, 11:20:25 AM »

Don't remember if this has been posted or not, but: NYT: the Maverick family is offended by the McCain campaign's use of its eponym.

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Considering the family’s long history of association with liberalism and progressive ideals, it should come as no surprise that Ms. Maverick insists that John McCain, who has voted so often with his party, “is in no way a maverick, in uppercase or lowercase.”

“It’s just incredible — the nerve! — to suggest that he’s not part of that Republican herd. Every time we hear it, all my children and I and all my family shrink a little and say, ‘Oh, my God, he said it again.’ ”

“He’s a Republican,” she said. “He’s branded.”

Arc · « **Reply #313 on:** October 10, 2008, 07:29:19 AM »

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TxL7MKsGoPo

Congratulations Betty White, you've made us halt the ritual of Carousel... For now.

Büge · « **Reply #314 on:** October 10, 2008, 05:00:32 PM »

Quote from: Thad on October 07, 2008, 09:57:42 AM

I disagree -- Reno can take it, but Chelsea was still a teenager.

I disagree too because Chelsea's gotten a lot more attractive.

Arc · « **Reply #315 on:** October 11, 2008, 12:29:46 PM »

These real?

Moar.

McDohl · « **Reply #316 on:** October 11, 2008, 04:01:07 PM »

PsEG said something about ads being in Burnout Paradise, so I would assume so.

Arc · « **Reply #317 on:** October 11, 2008, 07:12:13 PM »

Philadelphia Flyers host Palin at Rangers game.

Crowd responds accordingly:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g7TgDanmWkg

Fox News calls it a 'Mixed Reaction', admits that Palin used her daughter as a human shield.

Rangers win, 4-3. The Palin Curse is born.

Romosome · « **Reply #318 on:** October 12, 2008, 07:05:33 PM »

Great quote from a related article:

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I’d also point out that “hockey mom” does not exactly go hand in hand with “struggling middle class family”. Hockey is a very, very expensive sport for your children to be involved with. Lots of pricey equipment and travel involved. It’s not like you throw a soccer ball on a field and let the kids have at it for two hours. There aren’t a hell of a lot of people who identify with hockey moms.

Brentai · « **Reply #319 on:** October 12, 2008, 07:12:20 PM »

I get the feeling that the middle class up in Alaska still favors hockey over soccer.

News:

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