McCain dials down his crowd - Page 3

ZenGum · 10-13-2008, 05:14 AM

I suggest that for "disgusting" we read "derogatory".

Using a derogatory epithet - especially in that context - might reasonably be considered disgusting, but it is the use, not the epithet itself, which is disgusting.

xoxoxoBruce · 10-13-2008, 06:22 AM

It's disgusting to use the epithet in a derogatory manner? I'll buy that.

classicman · 10-13-2008, 07:16 AM

Grrrrr - That is certainly not what he meant - that's a big stretch.

sweetwater · 10-13-2008, 08:58 AM

To me, it doesn't matter what a random person in the crowd said or did not say - candidate McCain (whether of his own volition or at the urging of his handlers) tried to defuse and refute the charge. I used the "Contact Us" link at his web site and thanked him for doing so and encouraged him to follow that path. It's not much and may be nothing at all, but it felt like a positive (re)action. He has not won my vote because I have big problems with Palin, but he did a good thing there.

dar512 · 10-13-2008, 09:02 AM

I thought this article was an interesting look at what's going on in the McCain campaign.

classicman · 10-13-2008, 09:15 AM

I especially liked the last 1/2 of it - I think he very accurately described my position. I think most people have pretty much decided who they are voting for, but the issues both candidates need to address are laid out very nicely. Thanks dar.

elSicomoro · 10-13-2008, 09:23 AM

Sweetwater, I agree...what McCain did was awesome, and I totally respect him for that. That old hag just really rubbed me the wrong way...she might as well have said, "I'm not voting for Obama because he's a n****r." I've heard people here in St. Louis say as much.

10-13-2008, 05:14 AM	#1
ZenGum Doctor Wtf Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Badelaide, Baustralia Posts: 12,861	I suggest that for "disgusting" we read "derogatory". Using a derogatory epithet - especially in that context - might reasonably be considered disgusting, but it is the use, not the epithet itself, which is disgusting. __________________ Shut up and hug. MoreThanPretty, Nov 5, 2008. Just because I'm nominally polite, does not make me a pussy. Sundae Girl.

10-13-2008, 06:22 AM	#2
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	It's disgusting to use the epithet in a derogatory manner? I'll buy that. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

10-13-2008, 07:16 AM	#3
classicman barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 23,401	Grrrrr - That is certainly not what he meant - that's a big stretch. __________________ "like strapping a pillow on a bull in a china shop" Bullitt

10-13-2008, 08:58 AM	#4
sweetwater lives inside a Mobius strip Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 1,120	To me, it doesn't matter what a random person in the crowd said or did not say - candidate McCain (whether of his own volition or at the urging of his handlers) tried to defuse and refute the charge. I used the "Contact Us" link at his web site and thanked him for doing so and encouraged him to follow that path. It's not much and may be nothing at all, but it felt like a positive (re)action. He has not won my vote because I have big problems with Palin, but he did a good thing there. __________________ I knew I shoulda taken that left turn at Albuquerque! - Bugs Bunny

10-13-2008, 09:02 AM	#5
dar512 dar512 is now Pete Zicato Join Date: May 2003 Location: Chicago suburb Posts: 4,968	I thought this article was an interesting look at what's going on in the McCain campaign. __________________ "Against stupidity the gods themselves contend in vain." -- Friedrich Schiller

10-13-2008, 09:15 AM	#6
classicman barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 23,401	I especially liked the last 1/2 of it - I think he very accurately described my position. I think most people have pretty much decided who they are voting for, but the issues both candidates need to address are laid out very nicely. Thanks dar. __________________ "like strapping a pillow on a bull in a china shop" Bullitt

10-13-2008, 09:23 AM	#7
elSicomoro Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 12,486	Sweetwater, I agree...what McCain did was awesome, and I totally respect him for that. That old hag just really rubbed me the wrong way...she might as well have said, "I'm not voting for Obama because he's a n***r." I've heard people here in St. Louis say as much. Last edited by elSicomoro; 10-13-2008 at 09:31 AM.*

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