B.O. picks Biden for V.P. by whozit

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Originally posted by whozit:
He's has made many super dum comments in the past, and is a gaff waitting to be made. Much will be made of his hair plugs, bleached teeth and temper. Talk radio, the bloggers and FOX News are rite now going thru Biden tapes with great big smiles, they've got millions of hours of "Gold".

Take out the Fox News, bleached teeth and hair plug references and substitute "Biden" with "McCain", and you have a great description of the GOP candidate. And his woeful inadequacies don't seem to have been a problem for him up to now. Of course, the media loves him for some reason, so it makes it easier.

I see you STILL haven't caught on to the fact that "dumb" is in fact spelled D-U-M-B, and not "dum". While we're at it, you might want to have a look at "gaff", "waitting" and "thru", amongst others. One of them even has two syllables, so it's a very, very difficult word to master.

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Saturday, August 23, 2008 12:52 AM

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Originally posted by whozit:
He's has made many super dum comments in the past, and is a gaff waitting to be made. Much will be made of his hair plugs, bleached teeth and temper. Talk radio, the bloggers and FOX News are rite now going thru Biden tapes with great big smiles, they've got millions of hours of "Gold".
Take out the Fox News and hair plug references and substitute "Biden" with "McCain", and you have a great description of the GOP candidate. And his woeful inadequacies don't seem to have been a problem for him up to now. Of course, the media loves him for some reason, so it makes it easier.

I see you STILL haven't caught on to the fact that "dumb" is in fact spelled D-U-M-B, and not "dum". While we're at it, you might want to have a look at "gaff", "waitting" and "thru", amongst others. One of them even has two syllables, so it's a very, very difficult word to master.

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Saturday, August 23, 2008 1:40 AM

PIRATENEWS

John Lee, conspiracy therapist at Hollywood award-winner History Channel-mocked SNL-spoofed PirateNew.org wooHOO!!!!!!

http://bigheaddc.com/2008/02/14/larry-sinclair-v-barack-obama/

Obama is bragging on TV to smoking dope, though he forgot to mention smoking crack with his manho Larry Sinclair.

Biden is a whoremonger, I mean warmonger, who brags about slaughtering Europe (Yugoslavia), by hiring USAma bin Laden to kill whitey for Bill Clinton Blythe III (bastard Rockefeller). So Biden is slightly to the left of Attila the Hun. Perfect veep for Jewish President Zbignew Brezinski, er, Obama.

But Biden was right to rip the head off Sir Rummy Knight of the British Empire, for torturing POWs at AssGrab. He bared those white teeth and declared he didn't want his son in Iraq to get tortured or killed in retaliation. That was cool.

That was the CSPAN hearing to arrest Karl Rove for contempt of Congress, and Larry Craig said he wanted to pick up guys with their trousers around their ankles, er, said "I don't trust the US govt, and citizens shouldn't either."

Me, I'm voting to draft Dr Ron Paul, or for preacher Chuck Baldwin of the Constitution Party, or Congressho Cynthia McKinney of the Green Party, or Arab Ralph Nader. The last 3 say 9/11 was an inside job, though McKinney is the only one gutsy enough to brag about it. If you want a "black" president, she's the only choice.

BTW Obama is a white cousin to both Bush and Cheney, and is a citizen of Kenya and the British Commonwealth Empire. But he's an excellent Commie symbol for the NWO shadow govt's overthrow of USA for the North Amerikan Soviet Union, and only wears a US flag if it has an Israeli flag attached to it.

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Saturday, August 23, 2008 1:57 AM

America loves a winner!

It is not those who use the term "Islamo-Fascism" who are sullying the name of Islam; it is the Islamo-Fascists. - Dennis Prager

" They don't like it when you shoot at 'em. I worked that out myself. "

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Saturday, August 23, 2008 2:00 AM

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Originally posted by AURaptor:
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Originally posted by Khyron:
Take out the Fox News, bleached teeth and hair plug references and substitute "Biden" with "McCain", and you have a great description of the GOP candidate. And his woeful inadequacies don't seem to have been a problem for him up to now. Of course, the media loves him for some reason, so it makes it easier.

Odd statement to make, since Biden does have hair plugs, bleached teeth, and McCain most certaily does not.

An even odder statement to make, since I clearly said you should take those references out before inserting "McCain" into the text.

Forget Whozit's spelling skills, we need to work on your reading skills.

On an unrelated note, the Nazis had the coolest uniforms.

