Siji wrote:
Dude.. it's been years since the 'worst attack in American history' (which is a statement I disagree with completely), is that all you've got?
There was certainly more substance to his speech than that. It's funny watching how people narrow down on the thing they think will be easiest to throw stupid comments around about.
Siji wrote:
Not sure I agree with the protests during his speech.. but they should have pre-arranged with the camera people NOT to be focusing on every one of them. There's been what, 2 or 3 so far?
Those people should have been beaten on camera, dragged by their arm out to the sidewalk, thrown in the gutter and left there.
Siji wrote:
He's commending Palin for balancing a budget? Of what, 10k people? Or whatever mini population it was? Oh jeez..
Could you do that? Secondly, she is now governor there (something that seems to be forgotten constantly) and there are more than 10k people in Alaska. Belittling the accomplishments she has made in that state is retarded.. I have family in Alaska that is generally speaking fairly liberal - and they love Palin and what she has done. I certainly know BJ Billy didn't even have the approval rating she does there.
Siji wrote:
Whoever wrote McCain's speech blows. It's nothing but a series of one liners. McCain is speaking AT his audience, where Obama spoke TO his audience. Obama spoke, McCain is reading his teleprompter like a bedtime book.
While the charisma and the ability to make public speeches that Obama (and Palin, IMO) has is admirable, it really has no bearing on how well they will run this country.
Siji wrote:
Lower taxes.. I love this rally of the republicans. How exactly are you going to pay off the deficit without taxes? I don't want to pay more taxes, but I realize that as a citizen of this country it's partially on my shoulders to get us out of debt. So too is it the responsibility of those making hundreds of thousands a year, and their taxes shouldn't be lowered more than mine.
You don't really think that all that tax money just gets put aside to take care of our debt? A good deal of it would go to push the other bullshit Obama wants to do.. More taxes, bigger government, more bureaucracy.. You can keep that, I have zero interest in any of it.
Siji wrote:
He wants to put schools in charge of the parents and students? The fucking parents don't care - that's the basis of the whole fucking problem you fucking ignorant fuck.
You know, it's funny. I was just talking to my girlfriends step dad the other night about how important this actually is to him and others in his family. Some people do want our kids to not only get a better education, but to not have the liberal ideals shoved on them in school like they are. They would like the opportunity to CHOOSE where their kids go to school, but in many cases cost is what stops them from doing just that. Saying parents don't care is completely wrong.
Siji wrote:
I without a doubt appreciate McCain's service to this country and am glad he survived being a POW.. but being a POW doesn't make you presidential. It doesn't give you leadership abilities. Nor does having high ranked family members. And seriously.. he needs something else. That's getting old.
No, but combined with his time in congress and as a senator, I'd say that makes him a lot more qualified to be our president than the other choice.. Not to mention it pretty much gets rid of any notion that our country isn't very important to him.
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Siji wrote:
Are you kidding me? A John McCain song? Really?
I'll give you that, it was pretty stupid and that was about my exact reaction when I heard it.
It's just amusing to me how people are pointing out all these things about McCain and don't realize most of it could be applied to Obama. You want to talk about being qualified to run our nation? What
leadership experience does he have? He's never ran a business, a city, a state, anything.. He may very well be a good leader but how precisely would any of us know that?
I just think it's scary how much people are investing in this guy because he can make a charismatic speech and talk a good game about all the shit he is going to "change".. Blind leading the blind.