Finger pointing at its best ;)

[Shawnee123]

snicker snicker...I can't wait to thank my best friend for letting me use her picture.

[xoxoxoBruce]

Three times.

[Shawnee123]

THNORT!

[Shawnee123]

Here's some fact checkin':

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com...ry/fact-check/

[classicman]

Put the two side by side and list all their accomplishments, stances, associations and so on...

Originally Posted by Shawnee123
He's not McCain.
He isn't Bush's lap dog.
He actually gives a crap about the middle class, not just the fat cats and the baby-poppin' welfare moms
Obama is smart.
Obama is fresh.
Obama has served with class and dignity.
Obama is not in the pocket of big oil.

Originally Posted by dar512

You are correct in that at least part of my hesitation to vote for McCain comes from the fact the he's of the same party as Bush.

I started out leaning Dem.

I like the fact that he's got a poly-sci degree.
he is promoting a positive position.
he intends to get us out of Iraq as soon as possible.
he's for greater oversight of the finance sector.

[dar512]

Originally Posted by classicman

Put the two side by side and list all their accomplishments, stances, associations and so on...

You missed the thing about negative ads. That was a big deal for me.

[Shawnee123]

Sigh...ok:

Originally Posted by Shawnee123
He's not McCain. McCain IS McCain
He isn't Bush's lap dog. McCain is Bush's lap dog
He actually gives a crap about the middle class, not just the fat cats and the baby-poppin' welfare moms McCain doesn't actually gives a crap about the middle class, just the fat cats and the baby-poppin' welfare moms
Obama is smart. McCain isn't quite as smart
Obama is fresh. McCain is not fresh
Obama has served with class and dignity. McCain did serve our country with class and dignity...his campaign...not so much
Obama is not in the pocket of big oil. The entire Bushapalooza party is in the pocket of big oil

Better?

[classicman]

No not at all - I am trying to determine why to vote FOR one candidate vs the other - As in their positive attributes - experience, accomplishments and so on.

I'm very specifically NOT interested in that.

[classicman]

No dar I got that - and it registered - Its just not what I'm looking for here - I want their abilities, what they've done, just the positives about them. I'm gonna do a negative thing separately - that'll probably be a much longer list.

[xoxoxoBruce]

Originally Posted by classicman

No dar I got that - and it registered - Its just not what I'm looking for here - I want their abilities, what they've done, just the positives about them. I'm gonna do a negative thing separately - that'll probably be a much longer list.

You have to read the tiny print at the bottom of the ad... Past results are not a guarantee of future performance, Your mileage may vary, Performed by a professional driver on a closed course, If an erection lasts more than 4 hours, call your doctor, etc.

Look for attitude, goals, honesty.

[Cicero]

I am looking down my nose and pointing my finger at you!!!That's the best!!

[TheMercenary]

Originally Posted by Cicero

I am looking down my nose and pointing my finger at you!!!That's the best!!

Attachment 19760

I wanna be looking down yer blouse.

[classicman]

Originally Posted by Shawnee123
He's not McCain.
He isn't Bush's lap dog.
He actually gives a crap about the middle class, not just the fat cats and the baby-poppin' welfare moms
Obama is smart.
Obama is fresh.
Obama has served with class and dignity.
Obama is not in the pocket of big oil.
Obama is running a positive campaign

Originally Posted by dar512 View Post
I like the fact that he's got a poly-sci degree.
he is promoting a positive position.
he intends to get us out of Iraq as soon as possible.
he's for greater oversight of the finance sector.

[Ibby]

merc - did you REALLY need to quote the WHOLE thing over again.. to say, good post?

[Undertoad]

NY Times token righty columnist David Brooks is quoted at Huffington Post, the first time that site has had something thoughtful to add to the debate (usually it specializes in empty snark):

Obama has the great intellect. I was interviewing Obama a couple years ago, and I'm getting nowhere with the interview, it's late in the night, he's on the phone, walking off the Senate floor, he's cranky. Out of the blue I say, 'Ever read a guy named Reinhold Niebuhr?' And he says, 'Yeah.' So i say, 'What did Niebuhr mean to you?' For the next 20 minutes, he gave me a perfect description of Reinhold Niebuhr's thought, which is a very subtle thought process based on the idea that you have to use power while it corrupts you. And I was dazzled, I felt the tingle up my knee as Chris Matthews would say.

And the other thing that does separate Obama from just a pure intellectual: he has tremendous powers of social perception. And this is why he's a politician, not an academic. A couple of years ago, I was writing columns attacking the Republican congress for spending too much money. And I throw in a few sentences attacking the Democrats to make myself feel better. And one morning I get an email from Obama saying, 'David, if you wanna attack us, fine, but you're only throwing in those sentences to make yourself feel better.' And it was a perfect description of what was going through my mind. And everybody who knows Obama all have these stories to tell about his capacity for social perception.