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Old 09-12-2008, 08:58 AM   #31
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Picking her as McCains VP choice seems too gimmicky to me.
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Old 09-12-2008, 09:00 AM   #32
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As scary as she is regarding every topic, the scariest thing is that McCain picked her over so many qualified candidates just so he could show what a "Maverick" he is.
During the interview I was expecting her to make a beauty pageant speech about how much she loves children and how important world peace is.
And when "Charlie" had to ask her AGAIN if her answer was yes or no, I want to reach through the screen and throttle her!
Just answer "YES" or "NO" you fucking bitch!
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Old 09-12-2008, 09:01 AM   #33
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That's the sort of comment I hear all over the place. Seriously, guys, fuckability is not good veep criteria.
This may be the greatest political trick, ever! I mean, hell, we all know that when the blood rushes to a man's dick, it leaves his brain. We aren't capable of making good decisions whilst sporting a semi. The people that plant malicious software inside pr0n sites know this...
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Old 09-12-2008, 09:04 AM   #34
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Don't worry your pretty little head about it, little filly. She's not going to make it anywhere near the White House anyway.

Now get back in there and scrub the toilet.
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Old 09-12-2008, 09:18 AM   #35
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And when "Charlie" had to ask her AGAIN if her answer was yes or no, I want to reach through the screen and throttle her! Just answer "YES" or "NO" you fucking bitch!
Like any politician ever answers yes or no - puhlease.

I am currently voting not to vote - I can't back either of these tickets in good conscious. This totally sucks - The last two elections I chose the "lesser of two evils." This time I cannot do it - somebody has to do something soon to get my support.
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Old 09-12-2008, 09:21 AM   #36
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Then please just vote straight third party. This is more of a vote for "neither" than not voting.
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Old 09-12-2008, 09:27 AM   #37
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I'm not worried that Obama as president means something bad for our country, I'm worried that it really really wont mean anything different for our country. Yes, it would be nice to see the conservative rhetoric eliminated from white house speeches, but I seriously doubt that the real power behind the presidency (read corporate business interests) isnt going to allow the changes that we really need to make.

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Old 09-12-2008, 09:30 AM   #38
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I think that had an impact when Perot ran back in '96. It indirectly became a vote for Clinton. I really gotta think about this.
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Old 09-12-2008, 09:32 AM   #39
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I'm worried that it really really wont mean anything different for our country. Yes, it would be nice to see the conservative rhetoric eliminated from white house speeches, but I seriously doubt that the real power behind the presidency (read corporate business interests) is going to allow the changes that we really need to make.
Just hearing a different rhetoric doesn't do it for me. thats one of my biggest issues - I don't think either of them deserve, nor are really qualified to lead the country. How do I support one of them when I feel that way.

Somebody tell me what makes one of these tickets qualified and you cannot give me the "cuz the other one isn't" argument.
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Old 09-12-2008, 09:34 AM   #40
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Old 09-12-2008, 09:35 AM   #41
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Oh and as far as Palin is concerned - the fact that she really isn't connected to Washington is a good thing for me. The fact that she is running with McCain who is totally entrenched there is a bad one.
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Old 09-12-2008, 09:42 AM   #42
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Fresh blood for the vampire

A beady-eyed McCain gets a boost from the charismatic Sarah Palin, a powerful new feminist -- yes, feminist! -- force. Plus: Obama must embrace his dull side.
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Old 09-12-2008, 09:51 AM   #43
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Feminist?

I myself have never been able to find out precisely what feminism is: I only know that people call me a feminist whenever I express sentiments that differentiate me from a door mat or a prostitute. ~Rebecca West, "Mr Chesterton in Hysterics: A Study in Prejudice," The Clarion, 14 Nov 1913, reprinted in The Young Rebecca, 1982
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Old 09-12-2008, 10:03 AM   #44
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Oh that's why the rest of the world has female leaders...
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In the U.S., the ultimate glass ceiling has been fiendishly complicated for women by the unique peculiarity that our president must also serve as commander in chief of the armed forces. Women have risen to the top in other countries by securing the leadership of their parties and then being routinely promoted to prime minister when that party won at the polls. But a woman candidate for president of the U.S. must show a potential capacity for military affairs and decision-making. Our president also symbolically represents the entire history of the nation -- a half-mystical role often filled elsewhere by a revered if politically powerless monarch.
Funny, it doesn't say anything about women being considered a minority vote. Or the fact that Palin is the first female VP (because of course there must have been loads if the only reason for a woman not becoming President is the military aspect)...

I think this misses the point that by European standards at least, America is a deeply conservative country. The very fact that politician's religious beliefs are important is bewildering to us.
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Old 09-12-2008, 10:11 AM   #45
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What if he had chosen Condi?
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