tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23323026.post8120929999892098501..comments2023-10-09T07:16:37.801-07:00Comments on Duplicitous Primates: McClone Proves He is a Sham With PalinAaronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03435148918107602176noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23323026.post-26528521421881019332008-08-31T09:31:00.000-07:002008-08-31T09:31:00.000-07:00I am still surprised the polls are close. I have n...I am still surprised the polls are close. I have no idea what people are thinking. The democratic positions on issues are overwhelmingly favored in polls, yet the candidate poll numbers are still about even. I think people buy into this idea that a democrat will raise their taxes in a time of economic slow down. In the same breath they complain about democrats giving freebies and wanting to cut an additional stimulus check. I am at a loss to understand people, which is why i have stated that talk radio and religious issues are the only threads holding the republican party together anymore. Religion allows them to get one issue voters and talk radio/fox is a 24/7 year long free negative ad campaign for republican strategists to get all their slime out there.Aaronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03435148918107602176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23323026.post-71842424479208672982008-08-31T08:32:00.000-07:002008-08-31T08:32:00.000-07:00I was listening to NPR a couple days ago. They wer...I was listening to NPR a couple days ago. They were interviewing people as to which candidate they were leaning toward. To a person, they all said: My pocketbook, blah, blah, blah... My job, blah, blah, blah... Pinkslip, blah, blah, blah... Mortgage, blah, blah, blah...<BR/><BR/>Ya know... I got the impression, rightly or wrongly, that whether a candidate is Republican or Democrat just doesn't register with people except at the most rudimentary and soundbite level - latte drinking, tax & spend Liberals versus gun toting, god-fearing Republicans. None of the issues that I would care about - habeas corpus, climate change, executive overreach, governmental prerogatives versus constitutionality, public funding of religious agendas, militarism, adventurism, alternative energy, etc... *None* of these things were mentioned. What *was* mentioned was *sooooo* prosaic & self-absorbed & mundane as to be a little embarrassing.<BR/><BR/>You and I, since we must be elitists, get all het-up about the policyt, but here's what's probably going to go through the mind of those voters (at least those I heard) in the voting both:<BR/><BR/>Let's see... Bush Republican. Wallet empty. Me want flat-screen. McCain Republican. Obama not-Republican. Me vote not-Republican. Me get money. Me get flat-screen TV. Me get McMansion.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23323026.post-73957663604893852972008-08-30T10:35:00.000-07:002008-08-30T10:35:00.000-07:00I'll be the first to admit that I am not very good...I'll be the first to admit that I am not very good at understanding the mindset of the typical voter. However, I have this sense of extreme confidence on this one that for once the republicans really *are* OVERestimating the stupidity of the people. Hillary supporters have given a resounding "fuck no" when asked if they would support Palin, which is a sigh of relief. They see it, as they clearly should, as an insulting political ploy. What overt sexism it would be if they switched ideology just to support a women (and surely some will).<BR/><BR/>I really really believe that this was a monumental mistake for Johnny boy. The only boost he will get is from the hard right social conservative base and lunatics like James Dobson. She may even get mike to care about sex again. <BR/><BR/>I'm sure Mike would enjoy having a beer with her but he might be offended by the fact that she eats meat.Aaronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03435148918107602176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23323026.post-69874592054760495572008-08-30T09:53:00.000-07:002008-08-30T09:53:00.000-07:00Oh, c'mon Aaron. Check out her daughters. They're ...Oh, c'mon Aaron. Check out her daughters. They're cute too. That settles it for me, I'm voting for Palin.<BR/><BR/>This is a historic moment. We now have two old white men who have been relegated to "token" status - token "old white men". Palin's running mate, McCain, and Obama's running mate, Biden. You should be celebrating this moment in the spirit of a true progressive.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com