Political Punch

Since when is "Intellectuals in a Time of Crisis" a "lampoonable" title?!

You can sit on a board with someone (especially on a large, "prestige" board) without knowing the person well. Ditto appearing on a speaker's panel.

I think McCain is past his prime. Way past his prime. At one debate, he invoked he glory of storming the beach at Normandy. At each debate, he opened by sending regards to "elder statesman" and their health crises (Kennedy, Nancy Reagan). Now we're back with Cold War rhetoric about "socialism."

Though acknowledging those colleagues having health problems is an honorable gesture, the whole pattern that emerges is a McCain who thinks like an old man fading out. His frame of reference seems to be not the 21st century but the concerns of the mid-20th century. And, he has shifted into retrospective, "closure" mode.

jake, shouldn't you start each post with, "I am a Democratatic party nationalist and I don't mind saying what you will read is in no way objective." so that those of us that are looking for some honesty don't waste our time here?

palin should be investigated for refering to obama as a terrorist. ten years ago nobody would of paid any attention to someone as stupid as palin. in today's world an accusation of that nature made by someone who is on the political ticket to be v.p. needs to be responssible for what they say. she is a dangerous nasty viciously foul creature. if something happens to obama because of her race baiting and inciting the morons she needs to be held responsible. what she and mccain are doing ruins the elelction process. whatever happened to fair play and integrity. mccain and palin have gone to far. palin is committing political suicide. for what? mccain? more horribly bad judgement on her part. and what about that ghoul todd palin lurking around in the background of all her photos. doesn't he have a life? who is taking care of the kids? it is just to wierd. these people are not normal.

Makes me wonder just what happened to Palin while at McCain's ranch. To me, she has now become a "domestic terrorist". Her hate speeches are inciting more hate, and, as we may soon see, violence. How can this behavior be allowed? I thought inciting a riot is illegal..........

well i guess it is ok to support people who shoot doctors and blow up abortion clinics in the name of PRo Life.
NOT ONLY IS THEI THE RNC AS A WHOLE IT IS ALSO JOHN SIDNEY MCCAIN.
He one of his delegates at the conventionthis year, supported and praised a woman convicted of shootign a doctor at anabortion clinic in both arms. the judge in the case however, stated that this lady due to her actions deserved the label DOMESTIC TERRORIST.
LOOK IT UP.
MCCAIN AND DOMESTIC TERRORISM
BUT I GUES SINCE IT WAS AN ABORTION CLINIC THE RNC THINKS THAT IS OK.

Perhaps you should look at the left wing Congress for the answer to why the economy is in the tanks! Barney Rubble would have done a better job than Barney Frank!

Ever since the Democrats have taken over the Congress, they have made one poor decision after the other and neglected the tell tale signs of erosion.

Sure...the war has been an expensive undertaking...but I'd rather we have a big deficit than be DEAD. If you think it's a coincidence we have not had another attack on US soil since 9/11, you are kidding yourself. It's because Bush has done a great job at protecting us...saving YOUR butt, like it or not!

Geo said: They get paid high salaries to lie professionally and twist words so you can't understand what they are saying.

Just because you can't understand what they're saying doesn't mean you should stop thinking intelligently in this election. Look it up, use a dictionary. You're basically admitting that you are not intelligent. That is no way to prove your point.

I have read soo many comments, I am confused these Americans are so full of hate, paranoia (see Jerry and Olivia calling Obama a 'part of Muslim plan to conquer USA/the world etc, God's duty to halt it', "ehm how did they know what God 's thoughts is? Are they God's saints or what?),and lies and contra-lies etc.
I compared it with my country Indonesia's history, full of rebellions (the Islam radicals pursuing an Islamist State, the Communist Party pursuing a communist state, etc),and/or independence revolts (Aceh, Maluku), since 50 years ago when the republic was still a kid.
What do we do towards the hundreds of thousands involved? They got amnesty from the former president (Soekarno) except the most big and dangerous one (the Communist party's rebellio 1965),
(who was just given amnesty after the downfall of late President Soeharta), and NOBODY EVER TOUCHED AGAIN ALL THOSE HISTORICAL DEEDS DONE BY THOSE MEN IN THEIR YOUNG YEARS (they are all old men now).They live as normal lives as old people now accepted as friens, all forgotten and forgiven.