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Saturday, August 23, 2008 3:40 AM

America loves a winner!

Oh never mind.

Biden is a prick, and I didn't get much sleep last night.

'nuff said!

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Saturday, August 23, 2008 4:05 AM

All McCain has to do now is choose a woman for VP. That will get all the Hillary women excited and may assure victory, at least in the opinions of Dick Morris and others. Obama's really quite pedestrian in selecting Crazy Joe.

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Saturday, August 23, 2008 4:06 AM

Shut up, Whozit.

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Saturday, August 23, 2008 4:11 AM

Joe Biden is cool with me, I mean as cool as any establishment buffoon gets. I'll still go for Obama.

Chrisisall

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Saturday, August 23, 2008 4:18 AM

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Originally posted by chrisisall:
Shut up, Whozit.

Nope

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Saturday, August 23, 2008 4:20 AM

Obama's big central theme of his entire Primary campaign that defeated Hillary was about Iraq. Pulling out of Iraq asap was his mantra. Also strong and solid issue about the "rush" to war, legality, etc. ALL goes away with BIden. Christ, he's McCains #1 fan. He has praised McCain over and over, said he'd be honored to ever run on a ticket with him; and Biden's also sharply bashed and shredded Obama all during the Debates. Also, all the "good old" Biden scandal stuff from the '88 campaign comes back to play. Even Susan Estrich says that, and she was right there running Dukakis' campaign.

Truthfully, for me, I have NO problem with Biden if he became VP, or even P one day because I've always found him to be a very likeable, witty, and charming guy. And he's always been strong on national defense. This pick actually makes me feel less worried about Obama, but I think Obama just alienated a whole lot of his followers by picking Biden. Did they even consider Hillary for VP? Still, Biden's a wise choice because he can be an effective campaigner and he is a statesman of high standing, but somewhere out there in Soros/MoveOn land there gottta be some un-happy people.

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Saturday, August 23, 2008 4:27 AM

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Originally posted by Riverlove:
Did they even consider Hillary for VP?

If he picked Hillary, I would have been voting for McCain.

Chrisisall

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Saturday, August 23, 2008 4:41 AM

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Originally posted by Riverlove:
Pulling out of Iraq asap was his mantra.

No it wasn't, from the start he was for a phased withdrawal over 16 months. Biden's also for a phased withdrawal.

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I think Obama just alienated a whole lot of his followers by picking Biden.

IF he alienated followers, it's highly unlikely that they'll turn to McCain, unless they were the Hillary-or-else types who were hoping she'd get on the ticket.

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Still, Biden's a wise choice because he can be an effective campaigner and he is a statesman of high standing

Agree. I suppose this means Kerry will probably be Secretary of State.

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but somewhere out there in Soros/MoveOn land there gotta be some un-happy people.

Nothing but praise on the liberal sites I frequent.

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Saturday, August 23, 2008 4:42 AM

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Originally posted by chrisisall:
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Originally posted by Riverlove:
Did they even consider Hillary for VP?
If he picked Hillary, I would have been voting for McCain.

Chrisisall

The so-called inside experts and TV pundits who have the polls and demographics say the Hillary snub is not being well received by a significant percentage of Democrats. I think whatever happens at the Convention will show us all how this will play out leading into the final push. I really think McCain is now compelled to go with a woman for VP choice.

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Saturday, August 23, 2008 4:43 AM

Of course they're saying that, they need a story. The MSM isn't about reporting what's going on in the world and informing people, it's about telling stories that'll help improve ratings.

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Saturday, August 23, 2008 4:47 AM

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Originally posted by Riverlove:
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Originally posted by chrisisall:
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Originally posted by Riverlove:
Did they even consider Hillary for VP?
If he picked Hillary, I would have been voting for McCain.

Chrisisall

The so-called inside experts and TV pundits who have the polls and demographics say the Hillary snub is not being well received by a significant percentage of Democrats. I think whatever happens at the Convention will show us all how this will play out leading into the final push.

www.recreate68.org Next week, Denver burns!

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Saturday, August 23, 2008 4:51 AM

"We'll know our disinformation program is complete when everything the American public believes is false." -- William Casey, Reagan's presidential campaign manager & CIA Director (from first staff meeting in 1981)

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I see you STILL haven't caught on to the fact that "dumb" is in fact spelled D-U-M-B, and not "dum". While we're at it, you might want to have a look at "gaff", "waitting" and "thru", amongst others. One of them even has two syllables, so it's a very, very difficult word to master.

