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05-11-2008, 11:53 PM
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Originally Posted by UGAalum94
Aren't we all kind of pathetic? We seem to want to regard errors by the candidates we don't support as being meaningful indications of competency and character and the ones by our own as simply momentary lapses in speech because they are tired.
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Just to note here....I personally haven't yet decided who I am voting for yet, and even if I had, I like to make fun of all of the candidates when such things present themselves!
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05-12-2008, 02:06 AM
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It was a simple misspeak. He meant to say 47. Think about what he said. We have 50 states. His staffers said no to Hawai'i and Alaska 50-2=48. He has one more to visit. 48-1=47.
Everyone makes mistakes. However, if he were to repeat it often then I would become worried.
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05-12-2008, 10:57 AM
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Originally Posted by DolphinChicaDDD
It was a simple misspeak. He meant to say 47. Think about what he said. We have 50 states. His staffers said no to Hawai'i and Alaska 50-2=48. He has one more to visit. 48-1=47.
Everyone makes mistakes. However, if he were to repeat it often then I would become worried.
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Exactly...a forgivable mistake is one thing...
But Hillary outright LIED not once but many times about the sniper fire she was supposedly under in Bosnia....not tolerable....how are you going to lie about something that got caught on camera?
And then McCain whose claim to fame is his 'experience' because he was a POW has Sunnis and Shiites and doesn't remember who is training who....?
I am sorry, I don't want that happening when he sits down with super powers like Russia and China and he gets their allies and enemies so mixed up that a gaffe like that causes an incident because of his misspeak...and face it...he has already said long ago that he doesn't trust Asians (referring to them as 'gooks') so do we really want him at the table with them especially now that most of these countries aren't all that friendly with us?
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05-12-2008, 12:27 PM
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Exactly...a forgivable mistake is one thing...
But Hillary outright LIED not once but many times about the sniper fire she was supposedly under in Bosnia....not tolerable....how are you going to lie about something that got caught on camera?
And then McCain whose claim to fame is his 'experience' because he was a POW has Sunnis and Shiites and doesn't remember who is training who....?
I am sorry, I don't want that happening when he sits down with super powers like Russia and China and he gets their allies and enemies so mixed up that a gaffe like that causes an incident because of his misspeak...and face it...he has already said long ago that he doesn't trust Asians (referring to them as 'gooks') so do we really want him at the table with them especially now that most of these countries aren't all that friendly with us?
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It's a lot easier for someone to get confused about something like foreign relations but when you've been in the United States for forty years, you don't forget how many states there are no matter how tired you get. And I've never heard this stuff so where are your sources? And yes, I would much rather McCain sit at that table than anyone else running.
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05-12-2008, 12:29 PM
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And I've never heard this stuff so where are your sources?
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Well you haven't been paying attention to this part of GC much if you haven't heard of McCain's gaffe...
You can either search along here because I did post about that a while back or you can use google since you missed it.
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05-27-2008, 10:25 PM
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Originally Posted by nate2512
It's a lot easier for someone to get confused about something like foreign relations but when you've been in the United States for forty years, you don't forget how many states there are no matter how tired you get. And I've never heard this stuff so where are your sources? And yes, I would much rather McCain sit at that table than anyone else running.
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05-27-2008, 10:33 PM
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Originally Posted by DaemonSeid
and that pattern has been going on since Jan 20, 2001
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what pattern? the one that proves he is human... i haven't heard him say nuclear yet, but I'd like to. Or see him eat a pretzel.
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IF I understand DaemonSeid' posting correctly, the pattern refers to Bush and no one else.
Please correct me if I am wrong.
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05-27-2008, 10:37 PM
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05-27-2008, 10:45 PM
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McCain: "I don't give a damn...I fought in a war...damn those g***s...that's right I said it!!! They will always be g***s to me!!!! G***S G***S G***S!!!"
A political advisor or someone whispers in his ear: "Hey...just apologize...you may be jeopardizing your career...keep the g**k stuff for behind closed doors."
McCain: "okay...I apologize...to the g***s and nong***s...because such language is not right...."
He's sooo sincere. 
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05-27-2008, 10:46 PM
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WTF? He used that word to describe the Vietnamese? I've never heard it used except to reference Koreans.
I know many people of Korean ethnicity refer to themselves as "Han Gook".
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05-27-2008, 11:09 PM
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WTF? He used that word to describe the Vietnamese? I've never heard it used except to reference Koreans.
I know many people of Korean ethnicity refer to themselves as "Han Gook".
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i've always heard it specifically for vietnamese. but either way, in regards to this, i can't see how any asian american would vote for mccain.
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05-28-2008, 12:45 AM
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Obama Auschwitz reference, another stumble for Obama. What do you guys think, lying to advance agendas and give himself first hand credibility, or simple mistake?
ETA: DSTCHAOS, is he closing in on stupid pattern behavior?
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05-28-2008, 12:50 AM
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Originally Posted by nate2512
Obama Auschwitz reference, another stumble for Obama. What do you guys think, lying to advance agendas and give himself first hand credibility, or simple mistake?
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Option C: Not that serious
The "Obama is a sexist" thing didn't go as far as I thought that it would. I was kinda into that one because I hate when random men use pet names for women. Damn him for that. But I guess people are too stuck on the other stuff (how many states there are, his race, his religion, etc.) to care about perceived sexism.
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05-28-2008, 12:53 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by nate2512
Obama Auschwitz reference, another stumble for Obama. What do you guys think, lying to advance agendas and give himself first hand credibility, or simple mistake?
ETA: DSTCHAOS, is he closing in on stupid pattern behavior?
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Stupid in terms of not knowing how many states there are OR stupid in terms of not choosing his words wisely for whatever reasons?
If it's the latter then the candidates are tied. But since I'm not a fan of any of these candidates or take any of them seriously, I'm not surprised.
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05-28-2008, 12:57 AM
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Originally Posted by DSTCHAOS
The "Obama is a sexist" thing didn't go as far as I thought that it would. I was kinda into that one because I hate when random men use pet names for women. Damn him for that. But I guess people are too stuck on the other stuff (how many states there are, his race, his religion, etc.) to care about perceived sexism.
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Well how about McCain's daughter calling Obama "sexy"?
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