Why did people of such a big country like USA, a Christian too (Jesus said "forgive them.."), be afraid of such a small deed as putting a ONCE small bomb 40 years ago,done by a man now old, in his younger hot headed years?
I think the bomb was connected some way to the demonstrations against the Vietnam war by those thousands (or hundred thousands?) men in the l970's demanding the end of a war claiming about 50.000 USA soldiers' life.

And Palin, with her HATE RISING SPEECH AROUSING DESTRUCTIVE DEEDS (EMOTIONS)
she seemed to me AS A TRUE AGITATOR AT LEAST, OR A TERRORIST TEACHER AT MOST.

IF mcCain trails in economic polls,why didn't he IMPROVE his ECONOMIC ATTRACTIVENESS? His character assasination like Bush did to Kerry would be erased by economic SITUATION, UNLIKE KERRY's situation then.

om santi, Indonesia.

But they did have a choice. They could have taken the high-road and focused on real issues instead of resorting to dirty politics and character assassination. Maybe McCain would loose the election, but at least he would have been able to walk away with his honor and integrity relatively intact.

However, I believe McCain is now willing to sacrifice both of those qualities in a final attempt to become president. And if I had the opportunity to speak to him in person, I would look him directly in the eye and say it right to his face.

I don't know who's going down faster McCain or the Dow? Does anyone really care about 30 or 40 years ago. Neither McCain or Obama, nor Ayers ( for that matter) were convicted for any crimes. So can we focus on the real issue the economy. Dang! you can't tell me McCain knew Palin was such an extremist idiot.

Who the hell cares about Ayers. It is the economy and as long as Ayers has not committed a single murder and has not succeeded in hurting the US, he can be the pope for all I care. Palin does not have average intelligence but a good parrot and so don't waste time in quoting her.

Now I remember where I have seen Mrs. Palin before She was the mean girl at my high school.

Blame the media, spread propaganda, attack opponents, denounce intellectuals, spread fear of foreigners and minorities, etc..And strike when fear is high amongst the citizenry (economic failure, and crippling foreign policy)....Many Republicans come dangerously close to this...All that is really missing is the outright bigotry and racism, though I suspect for many it lingers just under the surface.

The Palin-McCain ticket is so out of time. This is a dangerous, ambitious pitbull who would step over McCain to endear herself to the Rethugs so they'll tap her in 2012. Some might have already.

Posted by: Mary | Oct 7, 2008 4:25:02 PM
''I wonder why ABC isn't reporting this story. It's all over the web. At least with the Internet we can see stories that major networks 'censor' from the voters.''

Mary,you mean like the 13 minute web video about your ''honorable POW hero'' McBush's ties to The Keating Five scandal? This is all over the web too. Maybe you need to read instead of posting talking points.

Obama wishes the election would hurry up and get here as all these ghosts are coming out of the closets. I just heard that Dr. Corsi, who wrote a book on Obama and is in Kenya on their invitation to talk to Kenyans and go more investigation on Obama, was stopped from having a scheduled news conference and is being held in communicado in Kenya. Maybe Obama doesn't want whatever Corsi had to say to get out before tonight's debate. He is very close to and a hero in Kenya. My, my; his past may come back to haunt him. I wonder why ABC isn't reporting this story. It's all over the web. At least with the Internet we can see stories that major networks 'censor' from the voters.

Sandra Johanson,
Pointing out that McCain will simply be four more years of Bush is not scare tactics. It is called telling the truth. The fact that McCain will indeed be like Bush is a scary thought...but it is the truth.

That's what pit bulls are for after all!! Especially those of the female gender. When McShame has has no shame, no ideas, nothing of substance to offer, what else can you expect him to do but talk trash. The american people can see so clearly that this pair of "maverickls-not" would be a disaster for our country and the sooner they get lost together with the garbage that they are spewing, the better off we would be. The economy is in great danger of collapse and this pair of McShames think that we should ignore it and it would go away. Shame of those who still have a conscience and morals for not standing up to this pair of trash-bags. Say NO TO THE MCSHAMES!

I urge all voters to GOOGLE "Khlaid Al-Mansour's connection with Obama" and then decide whether you could possibly vote for Obama!!!!!!!!!