05 September 2008
03 September 2008
My Rant
I get SO tired of the "spin" that the McCain/Republican team is putting out. I'm especially disgusted with the swirl around Sarah Palin.
She's supposed to be about "ethics". Okay. Fine. But, then we find out that she's being investigated for abuse of power, she "flip-flopped" and wasn't entirely honest about the "bridge to nowhere" thing, her 17-year-old daughter is 5 months pregnant, and there were other questionable issues in her political and person background.
Many McCain/Republican surrogates are slamming CNN's Campbell Brown for trying to make Tucker Bounds, a McCain surrogate, stick to the questions that she asked concerning Palin's experience in being "commander-in-chief" of the Alaskan National Guard. Mr. Bounds tried the usual duck&cover tactics used by politicians, and Ms. Brown stuck to her guns. He, of course, couldn't give an adequate answer to the question, basically because Palin didn't have to make any decisions and has NO C-I-C experience.
I just really admire Ms. Brown for her journalistic dedication. She was doing her job, and was doing it well. We need more journalists like her.
I agree that the candidates' children should be "off limits". But, while McCain/Palin are declaring Palin's pregnant daughter "off limits," they don't hesitate to use photo ops of McCain with the daughter and her boyfriend for their own purposes. Disgusting. Double-standard. Typical Republican. Maybe, just maybe, if Palin had been more realistic about sex-education issues, instead of thinking that all we need to teach our children is "abstinence," her having a pregnant teen at home wouldn't be an issue for her right now.
The "bridge to nowhere"? Palin supported it while she was running for office. After she won the election, she became an opponent. She says she told Washington, "...thanks, but no thanks." Actually, she DID take the money, but she used the funds for something else!
Palin claims to be against lobbyists, but she hired one to work for her administration once she was in office.
Palin comes from a church that has a pastor who told his congregants that their eternal souls may have been in danger if they voted for John Kerry in the last election or if they were critical of George W. Bush. Palin has said that she believes America is on a mission from God in fighting the war in Iraq. Her pastor isn't much different that the jihadists who think it's okay to kill in the name of God! (Can you say "nutjob?" I knew you could.)
All this debate about a woman being able to hold the position of president or vice president... Of course a woman could do the job, but not just any woman. I've supported Barack Obama since John Edwards dropped out of the race. Though I admire Hillary Clinton, I did not support her bid for the Democratic nomination for president. I DID think she could have been a good choice as Obama's VP. I thought she totally rocked the convention with her speech, and I strongly feel Barack Obama should not only employ Mrs. Clinton in a major role in his campaign, but also in his administration. It would be foolish of him to do otherwise.
That being said, I find it absurd that the Republicans think that all those who supported Mrs. Clinton would suddenly jump on board for Palin, simply because she's a woman. How stupid do they think women are? SARAH PALIN IS CERTAINLY NO HILLARY CLINTON!!! Palin is SO opposite of everything for which Mrs. Clinton stands! Mrs. Clinton has paid her dues; Ms. Palin has a long way to go on that front.
It will be such a relief to have this election over with so that we can just be looking forward to W. packing up and going back to his ranch, while we watch President Obama take the oath of office and get our nation back on track.
Oh, YES, WE CAN! And WILL!
She's supposed to be about "ethics". Okay. Fine. But, then we find out that she's being investigated for abuse of power, she "flip-flopped" and wasn't entirely honest about the "bridge to nowhere" thing, her 17-year-old daughter is 5 months pregnant, and there were other questionable issues in her political and person background.
Many McCain/Republican surrogates are slamming CNN's Campbell Brown for trying to make Tucker Bounds, a McCain surrogate, stick to the questions that she asked concerning Palin's experience in being "commander-in-chief" of the Alaskan National Guard. Mr. Bounds tried the usual duck&cover tactics used by politicians, and Ms. Brown stuck to her guns. He, of course, couldn't give an adequate answer to the question, basically because Palin didn't have to make any decisions and has NO C-I-C experience.
I just really admire Ms. Brown for her journalistic dedication. She was doing her job, and was doing it well. We need more journalists like her.
I agree that the candidates' children should be "off limits". But, while McCain/Palin are declaring Palin's pregnant daughter "off limits," they don't hesitate to use photo ops of McCain with the daughter and her boyfriend for their own purposes. Disgusting. Double-standard. Typical Republican. Maybe, just maybe, if Palin had been more realistic about sex-education issues, instead of thinking that all we need to teach our children is "abstinence," her having a pregnant teen at home wouldn't be an issue for her right now.
The "bridge to nowhere"? Palin supported it while she was running for office. After she won the election, she became an opponent. She says she told Washington, "...thanks, but no thanks." Actually, she DID take the money, but she used the funds for something else!
Palin claims to be against lobbyists, but she hired one to work for her administration once she was in office.
Palin comes from a church that has a pastor who told his congregants that their eternal souls may have been in danger if they voted for John Kerry in the last election or if they were critical of George W. Bush. Palin has said that she believes America is on a mission from God in fighting the war in Iraq. Her pastor isn't much different that the jihadists who think it's okay to kill in the name of God! (Can you say "nutjob?" I knew you could.)
All this debate about a woman being able to hold the position of president or vice president... Of course a woman could do the job, but not just any woman. I've supported Barack Obama since John Edwards dropped out of the race. Though I admire Hillary Clinton, I did not support her bid for the Democratic nomination for president. I DID think she could have been a good choice as Obama's VP. I thought she totally rocked the convention with her speech, and I strongly feel Barack Obama should not only employ Mrs. Clinton in a major role in his campaign, but also in his administration. It would be foolish of him to do otherwise.
That being said, I find it absurd that the Republicans think that all those who supported Mrs. Clinton would suddenly jump on board for Palin, simply because she's a woman. How stupid do they think women are? SARAH PALIN IS CERTAINLY NO HILLARY CLINTON!!! Palin is SO opposite of everything for which Mrs. Clinton stands! Mrs. Clinton has paid her dues; Ms. Palin has a long way to go on that front.
It will be such a relief to have this election over with so that we can just be looking forward to W. packing up and going back to his ranch, while we watch President Obama take the oath of office and get our nation back on track.
Oh, YES, WE CAN! And WILL!
A Journalist Doing Her Job!
All she did was ask the guy a reasonable, pertainent question. He couldn't answer the question! Now, Campbell Brown is getting slammed by the Republican/McCain surrogates? What's wrong with this picture?
After all the complaints leveled at the media for being biased and for not digging into the issues, this is absolutely ridiculous. Ms. Brown was doing her job, and I applaud her for that.
After all the complaints leveled at the media for being biased and for not digging into the issues, this is absolutely ridiculous. Ms. Brown was doing her job, and I applaud her for that.
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