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Let The Candidates Decide
Published on September 16, 2008 By Dr Guy In Democrat

In any election, since media became a factor, political campaigns have had negative ads.  Some worse than others (the Daisy Ad), and some just funny.  Most are just designed to show the shortcomings of the opponent, figuring (rightly or wrongly) that voters will not see the shortcomings without being lead to them.

So who is the king of negative ads in this campaign?  If we ask the media, or the pundits, or the emotional "Wanna-bee" reporters, or even blogdom, I am sure we are going to get many answers.  But when it comes right down to it, who would know more about what ads their campaign is running?  The Candidates.

So let's allow one to speak for himself:

"If we're going to ask questions about, you know, who has been promulgating negative ads that are completely unrelated to the issues at hand, I think I win that contest pretty handily," Obama said.

I guess the messiah has spoken.  So for all the foreigners thinking that McCain is the bad guy, who are you going to believe?  Some biased media pundit?  A blog?  Or the candidate himself.

I wonder if Obama is going to run this ad in all 57 states?


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on Sep 17, 2008

The internet is overrated.

Hey!  So what is your Avatar?

on Sep 17, 2008

The times are a-changing, though.  I like my leaders to know what's going on in the world.

Well, you may wanna tell Obama that the US Flag has 50 stars for a reason, that when talking about "negative ads" honesty isn't always the best policy, that Palin is not running for President and that Biden disapproves of his VP choice.

on Sep 17, 2008

They are a team, she is one heartbeat away and with McCains age it is VERY relavant to talk that way more so than with Obama.

Not at all.  After all, Obama's mother died very young (about 5 years older than Obama is now).  McCain's mother is still alive.

You are not guaranteed tomorrow, only today.

on Sep 17, 2008

Crashing your plane 5 times over doesnt make you expert on foreign relations

YES!  But it sure makes you one that I want to buy my next lotto ticket from!

on Sep 17, 2008

Well, you may wanna tell Obama that the US Flag has 50 stars for a reason,

Dont burst the bubble.

on Sep 17, 2008

Zoo, you might want to investigate the candidates yourself rather than rely on talking points.

 

Senator McCain can’t use a computer because of his injuries. He can’t lift his arms but so high and typing is painful for him, he has people to do that for him.

 

As far as knowing what is going on, he already does. What he does not know will be provided to him, that is why we have these organizations like the FBI, CIA DHS and so on. They give the president a daily brief so he knows exactly what is going on in the world long before you wake up.

 

So why is it that when we are discussing Senator Obama people try to counter it with the VP candidate from the other party? Is it because Senator Obama is only as good as the oppositions VP?

on Sep 17, 2008

So why is it that when we are discussing Senator Obama people try to counter it with the VP candidate from the other party? Is it because Senator Obama is only as good as the oppositions VP?

No.  It is because the VP of that party is very very scary.  Very very conservative and a flat out liar.  I mean there's bending the truth and then there is lying.  She said she ended the bid for the bridge to nowhere, not true in fact she is still behind"a bridge" project for that same area.  She said that Alaska supplies 20% of the US energy, not true.  Plus she cant even go out on her own, she has to have McCain or his handler holding her hand everywhere and she wont answer questions.  Really they have released and she has said what some of her positions are but really "Who is Sarah Palin?"  I don tthink we will really truely know before the campaign is over, because the handlers dont want us to.

on Sep 17, 2008

Not at all. After all, Obama's mother died very young (about 5 years older than Obama is now). McCain's mother is still alive.

You are not guaranteed tomorrow, only today.

 

Anyone can go anytime, but it is much more likely that McCain will pass away before Obama will, we are playing percentages here.

YES! But it sure makes you one that I want to buy my next lotto ticket from!

I will take one too

on Sep 17, 2008

 

You dont have to be a letter carrier to mail a letter, and you sure dont need to know how to send an email to get one sent. It is called delegation.

Hopefully no one calls in sick or he'll be screwed.

