The Observation Deck

http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/com ... 1278.story


Excerpt:
This is one of the many points at which narcissism becomes indistinguishable from masochism. Let me put it plainly: If you want someone just like you to be president of the United States, or even vice president, you deserve whatever dysfunctional society you get. You deserve to be poor, to see the environment despoiled, to watch your children receive a fourth-rate education and to suffer as this country wages -- and loses -- both necessary and unnecessary wars.


McCain has so little respect for the presidency of the United States that he is willing to put the girl next door (soon, too, to be a grandma) into office beside him. He has so little respect for the average American voter that he thinks this reckless and cynical ploy will work.

And it might

Mark Moran wrote:McCain has so little respect for the presidency of the United States that he is willing to put the girl next door (soon, too, to be a grandma) into office beside him. He has so little respect for the average American voter that he thinks this reckless and cynical ploy will work.

And it might

One of the things that will defeat Barak Obama are acolytes who let reason be consumed by hate. See this nice analysis:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree ... licans2008

wow, talk about full of hate...

from Bill's article:

liberal journalists turned her family into an object of sexual disgust: inbred rednecks who had stumbled out of Deliverance

I must have missed those columns... just one of many over the top statements

the argument that Palin's a reckless choice can be reasonably made... it can also be reasonably countered - no need to hide behind claims of "you're picking on me"

Bill Call wrote:

Mark Moran wrote:McCain has so little respect for the presidency of the United States that he is willing to put the girl next door (soon, too, to be a grandma) into office beside him. He has so little respect for the average American voter that he thinks this reckless and cynical ploy will work.

And it might

One of the things that will defeat Barak Obama are acolytes who let reason be consumed by hate. See this nice analysis:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree ... licans2008

It is 2004 all over again... The repubs should send the media a big thank you card...

Stephen Eisel wrote: It is 2004 all over again... The repubs should send the media a big thank you card...

Shhhhhh, they still don't get it so don't help them out.

that's right... the republicans were never hateful in their 2004 campaign

There are few more comical than right wingers accusing others of hate....yet more GOP hypocrisy.

As for Bill Call, I have read his posts over the years, and find any charges of "hate" from him to be quite ironic.

No, they were just making fun of John Kerry...

Stephen Eisel wrote:No, they were just making fun of John Kerry...

It is interesting that you point this out. Do people who have received the Purple Heart feel that way? Or was only John Kerry meant to feel the funny on that?

I bring this up because I have to wonder if the dig at Obama...basically about "community organizers" or, as put another way, people doing things in their communities to help their communities...was perceived by folks other than Obama to be a dig? Meaning, in attempting to insult one person did Pallin inadvertantly insult many...in particular all the folks holding up the "Service!" signs the night before at the Convention? Or does "service" only include...what? Government service and military service? Not crunchy "angry left" social work?

Just a thought. Granted, the Republicans never really wanted to bring into the fold anyone who would be into social and community service but since I would guess some of their hopeful swing votes might fall into that category, I wonder if they have gone a bit too far. Likely not but still food for thought.

It is interesting that you point this out. Do people who have received the Purple Heart feel that way? Or was only John Kerry meant to feel the funny on that?

You really need to ask the people with the band-aids on their face..



PS Those people with the band-aids on their face can join JOB in the Handy Manny tool-box....