Just a misunderstood genius, like Ronald Reagan, also.
Sarah Palin
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This post is in: Republican Stupidity, Clown Shoes
Just a misunderstood genius, like Ronald Reagan, also.
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For the record, I really do not care about Joe the Plumber’s background. All he did was ask a candidate for President a question, something I wish everyone got the chance to do at least once in their life. More power to him, and Obama seemed to enjoy the conversation, to boot. If I have the background right, Obama was right near his house, so he was not a plant, and then McCain foolishly thrust the poor SOB into the middle of a heated election. If anything, it makes me think less of the idiots in the McCain campaign, something I thought impossible. Now there are actual MSM reporters going all through his shit and posting it everywhere, and quite frankly, it sucks. Leave him alone. I am not saying you all have done anything wrong because I have not had time to check the comments today, but I looked at memeorandum and saw that mess and wanted to preempt any of it here.
Granted, the right-wing whinging is particularly rich after the Beauchamp/Schiavo/Graeme Frost incidents, and the attempts to blame media conduct in regards to Joe the Plumber on the Obama campaign are stupid and predictable, but just leave the guy alone. I don’t agree with him on a lot of issues, but the guy deserves the privacy I would want for myself and for the rest of you. And this, from the Counter-Sniffer in Chief, is just ridiculous.
On the other hand, it seems I have once again failed to be cynical enough in the Verizon/McCain thing.
At any rate, I may or may not be back later today, so here is a thread for you to talk about something other than that poor guy from Ohio who now has people digging all through his shit. Show some god damned decency, everyone.
*** Update ***
Folks, there is a marked difference between reacting to stupid things he tells the press and rooting through shit on the internet speculating about him. Comment all you want to any idiotic things he says.
*** Update #2 ***
And I have to say that this, coming from the Counter Sniffer in Chief and high priestess of the wingnut lynch mob, is just ridiculous.
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I even think this one is worth watching:
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I will be out of the loop for a while. My sister sends in these pics of Tara, a six month old blue heeler/lab mix, who needs a home. Her sister was adopted and she is apparently lonely.
My sister is constantly bombarding me with pets that need adopted, so if you live in the Pittsburgh area and would like a doggie, drop me an email and I will get you in touch with her.
Consider this your open thread.
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I understand why people are trying to make a big deal out of this, but I disagree:
arly in 2007, just as her husband launched his presidential bid, Cindy McCain sought to resolve an old problem – the lack of cellphone coverage on her remote 15-acre ranch near Sedona, Ariz., nestled deep in a tree-lined canyon called Hidden Valley.
Over the past year, she offered land for a permanent cell tower, and Verizon Wireless embarked on an expensive public process to meet her needs, hiring contractors and seeking county land-use permits.
Verizon ultimately abandoned its effort to install a permanent tower in August. Company spokesman Jeffrey Nelson said the project would be “an inappropriate way” to build its network. “It doesn’t make business sense for us to do that,” he added.
Instead, Verizon delivered a portable tower known as a “cell site on wheels” – free of charge – to the McCain property in June, after the Secret Service began inquiring about improving coverage in the area. Such devices are used for providing temporary capacity where coverage is lacking or has been knocked out, in circumstances ranging from the Super Bowl to hurricanes.
As far as I am concerned, when it comes to the safety of our candidates and our past and current Presidents, what the Secret Service wants the Secret Service gets. Period.
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According to everything I have read and everything the talking heads on my television have said, last night was John McCain’s best performance, but that Obama committed no gaffes, held his own, and then finished strong. I have to say at that I am relieved that McCain had a better night, as there is still a chance that he could pull it out and win. Anything can happen, and it would be nice to think that if Obama does lose, the next administration would not be a total disaster.
On the other hand, I think this take on things is probably delusional:
Tonight we finally saw what so many of us have been waiting for. John McCain mopped the floor with Barack Obama.
Throughout the night, Barack Obama looked distant, like he did not want to be there, like he was annoyed. He really looked annoyed all night.
McCain on the other hand looked like the comeback kid — the guy who knew he had to do well. And he did.
Here is why it mattered.
Between October 24th and 27th of 1980, Jimmy Carter was ahead of Ronald Reagan by six points. Obama is up three in the traditional Gallup poll and up eight in the expanded Gallup poll.
This becomes very doable for John McCain tonight. It becomes very doable.
Doable and plausible are two different things, and we need to square this “mopped the floor with him” rhetoric with the polls:
CNN poll of debate viewers: Obama 58%, McCain 31%
CBS poll of uncommitted voters: Obama 53%, McCain 22%
Still making their own reality over at Red State.
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This, if true, is just pretty damned funny:
Two readers with access to the Ohio voter file say that Joe Wurzelbacher’s inluence on this cycle will be limited in one way: He doesn’t appear to be registered to vote.
(And yes, the freelance opposition research on Joe began before the debate ended.)
That would be typical of the zaniness of this election.
*** Update ***
According to you guys, he was on GMA and stated he is registered, so one of the possible great acts of comedy this election has been foiled.