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Friday, October 03, 2008
VP Debate
Pretty good, and about what I expected. Biden has plenty of experience an a masterful command of the facts, and Palin knew her answers well enough to not freeze up, even when some of those answers had nothing to do with the question posed.
People seemed to like Palin's folksiness, and that has been her strong suit, definitely. Even when the candidates first entered the stage, she could be overheard asking Senator Biden if it was all right if she called him Joe. I didn't realize until later what that was actually about.
The line that she delivered that seemed to enrapture her groupies the most was when she chided Biden for noticing that, while time only moves forward, we as humans have the capacity to recall things that have happened before. Sometimes, we even make the connection between present circumstances and things in the past that led to them. I find it a useful quality, which keeps me from putting my hand down on a hot stove ever again. Not so the governor of Alaska:
"Say it ain't so, Joe, there you go again pointing backwards again. You preferenced your whole comment with the Bush administration. Now doggone it, let's look ahead and tell Americans what we have to plan to do for them in the future."
Now, the worst part of that is how transparently stupid this notion is. It seems like we might go ahead and let Wall Street do whatever the hell they want now, since remembering that they just destroyed the economy is "backward-looking."
The most pathetic thing about her answer is that it revealed how utterly scripted Governor Palin was. She was ready to recite it for over an hour. And she knew she couldn't deliver it effectively, unless she first received Senator Biden's permission to call him Joe.
Palin did fine last night, and if you're comfortable with that, vote for that ticket. If you realize, as many did, that her performance last night is the absolute best that she's capable of, you may still have grave concerns. Like many other politicians, when she has a script to work from, she's quite good. I, however, looking to the past for lessons, worry about how this sort of politician reacts when the script is gone, and no one is telling them what to do.
People seemed to like Palin's folksiness, and that has been her strong suit, definitely. Even when the candidates first entered the stage, she could be overheard asking Senator Biden if it was all right if she called him Joe. I didn't realize until later what that was actually about.
The line that she delivered that seemed to enrapture her groupies the most was when she chided Biden for noticing that, while time only moves forward, we as humans have the capacity to recall things that have happened before. Sometimes, we even make the connection between present circumstances and things in the past that led to them. I find it a useful quality, which keeps me from putting my hand down on a hot stove ever again. Not so the governor of Alaska:
"Say it ain't so, Joe, there you go again pointing backwards again. You preferenced your whole comment with the Bush administration. Now doggone it, let's look ahead and tell Americans what we have to plan to do for them in the future."
Now, the worst part of that is how transparently stupid this notion is. It seems like we might go ahead and let Wall Street do whatever the hell they want now, since remembering that they just destroyed the economy is "backward-looking."
The most pathetic thing about her answer is that it revealed how utterly scripted Governor Palin was. She was ready to recite it for over an hour. And she knew she couldn't deliver it effectively, unless she first received Senator Biden's permission to call him Joe.
Palin did fine last night, and if you're comfortable with that, vote for that ticket. If you realize, as many did, that her performance last night is the absolute best that she's capable of, you may still have grave concerns. Like many other politicians, when she has a script to work from, she's quite good. I, however, looking to the past for lessons, worry about how this sort of politician reacts when the script is gone, and no one is telling them what to do.
Labels: debate, election, Joe Biden, Sarah Palin, Wall Street bailout
posted at 7:03 AM
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Wednesday, October 10, 2007
This and that, 10 October 2007
A 26 year-old woman in China has been named that country's richest person, and is worth $16.2 Billion. I'll bet her parents are sure glad they didn't drown her.
Studies are beginning to indicate that global warming may make the weather not only warmer, but significantly more humid. I wasn't all that concerned about the icecaps and polar bears, but it appears that climate change could adversely affect my hair. Someone please buy me a Prius.
In a shocker, Dear Abby supports gay marriage. She's alive? Really?
Studies are beginning to indicate that global warming may make the weather not only warmer, but significantly more humid. I wasn't all that concerned about the icecaps and polar bears, but it appears that climate change could adversely affect my hair. Someone please buy me a Prius.
In a shocker, Dear Abby supports gay marriage. She's alive? Really?
The National Youth Rights Association is lobbying to lower the drinking age from 21 to 18. Awesome idea! Let's lower the age for driving to 12, and give handguns to mental patients while we're at it.
A fantastic Republican debate last night! I thought Fred Thompson was almost lifelike. Honestly, I'm pretty sure all of those guys, with the exception of Ron Paul, have severe emotional disorders, if not out and out brain damage.
A fantastic Republican debate last night! I thought Fred Thompson was almost lifelike. Honestly, I'm pretty sure all of those guys, with the exception of Ron Paul, have severe emotional disorders, if not out and out brain damage.
posted at 6:35 PM
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Sunday, June 03, 2007
Presidential Debate
I watched the debate tonight on CNN between the Democratic candidates for president. It's really very different than four years ago, when I looked at the field, and wondered why the hell I should care. It's really interesting, because each of the eight have at least a couple of traits that I appreciate, and that a president could certainly use. Even the ones who have no chance, like Dennis Kucinich, have important things to add to the debate, and would make good additions to a Democratic president's cabinet.
Tuesday, the Republican field will debate from the same venue in New Hampshire, and I will watch. It won't be easy.
I am old enough to remember Ronald Reagan's presidency in fairly vivid detail. In spite of the nostalgia-tinted glasses and fuzzy-gloved handling of the era, it wasn't all lollipops and handjobs. Which is what makes it all the more surreal for a Gen-Xer like me to watch ten grown men claim that they are the political heir to a man who claimed that ketchup was a vegetable.