My favorite is still "should of". It always makes me wonder - What Would Jesus of Done?

Mike

"I supported Bush in 2000 and 2004 and intellegence[sic] had very little to do with that decision." - Hero, Real World Event Discussions

I can't help the sinking feeling that my country is now being run by people who read "1984" not as a cautionary tale, but rather as an instruction manual. - Michael Mock

The Myrmidons were an ancient nation of very brave and skilled warriors as described in Homer's Iliad, and were commanded by Achilles. - Wikipedia

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Saturday, August 23, 2008 4:55 AM

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Originally posted by Khyron:
Of course they're saying that, they need a story. The MSM isn't about reporting what's going on in the world and informing people, it's about telling stories that'll help improve ratings.

I don't know where you come up with that. People that have run and been involved in Presidential campaigns say this is how things are done. Demographics and polls determine where the money gets spent and who it's targeted at. It's very calculating and scientific on both sides. Whatever the media report on is always a little before or after the fact, but I don't dismiss it as purely ratings fodder.

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Saturday, August 23, 2008 5:01 AM

I know a bit about polling, most of them are rubbish. It doesn't help if the media cherry-picks the polls that support their narrative and ignores all the ones that don't.

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Saturday, August 23, 2008 5:08 AM

What do you think these Conventions are going to look like on TV? I think they're both going to be three-ring circuses, all brought to you by your favorite advertisers. They will throw so much at you in terms of numbers, polls, demographics, etc. you'll hardly be able to remember what the folks on stage said. But the number one commodity on TV will be endless pontificating bullshit, over and over and over. I'm sure the campaigns got their schedules all choreographed in both camps to have a perfect, glorious Convention, but with demonstrations, etc. afoot who knows what they're going to look like as the world's current events spring up. Media stars will be made, they always are. Yes it is a financial bonanza for the media, but isn't everything?

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Saturday, August 23, 2008 5:17 AM

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I see you STILL haven't caught on to the fact that "dumb" is in fact spelled D-U-M-B, and not "dum". While we're at it, you might want to have a look at "gaff", "waitting" and "thru", amongst others. One of them even has two syllables, so it's a very, very difficult word to master.

My favorite is still "should of". It always makes me wonder - What Would Jesus of Done?

Mike

"I supported Bush in 2000 and 2004 and intellegence[sic] had very little to do with that decision." - Hero, Real World Event Discussions

I can't help the sinking feeling that my country is now being run by people who read "1984" not as a cautionary tale, but rather as an instruction manual. - Michael Mock

The Myrmidons were an ancient nation of very brave and skilled warriors as described in Homer's Iliad, and were commanded by Achilles. - Wikipedia

Jesus would go to www.recreate.org and buy a T-shirt.

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Saturday, August 23, 2008 5:19 AM

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Originally posted by Riverlove:
Demographics and polls determine where the money gets spent and who it's targeted at. It's very calculating and scientific on both sides.

*choke* *gasp*

HEY!!! I was drinkin' SODA when I read that!!!!

Warnmenexttimeisall

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Saturday, August 23, 2008 5:29 AM

GEEZER

Keep the Shiny side up

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Originally posted by Khyron:
...from the start he was for a phased withdrawal over 16 months. Biden's also for a phased withdrawl.

If things go as planned, this may end up being pretty much of a non-issue.

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US troops 'to quit Iraq by 2011'

US combat troops could leave Iraq by 2011 under the terms of a deal awaiting approval by Iraq's parliament and presidency, an Iraqi official has said.

The draft security agreement also calls for US forces to withdraw from all Iraqi urban areas by June 2009.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7577730.stm

"Keep the Shiny side up"

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Saturday, August 23, 2008 6:08 AM

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Originally posted by Riverlove:
Demographics and polls determine where the money gets spent and who it's targeted at. It's very calculating and scientific on both sides.

*choke* *gasp*

HEY!!! I was drinkin' SODA when I read that!!!!

I thought you might not have known that, but I was actually just responding to a previous post that said that those things don't matter except on tv for ratings. Sorry about your choking. The lesson here is never read posts here while eating or drinking. You may have saved countless lives in the future, and you are to be applauded for that.

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Saturday, August 23, 2008 6:11 AM

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You may have saved countless lives in the future, and you are to be applauded for that.

Whoah, thanks, dude.

