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I understand you have to sort of 'play the game' so to speak in order to be a politician, but he's reversed his policies on just too many issues (abortion, gay marriage, etc) just so as to fit with his party. In speeches he refers to borders that don't even exist, his 'energy plan' consists of not spending any money on renewable energy, he opposes Iraq timetables (which even the Bush administration is entertaining the idea of as of recently), and then there's his VP choice, Sarah Palin, who is absolutely indefensible as a VP choice. I do not, for the life of me, understand what McCain has that makes him trustworthy that Obama does not. Quote:
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And THIS is something I really despise about the Democrat argument, that somehow every poor person in this country somehow got the short straw in the draw of life and it's not their fault their below the poverty line. Bull. This is America, and if you put your mind to it, you can be happy, make money, and live comfortably. Go to community college. Take out a student loan. Really, it's not that difficult. But they decide to slack off in high school, don't go to college, get a low paying job, and COMPLAIN about being poor. Before you go jumping down my throat, I'm not saying that there are poor people in this country that are poor for no good reasons. Of course people have legitimate problems that are causing money problems, but don't tell me that a good number of those people didn't do everything they could to get themselves above the poverty line. It's just not true. We are a lazy nation with lazy people who don't want to work, and lucky for them, our government supports them by throwing money at them. At least Republicans take a positive stance on the issue. People make it sounds like Republicans are evil and hate poor people and don't want to help. Democrats just yell boo and criticize us for not understanding what people are going through. Republicans want to help people help themselves. Democrats just want to help people by throwing money at them. You tell me which is going to be more worthwhile? |
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Don't really feel like debating this anymore, let's agree to disagree...at least for now on this particular subject. |
Hmm decisions decisions.....
ill think when i haveth the time now... |
See how....
Much one can miss if you don't go to PC for the weekend...Anyways as you can see last week the candidates have started using campaign smears (aka "stretching the truth") for political advantage...(Eh should be normal by now)...
Anyways I missed commenting on lipstick-on-a-pig-gate from last week... http://images.salon.com/comics/tomo/2008/08/26/tomo/story.jpg I know AuraSphere is just going to say "Liberal Media" But how could you still say it's liberal media when all they comment on is "the stupid campaign distraction"....I've lost trust in the traditional media and have moved on to NPR, PBS, (At least these two are partially publicly funded and eh less "ads") BBC, The Internet (Yeah..yeah..."Liberal Media" AuraSphere...) I know I'm showing a comic from a "liberal" blog but he does show funny portrayals of current events that must be shared... Since I'm on the topic of journalistic quality I was listening to PBS's Bill Moyer's Journal and they were talking about the quality of news we are getting today with the so called "Blogosphere" and the Internet added to the mix...this should be common sense but I feel I should reiterate that always remember to FACT CHECK everything you see (aka News) if you have the time...from this thread(The Internet) to traditional media...Heh it's paradoxical but the Internet is a good place to start =P They're also right...If we want a relatively non-partisan interview on the issues for this campaign we should have BBC come over and Intervew ALL the candidates (Both Presidential/VP) not just the ones from the major parties because they will interupt if they see hot air...but eh just something to think about... |
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The comic is just alright for me =P |
It's hard to believe half the things I hear on TV anymore.
I always go for republicans, which, I know, isn't the most logical approach. It's just something I do. So obviously, my choice is for MC Cain :) Republicans FTW :D |
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WOOO McCain Palin 08!!! |
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fa sho, I'm very conservative. I hate how everything on TV is usually liberal :( It depresses my political feelings lol. |
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same here! lol i like fox news :) Oreily FTW! and Hannity :P |
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Everyone hates O'reily, but that's only because he makes liberals so mad =P |
I love watching that! They get so pissed it makes me laugh XD
did you know that he's like... 73? i guess he gets a lot of botox. |
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But yeah he's so awesome. |
Oh, lol. He said he was 73, but now that I recall, he did sound a bit sarcastic lol
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I was gonna say, he didn't look that old =P |
lol, wikipedia is like, against the rules for references XD (not here, other places)
But yeah, I think we should cease this conversation, it has nothing to do with the '08 elections lol XD |
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But anyways more depressing economic news: Global Market Turmoils continue: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7617976.stm (The Lehman Bros. collapsing and Merryl-Lynch merger is old news =P) AIG Teeters as Markets face more trouble: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=94660752 How can I help but be pessimistic right now...I know your going to oppose what I'm going to say but you have to realize that as the Economy falters people need Social Services even more...But at the same time we're cutting Social Services for our grandiose buyouts of Wall St. http://www.salon.com/comics/tomo/2008/07/29/tomo/ Eh..At least the Federal government has draw the line on the Lehman.Bros and actually started to discipline Wall St...Also Global Diversification has cushioned the blow... Also I watched the PBS special "American education in the 21st Century" and is NCLB really not working? I mean they did also point out hat we don't have a National Standard and have unequal distribution of funding...But accountability has to count for something... |
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Are we going to Bail out everyone??? We already have a large budget deficit!!!
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26787984?GT1=43001 Thoughts? |
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So what do the McCain supporters here think of Palin? I think she's an insultingly poor VP choice, even for the Republicans, but it doesn't seem to bother them too much. Is it just begrudging acceptance?
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I think McCain picked her as his VP as a pathetic attempt to win over "fence sitting" Hilary supporters. |
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