I watched Barack's speech, taking some notes as he went along, listening intently at some points and wanting to throw the remote thru the TV at other times. But, I watched the whole speech, eagerly waiting for what people have told me would be an inspirational and motivating moment. Paul Begala on CNN felt it (may have been gas), even Bill Kristol on Fox News felt it. I, however, did not and I still do not feel in any way that Barack Obama should be the leader of this country.
My first objection came when Obama, once again, appealed to uneducated people claiming that the Hurricane Katrina aftermath was the fault of Bush. I love this shit. Every single time a Democrat comes forth to even mention Katrina, it's Bush's fault. The lack of response was a group effort among Mayor Nagin (a democrat), Governor Blanco (a democrat), and the head of FEMA who was ousted. But if they blame Blanco and Nagin, then that puts the blame too close to the people.
Obama claims that he will keep businesses in America creating American jobs instead of letting them go overseas. He claims that Bush has "let" these companies move away, destroying the American working middle-class. He then claims that he will stop giving big companies tax breaks. Hmmm, so you're going to keep businesses here by removing the tax breaks that keep many of them here. Ahhhh, I see. Makes sense...why would I possibly move my operations to an area where I can pay my workers less for the same job, instead to stay here and get taxed more because you feel businesses need to be taxed? Like McCain, I guess I just don't get it.
Obama is going to find the cave Osama bin Laden has used as a home and capture him. Really???????? Hussein, that is just bullshit. Your naive experience in global politics has reared its ugly head. You are not going to go in and find him because he is hiding in Pakistan, a sovereign nation that we do not have the authorization to just enter and hunt at-will. You stupid shit, don't you believe that we would have done that by now if we could? Your arrogance is really blinding, isn't it?
Obama is going to invest millions in early childhood education, hiring a whole new crop of teachers and paying them more that current wages. Excellent, now tell me how you plan on doing this and paying for it, your highness. While I agree with you, and it would be a good idea, this is something that every president since Bush 41 has tried to do, and all have failed because there is no feasible way to do that without hiking taxes up.
Obama promises tax breaks to 95% of the American working-class. Bullshit, bullshit, bullshit.
Obama wants to fight future threats to America, now live in the past. Okay, future threats...like that insane shithead from Iran that you would be willing to meet with? Or the Prez of Venezuela? Yeah, threats like those two are the kind of people I want to befriend. Good one, Barack.
There was nothing inspirational about this speech. His speech was well-delivered, I will say that, but he honestly didn't say anything more than any other candidate has said over the last 20 years, Democrat or Republican. His ideas, although supposedly based on his idea of Change, are the exact same ideas that have been pressed in every major election. He told people what they wanted to hear, and while some of his ideas are interesting, he never says how he plans on pushing them thru or how he plans on paying for these billion-dollar ideas. That scares me, as a voter who pays their taxes. It's my money going into his ideas, if he should be elected, and I do not believe that the ideas he has attempted to make his own are in any way going to benefit people like me, middle-class white married people.
Where's the beef Barack? You keep saying that we need change, yet your ideas speak of the same Democrat agenda during every election year. You can't pull that, "but we mean it this time" BS, because it isn't going to work. Tell me about your ideas...how you plan on managing them, where the funding will come from to get them running, who will lead these ideas thru Congress, how will they affect me? Ideas are like assholes, everybody's got 'em. I want an asshole that isn't the stinky full-of-shit asshole I keep seeing. I want an asshole with fresh fragrant ideas and a plan for implementing them. I want an asshole filled with USDA Grade-A beef, not an asshole filled with the old poo different-colored wrapper. Is this too much to ask?
If Barack's speech, although well orated, is any sign of his "Change is Coming" slogan, I believe there will be no changes, just another 4 years of empty talk, big ideas, and poor delivery, like many presidents before him, Democrat and Republican.
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Oooooh...Barracuda!
If McCain starts campaigning as the Magic Man, I might change my vote.
And Obama's pick was goofy? McCain's trying so hard to distance himself from Bush that he inadvertently backed into Ted Stevens.
McCain has certainly shaken the pillars of the GOP with his pick. It's an interesting pick, and a smart pick at the same time. I am curious to see how this plays out in the debates, especially since Biden won't be able to be the attack dog he wants to be against a woman.
Yes, Obama's pick was goofy. Biden has difficulty leaning forward due to the enormous amount of smug in his head.
Nice Heart reference too...it's so rare when you can actually use one.
It doesn't matter who either candidate picks for vice president. It has been proven that the vice presidential candidate does not affect the outcome of the election. As long as the vice presidential candidate has a minor amount of political history, the choice is fine.
At 2:51, here is Palin talking about her ability to be vice president. This is from last month.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pak-rH0dCeA
I disagree. While I don't know if every Clinton supporter is going to go for Palin, I do believe putting her on the ticket softens the old man image McCain has had since Day One. I also believe this will have a monster impact on the debates as Biden will not be able to be himself without looking like a blowhard. I think Clinton would have had more trouble if he hadn't picked someone from the South, and I am positive Bush would have had a tougher fight if he didn't pick someone from the Grand Ol' Crew of the 80's.
I'd poke her in the butt. I have no political opinion at this time, I'm too drunk.
Steve,
Agreed. Were they alive, one could ask Kennedy or Reagan about the importance of the VP selection, as both chose rivals in an effort to unify the party.
Darth Cheney goes back farther than the 80s, too. His executive power fetish goes all the way back to the aftermath of Watergate, when he was Rummy's deputy in the Ford administration.
A vice presidential candidate, at most, affects the voter decision only so far as having an indirect influence that the president doesn't make terrible decisions. So far as the president doesn't make a monumentally bad decision--let's say going against party lines--his decision is probably acceptable. Even the conventional wisdom that it may help swing the homestate has no statistical evidence.
This article goes into it further and the article specifically say "no influence" is Requiem For A Lightweight by David W. Romero which is also online at various places.
http://www.tnr.com/politics/story.html?id=e00f01cc-3e6a-47ce-8012-8f9e9538f723
Some people are claiming it will get Clinton supporters or women voters which seems especially ignorant and misogynistic. People weren't voting for Hillary because she is a woman though some supporters did and the media plays that up a lot. If a female vp really brought in so many voters, why did Mondale lose so badly with Geraldine Ferraro?
Because Mondale was running against an extremely popular president at a time when people were still wiping their asses from the cornholing they took from Carter. Mondale had the personality of a dry mop, and Ferraro was an unfortunate victim of a poorly ran campaign against someone who ended up winning in a landslide. You've heard of Reagan Democrats, right? Have you noticed you don't hear about Mondale Republicans? Reagan was immensely popular on both sides of the line, and Mondale could have selected Jesus as his running mate, but I don't think anything could have helped him.
Based on McCain's surge in the polls after naming Palin, I'm going to take back what I said. This is probably the first time a vp pick has made a significant difference.
Are people so excited in the idea of a woman near the White House that the candidate's policies mean nothing? Apparently so and I couldn't be more disappointed in voters. I gave the public too much credit when I thought they would take issues into consideration over gender.
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