Bye Bye, Sarah - - Page 6

TheMercenary · 07-09-2009, 05:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Flint

So what happened last time?

As much as a vote for Obama was a vote for "anything but Bush" ... this logic is slippery and reversible. The fact is: she got very close.

She never even got even close. Are you kidding me. Obama won by a landslide. She was dead in the water a month after she entered the race.

xoxoxoBruce · 07-10-2009, 12:18 AM

That fact people say 54% is a landslide disturbs me, it shows how polarized we've become.

Saying "Family values", without defining them, is bullshit. Remember, the family down the street you so disapprove of, that are raising their kids all wrong, and let their dogs shit everywhere, have family values... they just don't match yours.

Queen of the Ryche · 07-09-2009, 03:34 PM

I personally love the whole "strong family values" angle.........because her family is so "normal."

sugarpop · 07-11-2009, 12:35 PM

Any politician who talks "family values" while trying to deny a whole segment of people equal rights scares me, and has no business in politics. Religion and politics just should not mix, ever. Politicians shouldn't even talk about their religion, because it shouldn't be an issue.

Glinda · 07-11-2009, 01:22 PM

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Originally Posted by sugarpop

Any politician who talks "family values" while trying to deny a whole segment of people equal rights scares me, and has no business in politics. Religion and politics just should not mix, ever. Politicians shouldn't even talk about their religion, because it shouldn't be an issue.

I couldn't agree more.

tw · 07-11-2009, 04:04 PM

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Originally Posted by sugarpop

Any politician who talks "family values" while trying to deny a whole segment of people equal rights scares me,

It explains why Colin Powel is a flaming liberal.

spudcon · 07-11-2009, 05:22 PM

I still don't see why everyone is afraid of Palin. She was not running against Obama, she was running for vice president. I think everyone protests too much.

Kitsune · 07-11-2009, 08:01 PM

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Originally Posted by spudcon

she was running for vice president

Don't remember the constantly repeated "just a heartbeat away" line during the campaigns?

The woman is an idiot with no business in any elected office higher than dogcatcher. People were afraid of having someone so dangerously inept inherit the position of POTUS.

Alluvial · 07-11-2009, 08:09 PM

Re: Palin being "a heartbeat away" ... especially considering McCain's age. If he had been 20 years younger I don't think the concern would have been as deep. McCain should have gotten the nod instead of Dubya.

spudcon · 07-11-2009, 10:13 PM

I feel very secure knowing that Joe Biden is just a heartbeat away. I'm sure he's much more qualified than someone who actually accomplished something. Or is being governor of the largest state in the union not important. And have we forgotten that her state had a surplus, while every state with a liberal governor has driven them into massive deficits? Not bad for a glassy eyed Bible thumper.

xoxoxoBruce · 07-11-2009, 10:17 PM

The only reason Alaska had a surplus is the oil revenues are so large, and the population of politicians too small, to steal it all.

Kitsune · 07-12-2009, 10:56 AM

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Originally Posted by spudcon

Or was being governor of the largest state in the union not important.

Fixed that for you.

Happy Monkey · 07-12-2009, 10:58 AM

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Originally Posted by spudcon

Or is being governor of the largest state in the union not important.

Arnold?

Palin will have been governor of the 47th largest state.

sugarpop · 07-13-2009, 09:48 AM

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Originally Posted by spudcon

I feel very secure knowing that Joe Biden is just a heartbeat away. I'm sure he's much more qualified than someone who actually accomplished something. Or is being governor of the largest state in the union not important. And have we forgotten that her state had a surplus, while every state with a liberal governor has driven them into massive deficits? Not bad for a glassy eyed Bible thumper.

Alaska's entire population is less than 1 million people, so arguing that she was governor of the largest state is outrageously disingenuous. Most large cities have more people than the entire state of Alaska.

And Joe Biden has extensive foreign policy experience, which Sarah Palin has none. Seeing Russia from Alaska doesn't really count.

Shawnee123 · 07-12-2009, 10:59 AM

Heheheh.

07-10-2009, 12:18 AM	#2
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	That fact people say 54% is a landslide disturbs me, it shows how polarized we've become. Saying "Family values", without defining them, is bullshit. Remember, the family down the street you so disapprove of, that are raising their kids all wrong, and let their dogs shit everywhere, have family values... they just don't match yours. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

07-09-2009, 03:34 PM	#3
Queen of the Ryche is fleeing the scene Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Beautiful CO Posts: 1,510	I personally love the whole "strong family values" angle.........because her family is so "normal." __________________ Once, in an interview, Chuck Norris admitted that he was not the most awesome thing ever. He declined to elaborate; but I believe we all know that he was referring to the existence of chocolate covered bacon. I'd rather be judged by twelve than carried by six.

07-11-2009, 05:22 PM	#7
spudcon Beware of potatoes Join Date: May 2007 Location: Upstate NY, USA Posts: 2,078	I still don't see why everyone is afraid of Palin. She was not running against Obama, she was running for vice president. I think everyone protests too much. __________________ "I believe that being despised by the despicable is as good as being admired by the admirable."

07-11-2009, 08:09 PM	#9
Alluvial Phenomenologist Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Central Mississippi Posts: 270	Re: Palin being "a heartbeat away" ... especially considering McCain's age. If he had been 20 years younger I don't think the concern would have been as deep. McCain should have gotten the nod instead of Dubya. __________________ “My grandfather always said that living is like licking honey off a thorn.” - Louis Adamic

07-11-2009, 10:13 PM	#10
spudcon Beware of potatoes Join Date: May 2007 Location: Upstate NY, USA Posts: 2,078	I feel very secure knowing that Joe Biden is just a heartbeat away. I'm sure he's much more qualified than someone who actually accomplished something. Or is being governor of the largest state in the union not important. And have we forgotten that her state had a surplus, while every state with a liberal governor has driven them into massive deficits? Not bad for a glassy eyed Bible thumper. __________________ "I believe that being despised by the despicable is as good as being admired by the admirable."

07-11-2009, 12:35 PM	#4
sugarpop Professor Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: the edge of the abyss Posts: 1,947	Any politician who talks "family values" while trying to deny a whole segment of people equal rights scares me, and has no business in politics. Religion and politics just should not mix, ever. Politicians shouldn't even talk about their religion, because it shouldn't be an issue.

07-11-2009, 10:17 PM	#11
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	The only reason Alaska had a surplus is the oil revenues are so large, and the population of politicians too small, to steal it all. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

07-12-2009, 10:59 AM	#15
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	Heheheh. __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

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