Well, you may wanna tell Obama that the US Flag has 50 stars for a reason, that when talking about "negative ads" honesty isn't always the best policy, that Palin is not running for President and that Biden disapproves of his VP choice.

Sure, I'll pass it along...I see Obama all the time.

Senator McCain can’t use a computer because of his injuries. He can’t lift his arms but so high and typing is painful for him, he has people to do that for him.

You know, I'm going to sound like an ass for a second.

When is this POW stuff going to run its course?  I saw McCain using it as an excuse or something when he was questioned about not knowing the number of houses he owns.  Is it really okay for him to drudge that up every time someone criticizes him?  I mean, it's a horrible thing for sure...but to use it as a shield for anything you don't want to talk about?  Kind of a dick move.  Much like race with Obama...let's whip it out for no apparent reason!

As far as knowing what is going on, he already does.

Ask him about Sunni and Shia...I hear he's a real expert on telling them apart.

 

And that's enough poking at conservatives...for the moment.

~Zoo

on Sep 17, 2008

Not at all. After all, Obama's mother died very young (about 5 years older than Obama is now). McCain's mother is still alive.

good point Doc.  I hadn't quite thought about it like this although I did notice McCain's mom looked very good for her age at the RNC.  I figured they were trying to make a statement everytime they put the camera on her saying "check out these genes." 

Think about the President who died after one month in office.  He caught a cold at his inauguration, and died of pneumonia.  Nobody expected that.  Of course nobody expected a young John Kennedy would die either or an Abe Lincoln either.  Yet look how old Reagan was and how he made it through not one but two terms.  Who knows maybe McCain will run in 2012. 

ya never know. 

So this is just another Dem talking point but really has no legs to it.  (Tumbleweed). 

on Sep 17, 2008

Think about the President who died after one month in office. He caught a cold at his inauguration, and died of pneumonia. Nobody expected that.

Ahh I hate to say it but it was absolutly no surprise.  William Harrison had the longest inaguration speech in history.  He was 67 years old.  It was 1841.  It was very cold and rainy.  I dont know what the life expectancy was back then but my guess is that he was already over it and to do a 2 hour speech in the cold rain with no coat its amazing he lasted a month after catching severe pneumonia.

on Sep 17, 2008

Just looked it up at birth in 1841 life expectency was 41

on Sep 17, 2008

How McCain uses Google:

 

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on Sep 18, 2008

Is it because Senator Obama is only as good as the oppositions VP?

No, but it is the only comparison that he has a chance to win.

on Sep 18, 2008

No. It is because the VP of that party is very very scary.

Scary only to girly men.

She said she ended the bid for the bridge to nowhere, not true in fact she is still behind"a bridge" project for that same area.

No,that is exageration - or embellishment.  And is done all the time in politics.  She DID end the bridge to nowhere.  Whether she was always against it or was just being politically expedient is another matter (and part of politics).  But this is the second time someone has tried to call embellishment a lie.  Why is it a lie when a conservative does it, and not when a liberal does it?  When John Kerry said he killed all the commies, why was that not a lie?  When Obama says he single handedly passed a bill, why is that not a lie?

She said that Alaska supplies 20% of the US energy, not true.

It is not true they supply 20% of ALL the US energy types.  It is definitely true of some types.  So it is again not a lie.

Plus she cant even go out on her own, she has to have McCain or his handler holding her hand everywhere and she wont answer questions.

I did not see McCain on Gibson's or Hannity's show.  See, that is a lie (what you just stated) because of the way you stated it.

"Who is Sarah Palin?"

Who is Joe Biden?  Well, we do know that.  A lying hypocritical baby killing (yes, he beleives life begins at conception but likes to kill them anyway) plagarizing font of hoof-in-mouth disease.

But who cares?  He is not president, and as much as all the loons on the left like to think Cheney was darth vader, VPs ar only Jeopardy questions.

But all of this still begs the question.  Why is Obama running against Palin?

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