Tedisall

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Saturday, August 23, 2008 6:37 AM

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I see you STILL haven't caught on to the fact that "dumb" is in fact spelled D-U-M-B, and not "dum". While we're at it, you might want to have a look at "gaff", "waitting" and "thru", amongst others. One of them even has two syllables, so it's a very, very difficult word to master.

My favorite is still "should of". It always makes me wonder - What Would Jesus of Done?

Mike

"I supported Bush in 2000 and 2004 and intellegence[sic] had very little to do with that decision." - Hero, Real World Event Discussions

I can't help the sinking feeling that my country is now being run by people who read "1984" not as a cautionary tale, but rather as an instruction manual. - Michael Mock

The Myrmidons were an ancient nation of very brave and skilled warriors as described in Homer's Iliad, and were commanded by Achilles. - Wikipedia

Fixed, thanks for the heads up.

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Saturday, August 23, 2008 6:50 AM

http://apnews.myway.com/article/20080823/D92NT5P80.html Enjoy the read.

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Saturday, August 23, 2008 8:34 AM

America loves a winner!

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I'll still go for Obama.

Chrisisall

Stop the presses!

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Saturday, August 23, 2008 8:50 AM

RUE

I have a vote and I'm not afraid to use it!

Hey Rap

I noticed all that reading material. Are they all sitting on an open-air communal outhouse ? 'Cause, you know, sometimes you need a nice long book - like a dictionary - while you're waiting for things to happen.

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Saturday, August 23, 2008 11:01 AM

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Hey Rap

I noticed all that reading material. Are they all sitting on an open-air communal outhouse ? 'Cause, you know, sometimes you need a nice long book - like a dictionary - while you're waiting for things to happen.

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Nazi's were not allowed to poo.

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Saturday, August 23, 2008 5:21 PM

Riverlove has got the right idea. McCain doesn't need a heavy weight like Biden to prop up a weak resume like Obama. He can go for a relatively unknown VP like Alaska Governor Sarah Palin. She's a great spokesperson for energy independence and the polls are going heavily against Obama's and his delusional fantasy energy proposal. This was a huge strategic blunder on Obama's part and should assure victory for McCain.

p.s. It will be interesting to find out how many homes Biden owns. Bet it's more than two.

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Saturday, August 23, 2008 5:56 PM

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p.s. It will be interesting to find out how many homes Biden owns. Bet it's more than two.

Bet it's less than ten.

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Saturday, August 23, 2008 6:58 PM

HKCAVALIER

"And should assure victory for McCain." I'm reading this sentiment a lot today and I just don't see where they get it.

McCain's got nothin'.

He's an also-ran who won his party's nomination while all the vastly more interesting candidates got burned for one reason or another--but NOT because McCain was the better man. He's got no coherent platform, he's done nothing but negative ads against Obama and that works very well in the short term, but it won't last--the lasting impression will be of a nasty, pointless campaign. It didn't work when Hillary did it (and she was a FAR superior contender than McCain) and it won't work for him.

Biden is the expected choice. A relatively conservative (not politically, I mean conservative as in, not risky) choice in an otherwise thoroughly groundbreaking campaign.

And McCain is not gonna pick a woman from Alaska (this is the GOP--their great skill is underestimating the electorate, not genuine innovation or risk). He's gonna pick the Mormon, and that WILL assure victory for Obama.

HKCavalier

Hey, hey, hey, don't be mean. We don't have to be mean, because, remember, no matter where you go, there you are.

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Saturday, August 23, 2008 8:43 PM

Nice post, HK, but I haven't seen too much of the "This should assure victory for McCain"-sentiment you spoke of. If anything, I'm a little surprised at how receptive people are to this choice. While on the one hand, it's a safe choice, on the other, it's also a bit brave, since Biden's mouth can be a risk - not that I disagree with too many thing's he says, but you've seen how Republicans react when somebody does some real straight-talking, for instance when Wesley Clark did it.

I think that there are two VP choices that McCain can make that could turn out to be dangerous, those are Palin and Powell. I'm not sure how seriously Powell's being considered, or if he even wants it, and the power-abuse scandal surrounding Palin at the moment might disqualify her (it'd certainly disqualify any Democrat). If it turns out to be Mittens, then it'll be a bad choice for him.

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Sunday, August 24, 2008 2:42 AM

Just to be clear, I'm not saying Biden is a bad choice for the Democrat party, just for Obama. If the Dem's had wanted Biden they would have chosen him in the primaries. I think if I was forced at gun point to pick a Dem to be Pres. Biden would be one of my top choices. The problem for Obama is that he looks like a light weight standing next to Biden. Why would Obama want to emphasize his weakest point. If the Dem's flipped the ticket they'd win in a landslide, but as it stands it just looks silly.

