Politics 2008:The Caucuses and The Dem/Rep Conventions

[I.A.S.K.]

While I fully agree with Barack on the fact that family, especially children, should be left out of politics, it is becomming increasingly hard to ingnore Palin's family troubles.
My growing list of problems with Palin:
1. Her daughter is pregnant
2. Her daughter is also apparently a drinker. http://www.bossip.com/25563/booze-and-babies/
3. Her husband was (and might still be) a drinker who had a DUI.
4. She has a infant with a disability
5. Said infant appeared out of nowhere because Nobody saw Palin preggers. I dont even think Mr. Palin remembers a pregnancy
6. She has NO experience! (Her PTA experience is equal to my Dorm Council experience and student government experience in H/S. Shoot, I even did Model UN and was actually a delegate to a real UN Summit on Sustainable Development. Since I'm both black and female McCain should have picked me for VP. He could've killed two birds with one stone.)
7. She clearly cannot control her children and as such I highly doubt she can control our nation.
8. She governs Alaska! As Diddy so eloquently put it "I don't even think there's crackheads in Alaska"

Side note: I really think McCain begged C.Rice to be his VP. I'm sure she gave him a mean side-eye and a resounding NO! (and then told him she's voting for Obama) lol.

Also has anyone else ever noticed that when some pigmantly impaired newspeople do not like someone they mispronounce the person's name? Like O-Bama (as in Alabama) instead of Obama or "mistaking" Obama for Osama. Even O-Sam-Ah instead of Osama or Ben Loudin instead of Bin Laden. Sa-Damn instead of Sadam. So many people (the last two I have no bit of fondness for) that they don't like get their names mispronounced.

[mccoyred]

Originally Posted by I.A.S.K.

While I fully agree with Barack on the fact that family, especially children, should be left out of politics, it is becomming increasingly hard to ingnore Palin's family troubles.
My growing list of problems with Palin:
1. Her daughter is pregnant
2. Her daughter is also apparently a drinker. http://www.bossip.com/25563/booze-and-babies/
3. Her husband was (and might still be) a drinker who had a DUI.
4. She has a infant with a disability
5. Said infant appeared out of nowhere because Nobody saw Palin preggers. I dont even think Mr. Palin remembers a pregnancy
6. She has NO experience! (Her PTA experience is equal to my Dorm Council experience and student government experience in H/S. Shoot, I even did Model UN and was actually a delegate to a real UN Summit on Sustainable Development. Since I'm both black and female McCain should have picked me for VP. He could've killed two birds with one stone.)
7. She clearly cannot control her children and as such I highly doubt she can control our nation.
8. She governs Alaska! As Diddy so eloquently put it "I don't even think there's crackheads in Alaska"

Its funny that the Obama's have the model family life and Biden has overcome a great tragedy (he actually didn't remarry until after 'death did them part') and raised beautiful, successful children (one of his son's is the Delaware State Attorney General) for several years as a single father.

On the other hand, you have an admitted adulterer (possibly a polygamist) married to a recovering drug addict, a drunk and an (alleged) abuser of political power who are parents of a pregnant teenage daughter.......Family values???

[jitterbug13]

Originally Posted by mccoyred

Its funny that the Obama's have the model family life and Biden has overcome a great tragedy (he actually didn't remarry until after 'death did them part') and raised beautiful, successful children (one of his son's is the Delaware State Attorney General) for several years as a single father.

On the other hand, you have an admitted adulterer (possibly a polygamist) married to a recovering drug addict, a drunk and an (alleged) abuser of political power who are parents of a pregnant teenage daughter.......Family values???

Something like that was brought up in the news thread about that. And major cosign on this!

[BlessedOne04]

The problem with HRC supporters is that they have a problem with letting go. Its the equivalent to a pouting child who cannot have the candy they want so badly. If we are adults and you are for the good of the country then prove it. What is so hot about HRC platform? She was saying the stuff that would help her win the nomination, and some of her positions were conservative in my opinion. If the only advantage that she has was that she is a woman, then those supporters need to review whether this is a popularity contest or presidential campaign.

Basically there's no crying in baseball.

[delph998]

...Gulliani's keynote address was HORRIBLE! He was so busy bashing Obama and the Democratic party, that he couldn't even make his points. So scattered and disconnected.

[MsFoxyLoxy77]

I don't believe most of these so called Hillary supporters exist. I think they are Republicans masquerading as PUMA/Hillary supporters to stir up discontent and trouble. Half the Hillary supporters I've talked to say they're upset but they're voting for Obama.

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Okay I'm watching this Palin speech and she's got in some clever and catchy statements but I'm kind of distracted because she looks POSSESSED...her facial expressions: wide eyes, clenched jaws, scrunched nose etc. are all over the place...I'm waiting for her head to start spinning...

[Honeykiss1974]

Originally Posted by delph998

...Gulliani's keynote address was HORRIBLE! He was so busy bashing Obama and the Democratic party, that he couldn't even make his points. So scattered and disconnected.

I was watching Good Morning America this morning and Robin Roberts asked Biden what he thought of Gulliani's speech. Biden responded that he missed it due to traveling but asked Robin if he talked about 9/11 - because Guilliani's speeches are typically just a noun...a verb...and a reference to 9/11.

I LOL'd!