Originally posted by WrathfulDwarf
I'm starting to be more convince that Palin was a good call for Mc Cain. Not just of the speech but also because of her "soccer mom" slogan. Maybe this won't be much as a Circus as I thought it would be. I'm growing interested (for those of you who just tune in...WD interest is a good sign)
I think she was a good choice.
Originally posted by chillmeistergen
Oh dear.
Originally posted by WrathfulDwarf
I'm starting to be more convince that Palin was a good call for Mc Cain. Not just of the speech but also because of her "soccer mom" slogan. Maybe this won't be much as a Circus as I thought it would be. I'm growing interested (for those of you who just tune in...WD interest is a good sign)
I registered it in my log.
Check this out:
Streches at the Republican Convention
ST. PAUL, Minn. - Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin and her Republican supporters held back little Wednesday as they issued dismissive attacks on Barack Obama and flattering praise on her credentials to be vice president. In some cases, the reproach and the praise stretched the truth.Some examples: PALIN: "I have protected the taxpayers by vetoing wasteful spending ... and championed reform to end the abuses of earmark spending by Congress. I told the Congress 'thanks but no thanks' for that Bridge to Nowhere."
THE FACTS: As mayor of Wasilla, Palin hired a lobbyist and traveled to Washington annually to support earmarks for the town totaling $27 million. In her two years as governor, Alaska has requested nearly $750 million in special federal spending, by far the largest per-capita request in the nation. While Palin notes she rejected plans to build a $398 million bridge from Ketchikan to an island with 50 residents and an airport, that opposition came only after the plan was ridiculed nationally as a "bridge to nowhere."
PALIN: "There is much to like and admire about our opponent. But listening to him speak, it's easy to forget that this is a man who has authored two memoirs but not a single major law or reform — not even in the state senate."
THE FACTS: Compared to McCain and his two decades in the Senate, Obama does have a more meager record. But he has worked with Republicans to pass legislation that expanded efforts to intercept illegal shipments of weapons of mass destruction and to help destroy conventional weapons stockpiles. The legislation became law last year. To demean that accomplishment would be to also demean the work of Republican Sen. Richard Lugar of Indiana, a respected foreign policy voice in the Senate. In Illinois, he was the leader on two big, contentious measures in Illinois: studying racial profiling by police and requiring recordings of interrogations in potential death penalty cases. He also successfully co-sponsored major ethics reform legislation.
Someone could probably do this about the DNC but I do find this particularly funny after all the stuff Palin mentioned about Obama.
Originally posted by Bardock42
Yeah, lets see if the negro can step up, we both know women and negroes are the most eloquently challenged groups after all.
I wasn´t actually trying to imply that to be honest 😱
A slip of the tongue one might say😈
What i find amazing, is that the USA must be the only country where the people at political conventions act like they are at a concert or something, cheering, whistling, chanting slogans in a brain washed kind of way, waving banners and generally behaving in a "im on speed" type of way.
Are these people for real or is it all set up to give a positive impression?
Originally posted by Bicnarok
I wasn´t actually trying to imply that to be honest 😱
A slip of the tongue one might say😈What i find amazing, is that the USA must be the only country where the people at political conventions act like they are at a concert or something, cheering, whistling, chanting slogans in a brain washed kind of way, waving banners and generally behaving in a "im on speed" type of way.
Are these people for real or is it all set up to give a positive impression?
Unfortunately, they are real. Have you ever been to OK? What about Alabama?
Palin is now polling as more popular than Obama or McCain!
Originally posted by sithsaber408
Palin is now polling as more popular than Obama or McCain!
Because she's the shiny new object, her luster will fade with time.
Overall though: "Obama now attracts 46% of the vote while McCain earns 45%. When "leaners" are included, it’s Obama 48%, McCain 46%"
Originally posted by chithappens
Check this out:Streches at the Republican Convention
Someone could probably do this about the DNC but I do find this particularly funny after all the stuff Palin mentioned about Obama.