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Sunday, August 24, 2008 3:33 AM

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Just to be clear, I'm not saying Biden is a bad choice for the Democrat party, just for Obama. If the Dem's had wanted Biden they would have chosen him in the primaries. I think if I was forced at gun point to pick a Dem to be Pres. Biden would be one of my top choices. The problem for Obama is that he looks like a light weight standing next to Biden. Why would Obama want to emphasize his weakest point. If the Dem's flipped the ticket they'd win in a landslide, but as it stands it just looks silly.

He should have picked Gov, Bill Richardson, because J.B. is going to say somthing stupid very soon. We sould start a pool on when he say's it and where.

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Sunday, August 24, 2008 4:56 AM

What's the over/under on McCain saying something stupid first?

Something along the lines of not disagreeing that we need to reinstate the draft. Or, when asked about his housing situation, saying, "I'll have to get back to you on that". How many of you don't know how many homes you own?

And then this morning, asked to clarify, this guy who never, ever runs on his POW status responded, "Well, for five and a half years, I didn't have a kitchen table or a chair." I guess he was talking about his time at the Naval Academy, huh?

Mike

"I supported Bush in 2000 and 2004 and intellegence[sic] had very little to do with that decision." - Hero, Real World Event Discussions

I can't help the sinking feeling that my country is now being run by people who read "1984" not as a cautionary tale, but rather as an instruction manual. - Michael Mock

The Myrmidons were an ancient nation of very brave and skilled warriors as described in Homer's Iliad, and were commanded by Achilles. - Wikipedia

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Sunday, August 24, 2008 5:10 AM

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What's the over/under on McCain saying something stupid first?

Something along the lines of not disagreeing that we need to reinstate the draft. Or, when asked about his housing situation, saying, "I'll have to get back to you on that". How many of you don't know how many homes you own?

And then this morning, asked to clarify, this guy who never, ever runs on his POW status responded, "Well, for five and a half years, I didn't have a kitchen table or a chair." I guess he was talking about his time at the Naval Academy, huh?

Mike

"I supported Bush in 2000 and 2004 and intellegence[sic] had very little to do with that decision." - Hero, Real World Event Discussions

I can't help the sinking feeling that my country is now being run by people who read "1984" not as a cautionary tale, but rather as an instruction manual. - Michael Mock

The Myrmidons were an ancient nation of very brave and skilled warriors as described in Homer's Iliad, and were commanded by Achilles. - Wikipedia

These ar'nt stupid comments, most of those homes belong to his wifes family, saying B.O. is clean, or comments about people from India? The over/under, is J.B. says somthing super stupid in Denver after 5 shots of Captian Morgan.

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Sunday, August 24, 2008 9:39 AM

FREMDFIRMA

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The over/under, is J.B. says somthing super stupid in Denver after 5 shots of Captian Morgan.

This got me thinking...

"In Vino, Veritas..."

We should take one of the debates and modify the format so the participant must drink a shot before answering the question - and make it at least three hours long.

I've always felt that if you really wanted to find the truth of a man, get him good and drunk and encourage him to pour his heart out to the empty glasses.

Works even better if the bottle you're pouring YOUR rum from, is actually full of distilled water.

-Frem
It cannot be said enough, those who do not learn from history, are doomed to endlessly repeat it

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Sunday, August 24, 2008 2:04 PM

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How many of you don't know how many homes you own?

If this was a chat site for multi-millionaires or politicians the answer would probably be almost everyone here. It's very common for the rich to buy multiple properties for investment purposes and have them managed by others. Real estate is just a part of a well diversified portfolio to them. How many of you know every stock in the mutual fund that makes up your 401k. It's hard for most to identify with the rich, but it has been proven in recent elections that trying to play class warfare doesn't work today like it might have 40 years ago. The American people have become much more educated about the economy in recent years and no longer believe that the rich owe them something. They are also aware that the rich pay the vast majority of taxes in the country already and taxing them further will just hurt economic growth. Lucky for the Republicans the Dem's haven't figured this out yet and still attempt to use class warfare to their own detriment.