In 2000, I would have voted for John McCain, multiple times if possible. It was a grand time, when he spoke truth, like when campaigning in South Carolina, he said ''Neither party should be defined by pandering to the outer reaches of American politics and the agents of intolerance, whether they be Louis Farrakhan or Al Sharpton on the left, or Pat Robertson and Jerry Falwell on the right.''
Of course, Bush set loose Karl Rove and his pandering band of flying monkeys to bludgeon McCain senseless, and sent the Straight Talk Express plunging into Mealy Mouth Gulch. Since that time, McCain has been willing to do and say anything that might get him even a single vote, and he has joined the ranks of politicians who cannot be trusted as far as they could be thrown.
What a nice segue to Mitt Romney!
First of all, I don't care that he's a Mormon. Most of these guys are only paying lip service to the religious anyway, because America will elect a black, a Muslim, a Jew and a homosexual president before it elects an atheist.
Romney is funny because he was governor of Massachusetts, a place that most Republicans refer to as the most liberal state in the country, and yet apparently is just to the right of Ayn Rand. That's a neat trick under any circumstance. This guy is an empty suit, and the fact that he's even in the race shows how desperate things have gotten for conservatives.
"Can he win? Then I'll support him!" Bringing us to...
Rudy.
I've discussed this drag queen at length, but I would simply invite anyone who actually thinks Giuliani is some sort of war hero to take a quick glance at Radio Silence F.D.N.Y.: The Betrayal of New York's Bravest. The events of 9/11 were made considerably worse by the actions and inactions of the mayor, and the more these failures are spoken of, the further Rudy will sink in the polls. Besides, If you want a serial adulterer in office, either re-elect Bill Clinton, or vote for Newt. Giuliani's tough talk about war is about as convincing as George W. Bush parading around in a flight suit.
But don't despair, there is always Ron Paul, who has no chance at all, mainly because he's not completely out of his mind. He's a true Goldwater-type conservative. You remember them, right? You kicked them out of your so-called big tent in 1980, when you exchanged "Live Free Or Die" for "Pray Right or Burn."
The people of New Hampshire do not care for your revisions, and I hope they bring tomatoes Tuesday.
Tuesday, the Republican field will debate from the same venue in New Hampshire, and I will watch. It won't be easy.
I am old enough to remember Ronald Reagan's presidency in fairly vivid detail. In spite of the nostalgia-tinted glasses and fuzzy-gloved handling of the era, it wasn't all lollipops and handjobs. Which is what makes it all the more surreal for a Gen-Xer like me to watch ten grown men claim that they are the political heir to a man who claimed that ketchup was a vegetable.
In 2000, I would have voted for John McCain, multiple times if possible. It was a grand time, when he spoke truth, like when campaigning in South Carolina, he said ''Neither party should be defined by pandering to the outer reaches of American politics and the agents of intolerance, whether they be Louis Farrakhan or Al Sharpton on the left, or Pat Robertson and Jerry Falwell on the right.''
Of course, Bush set loose Karl Rove and his pandering band of flying monkeys to bludgeon McCain senseless, and sent the Straight Talk Express plunging into Mealy Mouth Gulch. Since that time, McCain has been willing to do and say anything that might get him even a single vote, and he has joined the ranks of politicians who cannot be trusted as far as they could be thrown.
What a nice segue to Mitt Romney!
First of all, I don't care that he's a Mormon. Most of these guys are only paying lip service to the religious anyway, because America will elect a black, a Muslim, a Jew and a homosexual president before it elects an atheist.
Romney is funny because he was governor of Massachusetts, a place that most Republicans refer to as the most liberal state in the country, and yet apparently is just to the right of Ayn Rand. That's a neat trick under any circumstance. This guy is an empty suit, and the fact that he's even in the race shows how desperate things have gotten for conservatives.
"Can he win? Then I'll support him!" Bringing us to...
Rudy.
I've discussed this drag queen at length, but I would simply invite anyone who actually thinks Giuliani is some sort of war hero to take a quick glance at Radio Silence F.D.N.Y.: The Betrayal of New York's Bravest. The events of 9/11 were made considerably worse by the actions and inactions of the mayor, and the more these failures are spoken of, the further Rudy will sink in the polls. Besides, If you want a serial adulterer in office, either re-elect Bill Clinton, or vote for Newt. Giuliani's tough talk about war is about as convincing as George W. Bush parading around in a flight suit.
But don't despair, there is always Ron Paul, who has no chance at all, mainly because he's not completely out of his mind. He's a true Goldwater-type conservative. You remember them, right? You kicked them out of your so-called big tent in 1980, when you exchanged "Live Free Or Die" for "Pray Right or Burn."
The people of New Hampshire do not care for your revisions, and I hope they bring tomatoes Tuesday.
posted at 8:34 PM
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Friday, May 18, 2007
Sharpton v. Hitchens
A thoroughly enjoyable debate between two of the more eloquent speakers out there, Al Sharpton, and Christopher Hitchens. I listened to the audio of the debate when it broadcast recently, but you can enjoy it in all of it's public access-quality video by clicking this link to Slate. It's 90 minutes, but well worth the time.
Labels: Al Sharpton, Christopher Hitchens, debate
posted at 5:49 PM
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Friday, April 27, 2007
Who the hell is Mike Gravel?
He was a US Senator from Alaska from 1969 until 1981, and to my surprise, was one of eight candidates at the Democratic debate in South Carolina yesterday. If you think you might like to see what politics sounds like with the bullshit removed, have a look:
He has no chance, but I hope he spends the next 16 months taking potshots at everyone.
Labels: debate, election, Iraq, reality
posted at 1:09 PM