tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13758431.post735351185321570549..comments2023-10-28T03:14:44.519-07:00Comments on Calhouns Can(n)ons: NewsstandGreghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04099049885765768069noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13758431.post-58949593428513804722008-09-25T18:03:00.000-07:002008-09-25T18:03:00.000-07:00Franc,This election could be a tough one for me .....Franc,<BR/><BR/>This election could be a tough one for me ... if McCain had chosen a running mate with an appropriate amount of experience. (Heck, Carly Fiorina, one of McCain's "economic advisors" said that Palin would not be qualified to run HP ... if that is the case, how the heck could anyone consider her qualified to run the whole friggin country?) Had McCain also not been part of the Keating 5 and shown some real insight by voting against the deregulation of the mortgage industry, it would be downright close.<BR/><BR/>However, as it is, the call is quite easy. That Obama is quite clearly a believer who is open about his own humanness makes it even easier to vote for him.<BR/><BR/>I wouldn't say that Obama is incoherent as I would say that he understands that there needs to be nuance in both our domestic and foreign policy. McCain does have his reputation as a Maverick (TM) ... but he seems to have little interest in understanding the subtleties before reaching decisions. Palin even less so ... <BR/><BR/>I won't say that Obama represents all my opinions, but he does seem like a common sense antidote to the general Republican tendency to say that the free market solves all problems and to say that the best foreign policy is based on the use of force rather than diplomacy.Shark Inlethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07308339749797881391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13758431.post-50445749792452989232008-09-25T10:32:00.000-07:002008-09-25T10:32:00.000-07:00Shark,I forgot one point. I feel there is much ad...Shark,<BR/><BR/>I forgot one point. I feel there is much ado about Ms. Palin. Don't all politicians have speech writers? Have you seen the e-mail circulating about the women in Alaska? She is not very popular with womens groups there,but it's not clear why from the e-mail I got. Haven't checked Snopes yet.franc4https://www.blogger.com/profile/02852956020533558529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13758431.post-8387129930903366952008-09-25T10:25:00.000-07:002008-09-25T10:25:00.000-07:00*pg13,You seem to be "into" what show biz people h...*pg13,<BR/><BR/>You seem to be "into" what show biz people have to say about alot of things. Myself, I enjoy what they represent.....entertainment. Very few, with the exception of Bonno, know what they are talking about. Their opinions carry about as much weight as most people who blog here.....they are just opinions.<BR/>As for Tommys' thing on "truth"...to me, that's a "no brainer". If you just learned that, or hadn't know that, where have you been? The Bible is full of truth and the importance of same.....2000 years old!<BR/><BR/>I admire most of the celebrities you mention, but you know them on a more personal basis, if you are who I think you are. :-/<BR/><BR/>PS. MOST of my memory functions seem to be in tact...... for the time being, at least. ;-)franc4https://www.blogger.com/profile/02852956020533558529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13758431.post-57295986766621161092008-09-25T10:12:00.000-07:002008-09-25T10:12:00.000-07:00Shark,You gotta admit this electionis a tough one,...Shark,<BR/><BR/>You gotta admit this electionis a tough one, right?<BR/>Each candidate carries alot of "baggage". Friends have sent me e-mails which show the bad sides of each candidate.....and both have many.<BR/>Of late, Obama seems incoherent and John seems to be counterdicting himself alot, which is understandable, to a point, due to the pressure they are both under, still unacceptable. On the other hand, sound bits can be edited and pieced together to present whatever impression one is attemting to achieve. So what are we to believe?<BR/>This election is more like voting for cancer or a heart attack.franc4https://www.blogger.com/profile/02852956020533558529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13758431.post-78025215125498170832008-09-23T17:29:00.000-07:002008-09-23T17:29:00.000-07:00Immediately prior to her UN meeting with various h...Immediately prior to her UN meeting with various heads-of-state today, Sara Palin booted all reporters from the room. They could leave their cameras and photographers, but no reporters.<BR/><BR/>CNN's response: We'll take our reporters AND our cameras and go....so much for the glorious photo-op that Palin's handlers had planned.<BR/><BR/>What a shock that Palin didn't want a public airing of her foreign relations "expertise"....<BR/><BR/>I can't wait for the VP debate! The country will finally see what a "hair-do" McCain has selected under the mis-guided impression that American women will vote for her simply because she has ovaries.Realistic1https://www.blogger.com/profile/09260966115098379875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13758431.post-36215034184771781982008-09-23T12:57:00.000-07:002008-09-23T12:57:00.000-07:00Franc,I'm not giving Palin and McCain a pass on th...Franc,<BR/><BR/>I'm not giving Palin and McCain a pass on the issues because they are believers and because they are pro-Life (which I am as well).<BR/><BR/>I could stomach McCain as president ... he is probably better than the other republicans running with the possible exception of Romney.<BR/><BR/>Sarah Palin as a running mate makes me wonder about his wisdom and/or senility. If president is such an important job, why would he pick someone with so little of the experience necessary for the job?<BR/><BR/>I've also been somewhat to very troubled about how the Palin/McCain ticket has been using deceptive campaigning to win the vote in some places. To characterize Obama's education bill as support for comprehensive sex ed for kindergarteners was an out-n-out lie. <BR/><BR/>I'm leaning toward Obama who seems to spend more time thinking thru the issues than McCain.<BR/><BR/>Sarah's pride in her ignorance scares me. She bragged that she got a D in macroeconomics while running for AK governor ... two years ago. Has she really changed all that much in the last two years?Shark Inlethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07308339749797881391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13758431.post-82363192527701428732008-09-23T12:55:00.000-07:002008-09-23T12:55:00.000-07:00Franc4 said > He must have labled himself a &qu...Franc4 said > He must have labled himself a "maverick" for a reason?<BR/><BR/>Uh, to get elected? Ya think?<BR/><BR/>A timely pertinent quote from - of alllllll places - the Emmy Awards on Sunday. Wherein Tommy Smothers was awarded a Commemorative Emmy for .... Outstanding Writing Achievement in a Comedy/Variety show? Nah, it was really for being the Daily Show 40 years ago.<BR/><BR/>Tommy said > "Just one last thought, there’s one word that exists in every language on the face of the Earth, in every society from the time man began to speak and the word is 'truth'. It exists in every language and it means exactly the same thing . . . . Truth - truth is what you get other people to believe."<BR/><BR/>No truer words have ever been spoken.<BR/><BR/>If you have a life and didn't happen to catch it. Through the magic of YouTube you can still catch it <A HREF="http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=CMQSnqyAA_Q" REL="nofollow">here</A>. What's not to like? A Steve Martin intro with shout out's to Mason Williams, Rob Reiner, Bob Einstein and Pat Paulsen. Treat yourself to a 6 minute memory walk. (Assuming you still have memory functions ;-)*PG-13https://www.blogger.com/profile/14900054935763648975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13758431.post-52036665690453308632008-09-23T12:34:00.000-07:002008-09-23T12:34:00.000-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.SayethDoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13900527904938573783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13758431.post-91422545836650226362008-09-23T11:29:00.000-07:002008-09-23T11:29:00.000-07:00Just one more critics opinion....a critic who delv...Just one more critics opinion....a critic who delves in controversy for attention of the closed minded.<BR/><BR/>Why does everyone believe that McClain will follow Bushes policies. He must have labled himself a "maverick" for a reason?franc4https://www.blogger.com/profile/02852956020533558529noreply@blogger.com