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Sunday, August 24, 2008 2:18 PM

ERIC

Look to the power of anagrams to predict how this will affect women voters:

OBAMA BIDEN -->
BABE DOMAIN

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Sunday, August 24, 2008 3:42 PM

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It's hard for most to identify with the rich, but it has been proven in recent elections that trying to play class warfare doesn't work today like it might have 40 years ago.

Is that why they keep calling Obama "elitist"? Because they DON'T want to bring the whole "class thing" into it?

Mike

"I supported Bush in 2000 and 2004 and intellegence[sic] had very little to do with that decision." - Hero, Real World Event Discussions

I can't help the sinking feeling that my country is now being run by people who read "1984" not as a cautionary tale, but rather as an instruction manual. - Michael Mock

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Sunday, August 24, 2008 5:20 PM

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It's hard for most to identify with the rich, but it has been proven in recent elections that trying to play class warfare doesn't work today like it might have 40 years ago.

Is that why they keep calling Obama "elitist"? Because they DON'T want to bring the whole "class thing" into it?

While I'm sure there are many rich that are "elitist", most are not. Obama just happens to be rich and elitist. The vast majority of elitists today are academic elitists like Obama. They look down on rich and poor alike. They surround themselves with people that agree with them on everything and so begin to believe they're always right. Even subjects they have no direct expertise in they just accept the conclusions of their fellow elites without question (global warming). I have a few academic elitists in my own family and it just amazes me that they would rather have their car fixed by some kid with a shiny diploma on the wall rather than mechanic with twenty years experience. They overvalue their own credentials and also those of others, while looking down on those without the "proper" credentials.
Running around the world proclaiming himself the messiah is what started Obama's drop in the polls and having Biden on the ticket will just add to the 'elitist" perception. Democrats and Republicans both hate 'elitists", but being an elitist and being rich aren't necessarily related.

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Monday, August 25, 2008 2:03 AM

JONGSSTRAW

The Republicans had a chance to show some class over the weekend, but they didn't. Instead of praising Biden as a worthy opponent and a great American, they just came out attacking him right from day one. I guess they had little "attack notes" prepared no matter who Obama would had chosen. The nature of the post-Convention campaign will no doubt go even more negative than we've already seen, but on "announcement" day it might have been a wiser move by Republicans to say some nice things about Biden, a man who deserves to have something nice said about him for 36 years of service as Senator. Wouldn't have killed them; plenty of time left to demonize him before November.

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Monday, August 25, 2008 2:14 AM

ARCLIGHT

Joseph Biden???? Bwahahahahahahahahah.
What an a$$hat.

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Monday, August 25, 2008 3:32 AM

6IXSTRINGJACK

Lulz @ Biden....

Ya'all wanted change....?

Well the more I get to know this Obama guy, the more of the S.O.S. I see.

Good luck with that change thing. Let me know how it goes.

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Monday, August 25, 2008 3:35 AM

6IXSTRINGJACK

Quote:
Originally posted by Jongsstraw:
The Republicans had a chance to show some class over the weekend, but they didn't. Instead of praising Biden as a worthy opponent and a great American, they just came out attacking him right from day one. I guess they had little "attack notes" prepared no matter who Obama would had chosen. The nature of the post-Convention campaign will no doubt go even more negative than we've already seen, but on "announcement" day it might have been a wiser move by Republicans to say some nice things about Biden, a man who deserves to have something nice said about him for 36 years of service as Senator. Wouldn't have killed them; plenty of time left to demonize him before November.

Right... the "Obama High Road" as Spike Lee likes to call it. (After he dissed Clint Eastwood and after Clint told him to shut his face he simply walked away taking the "Obama High Road" and somehow the initial instigator walks away with a halo).

Obama really is a forgiving guy when it suits his agenda to be.

I hate negative campaigning and I just tune it all out. McCain seems to be a pro at it sadly. I wouldn't expect any less from him though. He's part of the good ole Boys Club and he's got the platform that is suited for negative attacks.

Obama ain't above it though. He is (or his people are) just smart enough to realize that he's got a lot going against him even though he's doing as good as he is. He needs to remain calm and forgiving in these times and not go Howard Dean on anyone.

How soon after an angry tirade against attacks against his person do you think it would be that there were pictures likening him to this:

Yeah... Wow... did you see Obama attack a seventy year old white man yesterday? He's a megalomaniac King-Kong out to corrupt our white women.

If you were surprised that his desire to take away our guns wasn't enough to kill his chances in any of the heartland or the south, you can bet your ass this would ruin his chances.

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Monday, August 25, 2008 9:28 AM